ACCIDENT—Last night, about 9.45, whilst cycling down Roberts-street, Mr. H. Baker, of 11, York-road, was thrown heavily from his machine, probably through catching a loose stone. His head struck the ground violently, and he was rendered unconscious. The Band Club Ambulance stretcher was quickly brought by Mr. T. Litchfield and Mr. W. Coleman, but by that time Mr. Baker had recovered consciousness and was able to walk home. This (Friday) morning Mr. Baker attended his doctor's surgery, and the doctor is able to report that the injuries are confined to shock, a large bruise on the right side of the forehead, and cuts on the face and left wrist.

Accident—Entirely due to the child’s own fault, a little girl, Joan Underwood, was knocked down by a Ford van in Lower Washbrook-road on Saturday morning. The van was being driven down the hill at a safe speed, and the girl, without any warning, ran off the pavement on to the road, directly in front of the motor. The driver swerved and jammed on his brakes, but was unable to avoid the child. The van caught her and rolled her over, but she was lucky to escape with slight bruises and abrasions.

Rushden Boy Badly Injured – Crushed between a Haycart and a Post
Severe internal injuries were sustained by a Rushden boy who was crushed between a haycart and a gate on Tuesday.

Percy Cotton, aged twelve years, son of Mr and Mrs W Cotton, Bencroft Cottages, Bedford-road, Rushden, was staying with his older brother at Teeton Grange, near Northampton. He was leading the haycart, when it toppled against the gate and the boy’s side was jammed against the post.

The boy was treated at the house on Tuesday evening and it was found necessary to remove him on Wednesday evening to Northampton Hospital, where he is in critical condition.

Knocked Down—Near the junction of Pratt-road and Newton-road an elderly lady, Mrs. Reeves of 40, Pratt-road, was knocked down by a cyclist while crossing the road at about 6 p.m. on Tuesday. She was carried to the Athletic Club, where several people rendered assistance. Dr. Davies was called, and found abrasions and slight concussion.

’Bus Hits Bridge - Conductor Injured in Smash Near Wymington
Swerving to avoid a loose horse on the road between Wymington and Podington on Sunday morning, one of Messrs Birch Bros.’ Single decker ’buses, fortunately without passengers, struck the supporting brickwork of a railway bridge and was badly damaged, the conductor being injured.

The ’bus was running from Rushden to Harrold, where it was due to go on service, and the accident occurred at 7a.m., the scene being the second bridge from Wymington, carrying the L.M.S. main passenger line. The near side of the ’bus was smashed and the engine also was damaged.

Seated in the front, Harold Collins, the conductor, of Birch’s Flats, Rushden, had his thigh broken and received cuts on the face. He was taken into Rushden on another ’bus and after attention from Dr Davies was moved to Northampton Hospital. The driver, Edward James Buxton, of 1, Roland-way, Higham Ferrers, escaped unhurt.

Police inquiries were made by P.C. Tingey, of Podington.

Accident—A car belonging to Lord’s Taxi Service, Rushden, was completely wrecked when it came into collision with an American vehicle in Gipsy-lane, Irchester, just before midnight on Sunday. The driver, Mr Albert Frederick Dickenson, of 2b, Milton-street, Higham Ferrers, sustained an injured wrist, one passenger received a cut mouth, and another a cut on the head.

Accident— An employee of the L.M.S. railway at Wellingborough, Mr Frank Bouquet (38), of 9, Kings-road, Rushden, was transporting railway lines near the Finedon-road bridge at Wellingborough on Thursday, June 1st, when a wheel slipped, passing over and crushing his left foot. He was attended at a Wellingborough hospital and then taken home.

Policeman Injured
Will the driver of any goods vehicle or anyone who was in the vicinity of the Tecnic Boot Co's factory in the Bedford Road, Rushden, about 5.20 p.m. on Monday communicate with the Rushden police?

Their co-operation is needed to trace the circumstances of an accident in which P.C. Arthur Ellis was seriously injured while on duty.

It is known that a double-decker bus was parked opposite the Tecnic factory waiting to take the workpeople back to Wellingborough. P.C. Ellis was cycling down the Bedford Road on duty, and as he passed the bus was knocked down by a goods vehicle, which, travelling in the same direction, did not stop. It is possible the driver may be unaware of the accident, and it is hoped that anyone who can throw any light on the situation will come forward.

P.C. Ellis, whose home is at 12, Beaconsfield Place, Rushden, was attended by Dr. B. W. Paine and taken by ambulance to Northampton Hospital with a fractured pelvis.

