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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Fair Grounds
BY the Assoeioted Press

FIRST RAcE-Purse. $1,000; claim
ing; 4-year-olds and up; furlongs
Marse Robert tBairdi 1.8O 4.4O 800
Papa Charlie tStovalD 1910 $50
Son Charlie tCOmbestt 600
Susie's Gift Attend. Selabull. Ambrose,
Fancy Ftlly,. Cindy Moran. Time.
LAG Field.
ing: 4-year-olds and up; & furionTs'
Bill Boy baldwin, 1850 400 $50
Fleet Ace iAdams) 800 26O
B0gs Pride (Hard'k) $50
Highway. Tripping. HATFIELD, Flo D,
Hi Ante. Time. l:I3,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Hiuleuh Results

FIRST RACE-Purse. $4,000; claim
ing; 4-yera-olds and up; / !. miles.
Don't Ask tAtkinson) $3.50 1900 $50
Buss Up lRogerO 1920 5sO
Dare Devil. Brunswick. Nepal Chum,
Bouquet Billy. Ghibli. The Peer. Seventy
Seven. Waravid. Time. 2;0oas.
SECOND RACE-Purse, 81. 900: claim
ing: ?-year odds; furlongs.
Is Yours (Culmonel 11.5O $50 $50
Perman mayer 0.1O $50
Rimsickle (MannD 40
Irtshforluck, Dottie Dear. Coded Mes
sage Miss B ", Verdant, Superupper.
May Lee H., Mr.. Gray. Flitoro. Time.
1:11A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
tCopyright 1854, by Triangle Publications. Incl

FIRST RACE-Purse ST 200; claiming: 4-year-olds and
Il turonss. of 1:07 start good driving place
Traner b = Moven Time OF Cloudy and fast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Charts of Yesterdays Races at Charles Town

500; allowances; 3-year-olds; 2
good: won driving. place same.
Rebel--Catchy Money. Trainer,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

The SO combination of Don't
Ask, ridden by Atkinson, and Is
Yours, with Joe Culmone up,
paid a whopping $316.70 in the
daily double. Each horse won
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

There were early indications
that some betting records would
goShy the boards. First Of these
was the daily double handle of
1922 POI, new all-time mark
at Hieleah. The previous record
of $204. 800 was set a year ago
on Flamingo DAY,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

And speaking of jockeys, Ray
(Sonny Workman was on hand
to see the opening. Sonny and
Buddy Bray were in a crowd of
Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club
bers who gave up hunting win
ming poker hands long enough
to give the horses a whirl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

FIFTH RAcE-Purse, So!
furlongs. Off 3:0t,; start
Winner, CHI. g. 3. by Tiger
w. c. Ensor. Time 1888.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
Oldham Takes A
Bow In Speech

TAMPA R-Brailey Oldham said
here tonight be would make Flor.
ida q better governor than State
Sen. Leroy Collins because he
tOdham) is Stree enough to do the
job"
Oldham said Collins, the only
other announced candidate for the
|Hnexpired two Years OF the late
Gov. Dan MeCarty's term, has
ties with race tracks and liquo,
Interests which wouldn't leave him
10 free hand,
Oldham spoke ut q meeting oil
the Florida West Coast chapter
OF Sigma Delta Chi. national Jour,
nalism fraternity.
The Sanford businessman SAID
ne would use again In this cam,
paign the marathon style radio
talks which were such . success
despite his losing race with Nc,
lCarty in 1852.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
TODAY'S
STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK U - The stock mar
ket held fairly steady today follow
Ing . four-day decline.
Gains and losses extended into
the major fractions with the plus
signs prominent in many areas 81
the market.
In the higher categories were the
aircrafts, mail orders. and most
chemicals. Oils were unchanged e
lower. Other major divisions were
steady to mixed.
Higher stocks included US. Steel
chrysler, Montgomery Ward, Dous
las Aircraft, Allied Chemiesl
American Can, and Du Pont.
Lower were Schenley Industries
American Cyanamid, and Sinclair
Oh.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
CONSTRUCTION OF
Water Storage
Tank Announced

