Obituaries for Martha Webb and Owen Hopper in Kansas City and St Louis
Funeral services are set for Martha Webb at Wagner chapel Kansas City with interment at Mt. W cemetery after being moved from Ewing funeral home. Owen Hopper dies in St Louis and will be buried beside his son Joseph. he had visited Sedalia often to see his son Marvin Hopper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Webb
Raymond Askew
Route 1
LaMonte
Wagner Chapel
Linwood Boulevard
Wyandotte
Kansas City
Mt. W
Ewing Funeral Home
Owen Hopper
St. Louis
Joseph
Hopper
Sedalia
Marvin Hopper
Funeral Services Held for Mrs Josephine Funkhouser
Mrs Josephine Blanche Funkhouser 82 died Wednesday morning at Henrys Nursing Home California Missouri where she had lived since March She was born November 11 1868 married to Joseph Funkhouser October 8 1889 and had two children Jack I Funkhouser Plattsburg Missouri and Mrs Nina Mosier who preceded her in death in 1936 Survived by son Jack L two grandchildren Mrs J W Buckley Plattsburg and D L Funkhouser Lake Charles Louisiana two great grandchildren one brother H Roger Starke and sister Mrs J L Spillers Otterville and Mrs Mary Hardin Glendale California Burial was in IOOF Cemetery Otterville with services conducted by Rev H A Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine B. Funkhouser
Josephine Blanche Funkhouser
Henry’s
California
Joseph Funkhouser
Jack I. Funkhouser
Plattsburg
Nina Mosier
Funkhouser
J. D
Mary Agnes Starke
Otterville
Jack L
J. W. Buckley
D. L. Funkhouser
Lake Charles
H. Roger Starke
J. L. Spillers
Mary Hardin
Glendale
Calif
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Syracuse
Mayes-Painter
H. A. Wood
Methodist Church
Danny Glenn
Jesus
Ora Cordry
W. S. Gentry
J. H. Gunn
Roy Malowry
W. S. Poage
M. Keele
Sam Rowe
IOOF
Funeral for Joseph H. Williams at Hughesville home
Funeral services for Joseph H. Williams who died Thursday at his hill home in Hughesville will be held at the family residence at 2 30 pm with pastor Rev Edgar A Williams of Temple City Calif assisted by Rev Morus Reed of Kansas City. Singers Mrs Lenox Xockett Mrs Junior Killion and Roger Jones all of Sweet Springs will perform with Mae Mosier at the organ. Pallbearers are Finis M Nicholas John Thompson Oscar Rothrock Wayland Scott Will Fowler and Walter Smith. Interment follows in Memorial Park cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Williams
Joseph H. Williams
Hill
Hughesville
V. Edgar A. Williams
First Baptist Church
Temple City
Calif
Morus Reed
Kansas City
Williams
Lenox € Xockett
Junior Killion
Roger Jones
Sweet Springs
Mae Mosier
Finis M. Nicholas
John Thompson
Oscar Rothrock
Wayland Scott
Will Fowler
Walter Smith
Memorial Park Cemetery
Hospital Admission and Discharges List
Mrs Flora Smith of Warsaw admitted for surgery. Discharges include Mrs William Bunn of 428 West Sixth Street Mrs Joseph Woodford of 1822 East Ninth Street Mrs Lauren E Williams of 901 East Eleventh Street and Miss Juanita Sousley of Warsaw Also discharged Mrs LeRoy Kidwell of 1119 East Broadway Mrs Jonas L Thomas of Bunceton Mrs John E Lamy of 814 West Fourth Street Ronnie McDaniel of Kansas City Miss Margie Ann Bryan of 919 South Ohio Avenue Mrs Vern Crouch and daughter of 1000 South Missouri Avenue Discharged: Mrs Sally Long of Versailles admitted for medical treatment: none
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Smith
Warsaw
William Bunn
West Sixth Street
Joseph Woodford
East Ninth Street
Lauren E. Williams
East Eleventh Street
Juanita Sousley
LeRoy Kidwell
East Broadway
Jonas L. Thomas
Bunceton
John E. Lamy
West Fourth Street
Ronnie McDaniel
Kansas City
Margie Ann Bryan
South
Ohio Avenue
Vern Crouch
Missouri Avenue
Sally Long
Versailles
Communist Police Chief in East Germany Dies at 49
Kurt Fischer, 49, head of East Germany police, died at a sanatorium from a heart ailment. Western powers allege his uniformed force of about 40,000 is a Moscow inspired army and demand its dissolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Kurt Fischer
East Germany
Information Ministry
Fischer
Germany
Woodland Hospital Dismisses Two Local Residents
Woodland Hospital discharged Mrs. Dorothy Henderson of 1023 East Fourth Street and Mrs. Avery Spellmeyer with her son of 2501 South Ohio Avenue, ending their hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Henderson
East Fourth Street
Avery Spellmeyer
Be Deputy on Treaty Council Be Deputy on Treaty Council
President Truman named Charles Spofford of New York as the American deputy on the North American treaty council a key post in West defense. Spofford, 47, served in the Civil Affairs Section in the Mediterranean during the last war and is a St. Louis native.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Charles Spofford
New York
North American Treaty Council
West
London
Spofford
Mediterranean
St. Louis
