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Thanksgiving electrocution on farm near Mountaindale
Mrs. Hattie May Rice, 40, of Mountaindale, was electrocuted about 7:30 am on Edward Houck farm near Ceresville while helping with butchering. A damp morning and a drop cord to kettles caused a fatal shock when she grasped a live socket. Survivors include her husband Oscar H. Rice and eight children. funeral arrangements noted at M. L. Creager and Ben funeral parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Houck
Ceresville
Hattie May Rice
Mountaindale
Oscar H. Rice
Maynard Marshal
Pervens
Bertha I. Eaton
Lenora I. Hartman
Delmus W
Ira T
Merr
Garnet L. Rice
Allay
Maynard Marshall
Ceresvilc
Bessie Wilcox
Frederick
Jesse Marshall
Matilda Blickencrafl
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lewistown
M. L. Creager
Ben
Thurmont