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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1949
Page
13
John Miller died this morning at his home 909 Lafayette Ave SE after an extended illness. He was 67. He leaves his widow Bessie Miller of the home and sister Ada Evans of Canton. The body is at Matthews Funeral Home.
Elizabeth Hansen of 133 Chestnut Ave NE Massillon died Tuesday afternoon at Massillon City Hospital. She belonged to St Marys Catholic Church and the Rosary Confraternity. Survived by brother William and four sisters. Services Thursday 9:30 a.m. at the church. burial in St Marys Cemetery. Rosary services tonight at 7:30 at Hellger funeral home. Friends may call 7 to 9 tonight.
Franklin Garry Woods two-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Dennis E Woods of Green Township died Tuesday night. Services set for Thursday at 10 am at Myers funeral home. Burial in East Liberty Cemetery. Survived by five sisters Hazel Alta Shelby Jean Rosalie Pamela and three brothers Raymond Everett Robert Woods. Friends may call 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
The body of Pfc. Paul G. Donham nineteen, formerly of Mc Kinley High School, drowned Sunday at Fort Story Va will arrive today in Canton with military escort. Services set Friday at 2 pm at Jack funeral home with Rev O V Latta officiating. Burial in Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday 2 4 and 7 9 p.m.
Mrs Myrtle L Smith 60 of 2nd St NW died Tuesday at home after a month illness Born in Toledo she lived 30 years here A Full Gospel Church member for 21 years she leaves husband Victor H Smith three daughters Elizabeth Otto Helen Utsler Marie Brediger three sons George Victor Henry a brother Richard Jackson Toledo three sisters Virginia Eddis Clara Leininger Sarah Johnson 19 grandchildren one great grandchild Services Friday 1 30 pm at residence 2 pm at church Rev W L Wells Massillon officiating Burial Union Lawn Cemetery Body to be transferred from Myers funeral home Navarre after 2 pm Thursday for calling PMID
John H. Benfer aged 83 a former Magnolia merchant died April 24 in St. Petersburg Florida. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p m at McCreery Kreighbaum funeral home with Rev Gerald G North officiating. Burial in Strasburg Cemetery. Widow Bessie Benfer survives. Benfer formerly ran the Magnolia general store before moving to Florida in 1922.
A listing of funeral services and burials for Mrs. Christ Zimneer Samuel F. Slack Earl A. Coombs Noah DeWeese Karl Hoehn Mrs. R. C. Warburton Frank J. Close Casper DiFiori William Waterhouse Lena Butsey Frank Elmer Brothers William P. Sharp George Weisgarber Peter A. Maley with parlor times, church affiliations, and cemetery burials at Forest Hill, Northlawn, Calvary, Bethlehem, and others across multiple towns.
Mr and Mrs Harry C Lemmon of 1430 27th St NW travel from Canton to Scottdale Pa for funeral services Thursday for George Lemmon 35 a professor at Dana College Blair Neb He drowned Sunday while swimming at Big Lake ten miles northwest of Pontiac Mich He had been visiting his Canton brother and sister in law before heading to Michigan.
In Cleveland on June 22 AP reports Lorraine L. Blair founder of the Women’s Finance Forum of America told about 250 women at the Midday Club to avoid emotional investing and tips or rumors. She urged separating charity from investments and accepting losses, noting paths for women from youth to age.
President Ulysses S. Grant penned his memoirs and died at Grant Cottage high on Mount McGregor near Saratoga Springs New York. The obituary notes his final years in retirement and his literary work ending with his death.
Shirley Ann Givens, a Louisville violinist, wins a full tuition scholarship with room and board to Transylvania Music Camp at Brevard North Carolina for eight weeks. The award comes from Carol Glenn and marks her as top national student violinist. She will depart Sunday after Juilliard lessons and has prior honors in Ohio and Great Lakes regions.
A fourAlarm fire swept a blocklong row of 11 restaurants and fish markets along Washingtons Potomac River waterfront. The blaze raged about two hours starting 2 27 a m before being brought under control at dawn. Fireboats and four departments fought heavy smoke and fumes with dockside access blocked off. Cause undetermined with one firefighter suggesting a second floor restaurant balcony may have sparked the blaze.
Two Cleveland men Salvatore A. Frederico and William Milie were sentenced to 1 to 15 years each in the Ohio Penitentiary for breaking and entering in the attempted burglary of the As P store on Dueber Ave SW March 27. A third suspect Joseph Feyerecick remains jailed awaiting trial. Judge Weber also sentenced Franklin E. Snyder to 1 to 3 years for nonsupport after denying probation.
Salem June 22 Special Services for Mrs. Mary Carr Curtis 85 a Mt Union College alumna founder and first president of the National Association of Mt Union Women will be Thursday at 2 pm in the Arbaugh Pearce funeral home Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery Mrs Curtis died Saturday while vacationing in Florida She graduated Mt Union in 1888 taught at the college after study in Paris and Berlin later accompanied her husband the late Wesley Curtis a Methodist missionary She was sister of the late Robert Herman Carr Mt Union graduate 1902 who served as college business manager and secretary of the board of trustees Daughter of the late Rev Joseph M Carr associate of Dr Orville Nelson Hartshorn founder and first president of Mt Union College She leaves two sisters Mrs Katherine McMillan Pittsburgh and Mrs Helen Berg Zephyr Hills Fla and a brother Francis I Carr Youngstown home tonight.
C. E. Humm, 55, of 1037 Andrew Ave NE, was fined $50 and costs after pleading guilty in Massillon Municipal Court to exhibiting gambling devices. He was arrested Tuesday at Humm's Confectionery on 241 8th St NE where four punchboards were on display, police said.
Three Cleveland men aboard a 21 foot cruiser drifted on Lake Erie for three days after leaving Avon Lake. A tug spotted the bobbing boat near Port Burwell. They rigged a blanket sail for navigation and were towed to safety. Coast Guard units conducted a wide search from Sandusky to Fairport before the rescue.
County Prosecutor D. Deane McLaughlin met with prosecutors from other sections of the state in Columbus regarding support for a bill to outlaw capital punishment. He planned further talks with state officials about the case where a bonus check to Canton man Frank Paul Martin Jr was cashed by his attorney. Father J Drakenbrod contends the transaction was with Martin’s knowledge and consent, while state authorities refer the matter to the local prosecutor for investigation.
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