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Evening star., 1949-04-07
Andrew |. Somers,
House Member From
New York, Dies al $

Representative Andrew L. Som
ers, SO, Democrat, Of New York,
who had served In Congress con-
tinuously since 1925. died yester-
day at st. Adams Naval Hospital
In New York City Of . liver All
ment.
Mr.. somsrs had been absent
from his desk here for the last
two months because Of III health.
and . month ago was removed TO
the hospital. He lived for the
most part In hotels here while
serving In Congress. his friends
said. and his family remained IN
Brooklyn.
His death created the second
vacancy in the New York congress
sional delegation. Representative
Bloom, also q Democrat. died
March 7.
Mr.. Somers achieved a boyhood
ambition when he was first elected
to Congress in November, 1924. He
had vowed to win q seat after
learning his father failed TO
achieve q similar ambition at ~.
Served In World War I.
He served as a naval aviator In
France in World War I. For q
brief period he engaged in pri-
yate business In BROOKLYN before
coming to Congress.
Mr.. Somers became one Of Pres
ident Roosevelt's leutenants with
the advent of the New Deal. As q
result Of plotting the Sterilization
and Gold Devaluation Act through
the House, he won recognition in
Congress as an authority On
monetary law.
He was educated ut Manhattan
College and New York University.
and had many interests to which
he was devoted besides politics.
He was q talented violinist and IN
later life developed q hobby Of
collecting rare "fddles" worth
thousands Of dollars.
Elected to 18th Term.
Mr.. Somers was elected TO his
18th term last November and was
dean Of the nine-man Brooklyn
delegation In the House. He rep
resented the 10th district Of New
York and was chairman Of the
Public Lands Committee. Re-
Gently he visited Israel.
He lived In Brooklyn with his
wife. the former Ruth Edna Nc
Cormick. and their i've children.
The children are Arthur Som
srs, who was = Marine dive bomb
or pilot In the Pacific In the last
war; Mrs. Andrea 5omers Ross,
Andrew L. Sorners, jr.: Miss Va
lerie Somers and Edward McC.
Somers.
Evening star., 1949-04-07
British Tour Switzerland

British tourists will spend $16.-
248, 900 In Switzerland this year,
under new touring restrictions.
compared with $4,000 they
spent there In 1948.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
To Attend FHA
Regional Meeting

Miss Doris Niswander, Mt. Cory
high school student, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Merritt Green of that
place and Miss Betty Marquart,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Marquart student in Rawson high
school win attend the central re-
gional meeting of Future Home
makers of America at Columbus,
July IL to ID.
Miss Niswander is president of
the Mt. Cory high school FILA group
and Miss Marquart is president of
the Rawson high school FILA organ
ization.
Also present will be Mrs. Grace
Geary of Bluffton, home economics
instructor in the Mt. Cory school
and FILA chapter adviser there.
Columbus is one of four cities
where regional FILA meetings will
be held this summer. Miss Rose
mary Montgomery of the Mt. Cory
chapter attended the first national
convention held in Kansas City last
summer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
Cara Calls Off Plan For Picketing
Demonstration At Federal Prison

the demonstration at the Milan pris-
on gates, the publication said, he
wrote to his wife, Lenna Mae:
Write Immediately and tell
friends | urge they refrain from
holding any demonstrations at the
prison. feel that this is not the
place for protest-other places
could be used, although | do not
like sensational demonstrations of
like sensational demonstrations at
all in my case. I don't want to
strengthen any impression +
defiance I'm a teacher and feel
that I violated no draft law. I'm
confident the court will uphold this
II hope friends will respect my feel
ings and not demonstrate here.
There are plenty of things far
more effective and educational than
picketing'
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
Entertain For Visitors

Honoring Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Koontz and daughter Carol Jean of
Healdton, Okla, the following guests
were entertained in the A. J. Non
namaker home in Orange township,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Crates and
family of near Arlington; Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Binkley and family of
Ada; Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Montgom-
cry and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Bell and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ris Bell and family of near Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Terry Bell and
family of near Marysville; Mr.. and
Mrs. C. w. Klingler and family,
Myron Stratton, son Ralph, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. J. Stratton and family of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
BuckIdr,d-G
Nuptials Saturday