Republicans Claim They Have Issues for Victory in November
Washington June 22 Republicans say they hold the issues to win the November elections. GOP chairman Guy G Gabrielson told regional shirtsleeve meetings to mobilize the vote as 17 eastern states send officials to Atlantic City starting tomorrow. Other sessions follow in Salt Lake City July 31 and Chicago September 15. The chairman asserted the issues should attract millions of the 45 million voters who did not vote in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Guy G. Gabrielson
Republican National Committee
Atlantic City
N. J
GOP
Salt Lake City
Chicago
Gabrielson
New Jersey
B-36 Bombers Begin 38 Hour Pacific Flight
The report notes eight B-36 bombers on a 38 hour Pacific training flight from Fairfield-Suisun to the Marshall Islands. Engine trouble forced one aircraft to feather an engine and divert to Honolulu while the remainder continued their long endurance mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Hawaii
Pacific
Honolulu International
Marshall Islands
Central Pacific
Fairfield-Suisun
California
Balcony Collapse Injures Thirty At Sequoia Theatre
In Redwood City California thirty people injured when the balcony ceiling at the Sequoia theatre collapsed showering 10 tons of plaster. Fifteen needed hospitalization, one in serious condition. Mrs Vangie Case remained unconscious at Palo Alto hospital after either jumping or falling from loge seats. Her husband Dr Robert Case said injuries included possible concussion and internal injuries with a broken finger. Six others were taken to Palo Alto hospital and eight to San Mateo community hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwood City
Calif
Sequoia Theatre
Vangie Case
Palo Alto Hospital
Robert Case
San Mateo Community Hospital
Democrat Capital Class Ads Deliver Results This Week
Local class ad package reports strong response in a week. Advertisers emphasize 80-cent rate and phone contact 1000 for inquiries.
Wilmer Benefit Draws Big Crowd in Sedalia
A benefit exhibition for Larry Vilmer of the Sedalia Chiefs Ban Johnson team raised over 400 dollars at a packed Sedalia Park. The Chiefs beat Boonville Lions 7 to 6 as Wilmer received honors after a broken jaw in a recent game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Vilmer
Sedalia Chiefs
Ban Johnson
Boonville Lions
Chiefs
Lions
Sedalia Battery
Egbert
Ray
Nold
Steer and
Webb
Thomas and
Nichols
G. O. Hawley
Cal Rodgers
Ban Johnson League
Wilmer
Emery Ellsworth
Rogers
Hawley
Thomas
Sedalia Park Board
Sedalia Democrat-Capital
Sedalia Times
Boonville Ban Johnson
Boonville
Jr. Chamber of Commerce
Sedalia
Vilmer
Larry
Further Probe on Service (Continued from page one)
The House un American activities committee questioned behind closed doors Matthew Cvetic a Pittsburgh insurance man who served as an FBI undercover man among Communists. Acting chairman Walter D Pa told reporters later that Cvetic described Red activities in the Ohio valley and eastern Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House un-American Activities Committee
Matthew Cvetic
Pittsburgh
FBI
Walter
D-Pa
Cvetic
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Attlee Seeks Confidence Vote on Western Europe Plan
Prime Minister Clement Attlee asked Parliament for a confidence vote on the governments policy to stay out of Paris talks on pooling western Europe coal and steel. Attlee and five ministers urged support for the amendment tied to Churchill and Davies. Debate opens Monday with a vote expected the next day and a possible dissolution of Parliament on defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Clement Attlee
Attlee
House of Commons
Paris
Europe
Winston Churchill
Clement Davies
Labor
Kindness Brings A Fine For Rescued Quail Chicks
A Tucson man Glen Malone was fined 25 after being found guilty of illegal possession of game birds. He and his wife rescued five quail chicks two years ago when their nest fell into a stream and kept them as pets until a game warden confiscated them. Malone claimed he did not know the birds were illegal to possess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Glen Malone
Malone
Prince Philip Relieved From Destroyer for Home Leave
The admiralty announced Prince Philip is relieved as first lieutenant of the destroyer Chequers and will return home on leave next month. Princess Elizabeth expects their second child this summer and Philip is set to be reassigned as commander of the destroyer Marretlater this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Philip
London
Chequers
Admiralty
Princess Elizabeth
Marr
Ter
Windsor Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Windsor residents and guests share visits across Sullivan Clinton Kansas City and Chicago. The WSCS circles meet at P A Rowland with worship by Leonard Pifer and social refreshments.
