Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 167, Decatur, Adams County, 17 July 1957 — Page 6

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Another Confession To Sheppard Murder Lie Detector Test Planned In Florida DELAND, Fla. <UP'—Mystery writer Erie Stanley Gardner's "court of last resort’’ today offered to conduct a lie detector test for a newly "confessed’’ but skeptically regarded “suspect” in Sheppard murder case Authorities in Cleveland, where Marilyn Sheppard was bludgeoned t» death in 1954. discounted its ■feth confessor" to turn up since Dr Samuel Sheppard was convicted of .murdering his wife. Donald Joseph Wedler, 23. a convicted robber, signed a confession that he killed a Cleveland housewde in a manner similar to that of Mrs. Sheppard’s death on July 4. 1954. But Coroner Samuel B. Gerber iq Cleveland pointed out discrepancies between Wedler’s account FILMS Developed at Edwards j 24-HOUR SERVICE Kohne Drug Store

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! and the trial evidence on which j Sheppard, a young osteopath, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment Sheriff Ridney B. Thursby said that if Wedler consents he will accept the offer of Gardner's "court of last resort" to investigate the purported confession. Criminologists of the unofficial "court” wired Thursby an offer to fly Alex Gregory, polygraph expert from Detroit, to give Wedler i a lie detector test. . The “court" already has given tests to relatives of Sheppard but has been refused permission to the young osteopath himself. Used Furniture Shop To Change Location The Decatur Used Furniture shop, owned by Jerry Rumple, will move from its present location on South Second street to the Spiegel building, one block south, in the near future. Rumple stated that he hoped to get moIW to the new building in August or September. He has operated from his present rented site for about 13 years, and before that was located across the street for two years. He recently bought the Spiegel building, where he plans to move. Trade in ■ good town — Decatar

Perform Emergency Operation On Boy Heart Stopped On Operating Table CHICAGO (UP>—A young medical team performed an emergency .operation and restored life to a 17-year-old boy whose heart stopped on the operating table, officials at Chicago Wesley Hospital an/wunced. ; V Thomas Fowler, ’’physiologically dead" on April 18, was very’ much alive today. Hospital officials announced the successful heart massage operation Tuesday. They said Fowler was undergoing the second part of a two-stage operation to straighten curvature of his spine at the time His chest was still encased in a cast three-eights of an inch thick. A hole had been cut in the back of the cast and the operation was being conducted through this “window" when the anesthesiologist noted Fowler was breathing with difficulty. Surgery was halted immediately and the young group waited tensely for arrest of the heart beat, a thousands-to-one possibility. ; It happened. His heart stopped. He had no pulse. Immediately, he was turned over, his cast cut away with an electrical saw, an incision made in his chest, and his heart pumped by hand. An electric shock machine was used to correct the irregular beat of Fowler's heart. Normal heart action resumed 28 to 32 minutes later, but his was kept open about 45 minutes more in the event he |ufferA » relapse. Tulare by safety officials.to be one of the best-signed road networks in the United States, has an average of four traffic signs per mile to warn and advise motorists:

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' I u’ V1 ’I ii Wosi ’■ •' j I f j I I >y Mil] |E_ < ' IJ. A Hi • 11 tiiwHip L' 'V iteie ■ j W®J p GETTING BACK to Chicago from a Minnesota vacatioti, Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Coates had to put themselves up in their vacation tent The 6-10-inch rain left their basement apartment not fit for chickens, even. Here Coates sets the alarm clock. (International Soundphoto)

