Friday, September 20, 2024

Georgia Woman Killed in Concord Car Wreck, Sept. 21, 1924

Georgia Woman Wreck Victim. . . Car Overturns Near Concord, Causing Death

Concord, Sept. 20—Mrs. Walter D. Jones of Savannah, Ga., was killed here this afternoon when an automobile in which she was proceeding to Richmond with her husband, sister-in-law and daughter, skidded and overturned.

Mr. Jones, who is a druggist of Savannah, escaped with cuts and bruises. Miss Jones, his sister, suffered a broken arm while his daughter, Miss Clyde Jones, escaped injury.

The accident occurred when Jones attempted to pass another car, it was stated. The machine skidded against a bank and overturned, being completely wrecked. Miss Jones died before medical assistance could be rendered. The body, accompanied by relatives, left here tonight for Savannah.

From the front page of the Sunday Durham Herald, Sept. 21, 1924

newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn84020730/1924-09-21/ed-1/seq-1/#words=SEPTEMBER+21%2C+1924

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