Boy Killed; Crash is Blamed on Fog--Delbert Hill, 16, Canby High Student Victim of Highway Smash
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Delbert Hill, 16, freshman in the Canby high school, died in the Deaconess hospital here Thursday afternoon as a result of injuries suffered early that morning in a head-on automobile collision near Barlow hill on the Pacific highway. The only person in either car seriously hurt, he died of a fractured skull.
Delbert, with his brothers Richard and Louis, was on his way to school in their light car. They turned out to pass a school bus, and collided with the car driven by Mac Mack, from Marionette, Wis., a recent arrival who is planning to locate in Oregon.
Heavy fog was blamed for the collision. It was claimed that the Hill boys had their car lights turned on but there were conflicting reports as to whether Mack's car lights were burning. Mack's car was not badly damaged but the Hill boys' machine was virtually demolished. The injured boy was given first aid and then rushed to the hospital here.
The three Hill boys were orphans, living with their uncle, Joe Hill, of the Canby vicinity. Their parents' home was at Swanton, Wis.
Funeral arrangements had not been announced Thursday night.
Oregon Statesman, [Salem, OR], October 30, 1936, page 1, column 2
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DELBERT HILL KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
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Attempting to pass a school bus Thursday morning when heavy fog obstructed his view ahead, Delbert Hill of Aurora, 16-year old Canby high school boy, was fatally injured southwest of Barlow when the car he was driving collided with a trailer drawn by a car owned by M. Mack of Wisconsin. The car swerved to one side of the road after striking the trailer, colliding with the school bus which was loaded with students enroute to Canby high school. None of the passengers were injured, however,
Because of heavy fog prevalent that morning young Hill did not see the approaching car and trailer going south on the highway until too late to prevent an accident. The young man sustained a fractured nose and upper jaw-bone and internal injury. He was taken to a hospital in Salem where he died soon after his arrival. His two brothers, Richard and Lewis Hill, were passengers in the car, but both escaped with only minor injury. The car was said to have been traveling at high speed when the crash came. Mrs. Mack was in the trailer at the time of the accident and her husband was driving the car ahead. The trailer was seriusly damaged, but the passenger escaped without injury. Mr. and Mrs. Mack were detained several days while repairs were made.
Delbert Hill, orphan, had been making his home with an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Joe King, at Aurora, for some time.
Funeral services were held at the Miller mortuary in Aurora Saturday afternoon and interment was in Hopewell cemetery. Many students of Canby high school attended the services.
Delbert Hill is survived by two brothers and his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. King, all living in Aurora.
Canby Herald, [Canby, OREGON], November 5, 1936, page 1, column 3
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Marion County Death Certificate 922 indicates
Father Pearle D Hill and
Mother Elizabeth King
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Delbert Hill, 16, freshman in the Canby high school, died in the Deaconess hospital here Thursday afternoon as a result of injuries suffered early that morning in a head-on automobile collision near Barlow hill on the Pacific highway. The only person in either car seriously hurt, he died of a fractured skull.
Delbert, with his brothers Richard and Louis, was on his way to school in their light car. They turned out to pass a school bus, and collided with the car driven by Mac Mack, from Marionette, Wis., a recent arrival who is planning to locate in Oregon.
Heavy fog was blamed for the collision. It was claimed that the Hill boys had their car lights turned on but there were conflicting reports as to whether Mack's car lights were burning. Mack's car was not badly damaged but the Hill boys' machine was virtually demolished. The injured boy was given first aid and then rushed to the hospital here.
The three Hill boys were orphans, living with their uncle, Joe Hill, of the Canby vicinity. Their parents' home was at Swanton, Wis.
Funeral arrangements had not been announced Thursday night.
Oregon Statesman, [Salem, OR], October 30, 1936, page 1, column 2
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DELBERT HILL KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
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Attempting to pass a school bus Thursday morning when heavy fog obstructed his view ahead, Delbert Hill of Aurora, 16-year old Canby high school boy, was fatally injured southwest of Barlow when the car he was driving collided with a trailer drawn by a car owned by M. Mack of Wisconsin. The car swerved to one side of the road after striking the trailer, colliding with the school bus which was loaded with students enroute to Canby high school. None of the passengers were injured, however,
Because of heavy fog prevalent that morning young Hill did not see the approaching car and trailer going south on the highway until too late to prevent an accident. The young man sustained a fractured nose and upper jaw-bone and internal injury. He was taken to a hospital in Salem where he died soon after his arrival. His two brothers, Richard and Lewis Hill, were passengers in the car, but both escaped with only minor injury. The car was said to have been traveling at high speed when the crash came. Mrs. Mack was in the trailer at the time of the accident and her husband was driving the car ahead. The trailer was seriusly damaged, but the passenger escaped without injury. Mr. and Mrs. Mack were detained several days while repairs were made.
Delbert Hill, orphan, had been making his home with an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Joe King, at Aurora, for some time.
Funeral services were held at the Miller mortuary in Aurora Saturday afternoon and interment was in Hopewell cemetery. Many students of Canby high school attended the services.
Delbert Hill is survived by two brothers and his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. King, all living in Aurora.
