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Dahmer, Vernon (1908-1966)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1966 Jan 13 p. 3
Birth date: 1908 Mar 10
text of obituary:
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Night-Time Bomb Attack Kills Civil Rights Leader
At Hattiesburg, Miss., a Negro civil rights leader died when his home was destroyed in a nighttime bombing attack.
Fifty-eight-year-old Vernon Dahmer succumbed to his injuries several hours after the bombing. His 10-year-old daughter and his wife Ellie, 41, were injured.
Dahmer's home and a grocery store were burned to the ground. A stolen car riddled with shot was found near the scene of the attack. It was believed the night-riders abandoned it after Dahmer shot at them and punctured their tires.