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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-20
LONDON PHI BETES HONOR
MRS. HAROLD WELSH AT TEA

National honors are no novelty
to Iota Beta Chapter Of Phi Beta
Psi Sorority, London, but having
one of its number elected to an
office of national status, was such
a thrill when Mrs. Harold S.
Welsh, South Charleston Pike, was
chosen first vice president of the
sorority at the National Conven-
ton in Wichita, Kansas, last sum-
mer, that local Phi Betes started
plans for sharing their pride and
pleasure with other chapters over
the state of Ohio.
To present their weep" in per-
son, Iota Beta Chapter sent out in
vitations to others in Ohio and
both active and inactive members
of the London Chapter, to come to
the sorority rooms in the Exchange
Building for tea on Sunday after
noon, October 18 from two to five
o'clock.
In the receiving line with Mrs.
Welsh, were Miss Virginia Bell
Green, president of the hostess
chapter and Past-District Province
Organizer; Mrs. VaneSsa Hubbard
of Springfield, State Chairman
and past grand-treasurer; Mrs.
Karl Liesinger of Columbus, who
succeeded Miss Green as Province
Organizer.
Chic in new fall ensembles, Phi
Betes from London, two chapters
in Columbus, Chillicothe, Spring.
field, Dayton and Washington c.
H. were greeted by Mrs. Robert
Halterman when they called to
pay their respects to Mrs, Wells!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-20
Home Demonstration Council
Plans For Christmas Program

aid Boggs, Mrs. Alebtr Karn,
Mrs. Floyd Butts, Mrs. r. Tre-
Mrs. Edgar, Mrs. Albert Karn,
Mrs. Flyod Butts, Mrs. r. Tre-
hearne, Mrs. Edgar Smith, Mrs.
Louise Thomas, Mrs. John San
ford, Mrs. Edwin Clemans, Mrs.
Willard Davis, Mrs. Delbert Dorm,
Mrs. Robert Burns, Mrs. Gordon
Knisley, Mrs. John Stegall, Mrs.
Glenn Sponsler, Mrs. Higgins,
Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Halter1nan.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sesslar,
South Charleston Pike, have re-
turned from a motor trip through
the Smoky Mountains.
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Miss Harriet Eyler, East First
Street, is in Xenia this week, the
guest of Mrs. Glenna Mills, who is
a house-mother at the O.S. and
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-20

Madison County Home Demon
strauon Council turned its atten-
ton to planning a Christmas pro-
gram under the direction of Mrs.
Robert Halterman, president, at
meeting in the Methodist Church
in Plain City on October 13. -.
This; with an interesting talk
by Mrs. .Delbert Dorm on the dis
trict meeting in. Washington c. H.
which she had attended and a gift
sale, constituted the program for
the afternoon.
Mrs. C. Walter Fee, assisted by
Mrs. Leland Williams, were host
esses and served refreshments
during the social hour.
Answering roll call with "a
Superstition" were, Mrs. Herbert
Morehart, Mrs. Roscoe Friddle,
Mrs. Austin Harbage, Mrs. DON
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-20
Facts About
Folks

Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Chase, East
First Street, had as their guests
over the weekend, Mrs. Chase s
uncle, Frank Jorden, his son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs,
Eldon Harris and children of Mar
ion, Indiana.
On Sunday the Chase's son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert ]. Eckstein, and their dau-
ghters, Connie and Cathy, South
Madison Road, joined the family
for dinner.
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Bart Robbins, of Clarksburg,
West Virginia, a former London
resident, with his daughter, Mrs.
c. H. Mcknight of Tarentum, Pa,
were guests last week at the home
of Mrs. Jay Miller and her bro
ther, w. A. Burnham, near Rose
dale and Mrs. Faye Robbins of
Mechanicsburg.
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DR.. and Mrs. D. E. Brown of
Beverly, Mass, spent the weekend
with DR.. and Mrs. VIM. T. Bacon
and family, London-Jefferson Pike.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-20
Go,On OF Lace And Tulle
Is Worn By Miss Vallery

