Washington Post
10 Jan 1924
BEARD, John, 18, was stricken and fell over an embankment into 10 feet of water in a quarry hole in Martinsburg on January 8 and drowned. A companion, Melvin STARLIPER, 17, attempted to rescue BEARD and narrowly escaped a similar fate. BEARD, who was the principal support of his mother and seven sisters and brothers, was hunting for empty bottles, intending to sell them to local merchants.
10 Jan 1924
BEARD, John, 18, was stricken and fell over an embankment into 10 feet of water in a quarry hole in Martinsburg on January 8 and drowned. A companion, Melvin STARLIPER, 17, attempted to rescue BEARD and narrowly escaped a similar fate. BEARD, who was the principal support of his mother and seven sisters and brothers, was hunting for empty bottles, intending to sell them to local merchants.
Washington Post
10 Jan 1924
BEARD, John, 18, was stricken and fell over an embankment into 10 feet of water in a quarry hole in Martinsburg on January 8 and drowned. A companion, Melvin STARLIPER, 17, attempted to rescue BEARD and narrowly escaped a similar fate. BEARD, who was the principal support of his mother and seven sisters and brothers, was hunting for empty bottles, intending to sell them to local merchants.
10 Jan 1924
BEARD, John, 18, was stricken and fell over an embankment into 10 feet of water in a quarry hole in Martinsburg on January 8 and drowned. A companion, Melvin STARLIPER, 17, attempted to rescue BEARD and narrowly escaped a similar fate. BEARD, who was the principal support of his mother and seven sisters and brothers, was hunting for empty bottles, intending to sell them to local merchants.
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