SANTA CLAUS WILL NOT VISIT WAGONER THIS YEAR.
(United Press Association.—By
Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)
(Received December 18, 11.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, December 17. A MESSAGE from Prescott states that Santa Claus, who annually visits Wagoner, an isolated Arizona range town, will not deliver his gifts to the children this year. Tom Goodwin, a wealthy bachelor cattleman, loaded his motorcar with Christmas toys and candies. Accompanied by Pearl Johnson. a school teacher, and Tex Thomas, his cowboy friend, he was proceeding thither when a terrific snowstorm overtook them in a mountain pass. Goodwin was killed amongst the toys when the car crashed over a precipice. Thomas and Miss Johnston were found badly frozen, but they will recover. —Australian Press Association.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18640, 18 December 1928, Page 8
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