Accidents Across Weekend Hurt Drivers in Maryland
Several weekend crashes in Maryland left three people slightly injured near Huyetts Crossroads and others treated at the county hospital. Charles E. Lewis of Baltimore drove the westbound car that sideswiped a Mayflower cab near Hagerstown, striking a guard rail and a tree. Clarence L. Peters of Hagerstown was driving the taxi, with Lewis treated for facial cuts. Additional injuries involved Robert P. O Brien of Baltimore, Eugene Nine, and Thomas Whisner, all treated after a guard-rail skid on Route 48.
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Baltimore
Hagerstown
Clyde Tucker
Charles E. Lewis
Lewis
Clarence L. Peters
East Washington Street
Tucker
Huyetts Crossroads
Leister Isanogle
Robert P. O’brien
Eugene Nine
Thomas Whisner
Left turn collision reported with no injuries
Trooper Richard Garvey said Jonn M. Pereschuk of Clear Spring Route Two, driver of the truck, was making a left turn off the highway. Gene Edward Repp, also of Clear Spring Route Two, was listed as the auto driver on Fairview Mountain Saturday night with no injuries reported.
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Fairview Mountain
Richard Garvey
Jonn M. Pereschuk
Clear Spring
Two Arrested For Shooting Cracker New Year Eve
Two youths were arrested and charged with setting off firecrackers on New Years Eve. David Lee Shindle, 16, of 23 West Wilson Boulevard, and Herbert Hoover, Hagerstown Route One, a sailor home on leave, must post 26.45 collateral. Shindle was nabbed by Captain Jesse Brown downtown about 11 PM. Hoover by Patrolmen Harold Kline and Grayson Wigfield about midnight.
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David Lee Shindle
West Wilson Boulevard
Herbert Hoover
Hagerstown
Shindle
Jesse Brown
Three Men Hurt In Auto Crash At Hancock
Three Hancock men were injured, two critically, when a speeding 1940 Ford rammed a parked truck and struck a stone wall on Route 40 near Hancock in late 1949. Driver Leroy Youngblood, 25, faced charges for exceeding 70 mph. Walter Hensley and Leroy Keefer were hospitalized with severe injuries.
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Hancock
Walter Hensley
Washington County Hospital
Leroy Keefer
Leroy C. Youngblood
Richard Garvey
Youngblond
Cnd
Garvey
Route 40
Fancock
Easeliie
Vernon Coffman
Hancnck
Dtl
Acme
Howard Muffin
Four Marylanders Die In New Year Weekend Crashes
Four Marylanders including a socially prominent Baltimore polo player died in New Year weekend traffic crashes. Leroy Keefer, 29, of Baltimore, died when his car rammed a streetcar on York Road after visiting friends in Baltimore County. Samuel A. Mellett, 18, of Scaggsville, perished en route to hospital after an accident on Sandy Spring Road. Clifford A. Smith, 42, of Woodsboro, was killed when his car was struck by a train near Le Gare. G Tyler Smith Jr., 23, and Virgil B Manuel, 41, also died in separate incidents earlier in the week on the Washington Boulevard and other locales.
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Leroy Keefer
Baltimore
York Road
Baltimore County
Smith
Elkridge-Harford
Racquet and Tennis Club
New York
Oyster i Harbors Club
Cape Cod
Samuel A. Mellett
Scaggsville
Sandy Spring Road
Laurel
Mean
Clifford A. Smith
Woodsboro
Frederick County
le Gare
G. Tyler Smith, Jr
Weather In 1949 County Was Warm, Wet, And Unsettled
Bridgeport station reports above normal rainfall and milder winter, with 1949 seeing 123 rainy days and 24 snow traces. Temperatures swung from 100 to below zero, yearly precipitation around 41.57 inches, vs 44.73 inches in 1948, overshadowed by a July cloudburst. December 1948 was moist and warm, while early 1949 began mild then rain increased. Coal deposits of over 1 billion tons found in San Juan Basin noted by USGS.
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Paul Oswald
Bridgeport
Prlahht
Morever
Mercury
Bridseeport
Oswald
Washington
New York
WWF
Vine Nercury
Sanday
Melow
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Beltsville
Washington Boulevard
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