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GARRETT PARK ESTATE--3-bed-
rm. brick rambler, full bsmt., large,
fully equipped kitchen includes
dishwasher, garbage disposal; land
scaped corner lot. $4,000. FILA.
S3.400 down. 5001 Cushing dr.,
OT OOQ0-
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SPRING--Nr Sligo Greek
Park and > golf courses: brick
Dutch Colonial. LIST A.. liv. rm., din
rm.. kit. and glass-enclosed paneled
rear porch. End e., 3 bedrms., bath ;
bsmt, pine-paneled rec. rm.. bath.
laundry and work rm.. enclosed
handicapped yard with flagstone patio
in rear; driveway and .carport. We
windows throughout, gas heat; elec.
range and lieu. -ft. refgr.: S19.-
300. OWNER. Immed. occup. Call
HE. 4-373l for appt.
SPRING. MD, nr. -Four Corr
ners-New brk. ramb., 3 ex.-lge
bedrms., 2 baths: finest const. and
work Open sun, la 1918 Dallas
ave A M Erwin WA SQ1RR
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OLNEY AREA--1Is acres on Ga. ave.
extended; 3-bedrm. brick Colonial.
Delightful home, 2-car detached
garage. Lovely large trees and
settings. Additional acreage avail.
H. & H. DEVELOPMENT CO.. LO.
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Twinbrook Forest-2-
yr. Cape Cod: 3 bedrms., roughed-
in 4th bedrm.. End bath; pine pam
eled liv; rm, wlcorn. fp.' lge. kit.
cond.; assume Gil loan S14. $50
OWNER. GA. 4-Sl23.
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POTOMAC = Painted brick rambler
on beautiful acre site: 3 bedrms..
SCI ,A5O, excel. terms. OLIVER T.
CARR. MA. 8-9340 or Pc. 2-4304.
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$l2. 5OO--la acre ord. front. on 3
impr. streets; 3-bedrm., mod. DWELL
ing with beaut. shade trees; also
small cottage with bath; poss. Pur.
s san assume me, LIST n trust aso. Mr. Silver
$500. Exc. listings. W. W. LEWIS.
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AENoINOIUN--4o- rAmbIer, z
bedrms., lge. liv. rm. with flrepl..
full bsnt. with tiled rec. rm.: scr.
Handicapped corner lot With picket
fence in rear: $15,950. 10. 6-1722.
NAL that is a showplace; beautiful
community Of fine homes of West
ern ave-, near Chevy Chase circle;
bedroom and bath plus delightful
family room" included on LIST fl. /;
3 bedrooms and bath ON End a. !;
gorgeously handicapped lot. Priced
At S37 800. FRANK s. PHILLIPS.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY

BETHESDA, SlS,75O--Sale by owner
at reduced price. 800 Swansea
Bradley blvd. . bedrms.. white
brick Cape Cod; yrs. old. Ex-
pansible second floor; bsmt.; auto
matte heat: large screened porch;
aluminium combination storm and
screen windows; high elevation
with trees. shrubbery, paved street
and sidewalks. Open or call Oh.
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ROCK CREEK HILLS-"By owner:
de luxe rambler: 3 master bedrms.,
3 fun baths. huge recreation area,
Price in 30's. D611 Glencrest lane,
OIL. 9-S672. Open 1 to Z.
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River rd.--Lovely white. brick Cape
Cod in an exquisite setting of bis
trees, deep lawns and fine shrub
berry. Located close to Kenwooc
on adequate transportation. Nevis
decorated. Groom house consist
ing of living room, dining room
kitchen on first floor: 3 bedrms.
bath. second floor: asphalt tiled
play area, in basement. Screened
porch. Garage. Particularly well.
the more discriminating couple Of
small family Price. $4,000. Out
Mass. ave. to Goldsboro to River
I'd. to Verne st. or call MILES
HOUSTON. OIL. 6-3364 or OIL. 4.
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WOOD ACRES-Beautifui bTicF a.
lonial; lge liy. rm. with ireplare
iam.-size din. rIn., den, rear porch
: bedrms., IA baths. maids room.
1uil bsmt., att. garage. wooded lot (;
within walking distance pub. and
paroehial schs. BY OWNER, OIL. q
2O25 after q pm. weekdays
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-08-23
Symbol ofEeedom