Construction 0f 3 0ne-miilion gal.
lon water storage tank behind the
court house VII besin Monday.
Ernest a, Ramsey, manager Of
the Florida Keys Aqueduct Com.
mission, today said that part OF the
steel already has arrived and that
the balance Of the steel wiz ar
rive Monday.
Al0ng with The stees remaindeE
az TIE tank ereet0ss VIII arrive
Monday, The tank VII be 0f weld,
led construction.
The tank to be butt here Is one
|of six u . $4,000 JOB that wiz
provide o baekstop Il the pipeline
supply should be disrupted.
Other tanks 81 haltmilli0u gal
Ions each win be built along tho
keys. TIE constitution program
calls for two such taRks At Mara
tinn, and On each q Islam0rado,
TayeEnier and Key Largo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
Formation OF
Boys Club
LIS Planned

The Knights of pyta,ias L0dge
|i6a invites al young men between
the ages Of IL and Is and their
parents to yisit he Pythian Hall
lon Fleming Street. On Wednesday,
might At 7 p. m. Speaker for the
|eyening vii be Juvenile Judge
Eva Warner Gibson.
All boys interested IN the lorna.
ten Of q chapter Of Tie Prinees Of
Syracuse here viii be given full
information. This club Is under he
supervision IT he Knights of Ply.
|thias.
Purpose Il he organization Is 10
promote better friendship, sports
|manship and to develop and main
tain American citizens.
D. N. Dariey, vice chancellor
commander Of the Knights Of Py-
thias, Win has undertakes tie org
animation Of the Princes Of SYRIA
cuse bere, says. THE Prince Of
today IS the knight Of tomorrow. /"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
Morse To Fight
Reorganization Oh
Senate Committee

WASHINGTON R-Sen. Morse
lInd.Ore) today promised to iighl
a Senate committee reorganization
formula worked out By Senate
leaders, but they predicted II would
win anyway.
The formula Is designed 70 per,
NIT the Republicans to retain con.
troll OF al important legislative
committees even though they arr
. minority by one vote II the
Senate.
Senator'S Knowland -Calif) and
Lyndon D. johnson (DJTexl, ths
party leaders, agreed upon thl
plan yesterday and said they ex
pected It to win easy approval
Morse announced no would op
pose the scheme because II leaves
him on the Public Works and Dis,
trict OF celumbia committees, gen
orally regarded ~ undesirable as
signments.
The KnoWlaHd-J johnson plan, In
v0lving q change In Senate rules
viii give the COP 10 bonus seat,
on committees as the technical
Senate majority. They now have
II. Bonus seats are posts which
senator's may hold as . third com,
mittee assignment, In addition Il
the two which 60 automatically d
each senator.
Some such device as this va.
needed TO let the Republicans con
troll the committees, since there
are only II COP senator's to 4
Democrats.
The new plaH win give the COR
9 margin Of one on each Of the
Senate's u regular committees ex.
|cept those on which Morse sits
The Democrats decided to u
along with an increase in the Re
publican bonus seats, one Demo
cratic source said, so that the Re,
publicans could not contend tia,
Democrats kept key bills bottled
In committees.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
Police Chief Nav
BE Named Monday

