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The entertaining rooms during the aftenoon hours were attractively dec- orsted With -bouquets of variegated summer garden flowers. The tes table was gracefully arranged with low crystal bowls of pink roses and green tapers. A charming pineapple linen cloth enhanced the beauty of the tes table, at which Mra. George w. Nichola and Mrs. George Van Nos presided.
Assisting In the dining room were: Mra. Adrian A. Wrinkle, Mrs. Roy Morton, Mrs. Virgil Harties. Mrs. Olen C. Nichols. Mrs. Omar Simmons. Mrs. Dillard Nichols, Miss Pauline Briant and Miss Vivian Winkleblack.
. Mrs. John O. Nichols, Miss Dors Ida Nichols, Mts. Homer Long and Mrs. William Bryant formed the :0- celving line during the afternoon. About 00 friends and relatives called during the afternoon.
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of ConWay. died at 3:30 o'clock this morning prietyid . boapitel .frflorips a brief ID- nos! "He fa marvfred by bus vidov body will be taken by the Klingner Un- dertaking company to Conway, where fu- nerat services will be held. Burial will be in the Happy Home cemetery near Con- WAJ.
MRS. MAYME C. SHULER
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Mra. Mayme C. Shuler. 43. wife of John B. Shuler, 231 North Lyon avenue. died at 2.30 o'clock this morning following a lin- gering illness. She is survived. besides the husband, by two daughters Helen Perne and Beryl; the parents. Mr. and Mrs Thomas Rowley; two olstern Miss Lula Rowley and Mrs R I Bichop. Funeral arrangements are Incomplete, but will be held under direction of the Klingner Un- deriekinig company
MRS. EDNA O. FLEMING
Mrs Edna O Firming, wife of Dan H Fleming of Willow Springs, Alet ! !! Springfield hospital last Fr:la: prepira She und been !! only a shop ane Reade: the husband. Mra. Fleming is survived by one son. Robert Lee: mother. Mrs W A. Benton of Willow Springs, two sisters, Mrs Allie Smith of Kansas City and air- Doris Benton of Willow Springs, and two brothers. Dewey and William, both of the home address Funeral service will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock at the home in Willow Spring: The body was taken there today by the Klingner Undertaking company
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SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1929 -- NEWS and LEADER
Page 1: Marriage license: George Cooper, 30, of Springfield and Fannie Hunt, 30, of Republic.
Page 12A: Dr. Emmett Hornbostel died .* Andrew Otterson died .**
Cecil Clarence Bone died .** Julius Seifert died .* Samuel M. Miller died .** Mrs. Edna O. Fleming died .**
MRs. Mayme C. Shuler died .*
Page 1B: There is a photo of and an article about the first electrical plant .** Fourteen have died in automobile accidents in last month .**
Page 2B: Miss Edna Welton and Charles Main were married August 5 in Monett. They will live in Texarkana, Ark.
Miss Marie Hilton and Claude Bertram were married Sunday in Monett.
S. D. Shipley and Mrs. Nettie Davis were married Tuesday in Monett. They will live on Marshall Hill.
Son born August 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Don Bryant of Miller.
Page 3B: Miss Verda Lueile Douglas and Mr. Franklin E. Bright were married .* Page 12B: Card of thanks .**
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Miss Naomi Martin To Be Married
Mrs. Ben J. Martin, 1851 North Main avenue, annonces the engage- ment of her daughter, Naomi, to Mr. Lloyd Phillip Hasty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hasty of Chicago.
The wedding will take place Sep- tember 21 at the home of Mime Mar- tin.
