Evening star., 1947-05-31

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Howard Cud- a8@a
more, 81. OF Fort william Blankenship.
Washington, Md.
Glen G. Davis, 20, of 73s quebec
place NV.
Body Is Recovered.
The body of Mr.. Kinder was re-
covered about 8 pm. yesterday from
the channel in the Potomac River
after he had been reported missing
from the boat.
His disappearance was not dis
covered until about an hour earlier
when his wife came aboard the boat
to see him before it sailed. Boat
officials had assumed that MIR. Kind
er was at home. Police were called
Immediately. They began dragging
operations as soon as the boat left
the slip where it anchors.
A night watchman at the boat
said he had heard a splash about
2 am. yesterday, but paid no at
tention to it. Other men said Mr..
Kinder had been in the habit of
sleeping on the deck and might have
rolled into the water.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said today he was investigating.
2 Drown at North Beach.
The Blankenship youth and Mr..
Cudmore were drowned near North
Beach, Md, in a tragedy which be-
gan with the loss of an oar from
the boat which they occupied with
a third youth.
Young Blankenship and Mr.. Cud-
more were in boat in Chesapeake
Bay about mile off shore with
George William Sullivan. Mr.. Sui
livan and Mr.. Cudmore were
brothers-in-law Of young Blanken-
ship.
State Trooper Walter H. Wall,
who investigated, told the Associ-
ated Press that young Blankenship
jumped into the water to recover
the oar. When he was unable to
get back to the boat, Mr.. Cudmore
went to his aid. Both went down.
After jumping into the water in
an unsuccessful effort to save his
companions. Mr.. Sullivan got back
into the boat and managed to make
shore, using the remaining oar.
Victim Was Veteran.
The Blankenship youth attended
Bell Vocational School. Mr.. Cud-
more, veteran Of 33 months serv-
ice in the Navy, was a salesman for
the Acacia Mutual Life Insurance
Co., and before the war worked for
The Star IN the pressroor1, his
family said.
The bodies of the two men had
not been recovered this morning.
Mr.. Davis, 20-year-old former
Marine who was considered good
swimmer by his friends, drowned
in the South River near Annapolis.
He had gone to the South Rivers
Edgewater Beach with friends.
Policeman William L. Walters of the
Anne Arundle County force, who in
vestigated, said Mr.. Davis jumped
from boat to go for a swim. He
sank without sound a short time
later, the policeman was told. His
body also has not been recovered.
Two Women Hurt in Crash.
Two women were injured early
today in a collision between cars
being driven by two soldiers at
Twenty third and M streets NV.
Police said Mrs. Ruth Russell, "a,
of 2131 o street NV, was taken to
Emergency Hospital with frac-
tured collarbone and a possibly
fractured shoulder.
Miss Vennia Zsedenzi, 26, of the
same address, received minor in
Juries and was released after treat
ment at Emergency.
Both were riding in car driven
by 1t. Earl L. Hughes, %, of Walter
Reed Hospital, who was charged by
police with failing to slow down at
an intersection The driver of the
other car was Staff Sergt. Warren
c. Van Dyke, "a, of Andrews Field.
who was charged with failing to
give full time and attention to driy-
ing.
Child, 4, Seriously Injured.
Wllboram A. Gillis, 4, colored. of
232 w street NV. is In a serious
condition with skull fracture in
Freedmen'S Hospital as the result
OF an accident in front of his home
yesterday.
Police said he ran from between
two cars and was struck by an auto
mobile operated by William w. Pat
ton, 81, of Fort Meade, Md. The
soldier was not held, police said.
William Davis, "a, colored, of 44o
street NV, received a possible
Skull fracture shortly after noon
yesterday when he was struck by an
automobile police said was driven
by William H. Stanley, 72, colored,
3778 Hayes street NE. The accident
occurred as Mr.. Davis stepped from
the curb in the 100 block of H street
NV. He was admitted to Casualty
Hospital.
Carl Phillip Herring, 4, of 100
Ceoar street, Takoma Park, Md,
was struck by an automobile yes
terday as he crossed Good Hope
road, Q mile south of Spencerville,
Silver Spring police reported. He
was admitted to Montgomery County
General Hospital, Sandy Spring, suf- !
fering brain concussion. The boy
still was unconscious early today.
hospital attendants said. Police said
the driver was Carl j. Wagner, Bur-
louisville, who was charged with
reckless driving and summoned for