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Evening star., 1955-01-02
Viewing "
BY Hal Humphrey
HOLLYWOOD.

The trouble with TV comedy
today Is that everybody thinks
he's d comedian and Is trying
to get into the act.
At least this sums up Joan
Davis feelings In the matter.
and I think she's got sonle-
thing.
COMEDY should be left TO
the comedians. It takes more
than funny lines and situa-
tions to be q comic. The real
comedians In this business are
being burned to death by peO-
pie who just think they are
funny" says JOAN.
She also contends that the
reason slapstick comedy has
fallen into such disreprte is
that It has been taken over by
amateurs.
"you don't slap somebody
with q stick unless you've got
motivation. Too much Of the
comedy we see today Is just
nonsense she adds.
Evening star., 1955-01-02
Viewing Tv
Everybody's 5 In the Act
Unfunny Comedians, Too Much Nonsense
Running Teleyision Comedy, Suys Joan

Joan was too polite to men.
ton names during this dis
cussion. but since I'm some-
what lacking IN the social
graces, ! will cite some ex-
afllples.
One of the, reasons. In my
opinion. that Celeste Holm's
CHS comedy show. Honestly,
Celeste" folded was that Miss
Holm Is not primarily q come
dienne. Broad comedy on her
simply did not look good.
/ have always been o sucker
for Ray Bolger. He has d great
talent for musical comedy.
which Is his forte. but his TV
show never has gotten OF the
ground. and 1t may be because
he's not cut out for as much
straight comedy as his writer's
give him.
Michael O,Ehea and James
Dunn, who appear In an NBC
cofnedy series called IT'S n
Great Life, . are capable actors.
but out Of their element here.
Mirror Enterpriss cc.l
Evening star., 1955-01-02
On the All
On the Air
A Welcome Diet Chonqe
Million Dollar Movie Provided II
And WTTG Found Viewers Waiting
BY Harry Moe Arthur

There may be . lesson for
the television broadcasters IN
the viewer response here to
wTTG's million Dollar
Movie" The December rating
figures have Just come IN and,
even Il you take program rat
ings with . beaker Of salt,
there Is an indication that
WTTG stlz>k while the iron
was hot.
There Is an indication that
o lot Of people who own tele-
vision sets were eager for .
change Of viewing diet. The
figures vary. to be sure, but
they are enough to give soHne-
body food for thought.
Telepulse counted the mil
Hon Dollar Movie audience
ct $50, 900; the American Re-
search Bureau at $4,000. II
you strike d rough average
and call it three quarters Of Q
million 1t Is still d most inn
pressive figure.
II may not seem 30 ct first
glance for the cumulative
audience Of Q program seen
five times q week. It means.
however. that second-run
movies are being seen in WASH
iIgton living rooms by more
people In q week than saw
them In their previous theater
sllowings.
The Exception
You might, for instance, con-
slider what happens to q hit
movie in tleaters one, say.
like Seven Brides for Seven
Brothers, q corking musical
which played four weeks at
the Capitol. The film which
plays four weeks here, at the
largest downtown theater, is
q happy exception rather than
the rule.
In these four weeks on r
street the popular filrn might
be seen by 175,0 moviegoers.
or, at an outside estimate, 2O0.-
900. Subsequent runs vary with
the picture. Of course. but q
highly successful one might
play to 250,000 touring the
neighborhoods. or even 300,-
900. This adds up to half q
million. which is q lot Of peo-
pie until compared with three
quarters Of q million.
This Is q comparison which
should be heartening to propo-
nents Of PhoneyiSion or other
fee-TV systems. There Is, as
these have been saying all
along. q vast potential audience
for movies at home via TV.
At the same time the movie
theater owners might take
heart. too. The worst thing
4 l. cid r
Evening star., 1955-01-02
Portrait for Today
BY Morguret McMonus
! NEW YORK.

