The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-31
THREE KILLED
IN WEEKEND
AUTO M|SHAPS
Two Men and Boy Are VIC
Tins in Series of City
Accidents.
TOLL IS II FOR YEAR
Eight of Injured Persons
Are Children: Woman in
Critical Condition.

Dfdln o. MeTEll fidie, -, OF
CANDY. At st. Vincent's hospital to-
day raised Marion county weekend
traffic death toll to three and the
total since Jan. l 10 seventy-one.
An ll-year-old boy and 6l-year-
old man we're killed Sunday IN two
automobile accidents. one tragic
smashup which caused injury TO
twelve other persons, eight OF them
children
Hale died today in the hospital.
the result Of injuries suffered Satur-
day in a crash on Road 81. near
West Newton. Hale's car sideswiped
a truck driven by J. w Huff, Mar
tinsville. and both cars plunged into
ditch.
He suffered a brain conclusion
and fractured skull.
ChiIdren'S Lives PeriIed
The automobile Of VILLA m
Clemson. 2949 Euclid avenue. carry
ing himself, his wife.
and eleven children.
4 collided with another
car. driven by Parks
Crosley. 80, of Charles
ton. H.. at Emerson
avenue and Forty-sixtk street. Ray
mond Richard Clemens. IL. riding
on the running board of his fathers
car. suffered broken neck and died
instantly.
CI,arIae d trOilara,,ar cf OF DoTQ
West Michigan street, was killed
Sunday night when struck by a
taxicab as he was crossing West
street near Eleventh street. Seated
in a parked car. Mrs. Mary Volder-
auer. saw her husband run down
by the cab.
Sergeant Slarence II. Vint. Elev-
enth infantry. died Friday night. at
the Fort Harrison hospital of in
iuries suffered in an auto accident
near Lawrence last week. Funeral
services we're to be held today
Woman's Condition Critical
The Clemens family. with three
OF their eight childrenS playmates,
started for a swimming party at
Millersville in d-afternoon. Two
of the children were riding on the
running board
Both the Clemens car and eros
leys automobile were travelling
slowly. but neither driver sighted
the other until both cars were di-
rectly in the intersection, and the
crash was unavoidable.
Mrs. Clemens. 30. was injured
internally and her condition is seri-
Gus. Crosley suffered serious in
juries to his back. ana Mrs. Cros-
ley. 40, suffered bruised right arm
Parks CroSley Jr., H. was cut and
bruised. and his sister Marion
Crosley. 4. suffered a broken nose.
Riding in the Crosby car were Mr..
and Mrs. Clint SHELTON of Charles
ton. Shelton was unhurt. but his
wife suffered serious injuries Of the
head. back and arms.
Children Are Injured
OF the Clemens children. two,
Donald, 8. and Marian. 3. were not
injured. but the five others. Thomas.
10. William Jr.. II. Owen. 6. Betty.
4, and Catherine. 2. were cut and
bruised. Clemens was not injured.
The body OF Raymond was sent to
city morgue. but was TO be removed
- g
mortuary.
Riding with the Clemens family
were three other children. Sarah
Alice Elliott. Is. Of Dublin. Ind. who
was cut and bruised. and Harold
White. 8, OF 535 East New York
street. and Jack Elliott. l3. of 2935
Euclid avenue. both unhurt.
Jack Elliott had been urged bv
Raymond TO ride on the running
board with him. but refused. He
was firm in his refuSals TO 60 10
the hospital. but was taken in a
police car and then released after
examination.
joyful Family Reunion
He left for his home while his
parents were speeding 10 the hos
pital. Finding him gone. they
rushed back home and greeted him
with wide open arms.
Boy. you're never going SWIM
ming again. except when your dad S
driving the automobile said the
elder Elliott.
Nolderauer. foreman at the Ma
tIonal Malleable Castings Company
rad been called by his company
when fire started in a coal pile in
the plants yard Firemen asked for
laborers 10 shovel away the coal TO
expose the blaze.
With his wife. Volderauer started
10 round up laborers and had OBJ
tanned two men and was returning
10 his Car after calling a third when
struck BY the taxicab
City Resident for 50 Years
The cab was driven by George
Reeves. 81, Negro. s2l Yves, Twenty
fifth street. who said he I'D not see
Volderauer until he was in front
of the car. Reeves was ordered
held on a manslaughter charge.
Volderauer. resident IL Indian
s---.is city years had neen con-
nected with the castings plant for
forty-three years. He IS survived
by three brothers. John. Frank and
Rudolph. all OF IndianaI oils and
two sisters. Mrs. Justin Bennett and
Mrs. William Victor. both of Irdi-
annapolis. in addition TO the widow