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10 THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER FIUDAV, SLTTLMIUK 8, lm iBellevue Man Lost, ft 7 POLIGEjtfSEA In Taxicab Slaying. Are Without Real Clue As They Kwp Hunting Second Blonde Friend Of Victim. Eberle In Georgia To Watch His Son Receive Pilot Wings 1 "'iJJL' i t- I After five days of investigation, police of Newport, and neighboring Bellevue, acknowledged yesterday that they were without a real clue to the slaying of Paul E. Martin, 29, Newport taxicab driver. Martin's body, with a bullet through the back ot his head, was found slumped over the front seat of his taxicab parked In front of 260 Ward Bellevue, early Sunday.

The hip pocket of his trousers was turned out and a wallet, believed yf to have contained more than $50, was missing. Police place the killing as having been committed between 11:80 p. m. Saturday and 12:10 a. m.

Sunday. In this Interval of 40 minutes, after Martin left the office of the Newport Ace Cab no tract has been found of his movements. One blone girl, who admitted -passing two hours in a hotel room-with Martin Saturday morning, has I 'I iff JSP I iJlii 1 PFC. ROBERT T. BERTER.

(See story in column at lct.) NAMES OF 20 On Casualty List. Three Killed, Another Presumed Dead. Four Men Are Missing, Nine Wounded Three Are Prisoners Of War. Twenty casualties were reported yesterday among Hamilton County soldiers. Three were killed In action and one, reported missing for more than a year, was presumed to be dead.

Four men are missing in action and nine have been wounded. Three, previously reported missing, are prisoners of war. lc Otto W. Grau, 23. son of Mr.

and Mrs. Fred C. Grau, 3748 Middle-brook was killed in action in European theater August 27, his parents were informed last night by Coast Guard. They had just received a letter from him dated August 23 in which he said he was being returned home for duty in the United States after 31 months of overseas service. He wrote that if remained with his ship eight days longer he could choose to serve the Coast Guard office in Cincinnati.

HURT IN PLANE CRASH Second Lt. Kenneth Tewell, son of Forest A. Tewell, 4861 Prosperity Point, was one of five men injured at Barksdale Field, Shreveport, yesterday when a medium bomber crashed into three parked planes on a takeoff. The gunner of the take-off plane died of burns suffered when the plane caught fire. Lieutenant Tewell was in his gunner's position in one of the parked planes when he was injured.

He recently received his gunner's wings at a Texas field and has been stationed at Shreveport since July. A gunner on an LST, Grau enlisted immediately after Pearl Harbor and took part in the invasions North Africa, Sicily and Italy. He was a graduate of Norwood High School and was employed at the Wright plant before entering the service. His brother, Pfc. Fred Grau, is with the Air Forces in Irdia.

He leaves also two sisters, Miss Helen Grau and Mrs. Virginia McHugh. His grandfather, Otto Grau, founded the Otto Grau Piano Co. of which his father is Vice President and general manager. KILLED IN FRANCE.

Pfc. Howard J. Miller, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles O.

Miller, 7063 rnmhrido-d Mariemont. was killed in action in France August been questioned and released, and police are continuing their search for a second blonde acquaintance of the Blain man. Detective Chief Dave Donnelly and Detective Raymond Hawthorne questioned friends of Martin yesterday without obtaining a clue as to the identity of the second girl. Most of those questioned had accepted Martin as a model husband and father, and were surprised at re ports of his associations with other women. Search for the girl known as "VI" was begun after another taxicab driver related that Martin became enraged when the other driver told him of taking the woman and a strange man to the Newport hotel a few minutes before Martin left on the fatal trip to Bellevue.

Police Chief Edward Hausfeld rlings to the theory that Martin was not slain at the spot where his body was found. All neighbors of that vicinity have been questioned but none recalled hearing a shot the night of the slaying. Pin Body Is Named To Rule On Issues A bowling body to rule on all local bowling questions has been established by the Cincinnati alleys owners and the Cincinnati Bowling Association. The council, consisting of 2 members, Includes John Mendall, Frank Zeller, Art Bludau, Larry Kluener, Silk Lyle, Frank Pender-ghast for the bowlers, and Al Steves, George Stone, Herman Mer-gard, Les Nordman and Edwin C. Hoinke for the alley owners.

Six women will be named later. The council will not try to overrule the regulations of the American Bowling Congress. Erwln Hoinke declares a body with some authority was badly needed in Cincinnati, due to the many perplexing problems which will come up in the postwar ad- justment. HOUSE-CLEANING Needed, Is View Of At GOP Women's Convention. Elect Dewey To Save U.

He Asserts At Louisville Cinciimatians Attend. BY CHARLES M. DEAN. (Staff Correspondent) DISPATCH TO THE EXQl'lREB. Louisville, Sept.