n 5N ANEW 4S4tAAe
About four o'clock in the aft
ernoon OF any Monday. We'd
nesday or Friday. at the stage
entrance Of CBS-Tv Studio 50.
on Fifty-third street between
Broadway and Eighth avenue,
there appears q swarm Of teen-
ayers.
They come suddenly, and
with authority. as If they were
promptly keeping an appoint-
ment. They come seemingly
from nowhere, and they I'LL the
sidewalks and crowd the door
way.
1t is the signal that Perry
Como will be arriving motnerI-
tarily for the rehearsal Of his
7:45 pm. television show. and
somehow, someway, these kids
know 1t.
Como usually arrives o few
minutes before four, and so do
they.
A taxicab pulls up to the
curb, and out he steps, q
youthful-looking man Of II.
with short-cropped, graying
black hair, intelligent brown
eyes and b pleasant. relaxed
manner.
Looks Younger
In gray slacks, % blue and
white polka dot sports shirt
and d tweed jacket, he looks
much younger than he is. but
he doesn't look like the usual
teen-ager's dream. He is short,
about i've feet eight, on the
stocky side and he never swaps
o cigarette for o pipe.
Regardless. the kids crowd
around him. pushing and
showing for autographs. asking
him TO pose while they take
snapsh ots. screeching out
questions.
He signs every autograph.
he poses for every snapshot.
He answers all their questions.
and the foolish ones he turns
on with q joke. IfShe gets inn
patient. he doesn't betray II
BY the smallest sign.
A wildly enthusiastic. DEM
onstratiye teen-age following
can often offer complications.
but Como apparently has
learned how to handle the
situation.
II treat them like ! treat
my own kids" he said. II
have three children. 7 UNDER
stand kids. and ! don't have
any trouble with them.
Sometimes they get q littie
noisy. and that'snot good dur
ing the teievision shows while
were on the air. but we can
usually quiet them down fast
enough.
After about 20 minutes he
disappears for good into the
dim interior Of the theater,
where q battery Of lights and
television cameras are al-
ready set up on stage and Len
Cooley. the director Of the
show, Is tying up the last odds
and ends for the settings Of
the musical numbers,
Evening star., 1955-01-02

that was happening to them
while these people were stay
ing ct home to watch WTTG's
movies was the beginning Of
the pre-C Christmas lull. Siz-
able crowds Of rnoviegoers
were stil1 moviegoing.
Hobit q Factor, Too
Those who might well pause
for thought are the proprietors
of television programs, which
lost viewers to million Dollar
Movie Their competition
during the rating week was
arch Of Triumph on Wednes-
day, Friday and Saturday.
nights and Miracle Of the
Bells" on Sunday and Monday
evenings.
The former played to q
goodly audience on Saturday
night in spite of Jackie Glea-
son. The latter did the same
on Sunday night in spite Of
Ed Sullivan.s Toast OF the
Town. and the Max Liebman
spectacular with Jimmy Du-
rante and Sonia Henie. Habit
viewing was on the side Of the
established shows. too. since
the Million Dollar Movie"
series started with arch Of
Triumph" and was brand new
when the ratings were taken.
As q matter Of fact, arch
of Triumph itself may have
kept the Million Dollar
Movie rating low. 1t was
q pretty bad film and anyone
who preferred it was indicat-
ing q low opinion Of the TV
competition.
There Is one further note
which those who create our
television shows might find
significant. The show giving
the movie series its roughest
time in the battle for the audi
ence is the one truly fresh one
Of the season. ABC-TV's .Dis-
neyiand.
More Public Service
Bryson Rash, ABC White
House correspondent and
WMAL-TV special events di-
rector, is feeling pretty happy
about certain aspects Of his
professional life right now. In
addition to his other duties
$50 news broadcasts on radio
and IS on television every
week. he presides over WMAL-
TVS public service shows and
business is cheerfully brisk In
this line.
The pilot series Of educa-
tional shows being presented
by the Greater washington
Education Television Associa-
ton already Is well under way.
Two public service programs
viii be added to the WAIAI.-
TV schedule today and an
other Is coming up In late
January.
Today's two are "Washing-
ton Report" to be seen SUM
days from l to 1::30, and "This
We Believe" to start on Sum
days at 1::30. subsequently to
be moved to q new time.
washington Report. has
evolved from WNfAL-TV's
Commissioners Report and,
in fact. that's what it will be
on the first Sunday OF each
month. The second Sunday
will be devoted To public
health. the show produced In
cooperation with the %. G.
Department Of Public Health
and the d. c. Medical Society.
The Board Of Trade and the
Greater National Capitol Conn
naittee win do the third pro-
gram Ia the month and the
fourth win examine depart
ments Of the District govern
ment. On the nth Sunday.
when there Is one, there win
be another public health pro-
gram.
.'Tnis We Believe" Is to be
Evening star., 1955-01-02