My office faces courthouse and it is in front of
most of my day and has been for many years Yet
have feeling of pride when look at
courthouse
To courthouse is symbol of our free govern
ment. 1t is living active monument to those who went
before in the building of democracy.
| have noticed how children have looked at the
courthouse their way to school, have noticed groups
of children trudgng up the stone steps visit to the
courthouse in Chardon. You in their that
they, too, take pride in courthouse.
have noticed the look in the eyes of visitors in town
they looked at courthouse. 1t has been look
of affection and respect.
The county courthouse in the United States is probably
most important building 1t affects all of
dlnary life intimately than any of the huge mansions
Washington Columbus. True in fashion it "our'
White House and our buildings do not have
the intimate feeling for them that have for our
house.
Our courthouse is sacred to us in it's way as our
church. homes and schools in theirs The free
doms enjoy in church, the protection in homes the
opportunity in schools would not be possible for
the protection given by and represented
to many of us by courthouse.
1t doesn't necessary to desecrae our court
house by building jail in conjunction with it. Jas are
necessary evil in present civilization but there
excuse for putting it the public square in Chardon
and lot of folks going to have to vote No on
the present proposal for Jail. hope you will
with
John
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-08-23

TO Marian Milkovich any funds
in Mary Manus' possession, be-
cause Mary Manus, without per-
mission of Marian Milkovich,
hired members of her family
to assist in the business, and
because Mary Manus kept two
sets of books for certain depart
ments and filed to account Mar
ian Milkovich for money re-
ceived in those departments.
The Paxton Parsley Company
Cleveland, has filed suit for
specific performance against Ell.
va L. Mansfield and Shirley
Mansfield, Chester. The COM
pany claims it and the Mans
fields entered into a contract
concerning the sale of land in
Chester on property known as
ansfield Farm on Mayfield Rd.
The Pilgrim Christian Church,
Chardon has filed suit to mort
gage property to raise $4,000.
This amount, the church's trus-
tees claims, will be used for the
purpose of repairing and i'm
proving the existing buildings.
The Community Credit Corpor-
alton, Baltimore, Md, is seeking
$269 40 from Homer and Mar
jorie Bonner, 3O6 Water st.,
Chardon. The corporation says
that amount is due on chattel
mortgage.
Clarence H. Royon, Cleveland,
has filed suit for collection OF
a cognivit note against David
H. Royon, Willoughby Hills, and
Ruth M. Royon, Cleveland.
The EMmployeres' Fire msur-
ance Co., Cleveland, is seeking
$l02.l5 from Joe Bozic, doing
business as Bozic's Soho Ser
vice, Geauga Lake. The insur.
ance firm says they insured the
automobile of Harold Small
which was damaged at the ser.
vice station.
Olga Timperio, Chesterland
has filed for divorce from Hen.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-08-23

Grerler, Chardon.
NEWBURY -- Helen B Lemi-
SEX, house, garage and 5.30a to
Stanley Zenisek, Newbury
Louise w. Thomas, house, bar
barn and buildings and 1o9a to
Gayland Inc, Hudson.
Olga Schienke, 15a to Joseph
Bolek, Chardon.
KIWANIs REALTY co. AL
LOTMENT -- Hazel M. Drawe,
Ola TO Howard w. and Frances
E. Matrin, Willoughby.
Anne Marie Ferris, Ola, cot
tage and Ola to Edith o. Boy
er, Cleveland.
Gertrude E. Stroth, Ola to
James and Helen Brazil, New
bury
RELIANCE INVESTMENT
co. Carolyn E. Bonfield,
Three parcels of Ola to Wilbur
M. Keeling, Newbury.
PARKMAN 49, Victor A. Hos
mer, 21.94a to Western Reserve
Council, Boy Scouts of America.
Max J. Perrine, house and
.50a to william E. Perrine.
Theresa and Steve Hader, TO-
Ola to Howard J.r. and Shirley
Ho rfer CLEVELAND
RUSSELL TOWNSHIP John
T. Vitkus, 1.58a to George H.
and Juanita M. King, Chagrin
Falls.
Herman E. and Lillian Swend-
sen, 1.50a to Irving and Fay
Howard, Gates Mills.
Ruth Chisholm Newcomer, "a
a to Herbert T. Florence, Nov
city.
Cleon and Merceds N. Mat
thews, 58a to Roscoe F. Sander
erS.
SOUTH RUSSELL VILLAGE
Ralph c. Dimick, 1.30a to Wal
ter Ericsson, Chagrin Falls.
PAW PAW LAKE - Otto H.
Feger, la to Bertha c. Feger,
Chagrin Falls.
TROY TOWNSHIP - Joseph
B. and Marie Ffllinger, la to
Harold and Ethel Barringer,
Wickliffe.
Fred Czak, house, barn and
SO. ga to Jean Czak, CARROTS
vile.
Louis I. Miller, 14.03a to Eu-
gene and Dorothy j. Zerby
Cleveland.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-08-23
AT THE COURTHOUSE

