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SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1962 IbLfcAiKAPH PAGE SEVENTEEN Obituaries Mrs. Smith EDVVARDSVILLE Mrs. Ethel Mae Hamor Smith. 27, of 2. i died at 4:50 p.m.

Friday in St. Joseph's Hospital, Highland. Born Feb. 10. 1935 in a daughter of Virgil L.

and Edna Smith Hamor, she was married July 17.1954 to Willie Smith, who also survives. In addition to her husband and parents, she is survived by a daughter, Wendy Rennee, a brother, Vernon Hamor of Edwardsville; and her maternal tist Church. Burial will be 1ft Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p. today.

Mrs. Simmon Mrs. Annie Simmon, 85. who had resided "at the Shelter Home onj Krpbs pastor of TwMth Streo1 Alby street for three years, died unexpectedly Friday night in her sleep. Among survivors is a daughter, Mrs.

Verna McReaken. The body was moved today Fred Hart Services Set Monday Funeral services for Fred E. Hart. 71. 3 E.

9th. will be conducted Monday at 2 p. m. in Gent Chapel bv the Rev. Paul S.

Riles Conducted grandmother, Mrs. Etta Smith of i from Burke Funeral Home to White Hall. i Funeral Home in Slaunton. She was a member of the Le-: Claire Baptist Church Michael Cunimings Funeral services will be heldj at 2 p.m. Monday from the I Rtraube Funeral Home, where friends may call after 1 p.m.

I Funeral rites for Michael J. Sunday, i Cunimings. 1126 E. 6th were Rev. Melvin Meister, pastor of; conducted at 10 a.

m. today in the LeQaire Baptist Church, si. Patrick's Church with the Rev. be in charge of services and in-1 Father John Crosson as celebrant torment will be in Woodlawn hp Requiem High Mass. The 1 etcvy Rev.

Father Frank Westhoff officiated at committal rites in Patrick's Cemetery. Pallbearers were John MaguireJ Melvin Hoeing. Philip Henry H. Benson, 481 State Aid. Daniel Kelly, Earl Hooley andi Road.

Wood River, died Friday at'John Kelly. 11:05 p.m. in Wood River Town-; Members of the boilermakers lo-i H. H. Benson SINKHOLE NEAR RESIDENCES FRED E.

HART Presbyterian Church of which Mr. a lone-lime her. Burial will be in Memorial Park. A large hole has appeared in the ground of a vacant lot just east of residences in Holly Hill. The steep-sided hole gives evidence that ground has Mashed out under the surface just as many places in Alton over a sewer have done.

This may he from an old abandoned coal or clay working, near Alton Brick company grounds. Staff Photo. DRILL TEST HOLES FOR YMCA Augur drills deep in ground YMOA silo on upper Henry strop! to subsoil. The moist oartli was warnipr thnn Iho air and steamed when brought to the surface. Architect William Flippo, with paper in hand, talks to drillers on location of another photo ship Hospital at the age of 67.

CH i ere honorary pallbearers. Mr. Benson had been in" ill heealth since June of 1961, but! had entered the hospital only en hours previous to his death. He had resided in Wood River area for 19 years and had been! employed as a sheet metal worker at Barton Lumber South Visitation hours at the chapel will be from 2 p. m.

Sunday un-. til time of the funeral. Mr. Hart died Friday in Alton! Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since Thursday jwben se suffered a cerebral The Rosarv will be recited at while driving his Mrs. Anna Klocke Rites Set Tonight Staten automobile alons Alhy street.

Mrs. he moved with his parents Hospital to Vandalia at the ace of 1'i. He Sunday the body of Mrs. Klocke had resided in Vincennes, wil1 taken to Imming Funeral and at Greenville, prior to mov-j Home, Brussels, to lie until time ing to Wood River. jof the funeral.

Surviving are his widow, the Funeral services will be conformer Mildred M. Isaac, to whom i ducted Monday at 9:30 a. in he was married Aug. 27. 1915, in! St.

Mary's Church, Brussels. East St. Louis; a daughter. Thel-j ma, a teacher in the Hartford; schools, and two brothers, James Hillsboro, and Charles, Oak-i land, Calif. A brother, Warren, i died nine years ago.

