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The Cordele Dispatch
Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia
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A passenger train struck an automobile at Turner's Crossing near Reidsville, N.C., on October 1, killing five instantly: Charles and Mrs. Lucas, their children Alice and Roger, and L.G. Johnston. They were returning from a tobacco jubilee.
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TAKES FIVE LIVES
TWO MEN, WOMAN AND TWO CHILDREN DIE WHEN CAR IS TURNED INTO WRECKAGE
REIDSVILLE, N. C., October 1 - (AP) - Five persons were killed instantly early last night at Turner's Crossing, one mile south of here, when their automobile was struck by a southbound passenger train.
The dead are:
Charles Lucas, 50, farmer.
Mrs. Charles Lucas, his wife, 48.
Two children, Alice, 16, and Roger, 13.
L. G. Johnston, 35.
The Lucas family and Johnston were leaving the tobacco jubilee held here today, for their home near Benaja, eight miles south of Town View, when the passenger train, No. 15, struck their car, hurling their bodies in all directions and leaving the car a twisted mass of wreckage.
The conductor stopped the train, hailed a passing automobile and drove to Reidsville to report the tragedy.
It is thought death to all five was instantaneous.
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Turner's Crossing, One Mile South Of Reidsville, N. C.
Event Date
October 1
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five persons killed instantly; automobile turned into twisted mass of wreckage.
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Five persons were killed instantly early last night at Turner's Crossing when their automobile was struck by southbound passenger train No. 15. The Lucas family and Johnston were leaving the tobacco jubilee for their home near Benaja.