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Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24

The engagement of Miss CAROLYN
Elaine Argo, daughter of Mr.. and
n. Mrs. ElWoOd ArgO, of Milford 70
Ihomas Walter Muncy, son of Mr.
ana mrs. George B. Muncy, of Tux
Gao Park, has been announced. Mr.
Muncey is a graduate of Conrad
high School and Beacom's Business
College and is employed in the or
ice OF the Masten Trucking Comma
ny Milford: The bride to be is en-
ployed in the dental office If m n,
Rooert A. Reed, Milford. The wed
ding will take place in the near fn-
ture. iO"l Au-
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24

Many guests attended the re-
ceptiOn given Saturday from
i've to eight by Mr.. and Mrs.
John c. Truitt and Mr.. and
Mrs. William V. sipple in hon
or Of Mr.. and Mrs. William v
Sipple, Jra who have recently
returned from their wedding
trip to Hawaii. Pouring were
Mrs. Neal wilkins, Mrs. +.
Burgette Short, Mrs. Winfield
GrenOble, Of Rehoboth. and
Miss Lena Short. Assisting
were Mrs. Charles varney. Mrs.
e. D. HOlzmueller, Mrs. Edwin
L. Layton Of BridgeuIle; Mrs.
John Q. Gelder. Of Rehoboth.
Mrs. James o. Marshall. Jr.. Of
Lewes; Mrs. Edgar Wood and
Mrs. Garrett L. Grier. Christ
mas decorations we're used.
and fire on the hearths added
to the. warmth Of the hospital
ity and enjoyment Of all pres
ent
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24

Merry Christmas to each and
every one Of you kind good
readers!
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24
Obituary
FARBER

FAHbER
Milo c. Farber, age "A, died SAT
urday, December 10, in Milford
Memorial Hospital. Funeral services
were held in Berry Funeral Home
Milford, on Monday afternoon al ;
p. m. Rev. John NJ. DeChant oficia-
ted. InteTment was made in Odd
FelIows Cemetery. He is survived bv
one daughter, Mrs. William Carlisie
Jr, of Greenwood, two sons. Lowell
'Farber, Philadelphia, and Carlton
Far6er' Claymont, Del; six grand
children and two sisters, Mrs Wvr-
tie BeerboWeT, Milford and Mrs
Mary Mary Catherine Rethamel, Deanace.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24

MIR. and Mrs. Frank r. Grier
and Mr. and Mrs. w. Dean
Kimmel gave lovely party at
the Grier home on Kings
Highway Saturday evening and
from the candy cane decora-
tion on the door to the lovely
Christmasy table one knew
and did not forget the season
Of the year. A large number
Of out-of-town folks attended
and everyone had a good time.
9
This weekend from the
Christmas Eve service until
Sunday evening there will be
lovely church services. The
candle-light one, comes to
mind, that viii be held in
Avenue Methodist Church at
1880 Friday night. The choir
has been practising for this
beautiful pre-Christmas ser
vice, and DR.. Thomas c. Multi
gan will be present for it also.
Everyone viii be made vel
come at this service.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24
Prayer For Christmas

Sag5or, Ss on Thy birthday dear
Make as to remember
6oa0 7 tbe stars clear light aOqS shed
Dolgn upOR Thy n1Gn0ey bed QUO"
EWath the angels bendino Ioqy,
EIGr a1CGy and long a0o
One December.
S41, Saglor, s0hen Thy birthday falls,
Make as to remember
Other children near and far
MhO should see the Christmas star.
6eGT q IT, the song and JOve the I06t
~ 11hy birthday fqjr and brigIt
In December. " '9'''
Nancy Byrd Turn
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24
Births At Hospital

The Boys and Girls Club of Mil
Iord received a large increase in
membership; Is girls and 10 bows
we wish them many, many happy
Christmasses. =
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24

Mrs. Clyde Nelson, Mrs. c. D.
Holzmueller, Mrs. Herman
Phillips, AIRS. Harry Mulhol-
land, Mrs. Edwin Messick and
MRS G. Marshall Townsend
were among the guests who at
tended the luncheon and bridge
given by Mrs. John C. Darby
at her home in Frederick on
Friday.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24
CLIFTON

