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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Gift of Fiancee Saves
Life of American Sailc

MINNEAPOLIS. - Richard j
Bachman, Excelsior, Mimi, give =
his fiancee credit for saving his lite
when japanese planes attacked TIE
aircraft carrier Lexington in the
Coral sea.
Although she was $4,000 milf'i
away, Bachman said Anna Ii
Etchison's gift-a metal cigaret
case which he carried in his dung
rec pocket-kept him from mjur ,
perhaps death.
1t DETECTED flying chunk of ia
ged metal that otherwise might HAY
torn his leg off, Bachman sal
Bachman and Miss Etchison, Ere
erick, Md, were reunited here du
ing his furlough.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Spelling Accurately. Quickly


Spelling, like other subjects in ele-
mentary education, has come long
way from the little red schoolhouse.
A scientific study Of eye movements
In training for speed and accuracy
IN spelling, made by DR.. Luther c.
Gilbert, professor of education in the
University of California, and his
wife, Doris Wilcox Gilbert, has been
published by the University Press.
The study indicates that learning
speed can be increased, at least In
fourth, fifth and sixth grade pupils,
by determining the optimum study
rate of students and limiting accord
ingly the time spent in visual exam
nation of the word.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Coffee Growers Problems

Coffee growers and winners face
somewhat similar problems in Sc
lecting site on which to raise their
crops, because the flavor and gen.
eral characteristics of both coffee
and grapes are affected by such fac
tors as climate, altitude, humidity,
sunshine and prevailing winds, as
well as by the types of stock planted
and the methods of cultivation used.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Attempt to Get Nickel
Costs Youth His Lif.

HOUSTON, TEXAS.-The MCKEE
Joel Torres dropped in a warehouse
elevator shaft cost his life.
The 12-year-old lad took the CO.. /.
trolls of the elevator and descendf !
to within a few feet of the botto 4
of the shaft. The elevator move |
as he tried to squeeze between Il )
walls and crushed him.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Hand Gone, Indian Air j
Hero Keeps on Firing

MELBOURNE. - Ralph Sam,
full-blooded American Indian. gay :
his life to get few extra shots (
a Japanese plane, the MelbourIs
Herald reported.
Sam, gunner in an America
bomber, had a hand shot away du
ing a recent raid on japanese pos
tions. Unable to handle the mr.
chine guns, Sam ignored his wow
and used his one hand to fire a +.
volver at japanese Zero plart
But before the pilot could fly baes
to the base. Sam lost so much bloo5
that he died few days later. :.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
4 Reds, With 2 Guns
Knock Out Is Tanks

MOSCOW.-The army newspaper
Red Star, in an editorial, told Of
four Russian guardsmen, armed
with two anti-tank rifles, who found
themselves in the path of 30 enemy
tanks and armored cars which had
broken through Russian lines at a
point on the Kletskaya front.
As the tanks advanced, the four
men embraced each. other, took an
oath to fight to the death, and then
opened fire. After they had knocked
out 10 tanks, Red Star reported, the
remaining Is retired. and the four
Russians emerged alive.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Husbands IL Dogs
Too MANY to- Feed.

TOLEDO.-Fourteen dogs were
listed as the basis for a divorce
in a petition filed here by Mrs
Clara Rose against Frank A
Rose.
Mrs. Rose said her husband IN
sisted on keeping the IA dogs az
their home and forced her to cook
for them when there was not sut.
ficient food for her and daughter
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Beating the Desert

The state of Arizona, whose name
is said to be derived from the words
arid and zone, has more than 1900
miles of canals, built for irriga-
ton purposes. They are supplied
by seven important dams, including
Boulder, Roosevelt and Coolidge,
and $50 pumping plants.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Arctic Hot Sp0t

Electrically heated hotbeds origi-
mated in Sweden, but their use has
expanded rapidly. One hotbed con-
tanning more than 5000 square feet
is located 100 miles north Of the
Arctic circle.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
House Flies Germ Carriers

The common house fly, the green
bottle fly and other varieties of flies
are found to be carriers of the in
fantile paralysis virus and suspected
OF being the agent by which the
disease is spread in epidemics.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
. First American Book

The first book published in Eng
hsh in America was THE Whole
Booke of Psalmes, Faithfully Trans
lated into English metre" which
was completed in 1910 at Cambridge
by Stephen Daye.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Raised Flag

Capt. Gaines Moseley Of the Unit.
ed States marines raised the first
American flag on the banks of the
Rhine in Germany in 1918.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Building Victory Freirhters

Shipbuilding has been revived
along the North Carolina coast. Five
yards are now producing types of
vessels from 10000 ton Victory
freighters to dinghys.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30

The mortar fires its projectle In
q U-shaped arc and for this reason
may be successfully camouf1aged
Behind an obstruction. 1t costs about
500. You and your neighbors, join
ing together, can buy many OF tnese
effective weapons for use OF our
Army. Investing at least ten per-
cent of your income in War Bonds
every PAYDAY will do the job. Get
On the. firing line on the home front
=. ';oin the Ten Percent Club"
us. TredsHyy Department
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
First THANKSGIVING Message

The first presidential Thanksgiv-
ing proclamation was written by
George Washington at the request Of
the first congress, in Federal hall.
when New York city was the ma
tional capital.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
For Building OutsidA

Plywood suitable for exterior
building has been on the market for
five years and may be bought under
a specification of the U. S. bureau
of standards.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Before IL Months

Doctors recommend vaccination
of babies against smallpox before
the child is IL months old.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
If Woman Drives, Sit
In Back Seat. Brother

TULSA, OKLA.-A woman taxi
driver answered a mans call.
At his destination the customer
met his wife.
Two policemen arrived shortly
thereafter to settle the argument
between the man and wife.
The cause of if all?
He didn't have to sit in the
'front.' seat with the driveri"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Used Dollar Mark in Cartoons

Homer c. Davenport, as a carica-
turist, used the figure of a giant to
represent trusts. He was best known
for the dollar mark suit of Marcus
A. Hanna.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Fifty Isles in Virgin Isl.nao

The Virgin islands, bought by the
United States from Denmark in 1917
consist OF so islands, of which five
are inhabited.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Texas Rehneries

Refneries within Texas convert AZ
per cent of the states crude oil into
manufactured products.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Walk This .Reaf,9

The city limits of Honolulu +.Lo
in Palmyra island, 1000 miles to
the south.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Tea Urns Used Like Ket,,..

Tea urns took the place of kettles
in the third quarter of the Fioh,
zenith century.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Drive Yourself Crazu

Idiots delight is one of the r,o..
interesting and difficult forms of
solitaire. VI
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Big House

The cacique, a South American
bird, is said to build nest six feet
long.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Water Fond Value

Unless rich in mineral salts the
food value of water is almost neg
Ggihle.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Church Members

There are more than s.. 500 oo0
church members in the IIn;t~S
States.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
NA0tHo~ Buy WsM
WAN Bonds

The "Stovepipe," as the 6O-milli-
meter trench mortar is commonly
known, is used by our infantry for
close-in fighting. 1t fires 2.4pound
shell at the rate of about 80
minute
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
He Was Wrong

Christopher Columbus believed
the world was coming to an end in
1850.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
25 YEARS AGO

WyandOtte citizens subscribed $416,-
go to the second Liberty Loan, sur
passing the ir contributions To the first
drive. which Melted $32J.0OO. There
were $50 individual subscribers
averaging nearly one for every adult
inhabitant of the city.
The Wyandotte City Mills changed
hands, II. {. Gray selling out to the
WyandOtte Milling Company
A house ut - Orchard street was
partially wrecked. when bomb ex-
plOded in the storm door enclosure
No one was injured.
New wartime postage rates went
into effect. Three-cent stamps were to
be required for all Out-Of-tOwn letters.
The rate for local postage remained
al two cents.
WyandOtte merchants donated 3d.
600 worth of merchandise for a bazaar
sponsored by st. Patrick parish.
The City Council failed to receive
single bid for furnishing the city
with 400 tons of coal. Wartime
transportation difficulties were res
pOnsible for the condition of the coal
market
A war tax on tickets to all places
Of amusement was put into effect. In
cidentally. this tax was never with
drawn.
A 19-year-Old youth was fined $50
for driving an automobile at the
breakneck speed of 80 miles an hour.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Week Before Christmas

The first English coloniStS sailed
from England December IS, 1906.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Left or Right Hand

Finger rings have been worn By
all nations recorded in history.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
|Beards Named
fer Tuesday $ Election

The following OOdros nave Ue
named by the City Council TO ser
at the general election next Tuesda
First Precinct
John SuzOr. Chairman
Joseph {. Maveal
Marguerite A. Ankeny
Emma Schrenk
George III. Stenln
Grace NestOr
Second Precinct
Felix Hammes, Chairman
Agnes CarollO
Ella HOgue
Josephine h. Fowler
Jennie b. Albright
Myrtle NJ Thomas
Third Precinct
John Szymanski. Chairman
Viola kOrdOmesZkO
Jeanette HOldreith
Ada BOsserdet
Peter FerencZl
Hazel AmO
Fourth Precinct
Eyerette Payette. Chairman
Gertrude III. AmO
Victoria NaimOla
F. h. Thompson
William Berndt
Zelma MayTand
Fifth Precinct
William Burke. Chairman
Mable Btrnler
Nellie Bloomfield
laura Amos
Sylvia RutterwOrth
Mayme f.. Cameron
Sixth Precinct
Charles W. Thomas, Jr.
LeROy Adair
Frances A. Armstrong
Gertrude Dole
John ~ NU>S
Edward H. AffhOlter
Seventh Precinct
Henry Melloche. Chairman
Louise NrOOman
Nina f. McClOy
Olivia n Cabaret
Lillian G. WeiSe
Stella f. Reuter-
Eighth Precinct
Henry Weatherwax, Chairman
james r. DermOdy
Jean Clark Lerew
Belle Anderson
Gertrude A. Mcneil
Gertrude Steinhauer
Ninth Precinct
Fred Genlhe. Chairman
Marguerite III. Gabriel
Clara Like
Ivy T. Schartz
Magdaltm Il. HyltOn
Mary Waldo
Tenth Precinct
Joseph Berens, Chairman
Lillian 5. Firnschild
Elsie Dewitt
Thomas &. Ouellette
Ida NJ LinenfelSer
Lulu George
Eleventh Precinct
Arthur DrOuillard, Chairman
Laura McGlade
Anna McDOugall
Eva f.. VrOOman
Edyth Pilz
Flora Rainey
Twelfth Precinct
Francis \. Marx, Chairman
Ellen Lehman
Joseph q. LiptOw
Rosemary OsOskie
Glenadene Lybik
Alice f. SOmmer
Thirteenth Precinct
Bernard Cole, Chairman
Lillian Selke
Jane NJ. Moss
Ruth ASmuS
Bernice A. LANCE
Edythe e. McTaggart
Fourteenth Precinct
Frank Potts, Chairman
Mary Tack
Nora Il. Pepkie
Beatrice EdwardSOn
Elizabeth Ii. Petee
Tert So Derrenberger
Fifteenth Precinct
Frank NOgOski, Chairman
Nettie McElrOy
Cora h. Hyatt
Marie Valiquette
Helen 4. Knoll
Frank Hammer
Sixteenth Precinct
Jack Starke. Chairman
Marguerite L. Morris
Frank W. Taylor
Edna +. Moore
Lillian W. COckburn
Annie Cooper
Seventeenth Precinct
Earl j Riedel, Chairman
Gladys Lakin
Bernice Altman
Mildred Singles
Sophie KrOgol
Ida Singles
Eighteenth Precinct
Ralph Wagner, Chairman
Frances DeGuiSa
Nellie A. BuSSinger
Fannie Osborne
Alice KernS
Beatrice Mawditt
Nineteenth Precinct
Dave Mcfarland, Chairman
Anna Herubin
Agnes LeFever
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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Wyandotte in
Years Gone By
40 YEARS Ago

40 YEARS Ago
Congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles III. MARI. who were married
~ years ago. on October 3, 1902.
The Michigan Alkali Company open
cd an office in the Majestic building.
Detroit.
Mrs. Rosa ManSer, whose father.
Frank Pittman, accused her of the
th'ft Of 81, was acquitted in the court
of Justice Thiede.
Citizens We're complaining that boys
were running their doors by tying
bricks to them and using them as
"tick-tacks."
Mckinney Bros minstrels were
scheduled To make an appearance at the
Marx opera house. The show was said
10 he new. refined, and up-tO-date."
TailOr-made suits and Overcoats
were selling for SO and the garments
were kept pressed for customers, free
of charge.
The villages of EcOrse and Ford
City were granted incorporation rights
ly the Board of Supervisors. The viii
lage of Sibley was denied like priv
iltge.
The public schools were trying to
stamp out the practice Of pupils fOrg
ing their parents signatures on report
cards. Also. Friday Of each week was
considered. 10y many students. as
holiday. and the Board of Education
asked parents to see tn il that their
children attended classes.
An investigation revealed that there
were 40 leaks in the city'S water
main system. They were being repair
ed AZ rapidly as possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
WALTER H. HART AWARDED PRIZE.
Taft Grad Given Four. Year Scholarship at
 Vale University

