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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-06-14
Moore-Boggs Vows Said Sunday At
Darbydale In Double Ring Ceremony

Saturday, June 9Th, at 2:30 pm,
in the Darbydale Nazarene Church
In the presence of the families. and
a few friends of the couple, Miss
Jacquiline Lee Moore of Darby
dale, and Mr.. Charles A. Boggs OF
London were united in marriage,
in an impressive double ring cere-
mony by the Rev. WV. Loveless
of London.
The bride was attended by her
sister, Miss Jerry Eileen Moore
and Mr.. William Wickline of Lon
don acted as best man for the
bridegroom. The father, Mr.. Clar-
ence Moore gave his daughter in
marriage. Mrs. Randolph Massey
of London furnished the music for
the wedding. Mrs. Donald Kobe OF
Darbydale sang the Lords Prayer
as the bride and groom knelt be-
fore the altar.
Immediately after the ceremony
the newly-weds drove to their new
ly furnished country home near
Darbydale, where about 40 of their
relatives and friends gathered for
reception. A large wedding cake
with ice cream, punch, sandwiches
and coffee were served the guests
Many beautiful and useful gifts
were given to the bride and groom
After the reception, amid show.
ers of rice, and the well wishes
of the crowd, and flashing came
ras, the newiy-weds left in their
auto for a short wedding trip
keeping it secret where they were
going.
The bride, known to her host OF
friends as Jackie" is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Moore OF
the Darbydale vicinity. She re.
Gently graduated from High Schoo
with honors.
Mr.. Boggs, the bridegroom. is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Boggs
OF London, and is known to his
friends as "Bing." For the past
year or more he has been employed
at Westinghouse near Columbus
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-06-14
Barbecue Picnic Here
Honors Amvet Aux

The winners of the Amvets
Auxiliary membership drive with
the captain, Mrs James Slaughter,
were guests at a barbecue picnic
given by the losers, with Mrs. Paul
Nelson as captain, held at the
home of Mrs. Tom Slattery, We'd
neSday, June 5.
Those present were Mrs. Paul
Nelson, Mrs. Herman Slattery,
Mrs. Walter Turvy, Mrs. Tom
Slattery, Mrs. Gerald Braskett,
Mrs. Donald Lewis, Mrs. Richard
Tumblison, Mrs. Walter Adams,
Mrs. Dean Garrard, Mrs. Edward
Alton, Mrs. William Keefer, Mrs.
James Slaughter, Mrs. Harry Tur-
Wy Sr., and Mrs. Ben Beatty.
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Miss Linda Bidwell spent sew
eral days last week visiting her
cousin, Miss Rosemary Anderson,
of Plain City.
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Mrs. d. H. Jackman and son,
David, and Jerry Hartman spent
the weekend in Elyria.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-06-14
Washington Resident
Visiting In London

Miss Jeanette Baker of Wash
ington, D. c., is visiting this week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Chance
and daughter, Margaret, N. Oak
st. Miss Baker and Mrs. Chance
were roommates at Wittenberg
College and during the past week
end attended many activities on
the Wittenberg Campus connected
with Commencement and their
50th Class reunion. There were IA
members returned for the reunion
and each was presented with a
Golden w Certificate.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-06-14
London OAR Meet
Includes Tribute
To Flag In Talks

London Chapter Daughters of
the American Revolution included
a tribute to the American Flag as
a part of its program at a lunch
con meeting at Coover Memorial
Club House last Wednesday. This
meeting also served as an obser-
vance of flag day which falls on
June IA. The meeting date was
changed to make possible visit to
the chapter of the regent of the
Ohio Society of the Daughters. T"
Mrs. c. w. Potee, chapter chap
lain gave an appropriate devotional
preceding an excellent talk by
Mrs. Arthur J. Davis, of Alliance.
the state regent. In her talk Mrs.
Davis gave most interesting story
of the Approved Schools" which
are operated under the excellent
guidance of the National Society
of the OAR. on which London
Chapter has part through its
committee assigned to that part of
it's work.
Mrs. Esther L. Gallagher, regent
conducted business session taking
care of the affairs necessary be-
fore the chapter adjourns until the
opening of next years program in
the fall.
The club house and luncheon ta-
bles had the usual lovely floral
arrangements throughout the in
terror.
Hostesses for the meeting were
Mrs. 6ohn w. Stroupe, Mrs. B. L.
Adair and Mrs, Ressie McClimans.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-06-14
Roses Topic For
Open Gate Garden
Clubs June Meet