Miss Joan Buckland, daughter of
Mrs. Foster Buckland and Andrew
c. Goheen of Cincinnati were mar
ried Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
in the Methodist church here. The
pastor, Rev. Paul Cramer officiated,
The couple was attended by Mr..
and Mrs. David Scudder of Chicago,
sister and brother in law of the
bride.
The bride wore for the occasion a
white linen street length dress with
gold and brown accessories and car
ried white lily on white Bible.
Following the ceremony recep-
tion was held at the home of the
brides mother on Thurman street
after which the couple left for Sac
ramento, Calf, where the bride
groom is employed as an electrical
engineer.
The bride is graduate of Bluff
ton high school and attended Bow
ling Green State university. Prev
ious to her marriage she was en-
ployed at the offices of the Triplett
company here.
Mr.. Goheen is son of Mrs. John
Goheen of New Palace, Kohlapur,
India. He attended Wooster col
lege and the University of Cincin-
natl and served in the Army Signal
corps.
Out of town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Sheridan and daughter
| of Cincinnati; Mrs. Harold Mann
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mann and
daughter Lynda of Alvordton and
Mr.. and Mrs. David Scudder OF
Chicago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
BLuftOn Youth Is
Married In Holland

Herbert Klassen, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John P. Klassen of South
Jackson street and Miss Magrite
Christina Freie of Amsterdam, Hol-
land, were married June 22 at the
Mennonite church in Amsterdam, ac-
cording to word received here the
first of the week.
The wedding is the elimination of
romance which began here while
both were students in Bluffton col
lege. The bride attended college
here as a European exchange stu
dent.
Klassen, a former science teacher
at Wharton high school is engaged
in European relief work this sum-
mer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
Silver Wedding
Anniversary Party

A surprise party marked the oc-
casion of the silver wedding ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon
Luginbuhl last Sunday.
A basket dinner was enjoyed IN
the evening with the table centered
with a five-tiered wedding cake cut
by the bride and groom of twenty
five years.
The dinner was followed by a
program including mock wedding,
recitations, songs, reading and end
ing with the entire group singing
Happy Birthday to Mrs. Weldon
Luginbuhl, Mrs. Chas. Sharp, Don
aid Dillman and Hiram Neuensch-
wander, whose birthdays occur this
week.
Gifts of silver were presented to
the couple after the program.
Guests included:
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Moser, Mr..
and Mrs. Donivan Moser, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Moser, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marvin Weeks and family of Find
lay; Mrs. Ladonna Burris and
daughter, Miss Mary Walker of In
dianapolis.
Mrs. Ella Dillman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Dillman and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Dillman and family,
Mr.. and Mrs Hiram Neuenschwan-
der and son Allison, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Marquart, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Cookson and son Lee, Miss
Barbara Kriton, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Luginbuhl and the honored guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Luginbuhl.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
Attend Family
Reunion

Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Reeder of
Lima entertained 36 relatives at a
family reunion at their summer
home at Turkeyfoot on Indian Lake,
Sunday.
Those from Bluffton attending
were: Mrs. Eli Hartman, Mrs. Rus
sell Magee, Miss May Steinman, Mr..
and Mrs. Allen Ccluer and daughter
and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Cahill.
Other guests were from Hillsdale,
St. John and Wayne, Mich, also
Findlay, Rawson and Jenera.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07

A Fourth of July demonstration
in front of the federal penitentiary
at Milan, Mich, on behalf of Larry
Cara, Bluffton college history in
structor, was cancelled at Gara's
request, it was announced by the
Peacemakers, pacifist group that was
organizing the protest.
Cara was sentenced in the Fed
eral court at Toledo last March to
Is months in prison for advising a
student who refused to register for
the draft to "stand by your con-
victions."
He refused a court offer to set
bail while his case is on appeal, the
publication of the Peacemaker group
noted, because the offer was made
on condition that Cara should not
encourage any non-registrants while
he was free.
When Cara learned Of plans for
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
NeighbOrs Make Hay
] For Injured Farmer