7:sO. WRC tAl- Max Lehman
Presents: Good Times. )
color spectacular Of music
and comedy. with Judy Hol-
liday. steve Allen. and Dick
Shawn.
SEQ. WTOP fg)-Toast Of the
Town: Pearl Bailey, Ted
Lewis, June VaIii. A goth
anniversary tribute 10 the
Associated Press Wirephoto.
900. WRC t4l-Teievision
Playhouse: "A mystery writ
eris plan for the perfect
crime backfires, ii "A Case
of Pure Fiction starring
Constance Ford.
500, WTOP ts)-Electric
Theater Jane Wyman. :
nationally known pediatri-
clan, has domestic problems
IA Amelia. "
Evening star., 1955-01-02

produced by the washington
Inter-faith Committee. It viii
be Protestant the first and
third Sundays Of the month.
Jewish the fourth and Catho-
lie on the second and Nth.
The fourth WMAL.-TV pub
lie service program which has
Mr.. Rash happy is the dra-
matte series on historical Vir-
ginians, to be produced by the
Arlington County schools. This
one will be seen Saturdays.
either at 5 or $50 pm. START
ing January %.
Premieres Coming Up
The television program
schedules are taking on q new
look as the new year gets under
way. Scheduled for premieres
this week are these:
"The Bob Cummings Show"
(WRC-TV - Sunday, 1880
p.m.), situation comedy with
Rosemary De Camp heading
MI. Cummings supporting cast.
'Norby" lWRC TV
Wednesday. / nm family
Evening star., 1955-01-02

s:iS, WMIAL f5J-E Horizons:
ssstory of B troubled Mind,
d medical documentary.
$50, WT0P tslFavorite
Playhouse: OWnership of q
priceless string Of pearls has
meaningful effects IN q Wo-
mans life, In "A String Of
Pearls starring Angela
Lansbury.
1890. W1IAL t7)Break the
Bank: The sum is sl.4Oo.
1890. wac tlIAThe Bob
Cummings SHOW: A new
series begins with the star
east as 4 commercial pho
tographer.
io:3D, WAfAL f7J-Drew Pear
son: Interviews Mrs. Gwen
Cafritz.
ll:sg. WTOP fe) Colonel
March: with Boris Karloff:
New time.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
CeceIio Burkhort

Mrs. Cecilia Burkhart, u, of
LeWisville route /, died at 500
o'clock Monday morning at Good
Samaritan hospital in GAINESVILLE
after an illness of two weeks.
Her husband, .Aloysius, died a
year ago.
Mrs. Burkhart was a member
Of St. Joseph's Catholic church
at Burkhart.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. Constantine Burkhart of
the home, Mrs. Stella Crum of
near Woodsfield and Sister Joan
of st. Margarets hospital at
Kansas City; three sons, Lucien,
Leander, and Cyril, all of Lewis
vile; and a number of grand
children.
Funeral rites was held at $3.50
o'clock Tuesday morning at ST.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
Nellie Moy KeyIor

? Funeral services for Mrs.
Nellie May Keylor, 81, of Fair
view, was held Tuesday, Feb. 3,
at 1870 p. m. at Campbell funeral
home Burial was made in Key
lor cemetery.
Mrs. Keylor died Sunday fol-
lowing a long illness.
Born Sept. II, 1873 in Noble
county, she was a daughter OF
Elijah and Amanda Hannahs.
Surviving are five sons, Oscar
Hannahs of Quaker City, Car
Hannahs of Barnesville, Cletus
Keylor of Quaker City route
Homer of Fairview and Sylvan
of Barnesvillc; a daughter, Mrs
Wellington Gallagher Of Har-
risville, w Va; II grandchil
dren; is great-grandchildren
two brothers and a sister, Ovs
H. Hannahs of Summerfield
William Hannahs Of Quaker
City, and Mrs. Mary Daily o.
BarnesVille route.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
Honnah Robinson

