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BECKER, LOUIS. An unveiling of a
monument in memory of LOUIS BECKER,
late husband of Rose Becker and father
of Arnold and Robert Becker, will be
held at Ohev Sholom Cemetery on De
cember 3. 1950 at 1:30 p.m. Relatives
and friends invited. 3
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ANDREWS, WINSTON. It Is with the
• deepest gratitude that we wish to thank
the friends of WINSTON ANDREWS for
Ntheir many kindnesses at the time of
“his death.
• HIS -1VIFE. ALBERTA. HIS CHILDREN,
EDITH AND WINSTON. Jr ; MR. AND
MRS. CARL M. BEARD.
BraHja
BATES. WILLIAM H. On Thursday. No
vember 30. 1960. WILLIAM H. BATES,
husband of the late Katherine Casparl
Bates, father of Francis H.. John E..
.William I. and Charles M Bates, and
"Mrs. Catherine Cox; brother of Dorsey
Bates and Mrs. Ada Wood. Friends may
call at the Lee Funeral Home. -Ith »>t.
•and Mass. ave. n.e.. where prayers will
rbe said on Monday. December 4. at JO
a.m. Interment Glenwood Cemetery. 3
BEACH. ELIZABETH C. On Thursday
November 3o. 1950. at Sibley Memorial
Hospital. ELIZABETH C. BEACH of 7130
•ph st. n.w.. mother of Clarence N.
Beach, sr. She also is survived by four
grandchildren and seven great-grand
children. Funeral will be held from the
vfbove residence on Monday. December 4
(-At 8:30 a.m. Requiem mass at the
(JChurch of the Nativity. 13th and Peabody
n.w.. at 9 a.m. Relatives and friends
invited. Interment Mount Olivet Ceme
tery. 3
BOLDEN. WILLIE II On Thursday. No
vember 30. 1950. at his residence. 1328
Corcoran st. n.w.. WILLIE H. BOLDEN,
former sexton of the Metropolitan Bap
tist Church. He is survived by a son.
Billie Washington; a daughter. Mrs.
Melvina Dc Lilly; four grandchildren and
other relatives and friends. Remains
resting with L. E. Murray & Son. 1337
10th st. n.w. Funeral notice later. *
BOOKS. SARAH. On Wednesday. Novem
ber 29. 1950. at Prince Georges Hospital.
Cheverly. Md.. SARAH BOOKS of 4214
51th pi.. Bladensburg. Md.. beloved wife
of the late Dr. B F. Books and mother
of Blanche Alberti and E. T. Books. Re
mains resting at Gasch’s Funeral Home.
Hyattsville Md Services at the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
2:i5 22nd st. n.e.. on Saturday. Decem
ber 2. at 1 1 a.m. Relatives and friends
invited. Interment Miffiinton, Pa. 1
BROADBENT. EMILY M. On Wednesday. I
November 29. 1959. at Garfield Hospital.
EMILY M. BROADBENT of 5',35 4th st.
n.w., beloved wife of the late Joseph
Broadbent. mother of Mrs. Alice B. Nor
ton. mother-in-law of Linwood M. Nor
ton. sister of Mrs. Ann Knickerbocker
and grandmother of Norman M. Norton.
Services at the S. H. Hines Co. Funeral
Home. 2901 14th st. n.w.. on Saturday,
December 2. at 1 p.m Interment Glen
wood Cemetery. 1
BROOKS. FRANCES W. On Thursday,
November 30. 1950. at her residence, 132
Danbury st s.w.. FRANCES W BROOKS,
beloved wife of Frank B. Brook!, sr.:
mother of Mrs. Gordon W. Bazemore of
Tennille. Ga . and Lt Frank B. Brooks,
jr.. with the armed foices in Korea: sis
ter of Mrs. Robert F. Warner of Wash
ington. D. C.. Mrs. Fay Mendel, Mrs.
Dan McNeil and Mrs. Everett Haygood of
Jacksonville. Fia. Friends may call at
the Lee Funeral Home. 4th st. and Mass,
ave. n.e.. where services will be held on
Monday. December 4 at 3 p.m. Inter
ment Cedar Hill Cemetery. (Macon and
Savannah. Ga., papers please copy.' 3
BROWN. ALLEN J. Suddenly, on Wednes
day. November 29. 1950. in Phoebus, Va
ALLEN J. BROWN of 513 25th pi. n.e.
Notice of funeral later. Arrangements by
Frazier's Funeral Home. 2 .
BRICE. GEORGIA ANNA BETTERS. On
Thursday, November 30. 1950. at her
rasidence. 785 Fairmont st- n.w., GEOR
GIA ANNA BETTERS BRUCE, beloved
mother of Mrs Rosa Hudnell. mother-in
law of John Hudnell. Four grandchil
dren. ten great-grandchildren, three
great-great-grandchildren. other rela
tives and many devoted friends also sur
vive. Notice of funeral later. Arrange
ments by Malvan & Schey, Inc. *
CAMPBELL. rHILLIP L. On Thursday,
November 30. 1950. PHILLIP L. CAMP
BELL of 1907 5th st. n.w Notice of iu
neral later. Arrangements by Frazier s
Funeral Home.
CANNON. ALLEN HOLT. On Thursday.
November 30, 1950. at his residence,
4910 4th st. n.w ALLEN HOLT CAN
NON. beloved husband o£ Mary M. Can
non tnee Maddox', father of Allen Holt
Cannon, jr.: brother of Mrs. Emma Joyce.
Mr6. Maud Leidbrand and Mrs. Ruth
Rannells. Services at the S. H. Hines Co.
Funeral Home. 2901 14th st. n.w . on
Monday, December 4. at 3 p.m. Inter
ment Washington National Cemetery. 3
CONOVER. ROSA MINNIE. Suddenly, on
Wednesday. November 29. I960, at her
residence. 4230 31st st.. Mount Rainter,
Mri . ROSA MINNIE CONOVER, beloved
wife of John Alfred Conover, mother of
Mrs. Lucille Richards. Mrs. Frances
Etchlfon, Alfred R Conover and Mrs.
Rosa M. Lacy. Friends may call at
Nalley's Funeral Home. 3200 Rhode Is
land ave.. at Eastern ave. n.e.. where
services will be held on Saturday. De
cember 2, at 2 P.m. Relatives and
friends invited. Interment Fort Lincoln
Cemetery. 1
BADE. MAYME. Passed peacefully into
the Great Beyond on Wednesday. Novem
ber 29. 1950. MAYME DADE of 736 22nd
st. n.w. She leaves to mourn her pass
ing three sisters. Mrs. Nora Lee. Mrs.
