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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
Retired Farmer
Is Found Dead

Allen Thurman Shepherd, age
u, retired Range township farm
er was found dead in his room
Tuesday night at the home of his
aunt, Mrs. Flora Woosley, Isl
Rockaway avenue, Springfield. He
had been in failing health for
some time.
Mr. Shepherd, son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Zachariah Shepherd,
pioneer residents of Madison
county, had spent his entire life
on the home farm in Range town
ship, until three years ago, wiren
he went to Springfield after the
death of his father, to reside with
his aunt.
Surviving are one brother,
Pearl of Sedalia; two sisters Mrs.
Frank Pfeil and Mrs. Hdbert
Green, both of London RID: and
several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Lukens
Funeral Home, where services will
be conducted Friday at one o'clock
by the Rev. Ben Crawford, of
Harpster, former resident of Mad !.
ison county. 1nterment in Sedalia
Cav,,afar,r
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
Women Injured
In Auto Mishap
Car Overturns When
Tire Blows Our On
Route I42
MADISON PRESS ENGRAVING

Miss Peggy Sturgcll %, of
London was reported in a fair
condition Monday at Mt. Carmel
Hospital as the result of SER
ious back injuries suffered in an
auto accident on Route 142 six
and one half miles east of Lon
don Friday.
She was injured when the car in
which she was riding overturned
as q result of the left rear tire
blowing out, according TO Deputy
Sheriff Bob Allison, who invest
igated the accident
Also injured in the accident
were Miss Betty Cave and Mrs.
Billie Adams, also Of London. They
suffered cuts and bruises.
Miss Sturgell an employee of
the Tcrnstcdt plant in Columbus,
was riding with Miss Cave, the
driver, according to the investi-
eating officer.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
Mrs. S. R. Heffren
Succumbs Monday
Funeral Of Former
London Teacher To
Be Wednesday

Mrs. Samuel r. Gina Baird)
Heffron, age 65, died at her home
on f. High Street Monday morn
ing, following long illness.
Mrs. .Heffron was one of Lon
don's most highly respected re-
sidents. She had wide circle
of friends especially among stu
ents whom she had taught in
schools in London and West JEFF
ferSon. Her home was mecca
for young folks, who, even after
they left school, came to her for
her wise and never failing counsel,
and never left without having
their problems solved.
She was a graduate of Cort-
land Normal School, Cortland, N.
Y, and Nebraska State University.
She received her Masters degree
at Ohio State University.
Mrs. Heffron with her late
husband, Samuel r. Heffron, who
died February 25, 1885, came to
London, several years after they
moved to Ohio from New York
State in 1915. Mr.. Heffron was
the first agent for Madison County
with the Ohio State University
Extension Service.
Mrs. Heffron retired in 1916
after teaching in the London High
school for seven years. Previous
to that time she had been princi-
pal of the West Jefferson High
school from 1924 to 1889. She was
an ex-regent of London Chapter
Daughters of the American Rev
! olution; a member of London Del
phian Society, the Womans Club
and Trinity Episcopal Church.
Surviving is one son, Baird Hef-
from, at home. Another son, Chici
Storekeeper Samuel r. Heffron
Jr., was lost at sea when his ship
the u. S. S. Quincy, went down ir
the Pacific August s, 1912, during
World War II. Two sisters, Mrs
Gertrude Stewart of Syracuse, N
Y. and Mrs. Nellie Birdlebough
Cortland, N. Y. also survive.
Friends may call at the Schlc-
chty-Fichner Funeral Home Mon
day evening from z to 9 and
Tuesday from e 5 and Z to
p. m.
/ Funeral services CT Trinity
Episcopal Church at 10 O'Clock
Wednesday morning conducted BY
the Rev. H. r. Weichert of Urbana
former rector of Trinity. The body
will be taken to Dryden, N. Y
for burial and service and in
terment.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
Killer Escapes !.
At Prison Farm,
Missed Sunday

Believed to be heading for De
troit, his home town, Clarence
Beard, 56-year-old convicted rnur-
derer was a fugitive today, from
the London Prison Farm. 4
He escaped from the prison
late Saturday night or early Sun
day.
Officials at the Prison Farm
were unaware of Boards absence
until 9 a. m. Sunday, although his
bed had rasnained unused the
night before. ia ile.
The convict was on late Sat
urday night, and was supposed to
return at IL p. m. 1Srtas
A guard said the card in the
guard room concerning Beard also
was missing, but didn't believe
Beard had access to the files to
steal it. However, other inmates
do. gas
The main bureau and another
office where additional files are
kept were closed for the weekend
Beard was said to have two
years to serve before being eligi-
bic for parole. He has served
about eight years on the murder
charge so far.
It was unknown from what
county Beard was sentenced be-
cause of the missing card.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
Burglars Looi
McBurg Store

