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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-04
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Rittenhouse door chimes the ideal
Xmas gift from Naltermire's.
Orders for Avon products for
Christmas must be in By Friday Of
this week. Several beautiful Avon
specials: cologne. and toilet water,
sachet and golden promise body
powder Mrs. Fred Hahn, w. Elm St.
Wear-ever pressure cookers at
Waitermire's. {
For sale-CockereIs, dressed or un-
dressed. We deliver. Cecil Hartman,
phone 595-R.
See General Mills pressure quick
saucepan at Waltermire's.
For sale-2 burner Westinghouse
hot plate used , weeks. Evan Mis-
wander, 2o914 S, Jackson St, Call
evenings,
Buy him a Remington electric
shaver from Waltermire's.
For sale-sD New Hampshire
March pullets laying 500. Call
Pandora phone 33-G.
We have cash buyers for real
estate. List your farm or property
with us. Mrs. II. w. Althaus, phone
23S~W. F. Garretson, broker.
Buy her a dinnerware set for
Xmas from Waltermire's.
For sale-7s acres with house,
barn and other buildings. Electricity.
Reasonably priced. Mrs. Fl. w. Alt
haus, phone 23S-W. F. Garretson,
broker.
For sale-Vanity dresser and
bench, stand, desk or study lamp,
small bedroom lamp, pair roller
skates size 7. Inquire News office,
Tricycles at Waltermire's.
For sale-Ward's Esteem white
enamel 5 burner kerosene stove, used
about four times $50. Since we
moved to a furnished apartment We
do not need the new store. Harold
Thiessen. See it at Mrs. Noah
4Zuercher's, SIT S. Main St., BIuffton.
Phone 153-Y.
Wanted-Boy's ice skates, size s19.
Phone 575-Y.
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Couple Is We'd In
Pandora SATURDAY.

The marriage of Miss Evelyn Ho-
stetler, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Hostetler of Smithville and
Galen Basinger, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
hiram Basinger of Pandora was SOL
emnlzed Saturday afternoon in Pan
dora at 2:30 o'clock in a double
ring ceremony at the home of the
officiating minister, Rev. E. J. Bohn,
pastor of the Grace Mennonite
church.
The bride was attired in a dress
OF aqua crepe with white accessories.
Her hat was white with a large
feather and she wore a corsage of
white roses.
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Mrs. Paul Klassen, sister of the
bride, served as matron Of honor.
She wore a black crepe dress with
white accessories and a corsage of
white gardenias. Paul Klassen was
best man.
Both Mr., and Mrs. Basinger are
students in Bluffton college.
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Western lambs usually bring more
than natives when sold as feeders be-
cause the western lambs carry fewer
internal parasites and are more
thrifty. L. K. Bear, animal husband
man, Ohio State University, says
properly grown native lambs often
will feed out better than westerns,
but no farmer can make a profit on a
knot head lamb which grew so slow
ly it did not even build a good frame.
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- HIS custom dates back to the
L time when men bartered for
their brides and took with them
their best friends to aid and advise
them in the negotiations. II was
assumed that the prospective bride
groom was under great strain and
that he needed assistance both men,
tally and physically for the days I'M
mediately preceding the ceremony,
SO his friend, the best man" OF the
two. acted as his personal guardian
until the knot was tiedl
q Western Newspaper Union.
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Couple We'd In
Church CeremOny

