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Show UTAH'S TRAFFIC TOLL JUTS SIX Wellsville Death Hikes 1939 Record Utah's 13 traffic fatality score rose to six Saturday, 300 per cent more than that registered the same data last year, as a man was killed in a truck-automobile crash near WeUsville. Two persons have died to January 7, 1838, In Utah traffic crashes. As tha fatality occurred, funeral services were being held In Pan-guitch Pan-guitch for the year's fifth traffie fatality victim and five other persona per-sona were Injured, one seriously, in the Wellsville tragedy. LOGAN, Jan. 8 Wayne Moss, about 40, teacher in the U D. S. church seminary at Hyrum, was killed near Wellsville when the automobile au-tomobile he was driving collided with a truck Saturday at 11:30 a. m (Continued on Pare Three) (Column K((cnll UTAH'S TRAFFIC TOLLJITS SIX tOeetsMH Pleas Pass Oaa) Flv other person were Injured, one ariously, la th accident which claimed Mr. Mobs' Ufa. Sheriff Jeff Stowoll said tha crash occurred when the automooil driven driv-en by Mr. Moa was struck by a light "pick-up truck" driven by Or val Beckett, Brlgham City, at Me- . Bride' corner, twe mile south at Wsllsvill. Th truck was northbound when It skidded en th Icy road and went out of control, crashing Into th Mom machine. Sheriff Stowed said. Injured were Mr. Maes' wife. Mm. Mom, who Buffered fee and bead laceration and body bruises! ch couple' tw sobs, Jerry, 1, possible -brain concussion, and James, 10, leg bruise; Taknadge D, Ooepar Jr, 10, Bait Lake City, possible fractured noee, and Mr. Beckett, need cut and back Injuries. Mr. Cooper and Paul Facer, 10, Brigham CHy, who escaped injury, ar Utah State Agricultural col-leg col-leg student, who had seen hitch hiking and were given a rid fey Mr. Moss. PANQUTTCH, Jaa. 9 funeral services ware conducted la Pa, guttch Saturday at 1 p. m. for Ellla Doudly Houston, , who died at his homo Thursday at ( p. m. of pneumonia resulting from Injurioa suffered la aa accident which claimed another life December 2a. Mr. Houston waa th driver of aa automobile which ptungsd oft a road la Red canyon near Paa-gullch. Paa-gullch. Arkt E. Webb, Si, aleo at PasguKch, a passenger In th automobile, au-tomobile, waa killed outright Tw other men la th automoml were Injured. |