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Van Lear No. 155 Mine Explosion
Van Lear, Johnson County, Kentucky
July 17, 1935
No. Killed - 9
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A gas explosion occurred in this mine resulting in the death of nine men. Three others in the vicinity escaped uninjured.
The Deceased:
Clay, Virgil
Gould, John
Hefford, Sherley
Kretzer, Charles
Kretzer, William
Litz, Durwood
Murray, Roy
Tuzzy, Frank
Vaughan, James
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