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5—inquest Set For ^ Today In Deaths iRMYj Of Five Childrenars andin the diehard of the'railingarmy FAYETTEVILLE. Dec. 27 - An ■ivhnri''' inquest will be held Friday at 10 • ’ a m. with Magistrate W H.Level o! Oak Hill presiding, fol-lowing the tragedy in which five Sodder children lost the^ lives when fire destroyed their home vei,.jnear here Christmas morning.Burtls j Fire Chief F. J. Morris and a r Fort crew of men searched the ashes ot or cx- home today for the bodies ofnee for ithe victims, but reported that only, ja few bones were found.‘os for ? In the meantime, the local Red j ith the iCross Chapter, led by Mrs. Nrii v, and'Cladweli and Mrs D. D. Whitney.] heater'have been working continuously] while since the morning of the fire in an , te, he!effoi t to provide food, shelter and ;’ombat!clothing for the seven bereaved1 n with members of th.e family They were o rib- 'able to arrange a small building; medal nearby with cols, a shove and othei ,necessities. They go: a stove from ihe board of education, purchased ' bed clothing and dishes, cleaned lt;; the building thoroughly, and nr- i ; ranged with the people of Fay- t IWC etto tr. ore; are them food.HI I. ( Janutolo is going ahead with the erection of a small house to lurnish them temporary shelter, and the Red ( ross i* making a survey of their needs in ihe way of clothing andwill rail on the people here top r ' ’ ” * r ~help outfit them again.Cl IOne of the boys recently dis-o\ er- '-hatged front the service lost aGovernment check for $500 m the pr .: fire and the Red Cross is taking a hich UI3 ^,e matter of having a dupli- !then v3*® i-ssuclt;^* an(^ hr Ihe meantime j^aJ will finance him until the new ! check is received.iy — Tne peopie of Fayetteville arc‘ responding to the call for help in arted ‘hi'11' usual prompt and unstinted ‘ * manner and offers of assistance are pouring in to the Red Cross headquarters.eport ._______.* , A # , t, i A representative from the statefire marshal’s olive vvi l be hereSaturday to investigate the possi- u bihty of arson, inasmuch as the u Sodders expressed the opinion that o Y*r‘ the fire may have been set bysome person. ii0,f . No funeral arrangements: have h theipPCn announced. illoot- ______________________________
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Beckley Post Herald
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Fri, Dec 28, 1945
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