1963 Accidents on Maple Hill Road, Rossville, Kansas

1963 Accidents on Maple Hill Road, Rossville, Kansas

Transportation accidents

E.R. Heslet, 43, of Rossville was in critical condition after his car struck the rear of the Harold Reser car. Mrs. Reser, riding in the car driven by her daughter, Lillian, was examined for shock and possible back injury and released from the hospital. Heslet's seven year old son, William, was treated for face cuts and released. The accident occurred about 6 p.m. Saturday about two miles west of Rossville on the Maple Hill road. It was reported Mrs. Reser and her daughter were driving to the field to pick up Mr. Reser when they saw him in another car approaching from the opposite direction. The Reser car slowed down to stop so they could talk to Mr. Reser. Heslet's car approaching from behind struck the Reser car, driving it through the ditch.

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James Wamego Booked for DWI After Wreck
TOPEKA - James R. Wamego, 21, Rossville, was booked on drunk charges after he admitted driving a car which turned over late Monday west of Rossville on the Maple Hill road.

At first, Wamego insisted that he was a passenger, officers said. He was found lying near the car in a corn field a short distance west of US-24 on the Maple Hill Road. No other occupants of the car could be located.

The owner of the car, James S. Vanderblomen, Channelview, Texas, later told officers he loaned the car to Wamego.

Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas

Rossville Community Library, Rossville, Kansas
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June 6, 1963
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