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Newspaper

Sedalia Weekly Democrat

Location

Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1962

Page

4

Obituaries for Eulalia Harris Walter Heard and James Gorham

Obituaries note services for Eulalia Lovette Harris 93 of Houstonia at Houstonia Community Church Friday at 2 p.m. with burial in Houstonia Cemetery. Walter H Heard 82 of 2021 South Osage died Tuesday. services held at Ewing Funeral Home at 2 p.m. with church leaders officiating and burial in Memorial Park. James Alman Gorham 77 of Versailles died Tuesday. retired rural carrier, survived by Neva May Gunn's family, services Friday 2 p.m. at Big Rock Primitive Baptist Church with Masonic graveside burial in Big Rock Cemetery. The body lies in state at Kidwell Funeral Home until one hour before services.

Houstonia Community Church Eulalia Lovette Harris Houstonia Bothwell Hospital Walter H. Jones L. C. Tuck Houstonia Cemetery Walter H. Heard South Osage Ewing Funeral Home Noah W. Beard Doyle D. Furnell Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Juanita Waggoner Lydia McGaugh Mary K. Redford Ronald Shuler Lannie Yates Duane Furnell Ervin Beard Lester Fockler James Fockler Memorial Park Cemetery James Alman Gorham Versailles Indiana Benjamin Josephine Welch Gorham Neva May Gunn Jean Beth Dennington Stafford Wayne Arley Gorham Temple City Calif George James Gorham Barnett OES Masonic Lodge AF & AM Big Rock

Obituary notices from multiple Kansas City and Missouri deaths

Joseph James Knox 62 of Kansas City died at home after living in Smithton 30 years. He was chief security officer at City National Bank. Survivors include wife Hazel, son Leonard, brothers Bert and Edward, and two grandchildren. Rosary Friday at Sheil Chapel, burial Saturday at Mt. Olivet. Elsie C. Meier 93 former California Missouri resident died in St. Louis. Born in Germany, widow of Ferdinand Meier. Survivors Ruth Oatley, Elsie, Carlysle Meier, and Herbert died in WWI. Burial in California with services led by Williams Funeral Home. Jeffrey Martin Doty infant son of Dan and Mrs. Doty Jr. graveside service at Crown Hill Cemetery. Abba Dale Hunt 90 Windsor died Sunday. Burial Lincoln Cemetery. Eva Mae Shackleford 86 Sweet Springs died Wednesday. Christian Church member. Surviving children include Jessie Mae, James, and W. G. Calhoun. burial Mt. Zion.

Joseph James Knox Kansas City Smithton Holy Cross Catholic Church City National Bank Hazel Knox Leonard Knox Bert Knox Edward Knox Garden City Sheil Chapel Mt. Olivet Sheil Funeral Elsie C. Meier California Ruth Oatley St. Louis Stuttgart Germany Schneider Ferdinand Meier Meier Hecks Saddlery Elsie Carlysle Meier Herbert Margaret Palmer Methodist Church Masonic Cemetery Williams Funeral Home H. J. Hood Jeffrey Martin Doty Jefrey Martin Doty Dan Doty Albert Lee Crown Hill Cemetery Norbert Adelman Sacred Heart Church Ewing Funeral Home Lincoln Baptist Church Abba Dale Hunt Windsor F. O Faber Lincoln Cemetery Moseley Sweet Springs Eva Mae Shackleford Ted Chrystie Holden Jacob Frances Able Green Richard Shackleford Christian Church W. G. Calhoun Colorado Springs Colo Jessie Mae Shackleford James Shackleford Lee's Summit Roy Mann Russell Kan Mt. Zion Cemetery

Weekly Democrat notices from Sedalia Missouri edition

Page shows the Sedalia Missouri weekly Democrat publication with editorial dedication to local residents. It notes address at 110 West Fourth Street and mentions publication as second class matter under congressional approval.

West Fourth Stree Pubusneo Everfriday Enterec Sedalia Congress Marcr un + Vea publica ion

Funeral set for former police chief Anson W Finnell

A public funeral is planned for Anson W Finnell 59 former police chief who died Monday at MecLaughlin Chapel at 2 p m Thursday with Rev Hugh Jones of Epworth Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery.

MecLaughlin Chapel Anson W. Finnell Hugh Jones Epworth Methodist Church Crown Hill Cemetery Washington Pacific Atomic Energy Commission AEC Joint Task Force 8 Johnston Island Hawaii

Frank Albert Mueller Rites Held at United Church

At 10 a.m. Thursday a funeral service for 69 year old Frank Albert Mueller of Pilot Grove was held at the United Church of Christ in Clear Creek. The Rev. J C Bierbaum officiated and burial followed in the church cemetery.

