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lt;IISLAYER, VICTIM!Illnesso (TlireeMonths ProvesFatalCLARENCE WILTROUTMiss Clara Louise Brandt, 77, ' Davenport, former resident of the New Era community, whose philanthropies, in connection with those of her sister, the late Emma Brandt, contributed largely to the upbuilding of the New Era vicinity as a church and community center, and whose liberality made possible the Wildcat DenLutheranhospital, Moline, III., at 7:50 p.m. Sunday. Death followed a serious illness of three months.Funeral services will be conducted at the Brandt home inDavenport at 10 a. m. Wednesdayby the Rev. Ernest A. Lack, pastor of the Ziegler Memorial Lutheran church of New Era, assisted by the Rev. Benjamin F. Martin, pastor of the Edwards Congregational church, Davenport. The body will be Drought to New Era and placed in the Zeigler Memorial Lutheran church at noon and services conducted at 1 p. m. by Mr. Lack. Burial will be at the family mausoleum, Oakdale cemetery, Davenport. Organized Church Work.Miss Brandt was bom July 28, 1854, at Pine Mills, la., now New Era, the daughter of Conrad Brandt and Ernestine«•*.I!Ziegler Brandtthe latterahalf sister of the late William Ziegler, Royal Baking powder magnate, former mayor of New York City and a sponsor of the Fialia Polar expedition.Miss Brandt, aided by her sister, Miss Emma Brandt, who died Dec. 20, 1927, organized the PtnCBluff Union Sunday school in 189L Gathering in the scattered membersof the old German Congregationalchurch, they started an English Sunday school using the Pine Suffrural school building.In 1892 the Brandt sisters builtthe present New Era church building, William Ziegler donatingThe taski1C1llt;iitlt;41$5,000 to the project.of organizing and conductingUnion Sunday school fell largely the two sisters. Miss Clara dirlt; ing the activities.Built Gymnasium.The work at New Era took the character of rural settlerr work until in 1918, a building s able for forensic and athleticThisbecame necessaryPageLEEyearPictured above are Lee George, who died Friday night at Hershey hospital as a result of wounds inflicted by a knife, and Clarence Wiltrout, with whom George was quarreling and who is being held by officials to face charges of first degree murder.4ofrstonMere or Mr.rans-wrhenNon the were whenFuneral services for George were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Hoffman mortuary, the Rev. Ira B. Hawley, pastor of the United Brethren church, officiating. Burial was at Greenwood cemetery.Military honors were paid George at the grave by a firing squad of Legionaires. Pallbearers, also members of the Muscatine American Legion post, were Raymond Grimm, Merle Tewksbury, Raymond Bloom, Sherwood Samuels, L. C. Flannery and Clyde Rebelsky.Hd(oi11aatc
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Muscatine Journal
Muscatine, Iowa, US
Mon, Oct 13, 1930
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