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the protect! tor, who Indicated that 1 4 THE ENQUIRER AND NEWS Sheppard Evidence May Go To Jury Today other witnesses will Include: Battle Creek, Mon, Aug. UM Homicide Capt. David E. Kerr CLEVELAND UPy Evidence tat said the (questioning had been the stx-week-oia Maruyn sneppara murder case goes to the grand jury purely of a routine nature and was Sears Building At Halfway Point January Finish Date Expected to Be Met done simply because of the friend Miss Susan Hayes, 24-year-old former medical technician, who admitted to police in a signed state ment that she had been Intimate with the accused osteopath. Dr.

Lester Hoversten of Glendale, Calif, who spent three days in the Sheppard home as a guest, leaving a day before the killing. 8 Injured in 5 Area Accidents today if County1 Prosecutor Frank T. Cullltan has his way. ship between the two couples. Also questioned by police was Bay Village Mayor J.

Spencer Houk, Also scheduled for today is a preliminary hearing on the first who was given two lie detector degree murder charge against Dr. tests. Samuel H. Sheppard, 30-year-oiQ Police said the tests backed up osteopath accused of clubbing his Woman Pedestrian Among Victims Construstion of the new, FIRST SHOW 1 Ml. DAILY 000 store for Sears, Roebuck tc Co.

at S.W. Capital avenue and E. pregnant wife to death. The prosecutor, seeking to prevent disclosure of evidence to defence attorney, hopes to obtain a continuance of the preliminary Iff V. 1 jTr 4TA.

IV Fountain is about at the half-way Eight persons were Injured In point. hearing from Common Pleas Judge That was the estimate given this Honk's denial of a suggestion by Dr. Stephen Sheppard, the accused man's brother, the the mayor might have had a romantic interest in the murdered woman. Detective Inspector James E. McArthur said both Houk and the brother first agreed to take the lie detector tests, but Sheppard later refused on grounds that it was contrary to his lawyer's advice.

Houk will be called to appear before the grand Jury, according to William K. Thomas. morning by Jess Dau, general sup NOW erintendent of the project for wer- muth, the general contractor. Then Cullifan could present his case to the Grand Jury secretly. If no continuance is granted, the prosecutor will make his presentation Concrete Half Poured Topi In Lovtaff Tops In Action Tops tn Entertainment traffic accidents In the Battle Creek area over the weekend.

Mrs, Lee Sweiggart, 65, of 42 Lincoln St. suffered a severe forehead laceration and abrasions to both arms and knees when she was struck by a slowly-moving car In front of 140 Spring St. shortly before 2 p.m. yesterday. Thrown Against Car Community Hospital said her condition was "fairly good" today.

Mr. Dau said that more than half after the hearing, and expects to do of the estimated 6.500 cubic yards of concrete for the structure is so bv tomorrow at the latest. A preliminary hearing determines poured. Dashing Brickwork on the exterior of the building is underway at the S.W. Capital and E.

Rittenhouse corner BATTLE CREEK West Columbia (U.S. 18 AT 20th ST.) Police said Mrs. Sweiggart was struck by an ea.stbound car driven of the building, and bricklaying TONY CURTIS whether sufficient evidence exists to hold a prisoner for grand Jury action. However, in Ohio, a prosecutor may submit evidence without waiting for the preliminary hearing. As homicide detectives continued their investigation into the July 4 murder, quarterback Otto Graham of the Cleveland Browns profes will hit a peak In several weeks with the adition of from 15 to 20 by Alfred L.

Schneider, 60, of De troit, as she stepped out from be' more bricklayers, TUESDAY hind a car parked on the north side of the street. She was thrown The stone base for the parking gainst another car parked on the lot lying east of the store proper is scheduled for installation south side of the street in front of AUG. 133 Spring St. week, and a sub-contractor, Newton Poster of Paw Paw, Is scheduled to Collide Head-On sional football team appeared at police headquarters yesterday with his wife. The Grahams, friends of the Sheppards, said they knew little about the relationship existing between the osteopath and his wife.

begin blacktopping the parkins lot next week. The lot will accomodate nearly 487 cars. Motorists Earl R. Aldrich, 23. of Lovely JANET LEIGH The Route 2, Hastings, and Olin Wilbur Bundy, 33, of 937 Lakeview Ave.

