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Fatal Knoxville accident jury finds accidental death
A coroner jury ruled Carroll Hollingshead not to blame in the fatal auto crash that killed Charles Flanagan, a longtime Marion County farmer, as he and his wife were returning from the Marion county fair in heavy rain. The Ford roadster, driven by Hollingshead with Richard Simpson and William Laws, struck the Flanagans on West Pleasant street near the Catholic church corner. Flanagan died from abdominal injuries and brain damage after being run over by a wheel. he was 74. Funeral services were held in Knoxville with burial in Indiana Chapel cemetery. The report notes the car traveled about fifteen miles per hour and that visibility was poor due to rain.
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Mater Hospital
Mr. Flanagan
Hillsboro
Nelson
Mary Jane Flanagan
Marion County
Iowa
Salina Applegate
Gladys Fry
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Pleasantville
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Kanis City
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Minn
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