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Laurel outlook., 1947-08-13
Americas Land Uses

The land area of the United States
is about 1905 million acres, not
counting important rivers and lakes,
according to department Of agricul-
ture. T~hree-fourths of the land is
used for crop and livestock produc-
ton. The cropland, pasture and
grazing land add up to nearly 1900
million acres. Besides there are
about 260 million acres in forests,
used mostly for producing lumber,
pulpwood and fuel wood. Thus
crops, pasture and timber take
about 100 million acres, or 90 per
cent, of the nations land area. Of
the other 10 per cent, about "a mil
lion acres, of slight agricultural
use, consists of deserts, rocky areas,
swamps and the like. This portion
of the land has some of the nations
mineral and oil deposits. In addi-
ton about 81 million acres are used
primarily for recreation and travel
made up of parks, game refugees,
railroads, highways, farmsteads,
military lands and similar tracts.
And finally, there are about 10 mil
lion acres in cities and towns. These
are the major uses of the land, al
much of it is used for sev-
eral purposes.
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Laurel
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Hoffman, Hurls
ShutOut Over Hardin

Clarence Hoffman,, Midland EN-
pire's top chucker, was in good form
Sunday afternoon in winning his
ninth victory and first shutout in g
snappy game against an improved
Hardin nine. In a game that had
all the thrills of good hitting, field
ing and pitching, the two teams bat
tied until the ninth inning before
any scoring was done.
Herrick scattered four hits
throughout eight innings for Hardin,
and Hoffman, kept the same pace,
although all four hits off of him
came in the first two innings.
In the top half of the ninth Lau-
rel put together three hits for the
only two runs of the ball game.
Hardin came right back with a
double and a walk and lone out to
threaten to tie the score, but a
sacrifice, strikeout and a pop-up
finished the game for the first shut
out this year for the Laurel Farm
ers Union. Only one walk was
given up to each side, and two err
rors, none of which figured in the
scoring.
Spectacular fly chasing was the
feature of the game, when Dunlap,
Hardin right fielder, robbed Hof-
mann of an extra base hit in the
third, and then in the fifth made
a running stab of a fly ball from
the bat of Third Baseman Mileski
that was tagged for a home run.
Al Rack came up with two shoe
string catches to keep Hardin out
of the scoring column.
The victory assured Laurel of a
playoff berth, ven if they were to
lose the remaining six games, which
they of course have no intention Of
doing, since the now fourth-place
Post team has already lost eight
times.
Laurel plays the Billings Eagles
Thursday, and Sunday travel to
Fromberg for an afternoon game
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SOftball Standings

The Board of Trade softball entry
fought through three ball games last
week to climb into a two-way tie
for second place with Wold's, drop
ping the Palace team to last, while
the Eagles still hold their first
place standing. The teams are now
so closely punched that any team
can cop the championship in the re-
naming two weeks of league play.
After four weeks of play the
standings are as follows:
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Board Wins
Three Games

The once last-place Board team
won three games in last weeks play,
to move into second place in the
softball standings when they staged
la~st-inning rallies and extra inning
fluries to defeat the Palace, Wold's
and the Eagles.
Tuesday night an extra inning
was needed to determine the winner
between the Board and the Palace,
who were tied at six each after the
seventh. The Board cut loose with
five runs in the eighth to come out
on top, II to z.
Wednesday the Board built up a
comfortable lead against Wold's, but
were seriously threatened in the
sixth by a five run rally. But it
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top five men have been listed
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Yield Jumped Up

For the entire 60-year period
from 1879 to 1889, says a Twentieth
Century fund survey, the yield per
acre of corn averaged 25.9 bushels.
Use of hybrid seed and other i'm
proved practices has resulted in an
yield in excess of 35 bushels to the
acre.
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Good Old DAYS.!

Eighteen hundred and froze to
DEATH" is the title often given the
year 1916 in Vermont. A foot Of
snow fell on June 8, and some snow
fell in July and August. Virtually
no crops were harvested and the
suffering was so intense that many
Vermonters migrated westward.
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SOftball Batting
Leaders

The batting percentages were re-
leased this week by Bud Paronto,
commissioner of the V.F.W.-spon-
sored city recreation softball league.
The first-place Eagles hold down
the top five places, although John
son, pitcher and fielder for the
Palace nine, is out in front with a
stable .565 average.
The ton five MOI have heen listed
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against one of the two teams that
has defeated the local boys.
r H E
Laurel 900 900 002 2 7 2
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Next Weeks Gam

Next Weeks Games:
Monday, Board VS.. Palace.
Tuesday, Eagles VS.. Wold's.
Wednesday, Wold's VS.. Palace.
Thursday, Eagles VS.. Board.
Evening star., 1947-11-09

