FOURTH OF JULY.
HOLIDAY ACCIDENT TOLL.
(United Press Association —Copyright,) NEW YORK, July 4.
Although 'to-day will Ire the climax of the celebrations, the toll of the July 4th week-end- is already 357. Of these, 172 died in motor accidents and 106 were drowned.
Five boys were seriously injured by fireworks and two are expected to die. One lost- an eve and another a hand.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 224, 5 July 1939, Page 5
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