United Church of Christ In Clear Creek Frank Albert Mueller Pilot Grove J. C. Bierbaum Church

Funeral for Louis R. Hughes at Reser in Warsaw

Louis R. Hughes 90 of Warsaw dies Monday. Services 1 30 p m Thursday at Reser Funeral Home Warsaw with Rev Gene Clack officiating. Burial in Sedalia with Masonic graveside rites.

Reser Funeral Warsaw Louis R. Hughes Gene Clack Warsaw Christian Church Memorial Park Cemetery Sedalia

Funeral services for Adella C Wray announced

Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Friday at the Reser Chapel in Warsaw for Adella C Wray pioneer Benton County resident who died early Wednesday at her home near Fairfield. Death was from a heart attack. Rev Russell Davis of Warsaw Baptist Church will officiate Born November 10 1880 she was the daughter of the late William H and Lucinda Jane Wright Cunningham She married Purna S Wray February 17 1904 and they had five sons They lived on the Fairfield farm most of their married life Mr Wray died September 30 1939 leaving four sons Harold Wray and Howard among the survivors in New York City and others unnamed nearby.

Reser Warsaw Adella C Wray Benton County Fairties Russell Davis Warsaw Baptist Church William H Lucinda Jane Wright Cunningham Purna S$. Wray Fairfield

Six People Charged With Assassination Plot on de Gaulle

Six men were arrested and charged in Vesoul Besancon region for allegedly plotting to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle during a stump tour. Authorities say the suspects belong to European Secret Army Organization and additional members may be at large. police had been alerted to suspicious activity days earlier.

de Gaulle Vesaoul France Charles de Gaulle Vesoul Besancon European Secret Army Organization

Attorney Arraigned On Murder Charge

William Howard Payne a 52 year old attorney who specialized in Indian legal affairs was arraigned on a second degree murder charge in his wife Lorena Paynes death. He appeared at the morgue to identify her body and was held on a five thousand dollar bond. He is scheduled for a coroner's inquest.

Washington William Howard Payne Lorena Payne U.S

Veteran Teacher to Teach in Philippines as Peace Corps Volunteer

Miss Noneka Douglass, 71 and a Hazelwood resident with over 50 years of teaching, heads to the Philippines as a Peace Corps volunteer. She notes she was retired by the St. Louis public schools last year but says she did not quit teaching. She plans to depart in September.

ST. Louis Noneka Douglass Philippines Peace Corps Douglass Hazelwood

Teacher Faces Misdemeanor After Check Charge Hearing

The petition seeks damages over a felony charge that was filed but later cleared up as a misdemeanor. Attorneys O E Brown James F E Durles and Thomas Keating represent the plaintiff in the case alleging humiliation and injury to feelings.

O. E. Brown James FE. Durles Thomas Keating

Resignation of Calla FE Warner Foundation Head

Harold Wecke executive director at Calla FE Warner Educational Foundation resigns effective June 40 and plans to return to public school administration.

St. Joseph Harold Wecke Calla FE. Warner Educational Foundation Wecke

Wray Family Rites Held for Infant Raymond

Obituary notes Raymond Wray died at age one in a Kansas City area family line. Pallbearers listed include Earl Holley Harold Price and Dillard Martin. Burial follows at Fairfield Cemetery with six grandchildren and six great grandchildren surviving Wray relatives Wray of Kansas City and Harrisonville with six grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Democrat Capital Class Ads Involve Workers In A Call For Action

A fragment notes Democratic campaign ads directed at workers urging involvement in a broader political effort. The item suggests organized outreach across labor segments and references a telephone contact line for more information.

Lodges Notice for Granite Lodge No 272 Meeting

Granite Lodge No 272 AF and AM will meet in stated communication Friday June 15 at 8 00 pm at the Masonic Temple Broadway and Missouri Visiting brethren welcome W M C Harold Coftelt Secretary Lloyd C Kennon

Ge Granite Lodge A. F A. M Masonic Temple Broadway Missouri C. Harold Coftelt W. M. Lloyd C. Kennon

Daily Record Birth Announcements Highlight Local Families

Three births reported at Bothwell Hospital on June 13. Elzie Leveritt Jr. and wife Route 2 welcomed a daughter at 9:08 p.m., eight pounds six ounces. Donald Trout of 403 East Fifth added a daughter at 9:09 p.m., eight pounds six ounces. A third entry lists a son for Mary E. Nichels of 200 South Washington at 7:26 p.m., weight five pounds one and a half ounces.

