The Archive · 1935

Death Roll Mounts

New York, Dec. 26.

The Grim Reaper took a toll of fast tives in violent manner over the Christmas holiday, a compilation Stowed to-day.

'The deaths were directly or indirectly traceable to the Christmas holiday and included motor and hunting accidents, homicides, aeroplane and train wrecks and' fres—United Press.

Drownings, suicides, motor-car laceidents and other tragedies turned Christmas Day from Joy to sorrow for scores of families.

One suicide left a note with the words "Merry Christmas."—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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