The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-07
Cincinnati Scores in Crucial World Series Contest
Joy Wilcox One
of Victims
of Crash
Many Badly Hurt
in Other Week
End Mishaps

Traffic jammed highways result
ed in three deaths. an unusually
large number OF Injuries and dam
age to automobiles in Washtenaw
County over the week end.
Dead: Joy Wilcox, 10. 946 E. Mich.
igan Ave, this city.
Mrs. Laura May Title. "a, Hayes
Hotel. Jackson
Charles r. Staplin, 10, Route l,
Willis.
Injured: Harold o. Perkins. Ss.
Charlotte; Earl Fred Dunn. 213
River St. Ypsilanti; Earl Knicker-
booker, 81, Manchester; Mr.. and
Mrs. Loren Mills and Mrs. Luella
Mills. Detroit; Mrs. Carry Wood and
Miss Jean Dinsmore, Jackson: Mrs.
Ernest Dixon and Miss Mary Dixon,
Detroit; Miss Florence Price, Jack
son; Sims Moses, Detroit; Mrs.
Forest Clore and Mrs. Rita Clore,
Jackson.
The three fatalities occurred in
head-on collision on US-112 near
Spencer Rd. about 2 a. m. Sunday
when cars driven by Mr.. Staplin and
Mr.. Perkins came together. Mr..
Staplin and his companion. Miss
Wilcox. were killed almost instant
ly, as was Mrs. Title, who was rid
ing with Mr.. Perkins.
Mr.. Dunn OF this city, who was
also with Mr.. Staplin and Miss
Wilcox, remains at Boyer Memorial
Hospital suffering from severe
head injury. dislocated shoulders.
and injury to right leg. Mr.. Per
kins' right leg is broken and he
also has a head injury.
Funeral Wednesday
Because there were no witnesses
to the accident and the two still
alive are too Ill to be questioned.
state police can only surmise what
happened. Position OF the car when
found, however, indicates that Stap-
/ lin, who was driving west, may
have crossed the yellow line to the
south side of the highway where
his car crashed into the east bound
Perkins vehicle.
Miss Wilcox was the daughter OF
Walter w. and Leona Ehle Wilcox,
this city. Her grandparents. also
living in Ypsilanti, were Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Ehle She was born
Apr. II. 1927. She was a student in
the eighth grade of Roosevelt
School. She is survived by two sis
tiers. Joan, II, and Jean. 16. and a
] brother. Max, IS, all at home.
The remains were taken to the
home this morning. where friends
may call until the funeral services
at St. John Roman Catholic Church
Wednesday morning at o'clock.
Burial will be made in Sheridan,
/ Mich, 16 miles from Ionia.
Rosary will be said Tuesday eve
ming at s o'clock at the Wilcox
home.
Lived Near Wills
Mr. Staplin lived at 10075 Totey
Road, Willis, coming with his fam.
lily from Port Huron. He was born
Jan. II. 1922. in that city His par.
ents were Clifford and Jennie Pow
ley Staplin.
He is survived by his parents.
his sisters, Joyce Elizabeth and
Eva Marie and a brother, Marvin
Glenn. his grandmothers, Mrs. Ida
Powley. Deckerville. and Mrs. Eva
Staplin, Wichita, Kan.
Funeral services will be Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock In the Church
of the Assembly Of God. Rev. George
Moore officiating. Until O'Clock
Tuesday friends may call at the
Geer Funeral Home. Burial will be
made in Alban Cemetery beside his
brother who died of infantile par
alysis six weeks ago.
Mrs. Title, who was employed at
a jackson clothing store. will be
buried from the Desnoyers Funeral
Home il that city. O.
Cars Pile UP
Several cars piled up In an I'M
usual crash on Jackson Rd. Sunday
evening when car driven by
James Peltier. 10, Ann Arbor,
crashed into the rear OF another
car, driver unknown. which had
stopped on the pavement near Chel-
sea.
! Peltier's car was thrown across
the highway. and was struck by
third. Other cars crashed head-on
in attempting to avoid the damaged
cars, and soon tied up traffic for
miles in each direction. The driver
Of the first car. is being by
state police.
Injured in the series OF crashes
were Loren Mills, Detroit, whose
nose was broken and face cut;
Mrs. Loren Mills, who was badly
cut; Mrs. Luella Mills. many Of
whose teeth were knocked out or
broken. The three were taken to
] St Joseph's Mercy Hospital. Ann
Arbor. Also badly cut were Mrs.
Wood and Miss Dinsmore, Jackson,
who were taken to Foote Hospital
[ there. They were riding with
Lewis Krone OF that city. Mrs.
/ Woods son.
Other drivers whose cars were
badly damaged in the accidents
were Lewis r. Schilling. Chicago;
Wilbur Lohr. Maybee. Jay Hagen,
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