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The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 4

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Daggett Blaze Destroys Two Business Places r- WKWm '7' mmmmmmm DAILY press Etc a naba, Od. 31 19 SI CJ DAOOETT- Voelkeri cutting a panel with a torch in the garage his gasoline service station here Monday about 2:30 p. in. when the torch fire to gasoline from a eai Ras tnnk nearby. The blaze that resulted spread so last that it was difficult to get the vehicles out nl the garage before it was enveloped in Voelker said: was cutting a body panel with the torch when the fire started.

The gas must come gas tank which I had removed fnen a car. I thought I'd put it far enough awav Crandall stored his milk haul trucks, and it threatened the tavern building next door and set lire to the St. Frederick Catholic Church hall across the street. The church hall was cleared of furnishings the belief that it wouLd be destroyed, but it was saved by valiant work of firemen who assembled at Daggett's SOS from as tar south Wallace and lar north at Nadeau-Camey. In the Voelker service station at the time the started were it Pontiac, a HO Chevrolet ana a Plymouth.

All were removed and a truck of Norman Dolsky be out of danger, but it caught ot Daggett on which two tires had fire. There must have been a few drops on the floor. The tank heated up and it spewed burning gas all fire that resulted destroyed the Voelker seivice station, and big garage next where Bruce State Visit Ends TOKYO Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and his wife left for home tonight aft- ei a five-day state visit to Japan. Total insurance premiums paid in 1960 in the United States approximated $32 billion, up $14 billion ovei 1959. THE FAMILY MAN is conscious of his responsibility to his family.

He therefore has a Sun l.ife of Canada insurance program specificallv designed to take rare of his wile and children. Nevin J. Reynolds 808 Ludington St. Phone ST 6-4543 7 represent the Sun Life surarue Compant of Canada, tbir modern plans ran he adored to fit your own in- iduaf needs. May I dis- some of these plans with you? Thert no of course.

SUN LIFE OF CANADA been removed for changing was driven out on the hubs. Three of the Bruce Crandall milk trucks were in the garage building next dooi south. They ere removed, Rut a tractor was destroyed in the The fire in the heart of the village at its principal intersection was so hot and angry that it appeared for a tune that other buildings would be destroyed. I Firemen were still hosing down the burning embers oi the Crandall garage at 6 p. in.

Voelker said that he could not estimate his loss yet, nor had he made a decision about rebuilding. He said he doubted that his insurance would cover the loss. His building was 44x70 teet ot concrete block and frame construction and the Crandall garage was larger. Only of the rete block walls of the Crandall garage were standing after the blaze. City Asked To Extend Streets Kxto twk ion of vc5 ft 1 In 1 the Roulai' Addition and the grav el- ing of st rvets and the providing of and wrr service to 1 he Ich Add it Escan aba's southwest sidp will be considered by the City Council when it meets at 8 p.

m. Thursday in the City II Or petition ment br- extended S. In tho Roulais the othi. i that and water and se made available in du ion, located soul that the pave- on 16th Ave. Addition; and pts be traveled wer service be the Walch ii of 18th Ave.

i remen -till water on the smouldering ruins of the Crandall garage, foregrou and the Voelker Servin- Station behind it alter a blaze at Daggett Monday aftemc which destroyed the two properties. In the background is the St. Frederick Chu Hall, the former Weng store building, which caught fire but which was saved firemen. Fire Departments of Mellen-lngalkton. Stephenson, Daggett and Nadeau assembled to tight the blaze, when a cutting torch ignited Daily by gasoline.

S. near the Athletic Field. In other Mayor Wesley Hansen is scheduled to present, on behalf of the Council, a watch to Robert Gabourie, employed the flock room, after 29 years of se The Council will a resolution regardir lion for the Escal would desigru Suit For $10,000 In Circuit Court; Jury Is Called A lawsuit in which Minnie Piii seeks $10,000 from Edmund Olson for injuries she received in an auto mishap involving his car in June of 19ti0 opened in Circuit Court Monday. At the time of the accident car was being driven by his son, Larry. Mrs.

Price's husband, Merton, lost his life as a result of the accident. Jurors for the case include: Charles E. Wood, Hildur Turnquist, Frank W. Raack, Warrefi Morrison and Fred Rudiger, all of Escanaba; Marion Londo and John Scpic, both of Gladstone; Leona I. Erickson.

