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BABY DROWNS |
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CAMBRIDGE |
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Falls Into Cistern while |
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Playing in Yard of |
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Neighbor |
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Cambridge, Kas., Oct. 27----
(Special) Toppling through the manhole of a
cistern at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. D.
Fromm, Ramona Jean Adkins, two-year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Basel Adkins,
drowned yesterday afternoon before aid could
be summoned. |
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The child was playing about the Fromm yard,
where the Adkins family had gone for a
visit. Her mother heard her scream as she
plunged into the cistern, but was unable to
reach the baby. The child's father and other
men of the neighborhood were some distance
away and could not reach the scene in time
to rescue the child. |
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The
body was recovered from the well by baseball
players who passed by the scene of the
tragedy a few minutes after the girl fell
into the water. |
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The
child was taken to Burden and a pulmotor
from the Winfield fire department was
summoned, but after working for an hour
doctors gave up the task of reviving her. |
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Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m.
Tuesday at the Church of Christ in
Cambridge. Besides her parents, the child is
survived by her grandparents. Mrs. ElIa
Adkins of Cambridge, and Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Leach, of Burden. |
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