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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-05
WEDEKIND Death
PROBE IS DROPPED
PathOlOgist Believes Death
Was Due To Uramic Coma,
Police Report

Members of the Ottawa Coun-
ty grand jury, which convened
in Common Pleas Court Tues
day and Wednesday. did not in
dict Harry Fall in connection
with the mysterious death two
weeks ago of Mrs. Iva Wede-
kind. 1t was evidently one Of
two cases ignored by the grand
jurors who returned three in
dictments, one of which is se-
cret.
Prosecuting Attorney Myron
ROsentreter issued the following
statement late Wednesday:
Facts and circumstances of
the death of Iva Wedekind have
been thorOug ghly investigated by
the Office of the prosecuting at
torney and sheriff. All princi-
pals in the case were taken to
the London Prison Farm where
they submitted voluntarily to
tests in the crime laboratory.
"All tests proved negative in
connection with the death of Iva
Wedekind. Findings of the au-
topsy board and pathologist also
show no evidence of violence,
and all tests have proved mega
tive in every respect"
Although the pathologist's find
ings were that the death of Mrs
Iva Wedekind was not caused BY
accidental injury or drowning but
"may have been due to uremi'
coma, charges field last wees
against Harry Fall were not con
cluded,
Mr.. Fall pleaded guilty in May
or Carl Becker's court last weei
to charges under Section 1302S
of the Ohio Code, which makes
it illegal to furnish liquor to
female person, with sexual in
tent. He was bound over to th
Common Pleas court under $3,00'
bond and was scheduled to ap
pear before the grand jury Wed
nesday.
Fall, along with Kent Wedekind
City Engineer and husband of tn
dead woman, Carl Miller ara
Harry Hike" Leggett, were tax
en- to the London Prison Farm
early this week for further inves
tigation.
DR.. Thomas L. Ramsey, path
ologist who performed the au
topsy after the Monroe Stree
woman was found dead in tn
bathtub of her home on April Il
returned a six-page findings re
port.
In his summary, DR.. Ramse
stated that death was due I
visceral disease and most likel
from extreme nephritis and tn
degenerative disease of the live
that termination of life may hav
been uremic coma.
! 81 am certain the deceased di
not meet death through accident
al injury" DR.. Ramsey stated
his report. He added that TIL
head bruise, noted by police an
Coroner George Poe when tn
body was found, could not hay
Continued Page 2, Col. 81
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-05

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, 1950-10-23
VICORP Directors
Approve Loon
To Power Authority

The Board of Directors of
the Virgin Islands Corpora
ton at their recent meeting ap
proved a loan of $4,000 to the
st. Croix Power Authority,
and approved proposals to be
made by the Governor to the
two Municipal Councils and
Power Authorities for VI
CORP to attempt to obtain
Federal funds next fiscal year
to take over electric properties
if approved by the respective
Municipal Governments. The
Board fixed the date of the
next meeting to be held on the
January 1920 in the Virgin
Islands.
Present at this meeting were
Victor Bornn, Ward M. Cana
day, Governor de Castro, vir-
gil M. Simmonds and Secre-
tary Oscar Chapman of the
Department Of the Interior.
Mr.. Chapman presided.
, 1950-10-23
DR.. Briqn Shorney
Ledves to Attend
Conventions

DR.. Brian Shorney, Chief
Municipal Physician, left on
the afternoons plane for the
mainland. He will go to Bos-
ton. Massachusetts,, to attend a
meeting Of the American Col
lege of Surgeons Clinical Con-
gress now in session until Oc-
tober %.
Doctor Shorney will also go
to St. Louis, Missouri, to at
tend the American Public
Health Association convention
which will convene on October
30 and continue through No
vember 4, and will return here
on November 6.
, 1950-10-23
Puerto Rico Aguin
Offers industrial Arts
Scholarships

Puerto Rico has once again
made available to students
from other islands of the Ca
ribbean thirty scholarships in
its School of Industrial Arts,
Lawrence Cramer, Secretary
General Of the Caribbean Com
mission, revealed to the Press
today.
These scholarships, made
available last year through
the joint efforts Of the Univer-
sity of Puerto Rico and the Ca
ribbean Commission have
proved most valuable, Mr..
Cramer said. He quoted from
a report by the University au-
thorities, which said: "Sum-
ming up, the whole group is an
excellent representation of re-
sourceful, energetic, bright,
and promising young men who
are genuinely interested in
making good and will very
likely be Of good service to
their respective countries . /.
They are all well aware Of the
meaning and Importance I'M
Continued on page A.
, 1950-10-23
Locol CHOPPER Of
Red Cross to
Hold Annuol Meeting


