Evening star., 1941-10-01
; More Killed
By Traffic in
Capital Area
Toll Here Now 66;
Soldier Loses Life
Near Alexandria

Near Alexandra
The first Washington traffic fatal
ity of October and the 66th of the
year was recorded early today. In
addition a Fort Belvoir va soldier
died in the post hospital there after
being struck by an automobile while
attempting to cross U. S. Route l,
and Washington man was injured
fatally last night in an accident near
Wheaton, Md.
Judson Irving Kingman, 81, Of $50
Valley street, Maryland Park, Md,
employe of an automobile parts firm
was found unconscious shortly be-
fore midnight at the wheel of his
wrecked automobile at Forty-ninth
street and Central avenue NE,
police reported. The vehicle had
struck tree
Mr.. Kingman was taken to
Casualty Hospital. where he was
pronounced dead at 1929 am. 1t
was said at the hospital that he had
received severe leg and chest In
JulltS al lIlC VI DOLL
Accidental Death.
Police reported that Mr.. Kingman
apparently was alone in the car and
heading toward home when the
accident happened, No witnesses
could be found, they added.
Coroner A Magruder Macdonald
indicated he would issue a certificate
of accidental death. DR.. Macdonald
commented that he had been at
loss to explain the frequency of
accidents at the point. Although
the roadway curves. the bend is not
OF the sharpness usually considered
dangerous, he said
Police records revealed that two
other persons have met death there
since 1888 and at least 40 were
injured
The death of Mr.. Kingman came
less than half an hour after the
Capital had finished a month in
which 13 traffic fatalities occurred.
equaling the blacklist month in more
than four years.
Soldier Fatally Hurt.
Pvt. James F. Nowl, about 25. of
Shamokin, Pa, a soldier at Fort
Belvoir, died in the hospital there
early today of injuries suffered
when he was struck by car while
crossing the highway about six
miles south of Alexandria.
He was returning to the post from
Washington with a companion. &C
cording to Fort Belvoir officials,
when the accident occurred. Virginia
State Police we're investigating the
case, but no charges had been filed
against the driver of the car today.
Marshall Maria. "a, of the $500
block of Eleventh street NV. was
instantly killed when a truck on
which he was riding was sideswiped
by another truck on the Veirs Mill
road near Wheaton. Md last night.
His skull was fractured. according
to attendants at the Washington
Sanitarium. where he was taken by
the Silver Spring Rescue Squad.
hltS second Gar.
The truck in which Mr.. Maria
was riding was operated by James
w. Alexander, "a, colored, of the
300 block of P street NV. who was
not injured, according to Montgom-
cry County police The other truck
was driven by Morris R. Thomas, 81.
colored, of Rockville, police said. and
after the collision careened into a
coupe operated by Mrs. Hazel G.
Bagelman, 49, of ColeSville. who was
taken to the Washington Sanitarium
by the Kensington Rescue Squad
with head injuries. Her condition
was undetermined.
Relatives here were informed of
the deaths of three persons, one of
them Washingtonian. as a result
of traffic. accident near Salem.
N. j.. Monday night.
Mrs. Florence Dickerson. so. of
1920 Euclid street NV. and her
brother. Charles Ward. 46. of At
lantlc City, N. j., were killed in
stantly when a taxicab in which
they were passengers was in collision
with a truck. Fred House. 35. of
Landover Hills, Md. said to have
been driving the cab, died of his
injuries yesterday in a Salem hos
pital.
Mr.. Ward, veteran of the World
War, will be buried at 11:3O am.
Friday in Arlington National Gene
terry. Mrs. Dickerson will be buried
at 2 pm. Friday in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Relatives Live Here.
Mrs. DickerSon lived with her
mother Mrs. Emily Ward, and
sister. Mrs Emily Giles. She also
Is survived by two sons, Harry c..
Dickerson Of Washington and Edwin
M. Dickerson of Philadelphia; a
daughter, Mrs. H E. Lewis of Wash
ington, and another brother, Edwin
r. Ward of Philadelphia.
Russell Lewis, "a, of Croome
Station, Md, was in Casualty Hos
pital in a critical condition with
injuries to his back and possibly a
fractured skull as result of an
accident early today near his home
Prince Georges County police said
his car was in collision with a car
operated by William E. Crows. about
so, Of the HOO block of Sixth street
NE, and turned over twice before
crashing into a tree.
Henry Tatur, Sc, of 1912 Georgia
avenue NV, was knocked down by
an automobile as he attempted to
cross Georgia avenue near his home
early today, police reported. He was
admitted to Emergency Hospital for
treatment of a double compound
fracture of the right leg.
Samuel Leonard, 28, colored, 1922
Florida avenue NV, was admitted
to Casualty Hospital for treatment
OF internal injuries when he was hit
by an automobile last night on B