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Weather Continues
Major Wreck Cause
Charles Harrison Jenkins of Huntly was not injured, but was charged with failing to yield the right of way when he pulled into the highway in front of his home January 10, and was struck by another vehicle. Jenkins was operating a 67 Chevrolet truck owned by Dr. Edwin Eastham when he pulled across Route 522 and was struck by John Marshall Barbour jr., operating a 65 Chevrolet coupe. Barbour was enroute to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. Barbour in Washington, Va. and was on leave from his post in California with the U. S. Air Force.
Damage to the car was estimated at $400 and to the truck at $100. Barbour was not injured. Trooper W. A. Buntin investigated the collision.
Two traffic crashes occurred in Rappahannock on January 10, both resulting from weather conditions. On Route 622 west of Washington Dr. John Peyton Snead IV txf McLean operating a 69 Ford station wagon skidded into a 62 Falcon station wagon operated by Wilhelm Paul Stierlin of Washington, D. C.
Injured in the crash were Mrs. Fatuela Sterlin, 35, who sustained a fractured nose and lacerations of the forehead; and Larissa Sterlin, 3, who had contusions of the lip and face.
Damage to the Snead vehicle were estimated at $500 and to the Sterlin wagon at $400.
January 12 on Route 662 a mile south of Huntly Melvin Louis Jordan operating a 63 Mercury and Walter Emory Frye driving a 65 Ford skidded together. There were no Injuries.
Bake Sale
The Rappahannock Youth Group will hold a Bake Sale on Saturday, January 17 at the Sperryville Corner Store beginning at 10 a.m.
Garden Club Meets With Mrs. Flynt
The Rappahannock County Garden Club will meet Wednesday, January 21st at two o’clock at the home of Mrs. Elmo D. Flynt in Washington, Virginia. Mrs. Ian Pryde will present the program of “Why Prune?” The title of the exhibit for the month of January is “I Pruned, Did You?”
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