The question Of who wiz be gIy.
ca the appointment ~ Key Vests
police chief remains undecided bul
official sources limited today that
the city commission may make 4
decision this week.
The commission has regular
meeting scheduled for next Monday
might and Mayor C. B, Harvey said
today that II think we ought 10 Be
able to do something by then"
He gave no indication as to WIN
would receive the appointment,
however.
There are three men on in the
Department at the present time
who have been mentioned repeat.
eddy - candidates for post. They
are: Bienvenido Perez, presently 4
patrOlnaan but who held the post "a
the past temporarily; Captain Ray.
mond Cabrera, who b now ssry.
ING ~ acting chief and Harry Lee
Baker, now . patrolman. Baker
has also served IN the post tenn.
Eporarily In the post.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
CAP ISSUES CALL
CONTINUED From Page Onel

tNoHkhueu from rage Onel
Ito join the CAP. Ground crews
and administrative personnel also
are needed as well as radio opera.
tors and link trainer operators,
He added that Navy personnel
also are permitted to join CAP.
Air Force Reservists also may
participate in CAP to gain points
for retention, retirement and pro,
motion, he said.
AT reservists ara not limited to
instructor duties in the CAP to
gain points. Besides instructors,
they can serve in administrative
and haison capacities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
Vandals Despoil
Mathews Garden

Vandals struck twice - Sunday
might and last night - at the gar.
den Of Z. A. Mathews, s2i Can
field Lane, he reported today 10
the sheriff's department.
Sunday night, Mathews said, the
yandais cut down big American
Beauty rose bush, leaving only one
sprout. Last night, cut down and
insulated cther roses and flowers,
Mathews said he l. offering q
$50 reward for the conviction Of
|the person or persons responsible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
The
anan
Wcathcrman
Say.
Says

Key West and Vicinity; Faii
weather thru Wednesday. CoHtinu
ed cold this afternoon and tonight
slowly rising temperatures afteg
sunrise Wednesday. Moderate Ms
winds, occasionally fresh offshore,
today and tonight, becoming mod,
Ierate North and Northeast Wed
Inesday. Low tonight about 50, higil
tomorrow about So.
Florida: Fair thru Wednesday,
Continued cold this afternoon and
tonight. Slowly rising temperatures
Wednesday. Temperatures below
freezing North portion tonight and
$3.50 extreme South with frost II
coolest pockets.
Jacksonville Thru The Florida
Sraits: Diminishing Northwest "a
North winds today becoming hghl
to moderate tonight and moderate
North to Northeast Wednesday, ex-
Icept winds occasionally fresh thru
the Straits Wednesday.
East Gulf: Moderate North Ia
Northeast winds today becoming
mosly Northeasterly Wednesday,
Generally fair weather.
Western Caribbean: Moderate Ia
fresh Northeast to East winds
thru Wednesday. Partly cloudy
weather with scattered showers,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
SELLOUT SEEN FOR
fContinued from eaee Ones

musical productions such as Kiss
Me Kate sBrigadoon' and 'Carou-
sei,' In Annie he he's come up with
the greatest of them all. It's a
smash hit square in the bulls eye,
Annie Get Your Gun will be pre-,
scented on Feb. SIS by The Monroe
County Juvenile Council at the
high school auditorium. Tickets
now on sale by mail from Louis
Rockoff, SIG Catherine Street,
Phone ASSIST.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
DEMOCRATS BLAST

