October 18, 1962 — Three were injured in a one-car collision on U.S. 340 in Stanley at 2:25 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 8, when a 1953 Ford operated by Douglas McArthur Cubbage of Stanley ran off the road, down an embankment and struck a tree. Cubbage suffered a concussion and shock.
A passenger, Jessie James Stroupe, suffered a fractured left arm and lacerations on his face and head. Bernard Cubbage of Stanley, also a passenger, suffered a dislocated right collarbone.
~ From the public archives of the Page News and Courier
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