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The Delphos Courant from Delphos, Ohio • Page 7

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JOHN W. KEIST PASSES AWAY WEDNESDAY John W. Keist, formerly of Delphos. passed away Wednesday, November 16, at 7 p.m. in the Allen, County Home, death resulting from complications.

A native of Van Wert County he was born April 9, flip son of Mr. and Mrs. William both now deceased. include three Mis a Alice Joan Kei.st, Miss Knthryn Keist. anrl Mrs.

Gary Matzen, all of Delphos; one grandchild; and three sisters, Mrs. Perry Howard. Route 2. Delphos, Mrs. Harry Wise, Dayton, and Mrs.

Robert Marquardt, Foatoria. Services will be at 2 p. m. November in the Harter and Son Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Tom Shumate officiating.

Burial will be made in Mohr Cemetery, north of Van Wert. Th are at the Harter and Son Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 o'clock this evening (Thursday). To nilove stains from a lavatory or bathtub, try solution of salt and turpentine to re.storc whiteness. Apply with a wa.sh cloth. FLATTERY WILL GET YOU EVERYWHERE! S8.95 Grace Walker's lovely new fall dress shoes are getting no wonder, for these soft-step foot flatterers are so supremely complimentary to dark cottons, early tweeds.

Select yours now for busy comings-and-goings of the season. Many styles, colors and heel-heights from which to choose. 5HOCS FOR WOMEN. Charles Shoe Store AREA SLAYING VICTIM TO BE BURIED TODAY Nancy Eagleson will be buried today (Thursday', five days after she was abducted from near her home, raped and murdered. Services were scheduled for 3 p.m.

in the First Church of Christ in Paulding where she regularly attended services. The Revs. Ray White and S. Glenn Cameron will officiate. Burial will be in Live Oak Cemetery in Paulding.

While grief-stricken friends and neighbors of the Eaglesons paid their last respects to the 14-year- old girl, authorities in Paulding and in surrounding Ohio and Indiana communities pressed their search for the killer, although they admittedly have no real clues. Delphos city police, Lima and Allen County law enforcement agencies are cooperating with Paulding and state authorities in checking out local angles and possible leads in the slaying. Delphos Police Furnish Lead Delphos city police furnished Paulding authorities a photograph nrid ease history of a man held in city jnil here recently who has a long criminal background including sex offenses. He was photographed at the time he was taken into custody by local police. date, local authorities have received no word as to the result of the ensuing investigation of the man's whereabouts at the time of the Paulding crime.

Another apparently good lead faded fast as Allen County officers concentrated on checking out the activities of an Allen County resident and whereabouts during the past few days. He has since been discounted as a suspect. Paulding County Sheriff John KeehT said the only apparent motive behind the doath of the girl was a sexu'al attack. He said a few leads have been uncovered but declined to divulge them. i The 14 year old victim was pulled into a car Sunday evening as she walked home from a movie with her 5-year-old sister, Cheryl.

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She had been shot the face after being assaulted. N6 tvfdfthcfc At SceYie Authorities found no evidence at the scene and haci only Cheryl's sketchy description to go on as they began a canvass of the Village's 2,300 persons seeking information about strangers. Paulding County Sheriff Keeler, a former construction worker, said Wednesday he had compiled a "list of possible suspects," who would be questioned concerning their whereabouts Sunday. He said the list was composed mainly of names of persons convicted of other crimes in the sparsely-populated Paulding area. While dozens of lawmen continued a round-the-clock investl- 1 gallon, Keeler was in conference with a delegation of Chicago police officers.

Chicago Saturday was the scene of a similar sex slaying in a wooded area on. the west side. Similarities And. Differences "We compared notes," Keeler said. "There are some similarities in the cases and there are a MURDER TRIAL IS UNDERWAY IN LIMA COURT A jury of eleven men and one began hearing evidence in 'the first murder trial of 53- year-old Thomaj Newton Long in County Common Pleas Court yesterday (Tuesday).

The jury was seated with unexpected promptness Monday at 3:20 p.m. Judge Moran B. Jenkins, Who is presiding, said the selection of juro- fi was the fastest he has Seen in such trials. Long face a possible death sentence for the May 20 shooting of Arthur Re-mines, 44, his landlord. Heroines, paralir.cd from the waist down with a .22 bullet that entered his thront and glanced downward to his spine, died Sept.

3. The lone woman on the jury. Mrs. Grnci? L. Chambers, Limn, she believed in capital punishment but would be hesitant about a man to his death.

Assistant Prosecutor Robert attempted to get her off the panel, but Judge overruled him. number of differences." The murder of Nancy Eagleson is the first of its type in the coun- "Anybody would hesitate," the ty seat community. Six years ago, however, Paulding wag the scene of an unsolved murder, the gun shooting of Barley Parson. Residents of Paulding. badly frightened by the abduction and shooting of the Paulding High held divided opinions concerning the killer.

Some persons believe the crime was committed by an area man. Others wondered if the crime was committed by a crazed man traveling cross-country. Nancy was born July 3, 1940, in Paulding. She is survived by her sister, Cheryl, in addition to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

a 1 Eagleson; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hardesty, Paulding, and paternal grandfather, Roy Eagleson, Fort Wayne.

Surgical Patient In Lima Hospital Eugene Osting, 515' street, i a patient in St. Rifca'e Hospital in Lima where he under- 'went surgeiyifist Fridgy; Hl dit'on j.s good. Mr. Osting is in room 503 in St. Rita's.

