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The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-07-03
MIDDLEFIELD
News by Miss Nellie Wright

News by MISS Nellie Wr19n1
The members of the Martha
Guild of the First Methodist
church were entertained Thurs
day evening by Mrs. Mildred
Cook at her cottage at Madison
on the-Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Swonger
and little son were guests OF
relatives in Cooperstown, Pa,
from Thursday until Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Oil and
Miss Nellie Wright were guests
of Miss Louise Howell at dinner
Sunday at Meadowbrook Farm
in E. Orwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barnes
of Middlefield and Mr.. and Mrs.
E. r. Phillips of Pleasant Hill
attended a reunion of the stu
dents of the Chesterland semin-
ary Thursday evening in Ches-
terland.
Diamond Temple No. 269 had
a social meeting Thursday eve
ming followin gthe clos of the
Temple honoring the birthdays
of members which occurred
within the last six months. The
Temple is closed for the sum-
mer and will reopen on Sep
tember II.
Rev. and Mrs. Albert S. VOL
stencroft have been returned to
the First Methodist church in
Middlefield for another year OF
service. In addition to his home
church, Rev. Wolstencroft will
be in charge of the church SER
vices at E. Claridon for the sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Maxi OF
Middlefield and Mrs. Martha
Mattson of Troy spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Sackl in
Lakewood.
MIR. and Mrs. Yaro Smolka,
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Suchan and
MIR. Joe Wagner of Cleveland
visited their sister and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Marks and
family, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kraus
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kraus
entertained the Kraus family re-
union Sunday.
Nearly 200 persons visited the
opening of the first house built
by Malcolm Boorn with mate
rials from National Homes com
pany which Mr.. Boorn repere-
sents. The house will be open
for inspection for ten days.
Herbert Sickling and mother
and Miss May McClurg OF
Cleveland, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale McClurg.
DR.. and RMS. d. c. Bergman
and son Derrell of Middlefield
and Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Brooks
of Niles spent Saturday night
and Sunday at Marblehead
where they enjoyed fishing. .
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Roehrle
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The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-07-03
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.Wsla at Burton

BURTON - Rebecca Owen
and Donald McNish were unit
ed in marriage by Reverend
Kenneth Peterson at the Con-
gregational church, Sunday,
June 20.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Owen of
Auburn and the groom is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth w.
McNish of Newbury.
Mrs. Richard Burnett was the
organist for this occasion.
Rebecca wore a ballerina
length white satin gown with a
net overskirt and a waist of
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-07-03
MiddleiieId Birthdays

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JULY 8:
jeanette Miller.
Ronny Davidson.
William B. Mills.
JULY 5:
Viola Smith.
Olive Green.
Mrs. III. T. Crittenden.
Lee Warren.
Daniel A. Byler.
JULY 6:
Bob Rose.
Ada Mae Byler.
Jake J. Miller.
JULY Z:
Karen Anne Essenwine.
JULY 8:
Pamalyn Gooding.
James j. Harvery.
JULY 9:
Hazel Richard Bartlett.
Billy Carlton.
Elizabeth Szorad.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-07-03
Elect Jean Adamie
President of
Legion AUXILIARY

BURTON - Mrs. Jean Ad-
annie was elected president of
the Burton American Legion
Auxiliary Wednesday evening
in the legion hall. Others elect
ed were: first vice-president,
Mrs. Grace Oil; second vice
president, Mrs. Ellen Clark; Sec
retary, Miss Betty Adams; treas
urer, Mrs. Cecil Adams; sarg-
eant-at-arms, Mrs. Fay Owen
and chaplain, Mrs. Bernice Lii
libridge.
Installation will be on July
| 20 at Newbury.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-07-03
Charlie Edie Dies at
Burt Home Saturday

BURTON Charlie Edic died
at the Burt Home on Sunday,
June 81, after a long illness. He
had been a resident of Russell
township most of his life.
Funeral services will be held
at the Reed Funeral home in
Chagrin Falls.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-07-03
School Band Uniforms
Will Be Purchased

MIDDLEFIELD - Uniforms
for the high school band will be
purchased with the proceeds
cream social held in front of the
school auditorium Saturday eve-
ming.
The band is composed of
school boys and girls ranging
from ten years through high
school. The director is B. l..
Moore.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-07-03

MIDDLEFIELD - jeanne
Marilyn Bartlett and James Nc
Combs took their nuptial vows
at a home wedding with Rev
erend Kenneth Peterson, pastor
of the Congregational church in
Burton, officiating.
The double ring ceremony was
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
Monday. Novsmk.r a, 1854
CITY FATHERS

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be required before obtaining a Ii.
cense.
Walters and mattresses would not
be allowed to 60 behind the bar
according to the provisions of the
measure.
A letter requesting lease of the
newly acquired Clyde-Mallory
docks is also expected to be dis
cussed tonight as wei as an ordi-
nance amending the City's budget
to allow for estimated revenue and
expenditures for the upkeep of the
dock area.
Fred Dion. Vice President and
member Of the board of directors
of the Gulf Atlantic Transportation
Company, in a letter to the COM
mission indicated that his COM
pany, who win participate in the
operation Of the planned Key West
Havana Ferry, Is interested in q
lease OF the dock property for use
as the local terminal for the car
ferry. They made q tentative offer
in the letter of one dollar for each
car or truck, one dollar for each
ton Of freight and 25-cents for each
person transported on the ferry.
The date Of the commencement
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

of the proposed lease was not given
in the letter.
Revenues from the dock for the
balance of the fiscal year have
been estimated at $50, ,7s7. And are
expected to balance the necessary
expenditures for the repair of the
dock area.
An amendment Of an ordinance
permitting the sale of alcoholic be-
verages in certain areas of the
city, requiring such bars to sound
proof their place of business viii be
acted on at the meeting.
Ordinances establishing II eIeO.
ton precincts in the city and ex.
tending the franchise of the Island
City Gas Company viii also be
considered.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
Key Wester Holds
State Church Job

Tony MartineZ was elected mar
shal of the Florida Catholic Holy
Name Societies at a convention
held Saturday and Sunday in Tam
pa. Five hundred men from all
parts of the state attended th con-
clave.
The Catholic men heard the Rev,
Joseph Hurley. archbishop of st.
Augustine, tell Of mankind's need
of religion when he spoke at the
banquet.
Other officers elected at the
meeting were Arthur T. johnson,
Tampa, president; James Vocell,
Vero Beach, first vice president;
J. F. Spellman, Orlando, second
vice president; Hector Buria, Tam
pa, secretary; and A. M. Thierry,
Sarasota, treasurer.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Charles L.
Evlslander, Sarasota, was diocesan
spiritual director.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
.l6-Year Old Boy
Found Drunk Sun.

A 16 year old boy, found in a
completely intoxicated" condition,
was picked up and placed in the
Monroe County Juvenile detention
home yesterday, Juvenile Court
Judge Eva Warner Gibson report
ed today. aaea
The youth, a native of Fernan-
dina, Florida was taken into Gus.
tody by police in a Duval Street
bar. He had been employed on a
shrimp boat here for the past two
weeks.
Judge Gibson said that the boy
had been drinking with two fellow
employees on the shrimper and
later had gone to the Duval Street
bar, where ga sailor bought him
drink" A hearing has been set
for this afternoon in Judge Glib
sons court. She said that the boy
is automatically elassed as a run
away and that the owner of the
shrimp boat is liable to prosecu-
ton if he is found to have employ
ed the youth without the necessary
papers.
Three Negro youths were taker
into custody by Deputy Sheriff
Serge Hernandez on Caroline st.
after they were found to be loiter-
ing Suspiciously near a grocery
store. They are also being held
in the Court County Detention
home.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
Not "HOt Rod"
In Their Aims

Some misunderstanding has
arisen from the announcement of
the formation of a Slot Rod
club in Key West.
State Highway Patrolman M. J.
Wilder wishes to stress that the
detectives of the new organiza-
ton are in the interest Of safe
driving and keeping cars in con-
dition to promote safety on the
highway.
Cars belonging to boys who
belong to the club must meet
rigid safety standards, and must
pass safety inspection test.
The boys in the club are work.
ing toward getting facilities for
working on their cars and con-
verting them into sport cars with
the idea of entering rodeos and
other racing events.
The club will be called the
"Automotives," a name the boys
and Wilder chose as covering
their interests and ambitions.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
Car Demolished
In Spectacular
Crash Sunday
Barmaid jailed On
Four Charges After
Going Off Blvd.