On June 5th the Open Gate Gar
den Club met at the home of Mrs.
Grant Woodring, with Mrs. Chester
Roberts as assisting hostess:
This being the month for roses,
Mrs. Woodring had many beauti-
full ones from her own and other
members gardens displayed in her
home and everyone answered the
roll call by the name of a new rose
they owned or hoped to purchase
soon.
Plans for planting flowers and
shrubs at the Madison South
School were discussed.
For the program. Mrs. Sam
Johnson gave helpful tips on the
care of roses and Mrs. Chester
Baughn showed slides from Victor
Refs and some of their own of
wild flowers and some of the club
arrangements from our local flow
er shows.
Delicious refreshments were SER
we'd by the committee to Mrs. Ches-
ter Roberts, Mrs. Chester Baughn.
Mrs. Fred Beauman, Mrs. John
Buell. Sr., Mrs. Millard Call, Mrs.
Floyd Cloud, Mrs. Delmer Cordle,
Mrs. Edward Cox, Mrs. John Gees
ling, Mrs. Robert Hines, Mrs. Nell
son Ingersoll, Mrs. Sam Johnson,
Mrs. Francis Kronk, Mrs. Ray
mond Lanigan, Mrs. Ray Leach,
Mrs. Lawrence Miller, Mrs. Fred
Peterson, Mrs. Harry Steel, Mrs.
Robert Trehearne, Mrs. Robert
Wakeman, Mrs. Robert Buck, Mrs.
Lloyd Her, Mrs. John Harper, Mrs.
Alonza Kimball, Mrs. Ray Oberly,
Jr., Mrs. Walter Mendenhall, Kay
Hines, Sandy Buehl, Lynn Carol
Harper, Linda Oberly, Cynthia
Stone, Rose Reffit and Karl Buck.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-06-14

the following chairrnen, hostesses,
Mrs. Pearl Myers, Mrs. Murray
Lohr, Mrs. Robert Laird; registra-
ton, Mrs. H. H. Porter, Mrs. Rob-
ert Wood, Mrs. Clark Sifrit, Mrs.
Clyde Farley; vouching, Mrs. John
Deck, Miss Eloise Rowand, Mrs.
Weldon Brown, Mrs. John Dicker-
son; Decorations, Mrs. Raymond
Howard. Mrs. A. S. Kimball; Kit
chen, Mrs. Raymond Snyder, Mrs.
Chester Roberts; Dining Room,
Mrs. Edwin Neff; Chairs, Stephen
Edwards, Lloyd Whitman, Charles
Ballenger; Examining, Mrs. Clyde
Early, Mrs. c. o. Snow, William
Culpeper; Housing, Mrs Jack
Jones, Mrs. Wolford Jones.
Following the close of the meet
ing, the Areme club served refresh
ments from beautifully appointed
tea table centered with an arrange
ment of yellow roses. This was bal
anced on either side with silver
candleabras holding light green ta-
perS.
Following a custom started
many years ago, breakfast was
held at the lovely home of Mrs. Ha-
eel Beach, "Cogniac Farm" Lon
don-Jefferson Pike, on Friday
morning. This delightful affair was
enjoyed by those out-of- town
guests that remained overnight.
Mrs. Beach was assisted by the Of
ficers and past Matrons of London
Chapter.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-06-14
Amvets Auxiliary
AT Slattery Home

The June meeting of Amvets
Auxiliary to Post 19 was held June
3 at the home of Mrs. Paul Nelson
with Mrs. Herman Slattery assist
ing.
A short business meeting was
presided over by the president,
Mrs. Walter Turvy. Plans were
made to have the pay-off picnic
for the winners of the membership
drive at the home of Mrs. Tom
Slattery to be held in her back
yard.
Following the meeting games
were played at which prizes were
presented to Mrs. Gerald Braskett.
Mrs. Donald Lewis, Mrs. Richard
Tumblison, Mrs. Walter Adams
and Mrs. Dean Garrard.
Other members present were
Mrs. Edward Alton and Mrs. Will
liam Keefer.
The July meeting Of the Auxil-
ary will be held at the home OF
Mrs. Donald Lewis with Mrs. Ed
die Alton assisting.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-06-14
Attend Graduation
Exercises In Dayton

Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Geer, West
High st. attended commencement
exercises at Memorial Hall in Day
ton, Friday evening. Judith and
John Powell, twin grandchildren OF
the Geer's were among the 452
members of the class.
John Powell had the leading role
in a one act play adapted from
THE Bridge at Andau," which was
presented as part of the program
After the commencement Mr.
and Mrs. Geer were present at q
reception given by Mr.. and Mrs
Parker Powell in honor of the
twins graduation.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-06-14
Barker-Sexton Vows
Said Here On June 8

