Millard County Chronicle | 1947-04-03 | Page 1 | Two Negro Workers Die

Two lIwo Negro I IV V Workers Die JOio Jack Bennett deputy sheriff was called to Clear Lake Sunday Mar 30 to investigate the death of a negro James L. L Lucas railroad worker He lIe had been jailed in Dela Delta Delta Del- Del ta a Friday for drinking and fined and released He had laid off ff work I Friday night He was from Memphis Memphis Mem- Mem his Tenn Term where word was sent sento to o his wife Edna Lucas On Tuesday April 1 Mr Bennett Bennett Bennett Ben Ben- nett was again called to Clear ClearLake ClearLake ClearLake Lake to investigate another death of a negro negro worker on the railroad named Wm T. T Howton Howton had been in Delta Monday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day morning he was on the job a afar as asar asfar far ar as Neils when he asked the foreman oreman for his time which he was wasa to a get that night He had walked on to Clear Lake about 6 miles and was in the living quarters at athe atthe atthe the he station The operator talked thim t thim to him at 11 a. a m m. and he seemed to be all right At 1130 a. a m m. the operator found him dead The investigation of both deaths has las not been concluded yet while information on the men was got from rom the railroad It was reported that Howton had ad Jy f four ur ounces of or oil of wintergreen I