1931 automobile/pumper truck crash leads to deaths of John Smith and Wesley Crandall Innocuously, it all started with Kewanee’s first “Tom Thumb” golf course, but it ended in tragedy. Two Kewanee firemen died in a motor vehicle accident on their way to a fire at the course. On Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1931, only minutes after… Continue reading Two Kewanee firemen’s lives lost in the line of duty