the amount remains due her
for rent and utilities.
The Ferry Rubber Co., Inc,
Burton, filed for $6562.50 on a
cognovit note which it claims
is due from John Musil and
Rose Musil, Middlefield.
Sheldon L. Perry, doing bus
mess as Katz the Roofer, Uni
versity Heights, has filed a suit
for foreclosure against John P.
iller and Johanna H. Miller,
Munson, and John Gosnik, gen.
eral contractor, Cleveland. Mr..
Perry has filed the sui for a.
mounts which he claims are due
him, including $285 from John
Gosnik.
Clinty Nelson, Mantua, is seek
ng $3.50, money only, from
Robert E. Hallbom, Auburn
Township, as the result of an
auto accident on March 26 on Rt.
422. In a separate suit, James
Nelson, by his father Clinty
Nelson, is seeking $1,000 as a
result of the same accident.
Theodore Gruener, Chardon
has filed for divorce from Eliz.
abeth Bailey Gruener, Las We
gas, New.
Marian Milkovich, Bainbridge
has filed a suit for dissolution
of partnership and an accounting
against Mary Manus, B a / n
bridge. Marian Milkovich says
in her petition, that the two
entered into a partnership or
March II for the purpose oi
leasing a restaurant and equip
ment. They began opeation ir
April, according to the petition
Marian Milkovich left the bus
mess in July, she says because
Mary Manus refused to account
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-08-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Donald Howard Pritchard, %
Novelty, and Carol Ann Ray
mond, 81, Chester.
Richard Huffman, %, Warren,
and Gladys Moss, 20, Parkman,
Robert E. LaRue, "a, Balm
bridge, and Sally L. Seliga, 10,
Bedford.
vHarry D. Hackett, 26, Chag-
rM Falls, and Gladys H. Giles
ke, %, Newbury.
Russell LdDow, 20, Chardon
and June Hoag, 81, Chardon.
John H. Glanzer, Novelty, and
Elizabeth Perkins, Newbury.
Paul E. Judd, 26, Chardon
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BLRIHDAY VS.