Mrs. Hannah Jane Atkinson
Robinson, IS, Of Marietta, died
Thursday, Feb. 3.
Mrs. Robinson was born Jan.
6, 1870 in Macksburg, a daughter
of the late William M. and
Amanda Jane Walton Atkinson,
prominent residents of Aurelius
township.
On Feb. 4, 1889, she was mar
ried to Benjamin Charles Rob
inson of Stafford. He died in
1943.
MIS-. Robinson attended public
schools at Macksburg and was
graduated in 1888 from Caldwell
high school. She was a member
Of the Maclsburg Methodist
church and the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Surviving are a son, Clarence
G. Robinson of Marietta and one
brother, Isaac w. Atkinson of
Macksburg. A daughter, Marie
Robinson died July %, 1910.
Funeral services were Satur-
day, Feb. with the Rev. Frank
J. Wright officiating. Burial was
made in the Oak Grove ceme-
terry.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10

HeVIon Butler

Herlan Butler, 54, of Caldwell
route 6, died at 900 a. m. Tues
day morning, Feb. 8, at the
Marietta Memorial hospital fol-
lowing a long illness.
He was the son of the late
John and Samantha VanDyne
Butler.
He was born and spent his
entire life in Noble county. He
was employed by the state high
way department.
He is survived by his wife,
Daisie Carter Butler; two sons,
Delbert of the u. S. Navy and
Wayne of the U. S. Air Force;
one daughter, Mrs. Lester Con-
nell of Caldwell route 6; one
granddaughter, Vickey of Cald-
well route 6; two brothers, Sher-
man and Ernest of Sarahsville
route, one sister, EStella Rhine
hart of Yellow Spring.
Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon at 200 p. m.
from the McVay funeral home
with Roger King officiating.
Burial will be made in the Fred
ericksdale cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
Ernest L. Morsch

Ernest Ludwig Marsch, 79, Of
Coal Run, died suddenly Monday
morning at his home.
Born Oct. 8, 1875, in Fearing
Twp, he was son of the late
Daniel and Katherine Pfaff Mar
sch. Since 1885, he had resided
on the farm home where he died.
On June 2, 1898, he was mar
ried to Anna L. Becker, who
died Dec 20, 1851. He was a
member of Knights of Pythias
Lodge No. 395 of Lowell and St.
Johns Evangelical & Reformed
church of Lowell.
Surviving are three sons,
Walter Marsch of Ferndale,
Mich, Roy Marsch of Warner
and Herbert Marsch of the fam
lily home; three daughters, Mrs.
Rolla Wharff of Ferndale, Mich,
Mrs. Harry Wharff of Warner
and Miss Ella Marsch of the
family home, and several grand
children. One daughter died in
1945.
Funeral services will be on
Thursday at 2 p. m. at the
Peoples funeral home at Lowell
with the Rev. Otto w. Brauhaus
officiating. Burial will be in
GreenlaWn cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10

In 1907 the Morris moved to
Washington county and since
then Mrs. Morris has resided in
the county. She was a member
Of the Lowell Methodist church.
Survivors include one son,
William Morris, of Marietta; one
daughter, Mrs. Dovenbarger, at
whose home she died; 10 grand
children; 20 grandchildren
and 6 great-great-grandchildren.
Four half sisters also survive.
Two sons preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday Feb. 8 at 100 p. m.
al Mt. Tabor Methodist church
in Noble county with the Rev.
Samuel Firestone officiating.
Burial was made in the church
cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
LouelIo Lyon

Mrs. Louella Lyon, 68, of Cum
berland route /, died early yes
terday afternoon at Bethesda
hospital, where she had been a
patient for the last five weeks.
She was born in Brookfield
township, Noble county, the
daughter of Dyton and Adeline
Kirkbride VanDyne.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Earl; daughter, Mrs,
Gladys Scott of Akron, a sister,
Mrs. Minnie Hill of Cumberland
and four grandchildren. A son
and a sister preceded her in
death.
Funeral services were held on
Monday Feb. z, with Rev Roy
Keyser officiating. Burial was
made in the church cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
Mrs. Orc Reed

