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<center><font size="+2">AUTO ACCIDENT TAKES TWO LIVES NEAR MEDORA</font></center> | <center><font size="+2">'''AUTO ACCIDENT TAKES TWO LIVES NEAR MEDORA'''</font></center> | ||
A serious automobile accident near Medora, Kansas, last Monday evening claimed the lives of two well-known citizens of Moundridge, Frank Dyck, retired emrchagnt, and Sam Schowalter. Their death was the result of a head-on crash with a car coming from the opposite direction, driven by August Vonderfect of McPherson, who also suffered severe injuries. According to a report, the accident was caused by Mr. Vonderfect's car suddenly swerving over to the wrong traffic lane and crashing into the Schowalter-Dyck car head-on. | A serious automobile accident near Medora, Kansas, last Monday evening claimed the lives of two well-known citizens of Moundridge, Frank Dyck, retired emrchagnt, and Sam Schowalter. Their death was the result of a head-on crash with a car coming from the opposite direction, driven by August Vonderfect of McPherson, who also suffered severe injuries. According to a report, the accident was caused by Mr. Vonderfect's car suddenly swerving over to the wrong traffic lane and crashing into the Schowalter-Dyck car head-on. | ||
Revision as of 08:30, 7 May 2013
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1937 Jul 21 p. 5
Birth date: 1865
text of obituary:
A serious automobile accident near Medora, Kansas, last Monday evening claimed the lives of two well-known citizens of Moundridge, Frank Dyck, retired emrchagnt, and Sam Schowalter. Their death was the result of a head-on crash with a car coming from the opposite direction, driven by August Vonderfect of McPherson, who also suffered severe injuries. According to a report, the accident was caused by Mr. Vonderfect's car suddenly swerving over to the wrong traffic lane and crashing into the Schowalter-Dyck car head-on.
Mr. Dyck and Mr. Schowalter were on their way to Pratt, where they have real estate interests.