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Investigators Locate Johnnie Hammond's Car In The Huron River In Ypsilanti, October 1955

Investigators Locate Johnnie Hammond's Car In The Huron River In Ypsilanti, October 1955 image
Year:
1955
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 3, 1955
Caption:
DROWNING VICTIM'S CAR: This car plunged through guard rails and into the Huron River under the Factory St. bridge in Ypsilanti early yesterday, minutes before the driver - Johnnie Hammond, 23, of 1760 Upton Ct., Willow Village - drowned while trying to reach shore. In the top picture, an Ypsilanti patrolman and two Ford Motor Co. plant protection men locate the submerged auto prior to extricating it.

Wreckers Pull Johnnie Hammond's Car Out Of The Huron River In Ypsilanti, October 1955

Wreckers Pull Johnnie Hammond's Car Out Of The Huron River In Ypsilanti, October 1955 image
Year:
1955
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 3, 1955
Caption:
An employe of the Ypsilanti Ambulance Co. and Patrolman William Ing train flashlights into the vehicle to determine if there are any victims inside as two wreckers pull the car from the river.

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4
Month
October
Year
1955
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Body Found

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Day
29
Month
August
Year
1944
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Sheriff's Deputies Examine The Well Where Willard Reynolds & Samuel Pitcher Died, August 1952

Sheriff's Deputies Examine The Well Where Willard Reynolds & Samuel Pitcher Died, August 1952 image
Year:
1952
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 18, 1952
Caption:
Sheriff's officers peer into the well opening through which a father and his stepson fell to their deaths Saturday. The victims were Willard E. Reynolds, 36, of 5510 Hellner Rd., and Samuel F. Pitcher, 15. They were repairing a defective water pump, shown at the well mouth, when they plunged into the 20-foot well. The deputies are (left to right) Kenneth Holzapfel, Virgil Harrison and Vincent Snell.