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Show Car Wreck Injures Provo Man Here Peter Groneman of Provo was injured in-jured in an automobile accident about 8 o'clock Tuesday mornng near the Orem depot. Mr. Groneman, with his son, Lynn L. Groneman, also of Provo, driver of the car, was traveling west along Main street. They were enroute to Salt Lake to be with the elder Groneman's wife, who was to be operated upon that morning. Lawrence McDonald of this city, in the truck belonging to his stepfather step-father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Pectol, of American Fork, had stopped near the station, having taken the Pectols to the depot as they were going to take the Orem car to Salt Lake on the temple excursion. ex-cursion. McDonald, according to the report of the accident, started to make a left turn, and the Groneman Grone-man car was about fifteen feet behind. be-hind. Mr. Groneman in order to avoid a crash swerved Iris car and lost control as the machine skidded on the icy pavement and crashed into in-to the telephone pole in front of the station. Peter Groneman sustained a broken rib and body bruises. The top of the car and one wheel were smashed. The Gronemans, however, were taken to Salt Lake by Martin Nielsen after Mr. Groneman's injuries in-juries had received medical attention. |