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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Lizzie MinshaII
De ad At 78

Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie
Belle Minshall, 70, who died at the
Kelso Convalescent Home, Sedalia,
Friday night were at the Schlechty
-Fichner Funeral Home, Monday.
The Rev. A. M. Shenefelt was Of
ficiating minister. Interment was
in Pleasant Cemetery, Mt. Sterl-
ing.
Mrs. Minshall, the widow of the
late Walter Minshall, of London,
had resided at 81 North Oak Street
for 13 years, previous to entering
the Kelso Home in August. She had
been ill for the last four months.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
Della Yates of Dayton and Mrs.
Maggie Bartlett of Columbus, sew
eral nieces and nephews.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Edgar Deardorff
Dies Mon., Oct. 8

Edgar w. Deardorff, II, life
long Madison County resident and
farmer, of the Lafayette-Plain
City Road, northeast of London,
died Monday morning after ling
ering illness.
Surviving are his wife, Flora; a
son, Robert, at home; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Marie Wibright of Chi
cago and Mrs. Eileen Crawford of
Columbus; brother, Dallas Dear
dorff, of West Jefferson; sister,
Mrs. Alice Holm of Vallejo, Cali
fornia, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services at SITS. Simon
and Jude Church, West jefferson,
Wednesday morning at $50 o'clock
the Reverend Father Raymond S.
Danehy, officiating. Interment in
st. Joseph's Cemetery, Columbus.
The Holy Name Society will re-
cite the Rosary at the RAIDER
Funeral Home in West jefferson,
Tuesday evening at eight o'clock.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Ground Observer
Posts In Ohio
Now Total 400

Capt. w. j. Hill of the USAF
Filter Center, Columbus, visited
London Friday in an effort to re-
vive local interest and participa-
tion in work of the Ground Obser-
er Corps, as vital unit of air de-
fenSe.
Four hundred observer posts
are being operated in Ohio today,
according to Captain Hill. Madi-
son county is one of six counties
in the state without an observer
post operated in the county seat
town.
Mt. Sterling and South Solon
are the only two Madison county
towns having 24-hour operation of
observer posts, according to re-
cords at the Columbus center. A
London meeting on establishing a
local observer post, has been ten
tatively planned for Nov. Is.
In recent months the Air Force
and the Federal Civil Defense
Administration have joined in
certain actions looking to a rapid
strengthening of the home air de-
fenses of the United States. Three
hard facts generated these action
facts that the American people
would do well from this point on
to reckon among the other serious
and stubborn facts that govern
our lives.
Fact No. /: Soviet Russia al
ready possesses a long-range air
force capable of launching high
ly destructive and possibly de-
vastating atomic air attack against
the vital communities of this ma
ton. That force. already included
rnanv TIT-4'c-long-range bonn
bers adopted from our B-29 and
B-5O designs. 1t is reasonable
assumption that 400 or more OF
these heavy bombers could be
concentrated in an initial attack
against this nation.
Fact No. 2: The continuing ex-
pansion of the Soviet Unions long
range aviation, in combination
with its rapid progress in the de-
velopment of atomic weapons,
brings ever closer the day when
the Soviet Union will possess in
reserve the means to sustain
a succession of massive air blow
against this country.
Fact No. 3: The existing and
prospective military resources
available cor likely to be available
for our air defense are insufficient
by themselves for adequate air
defense.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Thieves STEAL
AUTO AND GUN

The Sheriff's Office reported the
theft of an automobile and shot
gun which were taken late Sunday
night. The automobile, 1899 Ford
tudor, was parked at the home of
Harold Gordon, Drury Road, and
belonged to Donald Knisley. The
thieves also entered the Gordon
home and took a 410 shotgun be-
longing to Gordon.
Gordon and Knisley were visit
ing neighbor when the thefts oc-
Cured. Police said that it was a
possibility that the thieves may
have been the same two men who
escaped from the London Prison
Farm. Deputy Robert Allison in
vestigated.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Graduates In
Army Course

