Evening star., 1951-06-28

Is Others in D. c. Area
Injured in Traffic
Ten persons were injured II
Washington-area traffic accident.
yesterday.
Two Marines, George Vacha. 10
stationed at the Navy Receiving
1Station, and Denis Manuel. 81. ol
Henderson Hall. Arlington. were
injured when they were struck b.
| a car as they stood at a bus stor
on Columbia pike near the Nav,
Annex last night. Arlington police
said.
MIR. Vacha, who suffered broker
bones, and Mr.. Manuel, with cuts
were treated at Arlington Hospita
and then transferred to the
Bethesda Naval Hospital.
Arlington Policeman James r
Mullins quoted the driver Of the
car, william c. Acquard, %, al
saying he did not know what
caused him to lose control Of his
automobile and crash into the
bus stop. He was charged witt
reckless driving. A hearing ir
Arlington County Court was sci
for Monday.
Multiple Car Collision.
Gertrude Pollack, 81. of 1401
Tuckerman street NV, a passen-
ger in a car driven by Anna Kekst
Is. a school teacher of 1901 Chan
lcey place, Mount Rainier, Md.
suffered cuts yesterday in a multi
pie collision during the evening
rush hour at Sixteenth street and
Kalmia road NV.
Police said an automobile driver
by Frank NJ. Dunsmore, "a, of 21A
A street NE, collided with the
car Of Cuvier A. Metzler, 81, o1
69l Rollingwood drive. Chevy
Chase, Md. Mr.. Dunsmore's car
going east on Kalmia road, swung
left after the impact. bounced of
the Kekst car and careened into
Ia Capital Transit bus standing
lat the intersection. The in
jured woman was treated at Wal
ter Reed Hospital and released. A
Corporation Counsel's hearing was
set for July 8.
In another rush-hour accident
Margaret c. Magrogan, 46, OF
Clinton, Md. suffered possible
spine and neck injuries when her
car, stopped suddenly by traffic,
was struck from behind by an
Arnold Lines bus at Sixteenth and
K streets NV, according to po-
lice. The bus was operated by
Leroy Wine. 20, of 1915 North
Taylor street, Arlington.
Young Girl Injured.
Barbara A. Edwards. 6, colored
of 1908 Third street Sc, suffered
possible fractures Of the right leg
and wrist at about 3:15 pm. yes
terday. Police said she ran
from between parked cars neal
her home and was hit by an auto
mobile driven by John S. keenan,,
80, of 1000 Powhatan road, Hy-
attsville. Md. No charges were
brought against Mr.. keenan,.
Police reported Ruth A. Conoyer
SO, Of 2514 Fourteenth street NV,
was the victim Of q hit-and run
motor scooter operator near her
home. She suffered cuts and
bruises. Police were on the look
out for the operator, described
as 16 or II years old. %
John Gibson, II. of 228 O'Neal
court S.W., suffered q fractured
left leg when he was struck by
an automobile as he crossed Shir-
ley highway at the south end of
Highway Bridge. Joe Gregorio
26. Of the TOO block Of First street
NV, was charged with reckless
driving and released in $500 bond
for a hearing July 26.
Mrs. Maggie Thompson. "a, who
refused to give police her address
other than the vicinity of Twenty
first street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV, was taken to Emer-
lgency Hospital with head injuries
latter she was hit by a Thomp-
sons Dairy truck at Fourteenth
and G streets NV. yesterday.
Police said the truck was driven
by Jerome Needel, SO, Of the 500
block Of Nicholson street NV.
The woman later was moved to
|Gallinger Hospital, where she was
reported in good condition today.
Truck Driver Injured.
In Bethesda. the driver and a
15-year-old passenger in q 2h-
ton truck carrying 200 bags of
cement were injured yesterday
when the brakes failed on a steep
hill at Howard avenue and Cedar
street, in the Parkwood subdivi-
sion.
Treated at Suburban Hospital
and then transferred to Mount
Alto Hospital was Floyd M. Payne
colored. 80, the driver. Mr.. Payne
who lives at COL Lamont street
NV, suffered a fractured right
leg.
With him in the truck was Ber-
|nard Conan, Is. colored. Of 1893
Anacostia parkway Sc. He was
treated for wrist cuts at Suburban
and released.
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