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Newspaper
Saint Charles Journal
Location
Saint Charles, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1968
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text presents a jumble of names, places, numbers, and phrases. It references affiliations, signers, dates, and alleged events without clear context or cohesive narrative. The readable facts are sparse, preventing a precise reconstruction of the original article’s story or its outcome.
A resident reported a mattress fire that started when bedding ignited near a bed. In a bid to douse the fire, the occupant threw the mattress toward a nearby river, where it landed among the levee grasses after drifting several yards. The nearby tower alerted responders who then freed the occupant from the flood area.
A fragmentary list shows multiple parish marriages and family names including Hodney Denningman St Charles Mr and Mrs Wendell Syith Marie Mr and Mrs Charles Wilson St Peters Mr and Mrs Francis Heywards Cletus Pittman and others. The text preserves a dense roster of individuals and locations amid damaged OCR.
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