Sager, Donald (Died 1936)

SAGER, YOUNIE

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 2/10/2009 at 12:25:22

WPA ROAD PROJECT WORKER KILLED TUESDAY

Donald Sager, 26, of LeMars, was run over and killed by a 5 ton gravel truck in the Ellendale vicinity on Tuesday of this week. While attempting to get into the moving machine, the man slipped in loose gravel and fell under a duel wheel. He was working on a WPA road project north of Ellendale.

The deceased is survived by his widow, two children and his mother.

He was a brother-in-law of L.W. Younie, who is in charge of the Texaco service station at Hinton.

~Source: The Hinton Progress, October 1, 1936