THREE ROBERTS SCHOOL BOYS INSTANTLY KILLED
The worst accident that has occurred in this vicinity in many years and one of the worst for all time was one that last Friday at about 12:15 noon took the lives of three students in Roberts school. Death came instantly when the Buick sedan in which they were riding was struck fairly in the center by the Green Diamond north bound at the Green Street crossing in Roberts.
The three whose lives were sacrificed were Ivan Earl Denniston, aged 17 years, and 12 days, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Denniston who lives three miles north and one mile east of Roberts. He was the driver of the car which figured in the accident. He was a student in Roberts High School during the past year.
Martin Henry Brandt son of Martin H. (deceased) and Margie Brandt, aged 11 years, 11 months, and 7 days. He was in the fifth grade of Roberts grade school. The third boy was Richard Eugene Richardson, aged 11 years, 4 months, and 23 days, son of Estil and Wilda (Johnson) Richardson. He also was in the fifth grade of Roberts schools.
The boys were coming east on west Green street when their auto was struck by the Green Diamond north bound. The impact hurled the auto clear from the ground and clear from the train through the air a distance of about 290 feet. There is very little evidence that it touched the ground during that distance. There were a few slight marks in places where light objects scraped the soil but not a mark that showed any scraping by a heavy object or even evidence of rolling. At the end of that distance (about 290 feet) the auto struck a telegraph pole which is fourteen inches in diameter. This broke its speed but the motor came out of the car and crashed the foundation of the building. A wheel and several other parts of the car not so heavy as the motor crashed the wall of the building and broke through in places. They also did considerable damage to seats and contents of the building.
Dr. J. A. Colteaux was called and took charge of the bodies until the arrival of the coroner.
The worst accident that has occurred in this vicinity in many years and one of the worst for all time was one that last Friday at about 12:15 noon took the lives of three students in Roberts school. Death came instantly when the Buick sedan in which they were riding was struck fairly in the center by the Green Diamond north bound at the Green Street crossing in Roberts.
The three whose lives were sacrificed were Ivan Earl Denniston, aged 17 years, and 12 days, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Denniston who lives three miles north and one mile east of Roberts. He was the driver of the car which figured in the accident. He was a student in Roberts High School during the past year.
Martin Henry Brandt son of Martin H. (deceased) and Margie Brandt, aged 11 years, 11 months, and 7 days. He was in the fifth grade of Roberts grade school. The third boy was Richard Eugene Richardson, aged 11 years, 4 months, and 23 days, son of Estil and Wilda (Johnson) Richardson. He also was in the fifth grade of Roberts schools.
The boys were coming east on west Green street when their auto was struck by the Green Diamond north bound. The impact hurled the auto clear from the ground and clear from the train through the air a distance of about 290 feet. There is very little evidence that it touched the ground during that distance. There were a few slight marks in places where light objects scraped the soil but not a mark that showed any scraping by a heavy object or even evidence of rolling. At the end of that distance (about 290 feet) the auto struck a telegraph pole which is fourteen inches in diameter. This broke its speed but the motor came out of the car and crashed the foundation of the building. A wheel and several other parts of the car not so heavy as the motor crashed the wall of the building and broke through in places. They also did considerable damage to seats and contents of the building.
Dr. J. A. Colteaux was called and took charge of the bodies until the arrival of the coroner.
--Roberts Herald. 21 February 1940.
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