I Mr. Benson was a member of Luciano Riles Conducted Roxana, previous to his illness. Mr An 79, whoi Har( was wj(h hjm thp (imo Born at Decalur, March 22. ii day in St. Joseph's; Hp WRS movpd immpdia(cly to the hospital.

Mr. Hart, a retired employe of Union Electric was born nearj Grafton. Oct. 12. 1890.

He had re-1 sided in Alton for 55 years and been employed at the old H. M. Schweppe store, Brice and Ryan store, the H. K. Johnston store iand at Shell Oil prior to go-j ing to Union Electric Co.

i He had completed 14 years of service at Union Electric at time his retirement in 1956. A Requiem High Mass was sung i A member of the Masonic Or- First Baptist Church. Hartford. ial 9 a today in Sl Marysjder, ho bp ongcd to Piasa ljOdgl and funeral rites Monday at Clunrh for Colltira, Oi'der of Eastern Star; Ai- p.m., will be conducted in thej retil ed lllino 's Terminal Railroad jnad Temple; was a 32nd degree church by the Rev. Jack eni lo ve wh was found dead Mason, and a member of Grand assisted 'by the Rev.

Maurice I Wednesday at his home, 1120 Ad- Chapter of Electrical Craftsmen. Powers of Laomi. a former pastor' anls Court. was talented musician andj of the church. Burial will be at; The Rev.

Father James Sxid-Miad played with Alton Municipal! New Douglas. was celebrant of the Mass andi Band, the old White Hussar Band; The body is at Marks officiated at committal rites in St.lAinad Shrine hand and Order of! Wood River, where friends may Joseph's Cemetery. iAmarath Banti. call from 7 p.m., today until 11 Casketbearers were HaroM Phil-! He was a veteran of World War a.m., Monday when the body will lips, Sam and Carl Albens, Tony; I and a long-time member of the! be taken to the church. Jesse Cline.

and Tony I American Legion. Maj. Powell's Trip Down GrandCanvon Corona. G. W.

Ellis Miss Myrtle Fischer Rites Conducted Funeral rites for Miss Myrtle Fischer, retired Wood River School nurse, were conducted at 1:30 p. m. Friday in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wood River, by the Rev. R.

W. Meyers. Burville and Prairietown before mov-j a was in Roselawn Memory Garing to Chicago. i dens. Gilbert W.

Ellis, 50, of Chicago, a former resident of Edwardsville and of Prairietown, died Friday following a heart attack, area relatives were informed. He was born in Edwardsville arid had resided in both Edwards- Surviving are his widow, the for-! jmer Miss Nina Bost. to whom he! jwas married Aug. 27, 1913; daughter, Bette, Chicago, and sister, Mrs. Daisy H.

parents, the late Mr. and James H. Hart, and a brother! preceded him in death. SAFETY PATROLLERS Linda Becker, left, Wood River Lewis-Clark Junior High School eighth grader, Mark Brave and Janis Stahlliut, C. C.

Van Home i Burial Monday The body of Columbus C. Van Take Friday For Restin Surviving are his widow; four Pallbearers were Thomas Stier-JHorne of Ironton. a former children. Mrs. Sarn Dorsey ov Henry Lee Nelson, who died Thurxtfay en- Wood River, Charles Ellis, God-jBode.

August Rahn, Muriil Wha-i route to his home from Tampa, frey, James Ellis, Chicago en and William Helferstay. Mrs. Patricia Flynn. Funeral rites will be conduct-; ed Tuesday at 11 a. in Chi-j cago.

The body is at Waldner Funeral Home, Chicago. Mrs. Sally Parker Riles Coil ducted I 1 I will be brought to Jersey- I ville Monday for interment in Oak Grove Cemetery. The graveside rites are scheduled for 1 p. Funeral rites for Mr.

