News: Hilda Swartzbaugh Injured, 1916, York County, PA

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Hanover Girl Injured

Miss Hilda Swartzbaugh, of Hanover was injured Saturday evening when she was 
thrown from a motorcycle on which she was riding tandem.  The accident occurred 
on the Gettysburg pike, one mile east of Thomasville.  The motorists were 
traveling at a rate of speed of 35 miles per hour, it is said.  The driver of 
the motorcycle, who also was thrown to the roadside, when the machine upset, was 
uninjured.  Miss Swartzbaugh’s injuries consist of lacerations and contusions 
about the face, hands and body.  She was removed to the office of Dr. E. S. 
Stambaugh, where her injuries were dressed.     York Daily.

The Hanover Herald – Saturday, June 3, 1916