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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-01
Spent Weekend

Spent Weekend
Nellie Lawrence of Canton,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Wiley and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Marquis.
Personals
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Marquis and
children, David and Betty 10 of
Cambridge, were supper guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Marquis
on Sunday evening.
Gerald RUNNER, who is en-
ployed at Portsmouth, spent the
/ weekend with his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Boyd
and Mr.. and Mrs. Junior Harmon
were calling in GAINESVILLE on
Saturday.
Mrs. Msble Dovenbarger was
visiting with her sister, Mrs.
Lydia Archer at Bethesda hos
pital, GAINESVILLE, last Wednes-
day. Mrs. Archer is not improv-
ing as rapidly as friends would
like.
Deanna Marquis spent Monday
night with Polly Hill.
Mr.. Allen Adds and daughter,
Mrs. Marie Doty of Caldwell
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
Eicher, Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Raymond McLain
and two sons of GAINESVILLE, visit
ed with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Noble Wheeler, Sunday.
Mrs. Frances Kuntz and Cheryl
were calling on Mr.. and Mrs. T.
L. Marquis and Eva May and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Harmon on
Sunday.
Billy Boyd spent Friday night
with his aunt Pearl Elliott and
family near Rich Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Samp-
son of florida, visited last week
with her mother, Mrs. Letitia
Steen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Marquis
were calling on Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Harmon, Saturday even
ing.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-01
Fredericksdale
FREDERICKSDALE

| FhEDEhlIhSDAL WI
and Mrs. Norval Carter visited
relatives in GAINESVILLE, Thursday,
Madlyn johnson of Caldwell
, route, spent one evening last
week with Countess Henry.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller of
Caldwell route, spent one even
ing last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Levi Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Fouse
spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wentworth
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Oliver
and sons of Summerfield and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clark and
daughter, were guests of Mrs.
Rose Bates and family, Sunday.
Patty Davis of Caldwell, spent
the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Davis and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norval Carter
spent Sunday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Kirkbride of near
Sarahsville.
Dorothy Schott of Caldwell
route, spent one evening last
week with Helen Davidson.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-01
SHAR on NE VS.

SHARON - The Loyal Temp
erance Legion held their Apri
meeting at the home of Riley
Dovenbarger. President Rose
Wheeler called the meeting tC
order and led the devotions, as
sisted by the advisor, Vera Har-
mon.
Members answered roll call
with a Bible quotation. Salutes
to flags and L. T. L. pledge was
given.
Lesson Safety and non-safety
drinks" was taught by advisor
Mrs. Mable Dovenbarger and
Riley Dovenbarger served deli
cious refreshments to the follow
ing: Karen, Kaye and Victor
Boyd. Jessie and Claire Picken-
paugh, Kay and Linda Wiley,
Rose and Daryl Wheeler, David
and Deanna Marquis, Janet Ram
sey, Jerry RUNNER and Vera
Harmon.
Death Notice
Friends here received word
last week of the death of Mr..
John Huston at Salem, Oregon
on April Is. Funeral services and
burial at Salem, April l9. Mr..
Huston was a former resident of
Sharon and a teacher for several
years in the Noble county
schools. His wife, Mrs. Bertha
Marquis Huston and several chill
dren survive.
Called Home
Mrs. Marian Earhardt of Wash
ington Courthouse, and Don
Long of Ithaca, N. Y, were call
ed home last week by the serious
illness of their mother, Mrs.
Edgar Long.
Suffered Stroke
Mr.. Walter Adds of GAINESVILLE
was calling on his brother, John
Adds, Saturday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Eicher. Mr..
Adds suffered a stroke Wednes-
day evening.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-01

John Z. Hamilton, formerly of
Noble county, now of Sarasota,
Florida, is pictured here with his
catch of king fish. The fish were
caught on a fishing trip in the
Gulf of Mexico in his steel craft,
"a &c #. cabin cruiser. He caught
18 king fish on the first run and
the picture was taken at Midnite
Pass fishing camp, Sarasota,
Florida. Hamilton spends his
winters in Florida and during
the summer months, he works
for an Oklahoma pipe line con-
struction company.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-01
Whigville