Van Home 1 However. Glenn and the other the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel for the oiher astronauts and their families. Tliis was followed by jusi i relaxing and resting. Later Glenn and his party went 1 to see a Broadway play, Ihe nmsi- "Camelol." The star of Ihe show, Julie Andrews, had started; her vacation after the Wednesday i NKW YORK Astronaut! matinee, but she returned to her John II. Glenn Jr.

and his role when she arned Glenn anticipating Ihe big blowout i would he attending, awaiting them today in Glenn's One ad lib by actor Robert hometown of New Concord, Ohio.jCoote brought down the house, fill By Southern Illinois I'nlvcrslty i Even casual look at the Colo- rado River from almost any point along the rim of the gorge known as the Grand yon is enough to settle anyone's I yen ruing to make a boat trip down the stream. Such ohserva- Hon. however, did not have that I effect upon a daring, one-armed i Civil War major named Powell, one-time resi-j dent of Kloomington and of Car-j bondale. The audacity of his! plans always have intrigued me.j A longtime interest in the 1 major's trip was revived a few! days ago when a volume enlilledl "Scraphook of John Wesley! Powell" was found in the rare! book section of the Congressional Library at Washington. This book consists of newspaper and articles with some marginal noles by Frederick S.

Dellenhmigh, one of the two survivors of the party thatj I made Ihe journey down the! I river 93 years ago. This book! iof clippings was given to thci 1 Library by a Clyde Kddy I Sept. 5, 192L'. Though the bookj is somewhat disorganized, if i affords some interesting! i glimpses of the venture. 20 Men In Group The stouthearted major who (had lost an arm in the Civil War, I asked for and was authorized to organize and conduct an ex-j jpedition down the length of thei canyon, through which the river I tumbles and roars for several) WASHINGTON' sin- hundred miles, Powell gathered le d' cision of tliis administration; men from the vicinity of sixth graders, have been selected safety patrollers of the month for December, January and Photo.

135 "YEARS OF SERVICE Three women who have been employed at Young'a for 4.5 years received bracelets Friday. In the back are the Misses Kathryn and Caroline Mullen, and in front Is Miss Velma Keyser. The bracelets were presented by the manager, Francis Photo. Kennedy Says Decision Made Carefully Bv W'AI-TKK K. MICAHS has been more thoroughly ori Hluominglon.

He had four boats more thoughtfully weighed," saidlrnade in Chicago and shipped to 1 to a point near that from which he told! be would being his journey. The President spent Friday mainly in rest and! MR role as the bumbling King! Th(1 lo hp told i he would being 'ion. Pel.inore. Coote complained of the the nation and the of these i will be held Sunday at 2 p. m.

S.A.D. Mourning Following services Friday at in the Presbyterian Church at p. m. in Pentecost Church, Mis- six astronauts made a midmorning visit to the United Nations, was the "Em- difficulties encountered by "iKh. that U.

S. nuclear weapons ma It, feet long, wh.ch be resumed in the was to serve as a kind Hag- knight dressing in armor, addtKl. "And then I have to dt atmM her lhp Sovlet Un 'P for Iron ton. i souri Avenue, the body of Mrs. Sally A.

Parker was taken to Al- JERSEYVILLE Stephen A. ton Cemetery for interment. Douglas Mourning, 70, died at Tnp Rpv No wland offi- a. Friday at his a rf a lc j( es He was burn Dec-. 29, 1891, in; Casketnearers were Richard Jersey County, a son of the late Hlm cy Harris, Mitchell Mc- ternoon at LaMars Mr.

and Mrs. Jasper Mourning. (J Benny Jones, Dave Simons, A brother, Leonard, of Jersey- alld Lemie Smith. jvin Mawdsley Merle Simons Riles Conducted Funeral rites 'j rtr iho ion agreed to a foolproof inspec-l boats, i where they were welcomed with around for hours waiting loi Die! bursts of acclaim. Among those! blastoff." greeting Glenn warmlv HI the The Glenn parly went back In 1 dec sion Kenne- nained United Nations was Valerian A.

stage after the performance and understood have had the Jtorin. Sovicl member of the sinned autographs for the a support of top offic.als nation Outer Space Commit tee. members. Three larger each feet long, cotn- his fleet. They were "Kitty Clyde's Sister." "Maid of the Canyon," and "No Name." Each was in charge of coiverm-d with the nuclear test: a rompe en lioalnum.