Etta Ward and Mrs. Lucy Lockley: one
brother. Rev Augustus Allen, and a host
of nieces, nephews and friends. Friends
may call at the W. Ernest Jarvis Funeral
Church, 1432 You st. n.w.. after 12 noon
Friday, December 1. Funeral services
Saturday. December 2, at 1 p.m., at the
Salem Baptist Church. N st. between 9th
and 10th sts. n.w.. Rev. R. D. Grymes
officiating. Relatives and friends Invited.
Interment Mount Zion Cemetery. Family
at 747 Harvard st. n.w. 1
BALTON. LUCILLE STEVENS. Entered
into eternal rest on Wednesday, Novem
ber 29. 1950. at her residence, 22 Perry
it.. Pittsburgh, Pa.. LUCILLE S. DALTON,
wife of the late Nelson Dalton, mother of
Mr. Howard Sprague. She also Is sur
vived by three nieces. Mrs. Evelyn
Brown. Josephine and Florence L. Patter-1
son of Washington. D C.: two nephews,
Harold Patterson of Atlantic City. N. J..
and James L. Patterson of New York
City; other relatives and a host of
friends. Notice of funeral later. Ar
rangements by the John T. Rhines & Co
901 3rd st. s.w.
BAVIS, JAMES. Departed this life No
vember 29, 1950. at Gallinger Hospital,
JAMES DAVIS. He leaves to mourn their
loss a devoted wife. Mrs. Alice Davis; a
loving mother. Mrs. Carrie Davis, and a
host of other relatives and friends. Re
mains resting at the Taft H. Williams
Funeral Home, 1702 12th st. n.w. Notice
of funeral later. 2
FITZPATRICK. MARTHA. On Wednes
day. November 29. 1950. MARTHA FITZ
PATRICK of Wardman Park Hotel,
daughter of the late Bernard and Mary
Fitzpatrick and aunt of Mary Loretta,
Regina T. and Frank M. Sullivan.
Friends may call at Gawler's Chapel,
1756 Pa. ave. n.w., where prayers will
be said on Saturday. December 2, at 9:30
a.m. Mass will be offered at. St. Mat
thew's Cathedral. R. I. ave. near Conn,
ave. n.w.. at 10 a m. Interment Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
GARLAND. ARTHUR RAYMOND. At;
Mount Alto Hospital. November 30, 195t>. ;
husband of Agnes E. Garland, father of;
Arthur R. Garland, jr.. and Janet Gar- !
land. Services and interment Scarsdaie,
N. Y. Services by Chambers.
GEARIN, COL. EDWARD J.. U. S. A.
M. C. On Wednesday. November 29.
1950. at San Mateo. Calif.. Col. EDWARD
J. GEARIN. U S. A. M. C.. beloved hus
band of Mrs. Helen Burns Gearin. Fu
neral notice later. 3
GOODWIN, ANN E. On Wednesday. No
vember 29. 1950, ANN E. GOODWIN of
5001 1st st n.w . sister of Ward Shar
bach of Detroit. Mich., Gordon Sharbach
of Hibbing. Minn., and Stephen Sharbach
of Los Angeles, Calif. Services at the
8 H. Hines Co Funeral Home. 2901 14th
st. n.w.. on Saturday. December 2, at 2
p.m. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery.
1
GOODWIN, ANN. The officers and mem
^ bers of Sergt. Jasper Unit, F'v.
1.2. American Legion Auxll
a vjgx iary, are hercBy notified of
the death of ANN GOODWIN,
on November 2!*, 1950. Fu
neral services will be held at
the S. H. Hines Co. Funeial
Heme, 2901 14th st. n.w., on Friday,
December 1. at 8 p.m.
ELEANOR ASCHER. President.
LURENNA BONNER. Secretary.
GOODWIN. ANN E. Officers and mem
bers D- c- Salon, 8 and 40.
American Legion Auxiliary, are
■ Yrl requested to meet at the 8. H.
Kines Co. Funeral Home, 2901
14th st. n.w.. Friday evening,
it-.: December 1. 1950. at 8 o'clock.
■ to conduct services for our late
partner, ANN E. GOODWIN.
MAE E. HART. Le Chapeau (President!.
ELLEN LOU WARREN. Le Secretaire.
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GOULD. DAVID W. On Friday, December
1. 1950. at his residence. 121 Kentucky
ave. s.e.. DAVID W. GOULD, beloved
husband of Alice C. Gould and father of
Murray W. Gould. Friends may call at
the Lee Funeral Home. 4th st. and Mass,
ave. n.e., where services will be held on
Monday. December 4, at 1 D.m. Inter
ment Glenwood Cemetery. 3
GRIFFIN, FRANK J. Of the Burlington
Hotel, on November 28, 1950, husband
of Edna May Griffin. Services at Cham
bers’ Funeral Home. 1400 Chapin st. n.w.,
on Saturday, December 2, at 10 am.
Intrrment Washington National Ceme
tery. 1
GRIFFITH, MARY S On Tuesday. No
vember 28. 1950. at Newport, R. I.,
MARY S. GRIFFITH wife of the late
David M. Griffith of Philadelphia. Pa.
She Is survived by her daughter, Mar
garet, wife of Col. James P. Berkeley.
U. S. M. C. Services and interment at
Arlington Cemetery. Drexel Hill, Pg., on
Friday. December 1. at 2 p.m. 1
GROSS. BURTON ALONZO, on Thursday.
November 30, 1950. BURTON A. GROSS
of 514 3rd st. s.w.. husband of Mrs.
Beatrice Gross, father ot Miss Shirley
Gross, brother of Mrs. Sadie Brown, Mrs.
Alberta Averetta, Louise, Esther and
Frederick Gross. He also is survived by
lour nieces, five nephews, three aunts,
one uncle, other relatives and frlenas.
Remains resting at the John T. Rhines &
Co. Funeral Home. 3rd and Eye sts. s.w..
where relatives and friends may call on
Monday. December 4. after 3:30 p.m.
Funeral Tuesday. December 5, at 1 P.m.,
Rev. Joseph E. Lee officiating. Interment
Chapel Hill. Md. 4
GROVE, FRANK. On Wednesday, Novem
ber 29. 1950, at Asheville. N. C., FRANK
GROVE, beloved husband of Bertha Mex
wrll Grove, son of Helena Grove and the
late Edward Lee Grove, brother of
Charles Grove of Spokane. Wash.;
Blanche E. Joseph L. and Harold L.
