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PHONE WANT Your TADS 4500 THE DAILY PANTAGRAPH, BLOOMINGTON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1940. FIVE Mother, Two Sons Killed in Auto Crash Father Critically Hurt on Curve In Towanda injuries. Hits Broadside. of a family of five are dead and the father is in a critical condition at the Brokaw hospital, Normal, following a truck and auto collision on the middle curve on highway 66 at Towanda, between 11:30 and 12 a. m.

Sunday. The dead are Mrs. Alfong Blum of Chicago and two sons, Vincent, 5, and Stephen, 3. Mr. Blum has a skull fracture.

The exact extent of the injuries can not be determined since it is not advisable to move him. The youngest son, Joseph, 2, escaped with only minor The Blum car was coming from the north. Eye witnesses it appeared that the driver said. trol of the car. The car swerved up.

across on the grass hardroad and in then front back of a large tractor and trailer truck. The driver the truck, Robert Smithburg, of Chicago tried to avoid hitting the car turning the truck off the road. truck 'The hit car broadside. The owner of truck, Lyle Smith, of Chithe cago was in the truck sleeping at the time of the accident. R.

H. Whisler of St. Clair Shores, who was following the Blum car was the witness to the accident. Deputy Radliffe of Towanda called ambulances and the family removed to the Becks Brokaw hospital. Dies in Hospital.

Mrs. Blum died about 10 minutes after arriving at the hospital; Vincent died 10 minutes later and Stephen within the next 15 minutes. Dr. G. W.

Stephenson attended. The Blums were on their way to Lincoln for a visit and dinner with Mrs. Blum's father, Vincent Von Mock, of 1503 North Kankakee street. Deputy Sheriff Thomas J. Hall investigated the accident.

Coroner Hemmele swore in two juries but no date was set for the inquest pending the outcome of the father's injuries. The bodies of Mrs. Blum and Stephen were taken to the Beck Memorial home and Vincent to the Flinspach funeral home. They were later removed to the Kerrigan funeral home in Lincoln. UNION TO MEET.

(PNS) -The Woman's Union, of the First Baptist church meet Wednesday afternoon at country Mrs. Faye Richards. homedles will meet at the at 2:10 and drive to the home. parsonage, Mesdames Vernon Smith, Martin Melberg and Gertrude Ridge will be the assistant hostesses. Along the Road Side Glances at Rural Life the first day of school for Della Bernice King, fifth grader at the Covey school five miles west of Leroy.

Instead of an apple, she brings the new teacher, Miss Lucille Etherton, a bouquet of sunflowers. CLEANUP.My, what a lot of dust a desk collects during a summer! A good little housekeeper, second grader Donna Rae Sanders brushes off her desk before she stows her books in it for the first time. let me see, is that the gum I stuck there last year?" muses Edmond Roggy, fifth grader at the Covey school, peeking under one of the desk tops. Doesn't matter, he decidedthe gum isn't "chewable" now. Logan Auto Crashes Claim Dead, 14 Hurt Springfield Man Killed in One Of Four Crashes One person was killed and 14 injured in four automobile accidents on Logan county highways in 24 hours ending.

Sunday evening. William Miller, 30, Springfleld was kilied and six others injured when the cars driven by Miller and Albert Wessbercker of St. Louis, collided at the intersection of state route 164 and a county road at 4:30 p. m. Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Wessbercker had stopped for the hard road, then pulled on and were hit broad side by the car owned by Dr. R. F.

Herndon of Springfield and driven by Miller. Taken to Hospital. The injured were Dick Herndon, 14, fractured ribs; Henrietta Herndon, 17, cuts about the lips; Margaret Robinson, 17, bruises; Phil Robinson of Springfield, bruises; Mr. and Mrs. er, bruises.

The people were brought to the Deaconess hospital in the Schall and Hershey, ambulance of Mt. Pulaski. H. Cox of Mt. Pulaski cared for them.

The body of Miller wag taken to the Schall funeral home in Mt. Pulaski. The Herndon boy and girl and the Robinson girl were taken to Springfield Sunday night in an ambulance. The time of the inquest into the Miller death has not been set. The Herndon group were on their way home from a vacation in Michigan.

