Springville Herald | 1936-01-02 | Page 2 | Family of 6 Die in Blaze

FAMILY OF 6 DIE IN BLAZE PLATTESVILLE, Wis., Dec. 31 HM!) Six "Vwynbers of a family were derfr "today-and one other is experts to die after ''ey were ,-Jftfped in the kitchen of their home v-hen kerosene-soaked corn cobs used to start a fire exploded. The dead are: Floyd Dent. 40, the father; Merrill, 14; Betty Jane, 12; Donna Mae, 6; Robert, 3, and Mrs. Anne Dent, the mother. Dor-ance, Dor-ance, a younger son, is not expected ex-pected to survive his burns. COVINGTON, Va., Dec. 31 (V.V.) Three children were burned to death and seven other persons suffered suf-fered burns and injuries today when fire destroyed a large frame house here. William Lacks, 12, and his brother, Lawrence, 7, and a baby sister, 2, were trapped in their home when an oil stove exploded.