Grove, and Mrs. Mildred G. Keys of
Washington. D. C., and Raymond Grote
of San Francisco, Calif. Remains will
rest at the Birch Funeral Home, 3031 M
st. n.w., where private services Will no
held on Monday. December 4. at 9:45
a m. Interment Arlington National Cem
etery. 3
HANSEN, DELA M. On Thursday, No
vember 30. 1950, at her residence, 104
South Courthouse rd. Arlington, Va .
DELA M. HANSEN, beloved wife of Ar
thur J. Hansen, sister of John Miller of
Mercersburg. Pg., and Edward Miller of
Elizabeth. N. J. Remains resting at the
S. H. Hines Co. Funeral Home, 2901 14th
st. n.w. Services at Fort Myer Chapel
on Monday. December 4, at 2 p.m. in
terment *>-"r,»ton National Cemetery. 3
HENRY. CLARA B.' Departed this life
Thursday. November 30, 1950. at 3 p.m,,
at Preedmen’s Hospital, CLARA 13.
HENRY, beloved mother of Mrs. Julia
Mitchrll Sharp and wife of the iate Rob
ert Henry. She also leaves to mourn
their loss a aevoted cousin. Josephine
Whitman; a son-in-law. Howard Sharo.
and many other relatives and friends.
After noon Sunday friends are invited to
call at the McGuire Funeral Home, 1820
9th at. n.w. Services Monday. December.
4. at l p.m.. at the Galbraith A. M. E.
Church. Interment Harmony Cemetery.
»
HiRiM'. CARl.. On Wednesday, Novem
29. 1950, at Clearwater. Fla., CARL
HERING qf 816 Mandalay blvd , Clear
water. Fla., beloved husband of Susie
Resina Hering, stepfather of E. J. Haley
of Raleigh, N. C.: brother of Mrs. Sophie
Good. Remains resting at the 6. H.
Hines Co. Funeral Home. 2901 14th st.
n.w.. after 12 noon Saturday. Prayers at
the above funeral home on Monday. De
cember 4. at 8:30 am.: thence to the
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church,
8th and N sts. n.w.. where the holy sac
rifice of the mass will be offered at 9
a m. for the repose of his soul. Inter
ment Fort Lincoln Cemetery. 3
HIGMAN. EMMA. On Friday. December
1. 1950. EMMA HIGMAN ol 3511 Daven
port st. n.w.. widow of Howard B. Hig
man and mother of Mrs. Dorothea H.
Smith. Mrs. Higman Is resting at the
Chevy Chase Funeral Home. 5101 Wis
consin ave. n.w. Services and Interment
In Philadelphia, Pa.
HOSMER. FRANK. On November 28,
1950. FRANK HOSMER of 74S Rock
Creek Church rd. n.w., brother of Mrs.
Henry V. Johnston. Mrs. Charles Finney
and William H. Hosmer of Arlington. Va.,
and George W. Hosmer of Washington. D.
C Services at Chambers’ Ftfneral Home.
1400 Chapin st. n.w., on Friday, Decem
ber 1. at 12:30 p.m. Interment Arling
ton National Cemetery. 1
ILER, HENRY C. On Wednesday. Novem
ber 29, 1950. HENRY C. ILER ol the
President's Own Garrison. Army and
Navy Union. U. S. A Comrade Iler rests
at the S. H. Hines Co. Funeral Home,
2901 14th st. n.w. Services at the
Chrvy Chase Presbyterian church on
Friday, December 1, at 10:30 a m. In
terment Gainesville. Ga. 1*
JACKSON. ROBERT. Suddenly, on Wed
nesday, November 29. 1950. ROBERT
JACKSON of 229 B’j st. s.w.. beloved
brother of Harry Jackson, nephew of
James Geary. He also Is survived by
other relatives and friends. Remains
resting at Barnes & Matthews’ Funeral
Home. 611 4th st. s.w. Notice of fu
neral later.
JONES. OLLIE. On Tuesday. November
28. 1960. at Gallmger Hospital, OLLIE
JONES ol 1141 5th st. n.w.. devoted hus
band of Rebecca Jones. He also leaves
many friends. Remains resting at Wil
liam T. & Ruth Tolbert s Funeral Horae,
1308 6th st. n.w. Services Saturday. De
cember 2. at 2 p.m , at the above funeral
home. Interment In Woodlawn Ceme
tery. •
LOWY, JULIUS. Suddenly, on Thursday,
November SO, 1950. at Miami Beach, Fla.,
JULIUS LOWY. devoted father of Mrs.
Raymond Eanet of Norfolk. Va , and
Harry Grossman of Miami Beach, Fla.
He also Is survived by one brother. Sam
Lowy of Kingston. N. Y.; three grand
children and two great-grandchildren.
Services at the C. D. Goldberg & Son
Funeral Home, 4217 9th st. n.w. Notice
of time later. 3
MARSHALL. JOHN W. On Wednesday,
November 29. 1950. at his residence,
3228 O st. n.w . JOHN W. MARSHALL,
beloved husband of Della E. Marshall
and father of Mrs. Elizabeth Walker,
Mrs. Celia Esther Thomas and John H.
Marshall. Also surviving are lour
grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren,
other relatives and many friends. After
noon Friday friends are invited to call
at the McGuire Funeral Home, 1820 9th
st. n.w.. where services will be held Sat
urday, December 2, at 1 p.m. Interment
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. 1
MONTGOMERY, FANNIE. On Monday,
November 27, 1950. FANNIE MONT
GOMERY of 920 3rd st. n.w., wife of
Arthur Montgomery sister of Howard and
Benjamin Baylor, Charles Wanser and
Ruby Reed. Other relatives and friends
also survive. Remains resting at the
Malvan & Schey Funetal Home, 424 R
st. n.w.. where funeral services will be
held Saturday, December 2. at 1 p.m. •
MORTON. ALFRED R. Of 4103 Emerson
st., Hyattsville, Md.. on November 29,
1950. husband of Mary S. Morton, father
of Robert W. and Charles D. Morton and
Mrs. Eleanor V. Callaghan. Services at
Chambers' Funeral Home. 5801 Cleveland
ave. Rlverdale. Md.. on Saturday, De
cember 2. at 1 p.m. Interment Cedar
Hill Cemetery. 1
NEWHAM. FRANK H. On Tuesday, No
vember 28. 1950. FRANK H. NEWHAM
of 635 Lexington pi. n.e.. beloved hus
band of Elsie Lee Newham and brother of
Mrs. C. W. Parsons. Friends may call
at the Lee Funeral Home. 4th st. and
Mass. ave. n.e., where services will be
held on Saturday. December 2, at 11 a m.