Miss Patty Barker, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Barker, became
the bride of Mr.. Charles Sexton
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sex
ton, Saturday, June s, at st. Pat
rick's Church.
The bride is a graduate of Lon
oon High School and the groom a
graduate of Madison Local School.
Inc couple is now residing on Laf-
ayette Road.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-06-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Evert ]. Crawford,
sc Burgess Avenue, Columbus, for
mer Madison County residents,
will observe their Golden Wedding
anniversary June %. They were
married at London on the same
date in 1907. Mrs. Crawford was
the former Della Sherman.
The couple have three sons and
four daughters who have given
them fifteen grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren. They will
observe the anniversary with din
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-06-14

ner at the Red Brick Tavern, La
fayette, attended by all the child
rem. On June 80 an open house will
be held in their honor at their
home in Columbus, from "a pm
and from TO pm.
Mr.. Crawford has been associa.
teed with j. w. Colson Glass Com
pany for many years, but earlier
worked for the Madison County
Democrat before it was under the
same management as the Madison
Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07
Eisenhower Shoots
Best 9 Holes Ever

GETTYSBURG. July 8 (R.
President Eisenhower played
1.-THE best nine holes I've ever
had" today at Gettysburg
Country Club.
The smiling Presidents re-
mark was overheard as he
climbed into a White House
car to return to his nearby
home after a 3-hour, 18-hole
golf session.
Mr.. Eisenhower didn't spec
ify whether it was the first or
second nine on which he had
surpassed himself, but he
plainly was pleased at the i'm
provement in his game during
his four-day holiday from
Washington.
He joshed and quibbled good
naturally over the days scores
with George e. Allen. his friend
and Gettysburg neighbor. as
the group paused for soft
drinks between rounds.
The teeing-off at eos am.
had been less suspicious. Mr..
Eisenhower's drive carried only
$50 yards. He drove another
ball, which carried a little be-
yond 200.
Allen" he remarked. "if
play like that today you'll be
rich"
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PRIMARY
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
torney General j. Lindsay AL
mond. jr.. and Howard H. Car
vile, Richmond attorney. Mr..
Almond has the backing of
Virginia's Byrd organization
and is expected to coast to an
easy victory over his little
known opponent.
There is no contest for the
number two spot on the ticket.
The incumbent lieutenant gov
ernor. A. E. S. Stephens. is
unoppoSed for denomination.
The name of Howard c. Gil
mer. jr.. also will appear on the
primary ballot as the unop-
posed nominee for attorney
general, but he had withdrawn
from the race and votes cast
for him will be invalid. Write
in votes also are illegal in a
primary.
The selection of a successor
on the Democratic ticket to
succeed Mr.. Gilmer has re-
suited in much of the last
minute interest in the Novem-
Der general election.
Because it was too late to
choose an official nominee for
attorney general when Mr.. Gil
mer withdrew, the Democratic
State Central Committee de-
cided to indorse State Senator
A. S. Harrison, jr.. of Lawrence
vile as the party standard
bearer in the November general
election.
The central committee had
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hardly finished giving Mr.. Har-
rlson its unanimous vote when
Virginia's number one anti
organization Democrat, Dele
gate Robert Whitehead of Low
ingston, announced that he
also would seek the Office as
an Independent in November.
And Republicans added to
the increasing interest in the
general election by nominating
their champion vote-getter,
State Senator Ted Dalton OF
Radford, as the G. 0. P. guber-
material nominee.
With so much detracting
from the Statewide Demo-
cratic primary contest, most
interest Tuesday will be in the
numerous House races.
1t is a far cry from the spir-
tied gubernatorial primary of
1858, when Gov. Thomas B.
Stanley and State Senator
Charles r. .Fenwick of Airing
ton were vieing for the nom
ination.
The big surprise was in the
general election that year. Re-
publican State Senator TED
Dalton came close to defeating
Gov. Stanley. who was victo-
rious in the primary.
OF the House contests. Alex
andria's has been the fiercest
The candidates are the incum-
bent, James M. Thomson. jr.
and Albert A. Smoot, former
vice mayor. Mr.. Thomson ha;
campaigned as an about seq
regationist. who supported Gov
Stanley's school closing and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07