WHIGVILLE - Louise Dodds
of Summerfield spent Tuesday
night with Ruth Gulick.
Mrs. Kenneth Cutler and son,
Myron were at Cambridge, Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Gulick and
family spent Saturday with Mr.,
and Mrs. ]. c. Glasgow of An
trim. PCS
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. West and
son, Clarence West were at Cald-
we'll, Friday. -.
Bill Carpenter spent the week
end with his brother, Edwin Car
penter of Lewisville. ..
Ruth Gulick spent Wednesday
night with Louise Dodds OF
Summerfield.
Emma West spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. S.
A. West.
H. F. Groves of Cambridge,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. L. Franklin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Cutler
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Hayes and
daughter of Caldwell, spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Cutler.
Frank and Richard Leasure OF
West Lafayette, were calling on
friends here Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Berry
spent Sunday afternoon with
Mrs. Lizzie Martin of Summer
field.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. Cutler and
family of Summerfield, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Forest
Danford.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-01
Pleasant Valley

PLEASANT VALLEY -- Alice
Huffman and daughter, Frances
called on Lydia and Sarah Cant
last Tuesday.
Marcus Cant and family visit
ed Ray Dettra and family on
Sunday afternoon.
Reed Thompson and daughter
visited c. r. Snyder and wife,
Sunday afternoon.
lllllH
Fred Archer and wife spent
last Wednesday at the home of
c. r. Snyder and wife.
Walter Smith called on his
grandparents, George Smith and
wife, Saturday.
Edward Hannum and wife
spent few days recently with
their daughter, Dorotha Snyder.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-01

Photo DeveIoping---GilIespie's
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-01

afternoon Helen Lewis and sons
and Faye Combs and daughters
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
Irvine and Theodore Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boney are
announcing the birth of daugh-
ter named Loren Kay born at
Bethesda hospital, GAINESVILLE on
April oath. Grandparents are Mr..
and Mrs. John Walters of Sharon
and Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Boney.
Mrs. Boney and daughter were
removed to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Irwin Boney, Sunday. Visit
ors at the Boney home were:
Irwin Pyles and Mr.. and Mrs.
Casey Kirk and daughter of
Reinersville, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Nichols and daughter of Olive
Green, Ruth Walters of Sharon,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Parrish
and daughters.
Rosa Foraker spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin
Foraker and daughters of Cen
terville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss Iams and
family visited Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Clayton Burrier of
Forest Grove ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Gardner
and family of Canton, were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Parrish and daughters.
Sunday evening guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Blake and fam
ny.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Foraker
and daughter visited Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Men
denhall and family, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Ramsey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Morris
spent Sunday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Wiley Stringer of Cald-
we'll.
Sunday evening guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Norris
Bigley and family were; Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul McNabb of Sharon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bertram Bigley and
Frances Groves of Reinersville,
Glen King and son of Three
Forks, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Parrish and Ivan Groves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ramsey
and son and Mr.. and Mrs. Todd
Johnson and family visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy Combs and
daughters, Sunday evening.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-01

Anthony Wayne's punishment
for deserters was severe. One
sentence meted out to four such
soldiers was for three of them
to be hung by the fourth.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-01

When Chillicothe became capi-
tai of the Ohio territory in 1900,
Edmund Freeman, publisher of
The Freeman's Journal in Gin
cinnati, moved to Chillicothe and
founded The Freeman's Journal
and Chillicothe Advertiser.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-05-01

Hay crushers will feed field
drying if hay yields reach 3 tons
in ! harvest.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-01-17

dinner guests of his mother, Mrs.
Margaret Rush. Monday afternoon
visitors at the Rush home were Mrs
J. W. Friend and Mrs. II. a. Skid
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Schlossnagle
and daughter, Sandra, visited rela-
tives at Accident on Sunday after
noon.
Nh. and Mrs. Okey Hoff and daugh-
tiers visited relatives at Bruceton, W.
\ Mr.. and Mrs. Doyle Mccullough
who are attending school in Pitts
burgh, spent the weekend at their
home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Broadwater,
Grantsville, visited Jim Kahl and
family and CLYDE NanSickle and fam
lily ON Sunday. Saturday evening Wis
itors at the VanSickle home were
MIS-. Clara Friend Selbysport, and
Miss Hazel Schlossnagle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-01-17
ACCIDENT

Mr.. and Mrs. Orlen |. VAIL, OF
Baltimore, announce the birth of their
first child, a daughter, on Saturday,
January -, at the Mercy Hospital
Mr.. George Wahl, ST., is the paternal
grandfather
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Friend have
announced the birth Of a daughter on
Saturday, January u, in the Garrett
County Memorial Hospital in Oak
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Broadwater, son
Richard, and Mr.. Howard Schlossnagle
left on Sunday for North Carolina
where they viii visit friends for sew
eral days. They also plan to continue
their trip on to Florida where they
will vacation for several weeks.
The high school girls and boys
basketball teams were victorious over
Kitzmiller in a game there on last
Tuesday night The girls followed by
losing a game to the Oakland lassies
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-01-17