Interment Rock Creek Cemetery. 1
PEAK, MRS. FRANCES E. On Wednesday,
November 29. 1950, at Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital. FRANCES L. PEAK, wife
of the late Louis R. Peak and mother of
Mrs. Louis J. Murray. Mrs. Joseph J.
Crowley and Mr. Louis F. Peak. Friends
may call at her late residence, 1852
Wyoming ave. n.w. Mass will be offered
at St. Paul’s Catholic Church. 15th and
V sts. n.w.. on Saturday, December 2, at
10 am. Interment Mount Olivet Ceme
tery. * 1
PENDLETON. HENRY W„ JR. Suddenly,
on Tuesday. November 28, 1950, at 2219
14th st. n.w.. HENRY W. PENDLETON,
Jr.; son of Mrs. Elizabeth Day and Henry
W. Pendleton, sr. Also surviving are one
sister, Eleanora Pendleton; one nephew,
three aunts, two uncles, one great-aunt
and many friends. Friends are Invited
to call at Johnson & Jenkins' Funeral
Home. 205.1 Georgia ave. n.w. Funeral
Saturday. December 2. at 9 a m., from
St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, 1715
15th st. n.w. Interment Woodlawn Cem
etery.
RECTOR, MAMIE T. On Thursday, No
vember 30. 1950. at her residence, Mtd
dleburg, Va . MAMIE T. RECTOR, wife
of Louis Rector, mother of Mrs. Ruby
Parks, Mrs. Dorothy Heasley and Mrs.
Lillian Wadsworth; sister of Mrs. Stella
Kirby. Mrs. Ida Pearson, Mrs. Kate
Payne, Mrs. Pearly Payne. George and
Capt. Pearson. Funeral services on Sat
urday, December 2. at 11 a m., at the
Middleburg Methodist Church. Inter
ment Purcellvllle, Va.
SCOTT, PAUL REED. On Thursday. No
vember 30. 1950, PAUL REED SCOTT of
840 Delafleld pi. n.w.. beloved hu ’’and of
Stephanie A. Scott (nee Randal! . broth
er of Winifred G. Bowie and Harry O.
Scott. Services at the S. H. Hines Co.
Funeral Home, 2901 14th st. n.w., on
Monday, December 4. at I p.m. Inter
ment Cedar Hill Cemetery. 3
SCOTT, PAUL R. There will be a spe
cial communication of Myron
M. Parker Lodge, No. 27, F.
A. A M„ at 12 o'clock noon
Monday. December 4. 1950,
for the purpose of attending
the funeral of our late broth
er. PAUL R. SCOTT. A good
attendance is desired.
WILLIAM G. CLA8PY. Master.
Attest: JOHN A MOYER, Secretary. 3
SELF, EVELYN COFFREN. On Wednes
day. November 29. 1950, at Suburban
Hospital. EVELYN COFFREN SELF, sis
ter of Mrs. Agnes Sasscer of Upper Marl
boro. Md.: Mrs. Emma Bauer of Miami,
Fla.; Mrs. Belle Hepburn of Hyattsville,
Md.: Mrs. Hortense C. Gregory of 6ilver
Spring. Md., and Levette Coflren of Be
thesda. Md. Remains resting at the 8.
H. Hines Co. Funeral Home. 2901 14th
st. n.w.. until 10 p.m. Friday. December
I. Services at St. John’s Catholic Church,
Forest Glen, Md.. on Saturday, Decem’oei
2, where the holy sacrifice of the mass
will be offered at 9 a m. for the repose
of her soul. Interment Trinity Ceme
tery. Upper Marlboro, Md. . 1
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NATIONAL MEMORIAL PARK—Lot with
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Mrs. Peak Dies in Hospital,
Insurance Man's Widow
Mrs. Frances L. Peak, 78, for
many years active in charitable
and religious affairs, died Wednes
day at Georgetown Hospital after
a brief illness. She lived at 1852
Wyoming avenue N.W.
Mrs. Peak was born in St. Marys
County, Md., and lived in Wash
ington most of her life. She was
the widow of Louis R. Peak, for
mer secretary of the old Corcoran
Fire Insurance Co. and long en
gaged in real estate and insurance
business.
At the time of her death Mrs.
Peak was associated with the
Christ Child Society, the Catholic
Home for Aged Ladies, the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution
and the Washington Club.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Louis J. Murray of the home
address, and Mrs. Joseph J. Crow
ley, 18 West Irving street, Chevy
Chase, Md.; a son, Louis F. Peak,
2851 Chesterfield place N.W., and
seven grandchildren.
Requiem mass will be held at
10 a.m. tomorrow in St. Paul’s
Catholic Church. Fifteenth and V
streets N.W. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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SIDWELL. EDNA N. On Thursday, No
vember ,30, 1950. at Walter Reed Gen
eral Hospital, Mrs. EDNA N. SIDWELL,
beloved wile ol Capt. Wheeler W. Sid
well. U. S. A., retired, of Woodstock Va ;
mother of Miss Ina Florence Sidwell and
Mrs. Charlotte Sidwell Freund, sitter of
MrJ- J. T. Frost. Mrs. Frank M. Webb
and Mr. B. L. Nutting. She also is sur
vived by two grandchildren. Mrs. John S.
Sterling and Miss Roberta Freund.
Friends may call at the Wastler Funeral
Home. 301 East Capitol st., where serv
ices will be held on Monday. December 4,
at 9 a m. Interment at Arlington Na
tional Cemetery. 3
SMITH. HELEN FRYE. On Thursday. No
vember 30, I960, at her residence. 4803
Ler highway, Arlington. Va., HELEN
FRYE SMITH, loving aunt of Ellsworth
and Rodman Turner and Lawrence Wil
holte Many other relatives and friends
also survive. Mrs. Smith will rest at the
above address after 8 p.m. Friday, De
cember 1. Funeral services and Inter
ment Saturday. December 2. at 2 p m..
at the Willow Grove Baptist Church,
Culpeper, Va. Arrangements by the
Chinn Funeral Service. •
SMITH. LILLIAN MAY. On Thursday.
November 30. 1950, at her home, 405
South Meadow lane. Falls Church, Va..