Leg Torn Off. Rudolph Krosel, 27, standing alongside his parked car on the shoulder of the road was critically injured at 10:45 a. m. Sunday three half miles north of Lincoln when struck by a car driven by Jean Davis, 18, of Cutler, Ind. Krosel's right leg was torn off above the knee and his left leg was badly shattered.

Davis brought Krosel to the Deaconess hospital and reported the accident 1 to state highway patrolman, D. F. Weindorf and chief of police, Marshall Brennan. Krosel was bringing Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Smith and their, daughter, Alberta, of Melrose Chicago, to visit relatives here. Krosel had stopped the car on the shoulder and the Davis car is said to have swerved to avoid collision with another car in front of him which had turned to avoid hitting Krosel. The right rear fender and bumper of the Davis car struck Krosel when it skidded. Davis is being held at the Logan county jail on charges of reckless driving pending further investigation into the accident. Dr.

E. H. Cox of Mt. Pulaski and Dr. Lee Hamm gave medical attention.

Six Injured. Six persons were injured when the car driven by Elmer Stevens, 37, of Pekin crashed into a truck driven by D. Bost of Latham, one mile west of Latham at 9:30 a. m. Sunday.

Mrs. Elmer Stevens, 29, was the most seriously injured. She has a dislocated ankle and cuts and bruises about the arm, The other injured were Miss Ethel Livengood, 18, cuts about the hands; Eugene Stevens, 18, chest injuries; Elbert Stevens, 4, son of Elmer Stevens, cuts about the right ear and face; Bernard Rienlan, 18, severe lacerations about the face. Wendell Duncan, 16, in the Bost truck had minor the jaw. The Stevens injuries, headed east toward Decatur and the Bost truck is said to have pulled on the highway in front of them from road.

The people were brought to the Deaconess hospital in the Frank Pease ambulance of Latham and Dr. E. H. Cox of Mt. Pulaski was the attending physician.

The fourth crash happened Saturday afternoon when Mrs. Vincent Celano of St. Louis, was geriously injured. She is still in the hospital but her condition is not considered critical. Hires Two Teachers At Waynesville High WAYNESVILLE- (PNS) -Principal A.

O. Hoffman reported Saturday that 33 upper classmen and 17 freshmen had enrolled at Waynesville high school. Ewald Metzger of Brooklyn, has been engaged as coach. He is a graduate of Northern State Teachers college, DeKalb. Noble Vance of Whitehall, is the new music teacher.

This is his senior year at the Wesleyan School of Music, Bloomington. BIG CHIEF WAHOO By Saunders and A DEAFENING BURST OF RIFLE FIRE GREETS WAHOO AND STEVE ROPER NEAR THE BORDER HOLD YOUR HORSES, CHIEF! THE OF SOCIAL STANDING OF A NATIVE BAKDORE PRINCE DEPENDS ON HOW MANY TWENTY-- HEY, STEVE! WHY YOU GUNS HE GETS AS A SALUTE! TWENTY- COUNTUM SHOTS I THINK WE'RE ABOUT TO I GAZE ONE WAHOO RATHER COUNTUM UPON SOME REAL STEPS AWAY FROM HERE! ROYALTY! Central Illinois Deaths Edward N. Bentley (PNS) -Edward N. Bentley, 80, died at his home, 1025 East Water street, at 8:30 a. m.

Sunday after an illness of 10 days. Funeral services will be at 3 p. m. Tuesday at the Raleigh J. Harris funeral home with the Rev.

H. A. Cochran and the Rev. J. H.

Ryan officiating. He was born Feb. 5, 1860, in Brimfield, son of John W. and Diana Bentley. He was engaged in the business in Pontiac.

He was married to Nettie Hill Feb. 28, 1889, in Pontiac and had resided here ever since. Surviving are the widow: one daughter, Miss Hazel D. Bentley and a son E. Harrison Bentley, all of Pontiac: four brothers, Ellaworth, G.

H. Bentley and Frank, all of Pontiac and George of San Diego, Calif. Mrs. Sarah Swift (PNS) -Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Swift, 71, died at her home, 1344 North Chicago street, at 6:50 a.

m. Sunday after an illness of three weeks. The funeral will be at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Methodist church with the Rev.

