Wayne County Press
Fairfield Illinois
Nov., 1928

-John Duckworth, young man of 17, son of J. A. Duckworth, a farmer of -car Mill Shoals, was fatally injured while hunting last Wednesday.  He carried a gun to the fields to shoot some crows.Crossing a barbwire fence, the trigger caught and the rifle ball entered his arm.  Blood poisoning developed and he died three days later.  The funeral was conducted at Mill Shoals.  This was the second fatal accident while hunting on that day not many miles from Mill Shoals.  The other fatallity was that of R. O Lasater of this city.