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H-Bomb of Lithium Hydride
Believed Most Logical Course
super-Weapon Only Theory at Present;
Potential Destructive Power Uncertain

agriculture, cures for fatal all
ments. Slowly these prospects
have faded.
Yesterday the gates of the
atomic age were pushed wide open
with President Truman's an
nouncement that he had ordered
work started on a hydrogen
bomb which some enthusiasts have
estimated to be a thousandfoid
more powerful than any possible
uranium bomb.
The gates opened only into a
long vista filled with fire and
death-a vista of destruction and
greater destruction still stretching
an inestimably long distance down
the years.
There was little question that
President Truman had been
moved by the knowledge that
potential enemies of the United
States were at least in a position
to go ahead with the construction
of such a bomb. And, if they
deemed it practical, would not be
deferred from pressing it to the
utmost.
For more than a month now
news of a possible hydrogen bomb
has circulated about Washington
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Lodge constitutional amendment
to abolish the Electoral College
and apportion the electoral vote
of each State according to the
ratio of popular votes.
Lined up for the new system
were Senators Lodge of Massa-
chusetts. Vandenberg of Michigan,
Ives of New York, Smith of New
Jersey, Knowland of California
and Cain of Washington.
Taft Leads Opposition.
Leading the fight against the
proposal were Senators Taft OF
Ohio, Ferguson of Michigan
Schoeppel of Kansas and Donnell
of Missouri.
Senator Millikin of Colorado,
Republican conference chairman,
said no votes were taken and no
attempt made to arrive at a con-
sensus of COP sentiment.
Sideline observers predicted,
however, there would probably be
more Republicans against than
for the change.
Senator Taft is understood to
have argued the new system of
pro-rating the electoral votes in
each State would hurt the Repub-
lican Party. At present, the can
didate who polls a bare plurality
of popular votes gets the entire
block of electoral votes in any
State. Senator Taft presented
statistics to show the new system
would have lessened Republican
chances in the past.
Bridges Sides With Taft.
Senator Bridges, Republican, of
New Hampshire sided with Sen
ator Taft. Coming from one of
the smaller States himself, he ar
gued it would nullify any infiu-
ence small States have in party
affairs, because the three or four
electoral votes these States have
would always be divided almost
equally between the major par
ties.
Senator Lodge must get the sup
port of two-thirds of the Senators
present and voting to win. The
resolution then would require a
similar vote in the House. If both
Houses pass 1t, three-fourths of
the States must ratify the amend
ment to put the change into
effect.
The author has agreed to ac-
cept an amendment by Democratic
Floor Leader Lucas of Illinois,
which should pick up some votes.
The amendment would require a
presidential candidate to get at
least 40 per cent of the 531 elec-
toral votes to win. Originally, the
ticket with the highest number
would have won the election.
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Naples Youths Routed

NAPLES, Italy, Feb. l (P.-Po-
lice quickly broke up an anti
British demonstration by a few
youths in front of the City Hall
here today as an automobile
carrying British Foreign Secre-
tary Bevin drove by. Five youths
who threw a few eggs were taken
into custody. Mr.. Bevin is en- r0Ata
home from Ceylon.
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Freighter Runs Aground,
But Tugs Pull Her Free
By the Associoted Press

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Feb. l..
I-Isthmanian Steamship Co. off,
cials are thankful today their
5000 gross-ton freighter, the S. S,
Steel Navigator, isn't as stubborn
as the battleship Missouri.
The Steel Navigator yesterday
morning ran aground off Old
Point Comfort, miles southeast
of the Mighty Mos" mudbank,
but three tugs from a towing COM
pany pulled her loose without too
much trouble late yesterday.
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Parkway 10 Baltimore
Vital in Case Of Attack
On D. E., Expert Says
Roods Commissioner
Tells Hearing of Need to
Provide Escape Route
By HoroId B. Rooers