over the hands. The bouffant
skirt and a panel of pleated tulle.
Her veil of imported French IL
lusion was attached to a bonnet
of tulle enhanced with seed pearls.
Her bouquet was a semi-colonial
arrangement of lily petals and
lace frill surrounding pompom
chrysanthemums. The brides only
jewelry was a strand of pearls,
a gift from the bridegroom.
Miss Carolyn Vallery, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor. Her
gown of emerald green, ballerina
length, of velveteen and nylon
tulle, was styled with tiny jacket
over fitted bodice of velveteen and
bouffant skirt of nylon net over
taffeta. Her yelled halo hat in
matching shade, was of velvet
with sequin crown. She carried a
semi-colonial bouquet of bronze
chrysanthemums.
Mrs. Martha Enrich, another
sister, was matron of honor. She
wore a gown of purple organza,
ballerina length, with matching
velveteen yoke and band at the
hem of the bouffant skirt. Her
veiled halo hat was purple and
she carried a semi-colonial bou-
quet of purple chrysanthemums.
The bridesmaids, Miss Linda
Vallery another sister, Miss Ann
Moody and Miss Julia Dorm, cous-
ins of the bride, wore gowns of
rose, styled identically like those
of the honor attendants. They also
wore halo hats and their semi
colonial bouquets were of yell
low chrysanthemums.
The flower girls, Kay Enrich
and Janet Milstead, had gowns of
white nylon lace over taffeta.
Their bonnets were of nylon lace
and they wore white nylon gloves.
Each carried baskets of yellow
chrysanthemums. The attendants
wore strands of pearls which
were gifts from the bride.
Attendants for the bridegroom
were, Stanley Welsh, best man;
Karol Hux, a nephew of the
bridegroom, ring bearer; John
Noble, James Tope, Clarence Mil
stead and Gayle johnson, ushers.
For her daughters wedding, the
brides mother chose a royal blue
sheer nylon dress with pink and
black accessories. Her corsage
was of pink rosebudS. The bride
groom's mother selected a metal
lie grey sheer nylon ensemble,
with aqua and black accessories
and corsage, of yellow rosebuds.
Immediately following the we'd
ding, reception was given in the
church parlors, Mrs. Albert Cor
nett, Mrs. Robert Dorm, Mrs.
Jerry Foster and Mrs. Donald
Hutchins, serving as hostesses.
When the newlyweds left for
their wedding trip they wore
matching cuits S of cinnamon
brown. The new Mrs. Hux took
from her bridal bouquet a cor
sage of white pompoms, to wear
at her shoulder.
They have returned from their
wedding journey and are at home
to their friends in their new home
in South Solon.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-20
The Roy Dixons AT
Deputy SeuIers Meet
AT ZoIeski Park

Roy Dixon, deputy sealer of
weights and measures for Madison
County, and Mrs. Dixon, spent the
weekend at Lake Hope, Zaleski
State Park.
They attended the convention of
Deputy Sealers of Weights and
Measures of Ohio at the Lodge at
Lake Hope, in session Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-20
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
Estate OF John IL. Harper Deceas-
ed Besse /. Harper, London, Ohio
has been duly appointed and quail
fled as ExecutriX of the Estate of
John e. Harper late of Madison
County, Ohio, deceased.
Dated this 9Th day of October
AID. 1853 Number 1881 Docket
Page 551. Maurice f. Beathard, Pro-
bate Judge OF said County.
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-12
FARMINGTON
By Mrs.
Frances Hatfield
Phone
Harrington 7S7