Funeral services for PauI Clis
ton, SO, of Wilmington, who died
on Tuesday, December 81. will he
held Friday afternoon from the
James Mullikin funeral home that
city with interment in Gracelsvyn
Memorial Park. Mr.. Clifton was
born in Lincoln and has lived n
Wilmington for 81 years. He re-
Gently retired. In addition IN his
wife, Mrs. Mollie Clifton. Mr. Ciif-
ton is survived by three sons and
three daughters: J. Willis Clifton
Sr., and Mrs. Helen Prettvman
Houston; Dallas P. Clifton Of
Hillcrest; Miss Anne Clifton of
Wilmington; Garrett w. Clifton
Wilmington Manor, and Miss Dor
othy L. WOOters, of Wilmington.
a sister, Mrs. Bessie Smith. Of Do.
yer, n. j., and five brothers, Glenn.
wilmington; Howard. Kenton:
John, Blackstone, Va; Leon. South
Hill, Va, and Lawrence Clifton of
blackstone. He is also survived bv
eight grandchildren and one great /
srandchild, several nieces and
lephews.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24

Miss Reba Hearn, Of sDo-
kane. Washington. was the
guest Of Mrs. r. Burgette
Short from Monday until We'd
nesday Miss Hearn has lust
returned from a trip Of two
years ia Egypt and Turkey.
landing at Halifax last week.
Being q lawyer, her analysis Of
political and religious situa-
tons IN those countries was
highly enlightening and Of
much interest Mrs. Short had
g few friends at her home
Tuesday afternoon in her hon
Or. Miss Hearn win spend
the winter In Illinois with rela-
tiFes before going west
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24

4. i: :: =: :; :: : !. s: :. $: !:
son born in that
city on December II. He has
been named Louis E. Jones.
". Mrs. Jones will be remem-
bered by her friends as the
former Miss Margaret viii
hams.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24

fs Herbert Nichols and
MIS- kennerly Lambert were
hostesses at the latters home
81 ednesday Of last week
when they entertained friends
eng bridge Guests
arrived io dnd gay Christmas
aecorasons and The holiday
carried out iu dessert
on Friday evening
ae'f husbands. Ga
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24
GOODWIN

Elhma Messick Goodwin, widow Of
Eadle W. Goodwin, passed away at
her home in Wilmington. N. G.. on
Wednesday, December %. Funeral
Sc services were held in that city on
thursday and interment will he
made IN Union Cemetery, George
town, on Saturday, December 25fh
at p. m, from the Carey Funeral
Home. Mrs. Goodwin was the sister
OF G. Roland Messick.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24
HATFIELD


Luther Wyatt Hatfield. aged AZ
years, of Harrington, dies in the
Milford Memorial Hospital last
Friday after suffering a cerebraI !
hemorrhage two days before. from
which he never regained con
sclousness. He was the son of ZacJ,
and Florence Wyatt Hatfield. was
born at Harrington and had lived
the most of his life in and near
there. At the present time he was
employed as an electrician in
chester, Pa. Funeral services wera
held at the Boyer funeral home in
Harrington Tuesday afternoon in
charge of Rev. Grier Baker. Dastor
OF Pilgrim Holiness Church. mai
place. InteTment was in Barratt"s
Chapel, near Frederick. He is sur-
Vlved by one son, Luther P. Hat
neld, Harrington, and two daueb-
Jers, Mrs. Betty JOrey, Harrington
and Mrs. Ruth Algier, Farmington.
three grandchildren, also his mar.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Zack HatfeId
and one sister, Mrs. Helen Depuf1
4lI OF Harrington. A sister. Mrs
Elizabeth Jacobs, Of Harrington
lled about five months ago.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24

Miss Hilda Hardesty, Of Claymont,
Is visiting Mrs. 8. NJ. ID. Marshall.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24

William T. Abbott, formerly Of
Milton, who has been working for
the government at Marsh Run. near
Harrisburg, Pa, the past year. has
accepted position in st. Augustine,
Ma, Tor which place he viii sail by
the first Of the year, accompanied by
his wife.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-06-04
Lake Erie Bass
Season Closed