The Geauga Record hopes that
those people who had birthdays
last week had a very happy
birthday.
Thursday, August 16
David Hartman, Chardsn
Sandra Uhl, Chardon
Joyce Dempsey, Chardon
William Borutreger, Chester
Rosie Pott, Chester
Friday, August II
James Hayden, Thompson
Helene Grant Waste, Chardon
Doris Jean Keichert, Chardon
Mrs. Phillip Sanborn, Char
son
Mrs. Lester Thayer, Chester
James Carroll, Chardon
Karen Koritansky, Chardon
Douglas Richard Sage, Char
don
Robin Lou Rickard, Chardon
Mrs. Michael Fisher Sr., Char
don.
Saturday, August Is
Harriette Settlers, Chardon
Tommy Goff, Chardon
Lucy Vacariello, Claridon
Harlan Krum, Claridon
Louise TraSk, Chardon
Franz J. Kotrlik, Chardon
Mrs. Dorothy Roster, Ches-
terland
Sunday, August 19
Venita Settlers, Chardon
Mrs. Adeline Roberts, Chardon
Dale Ernst, Chardon
Martha Caroline Hunt toon,
Montvlle
Monday, August 20
Lillian Pott, Chesterland
Emil Kaszuk, HuntSburg
Mrs. Lena Shumaker, South
Euclid, formerly of Chester
Mrs. Dorothy L. Thompson,
Chester.
Paul Edward Jasper, Paines-
Vile.
Tuesday, August FL
Floyd Miller, Chardon
Dennis Battles, Thompson
Wednesday, August 22
Penny and Patty Haueter, of
Chardon
Orrin Phillips, Chardon
Barry Davidson, Chardon
The Geauga Record also wish
es those who will have birthdays
next week a very happy birth
day.
Thursday, August %
Maureen 10. Rodgers, Chardon
Mrs. Miriam Dodge, Hunts
burg.
Catherine Churchfield, Char
don
Jack Standing, Chardon
Donald DeGreen, Chester
Friday, August "a
Mrs. Allen Harrington, Hunts
burg
Robert Phillips, Chardon
Arlie Keobel, Orwell
Carol Lynn lift, Chardon
Lily Hoskins, Cleveland
Saturday, August Is
Mrs. Don Creveston, Bay Viii
lage
Clara Mae Bidgood, Novelty
Marlene Douglass, Chester
land
Eddie Better, Chardon
Sunday, August 26
Eugene Painter, Chesterland
Paul Johnson, Hambden
Wayne Whiting, Chardon
Monday, August 27
Dorothy Krum, Claridon
jeanne Louise Ney
Charley L. Barnes, Mission,
Tex, formerly of Chester
Tuesday, August 2S
Thomas D. Cathan, Chagrin
Falls
Clyde Harrison, Chardon 90.
Lynn D. Battles, CheSterland
Wednesday, August 20
Rber Thompson, Claridon
Mrs. Martha Wickliff,e Ches-
ter
Tommy Whiting, Chardon
Mrs. Jennett Wooden, Chardon
Susan Ponyik, Chester
Mrs. Terry Braley, Chardon
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and June Anne Mullett, 20, Bur.
ton.
Russell James Buell., II, Char
don and Merilea Ann Masin-
cupp, 16, Huntsburg.
Emanuel r. Petersheim, 20,
Munson and Mary Edna Kin
singer, 18, Middlefield.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-08-23

COMMON PLEAS COURT
Florence H. Henderson, exec
utrix of the estate of Harold
Eugene Henderson, Burton, filed
suit for $3O8.31 against William
Fife Jr., Newbury. She claims
her deceased husband rented
their home to Mr.. Fife, and that
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The Geauga Record

Published every Thursday Office 239 Main St. Chardon O.
Friend guide and companion Geauga County folk 849
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08

throughout the world, and was
decorated by several foreign gov
ernments, became noted as a
public speaker himself. He made
the speech nominating the late
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio
for President at the Republican
National Convention in Chicago
in 1910.
At annual meetings of the
American Society of Newspaper
Editors. a standing feature was
Mr.. Patterson's appearance to
eulogize members who had died
within the year.
Mr.. Patterson was a native of
Rochester, MINI.
He was honorary national
president of Sigma Delta Chi,
professional journalistic society
He was past board chairman
of the American Press Institute
at Columbia University, and a
member of the Newcomer So
ciety of Great Britain and Amer
lea, the National Press Club in
Washington. and the Rowfant
Club of Cleveland.
Mr.. Patterson is survived by
his widow, Ester, and a stepson,
Thomas Bedford.
Funeral services will be held
at $3.50 pm. Friday in the To-
ledo Epworth Methodist Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Hal Mitchell, 63,
Senate Aide and


Hal Mitchell, SO, personal as
sistant to the Senate sergeant al
arms and a former newspaper
man in Arizona, died yesterday
at the National Institutes OF
Health, Bethesda. He lived at
200 c street Sc.
Mr.. Mitchell for many years
was city editor of the Arizona
Republic. At one time he served
as executive assistant to Arizona
Cows. Osbourn, Moore and Gar
vey.
Mr.. Mitchell also worked for
the New Orleans Times-Picayune
during his news career. He took
his Senate post in January, 1855.
He entered NH about a month
ago.
He is survived by his daughter
Patricia, wife of Glen w. Glenn
ents, chief of the Associated Press
Bureau at Singapore. Mrs. Glenn
entS returned to the United
States when her father entered
NH and she is staying at the
C street address.
Services will be held at 3 pm.
Friday at Gawler's funeral home,
1855 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Burial will be private.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
John n. Bradley, Retired
.C&P General ATTORNEY

