Mavrakis, Canton Native, Dies at 56 in Ault Man Hospital
Mike Mavrakis of 1211 5th St SW Canton died this morning at Ault Man Hospital from complications of disease. A Crete native who came to Canton 37 years ago, he was 56 and worked 37 years for Republic Steel. He leaves three daughters, two sons, a sister group in Greece, and one grandchild. Services Friday at his residence then St. Charalampes Church, Rev. Timothy Pantelakos officiating. Burial Forest Hill Cemetery. Body at Welch funeral home, then moved to residence Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Mavrakis
5Th
Aultman Hospital
Crete
Greece
Canton
Mavrakis
Republic Steel Corp
St. Charalampes Greek Orthodox Church
Alex Halkins
Thomas Raychek
Helen Mavrakis
George
Hollywood
Calif
Nicholas Mavrakis
Kaliopi Kalochristinakis
Penalopi Loulakis
Christine Minathakis
St. Charalampes
Timothy Pantelakos
Forest Hill Cemetery
Welch Funeral Home
Funeral rites for Mrs Etta L Art set Thursday
Pallbearers Jack Leggett Richard Wirth Robert Banks Harry Butterworth William Butterworth and Robert Art will serve at the funeral for Mrs. Etta L Art 80 wife of William C Art who died after a cerebral hemorrhage in her Canton home. The Reed funeral home will host services Thursday at 3 p m with Rev W E Weber officiating. Burial will be in Northlawn Cemetery. Friends may call today 3-5 and 7-9 p m. Mrs Art lived in Stark and Tuscarawas Counties before moving to Canton in 1948 and she and her husband would have observed their 63rd wedding anniversary this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta L. Art
Jack Leggett
Richard Wirth
Robert Banks
Harry and William Butterworth
Robert Art
Reed
W. E. Weber
Northlawn
Samuel D Stewart Dies After Two Year Illness
Samuel D. Stewart of RD 8 Canton Bolivar died this morning at Aultman Hospital after a two year illness. He was elderly and born in the area with ties to the local community. Funeral arrangements are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel D. Stewart
RD 8
Canton-Bolivard
Aultman Hospital
Canton Man 66 Dies After Illness At Home
A Canton resident aged 66 died after illness. He formerly worked for Troy Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co. Survived by his widow Ramah Stewart a daughter Arnold Faust of Canton two sons John of Canton Guy Stewart Akron three sisters J J Tucker Sr Toledo Vernon Parsons Myrtle Winters Charleston W Va three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Body at Farmer Clevenger funeral home with calling hours Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m. Services planned Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Troy Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co
Ramah Stewart
Arnold Faust
John
Guy Stewart
Akron
J. J. Tucker Sr
Toledo
Vernon Parsons
Myrtle Winters
Charleston
W. Va
Farmer & Clevenger Funeral
Body of John W. Stanford to be buried in Canton
The body of John W. Stanford, 24, who died Sunday at Veterans Hospital in Livermore, California, will arrive in Canton Thursday morning. Funeral services are set for Friday at 1 30 p m at Schneeberger funeral home with Rev P H Welshimer officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Stanford a 1943 McKinley High School graduate served in the Pacific with the Air Force during World War II and had been ill for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Stanford
Veterans Hospital
Livermore
Calif
Canton
Schneeberger Funeral Home
P. H. Welshimer
Forest Hill Cemetery
Stanford
McKinley High School
Air Force
Pacific
Richard M. Hines rites set in Spiker funeral home
Richard M. Hines a former Canton resident who died Monday in Buffalo New York will have services Thursday at 1 30 p m at Spiker funeral home with Rev C W Record. Burial follows in East Sparta Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 tonight. Hines a painter last resided in Erie Pennsylvania was a World War I veteran and member of the E U B Church. He leaves his mother Mrs C W Dietrick of Erie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Hines
Canton
Buffalo
N. Y
Spiker
Rev. C. W. Record
East Sparta
Hines
Erie
E.U.B. Church
C. W. Dietrick
Massillon Woman Susen Wagner Dies at 85
Mrs Susen Henna Wagner 85 of 922 West Main Street Massillon died at 345 am today after a week long illness. Born in Navarre she lived in Massillon 65 years. Survived by son Fremont Wagner two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Body at Paquelet funeral home.
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Massillon
Susen Hellina Wagner
W. Mainst
Navarre
Mrs Everett Jones dies in Greentown after long illness
Mrs Bertha Jones 52 of Greentown passed away at 4 a m in the home of her daughter Mrs Roy Motz after a year long illness. Born in Dowell Arkansas she lived in Greentown a year and was a Zion Missionary Church member. Survived by husband Everett Jones a son Alva A Jones of Akron four daughters Pauline Lamb Columbus Helen Hickerson Akron Dorothy and Betty Jones Greentown. parents Mr. and Mrs John S Maxwell Cathage Missouri a sister Emma Alexander Jackson Michigan four brothers Russell Earl Jones Arkansas John Lon Jones Missouri and five grandchildren. Services Saturday 2 p m Myers funeral home Rev James Moore. Burial Greentown Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greentown
Bertha Jones
Roy Motz
Dowell
Ark
Zion Missionary Church of Arkansas
Motz
Everett Jones
Alva A. Jones
Akron
Pauline Lamb
Columbus
Funeral home calls after 2 p m Thursday
Obituary fragment notes visitation at the funeral home after 2 p m on Thursday. It mentions nothing else readable about the deceased or service details.
