Three youths were killed here Saturday at 6:30 p.m. when the northbound Missouri Pacific train No. 8 struck a pickup truck at a grade crossing on US Highway 62. Lester Rice, 16, and Mildred Rice, 14, children of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Rice, and Victor Bratch, 15, stepson of Bert Snider, met death almost instantly. The truck was driven by Mr. Rice who lives six miles northeast of Corning. His wife and daughter, Betty Ruth, 9, were riding with him in the cab. -Clay County Courier
Three youths were killed here Saturday at 6:30 p.m. when the northbound Missouri Pacific train No. 8 struck a pickup truck at a grade crossing on US Highway 62. Lester Rice, 16, and Mildred Rice, 14, children of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Rice, and Victor Bratch, 15, stepson of Bert Snider, met death almost instantly. The truck was driven by Mr. Rice who lives six miles northeast of Corning. His wife and daughter, Betty Ruth, 9, were riding with him in the cab. -Clay County Courier
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