Evening star., 1946-01-28

IN Traffic Accidents
And Falls on Ice
Fourteen persons were injured in
traffic accidents and falls on ice in
the Washington area over the week
end.
Mrs. Hilda Wooster. 43-year -old
Doctors Hospital nurse, of 2115
Pennsylvania avenue NV, is in
serious condition at the hospital
with compound fracture of the
right leg. Police reported she was
struck by an automobile early yes
terday at Nineteenth and K streets
NV. Furman C. Jones, 80. colored
cab driver, of 1916 Riggs street NV,
was arrested on the scene on
charges of failing to report an ac-
cident and possession of an open
whisky bottle, police said.
Jones was rendering first aid
when police arrived and described
himself as passer-by, but police
took him into custody, they said,
when piece of radio support was
found near, Mrs. Wooster which
matched broken support on his
vehicle.
Police said Jones confessed to hit
ting the woman after a six-hour
quiz. He was released in $505 bond,
police reported 9i : 't'5!G ~ )
Woman, "a, Hit by Auto.
An 84-year-ol woman, Janet
Num-, Is E street NV, was struck
in the 100 block of B street NE. yes
terday afternoon by an automobile
operated by Richard w. Cooper, 80,
of 1901 Eighteenth street NE, ac-
cording to police. The victim is in
undetermined condition at Casualty
Hospital with scalp lacerations and
contusions of the head.
Mrs. Fay Weiss, As, Of 81 Riggs
road NE. was admitted to Emer-
gency Hospital for treatment of
injuries received when a car in
which she was riding was involved
in a collision with another auto
mobile at Thild and Emerson
streets NV. She was treated for
a lacerated scalp, fractured ribs and
a shoulder injury. Police said
drivers of the cars were John
Di Janni. 80, of Greenbelt, Md,
and Morris M. Katzin, 81, of 1926
Rock Greek Church road NE.
Patrick j. Murphy, So, of the
1000 block of I street NV. suffered
lacerated scalp and possible in
ternal injuries when he was struck
by streetcar at a loading plat
form at Eighteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. yester-
day.
Taxicab Hits Stone Wall.
Mrs. Bertha Rafell, 40, of 2408
Downing street NE, was treated for
facial injuries and released from
Sibley Hospital after a taxicab in
which she was riding struck a
stone wall in the 5000 block of
Harewood road NE.
Two boys were injured Saturday
night when a two wheeled motor
scooter they were riding was struck
by an automobile at Connecticut
avenue and Kensington parkway,
Chevy Chase, police said. Suburban
Hospital, Bethesd 1, reported George
Brown, II, of yhe first block OF
Warfield street Kensington, is in
critical condition and James Hahn,
8. Of IT, first block of Concord
street, Kensington, is in fair con-
dition. The. Brown boy, who is suf-
fering from shock, abrasions and a
fractured right leg, has been given
three blood transfusions. Mont
gomery County police listed Edward
M. Davidson, jr., Of Chevy Chase
View, Md, as driver of the car.
Robert L. Cashen, jr., 10, of 1000
North Kentucky street, Arlington,
was treated at Arlington Hospital
today for cuts on the right arm and
shock suffered when he was struck
by car in front of his home.
Arlington police recorded nine ac-
cidents over the week end resulting
from the snow and icy streets. AL
Of them were slight, they said.
Two women were injured when the
car in which they were passengers
skidded and overturned on the
Mount Vernon boulevard about 8
miles below Alexandria early yester-
day.
Mrs. Mildred Mcbride, 80, Of 561O
Colorado avenue NV, received a
fractured wrist and was admitted to
Alexandria Hospital. Irene Wesson
80, of % Fairhaven street, Alexan-
dria, was treated for minor injuries
and released. The driver of the car
John j. Mcbride of the Colorado
avenue address, was uninjured.
Four persons were injured in falls
on the ice, including Molly Jones,
Is, Of 2001 Kalorarna road NV, who
slipped and fell on the rink at
Chevy Chase Ice Palace yesterday.
Police said Freida Minkoff, 10, OF
1431 G street NE, fell at Grant
Circle yesterday and was treated for
minor injuries at Garfield Hospital
George Key. 40, of 1851 Irving street
NV, suffered a sprained wrist, po-
lice reported, when he fell at
Eleventh and Irving streets NV
yesterday. Margaret Daniels, 40, OF
the 800 block OF Eighteenth street
NV. was treated at Emergency Hos
pital for injuries received in q fall.