Obituary of BILL HARPER, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

Copied and Submitted by : Doug McBroom, 15520 Swan Lake Blvd, Gulfport, MS, 
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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. microfilm
at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for 
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date:  Feb 15, 1934, Thursday

Headline:  Negro Killed Near Blade When Motor Car Runs Over Him

Bill Harper, negro extra gang worker for the Louisiana & Arkansas Railroad, 
was instantly killed near Blade on Monday afternoon when the southbound motor 
car hit him.

According to reports the negro, evidently intoxicated, was sleeping near the 
track with his head on a cross tie.  The engineer did not see him until it 
was too late to stop the motor car and as a result the steps hit him, turning 
his body around and badly mangling his legs, bringing instant death.  Coroner 
Dr J. A. Gaharan assembled a jury and their verdict stated that the negro 
came to his death after being hit by the motor car.  He is said to have 
resided in Minden, but was well known in the negro quarters here.