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special purchase! hat-scarf sets regularly 8.00 knit hats regularly4.00 knif scarves and hats in assorted styles and colors accessory bar, all 7 stores 4 THE KANSAS CITY TIMES Tuesday, October 23, 1973 Deaths Mrs. Richard Gray, Sr. Mrs. Mary L. Gray, 47, of 10909 Troost, wife of Richard D.

Gray, executive vice-president of the Heart of America United Way, died Sunday at St. Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, and had lived here about seven years. She was a learning disabilities Specialist the last two years at Mrs. Mary L.

Gray Westridge Elementary School. She had taught in the Hickman Mills School District since 1967. She received a degree in special education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1970 and a degree at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. She was president of the Hickman Mills Chapter of the American Association of University Women. She was a member of the St.

Thomas More Catholic Church and its circle. She also leaves a son, Richard D. Gray, Chicago; a daughter, (Mrs. Susan M. Brasel, Singapore; her mother, Mrs.

Lela Wirries, and a brother, John H. Wirries, both of Toledo; two sisters, Mrs. Anabel Manke, Grosse He, and Mrs. Kathryn Hettriek, Toledo, and two grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m.

Wednesday at the church; burial in Mount Moriah Cemetery. The rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Mount Moriah Chapel where friend6 may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight. The family requests no flowers and suggests contributions to the Heart of America United Way.

Mrs. W. Emmett Reed Mrs. Gladys Reed, 63, of 3902 S. River, Independence, died Saturday, apparently of a heart attack, while visiting her brother in Afton, Okla.

Mrs. Reed was a fifth grade teacher at the Alton Elementary School, Independence, 17 years. She was born in Walters, Okla. She was a graduate of Central Oklahoma State University. Mrs.

Reed was a member of the National Education Association, the Missouri State Teachers Association and the Independence Community Teachers Association. She was a member of the First Presbyteran Church of Independence. She leaves her husband, W. Emmett Reed of the home, and a brother, E. Shackleford, Afton.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Carson Chapel, Winner at Fuller, Independence, burial in Mount Washington Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at the chapel. MRS.

MARGUERITE BLODGETT Mrs. Marguerite Baker Blodgett, 84, of 5233 Myrtle, died Sunday at the Osteopathic Hospital. She was born in St. Louis and had lived in Kansas City 20 years. She was a member of the Parkway Baptist Church.

Mrs. Blodgett was a member of the Park Chapter No. 327 of the Order of the Eastern Star. She leaves two sons, Harold W. Baker of the home, and Lloyd S.

Baker, St. Louis, five grandchildren and five great- grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Floral Hills Chapel; burial in Flo- Tal Hills Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m.

tonight at the chapel. MRS. ZADA V. BOWERS Mrs. Zada Vera Bowers.

74, died Sunday at a nursing nome in Overbrook, Kan. She was born in Chase County, Kansas, and had lived in this area most of her life. Mrs. Bowers was a member of the Kensington Avenue Baptist Church. She leaves a daughter, Mrs.

Patricia Franson, Raymore, in Cass County; two sisters, Mrs. Bernice Nie, 5509 E. 14th, and Mrs. Eva Lee, 4900 Montgall, and two grandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday at the Langsford Chapel, Summit; burial in Summit Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at the chapel. MRS. ETHEL E.

CUNNIFF Mrs. Ethel E. Cunniff, 70, of 3601 Walker, Kansas City, Kansas, died Monday at the Providence Hospital. She was born in Bethany, and moved to Kansas City, Kansas, four years ago. Mrs.

Cunniff was a member of the Christian Church, Chillicothe, Mo. She leaves three sons, Edwin Lee Cunniff of the home, Olin A. Cunniff, 345 N. 31st, Kansas City, Kansas, and John W. Cunniff, Costa Mesa, and six grandchildren.

MRS. RUSH S. DAMUTH Mrs. Emily Susan Damuth. 10106 Mission Road, Leawood, died Mon day at a nursing home in Shawnee.

She was a lifelong resident of Greater Kansas City. Mrs. Damuth was a member of the Cure of Ars Catholic Church. She leaves her husband, Rush S. Damuth.

of the home; two sons, Robert Greene, 1150 E. 75th Terrace, and Bainard Greene, Marysville. and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Thompson, Waxahachie, Tex. Services will be at 10 a.m.

today at the church; burial in the Mount Olivet Cemetery. MRS. SAMUEL S. JEFFRIES, SR. Mrs.

