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From: "Lisa Perry" <>
Subject: [MOMONROE] NBC: Cook
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 11:29:14 -0400

Article from unknown source with handwritten date of (October) 1954.
Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs.
Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri.



Killed in Montana Cave-In Accident



"Manford Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs. B.H. Cook of northwest of Holliday
was accidently killed in a cave-in at Ft. Benton, Montana Wednesday
morning, according to word received that day by his parents. Few
details of the accident were available.

Cook was employed by a construction company and information received
here was that he was working alone on an excavating project and a
cave-in occurred, crushing him. He was not found until around 10:00
Wednesday morning.

Surviving are his parents, one brother, Buford Cook, and one sister,
Mrs. Gerald Wright. The remains are to leave Montana sometime Thursday
for return here but no funeral arrangements had been made early
Thursday. "





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