Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpariel
Tuesday Evening, May 18, 1948
TWO BURNED IN OAKLAND HOME BLAZE
Two Others Seriously Injured; Farm Home Completely Destroyed
OAKLAND—A 10 months old boy, eating breakfast in his high chair, and his 12-year old sister were burned to death near here Tuesday morning.
Dead are Clifford Strong, 10 months, and Nadine Strong, 12.
In Mercy hospital is Carl Strong, 8. With friends in Oakland, recovering from flash burns, is the mother, Mrs. Edith Strong.
It was the same story of starting a fire with kerosene-or possibly gasoline.
And the Glen Strong family’s six room home was completely destroyed. Only a small amount of furniture was saved from one room.
DETAILS ARE BLURRED
Exact details of what happened will probably never be known.
Kenneth Bane, in whose tenant house the Strong family lived, tells the story:
Glen Strong and his wife had breakfast early Tuesday morning. Glen went into the field to work, his wife went out into the yard to mow the lawn.
Shortly after 7am, Nadine is believed to have begun to get breakfast for the children in the family-there were 7 of them.
“From what we gather now, Nadine probably tried to hurry up the fire with kerosene-or gasoline. There was an explosion. The kitchen became a mass of flames. From there on its pretty much a guess as to what happened,” Bane said
Bane said Mrs. Strong rushed into the house, was burned while telephoning Mrs. Bane of the fire. Mrs. Bane notified Mr. Strong.
“There was a lot of confusion,” Bane said. “But we do know that Manuel Bane, Howard Bane and Irvin Kindhart, neighbors, arrived here early.”
MEN WENT IN
Bane, Standing in the yard near the burned house, looked down at the remains of 10 month old Clifford-taken from the house after the flames died down.
“Those three men went into the kitchen. It was a mass of flame. They pulled Nadine out. Her hair and clothing were afire. She was under the kitchen table.
“Skip (Mr. Strong) arrived about that time. He went through the upstairs and didn’t find anyone. He had to get out of the house.”
Some people said Nadine left the house after the explosion, and then went back in, apparently to rescue the baby. Bane said this statement could not be verified.
No one seemed to know where Carl was.
“But we believed he was in the kitchen,” Bane added.
Other members of the family include Kenneth, 9; LaVonne, 6; Melvin and Marvin, twins, 3 years.
The Bane farm is 6 miles northwest of here.
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Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpariel
May 20, 1948
FIRE VICTIM IS LISTED AS ‘POOR’
Funeral For Two Scheduled Thursday
Carl Strong, 8, Oakland a victim of the home blaze tragedy that cost the lives of two other children Tuesday, was reported as ‘poor’ at Mercy hospital here Wednesday.
Coroner H. Stanley Woodring said Wednesday there would be no inquest in the accident in which the six room home of the Glen Strong family was completely destroyed.
The children’s mother, Mrs. Edith Strong is with friends at Oakland, recovering from flash burns.
Kenneth Bane, on whose farm Strong is a tenant, said the family would probably move into another of his tenant houses.
AID FROM RED CROSS
Pottawattamie county chapter of the American Red Cross Tuesday replaced all bedding, clothing and household goods lost by the family during the fire, Mrs. Linda Gale, executive secretary added.
Funeral services for the two victims, Nadine Colvin, 12, and Clifford Strong, nine months, will be held Thursday at 2 pm at the Vieth funeral home in Oakland. The Rev. O.C. Huff will conduct rites, with burial in Carson cemetery.
Nadine was a daughter of Mrs. Strong by a previous marriage.
Surviving the two children are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Strong; five brothers and sisters; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Ray Bressle of Carson; and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Martin of Glenwood.
Tuesday Evening, May 18, 1948
TWO BURNED IN OAKLAND HOME BLAZE
Two Others Seriously Injured; Farm Home Completely Destroyed
OAKLAND—A 10 months old boy, eating breakfast in his high chair, and his 12-year old sister were burned to death near here Tuesday morning.
Dead are Clifford Strong, 10 months, and Nadine Strong, 12.
In Mercy hospital is Carl Strong, 8. With friends in Oakland, recovering from flash burns, is the mother, Mrs. Edith Strong.
It was the same story of starting a fire with kerosene-or possibly gasoline.
And the Glen Strong family’s six room home was completely destroyed. Only a small amount of furniture was saved from one room.
DETAILS ARE BLURRED
Exact details of what happened will probably never be known.
Kenneth Bane, in whose tenant house the Strong family lived, tells the story:
Glen Strong and his wife had breakfast early Tuesday morning. Glen went into the field to work, his wife went out into the yard to mow the lawn.
Shortly after 7am, Nadine is believed to have begun to get breakfast for the children in the family-there were 7 of them.
