Newspaper; The Milton
Eagle Milton-Freewater,
Umatilla County,
Oregon Clayton
Guy and Aurene
The Milton
EagleThursday, February 19, 1932
Two Die in Wreck on
Oregon Trail HighwayGuy Clayton, aged 49, and his niece, Aurene Clayton, aged 12 years, both of
Echo, met almost instant death Saturday evening on the old
Oregon Trail at the eastern edge of
Rieth When the Clayton car left the road and went over the bluff, landing on the jagged rocks below. Three other girls suffered injuries. The party was on the way to
Pendleton to attend a show. It is believed that Mr. Clayton was blinded by the lights of a passing car, causing him to lose control.