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L-AU OF THANKS, IN MEMORIUM
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express car appreciation
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Rammes and Coflere Stret Baptist ebofr; and besuttfut floral offerings through the lingering illness and
M & Maut. MIL. Derotar & Stratton. MR. TTON
AND BOX MR AND MRS. WILL MILTON AND FAMILY
Two Men Once Manned City Electrical Plant
Built in 1885, the two-story structure above once boused the ma- -- chinery which supplied "the Spring fields" with electricity. Two men manned the plant. The building is located at 1015 Boonville avenue. - Verra and Sunder Ball PanIn. --
Building, Midway Between Commercial Street and Square, Still Stands Where It Was Built in Order Not to Offend 'Cities'
Midway between Commercial street and the square is an old brick building. with the marks of time
The location of the building re- stilted from the same state of af- fairs that later resulted in the court clearly visible. that once served to: house and post office being placed
supply the then separate cities of ..... between the two cities. The elec- Springfield and North Springfield with electricity. tric light company, supplying both localities with power, had no de- dire to locate in either of them and ignore the other so balit between the twa, at 1015. Booprille away to be exact
A small two story structure, it was built in the early part of 1885, by James Reilly and F. S. Hefferman while the force that laborid in it
years the demand for electire Ketty
Giltner. the engineer.
The widow of Glitter; &fra. W.
Heving each other on duty, for small as the demand for electricity was. what there was of It took a lot of cigar factories and ranows other work and overseeing. The only help, business enterprises. At present
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light company moved it has bar- bored soap factories, trade unions
weather strip company occupies the ' lower floor of the building while
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MARRIED AT OZARK
Miss Verda Lucile Douglas and Franklin &. Bright, both of Spring- field, were married at Omark last Thursday at 5:30 o'clock in the after- non at the home of the Baptist pastor of Ozark, the Reverend W. T. Holbert. Bride and groom were ac- companied only by the bride's par- ents. Mr. and Mra. L. R. Glenn. 684 West Walnut street. Mr. and Mrs Bright will live temporarily at Lamar. Mo, where he is now employed.
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HIGHWAYS', TOLL. OF DEAD, INJURED STEADILY MOUNTS IN AND NEAR CITY
Woman, Girl, Most Seriously Hurt, Now Given Chance for Recovery: Improvement la Noted
LOOSE GRAVEL, SPEEDING AND NEGLIGENCE BLAMED
Youth Killed When Motorcycle Crashes Into Automobile on City Street in Latest Acci- dent
AUTOMOBILE. accidents 'in and around Springfield have killed 14 persons. seriously Injuring 15 others, in the past month. Four of those dead lived in this city and three of the fatal accidenta took place here.
. Possibility that Infuries of . two others might prove fatal still . ro- maina, but Just night the conditions of Mra. V. E. Sebourn of Alpene Fam Ark., and Hapel Services year-old daughter chilis.". Rari Bervim, were reported Improved at the Springfield Baptist boapital book
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turned near her home in Ar The Httle Barviss girl, With
blinding :, malostort: afternoon. MY. Littleton
jured but not seriously.
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BOY 18 KILLED
The latest of the socidents : www. the one Friday evening, when the motorcycle driven by Cocu O. Bone. 2237 Spruce avenue, crashed Into a Chevrolet sedan driven by John T. Price at the corner of Scott and Boonville, fatally injuring Bone, who died an hour later at a local hospital. and wrecking both machines.
Fatal accidents since July i in- clude :
W. W. Ross, Kansas City con .. tractor, killed on highway 63 near Rolls as automobile . atruck ·dich morning of July 1.
Alexander Ball. farmer near Hoxie, Instantly killed same day as horse shicd at automoblie driven by Ik. Wonder 25-year-old negra
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Automobile crashed into telephone pole near Dixon July 4, killing Lay- man Atkina, 40. of Dixon; Garrett Dickens, William Kron seriously in- Jured.
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On July 7, cars driven by John Puckett, 40, Fayetteville," Ark., and Harvey Beach, 40, Gravette, Ark., collided near Fayetteville, 'instantly killing both men. Two women hurt.
Mrs. M. O. Palmer, 12 370 North Warren avenue, victim when Nasb touring car driven by son, Louis R." Ollie, hit loose gravel and turned Into ditch four miles west of Springfield, on July 7.
Kibert Hurt, 16, of Humansville, was instantly killed; and Lee Bishop, i6, niso vi Humansville, died a week . inter, from injuries received when a Ford touring car struck & Hudeon sedan driven by Ralph Hammonds 18, of Fair Play, st top. of low tiln. near Dunnegan July 20. / Med. Mary Simmons, 80, and Lee Lindsay were seriously injured. and three others
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received minor hurta.