The black bass season for the
Lake Erie fishing district closed
May 25 and will reopen at mid
night June 30.
The district is defined as those
waters Of Lake Erie, the waters
of Sandusky Bay as far west as
q continuation due south to the
Sandusky county shore of the sec
tion line between Sections % and
"a in Bay Township, Ottawa Coun-
ty and as far east as continual
ton due north of the township
line between Perkins and Huron
townships, Erie County, indicated
by markers permanently erected
on each shore, and in Maumee
Bay as far south as line which
shall be continuation due east
ward of the section line between
sections 16 and II in Washington
Township, Lucas County, indicated
by markers.
The black bass season for the
inland waters Of the state, except
in those lakes and water designat-
ed as experimental waters where
closed seasons, legal lengths and
bag limits shall not apply, will
reopen at midnight, June Is.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-06-04
Legion Juniors
Lose Two Games

Port Clinton's American Legion
Junior baseball team lost a double
header to the visiting American
Legion Juniors from Sandusky at
the stadium Sunday afternoon. The
scores were 1910 and Sd.
In the second game, Port Clin-
ton scored two runs in the first
two innings but Sandusky tied the
score in the fifth inning and got
to Pitcher Dave Krupp for the
winning run in the tenth inning.
Performing for Port Clinton
were Teddy iSelgo, center field;
Dick Blaskis, third base; Dick
Kokinda, second base; Bill Bel
shaw, catcher; Andy Migala, right
fielder; Rosiar, right fielder; Cor
don and Carr shortstops; Macko
and Riddle, left field; Schafer and
Sam Rosiar, first base, and krupp,
pitcher.
Riddles triple was the longest
hit by a Port Clinton player in
the second game. Selgo Blaskis,
Macko, Krupp and Schafer stole
bases, and Krupp struck out Ia
opponents.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-06-04
Coaches Defeat 0. H.;
Play at Home Sunday

Port Clinton's Downtown Coach.
es are the only undefeated team
in the Ottawa county league, hav-
ing knocked Oak Harbor Merch-
ants from the undefeated class be-
fore large crowd at Standard
Products field Sunday afternoon,
6 to a.
Art Carver, E. o. d. soldier, won
his third consecutive game, giving
UP seven hits and striking out
nine. Blakely was the loser.
Play Here Sunday
The Coaches will be at home
again this Sunday afternoon, with
Gibsonburg coming here for a
league game at 2:30. At Gibson
burg, May 9, the Coaches were VIC
torious 6 to 3.
Paul Klopfer, former intern at
st. John Lutheran church, has re-
turned to his farm home in Terre
Haute, Indiana, for the summer,
and will be lost to the team. Chap
man will be moved to second base
to replace Klopfer, manager Earl
McDavitt has announced, and Joe
Kubaseck will return to the short
stop position.
Sundays game here was pro-
tested by Oak Harbor manager,
Cloyce Lehman, following a dis
putes in the fifth inning. Temple
walked to open the inning. De-
Petro popped to second for the
first out, and Fought struck out,
Temple stealing second base.
Mattonson then grounded to
shortstop Bill Chapman. Temple
ran out of the base line to inter
fere with Chapman's fielding of
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-06-04
R0SIAR NAMED
TRACK CAPTAIN
Gilmore Migala Presented ID.
A. X. Awarded AS Out
standing Junior Girl

