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Newspapers - 1929

September, 1929

Friday, September 6, 1929 - Hayward Review (Hayward, CA)

Sheep Herder With Foot Burned Waits For Help

Enterprise, Ore.-With his right foot badly burned, Phil Hollis, sheep herder, tended his flocks for three days until aid reached him. Hollis had built a campfire to warm himself. He retired while the embers were still warm. A breeze sprang up and fanned the sparks onto his canvas shelter, igniting it. He was awakened when the tent filled with smoke. He dressed the burn and waited three days until a camp tender came before leaving the flock.

Contributed by Shauna Williams

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