Newspaper man of Evansville

Description: Darlene Beckmans transcribed interview of an anonymous female about the Newspaper Man of Evansville, Indiana. According to this account, the man sits in an old car that is parked in front of his house every night at 10:00. It is said that his wife died in the car at that time and he goes out to keep her company. If people drive by and shine a light on him, he covers his face with a newspaper.
Origin: 1970-11-28
Source: http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folklore/id/1204
Collection: Indiana State University Folklore Archives
Subjects: Legends
People
Automobiles
Death of spouse
Newspapers
Folklore

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