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PETERMAN, LeRoy (1909-1926)

PETERMAN

Posted By: Hancock Co Genealogical Society (email)
Date: 3/27/2014 at 22:42:38

Two Killed At Railroad Crossing

Council Bluffs, Ia, Sept. 22 - Two persons were instantly killed when a Rock Island passenger train struck their automobile at a grade crossing here today. The dead are: LeRoy Peterman, 20; and Mrs. George L. Severns, both of Corwith, Ia.

The automobile was dragged 100 feet after being struck.

source: Oelwein Daily Register, 22 Sep 1926, page 1

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Two Corwith People Killed At Crossing

Mrs. George L. Severns and Leroy Peterman, 19, both of Corwith, were killed about 8 o'clock last Wednesday morning at a crossing of the Rock Island railroad near Council Bluffs by a fast westbound train.

Mrs. Severns had been to Ralston, Neb. to obtain hog cholera serum for her husband who is a veterinarian at Corwith.

source: Renwick Times, 30 Sep 1926, page 1


 

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