Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-31
Carnegie Awards
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year old student, drowned after
rescuing a girl from Maresch's Lake,
Kledo, Tex, April p, 1924. His
father was awarded a silver medal.
James M. Hermansen, Box 296,
Elsinore, Utah, killed while attempt
ing to save a boy from q runaway
team of horses at Widtsoe, Utah,
April II, 1924. A bronze medal with
S45 a month and SIS additional Tor
each of five children was given the
widow.
Robert l.. Flynn, 3713 Locust St,
Philadelphia, drowned attempting TO
rescue a fellow bridgeman from the
Delaware river at Philadelphia on
May IA, 1925. The widow received
bronze medal and $50 month.
Wallace Hoyt Mitchell. Rural
Route /, Mansfield. Ohio. drowned
when he went to the aid of a child
in a reservoir at Mansfield on Oct.
20, 1924. His widow received
bronze medal and $50 monthly.
William J. Ferris, 202 East Crock
EFT Street, Ennis, Texas. died at
tempting to save a girl from drown
ing in Trinity River. at Bristol,
Tex, April 10, 1924. His widow was
awarded a bronze medal. with SIS
monthly and IS additional for a
daughter.
Wesley Brewer. II Mill Pond Road,
Port Washington, Long Island. N. r.,
suffocated when he went to the aid
Of a man in cesspoo1 at Port
Washington on July > Z. 1924. The
widow received bronze medal and
$40 a month, with IS additional for
each of two children.
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Texas. drowned attempting to rescue
a fellow farmer from Beard Lake at
Midland, Tex, July 20. 1924. In ad-
dition to a bronze medal, the widow
was given benefits of $40 monthly
and S. additional for each of six
children.
Charles o. Beam. Mahaffey. Pa.
drowned when he went to the aid of
three women in the West Branch OF
the Susquehanna river at Bower.
Pa, July IS, 1923. The widow re-
ceived a bronze medal. with $50
Edward Mitchell, 1921 Clark Street.
Pittsburgh. Pa, negro laborer. met
death when he attempted to save a
lawyer from drowning in the Mon
ongahela river at Pittsburgh July
%, 1925. To his widow was given
bronze medal and $50 monthly.
Dan Duncan Mcdonald. Port Hood,
Nova Scotia, Canada. died attempt-
ing to rescue a boy from srffocating
in an abandoned coal mine at Port
Hood. July a. 1922. The widow re-
ceived a bronze medal, $50 monthly
and IS additional for each of five
children.
Sigmund Siegel, 90 Mechanic St.
Norwich, Conn.,, drowned attempting
to rescue two boys from the Thames
river at Massapeag. Conn, August 1,
1922. His mother received a bronze
medal.
Roland voyer, SO Nourse ST..
r. l.. IA year old stu
dent, drowned when he attempted to
save a boy at Oakland Beach, r. l.,
Aug. s. 1923. To his father was
awarded a bronze medal.
Leonard III. Donigan. 119 Roger
Williams Ave-, Providence, r. l..
died assisting in an attempt to save
a man from drowning at Providence,
Feb. 10, 1924. His father received
bronze medal.
Frank Allen Tefft. 14-year- old
school boy, 81 Larch Street. Provi-
dence, r. J.. who went to the rescue
Of two girls at Providence. Feb. TO-
1924, met death. His father received
a bronze medal.
Earl Clifford Ketch, Vanceboro
Me-, died attempting to rescue a girl
from drowning at Vanceboro, July 9,
1924. A bronze medal was given his
father.
OF the other heroic deeds recog-
nized, two by girls We're:
Josephine E. Stricken, S14 Ham
mond Ave-, San Antonio, Texas, 13
year old school girl, received a bronze
medal for her attempt to save girl
from drowning at Yoakum. Tex,
June r.. 1922.
Imcgene C. Lovelace, Box 207,
Texas. aged 9 years. rescued
three playmates from drowning at
June 81, 1928. The child re-
ceived a bronze medal.
Silver medals were awarded the
three Following heroes:
Arad Thompson Barrows, / Maple
Ave-. Brunswick. Me-. saved
aborer from drowning at Bruns-
wick, Sept. &c, 1924.
Harvey H. Rogers. Howbert. Colo
RADIO, saved a ranchhand and at
tempted to rescue another, from suf-
locating in a cave at Howbert, Aug.
Ii, 1924.
Edward McSheffery. Bath, New
Brunswick, Can, attempted to rescue
boy from burning house at Bath.
N. b., May IA, 1925.
Other bronze medal awards were:
Melbourne F. Trefry, Jr., is Wiley
ST., East Gloucester, Mass. school
BOY, saved a playmate from drown
ing at Gloucester Sept. IS, 1920.
William l.. Kite, age IA, So Ban
'roft St, Providence, r. L., attempt
ed to rescue a negro janitor from
browning at harrington, r. |. Sept. |
!, 1924.
Charles M. Filliettaz 95 Summer
ST., Lewiston, Me-, saved a man from !
irownlng at Auburn, Me-, Aug. 10, |
1922.
Henry Naumann, ATT Wilcox Ave, |
hammond, Ind, crossing Waterman. |
aved woman from being killed by |
train at Hammond June 16, 1924.
John V. Murphy, East Douglas. |
Mass, signalman, saved a negro bow |
rom drowning at Boston Nav &. 1923.
S. Munsey Waugh, Crestwood.
Ky, saved an aged negro woman
rom being killed by a train at Crest
wood, March 26, 1925. |
Albert Joseph Albanese, ~ Federal
IT,, Haverhill, Mass. attempted to
ave child from drowning at
iaverhill March %. 1922.
Joseph B. Lippincott. II East
larket ST, Lewisburg, Pa, saved an
ged woman from being killed by a
ram at Montandon, Pa, Jan. 81.
925.
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