The M. II. Francis Hardware
Store at Mechanicsburg was enter
ed again Sunday night and $1,000
worth of merchandise stolen Bur-
glars visited the store last We'd
nesday night, but nothing was
taken.
This time, however, the thieves
made their entry to the store
through rear window 10 feet
above the ground. The burglars
wore gloves and left no finger
prints. They apparently climbed
a ladder or pipe which passes
near the window.
The burglars escaped with two
television sets worth $500 each,
fishing rods valued at $50, fish
ing reels valued at SIS, shotguns
and rifles worth $50, and S275 in
electric appliances.
Last Dec Ia two men broke
into the store and took about S.,
900 worth of merchandise. The
men later were arrested and ad-
mitted selling the loot in West
Virginia.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
Victims Are
Thrown From
Car In Crash
London Nun Among
Those Injured In
Accident Saturday

q Dayton woman was killed and
three other occupants of the car
in which she was riding. were
seriously injured early Saturday
evening in a collision at Route
40 and 38. Three in the other car
were also injured, two seriously.
Victim of the accident was Mrs.
Katharyn kaufman, who died of
skull fractured. Injured when all
occupants of his car were thrown
out by the collision were Charles
G. Kaufman, Al, the driver and
husband of the victim; his mother
Mrs. Ethel l. Kaufman, "a, and
his son Alvin Kaufman y.
The father and son were taken
to the Springfield City Hospital
and Mrs. Ethel Kaufman to Mt.
Carmel Hospital. Two London am
balances removed the accident
victims from scene of the crash.
Alvin Kaufman suffered con-
cussion and possible skill fracture
and his father, back injuries. The
elder Mrs Kaufman suffered
severe head injuries.
Riding in tie other auto in the
crash, driven by Mrs. Mary Caul-
ey, Woodstock, Ohio, Route /
were Sister Mary Simeon of Lon
don and Sister Mary Theis of 14Oe
Freeman Ave, Cincinnati.
Mrs. Cauley and her two com.
panions were all taken to Mt. Car
mel Hospital, Columbus. Sister
Simeon suffered a spine injury
and fractured wright wrist, ac-
cording to investigating officers
and Sister Theis, bruises and chest
injuries. Extent OF Mrs. Cauleys
injuries were undetermined.
Deputy Sheriff Bob Allison and
Highway Patrolman Al Monas in
vestigated the accident. They re-
ported that the Kaufman car was
travelling west on Route 40 and
the Cauley car south in Route 3S
Deputy Allison stated that the
C2alcy car failed to stop on ap-
preaching the intersection and that
charges will be filed later.
Both cars were badly wrecked
in the collision.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
Frazier Funeral
At Georqesvine

Funeral services for Lydia Ellen
Frazier, 93 of Georgesville. Who
died Thursday, were Sunday at
2 p. m. in the Georgesville Method
isl Church. Interment at Georges
vile. aa
Survived by three daughters,
Mrs. Leota Hansley. Mrs. Minnie
Gardner, Mrs. Margaret Barber: 4
sons, Marion, Thomas. Carl.
Frank; l sister, Mrs. Margaret
Straus; Is grandchildren Is
great-grandchildren; 2 great great
grandchildren. ay
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
DAYTON WOMAN KILLED; SIX
INJURED I'm ROUTE 40 CRASH
CONTRACTORS beginning WORK
ON new SCHO0L. ADDITION TODAY

Ground work was under
way today for construction of
the new London High School
addition for which the Board
of Education awarded the con-
tract to the Kent Brothers
Co, of Columbus May "a.
Equipment is being moved
to the site for excavating and
preparation of the grounds
have been started.
Engineers have set their
stakes and other evidence of
construction activity was ap-
parent on the school premises
Monday morning.
The new addition will pro-
vide the London High School
with a combination gymnas-
Rm and auditorium.
The R. j. Monk Company of
Chillicothe has the contract
for plumbing aand heating on
the new addition and the NJ.
w. Tyler Co., of London, the
electrical contract.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
I. Repair Shop Needs
Repair Twice In
The Same Year