Dale Tarr, farmer northwest OF
Ada who suffered a broken right
leg late last May isn't worrying any
more about getting his Is acres of
hay put up-not since last week,
that is, when the neighbors moved
in and did the whole job all in
one day.
Coy Wagner and Robert BOSNIAN
moved into the field and cut IL acres
in an hour and 20 minutes, then
other neighbors visited the field and
put up the Is acres in six hours.
The group was treated to refresh
ments served by Mrs. Tarr, Mrs.
Charles Abbott, Mrs. Dale Morrison
and Mrs. William Kahl.
The incapaeitated farmer viewed
the proceedings when the neighbors
backed truck to his door and
moved him out of the house.
Those aiding Tarr were: Kenneth
Dearth, Leonard Henry, Robert
Daft, William Staley, Cliff Taylor,
Ralph Keller, Dean Dearth, Sam
Baker, Charley Baker, Ray Guider,
Charles Abbott, Paul Kindle, Dean
Kahl, Coy Wagner, Olney Daft, Or
land Willeke, Russell Coffman, Will
liam Kahl, Ernest Moss, Robert
BOSNIAN and the Rev. c. E. Bate
son.
July 13 is the date set for the
state finals in the Chicken-of- To
morrow contest at Columbus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07

Orange township.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Clymer, Mr..
and Mrs. Lynn Cupples and family
of Mt. Cory; Mr.. and Mrs. Ortho
Stratton and family of Benton
Ridge; Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Koontz,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07

Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Koontz, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Koontz and son Robert,
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Steinman of
Bluffton; Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Nom
namaker and daughter Kaye and
Mrs. John Nonnamaker.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07

July 13 is the date set for the
state finals in the Chicken-of- To
morrow contest at Columbus.
Evening star., 1949-11-07

shortly after noon. Volunteer
firemen from the Upper Mont
gomery, Gaithersburg Washing
ton Grove and Rockville Volun-
teer Fire Departments responded
to the alarm and saved q barn
and its contents.
Fifteen calves and 40 pigs were
led to safety from the barn, which
was scorched. The barn also con-
tanned hay, corn and farm ma
chinery,
Evening star., 1949-11-07
.HeIImon to Address
SuIesmunship Gloss

How to anticipate a customers
reactions will be discussed by
Claude Hellmann at the sales
manship class Of the Southeast
ern University at $3.50 pm.
Wednesday at the Central YMcA
1876 G street NV.
Mr.. Hellman is sales manager
of the Manhattan Laundry Co. and
treasurer Of the Sales Executive
Club of Washington.
Evening star., 1949-11-07
|Groy Will be Guest
AT Alumni Smoker

Secretary Of Army Gray will bt
guest at a football smoker to bs
held by the Washington Alumni
Association of the University o1
North Carolina at 8 pm. Thurs.
day in the Congressional Room o1
the Willard Hotel.
Moving pictures Of the univer-
sity's recent football games will be
shown. Jim Magner. former secre-
tary of the Touchdown Club, will
be master of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1949-11-07
ADYERTISEMENT. a
BACkACHE,
LEG PAINS MAY
BE DANGER SIGN

II the Is miles of kidney tubes and filters
don't work well, poisonous waste matter
stays in the blood. These poisons may start
nagging backaches. rheumatic pains, leg
pains, loss of pep and energy, getting up
nights, swelling. pufiness under the eyes.
headaches and dizziness.
Don't waitl Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, q stimulant diuretic, used successfully
by millions for over so years. Doans give
happy relief and will help the is miles Of
kidney tubes flush out poisonous waste
IRON your blood. Get Deans Pills.
Evening star., 1949-11-07
House Members Wife to Renew
Capitol Lecture Tours in so
Mrs. John Murdock
Presses Effort on
Behalf of Brumidi

