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Lester Stillwell, 30, Drowns in Catawba River, July 3, 1922

Stillwell of Mecklenburg Drowned in Catawba River

Charlotte, July 2—Lester Stillwell, well known citizen of west Mecklenburg, was drowned in the Catawba river today about 1 o’clock. He was swimming with a party of friends and got caught in the swift current of the river. He was 30 years old and unmarried. The body was recovered.

From the front page of The Greensboro Daily News, July 3, 1922

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