Walter H. Hart of oakville has been awarded the Yale Alumni As- sociation of the Naugatuck Valley scholarship for the next four years at Yale 1t has announced today by c. P. Cook, chairman of the scholarship fund for the association. Hart, who graduated from Taft last week, is the son of the late Walter Hart, prominent Waterbury real estate dealer and a graduate of Taft in 1903.
 The committee which made the award consisted, in addition to MT. Cook, of Dr. Charles Larkin of Middlebury, J. Warren Upson, and Richard w. Goss.
 While at Taft Hart was a letter man in football and track, secretary of the Taft Athletic Association, and one of the leaders in the student government by virtue of his position aS Monitor. He maintained Q good scholastic rank during his five years there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
EXPERTS TOSTUDY DELIVERY PROBLEM
New England's Petroleum Supply Object of Spe-
 cial Survey

Boston, June 19.-Forrnation of . committee of technical experts to deal with the critical transportation and delivery problems Of New Eng lands petroleum supply was an- nounced today by J. O. Richdale, vice-president and general manager of Colonial Beacon oil Company, and chairman of the New England Councils committee on liquid fuels.
 Addressing the 67th quarterly meeting of the New England Coun- Gil at the Hotel Statler, MT. Rich dale reported that "the 26,000,000 barrels of storage capacity in New England Is pretty generally empty, and we are dependent today on ar- rivals of tank cars for our supplies. Before winter sets in we must in- crease the number of tank cars coming in to the point where they not only take care of our daily re- quiremehts but build up a surplus of 14 or IS million barrels against the heavy demands of the coming winter"
 Studies are being madeS' he said, with view to pooling shipments localities can accept pooled train- load shipments, and to ascertain what additional siding facilities are required. Complete plans are be- ing developed for the acceptance of all New England's requirements by tank car on the assumption that we will be unable to obtain tanker shipments and providing the rail- roads can handle the number Of tank cars required"
 The traffic study committee, which Is composed of M. M. Beckes, op- erating manager of Cities Service Oil Company, Gordon D. Currie of the White Fuel Corporation, and Fay Bertalaccini of the Colonial Beacon oil Company, is headquar- tered in the ofices of the New Eng land Council. It is cooperating in It's work with Joseph c. White, president of the White Fuel Corp or0tior As.d New England member Sg the petroleum industry's com mittee on transportation, District Number One (the Atlantic seaboard states in which gasoline is now be- ing rationed) The. study group is of petroleum into full trainloads to reduce tank car delays. A survey of New England storage facilities is being reviewed to determine what working under the general direc- tion of MT. Richdale's committee, of which MT. White is a member.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
HELEN CHASE
 TEA HOSTESS
Second Church Hom c Missionary Members to
 Be Feted Tuesday

A tea and bridge party. will be held Tuesday, June 9, at 2 o'clock in the garden of Miss Helen Chase 15S Grove street, under auspices of the Home Missionary Committee of the Second Congregational church, In case of rain the party will be held In the house or on the veranda.
 Rev. Dr. John c. Walker will preach Sunday morning at Grace Episcopal Church in Manchester N. H., on the invitation of the rec- tor, L. Bradford Young, formerly of Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn.
 Union Services will be held with First Church during July and August. Services will be held in First Church during July and in Second Congregational Church dur- ing August.
 Red Gross sewing will continue through the summer months every Thursday in the parlor on the Sec- ond floor. More workers can be used to very good advantage both morn- ing and afternoon.
 Union Sunday Evening Services will not be held this year on St. Johns Lawn. In view of this deci- sion. The First Baptist Church has decided to continue it's regular Sum- day evening services at least a part of the summer. The preacher Sum- day evening at 7:30 o'clock will be Rev. Marion c. Allen of Bristol.
 Communion Service and reception of new members will be held Sum- day morning, June g. The service Preparatory to Communion will be held in the Chapel on Thursday evening, June 25 at 8 o'clock. Dr. Walker will give the address. A cor dial invitation is extended to all members to attend this service.
 The Church School Vacation School will be held at First Method ist Church. July to 24 inclusive Mrs. P. E. Dixon will be director Glasses for children from four tc fourteen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
TRUCK DRIVERS
 DONATE SERVICES

Members of the Waterbury Truck Drivers Union who wish to volun- teer their services for the one-day drive for old rubber which will be collected throughout Waterbury to- morrow, are asked by Rudolph Tata president, to meet at Freight street at 7:45 a. m.
 Boy Scouts will accompany the drivers on the routes assigned tc them and will assist in picking ur and loading the rubber on the trucks. All scouts planning to par ticipate in the drive are requested to be on the Green not later thax 8 .. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
Washington Coupons