Floor Near Completion The Imperial Tile fc Carpet Co. Enquirer and News Photo. YOUNG POLIO VICTIMS MOVED Two little polio victims are tucked into an ambulance this morning and. accompanied by their mothers, made the-trip from local hospitals to Mary Free Bed. Hospital in Grand Rapids, where they'll receive special therapy.

At left are Steven Yother. 17 months, and his mother, Mrs. Hestel Yother of 381 Bowers and right, David Green, 4, and Mrs. Duane A. Green of 328 Wild-wood Ave.

Seeing them off, at.far right, is Mrs. A. R. Dart, executive secretary of the Calhoun County Polio Chapter, which made arrangements for their transfer. Today marked, too, the start of the county's emergency polio drive to raise $12,000 to help Just such cases as these.

Both Stevens, who has been at Leila Hospital since July 31, and David, a patient at Community Hospital since August 2, have involvement of both legs. were slightly Injured at 6 p.m. yesterday in a head-on collision in has completed installing about 90 percent of the terrazzo floor in the basement, and trusses for the front of 64 Meachem Ave. Police said Aldrich was north' bound and Bundy southbound when escalator which will serve the base-ie ment and the two upper floors are the accident happened. There were conflicting versions as to what scheduled to move onto the site Screen's Favorite Young Romantic Team Living Recklessly Loving Breathlessly in The Tear's Top Action Hit J-KICES MAT.

40c MTES 9SC KIDDIES ALWAYS ISO caused It. Soap Boxer Loses Out tomorrow. The Otis Elevator Co. Is contractor for the escalator Aldrich suffered a laceration to Ms upper lip and right knee and Tom Finds Consolation in Defeat Wermuth's construction office TODAY AND TUES. ON WIDE SCREEN 2 ACTION GIANTS! Bundy suffered a laceration over his right eye.

Both were treated at Leila Hospital and released. will remain in the house at 25 E. Rittenhouse until this fall, when it will be moved into the building. Battle Creek's Tom Davidson tories topped by his southwestern Michigan championship race in 'didn't emerge a victor in yester day's national Soap Box Derby, out Kalamazoo on July 10. he could take some consolation Discussing the Sunday race after The store is scheduled for substantial completion by January 8.

Mr. Dau said he expects to be able to meet that completion date, despite the delay caused by the extended building trades strike last spring. the big banquet of champions, he decided that at least one reason for his defeat lay in the design of his -built car. streamlined it from his 'irst-round loss to John Selby of Martins Ferry, Ohio. Young Selby went on to capture sixth place in the field of 150 regional champions racing in the you down" best reveal the nature of his disappointment.

Treasures Experience He told his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Davidson, and brothers Dick and Bobby who had finish-line seats, "I wouldn't change this experience for anything and I'll never forget it as long as I live." Participation in the All American derby has been Tom's dream since he was seven years old. and it climaxed a four-year series of regional defeats and vic William Romick, 44, 'of -20 Board-man Ave.

suffered bruises to his forehead and right leg, and a passenger in his car, Mrs. Hazel Froe-lick, 61, of Barnsville, suffered bruises to her right side in a two-car collision Saturday night on Meachem avenue at V7. Fountain. Neither required hospital treatment. Police said Mr.

Romick was northbound on Meachem when his car and a car which had pulled onto Meachem from W. Fountain, driven by Kenneth W. Slade, 34, of Grand Rapids, collided. in only one direction. I think now it should have been streamlined two ways." 17th annual event.

