Show four hurt tw two 0 cars wrecked on mancos highway A very serious auto accident occurred saturday shortly after noon on the cherry creek highway a short distance above thompson park fark east of mancos when cars owned by olsle olsie harris of cortez and frank kardokus of acklen collided headon head on harris car had the whole front end mashed in with estimated damage of kardokus car a brand new 1939 ford was so badly damaged that it is being turned in to the insurance company as a total loss the cars came together when according to harris he was unable to turn from the path of the approaching car icy pavement taking his car out of control kardokus was well on his own side of the road and the harris car met it as it was thrown to that side sid e of the highway by ice in the collision harris suf sted ed a badly cut nose and both ee caps were cut his daugh ter ordith suffered severe cuts about the face and also sustained a skull fracture as she was thrown into the windshield both were taken to durango for treatment harris was able to return home the same day but his daughter has been at the hospital since she will probably be allowed to return home soon frank Kar kardokus dokis suffered cuts and bruises about the head geo pugh also of acklen and driving the kardokus car suffered a broken jaw and had 12 teeth knocked out both men were brought to the cortez hospital where their injuries were found painful but not serious both wrecked cars were towed t cortez cortez sentinel |