Hazel B. Hastings of Heyworth and the Rev. Harry Cochran officiating. Burial will be in Rooks Creek cemetery. She was born Apr.

9, 1869, in Hexthrop, England. She came to the United States at an early age and was educated in the schools of Rooks Creek township. She was married to Royal F. Swift Dec. 21, 1887.

They lived there until 1937 when they moved to Pontiac. Surviving are the husband; four sons, Oscar, Clarence, Victor, all of Pontiac, Willard of New York; one daughter, Edith of Pontiac; three brothers, Herbert Moate of Gulfport. Dr. Thomas Moate of Gridley, George of Eppards Point: one sister, Mrs. Ellen Lockwood of Flanagan.

Locklin Richardson (PNS) -Locklin S. Richardson, 79, died in John Warner hospital at 7:25 p. m. Sunday due to a stroke of paralysis suffered Friday noon. The body WAS removed to the Pullen funeral chapel.

He was born Nov. 1, 1860, at Clinton, son of Hetty Babby and David Richardson. He was married to Miss Mary Mankant June 17, 1887, and she survives. There also are the following children: Clarence of Chicago; Robert Freeport; Mrs. Harriet Taylor, of Mrs.

Blanche Edwards, Dubuque, Ia. One sister, Mrs. Hattie, Clinton, also survives. REPORTED SUNDAY. LAWRENCE WHITEMAN, 72, of Lexington, died at 5:15 p.

m. Saturday at his home. MRS. MARY CONNORS, 67, of Lincoln, died at 7:13 p. m.

Saturday at the St. Clara's hospital. MRS. SUSAN R. BOYER, 78, died at her home southwest of Middietown Saturday morning after an extended illness.

Morton Auxiliary Plans Public Installation MORTON. (PNS) The last meeting of the present administration of American Legion auxillary will thee held at the civic building Wednesday. Plans will be completed for joint and public installation of the American Legion and auxiliary officers at the building Sept. 10. Mrs.

C. J. Buehler will serve as installing officer for auxiliary officials while Andrew Rapp, 16th district commander will introduce the Granville Legionnaires who will have charge of the local post 318 installation. Preceding the ceremony in the upstairs auditorium a fish dinner will be served in the dining hall for Legionnaires, their wives, auxiliary members and husbands. Guardsmen Return of the two companies of Illinois National Guardsmen from Pontiac returned via the and railroad on a special train from Camp McCoy, about 10 a.

m. Saturday. GOOD AS to school means lunch buckets again and those sandwiches hit the spot at noon just like they used to, Ivan Gassaway and Delmar King find. They perched on top of a slide to eat their lunch. Ivan was so excited when school opened last week that he couldn't eat any breakfast.

PHOTOS Welder Found Dead in Home Sieberg, 61, a welder for the Kaiser Van Leer's, was found dead in the bathroom of his home with a slashed throat and wrist about p. m. by the Morrison, deputy sheriff, and wane Smith, both neighbors. A white bone handled razor was lying, Mrs. nearby.

Sieberg had called Mr. Morson when her husband had locked the door of the bathroom and he with. Smith investigated. Dr. S.

T. Cavins of Stanford was called but although Sieberg was not dead upon his arrival the doctor could not revive him. Mr. Sieberg was to have become despondent times. of known, late his health had not been of the best.

He had been an employe of the machine shop for many years. He was born May 15, 1879, in Sweden. He was married Alma Marie Hallbm Feb. 20, 1904, in Bloomington. Surviving are the widow; and one br brother, Edwin Sieberg of Rosecommon, Mich.

He was a member of the English Lutheran church of Bloomington. The inquest will be at 10:30 Monday morning at the Otto funeral home. Funeral arrangements are not complete. Our New Neighbors (PNS) -Mr. and Mrs.

Melvin Renner, a daughter, born Thursday at the Pekin hospital The mother was formerly Miss Jean Patterson. and Mrs. Frank Nickel a daughter born at 3 a. m. Saturday at the Eureka hospital.

