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Story October 27, 1923

The Siftings Herald

Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas

What is this article about?

In the Ozark Mountains near Boonville and Waldron, posses search for three-year-old Pearl Turner, missing since last Saturday. Kidnapping suspected; looking for a man in a covered wagon near Dodgens, Oklahoma. Search may end tomorrow if no trace.

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POSSES STILL SEARCH HILLS FOR LOST CHILD

Ozark Mountains Adjacent to Boonville and Waldron Being Combed for Three Year Old Girl, Missing Since Last Saturday.

(By the Associated Press)

FT. SMITH, Oct. 27.—Posses today continued to search the jungles of the Ozark mountains about Boonville and Waldron for three year old Pearl Turner, daughter of Lem Turner, mountaineer, who disappeared a week ago but the announcement was made if no trace of the child is found by tomorrow, the systematic search will be ended. Meanwhile authorities are working on the theory the child may have been kidnapped are hunting in the vicinity of Dodgens, Okla., for a man reported to have passed through in a covered wagon with a child said to answer the description.

What sub-type of article is it?

Mystery

What themes does it cover?

Misfortune Survival

What keywords are associated?

Missing Child Ozark Search Posse Hunt Kidnapping Theory

What entities or persons were involved?

Pearl Turner Lem Turner

Where did it happen?

Ozark Mountains Adjacent To Boonville And Waldron; Dodgens, Okla.

Story Details

Key Persons

Pearl Turner Lem Turner

Location

Ozark Mountains Adjacent To Boonville And Waldron; Dodgens, Okla.

Event Date

Missing Since Last Saturday; Search On Oct. 27

Story Details

Posses search the Ozark Mountains for three-year-old Pearl Turner, missing a week. Search may end tomorrow if no trace found. Authorities theorize kidnapping and hunt in Dodgens, Okla., for a man with a child in a covered wagon.

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