Mrs. David Grant of New York,
has opened her home here for the
summer and is spending some time
here with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Smith and
daughter spent Saturday in Will
mingtOn.
Mr.. Garley Parsons of Ohio is
spending some time with his IA
ther, Mr.. Raymond Parsons, Sr.
Mrs. Ella COnklin of Chestertown.
Nd spent the weekend with her
daughter, Mrs. Dickie Rust.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Mitchell and
children spent Sunday with Mr.
ana Mrs. Barney David of Delmar.
Miss Bette Jean Tibbitt and Mr.
George Lankford spent Saturday i'm
RehobOth with their class from
Greenwood.
The Pennington Home Demon
stratiOn Club will hold their animal
picnic Friday, June 18th, at Rebo-
DOth Beach. 1t will be held at the
cottage of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer A
IulI. All members and their fami-
lies are urged to attend.
The tiremen entertained the Ia
dies and children of town last night
TO ice cream and cake. Games
were played. Everyone enjoyed if
very much.
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-12
sUFFRAcETTEs MARCH

SINGAPORE -P)- The suffra-
gettes are on the march in this
British cOlony-demanding refor-
nation of existing marriage and
divorce laws. A committee of Singa-
pore Council of Women, has sent
petition to the Governor. asking
application of British marriage
and divorce laws to all races here
The petition pointed out the "in-
justices" to which women of
Chinese, Malay and Indian race now
have to submit by marrying ac-
cordlng to custom. Marriages ac-
cording to custom, performed at
temples and mosques, are not
registered officially. Men who mar
ry in this manner can cast off their
wives and children without giving
them support and the women have
no grounds on which to claim ALI
mOny.
1t is customary for Chinese and
Malays to have more than one wife
II they are nOn-Christians.
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-12

Twenty-fOur members of the
Grace WSCS attended the dinner
meeting held at the Kenyo Tea
Room in RehobOth last Thursday
evening. The president, Mrs. Lola
Lockerman, conducted a brief bus-
mess meeting following the dinner
Ihe Rev. and Mrs. Frank M. Volk
were guests Of the organization.
Ralph Marvel, John Lisi and
John Leonard were weekend guests
with Mrs. Ralph Marvel and Mr..
and Mrs. George Marvel, north
Milton.
On Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Marvel were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John SammOns in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Marvel
were among the guests who attend
ed the birthday party honoring
Ruth Walls. The affair was given
by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Walls.
On Saturday, the following per-
sons attended a surprise party in
COlllnsWOOd, N. j.: Mr.. and Mrs.
William B. WagamOn, Sr., Mrs. Mae
Malcolm, Mr.. and Mrs. William b.
WagamOn, Jr., and Mrs. Ann Waga-
mon, all of Milton, and Edgar M.
Welch of Milford and RehObotb.
The surprise dinner party was Civ
en- in celebration of the 10th birth
day anniversary of J. B. Welcb of
Camden, N. ]. His daughters, Mrs.
Paul GOss and Mrs. Mia Bradshaw |
we're the hOstesses and the thirtv-
Eight relatives attending were en-
ertained at the home of DR.. and
hrs. Paul Goss in Collinswood The
Dutfet dinner included delicious
'ollsh hams, roast turkeys. all
ypes of salads and relishes and
unusual desserts. Mr.. Welch was
ne recipient of many elaborate
gifts.
Mrs. Mae Malcolm is spending
he week in Philadelphia with sew
raj of her relatives.
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-12
EURoPEs TALLEsT BUILDING

MILAN-P)-Workers, idle for
a month, have rushed back to the
job of completing Milan's skvscran-
er-WhOse ia meters and 20 stOr-
les will, it is believed, make if the
tallest building in Europe and sec
ond highest steel-reinforced CON
crete building in the world.
Ihe delay was due to tradition
rather than law. The tallest spire
Oh Mllans historic DuOmO-the city
catneoral-reaches 1885 meters.
custom has had it that no building
IN the city may surpass the catbe-
dral.
1t took a special resolution of
city council to approve continuing
Mllan's newest skyscraper business
building beyond that height.
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-12

