Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-04-14 | Page 17 | Car Backs Too Fast, Breaks Store Window

T 4 7 fr IIi f fJ J I f i I I P 4 A I 1 J I. I z I tA v j w I V D MIshap Gives Salt Lake Cafe Chance to Have Curb Service Mrs E E. Duane Mitchell Mitchel Riverton left makes a purchase from Miss Donna Christensen waitress at the Crystal Cafe Candy company through what was a plate glass window A car crashed through early Friday George cafe owner surveys damage at far right r Car Backs Too Fast Breaks Store Window I IThe The well known comic strip characters character's philosophy of walking backward out of the house so the little woman woman will think hes he's coming coming corning com corn com ing in in- ingot got a queer twist early Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day when an automobile backed from in front frent of the hotel hote 1167 South State street and sped in reverse to leap a curb across the street and crash through a large window of the Crystal Cafe and Candy company South State street The car driven by Miss Miss' Mary MaryJane Jane Jane- Webster 17 East Fifth South street according to police accident r reports ports was parked in front of the hotel about feet n north rth of the intersection of Second South and State streets Miss Webster started to back the vehicle ve ye- hide hicle from the curb urb and nd because of inexperience in driving stepped on the accelerator and the car sped across r ss the street leaping th the curb urb and d through h th the window of fth th the cafe caf the thc police re reports reports reports re- re ports added George owner o of the establishment said the damage would amount to well over 1000 A showcase which was about 10 feet inside the cafe care was broken and the candy which it contained would have to be discarded The police accident report also indicated that four other passengers passengers passengers pas pas- were in the vehicle at the time of the accident but no one was injured Those in the car were Marianne Cook East Sixth South street Vera Kay East Fifth South street and Corporal Corporal Corporal Cor Cor- C. C G. G Ferrebee and Privat Private F. F F. F Golden both of army air forces ground training installation Kearns Arrest reports showed Miss Webster Webster- was given an arrest tag for reckless driving and failing to have an an operators operator's license