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LEO L. LEMEN
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Starne mortuary for Lao L. Lamen. who died Saturday afternoon at Liberty. Mo. after a brief illness. Mr. Lemen had been prominent for many years in Odd Fellow activities in Southwest Missouri. Members of the Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges will meet at the I. O. O. F. hall at 2 o'clock to go to the services.
MRS. SARAH L. ROGERS
Mrs. Sarah L. Rogers, 78, wife of J. B. Rogera, pioneer farmer, died yesterday after a lingering illness at her home, route 1, Stratford. She le survived by her husband, a son, W. B. Rogers of Strafford; and four daughters. Mrs. William Mel- ton of Springfield and Mra. J. M. West, 'Mrs. John Melton and Mrs. William Roland of Strafford. Fu- neral services will be conducted at the home near Strafford at 11 o'clock this morning, with burial in Mullinax cemetery under direc- tion of the Klingner funeral home. ----
MARRIAGE LICENSE William H. Stout, 28, and Delphia Fortney. 16, both of Springfield
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SHULL-PUTMANN
Mr. and Mrs. George Shall of east of the city. announce the mar- rlage of their daughter. Fern Shull. to Mr. Cecil Putman, son of Mr. and Mr. R. E. Putman, living north of the city, which took place Octo- ber 10 at the St Joseph parsonage with the Reverend Father Maurice reading the service. The couple's attendants were Miss Catherine Baron and Mr. Ed Baron.
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LINE-BLAKELY NUPTIALS Nell G. Line and Mise Niyeran O. Blakely were married last night at the home of the bride's parents at 1936 North Grant atreet. The Rev- crend M. F. Cowden performed the ceremony. Mr. Line is in the grocery business at 1001 West Thoman street. The couple will leave today for a trip to Colorado.
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6,1. CARD/OR.TRAM
patky and the inany : pa offerings during the recent kiams, mm death of our' bloed wife and midt Mr. . T. F. Webb. Also var indest .thanks-to Brother .. . Wiles -- and .. Brother Henry and to the Starne Undertaking
A loving husband and children. T. F. WEBB, MR. AND MRS. CLAY COFFMAN. MR. AND MRS. JOE .YADON. MR. AND MRS. CHESLEY WEBB, LESLIE WEBB, VERNA WEBB ELLIS WEBB.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1927 -- LEADER
Page 6: William King died .** Page 11: Two divorce suits filed .** Page 12: Births reported .** Mrs. Mary Abney died .* Leo L. Lemen died .**
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Mrs. Sarah L. Rogers died .** Page 14: Card of thanks from P. F. Webb and others.
TWO DIVORCE ACTIONS IN CIRCUIT COURT
Charging that her husband ne- glected her. Mrs. Genericye Page Smith, yesterday fued nut for divorce from Edward C. Smith, proprietor of a radio shop on Boonville avenue.
The petition sets out that they are oqual owners in the radio store, the stock and contents of which have & value of $4,000; that the defendant la wasting the stock and money deriv- ed 'therefrom She asks . that a, re- ceiver be appointed and her husband be restrained from disposing of the stock.
Care and custody of a minor child. Edward Pago, Is asked by Mrs. Smith. together with such Allmony as the court may see fit to grant. They were married November 7. 1916, and separated in October, 1927. according to the petition.
Mrs. Laura Rutledge seeks a di- vorce from John Rutledge charging non-support and other indignities. They were married February 1, 1912. and separated October 17, 1927, so- cording to the petition.
Both sottone crunited for the
. CARDS OF THANKS;
WIRD-WO wish to thank our. many friende and relatives for their kindness and sympathy and the many' bezu !! ful floral offerings during the recent Iliness and death of our beloved wife and mother. Mrs. T. P. Webb. Also our Und- est thanks to Bro. Wiles and Bro. Henry and to the Blarne Undertaking Co.
A loving husband and children. P. 7. WEBD. .MR. AND MRS. CLAY COPFMAN. MP. AND MRS. JOK YADON. MR. AND MRS. CHESLEY WEBB.
LESLIE WEBB,
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ELLIS WEB4.
BODY, IN MORGUE A WEEK, UNIDENTIFIED
A continued marob for relatives of Willlam King, 83. believed to be of St. Louis, who died in a hospital here a week ago after he had been found unconsoloue in his room at a cheap boarding house, la being con- duoted by authorities here.