Naturally. Tom was disappointed til THEY LOVED TO FIGHT I ell fought to level I wM I over his early elimination, but his He also noticed that the first Appetites of catfish vary with the temparture of the water. They feed heavily at 70 degrees but will not feed at 40. first words to his family and home- five winning cars had a spring ar area rooters after the race "I let rangement beneath the axles. 1IUW Limb Jl uiiuciomuu 111w 1 V.

i IU UU11U 111 UIUBC DpillJgS, 4IC SdlU, aririinflr tVlftf hp'rl vprv liannv t.fllPl Cigareh Cause Four Weekend Fires pass the information on to all the boys who might want to build and enter a car in the second annual Kalamazoo derby next year. Z. the fire department which completed the extinguishing job. The officers said Irvin Llnd or 253 California Boy Wins Winner of the nationals and the $5,000, four-year college scholarship The Greatest Show on Earth Route 2, Nashville, who was sitting on the curb not far from the car watching the proceedings, told them he must have dropped a cigaret in A cow came out on the winning end of a collision with a car on M-37 Just north of Dowling Sunday afternoon, and a passenger in the car, Mrs. Ruth Miller, 35, of Route 2, Coldwater suffered an injury to her left ring finger.

Cows on the Loose The collision happened in front of the Donald Proefrock farm where a herd of cows had got loose end was roaming across the highway. A state police patrol car with SAM JAFFE EDUARDO CIANNEUI From RUDYARD KIPLING'S Poem "GUNGA DIN" was Dick Kemp, 14, of Los Angeles, i pja OS OCR (IIANT WIDE SCREEN A policeman turned fireman kept a car fire under control until regular firemen arrived early Sunday. Patrolmen Charnel Narmore and Alex Aleskewlch were patroling on W. Fountain street shortly before 3:40 a.m. when they saw flames coming from a car parked in front of 104 W.

Fountain St. While Officer Narmore grabbed a nearby garden hose and sprayed the flames, Officer Aleskewich called who rolled down the 975.4-foot hill "Say oi lavfhfr, bright at ttardutt" WAITER WINCHEU. the car cushions while waiting for Kill MKKf MKKf the owner, Clifford Cushman of track in 27.8 seconds. One of the three Michigan entrants, Edwin F. Gorka, 13, of Detroit, placed 2nd GIANT HIT TuilPD floilu "MR q.1Ct.fi 0n Charlotte, who was visiting a friend on Fountain street.

MARnHRVJS I nine Its blinker flashing was used to warn 4500 SEATS Cigarets flipped onto awnings r.vr us caused two minor fires within an fourth for a $2,000 scholarship. 1 Favorable weather a Derby tra- dition held out, with rain coming) only minutes after the winner wasi announced. Each boy, winner and loser alike, was presented with a sweep-second wrist watch at the post-race banquet and got to keep hour of each other in downtown DAMON MNYOH MONEY FROM HOME motorists. A southbound car driven by Kenneth V. Miller, 43, of Route 2.

Coldwater, slowed as it neared the herd, but one cow leaped in front of It. was struck and spun (unreserved seats) EVERY PERFORMANCE Battle Creek last night. At 9:50 the p.m. firemen were called to the around two or three times. The ADULTS $150 his derby racing uniform as a treasured r.iemento of the day.

cow went on its way apparently CHILDREN 75e Including tax and menageries Seaman's Women's Apparel shop at 44 W. Michigan to douse' a small awning fire, and an hour later were called to the Kresge Dime store across the street at 56 W. Michigan Ave. for the same reason. Among Tom's fans at Akron were Ajvnn rwnif nowcnoN none the worse for wear, but the front end of the Miller car was damaged to the extent of about aHALWALU i i ADDED NEWS CARTOON! Gatri open 72 complelo ahowf BlEhtlyajiX FIRST SHOW AT DISK Mr.

and Mrs. Donald Morrow and! their two sons of Kalamazoo. Mr. $125. IIKSERVED GRAND STAND CHAIRS Morrow is the sales promotion; manager of DeNooyer Brothers! Rodney Schroyer of 52 Guest City firemen made a run to the ADDED- Chevrolet.

