Evening star., 1939-10-16
-Four Killed,
Many Hurt in
Nearby Traffic
Washington Woman
Injured in Virginia
Accident .-

Injured IN Virginia
Accident
Four persons were killed and
more than score injured in traffic
accidents in nearby Maryland and
Virginia over the week end, while
one Washingtonian was injured in
an accident near Richmond, Va.
Roger Washington, 10, colored. of
. Marshville, Md, was killed when a
car in which he was riding with
Arthur Lanier, II. colored, crashed
into the bridge at Collington, Md,
yesterday. Lanier was charged with
manslaughter by Prince Georges
County police. Another passenger
in the car, James Carter, IA, of
Bowie, Md, was taken to Casualty
Hospital with cuts and bruises but
was not in a serious condition.
Russell Lee Jones, %, of Limeton.
Va, was instantly killed, and
Browning Henry, a. of Asbury. was
fatally injured yesterday when their
car struck culvert near Karo, Va.
MIR. Henry died several hours after
being brought to the hospital at
Front Royal. Va, according to the
Associated Press.
Harry Nesselrodt, 10, of Reming-
ton, Va, died today in a hospital at
Charlottesville of injuries received
In head-on collision yesterday near
Opal Crossroads, Va. Five others
injured in the crash were taken to
the Fauquier County Hospital by
the, Warrenton Rescue Squad. Miss
Jean Richter of Harrisburg, Pa, suf-
-fered serious cuts and possible in
ternal injuries. Police said she was
IN a car with Park P. Bierbower. 81,
OF, Washington and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Bierbower of Harrisburg. In
the other car were Allen Lee Um-
berger, Il, of Bealton, Va, and Mr..
Nesselrodt, the Associated Press re-
ported.
Three Women Injured.
The Branchvllle Md Rescue
Squad took Miss Naomi Peknezian,
35, of 1871 Rhode Island avenue
NV, Miss Peggy Duncan, 26, of
1903 Connecticut avenue NV. and
Miss Leila Fern, IS. of 3109 Russell
road, Alexandria, Va, to Casualty
Hospital from an accident near
Laurel Sanitorium. but their con-
dition was reported not serious.
The Associated Press reported
Miss Mary Hoepner, of Washington.
and Mrs. Howard Barrett, of Guam
tico, Va, were injured yesterday in
a collision near Hanover Courthouse.
Va, ;in which William E. Twitty,
about IS, of Warrenton, N. c., was
killed. They were involved in
three-car accident. Miss Hoepner.
suffering shock and cuts on the
head.--Was taken to a Richmond
hospital. soae ~-zp
Woman and Son Hurt.
Mrs. Thelma Willetts of 1868 S
street NV. and her son, Robert, T.,
were taken to the Fauquier County
Hospital from an accident on the.
Lee highway near Bull Run, Va
Her husband, Freeman Willetts, es-
capped with minor cuts.
Irwin Rhodes, IS, of Toms Brook,
Va, was in a hospital at Win
chester, Va, suffering from cuts
and bruises sustained when he was
struck by an automobile near there
yesterday. He is the son of the
late Rev. D. H. Rhodes, pioneer
Disciples of Christ preacher.
An automobile crash on Central
avenue near the Grain Highway in
nearby Maryland resulted in serious
injuries to two passengers in one of
the colliding cars.
Josephine Byers, 81, of 319 Rock
Creek Church road NV. was treated
at Sibley Hospital for severe cuts
on her throat and was admitted in
an undetermined condition. Sibley
doctors feared that Myra Adkins, 70,
of the same address, suffered bro
ken neck in addition to deep scalp
cuts.
The two women were riding in a
car driven police said, by Edward
c. Robertshaw, So, of the Rock
Greek Church road address, who
escaped with slight bruises on his
face. Occupants of the other ma
chine were not hurt.
Bicycle and Auto Collide.
Robert E. Norton, IA, of Sixth
street NE, received face injuries
when his bicycle collided with an
automobile in the 1900 block of
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. He was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Struck by an automobile while
playing in front of his home at 33l
Fifteenth street Sc, Earl Swain, 7,
colored, was admitted to Gallinger
Hospital with fractured leg and
head injuries.
Others less seriously injured in
local traffic accidents over the week
end include Clarendon E. Oliver, SO,
of 1912 E street S.E.; Claude D. Leach,
SO. of 1708 Gales street NE; Thomas
B. Markey, rs, of 926 Twenty third
street NV; Louigi Capomiti, SIS, of
$40 Eighth street NE; James
Duckett, 18, colored, Bowie, Md;
Fred J. Miller, 60, of 905h Fifth
street NV; Julius Marcus, At, col
ored, 81 E street S.W.; Harriet
Thompson, 80, colored, 1000 block of
Brookville road, Chevy Chase, Md.
and Alice Latney, 18, colored, 1881
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