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Alfred Biggars, 25, Drowns Near Mountain Island Dam, July 28, 1924

Gastonia Man Lost Life While Swimming

Gastonia, July 28—Search was being continued in deep water near Mountain Island dam today for the body of Alfred Biggars, 25, of Gastonia, who is believed to have been drowned while swimming yesterday afternoon. Biggars sank when he turned to swim across the Mountain Lake, it is said.

From the front page of The Wilson Times, Tuesday, July 29, 1924

newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073953/1924-07-29/ed-1/seq-1/#words=July+29%2C+1924

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