Thanksgiving Day Crash (1930)

FOUNTAIN, NORRIS

Posted By: Marilyn Norris Holmes (email)
Date: 1/14/2012 at 17:40:56

The Grinnell (IA) Herald

THANKSGIVING DAY CRASHES
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Several Automobile Accidents Are Recorded Over Holiday.
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MRS. GLENN FOUNTAIN QUITE BADLY HURT
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Will Be Remembered as Miss Thelma Norris--Egmont Barg In Collision
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Mrs. Glenn Fountain of Iowa City, who will be remembered here as Miss Thelma Norris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.F. Norris, was quite seriously injured yesterday morning at about 9 o'clock, when the Dodge roadster her husband was driving collided with a large automobile about one mile east of Grinnell, and she was crushed against the door of the Dodge. She is at the home of her parents, 824 Summer street.

Mr. and Mrs. Fountain were on their way here to spend Thanksgiving at the Norris home, and were driving west. A Chevrolet car parked on the side of the road obstructed Mr. Fountains's view, and in turning out to pass, the right end of their car struck the Chevrolet, threw the car onto the left hand side of the pavement, opening the right door and throwing Mrs. Fountain part way out, when they were hit by the large auto. The name of the driver of the other car was not learned.

Transcriber Note: the other crashes mentioned in this article are not posted.