IENGGRIES, Germany PVT.
James H. Gloyd son of Mrs. Viola
Gloyd of London, Ohio, was re-
Gently graduated from the six
week electric accounting machine
course of the Army Quartermas-
ter school at Lenggries, Germany.
He is serving as an electric ac-
counting machine operator in the
51st Quartermaster Base Depot
Company, which is undergoing in
tensive field training as part of
the North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization (NATO) Army in Ger
many.
Private Gloyd entered the Army
in January 1851, received basic
training at Fort Bragg, N. c. and
arrived in Europe the following
October.
In civilian life, he was a line
man for the Western Union Co.,
in Chicago.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Preston (. Thomas
Ex-Warden, Dies
AT Columbus

COLUMBUS, o. LRp-Preston E.
Thomas, so, controversial warden
of Ohio Penitentiary in the 1906,
died Sunday at his Columbus
home.
Warden for % years, Thomas
was evicted from Ohio Penitentiary
in 1885 by Gov. Martin L. Davey.
He was given less than "a hours to
remove his belongings from his
prison quarters.
Ohio National Guardsmen stood
by to see no hitch developed.
The chief charge against the war
den was "favoritism" toward GER
tain inmates.
Thomas appealed the governors
action to the civil service commits
sion, but during hearings the well
fare director announced both his
reinstatement and his resignation.
Though forced out by Gov.
Davey, the same governor later
appointed him to position in the
liquor department.
With Thomas dismissal, Gov.
abolished the POSITIONS held for
years by Thomas wife, Mary, and
his daughter, Am a Id a. Mrs.
Thomas had been matron and Miss
Thomas mail censor.
The circumstances surrounding
Thomas removal kept the peni-
tentiary in turmoil for several
days.
One of the stories of favoritism
circulated about Thomas was that
he granted special privileges to
Clarence A. Dorger, while the Gin
cinnati banker.was serving a sem
tence at the Junction City brick
plant. Anti-Thomas sources alleged
Dorger made frequent trips to Ohio
cities to see ball games.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
BURR NAMED TO HEAD
COP. FARM COUNCIL

B. Gwynne Burr, prominent
Madison County farmer and
livestock man, was appointed
chairman of the Madison County
Republican Farm Council at
meeting held at Columbus, Oct.
5.
Presiding a. the meeting were:
A. B. DOC" Evans, Cederville,
Ohio chairman; and Frank Farms
worth, executive secretary of the
organization.
Speaking in the Neil House be-
fore county chairman of the
council were Charles P. Taft,
candidate for governor; John
Bricker, candidate for reelection
as u. S. senator; Louis j. Taber,
Syracuse, N. Y, former chairman
of the National Farmers Com
mittee for Taft, and Robert K.
Goodwin, Des Moines, director of
the Farm Division of the Repub-
hcan National Committee.
Taber, former Ohio director of
agriculture and one-time Colum-
bus resident, declared that cleo
ton of a Republican president
was necessary in order to protect
liberty.
He said that the Republican
Party promises to establish an
honorable peace, an honest gov
ernment free of Communist infil-
tration, a program of stop infla-
ton and crush taxation, a pur-
poseful foreign policy and sound
prosperity.
Goodwin said farmers will ex-
press themselves at the polls in
favor of Gen. Eisenhower "be-
cause of our bungling foreign pol
icy that resulted in Korea, an
adherence of the immortality of
the Truman administration and
its captive candidate, and because
a Republican administration will
permit a maximum of freedom
with g minimum of RECOMMENDATION
and Interference"
Efr. Burr will go to Sidney on
Wednesday, Oct. 8, where he will
board the Nixon campaign train
as it travels to Columbus. Nixon
is on a whistle stop" tour and
will travel in Ohio for several
days it was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Boy Injured In
Freak Accident

David Allen Junk, six-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Junk,
residing on the Junk Road, near
Mt. Sterling, lost two fingers and
part of thumb, following an acci-
dent with a toy sparkler gun, Sat-
urday afternoon, according to Dep
uty Sheriff Robert Allison, who in
vestigated.
The child is said to have acci-
dentally gotten hold of a dynamite
cap, loaded it in the gun, blowing
off the index, middle finger and
part of the thumb on his left hand
when he pulled the trigger.
He was rushed to Columbus
hospital where the two fingers and
part of the thumb were amputated,
according to the deputy.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Boy Scout Fund
Drive Organized

