Evening star., 1944-03-13
Man, Woman Die
In Traffic Accidents;
Injuries Kill 7 Others
lnquests Slotted Today
Into Streetcor Death,
Automobile Crush

Two persons were fatally injured
in trafiic accidents yesterday, and
two others died from injuries re-
ceived several days ago, boosting
the city's toll for the year to is
deaths
Police said Miss Iona Banks, n,
OF 306 Sixteenth street NE, was
Killed yesterday afternoon when the
auto she was operating was In COLI
lision with an auto operated by
Elmer Johnson, 33. Of 1921 Twen-
tieth street NE. Miss Banks was
pronounced dead upon arrival at
Casualty Hospital.
Miss Helen Banks, 23, and Mrs,
Martha Grimm, 80, both Of the
Sixteenth street address, were seri.
ously injured In the same accident.
Helen Schlosser, 6, OF 3l4 Sixteenth
street NE, who was riding In the
same car with those injured, was
examined by DR.. Christopher H.
Murphy. deputy coroner. and dis.
charged with no apparent injuries.
In Critical Condition.
The younger Miss Banks was re-
moved to Gallinger Hospital where
her condition was said to be critical,
Hospital oficials reported she re.
ceived q possible skull fracture, ex-
tensive scalp injuries and multiple
abrasions to arms and legs. Mrs.
Grimm was admitted to Casualty
Hospital for observation and was
suffering from q possible concus-
sion.
An inquest will be held later.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
scheduled inquests today In the
deaths Of Daniel G.. Zimmerman,
4S, OF 3040h r street NV, and
Kirby Dovelle. II, Of 613s Georgia
avenue NV.
Mr.. Zimmerman was struck by a
Capital Transit bus In the 800 block
OF Eleventh street early yesterday
morning and died two hours later
at Emergency Hospital. Police said
he darted suddenly into the path
OF the bus, operated by En1erette H.
Sellers, 80, of 1149 Oates street
NE. and that he was not in the
crosswalk at the time.
Driver to Appear.
Mr.. Dovelle was injured last Fri
day night when the auto in which
he was riding failed to make a turn
at the dead end of Allison street
near Blagden avenue NV. and
crashed into q tree.
Joseph G. GLADDEN., 58, of 3l45
Mount Pleasant street NV, listed
by police as operator of the auto.
IVES ordered to appear at today's in
quest.
i Mrs. Cecilia Ryan, "A, of 1918
Sixteenth street NV, died early to-
day from injuries received when she
was struck by a streetcar last
Thursday in the $500 block Of Four
, teenth street NV. According to
police, Mrs, Ryan stepped Oh .. load
ing platform into the path OF q
streetcar operated !. by Benjamin
Fletcher. 81. Of l445 Park road NV.
Her skull was fractured. No inquest
has been scheduled in the case.
Crushed Between Autos.
Frederick M. Buckner, 80, COL
ored, Of 2038 Eighteenth street
NV. was in serious condition
today at Freedman's Hospital with
compound fractures of both legs and
lacerations to the face and body
received yesterday when crushed be-
tween two autos on Baltimore boule.
ward, near Laurel, Md. Police said
he was standing behind his auto
which was parked OF the highway,
when another car ploughed into
him. Driver Of the second automo-
bile was not Identified by police.
Sue Vincent, II, of 17O4 r street
NV, was admitted to Casualty
Hospital with hip and knee injuries
early today when the parked auto
in which she was sleeping was struck
by a truck operated by Miller Lee,
colored, 20, of Laurel, Md. Police
said the girl was asleep on the front
seat Of the parked car in the $500
block OF Bladensburg road NE.
Walter H. Littles, "a, colored, Of
1910 First street NE, and Dorothy
Beck, II, colored, of 436 Franklin
street NV, were treated at Freed
mans Hospital for injuries received
yesterday in an auto collision at
Fifth and p streets NV '.-