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  • Collection: Rossville Transportation and Accidents History

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[Caption: The Datsun wagon in which five girls were injured was extensively damaged.]

Five Rossville Girls Injured in Car Accident
At approximately 3:30 p.m. Wed¬nesday, May 16, an accident occurred on a country road near Rossville which resulted…

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Extensive damage occurred to this 1973 Ford which was in an accident Thursday morning, September 12. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol which worked the accident, Debbie D. Lord, 18, Rossville, attempted to enter U.S. 24 from a county road at…

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E.R. Heslet, 43, of Rossville was in critical condition after his car struck the rear of the Harold Reser car. Mrs. Reser, riding in the car driven by her daughter, Lillian, was examined for shock and possible back injury and released from the…

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The Shawnee County Reporter
Thursday, June 22, 1961
Volume LXII Number 33
Mrs. Flo Emert of Rural Rossville escaped injury Wednesday of last week when she jumped from her car that stalled on the railroad crossing in Rossville. Her 1960 Pontiac was…

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The Shawnee County Reporter
Thursday, June 22, 1961
Volume LXII Number 33
Mrs. Flo Emert of Rural Rossville escaped injury Wednesday of last week when she jumped from her car that stalled on the railroad crossing in Rossville. Her 1960 Pontiac was…

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Death rides the highway
Tragedies: Above is the station wagon, loaded with nine occupants, which plunged into Cross Creek. Three died. The lower picture shows the car in which the single occupant died in a one-car accident…

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Great Smith Comes Home
At last, the day had arrived! The beautiful bright red and black 1910 Great Smith which Harold Irwin, Rossville, purchased in Dallas was transported to Rossville by a specially-built van constructed to handle antique cars. Mr.…

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Last Sunday night, the Chevrolet driven by Chuck Macha, Rossville, (shown at right) went out of control on the wet street and jumped the ditch, then collided with the Cadillac shown at left. The Cadillac parked in the drive is owned by Buddy Taylor…

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Early Morning Accident Near Rossville Results in Injuries
Robert Kerwin, 18, St. Marys, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Kerwin, was admitted to St. Francis Hospital early Wednesday morning following a three-vehicle smashup near Rossville. His left arm…

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Crossarm down in Rossville
The railroad crossing pole and crossarm at US 24 Hwy at Main Street in Rossville was not damaged as an act of vandalism as might first be suspected. A train was pulling a flat car loaded with army tanks when apparently one…
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