Tom's co-sponsor along; iNn.rniNQ ADMISSIOV 9 A AM) ALL SJ TAXES 1 i Planners to Consider Replacing Proposal Plans for replattlng 11 lots in Spaulding Addition in Urbandale to create a 32-lot development will be submitted to the Battle Creek City Planning Commission when it meets at the city hall at 4 p. m. Tuesday, Aug. 24. The replat is being proposed by Albert-Satin, home building firm, which has been engaged in housing developments in the Urbandale area.

The 11 lots presently platted are 578 feet in depth. The plans for replatting the property call for Geneva street to be extended southward from Spaulding avenue and thence westward to Sigel ave residence of Victor R. Miles of 22 FUN CARTOON NEWS Willis St. at 9:50 a.m. yesterday BIG DOUBLE FEATURE and Richard N.

Strole of 293 Hunter both 17, were Injured when the car in which they were riding on the Lindsey road went out of con COMING with station WKZO radio and TV and the Kalamazoo Optimist Club. He was driven down to Akron and will return today with Jim White, WKZO account executive and Opti where a cigaret started a fire in an overstuffed chair, but the fire was out when they arrived. SPENCER TRACY "BROKEN LANCE TICKET SAI.K OPENS Monday Auk. 33. ft WalrrrAiTl I)rur Rtor 3 Writ Mkhltu HI.

VICTOR McLAGLEN BORIS KARL0FF WALLACE FORD trol and struck a tree about one' M-G-M's TREMENDOUS TEN-STAR DRAMA! IB half mile south of the Four-Mile mist Club member. road in Barry County shortly after REGINALD DENNY noon yesterday, i Richard suffered multiple abra EXECUTIVE SUITE sions to his forehead and left arm, and Rodney suffered abrasions to his left shoulder and hand, and LEGAL NOTICE TOWNSHIP NOTICE AS.SVRIA TOWNSHIP PROPOSED BI H.niXfi ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE MINIMUM CONSTRUCTION" REQUIREMENTS OF DWELLINGS, BUILDINGS. AND STRUCTURES In the unincorporated portions of the Township of Assyria, str- to the left side of his head WEDNESDAY "Sands of Iwo Jima" "Slight Case of Larceny' a i "TAZA, SON OF COCHISE" TK( HNKOI.OH and to the left side of his head. Both were treated at Leila Hospital nue so the depth of the existing lots would be cut approximately in County of Barry, and State of Michigan. requiring a permit for the erection of half.

such dwelling; designating the supervisor and released. The driver of the southbound car, Eugene R. Elliott, 20. of 212 Avenue north, was not injured. Barber at Colon Sells Shop After 50 Years COLON Don Kin, Colon barber for the past 50 years has sold his shop to Harley Hazen of Colon.

Mr. Hazen has been a barber in Athens and. opened his shop here last Tuesday morning. Mr. King observed his golden anniversary of bartering last January when members of his family and friends decorated the shop with red, white and blue festoons and baskets of flowers.

Mr. King began as a barber in Athens, Jan. 4, 1904, and learned the trade with Glen Whitaker. He started his barber work in Colon in November of 1905 and recalls that hair cuts were twenty-five cents and shaves ten cents. DOORS OPEN AT 12:45 FIRST SHOW AT 1 P.M.

The planners also will consider two petitions for rezoning. One is from the Dennis McKeen Post of the American Legion, which is a the proper official to administer and enforce the provisions of this Ordinance and providing penalties for the violation thereof. The people of the Township of Assyria In the County of Barry and State of Michigan ordain: SECTION 1. Buildings hereafter erected tn the unincorporated portions of this NITES 70s MAT. 43o seeking to have property on the west side of the Stringham road just north of the Kalamazoo river NOW SHOWING Township shall not be used for human rezoned from residential to habitation unless a petmu ior me erection thereof shall have been obtained and un multiple dwelling so a clubhouse may be erected on the prop less said building complies with the provisions of this Ordinance.

