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mrr -k THE KANSAS CITY STAB WEDNESDAY TANUABY 19 1955 GAVIN IN COUNCIL RACE GIVES VIEWS ON CANCER DR HARVEY STONE DISCUSSES ROLE OF THE SURGEON FIRST DISTRICT COUNCILMAN SEEKS RE-ELECTION INDEPENDENTLY A Quiet Warning: Is Sounded by Veteran Teacher Against a Radical Treatment Trend No Support Has Been Announced From Any Organized Faction Friends Are Circulating Petitions BEGINNING A LONG ORDEAL waiting for her fractured right hip to mend Mrs Joyce Stratton 28 years old 5213 the Paseo is shown resting at the General hospital The young widow and mother of three children suffered the injury yesterday when she fell on slippery snow at Fourteenth street and Broadway An employee of the Red Shield Nursery a Salvation Army unit at 1315 Broadway Mrs Stratton was guiding students of the Franklin school across the street Her three children whose ages range from 7 to 11 will be cared for during their convalescence by their landlady Mrs Ruth Thompson of the Paseo address The roses at the left of the photograph were sent to the victim by friends She was to be moved this afternoon to St Luke's (Kansas City Star photograph TELL OF SLAYING SCENE NEIGHBORS OF CALLAHAN FAMILY TESTIFY AT HEARING Widow of Victim and Ray Tipton Are Accused of Murder in Johnson County Residence By George Wallace (The Missouri Correspondent Thomas Gavin a member of the city council the last seven years said today he will be a candidate to succeed himself from the first district apparently without pledge of Democratic factional support am going to run" Gavin said cannot say that I have any particular organization sup port in a factional sense But my present plan is to be a Long in Pendergast Group Gavin a native of Kansas City has long been affiliated with the Pendergast organiza tion and has received the sup port of that faction in his sue cessful efforts thus far in his political efforts Up to this time there has been no indication from the Pendergast organization as to its position in regard to Gavin or what part that group may take in the approaching city election have received encourage ment from friends throughout the Gavin said am running strictly on my record as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives for two terms and as a member of the city council since In recent days nominating petitions have been circulated in behalf of Gavin in the twenty-first ward north of the river where Gavin lives at 6 East Briarcliff road The councilman related the petitions were not being circulated by any organizations but by friends both Democrats and Republicans Baker Is Opponent The Citizens association recently endorsed William Baker president of the Baker Sales company who lives at 5108 Vermont street North for councilman from the first district on its ticket headed by Roe Bartle for mayor The Citizens organization has supported successive city hall administrations since the big turnover in 1940 following the Pendergast crackup It is too early to evaluate the position in which Gavin may find himself from the standpoint of aid from Democratic organized groups as they have generally been recognized Speculation is rampant as to the course some groups may take in the municipal election but there have been no direct pronouncements Representatives of factions have taken out nominating petitions some of them with full sets but without specific designations as to possible candidates in the March 1 primary contest It is known that elements within the Democratic organized ranks feel kindly toward Gavin Active in Business Gavin has several business activities in addition to his duties as a member of the council He is a vice-president of the Muehle-bach Brewing company a partner of an insurance concern and a part owner of a downtown office building He is a personal friend of former President Truman and was Mr alternate at the 1952 nominating convention Gavin served two terms in the Missouri Legislature from 1945 to 1948 when he was elected to the city council: GRIDDLE SHOWr A SELLOUT Press Club Event Monday Attracts 600 Reservations THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY GelebldtiUfe ouA 40tlt rlfeal af buluteil in Kai4a4e Gity the first ten minutes so that Tipton could be represented by an attorney Lyndus A Henry was appointed to defend him Investigators found a 122-caliber shell case in a motor car rented by Tipton Laboratory tests indicated that it was fired by the same rifle that fired two shell cases found in the Callahan home Tipton has told Investigators that he and Mrs Callahan dated regularly up until about a month before the shooting During the