Miss Dorothy Wenger, daughter Of
Mr., and Mrs. Oscar Wenger of
Spring street, became the bride of
Franklin Steiner, son of Gid P,
Steiner, Sr. of near Bluffton at 7
o'clock last Wednesday evening, in
the st. Johns Evangelical and Re-
formed church.
Performed in the presence of the
immediate families, the double ring
ceremony was read by Rev. V. c.
Oppermann. Bouquets of white NUNS
fianking each side of the altar form
ed an attractive background for the
service, which was preceded by a
musical program presented by Miss
Elizabeth Waterstraw at the piano.
The bride was attired in a street
length dress of aqua blue with brown
accessories. Her corsage was of red
roses. The brides only attendant,
Miss Hilda Steiner, sister of the
groom, wore a black street-length
dress trimmed in pink with pink
carnation corsage.
Serving as best man was James
Anderson. Both men wore white
carnation boutonnieres.
Following the ceremony a recep,
ton for members of the immediate
families was held in the home of the
groom's parents. A three-tieret
wedding cake centered the BRIDE
table.
The bride is a graduate of Bluff
ton high school and has been EN-
ployed at the Triplett Electrical in
strument company.
The groom is a graduate of tn
Mt. Cory high school and is employ
ed at the Massey~Harris dealer i
Bluffton.
Upon their return from shot
wedding trip through the easter
states, the couple will reside here.
, Shoe repairing promptly done
satisfaction guaranteed. Murray UF
holstering shop, 142 Thurman st
Phone 285-R.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Hilty an
family spent Thanksgiving in Bern
T. Ind, at the home of Mr.. and Mr.
e Jacob Amstutz and daughter.
!. Eldon McConnaughey of Wrigl
d 4 field, Dayton, spent Thanksgivin
with his mother, Mrs. Lillian Nj
Connaughey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff West and M
- and Mrs. James West spent Thank
a giving day at the home of Mr.. an
r Mrs. Ira Garner and Robert West
II Toledo.
n Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Amstutz al
n Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Amstutz
ii Celina were dinner guests of Mr.. al
Mrs. Ed Wahlie, Monday evening.
d Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Donaghue
r Fremont spent Sunday here visitir
d Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tripplehorn ar
/, Mrs. N. w. Cunningham who oI
IL served her S7th birthday anniversar
IS Miss Sarah Amstutz, student
7. Miami university, Oxford spent t
f. Thanksgiving recess with her paren
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Amstutz nor
|. of town.
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almost equal feeding value as silage
made from normal corn crop.
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THE BLUFFT0N NEWS
C, 4. BTERY, Editor

Published weekly at Blutfton, Ohio,
by tha~Bluffton News Publishing and
Printing Co.
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Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio,
under the Act of March 3. 1879.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Dr.. Paul Edward Spratlin,
| Retired Physician, Dies

DR.. Paul Edward Spratlin, 88, re-
tired Denver physician, died yester-
day at the home of his son, DR.. V.
B. Spratlin, 1912 Fourteenth street
NE, head of the romance languages
department of Howard University
A native of Wetumpka. Ala, DR.
Spratlin first came here in 1888 from
Denver, returned, then came back
here in 1943 to live with his son.
He was graduated from Atlanta
University in 1881, later received an
honorary degree from the university
He taught school for eight years in
Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.
He then attended the School of
Medicine at Denver University,
graduating in 1892. He practiced in
Denver for Al years, retiring in 1888.
In that time he served for "a years
as chief of the department of con-
tagious diseases of the United States
Public Health Service in Denver
DR.. Spratlin was a 33d-degree
Mason, an Odd Fellow and mem
ber of the Methodist Church. He
was active also in Denver civic Or
ganizations.
Besides his son, he Is survived
by daughter, Mrs. E. S. Burrell,
teacher in Armstrong High School
here. His wife, the former Miss
Martha Joseph, died in 1889.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day in Denver followed by burial
there
Evening star., 1947-02-04

Star after attending grammar school
here. From of1ice boy he went to
the circulation department and later
changed to the business end, where
became head bookkeeper.
One of the original incorporators
Of the Star company in 1926, when
the employees bought the newspaper
from the William Rockhill Nelson
estate, Mr.. McCollum became first
vice president and assistant general
manager two years later.
With the death of the late George
B. Longan in 1912, Mr.. McCollum
was named president and general
manager.
Through his many years on the
newspaper, he had become familiar
with all it's departments and a big
story would find him in the news
room, as he frequently was in 1889,
when the Star led successful cleo
tion fight that swept the then pow
erful Pendergast Democratic organi-
zation from the City Hail.
Born June Z, 1889, in Henry Coun-
ty, Iowa, Mr.. McCollum had spent
most of his life in Kansas City
His first and only employer was the
Star.
Besides his widow he is survived
by two daughters, 10 and IL, and his
80-year-old mother, Mrs. Mary Nc
Collum, all of Kansas City.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Mrs. Neftie Brown Dies;
Native Of MARYLAND