The annual meeting Of the
St. Croix Chapter Of the
American Red Cross will be
held in the Lutheran Parish
Hall in Christiansted on Mon
day evening, October 80, at 8.
At this meeting members
will be elected to the Biard Of
Directors, in addition to other
business.
Rev. Dean Phillips, who Wis
tied Antigua after the disas-
trous hurricane as representa-
tive Of the Chapter and per-
sonally distributed much of
the relief packages that were
sent from st. Croix, will adj
dress the members. Pictures of
the disaster, taken after the
hurricane will be screened.
, 1950-10-23
Nominations Close on
Twenty Candidates.
For Christiunsted

As nominations close today
it was announced that a total
of 20 candidates is now in the
race for five seats in Christian
sted Town and Country dis
tricts.
Eight are running for Town
and Suburbs; they are Eric H.
Carroll, James de Castro Chris
tan, Stanley Farrelly, Atomic
Felix, Alphonso Sebastian
Forbes, Alfred Francis, Frank
Elmore Jacobs, Herbert Hosea
Haywood. For the Country
District there are nine. j. Will
fred Benjamin, S. Christian
Chase, Alfred Osman Edney,
Aloysius A. James,, William L.
Continued on page A.
N
, 1950-10-23
ST. Thornus Council
Rejects Bill on
Hospital Fees

The Municipal Council o f
St. Thomas unanimously voted
down a draft of ordinance pro
posed by Governor de Castro
to establish anew schedule of
feessfor services in the NUM-
cipal Hospital.
Every member of the legis7
lature assaulted the proposal
which they said would work
unbearable hardship on the
people who are entitled to
medical services regardless of
their ability to pay. Surprise
was expressed that the Cover
nor who knows the poverty
stricken condition of the peo-
pie would offer such a meas
ure. It was pointed out that
services rendered at the hos7
pital could not be termed free
since the people paid the taxes
which enabled the Council to
vote $235,00O to run the hospi-
tai services this fiscal year.
Councilmen declared that
with that other proposals re-
Gently submitted to the legis-
lature that the Governor was
causing the people to lose res
pect for, and confidence in
him, an article in the Photo
News said.
, 1950-10-23
Governor de Castro,
Govt. Secretary
Coming Tomorrow

Governor de Castro a d
Government Secretary Daniel
Ambrose are due to arrive in
st. Croix tomorrow morning.
They will meet with heads of
departments, agencies and the
press at 1890.
The Governor will hold his
regular staff conference tomor
row morning at the same time.
They will return in the after
noon.
, 1950-10-23
Airmuil Schedule
on Thursday

The airmail schedule in the
afternoon will be changed be-
ginning on Thursday, October
y, it was announced today by
Postmaster WiIbert Arm
strong.
The closing hour will be
AS. The morning schedule re-
mains 7:45.
, 1950-10-23
S. Worship
To Visit ST. Croix
On November 2

Governor de Castro has been
advised that the U.S.S. Lioba
AT 36 will make a short recrea
tional visit to Frederiksted,
st. Croix, about November 2,
1880 departing on November
18th.
This ship has a complement
Of seven officers and seventy
three enlisted personnel.
, 1950-10-23
De Chuberts
Return Home After
Week in Hospital

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph de Cha
bert returned home today af-
ter spending a little over one
week in the Christiansted Hos
pital. Both are much improved
Mr.. Chabert is Tax Assessor.
, 1950-10-23

ACTRESS Diana Barrymore, 30,
daughter Of the late John Barry
more, is kissed by her new hus-
band, Robert w. Wilcox, SO, fol-
lowing their marriage in Newark,
N. ]. II is the third marriage for
the bride and the second for VILE
cox. tInternGtiondI Soundphoto)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-10-05
Doomed CT '>
Pleads for Life