j, ' Weekly Farm Labor ; Bulletin Reports t s Start Hybrid Seed e Corn Detasseling INDIANAPOLIS 'UP' —lndiana a farm workers started hybrid seed e corn detasseling and intensified spraying of tomato fields for early , blight last week, the weekly farm *• labor bulletin of the Indiana Em- “ ployment Security Division said today. The bulletin reported that the out-of-area labor force was down to 1.991 during the week, including 1.641 Texas-Mexicans, but it was “sufficient for immediate needs." Crop and weather conditions both improved By areas, the reports looked like this: ANDERSON — Weather improved. Wheat combining in full swing. Tomato damage by water not great as first estimated. COLUMBUS — Tomato spraying behind schedule. Blight showing. Corn crop shows excellent quality, but quantity down. CONNERSVILLE—Crops fair to good condition. FORT WAYNE — Warm nights speeded totnato growth. Corn doing Very Soybeans good. KOKOMO—weather much improved. Tomato and corn spraying intensified to reduce blight damage to tomatoes and ear worm and corn borer damage to early planted fields., of fresh market sWeet sprayand cultivatedLAPORTE—Weather, crops, market good. LOGANSPORT— Hoeing and weeding of tomatoes completed. Corn detasseling started. Crops good condition. MARION—Wheat harvest started. Tomato hoeing almost finished and spraying for blight under way. MUNCIE — Weather improved. Tomato loss not as bad as previously expected. Spraying to prevent blight. NEW CASTLE —Added hoeing increases labor investment in tomato crop. Many crews depart for Michigan cherry harvest. PERU—Weeding main activity. Crop, weather conditions goodSOUTH BEND —Pickle picking will require 200 additional workers in next two weeks. Rains cause excessive weed growth in muck crops. VINCENNES— Early apple crop light. Prospects are for good peach crop. Weather favorable. New Retail Bakery To Open In Decatur retail bakery, to be known as Smith’s bakery, will open soon in the old location of Gerber’s Meat Market on South Second street, it was learned today. Byron Smith, who has 32 years experience as a baker, will operate the store with his wife and daughter. Smith, who was originally from Macy, has resided in Decatur since 1936. Work started on the new bakery, Decatur’s third, a week ago, and Smith hopes to be able to open early next week. His ovens were expected today. The front part of the building has been partitioned off, and new linoleum laid. Smith will specialize in pastries, and will feature a complete line of them. Everything sold at the store will be made in his bakery. He expects to feature hot, homemade unsliced bread by the loaf every noon. IKE DISCUSSES <Coatl»«f<l from Page Owe) said the must not get discouraged. —Asserted there has been no general increase in Middle East tension even though there have been recent border incidents in the area. , ■ 1 If you have something to sell « rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad — they bring results.

County Students At Indiana University Adams county students enrolled in summer school on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University and in Indianapolis at the medical center, school of law and the social service department have been announced by Charles E. Harrell, I. U. registrar. The students include: DecaturMrs. Anita Rentz Fisher, Enid I. Beihold, Richard O. Hakes, Dorothy J. Wemhoff; Monroe- Brice G. Diehl, Paul D. Riley; BerneRoger Beitler, Emma P. Habeggar. Duane S. Lehman, Rochelle K. Liechty, Marcile C. Sprunger, Myrtle H. Lehman; Geneva- Mrs. Nancy Prichard Kamman, William Kamman, Thomas R. Weaver. — XOX-KESIBENT XOTICR In nhe Adamu Ctrcuit (Vxurt Vacation Term, 1H57 STATE OF IN I>l AXA COI XTY OF AKAM.MS IN THE MATTER OF THE TRI’ST ESTATIR OF IX>I«>THY I. WELLS CAI’SE NO. IflllS IXtROTHV 1. WELLS SEI>AM, TRUSTEE PLAINTIFF VS. IXIROTJiy _L WELUS SEI»AM, ceartui que trust et al 1 •EI'EN.DANTS t.oniM naw the Plaintiff, Iby Vog. lewede & Anderson, her lawyers and files her petition herein together with the affidavit of a competent person that the following are non-residents of the State of'dndiana and-or t hat said tlefendajpts* are either dead and-or that the residence, upon diligent inquiry, is ut>-< known of the following named defendants, ,to-Wit: Thomas Wells, Ly<Fm Wells, Cornelius Addington, Mary Elisabeth Mhdiaml, Elizabeth Fiely, Arthur Addington, Ernest Addington, Rk-iiard Addington, Marjorie Addington; ’{'he unknown spouses, if any, of the alhove named persons; The unknown widowers and widows respectively of each of the above named and designated persons. the names of all of whom are Unknown to the plaintiff; The trnknown children, descendents. heirs, surviving spouses, ereditons and administrators of the estate, devisees, legatees, trustees and executors of the Last Will and Testament, successors in interest aind assigns .respectively of each of the above named and designated deceased persons, the names of all are unknown to the plainAll of the wortien once known by any of the names and designations above stated whose names miy have been changed and wlm are now known by other names, th“ names of all of whom are unknown to the plaintiff; The Spouses of art the persons above named, described and designated as defendants to this action wlm are married, the names of all are unknown to the plalnAII persons anus corporations who assert or might assert any title, claim or interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint kn this action by, under or through any of the defendants in this action named, described and designated in said complaint, the names of all of whom are unknown to the plaintiff; I»EFEVDANTS. That this action Is instituted for the purpose of selling real estate, which is trust property, to the almve entitled trust, and the albove named persons have either directly or remotely an interest in tine trust prop, erty. and have been made parties to this proceeding. Said petition Is for the punpose of selling the following described real estate located in Jay County. Indiaina. to-iwit: a. The Sout'htwest quarter of Sectton ?33, Township 24 North, Range 13 East, containing 15994 acres, more or less. b. Also, the East half of the Northeast quarter of Section 12, Township 24 North, Range 13 1 • East, except 10 acres off of the North eritl thereof, containing 10 acres more or less. Notices are hereby given that unless the said above Defendants be a*nd appear in the Adams Circuit Court at Decatur. Adams County, Indiana, on the l«th day of September, 1957, the same being the 13th day of the September Tenm of said Court, to answer or demur said petition, the- same will be heard in their absence. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office thisilSth day of July, 1957. Richard D. Lewton Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court SEAL V4WJLEWEDE & ANDERSON, Law-v-ers for Plainflffa. 3 t July 17. 24. 51 ~~t Trade 4n a good town — Decatar

