Laurel outlook., 1944-12-27
December

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14-Three small children burned to death
In Chicago. a fourth seriously injured
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January
6-Ida M. Tarbell. SO. writer. famous for
exposing trusts. in Bridgeport. Conn.
York.
29-William Allen White. rs. famous editor of
Emporia (Kan.) Gazette. died in EN-
poria.
February
25-Rear Adm. Charles C. Hartigan. 81. ma;
val attache, winner of Congressional
29-Rep. Thomas H.. Cullen: 70. member Of
house from Brooklyn. N. Y. since 1919.
died in Washington. ID. C..
March
Thomas E. Campbell. sc. former COVER.
nor OF Arizona. died in Phoenix.
7-Rev. DR.. Thomas Nicholson. 80. Method.
ist bishop and former president of the
Anti-Saloon league. in Mount Vernon,
Iowa.
15-Joseph B. Eastman. 81. director of Office
of Defense Transportation. died In Wash
ll6lOUs L. -
l9-William H. Thompson. former mayor OF
Chicago. Ill. died at "a in Chicago.
April
24-Mrs; Sarah Jane Swanson. lib, said to
the United States. died in Chicago.
25-Coe 1. Crawford. &c. former governor
and senator of South Dakota. in Yank-
William D. Stephens, "a, former COVER
nor of California. died in Los Angeles
28-Secretary of Navy Frank Knox. who
has held that cabinet post since 1910.
died in Washington, d. c., at age OF
20. He was a newspaper publisher in
private life.
MAY
Twice Adm. William Rodgers. "a. com.
mander of U. S. Adriatic fleet in World
War /. died in Bethesda. Md.
Brig. Gen. Donald A. Dawson, chief OF
provisional engineering command. Med
terranean area. Death reported from
l2-Brig. Gen. Henry D.. styer. 81. com.
mander Of Allied troops in Siberia in
World War 1. died in Coronado. Calf.
l6-George AIDE. famous humorist. died al
70 in Kentland. Ind.
June
1-Gen. O.. X. Gillette. 90. Confederate
brigadier general. in Shreveport. La.
Cool. Josef Beck. prime minister of Po-
land during German invasion in 1899.
died at 40 near Bucharest. Romania.
25-Louisa E. G. Thorp. 80, internationally
known artist and art teacher. in Los
Angeles.
July
9-Martin d.. Morrison. 80. former congress-.
man from Indiana, died in Abingdon. Va.
l2-Mrs. Betty Compton Knappen. 81. for
York.
l7-Alan Dinehart. 81. film and stage actor
WhO has annparpd in more than 100 mic. 2
lures. died in Hollywood. Calf.
Harris, Al, movie actress and
first wife, Of Charles Chaplin. died in
27-Lieut. Gen. Leslie McNair killed in
France.
3O-Manuel 9uezOn, president Of the Phil
He was IS.
5-Rear Adm. Don Pardee Moon. so. com.
mitted suicide in Washington while suf-
fering from combat fatigue"
Efie Cherry, IS. last of the Cherry Sis.
tiers Of vaudeville fame. in Cedar Rap
ids. Iowa.
September
1-Isabel Irving. 70. whose stage career
covered so years. at Nantucket. Mass.
z-S SeSrssk w. d MSari at t So in M 5soooRr i Neb,
He served 40 years in congress-. includ.
ing five terms in the senate.
b@JameS A. heeQ, FORMER senator from D.
Missouri. at 80 in Fairview. Mich.
October ,
E. Smith. four times governor OF
New York and Democratic candidate for {
President in 1923, in New York city at 20. {
presidential candidate in 1910 and
utility, executive; in New York city. !
resented a So. Carolina district for u !
consecutive terms. in Washington, D. c.
2-Richard Bennett. ~. famous actor. in
Los Angeles. 4
l
Christiana Bond. 100. author. art. |
list and lecturer. in Baltimore.
Grey. SIS. well-known actress. in
New York city. c
2-Edgar S. Kelley, 81. composer of CLASH !
cal music. in New York city. l
S-Boake Carter. correspondent and radio s
news commentator, as. in Hollywood. :,
Ellison D. Smith, who represented I
So. Carolina in upper m for IS L
years longest consecutive period in his.
tory) at 30, in Lynchburg, s. c. :,
Kenesaw NJ. Lands, commissioner v
of professional baseball for "a years. al e
70. in Chicago. ~
n
B. Fall. secretary of interior in
Harding administration; at SO. in Ell
DIR. David Kinley. 80. president of u. of
Illinois. 1920 to 1880. in Champaign, Ill. ,
Federal Judge Arthur ]. futile, 76, in I
Detroit. Mich. Most outstanding case .
was treason trial of Max Stephan. q
Maj. John Griffith, commissioner of In \
tercollegiate athletics Of Western confer
ence. at 81. in Chicago.
Velez. "a. movie actress. kills I.
sell in Hollywood. Calf. II
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