Bracken, Nellie (Dripps) 8/21/1941
Printed in the August 28, 1941 Pilot-Tribune
MRS. TOM BRACKEN DIES IN CRASH
FORMER BLAIRITE, 57, KILLED AS CAR OVERTURNS IN IOWA FRIDAY
Mrs. Thomas Bracken, 57, of Emerson, Nebraska, once a Blair resident, was fatally injured Friday when the automobile in which she was riding skidded on wet pavement four miles west of Tama, Iowa, and overturned.
Her husband, 65, suffered a fractured skull, and Mrs. Thomas P. Dripps, 47, of Derry, Pennsylvania, a possible skull fracture and back and neck injuries. Mr. Dripps, 48, was severely bruised. Mrs. Dripps and Bracken were taken to a Marshalltown hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Bracken resided in Blair at 510 west Lincoln street, leaving in 1914. Mr. Bracken then, as now, was employed by the M. & O. railroad.
Mr. Bracken is a brother of Mrs. Mable Sylvis of Blair.
Services were held at Emerson, burial following in Blair cemetery.
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28 Aug., 1941 - The Enterprise - Mrs. Tom Bracken
FORMER BLAIRITE IS AUTO VICTIM
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bracken of Emerson, Nebraska, former Blair people, left Emerson about August 20th on a visit to Mrs. Bracken's relatives in Indiana. While on the way they were in an automobile wreck in which Mrs. Bracken lost her life and Tom was so badly injured that as yet it is uncertain as to his recovery.
Mrs. Bracken was buried in the Blair cemetery last Monday. Mr. Bracken was reared in Blair. He has spent his entire life in the employ of the railroad, and is now holding the responsible position of inspector of construction work with his office in Emerson.
~~~ Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
Printed in the August 28, 1941 Pilot-Tribune
MRS. TOM BRACKEN DIES IN CRASH
FORMER BLAIRITE, 57, KILLED AS CAR OVERTURNS IN IOWA FRIDAY
Mrs. Thomas Bracken, 57, of Emerson, Nebraska, once a Blair resident, was fatally injured Friday when the automobile in which she was riding skidded on wet pavement four miles west of Tama, Iowa, and overturned.
Her husband, 65, suffered a fractured skull, and Mrs. Thomas P. Dripps, 47, of Derry, Pennsylvania, a possible skull fracture and back and neck injuries. Mr. Dripps, 48, was severely bruised. Mrs. Dripps and Bracken were taken to a Marshalltown hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Bracken resided in Blair at 510 west Lincoln street, leaving in 1914. Mr. Bracken then, as now, was employed by the M. & O. railroad.
Mr. Bracken is a brother of Mrs. Mable Sylvis of Blair.
Services were held at Emerson, burial following in Blair cemetery.
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28 Aug., 1941 - The Enterprise - Mrs. Tom Bracken
FORMER BLAIRITE IS AUTO VICTIM
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bracken of Emerson, Nebraska, former Blair people, left Emerson about August 20th on a visit to Mrs. Bracken's relatives in Indiana. While on the way they were in an automobile wreck in which Mrs. Bracken lost her life and Tom was so badly injured that as yet it is uncertain as to his recovery.
Mrs. Bracken was buried in the Blair cemetery last Monday. Mr. Bracken was reared in Blair. He has spent his entire life in the employ of the railroad, and is now holding the responsible position of inspector of construction work with his office in Emerson.
~~~ Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
Bracken, Nellie (Dripps) 8/21/1941
Printed in the August 28, 1941 Pilot-Tribune
MRS. TOM BRACKEN DIES IN CRASH
FORMER BLAIRITE, 57, KILLED AS CAR OVERTURNS IN IOWA FRIDAY
Mrs. Thomas Bracken, 57, of Emerson, Nebraska, once a Blair resident, was fatally injured Friday when the automobile in which she was riding skidded on wet pavement four miles west of Tama, Iowa, and overturned.
Her husband, 65, suffered a fractured skull, and Mrs. Thomas P. Dripps, 47, of Derry, Pennsylvania, a possible skull fracture and back and neck injuries. Mr. Dripps, 48, was severely bruised. Mrs. Dripps and Bracken were taken to a Marshalltown hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Bracken resided in Blair at 510 west Lincoln street, leaving in 1914. Mr. Bracken then, as now, was employed by the M. & O. railroad.
Mr. Bracken is a brother of Mrs. Mable Sylvis of Blair.
Services were held at Emerson, burial following in Blair cemetery.
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28 Aug., 1941 - The Enterprise - Mrs. Tom Bracken
FORMER BLAIRITE IS AUTO VICTIM
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bracken of Emerson, Nebraska, former Blair people, left Emerson about August 20th on a visit to Mrs. Bracken's relatives in Indiana. While on the way they were in an automobile wreck in which Mrs. Bracken lost her life and Tom was so badly injured that as yet it is uncertain as to his recovery.
Mrs. Bracken was buried in the Blair cemetery last Monday. Mr. Bracken was reared in Blair. He has spent his entire life in the employ of the railroad, and is now holding the responsible position of inspector of construction work with his office in Emerson.
~~~ Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
Printed in the August 28, 1941 Pilot-Tribune
MRS. TOM BRACKEN DIES IN CRASH
FORMER BLAIRITE, 57, KILLED AS CAR OVERTURNS IN IOWA FRIDAY
Mrs. Thomas Bracken, 57, of Emerson, Nebraska, once a Blair resident, was fatally injured Friday when the automobile in which she was riding skidded on wet pavement four miles west of Tama, Iowa, and overturned.
Her husband, 65, suffered a fractured skull, and Mrs. Thomas P. Dripps, 47, of Derry, Pennsylvania, a possible skull fracture and back and neck injuries. Mr. Dripps, 48, was severely bruised. Mrs. Dripps and Bracken were taken to a Marshalltown hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Bracken resided in Blair at 510 west Lincoln street, leaving in 1914. Mr. Bracken then, as now, was employed by the M. & O. railroad.
Mr. Bracken is a brother of Mrs. Mable Sylvis of Blair.
Services were held at Emerson, burial following in Blair cemetery.
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28 Aug., 1941 - The Enterprise - Mrs. Tom Bracken
FORMER BLAIRITE IS AUTO VICTIM
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bracken of Emerson, Nebraska, former Blair people, left Emerson about August 20th on a visit to Mrs. Bracken's relatives in Indiana. While on the way they were in an automobile wreck in which Mrs. Bracken lost her life and Tom was so badly injured that as yet it is uncertain as to his recovery.
Mrs. Bracken was buried in the Blair cemetery last Monday. Mr. Bracken was reared in Blair. He has spent his entire life in the employ of the railroad, and is now holding the responsible position of inspector of construction work with his office in Emerson.
~~~ Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
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