Rurel Davis, 12-foar-old daughter" of J. T., Davis, Mens, Ark, killed Instantly when knocked from: rp -. ning board of father's om ty: truck owned by Gott Grocery damitberry Mena, on July X'
George' Whitaker.,IL, amper. cery store and food' mitl' Colleg, street, died July 2 Till of Injuries tostained wh by. a Gittios . Construc truck driven by Virill Hobert bis min, sortier !.
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55. Willow Springs, killed on hill five miles from home when his Ford truck overturned at foot of hill. August 3.
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DR. E.M.NETT HORYROSTE.I. Dr Emmiet' HornBottel died at 1 20 p m Saturday in Kansas City. Mo., where for the past 30 years be made his hopie, with his mother, Mrs Anna Hornhostel He - 31 years of age. Doctor Horn- Roste! we« Sorn in 'Springfield and was the grandenn nf the late Conrad Gott- : ::: re and nephew at Al Quetelen He 1. survived by his mother. ane alster Mr. " it !!! Porter. ind brother Henry Horr. Anatol of Kansas City. and a brother tee Hornfost-1, 1197 81 Louis .rert. tht- rily. The funeral will be held at the W. L Starne Mortuary. Monday after- noon at 2.30 o'clock with interment in i Maple Park cemetery:
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MRS. MATME C. SAULER
Funeral services for Mrs. Marme C Shuler. 43, wife of John B. Shuler. 331 North Lvan arenue, who died at 2:30 o'clock Saturday morning following A lingering illness. will be held Monday I. .... afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Reor- Panized Church of Christ. Latter Dav Bainte. Dale street and Kellett avenue. under the direction of the Klinener Un- dertaking company. Burial will be to Green Lawn remetery.
MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 12, 1929 -- DAILY NEWS
Page I: Julius Seifert died .** Page 2: Mrs. I. J. Mashburn died .** Dr. Emmett Hornbostel died .** Andrew Otterson died .** Peter J. McMahon died .* Mrs. Mayme C. Shuler died .**
Page 8: Daughter born August 4 to Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Stanton of Ava. Page 10: J. C. Fawber died .**
Andrew Otterron, age 74. died latr Bat- urday afternoon at hie home, 1320 North i Benton avenue. Ils had been in ill health for some time prior to his death. Mr.] Otterson lived here the greater part of his tite, leaving this city In 1912 for & five-year stay in New York. He moved back here in 1917 and had been living here since that time. He retired from artive business several years aro. but previous to that time was connected in the real estate business here. Mr Otter- daughters, Mrs. John H. Peck. of Buffalo. New York and Mrs. H. H. Cline Funeral arrangements are incomplete but will under direction of the Alma Lohmeyer funeral ham -.
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CECIL CLARENCE BONF.
Funeral services for Cecil Clarence Rone. 20. mor of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M Rane. 2337 Aprute wirnur, who was taral. Ir injured in a motor acrident, F: de: night here will be held at : ~ r!eek this afternoon at the J W. Klingner fu - neral chapel. The south. a fermer hich school student here, is survived besides the parents .by a mister. Edas, and two brothere. Everett and J. Marvin. both of this city. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery.
JULIUS SEIFERT
Bervires for Julius Beifert. banker and chile leader here for a number of years. who died at his home. 1413 North Grant avenue. Thursday, will be conducted st 3 o'clock this afternoon in ibe &t. Joha's Episcopal church. Reverend Lewis Robert Annchute will officiate. Mr. Beffert Is survived by his wife and two daughters. Helen and Dorothy. of Springfield, and by two brothers. Charles Setfert of Parsons; - Kan. and Frill Belfort of Kansas City Interment will be in Maple Park cemetery under direction of J. W. Klingner Under- taking company.
RAMCEI, M. MILLER
Samuel M. Miller, 29, who died in Springfield hospital Saludar he nullira inars ... .... .. . * at Consay. Mr. Miller came tr I Springfield from Conway about A *** k : agn in: croutment have H. ! hv his wife.
