The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-08

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The dead are Raymond Tomsek,
30, and Walter Texter, 25, soldiers
at Fort Harrison; Mrs. Leila Hold
son, &c. of 2237 Bloyd avenue,
widowed mother of six
children, and Hayden
40 Perry, 80, of 1884 North
r. Sherman drive.
The seriously injured
both having skull frac-
lures, are James Fegerty, 25, an
other soldier, and Richard Lee
White, 3, of 4015 West Twenty
eighth street.
Tomsek was killed almost in
stantly when an automobile in
which he was passenger over
turned on state road 81 at Shade
land avenue. The car was driven
by Texter, and besides Tomsek, the
passengers were Fegerty and Cor
poral Herbert Witherell, %. Tex
ter died today
Texter, witnesses said. started to
pass two cars but traffic coming
toward him causes him to attempt
to stop. The car turned over three
times, smashing a utility pole.
Cars Collide Head On
Head-on collision at Thirtieth and
California streets caused the death
of Perry and injury to the White
boy. Perry was driving one car
and the other was driven by Clar-
ence F. Haymaker, 40, Of lis West
Nineteenth street.
The child wBs riding in the Perry
car. Mrs. Perry and another pas
senger, Mrs. Irene Edwards, 1928
North Sherman drive, were injured
slightly. Mr.. and Mrs Paul
White, parents of the child, were
not hurt.
Haymaker was unhurt, but five
occupants of his automobile were
injured slightly. They were his wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Buchanan, 851
North Beville avenue; Cyrus Hay
maker, 2035 North Meridian street,
and John Haymaker, lis West
Nineteenth street.
Perry had been employed five
years as installer by the Indiana
Bell Telephone Company. He
leaves his widow, Mrs. Leonard
Perry; his father, N. B. Perry, and
two half brothers, Homer and
woodrow Perry, all of Portland,
Tenn.
Funeral services will be held at 2
Tuesday afternoon at the home.
Burial will be in Washington Park
cemetery.
Driver of Car FIees
Mrs. Hodson, sole support of three
Of her six children was injured ia
tally while walking at Roosevelt
avenue and Gale street, en- route to
a restaurant where she was en-
ployed as a cook.
She was struck by an automo-
bile which plunged over a curb. The
driver fled, but later police ar
rested Claude Adams, SO, r. r. IL,
Box 57-B, after Guy Stafford, 2271
Adams street, said he had loaned
his automobile to Adams. Charges
of involuntary manSlaughter, failure
to stop after an accident and va
grancy have been filed against him.
According to police, Adams, who
has criminal record, has admitted
he was driving the death car, but
was too drunk to realize what hap
pened.
Mrs. Hodson's children are Fred
erick D., Is, who is married; Will
liam Leon, II, a worker in the re-
forestation employment campaign,
stationed at FIT Knox KY; Mrs.
Rosemary Williams, IA; Robert, 10
Betty 8, and Jean, 7.
William Hodson, grandfather of
the children, will take the three
youngest into his home.
Funeral services will be held at
the Calvary Baptist church Wednes-
day afternoon. Burial will be in
Memorial Park cemetery.
Elmer Somer, Al, of 544 Tomlinson
street, incurred broken arm when
his automobile collided in the 100
block, North Tibbs avenue, with a
car driven by Evan Inman, 429 West
Eleventh street.
Slight injuries were suffered bv
Mrs. Pearl Seton, 81, of 1449 Wood
lawn avenue, and Mrs. Serena
Roney, Al, Speedway City, when an
automobile driven by John Seton.
30, colllded at Laurel and Orange
streets with one driven by Charles
Myers, 81, $50 South keystone ave
nue..
While attempting to right one of
the cars which was overturned. pa
trolman James Owens suffered sew
ering of four tendons in his right
wrist, cut when a windshield was
broken.
Broken ankle was suffered nv
Dewey Gibson, "a, of 314 North
Hamilton avenue. when he was
pinned against the brick wall of q
garage at his home after his auto
mobile, on which he was working
slipped from jacks.
Cut and Bruised
Cuts and bruises were incurred nv
Elnora Hansen, II of 1901 West
Twenty-SiXth street, as a result of
collision OF an automobile driven
by her father, Christopher Hansen.
and one driven by Steve Hoogatt.
Negro, 5000 Sunset avenue. at Cap
ltol avenue and Thirtieth street.
Hansen was arrested on charges
OF diSregarded a traffic signel, no
license plates, and drunkenness.
In other accidents the following
incurred minor injuries.
Milton Manual, ?, of 1853 South
keystone avenue; Samuel Grant.
AZ, of 600 Union street: Mrs. Rose
Clark. 40, of 445 North keystone
avenue; Tony Proki, "a, of 21Ol East
Garfield drive, and Miss Nellie
Schmidt, 10, of 1922 Jones street.
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