LILLIAN MAY SMITH, wife of Clarence
Howard Smith. She also is survived by
several brothers and sisters. Remains
resting at Pearson's Funeral Home, 472
North Washington st.. Falls Church. Va..
where funeral services will be held on
Monday. December 4, at 10 a m. Inter
ment Arlington National Cemetery. 3
SMITH. LILLIAN MAY. Members of the
©American Legion Auxiliary
Unit. No. 130, Falls Chvch,
Va.. are notified funeral serv
ices for our late member.
LILLIAN MAY SMITH, will be
held at Pearson's Funeral
Home. 472 North Washington
at., Fails Church. Va., on Monday. De
cember 4. 1950. at 10 a m.
GRACE THOMPSON. Unit President.
DOROTHY M. COOKE. Unit Sec. 3
THOMAS. CHARLES EDWIN. Departed
this life suddenly, on Wednesday. No
vember 29. 1950, at Galllnger Hospital.
CHARLES EDWIN THOMAS beloved son '
of Mrs. Viola Fleming Marshall, stepson
ol Milton Marshall, arandson ol Mrs.
Lula P. McGee, nephew of Mrs Louise
i?u,1?d’,,'..!^rs M*ry Youn*. Mrs. Blanche
Hall. William Charles W.. Andrew and
Robert Fleming. He also leaves a host
of other relatives and friends Remains
resting at Ralph Barbour's Funeral Home,
48 K st. n.e. Notice ol funeral later.
THOMSON. FLORENCE A'. On Thursday,
November 30. 1950. at Arlington Hos
pital, FLORENCE A. THOMSON of 124
North Wayne at.. Arlington. Va.. beloved
wife of Frederick M. Thomson, daughter
of David K. and Alexandra B. Auman of
BatHe Lake. Minn., and sister of Mrs.
J. F. Lurginer of Minneapolis. Minn ;
Mrs. Lucille Carlisle of Ottumwa. Iowa;
Mrs. Vincent Cleaveland of Vancouver.
Wash.: Mrs. Clifford Worsley of Boise,
Idaho: Mrs. J. A. Cope of Arlington, Va.,
and W. A. Auman of Minneapolis. Minn.
Friends may call at the Ives Funeral
Home, 2847 Wilson blvd.. Arlington. Va..
until 12:30 p.m. Monday. December 4;
thence to Fort Myer Chapel, where fu
neral services will be held at 1 p.m. In
terment Arlington National Cemetery. 3
THURSTON. LORENZO DOW. On Thurs
day. November 30, 1950, at his residence,
1845 Independence ave. s.e.. LORENZO
DOW THURSTON, beloved husband of
Mildred Beal Thurston, father of Harold
and Lloyd Thurston of Denver. Colo.;
brother of Cora D. Means of Denver,
Colo. Funeral from the James T. Ryan
Funeral Home. 317 Pa. ave. s.e., on Mon
day. December 4, at 8 p.m. Requiem
mass at the Church of the Holy Com
forter at 9 a.m. Relatives and friends
Invited. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery.
3
TRUMBO. GEORGE THOMAS. Suddenly,
on Friday, December I. 1950, at his resi
dence. R. F. D. No. 1. Alexandria. Va..
GEORGE THOMAS TRUMBO. husband of
Alice Jane Trumbo, father of Mrs. Mary
Edna Ritchie of Fauquier County. Va.:
Lt. John Walter Trumbo. U. S. A., and
Corpl. Robert Holder Trumbo. U. S. A.:
brother of William W. Trumbo of Ar
lington Va.; Arthur B. Trumbo of Vienna,
Va.. and Jacob Woodrow Trumbo. Mrs.
Cora Armstrong and Mrs. Mary Trenis.
all of Fauquier County. Va. Remains
resting at the Wheatley Funeral Home,
Alexandria, Va. Notice of funeral later.
TUMBLESON. CHAKLES C.. M. D. On
Thursday, November 30, 1950. CHARLES
C. TUMBLESON. M. D., of Sandy Spring,
Md.. beloved husband of Gladys B. Tun;
bleson and brother of Miss Mabel Tum
bleson of Baltimqre, Md. Services and
interment private. Please omit flowers.
Contributions may be made to the Mont
gomery County General Hospital. 1
WILLIAMS. HENRY. On Monday. Novem
ber ti, 1950. at Oalllnger Hospital.
HENRY WILLIAM8 of 345 Oakdale st.
n.w.. husband of Elisabeth Williams, fa
ther of Mildred and Henry Williams, jt.:
grandfather of Ruth Newby. Elisabeth
and Troy Mae Norris. He also leaves one
sister, one brother, other relatives and
friends. The late Mr. Williams may be
viewed at Stewart’s Funeral Home. 30 H
st. n.e. after 4 p.m. Friday, where serv
ices will be held Saturday. December 2.
at 1 p.m. Interment Payne's Cemetery.
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WILLIAMSON. JUDITH ANNE. On Wed
nesday. November 29. 1950. JUDITH
ANNE WILLIAMSON, aged 4 years, of
<15 North Nelson st., Arlington. Va., be
loved daughter of Monroe W. and Mary
Ellen Williamson and sister of Roy Mon
roe Williamson. Friends may call at the
Ives Funeral Home. 2847 Wilson blvd..
Arlington, Va.. until 1:30 P.m. Saturday,
December 2; thence to the Fairlington
Methodist Church, where funeral services
will be held at 2 p.m. Interment Colum
bia Gardens Cemetery. 1
Itt 4ll*mariam
REINHART. JOSEPHINE A. In sad but
loving remembrance of our dear mother.
JOSEPHINE A. REINHART, who left us
twenty-five years ago today, December
1. 1925.
LOVING SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN
LAW. ALPHEUS. FRANCIS, MAR
GUERITE AND ANNA.»
ROTT, G. FREDERICK. In loving mem
ory of my dear husband and our devoted
father, G. FREDERICK ROTT, who
passed away eleven years ago today, De
cember 1, 1939.
Somewhere back of the sunset,
Where loveliness never dies,
He dwells in a land of peace and joy.
With the blue and the gold of the skies.
HIS DEVOTED WIFE AND CHILDREN,
_IDA AND EMIL.
THOMAS, EDNA G. H. A tribute of love
and devotion to the memory of my dear
daughter. EDNA G. H. THOMAS, who
passed away fourteen years ago today,
December 1. 1936.
You said farewell when autumn leaves
were falling.
And gently passed to heavenly realms
above;
You left sad hearts and tear-filled voices
calling
Your precious name of memories and
love.
LONESOME MOTHER. SARAH L. HENRY.
WARE. LAURA FRANCES! In loving
memory of our dear mother, LAURA
FRANCES WARE, who passed away six
years ago.