A Star reporter went to the
scene and searched for about
an hour fruitlessly. The pho
tographer, who went to the
scene later, said he crossed one
pile of ruins. went into a Is
foot depression and heard a
cat mewing as he climbed out.
He trapped that one in a pipe
and was bitten once for his
trouble.
The photographer put this
kitten in The Stars radiotele-
phone news car and renewed
the search. When the second
kitten was found at 6:10 pm,
Hoy went back to his car and
the first one seemed to be gone.
But the cameraman found
the little kitten tangled up in
the wires under the dashboard.
They will be turned over to
the Washington Animal Res
cue League.
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than ever to pass in this Con-
gress the House bill making the
Injunction process available to
insure voting and other civil
Democrats from the North
and West are equally anxious
to win these Negro voters back,
and will vote accordingly.
These Democrats have even
stronger motive for trying to
break a Southern filibuster this
year. They would rather dis
pose Of the issue now than in
the 1858 election year. because
of the division it creates in
Democratic ranks.
This means that Senator Rus.
sell will have to call on all Of
his resourcefulness as an au-
thority on Senate rules anc
procedure to enable his South.
ern colleagues to stave of &C.
ton.
Z The Georgia Senator is not q
silver-tongued orator. but has
a facility for driving home his
point in modulated tones and
without pounding his desk.
"A tall, sharp-featured South
ern gentleman, he Is highly re-
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His other companions were
w. B. Alton Jones. a New York
oil company executive. Brig
Gen. Arthur s. Nevins Of Get
tysburg, and Gen. Alfred
Gruenther, president of the
American Red Cross,
A non-golfer. Gen. Gruenther
followed the foursome PARKWAY
around and then returned to
the clubhouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones and Gen.
and Mrs. Gruenther are week
end bridge and golf guests of
the President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07

in the presidential race. Sen
Ator Russell declined to be
their candidate. Again Georgia
remained in the Democratic
column.
Senator Russell's father was
for many years chief justice
Of the Georgia Supreme Court.
One of IS children, the Senator
learned the fine points of par
liamentary maneuvering during
10 years in the State Legisla-
ture. He also served one term
as Governor Of Georgia.
The Senator is particularly
proud of being a descendent
OF the Brevard family. which
settled in North Carolina be-
fore the American Revolution.
His great-great grandfather
was q Brevard and q captain
In the Continental Army.
incidentally, the Senator Is q
cousin of Adlai Stevenson. who
also is q descendant of another
branch of the Brevard family.
In his early years in the Sen
ate. Senator Russell supported
most Of the Roosevelt New
Deal except in the area Of civil
rights. and the foreign policy
of the Roosevelt administra-
tons.
AS chairman Of the Senate
Armed Services Committee, he
is a firm believer in strong Ma
tional defense. but in recent
years has felt that foreign aid
should be tapered of.
Senator Russell is a bachelor,
a member of the American and
Georgia Bar associations, the
American Legion, the Odd Fell
lows. the Elks and the Masons.
He attends the Methodist
Church.
But his modest. unasSuming
nature is reflected in the one
line biography he inserts in the
Congressional Directory. It
reads: Richard Brevard Rus
sell, Democrat. of Winder Ga. "
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spected by his colleagues. in
GLIDING those who win be lead
ing the fight for this bill.
Senator Russell, approaching
his Goth birthday, has been in
the Senate for "a years. He is
|outranked only by Senator
Hayden, Democrat of Arizona
in. seniority.
Although a quiet, reticent
and modest man, he, has long
exercised strong influence in
shaping Democratic policy in
the Senate.
Despite his sharp disagree
ment with Northern Democrats
on the civil rights issue, he has
always believed. the South
should make its fight within
the Democratic Party:
Supported Al Smith
In 1928 he went down the
line for Gov. Alfred E. Smith
of New York, and helped keep
Georgia in the Democratic
column that year.
Again. in l94e. when some
of the Southern States bolted
over this same civil rights issue
land put a States Rights ticket
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and Annandale systems lie
within a few feet of each other
at several points. The AMMAN
dale firm has some 400 GUS
toners. The city has about 49,
600 customers. a large portion
of which are in Fairfax County.
Acquisition Of the Annandale
system has been a major point
in every plan advanced for an
integrated county system. 1t lies
in the center of the heavily
populated eastern section of
the county.
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fund cutoff legislation to pre-
serve segregated schools. Mr.
Smoot has advocated a local
pupil placement program, which
he says might result in a lin
tied amount of indignation in
the interest of keeping public
schools open.
Arlington County's three in
cumbent delegates are opposed
by two challengers. The in
cumbents are Harrison Mann.
William L. Winston and Mrs.
Kathryn H. Stone. Also in the
race are Thomas j. Broyhill
and Miss Betty A. Thompson.
The two incumbent Demo-
cratic delegates from Fairfax
County and Falls Church are
without opposition in the pri-
mary. They are Omer Hirst
and John Webb.
Other Contests
Delegate Frank P. Moncure
of Stafford and Prince William
Counties is opposed for renom-
ination by H. Selwyn Smith,
Manassas attorney. Mr.. Mon
cure is the originator of legis-
lation taking away Arlington
County's elected school board.
Mr.. Smith has criticized him
for meddling in the local affairs
of another county.
School segregation has been
mentioned, with Mr.. Moncure
supporting Gov. Stanley's no.
Indignation plan and Mr.. Smith
stating that segregation could
be preserved better with pupil
assignment legislation.
In Fredericksburg and Spot
sylvania, the incumbent dele
gate. Francis B. Gouldman, is
opposed by a former delegate,
James F. Dulaney and by Bu-
ford o. Carr and Frank J..
fairfield.
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and then returned.
The young cameraman sue
ceeded in finding the first kit
ten, a black one, about $40
pm. after other searchers had
failed. He found the second, a
gray. about so minutes later.
The workInen leveling the
area to make room for a new
State Department structure
tried hard to scare the kittens
into leaving the doomed build
Zig they called home. They
even set of a preliminary shot
before yesterdays main blast,
hoping to frighten the animals
away. But the kittens were so
wild they were unapproachable.
Then yesterday at noon,
Third Precinct Police Pvt. r.
A. Mccartney reported he
thought he had heard one of
them mewing under a hallway
roof. A search turned up
nothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07