One of i i i iimi'siioM. lluwi'close to the Pi-esi-i nainod W. II. Powell, had Hie family, up early de-i L1SB ON Imports into Portu- (it ville, survives him. Funeral 1'ites will be Sunday at 2 p.

in Jacoby Bros.j Angela Sadler Funeral Home by the Rev. Har-l old K. Lane, pastor of First Bap-i Kites -iquiremenls trumpet, an instrument Glenn I i. i- ill LJ.il.i 3 Chicago Dems May Get Prison CHICAGO Democratic precinct workers face possible one to five year prison terms after having pleaded guilty to altering ballots in the J9M presidential elections. The three defendants Sam Jantelezio, 'M, Democratic cap- tfiin of the precinct in tile 28th ward: and two aides.

Michael Gilbellina, 33, and Thomas Compobasso, 35 changed their plea from not guilty during their trial in Criminal Court Friday, tha First Monday.In April. I 1962 It the Claim Date In the estate Judge Abraham V. Brussell ac-jof CLARK DODSON. pen.d- Inn In the Probate Court of Mudl- Ihe guilty pleas on Olie; son county. Illinois, and that claims CUUHt indict- Ui i' fled against the said estate on or before said date without IsfU- Pope Will Visit Laleran Seminary VATICAN CITY Pope (John XXIII.

escorted by Italian I motorcycle police, left Vatican City before daybreak today to visit the Lateraii Seminary, where he was a student priest years ago. SYDNEY Australia's flue- cured tobacco harvest increased 57 per cent over 1960. testified that ballots marked for Republican candidates had been erased and marked in favor of Democratic candidates. ANNOUNCEMENTS NOT Nollce is hereby given (o all per- request of the the other ly of Alton. Thursday at LaMars following a scries of heart attacks.

Mrs. Mawdsley is a former as- played during his high school days. In the afternoon, the Marine Canada. SYDNEY OKEC countries, andj liberal ions on nuclear testing, I Kennedy is said to have used one Australia's V1 "'ds'ick in all his inquiries: IB SP out from the place recorded laled to Maj, Powell. The men and their four boats Funeral rites for Angela ial Hos P' tul sistant dietitian at Alton Memor-j lieutenant colonel served as hostjshipmenis in 1960-61 were 95 per it militarily necessary? Sadler.

9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sadler of Cottage Hills, were conducted at 9 a.m. Friday in Our Lady Queen of Peace Church. Bethalto, with th" Rev.

Father Frank J. O'Hara as celebrant of the Requiem High Mass. Burial was in Jefferson Barracks Cemetery. Casketbearers were James and Philip Warren, Robert Stevenson, and Robert Blevins. ui a private buffet luncheon in 1 cent over those of 1959-60.

SUCUSMJ" It) MBf HI SIREEPER Yugoslav Investment Bank plans to establish offices in New York and Washington to facilitate imports of eap- Buried Boxcar Is Fallout Shelter Ga. disaster strikes, there's nothing safer than your own buried boxcar. That's the feeling of T. J. Sutherland, who is getting ready to bury a 40-foot Navy surplus boxcar in his backyard.

"The trouble with these commercial fallout shelters is that they're too said Sutherland. He has a wife and six chil Green River City on May 24, ital equipment by Yugoslav (llcn terprises. a FRED E. HART Services 2:00 p.m. Monday In the Chapel, Rev.

Paul S. Krebs officiating. Burial In Valhalla Memorial Park. In state at the Chapel after 2:00 p.m. Sunday.

Soviet To Visit America LONDON (AP)-A Soviet youth delegation left Moscow for the United States today at the Invitation of the American Association of Young Farmers, Moscow radio reported. DUBLIN The Irish Government has announced plans to build a nitrogenous fertilizer plant near Avoca, County. Attention Ford, Falcon, Comet, Mercurv. 'I himderblrd Owneril Automatic Tranimlmon Sirvici By Our Trained Ford Product! SpecUIUll AI TflU AUTO ELECTRIC CO, ItTUN Belli 81. HOMIU The trial of tho three precinct workers was tin of vole fraud ance of summons Kinitl reports at a National Practically every one liv- curily Council meeting Tuesday ng area came to see! Kennedy's growing! lht of Oll whu all nsidered h(1 conviction that i es.

more than 600 Cook County pre- cilK't workers. All other defend-jj Dated day of February. CHRISTINK DODSON. Administratrix with will annexed last of a series, HILT. tnals involving; i.

