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West Brownsville TragedyFind Man Dead Under TractorLast seen Christmas Day, the body of Frank Lewi? Rothroek. 44, of West Brownsville, RD 1, was found pinned underneath an overturned tractor yesterday by searchers.The body was found by Ralph Lucci, Vesta No. 6, and Paul Mil-check, of Vesta, No. ?, who made the search when apprehension de veloped due to the fact Rothroek had net collected bread delivered to him regularly by a bakery firm.Rothroek. a famer-miner, lived on the old Braznell farm, about a quarter of a mile from Vesta No. 6. His home was aoout 3oU yards from the main highway where the bread was left and lifted regularly by Rothroek.Neighbors were asked to make inquiry and Lucei and Milcheck responded.Rothroek was last seen on Christmas Day while operating the tractor. He was excavatingfor a fish pond on his farm.The tractor, with a high loading attachment, had overturned ard h’m under it. He wascrustied about the head and ches:.Deputy Coroner Frank Burkus. of Millsboro, expressed the belief that the hurts were not serious enough to have caused death hai Rothroek been rescued in time.When the machine overturned, he was caught in such manner that his face was shoved into the(Turn Tt» Pntfe C—ColoniB 5, PI
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Charleroi Mail
Charleroi, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Dec 30, 1953
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