Gilmore Migala, outstanding
junior girl student, was award
ed the d. A. r. award Friday
forenoon when the award assem-
bly, in the school auditorium was
the final event in a busy week.
Shortly afterwards, classes were
dismissed for the summer vaca-
ton.
Cheerleader awards were pre-
sented as follows: Margaret
papcun and Cecilia Wozniak;
medals; Caroline Rofkar, letter;
Jean Prusik and Janice Fillmore,
megaphones.
Scholarship award certificates
were given to William Coon, Lor-
raine Bennett, James Jacobs,
James Longe, Gail Hensier, Har-
ry Kleinhans, Robert James, Jo-
anne Swimmer, Norris Schiew>.'
Nancy Rose, Marilyn Herrlin,
Edna Balduf, Peter Minderman,
and Caroline Rofkar.
ROsiar is Captain
Sam Rosiar was elected cap
tain of the 1948 track team by
fellow members Of the squad.
Gold track shoes we're presented
to Rosiar, Gene Norden, Art
Barfeld and Bill Belshaw, Win
ners of the SS0-yard relay team,
and Dave Krupp, first place win
ner in broad jump at tn. county
meet.
Track letters were also award
ed to Rosiar, Belshaw, Krupp,
Barfeld, Oliver True, Harold
Masing, James McGee, and James
Hansen, manager.
Traffic patrol awards went to
Robert Forster, Jack Coyle, Ed
win Deuschle, Marvin Grover,
Tom Johannsen, James Mackey,
Franklin Rofkar, Sam Rosiar,
Myron Shafer, Oliver True, Don
Waggoner, Bill Tunnel, Joe Hes
soun, Ralph Branum, Emery
Macko, Robert Mackey, Dick
Davids, Andy Migala and Harold
Felshaw.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-06-04
Repairing dips" On
West Catawba Road

Those breath-taking dips" on
the West Catawba road may be a
thing of the past as County Engi-
neer Delos Nissen's crew has start
ed work on a dip elimination pro-
ject.
Additional bituminous material
is to be added in the "hollows" to
make the grade more even. The
famous dips have been blamed for
numerous accidents over a period
OF years.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-06-04
PORT CLINTON VFW team TAKES
LEAD IN S0FTBALL LEAGUE

Port Clinton's V. F. w. softball-
ers are currently leading the Port
Clinton scftball league, having won
their second game Tuesday night
by defeating the Whitehouse Drive
ms 8 to 6. Five errors by the
Hamburgers spelled their down
fall, although they outhit the Vets
II to 6.
In the opening games last week,
the Port Clinton VFW defeated
the Knights of Columbus, to 2;
Whitehouse Drive-In won over the
Marblehead VFW, 10 to /; Stan
dard Products overwhelmed the
EOD Soldiers, 20 to 8, and the
Port Clinton Marines defeated Biro
Mfg. Co. players, 7 to 5.
Wednesday evening, Biro and
Standard met at the Erie Gard
ems diamond. Other games sched-
uled this week were Marblehead
VIEW and K. of c., Thursday eve
ming, and Marines VS.. EOD, Fri
day evening. All games start at
$50 and are played at the hous-
ing units diamond.
Standings, of of Wednesday
morning, were as follows: Port
Clinton VFW, 20; Port Clinton
Marine Co., 10; Standard Pro-
ducts, 10; Whitehouse Drive-In,
II; Biro Mfg. Co., OIL; Erie Ord
nance Depot, Oh; Marblehead
VFW, OIL; and Knights of Colum-
bus, Oh.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-06-04

the ball, and was called out for the
third out by base umpire Charlie
Abel.
Oak Harbor scored first Sunday
afternoon, getting to Carver for
two runs on two hits, base on
balls and an error in the third
stanZa.
Port Clinton took the lead in
the fifth, scoring four runs on
three hits, walk and a fielder's
choice. Carver was safe on the
third baseman's error. Lukac
walked, Burkins was safe on the
fielder's choice Carver being the
victim. Lorensen slammed out a
double, scoring both runners.
Zbrizney struck out. Coleman
singled, scoring Lorensen. With
Chapman at bat, Coleman stole
second Chapman then raped out
a double to score Coleman. Klop-
fer grounded to the shortstop for
the final out.
The visitors added two runs in
the seventh on three hits, an error
and base on balls. In the
eighth inning, Port Clinton came
back to add two more runs on four
hits.
Klopfer and Podgurski doubled.
Carver singled to score Podgurski.
Lukac singled, Carver stopping at
second, Burkins, Lorensen and
Zbrizney flied out to end the scor-
ing.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-06-04
P-I-B Laboratory
Opens For Summer