on Friday afternoon at Oakland.
Mr.. II. Guerney Kolb, MAL2c, L. S.
~, stationed at Norfolk, Va, returned
to his base on Friday after having
spent six days leave here with
friends and relatives.
Mr. Ernest Glass returned to his
home on Monday Of last week from
the Memorial Hospital in Cumberland
where he had been confined a. a pa
tient for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Spoerlein. ac-
companied by Wayne Fratz, left on
Thursday morning for Lakeland, Fla,
whore they plan to stay for a period
Of several weeks.
Sunday guests at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Glass were Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Glass, Deer Park; Mr.. Dale
Glass, Lconardtown, Md; and Mr..
and Mrs. Gerald Glass, who live on
the Friendsville road
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd II. Zehner and
sons, of Somerset, were Sunday din
ner guests Of Mrs. William A..
Speicher. The occasion marked the
birthday anniversary of Mrs. Speicher
who served turkey dinner in honor
Of the occasion. Miss Linda Darn, Of
Somerset, was also Il guest.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-01-17
Oakland Elementary
School News

Mr.. Paul Stockman demonstrated
the proper use of the tape recording
machine at the school one day re-
Gently.
Several representatives of the OBJ
section, in the Oakland High School,
spoke to the 9th grade class, Wednes-
day afternoon, concerning their adj
mission to the high school next fall.
Mr.. John L. Fitzwater, supervisor
of pupil personnel, has been assisting
Mr.. Edwin Elias with our attendance
problems.
The response to the March Of
Dimes Campaign, being carried on at
the elementary school, has been salts
factory. We are nearing the $50
mark for the first week.
Miss Dorothy Edwards, representa-
tive of Laidlow Brothers, educational
publishers, visited the school Monday.
Invitations have been extended to
Mr.. Lloyd Cook, and Mr.. Elmer Up
hole by room to visit the school and
acquaint the children with the work
they are doing in Garrett County, as
game and forest wardens.
The next P.-T.A. meeting will be
held Monday, FEBRUARY 4th.
All elementary school teachers will
meet in the Ruth Enlow Library with
the supervisors and Miss Mae Gra-
ham, Thursday, January 18th, at 2
p. m.
The all school program enterprise
being studied at this time is Garrett
County, Preparing for Winter; The
Weather, Food Crown Wild Animals
and Wild Life; Our School, Our
Home, Our County; Geography and
History, Milk, Industries and occu-
pations, the various rooms develop
ing certain phases.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-01-17

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Raw VsnSickIe visited Mrs Dorsey
Asiby in Garrett Comfy Memorial
Hosnitaj. Oakland. on S1nday,
Mrs, Charley Bell attended the
funeral of her uncle, Mir. John Queer.
at Mt Pleasant, Pa, ON Thursday
Nh. and Mrs Donald Pyle and son,
of lockwood, Pa, were Tuesday eve
ming guests Of Mr. and Mrs. c. c..
Sanner' 81.
mr.. ana MIS-. Kenneth Savage and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-01-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Sincs entertained
Thursday with a dinner honoring the
formers mother, Mrs. Olpha Smes.
Mr.. Fred Livengood Mrs. Ray
/ Livougood and daughter, Shirley, Wis
/ tied relatives here Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Swauger spent
Saturday in Terra Alta W. Va" ON
/ business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cupp and daugh-
ter of keyscr, W. Va, visited Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Cupp Saturday af-
| tenoon.
Mrs. DIN Friend and daughter.
Leota, and Mrs. Edgar Bartholomew
were shoppers in Uniontown Monday
afternoon.
Callers at the home of Mrs. Laura
Groves last week We're; Mrs. Sam
/ Neat and nurse friend, Miss Ada.
of Cumberland; Mrs. John Lowder-
milk, Mrs. John Holman, Rev Curtis
Saville, Rev. and Mrs. Fansler, Misses
Ethel and Jessie Sines and Betty
Schroycr.
Mir and Mrs. Okey IIoff were Tues
day evening guests Of the Dunhams
and Shoemakers.
Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Helbig. Oakland,
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. X.
o. Mccullough Sunday. The latter
is improving at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Juniper Teats, of
near Sykesville, spent several days
at their home here They also visited
Mr.. and Ms. Ralph Fike and their
! grandson, Gary Teats.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Hook and
family spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hileman.
Mr. and Mrs Orval Rush, of Rush,
were Sunday dinner guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Frantz, Buffalo Run.
They all visited Rev. and Mrs. S. +.
Ryan at Brandonville, W. Va, in the
afternoon.
Miss Ardella Casteel was recent
guest of Miss Janet Fike.
Mrs. Thelda Frazee returned home
Saturday from Memorial Hospital,
Cumberland. Her condition remains
unsatisfactory.
Mrs Clarence Wicklow, Accident,
a former local resident, was taken
to Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
on Monday. She was accompanied by
her son, Colt and daughter, Mrs.
Raymond Schlossnagle
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Spear and
their granddaughter, Miss Christy
Owens, Of Oakland. were Friday dim
- -NO'7Ns " III anu -'ii9' w imam
Dunham.
MI ana MIS-. Eugene Smes and
daughtefS visited MY. ana Mrs.
ChafleS CIozlcf and family m Union
town on Saturday.
Mrs; Earl CoddlngtQn. Elder Hill,
| ana MIS-. henrietta Llnnger were
sunday AFTERNOON guests OF the for
mer mother, Mrs. Nettle Coddmg-
ton;
MI. ana MIS-. w r.. shoemaker and
Children, Virginia. and Jimmy, spent
Ffday afternoon II Oakland ON busI-
ness
Ar and Mrs. Arnold SiAes, Sand
f f "a" spent Sunday with the
I 70 mother; MIS-; OrPha SneS.
lbGS On NiS.O ti +ii., L@o LlvtHgoou'
''''l W W ~ '''e i''S p'''i d
H. :, ''. and NJ A., e Eoo,o,.. .nl .,,,
Jimmy, Of YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. we're
here over the weekend With relatives
and with their relatives in Malklcvs-
burg and Accident. Mrs Clarence
Wicklow, who had been in Youngs-
town with her daughters for a visit,
returned home with them.
Miss kathryn Friend, Bethesda,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-01-17
FRIENDSVILLE
Church Aciixilics

