Evening star., 1947-05-12
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Death Of Girl, ,
In nAutoAcciidenf
Raises Toll 10 80
Police Hold Driver;
Four Others Killed
In Nearby Mishups

In Ne0rDy MlSnoPS
The Districts 1s47 tranic death
toll stood at 30 today with the death
OF a 7-year-old girl after she was
struck by an automobile In the 1900
block on West Virginia avenue yes-I
terday. Last years toll for the same
period was II.
The girl was Lucille McAllister,
colored, 1918 Central place NE.
Four other persons were killed in
the Washington area over the
week end. They were:
Hosie Courtney, q, of 7424 Wis.,
consin avenue, Bethesda.
William Hicks, 43, colored, 1918
Braxton place, HyattsviIle.
Robert Gray, 10, colored, Mount
Harmony, Md.
orrin J. Shew. 20, Springfield,
N. j.
Girl Dies in Hospital
The McAllister child died at 9:50I
O'Clock last night in Casualty Hos
pital, and the driver Of the auto
mobile which struck her five hours
earlier was charged with failing tol
yield the right of way to a pedes-I
trian. He was held for action Of the
coroner.
Police said the girl was crossing
West Virginia avenue when hit.
The automobile was driven by War
ren G. Webb, IS, of isis Twenty
eighth street NV, police reported.
Mr.. Courtney was killed early
yesterday when a taxicab in which
he was passenger ran of the
Washington Baltimore boulevard at|
Beltsville onto the Baltimore al
Ohio Railroad tracks and snapped
off telegraph pole, according tol
State police. State Trooper Earl
Grifith reported Mr.. Courtney died
when the pole crashed on the cab.
Two in Hospital.
Two of the other four occupants
|of the taxi still were in Prince
Georges General Hospital, Cheverly,
today. The driver, James L. Day,
%, of 4813 Auburn avenue, Bethesda,
was in fair condition with brain
injuries and numerous decorations.
John Robert Turner, 10, of 4509
Walsh street, Chevy Chase, Md,
was in fair condition with spinal
cord injuries.
Charles Russell Beavers, %, of
1852 Cordell street, Bethesda, was
treated at the hospital and released
and Paul Francis Downs, %, 908
Maple avenue, Rockville, was res
leased after treatment at Leland
Memorial Hospital, Riverdale.
Mr.. Hicks body was found on
Largo road, about 2 miles north of
Upper Marlboro, yesterday. It is
believed he was the victim Of hit
and-run driver, Prince Georges
County police said. They said a
stolen truck was found abandoned
in field about 100 feet from the
body but persons who noticed the
truck Saturday night did not see the
body. DR.. James I. Boyd. county
coroner, was to perform an autopsy
today.
Drivers Bond $1,000.
State Trooper Stewart D. Gibson
of the Waldorf substation said the
Gray youth was struck by an auto
mobile driven by William Hugh Nc
Kenney, 46, Forestville, Md, about
2 am. yesterday on Route 260 In
Calvert County.
Trooper Gibson, according to the
Associated Press, said Mr.. McKen-
ney reported the accident at the
station about 10 am. He was charg-
ed with manslaughter and failure
to stop after an accident, police said.
His bond was set at $1,000. A hear
ing was scheduled for Friday in
Trial Magistrates Court at Prince
Frederick.
Mr.. Shew died yesterday in Ar
lington Hospital from injuries re-
ceived Saturday when his motor
cycle struck stone wall at Lee
highway and North Stafford street.
Arlington police said the accident
occurred when he failed to make
the turn. His injuries included q
skull fracture, cuts and bruises and
shock.
Miss Eleanor Sabol, "a, of 1921
Adams Mill road NV, was injured
this morning when she was struck
by an automobile on Connecticut
avenue, north of Cathedral avenue
NV. near the Zoo entrance. She
was treated at Emergency Hospital
for fractured left arm and null
tiple bruises.
Driver Not Held.
Police said Miss Sabol was run
ming across the street against the
traffic light. The driver, who was
not held, was listed as Lawrence P.
Silvia. %, of 112 Third street NE.
Struck while they stood on the
sidewalk at North Carolina avenue
and Tenth street NE. by an auto
mobile spinning from a collision at
the intersection, Mrs. Edna Edval-
son, 80, of 815 East Capital street,
and her son, Terry, were In Casualty
Hospital today.
Police said car, driven by Pres
ton A. Blundon, Al, of 4101 Jefferson
street, Hytattsville, was travelling
south on Tenth street when it col
lided with a car on North Carolina
avenue, driven by Helen v. Smith,
81, of 1923 East Capitol street. The
Blundon auto, they said, spun around
after the crash and ran onto the
Sidewalk.
Mrs. Edvalson was treated for
possible back injuries and the boy
| for possible internal and head in
juries.
Annual Bouquet Slated
IBy Dunborton Council