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Destitute Farmer Dies. Bonds Found Amid Farm Debris
Lathrop Missouri AP reports Herman Timm, 63, died at his dilapidated farmhouse. Investigators found 31,100 dollars in government bonds amid trunks and boxes. Death ruled natural causes. Timm lived alone as a hermit, near Converse south of Lathrop, about 35 miles northeast of Kansas City. He left a brother and two sisters, and was believed destitute. Sheriff said he had about 10 dollars cash. bonds had matured long ago.
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