7 America needs a house-cleaning, Louis Bromfield, noted author and Pulitzer Prize Winner, told the National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs here tonight, Bromfield, a lifelong Democrat who announces he will vote in November for a Republican candidate for President for the first time, was chosen to keynote the convention of the Republican Women. 1- Every state in the Union sent delegations to the convention, which is to hear Gov. Thomas E. riircv. Renublican candidate for President, tomorrow, Ohio ranked with New York for the first time at National Republican Women's Convention.

Each state has one delegate and one alternate for each 1,000 members. Ohio this year has 36 delegates and 36 alternates and Is'ew York the same number. The five delegates from Cincin- iati were accompanied by 30 widely known Republican women planning to campaign for Mrs. Katheiine Kennedy Brown, Republican National Committeewoman from Ohio, for President of the National Fed-. eration of Women's Republican Clubs.

Ohio women will rally to- morrow at a cocktail parU- to be given by Mrs. A. B. CoheTi, Cin-I -cinnati, at the Brown Hotel. Plans' "for the campaign in behalf of will be completed at this assembly.

MAX NATION NEEDS. Bromfield's blast at the New Deal heralded Governor Dewey as the man the nation needs, as the1 'convention opened. "What we need at this time," he aid, "is not a showy, temperamental and superficial politician, but a "straightforward, young, sincere, honest, vigorous, capable administrator, to deliver us from the lowering clouds of confusion, sentimentality, conspiracy "and folly. America needs desper-'ately to have her house cleaned of cranks, crooks, fools, knaves, out dated Communists, moon-gazers and confusion. Four more years of the present tenants and all her problems of race, of class, of economy will have reached such propor tions that the disasters which over took Europe will overtake us here.

I believe that the man to do the job cleaning house is Thomas E. Dewey, who is a specialist at cleaning out unsavory tenants." Bromfield pleaded with the wom-en to "work, organize and get out the votes." He emphasized that he spoke as a Democrat, and promised, "There will be lots of us joining you at the polls in November." Bromfield declared, "I am here only because I believe with deep sincerity that four more years "of the present, tired, compromised and divided administration would be a calamity for the nation and that a change of administration will serve to forestall and to defeat the division, fear and confusion upon which the New Deal has build its whole career." Bromfield said the word "liberal" had been "abominably mistreated" in the last 12 years. "Men as far apart as Sidney Hillman and Mayor Kelly of Chicago pose as liberals. In fact the good word once applied to men of the character of Thomas Jelterson and Woodrow Wilson has come to mean under the New Deal the same as Bromfield said it was "manifestly absurd" for the politicians to claim the Democratic at present is the Liberal party. Today, he said, "on one 'hand the strongest elements of New Deal party are Flynn, Kelly, Hauge and Hannegan" and on the other the "reactionary totalitarian forces of Sidney Hillman and the Communist party." GREATEST ISSUE SEEN.

Perhaps the greatest issue in the campaign Bromfield said "is -whether this nation is to continue as a nation in which the people will rule the government or whether the government, dominated by a small group of wilful men( none of them by the people is to make Slaves of the people." This issue is an old one in Europe he explained. It is new in America, he added. "The Republicans have neglected mention the confusion and incompetency which afflicts the ad-" ministration in many of the posts vital to the readjustments and the peace." Bromfield reminded that three Cabinet members had been voted by Washington correspondents "the most useless government officials in Washington." While the Presi- dent refused to dismiss Madame Perkins as Secretary of Labor, he set up a whole new agency to do the work of this Mor- ganthau, Bromfield said, had no better record than Mrs. Perkins as he charged he "had never in fact been Secretary of the Treasury." A band of "experts" do his work, he said. The record of Claude Wickard as Secretary of Agricul- ture Bromfield, himself a farmer, said "adds up to zero." LACK OF FAITH CHARGED.

"President Roosevelt's lack of faith in the people has been con- epicuous throughout his career, Bromfield said as he denied em phatically that the President is the only man to make the peace. "Mr. Churchill and Mr. Stalin both know what they want," he said. 1 Both will come to the peace con- ference with definite plans How should we appear at the peace table? What is it that we want? What plans has Mr.

Roosevelt? If there is one he should reveal it in all honor to the American people before November." The five delegates from Cincin I son the will ing his To at 7, the War Department Daytonian Wounded On Different Fronts SSgt. La Fan Wesley, 25, hus band of Mrs. Martha Ann Wesley. 413 O'Fallon Bellevue, has been missing in action over Ger many since August 24, the War Department has informed his wits. Mrs, Wesley received a letter 1 from her husband, who was sta tioned in England, dated August 23.