“From what we gather now, Nadine probably tried to hurry up the fire with kerosene-or gasoline. There was an explosion. The kitchen became a mass of flames. From there on its pretty much a guess as to what happened,” Bane said
Bane said Mrs. Strong rushed into the house, was burned while telephoning Mrs. Bane of the fire. Mrs. Bane notified Mr. Strong.
“There was a lot of confusion,” Bane said. “But we do know that Manuel Bane, Howard Bane and Irvin Kindhart, neighbors, arrived here early.”
MEN WENT IN
Bane, Standing in the yard near the burned house, looked down at the remains of 10 month old Clifford-taken from the house after the flames died down.
“Those three men went into the kitchen. It was a mass of flame. They pulled Nadine out. Her hair and clothing were afire. She was under the kitchen table.
“Skip (Mr. Strong) arrived about that time. He went through the upstairs and didn’t find anyone. He had to get out of the house.”
Some people said Nadine left the house after the explosion, and then went back in, apparently to rescue the baby. Bane said this statement could not be verified.
No one seemed to know where Carl was.
“But we believed he was in the kitchen,” Bane added.
Other members of the family include Kenneth, 9; LaVonne, 6; Melvin and Marvin, twins, 3 years.
The Bane farm is 6 miles northwest of here.
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Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpariel
May 20, 1948
FIRE VICTIM IS LISTED AS ‘POOR’
Funeral For Two Scheduled Thursday
Carl Strong, 8, Oakland a victim of the home blaze tragedy that cost the lives of two other children Tuesday, was reported as ‘poor’ at Mercy hospital here Wednesday.
Coroner H. Stanley Woodring said Wednesday there would be no inquest in the accident in which the six room home of the Glen Strong family was completely destroyed.
The children’s mother, Mrs. Edith Strong is with friends at Oakland, recovering from flash burns.
Kenneth Bane, on whose farm Strong is a tenant, said the family would probably move into another of his tenant houses.
AID FROM RED CROSS
Pottawattamie county chapter of the American Red Cross Tuesday replaced all bedding, clothing and household goods lost by the family during the fire, Mrs. Linda Gale, executive secretary added.
Funeral services for the two victims, Nadine Colvin, 12, and Clifford Strong, nine months, will be held Thursday at 2 pm at the Vieth funeral home in Oakland. The Rev. O.C. Huff will conduct rites, with burial in Carson cemetery.
Nadine was a daughter of Mrs. Strong by a previous marriage.
Surviving the two children are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Strong; five brothers and sisters; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Ray Bressle of Carson; and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Martin of Glenwood.
Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpariel
Tuesday Evening, May 18, 1948
TWO BURNED IN OAKLAND HOME BLAZE
Two Others Seriously Injured; Farm Home Completely Destroyed
OAKLAND—A 10 months old boy, eating breakfast in his high chair, and his 12-year old sister were burned to death near here Tuesday morning.
Dead are Clifford Strong, 10 months, and Nadine Strong, 12.
In Mercy hospital is Carl Strong, 8. With friends in Oakland, recovering from flash burns, is the mother, Mrs. Edith Strong.
It was the same story of starting a fire with kerosene-or possibly gasoline.
And the Glen Strong family’s six room home was completely destroyed. Only a small amount of furniture was saved from one room.
DETAILS ARE BLURRED
Exact details of what happened will probably never be known.
Kenneth Bane, in whose tenant house the Strong family lived, tells the story:
Glen Strong and his wife had breakfast early Tuesday morning. Glen went into the field to work, his wife went out into the yard to mow the lawn.
Shortly after 7am, Nadine is believed to have begun to get breakfast for the children in the family-there were 7 of them.
“From what we gather now, Nadine probably tried to hurry up the fire with kerosene-or gasoline. There was an explosion. The kitchen became a mass of flames. From there on its pretty much a guess as to what happened,” Bane said
Bane said Mrs. Strong rushed into the house, was burned while telephoning Mrs. Bane of the fire. Mrs. Bane notified Mr. Strong.
“There was a lot of confusion,” Bane said. “But we do know that Manuel Bane, Howard Bane and Irvin Kindhart, neighbors, arrived here early.”
MEN WENT IN
Bane, Standing in the yard near the burned house, looked down at the remains of 10 month old Clifford-taken from the house after the flames died down.
“Those three men went into the kitchen. It was a mass of flame. They pulled Nadine out. Her hair and clothing were afire. She was under the kitchen table.
“Skip (Mr. Strong) arrived about that time. He went through the upstairs and didn’t find anyone. He had to get out of the house.”
Some people said Nadine left the house after the explosion, and then went back in, apparently to rescue the baby. Bane said this statement could not be verified.
No one seemed to know where Carl was.
“But we believed he was in the kitchen,” Bane added.
Other members of the family include Kenneth, 9; LaVonne, 6; Melvin and Marvin, twins, 3 years.
The Bane farm is 6 miles northwest of here.
