Corsicana Daily Sun from Corsicana, Texas • Page 8

THE CORSICANA, (TEXAS) DAILY SUN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1953 KOREA Friday Rites For Mrs. Eiiie Odom Funeral services for Etfie Odom, 42, found dead slumped across a bed Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. in the South Beaton Hotel, will held from the Corley Chapel Friday at 10 a. m.

Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. A native of Comanche, Texas, Mrs. Odom had resided here a number 01 years. Surviving are her husband, Raymond F. Odom, Corsicann; a son, Raymond S.

Odom, Dallas: parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. McCon- nelj, 304 West Tenth avenue; a bro- the'r. Clyde Blackmon, and a sister, Mrs.

Willie Mae Carroll, all of Corsicana, and other relatives. Constable A. L. Norton and Deputy Sheriffs Howe French and Dick Salter conducted an investigation. Judge J.

W. Sheppard, justice of the peace, returned a coroner's verdict of "death by a mixture of drugs, self-administered," following the investigation. Court ho use News All offices at the Courthouse, except those dealing with law enforcement, were closed Thursday in ob- gervance of Thanksgiving Day. Sheriff's Office Sheriff Rufus Pevehouse said Thursday that all prisoners in the county jail were given a Thanksgiving dinner of roast chicken, dressing and all the trimmings. There wore eight prisoners on hand to enjoy the feed.

Deputy Pete. McCain investigated the collision of a pickup truck and an automobile one mile west of Frost on highway 22 Wednesday afternoon. The pickup, driven by Raymond Jones, collided with a car operated by Kate Sims of Route 1, Frost. The accident occurred in front of Jones' house. Miss Sims and a passenger in the Jones truck suffered minor injuries.

McCnin reported. Justice Court Judge J. W. Rheppard fined two for speeding one for careless driving. SICK AND CONVAT.KSCENT Memorial Hospital Sims, Frost; Mrs.

J. D. Young, Mrs. W. Fowler, Mrs.

E. O. Prickctt, and Mrs. J. S.

Beauchamp. McSpadden, Barry; J. A. Bettcrson, Mrs. Bil- lle Dill and infant daughter; W.

H. Danford, Hubbard; E. A. Bannett, Barry, Mrs W. T.

Hanna; Joe Willard; Jerry Slander, Kerens; James Allen Stoker and Larry Lynn Stoker, both of Brandon. BOTH JUST YOUNGSTERS DENVER, Nov. phine Gushurst of Denver is 93 years old today and she says her husband still treats her like a "youngster." LG is 100. Sun Want Ads Bring Results- Phone your Want Ads to 4-4764. COUPLE CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE woman with gray In her hair.

Che was worried about the news upsetting a daughter who is expecting a baby momentarily. The couple has four daughters and two sons. One of the boys, Duncan, now 17, crippled by polio, was voted the outstasding citizen of his school in Orange last year. The Palmers live in a white frame house on a corner in a good neighborhood in Orange. Friends of the family said Mrs.

Palmer has worked hard. As a court reporter, she often worked at night to make extra money. She Docs Talking She did most of the talking to reporters today. Asked if she was living happily and getting along all right, she replied: "just ask anybody who knows us we are all right." "On, thank you," she said when a reporter told her he already had hcnrd from a friend of the family. "But.

please, let mo. go now," she begged. "Call back in a few days, and I'll talk to you gladly, but not now." Palmer at present is working in a Beaumont television appliance store Highway Patrolman C. C. Baard- cn said he had been sent to the home at the request of Gov.

Allan Shivers, who had been asked by Gov. Frank J. Clements of Tennessee to get official confirmation of the couple's identity. Boarden said he did not know why official confirmation was wanted. Palmer sat by his wife's side and only nodded and said "That's what they say," when questions were directed at him.

No Pictures Both of them said they didn't want to make a statement "We want to collect our wits." They declined to have their pictures made. The Tenncssecan said Buntin. an insurance man, disappeared in September, 1931, leaving a wife and three sons in Nashville. His wife now is married to Louie Phillips, president of the Broadway National Bank of Nashville. The sons arc Thomas C.

Buntin, 31, Nash- villo commercial artist; Rogers C. Buntin and Daniel C. Buntin, the latter two in their late 20's. Buntin was 28 at the time of his mysterious disappearance; Miss McCuddy 22. Last Nov.

6 the Now York Life Insurance which had been forced by court order to pay a $50.000 life insurance policy on Buntin seven years after his disappearance, disclosed it had found him but disclosure resulted in an injunction obtained by the insurance company tieing up part of the insurance money which had hcon paid into a trust fund for Buntin's heire. Until that action there had been not the slightest clue to the whereabouts of Buntin and Miss McCuddy. Search Started It was then that the Tennesseean look up the search which ended in locating; the couple who now live in a white frame house at 1001 Orange in Orange, Tex. The newspaper staff, under the direction of Publisher Silliman Evans, himself a former reporter on Texas newspapers, received a clue NEW Harold A. Haskell (above) president of Ouaehita College, Arkadelphla, has been elected executive Co-ordinator of the Texas Baptist Christian education for the Baptists through their seven senior col- demy, one junior college, one academy and three profesionad schools in thf state.

Photo) Pvt. George W. DeMoss, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.

T. DeMoss, N. Main Corsicana, recently began 16 weeks of basic training in the Antiaircraft Artillery Replacement Training Center, Fort Bliss. Texas. Following his graduation, he will be eligible for assignment in a permanent anti-aircraft artillery unit.

Billy Bob Wells, 19, son of Mrs. Grady Wells, Box 595, Itasca, Tex" as, is currently completing his Air Force basic airmen indoctrination course at Lackland Air Force Base at San Antonio, Texas. His basic training is preparing him for entrance into technical training and for assignment in specialized work. they were, somewhere in Texas. Within 15 days they were located.