SERVICES SET SATURDAY FOR G. J. SCHULTE Funeral srvice a fo Georg J. Schulte, fi3, of Route 3, Continent tal, brother of Mrs. Mary Wittier, Joining's, be held at 10 a.

m. Saturday in St. Catholic C4iurch in Continental. Burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetary in Kalida.

Mr. Schulte passed away at 1:80 p.m. Wednesday in Defiance City Hospital following an Ulness of three years. A native of Putnam County, he was born April 4, 1807 to Christopher and Anna (Meyer) Schulte. He was married in 1020 to Mary Ann Quinn, who died in 1055.

Other survivor a besides his Mivs. Wittier of Fort Jen- nimgs, include daughters, Mrs. Edwin (Virginia) Potthoff and Mrs. Clayton (Alic Marie) Britseh, of Cloyerdale, and Mm. Maynard (Agolda) Fremont; sons, Kenneth and Elmer, both of Continental; aisters, Mrs.

Frances ITorstrnan, Cloverdate, and Mrs. Clara Omler, Wsyiako- nota; and 27 grandchildren. A daughter and a brother are deceased. Mr. Schult was a retired farmer and wa a member of St.

John's Catholic Church inj Continental, The are at the Wulker i Funeral Hom where friends may call 7 o'clock this evening (Thursday). Area IF A Hears Convention Report The Ottoville chapter of the Future Farmers of America held its monthly meeting recently at the school with the members voting to hold the annual rabbit fry on Tuesday. November 29th. A highlight of the meeting was the detailed report of the FFA nations! convention held in Kansas City- The report was given by the chapter's president, Joseph Ruen, wbo was present at the convention. said.

"That, in itself, i.s not reason enough." Balyeat and John H. Evans, his sel, emphasized each 'juror that the maximum penalty for the crime is death. Prior to hearing the opening Statement of Halyeat, the jurors viewed t-he one-room apartmert in which Kemine was fatally wounded. Is Honored At Shower I A miscellaneous! bridal shower, honoring Miss Beverly Gilgenbaugh was held recently at the home of Mrs. George Warncment, Kalida.

Ohio. Hostesses for the occasion were Mrs. Delbert Carder of Delphos, Mrs. Donald M. Warnement and Mrs.

John E. Warnement. aunts of the bride to be, Miss Loretta Hansen. Toledo, and Mrs. Georgp grandmother of the honored guest.

T)i bride-elect's table was beautifully decorated carrying out her colors of purple, laveiv der and white. The afternoon was enjoyed playing games and prizes in turn given to the bride. After the honored guest opened her many lovely gifts a delicious luncheon was served by the hostesses. I (The guest list included Miss Gilgonbnugh. Mrs.

William Gilgenbaugh, Mrs. Kay filler- brock. Mrs. Bernard Avereach, Mrs. Harold Prttts, Mrs.

John Phillips, Mrs. Paul Geisigc. Mrs. Charles Erhnrt. Mrs.

Jack Mead, Mrs. August Kramer. Mrs. Carl Rybert. I Mrs.

Louis Fnnger, Mis i rs and Marcella Kernel', Brcnda Jacobs, Mrs. Albert Warnement, Mrs. Albert Mrs. Leroy Wernement, Mrs. ilfred Hark, all of Kalida.

Miss Doris Foley, Mrs. Alfreda Schrieber, Clovprdah', Mrs. Carrol Melcalf, Mrs. Hubert Gladen, iDolphos, Lori-Un Smith, Mrs, JKiithryn Forney, Ik-llovuo, Mrs. Agnes Warnement, Mrs.

Katherino Zink, Lima, Mrs. John Miller City, Mrs. Tom Warnenu'iit, Ft. Jennings. Mrs.

Helen Hii'tim-yer, Gene Boerger, Mrs. Hill Odemveller, Mrs. Bill Odenweller, Mrs. Lawrence Wi-stheld, Eleanor Jacobs, Mrs. Albert Card.

Mrs. Ellen Leldy, Mrs. Paul Vorst, Mrs. Wilfred Warne- ment. Mrs.

Veronica Schuller, Mrs. Art Schuller, Mrs. Jake Felkey, Mrs. Dick Unverferth. Mrs.

Gene Stechschulte. The wedding of Miss Gilgenbaugh anrl Dunne Schrieber will be an event of November 26th, at a.m. in St. Michael's Catholic Church in Kalida. ft Sacred Concert Set' At Venedocia The Salem Presbyterian Clmich of Venedocia will present a con.

cert of sacred music on Sunday. November 20, at the church. The concert is scheduled for 7:30 and the general public is invfted to attend. Singers of the Venedocia church, the Van Wert Presbyter-inn Church and the Zion Church will be oh the program. THE Fridfty, Nbvembaf 18, adjoins the parking lot.

A car driven by B. M. Jamesbn, 21, Lima, had been parked in the lot and was being backed out, ac- cording to city tooliCe who investigated. Neither driver saw other, and Jameson hacked into Trenkamp. Therfe was slight age to the right door of the kamp car, and the Jameson autd; was undamaged.

For the Mr. and Mrs, Shopper LEHMANN'S will be open Monday Night till 9 Conference Set At Ottoville School i The second of the 19GO-G1 school conferences at Ottoville will be held Tuesday evening, starting at 8 o'clock, in the vo- cational-agriculturc room of the school. Topic for the talks will be "How Do We.Get Want From Our Schools?" The general public is invited to attend the Conference. I J- ni Minor Damage In Accident Tuesday Damage was minor in a two- car collision near the parking lot at the Fischer Implement Com- puny, 226 South Pierce street, yesterday (Tuesday) at 1:55 p.m. A car driven by Henry Tren- kamp, 50, Rt.

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1947-1962