Plans are being made now for
the Annual Finance Campaign for
the support of the Boy Scout
Movement. There are nine counties
banded together to form the Gen.
trail Ohio Area Council. It is only
through the concerted efforts of all
the communities in the nine coun-
ties that a full time Council Head
quarters can be maintained and
stated with competent trained
fieldmen.
j. Richard Conway is the Mad
ison District Publicity Chairman,
and the Publicity Committee for
the London Finance Campaign is
composed of Robert Rowland, man.
ager of the State Theatre as chair
man, Arthur Shenefelt, William
Robson, John Stroupe and Mrs.
Virginia Hume.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
DAIRYMEN TO
MEET WEDNESDAY

The Madison County Dairy
Service Unit Directors will meet
on Wednesday evening, October
8, at the Madison County Ex-
tension Office, according to Rob-
ert l.. Eby, Associate Agricultu-
raj Agent. One item of major
Importance that they will help
plan is the all day dairy school
to be held the first part of De-
cember. This will be open to any
person interested in Madison
County. The Board of Directors
of the Dairy Service Unit is a
group of farmers who serve as
governing body in matters per-
tanning to artificial breeding and
dairy herd testing.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
WORLD News BRIEFS
6y a Associated Dress

BY
COLUMBUS o.-A $4,000 damage filed
County Common Pleas Court here Monday against Dr. Clyde His
education Albert n. Cronbe,
Problems, Hissone
school officials buy
declined
advised schools investigate published
SEOUL, koreaAed nfanynen today $4,000
Chinese Reds, charging the biggest
ordinaed Communist attack least
WHEELING w. Va-John Stanton, 19, of
dicted Ohio County Monday
John Sabo, 37year-oId Wheeling
hotel here David r. Shilling indicted
after the fact
YOUNGSTOWN oResidents of this city of 10000
period of inconvenience strike
second day Stores virtually Monday traffic
snared during hours Most workers
ars, but many late.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Mrs. Anna D. Youno
Dies On SATURDAY.

Mrs. Anna Driscoll Young, 81, a
former London resident, 800 East
Gay ST., Columbus, died in Uni
verSity Hospital, Saturday.
Surviving are one son, William
Driscoll; one daughter, Mrs. Joan
Baias; three sisters, Mrs. Louise
Leimgruber, Mrs. Grace Phenegar,
and four grandchildren.
Mrs. Young, the former Anna
Burris of London, was daughter
of the late Myers and Nettie Bur-
Tis, of London.
Funeral services at 1920 Tues
day morning at the woodward Co.
Chapel, 225 East State ST., Column
bus. Interment in Green Lawn
Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Mrs. VIM. Dennehy,
Dies Monday Evening

Mrs. William Dennehy, Sr., 81,
died at her home, London Route l
Monday evening, October 6.
Survivors are her husband, Will
liam; one daughter, Mary Angel
inc H I'M, South Charleston;
two sons, William, Jr., London,
Route 2. and Patrick at home;
two grandchildren; six sisters;
four brothers and several nieces
and nephews.
Friends may call at the Connor
Kenney Funeral Home after 7::3O
pm. Tuesday evening. Mass will
be read by Father Paul Bernier,
at st. Patricks Church, Thursday
$50 am. Burial st. Patricks
Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
November Draft
Call Here Seven

Madison county's draft call for
NoVen'ber will be seven men, ac-
cordinE to the induction call issu-
ed Friday by State Selective Ser
vice headquarters in Columbus.
The call for the entire state is
2,271 men.
The October call was for 2.264
men. The record high for any
month was in January when 4,9o3
were called up and the low was
$50 in June.
The call for other nearby coun-
ties follows:
Champaign 8, Clark 1S, Della
ware 10. Fayette 6. Franklin III,
Pickaway 8 and Union s.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Geo. LeBouti.Iier
Dies At New York

Mrs. c. o. Thompson, Logan
Avenue, received a telegram Mon
day from her cousin, Mrs. George
lie Boutillier lisa Crawford, GIL
Park Avenue, New York City, of
the death of Mr.. LIE Boutillier. He
had been in i'll health for the las
several months.
Funeral services and interment
in New York Wednesday.
Mr.. LIE Boutillier was president
of the Long Island Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, and had
been retired as vice president of
the Eastern Division of the PEN
nsylvania.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Swine Committee
Meets At Court House