God took her. it was His will,
But we all love her still.
_THE CHILDREN. »
WATSON, JOHN B. In loving remem
brance of my dear father, JOHN B.
WATSON, who departed this life one
year ago, November 30. 1949.
EDWARD H. WATSON. •
WEST. JOHN H. In memory of my lov
ing husband and our devoted father.
JOHN H. WEST, who departed this life
two years ago today, December 1. 1948.
Loving and kind in all his ways.
Upright and just to the end of his days;
Sincere and true in heart and mind,
A beautiful memory he left behind.
Treasured thoughts of one so dear
Often bring a silent tear.
DEVOTED WIFE BESSIE WEST. AND
DAUGHTERS.
WILSON, JOHN M. D. AND NANCY
BRUCE. In loving memory of our dear
parents, father, JOHN M. D. WILSON,
who passed away thirty-seven years ago.
October 31, 1913, and mother, NANCY
BRUCE WILSON, who answered the call
fourteen years ago today, December 1,
1936.
From our memory you have not gone
£way.
Then? your images will alwavs stay,
Sunahlne passes, shadows fall.
But love's remembrance outlasts all.
Sadly missed.
YOUR LOVING DAUGHTERS. EVA AND
COROLYNN*. •
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Dr. C. C. Tumbleson,
Of Hospital Staff in
Montgomery, Dies
Dr. Charles C. Tumbleson, 73, a
member of Montgomery County
General Hospital’s medical staff
from its inception in 1920 until his
retirement last year, died yester
day at the hospital. He lived at
Sandy Spring, Md.
Dr. Tumbleson was one of the
two doctors on the staff when the
hospital was opened during a flu
epidemic. He and Dr. J. W. Bird,
chief of staff since its founding,
were forced to bring in patients
several months before the hos
pital’s completion because of the
severity of the epidemic.
When the hospital was opened
there were only 28 beds. Dr.
Tumbleson was one of those in
strumental in building the organi
zation to its present 10-man staff
with 58 beds.
Born in Baltimore.
During his tenure there as a
general practitioner he was es
pecially active in the pediatric
and anesthesia fields. He was one
of the two physicians on the hos
pital’s governing board.
Dr. Tumbleson was born in
Baltimore. He was educated at
the Baltimore City College and
was a graduate of both the Mary
land School of Pharmacy and the
College of Physicians and Sur
geons in Baltimore, now a part
of Maryland University.
From 1905 until 1920 he prac
ticed in Guilford, Howard County,
. Md.; making his calls for the first
! part of his career in a horse and
i buggy.
Services to Be Private.
Dr. Tumbleson was a past presi
dent of the Montgomery County
Medical Society and a member
of the Southern Maryland and
American Medical Associations
and the Chirurgical Faculty of
Maryland. He also belonged to
the Sandy Spring Lions Club.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Gladys B. Tumbleson. and a sis
ter, Miss Mabel Tumbleson of
Baltimore.
Funeral and burial services will
be private.
The family has requested that
flowers be omitted. Contributions
may be made to the hospital.
Mrs. Esther Bird Is Dead;
Artist to Be Buried Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Esther
Brock Bird, about 60, artist and
world traveler, were to be held;
this afternoon in the Centreville
(Va.) Methodist Church. Burial
was to be in St. John's Church
Cemetery there.
Mrs. Bird died Wednesday in,
Physicians’ Hospital, Warrenton,
Va., after a long illness. She lived
in Clifton, Va.
Mrs. Bird was a native Wash
ingtonian and lived here for many
years. Her husband, the late
Adriel Bird, tvas a well-known Dis
trict lawyer at one time.
A graduate of McKinley High
School, she later graduated from:
Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N. Y.i
She taught for a short period in
the Arts and Crafts School here
after study abroad. She exhibited
her works in New York, Washing
ton and Honolulu. Her travels
had takefi her to Europe, South
America and the Orient.
She leaves a brother, Walter B.
Brock of Marion, N. Y.; two sis
ters,*Miss W. C. Holmes of Brook
lyn, N. Y„ and Mrs. Marion B.
Fitzpatrick of Clifton, and one
nephew, Comdr. Fenelon A. Brock,
U. S. N.
No Visas Yet Required
Of U. S. Visitors to Cuba
By the Associated Press
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. 1.—Min
ister of State Ernesto Dihigo said
yesterday that “for the moment”
Cuba will not require United
States residents to obtain visas to
visit the country.
It had been expected that such
visas would be required beginning
tomorrow in response to new
United States regulations requir
ing Cubans to obtain visas.
Union Veteran, 106,
Dies; Only 14 Left
By the Associated Press
OREGON CITY, Oreg., Dec. 1.
—Michael J. Thralls, a Civil War
veteran, died in a nursing home
yesterday at the age of 106.
His death cut the fast dwindling
number of Union veterans to 14.
He was the third oldest of the
survivors. James A. Hard,
Rochester, N. Y„ is 108 and
James W. Smith, Lebanon, Oreg.,
is 107.
Born January 16. 1844, he
served as a private in Company C,
57th Indiana Infantry and 4th
V, R. C.
Seventh-Day Adventists
Plan Television Series
The first of a series of religious
television programs sponsored by
the Seventh-day Adventist Tele
vision Commission will be broad
cast Sunday over the American
Broadcasting Co. network. Origi
nating in New York, it will be seen
locally at 12:30 p.m. over Station
WMAL-TV.
The project was inspired by the
“growing desire for spiritual hope
and guidance in view of the pres
ent world outlook,” said William
B. Ochs, chairman of the commis
mission. Similar programs are
planned later from Los Angeles.
Miss Martha Fitzpatrick,
Lifelong Resident, Dies
Miss Martha Fitzpatrick, 76, a
lifelong resident of Washington,
died Wednesday at Washington
Sanitarium after a two-month
illness. For many years she had'
lived at the Wardman Park Hotel.
The daughter of Bernard and
Mary McWilliams Fitzpatrick, she
was a graduate of the Immaculate
Conception Academy. In World
War I she was employed by the
Treasury and War Departments.
Miss Fitzpatrick was a member
of the Independence Bell Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revo
lution, and other ‘Women’s organ
izations.
Surviving are two nieces, the
Misses Regina T. and Mary
Loretta Sullivan, both of 2618
Woodley place N.W., and a
nephew, Frank M. Sullivan, 3945
Connecticut avenue N.W.
Funeral services will be held at j
10 a.m. tomorrow in St. Matthew’s
Cathedral. Burial will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Woman Kills 3 Children
And Self With Monoxide
By the Associated Press
ENGLEWOOD, N. J.. Dec. 1.—
An attractive 29-year-old wife
sheperded her three small children
into a closed garage last night and
took their lives and her own with
carbon monoxide fumes.
The bodies of socially promi
nent Mis. Margaret Thompson
Oppenheimer and the children,
two of whom had been stricken
with scarlet fever recently, were
found slumped in the family sta-|
tion wagon by her husband Wil-^
liam.
He told police he returned home
from work about 9:55 p.m. and
found the house empty. Mr. Op
penheimer said he then went to
the darkened garage and discov
ered his family dead.
Mrs. Oppenheimer, clad in
blouse and dungarees, was found
in the front seat of the station
wagon. Her two young daugh
ters, Ann Newton. 5'/2, and Mary
Alice, 4, were found kneeling in
the back as if at play. They were
stricken with scarlet fever Wed
nesday. Her 1-yea^old son, Wil
liam. jr., was found on the floor.
Police listed the deaths as sui
cide and triple murder.
Probe of Attempt on Life
Of Truman Jails Witness
iy Associated Press /
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.—Juan
Correa, 42, was sentenced to 30
days in jail yesterday when he
balked in answering questions be
fore a Federal grand jury in
vestigating the attempted assas
sination of President Truman.
Federal Judge Gregory F. Noo
nan. who imposed sentence, de
scribed the witness’ conduct as
“contumacious and contemptuous.”
The United States attorney’s
office refused to disclose details
of Correa’s actions which led to
the contempt sentence.
Correa was picked up by Secret
Service agents soon after the No
vember 1 attempt on the Presi
dent’s life. They seized him as
he walked into the Bronx home of
Oscar Collazo, one of the two
Puerto Rican gunmen who made
the assassination attempt.
Collazo, who was wounded, has
been charged with the murder of
a White House guard. His com
panion,* Griselio Torresola, was
slain.
Correa, who later was released
from custody, had been ordered
to appear before the jury investi
gating New York angles of the
death plot.
Arlington Rites Held
For Mrs. John P. Smith
Graveside services for Mrs. John
P. Smith, 66, widow of an Army
major general, were held today
in Arlington Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith died Tuesday night
at Walter Reed Hospital after a
long illness. She lived at the
Wardman Park Hoetl.
Gen. and Mrs. Smith came here
in 1943 from Atlanta, Ga., where
he was in command of the 4th
Army Corps area. He was attached
to the Office of Strategic Services
here until his retirement in 1945.
He died in 1948. Mrs. Smith was
the former Cornelia Parmelee.
Surviving are a brother, Horace
J. Parmelee of New York City,
and a sister, Miss Grace N.
Parmelee of Long Island, N. Y.
Three Notes Indicate
Murder and Suicide
In Fatal Auto Blast
Fragments of three notes pieced
together by police today indicated
murder and suicide in the bomb
deaths of a jealous suitor and his
17-year-old sweetheart as they sat
in an automobile parked in the 500
block of Tenth street S.E. Thurs
day night.
The coroner’s office today issued
death certificates to the effect that
James William Woodward, 26, set
off the explosion in which he and
Miss Mary Fay Combs died in
front of the girl’s home at 51f
Tenth street S.E.
The notes were blasted to bits
and scattered about the bomb
torn interior of the car. according
to Inspector Robert V. Murray,
chief of detectives, and Capt. Jerry
F. Flaherty, head of the homicide
squad.
One fragment, officials said, bore
Woodward’s signature, a second
contained the words, “To Whom It
May Concern,” and another re
vealed a line written by Woodward
to the effect that he planned to
kill himself and his sweetheart.
Neither of the three notes has
been pieced together completely as
yet.
Woodward, manager of a farm
near Hume. Va„ drove to Wash
ington Thursday night, police were'
told, to attempt a reconciliation
with Miss Combs.
The girl, who had been trying
to break off with him. had con
sented to discuss matters in his
car before going on a bowling date
with another young man.
Police said Woodward was “in
sanely jealous,” an# apparently
detonated the bomb after the girl
refused to make up with him. The
explosion hurled Miss Combs to
the sidewalk. Woodward’s body
was found in the remains of the
front seat.
The girl and a twin sister, Fran
cis. had been employed in a drug
store. Daughters of a farm family
of 10, they came here several
months ago from Kentucky to live
with relatives.
! Zenith Says 'Phonevision'
Has Films' Co-operation
By th« Associated Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.—Motion pic
ture producers have dropped their
opposition to Zenith Radio Corp.’s
"phonevision” plan for television,
Zenith announced today, and are
co-operating fully. .
A Zenith spokesman said the
decision by the film companies to
allow use of their films “came
after months of debate and ne
gotiatiop, growing out of the revo
lutionary nature of the experi
ment.”
Phonovision is a plan whereby
televiewers ca'n pay to see first
run movies in their homes. A 80
day test of the plan, scheduled to
start today, will be delayed several
days pending final selection of the
films to be used. Zenith stated.
"From the lists of films now be
ing made available for the phone
vision test,” the spokesman said,
"it will be possible to select a true
cross-section of features of all types
so as to make the 90 films to be
used . . . truly representative of
the motion picture industry’s fea
ture production.”
When the test starts, 300 se
lected Chicago families will be of
fered a new feature film each eve
ning for 90 days. 1
Word Received of Death
Of Harry W. Stratton
Word has been received here of
the death of Harry W. Stratton,
70, who formerly lived in Wash
ington and later became the dean
of organists in Buffalo, N. Y.
Private services for Mr. Strat
ton, who died November 13 in
Buffalo, .were held in that city.
Born in Pittsburgh, Mr. Strat
ton came here as a child. His
father, the late James A. Stratton,
was formerly secretary of the
Civil Service Commission. A
graduate of Eastern High School,
Mr. Stratton later studied piano
and organ here and abroad. For
many years he was organist of the
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
in Buffalo and active there in
musical recitals and choral socie
ties.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Edna W. Stratton, and two sisters,
the Misses Grace B. and Margaret
B. Stratton, both of 4300 Reno
road N.W.
Bill Filed on Holiday Time
For Police and Firemen
Metropolitan, White House,
Park Police forces and District
Fire Department personnel would
be given compensatory time off
when they work on holidays, under
a bill recommended to Congress
by the District Commissioners.
The measure was one of three
requested yesterday by the city
heads in communications sent to
Speaker of the House Rayburn!
and referred to the District Com-1
mittee. The bills are not expected
to be considered until the 82nd
Congress convenes next month.
The police and fire bill would in
clude, as holidays, the Presiden
tial inauguration, New Year’s Day,
Washington’s Birthday, Fourth of
July, Memorial Day, Labor Day,
Armistice Day, Thanksgiving Day
and Christmas.
Another bill requested by the
commissioners would double the
present daily fee of $5 for Jurors
in condemnation proceedings in
stituted by the District.
The third measure would permit
the commissioners to settle claims
and suits against the District up
to $10,000. The limit now is $5,000.
Mrs. Sarah K. Books, 91,
Dies After Week's Illness
Mrs. Sarah Kauffman Books,
91, widow of a former president
of the Pennsylvania Medical Asso
ciation, died Wednesday at Prince
Georges General Hospital after a
week’s illness.
Mrs. Books, who came here in
1942, lived at 4214 Fifty-fourth
place, Bladensburg, Md. Her hus
band, Dr. B. F. Books, died in
1918.
A native of Mifflintown, Pa..
she was born on a farm there
originally granted to the Kauff
man heirs by William Penn in
the late seventeenth century. The
farm is still owned by the family.
She married Dr. Books 67 years
ago and lived in Altoona, Pa., at
the time of his death.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Blanche Alberti of the home ad
dress; a son, E. J. Books of San
Lorenzo. Calif.; six grandchildren,
and nine great grandchildren. A
sister, Mrs. David Seiber, lives in
Thompson town. Pa.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. tomorrow in the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints. 2715 Twenty-second street
N.E. Burial will be in the family
jlot, Mifflintown.
Jewish Tribunal'Clears' Man
Of Concentration Camp Death
NEW YORK. Dec. 1.—An unof
ficial tribunal, acting under an
cient Jewish custom, has cleared a
former German concentration
camp inmate of any guilt in the
death of a fellow prisoner five
years ago.
Mager Mittelman, 34, an Oli
phant (Pa.) chicken slaughterer,
was exonerated unanimously by
the three-man tribunal yesterday.
The charge was brought by
Benjamin Krieger, 42, a Brooklyn
fish dealer.
Mr. Krieger charged that Mr.
Mittelman, whom he named as a
trusty at the Muhldorf concentra
tion camp, fatally beat Mr. Krie
ger’s brother, Zelman, when he
sought second bowl of soup.
Mr. Mittelman, denying the
charge, claimed he never knew
either of the Krieger brothers un
til Benjamin spied him on a street
in Brooklyn last June and said he
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recognized him as the slayer of
Zelman.
Authorities here did not act on
the charge, because it involved an
incident outside the country.
The American Jewish Congress
took over. Mr. Mittelman and Mr.
Krieger both agreed to appoint
ment of the tribunal, sponsored
by the congress.
The tribunal could not have im
posed any legal penafty if it had
upheld the charge, but such a
ruling would have blackened the
accused, especially in the eyes of
fellow Jews.
The tribunal's decision was
based partly on testimony that Mr.
Mittelman was near death at the
camp from illness at the time of
the alleged beating, and could not
have committed any act of vio-;
lence. Also, more than a dozen
inmates of the camp testified they!
never heard of the incident.
Danton Is Arraigned,
Pleads Not Guilty to
Charge of Killing Child
Andrew Danton. 34, former Cen
sus Bureau employe df the 3600
j block of Thirty-ninth street N.W.,
•was ordered field for action of a
■Federal grand jury following ar
raignment on a irturder charge at
[Harrisonburg, Va„ yesterday.
Danton is accused of killing his
4-year-old daughter, Lynn Fran
ces, and slugging his wife in an
attempt to wipe out his family
on Skyline drive two weeks ago.
Mrs. Danton is recovering from
serious head wounds in George
Washington University Hospital.
Chief Shenandoah National
j Park Ranger G. B. Liles told
United States Commissioner
| Charles A. Nelson that Danton
j had admitted he tried to wipe
;out his family and kill himself
because of financial difficulties,
the Associated Press reported.
FBI Agent William H. Pryor
testified Danton had given him a
statement containing details of
the attack. Danton said in the
statement, the agent testified,
that he planned the attack on
the spur of the moment when he
stopped the family automobile on
the drive south of Front Royal,
[ostensibly to take pictures. He
struck Mrs Danton with a ham
! mer, beat his daughter to death
[ with a jack handle, slashed his
own wrists with a broken bottle
; and drove his car over a cliff, ac
! cording to the agent’s report of
I the statement.
Defense Attorney Lloyd H. Drei
sonstok of Washington, entered a
plea of not guilty on behalf of
Danton. His questioning of pro
secution witnesses indicated the
defense might be pegged to Dan
ton’s mental condition at the time
of the attack.
At the conclusion of the hear
ing Danton was returned to tke
Federal Reformatory at Peters
burg, Va.
Refugee Swaps Truck
For Wife in Berlin
ly th« Associated Press
BERLIN, Dec. 1.—A political
refugee from the Soviet zone bar
tered his truck to the Commu
nist People’s Police to liberate hi»
wife from a Potsdam prison.
The strange exchange took place
last night at the Glienicker
Bridge, which divides West Berlin
from the zone.
As Russian sentries armed with
• machine pistols watched curiously,
eight officers of the East German
state security service drove up to
the city limits and let Mrs. Anna
marie Meissner, 48. out of their
i car.
Her husband’s truck rolled into
the Soviet zone at the same mo
ment as she crossed to Allied
occupied territory.
Since June 3 she had been held
incommunicado in Potsdam. Her
husband had managed to escape
from similar arrest on June 16.
Widow to Receive Medals
Of Korea Flyer Today
Officers and airmen at Bolling
Air Force Base will stage a for
mal review this afternoon at
the presentation of posthumous
awards to the widow of Lt. John
Neil Munkres, 26. a fighter pilot
killed in action near Korea.
Mrs. Munkres. who lives at 2801
Quebec street N.W., will receive
the Distinguished Flying Cross,
two Air Medals and the Purple
Heart conferred on her husband
for valor in action during 52 com
bat missions over Korea.
Lt. Munkres was attached to
the 315th Air Division in Japan
when his Mustang crashed into
the Sea of Japan last August. A
native of Weeping Water, Nebr.,
he graduated from West Point in
1946. He flew both jet Shooting
Stars and World War n Mustangs
in his combat missions.
Mrs. Munkres, the former Al
pher V. Vestal, daughter of Maj.
and Mrs. Van R. Vestal of 4201
Massachusetts avenue N.W., met
Lt. Munkres while living in Japan
with her parents.
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