They have a four-month-old son, James William Wesley, whom Sergeant Wesley never has seen. In the service since November 19, 1942, Sergeant Wesley has been overseas for a year. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Killis Wesley, live in Elmwood Place.

Marine Pfc. Vaul E. Scheele, 2G, son of Mrs. Anna Mae Overman, 508 Third and Edward Scheele, 810 Third both of Dayton, was wounded when fighting in the Marianas Islands, the Navy Department has informed his parents. Before entering the service last November, Private Scheele attended Dayton Htgh School and was employed at the Wright plant.

Ha has been overseas for five months. ANOTHER STEP Taken Toward Sale Of Green Line To New York Anil New Orleans Interests When Judge Bars Receiver. One more step toward proposed ale of the Cincinnati, Newport Covington Railway Co. was taken yesterday when Judge Mac Swln-ford of United States District Court denied a motion for a receiver for the company and an injunction to prohibit certain acts on the part of the company incident to the sale. The decision of Judge Swinford was filed in Federal Court at Covington in the suit of Walter Berg, Cincinnati, against the traction company and its parent organization, the Columbia Gas Electric Company.

Berg's suit was filed after the Columbia Gas Electric Co. and the N. ft C. asked Interstate Commerce Commission approval of the sale of the latter company, known locally as the Green Line, to Bayou Interests, representing Charles Allen Jr. of New York and Irving K.

Weil of New Orleans, for $1,000,000. Beig sued on behalf of himself other Columbia stockholders for receiver for the Green Line, a judgment for $3,323,500 and an order enjoining the payment of a dividend of $300,000 out of capital surplus of the Green Line and the execution of a note for $1,000,000 to the First National Bank of Cincinnati. HAMILTON GETS DATES. Race Meeting Will Be Conducted. Tar Nineteen Days.

Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 7 The State Racing Commission today approved an application from the Ohio Sports Enterprises, to conduct a 19-day meeting of running races at the Butler County Fair Grounds, Hamilton, Ohio, October 7-28. D. E. Cronin of Grove City Is President and general manager of the Ohio Sports Enterprises, which has conducted midsummer race meetings at the Hamilton track for the last five years.

The application was approved in order to provide fall running races for Southwestern Ohio fans, who have been without their favorite sport since July 29. Services for Miss Fern B. Hayes, 1943 Milford High School graduate, will be conducted by the Rev. Newton Crlder at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Milford Church of God, with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Miss Hayes, who was 18 years old, died Wednesday at the home of her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Walter M. Hayes, 21 Jefferson Newtown. She had been ill four months. In addition to her parents she leavts two sisters, Chestina and Norma Hayes, and an uncle, Charles J.

Hayes, 555 Brandon Ave. Following complaints of near-by residents, village offiolals said yesterday that lack of a municipal Duilding code left them without authority to halt the construction of a small business building on Main Street near Sycamore Street. Enforcement difficulties caused repeal of a former building code several years ago. Terrace Park School has reported a total enrollment of 437, Including 178 high school students. Mrs.

Marcy Clark has been appointed school secretary, succeeding Mrs. Elizabeth Haskina. The Milford Women's Christian Temperance Union will meet this afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. Moore, 110 Main with Mrs, Charles C.

Runyan in charge of the program. BED SOX CALLED. Boston, Sept. 7 (AP)--Lou Fin ney, Boston Red Sox first baseman, today passed his Selective Service physical examination. Since he will not be called up for at least 21 days, his chances of finishing the regular American League season are con sidered very bright.

Finney re mained out of baseball last season to work his Lafayette, farm. He was prevailed upon to rejoin the Red Sox in July. OHIO STATE PLAYOFFS. SDrlnefleld. Sent.

7 (AP) BprirtpfleH registered a 9-2 victory over Middletown tonifiht to square their Ohio State League RhniK.bni.Qat nlnv.nfF flal-lpR nt one game apiece. Tom Faulkner, who won 20 and. lost 8 miring me regular ton lowed Middletown only seven hub. Innings. 12346678B R.H.E Soringfleld OO0O0S1Z x-fl 11 Ida uuuuqj.u 1 Batteries Smith, Krupps.

ana aeaaus, Heller; Faulkner ana jjbuss, Newark. Ohio, Sept. 7 (AP) Newark scored two unearned runs In the eighth Inning here tonight to beat Lima 3-1 and take Its second straight game In the Ohio State League Bnaugnnessy iiiay-uiia. um. 11k run in the first Innln on a walk, a stolen base and a single, but thereafter George Kautman, soutnpaw, tua -RpH Rii-Hn In check Newark tied the Boore In the seventh and three Lima errors in me ensnin produced the winning runs.

