Evening star., 1947-02-22
Weather
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crews, Mr.. Noyes said, and reserves
here dwindled.
The company said passage of the
emergency would be announced
promptly over the air and in the
newspapers.
No Serious Accidents.
For the most part, motorists kept
off the streets last night, and there
were no serious traffic accidents,
police reported.
The cold may have caused one
death during the night, however,
police said A colored woman, about
so, was found lying dead in the
snow in Judiciary Square this MORN
ing. She could not be identified
Immediately. Her body was taken
to the morgue.
Snow removal crews were strug
Cling to clear runways at National
Airport, where only one was in
service. 1t was thought the other
principal strips could be cleared by
the end of the day, officials said.
Service to the West and South
was operating normally, but no
flights to the North were expected
to be sent away until noon at the
earliest. 1t was explained La
Guardia Airport in New York still
was fighting to free itself of snow,
and operations there were at a
minimum.
Train Service Normal.
Boiling Field also had snow prob
lens and was handling only essen
tial flights. But two departures were
scheduled for today.
Train service was normal, and
intercity bus lines were running
regular schedules.
Drivers Freeing Cars.
Many motorists who had the day
off were using part of it to free their
cars from snow banks in which they
had become stuck during the c1ty'S
heaviest fall since March %, 1912.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton reported trouble calls were fall
ing off but still were numerous.
Yesterdays thaw and refreeze
turned snow to slush and then to
ice on many heavily Travelled streets,
and similar temperature conditions
today were expected to increase the
slippery hazard.
Excused from school yesterday
and due for regular days off today
and tomorrow, Washington area
children were reveling in a three
day coasting spree.
Shedding Areas Marked Off.
They are expected to return to
classes Monday. A total of 81 areas
have been blocked off by police for
Shedding, which will be permitted
until II pm.
Only one serious coasting mishap
was reported to police. William
Miller, 16, of 1413 Girard street NV.
struck a tree while shedding on a hill
near the Harvard street Zoo en-
trance last night. He was taken to
Garfield Hospital, where it was said
he had suffered a ruptured kidney.
The relatively small number OF
traffic mishaps reported consisted
principally of denting incidents As
drivers lost control of their cars on
slippery streets, police reported.
Three persons suffered cuts. and
bruises when taxicab and a pri-
vate car were in collision last night
at Howard road and Nichols avenue.
Police said the injured, all re-
leased after treatment, were Aubrey
N. johnson, 81, 5051 First street Sc,
the cab driver, and two passengers,
Capt. Harry Jones, 81, Army Air
Forces Base Unit, Washington Ma
tional Airport, and Miss Jane Com
fort, 25, 1903 Twenty-third street
Sc.
William A. Gaines, 81, of the 800
block of Milwaukee place Sc,
listed by police as operator of the
other vehicle, was charged with driv-
ing on the wrong side of the street,
police said.
Five more injuries caused by falls