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patented process No other soap brings you Swans
uper-creamed blend"
No other soap gives you the blissful freshness Of
Swan bath. See what Swan can do for you!
Evening star., 1947-11-09

ward the Circle X line fence. He didn't cut the
fence He simply tied his horse there and crawled
through A-foot, with the spade in hand, he walked
a mile to five-acre stock pond in the Circle X
steer pasture.
The earth dam which impounded the water was
about ten feet high. At its exact center Mike Yost
began digging trench. He didn't have to dig far
When his trench was little below water level water
began pouring through And no blade cuts dirt so
swiftly and surely as water
Many times, up in Montana, Yost had known
musluats to burrow small, arm-sze hole through
an earth dam. Racing water itself did the rest An
a-sze hole was soon legsize, the leg-size hole was
soon body-sze and in hour swirling officiating
torrent would pour through
50 ALL Yost needed to do now was start small
spout of escaping pond water. He watched it for a
few minutes and it double in size 1t secured its
channel and the earth cr,lmbled. 1t broadened,
deepened, and soon food was roaring through =
the dam.
Yost grinned. The water would run down its natural
channel to the Box Cross Yosts own dry stock pond
was in its path. In the morning it would be full.
He walked off the fast-cr1mbling dam to natural
ground. The pond water receded and left an expanse
of mud Yost tossed his spoiled muskrat hide out into
the muO IL WOuiun prove dnylnng, DuC II would
make whoever found it here think of muskrats By
morning the entire dam would be gone man-tracks
on it washed away with the dirt And since this type
of sabotage was normal for muskrats, the Circle x
wasn't likely to 60 cunning for Yost.
Yost legged back to the line fence crawled through
and climbed his horse But instead of riding home,
he loped directly to Twin Buttes. What he needed
now was an aibi; he must claim he'd never left town
at all He usually spent all his week ends there sleeping
in a room he rented by the month.
1t still lacked a little of midnight when Yost
sauntered into the Peso de Oro bar He took one
drink, let himself be by the customers and then
went off to bed.
In THE morning, dressed exactly as yesterday, he
took breakfast at the restaurant.
The waitress said, Il thought you'd gone home,
MIR. Yost."
"Nope. I'm stuck in town all week on COW dicker
Ham and eggs, Masie.'
All day he kept in sight of people. In dozen
facts he created an impression that he hadn't left
town and didn't plan to until certain cattle buyer
showed up On the streets he listened to talk about
Pollard This was the 18th, just two days before
the execution. Twin Buttes was on edge about it.
Voices were low and faces solemn
ANY dope reprieve yet, Jake?"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-30
VA Will Make
Inspection Of
Vet Training

The Veterans Administration
Regional Office mas completed
plans to inspect temporary APP
proved business establishments
training veterans on-the-job with
in the next two months, c. Camp,
Manager, announced today. In
spection schedules, plans and ar
rangements are being outlined to
VA training officers at confer
ences in Jackson, Hattiesburg,
Meridian, Greenwood and Tupe-
10. There are 1907 business es-
Establishments in Mississippi that
have been temporary approved
for training former servicemen
and women under provisions of
the G.I. bill. VA training offic-
ers will visit these places dur
ing the months of May and June
and make recommendations rel
alive to permanent approval. Mr..
Camp said.
The approval of business estab-
lishments for training veterans
on-the-job was previously hand
led by a state approving agency.
The VA took over this respon-
sibility on February | and has
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-30

Etherton in three stanzas handed
out another seven.
Putting over its home run in
the bottom half of the second
and three additional tallies in
the lower part of the third, the
Stars held the lead up until the
sixth when walks to Lee and
Darrell Milan, a sacrifice by R.
E. Mcleod, a pinch double by
Nation Red" Bullock, a single
by Charles Fulton and an error
by Ed Fountain put the Sox into
a 6 to 4 lead.
Star third inning scores had
come on a walk to Gibson, an
error by Thirdbaseman John D.
Faggard, a two-bagger by Loren
Fountain and a sacrifice by Wal
ter Fountain. In addition to its
home run in the top of the third,
Pascagoula had scored its first
tally in the second on walks to
Mcleod and R. B. Alridge, a sac
rifice by Bishop and a fly by
Fulton.
Walks to Faggard, Lee. Bull
lock and Mcleod and singles by
Bishop and Arthur Lassiter
brought in Pascagouls's three fl
nal runs in the first of the ninth
to set a mark that the Stars was
unable to overtake with their last
stanza rally.
The Biloxi RedbirdS seemed
to be in top-top playing condi-
ton Sunday while it appeared
definitely to have been an off
day for the Bears. Gruich struck
out eight Bears while allowing
but three walks in the first
game while Chatham showed
good form in striking out 10 and
giving up but one base on balls
in the second ARRAY. The two
Bear hurlers- Tony Catchot and
George Reconnaissance out nine
while walking six Redbirds.
Though the Stars got to John
T. Bishop at Pascagoula for 10
hits-five of which were two
baggers-the Pascagoula hurler
himself did nicely Sunday in
walking but two men while Civ
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-30
News From Red HILL.
Mrs. E. Barnwell Is Honored On
Sixty Ninth Birthday AT Picnic