Falls Church. drawing ~
supply from the Districts Dale
carlia reservoir. has steadily ex-
tended its lines into county
territory.
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Star Photographer Finds
Kittens in Blast Ruins

Two of the three kittens the dynamited building
Twenyrst and streets NV found last night by Star
Staff Photographer Tom Hoy alive and unhurt in the rubble
is not known whether the kittens survived the blast Of
100 pounds of dynamite that eved the apartment building
yesterday morning whether they fed before the explosion
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HEADLINE PERSONALITY. =,
Hardest Bottle Foced
By Russell on RIGHTS

Senator Richard Brevard Russell who the South
to victory against Federal Civil rights bills for 20 years. faces
the hardest light Of his in the Senate starting to-
The Republicans striving to hold the Negro voters attracted
to their banner by President Eisenhower
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WATER

Continued From First Page
the option signed so no one
else can buy the company while
the city makes an engineering
study.
The lines of the Falls Church
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3 Gunner Bind , Rob
MeIchior Of $25O,OOO

HOLLYWOOD. June 10 (P.-
Three gunner last night in
vaded the home of opera star
Lauritz Melchior and robbed him
Of furs. cash and jewelry he said
were worth almost $3.50, 900.
The men fled in an old sedan
after binding Mr.. Melchior, his
wife. and two employees.
The Danish-born singer said
he was watching television in
his hilltop home on Mulholland
drive when the three tall men.
wearing masks and armed with
As caliber pistols. forced their
way in.
Mr.. Melchior, who is 81, told
newsmen later:
IF only I'd gotten to my gun
in time"
Mr.. Melchior broke loose his
bonds In less than a minute. He
told police he grabbed a rifle and
ammunition from his cellar and
ran to the street-but didn't get
there In time to get a shot at
the fleeing bandits.
He listed the losses at $500 In
cash. $l50,000 in jewelry and
four fur coats. two Of them sable.
Mrs. Melchior estimated value Of
the coats at close TO 100000.
Mr.. Melchior said the men
were tough talking" He said
they were masked with women's
stockings over their heads.
Mr.. Melchior said part Of the
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The fog was so thick of the
coast that aircraft couldn't To-
cate the burning ships.
The first radio message alerted
shore stations at AIS am.
French time when the German
ship Eric Reckmann came upon
the burning vessels.
+ The two stricken craft were
still burning eight hours later,
apparently abandoned by their
crews. The Stony Point was re-
ported settling low in the water
The rescue ships asked for tugs,
indicating that at least one Of
the derelicts might be towed to
shore.
Ambulances were readied at
Brest and hospital space cleared
should the injured be brought
here.
The Reckmann had aboard
some q Greek and Italian sea-
men she had rescued plus IL
men which had been picked up
by another German ship. the
Akaitum. Other survivors were
also probably on board the Ger
man ship since the French radio
station at Brest said II had re-
ceived word that all missing men
aboard the two ships had been
accounted for.