A county swine committee meet
ing will be held Wednesday eve-
ming, October 8, at the Madison
County Extension Office, according
to Vivian Overturf, Chairman of
the committee. The committee will
plan the winter swine program.
The committee members are: v.
Y. Overturf Howard Dorm, Jack
Donahue, Robert Hunter, Wilfred
Garen, Marion Meats James Smith,
Robert Goodan, George Ropp, Will
lard Davis, Robert Dillingham;,
Robert E, Hunter William Hook,
Warren Harbage, Raymond Lani-
gan, Robert Patterson.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Richter To Speak
At Lions Mee+ino

Henry Richter of the Ohio Com
pany, Columbus, will be speaker at
the dinner meeting of London
Lions Club at Chooman's Tuesday
evening, October z at $50 o'clock.
A film will be shown in connection
with the talk.
c. N. McAllister is program
chairman.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
London Loses
To Worthington
BY The jerks

London lost a hard-fought bat
tie to Worthington, 1876, here
Friday night. Jerry Cox racked
up all the Cardinal points and
"Foss" Ellars tailed once for
London. The Cardinals now have
two wins to their good in Mid
Six action and the Raiders are
even up IL.
Worthington made their win
ming thrusts in the first quarter,
once when Jim Burke executed
a well-timed aerial to Jerry Cox
for "A yards and a I'D, and once
when Cox logged around left end
for II yards and another I'D.
Lbs Line Holds
In the final three quarters,
however, the Raiders braced their
wall and allowed no more scor-
ing against them. After half time
Worthington lost the ball on
downs, and in a series of plays,
mighty Bill Ward racked up
three first downs. Play wound
up deep in Worthington territory
on the five yard line. Dick Le-
Beau completed one of his four
successful pitches of the evening
(all of which were to Ellars) and
the five yard heave was good for
six points.
Mom's Night
The traditional Mons Night
was observed Friday, and the
cheer-leaders, band, and jos
all paid tribute to the Mothers
of the football players.
Worthngton
Ends :Goers, Gilpatrick
Tackles: MoSer Quelette. Sevy.
Potter
Guards: Joseph, IN, Shuster
Centers: Rieke, Greenwald
Backs: Traver, Burke, Cox,
Wood, Patton, Hickman, Bailey
London
Ends: Ellars, Crabbe, Thibaut
Tackles: Howard, Powell
Guards: Hughes, Conway, Nap
per
Centers: Shoaf, Ames
Score by quarters
Worthington II 0 0 0
London O 0 6 O
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Cold Snap Ends
Warm Weather
BY The Associated Press

A cold snap bringing record
frosts-and some Snow-continued
today between the Great Lakes and
the Rockies.
Temperatures dropped to above
zero at Douglas, Wyo., and some
snow fell in Colorado and the Lake
Superior region. Readings of 20 de-
grees at Dubuque, Ia, and 28 de-
grees in Chicago set records for
early fall.
The unseasonably cool weather
covered all but the Atlantic and
Pacific Coast states and the South.
1t brought rain to many areas.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Two l.P.F. Inmates
Escape Saturday

Two inmates escaped from the
London Prison Farm Saturday
evening, authorities reported. The
two men: Forrest Riley, AZ, sent
up for life from Delaware county,
and Richard Harrison, 33, sent up
from Logan county, apparently
walked away and were reported
at $50 pm. Saturday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Mrs. Reilly Dies
At Detroit, Oct. z

Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest E. Sidener,
Sr., Columbia Avenue, were called
to Detroit Saturday by the death
of Mrs. Sidener's cousin Mrs. Clare
Reilly.
Mrs. Reilly, who had visited at
the Sidener home on frequent oc-
casions, died suddenly Thursday.
Funeral services and interment in
Detroit Monday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
SchIech+y Home
On FurIough

A-2/C William Schlechty instruc-
tor in the Aircraft and Engine Me-
chanics School at Sheppard Air
Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas,
is spending a 20 day furlough in
London.
He was accompanied to London
by Mrs. Schlechty for a visit with
their parents, Postmaster and Mrs.
G.. G.. Schlechty, North Oak Street
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Thompson, East Fifth Street.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
Football Winners