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Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpariel
May 20, 1948
FIRE VICTIM IS LISTED AS ‘POOR’
Funeral For Two Scheduled Thursday
Carl Strong, 8, Oakland a victim of the home blaze tragedy that cost the lives of two other children Tuesday, was reported as ‘poor’ at Mercy hospital here Wednesday.
Coroner H. Stanley Woodring said Wednesday there would be no inquest in the accident in which the six room home of the Glen Strong family was completely destroyed.
The children’s mother, Mrs. Edith Strong is with friends at Oakland, recovering from flash burns.
Kenneth Bane, on whose farm Strong is a tenant, said the family would probably move into another of his tenant houses.
AID FROM RED CROSS
Pottawattamie county chapter of the American Red Cross Tuesday replaced all bedding, clothing and household goods lost by the family during the fire, Mrs. Linda Gale, executive secretary added.
Funeral services for the two victims, Nadine Colvin, 12, and Clifford Strong, nine months, will be held Thursday at 2 pm at the Vieth funeral home in Oakland. The Rev. O.C. Huff will conduct rites, with burial in Carson cemetery.
Nadine was a daughter of Mrs. Strong by a previous marriage.
Surviving the two children are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Strong; five brothers and sisters; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Ray Bressle of Carson; and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Martin of Glenwood.
Tuesday Evening, May 18, 1948
TWO BURNED IN OAKLAND HOME BLAZE
Two Others Seriously Injured; Farm Home Completely Destroyed
OAKLAND—A 10 months old boy, eating breakfast in his high chair, and his 12-year old sister were burned to death near here Tuesday morning.
Dead are Clifford Strong, 10 months, and Nadine Strong, 12.
In Mercy hospital is Carl Strong, 8. With friends in Oakland, recovering from flash burns, is the mother, Mrs. Edith Strong.
It was the same story of starting a fire with kerosene-or possibly gasoline.
And the Glen Strong family’s six room home was completely destroyed. Only a small amount of furniture was saved from one room.
DETAILS ARE BLURRED
Exact details of what happened will probably never be known.
Kenneth Bane, in whose tenant house the Strong family lived, tells the story:
Glen Strong and his wife had breakfast early Tuesday morning. Glen went into the field to work, his wife went out into the yard to mow the lawn.
Shortly after 7am, Nadine is believed to have begun to get breakfast for the children in the family-there were 7 of them.
“From what we gather now, Nadine probably tried to hurry up the fire with kerosene-or gasoline. There was an explosion. The kitchen became a mass of flames. From there on its pretty much a guess as to what happened,” Bane said
Bane said Mrs. Strong rushed into the house, was burned while telephoning Mrs. Bane of the fire. Mrs. Bane notified Mr. Strong.
“There was a lot of confusion,” Bane said. “But we do know that Manuel Bane, Howard Bane and Irvin Kindhart, neighbors, arrived here early.”
MEN WENT IN
Bane, Standing in the yard near the burned house, looked down at the remains of 10 month old Clifford-taken from the house after the flames died down.
“Those three men went into the kitchen. It was a mass of flame. They pulled Nadine out. Her hair and clothing were afire. She was under the kitchen table.
“Skip (Mr. Strong) arrived about that time. He went through the upstairs and didn’t find anyone. He had to get out of the house.”
Some people said Nadine left the house after the explosion, and then went back in, apparently to rescue the baby. Bane said this statement could not be verified.
No one seemed to know where Carl was.
“But we believed he was in the kitchen,” Bane added.
Other members of the family include Kenneth, 9; LaVonne, 6; Melvin and Marvin, twins, 3 years.
The Bane farm is 6 miles northwest of here.
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Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpariel
May 20, 1948
FIRE VICTIM IS LISTED AS ‘POOR’
Funeral For Two Scheduled Thursday
Carl Strong, 8, Oakland a victim of the home blaze tragedy that cost the lives of two other children Tuesday, was reported as ‘poor’ at Mercy hospital here Wednesday.
Coroner H. Stanley Woodring said Wednesday there would be no inquest in the accident in which the six room home of the Glen Strong family was completely destroyed.
The children’s mother, Mrs. Edith Strong is with friends at Oakland, recovering from flash burns.
Kenneth Bane, on whose farm Strong is a tenant, said the family would probably move into another of his tenant houses.
AID FROM RED CROSS
Pottawattamie county chapter of the American Red Cross Tuesday replaced all bedding, clothing and household goods lost by the family during the fire, Mrs. Linda Gale, executive secretary added.
Funeral services for the two victims, Nadine Colvin, 12, and Clifford Strong, nine months, will be held Thursday at 2 pm at the Vieth funeral home in Oakland. The Rev. O.C. Huff will conduct rites, with burial in Carson cemetery.
Nadine was a daughter of Mrs. Strong by a previous marriage.
Surviving the two children are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Strong; five brothers and sisters; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Ray Bressle of Carson; and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Martin of Glenwood.
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