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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
7
Henry Meyer remains critically ill. Mr and Mrs Lee O Wolfe were guests of Mr and Mrs Charlie Phelps for dinner Sunday. The Phelps home is a delight to visit with neighbors warmly welcomed and a strong sense of neighborliness. Charlie Phelps, though totally blind, performs tasks with remarkable efficiency.
The Iowa figures show 1,877 people killed accidentally in 1936, with an average of five fatally injured daily from sunrise to sunset. Home accidents total 802 with falls causing 507 deaths, fires and explosions 116, and slips on floors or stairs as the leading fall cause. Vehicle crashes account for 563 deaths, 216 from collisions with vehicles and 169 with pedestrians. Occupation-related deaths total 208, agricultural accidents 74, railway deaths 82, falls in buildings 66, and drownings 59.
A sweeping listing of births marriages visits and travel notes across Titonka and nearby towns includes a stillborn boy in Rochester and a baby girl born at Forest Citys Irish Hospital, guests and relatives visiting Elmer Peterson and Dr. Sartor, weddings of Lois Heifner and other family ties, plus community events and upcoming Fourth of July plans. The column also records hospital stays, retirements, and travels of residents to Des Moines Chicago and Minneapolis as well as local park and dune area mentions.
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