Bandits Hold Up Safeway Store in Webb City
Two armed bandits robbed the Safeway Store in Webb City shortly after 8 a.m. and fled with an estimated 1500 to 2000 dollars. They forced manager James C. Horn to open the safe and locked him and produce store manager Ted Testerman in a locker. Sheriff and city officials described the scene and noted this was the third time the store has been robbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb City
Safeway
Frank Byrd
James C. Horn
Horn
Ted Testerman
George Hickam
Hon
Testerman
Hickam
Benny
Community News from Cole Camp item list
Cole Camp society notes list visits and travel among residents and relatives. Several families from Cole Camp, Versailles, and nearby towns visited relatives in Marshall Springfield Sedalia and Detroit. A Christening and weddings are noted along with a reunion and military service update.
Missourian Killed in Texas by Spare Tire
Otis Davis Jr. 27 of Fulton Missouri was killed in Hillsboro Texas when a spare tire fell from a passing six wheel truck striking him as he attempted to retrieve it. He died from skull injuries. Survived by his parents seven brothers and two sisters all of Fulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Tex
Otis Davis, Jr
Fulton
David
Robert
South Texas
Charlie Garrison
Otis David, Sr
Omahaan Named President Of National Unity Ministers
C N Broadhurst of Omaha was named President of the National Unity Ministers Association in Kansas City on June 22. New officers include Mrs Alma Morse of Oakland California as vice president and Ralph Rhea, Unity Farm Church minister, as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
C. N. Broadhurst
Omaha
National Unity Ministers Association
Alma Morse
Oakland
Calif
Ralph Rhea
Unity Farm Church
Law Partner E H Miller Dies in Washington
Edward H. Miller a 43 year old native of St Louis who practiced law with Clark M Clifford in Washington died this afternoon He previously served in the justice department before World War II and was part of the Army military intelligence setup during the war
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark M. Clifford
E. H. Miller
Washington
Edward H. Miller
St. Louis
Truman
Miller
Justice Department
Army
Brookfield Minister Charged With Rapes In Brookfield Case
Rev. Merritt Kenneth Kirks of Mendon Mo faces charges after prosecutors say he abducted three Brookfield girls aged 12 to 14. He allegedly raped 14 year old Carol Lee Renshaw and struck the others with a Luger. Kirks admitted the acts in a signed statement and was arrested following a police search for a 1949 or 1950 dark blue Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield
Merritt Kenneth Kirks
The
Christian Church
Mendon
Marvin Hopper
Carol Lee Renshaw
Joe Ann Spencer
Joyce Elizabeth Spencer
Hopper
Kirks
Saint Catherine
Renshaw
Walter Snyder
State Highway Patrol
Snyder
G. W. Pate
Baptist Minister Fights Being Fired Over Santa Claus Stance
In Kansas City a Baptist minister refuses to concede his pastorate at the Argentine Baptist Church. Miss Charles Bouse testified he called Santa Claus paganistic and that he abolished mixed adult Sunday schools after arriving last September. A faction seeks to bar Rev Del A Fehsenfeld from the church, alleging departure from church doctrines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kas
Charles Bouse
del A. Fehsenfeld
Miss Rouse
Ottawa University
Santa Claus
Miss Bouse
Blaze Destroys Flooring Plant in West Plains
Fire destroyed Cloud Oak Flooring in West Plains Missouri early today with an estimated loss of 200000 dollars. The plant, part of a recent purchase by J V Cloud Jr and his father from Norfolk Flooring, covered locations in West Plains and Brandsville. Fire began about 130 am in a cooling shed, blamed on a carelessly tossed cigarette, with crews battling flames until 830 am as spectators watched from afar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Plains
