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Anderson, Raymond

Age 17

Acme Mine

Miami News Record · Nov 01 1922 · Pg 3 · Col 5

Picher Oklahoma, Nov. 1.--Raymond Anderson, 17, was instantly killed at the Acme Mill No. 2 at 5:20 Tuesday afternoon when his clothing became entangled in belting which pulled him into a line shaft while he was engaged in oiling machinery. His body was badly mangled. He was employed as a jack shoveler at the mill. The body is at the morgue of the Hocker undertaking company awaiting funeral arrangements.

Anderson is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walker Anderson, of Oronogo Missouri; five sisters and two brothers. His grandmother, Martha Williams and an uncle, Jim Williams, reside at 333 Netta street, Picher. One sister lives in Toledo Ohio, and another in Picher. The remaining brothers and sisters reside with their parents in Oronogo.

Miami News Record · Nov 02 1922 · Pg 3 · Col 4

Picher Oklahoma, Nov. 2.--The body of Raymond Anderson, 17, who was instantly killed when he became entangled in a line shaft at the Acme Mine No. 2, Monday afternoon, was taken to the funeral parlors of the Webb City undertaking company, Webb City Missouri, today. Funeral arrangements were not reported here.

Disclaimer: If you search for these articles somewhere else, searches should be done by date in the city of Miami Oklahoma. The clippings have "Miami Newspapers, Miami Oklahoma." The paper changed names several times making it difficult to search by title. Most of the Hard Rock Lead and Zinc Fatalities newspaper clippings are from the personal files of I. D. Hulvey, former powderman in the Picher mine and then owner of the Hulvey Insurance Agency.