Church Activities
Sorvicos fan, sunday January ooh.
in tba (otbadi.t ,'b"",bos n,n. SoiLys1
nort g.30 a m F,iandsvillo II q.
M . Sane RIM 40 i m
The Methodist brotherhood mot
Tuesday evening in the Sclbysport
church. President Ralph Murphy had
charge. The group had song session
after the chicken dnnet served by
the W. . {. ,. About 30 80, ATTENDED;
me February meeting VIII he h'ld
at -r blo4 W HS ,c pIoon,;,a pa,o
mot NJ Iannoi ~ at he bomn IL Ms Mrs.
Waite, Hmn2borson Mrs Ranela, Sis
1o, k,d aLnr,, of ,,a L,sina.., lI,.s
Carlton Sellers had the program. Re-
freshments were served by the host
ess and her daughter Mrs. c. Sellers.
Church services will be held at 1870
p. m. January 20 at the Lutheran
church with Pastor W. +. Carlson IN
charge.
Sunshine Society
The regular monthly meeting OF
Seward seaport record., 1952-12-05
Rogers Woman Bound Over To Grand Jury

Barbara Rogers, who was ar rested here November 20 on charge of possessing mari juana, was arraigned in Com miSsioncr's Court Friday. She was accompanied by her attor- ncy, stanley McCutcheon of Anchorage,
 The arrest was made by city police officers, US. Deputy Mar shal Charles GilliIand. and other enforcement agents of the area. who found the narcotic in her house
 Commissioner Anna B. South ard held the woman for grand jury.
Seward seaport record., 1952-12-05
Tommy Bic Reflected To Seward C. of C. Presidency

In spite of his protests that he has strong objections to sec ond termers,' Tommy Bic, of Northern StevedOring & Hand ling Corporation, was reelected to the position of president of Seward Chamber of Commerce. The Tuesday meeting was cleo tion of officers.
 Other officers elected were. vice president, Jacque Roth; S c cOn q vice president, Jack Werner: and secretarytreasure Charles Malin, Jr., also a second term. Rev. Malin objected to the nomination also, saying that there is too much work and too many letters from interested in quirers Outside. for one man to handle.
 Gift for Lanier
 Former mayor Eugene Lanier was present, and received a let ter of commendation from the Chamber as well as a gift It was gold watch band with an cn- graved plate MT. Lanicr, in farewell statement, said, If everybody would forget criticism and work together, this would be good town, and will go places. l have been just as guilty of if as some of you folks, but it is a bad thing and can do a great deal of harm.
 Vote 10 Join Juneau
 After discussion of the pro posal made by the Juneau Cham Der of Commercc-that is, to join in with other cities in the Territory in bringing an in junction suit aganSt the striking maritime unions in Scattle-thc Seward Chamber of Commerce voted to endorse the Juneau pro pOSal
 A letter from the Alaska ViSi- tors Association was read, pre- senting the AVA BiIIiken for sale. The Billikens will be put on sale in several stores here.
Seward seaport record., 1952-12-05
Kelley Home Tofaily Destroyed By Fire