Cloud Oak
J. V. Cloud, Jr
Cloud
J. V. Cloud
Springfield
Norfolk Flooring Company
Brandsville
Here
Sweet Springs News Includes Weddings and Local Bets
Local society notes report Ruby Krause's June 4 marriage to Ray Seibert in Sweet Springs. Engagements and ideals marked Adell Frerking to John Ruddes, with Frerking's family ties and honors noted. Missouri University degrees earned by Charles Worley with Truman address. Community updates cover visits, anniversaries, picnics, campus events, and local labor moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Meyer
A. E. Krause
Blackburn
Ruby Jean Krause
Ray Seibert
F. O. Seibert
Sweet Springs
Miss Krause
Missouri Valley College
Alpha Xi Delta
H. J. Frerking
Wichita Falls
Tex
Adell
John Ruddes
Christine Daniels
Frerking
St. John’s College
Winfield
Kas
Houston
Kuddes
Sweet Springs Produce Company
Charles A. Worley
Missouri University
Harry S. Truman
Worley
C. H. Worley
Peter Parrot
Fred Reavis
Howard Reavis
Sylvia Smith
N. H. Leggett
W. S. Hanley
Sarah Anderson
J. F. Coulter
William Greenwood
C. A. Scrivner
W. W. George
Barby Jackson
Edna Miller
Mima Miller
N. Y. Yankee
Kate Andrew
Dolly Andrew
Anna Laird
C. J. Eckhoff
Columbia
Harold
School of Medicine
Eliza Dillon
Vernon Ziegelbein
Colorado
Alvin Ziegelbein
Ziegelbein
Emma Co-op Elevator Company
Aileen Every
Burlington Manufacturing Company
Concordia
Christian Church
Kaiser
Patricia Dillon
Betty Ann Vogelsmeier
Darlene Beal
Ruth Bradbury
Judy Parker
Gilbert Yerian
Raymond Vogelsmeier
Caroline Reavis
Yerian
Vogelsmeier
Benny Meador
Bothwell Hospital
Sedalia
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Porterville
Calif
J. C. Reavis
Elwood McCourt
N. H. Lebbett
Public Hearing on Rezoning Bid in Sedalia Missouri
Zoning Board of Adjustment of Sedalia will hold a 7:30 PM Friday July 14 1950 hearing in City Hall to consider Faust McElroy’s request to rezone his property at 2305 East 12th Street from A One family District to H Business District for use as Veterans Training Vocational Schools and Shop. Citizens may be heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoning Board of
Justment
Faust McElroy
East 12Th Street
10Th Street
R. S. Missouri
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Council Chamber
City Hall
Sedalia
Missouri
J. Ross Kindred
Herd E. Studer
J. M. Bailey
Hennings and Allison in Kansas City
Emery W. Allison and Thomas C. Hennings, Missouri Senate Democratic hopefuls, visited Kansas City to address the A F L Political and Educational Club. Both planned return trips to campaign and open local headquarters. Allison, a veteran legislator, was backed by President Truman and outlined similar outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Emery W. Allison
Thomas C. Hennings
Missouri
Hennings
Allison
Truman
Nationalists Win For Governor In Missouri Boys State
Boonville Missouri June 22 The Nationalist party elected Fielding Potashnick Sikeston as governor defeating Willet Beavers Joplin The Nationalists also placed Neily Mesler Kirkwood John Hughes Columbia and Ronald D Mouser Dexter on the state supreme court The Federalists won nine of twelve other offices including Homer Columbia Lieutenant Governor H D Crowell Columbia Of State Leroy Gockenbach Florissant Treasurer Gen Boucher Jefferson City Irvine Gyer Marshall Robert Joseph Lee Columbia Robert McCullough Albany and Thomas A Scharfenberger St Louis as supreme court justices The officers will be sworn in tonight by a Missouri supreme court member with Judges Ellison Leery and Conklin expected to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boonville
Nationalist Party
Fielding Potashnick
Sikeston
Willet Beavers
Joplin
Neil Y. Mesler
Kirkwood
John Hughes
Columbia
Ronald D. Mouser
Dexter
Supreme Court
Homer
H. D. Crowell
Leroy Gockenbach
Florissant
Gen. Boucher
Jefferson City