called the Eisenhower recommend
atoms 0 moderate approach" to
The problem, but he did not i'm
mediately introduce legislation 70
carry them out,
Murray and other Senate Demo-
erats said ! the Eisenhower labor
proposals contained "s0me good
and some bad" Sen. Lehman (D-
Lib-NYl, . eemmittee member,
said the controversial law needs
far more revision" than suggested
BY the President.
4 major point In The Eisenhower
program was . Recommendation
that Congress require Q govern.
ment,sponsoFed election among
workers 70 determine whether they
approve of strike.
Gsnsgai Terms
The Presidents proposal was
e0uehed In general terms and did
not specify when such . secret
ballot should be taken.
However, when Smith introduced
implemeItiAg legislation. be pro.
posed that such Q vote be taken
under National Labor Relations
Board (NLRB) supervision after
q strike had begun.
Under Smiths blu. . majority
Of all eligible woFkers--not lust
those yoting-would have to an.
prove the walkeut. In cases where
. walkout failed to get the re,
CURED majority support, workers
who failed to return TO work could
be fired.
This provision Of Smiths bill ap.
parentiy surprised the secretary OF
labor, who told newsmeR he had
read Smiths legislation earlier and
had not understood that the poll
was to be held after ! strike
began. :.
Democracy In Unions
Murray termed this "a strike.
breaking weapon" He called Il
another attempt 10 try and show
that union leaders don't have the
backing of the membership" Some
other senators said II would
strengthen democracy in unions
and help guarantee rank.and- file
centred.
Most Of the Eisenhower pro,
posals could be said to have had
at least some support in past years
from the late Sen. Taft of Ohio.
tofmer labor committee chairman
and co-author Of the Taft.Hartiey
law,
Perhaps the outstanding excep-
ton was Eisenhower's proposal
that boards Of inquiry, SET up by
presidential appointment to study
national emergency disputes, be
empowered 70 make specific rec.
concentrations for settling these
disputes.
This proposal appeared likely TO
encounter resistance. especially
trom the management side. En-.
pioyer groups have always op-
posed giving such boards authority
70 recommend settlement terms
Changes Needed
The President also told Con.
gress yesterday the law should be
changed to make clear that the
several states and territories, when
confronted with emergencies en-.
dangering the health or safety Of
their citizens, are not. through any
conflict with the federal law,
deprived Of the right to deal with
such emergencies"
Two Southern Democrats--Sen
Lyndon Johnson Of Texas, the Sen.
ate Democratic leader, and Sen.
Russell (D-Ga)-hailed this states
rights" recommendation.
Labor union leaders who com.
mented on the Eisenhower recon.
mendations were uniformly critical
In Los Angeles, President Harold
C. Mcclellan Of the National Assn.
of Manufacturers said Essen
hower's labor message had clearly
stated the need for specific Taft.
Hartley amendments. He called the
law sound, adding: at needs only
to be improved In specific
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
FIRST POLIO CASE

sGOn1hued from rage Onel
spIdsmls rate for the past five
years, Plus sdsqvsis health end
eduestieH facilities. AIss the
eevniiss 10 be accepted must
hsvs acceptable ssele-ecenemie
factors. Geographic lecstien sIso
10 . faster.
About 200 counties In the United
States will be selected for the ex
pertinent that viii see beween 500
900 and 100000 children given tn.
vaccine.
Purpose OF the experiment is Il
test the effectiveness of the vac
cine IN preventing paralytic polk
N children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
MORE WORKERS

Continued From Page Onel
one Of The most impertsrt OBJ
isetlves ever ATTEMPTED IN The
medical field. The March Of
Dimes always has depended
largely upon The work Of velvn.
iesrs both In lss service and he
fvnd-rsislns programs.
s'But as We approach success in
our struggle to prevent polio We
anticipate a need for SEQ, SOC. 900
to finance the trial vaccine and
CANINE golbulin programs In 1854
This means . huge investment
SIS, OOO, 900 In all since the thret
other phases of the fight must con
tinue unabated," he said.
2~a - nRaN rawU4RENa q 90 Z,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
IemuIoyes. and the General Motors

employees, and the General Motors
Corp. plant at Linden, Nj. with
1000. TT. Monmouth, Nj, sent
home les civilian employees early;
$50 did the Prudential Insurance
Co. in Newark. NJ.
Two men were lost and a third
died Of q heart attack last night
when a hsTDor pilot dory Wa
swamped ~ heavy seas - -
North Channel of Boston harbor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
Travel Slowed

ers or snow hit sections Of Cali.
fornia.
Travel Slowed
Travel on such highways as the
Merritt Parkway in Connecticut
the New Jersey Turnpike and the
Pennsylvania Turnpike va 4
slowed. Airline flights were de
layed or grounded.
Boston commuter trains were do.
layed handling increased passen.
ger traffic as motorists left their
cars home. Philadelphia transpor-
tation also was disrupted. A baby
was born in q car stalled in =
Maryland snowdrift.
Schools were closed in rural Del.
aware, Philadelphia, New Haven
Conn.,, and some other places.
The same was true of some in.
dustrial plants, among them the
Republic Aviation Corp. insfalIa.
1~ns on Long Island, with q GOO
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
FIORIDA
BRIEFS

ocALA lR-- Peter Schaal has
been named advertising promo
tional director for Weekiwachee
Springs about IS niles north Of
st. Petersburg on U. S. 10. He for
.merly was advertising manager At
Silver Springs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12

