Evening star., 1936-12-19
THREE ARE KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
HERE AND NEARBY
Two Sisters and Man, IT,
Die InstantIy-5 Other
Mishaps Serious. j.
MANY CRASHES CAUSED
BY SLIPPERY STREETS
Washington's Traffic Toll Hits "a
as Car Collides With Parked
Five.Ton Truck.

Two sisters and 77-year-old man
were instantly killed In traffic acci-
dents In Washington and nearby
Maryland last night.
Five other serious mishaps were re-
corded during the night and early to-
day, while numerous minor crashes
were reported due to slippery streets.
The siSters-Mrs. Florence v. Keeler,
AZ, and Miss Mae L. Strosnider, 27,
both Of Beltsville, Md.-were instantly
killed when struck by car as they
crossed the Washington Baltimore
Boulevard at Beltsville.
Car Crashes Into Truck.
The third dead person is Matthew
Cook. 1899 Benning road northeast.
His automobile crashed into a parked
flve-ton truck in the $500 block of
Bladensburg road northeast.
Cooks death brought the traffic IA
tality toll here for this year to "a.
Mrs. Keeler and her younger sister
were dead when witnesses reached
them.
Harry Hardingham, 81, Laurel, Md,
driver of the automobile. was released
under $1,000 bond by Justice of the
Peace George Phillips pending an in
quest tentatively set for December 80.
Mrs. Keeler's husband, William Keeler,
is proprietor of a garage The family
came to Beltsville last September.
The two women are survived by
three sisters. Mrs. J. r. McDermott,
1912 Nichols avenue southeast; Mrs.
T. L. johnson and Miss Ann Strosnider,
both Of Strasburg, Va. and two
brothers. Ralph Strosnider. also of
Strasburg, and William Strosnider Of
Rockville. Md.
Cook was pronounced dead on ar
rival at Casualty Hospital Police said
the truck was parked abreast Of an
other commercial vehicle. Occupants
of both trucks. Elmer w. Alestock,
colored, 20, 1920 Carrollburg place
southwest. and Marley johnson. %.
colored, TIC Third street southwest.
were held by police for the coroner.
Possible skull fracture and severe
lacerations were suffered by Philip
Long, 18. 223 Fourteenth street SOUTH
east, when his automobile hit tele-
phone pole in the 5000 block of Ala
bama avenue southeast early today.
Casualty Hospital physicians said his
condition was serious. A companion,
Martin A. Demph, 19, Of IS Fourteenth
street northeast, refused treatment for
minor injuries.
Eighty -year-oh John Boyle. 800
Eighteenth street northwest. was in a
critical condition in Casualty Hospital
after he was struck by an automobile
at Eighteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue. He suffered possible internal
injuries. shock, cuts and bruises. Ed
win Lafetra. SO, Of 1912 Macomb street.
was operating the automobile, police
said.
Woman Seriously Hurt.
Mrs. Volucia Guppy, As, Of 1916
Thirty-seventh street, Mount Rainier,
Md, was seriously hurt when struck
by a car at Thirty third street and
Rhode Island avenue last night. She
was treated for fracture Of both legs
and brain conclusion at Casualty Hos
pital. Mount Rainier police charged
the driver, Mrs Amber o. Snellings of
28l5 Twenty-sixth street northeast,
with a technical offense Of reckless
driving.
Lulu Balm, 8, OF 954 New York ave-
nue. was critically injured this morning
when an automobile operated by her
father, Eugene r. Balm, and truck
collided on the ice-covered Lee High
way near Fairfax, Va.
The girl was tossed out Of door OF
the car. At Emergency Hospital she
was said to be suffering from severe
shock and numerous decorations and
perhaps a skull fracture.
Fairfax County police said Bains
machine skidded on the ice and
crashed into the truck, operated by
Clarence z. Brooks, IS, 200 block Of
Fifth street southeast, Washington.
No charge was placed against either
driver.
Chest injuries and brain conclusion
we're suffered by William D. Jarvis.
73, colored, 1882 r street. when his
automobile collided with q street car
at Eighth and L streets northeast.
Police said the motorman was Willard
F. Marshall. "a. 1855 Eleventh street.
Jarvis was treated at home. a pas
senger on the street car, William r.
Zirkle. IS, 432 Shepherd street. was
treated for a sprained back at Casu-
atty Hospital.