Permits may be eiven for the temporary use for human In Her Arms He Felt Strength Fire and Passion Never to Be Conquered erty. The other is from Andrew BULLETINS CLEVELAND (JP) Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard was released from county jail on $50,000 bond today shortly after the first degree murder charges against him were taken directly to the grand jury. The 30-year-old osteopath, held in jail since July 30 in the July 4 slaying of his wife, walked out of the criminal courts building with his brother, Dr.

Richard N. Mazola. who is asking to have the habitation of buildings hereafter erected which do not comply with this Ordinance southeast corner of Mam street or were erected without a permit tnereror. TODAY'S BIGGEST BARGAIN BURT LANCASTER and Kingman avenue rezoned from multiple dwelling to office and shop. Plans for parking on uouia Permits must be obtained for the use as dwellings temporarily, or movable structures including trucks and trailers.

SECTION 2. Application must be made to the supervisor In duplicate on forms furnished by him for a permit to erect any building for human habitation. Such application shall describe the proposed location of such building by Government and State subdivision, shall state that It will be not less than fifty feet from the nearest margin of any highway bounding the property and not less than thirty feet from the nearest dwelling. In the unplatted street will be reviewed, and the nlanners also will consider the aDDOintment of a citizen commit' i thru JEAN PETERS too BEULAH, Wyo. (P) State Rep.

E. Keith Thomson got carried away with himself la campaigning for the Republican nomination for Congress. He wandered from one hay field to another handing out campaign literature. Finally a rancher tipped him off. He had crossed the state line and was soliciting votes in South Dakota.

tee to study the elimination of dunlicatine street names in the EXTRA SPORTS LATE NEWS CARTOON community. portions of the Township: shall give the proposed dimensions thereof, the materials to be used in the exterior walls, the type WASHINGTON IP) A compromise farm bill carrying out most of President Eisenhower's requests was agreed upon today by a Senate-House conference committee. It must still go bark to the House and Senate for final approval. Passage appeared likely despite the rush for adjournment by the end of this week. Touring Good Neighbor of foundations and the material and meth od of construction of chimneys or other structures for the venting of smoke and HELD OVER 2nd WEEK! STARTING WED.

gas from combustion. The supervisor is hereby designated as the proper official to administer and enforce the provisions of Returns Purse and $119 i COLDWATER A "Good Neighbor Policy" act by Mrs. J. W. Law of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, resulted in the return of about $119 SPECIAL PERFORMANCE TONICHTI this Ordinance.

He shall be entitled to aj fee of $5.00 for each permit Issued, to bei paid by the applicant at the time the ap- Dlicatlon ts submitted. This Ordinance is' fewest Song and 65c to promote the public health, safety and to Mrs. Almond paradlne ol 1 up COMPLETE DINNERS 2 OUR BICCEST SMASH HIT EVER! Playing Tonight rATTUII II If ISTfM I general welfare and to insure that sum dwellings will be safe, protected, and sanitary. i SECTION 3. Permits may be given for the temporary use for human habitation of structures both immovable and movable.

Including trucks and trailers, which do not comDly with this Ordinance. Permits may SOUP DESSERT Included SNUG RESTAURANT It R. Monro Always Parkins Spare AUOUJ Route 2. Coldwater, late Saturday afternoon. Mrs.

Paradine had reported the loss of her handbag, with the money inside', to the city police at 5:05 p.m. Saturday. At pjn, into the police station walked Mrs. Law, with the handbag, which she had found at the Morris Store here. Mrs.