proceedings Mrs Callahan occupied a chair about four feet from one occupied by Tipton The widow grimaced occasionally and at times appeared to be fatigued She wore a small blue hat blue dress and a gray coat She wore a wedding ring Tipton smiled once when a witness complained to an examining attorney that he did not know the meaning of Mrs Callahan entered the courtroom with relatives of her slain husband Helen Callahan 11 years old and Debra Callahan 7 were led from the courtroom after the court magistrate had ruled that witnesses should not hear testimony The two girls are expected to take the witness stand later Wayne Grimsley a deputy sheriff and photographer was the only other witness to testify Grimsley identified photographs of the victim and of the Callahan house By Conwell Carlson (A Member of The Staff) Is surgery against cancer getting too radical in response to the long-shot gamble for a cure or a few more months or years of life? A quiet warning against this trend was sounded today at the University of Kansas Medical Center by Dr Harvey Stone emeritus professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins university Baltimore Strides Since Then Dr Stone 72 years old trained under Halsted Kelly and other famed early surgeons at Johns Hopkins He has seen surgery made safer through better anesthesia and control of chemical balance in patients More people live to the cancer age and surgery for the elderly has been made almost as safe as for the young Many elderly victims risk extremely radical surgery even virtual disembowlment in some cases on the theory there is little to lose Dr Stone questions the wisdom of this trend balance should be he suggested should not condemn ultra-radical surgery as unwarranted although it is bound to be mutilating and does not bring any new principles into play the best method now available against cancer still is far from the ideal answer We must seek A 2-Edged Problem On the philosphical side Dr Stone said progress in medicine and the promise of even greater longevity for man in the future has a 2-way aspect The bright side is balanced by the certainty that the solution of one illness or medical problem is followed by new problems Perhaps the cause of cancer and thereby it cure will be found soon Basic science soon may discover the secrets of cellular physiology that will solve the mysteries of blood diseases high pressure and consequent heart failures and strokes then have new degenerative Dr Stone predicted human machine being what it is wear-out will come eventually from some cause To Balance Trend it seems to me that the healing art should not get lost in science machines and tests as is the trend today We must stress also the spirit and the humanities so that life however long or short will be made as rich as possible for more people Other guest teachers on cancer surgery at the post-graduate course today were Dr Orvar Swenson of Tufts college Boston Dr Howard Ulfelder of Harvard Dr David Davis of Jefferson Medical college Philadelphia Dr Richard Cattell of the Lahey clinic Boston and Dr Danely Slaughter of the University of Illinois Dr Ulfelder a leading evaluator of treatments of cervical cancer in women said early diagnosis is the first require ment for success but even then cure attempts sometimes fail be cause proper surgery or radiation against side side tissue is not envisioned The cure per centage by and large is high in cervical cancer caught early Developments Are Ahead will see better cell and biochemical tests developed in the future for determining which cases will respond to he predicted there will be improved ways of delivering the radiation and measuring the dosages and third there will be a reduction of complications following radical surgery in cervical cancer must learn to differenti- ate better which cases should 1 get radiation and which surgery The two combined are not as effective as is commonly believed Whichever method is selected your first chance at cancer is still your best chance to stop rhinestone collared I 1500 THE GREATEST WOOLEN SALE IN KANSAS CITY HISTORY! DRESS and SUIT WEIGHT WORSTEDS FINEST IN the WORLD WOOLENS jjm Evidence relating to the discovery and condition of the body of John Joseph Callahan was introduced today in a preliminary hearing for his accused killers Callahan 31 years old was found dead January 2 He had been shot three times with a 22-caliber rifle as he lay in bed Mrs Mary Callahan his wife and Ray Tipton 26 a truck driver have been charged with first degree murder In Magistrate Court The hearing opened today before Joseph Davis jr Johnson County magistrate Mrs Paul Davis 