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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21

1925-TWENTY- FIVE YEARS AGO-1925
April 12-Easter observed
April l3Moody Golden London,
United States, opening Baltimore Maryland
April l3on T. N Gunsauls formerly of London
emen American Consul
Ohio.
April Legislature votes extra $4,000 making total Of
$4,000 available Arory London
April l5-Madson produce
wheat harvest 1925 according
Itea and other farmers
April 1County commissioners considering mammoth new horse
at Madison County Fairgrounds
April Madison County Wemer announces
delinquent total for last collection
cunts IN history of county
April l8eny Sterling elected president and
olway
Assessors Association.
lifelong resident of Jefferson township dies
April 19Councl village
we'll Gregg farm Blair Road step
MaterWorkS system
194O-TEN YEARS AGO-1940
April 81 miles of Madison roads improved
by WPA labor.
April Rea Ohio winner of Good Citizenship Pilgrim
American Revolution Washington
with winners from other Continental Congress the OAR
London
April 6Buildng Curey and grain elevator
April County Horsenans Association reorganes NJ
b. Cannon London elected president.
April Gus Catanzaros London angler report
April Rev W. E. Ewing retired pastor Sterling
church supply of Sedaa Succeeded by Rev
Joseph Shepard
April 18obby Boys sponsored by Rotary
Club and London Federation of Womens Clubs London
ArnoIy
village jefferson
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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21
APPOINT M EMIT

Estate of Marilla Grove, late
of Mt. Sterling, Robert E. Wright,
administrator with will annexed;
bond $4,000.
Estate of Marvin Hayes, late
of Somerford Township, Blanche
L. Hayes, administrative; bond
$4,000.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
James Robert Terry, laborer,
London and Evelyn M. Miller,
London.
Norval j. Snyder, machine op-
orator, West jefferson, and Edith
M. Travis, machine operator,
West jefferson.
Donald f. Goldhart, sheet metal
worker, Grove City, and Patty
l.. Bateman, factory worker, Lon
don. = mwsE
Ralph White Lorentz, mail
handlre, Columbus, and Pearl
Gould, Columbus.
DIVORCES ASKED
Lola Fern Alderman VS. Louis
Ackerman.
Shirley Ann Vance VS. James
Charles Vance.
INHERITANCE TAX
Inheritance tax in the estate of
Dorothy Buehler, late Of London
amounted to $240.1S. London cor
poration received S237.07 and
Marion township, Franklin coun-
ty, $3.11.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
William Warnock and Elizabeth
Warnock to Floyd B. Hillman End
and Elizabeth Murray Hillman,
lot in village of London.
Edgar Thompson to Louise
Thompson, " acre in Somerford
Township.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21

Fahy, and when he planned the
hold-up, he was certain he'd get
away with it because he knew he'd
be assigned to track himself down.
The thing he didn't figure on was
the resentment Of the underworld
because he was muscling in on its
racket.
ON AN EARLY morning broad
cast out of Berlin few weeks ago.
Bill Downs Of CHS relayed the fol-
lowing:
Shortly after the war. a German
Hausfrau was notified that her sol
dier husband had died in Russian
prison camp. After the usual for
malities, the Berlin authorities is
sued certificate of death. and =
few months later the woman re-
married.
Last month she was informed by
the commandant of the prison camp
that her husband was alive and
would arrive by train on a certain
date.
The woman showed husband No.
the notice, and the couple decided
that the sensible thing was for the
three of them to sit down at a table
and talk the matter out.
When the train pulled in a fen
days later. boweper, husband No.
didn't get off. The Russian Of
fieer in charge informed tbe sVits
that the excitement of The bome-
coming bad been too much for
the e.-b,isoner, and be bad died
OF heart attack The might before.
When the woman got back to her
flat, she found her second husband
had committed suicide. A note ex-
planned that, under the circum-
stances, it was the only decent
thing to do.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21
MADISON COUNTY COURTS