Card of Thanks We wish to express our deepest gratitude to all of our friends, and neighbors, who helped during the long illness and death of Dr. Glen F. Eiehhorn. * Your kindness will never be forgotten. The Eiehhorn Family

Air Force Pilots In Show For Boy Scouts Education Displays Crowded By Scouts ! VALLEY'FOR&E (tfpl- Ai f Force pilots put on an acrobatic display at speeds of more than 700 miles an hour Tuesday for thousands of boy campers attending the fourth National Boy Scout Jamboree. The fliers were the Thunderbirds, the crack Air Force foursome of stunters flying FIOO SaberjetsIn a more reflective mood, scouts jammed the highly educational exhibits erected and run by three government agencies: The Soil Conservation, Fish, and Wild Life Services, in cooperation with the conservation departments of Pennsylvania. New Jersey, and New York. There are three main exhibits showing how nature maintains a balance between soil, water, plants, fish, and animals—the major factors in natures equation. Os all displays, these are- the most overcrowded as boys line up for hundreds of yards waiting for admission to the half hour shows which run from sun up to sun dqwn, \ ; X' The exhibits are said to be the biggest single program in conservation education ever undertaken by the federal government. One exhibit using fans and watering cans shows how wind and rain erodes away natures most valuable asset —soil. Another demonstrates what makes waters hospitable to fish. Conservation men have built three streams about 100 feet long incorporating improvements on nature such as log dams, rock jettys, and other cover which can make streams friendly to game fish. Other attractions such as flood control exhibits, small plantations to show h ow trees Br ow . and for * est fire control are incorporated into the solid conservation education the scouts are receiving at the jamboree. SEEKS TO EASE , (Can tinned Irons Page <>■*) commission to accept the aid of voluntary workers. The Serihte hjinded Eisenhower and northern Democratic liberals a resounding triumph late Tuesday by voting 71-18 to consider the bill formally. WILSON ORDERS (Coatfnuoa treat Page oae) the 12 months that began July 1 It was the first concrete step in Eisenhower’s new plan to trim his record $71,800,000,000 spending budget by about one billion dollar! for the year that began July 1. CHILD (Coatineed front Page One> after the accident “so there could be no question of its having been tampered with or changed in any way.” I Mert Jones, a Syracuse, N.Y., engineer for the General Electric Co., sat in on the preliminary examination of the 1958 model TV set, but did not take part in the discussion. Gross tested the set by stripping the insulation from a light socket and placing the wires against the metal covering ofthe TV unit“This is sufficient leaking voltage to bring death to anyone, child or adult?? Gross said when the light bulb burned brightly.

Trade in a goad town — Decatur

Youth Kills Baby Sister And Mother Hard-Drinking Boy Shows No Remorse VIRGINIA, Minn. (UP)-A harddrinking boy showed no remorse today in the wake of a shooting binge that left his mother and baby sister dead, and his father and another sister wounded. William Louis Niemi Jr., 18, was charged Tuesday with two first degree murder counts and was held for the grand jury. The boy, known as “Billy,” had served time in a correctional institution and was known to be a heavy drinker, Detective Earl Lindeman said. I, Lindeman said Billy confessed to drinking 8 to 10 cans of beer stolen from a warehouse and pondering suicide late Monday. "I figured I was no good,” he said. Billy feared his parents would have him returned to correctional school because of his drinking, Lindeman said- The youth planned to rob his father’s car at gunpoint and kill himself by crashing it into a viaduct, the boy tdld Lindeman. The boy’s parents returned home and snapped off his blaring record player. Billy took the pistol he had been toying with, shot his mother two times, grazed his father with a bullet, and fired at his sister, Marilyn, 15, inflicting a powder burn. ->■ . Hearing his 3-year-old sister, Mary, crying upstairs, Billy ran to her crib, pistol-whipped her with his empty gun, then loaded and fired a 20-gauge shotgun into- the crib, the boy told Lindenfan. Police burst into the room as Billy and Marilyn, who had returned. were struggling with the rifle. i Later, Billy confessed he would rather not have shot his parents. “But 1 don’t like babies crying,” he said. * Canine Deneist BELL BUCKLE, Tenn.—(UP)— A Chihuahua dog pulled little Steve Rigney’s tooth. The boy’s father had tied a string around Steve’s loose tooth and Steve was lying on the floor when the dog grabbed the string, pulled it—and Steve’s tooth. Trade in a good town — Decatm

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