COLUMBUS, O. -- Recreation
and study in one of Lake Erie's
best-known vacation spots will be
combined this summer for students
at Ohio State University's Franz
Theodore Stone Laboratory at
Put-in-B Bay.
Sixteen courses for graduate and
undergraduate students will be Of
fered at the Gibraltar Isalnd lab
oratory, which is the nations old
est fresh water biological station
DR.. Thomas II. Langlois is direc-
tor of the laboratory. ..
Courses during the first summer
term, opening June 2l, will include
studies in fish Geology, higher
aquatic plants, inveterbrate zoolo-
gy, climatology, limnology, alga-
logy, and fish physiology.
During the second term, opening
July %, students and laboratory
staff members will coperate in a
survey of a south shore bay.
Summer quarter registration will
be held at the laboratory on June
2l, but prospective students should
apply to the laboratory director as
soon as possible, SO that accommo-
dations can be arranged.
In addition to Gibraltar Island,
the station includes land on South
Bass Island, ana students may
work also on Green and West Sis
ter Islands. Field trips are
scheduled for all classes on most
class days Of the summer session,
and varied recreational facilities
are available.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-06-04

Some people have tact and 9TH
ers tell the truth.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-06-04
GAS HEATING RESTRICTIONS
DO NOT Effect THE USE OR
SALE OF GAS HOUSEHOLD
APPLIANCES OTHER Than
SPACE HEATING

Since Of the continued restrictions ogut accepting
heating coming heating
as how Hisoh oher sol
heoes reiofo, laundry dryers and ncnerar
affected appliances
when heating q q premium.
accomplished
jas efficiency owe the DID,
appliances
It's helps hold
ahead.
furthermore affect
replaced Modon Of old heating often
heohnq qsenicew hho educfo on n amount O feosus
Of
service those who depend general household
already heone relatively
the eseVenyo ofW
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-06-04
BALL PLAYERS HURT

Gene Burget, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Burget, suffered d
fracture of the right ankle Sun
day afternoon, while playing ball
with the American Legion Jun
ior team at the Erie Gardens
diamond. After the fracture was
reduced at Magruder Memorial
hospital, Gene was released to
recuperate at his home.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-06-04
TO ATTEND CAMP

Bruce Kontak, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel kontak, will repre-
sent the Elmore American Legion
post at the 18th annual Buckeye
Boys State in Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity, Delaware, June 1922,
Miss Betty Weidner will represent
the Legion Auxiliary at Buckeye
Girls State camp.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-06-04
Local Couple To
Return From p. I.

Donald G. Ohm, son of William
Ohm, 112 West Sixth steret, Port
Clinton, who is a Department of
the Army civilian employee sta
toned in the Philippine Islands,
has returned to the United States
on board the U. S. Army Trans
port General Weigel, which sail
ed from Manila on May ia, the
Public Information office of
Headquarters, Philippines 7Ryuk-
yus Command in Manila has an
nounced.
Returning to the states with
Mr.. Ohm was his wife, Elsie Jo-
esphine.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-06-04
HITCHCOCK ELECTED

Atty. J. G. Hitchcock was elect
ed a member Of the executive COM
mittee of the Ohio State JUNIOR
Bar Association Of the fourth dis
trict, at the annual meeting held
in Toledo last week.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-06-04
AT CONVENTION

Lay delegate Fred Nobis and
Rev. John Braun, clerical dele
gate, of st. John Lutheran church,
are attending the annual meeting
of the Michigan district American
Lutheran church, in session at st.
Petri Lutheran church, Toledo,
June Ia. They are serving as
committee members during the
convention.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-06-04

We know that a fool and his
money are soon parted, but what
would be interesting to learn is
how they got together in the first
place.
Evening star., 1948-07-10
Lake Fails to Yield Body
|0f GE Woman EmpIoye
BY the Associated Press

