W. Joseph Page attempted to save Martha R. Moring, 15, and De Alvah Thigpen, 15, from drowning, Reidsville, Georgia, June 3, 1915. The girls got into difficulty and clung to each other in the Ohoopee River where the water was 10 feet deep. Joseph, 16, student, swam 15 feet to them and took hold of Martha. Both girls then grasped him, and all three sank. Joseph broke away from them, but he was exhausted. All three were rescued by another man. 18822-1401
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