Mrs. Nettie Jane Brown. 80, a
native and long a resident of Mary
land, died yesterday at her home,
7511 Thirteenth street NV, after
a long illness.
Born in Union Bridge. Md, Mrs.
Brown spent most of her life in
Frederick County She was the
widow of Charles H. Brown.
Mrs. Brown was member of
Mount Marian Lutheran Church of
Foxville, Md, and of Maryland
Chapter No. 2, of the Order of the
Eastern Star, of Baltimore. Before
moving to Washington last fall she
lived in Silver Spring for 8 years.
Besides her daughter, Miss Bessie
M. Brown of Washington, she is sur
vived by sister, Mrs. George KinI1a.
and a brother, Charles Addison, both
of Thurmont. Md.
Services will be held at 7:30 pm.
tomorrow at the Pumphrey funeral
home, 8434 Georgia avenue, Silver
Spring. Burial will be Thursday IN
the United Brethren Lutheran
Church Cemetery, Thurmont.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Gonzogo Purents to Heur
Talk by Father Gruhum

Rev. William Graham, S. j., head
master of Gonzaga High School. will
address the Parents Association at
8 PM Friday In the school audi
torium. ..-. ..-.-...
Father Graham, a noted lecturer
will speak on Parent Problems"
the talk to be followed by open dis
cussi0n.
A report on the recent scholarship
fund benefit will be made.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
L. H. Lamb, Phormocist
For Many Years. Dies

Funeral services for L. Hoyt Lamb
66, retired District pharmacist, wht
died Sunday at his home in lillian.
dale, Md, will be held at 2 pm
tomorrow in the Hines funera
home, 1901 Fourteenth street NV
Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery
Mr.. Lamb, native of Washington
received his doctor of pharmacy de.
gree from George Washington Uni
versity in 1908. For number oi
years he owned a pharmacy al
Eleventh and East Capitol streets
The last establishment he operated
was the Woodmoor Pharmacy ir
Silver Spring, which he sold in 1914
on his retirement.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Lottie M. Lamb; a son, Lewis j., OF
Silver Spring; a daughter, Mrs
Carolyn Baucom of Washington, and
four grandsons.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Comdr. Hubert B. Harden
To Be Buried tomorrow

Funeral services for Comdr. HUI
bert Boyd Harden, IS, who died
Friday at Pensacola, Fla, will be
held at 10 am. tomorrow at Fort
Myer Chapel. Burial will be in
Arlington Cemetery.
Comdr. Harden died at sea in a
crash of his Hellcat fighter while
on a training fight 10 miles from,
Pensacola. He was attached to the
U. S. S. Saipan.
He served aboard the Enterprise
and Bennington during the war
and, received the Distinguished
Flying Cross for action in the Solo
mons, the Navy Cross for the Bat
ties of Tulagi and the Coral Sea
the Legion of Merit for air attacks
against Japan and the Air Media;
for the Battle of Santa Cruz.
He was a native of Burwill, Nebr.
and graduated from the Naval
Academy in 1885.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Harriet Hackney Harden of Nor
folk; son, Hubert, jr., 4; his ia
ther, Clyde Harden, and brother,
Clyde, jr., both of Iowa Falls, Iowa
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Rites in Bethesda Set
For Reed w. Thompson

Funeral services for Reed william
Thompson, SIS, who died yesterday
at his home, 4816 Forty-first street
NV, will be held at 2:30 pm. to-
morrow at the Pumphrey 1u-. ;'al
home, 1857 Wisconsin avenue. BE-
thesda. Burial will be in the Meth
odist Church Cemetery, Potomac,
Md.
Mr. Thompson, native of Fairfax
County, was G resident here for
nearly 40 years. He was carpenter.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Hannah G.. Thompson: a son, Reed
William, jr; a daughter. Mrs. Vir-
ginia Weltz. all of Washington: two
stepSons, John NJ and H. Ii Tydings,
both of Bethesda; a stepdaughter,
Mrs. Margaret Cox of Cherrydale,
Va, and two grandchildren.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Charles Dwight Avery
Funeral Services Held