Elzie Leveritt, Jr Bothwell Hospital Donald Trout East Fifth Mary E. Nichels South Washington

Rowlette Files Petition for Divorce in Circuit Court

Louella Rowlette filed a petition seeking a divorce from William Rowlette in Circuit Court on June 14. George H. Miller represents the plaintiff as attorney.

Louella Rowlette William Rowlette George H. Miller

Visiting Hours at City Hospital Bothwell and Related Listings

City Hospital Bothwell schedules visiting on first and second floors from 2 to 4 pm and 7:40 to 8:40 pm. third floor maternity from 3 to 4 pm and 7 to 4:30 pm. The list also notes dozens of patient and staff names with addresses across Warrensburg Cole Camp Otterville Syracuse and surrounding towns. Dismissed and transferred patients include Isaac Rhodes Clara Gerken Louis Vinson and many others with multiple street addresses.

Isaac Rhodes Otterville Clara Gerken South Merriam Kate Burns Syracuse George Nelson William Ehlers Cole Camp Calab McNulty Smithton Fred Harris Columbia Louis Vinson East 28Th Trecy Lynn Lane East Boonville Boone County Hospital Tammie Connell Bernice Grinstead South Osage James Sanders

Hospital Updates From Wichita and Columbia

In Other Hospitals A. C. Bud Garst of Route 2 underwent surgery Wednesday at Wesley Hospital in Wichita Kansas and is reported doing satisfactorily. Bill Schutt of 1201 East Tenth has been a patient at the University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia for four weeks and will return there in July for a check up.

A. C Bud Garst Wesley Hospital Wichita Kan Bill Schutt East Tenth University of Missouri Medical Center Columbia

Marriage Licenses for Green Chaney and Koeller Couples

Clifford Truman Green of Canter bury Connecticut and Ruth Ann Chan cey of 1401 South Sneed, along with Walter Von Holten of Mora and Iverne Lillian Koeller of Cole Camp, obtained marriage licenses.

Clifford Truman Green Canterbury Conn Ruth Ann Chancey Walter von Holten Mora Iverne Lillian Koeller Cole Camp

Car Hits Tree After Steering Failure in City Night

Robert Eugene Cornelius 22 of 411 North Hurley reported his 1940 Chevrolet struck a tree at the southeast corner of Fifth and Grand. He told police the steering wheel slipped as he turned onto Fifth from Grand, causing the crash damaging the fender and windshield.

Robert Eugene Cornelius North Hurley Fifth and Grand Cornelius Fifth

Democrat Capital Class Acts Are Workers You Can Afford To Hire

An item promotes affordable labor by touting Democrat capital class acts as hireable workers with contact TA 6 L000.

Magistrate Court Fines For Careless Driving And Speeding

Magistrate Jennings Donahue of Windsor pleaded guilty to careless and imprudent driving and was fined 100 dollars plus costs. Thomas Wm Hockaday of Kansas City pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined 25 dollars plus costs.

Jennings Donahue Windsor Thomas Wm. Hockaday Kansas City

Police Court Summary of Local Driving and Parking Cases

The case of Bradley E Bau wens charged with careless driving was continued to June 15. Edwin Dale Jones forfeited a $25 bond for driving offenses. J D Musslin and Hiway Auto Parks forfeited $2 bonds for parking in a safety zone. James P Kenledy from Whiteman AFB faced a parking meter charge with a $2 bond. One overtime parker paid a $1 bond, and 141 others paid a 25 cent fee.

Bradley E. Bauwens South Washington Edwin Dale Jones Route 2 J. D. Musslin North Prospect Hiway Auto Parks Kansas City James P. Kenledy Whiteman Afb Parker

Flower theft at Crown Hill Cemetery reported

Police logged a report from Thomas L. Brown of 1416 East Seventh that a large bouquet vanished from Crown Hill Cemetery in the past few days. A rock was thrown through a window at the Doctor's Building, 700 South Limit, Wednesday night, and scat cars were seen racing on East 24th, which police checked.

Thomas L. Brown East Seventh Crown Hill Cemetery 700 South Limit

Fire damages 1954 Mercury in Sedalia

Sedalia Fire Department extinguished a fire in a 1954 Mercury owned by Wade Faulwell at 1411 East Fourth. The blaze began in the 200 block of East 16th at 5 52 p m Thursday after the carburetor allegedly overflowed. Damage was estimated at $25.

Sedalia Wade Faulwell East Fourth East 16Th

Kennedy Weighs Peaceful Settlement Options With Engineers

President Kennedy urged the Flight Engineers International Association to pursue arbitration or peaceful settlement of the dispute. He warned he might seek emergency seizure powers from Congress if engineers refuse, and he clarified his Yale address remark that deficits are not necessarily inflationary.