Private funeral services for
Mrs. Ora Reed, IS, of Lewisville
route l, was held at the home on
Monday afternoon by Rev.
Lowell Kiger. Burial was made
in SWazey cemetery.
Mrs. Reed died in her home
Saturday, Feb. 5, following a
long illness.
The widow Of James L. Reed,
she was a life resident of Mon
roe county, the daughter of
Robert and Jennie Gibson Lieu
elan. She was a member of
Swazey Methodist church.
Surviving are a son, James l..
Reed, Jr., of the home and two
grandchildren. A son and a
daughter are deceased.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
james Boyd Collins

Funeral services for James
Boyd Collins, So, of Lore City
route 2, were held at Senecaville
Methodist church, Sunday, Feb.
by DR.. Leo r. Myers, pastor.
Burial was made in Senecaville
cemetery.
Mr. Collins died suddenly on
Thursday, Feb. 3, at his home of
a heart attack.
Born in Charleston, w. Va,
April 20, 1899, he moved to the
late home from Medina five
years ago. He was veteran Of
World War /, and member of
VFW Post at Freeport.
Surviving are two sons, Ronald
j. and Charles D., both of Med
ina; a grandchild; two sisters,
Mrs. r. N. Johnson and Mrs.
Clara Elliott of Hampton, w.
Va.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
Mrs. Roy Ramsey

Mrs. Ray Ramsey Of Thurston
died Sunday morning at HOO
o'clock in a Lancaster hospital.
Survivors are; six children,
Ronnie and Dorothy Ramsey of
the home; Gerald Ramsey of
Bronze Heights; Mrs. Eugene
Shrieve of Thurston; Mrs. Jim
Thompson of Ind; Mrs, Mike
Mccartney of Birmingham, Ala.
The body was removed to the
funeral home in Pleasantville
and funeral services were held
Wednesday in the Methodist
church in Thurston. Interment
was also made in Thurston.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
Slate Highways Closed
By High Waller In Area

Several state highways in
Noble county were closed to
traffic over the past weekend,
due to high water and the block
of ice which jammed the roads.
Superintendent J. E. Douglass
said that route 146 from Sarahs-
vile to Pleasant City was clos
ed; route 78 and 260 at the
junction below East Union; Car
Isle to Road Fork road closed
and route 564 from Middleburg
to Harriettsville.
Eight inches of water inundat-
ed Route 81 at Pleasant City in
Guernsey county but this route
was clear in Noble county, of
ficials said.
Six car loads of cinders were
received by the highway Tues
day morning, in addition to a
truckload of calcium chloride for
ice prevention. This is in addi-
ton to their regular winter
quota.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
Drunken Driving
(harae Is Filed

Charles Max Franklin, 80, OF
Caldwell, has been cited for
drunk driving by Cambridge Of
ficials. Cambridge police said his
car crashed into the rear of a
parked auto owned by Richard
w. Stewart, %, of Cambridge
Franklin attempted to pass a
car ahead of him on the right
side while travelling at a high
rate of speed. Police said the car
skidded on the ice into the park
ed auto.
Franklin was fined 500 and
cost and sentenced to three days
in jail when arraigned in court
Monday, Feb. T. His driving pri-
vileges were suspended for 80
days.
Police said the mishap occur
red Sunday about 1:20 a. m.
Both autos were reported badly
damaged.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
Polio Fund In County
Now Totals S2,166.39

The Noble county polio cam
paign has received $2,166.39 as of
Tuesday morning this week, ac-
cording to Mrs. William Flem-
ing, chapter. chairman.
This does not include any of
the coin containers which were
placed in business places or con-
tributions from the county school
system.
Mrs. Mary Upton, special gifts
chairman, turned over $244.25 to
Mrs. Fleming for this contribu-
ton to the fund.
Many rural chairmen have not
yet reported their total contri-
buttons.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
Fred Grosz

