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Child Dies In Barn Fire In Carroll County
A three year old girl, Vivian Marie Graham, daughter of a Norfolk naval officer, died in a barn fire at her grandmother’s Gypsy Hill farm between Westminster and Taylorsville. Firefighters faced hay-filled flames while two brothers aged seven and six escaped. The fire, started while playing with matches, spread rapidly. the child’s father, Lieut. Roger Lee Graham, was aboard the U S S Canberra bound for Vigo, Spain. The Westminster Red Cross sought word of the family as investigators worked to determine the damage extent.
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Norfolk, Va
Gypsy Hill
Westminster
Taylorsville
Carroll County
Norman Green
Vivian Marie Graham
Lievt.ig
Roger Lee Graham
Warne
Rog
Green
Graham
U.S. S. Canberra
Vigo
Spain
Westminster Chapter
The
Red Grass
Vivian
Roy