MRS. EDNA O. FLEMING
The body of Mrs. Edna O. Fleming. the died in Springfield Friday eraing. ... teken vesterday to Willow Borings. neral services will be held there indar She is survived by her husband. a son. bar mother and two sisters.
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pavement from truck driven by Tom Les of Marshfield, on highway 66. 13 miles east of here. August 2. Larkin Roberts,
HUNDREDS ATTEND FUNERAL SERVICE FOR CIVIC LEADER
Rites Are Impressive in Final Tribute of Friends, Acquaint- ances to Julius Seifert, Vet- eran Banker 1. A CROWD of friends and arquaint- ances which would have filled the auditorium two or three times over gathered at 81. . John's Episrop il church yesterday afternoon for the funeral services of Juigue Seifert. : Springfield banker and rivie leader. who died at his home st 1412 North Grant avenue Thursday.
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The Reverend ten :. R \". ''1; who had come by airplane trom Kan- aaa City. where he conducted church services in the morning officiated The church choir, arn Mre George Ratter at the organ. gave the bitrial chant. JJ D Rathbone mans "O Dre These Tears" he Del Aleen arcom.
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MUSIC IMPRESSIVE
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A quartet from the Kiwanis club. | of which Mir Seller and a member Mang "Ahlde With Me." ale arcom- panted hy Mre Wehh Thay in the quarter were que Mare. first tenat J. D. Rathbone, nemnd lenne: center Monteer harrone and Will Kontor. Das Mis Halter prayed for proces. sionel and recessional on the organ. At the Brave there was a Knighte Templar resort and the Rlin istit Mange conducted 'ke, h':' en. t'ir .. There arre an mant flower that they covered the entire int a. the cemetery. Only the lodge floral pieces and three from the family were taken to the church.
Pallbearers were R. A. Ollis. , H Billinge. Charles Horn@:ak. John Hurley. Gun Weaver and Loula F. Pipkin. The body of Mr. Seitert lay In atate at the home on North Grant avenue from 2 o'clock Saturday after- noon until 15 minutes before the funeral. when it was taken to The church Klingner .A. in + ---
HELD PROMINENT POSTE
Charles Smileit of Paraona. Kar. and Email Seifert of Kansas City. were both in springfield In the funeral. The wIte And two daugh- Tere. Helen and Thenit alen !!!
Mr Seifert, Then he died was sice president of the peoplee hark which he had helped micanie in lang He at one time are member of the heard of edinaall ins can ertime during one of which he was preal- dent, and he had also been a mem- ber of the riblir park na-d
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DR. EMMETT HORNBOSTEL
Funeral services for Dr. Emmett Horn- Bostel. 51. who died Saturday afternoon at the home of his mother In Kansas City, will be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon 11 AtArne's mortuary. with T'.
ana City laat night, Doctor HornBostel Is survived by hla mother. Mra. Anna HornBostel a sister. Mrs. C. Hill Porter and a brother Henry. all of Kansas City. and another brother. Lee, of Springfield. He was also a nephew of Al Gottfried and a grandion of the late Conrad Gottfried. Doctor HornBoatel was born in Springfield, but he had lived in Kan- SAN CIly for seVril :081.
ANDREW OTTERSOY
Funeral services for Audrew Otterson. I 74, who died late Saturday at his home at 1320 North Benton avenue, will be held at the residence at & oclock tonight. with private interment at $.30 o'clock Tuesday morning Mr. Otterson had been in !!! health for some time prior to his death. : He had lived most of his life in Spring- tid"with -the exception of five years from' 1913 to 1917 which he apent .In New York. He was formerly engaged in the real estate buralpesa. The widow and two daughters. Mra. John H. Peek nf Buffalo. N Y. and Mrs. H H. Cline of Springfield. survive.
PITER J. McMAHON
Peter J. McMahon, 61-year-old boiler- maker. was found dead In bed at his home at 1540 North Clay avenue, about & o'clock Sunday morning. Death was pronounced due in natural causes . He is survived by his wife, who was in San Francisco, Ca! . at the time of his death, and by two sons. John, and Glenn, whose address to unknown. Two sisters, Mian Mary Mc- Mahon, with whom he lived, and Mra. Nellle Cordroy, also of Springfield. Fu- neral services will be held In Sacred Heart Catholic church, hint the time has not been decided yet Interment will he In 81. Mary a cemetery in charge of J.' W. Klingner.