This is their first child and she has been named Susan. Hits Three Cars; Driver Jailed cars were damaged Friday evening in an accident at the intersection of Third and Main streets in Fairbury, and the driver of one of the cars was taken to the county jail in Pontiac with driving an automobile intoxicated. No one charged, was seriously injured in the accident. Ed Murray of this city, who was alleged to be intoxicated, stopped at the stop sign on Main street and then pulled around the corner at a rapid rate of speed. The car he was driving struck the rear bumper of a parked car owned by Bill Boes of near Fairbury, breaking the bumper of the Boes car.

The Murray automobile then back, careened on down the street striking another parked ing about four feet sideways into a third car which was parked. The Murray car and one of the parked cars were severely damaged. Close 2 Rural Schools Of Logan County LINCOLN. (PNS) -Two rura! schools will be closed in Logan county this fall, Hoblit near Atlanta and Zoar, near Emden. Lack school children in the districts caused the closing which brings the number to six closed in the last two years.

Miss Jesse Ruth Myrick, Chestnut, has been employed as primary teacher at Latham, succeeding Miss Virginia Seibert, who will teach in the Lincoln grade schools this year, Miss VaLeria Stockton will teach the Bowles school. Eldon Givens, Atlanta, will teach the four upper grades in the Lawndale school. He formerly taught the Hoblit1 school. Home Bureau to Meet (PNS) -The Bellflower unit of home bureau will begin their new calendar year Thursday with a social, business gathering and potluck dinner at the home of Mrs. Ruben Bidner, two miles south of town.

School to Open Eureka high school will open for regular class sessions at 8:28 a. m. light) Tuesday. The Davenport grade school will convene at 8:50 a. m.

Tuesday. TO CHARTER SOCIETY. LODA. -(PNS)- "The Women's Society of Christian Service" of the Methodist church will hold the charter meeting of the new organization at the church at 2:30 p. m.

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Phone 1827 Central Illinois Reunions RASOR. The 12th annual Rasor reunion was held at Miller park Sunday. At a business session which followed noontime basket dinner, Jake Bloomington was elected president; Mrs. Jesse Rasor, Bloomington, vice president; Mrs. Minerva Hamblin, Leroy, secretary-treasurer; Mra.

Alice Johnston, Bloomington, historian, Plane for a record book of generations of the family were made. Data on the matter will be turned over to Mrs. George Johnston, Bloomington, during the year, with expectation the book will be ready for the next reunion, first Sunday in September in Miller park. Oldest present Sunday was Rasor, 84, of Leroy, REUNION DATES Sept. 8, at Lincoln park, Springfield.

Basket dinner at noon. Methodist Women To Form Society CHATSWORTH. (PNS) Arrangements are being made for an organization meeting to be held by the Methodist women at 2:15 p. m. Wednesday at the church.

The present missionary societies and Ladies Aid will be united into one group which will be called the Woman's Society of Christian Service. Plans for this charter meeting are being made by the following committees. Miss Annie Stevens, Mrs. John Heiken, Mra. R.

Fleming, Miss Helen Blaine and Mrs. Aquila Entwistle, study; Mrs. Howard Trenkle, Mrs. F. L.

Livingston, Mrs. Kenneth Porterfield and Mra. Everet Collins, publicity: Mrs. Arthur Walter, Mra. Carl Milstead and Mrs.

Carl Remmera, nominations. The business sessions will be followed by a tea. Hostesses will include Mra. Entwistle, Mrs. Mable Haase and Mrs.

Ethel Watson. Children's Parade Closes Play Program PONTIAC-(PNS)-One hundred and ten children in costume closed the summer program of the Ladd school playground with a parade at the school Friday afternoon. Grand prize went to Asher Ramsey, Harold Hodges and Glenn Hodges for their portrayal of Forty Niners driving a covered wagon. Two white goats were substituted for oxen. Following the parade the children were served ice cream by the Pontiac recreation council, co-sponsors of the playground with the grade school board of education.

Merna Catholic Church To Celebrate Labor Day MERNA. The parishioners of St. Patrick's church at Merna are making plans for their 11th annual homecoming and picnic, Labor day. This year celebrates the Golden Jubilee of the church. Anchor PTA to Meet PTA of the Sabin school will meet Tuesday evening at the schoolhouse.

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CLUB TO MEET. -(PNS)-Mrs. 0. P. Imig will be hostess to the Brown's Grove club at her home at 2 p.

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