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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1968
Page
2
Many obituaries note services in Sparta and surrounding towns for Gol Yoseph D Rutter and John F Baum Jr. plus deaths of Helena Galla Frank A Saville Edna Smith and others. The report covers memorials, church rites, military service, and familial survivors across Media Chester and Claymont with details on funeral homes and burial sites. A separate brief reports the death of General Vladimir D Ivanov in Moscow per Tass.
Paul C Howard 83 longtime vice president of Southern Transportation Co tug and barge operations died Tuesday at Delaware County Memorial Hospital Drexel Hill He lived in Lansdowne Pa Survived by son Charles C daughter Mary Bailey sister Bessie Bacon four grandchildren one great grandson Services Saturday at Tickner and Sons Funeral Home Baltimore Burial Lorraine Park Cemetery Baltimore Calling hours Thursday evening at Johnston and Sons Funeral Home Baltimore
Walter Karpinski 58 of Chester former A H Wirz Inc employee for 20 years and Sun gt Co seaman for 19 years died Tuesday. He lived at 228 Bunting St Chester and was WWII veteran with ties to Szymanski Rywacki American Legion Post 546 and Polish American groups. Survived by sister and four brothers. Calling hours Thursday at Kaniefski Funeral Home. Services at family convenience.
A batch of obituary notices lists individuals including Margaret E Ball Helena Galla Thomas J Carroll Rubyel Cooper and Albert Elliony with addresses in Claymont Chester Sharon Hill and Southampton. Details include funeral home names times and venues such as Jones Funeral Home Kaniafsk Funeral Home and Lawn Cemetery with calls for attendance and interment dates in December 1968 to 1983.
Several funeral notices run for December 1968 listing names such as Alfred J Fry John Halonen Walter Warfiners Ruth Dornan Anna L Merritt Frank A Saville Ignatius Skladanowski and families with service times at local churches chapels and funeral homes in Chester Norwood Brookhaven and Media Pennsylvania. Interments vary including Immaculate Heart Cemetery and others with viewing details and calling hours noted.
Anna L Merritt 8 of 1126 Elmwood Ave Sharon Hill died Monday at Taylor Hospital Ridley Park She was the widow of Clarence W Merritt Delaware County builder former nurse at St Francis Country House Darby Survived by three daughters Elizabeth Brenner Schelman and three sons James John Harvey a sister Rosana Edwards nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral 10 am Friday Marvil Funeral Home Darby Burial Edgewood Memorial Park Concord Calling hours 7 to 9 pm Thursday at the funeral home
Mrs Margaret E Ball of Claymont died Tuesday at Club Haven Nursing Home. She is survived by her husband Robert J Ball and two brothers Millard Brown and Leroy Brown. She belonged to Mispah chapter Eastern Star Women’s Club Claymont United Methodist Church. Services set for 2 p.m. at Home Claymont Pike burial Thursday at Gracelawn Memorial Park Wilmington.
Ruth Dorman March 64 of 702 Pine Ridge Road Pine Ridge Nether Providence died Tuesday at Riddle Memorial Hospital Middletown. Survived by three sons Alan William Anthony, a sister Katherine Lyons Ridley Park and four grandchildren. Services 10 am Friday at William C. Rigby Funeral Home Media. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Gardens Marple. No viewing.
A 4 month old girl was allegedly sold for 700 to fund a motorcycle purchase. Dore Anthony Demadona 29 and Sarah Jane Stewart 18 of El Monte were arraigned under a self defense statute, with up to 10 years in prison possible.
Dolores Moran recalls a 1947 will in which Anthony Ponce bequeathed most of his $250 000 to $300 000 estate to the former Warner Bros actress. Five nieces and a nephew contest the probate. Moran, once a rising star dubbed a new Jean Harlow, says she met Ponce as a teen in Sunnyvale and he kept their memory private.
A 24 year old Middleburg man Daniel Keister was killed when his car collided with a tractor trailer on Pennsylvania 22 three miles west of Selinsgrove. Police said the auto struck after the truck moved to avoid an unflashed Amish horse and buggy.
There will be no meeting of the Sun Valley Band and Choral Association tonight due to the holiday season.
The National Theatre Company's production of Androcles and the Lion at West Chester State College blends mod style with folk rock. Lighting, music, and projections stage a compact one hour thirty minute performance with psychedelic touches and witty Shaw dialogue.
Judge John V Diggins struck down a town zoning provision prohibiting house trailers in residential areas as unconstitutional. He criticized residents who park trailers and boats nearby while affirming concern over aesthetics and safety. The case began with Harry D McHorney fined $25 for parking a camper at 7012 Llanfair Rd Bywood.
MGM announces Julie Andrews will take a six month vacation before resuming work on the film Say It with Music. Remainder of production schedules and casting plans are pending with MGM.
Chicago AP report says Richard Speck convicted of eight nurse slayings has been granted a stay of execution to allow counsel to file a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court. The Illinois Supreme Court stayed pending appeal as Getty seeks review, citing Witherspoon v. Illinois on jury death-penalty issues. Speck was convicted in 1967 and sentenced to death. the statute in effect then gave judges leeway in capital cases.
Las Vegas officials report a 24 hour delay to the underground nuclear test at the Nevada site due to predicted north winds that could vent radiation toward Las Vegas. The high yield detonation remains planned for Thursday, with input from AEC weather teams and Hughes interests.
Charlotte based State Employment Security Commission plans to terminate about 1 60 of its 1 160 employees by December 31 to balance the budget. Henry E Kew chairman said the layoffs are to adjust funding while the commission continues to function in finding jobs for the unemployed.
President elect Nixon may signal readiness to seek Senate approval of a nuclear arms control treaty. U S diplomat William C Foster cited Nixon suggesting action soon, but officials stressed no timetable. Foster noted Nixon’s UN visit and possible action before Johnson leaves office. Nixon said ratification should be delayed due to Soviet actions in Czechoslovakia. Dirksen endorsed swift ratification if possible before inauguration.
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