Obituary

  Arthur Vincent Tracey, son of Geo. And Catherine Tracey, was born August 4th, 1912 and died Thursday, June 2, 1938 at Mercy Hospital, Council Bluffs, following injuries received in an automobile accident on Sunday, May 29. He was 25 years, 9 months and 28 days old at the time of his death.
  The young man is survived by his father, four brothers, James, Hugh and Francis of Adams County and George of California; two sisters, Violet Curry of Massena and Mildred Tracey of Corning. His mother died January 13, 1928 and a sister, Mary McEniry passed away August 28, 1929. He is also survived by other relatives and many other friends who sorrow with the family.
  Arthur received his early education in the rural schools and Corning high school, and was well liked and highly respected by all who knew him. His death was a great shock to the community and brought grief to many.
  Funeral Services were held Saturday morning, June 4th at the St. Patrick Catholic church, the Rev. Father M. J. Powers in charge. Burial was in Calvary cemetery. Pall bearers were Lawrence Lynch, Allen Hall, John Jones, Robert Kane, Tom Martin and Paul Waters.
  Those from a distance who attended the funeral were Mrs. Emmet Wood and James Greenwood of Farley, Iowa, Harold Murphy of Ryan, Iowa, and Mary Tracey of Gilman, Iowa.
(Adams County Free Press, Thursday, June 9, 1938)

Tracey Neighbors Plow Fifty Acres of Corn

  Saturday afternoon the friends and neighbors of George Tracey gathered at the Tracey home and plowed fifty acres of corn for Mr. Tracey. The corn field on the Tracey farm had been neglected because of the injury and ultimate death of the son Arthur and the act of neighborliness was a great help to the family. The workers came Saturday afternoon with three tractors and ten teams and had finished the field by evening.
  Those who took part in the work were Arthur Lundquist, Russel Vogel, Jesse Walter, Albert Reichardt, Lawrence Lynch, Edward Lynch, Raymond Hall, Earl Curry, Allen Hall, Howard Davis, John Kennedy, James Kennedy, James Casey.
(Adams County Free Press, Thursday, June 9, 1938)

Art Tracey Seriously Injured
Spine Broken In An Auto Accident Sunday Morning
Eight In Car; Others Escape Injury

  Arthur Tracey, 25, son of George Tracey, residing south of Corning was probably fatally injured about 1:30 o'clock last Sunday morning in an automobile driven by Rex Krauth when the car plunged head-long into a ditch and overturned.
  The accident occurred at the foot of a steep hill east of the Steve Roberts home, northeast of Bixler Park. Eight young people were in the car when it turned over, but all escaped serious injury except Tracey.
        Eight in Car
  The occupants of the car were Rex Krauth, the driver, Verda Roberts and Tracy who were all sitting in the front seat; occupants of the back seat were Ray Krauth, Wilbur King, Rowena Curry, Bernadine Berry and Johnnie Moore. The young folks had attended the Saturday night dance at Bixler Park and were on their way to take Verda Roberts to her home.
  Evidently the car was being driven with such speed that it was impossible for the driver to turn left into the driveway at the Roberts home at the top of the hill. The car continued on down the hill and crashed into a twelve foot ditch on the left side of the road at the foot of the hill. The car was a practically new 1938 Plymouth.
  Although the car was badly damaged and turned completely upside down, all of the occupants were able to get out of the car without help except Tracey. His companions assisted him out of the car and he was brought to Corning for medical attention. Upon examination, the physician found that two vertebrae were dislocated in the lower part of the spinal column and that the lower part of his body was completely paralyzed.
  He was taken to a Council Bluffs hospital in the Hilliard ambulance early Sunday morning. Reports from the hospital late Wednesday afternoon stated that the young man was in a very critical condition and that very slight hope was held for his recovery. His body is completely paralyzed from the chest down and physicians believe that the spinal cord is seriously injured. Heroic efforts were made by specialists at the hospital Sunday to force the vertebrae back to normal position, but their efforts were without avail.
(Adams County Free Press, Thursday, June2, 1938)