Milford chronicle., 1939-01-20
STORM CAUSES TWO
DEATHS, MANY MISHAPS
tcontlnueo from tirst gAsel

up in Delaware Breakwater at Lewes
} wind velocity of rs miles an hour.
J The storm ended for Delaware ant
many other sections OF the nation
and almost spring-like spell of warn
weather. Snow brought out an army
of sledders and skiers.
All roads in the state were open
Dangerous intersections were being
cindered by highway crews and q
feet of &c snow plOws rolled out oven
New Castle County roads and high
ways down state.
Several Minor Accidents
Minor accidents due TO skidding
occurred throughout the storm.
Legs Crashed
The Rev. Mr.. Stewart, who is also
an instructor in Selbyville Negro
school, suffered internal injuries and
the fracture OF both legs when his
car crashed as he was driving to
school last Friday morning.
One leg was amputated at Beebe
! Hospital. but he died at s o'clock last
/ Friday night.
Mrs. Gregg suffered Il laceratiOn of
the lip and sprained ankle. and her
daughter suffered bruises when "A car
driven by Paul Gregg skidded into a
truck he was passing on the Middle
town Glasgow Road.
Gregg and Thomas Courtney. 80. of
Milford, driver of the truck. were
arrested by state police on charges
of assault and battery.
Car Bursts In Flames
Mrs. Baldwin and Viola Helm were
reported in fair condition in Delaware
Hospital. Wilmington. Their wreck
cd machine burst into flames at
lIare's Corner shortly after the two
women had been taken from il.
Mrs. Baldwin suffered a disloCated
hip, possible ir-ctured prlVis. and
!acrraliunS. and the Helm woman,
passenger with her. injuries Ia the
back.
GOdsey. police said. crashed into
The rear OF the Baldwin car, driven
by Frank Baldwin, who was uniinrt.
G0dsey was trca, I'd at Delaware Hos
pital for decorations Uf the face and
held under $500 bail by Magistrate
Davis oI New CaStlr on = charge of
reckless driving
Skull Ma. Be- Fractured
,.a.carri Moore Was held Tor oh
Sc trtalion in Homeopathic Hospital
whiln her Younger sister and mother
were released after tr, r,atmrnt III th"
crash uf their machine with Il truck .
last Friday at South Iieald Street
and DUPONT Boulevard.
The girl Suffered possible frac-
ture of the skull. while her sister and
mother suffered decorations and her
father. the Rev. James T. Moore OF
Newark. was uniniure1. I
julius Haley of High Point. y g.. !
truck driver. Was held under 5000 .
bail by Magistrate Davis charged
with reckless drivin"
Mrs. Rirsterfeid was reported in
fair condition at Homeopathic ii0spi- .
lal. She suffered laccratiOns of the
left hand broken tooth. and shock .
in the three way crash last Friday ON
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue at Tower Road. I.
Mrs. Lingo. assistant postmaster /
at Frankford. was only Slightly in
iurcd when h.r machine overturned !
near MillsborO.
Layton Hart of RrhOhoth Beach
ESCAPED injury when his ear turned
over on the glazed highway near
Rehoboth Beach and Sheriff ]. Ed
ward Suthard of I.cwes was unhurt
when his automobile skidded into a
ditch on the Lewes-G Georgetown road /
Drivers and passengers suffered (
only minor injuries in three accl- ,
derts near fredericksburg. jerome F.
Framptnn and his wife struck iele-
phone pole: the machine OF William
Sell overturned near Williamsburg,
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Masten OF
pelwar escaped when their car upset
At fredericksburg.
Two to three inches of snow blank
p;ed sections of lower Delaware on
Tuesday to again add To highway
pcri's. The storm seemed 10 center
in the Southeastern part Of Sussex
County. reaching as far north as Mil
ford and stopping. \ very light fal!
being recorded by Weatherman {.
J. Holzmreller at that point.
Early Wednesday morning Della
ware was visited by another heavy
snow storm which seemed to center
in the vicinity Of Dover.