A thirty year old barmaid mira.
culously escaped death when the
automobile she was driving careen.
ed off South Boulevard at a high
rate of speed last night and was
completely demolished.
The woman, Rose Gampe, of 224
Duval Street, was jailed by police
officer William Archer on charges
of speeding, reckless driving, nc
drivers license and operating a
motor vehicle while intoxicated
and later released on $15O bond
for appearance in City Court to.
day.
According to HE police report,
Miss Campo was travelling at
about 30 miles an hour when she
went off fhe road and travelled
2l0 feet before crashing into .
pile Of boUIders, completely
wreeking ihe late model conver-
tibIe. The vehicle was owned by
Robert Haywood Of s23 simonton
Street.
In another accident Yesterday,
an automobile driven by Or.
Leonard n. conIsy Of 9O5 Wash.
ingfon Street incurred extensive
damage when II struck . coco
nut tree on South Street near
Washington. Dr.. conIey said that
he swerved suddenly TO avoid an
oncoming vehicle. Damage was
SET at $500.
A Milwaukee motorist was
charged with reckless driving fol
lowing an accident on Sunday
Police said that when a car driven
by Alfred M. Schutt Of the Miller
Trailer camp was resting at STOP
sign, a car owned by Harry H
Howard of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
ploughed into the rear of Schutt's
car when his braE,s failed to func
tiOn. Slight damage resulted.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
SAM 0NG 5 BODY
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nee November 10, because he had
lark brown hair.
II never did see his face. But
when we got close l could tell it
was an old man." the Is year old
captain said. Then / stuck m,
ID foot pole through the crook Of
his bent arm to hold him to the
bank SO the tide wouldn't carry
him away while we went for help. "
Capt. Moore ran his outboard
some two miles to the Big Pine
Key home Of E. A. Strunk. where
he called the Sheriff in Key West.
He couldn't locate anyone from
the sheriff's department 50 Judge
Lord agreed to serve IN an official
capacity of coroner.
The Moores then ran back 10 the
body and stood guard by it until
Judge Lord and a Pritchard atten-
dant arrived in the boat Of Willie
Adams of Big Pine. The Judge
viewed the body and gave permis-
sion for it to be moved after iden-
tification was made by Longs bill
fold. He also had $277 in his back
pocket.
Capt. Moore tied rope around
the waist of the dead man and
he was towed back to Big Pine
through the water, from where
the ambulance brought him TO Key
West to the funderal home. The
widow collapsed upon hearing the
verification Of her husbands death.
''We had no appetite for any
thing after that" Capt. Moore said.
"My wife had packed a big lunch.
We brought it back untasted.
Capt. Moore Is the father-in-law
of Harry Baker, Navy fire chief.
Another son-in-law is q retired
Navy Commander Harold Brown
who now lives In Michigan. Thomas
Moore, his son, who was with him
yesterday works at the Navy Yard.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
Two Escape
Serious Hurt
I'm Bad Crash
Fourth Total Wreck
In Month With Only
Minor Harm To PeOpl

A miracle saved two sailors from
death when their 1947 Chrysler
turned over and was totally smash
ed Saturday night six miles north
east of Key West, Florida High.
way patrolman Marvin J. Wilder
reported today.
This is the fourth totally wrecked
car this month in which the drivers
and passengers have escaped with.
out serious injury, Wilder said.
Paul Burdelsky off the USS Sen
net driving the Chrysler on Rock
land Key ran off on the shoulder
at high speed, blew a tire and
turned over one and one half times.
He and John Bowling, also off the
Sennet were unhurt save for minor
cuts.
"This is the fourth miracle this
month";" Wilder said. Though pro-
perty damage to cars has been
heavier than in many months, tn,
people have been unhurt. They
must slow down though, if these
wrecks are to be avoided"
Wilder said that speed is on the
increase on the highway. Drivers
must start cutting down particu.
larly with the holiday season
ahead.
Burdelsky is charged with reck-
less driving.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
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scriptions will be sent to National
''Voice Of Democracy" contest
headquarters and on January 1st
the national committee will select
the national winner. The Hon. Tom
C. Clark, Associate Justice of the
United States Supreme Court is
serving as honorary national
chairman. The five judges Of the
contest, the identity of whom will
remain a secret until after the
local judging, have been selected.
The winners will be announced on
Friday, November 29th.
The scripts will be judged as
follows: Content, 40 points; De-
livery. 40 points; and Originality,
20 points.
Jaycee Tom Ketchings Is the
chairman of the local contest COM
mittee.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
Back From Church
To Horror Scene