Mrs Garman of Greensburg Dies of Heart Attack
Mrs Ida M Garman wife of Greensburg postmaster George Garman died after a heart attack while visiting a neighbor. She was 49 born in Jackson Township a member of Greensburg E U B Church and Highland Grange. Survived by husband son Jerry four daughters Ann Marilyn Mary and Mrs Ralph Cribbs mother Mrs Anna Gross two brothers Ralph and Melvin Gross and three sisters Mrs James Miller Mildred and Wilma Gross. Funeral at Greensburg church Friday at 3 p m with Rev James Sutherland burial in Greensburg Cemetery already at Whitticar funeral home with body to church an hour before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Ida M. Garman
George Garman
Garman
Jackson Township
Greensburg E.U.B. Church
Highland Grange
Jerry
Ann
Marilyn
Mary
Ralph Cribbs
Anna Gross
Akron
Ralph
Melvin Gross
James Miller
Massillon
Mildred
Wilma Gross
Whitticar
James Sutherland
Bowrial
William L Colloredo Rites Planned In Waynesburg
William L. Colloredo 59 died at his Waynesburg home at 6 30 a m today after living in the town 50 years He was a former druggist and later employed at the Alliance office of the U S Bureau of Internal Revenue Surviving are his widow Helen and two sons Robert of the residence and William of Memphis Tenn The body is at Deckman funeral home in Malvern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesburg
William L. Colloredo
Dover
Colloredo
Alliance Office
U. S. Bureau of Internal Revenue
Helen Colloredo
Robert Colloredo
William Colloredo
Memphis
Tenn
Deckman Funeral Home
Malvern
Death of John W. Kirkbride at 83 in Dover
John W. Kirkbride 83 of 318 East 7th Street died Monday at 4 45 p m after an eight year illness. Funeral service Thursday 2 p m at First Methodist Church Senecaville with Rev M Dean Marston officiating and burial in Senecaville Cemetery. He was born in Senecaville, lived in Dover 25 years, a retired farmer and Townsend Club member. Survived by son Lloyd Kirkbride Canton. four daughters Mrs Charles Ferron Mrs Albert Dummermuth Mrs Charles Welsch all Dover and Mrs Floyd Harding Canton. stepdaughter Mrs Roy Leiser Dover. brother James Kirkbride Cambridge. 20 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren. Friends may call 7 9 p m tonight.
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DOVER
John W. Kirkbride
E. 7Th St
Hennis Nursing Home
First Methodist Church
Senecaville
M. Dean Marston
Mr. Kirkbride
Sarahville
Townsend Club
Lloyd Kirkbride
Canton
Charles Ferron
Albert Dummermuth
Charles Welsch
Floyd Harding
Roy Leiser
James Kirkbride
Cambridge
Thieves Loot Swampscott Home of Ida Rothard
In Swampscott Massachusetts Mrs Ida Rothard and her son Jack were in their back yard watching a grass fire when burglars entered the home and took seven thousand dollars in cash and family jewels. The crime disrupted a quiet afternoon and police urged any witnesses to come forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swampscott
Mass
Ida Rothard
Jack
Straits Wins Clerk Position In Millersburg
In Millersburg Holmes County held the lone May primary. Democrat Walter Straits defeated Harry Rottman 141 to 44 for village clerk. Republican candidates were unopposed for mayor Bert Bower and clerk Frank Miller. write-ins won three council seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersburg
Holmes County
Walter Straits
Harry Rottman
Bert Bower
Frank Miller
Village Council
Earl Metzler
Earl Marchand
Armor Horn
A. C. Henderson
Olin Miley
Board of Public Affairs
David Franks
Hoy L. Russell
William P. Smith
Council
Stanley Kesler
Gerald Miller
Glen van Sickle
Service Schedule notices for multiple individuals
Funeral service times listed for Earl P Harris Emery L George John H Oberlin Emile M Ferrell Mary Helen Douglas Dennis Glenn Ferguson Arthur L Yoder and others with dates Thursday Friday and times 1 30 p m 1 p 30 p m 2 p m 1 15 p m 3 p m and locations including Arnold parlors Reed parlors Whitney Whitticar parlors and various cemeteries such as Westlawn Calvary Forest Hill and St Jacob's Cemetery plus church services at St Mary's Catholic Church and East Canton Church of God with call and burial details and listed at home and residence details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile M. Ferrell
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Welch Parlors
Mary Helen Douglas
Reed
Westlawn Cemetery
Dennis Glenn Ferguson
East Canton
