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07 May 2011

Obituary of Thomas F. Coogan (Reverend, Catholic Priest)

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(extracted from "Northwest Arkansas Times" [AR], 27 OCT 1947):

CALIFORNIA PRIEST DIES
AFTER AUTO ACCIDENT

Forrest City, Ark., Oct 27 - AP - The Rev. Thomas Coogan, 32, 
director of labor and economics for the Holy Name parish of the
Catholic Church at Los Angeles, Calif., died early today in a
hospital here of injuries suffered Sunday in a highway accident.

Father Coogan and the Rev. Arthur Kiefer, also of Los Angeles,
were on a motor vacation trip, returning from Eastern points.
Father Kiefer suffered slight injuries and shock.

State Patrolman Delmar O. Campbell said their automobile skidded
on wet pavement at a curve and overturned on U. S. Highway [70],
one mile east of Palestine, Ark.  The accident occurred a short
time after they had conducted mass at a church here and departed
for Oklahoma City.

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(extracted from "Arkansas Gazette" [AR], 27 OCT 1947):

[IN WORK]

http://www.argenweb.net/stfrancis/CHRONO/1940.htm

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(extracted from "Los Angeles Times" [CA], 28 OCT 1947):

COOGAN - Rev. Thomas F., accidentally, in Arkansas...

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(extracted from "Los Angeles Times" [CA], 30 OCT 1947):

[COOGAN - Rev. Thomas F.]... ...of Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Coogan,
loving brother of Helen M. Coogan...

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