VIRGINIA, MINI. R-Mrs. Cliff.
ford Perela returned home from
church Sunday to find her 12-year-
old son dead and a ten.year-old
son dying, both victims Of gunshot
wounds.
Mrs. Perela found II year old
Hartley on the floor Of a down.
stairs room, dead. A doctor found
he had died Of a bullet that had
gone into his head through the chin.
Ten-year-old Arthur was found in
the attic, wounded in the forehead.
A % calibre rifle lay beside him.
He died on the way to a hospital.
DR.. ]. Arnold MalmStrom. ST.
Louis County deputy coroner. said
the deaths were accidental and
suicide. He said Hartley apparently
had been shot as the BOYS were
playing and that Arthur apparently
shot himself in remorse.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
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Gladys Willing, president O. the
Key West Players, and Richard
Schuler Costumes are by Helen
Ihelen and Lucie Bratenahl. Hand
properties are taken care Of BY
Charlotte Pennington. Mrs Willing
also has charge of the stage props.
James Witherell serves as promp-
ter. Makeup is in the capable
hands of Katherine Lowery and
Betty Lenny.
Barrie Trebor and Peter Hilton
are the stage crewmen. Publicity
was done by Dorothy Raymer. The
program was arranged by Emily
Woolley Goddard with Lee God
dard supervising the box office and
ticket sales at Stinchfields.
Credit are due the following peo-
pie for loan of properties: Hy Alt
man, Gladys Willing. Capt. Harold
List, Col. Farmer, Col. Herbert
Pace, Emily Goddard, Dorothy Bal
lantine, The Casa Marina Hotel.
Sgt. George Nodine for army uni
form, Helen Thielen and Mrs. j.
E. Statham.
Mickey Renna has been in MANY
Key West plays as an actress but
this is her debut as a director.
Her experience in musical shows
on Broadway before coming to Key
West and since then, her activity
not only as member of various
casts but as stage manager for
other productions, mark her as one
of the group with outstanding abb
lily.
The play will be presented for
one week, beginning November "a,
tonight and continuing through Sat-
urday, November 29. Tickets are
on sale at Stinchfield's and at the
box office.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
Condition Good
After Swamp Stay

MIAMI 1.-TWO days Of wander.
ing through a wild, remote section
Of the Everglades ended Sunday
for Elmer L. Powell, Miami, when
he was sighted by a Civil Air Pa
troll search plane floundering
through a waiSt-deep swamp.
Except for exhaustion and saw
grass cuts, he came through the
ordeal in good shape.
Powell left an island Friday n
an airboat, heading for the tiny
settlement Of Frog City on the
Tamiami Tran. The airboat broke
down and be burned up his supply
Of gasoline trying 10 attract al
tention with signal fires.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
Four Youths Found
Trespassing On
Naval Station Sun.

Four local youths were turned
over to Monroe County juvenile
authorities late last night by the
Shore Patrol after they were found
aboard a small boat tied up in q
restricted area on the Naval Sta
ton.
The boys, who were charged with
trespassing, had apparently scaled
a fence to gain entrance to the
Navy Yard.
They were held overnight in the
Juvenile Detention Home and re-
leased in the custody of their
parents. Judge Eva Warner Glib
son has scheduled a hearing for the
quartet on Wednesday.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
$3.50, 900 NAVY WATER
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followed by the installation of two
new filters and two softening
plants. The latter cut the hardness
Of water from 300 parts per mil,
lion to less than 100 parts per mil.
lion.
The new well at Florida City has
a capacity of 210O gallons per min.
ute, the Navy said.
Completion Of the installation Of
the items in tomorrow's contract is
called for by May /, 1858.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
NEW HAT FOR MAYOR

MALDoN, England a. - The
Municipal Council here has made
hs decision--it win buy q new of.
heial hat for the deputy mayor.
The fancy three-eoTnered one he
now wears at functions is so frayed
4 slips off his head. II Is the
same one that has been used for
the past So years.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
ROXY THEATER SHUT
FOR ALTERATIONS

NEW YORK a - The Roxy
Theater win close for the first
time In Is years next Sunday for
q three.week period Of alterations.
including enlargement Of its ice
stage, at q cost Of 500 700.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
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fled here 70 80 h touch with
HE parents sfseV ths accident.
Ne has severe injuries 10 NE
she0ldsr, cuts thFcOsh iha chest
and oiheFs.
Placsneia attended sehooI IN
Key West and Il . native sou.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
POLICE CAPTURE