Mg Eleventh Street Church of God
Arthur L. Yoder
Whitticar
Essig Contractor Dies in Birmingham at 76
Harry E. Essig longtime Canton builder died Tuesday at his Birmingham home 5500 6th Ave South Alabama he was 76 He survived by second wife stepson daughter and seven grandchildren with services and burial planned in Birmingham Friday He was a Canton native and helped plan buildings for Canton Centennial in 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Harry E. Essig
6Th Ave S
Birmingham
Ala
Essig
Hattie Fohl Essig
né_le
Carl F
Chester P. Essig
Henry Harman
North Canton
Stark County
Alvin and
Sarah Gibbs Essig
Odd and Interesting By W. N. Gordon
The black widow is a venomous spider whose female kills and devours the male after mating. The oldest mint in the U S is Philadelphia, operating since 1793 with no mint mark on its coins. A grain of popcorn expands six to eight times its size when it pops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Philadelphia
Carroll Deputy Named Carrollton
May 4 Carroll Sheriff Roy Orwick appointed R. D. Hawk of Carrollton deputy sheriff, succeeding Ed Stertzbach who has resigned. Deputy Hawk previously served as a deputy under Sheriff Dick Hayes, John Turnipse ed and John Kempthorne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Carrollton
Roy Orwick
R. D. Hawk
Ed Stertzbach
Hawk
Dick Hayes
John Turnipseed
John Kempthorne
Massillon Primaries Narrow GOP Lead In Mayor Race
Mayoral winner S Robert Weirich led Republican votes with 1 441 while Leo Helline topped Democratic balloting with 989. Voter turnout was light with 2 330 Republican and 1 522 Democratic ballots cast from 12 889 eligible voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weirich
Helline
Massillon
Repository Bureau
Ean
S. Robert Weirich
Leo H. Helline
Aidi Ee
Jack Roesch
Mr. Helline
Edgar L. Lash
Harvey E. Schrock
William J. Keen
Sebastian J. Hamel
Frank Letcavits
David D. Dowd
First Ward
Chester L. Oliver
Perhaps You Know By A C Gordon
In 1931 Berlin answers the quiz questions with dates and facts. The U S national anthem designation is noted as a year, while Berlin offers a northern comparator. A milliard is given for one thousand million. The Gulf of Mexico and Hudson Bay are named as the continent’s largest inlets. Damon and Pythias are cited as emblematic friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Boston
Mass
Berlin
Germany
North American
Gulf of Mexico and Hudson
Navarre Band Participation Omitted in May Day Demo
A reporter's error led The Repository to omit Navarre High School Band from the Navarre area May Day anti Communist demonstration lineup. The Jackson Township Band, which did not participate, was listed instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
Navarre High School
Jackson Township
Many Ways to Earn a Living Revealed in Survey
A survey reports about 20 000 different ways to earn a living and over 600 distinct vocations, highlighting the vast variety of occupations people pursue.
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William C. Art
Adra
Louisville RD
Etoer
Tuscarawas
Mrs
Susen Wagner
Mrs. Everett Jones
C. D. Smith
St. NW
Mckinley Monument
Canton’s
Straits
Earl P. Harris
Jacobs-Waltner
George E. Mason
Northlawn Cemetery
Emery L. George
Arnold
John H. Oberlin
Harry B. Hite
E. Gorgasst
Louisville
Burial Union Cemetery
William H. Cubbison
Joseph Walton
Goshen
H. E. Essig
Birmingham, Ala
W. N. Gordon
Republican Council
Archie R. Brinker
Chester A. Roth
Paul Williams
Mr. Brinker
Harry W. Zeigelhofer
John Gravis
Otto C. Schneider
Leo C. Simon
Lawrence J. Kerrigan
Andrew Bartho
Roy J. Brooks
Albert G. Hasler
William J. Keenies
Ag J. Leteavits
X. Peters
Paul K. Strobel
Leo P. Conant
Richard S. Kaserman
Wheeler Mazon
Blase J. Sparma
Ralph G. Aston
Harry K. Steed
Robert Weirich
Charles E. Loar
T. Lyle Burdette
Robert K. Willison
Jack J. Donahue
Harold A. McQuistion
David D. Dondobert H. Grabill
Ralph S. Hendershot
Samuel Lunn Jr
Connell
Robert D. Taggart
James S. Young
Harry W. Ziegelhofer
William Don Emery
Sixth Ward
Leo C
Simon
A. C. Gordon
Bay
Damon
Pythias
Onesto & Miller
Cusma’s Flowers
Nevarre Rd. SW
C.D. Spiker Funeral Home
Fairview
Perry
Derrick
James B. Sipe
Benjamin Moore &Co
Flanagan
NIST
Mckinley Ave
Faye
Cleveland Ave
Fiat Ae
Aed
PSIS
Denier
Boudoj
Grants
W.T. Grant CO
Market Ave. N
Ohio
Mahoning Rd
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