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Margaret Mitchell hit by speading car....



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August 12, 1949

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College & Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, August 12, 1949

* Margaret Mitchell's death
* Author of Gone With the Wind
* Hit by speeding car - would die several days later


The front page of this issue has: "Speeding Car Hits Author", which is the account of Margaret Mitchell (Mrs.John Marsh - Peg Marsh) being struck by a speeding car while crossing the street. She would die a few days later without gaining consciousness. The article is continued on an inside page.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 10 pages, loose at the left spine, otherwise nice.

Category: The 20th Century