Physicians belleve King died of an apoplectic stroke.
The body lies at the Starne mor- tuary pending word from relatives. Assistance of & bureau of identif- cation In St. Louis has been enlisted. but no relatives have yet been found.
DEATHS
MRS. MARY ABNEY.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ab- ney. 19. of Reeds Spring, who died at & local hospital' yesterday. . were held at 2 p. m. today at Reeds Spring. Burial was tinder direction of the Paxson Funeral home. She la survived by a daughter. Mrs. Cora Carnellion and & son. Clifford. .
LEO L. LEMEN.
Funeral servicea were held at 2:30i --- p. m. today at the Starne Mortuary I .or Leo L. Lemen, who died Saturday afternoon at Liberty, Mo., after brief Ilincas. Burial was in East Lawn cemetery with services at the grave under direction of the Odd Fel- lowA. 1
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.SARAH L. ROGERS.
Funcrul services for Mrs Sarah L Rogers, 78. wife of J. B. Rogers. pio-
-- neor farmer. who died ;esterde] after a lingering illness at her bor .. route 1. Btrafford. were neld at 11 a. m. today at the home. She is sur- vived by her husband, & BOD. W. B : Rogera of Strafford, and four daugh- ters. Mrs. William Melton of Spring- field and Mrs. J:^M. West, .Mra. John ! Melton¿ and Mra. Willem Roland of Btrafford. Burial was In Mi !! inex cemetery under direction of the Klingner funeral horne.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Harrison, 1501 North Boulevard, announce the birth of a son October 18. Mrs. Harrison formerly was Miss Helen Clark of Crocker, Mo.
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- Mr and Mrs. C. M. Warner of Louis announce the birth of a son. William
- Lewis, October 1. Mrs. Warner for- 'nerly was Misa Lucille Sherer of this city.
--- Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Black, 764 West Olive street, announce the birth of a daughter, Alma Luellie. Octo- ber 19.
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THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1927 -- DAILY NEWS Page 1: Rev. Harry T. Crocker committed suicide .**
Marriage license: Forrest Scrivener, 24, and Geraldine Scrivener, 21, both of Springfield.
Marriage license: Mattison W. Campbell, 27, of Kansas City and Mollie J.
Cantrell, 23, of Dadeville.
Page 3: A daughter Elma Lucille Black was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Black of 764 West Olive.
Page 16: Forrest Scrivener and his former wife Geraldine Scrivener were remarried.
Laura Rutledge sues to divorce John Rutledge. They were married February 2, 1912.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Forrest Scrivener, 24 aldine Scrivener. 21, both & M Held; Muttinon W. C Kansas City, and Mentto & OM 22 Ladovilla
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SEYMOUR PASTOR LIVES FEW HOURS TO EXACT PLEDGE OF HIS CHILDREN
Suffering Nervous Collapse, Reverend Crocker Fatally Wounds Himself and Expires In His Parsonage
'I COULDN'T HELP IT,' ARE HIS DYING WORDS
Fully Conscious That He i Bleeding to Death, He Voicee No Personal Regret for Tragic Action
"do when this corruptible sMM have shall have yet os immortality. the what he brought to pass the service that is written. Death is secallowed to in victory, O death where to the sitee. 0 prorr, win ta thy victory!
BLEEDING to death of self-in - fuicted gunshot wounds. the Reverend Harry T. Crocker, 11. pastor of the First Baptist, Pois! at Seymour for more than the years, exptred at the' Be parsonage at 7:18 o'clock last adgut The Reverend Crocker, Who.
fored a nervous breakdown trots !. months ago and. had been in' box health since, shot himself dramat- Ically early yesterday. Sipping . .35 calibre revolver from his bed- room while the rest of the funny". prepared for breakfast, be wall's. Into the front yard of the partdet. chest, falling wacomdowey
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trhlapored:
"I know that I have Mia
self. I am bleeding to denstti X sorry for your make - Let'st . W pened, but I could met Jup.p Fromise mo only that you. Wil tapp care of your mother and the young; sters." : From shortly after noon untü the. time of his death, he was copcofor at brief Intervala, recogntatar thots about him. He seemed fully aware that he would die and wepressed . ivo personal regret for his att.
