FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

LOCALITY

Hooppole, IL Two Auto Collision, Feb 1941

Posted March 21st, 2009 by Stu Beitler

FIVE ARE KILLED AS TWO AUTOS COLLIDE.

Hooppole, Ill., Feb. 24. -- (AP) -- A headon crash of two automobiles near here last night brought death to five persons, including LOUIS C. KOLLS, 44, former American League umpire.
The other dead, all members of an Erie, Ill., family, were CHARLES TAETS, 73, and his 70 year old wife; CAMIEL TAETS, 45, a brother of CHARLES, and ALBERT TAETS, 30, son of CHARLES.
KOLLS was released from the American League last year after eight seasons' service. He had signed a contract to umpire in the American Association. KILLS also had served as arbiter in the International, Western and Pacific Coast Leagues.

Modesto Bee And News -- Herald California 1941-02-24
__________________

Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!

Search for more information on this disaster and other train wrecks, fires, accidents, etc. in historical newspapers in the Newspaper Archive. Over one billion newspaper articles online!
Search for your ancestors among the billions of names at ancestry.com Find death records, census images, immigration lists and genealogy other databases for your surnames. Use this Free trial to search for your ancestors.
Start Your Family Tree It's FREE and easy. Start with yourself, your parents, grandparents and you're on your way to building your family history! Get Started Now and build your family tree at ancestry.com. It's Free!


Family Old Photos | Old-Yearbooks.com | Old Photos & Genealogy Blog

gendisasters.com is a genealogy site, compiling information on the historic disasters, events, and tragic accidents our ancestors endured, as well as, information about their life and death. Database and records searchable by surname. Compilation, design, artwork and concept covered by copyright. Copyright ©2006-2009, All rights reserved. Contact me. Privacy Policy.