Carbide Employee Is Killed After leaving Plant; Driver of Milk Wagon Crossing Victim
[Welland-Port Colborne Evening Tribune, 16 December 1943]
Two fatalities occurred in the district during the past 24 hours, as the result of violent accidents. Isaac Neisteruk of Welland RR3, was killed instantly shortly after 11 o’clock last night when struck by an automobile in front of the Electric Metallurgical Co. plant, and Harry Hlady of Fort Erie , driver of a milk truck was killed shortly after 10 this morning when his truck was struck by a fast express at the Stevensville N.Y.C. crossing.
Isaac Neisteruk, 36, Welland R.R. 3, was killed instantly last night, when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a car driven by Archie McDonald, 21, of 123 Welland street, Port Colborne.
Neisteruk who was leaving work at eh Union carbide plant of the Electro Metallurgical Co., was proceeding north on the highway in front of the plant, at approximately 11.05 having come off the 11 o’clock McDonald was also proceeding north in his car, when he crashed into the bicycle.
Provincial Constables Reg Bass and Almer McNamara are investigating the mishap. Coroner W.K. Colbeck stated this morning that an inquest will be held into the Neisteruk death, with Coroner E.A. MacKenzie of Port Colborne presiding.
Neisteruk had worked at the Electro Metallurgical Co., for the past two years.
He is survived by his wife; two children, Annie and Mary; one sister, Mrs. John Los, of R.R. 3, Welland, and his father and mother, in Russia.
The funeral will be held on Saturday afternoon, December 18, at three o’clock from the residence of his sister, Mrs. John Los, Highway No 3 at Coyle to All People’s Mission, Maple Leaf Park. Interment will be in Holy Cross cemetery.
Hlady, whose age was given as approximately 38, was an employee of the Lichtenberger Dairy, Fort Erie. He had just finished his milk delivery in Stevensville, and was returning back in Fort Erie, proceeding north on the road into the village. He had waited for an east-bound train at the double crossing, and was crossing the tracks with the wig-wag signals still working, when he was struck by the west-bound express, the 10.10 train into Welland.
The truck, a light delivery model was hit squarely by the train and dragged for approximately 300 yards along the track. It was wrecked almost beyond recognition. Hlady was killed outright.
Coroner Dr. Roy Stackhouse of Ridgeway was called, but was not known whether or not there would be an inquest.
Hlady had been employed as a driver in the Stevensville district by the Lichtenberger dairy for the past five or six years, and resided at the dairy. He is not known to have had any family.
*Buried at the Brethren in Christ (Tunker) cemetery, Bishop Bert Sherk officiating.
[Welland Tribune December 10, 1943]
Abandoned by the driver and passenger on the New York Central Railroad crossing on Ontario road in the path of an on-coming fast, train at approximately 4.15 this morning, a car belonging to Dwight Hodgkins, Burgar street, was smashed beyond recognition and carried by the locomotive about 500 yards along the railway Literally wrecked to bits, the automobile was picked up off the tracks by railroad men with shovels this morning.
Police chief Lockhart Trinnell of Crowland said this morning that Hodgkins, who was driving the car, and his passenger, William Frost, 14 Major street, had apparently tried to cross the tracks in the path of the train, in spite of the warning bells, which were already ringing. The car had stalled and the two men jumped out.
Police Constables Sheldon Kellar and William Wright investigated the accident. Chief Trinnell reported that Hodgkins would be charged with dangerous driving and Frost with being intoxicated in a public place. They were released today on bail and will appear in court December 17.
[27 August 1943]
Back row: H.K. Smith, Sam MacDougall, Jack Oldfield, Tom Ford, W.B. Kitchen
2nd row: John Green, Frank Hesler, Clarence Wilford, Ed Jones
3rd row: Jean Williams, Edythe Phillips (Borrowman), Margaret Francis, Pauline Calder, Carmen Longo, Emily Taylor, Ruth Leamy
Front row: Jeanne Hunter, Maxine Fox, Wanda Wolak, Hugh Strawn. Catharine Barnett, Dorothy Hales, Ann Kolmer
Absent: F.E.Hudson
[Welland Tribune Monday, November 15, 1943]
Entering the Astor Café for the second time on Sunday a young man who had been accompanied by a young woman earlier in the day, ordered a couple of hamburger sandwiches late last night, and while they were being prepared in the kitchen he went to the café till, and took out approximately $110 in bills, rushed out of the café and has not been seen since. Inspector Tom Gee is investigating, and he has asked for the co-operation of anyone who may have been in the place at the time. Conferences with the police will be strictly confidential the inspector told the Tribune.
According to Wong Pang, one of the proprietors, the man had come into the restaurant earlier in the day, and had asked what time the café closed, and had promised to bring a party of four at night. He came alone at night, got two club sandwiches, and was refused a second cup of coffee in consonance with Wartime Prices Board regulations. He then got a soft drink, looked about to see who was around, and then ordered two hamburger sandwiches, David Wong went to the kitchen to prepare them, and on glancing out he saw the stranger at the cash till. He shouted and rushed to the front of the premises but by the time he reached the till the stranger had grabbed a pile of $1 and $2 bills out of the till and had dashed from the café. David Wong chased him along West Main Street but it was dark, and he could not easily see the man, who finally turned a corner and disappeared from view. Police were notified and inspector Gee immediately began the investigation.
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