recent visitor to his mother, Mrs.
W. Y. Cain.
Ira Smith is attending court as
a juryman this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Udell Nolf and
daughter were Saturday night
guests of Mrs. Hunter and Brad
ford Nolf.
William j. Carnley was a We'd
nesday visitor in Biloxi where he
visited his brother, Lewis earn
ley.
Mrs. Hunter Nolf returned
Thursday after an extended visit
in Biloxi as the guest of her
daughters, Mrs. Carl Seymour
and Mrs. Alene Dray. She also
visited an old school mate, Mrs.
Myrtle Frenzy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bilbo Tootle have
moved to Vancleve.
Mr. and Mrs. Lazelle Byrd and
children of Fountainbleau were
Sunday guests in the home of
Mrs. Byrd's mother, Mrs, l.. j.
White.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Over
street and two children and Mrs.
E. Barnwell attended church
services at the Magnolia Baptist
church Sunday morning and eve
ming.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-30

Mrs. f. Barnwell. affectionately
known as Aunt Mag" 10 her
many friends. was honored on
her 69th birthday recently with
a picnic near Red Bluff.
Those present included Jacent
Mallette of Fort Bayou; Mr.. and
Mrs. James Malette and children,
Mrs. Willie Hilburn and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Farley and
daughters, Maggie and Gertrude,
all of this community; Mrs. Sabra
Roberts Of McLain; Mrs. Earnest
Wilcox and daughter, Patty
Joyce, Mrs. Robert Glenn Wilson
and Mr. and Mrs. 7. J. Roberts,
all of Bonnie Chapel.
Guess in the home of H. P.
Randolph and family Sunday af-
ternoon were Mr.. and Mrs, Har-
old d Krankey and Mr.. Kran-
keys mother of Bay st. Louis and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Farley.
j. B. Cain of Canton was a
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-30
558 Exhibits
Continued from Page two


"Chopin's c Minor Waltz" and
Mrs. Upton David sang "Ah,
Sweet Mystery of Life"
Mrs. r. T. Huthmaker played
CUBA Dansa," a piano solo, fol-
lowed by a medley of popular
music by Mrs. r. ]. Farrell AT.
ter the dress revue a picnic lunch
was served and following a short
business session in the afternoon.
the prizes were awarded by Miss
Vera Mckinley. The Merchants
Marine Bank, Moss
Point Bank, Pascagoula-Moss
Point Climber of Commerce and
others contributed the prize
money. From a viewpoint of ex-
hibits and attendance the meet
ing was a success. There were
1903 people registered.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-30

n ven are looking for q rugged. eenl.
pact power plant with = wide range 81
uses. yeu car settle Or . GINS Diesel-
they are auiek stsrtinK. shesp -
operate. easy to maintain. let -
give ycu full information.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-30

inspected $3.50 firms during the
past three months.
In addition to the temporar-
arily approved establishments,
the VA viii also inspect 325 firms
that have recently applied for
approval in the Veterans train
ing program, it was pointed out.
Business establishments will
be notified by mail when the VA
training officer will call to make
the official inspection.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-30

Bishop 2; struck out by Gibson
4, Bishop 8, Etherton l; hits off
Gibson in 6 innings 4, off Ether
ton in 3 innings 3; off Bishop in
9 innings 10. Wild pitches, Glib
son |, Etherton /; winning pit
cher, Bishop, losing pctiher, Glib
son. Umpires ]. Dallahausey and
d. Ladnier. Time of game 2:40.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-30
Next Sundays Games


