Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-26

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Fred S. Summer, Al, United
States immigration border patrol
man, and his 14-year-old daughter,
May, lost their lives late Thursday
afternoon in a head-on automobile
collision with an oil truck west
of Yuma. Mrs. Anita Sumner, 81,
the patrolmans wife, and her IT.
year-old sister, Marie Ida Ramos,
were seriously injured in the ac-
cident. Sumner died Of a fractur-
ed skull a few moments after he
was taken to a Yuma hospital;
the child died within an hour,
also of a fractured skull
Dorothy DanzeH, 22-year-old
San Diego girl, died in Yuma hos
pital Thursday night as result
of back injuries received in an
accident June 13, while she was
en- route to Yuma to marry John
v. Orsini, 24-year-old sailor at
tached to the Naval Air station
at the coast city. Orsini is in the
naval hospital and his condition
is SO serious that he has not been
informed of his sweetheart's death.
Bob Vindinola, 10, of Ell Centro,
was arrested by California High
way patrolmen after the accident
in which Alvarez was fatally in
iured He is held for investiga-
ton. Captain Frank Oswalt and
Lewis Mitchell Of. the California
highway patrol were summoned to
the scene.
There were seven Mexicans rid
ing in the truck driven by Vindi-
nola when it struck the bridge
over the BraWley Main canal two
miles south of the north end clty
tore out five approaches TO the
structure, hurled down an en-
bankmenJ and overturned. Jec
Domingo, 27, of Brawley, is in 8
serious condition in the county
hospital. His left leg was almost
severed as a result Of the crash
Lily Lucero, %, and Carmen Rom
ero. both of Ell Centre, were slight
ly injured. Mary Velasquez, See
ley; and David ESpinoSa, who was
riding in the front seat with tht
driver, escaped injury. The party
was said to be returning to then
homes after spending the evening
in a Brawley saloon.
The accident costing the lives
of Sumner and his daughter &C.
Cured when an oil truck driver
by G. r. Pender of Yuma, attempt
ed TO turn into Springer service
station, investigating officers said
Sumner apparently made a deS'
perate effort to avoid the colliSlof
but the two vehicles met head Oh
Herbert Gerrish of the Immigra'
ton border patrol and John Mead
oWs of the California Highway pa
troll were summoned to the scene
Sumner worked out of the E
Centric immigration office but wa
stationed at Yuma. He had beer
in the service since 1929. He il
survived by his wife and three
children. The children are sale
to be living with a former wifi
in San Diego.
tunerdl arrangements nave HO
been made as yet.
Boxes Slaughtered"
Seven mail boxes were 'Slaugh'
tered" in a freak accident at the
10 foot drop east of Calexict
Thursday night. No one was in
! jured.
A car driven by Hues Hollendor'
of Holtville struck an automobile
driven by Carl Blair, 36, Of Yuma
left the highway, struck a post
moved down the mail boxes anC
overturned in the sand.
Calexico police were said to have
taken the car keys from Hollen
dere and told him to drive hi
car again Thursday night. Dor
Wells, California Highway patrol
man, said Hollendore had another
set and proceeded to start fol
home. The accident occurred af'
ter he had travelled four and one
| half miles,