Mrs. Emma Sockriter of near
Milford, is a patient at the Mem
orial Hospital ju Milford. During
her illness her daughter, Frances
Jane will visit with her grandpar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Spen-
Ger. Another daughter, Helen, is
Vacationing with Mr.. and Mrs. Dy-
son Spencer, near ParsOnsburg.
Classmates of Miss Caroline
Clendaniel gave her a surprise
Bridal Shower last Wednesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Arling-
ton Hickman. Most of the girls in
the Senior Class attended and other
guests included Mrs. Hickman.
Mrs. Mary Donovan, Mrs. Viola
Clendaniel, Mrs. Wanda King. Mrs.
Betty Black, Mrs. Midge Rossler
and Mrs. Elsie Hassemer. Hostesses
for the evening included Norman
Jane Carey, Nancy Hopkins, Lois
Hickman and Connie Darby.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pritchett
and son, Billy, of Newark, Del.
were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. David DuttOn and son. David.
They spent Sunday afternoon in
RehOboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fisher of
Wilmington, and Mrs. Alvin Fisher
of Dover, were Wednesday after
noon visitors in Milton. That eve
ming they attended the graduation |
exercises at the local school.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Vent and Mr..
and Mrs. Earl King spent Satur-
day in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Cannon
and son, Teddy, were Sunday din
ner guests of his mother, Mrs. Wal
ter Peterson.
Mrs. Annie Mae McCallum, Miss
Lois McCallum, Miss Dorothy Ward
and Miss Anna Ferry of Philadel-
phia were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. James Mariner and fam
lily of near Milton. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wyatt and
family, Mrs. Blanche Mariner and
Miss Jeanette Wyatt of Berlin, Md,
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Mariner. That afternoon.
they visited Mrs. Eunice Johnson,
who recently suffered a broken hin Z
resulting from fall at her home.
She is a patient at the Memorial {
Hospital in Milford and is reported ]
y showing much improvement. Il
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-12
BY
Walter W. Crouch

Phone
Milton 4SSg
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Virginio's New Road Program
Clashes With D. C.. on BRIDGES
Proposals Play Havoc With Selections
On River Sites; U S. Funds to Be Sought

Sents a new approach to area
traffic problems. 1t plays havoc
impartially with major proposals
of the Washington Area Re-
gional Highway Planning Com
mittee. District officials and area
planners.
Proposals backed by District
officials for a new bridge at E
street, for example, were not
even mentioned.
The consultants told reporter
they agreed with highway Off
cials that most peak-hour traf-
flc is headed for downtown
Washington, which an E street
bridge would serve. But they re-
jected the E street project on
grounds that approach roads in
that area could not handle in
creased traffic that would be
generated by another bridge
there. Instead, leaning closely to
proposals of the National Capt.
tai Planning Commission, the
consultants suggested these two
bridge locations:
/. just down river from the
Fourteenth street railroad bridge,
to tie into the proposed South
west freeway in the District.
2. At the Three Sisters Islands,
(See ROADS, Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1953-12-10
AFL President Meony Quits
As Adviser to Stossen Agency
Fires Blast ut Cuts
In Labor Personnel
On Overseas Project

AFL President George Meany
resigned today as an adviser of
Harold E. Stassen, Foreign
Operations Administrator, and
complained that virtually the
entire labor program (of FOA)
has been dismantled and most
of the key labor officers have
been discharged"
His letter of resignation to
Mr.. Stassen was made public by
the AF'L. Mr.. Meany wrote that
he no longer wished to remain
on the FOA's Public Advisory
Board set up last March. He
said that the board held no
meetings until eight days ago.
Stassen in Turkey.
An agency spokesman said
Mr.. Stassen left for Turkey
yesterday and that there prob
ably would be no official COM
ment Immediately on the Meany
letter.
Mr.. Meany protested mainly
against personnel cuts made by
Mr.. Stassen in the FOA. He de-
clared that practically all labor
representatives in FAC Offices
here and overseas have been
fired and that FOA was not Civ
ing adequate help to labor or
ganizationS aboard.
Free labor" Mr.. Meany
wrote, lis at the heart of the
defense effort against Commn-
mist aggression. Military de-
fenses are only as strong as the
will of those who man them and
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Gen. HeaveY TO Supervise
Spanish Bases Project