MRS. MAYME. C. SHULER Funeral services for Mra Mayme C. Smiler, 43. wife of John B. Shuler of 231 North Lyon avenue. who died Saturday 1 afternoon. will be held at 2 30 o'clock this . afternoon at the Latter Day Saints' 1 church at Dale street .and Kellett avenue. Burial will be in Green Lawn cemetery In : charge of J W. Khugne!
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SELIGMAN BANKER DIES HERE SUNDAY
J. C. . Fawber, Barry County Leader, Probably Buried Today
J. C. Pawber. 74. prominent hanker and community leader of Seligman. Mo. died at Springfield Baptist hoa- ; pital at @ o'rlock Sunday morning after a chart ilinem.
Mr. Fawber la survived by his wife. a son. Walter, and ten hrothera. C C. and J. N. Famber, and · ainter. Mrs. Mary A. McCullom. all of Selig. ! man, and by two other sistera. Mra.' Amanda C. Morgen of Garfield. Ark . . and Mrs. Lydia V. Coliler of Marion- ' vilte. I
Born In old Virginia, Mr. Fawber : had spent most of his life In Mis- souri, having lived at Seligman aince 1800. - Funeral arrangementa were" Incom- piete last night. but, Mentre will i probably be held this afternoon A' Sellaman The hands and saker : am the Herman Lohmeyer Itinera, rome to Seligman Sunday afternoon. .. o'clock.
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Funeral Services For Ozarks Woman Pioneer Are Today
Mrs. I. J. Mashburn, 73, who was born near Seymour and who apent avantire -. we.in-Webster county .. veld at her home there Sunday after Jong JUness Watburo 'is survived by ber and and:by three sons and three
.burn of 642 South Campbell avenue. Springfield; J. D. of Kansas City: Edgar J. of Ardmore, Okla .: Mrs. John Welty and Mrs. Nina Lemon of Kan- pa City. and Mrs. Motlle E. Brad- Ao Sty South Campbell avenue.
Funeral services will be held at 2 odloet this afternoon at the Baptist church at Seymour, followed by in- Ferment in the cemetery there.
MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1929 -- LEADER
Page 1: W. E. Painter was killed .**
J. H. Shackelford was killed .**
Page 12: Miss Frances Pickett Devin and Mr. Wallace Wilson were married last night in Bolivar.
Miss Pauline Parson and Mr. Llewellyn Scott were married .**
A charming church wedding"was celebrated in Bolivar last night when Mian Francea Plckett Devin berame the bride of Mr. Wallace Wilson. Both young people are well-known In Springfield and a number of their friends from here attended the wedding.
Impressive Rites For Civic Leade Conducted H
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Impresaire and beautiful were held Sunday afternoon St. John's Episcopal church for lius Belfert. Springfield banker prominent civic leader, who died his home have lant Thursday In post pan the road that several hundred had to be turned away from church auditorium. An atrplany brought the Reverend Lewis B. A. schutz from Kansas City so that ; could conduct the final services. aldea the regular church choir there WAA A quarter from the K. wants club which sang "Abide With Me." TM four singern were Guy Mace. J. D. Rathbone. Will Kennedy and Georg Monteer. Services at the grave weto conducted br ine Knighta Temple. and Blue Lodge Mason ..
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Miss Parson Weds
Miss Pauline Parson. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Parson, south of the city and Mr. Llewellyn Scott of Kansas City, were married this morn- Ing at 11 o'clock at the home of the Reverend Mr. Ross Carter, Aero Acres.
The single ring service was attended by only intimate friends and relatives of the young couple. Immediately following the ceremony the bridal party were entertained with an in- formal luncheon at the home of the bride's sister, Mra. Henry V. Shelton. 1608 South Jefferson avenue.
The luncheon table and entertain- Ing roome were attractivelv decorated with bouquets of anna! garneii flowers in lovely shades.
