Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA 

Submitted by Gale Stroud and Burta Herger 26 Aug 2007

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Harris Ardie 451026 p2
xxFatal Crash on Highway; Napa Negress Dies Following Crash with Mendes Car; One died and two were seriously
injured Friday evening as the result of an auto collision on the highway at the north edge of town. Mrs. Ardie Harris, 34,
Napa Negress, died three hours later in the county hospital as a result of injuries received when her head was hurled
through the windshield of the car driven by her husband, Elmer Harris. Mr. and Mrs. Fra nk Mendes both incurred head
injuries and Mr. Mendes was struck in the chest by the blow as the car went out of control.  The collision occurred about
5 p.m. as Mendes attempted to make a left turn off the highway into Northtmead at the C. T. Jennings corner. According
to Highway Patrolman E. L. McCabe, who investigated, Mendes said that he gave the proper hand signal, while Harris
denied that he had.  Both cars were northbound. Mendes had gone about three feet over the center stripe when Harris,
who had started to pass as Mendes slowed down, crashed into his left rear wheel.  The impact sent the Mendes car into
the hedge on the Jennings place, while Harris's car went ahead about seventy feet before stopping.  Both cars were badly
damaged.