Brig. Gen. w. F. Heavey today
was named project manager of
the firms which will handle
architectural engineering in the
construction of new Air Force
and Navy bases in Spain.
Gen. Heavey retired from the
Army Corps of Engineers in
1947. He now is port director of
Houston. Tex.
c. Y. Hitchcock, jr.. who was
project manager for the devel-
opment of air bases in Green
land. was named assistant prof.
ect manager in Spain.
Construction of the installa-
tionS is the responsibility of the
Secretary of the Air Force. Con-
tracts will be let by the Navy's
Bureau of Yards and Docks.
Evening star., 1953-12-10

of the workers who back them
UP. In the final count, it is the
will of the workers in the NATIONS
standing with us in the cause of
freedom that will prove decisive
in making the defense of the
free world effective.
Cites u. S. Policy.
"It is this consideration that
has moved Congress in dealing
with the mutual security pro-
gram in the last session to de-
clare it to be the policy of the
United States to encourage the
efforts of other free countries in
the strengthening of free labor
unions"
Mr.. Meany'S action gave
further evidence of widening
breach between high labor or
ganization officials and the
Eisenhower administration.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
57% Reduction
|nIndependent
Asked
Temple U. Proposals
Include Overhaul of
Labor Department
By Sterling F. Green
Associoted Press Stoff Writer

Major surgery on the Federal
Government. to cut it's 10 in
dependent agencies down to 30
or fewer-approximately 81 per
cent-was proposed to President
Eisenhower in privately f.
nanced report made public today.
The Temple University survey
OF Government reorganization
was supplied to Gen. Eisenhower
without publicity after his cleo
tion in 1852. A few of its 126
recommendations were embodied
in the 10 reorganization plans
which Gen. Eisenhower proposed
and Congress accepted this year.
The survey urges a drastic,
iong-range reorganization of the
Labor Department.
It would start with an act of
Congress rewriting the 1918 law
which instructs the department
TO foster" and promote" the
welfare of wage earners. The
department must earn recogni-
tion, it was declared, as a serv-
ant of the public at large rather
than as champion of labor.
NLRB Revision Proposed.
Once this is done, the report
said, the Labor Department
should take over most duties of
the National Labor Relations
Board and the Federal Media
tion Service, both now independ-
ent agencies.
The report also repeats with
emphasis some of the "hot-po-
tato" recommendations of the
first Hoover commission-recom-
mendationS which Congress has
voted down or has not yet
acted on.
These include merger, in the
Interior Department, of the Rec
lamation Bureau and the civil
functions of the Army Corps of
Engineers; the transfer of land
management from the Interior
Department to the Agriculture
Department. and a wholesale
shakeup of the Veterans Admin
istration.
The survey was made public
by Robert l.. Johnson. president
of Temple University, Philadel-
phia, and for a while in the
Eisenhower administration as
head of the State Departments
Voice of America and other
overseas information outlets.
Bridge Of Research.
DR.. johnson said the survey
was intended as a bridge" of
research between the first
Hoover commission and the new
reorganization commission also
headed by former President Her
bert Hoover. DR.. Johnson is
former chairman of the Citi-
zens Committee for the Hoover
Report. a private organization
which worked for adoption of
the Hoover recommendations.
DR.. johnson presented
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Dictoting Workers Car Choice
Laid to Union and Auto Firm

den, with the approval of NLRB
General Counsel George j. Bott.
The complaint alleged that the
Is employees, all union members,
were either fired, laid off, or
suspended between July 2 and
September 8 of this year.
The complaint contends the
company Disseminated against
the workers at the unions bid
ding because they refused to
comply with the stated policy
of the union requiring ownership
of a Studebaker automobile as
a condition of employment"
Four of the Is employees were
re-instated, the NLRB said. when
they capitulated and acquired
Studebakers. One of the hold
outs iled the charges with the
NLRB that resulted in the for
NAL complaint.
The NLRB said a hearing on
the charges will be held at South
Bend on January before an
NLRB examiner.
Evening star., 1953-12-10