Wednesday Tennesseean Reporter John Seigenthaler and Photographer Jimmy Holt talked with Buntin and Betty in Beaumont, where both work, and later with them at their home in Orange. Both readily acknowledged their identity. Asked why they had divorced themselves so thoroughly from their past that they had been declared legally dead, Betty was quoted by the newsmen as saying: "We were in love. Money didn't mean too much to us. If money had meant anything, we wouldn't have done what we did." They declined to go into details of their life after their departure from Nashville, the newspaper reported, except to say that they lived In Brownsville until five years ago.

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The American leaders had congratulated India on her handling of the touchy situation involving North Korean and Chinese prisoners who have rejected repatriation to Communism. Demands Disarming Karl, a minister or cabinet rank who speaks officially for the ROK government, had demanded the immediate disarming: of Indian custodial troops guarding the anti- Red POWs. He charged India could not be trusted by the frre world and ho tied in (lie question of Indian neutrality with the Panmunjom negotiations seeking to organize a peace conferenc. He contended that India is "following the Communist line at home, in the UN and at Panmunjom." It was believed possible that Dean and Briggs called on Rhce in order, primarily, to discuss the question of seating India as a neutral oh- fcrrver at the projected peace conclave. The issue of neutral at thr political parley is Ihr chief stumbling block in t'hr setting up of the conference.

At Dean's request, accepted by the Communist negotiators. the Panmunjom preparatory talks were In recess today in observance of America's Thanksgiving holiday. Relax in a Turkish Bath -Try one at the M. C. A.

Mod- -rn equipment and Expert Servirc BUSINESS CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE slowed the growth of their Inventories, which resulted in fewer new orders and has been the chief factor in the slight economic 1 per since the spring high. "Thp year as a whole will be cne of substantial achievement In terms of utilization of manpower nnd industrial resources, additions to productive capacity, higher consumer standards, and over-all stability of prices," the hoard said. "Since midyear, however. le- mands hnvp eased and some dines hnvn occurred in output and employment." Only Clvillnn Buying The board said the economy would hnve to look to civilian buying next year to take up some defense slack: Some other highlights of the board's report on 1953: 1. "Average wholesale prices have been remarkably consumer prices have increased in October were only about 1 per cent higher than a year ago." 2.

"Federal expenditures for national security programs are csti nmtert to be only moderately iav- per this year, accounting for aboul one seventh of total output. and local government purchases will be in record amount, about 7 per cent larger than in 1952." 3. "For the full year, business outlays for fixed construction of facilities and durable be about 5 per cent above the. record of 1052." Inventories Higher 4. The Increase In business Inventories "is likely to approximate five billion dollars, as compared with three billions In 195'2." 5.

Spending for non-farm resi-l dential construction has declined! about 10 per cent during the year.I The total number of housing started will be about about the same as In 1952 1951. 6. Funds for mortgages, tight earlier in the year, have become more plentiful. I 7. Purchases of new automobi have accounted for the bulk ol the year's increase in spending Pnssenger car output.

In 1953 estimated at 6,100,000, second on I to the record of 6,700.000 In IPf' 1 8. Spending for clothing nn I shoes, up sharply in 1952. fell off In 1953. Dollar outlay for food ar.cl beverages rose at a much slower rate. A sharp reduction in retail beef prices helped raise the per capita, meat consumption to 151 pounds, 5 per cent above 1952.

i BANK BURNS MONEY CHICAGO, Nov. The; Fedora! Reserve Bank of Chicago has money to is doing just that every day. Offieinls esti- mntcd today that worn bills are burned in the bank incinerator nt the rait of 5300,000 an hour. BURGLAR GETS READY MIAMI, Okla. burglar broke into a motor company shop during a recent cold spell, passed up valuable tires, tools, and hnrd cash In favor of three gallons of antifreeze.

W. N. Millican Dies Thursday W. N. Millican.

63. retired oilfield worker, died at the family if'Ridence, 701 South Sixteenth street, shortly before noon Thurs- tiny after an extended illness Kuneral arrangements are pending. Me is survived bv a widow; one son, Martin Spnhling of DalUis; brother. I. H.

Millican of Corima: four sisters. Mrs. Gi-nco ggins and Mrs. Bill Lumpk'n "I I.os Angeles. Mrs.

Buddy Hawkins of Corpus Christi and Mrs. Cap Starks of Shreveport, thvcc grandchildren and MV- eral nieces and nephews. McCammon will direct. HANDCUFFS WORKED STEUBENVILLE. ustomer" told pawn shop opernt- or Louis Rosnnsky he wanted to hiiv a pair of handcuffs.

Wicn produced a pair, tiio man pulled a gun, robbed Rosnn- sky of $970, handcuffed him to a clothes rncli nnd fled. BABV 3 1-2 year-old I'm- drowned Wednesday in a n-eek near his home. Mn'rk Mur- iny. son of Mr. and Mrs.

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2S, of Garland was killed. HP was driving alone oc thn Northwest Highway when his car smashed Into an underpasi support colun-n near White Lake. COl'NTY GETS BUSINESS KNOXVILLE. Tenn. County jail was crowded with more Hum hundred prisoners for nliovi- City jail was just about empty.

Word got around that the county planned a Thanksgiving menu of turkey and trimmings. City jnil offprr.d the usual blark roffcp and bologna sandwiches. TRICK DRIVER KILLED nir; SPRING 30-year-old Midland (ruck driver died Wednesday when his vehicle crashed ngninst. a bridge nnd burned five mtlps north of here. Francis Ml- ohnel Kreidel left a wife and four children.

His parents were Mr. nnd Mrs. F. W. Krcldel of San Angclo.

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