Innlncs 133UITH R.H.E Lima 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 4 Newark 00000018 0 Batteries McKlnnon and Pawlaskt; Kaufman ana rezza, Events In Milford ivf i n-nn rri wia EBERLE. Air Cadet Walter F. Eberle of Walter F. Eberle, President of Cincinnati Chamber of Com-berce, is to be graduated today from Turner Field, where he receive his pilot's wings. His graduation comes one day after his 2Cnd birthday.

A graduate of Withrow High School, Eberle attended Marietta College, Ohio, for a year and a half before enlisting in the Air Forces in February, 1943. He received his basic training at Ben-nettsville, S. his primary train- at Shaw Field, S. and his dvanced fliht training at Turner Field, The new Lieutenant's father is at Turner Field today to see his son graduated. They are to return Sunday to Cincinnati, where Lieutenant Eberle will pass a leave with parents at their home at 3314 Avery Lane.

ALL OF ESTATE tJ.4U lS lllVGIl Cincinnati Children's Hospital By Covington Resident Value Is $00,000. Virtually her entire estate, valued approximately is bequeathed to thf Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, in the will of Mrs. Florence Echert Maguire, 1045 Scott Covington, probated yesterday in Kenton County Court. Mrs. Maguire made the bequest with the stipulation that a fund toe set up and titled "The Florence Echert Maguire and Joseph C.

Ma- guire Memorial Fund." The will bequeaths $5 each to her three sisters, Alice Echert, May Raysser Jones and Sarah E. Echert, and a brother, Charles G. Echert. Mrs. Maguire's husband was the late Joseph C.

Maguire, Cincinnati woolen merchant. Her father was founder of the P. Echert Candy Company, Cincinnati. Mrs, Maguire lived in Cincinnati until seven years ago, when shi moved to the Echert homestead on Scott 3treet. The First National Bank Trust Co.

of Covington was named administrator of the estate. GOLF CLUB Is Offered For Sale. Owners Set Priee At $151) For Summit Hills Board Meeting To Be Held Tonight. The Summit Hills Club, Dudley Pike, Kenton County, will be sold if a purchaser can be found, Mrs. Alice Macke and her brother, Jack Hartke, operators of the club, announced yesterday, In announcing that the club, with the golf course and other features, would be offered for sale, Mrs.

Macke said she would meet with the Board of Directors of the club tonight and offer it to the members. The sale price is $150,000 for all property on the 100-acre tract of land. The golf course was built in 1929 by the late Harry Hartke, whose former home is near the clubhouse. Mrs. Macke said pressure of busl ness and management of the club had become too much for her, and that her brother was engaged in his own business.

She said the decision to sell had been reached only last Saturday and that she had not discussed the matter with any person. LICENSED IN KENTUCKY. COVINGTON. George H. Klncairt, 26 years old, Hamilton, Ohio, soldier, and Carol Hockenberger, 22, Trenton, Ohio.

Adam M. Countryman, 45, Middletown, government employee, and Florence M. Clark. 31, Middleboro, Mass. Hayner Sargent, 27.

laborer, and Hazel Ineels, 21, both of Lebanon, Ohio. Thomas W. Smith 23. Camp Van norn, Miss, soldier, and Magdalene Hooks, 17, Cincinnati. Gordon Rains, 22.

taxicab driver, and Grace PennlnKton. 22. both of Cincinnati. Eugene Myers, 21, tarmer, ana eeuy Davis. 21.

both of Brooksvtlle, Ohio. Lawrence H. Alfnrd. 22. Cincinnati, man ager, and Gladys M.

Clark, 22. Ludlow, Ky. Robert Palmer, bartender, ana Katn-leen Korder, 23. both of Cincinnati. Joseph J.

McClanahan, 22, Cincinnati, soldier, and Mary Adelene Hicks, Falmouth, Kentucky. NEWPORT. Louis Fox, 22, machine operator, and Julia MaBon, 23, both of Cincinnati. Wolfgang Flte. 21, foundry worker.

Cincinnati, and Genevieve Moore, 21. Covington. Sam Riffle, 61. farmer, and Minnie Con-over, 62, both of L'rbana, Ohio. were Mrs.

Charles H. Elston, Mrs. William E. Hess, Mrs. John Hollister, Mrs.

Bayard L. Kilgour Mrs. Charles H. Millard, Mrs. Urban C.

Varnau, Mrs. Jarol Laughlin, Mrs. Nicholas Klein, Mrs. Sol Zielonka, Mrs. A.

B. Cohen, Mrs. Louis G. Mueller, Mrs. Leroy Ballinger, Mrs.

C. A. McKinley, Mrs. Emily MacDowell, Mrs. George Guckenbergcr, Mrs.

Charles M. Armstrong, Mrs. W. Mack Johnson, Mrs. Charles Tatgenhorst and Mrs.