The proposed Washington Bal
timore parkway would be needed
to get the population out of thi!
city in case of an enemy attack
a House committee was told to.
day.
Thomas Macdonald, public
roads commissioner, urged com
Ipletion of the project and warned
that "in any emergency the Ma
tional Capital would be the focu'
of attack" He characterized the
proposed parkway as part of {
network designed not only tt
move the population, but to carry
"the heaviest kind of traffic, such
as ordnance or any other move.
ment needed for defense"
The Mount Vernon Memoria
highway, built years ago, he said
for instance, will carry the heav.
lest equipment"
Shirley Highway Emphasized.
He also cited the newly COM
pleted Shirley highway as an
other important exit from Wash
ington in an emergency.
Mr.. Macdonald was testifying
on bill for completion of the
southern section of the Washing
ton-Baltimore parkway from the
District to Fort Meade. The House
Public Works Committee heard
testimony that the entire section
from the District line to Fort
Meade has been purchased from
private property and consent has
been given for it's passage through
three Federal reservations.
c ir m n Wilmington an
nounced the hearing will resume
at $3.50 am. tomorrow. Witnesses
tomorrow will include Spokesman
for the District government, the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission and the Amer
lean Automobile Association. Of
flcials from nearby Primo e
Georges County, through which
the parkway passes, also are ex-
pected to appear.
Sponsors Call for Support.
Support of the bill was urged
by its sponsors. Representatives
Sasscer and Fallon. Democrats, of
Maryland.
Robert M. Reindollar, chairman
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Missouri Freed
.0nFifthAttempt;
Reports for Duty
Vessel to Be Towed
To Yard for Checkup:
Navy Is JubiIont
BY John V. Horner
Sfqr Stoff CORRESPONDENT

ABOARD THE U. S. S. MIS-
SOURI,, Feb. 1.-The battleship
Missouri was refloated today from
the Chesapeake Bay sandbar on
which she went hard aground Is
days ago.
The Mighty Mo" eased ma
jestically from the ledge at 7:o5
am.
At 7:09 the chief of the salvage
operation, Rear Admiral Allan
Pictures of Missouri Eock in Service nnJ
Skipper. Poge A-3
E. Smith, radioed to Admiral w.
H. P. Blandy, commander in chief
of the Atlantic Fleet, this terse:
Reporting for duty"
Admiral Blandy received the
glad news just two hours before
he relinquished his fleet COM
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. l (P).
The Tennessee Valley Author
ity reported today it's dams and
powerhouses attracted a record
total of 6,101 900 visitors in 1949.
The authority said the figure
shattered the old mark, set in
1948. by more than 100000
persons.
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NEW YORK, Feb. l (P.-Tug-
boat workers and their employers
early today extended their con-
tract until Sunday midnight,
temporarily averting a possible
tieup of shipping in New York
Harbor. Negotiators, who were
in session throughout the night,
announced the extdA sion about
5 am.
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ouSly estimated as from 10 tC
1000 times more powerful thar
the uranium atomic bomb was
announced yesterday by President
Truman in short statement.
The announcement was fol-
lowed Immediately by:
/. Air Force moving to set ur
strict guard lines. backed by jet
fighters and anti-aircraft weapons,
around the Nations major atomic
plants as precautions against any
surprise air raid. However, Spokes-
men emphasized that the move
lis not related to any specific
International development"
2. Widespread approval by mem
bers of Congress of the President s
decision-approval that indicated
quick congressional action on pro-
viding funds for the undertaking
Soviet A-Bomb Was Factor.
In making the hydrogen bomb
announcement. Mr.. Truman i'm
piled that one reason for making
the decision was the failure to
obtain an international agree
:ment providing strict control over
the development of atomic energy
and weapons.
His statement indicated clearly
that the decision to have the
Atomic Energy Commission de-
ve1op the bomb was based on Sc
curity reasons that could not be
Swayed by moral arguments
against the use of such a weapon.
Others were quick to point out
that the September % disclosure
that Russia has succeeded In max
ing an atomic bomb precluded
any other decision.
Mr.. Truman's statement was:
1T is part of my responsibility
as Commander in Chief of the
Armed Forces to see that our
country is able to defend itself
against any possible aggressor.
Accordingly, I have directed the
Atomic Energy Commission to
continue its work on all forms of
atomic weapons, including the So
called hydrogen or super bomb.
Like all other work in the field of
atomic weapons, it is being and
will be carried forward on a basis
consistent with the overall OBJ
jectives of our program for peace
and security.
This we shall continue to do
until satisfactory plan for inter-
national control Of atomic energy
is achieved. We shall also con-
tinue to examine all those factors
that affect our program for peace
and this country's security"
Soviet Ambassador Panyushkin
made an appointment to see Sec
retary of State Acheson at 2:3O
o'clock this afternoon. his first call
at the State Department in many
weeks. There was no indication
IN advance what the Ambassador
wanted to talk about, but the ap-
pointment stirred unusual inter-
est by coming so soon after Mr.,
Truman's order for production of
the hydrogen bomb.
Cost Might Reach 4 Billion.
White House officials said Mr.
Truman's decision to go ahead
with the super weapon was
reached after he had considered
the matter for a long time and
had consulted with his top ad-
yiSors.
It also was said that no deci-
sion has been reached yet about
new appropriation to finance
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ItoIion Town Shaken

