Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-03-22
Slippery Roads
Cause Many
Accidents

Six inches of snow over the
weekend brought icy highways
and several accidents as repor-
ted by the sheriff's department.
The auto driven by William L.
Tanksley, II Midland Rd., Men
tor, skidded into a ditch Friday
night on Rt. "A, 1000 feet south
of Stafford Rd. The vehicle was
damaged.
Skidding into a Wrecker at an
accident and then into a ditch
was the auto driven by Betti-
mae Jones, SO, Novelty, at 4:05
pm, Friday. on Fairmount Rd.
east of the county line. Tenders
and a door of the car were dam
aged. -...--. ..-
Front of the auto driven by
Richard Hart, 81, of 101l E. 145
St., Cleveland and door Of the
car operated by Edna aPekrue,
Al, Music St., Novelty, were
damaged in a collision. The &C.
cident was at AIS pm, Fri
day near Novelty postoffice.
The auto driven by William
Twiner, 81, of 1928 Lexington
Ave, Warren, left Rt. ST, two
miles west of Middlefield at
6 am, Sunday. The car hit
a ditch, then an embankment
and overturned.
A collision involving three au-
tos occurred on Rt. 43, 800 feet
north of Geauga Lake Rd., Sat-
urday. Drivers were Frank S.
Brown, 81, RD1 Kent; James
D. Holcomb, /, Florida ST.,
Geauga Lake and James P. Da-
Wis, IS, Shennston, w. Va. Front
Fronts of the Brown and Hal
comb autos were caved in and
entire left side of the Davis car
smashed. Catherine Brown, 43,
in the Brown auto suffered left
leg injuries.
Left side and top of the auto
operated by Olaf FurSeth, Sc,
of 1923 Winslow Rd., Shaker
Heights, were smashed when
the car left Rt. 422, three miles
east of Auburn Corners, at 1890
am, Sunday.
To avoid an oncoming car,
John J. BaligZ, 26, of GIT York
Pl., Fairport, SWerved his auto
on Rt. "A, two miles north of
Woodin Rd at 1905 am. Sun
day. The vehicle crashed into a
guard rail.
Chardon police reported two
accidents:
Minor damage resulted in a
collision of autos driven by JOY
ce Robertson, 27, Chardon Rd.,
Willoughby, and Harold Pinker-
ton, Rock Creek, at 2:20 pm,
Saturday on Main st.
Charles Houchen, 40, of 321
South St., suffered neck injuries
when the auto he was driving
was involved in a collision with
the car driven by Edward Sam
oner, 81, Bass Lake Rd., on Sou
tn st. at 6:15 pm, Friday.
An auto collision at 1924 pm.
Friday, at Rts. 306 and 81, in
volved cars driven by Clarence
Bergharber, As, Kiwanis Lake,
and Jack Ball, 46, Cedar Rd.,
Chester. Front of the Bergharber
auto was smashed. Ball suffer-
ed a severe head bump.
The auto driven by Richard
Sutcliffe, II, Taylor Rd., Clari-
don was demolished at 4:O5 pm.
Thursday. The car skidded on
a curve on Taylor Wells Rd. and
crashed into a ditch.
A three car accident on Rt.
"A, a mile north of Chardon at
3:45 pm. Wednesday, resulted
in minor damages. The sheriff's
department listed drivers as Or
lando Carona, %, of 405 Penn
sulvania Ave-, Cresson, Pa; AL
ex Hogya, 20, of 901 Hine Ave.
Painesville; and Charles Mills,
1851 Oakwood Blvd. Painesville.
On a Rt. A curve two miles
north of Chardon, at $50 pm.
Wednesday Elmer Phillips, AZ,
of 2278 Allard Ave, Crosse
Point, Mich, swerved his car
to avoid an oncoming vehicle.
The auto hit a utility pole. The
front was smashed.
Two cars were demolished in
a collision at the intersection
of Rt. 322 and Claridon-Troy Rd.
in Clardon Township at 1880
pm. Sunday according to Ge-
auga County sheriff's reports
John J. Moran 48, 467 Oak
land Dr., Lyndhurst, driver OF
one of the autos, is in fair"
condition at Marymount hospi-
tai, Cleveland. Moran suffered
broken nose and forhead lac
erations.
Howard Lawrence, At, Of
Thompson, driver of the other
auto received cuts on his arms
legs, back and forehead He
was treated at Narymount hos
initial and released