11525 West Sixty-seventh street terrace told of finding the body after being called to the home by Mrs Callahan Mrs Davis a registered nurse lives two doors from the Callahan home at 11515 West Sixty-seventh street terrace think it was between 6:40 and 6:45 o'clock Sunday morning when I got the Mrs Davis said was Mary Mrs Callahan she said Jack was in Mrs Davis said she got dressed and walked to the Callahan home When she entered Mrs Callahan was standing in a hall doorway was sobbing and slightly Mrs Davis said she saw me she said something was wrong with Jack and indicated that he was in the Body on Floor Mrs Davis said that body was on the floor next to the bed She said she could find no pulse and that the skin was beginning to turn blue thought that he had died from some kind of a hemor- i INCLUDES BOTANY AND OTHER FAMOUS NAMES yd 2000 yards suiting tooting SEDOUX and RODIER STROOCK Imported tweeds sharkskin Somo Over ord FORST-MANN MICHAU KINGSLEY tc worsteds regularly S2250 a yard Over 1000 yards of fina moarials! la many diffarant patterns and Colors GUESTS AT JEWISH EXEAT Jurist and Civic Leaders Washable FLANNELS and COATINGS MANY DESIGNS COLORS 98 6 98 NOVELTY WOOL JERSEYS Many colors in (01 (S) stripes and it I CQ1 plaids- S40 I I ya yd luminous dark floral print on a royal background1 Exciting petticoated dress with detachable flashing rhinestone dog collar 1 necklace sizes forr1 1 12 to 20 PRINTED SILKS Many lovely colors and designs dress salon -on walnut on the plaza OF THE TOWN" KANSAS CITY'S GREATEST FOOD BUY 1 I TOMORROW 9 A TO 8:30 MISS THESE REDUCTIONS! Reservations for the Griddle show of the Kansas City Press club have exhausted the 600 Capacity of the grand ballroom of the Hotel Muehlebaeh for the event Monday night James Mc-Queeny chairman said today only tables available might be some placed in the hall outside the he added are sorry there is no more A reception will be at 6:30 in the Colonial ballroom and the dinner at 7:30 in the grand ballroom The show will follow the dinner Tomorrow Noon nod Night Ml Bast lJth Petticoat one! Hear Justice Douglas Jurists of various courts in Greater Kansas City as well as civic and religious leaders will be guests at the Jewish Tercentenary celebration Sunday night in the Music hall of the Municipal Auditorium Justice William Douglas of the Supreme court will speak Music will be played by the Kansas City Philharmonic orchestra Guests who will be on stage include Hyman Brand Harry Jacobs Edward Jacobson Chester Litman Harry Truman Mayor William rhage she testified I told Kemp Roy A Roberts Rabbi Mary that she had better call a Howard Payne Mrs attorney asked Mrs Davis on cross-examination if blueness does not occur immediately after death not in my Mrs Davis answered would say that it takes about an hour to an hour and a Paul Davis husband of Mrs Davis followed his wife to the stand He testified that he had noticed a 22-caliber cartridge case about twenty inches from the Callahan bed The case indicated the shell had just been fired he said Not Sure of Place On cross-examination Davis was unable to recall whether he had picked the case up off the floor or from the top of a bedspread which had been draped over the body The spread was taken from the bed and used by Davis to cover the body Davis contradicted his wife's testimony at one point He said he had answered the telephone when Mrs Callahan called Davis said that his wife had not gone to the phone but had gone immediately to the Callahan residence at his suggestion The body of the victim was cold and ashy when arrived at the scene of the tragedy Davis said Shortly after Walter Callahan sr father of the victim ar rived at his home Davis said Mrs Callahan remarked that went off and left me New Year's The father had replied that his son had been at his home fixing a television set on New eve Davis said Attorney Is Named The hearing started at 10 but was recessed after Gershon Hadas Rabbi Samuel Mayerberg Rabbi Maurice Solomon Dr Thomas Lindsay Archbishop Edwin O'Hara Judges John Caskie Collet and Kimbrough Stone of the United States Court of Appeals Judges Richard Duncan Albert Reeves Albert A Ridge Charles Whittaker and Arthur Mellott of the United States district court Judge Elmo Hunter of the Jackson County Circuit court Judge Harry Miller jr of the Wyandotte County District court and William A Bailev THURS STORE HOURS: 101 FINAL MEN our famous reg to CENTER CUT PORK CHOP CREAM GRAVY MOLDED FR'JIT GELATIN WHIPPED POTATOES HOT PEACH COBBLER STICKLER Discussed Is TRUMAN NOT A Title Etiquette Main plaza 12-9 REDUCTIONS! 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