The little home of MT, and Mrs Jerry Kelley burned to the ground Wednesday morning, The house, built this year, was on the edge of the little lake known as the Stock & Grove lake at Mile 8. It was a most attractive sight to motorists as they rounded the bend in the new highway. It was surrounded by a little white picket fence and looked like the real dream house.
 It is not known how the fire started. The city dock fire truck was sent out at about II am. Wednesday upon call. No gen eral fire alarm was sounded. By the time the fire truck arrived the little house was beyond saving.
Seward seaport record., 1952-12-05
Seq Hawks Bu++Ie Fairbanks MuIemu4es In Crown Defense
By Don Dalberq

The Seward Sea Hawks will open defense of their Railbe1t crown against a veteran quintet from Fairbanks High School Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 10 and II, at the Civic Center. Fairbanks Line-Up
 The Fairbanks squad is com posed of experienced players and their first five of last year are all back intact Preseason predictions rate the Malemutes as top contender for the Rail belt and Western Alaska crown this year.
 Frank Morrison, Joe Tremir- clio, and Bob SCppi all-stars in last years tournament are re- turning for their final year of competition. Jimmy GroWden, senior, and Teddy Butcher, jun for, top performers last year, are also back as starters From all reports that have leaked out of Fairbanks, the Malcmutes have a smooth-operating team and have boWled over all com petition so far.
 Seward Line-Up
 The Sea Hawks, although not having the experienced players returning that Fairbanks has. have shown considerable i'm proVement latxy and will put determined, scrappy, hustling team on the floor, They have no intention of giving anything to the Malemutes and will be
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Seward seaport record., 1952-12-05
Body Sent To Wyoming for Burial

The body of Emil Leo Black ic) Betty left Seward last Satur- day on the last journey back home to Wolcott, Wyoming.
 MT, Betty died in an accident on the night of November 22 at the Alaska Freight Lines dock, where he was doing a welding job. He is presumed to have slipped on the wet rail of the barge and 10 have fallen into the water. He was heavily cloth ed. The body was found after several hours of search about 50 feet north of the dock.
 Emil Betty was born in Wis ley, Kansas, February :, 1914 He came to Alaska in 1049 and to Seward two years ago. He had been making arrangements 10 open a welding and sheet metal business of his own at the time of his death.
 His wife, Marviene, went to Wyoming with the body but eX- pected 10 return to Seward. -
Seward seaport record., 1952-12-05
City Council lnspee+s Remodeling Work A+ Seward Gen. Hospital

Seward City Council and representatives of the press met at the Seward General Hospital Thursday shortly before noon for an Inspection tour of the City-OWned institution. which is operated under lease by the Woman $ Division of Christian Service of the Methodist Church and administered by Miss Ruth MurreU. ~-:
 With the remodeling and shift ing of doctors offices to the basement the Seward General Hospital capacity is increased to 30 beds The administrative office remains on the main floor. It has become necessary to move the nursery into larger quarters across the hall from it's former location, eliminating one private room. The new nursery will be equipped with clear plastic bas- sinets. Capacity of the nursery has been strained several times in the past couple of years and the larger quarters will be wei comed by all concerned.
 A new entrance has been put into the basement at the south side of the building, coming in from the street level to the new reception room and doctors quar- terS which include consultation and examining rooms, The new entrance is the only entrance or exit from the building on the street level. Only exit from the b a e m n t was formerly through the furnace room and up
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Seward seaport record., 1952-12-05
Railroad Man Tukes Own Life

Jay P. Barnard, aged 52, com mitted suicide in the living guar ters of the Alaska Railroad Bridge & Builders gang on the siding here Saturday, Nov. 29.
 Barnard was alone in his quarters at the time. His wife had gone up town shopping. Another occupant of the car said that he had heard shot but it sounded muffled, and he thought it was from outside. He knew nothing of the death until he heard Mrs. Barnard scream when she went into the compartment
 The railroader had discharged a new shotgun into his face and head, destroying the left side of his face. He lay on the bunk with the gun in his left arm. with a thumb on the trigger. A city police officer and the coro- ncr were called immediately, arriving at the scene at about o.50 p.n
 The body has been taken to Santa Monica, California, for burial by the family
 Jay P. Barnard was born in Springfield, Missouri, Jan. l6, 1900. He is survived by his wife Opal, three sisters, Mrs. Nancy Church, Mrs. Max Nay, and Mrs. Faye Horton, and a brother. John R. Barnard, all of Santa Monica.