He is survived by his wife, three cons and two daughters. oldest son Luther, 21. Is a teacher in the Seymour High school and the youngest child is Frances Louise, 2 years old. The other chil- dren are Claybrook, 19: Rachel 2. and Hurry T. M. T .:..
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The Reverend . Credky the Seymour church +'in 1925. from a pastorate at . Mo .... Several months ago .he fored a nervous breakdown ' furred to quit. the pulpit for the though his suggestion that a censur to named for him when i fused by the Seymour church Merk He returned Sunday from Louis sanitarium, wire M &M been under treatment for . dk ous trouble for the past Ca, letters from sanitarium paratofind had led the family to Mettere that - I his condition was Aml: and this bellet was strength İ the minister's appearance I returned to Seymouri,
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duties in the ministry. Mira Crocker collapsed told of her husband's dorthy
DENY ANOTHER CALLED:
Officiale of the church board; questioned regarding . possible motive for the suicide; dealed that . they had planned to call another 'minister to the pastorate.
Hearing the report of M& ! Crocker's revolver early yesterday · morning. the famlly rushed tato the front yard to discover his body. ! there, apparently Hiteless. Bloot
flowed from a wound on the chest, Near the heart, and from another wound on the back, where the large rallbre bullet had left the body. Only one hullet was fired, the Rev- Prend Crocker apparently Atmuine t !:- gun at his heart.
Ir J. H. Bollinger, who lives across the street from the parma- nge. was summoned. The minister was carried, unconscious. Into UM parsonage. After a brief examinar; tion Doctor Bollinger declared . man had little chance to recover. .:
: Funeral arrangements had I been compdeled last night
THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 20, 1927 -- LEADER
Page 1: Rev. Harry T. Crocker committed suicide.'
Page 4: Marriage licenses issued .**
Page 12: Walter Bond Phrophet, Jr., 6, died of diphtheria this morning. He was the son f Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Phrophet of 797 West Calhoun. He will be buried in Greenlawn cemetery. He is the fifth diphtheria victim.
R. J. Loveless died .* Mrs. Rilda Wagner died .**
Mrs. Nellie Tharp died.
Son born October 18 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frizzell of Kansas City. Mrs. rizzell was formerly Miss Edith Weddell of this city.
Page 13: Sam Chappel was killed .**
DEATHS
R. J. LOVELESS.
R. J. Loveless, 65, died at 1 a. m. today at the home cf a son, Loule Loveless, 653 North Nettleton avenue, after & lingering Jliness. Ho 18 sur- vired by the one son; one step-son, George Rollins, Tulsa, Okla., and oné brother. H. L. Loveless, Fort City, Ia. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday, with Interment in --- Memorial Park cemetery under di- rection of the Alma Lohmeyer. Fu- neral Home.
MRS. HILDA WAGNER. -
Mrs. Rilda Wagner, 71 years old. | wife of E. H. "Vagner. died this morp- Ing at her home. 2308 North Main a"enuo. following a brief illness. Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. today at the Klingner Puneral Home with burlal in Greenlawn cemetery.
MRA. NELLIE THARP.
Mrs. Nellie Tharp. 27 years old. of 2224 North Ramsey avenue, died this moruing in a local hospital following brief illness. Funeral arrange- ments are Incomplets but they will be under direction of the Klingner Funeral Home.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Marriage licenses were larued Jes terday to Mattlson W. Campbell. 27. Kansas City, and Heille . Cantrell. 23. Dadeville: Forrest Scrivener, 24, and Geraldine Scrivener, 21, both of Springfield.
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WEST PLAINS. FARMER IS KILLED BY WILD HOG.
WEST PLAINS, Mo. Oct. 20-(A. P.)-Bam' Chappel, 41-year-old farm- er who lived 20 miles southwest of here, was killed Tuesday by & wild hog which he and a neighbor were attempting to kill. The hog had been making depredations in the neighbor's cornfleld.
The hog attacked three dogs which the med took along for the hunt. Having no weapons, the men began throwing. stones at the hog to save the dogs. The hog suddenly charged Chappel. .
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PASTOR SUICIDE BEGGED WIFE'S FORGIVENESS
Rev. H. T. Crocker Dies Ten Hours After Shooting Himself.
REGRETTED HIS ACT
Exacts Sons' Promise to Care for ""Mother"; Funeral Tomorrow.