Law was Just passing through also be granted for the use as dwellings of; jTTTTTTIIITXXXXXItTTXXTX' OPEN AT 11:00 A 31. structures which were erected without permits therefor. Permits authorized by this section shall be granted only upon authority of a majority vote of a committee consisting of the supervisor and the two Justices whose terms have the latest 1 expiration. These shall have such compensation and expense reimbursements as the Townshio Board may allow. The su Coldwater, and had stopped at the pervisor shall refer all applications for building permits which were rejected by i him and all applications under this sec-' tlon which are rejected by the committee, '-to the Township Board for final action at Morris Store for a few minutes, city police said.

Flint Man, Woman Are Top Pipe-Puffers NEW YORK (U.R) A Flint, Mich, man and woman held the national lu. S13S Its next meeting. The applicant or appli-rants shall be seasonably notified by the Township Clerk of the time and placfe of such meeting, may appear thereat and may offef evidence in support of bis ap- nl! rat Ion 1 -m TODAY THRU WEDNESDAY Oartala tall GfNttstAII-Sror, Too-Star I In 1939 you could operate your electric mixer for one month TODAY on Consumers Power Company's Low Electric Rates IT COSTS ONLY 21 SECTION 4. All such buildings shall be Disced on foundations of permanent Kctireii Yosts! material, shall not be less than thirty fai from the nearest dwelling, in the ua nlatted oortlons of the Township. The distance from celling to floor.

In the first floor rooms, shall not be less than seven fet six inches. Provision shall be made fnr not less than approximately four hun pipe-smoking championsnips today. Max Igree placed first in the men's division of the International Pipe Smokers Club contest Saturday by keeping 3.3 grams of tobacco going two hours, five minutes and seven seconds. Jessie Rudel kept her pipe going 55 minutes to take top honors In the women's division. Twenty-five contestants were entered in the contest at the club's annual convention.

dred square feet of floor space. The outer surfaces of the exterior walls of such buildings shall not be composed of building DaDer or what is commonly called "Tar sum WWW' V- Pimp." stove DiDa passing through par ANET LEIGH titions or floors shall be surrounded by an air anace or other protection sufficient to prevent Igniting surrounding or adjacent tinctures. At least two exits shall be EDWARDARNOLD nmvMerf. No structures. Including garages, PARK FREE 6 P.

M. Til MIDNITE WHILE YOU EAT AND CO TO THE SHOW OR HAVE A SNACK AFTERWARDS DOWNTOWN hail be leas than fifty feet from the mirin nearest of highway, or high ways bounding the property on which the structure is placed, except in the platted Af the Townshio. Further: In the with FRED CLARK SHEREE NORTH Produced by PAUL JONES Directed by NORMA TAUROfi Screenplsr by JACK ROSE and MELVILLE SHAVHS0N Uemi turn Wt My PocM 1 WswMiukt II A I nil inn 3jT 1 I a platted portions of the Township, buildings shall be placed- as nearly as possible in the center of the lot and in line with ex-istin building, teptle tanks shail.be pro- Based on average price per kwh paid" by our residential customers in 13 and 1953 and en average use of appliances as determined by the idison Eleetrle Instltufa. CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY WED. MON.

TUES m.ji an dwellinn In putted areas. nc Kmc ceMtrt'mm met "FROM HERE TO ETERNITTM 11 Tag Anna rami nc Section 5. Violations pf the provisions Nov Di Vh Somr turn rr am wmc tr nu sn ino huim tun ga mar si ma nan a mumwt iau of this Ordift hail be misdemeanors. mA ttnm ronvlction. violators shall b4 talUSOMuFKI xmaem EBurt Lancaster Montgomery Clift Debora Kerr Gam mc a fine of not mors than one Ml PIE32M-M hundred dollars 4100.00 or by Imprisonment in the County Jail for not mors than PLUS "VALLEY OF THE SUV PLUS "BEAR COUNTR1T AND CARTOON nlntt tW flay.

With Lucille Ban lames Craig I ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP BOARD I.

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