John N. Bradley, 81, retired
general attorney for the Ches-
apeake and Potomac Telephone
Co.. died yesterday of a heart
attack at his home, 1070l Harper
avenue. Silver Spring, Md.
Mr.. Bradley was born in Able
vile, S. c. He was graduated
from Mckinley Tech here and
Joined the United States Geo.
detic Survey party mapping the
Blackfoot Indian Reservation in
Montana.
His schooling at Washington
and Lee University was inter-
rupted by illness of his father
and in 1909 he began his tele-
phone career as a $40 a week
Iright-of-way assistant with C&P
in Washington.
Mr.. Bradley received a law
degree from Georgetown Uni
lverSity in 1912 and after Army
service in World War I, he
studied law at Lincoln's Inn,
London.
Mr.. Bradley returned to the
C&P as a tax assistant. He
became general attorney in 1929,
retiring in April, 1854.
He was member of the Silver
Spring Presbyterian Church,
Washington Board of Trade,
National Press Club and the
American and District Bar As
Sociations. He was a past pres
ident of the Alexander Graham
Bell Chapter of the Telephone
Pioneers of America.
Survivors are his widow. Fran
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08

tive style of writing-began a
meteoric career in the theater
while still a student at Column
bia University.
In his sophomore year he
wrote the university's Varsity
Show" and quit school to de-
vote all his time to composition
because of the critical acclaim
it received.
A steadily productive worker,
Mr.. Latouche had been con-
stantly engaged on work with
various composers ever since.
Although he was a partner in
turning out such popular tunes
in the standard idiom as "Tak-
ing a Chance on Love" and
"Yippi-I-Ay," he frequently ex-
plored new forms of theatrical
expression. Several seasons ago
he participated in the expert
mental Ballet Ballads" on
Broadway, and last season wrote
the lyrics for The Vamp," q
standard type musical.
He was the author of one book,
Deep in the Belgian Congo
report on that regions wartime
work prepared for the Belgian
government.
Mr.. Latouche was born in
Richmond, Va, November 13,
1917, received his preparatory
education at Riverdale-on-the
Hudson School, and the Rich
mond Academy of Arts and
Sciences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
I. H. Jackson, 70,
Excluding Guard

Theron H. jackson, 70, former
Government guard and Army
master sergeant. died Friday at
Soldiers Home. He lived at 4516
Fifth street NV. before he went
to the home six weeks ago.
Mr.. Jackson was born in North
Carolina. He Joined the Army
when he was IL and served in
the Spanish-American War and
World War 1. He was stationed
at the Remount Depot, Front
Royal. Va, when he retired from
the Army in 1926. Afterward
he served as a Public Building
Administration guard for 81
years, retiring in 1913. He was
Mason and an Odd Fellow.
Survivors are his widow. Ethel
L.; two daughters. Mrs. Evelyn
HUT, West Lanham Hills, Md;
Mrs. Nedra j. Kline. 22lO Beech
wood road. Lewisdale. Md; a
son, Hayes T., 4702 Brandy
wine street NV, and seven
grandchildren.
Services were to be held at
/ pm. today at Fort Myer Chapel
with burial in Arlington Gene
terv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Pfc. Leo Russell Kiker, p,
Accident Victim in Germany

Funeral services for Pfc. Leo
Russell Kiker. %, who was killed
July q near Stuttgart, Germany
when the jeep he was driving
crashed and burned, will be held
at 8 am. tomorrow at Fort Myer
Chapel. Burial will be in Arling-
ton Cemetery. Two other SOL
diers died in the accident when
their jeep skidded off a hilly road
during a thunderstorm.
Pvt. Kiker was stationed in
Stuttgart with the 385th MP
Battalion. He Joined the Army
in 1854 after four years in the
Navy as an aviation machinist's
mate.
Pvt. Kiker formerly lived with
his mother. Mrs. Teresa F. Kiker,
2102 Sixteenth street Sc. A
brother, Air Force Sergt. William
L. Kiker, jr., is also stationed in
Germany with the 23d Fighter
Day Squadron in Frankfurt.
Pvt. Kiker was born in Wash
ington and attended st. Teresa S
School and Kramer Junior High
School.
Other survivors are his father,
William L., of Washington; three
brothers, Charles j., aviation
machiniSts mate second class,
MorningSide. Md, stationed at
Anacostia; James A., airman
first class, 3704 First street Sc,
stationed at Boiling Air Force
Base; six sisters, Mrs. Teresa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Alfred (. Prowitt,
INewsmun, Editor

