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Ralph Clever - MAN THIRD TO DIE OF TYPHOID - Bellville Resident Succumbs at Hospital; Two New Cases Reported. Typhoid fever took its third victim in this area today with the death of Ralph Clever, 41, of Bellville, while two new cases were reported in the city since yesterday noon, raising the total for the epidemic to 145. Mr. Clever, one of the first to become ill with the disease, died at 5:45 a.m. today in General hospital, where he was taken several weeks ago. His illness was diagnosed as typhoid about four weeks ago, and his condition was weakened in the past week by complications, it was reported. While his case was not definitely traced to Mansfield, it was believed he contracted the disease by ingestion of water here. The other two deaths from typhoid during the current out-break occurred in Mansfield and Galion. The third victim is the brother of Vance Clever, service manager of the Richland County Farm Bureau, and Mrs. Tracy Congwer, both of Mansfield. He is also the father of four children, Robert, Howard, Geraldine and Virginia. Other survivors are his widow, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clever, of Lexington, and another brother, Harry Clever, also of Lexington. The body was removed to the A. A. Shaffer funeral home at Bellville this morning. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, at the Bellville Lutheran church. Burial will be in the Bellville cemetery. After a five-day period when no new cases were reported, three new cases have been reported in the past 48 hours, with two of these developing since noon yesterday, Dr. M. C. Hanson, public health commissioner, disclosed. The new cases are Mrs. Irene Bricker, rear 83 West Fourth street, and Mrs. Ida L. Nye, 42 West Augustine avenue. It has not been determined whether the new cases were attributable to ingestion of contaminated water believed to have been the cause of the majority of cases in the outbreak, or whether there was another source of infection. [Mansfield News Journal (Mansfield, Ohio) April 14, 1936
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Ralph Clever - MAN THIRD TO DIE OF TYPHOID - Bellville Resident Succumbs at Hospital; Two New Cases Reported. Typhoid fever took its third victim in this area today with the death of Ralph Clever, 41, of Bellville, while two new cases were reported in the city since yesterday noon, raising the total for the epidemic to 145. Mr. Clever, one of the first to become ill with the disease, died at 5:45 a.m. today in General hospital, where he was taken several weeks ago. His illness was diagnosed as typhoid about four weeks ago, and his condition was weakened in the past week by complications, it was reported. While his case was not definitely traced to Mansfield, it was believed he contracted the disease by ingestion of water here. The other two deaths from typhoid during the current out-break occurred in Mansfield and Galion. The third victim is the brother of Vance Clever, service manager of the Richland County Farm Bureau, and Mrs. Tracy Congwer, both of Mansfield. He is also the father of four children, Robert, Howard, Geraldine and Virginia. Other survivors are his widow, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clever, of Lexington, and another brother, Harry Clever, also of Lexington. The body was removed to the A. A. Shaffer funeral home at Bellville this morning. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, at the Bellville Lutheran church. Burial will be in the Bellville cemetery. After a five-day period when no new cases were reported, three new cases have been reported in the past 48 hours, with two of these developing since noon yesterday, Dr. M. C. Hanson, public health commissioner, disclosed. The new cases are Mrs. Irene Bricker, rear 83 West Fourth street, and Mrs. Ida L. Nye, 42 West Augustine avenue. It has not been determined whether the new cases were attributable to ingestion of contaminated water believed to have been the cause of the majority of cases in the outbreak, or whether there was another source of infection. [Mansfield News Journal (Mansfield, Ohio) April 14, 1936
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