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December 19, 1958
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
In Rock Hill, S.C., Boy Scouts donate electric blankets to 86-year-old Catawba Indian Chief Samuel Thunderbird Blue and his 77-year-old wife to help them endure bitter winter cold.
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Shivering Tribal Chief
Gets Electric Blanket
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) --
It was Boy Scouts to the rescue of an Indian chief -- with an electric blanket.
This they gave to Chief Samuel Thunderbird Blue, 86-year-old patriarch of the York County tribe of the Catawba Indians.
The ailing chief, wrapped in four quilts and crouched close to a brisk wood fire at his home, shivered in the bitter winter weather.
The Boy Scouts conducted a blanket-for-the-Chief drive.
Dressed in his tribal headdress the chief accepted the gift, a sky-blue electric blanket which he draped over his prized ceremonial robe containing pieces of buffalo hide more than 100 years old.
A Rock Hill civic club presented the chief with a second electric blanket for his 77-year-old squaw.
Gets Electric Blanket
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) --
It was Boy Scouts to the rescue of an Indian chief -- with an electric blanket.
This they gave to Chief Samuel Thunderbird Blue, 86-year-old patriarch of the York County tribe of the Catawba Indians.
The ailing chief, wrapped in four quilts and crouched close to a brisk wood fire at his home, shivered in the bitter winter weather.
The Boy Scouts conducted a blanket-for-the-Chief drive.
Dressed in his tribal headdress the chief accepted the gift, a sky-blue electric blanket which he draped over his prized ceremonial robe containing pieces of buffalo hide more than 100 years old.
A Rock Hill civic club presented the chief with a second electric blanket for his 77-year-old squaw.
What sub-type of article is it?
Heroic Act
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Boy Scouts
Catawba Indians
Electric Blanket
Winter Cold
Charity Drive
Tribal Chief
What entities or persons were involved?
Chief Samuel Thunderbird Blue
Where did it happen?
Rock Hill, S.C.
Story Details
Key Persons
Chief Samuel Thunderbird Blue
Location
Rock Hill, S.C.
Story Details
Boy Scouts rescue shivering 86-year-old Catawba Chief Samuel Thunderbird Blue from winter cold by donating an electric blanket; a civic club gives a second to his wife.