Mrs. Louise. B. Meyer
Services for Mrs. Louise Baton Meyer, 42, of 314 S. Dallas East End, will be tomorrow at 3 p. m. at the Shadyside Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Homewood Cemetery.
Wife of Attorney William A Meyer and daughter of the late George S. Baton, prominent coal mining engineer consultant, Mrs. Meyer was killed early yesterday in a traffic accident near Johnstown.
Surviving in addition to the husband are two sons, William A. and Richard B. Meyer a daughter, Mary Louise; the mother, Mrs. George Scott Baton; a brother, Charles B. Baton, and a sister, Mrs. Edwin F. Scheetz.
Two of the Meyer children Mary Louise, 14, and Richard 8, were injured in the auto crash. Friends are being received at H. Samson's Funeral Home Neville Ave.
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Five Killed In District Car Crashes
Three of Victims Die in Collision Near Johnstown
The wife of a Pittsburgh, attorney, the 12-year-old son of a Pittsburgh psychiatrist and a Westmoreland County man were killed about midnight Tuesday in a two-car crash ten miles northwest of Johnstown. Two other Southwestern Pennsylvania children were killed in separate traffic accidents. The dead in the accident near Johnstown:
Mrs. Louise Baton Meyer, 42, of 314 South Dallas Avenue, East End. She was the wife of Attorney William Albert Meyer and the daughter of George Baton, prominent consulting engineer, who died about six months ago.
William G. Srodes, 12, son of Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Srodes, 604 Pitcairn Place, Shadyside. Dr. Srodes is on the psychiatric staff at St Francis
James Conrad, 25, of Seward, Westmoreland County.
Killed in other traffic crashes were
John Lee Marche, 10, of Monongahela.
Philip Baker, of near Latrobe. Five other children riding in the car driven by Mrs. Meyer were injured.
The crash took place on Haws Pike, ten miles northwest of Johnstown. Mrs. Meyer and the six children were in a station wagon. Conrad was driving alone in his car.
On Way Home from a movie
Mrs. Meyer and the children were returning from a movie in Johnstown to Ross Mountain Club, New Florence, Somerset County, where they had been vacationing. The Meyer family had spent the summer for many years at the private park, owned by a group of Pittsburghers. State police said Conrad was speeding down the middle the road. His car rammed the station- wagon head-on and turned over three times. The station wagon was one of a line of cars taking children back to the park.
Dr. Robert Garvin, Pittsburgh, was driving a car back of Mrs. Meyer's vehicle, with another group of children.
Woman Killed Instantly
The Srodes boy died of a skull fracture in Lee Hospital, Johnstown, at 6:20 a.m. yesterday, about seven hours after the crash. Mrs. Meyer was killed instantly. Conrad died in Lee Hospital about two hours after the crash.
Carl Srodes, 13, William's brother, suffered minor injuries. Mary Louise Meyer, 14, suffered shock and Richard Meyer, 8, received a broken ankle. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer. David Johnson and Gerry Robinson, of Pittsburgh, the other children in Mrs. Meyer's car suffered superficial injuries.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 04 Aug 1955
Services for Mrs. Louise Baton Meyer, 42, of 314 S. Dallas East End, will be tomorrow at 3 p. m. at the Shadyside Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Homewood Cemetery.
Wife of Attorney William A Meyer and daughter of the late George S. Baton, prominent coal mining engineer consultant, Mrs. Meyer was killed early yesterday in a traffic accident near Johnstown.
Surviving in addition to the husband are two sons, William A. and Richard B. Meyer a daughter, Mary Louise; the mother, Mrs. George Scott Baton; a brother, Charles B. Baton, and a sister, Mrs. Edwin F. Scheetz.
Two of the Meyer children Mary Louise, 14, and Richard 8, were injured in the auto crash. Friends are being received at H. Samson's Funeral Home Neville Ave.
