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m m mmmmw fMORE ABOUTSlayings^ (Continued from page 1)Discovery of the body brought a quick end to a bizarre case that had put fear in the hearts of nearly every resident in the vicinity of the Clark farm, 17 miles northwest of Stcttlcrand 130 miles southeast of Edmonton in the Buffalo lake area.Assistant Commissioner G. M. Curleigh of the RCMP in Edmon-Lon said after the body was found-the police were satisfied the case! was one of multiple murder and suicide.A formal inquest will be conducted later by Dr. M. M. Cantor, chief provincial coroner.SPOTTED FROM AIRThe five members of the familykilled were Mrs. Margaret Clark. .36, Jenena, fl, Ross, 7, Ann, 5. and Linda, 4. George Anderson. 20. of the- McLennan district of northern Alberta and a hired man at the farm, and William Olah, 30, of the Royal Canadian Navy, an overnight visitor, also were shot to death.An RCAF Otter with Ihrce RCMP officers aboard spotted Clark's body from the air Monday afternoon. climaxing a search that began Sunday and saw 32 RCMP, with horses, cars and two tracking dogs scour the roiling farmlands, bush and roads in the region of the farm.Word of the discovery of Clark’sl body spread swiftly through the c district as the party telephone line 0 hummed. The steady flow oLper-;l; sons who visited the farm through-'^ out Sunday and most of Monday! stopped abruptly. ;bNeighboring farmers, however.} ** indicated they would visit the farm;a todav to handle chores and the.v milking of the dozen cows, which awas last done Sunday night. SUFFERED BREAK-DOWNS Scene of the crime was a two-section farm where Clark was born and raised. The six-room, two-storey frame house was built by Clark's father years ago when he homesteaded there. Clark owned l.mn acres of land and about 80 cattle. '■In the Stcttlcr area Clark wasju noted for his interest in assisting gdelinquents. He recently had two youths on probation at his farm doing chore* in an attempt to rehabilitate them. I. In 1947 lie married the daughter ig of George W. Dinwoodic of Van-[I.corner: who flew to S‘ el tier Monday afternoon to attend the funeral of the Clarks. He had planned a holidav visit to the farm in aboutjlia week’s time. a p“I could hardly, believe it haiHh pened when I was told.” Mr. Din*!a wocdie said. I still don't believe| it. I guess I am in what people e call a state of shock.“I just got a letter from Margaret the other day. Everythin® was just lovely. They were all happy. She had just returned from Prince Albert where Jack had been campaigning for the Social Credit election in Saskatchewan.”CARRIED HER BOOKS aMr. Dinwoodic said Margaret and John Clark grew up together,; attending the same school. jv‘‘He used to carry her books for £ her. jF“T guess they were childhood iP sweethearts. They were married n in ’947 in Stettler.Clark was first elected to the legislature in 1952 and again in 1955. He suffered from a minor nervous break-down during this year's session.Mr. Dimvoodie said Mr. * Clark suffered a nervous breakdown in 1954 and was in hospital for about 1],2 months.He said they were a very happy, united family with no financial troubles and nothing to disturb them.”
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Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Tue, Jun 05, 1956
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