Oscar Perry Heath (1924)
HOYT, NESBITT
Posted By: Linda Brittain
Date: 2/7/2007 at 17:13:38
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, July 24, 1924Unknown Driver Crashes Into Oscar Hoyt’s Car, and Kills Him.
A dispatch from Earlham in this morning’s Des Moines Register tells of the death of Oscar Hoyt when an unknown driver crashed into Hoyt’s car late last night. Police are searching for the driver who sped away without investigating the accident. Mr. Hoyt, with a companion, Merl Nesbitt, were driving home from Earlham, the accident occurring about a mile east of Earlham.
Mr. Nesbitt was slightly injured.
The coroner at Adel is holding an inquest today.
_________________________Coordinator's note: A search of Iowa Death Records revealed that this was "Oscar Perry Heath" a resident of Des Moines. An extensive article about the accident and Mr. Heath can be found in the Earlham Echo of July 31, 1924.
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