Picayune at Biloxi.
Mississippi City at Pascagoula.
Ocean Springs at Slidell.
(All double-headers).
The Pascagoula Blue Sox con-
tinued in top position in the
que Sunday by handing d'Iber-
vile a 1913 drubbing and will
meet the second place MiSsis-
sippi City nine on the local dia-
mond Sunday afternoon in what
promises to be one of the best
games of the season.
: The Biloxi Redbirds took both
ends of a double header from
Ocean Springs in the only other
play in the league last Sunday.
The Redbirds handed the Bears
a 40 licking in the first game
and came back with another
shutout, 20, in the nightcap.
The Slidell-Pioayune contest
which was to have dedicated Pr
cayune's new diamond, was rain
ed out. The game will be made
up July 6 at Slidell.
~ Locals Outhit
Although outhitting Pascagoula
10 to z, walks given up by d.
rberville pitchers played a ma
jor part in the Stars loss to the
Blue Sox. T. N. Gibson, in trou-
bic in all but two OF his six in
1ings, gave Pascagoula batters
seven free passes while R. D.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-30

Picayune at Biloxi.
Mississippi City at Pascagoula.
Ocean Springs at Slidell.
(All double-headers).
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-30
Pascaqoula Continues Lead In Coast
Play; Meets Mississippi City Here

ing the Stars nine strike-outs to
four struck out by 7. N. Gibson
and one by r. D.. Etherton.
Big George Kelly, star first
baseman, smashed a homer over
the 300-foot left field fence of
the Pascagoula park in the sec
ond inning. Pascagoula's Short
stop Hal Lee knocked one over
the same fence in the third.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-30
PIONEER GROUP pHocRAM

Interesting programs are being
given by the Pioneer group OF
boys and girls of the Eastlawn
Presbyterian church each Sunday
at $50 p. m.
An invitation to attend these
programs is extended all boys
and girls between the ages of
seven and fourteen.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-30

Nearly all England was once
forest; now only two million of
her 81 million acres r wood
ed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-30
Standing

Sundays Results
i, Biloxi 4, Ocean Springs 0.
Biloxi 2, Ocean Springs 0.
Pascagoula 10, d'Iberville 8.
Sltdell VS.. Picayune Grained
out).
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-30

Summary: Runs batted in Full
ton 3, w. Fountain 2, Bullock,
Lee and Bishop; two base hits,
L. Fountain 2; Rabby, George
Kelly, Walter Fountain and Will
fred Fountain; home runs, G..
Kelly and Lee; Stolen bases, Fag-
gard; sacrifices, w. Fountain and
Bishop; left on bases, d'Iberville
9, Pascagoula 7; bases on balls
off Gibson Z, Etherton z and
Evening star., 1947-01-22
Cross Faces New Trial
On Driving Charges

A second jury trial was set for
February in the case of an Army
infantry major, charged with driv-
ing while drunk, after Municipal
Court jury failed yesterday to reach
agreement in the case.
On trial before a panel Of seven
men and five women in Judge Ar
mond w. Scott's court was Maj. Ed
win S. Cross, 33, a veteran OF the
Normandy invasion who has been
under treatment at Walter Reed
Hospital for the past three years.
Police Pvt. c. F. Brown of No. 10
precinct testified yesterday he ar
rested Maj. Cross on November %
after six-block automobile chase
which terminated at Fourteenth
and Belmont streets NV.
The defendant testified he had
taken three drinks on the after
noon of his arrest. He said he had
been playing golf with two COM
panions and that the winner OF each
hole was treated to drink.
Maj. Cross explained he won only
two holes during the nine-hole con-
test, and that he had another drink
after the game.
James K. Hughes was defense
counsel, while Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel George Lynch prose-
cuted,
Evening star., 1947-01-22

The Mayors of st. Louis and At
lanta are not interested In surplus
airports, but they would like to have
their own back as soon as it Is con-
venient for the the Government to
release them, if not sooner. They
made that fact abundantly clear
yesterday to Robert M. Littlejohn,
War Assets Administrator.
Mr.. Littlejohn discussed the prob
lens of surplus property disposal,
especially airports, before the United
States Conference of Mayors. When
he finished there was question Pc
riod.
Mayor Alloys Kaufman OF St.
Louis arose and said he was glad to
see Mr.. Littlejohn.
II have been to Washington nine
times since the war ended" he said.
Three time I have had appoint
ments with Mr.. Littlejohn. This is
the first time have seen him."
1t seems the airport at st. Louis
was leased to the Government for
81 year in 1910, and Mayor Kauf-
MAIN has been trying TO get it back
since the shooting stopped.
Il don't want to know how to ac-
quire a surplus airport, he said, Il
want to know how to get my own
airport back. I've tried end tried.
I've mad appointments with bureau
heads. cabinet officers, and I never
get to see them I always get
pushed off on somebody else.
Il am here again. / have no ap-
pointment this time. I am just serv-
ing notice am here"
Mayor William. B. Hartsfield Of
Atlanta also reported his airport
had been leased to the Government
Evening star., 1947-01-22
Mayor 'Overtokes' Littlejohn,
Learns He'll Get Airport Back