Mary E. Jeffries, 69. of 811 S. Brookside, Independence, died Sunday at Independence Hospital. She was a lifelong area resident.

Mrs. Jeffries was a member of the Reorganized Latter Day Saint Mount Washington Church. She leaves her husband, Samuel S. Jeffries, of the home; threo sons, Samuel S. Jeffries, 11101 E.

8th, Kenneth E. Jeffries. 117 N. Crescent, and Jerry D. Jeffrios of the home, all of independence; two daughters, Mrs, Mollip McInturff, 204 N.

Ash. Independence, and Mrs. Bonnie Miller, 217 Sunset. Summit; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchil- dren. Services will be at 2:30 p.m Wednesday at the Carson Chapel, Winner at Fuller, Independence; burial in Mount Washington Cem etery.

Friends may cull from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at the chapel. MRS. ROWENA MESSMORE Mrs. Rowena Messmore, 87, died Sunday at a nursing home at 2323 Swope Parkway.

Slip was born in Baird, and had in Kansas City years. She was a member of the Westport United Presbyterian Church and a past president of the church Association. Mrs. Messmore received the church Ecumenical Award. She was a member of the Kansas City Atheneum.

She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Samuel H. Pollock, 429 E. 65th Terrace, and Dorothy Lakewood, three brothers, T.G. Hedley, Wewoka, David G.

Hedley, Houston, and Weldon Hedley, Garden Grove, a sister, Mrs. Leslie Hamilton, and a grandson. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Brush Creek Chapel; graveside services at 2 p.m. Thursday at Morrill Cemetery, Morrill.

Kan. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel. MRS. PEARL MOORE Mrs.

Pearl Moore, 65, of 1301 2 12th, died Friday at a nursing home at 2315 Walrond. She was born in Heflin, and had lived here 20 years. She was a member of St. James Baptist Church. She leaves four daughters, Mrs.

Lillie Strickland and Mrs. Willie Thomas, both of Shreveport, Mrs. Betty Livingston, 4323 E. 45th. Terrace, and Pfc.

Shirley Moore, Ft. Gordon, two brothers, Sloan Brown, Keene, and Chris Brown, Beaumont, a sister, Mrs. Nancy Mjngo, Ringgold, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Services and burial will be in Ringgold. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m Thursday at Watkins Brothers Brush Creek Memorial Chapel.

MRS. HELEN J. RITTERMEYER Helen J. Rittermeyer, 75, of 3508 Anderson, died Saturday at the home. She was a lifelong resident of Kansas City.

She was a member of the Melrose United Methodist Church. She leaves two sons, Albert E. Rittermeyer, 3510 Anderson, and John Rittermeyer, 7409 Appleton, Raytown; two brothers, Gus Fats, 328 Norton, and Fred Fats, 10105 E. 83rd. Raytown, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 1 pirn. Wednesday at the Blackman Guardian Chapel; burial in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Gladstone. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at ihe chapel. WILLIAM E.

STATES William E. States, 89, of 5401 Ralston, Raytown, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital. was born in Carroll County, Missouri, and had lived in Kansas City 58 years. He was a meat inspector for the U.S. Department' of Agriculture 32 years before his retirement in 1946.

He was a member of the Braymer, Christian Church. Mr. States was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees of Greater Kansas City Chapter No. 20. He leaves his wife, Mrs.

Erma L. States of the home; three sons, Maurice E. States, 12811 E. 36th Terrace, and Wil? liam Donald States, 15604 E. 45th Place, both of Independence, and Byron G.

10612 60th Terrace, Raytown; a daughter, Mrs. Frances Keller, 52nd and White; a brother, Henry States, Phoenix, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday at the Muehle- bach Chapel. HERBERT J. WEBER Herbert James Weber, 84, of Warsaw, died Sunday at the Veterans Hospital. He was born in Emporia, Kan.r and had lived in Kansas City of his life before moving to Warsaw about 15 years ago. He was a retired employee of the Pioneer Bag Company, of Kansas.

He was a Lutheran. Mr. Weber was an Army veteran of World War and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4050 and the Heart of America World War I Veterans. He leaves his wile, Mrs.

Alice Weber, 933 McGee; a daughter, Mrs. Dolores Henricks, 4056 N. Walrond; three sisters, Mrs. Rose Parks, Elsinore, Mrs. Josephine Spicer, Los Angeles, and Mrs.

Helen Scholile, Tefn- ple City, four grandchildren and a Services will" be at 10 a.m. today at the Blackman Guardian Chapel; burial in the Liberty City Cemetery, Liberty. THEODORE K. WHITE, SR. Theodore K.