ROME, Feb. l GA sharp
earth tren1or shook the city OF
Reggie calabria In Southern
Italy yesterday. Dispatches said
the shock caused no damage nos
injuries. y
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patches. Poqe AZ
States from Alaska, has been
missing since last Thursday. The
greatest search in Far North
aerial history has been pressed
for it.
The report that another United
States Air Force C-54 had picked
up the weak signals came from
Fort Nelson, British Columbia.
Hours later, search co-ordina-
ton headquarters in Whitehorse
confirmed that it had received the
report from Fort Nelson.
Search Intensified in Area.
A plane was ordered to take off
before dawn with special radio
technicians. They will concen-
trate on locating the faint signals
and tracing them, If possible, to
their source.
A fleet of search planes will fol-
low in an intensified sweep of the
region, about As miles southeast
of Whitehorse.
(The Canadian Press said re-
ports of weak signals have been
received previously in other
areas, but had proved ground
less.)
The area where new hope was
revived is about 80 miles east of
Watson Lake in the Yukon, close
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dress, was arrested about 1880
o'clock last night in the Strand
Theater. 401 Ninth street NV,
police said.
He had been the object OF a
13-State police lookout since mid
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H-Bomb Work
Ready 10 Start;
Plants Guarded
Heavy Support Given
Truman in Congress-;
Air Force Patrols Areas
By Cecil Holland

The United States today Off
cially set out to produce for rea-
sons of peace and security the
most destructive weapon the world
has known-the hydrogen bomb.
The fateful decision to go ahead
with production of weapon vari-
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H-Bomb Order Brings New Europeon Pleas
for Atomic Control. Page As
U. NJ Observers Soy H-Bomb May Force
Soviet to Resume Atom Control Talks.
Page As
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6. G.0.P. Senators
Take No Stand
On Electoral Bill
Vote Scheduled Today,
Republicans Debate
Proposal z Hours
By J. A. OLeory

A sharply divided conference of
Senate Republicans failed today
to take any party stand on the
new method of deciding presi-
Dental elections, slated for a
Senate vote at 3 pm.
For two hours the COP Sena-
tors debated in closed session the
Evening star., 1950-02-01
District Youth Seized
In Theater, GriIIed
In Berwyn Murder
Object of l3-Stote Alarm
Faces Four Charges of
Unauthorized Use of Cars

A Washington youth sought for
six weeks in connection with a
Berwyn (Md.) murder has been
seized in downtown theater here,
police revealed today.
The youth, identified as George
Bernard Phelps, 18, of no fixed ad-
MoryIand and Virginia in Brief News
Dispatches. Poge Al
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u. S. VIII Press ToIks on Oil Enborqo
With British. Aeheson Soys. Poge A-I4
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Weak Radio Signals
Spur New Hopes for
"A on Missing C-54
Planes Intensifyine Hunt
As Miles Southeast Of
Whitehorse, Yukon
BY the Associated Press

WHITEHORSE, Yukon Terri
tory, Feb. IA pickup of faint
radio signals on the distress
band" raised hopes anew today
in the far-flung search for a
C-54 transport and the
A persons aboard.
The United States Air Force
four r-engine plane, bound for the
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(See H-BOMB, Page A-5J
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(See MISSOURI, Page A-3D
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Tuqboot Strike Avested

(See PARKWAY, Page A-6.)
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IVA Visitors Set Record

(See COAL, Page AS.
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Continued on Page AS, Col. g,
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(See PLANE, Page A-6.)
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(See BERWYN, Page A-6D
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-07-07
IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK

1925-TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO-1e25
June 29Mles W. Leveng hired teacher
science and assistant coach at London High School
June 29t Col r. M Chesedne London with
the Federal Militia Bureau Washington d
of 37th Division ONG, headquarters in Columbus 4Ea t.s
June 30Samue Paun retired dies
July 1stockbuyers tops hogs
best price offered, S735 hundred.
July Work started ONG Armory London Spring
field firm. +.
College Yellow Springs Columbia University New York
City, to be university faculty for
July 2TIon E. N Gunsaulus until for u
S. New Zealand guest of friends former home here.
July 3London Council Chandler Riddle
with gravel and
July 3London
from out of town. from Central Ohio and elsewhere.
July 4 Willard sheriff of Madison Jail
eight days. longest history
July 5B F. Widman,
quake which destroyed Arlington Hotel Calf
Word from Mrs Esther Long daughter
Mrs Margaret Ingm residents of Santa Barbara
Mrs. John r. Tanner, that they all right
1940-TEN YEARS AGO-1940
29ondon
communities Editor and Publisher
advertising agencies and industrial executives
township for SO dies home in London.
July Capt Ava Wilson, London appointed
safety and traffic with Divisions and IL of State High
July 2Women of Madison County Chapter Red
quota of sewing and knitting for European refugees
July 2-Mrs r. Woodhouse London, Weyer
Sterling Mrs John w. E.
farmer, London, died
3Wes Jefferson proposal
July 4John Brcker Seamon II months old Major
Walter Seamon West Jefferson given gold seal health award in
junior division of Baby contest in Memorial Hail. Columbus
ed by OAR Council 207, Columbus.
July 5Fritz Macey golf OSU give London
Country club each Tuesday and Friday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-07-07
Dutch Visitor
Prefers Melons
To Tulip Soup

