Arkansas State press., 1951-12-28
FREAK SQUEAkS OF 1851


Well, take il from the National Safety Councl-youre
right!
The Council has just completed roundup of odd
accidents reports some mighty queer eongson
The field of freak squeaks
dog who's hot rod driver "a fish that caught fish
ei1an an airpane that crashed red traffic light horse
and wagon that coided with saboat garden rake that
shot the rakerthese and many other dizzy dongs indicate
that things have been slightly screwy in 1851
The pooeh who pinned to drive hot rod riding in
truck with his MASTER William c. Hollis of Denver Mr. Hollis
drove through Topeka Kansas prudent pace the dog stir
red mpaenty reached and planted heavy paw on the
aeceerato The truck eaped forward went out of control
ded with Four persons injured The dog
hasn't driven since
Speaking of dogs they say news when man bites one
lhen II must be hot stuff indeed when fish catches fisher
man. But it happened in Edwardsburg Mich AS David Quinn
f was ice fishing he suddenly let out yelp Hanging
his leg for dear life fourpound pickere took Quinn
aad two friends several pry the fish loose It had
eapeed at Quinn as he had hauled up through the
Police in Miami Fla. seeing all kinds of traffic
on busy L. s. Highway during the tourist But
they were startled when Robert Simmons, Dayton Ohio
landed his arpane the highway August afternoon roll
ed hrough red traffic light and nudged truck before he
stopped Simmons had been forced by arburetor trouble
Nobody was hurt. No traffic ticket
In Chicago saboa got the wrong tack and coided
with horse and wagon driven by Randolph Johnson
nautical pilot who found himself at sea when confront
ed by boat travelling along busy trailer Dam
age to the boat was $500 The land suffered
ties
shot as he finished his rang But Lincoln Stewart of Column
bus, Ohio really He was rakng trash in dunn when
the rake struck DISCHARGED bullet in he trash Stewart
was shot in the ankle
And all Of who have greeted new dav bv grooming
feel like I've been run by roller get first
hand report on the feeling from yearold Stanley VIII
oughby of Portland Ore who actually underwent the exper
ente Fascinated by threeon roller Stanley grabbed to
pipe at its back and walked along rolled Suddenly the
roller backed up knocked Stanley pesed over his lees
ana MP and mbedded him neatly into the hot soft asphalt
He was injured only slightly.
Hailed into when his auto sdeswiped another car
Joseph Sylvester 76 of Loganpo Ind he had been
suffering from hangover But it was ice hangover
your honor he told the Judge much cream that
cut loose with big burp and lost control of my car
Every direct mail advertiser yearns out copy that
nacks the recipient right in the eye achieve ii so
literally the writer of letter addressed Policeman Joseph
Green of the Chicago traffic detail The envelope was blown off
the top of filing cabinet by electric fan and hit Green
squarely in the eye, sending him to the hospital
This is going to hurt me than it hurts you, said
Ellsworth B. Wilson, of Ms1awaka, Ind, he started to
spank his l0yearod 1t did During spanking Wilson
knocked over lamp suffered head to the
hospital The boy'r injuries visible
To Skeptce who believe chivay dead here is note of
comfort; Cab Driver James Deeds of Des Mones gave up
his seat for adyand did the hard way Helping fair
passenger unload big sack of groceries from his cab Deeds
backed into passing felt a draft looked up in time to
see he seat of his pants disappearing the street on the
door handle Of the offending auto.
and in Boston Hrs Catherine Meenan was injured in an
automobile accident she her second floor apartment
IN the street below had struck pedestrian Knocked off
his Shoe hurled 2o feet through the open window of Mrs
Mcenans living IT ht ht the head nfcnp SCALP
wounds
I' Gomcneur g. s., Sterling Tat beat out Harold Muir
ply in hot Republican primary for town clerk A few
weeks later Taits car hit Murpha dog TAFT stopped t. r
NeSgate The dog bt him Murphy rushed TAFT to the hospital
On the way he had TO stop suddenly that Ta head banged
against the windshield hard enough sbater the g An
hour later Murphys dog died Republicans TAFT and Mrphy
shook hands agreed the New Deal must be the blame for
ALL
Every year few lucky people fantastic falls In
1881 the champion freak squeak faer woyearod Tom
my Pava, of New York City Tommy fell Is stories G2O feet
from window his apartment landed some shrbberv and
escaped with broken thigh and assorted cuts and bnps
And in Richmond, Ind Seepeack James Swootan went
to the hospital with injuries suffered when he felnot from
StCepe but off bar stool.
In Cincinnati, Clayton Busch's struck by two
trains travelling in opposite directions He was left standing on
The tracks steering wheel in hand suffering only from cuts and
bruises complicated by acute amazemen
Driving along highway Ford Wayne Ind Mr. and
Mrs James Gibson of that city having one of those
prghty little chats husbands and sometimes have about
the husbands driving habits Mrs Gibson ended the discussion
b, ,ripyt ~, Enye The