Nogales international., 1930-04-22
MISS KIRKENDALL SUCCUMbS
after ILLNESS Less Than
48 HOURS; FUNERAL TODAY
High School Closes For One Week AS
Precautionary Measure Against
Spread Of Disease
MO OTHER CASES MENINGITIS IN CITY

cal cemetery. The body was re-
moved last evening to the Carroon
Mortuary. asMN
Miss Kirkendall succumbed just
about the. time her mother, Mrs.
Jay Kirkendall of Hamburg, Iowa,
was to leave that place last night
for her daughters bedside. Efforts
were being made last evening by
A. j. Mitchell, superintendent OF
schools, to reach Mrs. Kirkendall
~ telegraph before she boarded the
rain for Nogales, but it is probable
.lat she will make the long journey
o Nogales unaware that death has
claimed her loved one. According
to a telegram received here yester-
day morning Mrs. Kirkendall will
arrive here Wednesday.
Became Ill Saturday
Miss Kirkendall first became i'll
Saturday evening. After having
spent all day Saturday with Mrs.
Celma Walker and Miss Hildegard
Schiller, Miss Kirkendall went to
her room on Noon street. Mrs. Wal
ker called her on the phone at 7:3O
o'clock Saturday night in regard to
her plans for the evening and she
told Mrs. Walker that she had a din
Ter engagement at a Nogales, Son.
"a, cafe, but did not know whether
ne would fulfill it because of hav-
-lg such a sore throat.
However, the young woman went
>ut to dinner and during the meal
complained of headache and fever,
and later thought she had ptomaine
poisoning. She became worse
around 10 o'clock Saturday night
and doctor was called early Sun
lay morning. At 1920 Sunday morn
ing her case was diagnosed as spi-
nal meningitis and spinal injections
of serum were administered imme-
diately. She later showed some i'm
provement but at 10 o'clock yeSter-
lay morning became unconscious
and remained in a critical condi-
lion until death.
| Besides her parents, Miss Kirken'
dali is survived by three sisters ane
brother. This was her first yea
as a teacher in the local schools
and since the beginning OF the tern
last fall she was very active In var
ious school organizations, musi
and church circles. She leaves
world of friends who will be deepl'
grieved to learn of her untimel,
death.
School Closed
Il AS a precautionary measure, tn
!, high school was closed yesterda
for one week, and at special meet
, ing yesterday noon of the Cit
Health Board, consisting OF DR.. Gus
+ | letter, City Alderman o. A. Smlt
and w. j. Phillips, and City En-
gineer George Cowdery, it was de
cided to prohibit children 16 yeal
. of age and under from attendin
5heaters, churches, and public gatf
v erings in general until all dangt
of additional cases of meningit
t. has passed. Parents misstat1ng as
q Of their children will be vigorous
= prosecuted.
le DR.. Gustetter said yesterday tn
a while spinal meningitis is a serio'
disease it is not very contagious %
y that no one can be too careful
8 avoiding it and that he urges
t. parents to keep their children GU
rv doors as much as possible and
r. see that they get plenty of fre
a. air in their sleeping quarters.
ar There is no epidemic OF the d
Sc ease in Nogales and Miss Kirke
dalrs was the first and only ca
in Nogales, Arizona, in seyel
months. DR.. Urrioligotia Of Nogal
Sonora, who had the disease for sc
of eral weeks, has entirely recover
n t was stated yesterday by DR.. Gl
,rs ] letter.
Is All Nogales, Arizona, schools
X. be closed all day today as ma