Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-18
; Killed and 7 Injured.
In Head-0n Car Crash
Near Fredericksburg

An Easter holiday outing turned
to tragedy when three persons
were killed yesterday in an auto
mobile accident near Fredericks-
burg, Va.
This was the worst of a series
Of automobile accidents over the
week end in Virginia in which two
other persons were killed.
The dead in the Fredericksburg
crash were 12-year-old jeanette
Creech, 1919 q street Sc, and
Eugene Elwood Kemper, "A. and
Mrs. Marjorie Coppage, age un-
known, both of Morrisville, Va.
-Four of Jeanette's relatives, in
GLIDING her father George Creech.
81, and three friends OF the family
were injured in the crash.
Three Critically Hurt.
Mr.. Creech. driver of the cal.
was reported in critical condition
today at Mary Washington Hos
pital. Fredericksburg. Also in
critical condition was his brother.
Paul Creech, As, of 531 Kennedy
street NV. Another brother,
Ralmer Creech. 70, of the @ street
address, was in fair condition.
Other occupants Of the Creech
car were Paul Creech's 4-year old
grandson, Paul Thompson, 1906
Columbia road NV. reported in
fair condition: Mrs. Della Mae
Whitehead. critical condition;
Ollie Ruffin, fair condition. and
Earl Horne. IS. fair condition.
The last three are from Wilson,
N. c.
Virginia State Police said the
Creech car and the car driven by
Mr.. Kemper collided head-on
when MIR. Kemper tried to pass
another car. Police said . third
car driven by John c. Parker, 1900
block North Thirty-third road.
Arlington. was unable to stop in
time to avoid running into the
wrecked cars. No one in the
Parker car was injured. however,
police said.
Crash on Route
The accident occurred on No. !
highway near the Austin Farms
Restaurant about two miles north
of Stafford Courthouse. The
Creech brothers had gone to
Wilson. N. c., Friday for an Easter
visit with their father, taking their
children with them. They were
returning home, bringing some
friends along.
Miss Helen Patricia Brown, 81
year -old University Of Maryland
student who lives at 58-F Crescent
road, Greenbelt. died yesterday at
Physicians Hospital, Warrenton.
from injuries suffered Saturday
night in an automobile accident.
Eight other persons were in
jured. including Miss Sylvia q.
Cary. "a, of Berwyn, Nd, who
was reported in critical condition
with q fractured skull.
Others injured In the accident.
which occurred on Lee highway
near Warrenton, were Miss Brown 8
sister. Miss Margaret Brown. 10,
Of the Greenbelt address; Joseph
Hendricks Bilbrey, ~. of POI
Princeton avenue. College Park;
Stuart Troy Haywood, ~, Of 1904
Hopkins avenue, College Park, and
Boyd Cary. IS. Of Berwyn, all In
one car. and Morris. B. Ennis, "a:
his brother, David Ennis, ~, both
Of 2105 Fourth street Sc, and
Allen Edmonds. 81, Of 5102 N street
Sc, who were in the other car.
All were reported in satisfactory
condition.
Police said the car driven by
Mr.. Bilbrey and the car driven by
David Ennis collided head-on.
All the occupants of the Bilbrey
car had been on picnic to Sky
line drive.
Was to Graduate i'm June.
Miss Helen Brown was to have
been graduated in June. She had
been an honor student for each
year she had attended the univer-
sity and was member of the
Mortar Board. highest woman's
honorary society. She was flut-
list with the university band and
orchestra and had played with
the Citizens Band of Alexandria.
A major in mathematics and
LOST.
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