Evening star., 1949-10-10
Nurse Killed,
Another Injured
In AutoCrash
Car Fails to Make
Curve, Overturns
Near CIurksviIIe

Near CIurksvIlle
A Providence Hospital anes-
thetist was killed early today when
an automobile she was driving
failed to make a curve on Route
20, half a mile south OF Clarks-
vile, Nd, and overturned. A
companion was injured.
Maryland State police said Miss
Elizabeth Mary Osborne, 26, Of
the 2400 block of S street Sc,
died instantly in the Howard
County crash. Her friend, Mrs
Evelyn N. Brightwell. 38, also an
anesthetist at Providence, was ad-
mitted to Montgomery County
General Hospital, Silver Spring.
with undetermined injuries.
Miss Osborne was the fourth
area resident to die over the
week end as a result of accidents.
Shared Apartment Here.
Miss Osborne and Mrs. Bright
we'll shared an apartment at the
S street address for about three
months, according to an agent
for the development. Both we're
employed at Providence since
June 8.
The apartment spokesman said
he understood that both women
had taken courses in anesthetics
at Johns Hopkins University in
Baltimore and had come to this
area from Texas and Arizona.
The hospital reported that Miss
Osborne's home was in Tucson,
Ariz. Mrs. Brightwell is from Kan
sas City, Mo. Both had served in
the Army as nurses before coming
to this area, the hospital said.
The others were Henry Arnold,
Ct, a farmer of Fort Foote, Md;
Harry S. Hall. IS, of Fredericks-
burg, Va, who maintained a law
Office in Washington, and Lish
Myers. 81. of 106 Fiftieth Street
NE, who died as the result of
injuries received June 18.
Mr.. Arnold was fatally injured
early yesterday while standing
between two parked automobiles
on Livingston road. just outside
the District in Prince Georges
County
Prince Georges County police
said Mr.. Arnold and Emmett
Huntt, 47, of 5621 Oxon Hill road,
Oxon Hill. had just left an inn
and walked between the parked
automobiles toward Mr.. Arnold's
truck,
Police said that at that time a
car driven by George White. 80.
colored. of Port Tobacco. Md,
plunged off the road into one of
the parked cars, ramming 1t
against the other and crushing
Mr.. Arnold. Mr.. Hunt was grazed.
Driver Faces Charges.
The Oxon Hill Rescue Squad
took the injured men to Casualty
Hospital. Mr.. Arnold died few
hours later. Mr.. HUNT was treated
but did not have to be admitted.
Charges of manslaugher and
reckless driving were placed
against White. He was released in
$700 bond pending police court
hearing Friday in Upper Marlboro.
District autopsies were sched-
led in the deaths of Mr.. Hall and
Mr.. Myers.
Mr.. Hall who had practiced law
here for many years, died yester-
day from injuries he received when
he was struck by a bus while cross
ing New York avenue at Thir-
teenth street N. w. Friday.
He shared a law Office in the
Munsey Building with his partner,
Attorney j. c. Trimble. He was a
native of Knoxville, Tenn, and a
graduate of the University of
Tennessee. He came to Washing
ton as the secretary of the late
Senator John K. Shields, Demo-
crat of Tennessee.
Inquest Set Tomorrow.
Police charged the driver of the
bus, Hugh N. Hanger. "a. of 237
Fourteenth street NE, with fail
ing to yield the right of way to
pedestrian. He will appear at the
inquest, which probably will be
scheduled for tomorrow.
Mr.. Halls death was the SD
traffic fatality of the year for the
District. On the same date last
year SO persons had been killed in
traffic accidents. Traffic deaths
last year totaled ST.
Mr.. Myers died yesterday at
Mount Alto Hospital.
Physicians at the hospital said
he died of a stroke. However, he
had been hospitalized as a result
of injuries received on June 10
when he was struck by an auto
mobile.
Police said Mr.. Myers was struck
as he stood on a loading platform
in the 1900 block of Wisconsin
avenue NV. Driver of the car
was identified as Carl Edward
Studds, %, of 3509 Nimitz road,
Kensington, Md. He was charged
with leaving after colliding, driv-
ing on the wrong side of the
street, driving over safety zone
and unreasonable speed.
Motorcylist Injured.
In an accident yesterday. the
driver of a motorcycle was sent
to Casualty Hospital in undeter-
mined condition with severe head
injuries. The injured man, Lloyd