Covers were placed for the follow- ing guests:
Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Scott
Afr and Mr. Cart .lohninn
Mr and Mrs. Chester Logan Mr. and Mrs. J Clinton Hammonı
Mr. and Mrs. John O. Parion Mro. Edward Smith
Miss Geraldine Logen Mlas Lioa Parson
Frances Devin, Becomes Bride Of Mr. Wilson
.Wilson-Dena - wedding . which was solemnised at the Baptist church in Bolivar last evening. Was one of the most interesting eventa Of the year. The bride was , Miss Frandie' Pickett . Devin.' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Krra T. Dewin, and member of the Alpha Sigis Chi soror- Ity and agraduate of Georgetown college, at Georgetown, Ky. The groom. la the.son .. of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson of Quincy, Mo., and a graduate of Missouri university.
The church was charmingly deco- rated with ferna, palms and yellow roses. The wedding vous were read under an arch of fern and yellow roses. A tall candlebra holding yel- low and green tapers lighted the cen- ter of the altar.
An orchestra played the "Good- night' Song." from Nevin. "By the Waters of Minnetonka." and "Vene- tian Love Song." after which they ac- companied Miss Anna Katherine Blanchard who wang "All for You." and "At Dewning" preceding the ceremony. Lohengrin'a processional was played as the bride entered the church on the arm of her father 8be wore a gown of flesh pink tulle .over taffeta, made princess style, with an Illusion rell and a head band of seed pearle and orange blossoms. She i carried a sheaf of Madonna lilles.
Mra. William M. Talen, the metron of honor. wore green chiffon em- hrordered in flesh and yellow and matching accessories, She carried a bouquet of . yellow roses.
The bridesmaids who were sorority waters of the bride from Louisville. Kr. were Mine Virginia Ivair. Mina! Thelma Ashley, NIM Dorothea All -! thin and Miss Catherine Macker. MIRA Lively and Mise Ashley wore charm- Inggellow gowns in chiffon and tulle with matching picture hats and car- ried bouquets of pink roses. MIN Nithin and Miss Mackey, wore bouf- fat dressen of nile green with maich- (< picture hats and accessories and ired bullquels of yellow suoen. --
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. Lester Litle, brother-in-law of When acted as best man and Mera were Mr Edward IPardorii William M Talen Little be Delin states of the hilfe a girl and wore a bouffant ble green organdie.
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AUTOIST SPEEDS UPON CROSSING AND HITS TRAIN -
Construction Company Em- ploye Instantly Killed ın Accident at Republic 1
MACHINE IS DEMOLISHED
Victim in Bali, Crashed by Impact But Bottle of Ink Is Unbroken
W. F. Painter. 35 years old. an employe of the Kelly and Under- wond Construction company of Granby. Ain, was instantly killed about 5 o'clock this morning at a railroad crossing on the main street at Republic.
The small toaddler dr .: cn by Painter struck the Frisco Tevas Special engine about 15 feet back . from the engines pilot and was demolished. Parts of the car, the , engine block and the generator were found as far as 50 yards from the scene of the accident.
Punter's body was found beride , the crossing ugn. The head was 'badly crushed. A bottle of ink In, the inany coal, however, was not i
Inquest to The Field
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Wilma Upton premidrd at the ien in - ble. Immediately after the reception Mr. and Mrs Wilson left for a motor | : trip through Chhago and Detroit They will be at home in Alton Mo.
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Painter was working with the Gramby firm on a road job at Alton, 'Mo. He had been staying there with his wife and children. Ful left this morning early on a . trip back to the con .... y .
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The nature of the streets in Re- public would indicate that the man should have turned at a crossing some 60 yards from the piare where the seaident. occurred and taken a road which would not have crossed the tracks Reports indicate that he failed to do so. driving hits machine up & fitthe incitne that approaches the railroad crossing.
The Frisce - station at that point
ts said to obscure the rision of trať- fle coming from the north MA PAIRLE was driving, but there is a warning bell at the crossing and numerous signs telling of the crow- IDE. . An. It was atill dark -Printer had his Mgbts_on. There were aren by O. A. O Bryant, an employe at the ke plantas on the south side of the tracks -
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MAN IS FATALLY HURT IN MOTOR CAR CRASH
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