The wife of the Representative
Of Arizona is an ex-of1icio Capitol
guide.
| A former School marm" With
a mission. Mrs. Myrtle Cheney
Murdock will begin anew her
Brumidi lecture-tours for WASH
ington groups January Is.
Mrs. Murdock would like to
conduct the tours as her con-
tribution to the Sesquicentennial
but, at this time. hasn't worked
out q plan by which interested
persons could sign up for such
activity during next years cele-
hration.
Who or what Is Brumidi?
Back in 1887 when John r.
Murdock was a freshman Demo-
cratic Representative in the 18th
Congress. his wife saw the Capitol
for the first time. A guide told
her the colorful wall and ceiling
decorations were painted by
Brumidi. q name she had never
heard.
Traces Information.
A visit to the library gave little
more than: Constantine Brumidi.
arrived in America 1852 from
italy, commissioned to decorate
Capitol in 1855 and died in 1880.
For II years, Mrs. Murdock has
traced down information about
the artist. who labored rs years
painting the medallions. pano-
ramas and portraits in the
Capitol. She found his unmarked
grave in Glenwood Cemetery and
last August persuaded her hus-
band to introduce a bill in the
House which would provide 5000
for a gravestone.
It will be reintroduced next
session. Mrs. Murdock stated. and
"I hope. acted or. favorably be-
fore the date of Brumidi's death.
February 49,"
Mrs. Murdock has . long repu-
tation of diligent application to
her interests. While teaching
physical education and English At
Phoenix College, q post she gave
up to accompany her husband to
Washington. she became Arizona
State champion archer.
And back when she was living
in Kahoka, Mo-, and had finished
up the last-eighth-grade given
at a country school, Mrs. Murdock
went through the same courses
two more timesA
Qualities As Teacher.
Her literal memorization Of the
sound old arithmetic, literature
and geography courses. enabled
Mrs. Murdock to qualify for q
teaching position in . nearby
school. So putting up her hair
for the first time and wearing a
long, black dress with q RUNE
made by her mother. she began
teaching at the age Of Is.
II remember that superintend-
ent asking me my age" Mrs. MUIR
dock said. IT don't believe In
lying so I asked him how old I
looked. And with amusement
swapping from his eyes. he said I
easily looked 49,"
Mrs. Murdock received her first
degree at Kirksville (Mo.) State
Teachers College and continued
studying through her Doctors De-
gree which she got after several
years of night school at George
Washington University.
Besides working on . book
about Brumidi. Mrs. Murdock has
found time to take club and civic
groups through the Capitol on her
lecture tours. She does the leg
work and asks only that the
groups make their own advance
plans.
Evening star., 1949-11-07

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Evening star., 1949-11-07
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Pipe lines are part Of 4 carefully integrated
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Evening star., 1949-11-07
ADVERTISEMENT
HOW DR., EDWARDS
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For years DR.. Edwards relieved
patients bothered from conStipa-
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Evening star., 1949-11-07

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Evening star., 1949-11-07
|S1,50O Fire Destroys Hay
|At Farm Near PooIesviIIe

A hay rick and rs tons Of hay
valued at $500 was destroyed
by fire yesterday on a farm
near Poolesville, Md. 49,
The fire was discovered by Ray
mond Poole, tenant on the farm
owned by William H. Thomas,
Evening star., 1949-11-07

OF the College Park Rotary Club
at Sis pm. Wednesday at the
University Of Maryland dining
hall. His subject will be Down
the Potomac by Canoe"
Evening star., 1949-11-07
Now Many Wear
FALSE, teeth
With More ComfoYt

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aciO powder, holds false teeth more
firmly. To eat and talk in more com.
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drug store.
Evening star., 1949-11-07

Walter Edwards to Speak
Walter M. Edwards, member of
the staff Of National Geographic
Magazine. will speak at a meeting
Evening star., 1949-11-07
ADVERTISEMENT
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Evening star., 1949-12-08
|Swift & Co. Economist DepIores
'Ionorinq of Pleasures Of Eating

Mr.. Arthur continued. Then, we
turn to food, meat in particular,
and instead of building it up in
the minds of consumers as one OF
the greatest potential sources OF
satisfaction, we tear it down and
count the calories, proteins and
vitamins it contains and try to
find the cheapest substitute that
the body will still digest"
The witness said this has a
bearing on advertising and on the
educational material that is put
out by any organization friendly
to agriculture and the consuming
public.
Mr.. Arthur testified that the
profits of Swift g. Co., over the
years, 'have been very moderate
in terms Of the rate of return on
invested capital. and extremely
low in relation to the dollar VOL
ume of sales,
Evening star., 1949-12-08
Aid Sent 10 Thousands Hit
By Central America Storms
BY the kssocioted Press

CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. B.
Central and South American
countries mobilized today for re-
lief work in the wake Of heavy
rains that brought major damage
to at least three countries.
The hardest hit appeared to
be Venezuela, Costa Rica and
Trinidad.
Two helicopters were sent to
aid in rescue work in Venezuela's
Barlovento coffee belt. A 30
hour downpour there left 10000
persons homeless, caused two
casualties and did crop and prop
erty damage estimated at more
than $1,000,000
More than eight persons were
reported dead or missing at Plata
mar, in Northeast Costa Rica,
From Central Trinidad came a
report that the Caroni River, over
flowing from a four-day down.
pour, had made 800 villagers
homeless.
Evening star., 1949-12-08

An economist for Swift u Co..
meat packers, today deplored the
tendency of experts in the Gov
ernment and in colleges to think
of food only in terms OF calories
and vitamins, ignoring the pleas
ures of. eating.
The witness, Henry B. Arthur
told a Senate subcommittee study
ing food cost and distribution that
ne is greatly troubled" by this
approach.
He said Government home eco
|nomists and scientists in colleges
talk about how they can mini
mize the cost of providing the fuel
needed by the human body-ths
calories and proteins-entirely
overlooking the fact that food is
source of satisfaction, not just g
fuel"
I'VE go to great lengths to add
new accessories and gadgets to
our automobiles, our clothes and
our homes, with the idea that they
give us a good deal of satisfaction
, 1949-08-17
Next Form Extension
Meeting To Be Held
AT Whim Sunday

The second IN the series of
meetings to be held under the
auspices Of the Agricultural
Station will be convened at
Whim on Sunday at $50 in the
evening. The principal speak
er will be r. L. Harmon, Ex-
tention Agent, whose subject
will be pointed toward diver
Sified farming with much en-
phasis placed on a Live At
Home Program" for the small
growers and an improved farm
program for the larger farmer.
An estimated seventy-five
persons turned out to the first
meeting held at Grove Place
on Sunday last. Those appear
ing on the program at that
time, in addition to Mr.. Han
non were: Darnley A. Peter
sen, supervisor of the FILA,
Morris R. Henderson, Agricul-
tural and Science Teacher at
the Christiansted High School
and the Hon. Ludwig Harrigan,
the latter was chairman.
, 1949-08-17
Wulter White OF
Miss Common.
Married In Indiu

Walter White, executive Sc
cretary Of the NAACP, and
Miss Poppy Cannon were mar
ried in New Delhi, India, last
week. Mrs. White attended
Vassar College, is a writer and
former advertising executive.
She is now food editor of Ma
emoiselle magazine.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. White are
collecting material for a book,
on racial discrimination which
they will co-author.
, 1949-08-17
Meteo rologicu
Experts to Meet in
Barbados

DR.. F. w. Reichlderfer, Pres
ident Of Regional Commission
Nv of the International Meteor
illogical Organization, is con-
vening an informal meeting of
meteorological and telecom-
munications experts in the Ca
ribbean area at Bridgetown,
Barbados, from August % to
"a.
This meeting is being held
at the request of the Carib-
bean Commission for the pur-
pose of improving and coordi-
mating the hurricane warning
system in the Eastern Carib-
bean area. The meeting is a
special one being held under
the auspices of the Interna-
tional Meteorological Organiza
ton to consider
Continued on Page q
, 1949-08-17
NAVY CALLS OFF
ANTARTIC EXPEDI.
FOR

The Antartic Expedition
which was to be led by Admi-
raj Richard E.Byrd this winter
was called off by the Navy De-
partment for reasons of eco
nomy.
Plans for the expedition had
been under way for over a
year. 1t was named Opera
tons High Jump the Second.
1t was the second phase of the
expedition which took Navy
explorers to the southern re-
gions in 1916.
Naval authorities had been
reluctant to discuss the plan
but some $500 men and eight
ships had been marked for
the expedition. Had the plans
materialized the first ship
would have left in October to
Continued on Page a.