This Day in History: 1947-04-01
Miss Ruby Trask, the second grade teacher at the Commodore Perry School, notified school officials that she would not return to school for the remainder of the school year. She had been severely injured in an automobile accident on March 25th. She and a relative, Will Redington, were travelling to Otsego, New York for a funeral when the car skidded into a tree. Mr. Reddington was killed and Miss Trask suffered a fractured ankle and severe shock. (Bristow)