The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-10-20
One Killed
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| Charles EStadt, y, son OF MI
and Mrs. Clem Estadt, who
escaped with only bump on
| the head.
All the above were occupants
of the Buckley car and were
| enroute to the Caldwell-Dresden
| football game at the time of the
accident.
They were removed to the
hospital in the Murphy ambul-
ance.
Condition Improves
The most severely injured was
Miss Estadt, whose condition
still remains serious in Mt
| Carmel hospital, although she
has rallied from the coma in
which she elapsed following the
wreck.
| Mrs. Estadt is remaining at
her bedside and reports each
evening from the hospital there
are very encouraging. The petite
student is now able to talk and
is resting much more comfort
ably.
Dismissed Home
/ Charlotte Buckley remained in
, the GAINESVILLE hospital over the
weekend and she was dismissed
to her home on Belford street,
Monday evening. Attending
physicians feared that she might
; have suffered a skull fracture
, but x-rays revealed only q slight
conclusion.
Miss Janet Buckley is also
improving at the hospital A
bone specialist was to be called
in this week for a more thorough
: examination of her fractures.
She was a Junior in the local
6 high school and member OF
the Caldwell Marching band.
Officials Investigate
The Cambridge state patrol
, and Sheriff Donald ConaWay
joined in the investigation of the
. | fatal accident.
1t disclosed that Hayes was
, driving on the wrong side of the
\ road at the time of the fata.
crash. There was evidence
officials said, that he had beer
y drinking.
Buckley, in attempting to aVoic
!. the head-on collision, sWerveC
his Buick sedan to the left O
the highway but the Hayes cal
4 struck his right back door anC
h fender. The front bumper of the
q Hayes car was said to have
:. locked to the rear bumper o
;, the Buckley vehicle.
4 Hayes was dead when Corone
v DR.. N. S. Reed arrived at tn,
scene for his investigation. The
# body was removed in the Estad
Il ambulance to the Murph.
&c funeral home.
L 1t is said that Hayes stopped
in Cumberland and inquired th'
= correct state route to Caldwell
k An attempt was made to ge
c Hayes to stop there for the nigh
+ but, it is said, that he insisted OF
= continuing the trip.
h Services Monday
# David Adam Hayes was borl
at Barlow, Oct. 25, 1897, the sol
of the late Robert and Emm
= Smith Hayes. He was Marie
=, 10 Freda Meeker, of Claringtor
route 2, but they were divorce,
. several years ago.
'i Surviving are one son and on
l. daughter, John D. Hayes an
Kayle Marie Hayes, both O
r. Clarington.
L One brother and three sister
n, also survive, including Williar
r. L. Hayes and Mrs. Alice Fore
ID man, Of Barlow, Mrs. Margare
s. Brooks, of Akron, and Mr.!
s. Florence Thornberry, of Vir
l. cent. Two sisters are deceased.
ig The body was removed fror
l. the Murphy funeral home l
10 Caldwell to the Doudna and Mt
Clure funeral home in Mariett;
S, Services were held from tn
l. Barlow Presbyterian church O
IL Monday afternoon at 20
d o'clock and interment made i
the church cemetery.
The auto victim had been en-
ployed in construction work i
a | Ashland by the c. F. Refogl
II, construction company but ha
er been laid off on Thursday, Oc
W l3. 1t is believed he was return
al ing to his former home in Wasl
I'd ington county at the time of tt
an | accident.