The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., March 20, 1942, page 1

TROUT LAKE MAN KILLED MONDAY WHEN TRUCK UPSETS
Accident occurred in Portland. Brother driving truck.
Funeral today at Trout Lake.

     Fred Elmer, 49, of Trout Lake, Washington, was injured fatally Monday night when the light delivery truck in which he was riding upset and rolled over five times on N.E. Sandy boulevard near 138th avenue, reported Tuesday's Oregonian.          According to the information given, Deputy Sheriffs Virgil Weckert and Ronald Callbeck, the truck was driven by the victim's brother, William A. Elmer, of route 2, Troutdale.
     Edwin Mann, York Hotel, who was traveling in the same direction, told officers the truck driver attempted to pass his machine then abruptly swung back, the delivery vehicle upsetting and rolling over a number of times before halting on the opposite side of the highway.
     Fred Elmer was taken to Portland sanitarium but was dead on arrival there.
     The funeral will be held this Friday afternoon at the Trout Lake presbyterian church. Deceased is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Elmer, of Trout Lake; a daughter, Mrs. Lorraine Hill, of White Salmon, four brothers and four sisters.

The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., March 20, 1942, page 1

TROUT LAKE MAN IS KILLED IN PORTLAND

     Fred Elmer, 49, of Trout Lake, was fatally injured Monday night in Portland when the light delivery truck in which he was riding upset and rolled over five times.
     The truck was driven by the victim's brother, William A. Elmer of Troutdale, Ore. The truck had attempted to pass another machine then abruptly swung back, upsetting and rolling over a number of times before halting on the opposite side of the highway.
     Mr. Elmer was taken to the Portland Sanitarium but was dead on arrival. His brother was held for investigation by the district attorney's office.

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