Evening star., 1941-04-07
Virginian and Wife
Killed in Collision
Near Woodbridge
Traffic Accidents Injure
Many in District and
Nearby Territory

n IolllolOil Oil " ~ 4iiSiA
way l at Woodbridge, Va, yester-
day took the lives of a man and his
wife and seriously injured the third
occupant of their car.
Arthur S. Russell 38, of Norfolk
Va, died in Alexandria Hospital and
| his wife was instantly killed, police
/ said, when the coupe in which they
were driving south on the Richmond
! highway was in collision with a
| heavy freight truck going in the op-
/ poSlte direction.
The force of the collision threw
both machines into a freight sta
ton of the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg & Potomac Railroad and the
Russells were pinned. in their car.
The accident occurred shortly after
pm. and Mr.. Russell died a few
minutes after his arrival in the
Alexandria hospital.
Passenger Is Injured.
Roderick Dawson, IT, described by
police as a son of Mrs. Russell by a
former marriage, suffered a frac-
/ tured leg in the accident and also
was taken to Alexandria Hospital,
where his condition was reported un-
/ determined
! State Policeman E. c. Trice listed
| S. E. Richardson of CheraW, S c.,
as driver of the truck. He said the
Russell car pulled out of the south
bound line of traffic in front of him.
When their car struck telephone
pole near -Four Corners, Md, yester-
day, five colored persons were in
! jured. They were taken to Mont
gomery County General Hospital at
Sandy Spring. None was seriously
hurt. Those hospitalized were James
Clifton, %, 1900 Corcoran street
NV; Paul Lee, 27, of River road:
Willena Stotts, %, Rockville; jamie
| Sewell. 81. Lincoln Park, and Lillian
Warren, 18, Potomac. The driver,
listed by Montgomery County police
as Daniel Jasper, 27, of Rockville
was not inquired and 3-year-old
Carlisle Armistead escaped with
minor cuts and bruises.
Woman Hit by Car.
Mrs Maude Holden, 68, of 1900
Nelson place Sc, is in serious con-
dition at Gallinger Hospital with
injuries received when she was
struck by an automobile at Nash
| place and Minnesota avenue Sc.
She was treated for fracture of the
| left leg. cuts, bruises and possible
concussion. Police reports listed
Gilbert L. Beavers, 81, of 1921 First
street NV, as driver of the car.
He was not held
Another pedestrian, Edward Le-
Force. 9, of 1000 Potomac avenue
Sc, was hit by an automobile in
the TOO block of Eighth street 81
He was treated at Casualty Hos
pital for head and face lacerations
| and released
Charles A. Scates, 5-year-old son
! of John E. Scates of 1853 F street
NE, was injured yesterday, accord
ing to police, when he wandered
out into the street from between
automobile. He was treated at Cas-
-ualty Hospital for a fractured skull
and lacerations to the scalp.
Pendleton Jones, Al, colored, of
4477 c street Sc was treated at
Casualty Hospital for lacerations of
the chin received when the auto
mobile in which he was riding as
a passenger collided with several
| parked cars in the 5000 block of
Benning road NE. Greenwood Mills,
At colored, of 2O32 Flagler place
NV, operator of the car, was
charged with reckless driving.
Albert G. Dobbs, 20, of Chevy
Chase, Md, was admitted to George
town Hospital in serious condi-
ton with possible skull fracture fol-
lowing an automobile accident at
Chevy Chase yesterday.