DROWNINGFATALITY
IN MANAWATU RIVER. STOREKEEPER THE VICTIM. ' •' - . ■ r ~ T "“. i < : - A sad drowning accident occnrv red in the Manawatu River at Ashhurst on Tuesday evening. The-vic-ti«Lwas a prominent Ashhurst resident, Mr William Longworth, a storekeeper. Deceased was hath:, ing with Frederick and J. B. Burton, when he suddenly disappeared, v Assistance was immediately sought, and after a short ;time the body was p recovered. MrLongworth was a highly, respected and popular resident. Deceased’s .wife, who was a ' daughter: of Mi* ThVs. Riininer, late of Foxton, predeceased 5 him during, the influenza epidemic. Three ehilY dren —two girls and a boy—agedsix, eight and ten years, are left to moprn'their-loss, , p The late Mr Longworth’s brother is chief physical-instructor to the Education Department.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2393, 16 February 1922, Page 3
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121DROWNINGFATALITY Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2393, 16 February 1922, Page 3
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