Leo Wildermuth, who op-
crates a repair shop on East
Center street, should take
out collision insurance on his
place of business.
Twice within a year Viii
dermuth's shop has been
struck by an automobile. Both
times the building has been
hit in exactly the same place.
Only last week Gid Wilder
muth finish repairs to his
shop from the previous acci-
dent. He was quoted as say
ing that if this most recent ac-
cident had taken place a few
days earlier the car would
have hit the hole the first car
had made.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
London Man
Killed In 4. /. =: 7: 7:
Accident
Harry Carpenter
Dies In Truck
Mishap Saturday

Harry Luther Carpenter,
20, of East First Street, Lon
don, was killed Saturday at
Clarksville, Ohio, near Chilli
cothe when the truck he was
driving apparently got out of
control and overturned on
him.
His death resulted from
chest and head injuries, ii
was reported here Monday. -
Young Carpenter who had
been employed in highway !.
work, was accompanied in the
truck by young woman, who
is said to have escaped ser
ious injury.
Survivors are his step
father and mother Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. Victor, E. First st. 5
sisters Mrs. Owen Folder,
Springfield; Mrs, Ivan Knox,
Mrs. Richard Miller, Mrs.
Donald Holcomb, all of Lon
don; Miss Joan Carpenter of :
Springfield; one half sister
Miss Diane of London; one
brother, William L. Carpen-sf
ter of London and his grand
mother, Mrs. Eliza Carpenter
of Springfield. 2ka fc
Funeral services Monday
2 p. m. at the Schlechty-Ficii-
ner Funeral Home. Intefmefrt
Oak Hill cemetery. Fedi@r
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
Traffic Safety
Check June 1-3O

June l to June 80 inclusive is
Traffic Safety Check month, con-
Quoted by Police Officers and
State Highway Patrol, local driv-
ers were reminded by officials
Wednesday.
To save being stopped on the
highway, German Clark, local of
ficer, stated Wednesday that cars
would be checked and stickers
issued if drivers would call at the
police station on East Second
street, during the specified time.
This, the officer stated, would
eliminate drivers being stopped by
the patrol on the highway and
would speed up the work.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
DR.. R. A. Brown
Dies Saturday

DR.. r. A. Brown died Saturday
at his home in Plain City follow
ing long illness. He is survived
by his widow, Minnie Abernethy
Brown; two sisters, Mrs. J. G.
Eollenbccll of ST. Louis; and Mrs.
Stuart r. Bolin Of Columbus; one
brother Thomas w. of CjTcleville.
Funeral services Monday IL am.
at Plain City. lnterment in East
lawn Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
Auto Overturns
On Route 5b

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin j. Linkhart
of 1115h South Limestone ST,
Springfield escaped serious injury
when the auto in which they were
riding skidded and overturned on
Route 56 two miles north of Lon
don Sunday afternoon. Both suf-
fered cuts and bruises, according
to county officers who investigated
the accident.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
9b Foxes Killed
In One Month

When Donald Crawford turned
in the feet of a fox caught in
Deercreek Township and Gilbert
AmeS five caught in Fairfield
Township, it brought the total in
Madison County for the month of
May to 96 foxes or bounty of
S285 claimed by residents of the
various townships, according to
Deputy Sheriff Kenneth johnson.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
DAUGHTER BORN

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Bostic,
Richmond Avenue, announce the
birth of h. daughter in White
Cross Hospital, Friday evening.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
FATHER DIES

FATHER DIES
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Reynolds
and son Paul of 155 North Main
street, were called to Middleport,
Ohio, Monday by the death of Mr.
Reynolds father, Val II. Rey-
nolds.
Funeral services and burial at
Middleport Wednesday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
Knife Wounds Put
Man In Hospital

Edward (BoWlie) Sullivan West
1st Street, London is in Dayton
Veterans Hospital, suffering from
multiple knife wounds inflicted in
an alteration on Saturday night,
Police Chief, German Clark re-
ported today.
Chief Clark said that Sullivan
was wounded in the chest, abdom-
en- and hands. SulliVan's present
conditions is unknown. Walter
Scully, South Oak Street, has
been released by police on $50
bond after Sullivan refused to
file charges against him, police
said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
READ AND WEEP