Flight Engineers International Association Congress Kennedy Yale University

President Lopez Mateos Eyes India Visit Plan

Mexico's President Adolfo Lopez Mateos tentatively plans trips to India Japan and Indonesia this year seeking closer regional ties and cooperation with Asian nations.

India Mexico City Mexico Adolfo Lopez Mateos Japan Indonesia

Bass accuses triangle of interest in Estes grain case

Rep. Ross Bass claims Commercial Solvents, Estes, and the Agriculture Department formed a triangle of interest as Billie Sol Estes began grain activities in 1959. Commercial Solvents denies assurances of full payments and says Estes did not have a grain contract before signing over funds. Estes is now bankrupt, owing the firm $5.7 million.

Sol Estes Washington (Ap Ross Bass D-Tenn Commercial Solvents Corp Agriculture Department Billie Sol Estes Estes House Bass Maynard C. Wheeler Wheeler L. H. Fountain D-N.c Texas Frank Cain Dallas Cain Billie Switzerland

First Resistance For Grain Futures Market

The Chicago grain futures market faced its first broad resistance of the week as most commodities weakened on the Board of Trade. Distant wheat months led declines while old crop soybeans rose marginally after late profit taking. Wheat fell about a cent, corn was flat to down, rye slipped, and soybeans edged up slightly despite selling pressure.

Chicago Board of Trade

Speaker's Wife Fern Christie Dies in Jefferson City

Mrs Fern Christie wife of former Missouri House Speaker John G Doc Christie died Wednesday night Gov John M Dalton expressed sorrow and extended condolences in a brief statement from Jefferson City.

Jefferson City Fern Christie Missouri House John G Doc! Christie John M. Dalton

Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted Missouri Pettis

In Pettis County Missouri Sedalia probate court Lizzie Manion deceased estate No. 12578 executrix Anna Berger appointed June 11 1962. Creditors must file claims within nine months. Also notices of trustee sale and administration for John Thomas Wootan and Irvin D Duffey et al. filed with Pettis County Probate Court.

Missouri Pettis Pettis County Sedalia Lizzie Manion Anna Berger East Broadway Earl T. Crawford South Ohio St Sam P. Harlan Ya Rymer Second Street Park Avenue Sedolia Lee C. Redmond N. Quircy Leo J. Harned South Ohio Street Irvin D. Duffey Mary Etta Duffey Recorder of Deeds James D. Corbin Country Club Sedalia Homes, Inc Dale M. Thompson Circuit Court House Woodlawn Crosley

Pettis County Guardians Named for Incompetent Estates

In Pettis County Missouri the guardians Thomas J Moore and Carl Moore were appointed for Anna Evans and Virginia Zureher was appointed guardian for Chestina Pinkepank both declared incompetent by the Probate Court. Notices urge creditors to file claims within nine months and list guardian and attorney addresses and dates for ensuing actions.

Pattis County Missouri Chestina Pinkepank Virginia Zureher Pettis County West Second Sedalia Wm. F. Brown East Fifth Sam P. Harlan Ry Peggy Pabst Pettis Anna Evans Thomas J. Moore Carl Moore Bunceton L. J. Harned South Ohio St Ua Rymer Probate Court of

Notice of Filing of Finat Settlement and Distribution Petition

Pettis County Missouri probate notices announce filing of a settlement in estate No 12589 for Violet C Filicetti deceased with objections due ten days after filing. Executor Joseph J Fillicetti and attorney Thomas Keating listed along with contact details.

State OF Missouri Pettis Pettis County Missouri Violet C. Filliceti Joseph J. Fillicetti Ohio St. Sedalia Thomas I. Keating Sedalia Trust Bidg Sedalia

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Rites Abba Dale Hunt the Weekly Democrats Anson Finnell Rites Frank A. Mueller Wray Rites McLaughlin Bros. Funeral Chapel S. Ohio ST. Diai Peace Lodge Rhone River Geneva Daily Record Circuit Court Robert D. Forsyth Knob Noster Lewis G. Vinson Kiri Illinois John L. McClenlan D-Ark Senate Investigations Subcommittee American Guild of Variety Artists AGVA Corinne Suzette Stein Pittsburgh Senators Miami Fla Calumet City Ill Clover Club Folies Bergere Speaker Claude Smith Joretta Smith Recorder's Office Ira Rymer D&w William F. Brown Ernest J. Heimsoth Harry J. Helmsoth East 9Th Street Harold W. Barrick Gordon Ridg Ana Maipeulia Violet C. Fillicetti George P. Swearingen Bylla Rymer
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