Watermelon is proving odd but
tasty eating for an Ohio visitor
who a few years ago lived for
months on tulip bulbs and sugar
beets.
Everhard Kuylman had his first
taste of watermelon last week,
and declares Its good' In Ameri-
ca for A months to study the 4-H
club program and other activities
for rural youth, he is secretary
of the Royal Netherlands Agri-
cultural Committee one of the
three national farm organizations
in Holland.
He says the Dutch people will
long remember the bitter months
of 1915 when food rations were
cut SO slim that the main fare was
soup made from tulip bulbs and
sugar beets.
Through their own efforts and
with the help of the Marshall
Plan, the Dutch people have made
remarkable recovery. Kuylman
reports that his country is once
again exporting milk, meat, eggs,
butter, cheese and vegetables.
Heaviest agricultural imports are
cereal crops, forage and fertilizer.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-07-07

mons addition village of Midway.
Pearl G. Cartwright and Ben
jamin II. Cartwright to Lucy G..
Mason, 20 of acre village of Mt.
Sterling.
Lille Timmons to Ross Fl. En-
rick and Daisy E. Emrick, part of
lot 48 in Alkire-Tarbill West
side addition to village of Mt.
Sterling.
Sam Paullin and Roberta Paul.
lin to A. G. Baney lot II in the
o. L. near subdivision Pleasant
township.
w. p. Watts and Audrey Watts
to Medrith Wickell, lots 39 40
and Al in Burr Oaks Heights
subdivision, Pleasant township.
w. P. Watts and Audrey Watts
to Turney w. Sheets, lots 33 and
"a in Burr Oaks Heights subdi-
vision, Pleasant township.
w. P. Watts and Audrey Watts
to Medrith Wickell, lots 13, IA
and Is in Burr Oaks Heights SUBJ
division, Pleasant township.
w. P. Watts and Audrey Watts
to E. L. Sheets lots 8 and 10 in
Burr Oaks Heights subdivision,
Pleasant township.
w. P. Watts and Audrey Watts
to N. A. Wickline and Grace Wick
line, lots 3, 4, and 5 in Burr Oaks
Heights subdivision, Pleasant
township.
Robert G. Bradfield to Cletus
A. Hayman and Phyllis ]. Hay
man, lot 124 of Glade Hill addi-
ton, village of London.
Fred McGath and Jessie Nc
Gath to Robert McGath and Clar-
ice McGath, OBJ acre Fairfield
township.
Bertha. Price to Forrest E. Price,
undivided u interest in lot % in
Tolands addition village of Lon
don.
Florence L. Trimble to John
r. Trimble and Vivian NJ Trimble
O.788 acre in village Mt. Sterling
Elizabeth Wade to Walter w
Richards, 20 of acre i'm village o1
Mt. Sterling.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-07-07
FREEDOM" UNDER COMMUNISM

Liberty in the Western Of the term cannot exist in
communist s+aeor any state which ubcrbes to the other
totalitarian doctrines.
need turn to ancommunisfs to support that state
menf book written time by A. Y. vyshiny
vde remarkable proof Of it, Mr. Vyhinsky the Soviet foreign
minister top in the Pofburo and leading authority
on Marxsm pracced behind the In defen
of laws he this: Having given the oers free
Of speech. assemblies street parades press and
the Soviet explicitly excluded the nonabor classes
from enjoyment of this freedom Having assured genuine
freedom of press to the toe the Soviet did not
extend this freedom to the nonaboring strata"
page later. Mr. vyshinsky expanded his theme
then words: I'm state naturally there is and be
place M freedom of Speech and for the foes OF
socialism Freedom Of speech of the press OF assembly.
of meetings. OF street parade and OF demonstrations the
property of all the citizens in the USSR fully guaranteed by
he State upon the single condition that they be utilized
cord with The interest of the oers and to the end of strength
enine the sociaistic social order.
That is worth reading again word for word What he said.
if anything at ALL is that the people be perfectly
free long that freedom consists in following the line laid
by their They speak long they
do criticize Soviet policy They have free
long shouts the praises Of Stain and sfeny demands the
death deportation of dssidents They assemble
onq the prime purpose of the assembly sing the praises
of the workers fa+herand This is very much if of
political parties took the government and passed
which said everybody could speak freely enjoy
the other freedoms with the exception of the members Of other
political parties! f} {t 3t - - .-s t&@.@f
Finally Is enormously important to remember that social
less than communism produces the kind of free
dom Of which Mr.. vyshinsky spoke 1T may do that
theory but always does Practice For when
all in government matter what that govern
men by. tyranny follows surely night follows day.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-07-07
u. S. Should heIp

