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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1956)
o o O O c . o o o o SIXTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday. December 21, 1938 4 Hi 0 O O O o o0 o o c o o o o O oo O 0 Six in 'Christmas Family of '54' Die As Fire Sweeps Home Mir. Cj.Ri The mother and five dai;,hters of Duluth's J954 "Christmas Fam- day in a fire when an oil burn er exnjoded. Deaa w9re llrj. William iglark, 33cand five" of her six daughters, rancing from 6 to 14 in aje. Thaily survivors were Clark the sixth daughter, GIo- na.ol!, and Clark's mother. Mn. Bessie Saaunce. Gift Wrapped Mr. and Mrs. Clark had been up until 3 a.m. wrapping dolls and other Christmas gifj for iQf. children. The explosion and flash fire occurred shortly be fore (J am. o Mrs. irk iad been orkins temporarily uStjJ Thursday as a dishwasher &n a aowntown cafe augmPnt the family's thrist---3mas money. Ifer Juisband is a railroad ejection worker. Major May of the Salvation Arr said tdrClark family had been c&sen as f.je "most deserv ing in the city two years ago. amoSq beneficiaries of the agen cy's holiday program. n OThey were very poor, but Yer Sk." she sffid.o . Oar for Survivors The Salvation Army. "-which Gspe $7S to, gie the family a merry Cnriftnvis in" 1354, today 9.-si7iking plans, to care Jar & u Q Fiona's Everglade Tcite is considered to be the third rarest bird in America. It eats only ft'h water snails and when the 9 ay Is art destroyed by- drying iip0of ieir ruarsh homes, the kites miist mm elsrvhere. --------- i o, adtj thaf extra spscial onrisunas siocxib; ai I LIONEL TRAIN SETS Every c?n(, a eSmpleite set including engine, cars, track and I transformer. Save0up to Vil and giv them the best Christ- I rea. 19.95 set . . 15.98 r0 17.7 sei a. J9.98 set . . . ffg.J29.98 set jeg. 39.98 set ,o TOOL CHEST SET I Fomous Handy Andy eomplete J n-eiy, steel chetf. . . I Reg.. 98- i . LAUGHING CLOWN o O I (Jhi cu,e down really laughs graph serve $31 "fleg. 7.98 1 ANDipHONE SET , I by Remco 2 phories, battery operated real intercpm ' serjds voice up to 1 mile.k f f Reg. 4.98 J See thse and hundreds of other values in I L I I 1 I our Dig ipyianu iuwer nuur. J 0 Mann s is Psdford I BOY SCOUT HEADQUARTERS J Joutt find many wonderful gift ideas to please Scouts of every age! i the survivors with shelter and clothing. Clark and the oldest daughter both said they didn't know how they escaped the blazing home. Gloria, dressed only in her un derclothing, ran to a neighbor's home and called the fire depart ment. She escaped injury. Clark said he thought he was "blown out" of the house, but wasn't sure. He said he would have re-entered the building had he been able to find any thing with which to protect his face frora the severe heat. Father Suffers Cut Clark suffered a superficial head'eut while trying to re-enter the building through a bedroom window. The children killed in the fire were Shirley, 14: Mary, 12: Lor raine, 10; Claudia, 9, and Ruth", 6. Mrs. Kadunce suffered burns, hut was reported in "fair condi tion" et a local hospital. Mrs. Clark also fled the burn ing house, but returned to try to save her daughters and died in the smoke and flames. In Portland, it's the DANMOORE HOTEL A Home Away from Home. All rooms remodeled and refurnished . . Free Garage. Free T.V.'s in most rooms. sift to thtir jriai savings I I I . 19.98 29.98 junior carpenter set. All m . . i has self-contained phono- 99 I "I s tJfficral in 99. Hp i 'v ':J- fir J mmfiwW A ' WW martex gift sets Don't miss the oh's and ah's these gift sets will receive. So beautifully boxed in pure gold, each crested with the "Order of the Bath" medallion. 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