CHICAGO, Aug. 8 (P.-Alfred
E. Prowitt, SO, newspaperman
and writer for national maya
zines, died Monday night.
A native of Washington, Pa,
Mr.. Prowitt was graduated from
Washington and jefferson Col
lege in his home town in 1924.
He later worked on the Los
Angeles Examiner, st. Louis
Globe-Democrat, New York Eve
ming Post, New Orleans Item and
Denver Post.
He returned to Chicago in
1928 to work for the Daily News
and remained with that paper
until this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
John Lotouche, 80; Wrote
Lyrics for Broadway Shows

NEW YORK. Aug. 8 (P.-
John Latouche. SO, lyricist fol
many Broadway musicals anc
experimental productions, dice
yesterday of a heart attack al
his summer home in Calais, VT
Mr.. Latouche had gone there
about 10 days ago after finishing
reviSionS on the American folk
opera Ballad of Baby Doe,
which had its premiere in Cen
trail City, Colo. last month ard
was to be brought to New York
this season.
Among Mr.. Latouche's best
known works were 1.-THE Golden
Apple" Cabin in the Sky, .
Banjo Eyes" and Ballad for
Americans" a work that origi-
nally appeared in the WPA
theater production "Sing for
Your supper.
A musical on which Mr.. La
touche collaborated some years
ago. Happy Dollar" is currently
receiving its initial production in
Los Angeles.
SOn-in-Law of Diplomat
Mr.. Latouche's wife, who died
several months ago, was Theo-
dora Griffis. daughter of Stanton
Griffis. former American Ambas-
sador to Spain.
The lyricist = whom friends
preferred to describe as a poet
because of a sensitive, evoca-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Mrs. Duncan, g,
Poet and Writer
Left Here in AZ

Mrs. Royal r. Duncan, So
who this year had a book o.
children's poems published. dice
Friday in San Mateo, Calf, ac.
Icording to word received here by
her grand nephew, Robert E
Watkins, $500 Wilmett road, Be.
lthesda, Md.
Mrs. Duncan was the former
Cora Tousley, a native of Michi-
gan. She lived on East avenuI
in Chevy Chase. Md, for Il
years until her husband, a law
yer, retired from the Interior De-
'partment. The Duncans went tc
California in 1947.
Mrs. Duncan wrote many
short stories for magazines as
well as poems. Her most recent
publication was mora Nobody"
a book Of children's poems.
Besides her husband, 1871
Prospect Row, San Mateo, she is
survived by a brother. Charles
Tousley. also Of San Mateo.
She was buried in San Fran
cisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Youth browns
AT Bethany

A 15-year-old sophomore at
Annandale High School was
drowned at Bethany Beach, Del,
yesterday while attending a
week-long summer Christian
Youth Fellowship conference of
the Disciples of Christ Church.
Ronald Keith Cook, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Cook.
r., of Beverly road, Annandale,
was drowned about rs minutes
after lifeguards had warned the
group about heavy seas and a
strong undercurrent.
Keith was hit by three bag
waves in succession and then
as other members
of the conference. including his
older brother and sister, looked
on.
Vainly Search for Body
Lifeguards and some of the
Others tried vainly to reach him
ReScuers searched until dark
without finding the body. The
hunt was to resume today.
Keith, who had lived in An
Mandate since he was about a
year old. was one of eight chill
ldren attending the conference
from the First Christian Church
of Falls Church. according to its
pastor, the Rev. James C. Pippen.
Mr.. Pippen. who was the con-
ference director, said Keith was
active in that church since its
founding in 1852.
Served as Usher
Last year Keith was president
of the intermediate fellowship
group. He also was an usher
and one of its junior deacons.
He drowned at 3:45 pm.
Among those who witnessed
the drowning were Keith's sister,
Damitra. 10. and a brother,
Gamaliel, ID. He also has
another brother, William, 81.
Keith's father is the mail car
Irier for rural route 2 of the An
Mandate Post Office.