Continued from Page Ome)
ties and called for the return to
more local controls.
Joseph FIGHTER, Master, of the
Ohio State Grange, again called
for an end to the attitude that
farmers can get along on half as
much as other people. He said
farmers should encourage gov
ernmental farm programs that
encourage the maintenance of the
people.
This is the biggest way for en-
abling farmers to compete with
highly organized industry and
labor"
Joe Thomas, of Hayesville, O.,
called attention to the biggest
problem facing townships-inabil-
lty to secure allotted federal aid
for rural arm-to-market" roads
The president of the group since
its founding in 1928. he empha-
sized that township officials were
not receiving a fair share of gas
tax money. ~ -
Emphasis on this problem and
the need for township officials to
change the federal governments
antagonistic attitude toward rural
roads was voiced by other lead
ing state township officials.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-07-07
SEDALIA

Mr.. and Mrs. Conn Allen of S.
Holland, I'll. and Sherry and Judy
Allen of Hammond. Ind, were
guests of Mrs. Aliens father, the
Rev. ]. A Thornton, at the Par
sonage Monday night through Fri
day. =.
Clarence Douglas of Columbus
visited Sunday morning with Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd Brown.
The WSCS will meet at the
home of Mrs. Alice Davey Thurs
day evening.
The Anti Cant's Class of the
Methodist church met last Thurs
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Roscoe Whiteside with 20 men,
bers attending.
Charles w. Douglas of Colum-
bus visited over the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Brown
and family.
The annual picnic of the Meth
odiSt church will be Sunday July
9th at Gold Cliff Park.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-07-07
THE EXTENDED NECK

1t was just 80 years ago this
month that the u. S. Bureau of the
Census issued a preliminary re
port confirming what most Ameri-
cans had already taken for grant
ed, our national population had
passed the 100 million mark. Now
we may soon expect advance fig
ures to indicate that population
is at or very near $50 million.
(194O census, Continental u. S.:
131 ,669, ,275). Percentagewise, this
10-year population again sets no
record, but it is substantially
higher than long-range predictions.
This rate of growth, if sustained,
would mean a population of 200
million before 1875.
This inevitably brings UP a
question of the accuracy of census
tabulations. No one seriously con-
tends that any census can be 1000
accurate. And since dual enumera-
tions are more readily detected
and corrected than omissions, ii
is logical to assume that we always
have more noses than actually are
counted. The question: How far
off" are the figures?
An Iowa poll last week provided
material for interesting specul-
alton. A spot-check of As points
revealed slightly more than 2%
of total population had not yet
been enumerated; another 2.8&o
were uncertain. Surprisingly, rural
sections showed higher percentage
! of "skips" than urban areas.
The Census Bureau has its own
elaborate system of checks and
balances. developed over 80 years
Polls, such as the one taken in
Iowa, are of value chiefly for
| lay speculation.
- sA TFMR Il s1 ts &sFs
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-07-07
FAMILY TREES


read eataog that it takes five fer tree
nuts-that it OF
the family Whenever the trees in the
life continued But, by gosh,
that aint when you the of family
feler who paid fifty dollars to build his
family feler hundred
family
hide of the fruit born the
that that from the trunk of
the family trimmed they
gon anything add dignity old 1t said
onfth books child sychology when
switches grew in the back yard.
ShucksI could this but just want to that
family has mighty fine fruit well won
the the all of should
make effort improve the old tree and its fruit
better family
Uncle Sam Stle
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-07-07
MADISON COUNTY COURTS
LICENSES GRANTED

Charles w. Miller, presser, Co
lumbus and Geraldine A. Evans,
office clerk, Plain City.
John Emerson Corbin, contract
ing, Plain City and Bonnie Lee
Petit, office worker, London.
William Morris Evans, ceramic
designer, Columbus and Nancy
Jane Finley, teacher, Mt. Sterling.
Edward A. Werner, mechanical
engineer, Houston, Texas, and
Mary A. Mitigate, West Jeffer-
son.