H. Stieaper. III. Attorney Mar. 3, 10.

17. i OVINGMEMORY IN MKMQRY of M-thur ants were acquitted. i entered guilty Ihe answer higllly dangerous mission, Xp Powell, in Ihe 115-loot "r.mina venture in its earlier stages on for you With the President at that un- 90-minutt! session were Secretary of Slate Dean Rusk; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Gen. Lymun L.

Lenv chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Chairman Glenn L. Seaborg of the Atomic Energy D(1(in led (he in some mane.r had intimate! One Bout Broken knowledge of it. appeared. Difficulties began almost as; claiming that ho was the sole 3 a Vli the Htr- gr.ive family i daughter Debble Commission; Chairman William men an their supp ies Foster of the Arms Control and around fhe danReroug to the boats and iof Illinois. He even went about lecturing on the grim manner In which disaster had come.

Disarmament A. Agency; Director As Expedition Not it turni'd out the "lost" Pou'ell wisely distributed really was not lost. soon as the journey began. Many'survivor of the group. He times it was necessary to tle'ricd thlii report to the governor long ropes lower them through rapids and over smaller falls, while the MUIrtcn RS.

JULIA who pussed away March 3. 1935: A precious one from us hai goaf, A voice we loved is still: A place Is vacant in our home) Which never can be filled Deeply by Mildred, Nona and August Finite Jf. uoods in such a manner that the One Aug. IStW, it appeared! HELP HUMANE SOCIETY Phi Delta Theta Fraternity members at University of Illinois participate In "Help Weak" during which they assist the Champaign Humane Society; Shown are from left, Kip Smith, 782 Bldgeway Drive. Kast Alton, and John Harlow, 9404 Alby aud Mike Yavorski, Burliug Drive.

McCone of the Central Intelligence Agency; Vice Presi. o( uou nol l)e owei of le anyo dent Lynilon.B. Johnson: special tl (() an( Jlprha the tirs. liino on record assistant MKJeorgc' Bimdy and. a tnl Dr.

Haruld 1, Brown, dl.vc.lor of one gtfi whi 8 deep in They 7 3 13 PERSONALS n-search anil cnyinevring. en no 5 7 TF TU TH SAT RENT FOSTER'S DRUG STORE Alton i Photo HO S-39U U. S. Planes Sent To South Viet Nam SAIGON. South Viet Nam The United States delivered 30 single-engine fighter planes to South Viei Nuin today for use in the war against the Communist The converted U.S.

carrier Bre- pieces on the rocks soon afterj found much ot the journey started and the tcrest. cargo it carried was lost. Pow- Powell was hailed as a great' 9 ell records that this boat car- explorer, and deservedly so. Hej ried most of his writing paper! remained in the West for sev-j sciemitic in-i 13 Alton SOCItUIUS tad LOUUbS 5 and that records were kept thereafter on paper sheets intended lor use in pressing plant eral years, studying Indian His writings and lectures nuuicj him well known to many. Kveni and instruments Some of their tools) until now.

feu have duplicated' WOOD RIVER LODGE NO. lO ruments also went un-ilhe teat of the one-aimed aiy nA special P'C dei 1 but duplicates carried Injiilleiy major Irum Illinois in inqueruu; the river. I'nlil tew years the 19 H) other bouts kept Ihe loss from; tpecuil uiung bi4thiru welcome tON C.IMMY. 7:00 fell greatly. ton also arris'ed with five troop cuiTyinjj helicopters for the Uiret-j Jn a very unie afllM ol a room tbttt Hie major if A U.S.

Army helicopdr companies! lv Disappeared down the ri-IOi'cupieU lor a while, on West to or aid ing forces. the South Vietnanu-se i suiries Hnd U1110 began) Mum Suwi in Carbondale, re-' to circulate. It was reported that BANGALORE One of four new agricultural colleges in India will enroll women only. all had perished. One man named Risdon, who apparently had been connected with the niained covered with many itv- teresting maps tfui had) TJ plastered there, several of INCUMB own making.

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