Bark River Township; John J. Sharkey, Escanaba Township; Hazel Hazen, Garden Township; Caroline Kaminen, Maple Ridge Township: and Edward Gro- leau of Nahma Township. Three Hunters Fined By DeMay On Deer Charges Three deer hunters have been fined for pre-season infractions oi the hunt laws. Garland LaVigne, 17, of Isabella, arrested at Isabella Oct. 28 charged with killing a deer during the cloM-d season, was arraigned before Justice John DeMay in Gladstone Monday and pleaded guilty and was fined $100 and court costs.

Of the $100 the court remitted $25. LaVigne lost his deer hunting privilege for three years. The deer was seized and will be used in the school hot lunch program at Nahma, said Conservation Officer Tom Safford. Officers found where the deer was killed in the daytime and backtracked the killer to a iarm in Isabella, where it was found hanging in a barn. William Ward, 26.

and Otis Smith, 43, both of Fayette, arrested on the Garden Peninsula Menominee Will Show Hubley Art ho is retiring rvice also corvid- a clasiifica- inba Airport ite it as a De city Russians stand the the body of Joseph Stalin tomb in Moscow's Red as ordered removed froi dOU 29 charged with headlighting deer, were arraigned before Justice DeMay Monday and pleaded guilty and were fined $50 and court costs of $7.30 each. Their rille and light were returned to them. The men were arrested at 5 a. in. with a loaded rille in theii car.

There are a half-million acres of water, including lakes, rivers and streams, in Arkansas. WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE SIAAMONS and ENGLANDER Mattresses Box Springs In Our Store Due to the terrific response during our Clearance' we have added many new items to our odds ends list. Many of the items are only, so shop early! Here Are A Few Examples: Twin Size Simmons Inner Spring Mattress Or Box Spring, Reg. $39.95 Sale Price Full Size Hotel Type Inner Spring Mattress, Reg. $39.95 Sale Price Englander 310 Coil Full Size Or Twin Size Mattress or Box Spring, Reg.

$49.95 Sale Price $245S We Have Some Terrific Bargains On Some Slightly Soiled Or Torn Mattresses And Box Springs. Don't Miss These Wonderful Buys Of Mattresses And Box Springs For The Best Night's Rest You've Had In Years! Stop In Tomorrow For Sure! FURNITURE CENTER 913-915 ludington St. ST 6-2114 Spies Public Library in Menominee will show Mrs. John Raymond art, both water col-) or and oils, Nov. 1 to 11 The ex-1 hibit is open to the public and the paintings are for sale.

Mrs. Hubley was born in Menominee. the daughter of Richaid Kirkham who had a photography shop there in 1915. She is the granddaughter of Captain Jacob Leisen, a former Menominee resident. Mrs.

Hubley studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under Bohrod, Farnsworth, Lutz. Cald-I well and Von Neumann. She has had one-woman shows at Iron Mountain, where she resides, and Ann Arbor. She won three prizes at the all-Michigan art exhibit of the Copper Country at Hancock. Her son, John, is a famous advertising artist and makes moving pictures on the side.

One of his films will be shown at the opening tea on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 4 and 5 p. m. Tea will be served from 3 to 5:30, John Hubley was born in Marinette and was once art director for Walt Disney, drawing cartoons such as the "Rites of Spring" sequence to After the war, in which he helped to make training films for the Army Air Forces, he created the cartoon character Messers. Magoo and Gerald McBoing-Boing for the famous UPA cartoon films.

Five years ago the Hubley family (his wife and children) left Hollywood for New York and formed their own company under the name of Storyboard, Inc. Hubley says, buy the groceries by making a few TV-Commercial cartoons every (Hubley has won honor after honor in the commercial field, last year winning the gold medal award, the tjighest honor bestowed upon an advertising artist by the Society of Illustrators). rest of the he continues. "we like to work on our own things making films that are a part of us (his wife helps him) and express something of us. A film is apt to cost us around twenty-five thousand dollars and with luck, will pay for itself in 10 years of entry by the Customs merit; and will open timber.