Fred Grosz, 81, of Macksburg
Ridge, died Monday, Feb. 7 at
his home.
Mr.. Grosz, a farmer by trade,
was veteran of World War
and World War III. He was single.
He was born March II, 1897,
In Salem township, a son Of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. William Grosz
Surviving are six brothers,
William GrosL Of MaCksburg
Ridge, John Grosz of Vincent
route /, Albert Grosz of Tiffin
and Earl and Edward Grosz of
Columbus, and one sister, Mrs.
Flora Wenzel, of Centersburg.
A number of nephews and nieces
also survive.
Funeral service were held on
Wednesday at 2:3O p. m. at the
Good Hope Baptist church. Bur
ial was made in the church
cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
Caldwell Schools Are
Reopened tuesday

The Caldwell schools reopen
ed Tuesday morning after being
closed since last Wednesday, due
to the hazardous condition of the
secondary roads from snow and
ice.
Closing of the Caldwell schools
last week was followed by the
closing of those in Belle Valley,
Brookfield, Mt. Ephraim, Buff
falo, Sarahs5ille and Summer
field.
Brookfield, Buffalo, Sarahs-
vile and Mt. Ephraim did not
open Tuesday of this week but
school officials were confident
that all would resume their
schedule by this Thursday,
unless another big blizzard
makes it appearance.
The school bus routes were
particularly dangerous last week
and Monday and school officials
took the precautionary action to
avert any accidents.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
Mrs. james Morris

Mrs. James Morris, SO, widow
Of James Morris, died Saturday
7:55 p. m. at the home of a
daughter, Mrs Edward Doven-
barger, of Waterford route l,
following illness.
Mrs, Morris was born Aug. %,
1865 in Jackson township, Noble
county, a daughter Of the late
Joseph and Richard Coffey Car
rell. On Aug. 3, 1886, she was
married TO James Morris, who
died April 10. 1929.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10

Cartwright of Akron; a grand
child; three sisters, Mrs. Della
Marks of Ava, Mrs. Mae Mercer
of Cambridge, and Mrs. Carrie
Mercer of Lore City; and two
brothers, Morrison Chester of
Nebraska and Calvin Chester OF
Lore City
Funeral services were held or
Saturday, Feb. 5 by DR.. Charles
Jones and Rev. Leo Myers OF
Senecaville. Burial was in Sen
ecaville cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
Lowell Moss

Mrs. AIDA Louella Moss, 83,
of Fostoria, died in her home on
Wednesday at 200 p. m. follow
ing a long illness.
Born near Lore City, she was
daughter of Benjamin and
Elizabeth Chester. She was mar
ried to Lincoln Moss, who died
in 1850. She was a member of
the Methodist church.
Surviving are three daughters,
Loueila of the home, Mrs. Iona
Luce of Toledo, and Mrs. Effie
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
AUTO ACCIDENT

An auto owned by G.. & J..
Motor Co., and operated by Jay
w, Jefferis, 81, of Cambridge
route 2, and a car driven by
Bryan H, Baker, l9, of Caldwell,
collided on Wheeling Ave, Cam
bridge, Friday. Only slight dam
age was reported and there were
no charges filed.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10

Joseph's church at Burkhart
with Rev. Father Joseph Finan
officiating. Burial was made in
Chapel Hill cemetery by the
Brubach funeral home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-02-10
PURCHASED PROPERTY

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Sanford
and sons have moved to their
home on West street which they
purchased after the death of
Don's grandfather, Edward B,
Sanford
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-12
Craven to Get
Mental Test

A mental test will be ordered
for Charles Earl Craven, 80. who
is accused of numbering his ell
derly grandparents last month
in Alexandria.
The test was agreed to yester-
day by Alexandria Corporation
Court Judge william p. Woolls
after a request by Craven's attor-
ney. John Waller. Mr.. Waller
noted that Craven had been in a
Virginia institution for feeble
minded for about six years be-
fore his release last year.
Craven is being held in Flor
ida, where he was picked up sew
eral days ago. The Alexandria
commemorative attorneys Office
said craven probably will be re-
turned to Alexandria this week.
Judge Woolls said the mental
examination by three doctors will
be ordered after Craven is re-
turned.
Craven is accused Of stahbing
to death his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Craven. Bodies
Of the couple were found last
month In their apartment in the
100 block Of North Columbus
street. Police said they had been
dead several days.