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Five Killed In District Car Crashes
Three of Victims Die in Collision Near Johnstown
The wife of a Pittsburgh, attorney, the 12-year-old son of a Pittsburgh psychiatrist and a Westmoreland County man were killed about midnight Tuesday in a two-car crash ten miles northwest of Johnstown. Two other Southwestern Pennsylvania children were killed in separate traffic accidents. The dead in the accident near Johnstown:
Mrs. Louise Baton Meyer, 42, of 314 South Dallas Avenue, East End. She was the wife of Attorney William Albert Meyer and the daughter of George Baton, prominent consulting engineer, who died about six months ago.
William G. Srodes, 12, son of Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Srodes, 604 Pitcairn Place, Shadyside. Dr. Srodes is on the psychiatric staff at St Francis
James Conrad, 25, of Seward, Westmoreland County.
Killed in other traffic crashes were
John Lee Marche, 10, of Monongahela.
Philip Baker, of near Latrobe. Five other children riding in the car driven by Mrs. Meyer were injured.
The crash took place on Haws Pike, ten miles northwest of Johnstown. Mrs. Meyer and the six children were in a station wagon. Conrad was driving alone in his car.
On Way Home from a movie
Mrs. Meyer and the children were returning from a movie in Johnstown to Ross Mountain Club, New Florence, Somerset County, where they had been vacationing. The Meyer family had spent the summer for many years at the private park, owned by a group of Pittsburghers. State police said Conrad was speeding down the middle the road. His car rammed the station- wagon head-on and turned over three times. The station wagon was one of a line of cars taking children back to the park.
Dr. Robert Garvin, Pittsburgh, was driving a car back of Mrs. Meyer's vehicle, with another group of children.
Woman Killed Instantly
The Srodes boy died of a skull fracture in Lee Hospital, Johnstown, at 6:20 a.m. yesterday, about seven hours after the crash. Mrs. Meyer was killed instantly. Conrad died in Lee Hospital about two hours after the crash.
Carl Srodes, 13, William's brother, suffered minor injuries. Mary Louise Meyer, 14, suffered shock and Richard Meyer, 8, received a broken ankle. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer. David Johnson and Gerry Robinson, of Pittsburgh, the other children in Mrs. Meyer's car suffered superficial injuries.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 04 Aug 1955
Mrs. Louise. B. Meyer
Services for Mrs. Louise Baton Meyer, 42, of 314 S. Dallas East End, will be tomorrow at 3 p. m. at the Shadyside Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Homewood Cemetery.
Wife of Attorney William A Meyer and daughter of the late George S. Baton, prominent coal mining engineer consultant, Mrs. Meyer was killed early yesterday in a traffic accident near Johnstown.
Surviving in addition to the husband are two sons, William A. and Richard B. Meyer a daughter, Mary Louise; the mother, Mrs. George Scott Baton; a brother, Charles B. Baton, and a sister, Mrs. Edwin F. Scheetz.
Two of the Meyer children Mary Louise, 14, and Richard 8, were injured in the auto crash. Friends are being received at H. Samson's Funeral Home Neville Ave.
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Five Killed In District Car Crashes
Three of Victims Die in Collision Near Johnstown
The wife of a Pittsburgh, attorney, the 12-year-old son of a Pittsburgh psychiatrist and a Westmoreland County man were killed about midnight Tuesday in a two-car crash ten miles northwest of Johnstown. Two other Southwestern Pennsylvania children were killed in separate traffic accidents. The dead in the accident near Johnstown:
Mrs. Louise Baton Meyer, 42, of 314 South Dallas Avenue, East End. She was the wife of Attorney William Albert Meyer and the daughter of George Baton, prominent consulting engineer, who died about six months ago.
William G. Srodes, 12, son of Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Srodes, 604 Pitcairn Place, Shadyside. Dr. Srodes is on the psychiatric staff at St Francis
James Conrad, 25, of Seward, Westmoreland County.
Killed in other traffic crashes were
John Lee Marche, 10, of Monongahela.
Philip Baker, of near Latrobe. Five other children riding in the car driven by Mrs. Meyer were injured.
The crash took place on Haws Pike, ten miles northwest of Johnstown. Mrs. Meyer and the six children were in a station wagon. Conrad was driving alone in his car.