William M. Coffin. Mrs. Tatgenhorst and Mrs. Coffin are the Republican State Central Committeewomen from Hamilton County, W.

F. the the he in of Sio OTTO W. GRAU. Shirt Corp. He entered the service in June, 1941.

Three Cincinnati men were graduated recently from the Electric School of the Naval Training Station, Iowa State College: William Stapleton, 2555 Trevor Frank A. Pedro, 2339 Kenton and Clarence E. Masste, 1600 Race St. Pfo. Louis E.

Hart, son of Mrs. Helen C. Hart, S468 Princlpio has been graduated from the Flexible Gunnery School at the Laredo, Air Field. Private Hart will be assigned to a combat crew. SSgt, Cecil Blanton is passing a furlough with his mother, Mrs.

Emma Boyce, and his sister, Miss Iva Blanton, Main and Elm Streets, Milford. He recently returned to this country after more than 18 months service in Italy and North Africa, where he was wounded in action. SSgt. Clifford Ravine has flown 50 missions over enemy territory as an assistant engineer and waist gunner in a 15th Air Force Liberator group based in Italy. Ho was' employed as a machinist before entering the Wampler, 2136 service in No- SAMPLER, vember, 1942.

Hii brother, Lt, George Wampler, is a bombardier with the 15th Air Force. Flight Officer Tom Molloy, son of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Molloy, 2 Ashby Greenhills, is serving overseas as navigator on a Liberator.

He is a brother of Pvt. Jack Molloy, who was killed in action on Guadalcanal. Pvt. Earl J. Hayes can hit bulls-eyes as well as baskets.

The Captain and high scorer of last year's Milford High School baiketball team, Private Hayes has received an expert marksman's rating at Camp Blanding, where he finished second in a group of 120 infantrymen in rifle range tests. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Hayes, live at 555 Brandon Ave.

Milford. Pvt. John Scott, now in England, has been manning one of the coastal antiaircraft batteries assigned to knocking down robot bombs, he writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L.

Scott, 835 Center Milford. Joseph A. Celaschi, 2515 Hnck-berry has been graduated from the Storekeepers School at the Toledo, Ohio, Naval Training Station. Pvt. W.

Neal Osborne, stationed at Camp Polk, is passing a furlough at his home, 25 Water Milford. His stepson, Harold E. Hill, 17, recently enlisted in the Navy and is awaiting a training assignment. CITY BRIEFS Brewery Worker Fined Theodore Miller, 31, 1125 Draper brewery worker, was fined $10 and costs on a drunkenness charge yesterday by Municipal Judge Clarence Denning. Detectives Harry Batter and Fred Ruck testified that Miller, who had been ejected from a cafe, swung at Batter at Fourteenth and Vine Streets.

Batter subdued Miller. Miller, a discharged soldier, said he did not recall what happened. Grlddpr'a Shoulder Hurt Frank Nelson, 17, 1223 Rutledge a stu dent at Western Hills High School, was taken to General Hospital yesterday after injuring his right shoulder in football practice. His father is Patrolman Henry Nelson. Two Held For Jury A pair registered as Leander Reed, 23, 124 Wr.

Fourth Covington, and Mrs. Pauline Schlief, 31, 522 E. Sixth charged with robbery by Paris Koger, 518 York were held for grand jury investigation yesterday by Municipal Judge Clarence Denning. Each was held under $1,000 bond. Mrs.

Schlief, the wife of a soldier, was also fined $50 and costs for carrying concealed Weapons. Police said they found a dirk in her purse. Koger, according to witnesses, was knocked down by Reed and robbed of $40 in front of 1210 Central Ave. early Wednesday, while Mrs. Schlief served as lookout.

The pair denied the charges. Mother Reclaims Boy Jackio Richardson, 3, 1323 John who was taken into Central Station yes terday by a citizen who told Lt. Herbert DeCamp that he had found the boy at Fourteenth Street and Central Avenue, was claimed sev eral hours later by his mother. Jackie told police his first name and age, but couldn make them understand his last name, nor tell where he lived. "Guests," Purse Vanish Judy Crank, manager of the Mayfalr Hotel, 212 E.

Fifth placed her purse on a desk in the hotel office last night while she made-up a bed in a room she just had rented to two strange men. When she fin ished, her purse was gone. So were the strangers, she told police. The purse, valued at $10, contained SOT. ELMER HAFNER.

of 5007 Ralph now of Zion Cleves, also is a prisoner of the Germans, his sister has learned. Aerial gunner on a bomber, he previously had been reported missing over Austria. Sergeant has been in the service two years and overseas since July. He is a graduate of Western Hills Hign School and was attending the University of Cincinnati when he entered the service. Second Lt.

Dominick J. Lionetto, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. S.

