Cars built before the early 1920s didn’t have electric starters to rotate the crankshaft and activate the fuel pump until the gasoline could fill the ignition chambers and explode, rotating the crankshaft, so the car could be driven. There was a crank at the center front of the car, at the base of the chassis. Continue reading “‘Kicked’ by his Ford”
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After surviving World War II, this…
After his discharge, Dick resumed his job as manager of the ISIS theatre; after work one night, out for a drive, his car skidded into a ditch, where he lay pinned between the car and the ditch bank, dead by the time he was found in the morning; last year, in the same car, aContinue reading “After surviving World War II, this…”
Ice Harvest Danger
Too Late for August
The new railroad crossing flashers were installed too late for August.
Her Mean Husband Made Nellie Desperate
Nellie didn’t see any other option.
Granny provided a firm foundation
Ray was the life of the party, playing violin and piano, but he had a dark side too.
1925 – Murder at the Poor Farm!
(or I’d Kill for Some Accordian Music!)
Stalking Pulaski County 