Show AUTO MISHAPS IN UTAH CLAIM LIVES OF PAIR Woman Is Is Struck by Car Man Falls Off Truck Utah's 1936 traffic death toll toU reached six Tuesday as two fatalities from accidents in Utah and Tooele counties were vere recorded The dead MRS MINNIE 1 CHRISTENSEN CURTIS 49 40 Pleasant Grove FENTON MERRILL MEL lUEL BATH RATH 42 Wells Nev Mrs Curtis died in a Lehr hospital hospital hos- hos pital early Tuesday of injuries re received received re- re ye- ye when struck by a car car driven by Roy Dudley 44 of Pleasant Grove near the latter city Monday evening Mr Mr McElrath died in a Salt Lake City hospital of injuries received when he fell from the the rear rear of f a truck near Wendover Tooele county county county coun coun- ty Monday Struck by Car Mrs Mis Curtis according to Deputy Sheriff Walter Durrant who investigated investigated waS was walking tow toward d Pleasant Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant Grove Grovo from American Fork when struck by Dudleys Dudley's machine She received a fractured skull Lights of a car ar coming from the opposite direction m blind blinded d him Mr Dudley told Deputy Deput Durrant and he ho did not see Mrs Curtis until he was nearly upon upon her The driver claimed the woman was walking well toward the center of the roat road and that he ho swerved but struck her with the left front part of his car Mr Dudley was a accompanied companied b by his wife Mrs Curtis was returning to her home in Pleasant Grove after attending attending attending at at- tending a a. married folks folk's dance in in American Fork when the accident occurred Deputy Sheriff Durrah said She was walking alone and had started out in hopes of gett getting ng nga a ride S Survivors Given Surviving are her husband from whom she was divorced and the following children Lavearl Curtis address unknown Merland C Curtis Idaho Mrs Annie Davis Salem Mrs Clara Conder and Grace Curtis Cur- Cur Curtis Us American Fork Mrs purs Pursy White White- Provo and Alino Aline and VernIce Vernice Vernice Ver- Ver nice Curtis Pleasant Grove Gro Friends may call at the alpin Continued on Pace Page Two Column Two AUTO AUlD MISHAPS CLAIM 2 LIVES Continued from J Page Pace a aone One mortuary in Pleasant Grove Funeral Funeral Fu Fu- Fu- Fu arrangements e are pending Mr Me McElrath was riding on the backof back backof of a truck en route route from from m Wells to Salt Lake City at the time of the accident He fell feU off unnoticed and it was pot not until after traveling for some distance that at other occupants pants discovered Mr McElrath's disappearance peara ce and turned back for him They found him four hours later I beside the highway ne near the B B Bonneville Bonne- Bonne yule ville salt flats flau He was taken to toa a local hospital Mr McElrath was born at Randolph Randolph Randolph Ran Ran- dolph Minn February 23 18 1893 3 ason ason a ason son son of Mr and Mrs W. W L. L Mc Mc- Elrath H He had been employed employ d asan asan as asan an automobile mechanic in Wells for the past several years yearB He was a member of We Wells lodge No 49 Independent Ord Order r of Odd Fellows and Beehive chapter of Rebekah Rebekah Refa Re Re- fa No 39 at t Wells Surviving are are his widow Mrs Mabel Paddock McElrath three daughters Jean Sybil Anita and Marjorie Marj rIe McElrath a son Thomas William McElrath all all' of f Wells Nev his parents parents' and a a. brother broth broth- er Gayle Gaye McElrath of Glendale Cal Ca |