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The Poplar Standard
Poplar, Roosevelt County, Montana
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Mrs. Willard Fromdahl recovers in Wolf Point's Trinity Hospital after severe frostbite from a sub-zero windstorm. Stranded 35 miles north when their car broke down, she collapsed walking for help; her husband sought aid at a nearby farm and they rushed her to safety.
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Mrs. Willard Fromdahl, severely frozen about the feet and legs, is reported to be recovering at the Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point.
Mrs. Fromdahl was stranded in the sub-zero windstorm which struck this area last week Wednesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Fromdahl were returning home when their automobile broke down on the Benrud road, about 35 miles north of Wolf Point at about 9 o'clock Wednesday night. The rising wind was estimated at about 50 miles per hour, and the temperature was recorded at 14 below.
Wrapping themselves in blankets, the couple started to walk to a farm house for help. Before reaching shelter from the storm, Mrs. Fromdahl was overcome by the cold and could walk no farther. Bundling his wife up in both blankets Mr. Fromdahl continued on until reaching the Bruce Brookman farm home.
In Brookman's car they returned to Mrs. Fromdahl and rushed her to the Trinity hospital. Her legs and feet were badly frozen.
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Benrud Road, About 35 Miles North Of Wolf Point; Trinity Hospital, Wolf Point
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Last Week Wednesday Night
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Mrs. and Mr. Fromdahl's automobile broke down in a sub-zero windstorm on Benrud road. Mrs. Fromdahl was overcome by cold while walking for help and was left bundled in blankets. Mr. Fromdahl reached Bruce Brookman's farm, and they returned to rescue her, rushing her to Trinity Hospital where she is recovering from severe freezing of feet and legs.