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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1957
Page
8
Iowa faces a hidden link between suicide risk and preventable diseases like polio and tuberculosis. Officials urge immunization, chest X rays, and early mental health treatment to reduce deaths. A rural anecdote notes an extraordinary goose egg on a farm near Andrew.
A patrolman finds a man parked by a highway where many fatal crashes leave marks and a diamond shaped sign with a red X. The man, tearful, reveals his wife was killed there and admits he cannot face the spot, explaining he was driving when the tragedy occurred. He stays briefly as the officer retreats.
A Iowa health summary notes death by own action ranks among the top ten causes. In 1955 Iowa’s suicide rate reached 13 per 100 000, higher than the national rate of 10. The Vital Statistics Division records show 2172 deaths listed as personal crisis reports that year, with figures indicating a persistent Iowa excess since 1923.
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