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to force his way in through the
front door which was locked.
A maid saw the sailor and noti-
fled police, resulting in his cap
ture.
Van Duersen will appear in City
Court today.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24

Wild cStriches run in groups
of several hens and ene Geek. The
hens lay their sggs in one nest
Gu which the cock sits at nirht
and on which the hens sit in rosa-
ton during the day.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24
B'Nai Birth Auxiliary
Schedules Turkey Dinner

The Ladies Auxiliary Of B'nai
Birth have planned . turkey
dinner for Sunday, November 80.
Time for fhe serving is s p. m.
and everyone is invited to come
and bring their families.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24

Althcagh paper was used IN
China at . very early date. Il
became available to the rest Of the
world about the middle et the Ssh
century A.D.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24

Owls are not closely related t,
hawks and eagles.
Evening star., 1952-07-14
Senator George Asked
To Nominate Russell
By the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, July 14.-Senator
George of Georgia has been asked
to nominate Senator Russell as
the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency. an officer in Senator
Russell's headquarters said today
The informant asked not to be
identified.
"As things stand now, Senator
George will make the nominating
Speech" he said.
Senator Russell's hackers dis
closed the possibility that the Ala
bama delegation may yield tt
Georgia on the first roll call. per-
|mitting Senator Russell's name tc
be the first offered to the conven-
ton. The agreement, however. ha.
mot been concluded. the source
said.
A formal announcement may be
issued within a few days, Senator
lRussell's headquarters said.
Evening star., 1952-07-14
Virus Infection Keeps
Truman From His Desk

President Truman today was
confined to his quarters in the
White House with what was de.
scribed as a mild virus infection.
Announcing the Presidents con-
dition this morning, Press Secre.
tary Joseph Short said Mr.. Tru-
man became indisposed yesterday
He said he was not certain If Mr.
Truman was running a tempera-
ture.
The President is doing some
work. however. disposing of legis.
|lation passed in the closing hour.
lof Congress. There is as yet NJ
word on what he proposes to dt
about the controversial "fail
trade" bill. He has until tomorrow
night to sign that measure. Other.
wise it will die by pocket veto
The President cancelled today
engagement list which included .
conference with Senator Kerr o
Oklahoma, one of the contender
for the Democratic Presidential
nomination.
White House reporters TO-DAY
could only remember one previous
instance in seven years in which
9 minor illness had kept Presi
ldent Truman from his desk. i
bronchial ailment some time az,
kept him confined briefly.
Evening star., 1952-07-14
Military Building Bill
Signed by President

The President today signed the
f$2.S billion military construction
bill authorizing several million
dollars for projects in Washing
ton and nearby States
Appropriations, however, to carry
the actual cost Of the big author
lied program are still pending In
the supplemental appropriation
bill. The President is expected to
sign this supply measure later.
Authorized for the District are
the following: Walter Reed Army
Medical Center. $731. 900: Naval
Research Laboratory, Anacostia,
$500. 900; Boiling Air Force Base,
$3.50, 900.
Among the projects authorized
in Virginia are these: Fort Bel
voir, $2.968, 900; Camp Pickett, at
Blackstone, $4,000; Vint Hill
Farms. Warrenton, 9341 900.
Maryland projects authorized
Include Aberdeen Proving Ground,
Baltimore. $5.419. .999: Army Chem
ical Center, Baltimore. $500, 900:
Fort Meade, $685., 900: Camp De-
trick. Frederick, $l7,197.000.
Also Naval Academy, 81, ,800, 900;
Naval Communications Station,
Annapolis. $1,616.000; Naval Air
Test Center, Patuxent River. $4,-
337, 900: Naval Ordnance Labora-
tory. White Oak. $379. .0G0.
Evening star., 1952-07-14
By The Assoeia.sd Press

NEW YORK. July IA young
beautiful blond was shot to death
lat Columbia University today as
she sat at her desk slipping a glass
|of orange juice.
Her tall, unidentified slayer
paused as he fed to tell a startled
professor:
II shot q girl in there"
Thousands Of students were
streaming to morning classes
when the man strobe into a ninth
floor Office of the physics Lab
building and pumped four bullets
into Miss Eileen Fahey, 20. o1
New York.
Miss Fahey. an employe Of the
American Physical Society
Itoppled from her chair. the un.
finished orange Juice still on thu