Jackson County IA Archives News.....Banowetz Shot in Freak Accident November 15, 1955
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Maquoketa Community Press, Nov. 15, 1955 November 15, 1955


    Maquoketa Community Press, November 15, 1955

    BANOWETZ SHOT IN FREAK ACCIDENT

    Theodore Banowetz, 20 year old Maquoketa youth, remains in critical
condition today at the Jackson County Public Hospital with a bullet wound in his
abdomen. A .32 calibre revolver is reported to have accidentally discharged, the
slug striking young Banowetz in the stomach, while he and Art Varner, both
employees of Gravey's Garbage Service, were unloading rubbish and trash Saturday
at the city dump.

    While Banowetz's condition was reported as "improving" he remained still on
the critical list. Details of the freak mishap are incomplete, Sheriff Loren C.
Felderman states. The gun, however, was mistakenly tossed into the trash can, he
says. One bullet discharged, with three remaining in the gun, Sheriff Felderman
says. The accident happened about 9 a.m. The dump is four miles northeast of
Maquoketa. The revolver is at the Sheriff's office. Banowetz is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Banowetz of Maquoketa.

    The Iowa Highway Patrol and Patrolman Billy Kincade are credited with
possibly saving Banowetz's life. Kincade sped to Dubuque in his patrol car, at
times in excess of 90 miles per hour and returned with five pints of blood
urgently needed for Banowetz. A flat tire four miles south of Key West, enroute
to Dubuque, was changed in seconds flat. Met by the Dubuque police, Kincaid
returned to the Maquoketa hospital with the blood in less than 45 minutes from
the time the call was placed. 



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