| Kilian L. Boerger and Clara M.
Boerger to Harold II. Boerger and
Mary K. Boerger, 1928 acres in
Darby Township.
Eta Hotchkiss to Milton T..
Karn and Judith B. Karn, 1892
acres in Fairfield Township.
Richard A. Smith and LYDIA f..
Smith to Mary Kinnaird, un-
divided u of 1888 acres in VII
lage of Jefferson.
Mary Kinnaird to w. E. Kin
naird, undivided 1a of 1888 acres
in village of Jefferson.
Ada M. Evans, Russell Evans
and Arizona Evans to Wilma
Evans Baxter, lot 120 in Toland s
Addition, village of London.
Harold f. Beathard and Helen
L. Beathard to Mabel M. Fout, lot
2 in Janice B. Bells subdivision,
village of London.
Sarah High, Rachel High, Ruth
High and Martha j. Hall to John
Ballard, 153 acres in jefferson
Township.
The West Jefferson Construct
ion and Improvement Company to
Alvah NJ. Saunders and Hazel L.
Saunders, "a acres, village of
Jefferson.
Albert Parker and Linda d.
Parker to Trustees Paint Town
ship, 2.46 acres, Paint Township.
Arthur Cornell, Clara Cornell,
Charles Cornell, Agnes Cornell,
Richard Manning and Audrey
Manning, lot 1873 in Glade Hill
Addition to London.
Laura B. Griffith to Charles b.
Medors and Alice p. Medors, u
interest Lot 224 Glade Hill Ad-
dition, village of London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21

At the crossing, four men wear.
ing gas masks stepped out Of a Sc
dan. After shooting the glass out Of
the mail-car window, they tossed a
tear bomb inside. and when the
mail clerks came out the bandits
went in. When they drove off, they
took with them 60 bags of regis
tered mail which contained two mil
lion dollars in cash. jewels and me-
gotiable securities.
The case was assigned to Bill
Falay, the post office departments
ace inspector, and in matter of
hours, road blocks were set up. sus-
poets were being questioned, and
detectives from New York to San
Francisco were on a 24-hour shift.
Two days after this historic
beist, one OF The army OF dicks
working on the case got a phone
call from an nndeyW0rld char
aeter wbo offered to give him
tbe name of the man Wbo bad
masterm;nded The stiek-ab. His
motiVe for sqaeaIins, be said, sVas
revenge, and a0ben bis yarn was
checked the man be named aVas
arrested and eonvieted, and most
OF the ftVo million recoabed.
The thief, as corny and contrived
rs it may seem, was Inspector Bill
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21

Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base, Dayton, Ohio-Secretary Of
Defense Louis Johnson today
urged the people of the United
States to unite with the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps and Air
Force in observance of the ma
tons first Armed Forces Day
celebration May 20.
Secretary Johnson hailed the
occasion as the first Parade Of
Preparedness" by the unified
forces of the nation. He was join
ed in his appeal by civilian and
military officials of the services.
I'VE want every citizen to know
our defense forces better" Sec
retary johnson said. I'VE want
every citizen to know the men
and women, the equipment and the
organizations in which are invest
ed a major share of his tax dollar.
Army Secretary Gordon Gray
expressed the pride of the Army
in joining with its sister services
in an observance dedicated 10
the men and women in uniform
who share the responsibility of ma
tional security"
Army Forces Day was hailed by
Secretary of the Navy Francis P.
Matthews as "the occasion on
which we may rededicate our
selves to our American concept OF
the relationship of the citizen to
the state and reconsecrate our
efforts to the perpetuation of our
constitutional privileges and op-
portunities."
From Secretary of the Air
Force Thomas K. Finletter came
pledge that the Air Force will
observe Armed Forces Day with
full awareness of its RESPONSE
bility in the joint efforts of the
services to preserve peace in the
world and insure the security of
our nation"
1.-The heritage of freedom must
be guarded as carefully in peace
as it was in war" warned Cen
eral Omar N. Bradley, chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in
his Armed Forces Day message.
Naming sacrifice, faith and vigl-
lance" as the bywords of living
freedoms"
Army Chief of Staff General
]. Lawton Collins pointed out
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21
"A GOOD BUY"

Today and every day. thousands upon thousands shoppers
will home with purchase delighted the fact that
they made a good buy may be hat. household appi
dozen glasses of Imes number of things.
In each the buyer found what he wanted at he
.,dered right.
this country with its superb retail take
that good buy for granted 1t is always available And the
we have it is that live in free economy in which
competition intense and the awards the merchant who
gives the lowest price, the best service the
retve stocks OF goods the most appealing Advertising
some other building nducemeni Here the why
national chanstoe system tiny. operation
fifty And here the why that little
the be merchandising behemoh fifty from
Visitors from abroad where retailing like all other business
usually wound fight in red tape
practices amazed when they American They
hardly believe that such abundance exists that
buy what he wants without ration card What they
whether they realize il not Of the best examples
tree enterprise at work
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21

