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1947: Explosion rocks Lake Preston!

Town shaken awake at 12:15 a.m. on October 9, 1947

By Mary Rockino, Kingsbury Journal
Posted 4/26/23

Boyd Cavanaugh, night watchman for the work train parked on the sidetrack opposite the stockyards, returned from a late supper. He had left the engine running while away, and when he returned, he …

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