VISITORS to national parks have been cut down by half. . . . To solve railway freight transportation prob lennS, manufacturers are be- ing asked to make monthly estimates of their carIOadings. Q Q . The vitamin business now amounts to $lOO million a year. Q . . War Production workers who think up ideas to increase output will get dec- Orated with diplomas in three degrees, award" which is the highest, certificate" or "cita- tion." . . . G. M. COrtez, a Filipino, runs WashingtOn's newest transportation com pany, "The Bataan Taxicab Service"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
Rivalry Manifested
 In Bid For Property
Judge Daly Orders COntending Parties to Submit < Sealed Offers; Bank Given $3,4O4 Judgment

i fly house and four-car garage at { Templeton street. The agent had offered $7,35O and asked for S2OO commission while the tenant of- fered 97,150.
 When MT. Hackett informed the court he was willing to raise the offer, Judge Daly ordered both pros- pective purchasers to submit closed bids by next Monday noting the highest amount they would be will- ing to pay for the property. He commented that without such pro. cedure the matter might get exc tended indefinitely If each bidder raised his bid on learning he was outbided. The receiver testified that the property was acquired on August 20, 1886 through Q fore closure action.
 The Star Water O., of Cheshire was allowed to compromise $231. 50 claim of the Naugatuck Fuel Co.,, after Atty. Alfred L. F4nkleStein, counsel for the bleaching company, pointed out the Naugatuck concern was willing to accept $13l.60 as full settlement of the claim.
 John Greco, receiver of rents on property involved in an action brought by Giovanni Russo against Nicholas Varanelli and others, was allowed $1OO for nls services during the period from June 10, 1041 to June 19, 1942 at a hearing in sue perior court today. Judge Daly fixed a bond at $1,0O0 for MT. Greco dur ing his temporary receivership.
 A judgment of $3,4O4.47 was made by Judge Edward J. Daly in sue perior court tocay in the fore- closure action brought by the Wa terbury Savings bank against the heirs of Antonio Iapalucci and others. The law-way was set for July 6. The action involved a $2,- TOO loan made January 24, 1881 and secured by a mortgage on Edgewood avenue property.
 Judge Daly reserved decision on a motion for a judgment acquiring title to property in Wolcott. The action is brought by George Juska of Wolcott against the heirs of Anna Mccormack and others. The peti- tioner claims his title to the land traces back to July 16, 1909.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
NO DRAFT CARDS
 BASIS. OF ARRESTS

TWO men arrested here last night for failure to produce selective service registration cards were re- leased today when 1t was determin- cd they had registered.
 Edward Davis, g, of Boston, Mass, was arrested by Patrolman William O'Dea, and Alfred Rittle, 70, ce Bristol was arrested by Ofa- cer Jclan Shea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
DAUGHTER IS TOO STRONG

Sacramento, Cal. (UP) - Mrs John Martin, 43, would prefer her daughter, Mrs. Juanita Britt, a little less demonstrative. Mrs. Britt mebraced her mother too affection ately and sent her to the hospital with a possible rib fracture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

Superior Court Judge Edward J. Daly today faced the problem of eeciding which of two persons sUb-
 Saitting equal bids for property of the Merchants Trust Go, should be allowed to purchase 1t. Walter Perry, receiver pointed out that Salvatore
 6apiana, c tenant and Daniel K. iHackett, had made offers to buy property consisting of three, fam
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
HORSE TROUGHS
 BACK IN CHICAGO

Chicago (UP)-The Anti Cruelty Society, mindful of the horses corne- back. has recently installed nine wa ter troughs in metropolitan Chica- pN
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-02
Custody SquabbIe
Ends In Death
Plymouth Man Feees
Murder Chorse

ROCH. STE, Mich, Nov. 2
-(P-Clarence Rathburn, IS, Of
Plymouth was schedu. I'd for ar
raignment in justice court here
today on first degree murder
charge in the shooting last night
of his former son-in-law, Elwood
Gates, IS, of Plymouth in what
police said was a quarrel over
custody of Gates three chill
dren.
Oakland county officers said
Gates had come Sunday evening
to the home of his divorced wife
near here to claim a days GUS
tody of the children, under pro-
visions of their divorce decree.
When the former Mrs. Gates OBJ
jected, contending the children
had colds, police said, a fight en-
sued between the two men and
Rathburn shot Gates with q
shotgun. The victim died short
ly after admittance to Rochester
hospital.