Once upon a time there
was a simple soul who bought
himself a newspaper.
AS he walked down the
street one day, lady came
up to him and said, why
don't you ever print any per-
sonal news? Your paper isn't
as good as it was in the good
old days" He walked a little
farther and man said to
him, Your paper wouldn't be
SO bad if you'd put something
in it besides personal news"
Then he met another man
who said, l owe you some
money for that stove / adver-
tised in your paper, but l
didn't sell it and l don't see
why / should pay you"
When he got back to his
shop a lady called up and
gave him holy ned for leaving
out her grandmother's maid
en- name in a news item she
had sent in.
Two more people called up
and said they hadn't been get
ting their paper since they
moved and. no, they hadn't
sent out change of address
cards. What was a publisher
for, anyhow?
Then a man came in and
wanted 10000 posters printed
but he wouldn't spend more
than $3.50, what kind of a gyp
joint was this?
Just as the publisher was
getting ready to end it all,
he dropped dead of over
work.
By and by, a new man
bought the newspaper, and
when the people read it they
shifted, "Humph, he sure
doesn't know how to put out
newspaper. Too bad the
old fellow had to die. He sure
was a good editor"
And the old editor, who was
enjoying his first rest in many
years, just chuckled and num-
bled to himself, That's a
good newspaper story If
folks would believe it."
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
IN HOSPITAL

Mrs. Mahlon Pendleton, Liberty
street, entered Grant Hospital,
Monday for major operation.
Her room number is LA.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30
i OUR
"a Town
T TRUCkS

TRUCKS
There are enough trucks in
the United States, (if trailers
are included and all are lined
up bumper-to-bumper) to
form continuous traffic JAM
22,700 miles long. Trucks
hauled freight last year in the
equivalent of 80 trips to the
sun with a lotion load. We
have more than 100000
trucks and trailers in this
country more than 500
of the world total.
REToRT
Fellow asked a friend
George, what makes your
nose SO red? ?" Said George,
Merely that it is glowing
with pride over the fact that
it never sticks itself into other
peoples business!!'
HoWZAT?
Haywood Snugg says that
reason men have SO many
angles is because women have
SO many curves.!
HOLLYWOOD
We all read a lot of NAL
arky about our Hollywood
heroes and heroines but the
thought has come to mind
that whatever publicity we
are forced to read here in this
country doesn't compare with
the publicity our movie in
nocents abroad" get when
they hit the continent. Rita,
Ingrid, Sinatra and now Cros-
by. If / were a movie mogul
I'd put it in the contract that
my hirelings remain in
America where we can keep
em whitewashed at all times.
If what the European press
says is true, it would be well
to send chaperones with our
film-flams. No wonder Joe
Stain thinks he can lick us!
BEST-SELLER
It is a very seldom thing
when a prediction of ours
comes true but such a thing
became a reality with the cur
rent best-seller, "The Card
inal." Six months ago we read
the book and made the predi-
ction and now we are graft
fled tq learn that the book
is on top.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-30

Cemetery
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-03-15
Veterinary Department
EnterO-TOxemia
Hits Lambs
BY DR.. HOWARD WEIGH

to us that it is getting more and
more obnoxious recently and pos
sibly rates a little attention. AS
disease of feeder lambs, it has made
trouble for Is years or more, but as
disease of young lambs, in March,
it seems to be more or less recent.
The disease has been variously
called lamb apoplexy, the PUPPY kid
ney disease, and more correctly,
entero-toxemia. 1t is caused by an
organism that is a member of a
deadly group of germs, the Clostridia,
and they are all first cousins. Other
members of this unpleasant family
cause blackleg, malignant edema,
red water of cattle and black dis
ease of sheep.
These diseases have two points in
common-the infected animals all
die, and they all die in about "a
hours. AS diseases go that is very
fair batting average. None of these
five or six diseases is in the con-
tagious group. They do not spread
directly from one animal to another
but become infected from common
source, the soil. Thus this over
eating disease is likely to occur on
certain ranches and not on others,
just as is the case with blackleg.
Always Hits the Best
There is another point more or
less common to these diseases-the
victims are all just busting with good
health and vigor. Nobody ever saw a
spindle-legged, peaked, half starved
skim milk calf die of blackleg. It
is always a broad chested, husky
frolicsome calf or yearling that is
found some November morning, al
puffed out of shape with blackleg
Just so, this entero-toxemia hits
only the good-doers, the husky single
lamb with a heavy milking mother
and gaining and growing like weed
We seldom see these lambs sick; usu-
ally we find them dead. Those thai
are observed sick are in convulsion:
or a stupor, with head thrown back
There is generally no very heavy
loss-two yesterday, two today, three
last week, etc.-but every one biz
| fine lamb.
On post norton examination we
look for certain things. In the sud
den death of these big single lambs
and entero-toxemia suspected, w,
look for purplish, blotched kidney
soft and mushy and giving the dis
ease its name 'pulpy kidney" dis
ease. The pericardium, that trans
parent membrane that surrounds tn,
heart, may be distended with clea
serum. If the heart itself is cut open
hemorrhages, or splashes of bloot
may be seen under the inner linin,
of the heart.
There are no other significant tbs
sue changes. The animal didn't liv,
long enough to develop many LESSONS
With these the pulpy kidney, tn
heart, the story of the sudden dealt
of big lamb. all add up to
diagnosis of entero- toxemia.
What 10 Do?
And now what do we do? We can
afford to lose any more of thes
lambs, if it can be helped.
Well, we will need serum. Nc
vaccine, but serum. Any veterina1
ian can get sufficient serum, usual
right here in the state. It doesn
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-11-25
Leon Hart Ties
Bob Mann's Mark