Ellciting forgiveness from his wife and exacting a pledge from his older sons "to care for mother." tha Rev. Harry T. Crocker of Seymour died at 6:50 last night at his home.
The pastor of the First Baptist church at Beymour fatally wounded himself carly yesterday by shooting himself in the chest. The tragedy was enacted in the front yard of his home as a cilmax to a two months nervous Illness.
Funeral services will be held' at 2 p. m. tomorrow from the, church where the pastor had filled the pul- pit for more than two years.
Family Hovers Near.
-The Rev. Lewis M. Hale, pastor of the First Baptist church of Spring- fle!d, will conduct the funeral serv- ices over his fellow clergyman.
The Rev. Crocker will be buried in the Masonio cemetery, not far from his home in Seymour ..
Surrounded by his grief-stricken wife and four of his five older chil- drew, the pastor., who had been an ordained,. Baptist minister 21 years. gasped u tarwoll lato. yesterday.
The minister remained consolous
sixth grades it-B day.
"But he told us he just couldn't 'get himself together.' He returned Sunday from St. Louis where he had buen under treatment at the Baptist sanitarium.
."The family met him at Springfield. - He seemed quite jolly after reaching. home. We avoided talking, to him about his illness, because he dis- liked to discuss it.
''Mother. we haven't anything to worry about,' he said Sunday. But wy couldn't get him to take an in- terest in things about the home. We asked him about buying wood for the , winter. but ho listlessly anld. 'Let's put it off awhile.'"
Felt Death Approach.
Throughout yesterday. as the faml- ly hovered near his bedside, the pas- tor said little to his family.
"Onco he said to mother, 'I love you.' He seemed to want to get well."
As he realized the end was near, Mr. Crocker called to his tero older Bons, Luther And Claybrook. 19. and bogged them to take care of their mother, which the boys sobbingly promised to do.
Luther recounted the details of the suicide.
"I was upstairs dressing," he sal1. "Mother was cooking breakfast. Sud- denly :I heard a shot. I looked out from a window and saw father lying on the ground, the'platol near him."
Neighbors Altounded.
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Bhocked neighbors ran to the home, he said.
Mr. Crocker's ilinces. seemed .to creep gradually upon him, the con sald. Members of his church first noticed his breaking health.
Encouraging reporta of his condi- tion were received from the St. Louis hospital by the family while the pas- lor was a patient thore.' his son sald.
Prior to going to Beymour two years ago last February, Mr. Crocker was pastor of a Baptist church at Thayer fcr 18 months.
He has served as spiritual advisor of several Baptist churches In Okla- home before coming to Missouri.
He was a graduate of Clinton col- lege. Clinton, Ky. He also attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary at Fort Worth( Tex.
He was born March 2, 1888 In Gib- son county, Tenn.
Deacons of the church today de- clare the .minister was & forcible speaker, a capable organizer, and AD energetic pastor.
He was popular with his congre- c& Won.
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FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1927 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: Marriage license: Louis H. Gummersbach, 33, of St. Louis and Catherine M. Quinn, 24, of Springfield.
Page 3: J. A. Nelms was appointed curator of the estate of Frances J., Katherine E. and John T. McKenna, minors.
Page 11: J. A. Nelms, public administrator, was appointed guardian of Georgia Fay, Lewis, Clyde, Richard D., Thelma Lorene, Jessie Eunice, Elwood Lee and Claude E. Martin, minors. **
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J. A. Neima, public administrator, was appointed by' Judge John"H. Fairman in probate court yester- day as guardian of Georgia Fay. Lewis Clyde, Richard D. Theims Lorene, Jeado Eunion, Iwrvod Lee and Claude E Martin, minora.
FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1927 -- LEADER
Page 22: Rev. H. T. Crocker died .**
Marriage license: Louis H. Gummersbach, 38, of St. Louis and Catherine M. Quinn, 34, of Springfield.
Forest E. Davies died .* Mrs. Nellie Tharp died .**
Page 14: Sam Chappel was killed by a wild hog. **
Mr. and Mrs. William Robertson celebrate their 61st wedding anniversary.
DEATHS
FOREST E. DAVIES. Forest E. Davies, 30, 2261 Prospect avenue, died this morning in a local Hospital following & brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending the arrival of relatives but services will be under direction of the Klingner Funeral home.