Lieutenant Governor George D.
| Nye, Waverly, who has earned
the respect of the Ohio Senate
members of both political parties
J and of the newspaper correspon-
dents who are in attendance by
his adherence to strict impartial
ity in presiding over the Senate
is a candidate for denomination in
the Democratic primary election,
! May 2. ~
Nye is also a member of the
important Ohio Postwar Program
Commission comprising prominent
Ohioans from all parts of the
state who are formulating a pro-
gram of progress and develop
ment of Ohio-Wide interest for
the next general session of the
Ohio legislature.
Nye who has the distinction of
having served as Prosecuting At
torney and Common Pleas Judge
| of his native Pike County, was
the youngest man in the state to
hold either position. During his
service as Common Pleas Judge,
he held court in many Ohio count
les by assignment of the Chief
Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
He has the unusual judicial ie-
cord of having been reversed oy
higher court only once in a
seven-year period on the bench.
A native of Waverly where he
was born August 6, 1898, the son
of DR.. George B. and Cresse Evans
Nye, he attended the public
schools of Waverly He graduated
from Waverly High School in
1916. He then entered Ohio State
University in 1916 and graduated
in law there in 1922. He attended
Ohio University at Athens for d
period in 1918 and was enrolled
in the Western Reserve University
Law School in Cleveland for one
year in the interim between his
original matriculation at Ohio
i State and his later return to COM
plete his legal education.
Nye served in the u. S. Navy
during World War l.
In 1922, Nye was elected Pro-
scouting Attorney of Pike County
and was reelected in 1924 He was
| elected for the unexpired term
on the Pike County Common Pleas
bench in 1880 and in 1882 was
elected to the full term. In 1887
he resigned from the bench to re-
enter the private practice of law
Nye, in response to statewide
insistence of Democrats from I'll
parts of Ohio, became a candidate
! for Lieutenant Governor in 1914,
was elected and elected again in
1948.
In his current campaign for re-
! nomination in the Democratic
primary, Lieutenant-Go Nye
has been accorded widespread
volunteer support in every section
of the state.
! Robert N. German, prominent
Cincinnati attorney, former Justice
of the Ohio Supreme Court has
also served as Compton Pleas
Judge and Prosecuting Attorney
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21
Open House May n AtWright
Patterson Air Force Base

that our first Armed Forces Day
offers Americans a splendid op-
portunity to examine their COM
bined military services.
In another statement of de-
fense unity, Admiral Forrest p.
Sherman, chief of Naval Oper-
ations, pledged that in the future,
as in the past, the Armed Forces
of the United States stand to-
gether, ready and able to pro-
tect our nations heritage of free
dom, and to preserve the peace
that their arms so dearly won.'
The Marine Corps role in the
American defense picture was
pointed up by General c. B. Gates,
Corps Comma dant. THE
Marine Corps continues to keep
apace with all the chronological de
velopments which could conceiv-
ably be applied to the techniques
of amphibious warfare" General
Gates said.
The Air Forces pride in sharing
the "aims, plans and achievements
of the Department of Defense
was stressed by USAF Chief of
Staff General Hoyt S. Vanden-
burg. I'VE are working constantly
toward greater efficiency in carry
ing out our portion of the tre-
mendous task of providing the
American people with security
from attack" he stated.
1t. General B. w. Childlaw,
commanding general for the Air
Materiel Command, expressed
AMOS pride and pleasure" in
serving as host at the May 21st
Open House at Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base which will high
light this areas observance.
"On this occasion components Of
the Army, Navy, Air Force, Mar
ines, National Guard, Air National
Guard and Civil Air Patrol will
join hands in unveiling to the pub
lie of Dayton and the Miami Val
ley today's smooth modern de-
fense team" General ChildlaW
pointed out.
I'VE cordially invite the public
to view the progress we have made
under unification for only
through citizens understanding,
approval and support can we in
the Armed Forces continue to
perform our vital task of national
Defense" he concluded.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21

James H. Smith who resides at
438 Cedar Street, Springfield
Ohio, has announced his candidacy
for Democratic State Central
Committee in the 7th, Congress
sional District embracing these
nine counties; Champaign, Clark,
Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Logan,
Madison, Union and Warren. Mr..
Smith has been active in Democ-
ratio Politics for twenty years
and a member of the Clark County
Democratic Central Committee
since 1912.
Smith in asking for the support
of the Democratic voters in the
7th, District has declared his sup
port to the National and State
Platforms and will abide by the
principals enunciated by the Dem
ocratic Party and if elected will
support these in every single coun-
ty in the district.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21
SOUTH SOLON NEWS

