Posted on: El Dorado Co. Ca Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ca/ElDorado/10044 Surname: Powell, Mercer, Meeks, O'Hara, King ------------------------- I would like to find out some information about a car accident that occurred on January 15, 1945 "on Highway 50 above Merrymans" in El Dorado County, CA. Tipton Oscar Mercer was killed in that accident. His wife was named Barbara Drouin Mercer and she lived in Pollock Pines, CA. I would like to know if anyone can copy or obtain copies of the newspaper accounts of the accident and what newspapers were in existence in 1945 and covered El Dorado County, CA. Any help in finding out more information about this accident or Tipton Oscar Mercer or Barbara Drouin Mercer would be deeply appreciated.