MR8. NELLIE THARP.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a. m. tomorrow at Pleasant Hope for Mrs. Nellie Therp. 27, of 2224 North Ramsey avenue, who died yes- terday morning in a local hospital following a brief Iliness. Burial will be at Pleasant Hope under direction of the Klingner Funeral bome.
THRONG ATTENDS RITES FOR SEYMOUR PASTOR
The Baptist church at Beymour this afternoon was filled to capacity by AUTHOR OF The ROY. H.T. Orock er. . pastorcor.,the church. who .com- mitted suleide Wednesday,
The Rev. Lewis M. Hele, pastor of the First Baptist church bere, con- ducted the funeral. Burial was in the Masonic cemetery at Seymour.
The pastor shot himself as a result of a nervous breakdown.
LICENSED TO WED.
A marriage license was lacued yes- terday to Louis H. Gummersbach. 38. St. Louis, and Catherine M. Quinn. 2. Springfield.
Wedding Anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Robertson. of Orane, belleved to be the oldest married couple in the Ozark country. will celebrate their sixty-first wedding Anniversary Sunday.
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· Their marriage bodurred on . Octo- ber 25, but the celebration is being held on Sunday. . co that & grester number of 'people" may attend.
Mr. Robertson is 82 years old. and his bride of sixty-one years ago is 79. Mrs. Robertson is a native of Greene county, and shu and har Aun- band, s native of Lawrence county. who Uved near Mckinley, werd mir- Hled three miles west of Republic.
They lived in Greene county . one year, and the remainder of their mar- ried Wife was spent in Lawrence coun- ty. up until nine years ago when they moved here to be near their son, T. B. Robertson, who lives at Orane:
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WILD HOG TAKES LIFE OF FARMER
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8am Chappel, 41 years old, a farm- er who lived two miles west of Cure- an, fear West Plains, was almost in- stantlý killed when he was attacked by a wild hog in a field on the farm of Rev. : T. B. Minson, a neighbor. with whoin he had gone to halp capturo the outlaw animal.
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Rev. Minson and Chappel went to the field with their .dogs at .2 o'clock. in the morning to capture the hog which has been making nightly raids on the minister's farm and destroying -
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The hog attacked the three dogs and was wounding them severely. The men were throwing rocks at the hog to beat It off the dogs, when the hog suddenly charged at Chappel. Before he could fice, the hog struck Chappel twice with ' its tuaks, the first slash cutting the knee cap bone in two and the second Inflloting & deep wound a few inches above the knee. The second wound tore open An artery, and Chappel bled to death before Rov. Minson, who rushed to bis ald, could do apything for him.
Rev. Minson said 'he did not think the man lived more than three or four minutes.
"I had gone a few feet away to get more rochs. when Chappel called to me," the Rev. Minson sald. "He told me the hog had out his leg off. „.I rushed to him and caught him in my arms as he fell backward. but he was able to speak only a few words."
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SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 22, 1927 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: A. J. Breazeale was appointed executor of the will of W. V. Breazeale. Marriage licenses issued .**
Mrs. Harriet C. Choate was killed in an automobile accident .**
Page 5: Miss Catherine Quinn and Mr. Louis H. Gummersbach were married .** Page 9: R. J. Loveless died .**
Mrs. Ethel Harrison died .**
Truman Paul died .** Forest E. Davies died .**
Stamford Conn, architect, formerly of Rolla, died today in New York.
Page 12: Alberta Marley sues to divorce George E. Marley. They were married November 12, 1926.
Daughter born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walch.
Son born October 21 to Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Thomas of 1150 North Kansas avenue.
DEATHS
R. J. LOVELESS
Funeral services for R. J. Love- less. 65, who died at his home, 653 North Nettleton street, will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Alma Lohmeyer Funeral home. 1 urial will be at Greenlawn cemo- tery. Mr. Loveless in survival by tine som. Laule. one season. hoffe Hollins, of Tulsa, and one brother. 11. 1. Loveless, of Fort City, lowa.
MRS. ETHEL HARRISON
tiled in a hospital here Thursday afternoon, was forwarded Jesterday to Lockwood, where the funeral servico was held yesterday after- hoon with burial In charge of tho ('uldwell Undertaking company. Mrs. Harrison Is survived by the husband. Clarence Harrison
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TRUMAN PAUL
Truman l'aul. of Harrison, Ark .. is yours old, dled yesterday at a hospital here. The body wus for- trarded to Harrison yesterday by j the ilerman H. Lohmeyer Under- taking company, and the funeral services will be held there tumor- low afternoon. The boy Is survived by an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Lon Paul, of Harrison.