The Lions Club Charter night
was observed OF, L'~!.nay night with
a banquet in the Congregational
Christian Church, served by the
Ladies Aid Society of the church.
Group singing was led by Mr..
and Mrs. Max Morrow of JEFF
fersonville with Mrs. Frank Davis
at the piano. Carl Cissner Of
Piqua conducted the roll call of
clubs and Mayor Stanley Marsn
welcomed the banquet guests.
George Combs of Jeffersonville ex-
tended greetings to the new club.
The presentation of charter was
made by Lawrence Lott of Piqua
and was accepted by the Presi-
dent, Rev. Hugh Robinson. Mar
vim DEMENT, presented a musical
speciality accompanied by Mrs.
John E. Diffendal. Address for
the evening was by Rev. Clarence
p. Miller of Jeffersonville Meth
odist church. Charter members
awarded lapel buttons were:
Harry E. Theobald, j. B. Smith,
Frank DeMent, Emory Ropp, John
Gossard, Emmett Simmermon, c.
c. RoWand, Stanley Marsh, Hugh
Robinson, George Brady, Paul
Butcher, Richard Pitstick, Frank
Fisher, Billy Truitt, Frank Davis,
Hiram Riegel, Milton Turner,
Keith RoWand, Jack Hughes, Gail
Clark, Fred Spears and Byron
jerks.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21

Officers of the club are: Presi-
dent, Rev. Hugh Robinson; 1st
vice president, Richard Pitstick;
End vice president, George Brady;
3rd vice president, John Gossard;
secretary, Clyde Rowand; treas
urer, Hiram Riegel; Lion tanner,
Frank DEMENT, and tail twister,
Emory Ropp.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Murry and family on We'd
nesday, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Wander
wort and jeanne and Mrs. II. O.
Cox of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harve Pickens
were Saturday evening guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin DeMent
at Jeffersonville.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Exline Of
Jackson were Thurs overnight
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Exline.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Eakin of
Franklin Ind. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Brackney of Dayton visit
ed on Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawton Brackney and family.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Fisher and family on Sunday
were, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Spang-
Ter of Columbus, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cyril Fisher and Bonnie, Mary
Jane Wurm, Dean Fisher of West
Jefferson and Mr.. and Mrs. Finley
Fisher of Columbus.
Mrs Theodore Clemans, Mrs.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21
CLUB MEETS

CLUB MEETS
The Fairfield Darts All Club
met Friday April IA, at the Big
Plain Township House.
We talked about the coming 1-H
activities. We also discussed ways
of making money for our club.
B. j. Roach and Rudy Elefrink
are to give demonstrations on
calf feeding for the next meeting.
Refreshments were served.
The next meeting will be held
Friday April 2s at the Township
House
Dorothy Pierce,
Club Reporter
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21

lands, the engl.
neer and fireman
Of a fast mail
train found them
selves looking in
to the barrels OF a
couple Of guns.
The men behind
the 6 u n 8 told
them to stop the
train and back it
up to a crossing
they had ju S t
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21

Robert Daniels and Mrs. Dana
Porter were visitors in Columbus
on Monday.
Rev. Hugh Robinson attended the
semi-annual Counseling Seminar
at Camp Akitu near Lancaster
last week.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21
BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET
Why Imagine Your Own Plots?
Real Life Offers Them Gratis
-By BILLY ROSE

In Creek Michigan July 80, 1949, Mrs Zilpha
husband for hundred dollars and when he want
what it for she refused to tell him. One word led to
finally the hyserical housewife
rifle from the closet and shot herself.
hung and during that time husband
blood persuaded friends
she died. he learned what had wanted
him birthday with hurting
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21
LONDON LASSIES

LONDON LASSIES
On April Ia the first meeting
of the London Lassies All club
was held at the Courthouse base
ment. Miss Cleveland and Mrs. r.
B. Howard directed the election
Of officers. They are: Carolyn
Garrett, President; Theda Martin,
vice president; Linda Hood, Sec
retary; Connie Gallagher, treas
urer; Joyce Williams, News Re-
porter.
Joyce Williams,
News Reporter
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21
SEDALIA

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Tudor and
son Bobbie of Columbus were
week end guests of Mrs. Ressle
McClimans and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ankron
and son Timmy of West Alexan-
dria were Sunday evening guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Brown.
Miss Emma Frances Atkins and
Mr.. Joe Brown of Springfield
were Easter guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Atkins and family.
Mr.. Arthur Henry is reported
getting along nicely at his home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21

Stars and stripes in the Ameri-
can flag, were suggested by the
coat of arms of the Washington
family.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21

in Hamilton County is chairman
Of the Nye campaign committee
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21