Lion-ette, 1034 Findlay who has bet'n missing in action since July 18. nmv is a prisoner of the Germans, the War Department informed his parents. A navigator on a bomber, Lieutenant Llonette has been in the service since November, 1942, and overseas since February. Pfc. Charles A.

Donawerth, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Donawerth, 324 N.

Jefferson Harrison, was wounded August 26 for the s'scond time when fighting in France. An infantryman, he has been in the service three years and overseas two and a half years. A brother, SSgt. Louis E. Donawerth, 22, also has been wounded.

An atrial gunner with the Air Force in the South Pacific, Sergeant Donawerth has completed 3i missions. Now in Australia, he hopes to return home on furlough soon. Pfc. James C. Oass, 24, son Mrs.

Lela Gass, 2430 Maryland was wounded seriously in France August 18, his mother was informed by the War Department. An infantryman, he has been in the service since December, 1942. Sgt. Elmer Hafner, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Elmer Hafner, 3911 Harding Cheviot, was wounded in France July 29, the War Department informed his parents. A member of the Medical Corps, Sergeant Hafner entered the service in November, 1941. He is in a hospital in England, recovering from his (injuries. -'arence mcvey, promer Mrs- Vl0ra otaiey, I6ii i-enaieion was wounded in action August 20, the War Department informed his sister. A member of a tank destroyer unit under Lt.

Gen. George S. Patton, Private McVey has been in the service a year. SSgt. Bruce W.

Stahl, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Stahl, 3018 Theresa was wounded in action over Germany August 24, his parents have learned. A radio oper ator and gunner on a Fortress, Ser geant Stahl was on his 28th mis sion.

A brother, Pfc. Joseph H. Stahl, is serving with the Marines in the Pacific. Pfc. Robert T.

Berter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Berter, 503 Milton was wounded at Myitkyina, Burma, July 29, the War Department has informed his family. Entering the service 19 months ago, he has been overseas since May. He is a graduate of Roger Bacon High School and is 21 years old.

He has two brothers in service. Sgt. Richard E. Berter has been stationed in the South Pacific for two and a half years. Corp.

Thomas Berter Jr. is at Ft. Ord, Calif. Pfc. Herman Goehring, 35, hus band of Mrs.

Thelma Goehring, 6831 Buckingham was wounded Au gust 8 when serving with the lntan-try in France. He has been in the service 28 months and overseas since May. Sgt. Rnbert G. Myers son of Mr.

and Mrs. Robert G. Myers, ui E. McMillan was wounded in action in France, August 19, his parents have learned. Serving in a tank battalion, he has been in the Army since January, 1943, and overseas since last February.

Promotions Given To Six From Greater Cincinnati Promotion of six Greater Cincinnati men. four overseas, was an nounced yesterday by the War De Darlment. Those promoted are: Captain Arthur M. Hurd. Kemper Lane Hotel, to Major.

He is on duty with the Area Representative, Central Procurement District, Air Service Command, Cincinnati. Frank G. Letzler, 4335 Harding Cheviot, and Marshall Chambers, 6 East Interwood to First Lieutenants. Letzler is stationed at McCloskey Hospital, Temple, Tex. Chambers is with the 15th Air Force in Italy.

TSgt. William Meinhart, 23 McMillan to Master Sergeant in the European Theater of Opera tions; SSgt. Robert W. Loichinger, 1151 Bates to Technical Ser geant with the 15th Air Force in Italy, and Pvt. Jerome A.

Boehm, 4920 Tower St. Bernard, to Corporal in the European theater, SUCCESSOR TO BE NAMED. Appointment of a new rehibilita tion secretary to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ken neth W. Hamilton will be recom mended by the executive commit tee of the Anti-Tuberculosis League at its next meeting, Dr. Charles A Neal, President, said last night, Hamilton resigned to join the faculty of Ohio State University.

Sev eral candidates for his post are under consideratoin, Dr. Neal said, At USO Today Donut Center Variety pntertalnment, 8:30 p. m. Fenwlrk Iunne Dandng, refrenh-menu, 8 m. YWCA nneln, re frcnhmmtii.

1MCA Special treat. Bhowen and Swimming DEATH FLIRTS With Cincinnati Flier, Who Shifts IVsiiion In Plane Just Before Flak Rips Spot Sergeant Wins DFC. The Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded recently to SSgt. Alfred J. Broughton, 6U54 Britton A Fortress tail gunner with the Eighth Air Force.

During a bombing assault on a German airfield in France he narrowly es-caped death when flakripped through the tail compar t. Only a few mo ments before he had shifted his Dosition from the BROUGTON. path the flak took, according to an Eighth Air Force dispatch. Another Cincinnatlan to receive the DFC was Capt. Paul K.