The life of Leon A. Gilbert,
32-pear-old first lieutenant of
York, Pa, hangs delicately this
week, on his wife's prayer to
God and plea to President Tru-
man.
1t. Gilbert, a combat officer
in Korea, was sentenced to
death in a recent court martial
because Of his refusing to obey
battle order on the Korean
front.
In a letter to his wife, he
told her if he had obeyed the
order it would have led him
self and Il others to certain
death. He urges her to appeal
to President Truman to over
rule the sentence of death.
The nature Of the order Lit.
Gilbert refused to obey is not
known. White House and Pen
tagon spokesman refused to
comment on the case because
records of the court martial
had not been received by the
judge advocate generals Of
| flee.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-10-05
Tiny Brodshow
Back to Memphis

When Tiny Bradshaw, the
explosive, rhythm man, goes
to the Palace Theatre in Mem
phis, Tenn. for a three day
stand beginning Friday, Octo-
Der s, it will mark one of those
pleasant rare incidents that
add romance to the lore of show
business.
p" Mr.. Show Business" viii
be headlining a bill on virtually
the same spot where as a freck-
led face youngster he danced
and sang on sidewalks for the
pennies and coins of generous
passersby.
Alwaps one to captivate an
audience with his bubbling per
sonality and talent, Tiny, in
those boyhood days never
wanted for an appreciative au
dience or applause. 1t promises
to be much the same this time as
interest has reached new rec
ord high in advance of Beale
Street s first look at the ere
ator of Doodle Green, Well.
Oh Well. . "I'm Going To Have
Myself A Ball." and all the
other smash hits that have TAX
Ell our cities juke boxes by
storm.
So the wheel will come to a
full turn as Tiny occupies the
spotlight in Memphis where he
did his show business teething
on the cement of the streets.
p. S. And the pay will be
infinitely better
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-10-05
Gospel Festival
At Carnegie Holl

On October l, the long ex-
pected and hoped fer leap OF
gospel music out OF the narrow
confines of exclusive Negro
community consumption into
the big time took place, when
the first religious and gospel
festival in history took place
at Carnegie Hall.
The gala concert headlines,
the fabulous Mahalia jackson,
queen of all the gospel singing
ladies. This brilliant recording
artist reached the peak of her
exciting career with that APP
pearance in the famed fountain
head of serious music. Featured
on the bill were the sensational
Ward singers, Of Philadelphia /;
Dixie Humming Birds; Mother
McClease, faith healer and
counsellor with her wishing
well; the Belleyille Acapella
Choir; Landfordaires. and the
Angel Lites, worlds only kiddie
gospel group. The New York
churches were also represented
by the 81 vote gospel choir Of
the Cornerstone Baptist Church.
New York S army of concert
fans looked forward eagerly
to the first presentation of the
new" phenomenon on the
concert stage. Carnegie has
been the scene of the presen
tation of virtually every other
musical idiom in the grand
manner.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-10-05
Tempordrv
Registration
Pieces Nonned

Four branch libraries and two
fire stations will serve as tenn
porary voters registration
places during a six-day pro
gram beginning Thursday, City
Comptroller w. c. Thomas an
nounced yesterday.
Thomas prepared the regis
tration schedule with Council
man Frank ]. Laube, chairman
of the City Council Judiciary
Committee after the Council
overrode a veto by Mayor VIM.
f. Devin.
Saturday, September 80, Uni
versity branch Library, Roose-
welt Way and East 50th Street,
Monday, October 2. Columbia
Branch Library. 4721 Rainier
Ave, Tuesday, October 3, fire
station, North 73rd Street and
Greenwood Avenue; Wednes
Library, 23rd Avenue and Yes
day, October 4. Yesler Branch
Ter Way.
Only original registrations
will be accepted at the tempo
rary center.
Transfers from one precinct
to another and registration of
naturalized citizens will be ac-
cepted at the comptroller's Of
flee, room 100 County City
Building.
Persons who have voted in
the past four years need not
register to vote at the November
Z general election.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-10-05
CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM

The Advertising and Sales
Club of Seattle unanimously
endorsed the Crusade for Free
dom by signing Freedom
Scrolls at their luncheon meet
ing yesterday, Tuesday, at the
Washington Athletic Club. DR.
lyar Speetor, associate profes.
sor of Russian in the Far Eas.
tern Department at the Univer
sity of Washington and editor
of Soviet Press TRANSACTIONS,
was the principal speaker with
Tom Sheehan, president of the
club presiding. Robert A. Baker
gave the local story on the Cru
SADIE.
"The title, Crusade for
Freedom, is very aptly chosen"
said DR.. Spector. "The Soviet
concept of peace does not in
clude freedom, but freedom,
as such, includes peace. The
main problems are to make the
people conscious of Soviet
propaganda and to offset their
vicious and distorted concepts
OF America. 1t is only through
such channels as the Crusade
for Freedom that this can be
accomplished
Main Street Week for the
Crusade is under way in Seattle
with enrolment stations set up
IN principal department stores
and the County City Building.
Scrolls can be obtained from
headquarters, 4140 Arcade
Building, for organizations
wishing to conduct their own
enrollments. They must be re-
turned by October IL so that
they will be ready to be sent
to Berlin for the dedication
ceremony of the Freedom Bell
on United Nations Day, October
oath.
Contributions of from a dime
to dollar received during the
Crusade will be used to finance
the operation of Radio Free
Europe which daily broadcasts
from Frankfurt, Germany, to
those enslaved behind the Iron
Curtain.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-10-05
Bunche Awarded
Nobel Prize

(Conllnueu from page l.
Bunche and his family in their
New York home. The telegram
came from Oslo, Norway, where
the Nobel Prize Comittee de-
cides on winner each year.
This award was established by
Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor
of dynamite in 1901. Letters and
kilograms Of congratulation
poured in from all parts of the
nation.
In addition to his newest
honor, DIR. Bunche has received
thirty-eight national and two
international awards, along
with nineteen honorary d e.
grees. These honors came as a
tribute to his negotiation of the
Palestine dispute. Recently. he
was mentioned as the person
to become the next top man in
the United Nations. Another
report said he would become a
professor at Harvard Univer-
sity.
Twice in a week pleasant
news struck the household Of
DR.. Ralph Bunehe. First, his
young son has recovered com
pletely after being stricken
with polio. The biggest news of
DR.. Bunche's forty-six years,
came next-the $31, 900 Nobel
Peace Prize was awarded to
him for 1850.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-10-05

is the first Negro ever to make
the race for Congress from this
district.
He pointed out he knows
first hand the Army's jim
crow justice that condemned
Lieut.. Leon A. Gilbert, Jr., 81
year old oath Infantry Regi-
ment combat officer, to death
for allegedly refusing to obey
orders under fire.
The case has aroused storm
of protest throughout the US.
:" As a Negro veteran and a
candidate for Congress | de-
mand a stay of execution for
Lieut.. Gilbert and a full scale
examination of the conditions
facing Negro soldiers in Korea !"
Bowen declared in a statement.
If Rep. Hugh Mitchell, the
incumbent, is the liberal he
claims to be, why is he so com
spieuously quiet about this
scandal in the armed forces ?
Why doesn't he demand Presi-
dent Truman produce on his
civil rights program to the ex-
tent of saving this victim of
Bourbonf Dixiecrats racism?
Where are Mrs. f. F. Pow
ellis oft-proclaimed Christian
principles when it comes to this
hanging in the balance because
of Army jimcrow justice ~
Bowen demanded, referring to
the woman nominee of the Re-
publicans.
Lieut.. Gilbert is accused
of d isobeying a direct order that
would have meant death to
himself and u other men. Such
treatment is clearly a reflec
ton of the character of this
war to enslave and suppress the
colored peoples of all Asia.
But more than that, it ex.
poses the attitude of the white
supermaeist' generals toward an
oppressed people in the L. S.
To the imperialists the Negro
remains a boy whether fight
me for equal school facilities
IN Georgia or for Wall Street
in Korea"
Bowen scored the refusal
of MacArthur's command to
call the all-Negro 24th Regi-
ment into reserve for rest and
recuperation. He >quoted the
Pittsburg Courier story which
charged that white officers
have done all in their power
to disparage and discredit these
colored soldiers"
The Truman Administration
has no real desire to abolish
limcrow in the armed service"
and the treatment of Negro
troops in Korea makes it "per-
fectly clear why the only of
ficer sentenced to die is a Ne
gro, Bowen charged.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-10-05
Stay Gilbert
Execution,
Bowen Urges

SEATTLE-A stay of exc
cution of a Negro Army Lieu
tenant IN Korea and a probe
of Negro troop conditions there
was demanded this week by
Paul NJ. Bowen, Negro war vet
eran and Independent Party
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pittshurgh,s IneIines

