News: Charles Forsythe looses fingers, 1916, Hanover, York County, PA

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Fingers Cut Off

Charles Forsythe, of Pennville, while working at the Hanover Heel and Innersole 
factory, West End, Friday afternoon, accidentally got the two middle fingers of 
his right hand in one of the machines, severing both members near the first 
joint.  Dr. Wesley C. Stick, assisted by Dr. Edward W. Stick, tendered the 
necessary surgical attention.

The Hanover Herald – Saturday, February 12, 1916