ats just like their college days
at Notre Dame" remarked one
observer in discussing the pros
fessional football careers of De-
troit Lion recruit Leon Hart and
Recruit Bill Wightkin Of Chi
cago's Bears.
While both held down end po-
sitions for the Fighting Irish, il
was Hart who stole the show
During their first meeting as
rivals in professional ball. Hart
again was the dominating player
in catching nine passes for l54
yards and one touchdown. Harris
touchdown was a spectacular Sc
yard run. His nine passes
matched the Lion team record
set by Bob Mann for the number
caught in a single game.
SO You're Smith....l4
Although he's played three
games against Chicago's Bears
during the past two years, sop
homore halfback Bob Smith of
the Detroit Lions did not per-
sonally meet Quarterback Sid
Luckman Of the Bears until re-
Gently.
"Oh, you're the Smith / put
into the record books" exclaimed
Luckman. The aging quarterback
had reference to Smiths inter-
ception and l02-yard runback
OF a Luckman pass in l949 which
stands in the National Football
League.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-11-25

several fights and q little fun
Seeing him of az New York pier
vas Mayor Vincent Impelletteri,
recently elected as successor 70
William O'Dwyer Kid Gavilan,
once a whirlwind in American
boxing circles. after emerging on
II short end Of several import
ant bouts, seems on the rise again
Gayllan won a split decision
over Billy Graham in New York
Friday night, and expects 10 get
a shot a: Robinson. upon his re-
turn from Europe Lester Eel
tons lost 10 Gene Hairston at
Olympia Wednesday night. re-
suited in different opinions as 10
rs value 20 him. Good thing"
some said: 81, didn't help him az
ALI stated others.
les Bradford Of the University
Of Michigan who recently eased
UP from the Wolverine fifth team
10 first string could mean lot
20 the team in their remaining
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-11-25
Things Do Change

Although Green Bay holds a
distinct advantage in victories
over Detroit in their time-hon-
ored series that began in 1884
recent history, however, shows
the trend leaning toward De.
troit.
The Lions have won but eight
OF 54-game series. However
three OF these games were won
by Detroit OF the last five played.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-11-25
Motley Tops
Loop in
.Yordoge

Bruising Marion Motley Of the
Cleveland Browns aided the
Browns in clinging TO first place
in the American division of the
National Football League on
Sunday when he upped his rush
ing yardage TO TAG for the sea-
son He gained total of 178
yards against the Washington
Redskins as Cleveland eked out
20-l4 win
Joe Geri Of the Pittsburgh
Sfeelers. sensational passer and
kicker trecenfly kicked three
field goals in one game) trails
Motley by more than 100 yards.
Los Angeles rampaging Rams
went to New York Sunday and
cooled-off the hot New York
Yankees football team with Z
1874 thriller. Bob Waterfield
and mates outshone Buddy
Young, George Ratterman anc
George Taliaferro.
The Yankees come to Detroit
Thursday for a regular SEIZED
uled game with the Lions. Earlier
in the year the Yanks toppe<
the Lions 44-21.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-11-25
Colt Swimmers
Tied by Western

Northwestern natators enter
tanned Western Wednesday and
put on a hard match, but were
tied by their arch rivals. Coach
Sam Bishop predicted before the
game that "the winner Il a toss
up" Final score Of the meet was
42-42.
Members Of the Northwestern
swimming team are Captain
George Byberg, Raymond Nc
Murran, Ronald Saunders, Don
aid Sterens, Jake Jemson, Doug
les Andrews. Norman Dressler,
Howard RicA Craig. Maronick,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-11-25
Lincoln Lions Battle BisOns

Negro football The rivalry be-
gan in 1884 and has since de-
veloped into an immense and
Significantly important event
to followers Of both instifu-
fions az well az football fans
throughout the nation
The Howard-Lincoln game is
titantic struggle. Past perform
ances mean little. The teams &c
all out, and to win this game
means a successful football sea.
son.