White, 73, of 1860 N. 29th, Kansas City, Kansas, died Saturday at Proyidence Hos- ital. He was born in Brookfield, and had lived in this area 35 years, lie was a crane operator for the Hydro Conduit Corporation 40 years before retiring in 1967. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Brookfield. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No.

369, Kansas City, Kansas. He leaves two sons, Theodore White, 1603 Woodland, Kansas City, Kansas, and W. Donald White, 6219 Cedar, Fairway; a daughter, Mrs. Janet Livingston, 4111 Haskell, Kansas City, Kansas; a brother, Albert White, Berwyn, a sister, Mrs. Mabel Kukkuck, Brookfield, and seven grandchildren.

Services will be at 9:30 a.m. today at the Fulton Nickel Chapel; graveside services at 3 p.m. today in Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookfield. DICK V. E.

WILLIAMS Dick V. E. Williams, 88, of 1211 N. 18th, Kansas City, Kansas, died Saturday at a nursing home in Edwardsville in Wyandotte County. He was born in Iowa and had lived in Kansas City, Kansas, 70 years.

He was a retired coffee broker. He was an assistant funeral director at the Fulton Nickel Chapel. He was a 50-year member of the Annourdale Masonic Lodge. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at the chapel: burial in Highland Park Cemetery.

Guilty in Slaying Of Woman, 75 Manhattan, Kan. 24- year-old Manhattan man yesterday was' sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the May 14 shooting death of Miss Minnie L. Donaldson. The 75-year-old woman was found dead at her home. Daniel L.

Sprecker had been charged with first-degree murder in the death. Judge Lewis McLaughlin sentenced Sprecker to serve not less than 30 years to a maximum of life imprisonment. He then ordered Sprecker for re-evaluation at the state diagnostic center in Topeka. 11 O'CLOCK Saturday morning Is line for Sunday Star Want Ads. Place your ads early.

Dial 221-5500. Easy! Italian Union Increases Independence New York Times News strongest labor organization formally loosened its ties with the Soviet-dominat- Unions at a congress that ended apejj, jo pi-iojyv pa yesterday in Varna, Bulgaria. The Communist-controlled Italian General Confederation of Labor obtained authorization from the federation to change its status from full member to associate member. This action implied an amendment of the world rules, which up to now had not included associate membership. Bond Opposes Senate Power St.

Louis Christopher S. Bond said here yesterday the state Senate should not have broad advise-and-consent powers over appointments in the executive branch because such a situation creates a system of dividend loyalty. Bond cited the advise-and-consent senatorial powers when he vetoed a bill to reorganize the executive branch last summer. He and the Senate still are at odds on this matter. Bond says he will submit his own reorganization proposal in January.

government, no business, nor any other entity could operate effectively under a system of divided loyalty as required in the vetoed Bond said. Ffre Destroys Store In Licking, Mo. Licking, Mo. de- parently started in the paper stroyed the Town and Country supplies section of the store and Supermarket yesterday morn- 0j in damage, ing. Officials said the blaze ap- There were no injuries.

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Afso available in flop brim style. Millinery: Downtown and Suburbs. Phone 471-7515 CORRECTION In our ad of Monday Timet, October 22nd the FRENCH'S VANILLA EXTRACT Should read 2 az. bottle VENTURE FOODS Two free booklets that can help you use it wisely. In spite of the current enercjy crisis, Kansas City has an adequate supply of electricity.

We hope we always will. Still, there are definite advantages to conserving electricity. Saving money, for one. Saving resources, for another. in complete control of the electricity you use.

like to suggest you use it wisely. easy, really. Just watch what your electricity is doing for you. Make sure you need it when you use it. And that when you use; it, you waste it.

We have two booklets that can help you. The watchers contains 100 suggestions for saving money on your electricity. And the to insulate your home for electric booklet gives the and of proper insulation, so you can save money the year Both booklets are absolutely free; Just stop in at any one of the Kansas City Power Light Company offices listed below and pick them up. At present, we have all the electricity you need. But you have the power to decide how used.

IbeSS) Power Light People General office 1330 Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo, North Kansas City office 400 Armour North Kansas City, Mo. Overland Park office 8730 Nieman Overland Park, Ks. Paola office 101 W. Ottawa, Paola, Ks. Brunswick ofRce 100 W.

Broadway, Brunswick, Mo. Glasgow office 705 Washington, Glasgow, Mo. Sweet Springs office 317 Miller Sweet Springs, Mo..