Jensen, formerly of 1018 Wilaray Terrace. While leading a flight of 15th Air Force Mustang fighters on an escort mission over Ploesti, Captain Jensen spotted a formation of enemy fighters, dispersed many of them and himself took on two ME-109s. A veteran of 58 missions, he is credited with destroying three enemy planes. The War Department announced, also, the award of the Distinguished Service Cross to T'Sgt. Lawrence C.

Schwander, 3262 Pickbury Dr. Wyoming Pilot Decorated After "Roughest Mission" After one of his roughest missions as a pilot, Maj. James H. Gilson, 39 Reilly Wyoming, re ceived the Air Medal for meritorious achievement. "Enemy fighters? There were 40 ME-109s after our box alone," Major Gilson said of the raid over oil refineries In Germany.

His group knocked down 1 GILSON. 23 planes three were credited to his own ship. Second Lt. George Guilfoyle, son of Mrs. Ada Guilfoyle, Indian Hill Road, has completed his course of trainincr to be a Portress co- pll8t at the Amarillo, Army Air Field.

Prior to entering serv ice he was employed at the Wright plant. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hodges, Perintown Pike, Milford, have been informed that their son, Lt. Ralph Hodges has arrived at an undisclosed destination overseas.

Sgt. Charles W. Loudon, son of Mrs. Mayme Loudon, 2560 Madison arrived in Italy recently and has been assigned as a gunner on a Liberator with the 15th Air Force. Before entering service in March, 1943, he was employed by the Cin cinnati Milling Machine Co.

Two Cincinnati men receiving boot training at the Great Lakes Training Station are Leo R. Bromm, 224 Oak and Frank J. Knauf, 3114 Akrens St. Three Cincinnati men, all vet erans of 16 or more months' service overseas, are being processed through the Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution Station at Miami Beach, Fla. Two who served 16 months in the European Theater of Operation are Sgt.

William Koerfer, brother of Mrs. Irene Standriff, 1411 Boyd and Pvt. Hugh H. Jordan, 1132 Beech Ave. The other veteran is SSgt.

John Luken, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Luken, 1918 Avoniea who served 26 months in the Southwest Pacific.

Harold E. Kidd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kidd, 1303 Meier Hyde Park, has been graduated with the commission of Second Lieutenant from the Bombardier School at Deming, N. Mex.

Lieutenant Kidd attended Withrow High School. TSgt. Harry P. Weber, son of Mr. Harry B.

Weber, 4339 Pitts is stationed at an Eight Air Force base in England. An alumnus of Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati, Sergeant Weber entered the service in June, 1942. Pvt. Norma Jacqueline Radcliffe, WAC, 3311 Warsaw has com pleted training at the Typing School at Ft. Des Moines, Iowa.

Capt. Julian J. Bohr, husband of Mrs. Margery Bloom Behr, 3864 Reading has been assigned to the Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution Station at Miami Beach, Fla. A 1936 grad uate of Ohio State University, Captain Bohr formerly was assistant sales manager of the Mack French Leader Slain By Assassin, Report Paris, Sept.

5 (Delayed By Censorship) (AP) -It was reliably reported but without official confir mation today that Albert Chichery, a longtime parliamentary radical leader and the outstanding remain ing active figure of the prewar French Government, was assassinated at Indres in Southern France as the Germans fled. With the last President of Albert Lebrun, in virtual retire ment, and Edouard Herriot and Edouard Daladier reportedly captives of the Germans, Chichery was ated as having great political in-'luence in liberated France. The report did not identify the slayers. RECOGNITION GIVEN TO CZECH PATRIOTS Washington, Sept. 7 (IN3) Cor- dell Hull, Secretary of State, announced today the U.

S. Government had recognized the Czechoslovak forces fighting In Czechoslovakia as a regular combat force and he warned Germany against reprisals which violate the rules of war. Hull said the United States held the view that members of the armed forces of countries at war with Germany "should be treated by the German military authorities in accordance with the laws and customs of war." FORMER SENATOR IS ILL. Alpena, Sept. 17 (API- Former Sen.

James A. Reed of Missouri was reported in "critical condition" today at his ranch at Fair- view, south of Alpena, suffering from bronchitis end a severe cold. Dr. H. J.

Burkholder, attending his parents. An infantryman, Prr vate Miller entered the service in December, 1942, and had been overseas since May. In addition to his parents he leaves a three-year-old sister, Charlene Catherine. Memorial service will be held at 3 p. m.

Monday in the Christ Church chapel. Pvt. Shirley S. Morrow, 20, son of Mrs. Cora Dell Morrow, 1346 Delta was killed in action with the Infantry in Italy November 30, 1943.

He previously had been reported missing. He entered the service in April, 1943, and had been overseas since September, 1943. A graduate of Withrow High School, Private Morrow was employed by the Globe-Wernicke Co. Besides his mother he is survived by a brother, Sgt. David B.

