The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04
Six Injured In
Accidents On
County Highways

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Six persons were injured in
accidents on the Jackson County
highways Saturday.
In a head-on smash up on the
highway between Pascagoula and
Gautier, four persons were hurt,
one seriously, at $50 a. m. De-
eupying an east bound automo-
bile, Mr. and Mrs. William Wal
drop, Richmond Reece and Miss
Virginia Johnson of Biloxi all suf-
fered injuries and were taken to
the Jackson County hospital by
Fails ambulance.
A honey-mooning couple, mar
ried about a week, were hurt
when the motorcycle ON which
they were travelling toward Pas
cagoula struck a colt near Hur-
ley Saturday. They were Mr.. and
Mrs. Tucker of Laurel who were
en- route to Paseagoula to visit
relatives.
Mrs. Waldrop was the most Sc
riously injured in the automo-
bile crash and the attending ply
stefan said she suffered severe and
extensive decorations of the scalp,
a broken arm, fractured kneecap,
amputated finger of the right
hand, fractured finger and a
gouging cut of the leg. Her con-
dition was said to be fair.
Mr.. Waldrop, who was said to
be the driver of the automobile in
which he and his party we're tray.
cling, suffered injuries about the
head and face and a fractured
knee Richmand Reeee, who was
discharged Wednesday, suffered
decorations about the face and
had a piece of flesh torn from
his leg. Miss Johnson was
treated for minor injuries and dis
rhafgeo sunday.
The driver of the west-bound
Ear, H. F. Johnson, was said to oe
Ininjured.
The motorcycle accident result
er in Tucker receiving severe
laceration of the face. He was
discharged Tuesday. His bride
received treatment for minor cuts
md bruises, according to the To-
al doctor who attended them.
Victims Recover
With new accidents sending adj
iitional patients to the hospital,
ictims of an accident on the
ascagoula Gautier highway
iune Is were only released from
he Jackson County hospital this
week.
Maurice Mooty of Kreole was
sufficiently recovered to return
70 his home Wednesday after hav-
ng been hospitalized since the
Academic in which the automobile
IN which he was riding went into
.he water ON the side of the high
way.
He and his wife and guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamar Marlborough
of Arkansas, were riding on the
highway about 8:24 p. m. when
an automobile driven by Oliver
Hunnings apparently attempted
to pass the Mooty car but when
he saw an approaching vehicle
he cut back in behind the Mooty
car. striking it in the rear and
sending it off the highway into
the water, according to Highway
Patrolman w. G. Gray, investi-
eating officer.
Occupants of the car narrowly
escaped drowning and were saved
by MIR. Marlborough who succeed
ed in opening q back door through
which he dragged the women to
safety and then returning. res
cued Mr.. Mooty from the front
seat. Mrs. Mooty was driving the
car at the time of the accident
but the force of the collision
flung her into the back. Mrs. Da-
Wis suffered severe cuts on the
arms. Mr.. Mooty's long INNER
sion in the water resulted in his
subsequent illness and longer hos
pitalization. Others suffered only
cuts and bruises.
Hunnings was charged with
reckless driving to which charge
he pleaded guilty before Justice
of the Peace Kate Denny and
paid his fine of $40 and costs.
Miss Lucille BoSarge, passenger
in the Hunnings car, was released
from the hospital where she was
under treatment for injuries to the
jaw and cuts.
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