for 81 a year, and his efforts to have
it returned we're unsuccessful.
"All I get for my efforts is en-
tangled in red tape, 10000 yards OF
it," he said and waived his arms
wide to show how much tape there
was.
After a quick consultation with
two of his aides on the speakers
platform, Mr.. Littlejohn informed
Mayor Kaufman the st. Louis air.
port had just been declared surplus
Monday and would be returned
without, delay. About Atlanta, he
said, a check would have to be
made.
Mayor Edward j. Kelly of Chi
cago, who was presiding, said the
one thing that puzzled MIN was how
a Mayor Of ST.. Louis would have
any trouble seeing officials in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1947-01-22
Inquest 10 Be Held Today
In Coast 'Bufchery' Killing
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22.-The
coroner convened an inquest today
in the sadistic butchery murder OF
Elizabeth Short, attractive 22-year-
old brunette, but there was little
indication that the verdict could be
anything but the formalized death
at the hands of person or persons
unknown"
Detectives admitted they lacked
tangible lead in the Staying OF Miss
Short, who appeared to have host
of friends, both male and female.
| Miss Lynn Martin, former ROOM
mate of Miss Short and singer
with film aspirations, was located
Evening star., 1947-01-22
CuudIe to Address PTA

Theron Lamar Caudle, head of the
Criminal Division of the Department
of Justice, will talk on juvenile de-
linquency at o'clock tonight at a
Parent-Teacher Association meeting
at Gordon Junior High School,
Thirty-ffth and T streets NV.
Evening star., 1947-01-22
ADVERTISEMENT.
IOEVHL4NI
KIDNEYS
MUST REMOVE
EXCESS ACIDS
Help Is Miles of Kidney Tubes
Flush Out Poisonous Waste

FIuSh Out POISONOUS Waste
If you have an excess of acids in your
blood. your Is miles of kidney tubes may be
overworked. These tiny filters and tubes are
working day and night to help Nature rid
your system of excess acids and poisonous
waste.
When disorder of kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain in your blood,
it may cause nagging backache, rheumatic
pains, leg pains, loss of pep and energy,
getting up nights. swelling. pufiness under
the eyes, headaches and dizziness.
Kidneys may need help the same as bow
els, SO ask your druggist for Doans Pills a
stimulant diuretc, used successfully by mil
lions for over SO years. Doan's give happy
relief and will help the Is miles of kidney
tubes flush out poisonous waste from your
blood, Get Doan's Pills.
Evening star., 1947-01-22

by police yesterday in a motor court
in the suburban San Fernando VAL
ley, and questioned 40 to what she
knew of the slain girls recent ac-
tivities. Officers gave no intimation
that she had been able to supply
Evening star., 1947-01-22

II. Total liabilities -----S136,222.se SO
I, REX F. HINSHAW treasurer of the
above-named credit union, do solemnly
swear that the foregoing statement is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief
REX F. HINSHAW.
Treasurer.
Correct-Attest:
Ralph H. Rogers, Harry A. Denora,
Ralph r. Koebel Directors
District of Columbia, Washington, D. c. SIS:
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
nth day OF January, 1947
(Seal) JOSEPH HALEY, Notary Public.
MY commission expires March 81. 1947.
Evening star., 1947-01-22
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
Agriculture Employees
Credit Union

OF the District of Columbia, at the close
of business on December 81, 1a46 tpub-
hshed in response to call made by Comp.
troller of the Currency, under Section
of the District of Columbia Credit Unions
Act).
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-04-03

Photo observation-disclosures
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-04-03
PEARL RALSTON ATTENDS
GLORIA j. EATON WEDDING

GLORIA j. EATON WEDDING
Mrs. Pearl Ralston and Miss Lena
Alter attended the wedding of Miss
Gloria Jean Eaton, daughter of past
state department commander, AM
erican Legion, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Eaton, of Ashland.
The wedding was solemnized
Thursday evening at the First Pres
byterian church in that city. Miss
Eaton exchanged vows with Merrill
Sloan.
Mrs. Robert Radcliffe, of Mason
City, Mich, the former Barbara
Ralston, of Caldwell, was matron of
honor. Her wedding date conceded
with the 25th wedding anniversary
of her parents and the 50th wedding
anniversary of her grandparents.
Following the ceremony, a recep-
ton was held in the church parlors
and later a dinner for members of
the immediate families and invited
guests at the Country Club, Ash
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Radcliffe
, and Mrs. Ralston then spent the
weekend in Columbus visiting their
brother and son, Bud Ralston.