Irvine G. Dyer
Marshall
Robert Joseph Lee
Robert McCullough
Albany
Thomas A. Scharfenberger
St. Louis
Missouri Supreme Court
George Robb Ellison
C. A. Leery, Jr
Roscoe P. Conklin
Immanuel Wittrup Dies After Operation in Marshall
Immanuel Wittrup, 73, longtime Marshall florist and civic leader, died at Fitzgibbon hospital after surgery on June 9. Danish native who came to the United States at 19, he led Marshall Floral for 46 years. Survived by wife Opal, three sons Raymond Oscar and Edwin, and stepdaughter Mrs Russell Pile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond and
Oscar Wittrup
Detroit
Edwin Wittrup
Eastland
Tex
Russell Pile
Marshall
Birth of son for Lt and Mrs Marvin Teel Biloxi
A son named Scott Cameron was born at 10 00 a m Sunday June 18 at Keesler Air Force Base Hospital. The baby weighed 9 pounds 10 ounces. Mrs Teel is the daughter of Rev and Mrs Carl Opp of 1700 South Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Teel
Biloxi
Miss
Keesler Air Force Base Hospital
Scott Cameron
Teel
Carl Opp
South Brown
Birth of daughter for Mr and Mrs Eddie Lower
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Lower on Wednesday afternoon at Woodland hospital. The baby weighed seven pounds 13 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Lower
Route 1
Sedalia
Woodland Hospital
Mrs J V Cloud Jr Mentioned In Local Notice
Mrs J V Cloud Jr wife of J V Cloud Jr manager of the Cloud Oak Flooring Company is named in a local notice with a brief reference to her husband and business role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. V. Cloud, Jr
J. V. Cloud Jr
Cloud Oak Flooring Company
Funeral plans not yet set for deceased widow and two sons
Surviving are the widow and two sons. Funeral plans have not been completed.
Destruction by Fire Ties West Plains Plant to Walch Family
West Plains Missouri plant destroyed by fire is linked to Mrs C F Walch granddaughter of 915 West Third Street. Mrs Cloud is daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles H Walch of Springfield, former Sedalia residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Plains
C. F. Walch
West Third Street
Cloud
Charles H. Walch
Springfield
Sedalia
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Mrs
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C. J. Jolly
Sullivan
Ernest Martin
Clara Powell
Roy Carrol
Lewis
Levi Helphrey
Clinton
Albert Helphrey
Low Helphrey
Owsley
Mariam Stone
Springhill
Harold, Jr
Richard Morris
James Martin
Margaret Shields
Lester Chaney
G. N. Walker
Paola
Doyle Matthews
Kay
Sally Gray
Mildred Wright
WSCS
P. A. Rowland
J. S. Carter
Walter Nance
Rowland
Vernon Elwell
Joan
Warrensburg
Elizabeth Maxwell
Bob
E. O. Harris
Mable Johnson
Lyleiana
Iris Atkinson
R. E. Harris
Lincoln
Maurice Harris
J. C. Eskew
Percy Rowland
Robert Dannatt
Calhoun
Janice Ray
Albens Bradley
J. G. Schweitzer
Chester Green
Mack’s Creek
Lynn Nations
Paul Flippin
Cole Camp
Henry Junge
J. L. Driscoll
Viola Martin
George S. Marr
Clyde Rutherford
Waukegan
Robert Fowler
John H. Luebber
J. S. Fowler
Reed Moore
Forrest
Mr. Moore
Dick Moellmann
Harry Jakeman
Wahoo
Nebr
Gene Viets
Lillian Sutter
Harry Bay
Mich
L. A. Taylor, Jr
C. L. Casey
Suzanne Taylor
Dick Moellman
Reed Mooreson Forrest
Charles Kersey
Charla
J. H. Frederick
Fannie Hunnefelt
David Wayne
C. J. Schlesselmann
Maude Cunningham
Morrisville
George Winton
Winton
E. J. Schwald
Henry T. Junge
Cooney
Everett Crocker
Oliver Phifer
Navy
Saipan
William Phifer
E. L. Eickhoff Sr
Eickhoff
Emma Wiebrock
Leonard
Montana
Dieckman
the Park
Cooky” Duncan
Buffalo
Emma Tubesing
Frex Kaiser
William Meinert
Arthur Traugott
Wichita
Texas
Hennings and
K. C
Immanuel Wittrup
Marshall Florist
Dies
Maple Lane Special Road
Harley Hay
Maple Lane Special Road District No
Pettis County
Sedalia Democrat and Capital
J. H. Green
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