LAKE GEORGE, N. Y, July 10
State troopers today dragged the
Northwest Bay area of Lake George
for fifth day in search for the
body of Della McClurkin, 81, re-
ported to have drowned Monday
evening.
The search was started Tuesday
after the rescue of Thomas Short,
80, a General Electric Co. engineer
and Miss McClurkin's companion on
a boat outing Monday.
He told investigators that Miss
McClurkin, a co-worker at General
Electric in Schenectady, had disap-
peared under water after their boat
capsized.
Mr.. Short said he had made sew
eral attempts at rescuing Miss NC
Clurkin and then had clung to the
overturned boat nine hours. He was
rescued at $3.50 am. Tuesday by a
lake cottage resident.
Mr.. Short was released in $4,000
bail Thursday after he had been
held as a material witness. At
Schenectady he was Joined by his
wife Sarah, who had flown here
from Raleigh, N. C. She had been
visiting her family.
ST came up here as fast as I
could" Mrs. Short said. Il am 60
ing to stay here and be with my
husband. He hasn't done anything"
Mr.. Short yesterday identified as
his a jacket found washed ashore
near where he was rescued.
Evening star., 1948-07-10
$4,000 in Milan 5taqe
Sitdown
By the kssocioied Press

ROME, July 10-Fourteen thou
sand workers staged a seyen-hour
sitdown strike yesterday in the
heart of industrial Milan's Little
Stalingrad."
They blocked all the doors of the
huge Breda plant. one of Italy's
greatest arms and industrial plants,
bringing riot police to the scene
with tanks and tommy gums. There
were no clashes.
1t was the second factory "seiz-
lire" by Milan workers in less than a
week. On Wednesday, 30 workers
occupied a strikebound food factory
for 18 hours. Police elected them
after using tear-gas to clear the
scene of thousands of jeering work
ers.
The Breda employees stopped work
on orders from a Communist led
factory committee in protest against
an imminent layoff Of more than
1000 workers. Work was resumed
after company officials hurried to
the scene and began talks aimed at
settling the workers demands.
Hospital workers were due to halt
all but emergency services today
in support of demands for higher
wages and pensions.
Evening star., 1948-07-10
One Held, Three Others Fined
As One-Mun Vice Drive Nets 5

some. I think he was just out TO
make a bunch of cases and good
record for himself"
Assistant United States Attorney
Robert Short objected, but the Judge
said he would take judicial notice
that Pvt. Manthos was out to make
cases and a good record.
A breakdown OF the cases shows
the fines were meted out to Alice
Speak, 80, and Louise johnson, 21,
both of the 300 block Of M street
NV, and Horace Dale Nelson, %,
of the 1900 block of Eighth street
NV, all charged with soliciting for
prostitution.
Edward Mcdonald Parker, 80, of
the 900 block Of N street NV, was
held for the grand jury under $4,000
bond on a pandering charge.
The only case to be dismissed was
that of Alberta White, 29, no fixed
address, when Judge Nelson found
insufficient evidence.
In a sixth case, a woman arrest
ed in the same vicinity, at about the
same time, by another plainclothes-
man was fined 500 for soliciting In
the HOO block Of K street NV. She
is Amelia Frazier, 80, of the 700
block of S street NV. The six de-
PENDANTS are colored.
Evening star., 1948-07-10
Doctor Is Convicted
Of Fatal Operation
BY the kssociofed Press

HUNTINGTON, w. Va.-A YER
dict of second-degree murder was
returned yesterday against DR.. Will
liam M. Lewis.
The 61-year-old physician and his
29-year-old assistant, Julia Darling,
were charged with performing a
fatal abortion on Mildred Ferguson,
%, of Nsrrows, w. Va.
Miss Darling, also accused OF
falsely swearing to an affidavit and
illegally administering an anesthetic,
is to be tried later on the murder
charge.
DR.. Lewis testified that Miss Fer
guson came to his Office and related
certain steps she had taken to bring
on an abortion. He said she was
not pregnant at that time but was
in need of surgery.
Declaring Il did everything in my
power to preserve the life of this
woman" he said he assisted DR.
Henry D. Hatfield in operating on
Miss Ferguson at hospital.
DR.. Hatfield testified the woman
had suffered severe internal in
juries before being admitted to the
hospital. She died there February
%.
During the trial, Miss Darling
told the court DR.. Lewis was the
father of a child born to her April
| 20. 1947.
Asked if this was true, the phvsi-
| clan replied, II think So"