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C. L. Dodd - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Madison Journal July 4, 1930

C. L. DODD KILLED BY FREIGHT TRAIN

C. L. Dodd was killed here Monday night when he attempted to board a fast west bound Illinois 
Central freight train at the depot.

It was 11:15 P. M., that he made the unsuccessful attempt as bystanders watched him slip and fall 
beneath the wheels of the fast freight train. His body was badly mangled and he died within a few 
minutes after on lookers rushed to him. Evidently the accident at the time was unknown to any of the 
train crew for the train did not stop.

Mr. Dodd is survived by a wife and child. He lived with his family in Sondheimer where he has been 
employed by the Sondheimer Lumber Company. The saw mill concern recently closed down and it is believed 
that he was on his way to Monroe, Louisiana, where he was trying to find employment.

Dodd was about 26 years old.

Relatives in Iva, Louisiana, were immediately notified of the accident. He was buried in the 
Silver Cross Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon.