SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Monday, November I, 1954
Series of Crimes
Plagues Police in
Wesl Pennsylvania
Aliquippa, Pa. U.R) The
blood-caked body of a pretty
high school girl was found on a
lonely hillside near here Satur
day as police throughout west
ern Pennsylvania sought the
"trick or treat" slayer of a six-year-old
girl near Johnstown.
Police said both slayings ap
parently -were the work of sex
killers. '
The knife-slashed body of
Helen Jean Bryant, 16, a straw
berry blonde sophomore, was
found under a pile of leaves and
dirt in a wooded section about
one-quarter of a mile from her
home by members of a posse
which had searched for her since
she was reported missing
Wednesday.
Throat Slashed
Police said the girls' cloth
ing was disarranged, and Mrs.
Margaret Sanders, deputy Beav
er county coroner, said "it ap
pears she had been attacked sex
ually." , Her throat had been
slashed, and she was stabbed
"several times" in the chest, au
thorities said.
Police Chief Matthew Zvonar
said Helen Jean had been partial
ly stripped by the killer who
sought to ravish her.
Several hours after her body
was found, state police began
questioning a 27-year-old Ali
quippa man in whose possession
they found a pair of bloody
trousers and several crime comic
books. Several other members
of his family, apparently broth
ers, also were brought to the
Aliquippa jail.
At New Castle, 32 miles down
the Ohio river from here, a 12-year-old
girl, whose name was
withheld, told police she was
attacked last night after she and
her four-year-old brother were
forced into a car at gun-point
and driven to a lonely road out
side of town.
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determine fate of Dr. Sam Sheppard, Cleveland, O, osteopath accused of slaying wife From
left: Edmond Verlinger, store manager; Mrs. Elizabeth Borke, mother of two; Mrs. Louella
Williams divorcee; Mrs. Louise K. Feuchter, wife of railroad inspector; Mrs. Beatrice P Oren
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Elections Bureau Work To Start
In Earnest Following Election
University To Honor
It's First President
Northfield, Vt. 4I.PJ Nor
wich Univeristy will name its
new dormitory Ransom Hall, in
memory of its first president,
who gave the school its motto, "I
will try."
Col. Truman B. Ransom re
signed as Norwich president in
1847 to command a regiment in
the Mexican' War. .Ransom led
the assault on Chapultepec after
Gen. Zachary Scott asked him if
he could capture the heights and
Ransom replied, "I will try." At
the moment of victory, Ransom
was killed by a musket balL
By WILLIAM WARREN
Uniled Press Correspondent
Salem (U.R) When you
cast your ballot Tuesday, you
will have accomplished your
duty as a citizen as far . as the
general election goes.
But the duties of the State El
ections Bureau under Secretary
of State Earl T. Newbry will
just have started.
The counting of those collec
tive votes by the thousands and
thousands throughout the state
is the next immediate chore.
And that's where the elections
bureau, directed by Dave O'Hara
comes in. Out to each of the
counties goes an abstract of
votes, a large chart-like piece of
heavy paper some two feet, four
inches by two feet 10 inches. On
it are listed all the candidates
voted on in the county and all
the measures, precinct by pre
cinct. When the tally is complet
ed the abstract comes into O'
Hara's office where he carefully
goes over every figure, watch
ing the vote in each precinct.
If there is an abnormally large
vote for a candidate or the bill
to outlaw outlawery, or an ab
normally small vote, then O'
Hara checks the county to find
the trouble. - v
Example Cited
There was a good example of
that back in 1940 when Willis
Mahoney, who gave Charles
McNary a close race for U. S.
Senator in 1936, filed for U.S.
senator and also delegate to the candidate. So Mahoney with-
Democratic national convention.
Mahoney had accepted an out-
of-state appointment under the
Roosevelt administration and re
turned to Oregon only shortly
before the primary campaign.
So the Portland newspapers,
among others, gave him what-for
for running, dubbing him among
other, things, the carpet-bagger
Superstitions Stiil
Very Much Alive
Los Angeles (U.R) Super
stitions are still very much alive
in our modern times, according
to Dr. Mac-Elward Leach, folk
lore professor at University of
California at Los Angeles.
Some of the popular supersti
tions observed by persons in all
walks of life -include:
1. A pair of miniature baby
shoes hanging inside the cab of
a truck will protect the driver
against an accident.
2. Whiskey will cure colds.
3. If a black ace falls on the
floor during a bridge game, don't
play any more.
4. After opening canned foods,
place any leftovers in a glass jar
before putting them in the refrig
erator. .
5. Balls of cotton hung on
strings in open doorways will
keep out flies.
Fatal traffic crashes in 1053
involved 41,700 men and 4,100
women.
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drew from the race for senator
ial nomination, but remained a
candidate for delegate to the
Democratic national convention.
Jackson County Telegram
On April 27, 1940, G. R. Car
ter, Jackson county clerk, tele
graphed then Secretary of State
Earl Snell: "Is Willis Mahoney's
name to stay on ballot?" The
telegram went directly into
Snell's office instead of going
to the elections bureau quarters
across the corridor. It seemed
obvious that the query concern
ed the U. S. Senatorial candi
dacy, so Snell replied April 29,
1940: "Mahoney's name to be
withdrawn from ballot."
Weli, Mahoney won out as
delegate, getting the highest vote
for the Democratic convention,1"
69,683. But when the abstract
of votes came in From Jackson
county, Mahoney received ex
actly zero votes. O'Hara tele
graphed to Carter to find what
the error was, and discovered
Carter had withdrawn Mahon
ey's name also as candidate for
delegate.
Check Important
Now, here's where the check
becomes important. Suppose
Mahoney had withdrawn as can
didate for delegate but remained
as candidate for Democratic
nominee for senator. And sup
pose he had lost out by fewer
than the number of votes in
Jackson county. Then he would
have a clear case, legal obser
vers here say, of going to court
to have the election declared
invalid.
So the, abstract of vote gets a
check, a double check and a
triple check.
Three Weeks Needed
It will be about three weeks
before the official returns are
announced here, because Mult
nomah county, with its large
population and its hand-counting
takes that long to tote up its
tab. Once the total is determined
here and the check of the ab
stract of votes made, Secretary
of State Newbry will canvass
the vote in the presence of Gov.
Paul L. Patterson. Then indi
vidual certificates of election
will be issued to the successful
candidates.
' And the work concerning the
election will be completed. But
wait, is there rest for the work
ers in O'Hara's office. No indeed.
They get immediately to work
then making the vast and intri
cate preparations necessary so ;
tnat the Legislature can open its
session in January with ease
and without a hitch.
Nixon Gives Tongue-Lashing To Heckler, Orders Him Out
San Mateo, Calif. (U.R) A
blazing mad Vice-President Rich
ard Nixon delivered a tongue
lashing Friday night to a heckler
vho interrupted his nation-wide
rrdio political address by shout
ing, "Tell us a dog story, Dick."
The vice-president concluded
his impromptu address by telling
the doorman, "now, throw, him
out."
Pushed Out Door
The interrupter, identified by
San Mateo police as . James
Heavey of San Francisco, was
then pushed vigorously out a
doorway near the stage and was
escorted off the grounds.'
Nixon was about three quar
ers through his address, which
was televised locally, when
Heavey made the interruption.'
Television engineers said tne re
mark was audible to the TV
audience.
The vice-president did not
even break stride in his speech,
while a dozen men swarmed
about Heavey. At the conclusion
of the address,' Nixon bade his
audience sit down and had
Heavey brought to the foot of
the platform.
"I would be ashamed if any
member of my party wouldn't
allow a speaker to address his
audience," Nixon said.
First Heckling
lie pointed out that he had
toured 22 states and made 200
speeches during his campaign
ing tour, "And this is the first
time I have been hsckled."
Heavey refused to give his
name to newsmen afterghe was
ejected from the high school
auditorium where the vice-president
delivered his speech.
Heavey told newsmen, he
would have been "proud" to
give his name last week, but
'Home on Range' Writer's
Home Becomes Shrine
Anthol, aKn. U.PJ The lit
tle cabin home of Dr. Brewster
Higley where he wrote "Home
on the Range" has become a
Kaiisas shrine.
Before it was dedicated as the
birthplace of Kansas' official
state song, the limestone and log
cabin had served as a hen house.
J The cabin is located nine miles
nortnwest of Anthol in Smith
county. It was restored by the
Smith Center, Kan., Lions Club.
Higley built the cabin in 1872
on the bank of Beaver Creek and
in it wrote the song that appar
ently has won everlasting popularity.
that Nixon had upset him "with
his talk of security risks."
In his scheduled address, the
vice-president said that unless
the Eisenhower administration
gets a Republican congress the
security risk program will be
sniped at, badgered and sab
otaged." - :
He said the "Adlai Stevenson
Stephen Mitchell-ADA left wing
of the Democratic Party" -is
"blind to the threat" of Com
munism in the United States. '
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City Council
FOURTH WARD
Halgren for Council Committee
Linn Mills, Chairman
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Use of Marked Cards
To Teach Languages
Detroit (U.R) An education-minded
Austrian-born sur
geon hopes to teach children the
fundamentals of French, Greek,
Latin, chemistry and music by
the simple process of having
them play rummy with marked
cards.
Dr. Henry Tudkel's proposed
venture into the field of arts a
venture he hopes to enter with
in the next 12 months is based
on the large success of his word
rummy game which teaches
children spelling as well as the
Morse code.
The 52-card deck contains four
complete alphabets and the ob
ject of the game is to meld out
witn words as in rummy. Dr.
Turkel concocted the game for
his daughter, whom he describ
ed as being better versed in card
games in spelling. -
The Toledo O., board of edu
cation said that the game gave
children "excellent practice in
spelling and vocabulary build-1
' Dr. Turkel who is noted for
his invention of medical instru
ments, said his musical deck is
designed to teach children note
recognition and enable them to
learn sight-reading. For the
chemical formulas with, the sym
bols on each card. ... -
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ELECTION EVE
Dear Voters:
You have just experienced a very American thing in the political
campaign drawing to a close.
You have seen and heard many facts about each candidate and
issue. Now you have the responsibility for casting a vote to determine
the wishes of the majority. -
You can't be expected to remember all the facts. We, of the
Cordon Committee, have tried to give you the honest truths so that" you
might make a wise decision. We again state these truths in brief for
your consideration:
1. Guy Cordon supports, and is supported by, President. Eisen
hower. '
2. Guy Cordon holds numerous, important committee assign
ments earned by honest effort and hard work. Don't vote these away!
3. Guy Cordon is respected by law makers of both parties for
his fairness, integrity and the ability to get things done.-
4. Vote for Guy Cordon to keep the Northwest growing, to
keep Oregon a respected state and help President Eisenhower do the"
job you elected him to do.
Yours sincerely,
John Niedermeyer,
Jackson County Chairman
Cordon for U.S. Senate Comm.
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