Tractor Rescue as Bull Runs Amok
When a two-year-old black and white Friesian bull ran amok and attacked a farmhand at Rectory Farm, Rushden, a young cowman leapt into the seat of a new farm tractor and dashed to the rescue.

The mechanised rescuer was 16-year-old George Makeham, and while he kept the bull at bay another young farmworker, Ronald Manning, aged 20, dragged the man to safety. The injured man, George Annis, aged 57, is now in Northampton Hospital with severe injuries to the body, and his wife told us: "These boys were wonderful; if it was not for them he would not be here now. I don't know how George thought of it so quickly. He is a really brave boy. In a case like that it wants quick thinking, and he is only a lad of 16."

Threw a Rope
Seated on the back of a farm cart, near the farm buildings, George said: "It was out there near the pond, and I was in the yard here. I thought that George had gone out a long while to see to the cows, but could not see anything.

"I went over to have a look and saw him lying in the field with the bull over him pawing the ground. I rushed back into the yard and got the new tractor. Then the other fellow came and got hold of George while I kept the bull at bay. It kept corning back, so I threw a rope at it."

Man Hurt by Chimney Pot
Mr. W. W. Lawrence, 42, Wellingborough Road, Higham Ferrers, received slight injuries to the head when he was hit by a chimney pot which fell off the roof of Messrs. Ellis and Everard’s offices at Rushden. After having six stitches put in, Mr. Lawrence was taken home by car.

Bus Wrecks Shop Front
Careering backwards out of control, a double-decker bus crossed one of Rushden’s busiest road junctions on Friday, mounted a pavement and crashed into the front of a fruit and sweet store causing extensive damage.

The bus which had been standing empty on the ramp outside the United Counties garage in Newton Road, backed down the slope to Rectory Road. Had it taken a slightly different course it would have gone down the steep incline of Newton Road among the heaviest traffic of the town.

The bus travelled about twenty yards before smashing into Messrs. B. Keller and Son’s corner shop, narrowly missing Mr. Hugh Keller’s car parked outside.

Inside the shop Mr. Hugh Keller and his assistant, Miss Marion Hyde, were unhurt. There were no customers at the time. Mr. Keller told us: “I did not see the bus until it was almost on top of the shop and it was all over before I had realised what was happening.”

Shattered
The large window was completely shattered, the brickwork beneath, which finally halted the bus, was pushed back in a mass and woodwork near the shop door was split and splintered. The walls of the bedroom above the shop were badly cracked. Broken sweet bottles littered the wrecked window and potatoes covered the pavement where a box had been overturned.

Damage to the bus was also extensive. The back was badly buckled and the platform splintered. All the rear windows were cracked or broken. The bus was removed under its own power after police examination.

Missing man is found in London
A 31-year-old Rushden man, reported missing from his home last Friday morning, was taken into St. Allege's Hospital, Van Brugn Hill, Greenwich, S.E. 10, at midnight on the same day. He was unconscious and had been found in the street with a cut on his forehead.

The news was received by his mother, Mr. Agnes Payne, of 2, Coronation Ave, Rushden, on Tuesday, and she and Mr. Payne's wife from 10, Westfields Place, went to London the same day.

They spent two hours with him and he remembered nothing of what had happened. He had remained unconscious until the Sunday night, and his condition on the Tuesday was described as "comfortable.''

Mr. Payne is well known as a waiter at Rushden Windmill Club. He badly injured a thumb while at work in a shoe factory three weeks ago and had not been working since the accident.

Van Overturns at Rushden
A Higham Ferrers and Rushden Water Board van overturned and came to rest upside down in Rushden High Street last Thursday afternoon.

Though the van was extensively damaged, the driver, Mr. Eric Colson, mains superintendent, of Highfield Road, sustained only slight injuries. He received attention on the spot.

Crash Driver Charged With Manslaughter
A MAN was fatally injured on the main Bedford-Rushden road, near Knotting Fox, on Tuesday when his motor cycle combination was involved in a collision with car.

The man was Mr. Edward Radon, of the Polish Camp Podington. His wife, sister-in-law, three-year-old son, and three-year-old niece, who were with him, were taken to the south wing of Bedford Hospital. The sister-in-law, Mrs. Janina Radon (23) was detained.

The driver of the car, Mr. James Murdoch Letham (43), an engineer, of Kingsbury, London, was also taken to the hospital.

On Wednesday, Letham was also charged at Bedford with manslaughter and driving while under the influence of drink. He was granted bail in his own recognisance of £100 to appear before Sharnbrook Magistrates on June 18.