Morrow, with the infantry in France, and two sisters, Jayne Morrow and Mrs. Robert Klein. Sgt. Robert llpush, 25, son of Mrs. Laura C.

Roush, 3541 Columbia Pkwy, who was reported missing July 24, 1943, his 25th birthday, is now presumed to be dead, the War Department reported. Sergeant Roush was a radio operator on a bomber that was shot down off the coast of Sicily. He was the husband of Mrs. Yvonne Roush, Greenup, Ky. A brother, Machinist's Mate 1c Alvin Roush is serving overseas with the Navy.

LOST OVER AUSTRIA. Sgt. Vernon Autdenkamp, 26, husband of Mrs. Alta Aufdenkamp, 511 Considine and son of Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Aufdenkamp, 3921 River has been missing in action over Austria since August 23. An aerial gunner on a B-17 based in Italy, Sergeant Aufdenkamp was flying his third mission. He has been in the service 16 months and overseas only five weeks. His wife received a medical discharge from the Woman Army Corps two months ago after she was injured when serving at Ft. Leavenworth, Kans.

Pfc. Fred A. Ellison, 21, husband of Mrs, Elma Ellison, 3362 Reading and son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrester Ellison, 1910 Pleasant has been missing in France since August 15, the War Department informed his family.

A paratrooper, he has been overseas since May. A brother, Pvt. Winston Ellison, is serving with the Army in France. SSgt. Carl R.

Lottman, 23, so of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lottman, 1271 Manas has been missing since a mission over Hungary August 23.

A radio operator and waist gunner on a B-24, Sergeant Lottman has completed 23 missions and holds the Air Medal and Good Conduct Medal. He entered the service in June, 1942, and has been overseas since July. He attended the University of Cincinnati and was employed by the Cincinnati Gas Electric Co. before entering the service. Pfc.

John C. Singleton, 21, son of Mrs. Anna D. Singleton, 2010 Wln-chell has been missing in action since August 19. A paratrooper serving in France, he has been in the Army one year and overseas three months.

PRISONER OF NAZIS. Sgt, Charles L. Diedllng, 20, son of Mrs. Helen Diedling, 1926 S. Au burn who was reported mis' ing in action AugUBt 7, is a prisoner of the Germans, the War Depart ment Informed his mother.

A flight engineer and gunner on a bomber, Sergeant Diedling has been in serv ice a year. Sgt. Earl J. Enghauser, 22, broth er oMr3. Myrtle Jones, formerly physician, said Reed was "not feel- ing aa well as he did when he left the hospital" here where he was a patient for several days, and was feeling rather weak.

The physi cian did not anticipate an immediate change In his condition. Red Baiting Averages JV)s-r-yrifirVvr' Players. AB. R. H.2B.3B.HR.RBI.Pot.

McCormlck 488 ISO 32 I lt 88 .309 Carter 33 10 2 0 2 .303 Upton ....383 4S 10B 22 2 26 .278 VVhllw 43 6 12 2 0 0 3 .272 Walker ....387 45 107 18 3 4 47 .377 Walters 03 1 25 4 0 0 11 .262 Mueller ...,441 41 121 16 3 9 .274 C'rabtree 87 8 23 3 1 0 8 .364 Konstanty 27 2 1 0 0 8 .258 Heoser 55 3 14 2 0 0 3 .255 Shoun 61 4 13 3 0 0 7 .255 Williams ...530 63 Ml 20 8 0 17 .248 Mesner .,..311 23 78 8 3 0 27 .211 Crlscola ....148 14 34 3 8 6 12 .230 Sillier 440 37 01 18 4 2 43 .207 I' lft.V 241 33 48 8 0 0 11 .203 Just 10 0 2 0 0 .200 Aleno 113 10 20 3 1 14 .177 De Crui. 48 3 1 8 8 8 .146 Riddle 81 18060 .125 Gumbert 38 8 2 0 8 6 0 .053 PITCHING RECORDS. H. SO. BB.

7 IBS 71 73 8 32 Pitchers W. Walters 20 Hemser 12 liunstunty 5 fcihoun 10 Cartr 7 Rlddl 2 (itimbcrt 8 1 Pet. .741 .600 .600 .665 .500 .600 .462 ,40 1 rati attending the convention are Mrs. Myers Y. Cooper, wife of the I former Governor, Mrs.

Carl W. Rich, Mrs. Leo Lindenberg, Mrs. Pinckney Brewer and Mrs. Klora Cl.uk.

Heading the big delegation 3 Bt 17 20 8 162 32 32 7 115 24 32 8 25 fl 11 1 118 30 32 e-iiich accompanied the delegates.