WENTWORTH, Edward N. ca.1912-1934

WENTWORTH, MCCULLA, BRAMHALL

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 1/23/2010 at 16:06:22

GAS VICTIM
SON OF NORTH IOWAN

Edward N. Wentworth
One of Nine Dartmouth College
Students Killed.

Edward N. Wentworth 21, Chicago, who was one of nine students who died of carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday in a fraternity house at Dartmouth college, Hanover, New Hampshire, was known in Mason City and St. Ansgar. He and his mother bad spent their summers for several
years in St. Ansgar.

Mrs. Alma Wentworth, Edward's mother, was born and reared in St. Ansgar. She was formerly Alma McCulla. James McCulla of St. Ansgar is Edward's grandfather.

Lester McCulla and W. E. Bramhall, who operate the Pantry in Mason City and live [on] Washington Avenue Northwest, also knew Edward well. Mr. McCulla is an uncle and Mrs. Bramhall is a cousin.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert McCulla, 32 Eleventh street northeast, are also related to Edward. Mrs. Wentworth is a cousin of Herbert McCulla.

When the tragedy occurred in Hanover, Edward's mother was in Florida and his father, who is a traveling salesman for Armour company, was in Los Angeles. Edward was a senior.

Edward Wentworth the father of the youth, is a former member of Iowa State college faculty.

[ Mason City Globe-Gazette - Monday, February 26, 1934 ]