On Way Home from a movie
Mrs. Meyer and the children were returning from a movie in Johnstown to Ross Mountain Club, New Florence, Somerset County, where they had been vacationing. The Meyer family had spent the summer for many years at the private park, owned by a group of Pittsburghers. State police said Conrad was speeding down the middle the road. His car rammed the station- wagon head-on and turned over three times. The station wagon was one of a line of cars taking children back to the park.
Dr. Robert Garvin, Pittsburgh, was driving a car back of Mrs. Meyer's vehicle, with another group of children.
Woman Killed Instantly
The Srodes boy died of a skull fracture in Lee Hospital, Johnstown, at 6:20 a.m. yesterday, about seven hours after the crash. Mrs. Meyer was killed instantly. Conrad died in Lee Hospital about two hours after the crash.
Carl Srodes, 13, William's brother, suffered minor injuries. Mary Louise Meyer, 14, suffered shock and Richard Meyer, 8, received a broken ankle. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer. David Johnson and Gerry Robinson, of Pittsburgh, the other children in Mrs. Meyer's car suffered superficial injuries.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 04 Aug 1955
Services for Mrs. Louise Baton Meyer, 42, of 314 S. Dallas East End, will be tomorrow at 3 p. m. at the Shadyside Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Homewood Cemetery.
Wife of Attorney William A Meyer and daughter of the late George S. Baton, prominent coal mining engineer consultant, Mrs. Meyer was killed early yesterday in a traffic accident near Johnstown.
Surviving in addition to the husband are two sons, William A. and Richard B. Meyer a daughter, Mary Louise; the mother, Mrs. George Scott Baton; a brother, Charles B. Baton, and a sister, Mrs. Edwin F. Scheetz.
Two of the Meyer children Mary Louise, 14, and Richard 8, were injured in the auto crash. Friends are being received at H. Samson's Funeral Home Neville Ave.
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Five Killed In District Car Crashes
Three of Victims Die in Collision Near Johnstown
The wife of a Pittsburgh, attorney, the 12-year-old son of a Pittsburgh psychiatrist and a Westmoreland County man were killed about midnight Tuesday in a two-car crash ten miles northwest of Johnstown. Two other Southwestern Pennsylvania children were killed in separate traffic accidents. The dead in the accident near Johnstown:
Mrs. Louise Baton Meyer, 42, of 314 South Dallas Avenue, East End. She was the wife of Attorney William Albert Meyer and the daughter of George Baton, prominent consulting engineer, who died about six months ago.
William G. Srodes, 12, son of Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Srodes, 604 Pitcairn Place, Shadyside. Dr. Srodes is on the psychiatric staff at St Francis
James Conrad, 25, of Seward, Westmoreland County.
Killed in other traffic crashes were
John Lee Marche, 10, of Monongahela.
Philip Baker, of near Latrobe. Five other children riding in the car driven by Mrs. Meyer were injured.
The crash took place on Haws Pike, ten miles northwest of Johnstown. Mrs. Meyer and the six children were in a station wagon. Conrad was driving alone in his car.
On Way Home from a movie
Mrs. Meyer and the children were returning from a movie in Johnstown to Ross Mountain Club, New Florence, Somerset County, where they had been vacationing. The Meyer family had spent the summer for many years at the private park, owned by a group of Pittsburghers. State police said Conrad was speeding down the middle the road. His car rammed the station- wagon head-on and turned over three times. The station wagon was one of a line of cars taking children back to the park.
Dr. Robert Garvin, Pittsburgh, was driving a car back of Mrs. Meyer's vehicle, with another group of children.
Woman Killed Instantly
The Srodes boy died of a skull fracture in Lee Hospital, Johnstown, at 6:20 a.m. yesterday, about seven hours after the crash. Mrs. Meyer was killed instantly. Conrad died in Lee Hospital about two hours after the crash.
Carl Srodes, 13, William's brother, suffered minor injuries. Mary Louise Meyer, 14, suffered shock and Richard Meyer, 8, received a broken ankle. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer. David Johnson and Gerry Robinson, of Pittsburgh, the other children in Mrs. Meyer's car suffered superficial injuries.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 04 Aug 1955
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