Obituaries: Ernest Jean Flowers, 1952, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: February 28, 1952 Winn Parish Enterprise

Colored Youth Dies

Ernest Jean Flowers, 12, colored fifth grade student of the Winn Training
School, died Saturday night after a short illness.  Reports that the youth
died of ptomaine poisoning from food he obtained from the school lunchroom
were checked with Prof. Gaulden, principal at the school.

Prof. Gaulden said that he had also heard the rumor, but that none of the
other 500 persons who eat in the lunchroom had been poisoned, or ill from the
food.

Because the youth was ill such a short time, an autopsy was made by the
physician, but he could not be reached for a statement.