Canby Herald, [Canby, OREGON], November 5, 1936, page 1, column 3
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Marion County Death Certificate 922 indicates
Father Pearle D Hill and
Mother Elizabeth King
Boy Killed; Crash is Blamed on Fog--Delbert Hill, 16, Canby High Student Victim of Highway Smash
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Delbert Hill, 16, freshman in the Canby high school, died in the Deaconess hospital here Thursday afternoon as a result of injuries suffered early that morning in a head-on automobile collision near Barlow hill on the Pacific highway. The only person in either car seriously hurt, he died of a fractured skull.
Delbert, with his brothers Richard and Louis, was on his way to school in their light car. They turned out to pass a school bus, and collided with the car driven by Mac Mack, from Marionette, Wis., a recent arrival who is planning to locate in Oregon.
Heavy fog was blamed for the collision. It was claimed that the Hill boys had their car lights turned on but there were conflicting reports as to whether Mack's car lights were burning. Mack's car was not badly damaged but the Hill boys' machine was virtually demolished. The injured boy was given first aid and then rushed to the hospital here.
The three Hill boys were orphans, living with their uncle, Joe Hill, of the Canby vicinity. Their parents' home was at Swanton, Wis.
Funeral arrangements had not been announced Thursday night.
Oregon Statesman, [Salem, OR], October 30, 1936, page 1, column 2
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DELBERT HILL KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
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Attempting to pass a school bus Thursday morning when heavy fog obstructed his view ahead, Delbert Hill of Aurora, 16-year old Canby high school boy, was fatally injured southwest of Barlow when the car he was driving collided with a trailer drawn by a car owned by M. Mack of Wisconsin. The car swerved to one side of the road after striking the trailer, colliding with the school bus which was loaded with students enroute to Canby high school. None of the passengers were injured, however,
Because of heavy fog prevalent that morning young Hill did not see the approaching car and trailer going south on the highway until too late to prevent an accident. The young man sustained a fractured nose and upper jaw-bone and internal injury. He was taken to a hospital in Salem where he died soon after his arrival. His two brothers, Richard and Lewis Hill, were passengers in the car, but both escaped with only minor injury. The car was said to have been traveling at high speed when the crash came. Mrs. Mack was in the trailer at the time of the accident and her husband was driving the car ahead. The trailer was seriusly damaged, but the passenger escaped without injury. Mr. and Mrs. Mack were detained several days while repairs were made.
Delbert Hill, orphan, had been making his home with an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Joe King, at Aurora, for some time.
Funeral services were held at the Miller mortuary in Aurora Saturday afternoon and interment was in Hopewell cemetery. Many students of Canby high school attended the services.
Delbert Hill is survived by two brothers and his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. King, all living in Aurora.
Canby Herald, [Canby, OREGON], November 5, 1936, page 1, column 3
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Marion County Death Certificate 922 indicates
Father Pearle D Hill and
Mother Elizabeth King
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Delbert Hill, 16, freshman in the Canby high school, died in the Deaconess hospital here Thursday afternoon as a result of injuries suffered early that morning in a head-on automobile collision near Barlow hill on the Pacific highway. The only person in either car seriously hurt, he died of a fractured skull.
Delbert, with his brothers Richard and Louis, was on his way to school in their light car. They turned out to pass a school bus, and collided with the car driven by Mac Mack, from Marionette, Wis., a recent arrival who is planning to locate in Oregon.
Heavy fog was blamed for the collision. It was claimed that the Hill boys had their car lights turned on but there were conflicting reports as to whether Mack's car lights were burning. Mack's car was not badly damaged but the Hill boys' machine was virtually demolished. The injured boy was given first aid and then rushed to the hospital here.
The three Hill boys were orphans, living with their uncle, Joe Hill, of the Canby vicinity. Their parents' home was at Swanton, Wis.
Funeral arrangements had not been announced Thursday night.
Oregon Statesman, [Salem, OR], October 30, 1936, page 1, column 2
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DELBERT HILL KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
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Attempting to pass a school bus Thursday morning when heavy fog obstructed his view ahead, Delbert Hill of Aurora, 16-year old Canby high school boy, was fatally injured southwest of Barlow when the car he was driving collided with a trailer drawn by a car owned by M. Mack of Wisconsin. The car swerved to one side of the road after striking the trailer, colliding with the school bus which was loaded with students enroute to Canby high school. None of the passengers were injured, however,
Because of heavy fog prevalent that morning young Hill did not see the approaching car and trailer going south on the highway until too late to prevent an accident. The young man sustained a fractured nose and upper jaw-bone and internal injury. He was taken to a hospital in Salem where he died soon after his arrival. His two brothers, Richard and Lewis Hill, were passengers in the car, but both escaped with only minor injury. The car was said to have been traveling at high speed when the crash came. Mrs. Mack was in the trailer at the time of the accident and her husband was driving the car ahead. The trailer was seriusly damaged, but the passenger escaped without injury. Mr. and Mrs. Mack were detained several days while repairs were made.
Delbert Hill, orphan, had been making his home with an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Joe King, at Aurora, for some time.
Funeral services were held at the Miller mortuary in Aurora Saturday afternoon and interment was in Hopewell cemetery. Many students of Canby high school attended the services.
Delbert Hill is survived by two brothers and his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. King, all living in Aurora.
Canby Herald, [Canby, OREGON], November 5, 1936, page 1, column 3
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Marion County Death Certificate 922 indicates
Father Pearle D Hill and
Mother Elizabeth King
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