The Centigrade thermometer has
the freezing point Of water as zero
and the boiling point Of water q,
100 degrees.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12

DELAND ~ olin Albert Jones,
20, made his second escape yes.
terday, stealing away from . road
gang Is miles north Of DeLand,
Last May he was one Of nine con.
victs who sawed their way out oi
the State Road Camp east of here
Jones was recaptured several days
after the break.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12

Key West. Fla, Jan. IL, 1854
Observations Taken ~ City 0ffies
% \ AM, EST
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12

READ THE CITIZEN DAILY
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12

KEY WEST IL Nine more
small planes were scheduled to
wing across the Straits Of Florida
today from Havana to complete
the annual cruise Of the Florida
Air Pilots Assn.
A total of 100 made the flight
yesterday. They had been guests
Of the Cuban government for five
days.
No troubles we're reported on the
oyerwater hop but three planes
ran into minor difficulties betweer
Key West and Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12

MIAMI R-More cars were
stolen in Miami during 1853 than
in any other year in the city's
history, police reported today.
1t. C. H. knight of the auto
theft bureau said 1904 cars were
stolen and only q Of them not re-
covered. There were 253 arrests
for auto theft, be said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
DEATH TOLL MOUNTS

Continued From Page One)
ers or snow hit sections Of Cali
fornia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
TEMRERAYUREs

Relative humidity, I Am.
76&
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12

Barometer iSea LEVEL, TOO AN
s0.l7 ins,-l02l.7 mbs.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
'G.H. Thigpen, Former
Alabama Official

George H. Thigpen, 80, who
was active in educational, politi-
cal, fraternal and Baptist church
affairs in his native Alabama,
died Wednesday in Mobile, Ala,
where he lived.
He was the father of r. M.
Thigpen, ST.. Idylwood, Va, a
Star distributor
4 Mr. Thigpen was superintend-
Dent of high schools in Alabama
tor 35 years and had served in
the Alabama State Legislature.
He was on the committee that
drew up the State constitution
For IL years, he was superin-
tendent of the Alabama Masonic
Home and served for four years
as commissioner of insurance for
Alabama. Until he became i'll
eight months ago. he was an Of
fetal of the Preferred Life In
surance Society in Montgomery,
Ala. s4
Besides his son, he is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. Hubert
A. Kimbrough. Mobile; Mrs. j.
Brown McCalla, Jacksonville,
Fla; five grandchildren and nine
great grandchildren.
Services will be held today in
Mobile. Burial will be tomorrow
in Montgomery.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Mrs. George W. Benn,
Mother Of U. 5. LAWYER
BY the Associoted Press

PHILADELPHIA, May IA
Mrs. George Wesley Benn, wife
of the founder, organizer and
pastor emeritus of the West
minister Presbyterian Church, st.
Petersburg, Fla, died Wednesday.
Mrs. Benn was staying at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. JUL
ian johnson, wife of a professor
OF surgery at the University of
Pennsylvania
Mrs. Benn was the former Jes-
sic Binney. She was born at
Binney, ILL.,, which was named
after her father.
Besides her husband and
daughter, she is survived by two
sons: Donald c., of GOT Poplar
drive. Falls Church. Va. an at
torney with the State Depart
ment in Washington, and Cor
don B., a member of the faculty
at Exeter Academy, New Hamp-
shire.
Services will be held here to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Matthew R. Denver, ,
Ohio Banker and
Representative

