SIMPSON, Verna c1909-1926

SIMPSON

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 8/19/2009 at 12:04:53

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OSAGE GIRL KILLED IN FIRST ATTEMPT TO OPERATE AUTO

Verna Simpson's Neck Broken When Car Overturns; 3 Others Slightly Hurt.

OSAGE, IOWA - June 14, 1926 — Miss Verna Simpson, Osage, was killed outright Saturday night when she lost control and drove into a ditch near Rudd during her first attempt to operate a motorcar.

The car overturned and her neck was broken. Three other young people in the machine escaped with minor injuries.

The girl had induced Carl Olson, owner of the machine, to give her the wheel, according to stories of the surviving members of the party. Details of the accident are not clear, but it is believed the girl became panic stricken when something went wrong.

Besides Miss Simpson and Olson, there were in the car, Charlotte J. McCullough and Knut Klemesrud who, with Olson, resides in Cedar Township.

The funeral of Miss Simpson will be conducted Tuesday morning at the Catholic Church here. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Simpson.

[Waterloo Evening Courier - Monday, June 14, 1926]

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OSAGE GIRL KILLED

Verna Simpson, 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Simpson of Osage was instantly killed Saturday night when the car she was driving went into the ditch, one and a half miles north of Rudd, breaking her neck.

The car belonged to Carl Oleson, who with Charlotte Jane McCollough and Knut Klemesrud, accompanied her.

The young people were out riding and Miss Simpson asked to be allowed to drive. Against the protests of some of the others she was permitted to take the wheel with the result that she lost control and the car went into the ditch.

The accident happened in Floyd county, and the coroner from Charles City was summoned.

The McCollough girl received a cut on the leg which necessitated the taking of two stitches, but aside from that the other occupants of the car were uninjured. The car, a new Jewett, was demolished.

[Fayette County Leader - Thursday, June 17, 1926]

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Photo below is of a 1926 Jewett Automobile

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