A three-way tie resulted
when Ellen Rutherford, Lon
don, Tom Selby, London and
Robert Grear, South Solon
picked % out of posi- b e
% winners in the FOOTBALL
CONTEST.
Winners may pick up their
checks at the Press Office.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
JE SSE LACEY
DIES MONDAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Keifer, N.
Main ST., were called to Junction
City, Ohio, owing to the sudden
death of Mrs. Keifer's father,
Jesse Lacey.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
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Al ME NJ BERS
RECEIVE PINS

The Oranges in Madison Coun-
ty are awarding to all first year
All club members a bronze pin
with a All club emblem on it.
They award all nine year old
members, as of January 1, 1852,
Associate members pins, which
are white with a green All en-
blem, according to Robert L.
Eby, ssociate Agricultural
Agent.
These pins will be awarded at
the local All club achievement
meeting this fall Deadline for
Achievement meetings has been
set by the All club council for
December l. The Oranges also
furnished the rosettes for first,
second and third place in cloth
ing, nutrition, home furnishings,
clothing and nutrition judging,
rabbits, garden and poultry class
es, during the county fair.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
LOW OF SO HERE

Leonard McNeal, weather OBJ
server reported the minimum
temperature Thursday was an
official 36 degrees and the maxi
mum 63.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07
i OUR
"a 6zl[lfK6SWNN
TEEvEE

A program which we hope
will get a sponsor because it
Is new, fresh and genuinely
funny is Juvenile Jury" Con-
Quoted as a panel show on
Wednesday evenings, five
small fry give their views on
all sorts of subjects. With
diminutive guest personalities,
the show is real laugh pro-
voker which surprises and de-
lights.
BEANS
Up in Boston the owls hoot,
ITO Whom. Which reminds
us that we have a friend who
graduated from Harvard so
long ago that he has ivy
growing up his legs!
SCHOOL
Heartwarming scene took
place not long ago. Man took
his little girl to school on
opening day.
AS he drove along, he
thought to himself, Wonder
what my little girl thinks and
what goes on in this bright,
unspoiled mind? Does she
realize what it means to en-
bark on the long road of
knowledge? Does she know
how deeply I feel upon this
day?"
When they reached school,
the father opened the door.
so long, sweetheart" he
said.
Little girl patted him on the
arm and replied, There, there,
daddy, don't take it SO hard.
I'll be back!"
iNSULTS
~ Sage advice from Russell
Lynes in Vogue magazine:
"The only graceful way to ac-
cepr an insult is ignore it; if
you can't ignore it, top it; if
you can't top it, laugh at it;
and if you can't Taught at it
you probably deserve it"
MARRIAGE
Many a man looks for a
little extra-curricular romance
simply because his wife under
stands him too well. All he
wants is to find someone who
misunderstands him a little.
TAXES
The tax bill for the US. is
greater than the entire income
of everyone living West of the
Mississippi River!
POPOLR ilON
Just for the record and for
your consideration are these
statistics. In the year 1910 the
population of Madison county
was 1902. AS of 1850 there
were 22,300 people living here
=. an increase of 1888 per-
sons. London's population has
increased by 1892 in the past
40 years (from $3.50 in 1910
to 5,222 in 1950). Thus, slight
ly more than 7096 of the total
increase of the entire county
took place in London.
BOXING
Manager to fighter with both
eyes completely closed )
Stay with him, Canvasback!
With your eyes closed he does
MT know where you're gonna
hit him next"
NEWSPAPERS
One of our customers came
into our office last week to re-
new his subscription. Com
planned that there was too
much advertising in the paper.
We could produce a newspaper
with no advertising at all but
it would cost the subscriber
about dollar a week. And
then all the good wives in the
territory would be complaining
that they couldn't find out who
had the bargains for sale un-
less they made special trip to
town!
CRIME
Mr.. ]. Edgar Hoover, who
certainly should know, says
that each year criminals cause
us to spend almost five times
as much on them as we spend
on all forms of education, both
public and private.
sNUGG
Old Haywood Snugg. the one
man PTA from Warmers Cor
ners. says that some people
think that money is the root
of all evil, but in our schools
the mimeograph is running a
close second!
LAST WORD
Is queer, one beer, no fear,
in gear. veer, oh, dear, one
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-10-07

Is queer, one beer, no fear,
in gear, a veer, oh, dear, one
year, no beer!