Matthew Rombach Denver, 83
former Democratic Representa-
tive from Ohio, died yesterday
in Wilmington. Ohio. of a heart
attack.
His father, the late Gen. James
w. Denver. a former Representa-
tive himself. was the man for
whom Denver, Colo. was nemed
Mr.. Denver. a graduate OF
Georgetown University here in
1892, was active in Democratic
politics for the greater part of
his life. He was delegate to
the Democratic National Con-
ventions Of 1896. 1908, 1912, and
1920 through 1886 He also
served as a member of the Ohio
Democratic State Committee
from 1896 to 1908 and again
from 1926 to 1928
A member of Congress from
1907 to 1913. he declined to run
again in 1912.
Mr.. Denver had been president
Of the Clinton County National
Bank d Trust Co. since 1903,
and was president Of the Ohio
Bankers Association in 1918 and
1919. He also was president of
the Irwin Augur Bit Co. tool
manufacturing firm.
In recent years he had taken
little part in politics.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Veda Denver and a daughter,
Mrs. Virginia D. Williams of
Wilmington.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Maj. 7. {. Thomas,
|SiIverSprinu Resident

A 36-year-old Silver Spring
Army major was fatally injured
Wednesday in a parachute lump
at Fort Bragg, N. c., according
to word received here.
He was Maj. Theodore C,
Thomas. 1850 lakewood road. a
member of the 18th Airborne
Corps. He was a veteran of more
than 19 years. service.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Edith Marie Thomas, and two
children, Victoria Marie. nearly
8, and Mitchell T., 8 months.
According to. the report, Mai.
Thomas died in Fort Bragg hos
pital of injuries suffered when
his main parachute failed to
open properly in a routine Jump.
and his auxiliary chute opened
too late.
Maj. Thomas was a native of
New York.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Laurens N. Prior, Is,
Naval Architect

Laurens N. Prior, 76, who
formulated and formerly ad-
ministered the load line regula-
tions for American ships, died
Wednesday while visiting in
Washington.
A former resident of 4415
Volta place NV, he had lived
in Toms River, N. j. since 1949,
when he retired as senior naval
architect at the Coast Guard.
Mr.. Prior was born in Jersey
City, N. j., and was a member
OF the first graduating class at
Webb. Institute of Naval Archi-
lecture in Long Islang in 1897.
He began his Government
career here as a naval archi-
tect with the Navy Department
and designed naval vessels.
During World War I. he worked
for the Emergency Fleet Corp.
At one time. he was an execu-
tive Of the Merrill Stevens Ship
yards in Jacksonville. Fla. In
1929. he was technical adviser
to the International Load Line
Convention in London. After
wards he was in the Bureau of
Marine Inspection of the Com
merce Department, transferring
to the Coast Guard when that
agency was transferred.
Mr.. Prior was a member of
the Society of Naval Architects
and Marine Engineers.
He is survived by two daugh-
ters, Miss Audrey Prior, New
York, and Mrs. Horace Duffey.
San Francisco.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
LawrenceC {. Bradley,
Kensinqton Fireman

Lawrence c. Bradley. 81. dis
patcher for the Kensington Fire
Department since 1949. died
Unexpectedly Wednesday at Sub
urban Hospital. Bethesda. He
lived at IT'LL Midvale road,
kensington.
Mr.. Bradley. a private with
the fire department, formerly
was dispatcher at the No.
Firehouse in Kensington, but
lately had been at the Glenmont
No. 2 Firehouse.
Born and educated in George
town. Mr.. Bradley served in the
Merchant Marine as a young
man. For about 81 years he
had a pig farm in Laytonsville
before he Joined the fire depart
ment.
Survivors are his widow,
Sarah u, and a daughter, Miss
Josephine Bradley.
Services will be held at 2 pm.
tomorrow a tRobert Humphreys S
funeral home in Bethesda.
Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.