car use and even the operation
'of private "car pools"
Comments Summed Up.
Mr.. Fleming. who was asked
by the Payne subcommittee to
come to the hearing to outline
his views, summed up his COM
mentS with the statement:
These things would make the
average investor shy off from
investing large sums of money
in the transit company"
Mr.. Fleming also said he
wanted to make it clear that he
and Alfred G. Neal, head of the
Potomac Electric Power Co., had
voluntarily agreed in 1850 that
they should resign as directors
of the CTC. He said this was
because there was a conflict of
interests" in that he and Mr..
Neal were directors of Pepco.
which was asking a higher rate
for power used by the transit
company.
Today's session was opened
with a discussion of the COM
pany's public relations and how
they might be improved. The
witness was E. Cleveland Gid
dings. vice president, with a SAL
airy of $16,500.
He agreed 1.-The company re-
ceived a lot of adverse criticism,
but said that it's public relations
were good" in comparison with
those of transit companies in
other large cities.
Cites Difficulties.
One of the difficulties, he said,
was the Interpretation that is
placed on the facts about the
company's operations in the
press and elsewhere. He cited as
one example one report saying
that Mr. Fleming and Mr.. Neal
had been fired" by the Wolson
management.
He said he would have been
Continued on Page A-29, Col. So
Evening star., 1953-12-10
vAfo Pay S21 Million
To Veterans Of 1918
BY the Associated Press

The Veterans Administration
said today it will pay a regular
dividend of $21 million next
year on 375,O00 United States
Government Life Insurance
policies held by World War
veterans
The dividend will go to those
with permanent plan policies.
About $4,000 World War I vet
Grams who have USGLI term in
Surance will not share in the
payment.
The action means that World
War I and World War II vet
erans holding USGLI and Ma
tional Service Life Insurance
policies will get 1854 dividends
totalling $211 million.
The VA announced yester-
day it would pay a 1854 divi-
dend of $190 on about 5 mil
lion NSLI policies.
A USGLI policy must have
been in force for full year
before the 1854 anniversary
date to be eligible for a divi-
dend.
A VA official told a reporter
no figures were available on the
range of the dividend payments.
He pointed out that the per-
manent plan policies could have
been taken out any time be-
tween World War I and 1910
and said this results in a tre-
mendous variation in the divi-
dend rates for individual poll
cieS."
The VA said the 1854 USGLI
payment will increase to a total
of $357, 1896 the dividends
paid to World War I veterans,
The 1854 NSLI payment will
make the total to World War
II veterans $4.035, ,0O0,O 900.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
By the Associufad Press

The National Labor Relations
Board has charged that at the
behest of a CIO union Is en-
ployeS of the Studebaker Corp.
at South Bend, Ind, were il
legally disciplined because they
refused to buy Studebaker auto
mobiles.
The CIO Auto Workers Union
Local No. and the Studebaker
concern were Jointly accused of
violating the anti-discrimina-
ton clause of the Taft-Hartley
Act.
The NLRB said yesterday a
complaint has been issued say
ing it was union policy that
employees own Studebakers and
when Is employees refused to
buy them, the company went
along with union demands that
they be disciplined.
The NLRB said the complaint
was signed by NLRB's Chicago
regional director, Ross M. Mad
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Trains Run Over Man
Found on TrestIe

A young colored man was
found dead with an arm and leg
severed on the railroad trestle
over Deane avenue NE. today.
Police said he apparently had
been hit by one or more trains
during the night. The body was
found by a Pennsylvania Rail-
road track worker, John Daniels,
jr.. 38. of the 900 block of Third
street S.W.
Papers in his pocket had the
name of Jesse Astoria Anthony,
described as living in the Kenil-
worth area. The railroad bridge
parallels Kenilworth avenue.