FOREST E. DAVIES
Funeral services for Forest E. Davies. 30. of 2261 Prospect avenue. who died yesterday morning In a hospital here after a brief illness, will be conducted at 2 o'clock this
The body of Mrs. Ethel Harrison of lockwood, 40 years of age, who afternoon at the Klingner funeral chapel. Burial will be In Hazel- wood cemetery.
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Stamford Conn Dies Stamford Conn, prominent archi- tect and formerly of Rolla, died in New York today. Mr. Conn received his education at Missouri univeralty. and since graduation had become widely known for his architectural triumphs. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
MRS. H.C: CHO VICHIM OF FUESE WHEN CAR SKID TWO OTHERS HU
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Pioneer Springfield,Woati Sustaining Fractured Sk
Dies After Being Brought' Hospital Here
HUSBAND BADLY WJURED TRYING TO AVERT CRAB -.
Child Sustains Brota Loc Accident Here; Two Mox Escape. With. Livss .: P Flaming Car. Near Rolla
INJURIES
morning when the car ta. the wu ritar. difded. ta. gravel and plunged into a ditth Highway No. - Ku caused the death of Mrs. Butdr C. Choate, 6, member « & play Springfield tamfly, ta & Hosp berv at 10:50 o'clock last night Her husband, John C. Chosti 17. night clock at the Beatles Franklin hotel, Lius dangerousty & fured at his home, 506 South Jet- ferson avanna In the crash, which resulted in be wife's death, . M suffered a fractured coller love and servers broken Hra Leurs
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car, was badly butmed. She this roomed with the Choate family Ax some time and Accompanied tv's on ywardy's notor trip .
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attend Mr. Choote last acht
HER SKULL PRACTUY
The accident victime were it qued from the TekAs a : minutes after the crash and .talet to the O. T. Betal af Marche !! in a bas. Dr. Alvin Fason adottis istered first aid treatment. dadias that Mrs. Choate bad autalaed 4 fractured skull Sbe und ber lus- band were brought to the Spring- field Baptist hospital in a Springi field ambulance
Mra Choate was the daughter uf Thomas H. Cox, for many years a federal revenue collector bars. She was born in Springfield and spent virtually all ber Ufe bers She is survived by her husband and one brother. D. W. R. Cox. or Springfield
Funeral arrangements had not been completed last night bus burial will be under direction of the Alma Lohmeyer funeral Mot
MARRIAGE LICENSES Glen Thomas. 22, and Opal Frielda, 21, both of Springfield; Claud Ellis Hendricks, 22. Billings, and Zelpha Bligall. 16. Republic.
Miss Quinn Will Wed Today
THE Interest of Springfield
society today will center in the marriage of Miss Catherine Quina to Mr. Louis H. Gummersbach of St. Louis which will take place this morning at 9 o'clock at St. Agnes church. The bride is a member of one of the city's best known families, the prominence of which is equalled only by the popularity of the bride-elect in her wide circle of friends. Bbe has been extensive- ly feled during the weeks follow- ing the announcement of her en- rarement.
The bride will be attended by Mrs. John Quinn as matron of
honor and Miss Agnes Meyer 2 maid of honor, while Mr. Oummer - bach will be attended by Mr. John Hawke an honor man and Mr. John Quinn as groomsmen. The umhera
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will be Mr. Ed Higgins of St. Louis and Mr. John Meyer of this city. Master John Quinn, nephew to Miss Quinn will be the ring bearer.
The service will be read by the Reverend Father Curtis Tiernan and will be followed by a breakfast for the bridal party and close rela- live at the home of the bride's parenta, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Quinn. 600 South National avenue.
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Among the out of town guests who are here for the wedding are Mirs. Joseph Gummersbach, mother of the bridegroom: Miss Mary Gummersbach, a mister. Mr. \'Ic Gummersbach and Mr. Gene Gum- mersbach. brothers to the bride- groom: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gummers- bach and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hierina. all of St. Louis. and Mra A. Schneiderhahn of Bloux City. la.
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