A communication from the F.s- canabn Chamber of Commerce, pressing appreciation for the improved lighting of Ludington will also be received by the Council. Debra L. Tryan Succumbs Today At Age Of Two Debra Ixma Tryan, age 2. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Louis Tryan, of Escanaba Rte. 1, died in St. Francis Hospital this inor- at 1:05 a. m. after an illness of one day.

She was born Oct. 8. 1959 in Escanaba. Surviving are her parents. 7 brothers, Louis Garry, Michael, Allen.

Ronnie, Dale, and Daniel, two sisters, Bonnie and side that of Lenin. name is to the tomb, which thousands visi closed (AP Wirephot Briefly Told police have issued a tialfic court summons to Margaret L. Johnson of Escanaba Rte. 1 for speeding. Application for a marriage license was made Monday by David P.

Leach of Brampton and Diane Carol Saari of Rte. 1, Rock. Marilyn Hanson of 218 Stephenson Ave. was bitten on the right ankle Monday evening by a dog owned by Nancy Bingman of the 300 block, N. 12th it was reported to Escanaba police.

Ralph Olsen, public affairs officer of the American Legion, will be the gust speaker at the Friday luncheon meeting of the local association of Life Underwriters. Olsen will speak on Otto Smith of the North Bav under Lenin's ted dailv and Ast fon Hut Do A Hit Joh Donna, maternal grandfather Aug ust VanEffen. and paternal grand- pleaded not guilty in rnuni- The film to i- parent fnd Trymn. dptl court Monday afternoon to brary on Thursday is an animat- Friends may call at the Alio a charge of furnishing intoxica- ed color cartoon callcd Ad- Funeral Home from 7 p. m.

Wed- tang beverage to a minor and his venture of an (asterisk). The nesday and funeral services w'ill trial was scheduled for 3 p. m. to- story is a condensed account ot be held at St. Patrick's Church day.

The arrest mas by Esthe life of an average contempor- Thursday at 11 a. m. with the Rt. canaba police in an investigation arv human being, symbolized by Rev. Msgr.

M. B. Melican officia- relating to the arrest of an Esca- the figure This film won the ting and burial Holy Cross naba youth who was apprehended Venice Festival award in 1957. Cemetery. with a bottle of wine.

Oon't let it happen to you, get KODAK FILM The PHOTO 1011 l.udingtnn St. Ph. Yntir Photographic and Card in Escanaba Confirmation Hefd At St. Rita's Church, Trenary Most Thomas L. Noa.

Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Marquette, administered the of confirmation Friday evening at St. Ctiurih in Trenary. A class of 30 children and eight adults was confirmed in the traditional sacramental rite. Children in the were: Diane Beauchaine. Ronald Begovac, Linda Boneville, Gary Bovan, David Brisson, Margaret Bnfson.

Nancy Bnsscn, Frances Charlc- Joyce Charlebois, Margaret Coleman Penny Dallas, Ann Fiti- lan, Patricia Freberg. William Harris, Anna Haw ley. Helen Knaus. Margrret LaCombe, Ann i La Fond. James LaFond, Lokar, Allen McCollum.

Carol Me- Collum Dorothy McCollum, Jet- frev Malnar, Carolyn Niemi, Leta Shipley. James Verbngghe. Rob-! rt Webber and Daniel Villa. Adults confirmed were: Mrs. Matt Bell Mrs.

George Grodi, Leppanen, Mrs. John Mrs. Richard Rndv, Miss Rarbara Stankovich and Mrs. James Tyner. Organist for the service was Rudolph Johnson.

Glenn Peterson's Dog 'Buck' Now Guide To Blind TRENARY Mr. and Mrs Glenn Peterson and children. Kim and LaVeta. of Trenary are experiencing a very gratifying feeling of having helped someone see again through the eyes of then- favorite dog, The donated 18-month-old Golden Labrador retriever, through the cooperation of the Munising Lions Club, to the, Seeing-Eye program. Buck completed leader dog training with flying colors at Rochester, Mich.

The first stated to in- quire about the Leader Dog program for in April. They found that only German Shepherds, Golden Labrador and Chesapeake Bay retrievers are accepted. After the necessary arrangements arrived at the Lead- I er Dog School and is now serving as for a blind person. Try the Top 3 and See Compare Rambler With the Other 2 Best-Selling Makes! All-New Rambler Classic 2-Door Sedan-lounge-Tilt Seat. Bucket Reclining Seats, optional.

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