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A. Lemke Burial Friday A Leader in Business and Political Life The late Basil A. Lemke. onetime president of the Water Board, publisher, banker and, so interested in politics that never missed voting in a single election over a period of 57 years, will be buried Friday n.orning in Mt. Olivet Cemetery followng services in St.

Albertus' Church. Lemke died Monday after. a 10 months' illness. at his home, 1971 E. Canfield aged 78.

An immigrant from a little town near Lemke was brought to the United States in 1859, and the family settled in a Detroit then unpaved, without street cars and with few signs of its metropolitan destiny. John Lemke assisted in organizing the first Polish parish in Detroit, services in a wooden church which was the predecessor of the present St. Albertus, started business as a eventually opened a hardware store on St. Aubin which Alexander Lemke, a brother of Basil, now operantered City Political Life Young Basil went to St. Mary's School, later managed the Niedziela, national weekly of the Polish Seminary; swore unremitting Allegiance to the Democratic Party and entered politics.

He served three terms as alderman under the administrations of Maybury and Thompson. He was appointed to the Water Board in 1908 and retained the place. for five years, being president of the Board his last year, He represented several fire insurance companies and was manager of the St. Aubin-Canfield branch of the Central Savings Bank (later the First National) from 1903 to 1932. Depositors displayed their falth In Lemke rather than the institution by always referring to the bank as "Lemke's Bank." So great him threatened in was their, personal, confidence in 1905 when he decided to take two weeks' vacation on Stag Island.

When clients came in and found him missing, some became panicky, and it was necessary for other officials to recall him from his After that he comforted himself by taking an occasional day off, and from then for 28 years -he went without any protractoileted Uneasy Depositors When the bank moratorium was declared, crowds formed in line before his home wanting to know when "Lemke's Bank" would reopen. They would not disperse until he came out and gave them his personal reassurance. When he retired from the bank, he turned his attention to politics again. Although ill at New Baltimore cottage in the first election of 1933, he insisted on being driven to Detroit so he could vote. In the mayoralty election in the fall, he sick but had Mrs.

Lemke help him to the voting He was married in 1902 to Mary Ann Landyszkowski. Besides his widow. a brother, Alexander, and four children. Irene, and Eugenia Lemke and Mrs. R.

C. (Dorothy Lemke) Stewart survive him. The funeral services at St. Albertus Church Friday morning will be held at 10 o'clock. Nickel Plate Ry.

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Organized on Feb. 21, 1849, the members built their first church at the southeast corner of Lafavette Blvd. and Wayne where the Postoffice now stands. In 1885 a new church was erected on Fort St. Miss Wednesday's speakers Include Annie Graves Adams, Joseph Grindley, Dr.

Edwin S. Sherrill, Arthur K. Hurlburt and Charles F. Meagher. The pastor, the Rev.

Edward H. Pence, D. will preside. Two anniversary services will be held Sunday. "Six American Poets" will be the subject of the next book talk in the auditorium of the Main Library, The discussion will be led by Miss Alma Josenhans, of the Music and Drama Department of the Public Library, at 7:30 p.

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Representatives of a score of other countries were guests of honor. "We representatives of other nations responsibility we have with international organizations like the Kiwanis Clubs to 21, 1934 Career Closed -C. M. Hayes Photo BASIL A. LEMKE Police Investigate Death of Man in Highland Park Highland Park Police Tuesday were investigating the death of Robert Beckley, 40 years old, 26141 Edgeworth Royal Oak, a clerk in the yard office of the Highland Park division of the Ford Motor Co.

Beckley died earlier in the day in Henry Ford Hospital from a fractured skull. The company's office reported that he was found in the yard office late Monday, unconscious from a head injury. He died without regaining consciousness. Lefty Clark's Driver Is Held Questioned After Car Hits Pedestrian Nathan Cohen, 30 years old, who admitted, police said, he was a driver for the "Lefty Clark" gambling in Macomb County WAS held house, investigation at Police Headquarters Tuesday night for questioning in An accident early Saturday morning in which a pedestrian was injured. Cohen, who said he lived at 2931 John was arrested by police of the Hunt St.

Station with two passengers, Tony Lafata, 39, 3660 Arndt St. and Jack Poma, 34, of 3639 Benson Ave. They are held for investigation and will be turned over to Bert C. Brown, chief of the United States Secret Service here, according to Detective Lieut. Edward Graff.

He reported that the men have been held on previous occasions for investigation in connection with counterfeit money passing. The victim of the accident, Clyde Denier, 40 years old, is at his home, 5484 Parker with a leg fracture suffered when he was struck by the machine driven by Cohen at 12:30 a. m. Saturday, to police. Denier's wife the according, accident Saturday morning, after her husband had returned home, Denier reported that he and two companions were crossing Mt.

Elliott Ave. at Huber Ave. when Cohen's machine struck him. Cohen picked the three men up and drove toward Receiving Hospital, he told police, but Denier insisted that his injuries were slight and consented to be driven home instead. According to Mrs.

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