Pittsburgh's sly funiculars. OF
Notwithstanding railways, local.
" known as ''inclines. carry more
than two million fares annually.
The cars are drawn up and lowered
by cable, one being lowered as
the other is raised
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Frazier
CONTINUED from page p

that any thinking person can
believe that the Republican par
ty is more responsible for treat
ment accorded the Negro peo-
pie if today, than are the Dem
ocrate. Who is mire responsible
the party that passes the laws
ii humiliate and degrade us or
the party that is powerless to
prevent themg
I urge you as citizens and
voters to think these things
over. The Democratic party
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-10-05

In one year over 1880 kegs Of
nails. or the equivalent of more
than two tons of nails every day in
the year, were purchased for use
at the nickel mines and plants IT
Northern Ontario. Canada.
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MARRIED WOMEN

WOMEN For work
in Steam laundry, want married
women about % to 40 years old.
Experienced workers call from
500 a. m. to 200 p; m: mex
perienced workers call from 6
to Z o'clock p. m. Good pay:
124 5th Ave, at the corner of
Washington Street. 7-tf
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MORE DOOR BELLIES
NEEDED IN CENTRAL
SECTION =

Mrs. r. J. Garland and
Mrs. Felix Cooper, Co-Gen-
erals, urge all women not
signed up to work in the cam
paign but with a little spare
time in the next two weeks
to phone Immediately or
write in to Central Head
quarters, st. Teresa Hall,
906 Terry, Mutual 1886, Civ
ing name, address and tele-
phone number.
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Save a Life

Avoid wearing kimono or robe
with loose or flowing sleevs when
using gas stove, washing ma chine,
wrInger, etc.
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Baby Pig Disease

Trshsmissible CASTRO enteritis
has become one of the nations
mes costly baby pig diseases.
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has not changed. We will never
attain our rights under its
leadership. Come back to the
Republican party in which lies
our only hope of wholesome
and complete citizenship.
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Size POWER LAWN MOWER

Used only few weeks, good as
new. Will sacrifice for $75. Party
leaving town; Call CA 1920 or
HE 5186
Valley frontiersman., 1950-10-13

First Milestone of School Year Is Passed ali Palmer This Week
 The first lap of the '5O-'51 school year ends this week for Palmer students. Pupils finished six weeks or work today, and are eagerly awaiting their first look at the new progress report cards, outline for which was drafted by their teachers. High school stu dents finished mid-term eXami- nations yesterday and were relax ing at the annual freshman hazing this afternoon.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-10-13
VACCo Property to Be
 Sold for Delinquent Taxes

Nearly all the property of VACCO at Haines has been put on the block for delinquent taxes. The Haines independent school district has filed the action ask ing for an order of sale. The vet erans' property amounts to near ly 1885 acres, not including the wharf and building. The delin- quent taxes amount to $1,698.96.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-10-13
KIWANIANS ELECT NEW OFFICERS

Recently elected officers for Palmer's Kiwanis Club were an- nounced this week by retiring secretary William T. Zahradnicek. The new KiWanis executives are:
 James Wilson, president; Hugh Johnson, vice president; Emil Ganschow, secretary; John Weis- enberger, treasurer.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-10-13
SUPERVISOR VISITS .

Kenneth Glenn, educational su- pervisor for the Railbelt area, is visiting in the Valley this week. MT. Glenn was callin gat schools at Wasilla, Richards Home and Lazy Mountain this week. He is expected to spend a day at Pal mer School next Monday or Tues day.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-10-13
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP

Statement of the Ownership, Management and Circulation of the VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN required by the Act of Congress of August A, 1912, as amended by the Acts of March 3, 1883, and July 2, 1949 (39 U. s. c 233).
 The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing edit or, and business manager are: Publisher, Matanuska Press, Palmer, Alaska.
 Editor and Managing Editor, Viola Daniels, Palmer, Alaska; Business Manager, A. J. DeJulio. Palmer, Alaska.
 The owners are Matanuska Press and Viola Daniels, Palmer, Alaska.
 The known bondholders, mort gagees, and other bonds, mort gages or other securities are: Matanuska Valley Bank, Palmer, Alaska, and J. M. Gauntlet Con- pany, Seattle, Wash.
 The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid sub scribers during the 12 months pre- ceding the date shown above are: 830 copies.
 (Signed)
 VIOLA DANIELS, Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th day of October, 1949.. (SEAL)
 DOROTHY B. SAXON,
 U. s. Commissioner.