The first women colonists came
to Virginia in 1908.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-21

One night in the Spring Of 1924.
In the middle of the Illinois fiat
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-03
BADMlNT0N CLUB SETS
MEET BACK One week

The Juneau Badminton Club will
not hold a meeting next Monday
night, November 6; due to other
activities and back to-school night
being held in the Juneau Public
Schools. The next regular meeting
viii be held on November 18th at
seven o'clock.
In the mixed doubles tournament
being held by the club, the first
ound winners are: B. Merritt and
Y. Taylor winning over A. Thorn
borrow, N. Ahlstrom by score of
Il to 7: E. Sneesby, S. Freeman
over M. Wentworth, r. Boochever
by close score of 81 to 10: A.
Burns, j. Vuille lost to V. Dapcevich,
3. Secrest by a narrow margin of
u to 10; D. Wanherg, M johnson
defeated F. Bechtold, E. Chester by
l score of 81 to 10; ID. johnson, r..
Robinson just nosed out c. Ahl-
from, j. Nielsen by q TO 10: ana
?. Treffers, e. Scott lost to w.
1irkness. M. Kirkness by 81 to
score.
The tournament will be contin-
aed at the next regular session of
play,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-03
GIRL SCOUT DRIVE
TALK GOES ON KlNY

To launch the Gastineau channel
Girl Scout finance drive, starting
next Monday, a radio broadcast will
be held over KINY at $50 o'clock
this afternoon. Mrs. Elton Eng
strom, p .blicity chairman for the
scouts, is in charge of arrange
ments.
Mrs. John Clements, Juliette Low
chairman, has directed six young
scouts, Penny Morrison, Susan
Blanton, Anna Grisham, Julie Hud-
son, Judith Ppm and Judy Larsen,
to tell about their organization.
In the absence of Mrs. Mernice
Murphy, scout commissioner, Mrs.
Kenneth Glen, assistant commits
sioner, will speak briefly on the
new camp site at Tee Harbor. Ken
meth Kadow, finance drive chair
man, will talk about the organiza-
ton of the fund raising campaign.
This program will be part of the
relations department of the Alaska
Federation of B. P. w. clubs.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-03
FOUR FOOTBALL TOPS
HAVE CRUCIAL GAMES
Nv ED CORRIGAN

NEW YORK, Nov. 3-IR-This
will be &C" for crucial Saturday for
four of the tops in the country be-
cause the two winners could find
themselves playing host in the Cot
ton and Rose Bowls.
At Austin, Tex, the No. rated
team in the weekly Associated
Press poll, Southern Methodist,
takes on Texas. The victor is almost
sure to go on to the Southwest Con-
ference title and with it the glory
of the Cotton Bowl.
At Seattle, it will be Washington
and California, battling tooth and
nail in the Pacific Coast conference
race. If HOWE Odell's Washington
Huskies win, they will have to ac-
count for Southern California.
Should California come out on top.
it will have to get past UCLA and
Stanford.
There's another big one on tap
in Philadelphia where Army meets
Penn. The Cadets, No. 2 team in
the country, are favored.
The other powers apparently are
headed for relatively easy day.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-03
as CARRIED BY ALASKA
COASTAL TRIPS THURS.

Passengers carried by Alaska
Coastal Airlines on flights yester-
day totaled As with on Interpret,
25 arriving and 16 departing
Departing for Skagway were: T.
c. Mason, N. L. Anderson, j. M.
Wanberg; for Haines: Mr.. and Mrs.
E. E. Lindquist, Daisy Phillips
Capt. Johnson.
For Sitka: L Miller, c. F. Badger,
D. w. Dean; for Tenakee: Al
Slagle; for Excursion Inlet: Eddie
jamestown; for Hoonah: Mrs. A,
Greenwald, Charles Burdette, Adam
Greenwald; fer 1ulsequah: H. A.
Scott.
Arriving from Tulsequah Donald
Waldo, Marcel Danceoisne; from
Pelican: Les Florence, Willy Ness
Ralph Maxi; from Hoonah: Joe
Pratt, Mrs Helen Clements; from
Custavus: Glen Parker.
From Petersburg: Lyle Hebert;
from Sitka: Harvey Brown, Betty
Brown, Stuart, Bruce and Harvey
Brown. Mrs. Bredvick, c. Thomp-
son. M. Wanamaker, w. MARTINEZ
From S,6agway: H. V. Davis
Harold Monts, Mrs. X. Harmon, E
D. Dull, F. o. McGrew; from
Haines: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gill
hardt.