Funeral services for Charles
Dwight Avery, So. senior geologist Of
the Geological Survey, !. who died
Saturday at his home, 1929 Piney
Branch road, Takoma Park, were
held this afternoon at the Takoma
Park Presbyterian Church. Burial
followed in Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Mr.. Avery, who was born in Gales
vile, Wis, graduated from the
Michigan School of Mines in 1905
and entered Government service in
1908 with the General Land Office
as mineral inspector He trans
ferred to the conservation branch OF
the Geological Survey in 1920 and
was engaged in the classification OF
mineral lands.
He was a past president of the
District section of the American
Society of Civil Engineers, a mem
ber of the Geologic Society of Wash
ington and the American Association
of Petroleum Biologists.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Myra g. Avery; daughter, Mrs
Nancy A. Kuhl of California, Pa;
two brothers, Clinton Avery of Clay
ton, Mo-, and Theodore S. Avery OF
Lyndenville, VT, and sister, Mrs
Helen Avery Tucker OF Albany, N. Y
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Rites for Earl Griffith
To Be Held Here Toniqht

Funeral services for Earl Griffith
50, brother of Clark Griffith, owner
of the Washington baseball team
will be held at 8 o'clock tonight at
the Huntemann funeral home, 5731
Georgia avenue NV. Burial will
be Saturday in Helena, Mont, where
his wife and daughter are buried.
Mr.. Griffith died yesterday in
Homeopathic Hospital after a six
week illness. His brother, who is
in Florida preparing for the base
ball teams spring training. will be
unable to attend the funeral.
Besides his brother, Mr.. Griffith
is survived by two sons, Shirley
Griffith, who lived with his father
at 1928 Ninth street NV. and
Earl, jr., of Seattle; daughter, Miss
Jessie Griffith, assistant superin-
tendent of Homeopathic Hospital
and two grandchildren.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Dr.. J. I. 0'hara. Maryland
Medical Official, Dies
By the Associated Press


BALTIMORE, Feb. 4.-Dr. John
T. OMara, Sc. secretary of the State
Board of Medical Examiners for %
years, died at his home here yester-
day after an illness of II years.
A graduate of Mount st. Joseph s
College and of the University of
Maryland Medical School, he served
for many years as personal physician
to Archbishop Michael j. Curley and
was a trustee of the Baltimore
Cathedral. 49,.
DR.. O'Mara was a member of the
Federation of State Medical Boards,
vice president of the Rosewood
Training School and a member OF
the Board of st. Mary's Industrial
School, Baltimore. ....
He gave up his post with the State
Medical Board after he suffered q
stroke last March.
Surviving are his widow, two
daughters, two brothers and sister
Funeral services will be held in the
Cathedral at 10 am. Thursday
Burial will be in Cathedral Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
|SumueI Neil Hoshour
Rites Planned Today
BY the Asseeiated Press

STAUNTON, Va, Feb. 4.-Funera
services for Samuel Neil Hoshour
81, city collector since 1885, who diet
Saturday following heart attack
were to be held this afternoon witt
burial in Thornrose Cemetery.
Prior to becoming city collector
Mr.. Hoshour taught at Stauntor
Military Academy and in the city's
public schools.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs
Elizabeth Hoshour.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Mrs. Myrtle Jones, Widow
'0f Fire Official, Buried

Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle
v. Jones, rs, widow of Twyman Sui
Ivan Jones, Fire Department bat
talon chief who died in 1888, were
held this afternoon in the Deal
funeral home, 1912 Georgia avenue
NV. Burial was in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Mrs. Jones, who lived at 818 Long
fellow street NV, died Sunday al
Sibley Hospital. She was born ir
Manassas, Va, and had been 8
District resident for more than Al
years.
Surviving are two sons, Revells
D. and Linwood S. Jones; a daugh.
ter, Mrs. Romaine S. Irvine; a sister
Mrs. Ida Kelly, and six grandchil.
dren, all of Washington.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Rites Are Set Tomorrow
For Elmer F. Ruse

Funeral services for Elmer F. Ruse,
As, of Burtonsville, Md, will be held
at II am. tomorrow at the Burtons-
willie Methodist Church, with burial
in Burtonsville Union Cemetery.
Mr.. Ruse, farmer, died Sunday
after a long illness. He is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Mary Jane Ruse.
two sons, William Edward and Elmer
Eugene, and his mother, Mrs. Lizzie
Ruse. all of Burtonsville. Z
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Dratha
sPERTY. HAIRY E.

sPERTY. HARRY E. On Monday, Feb
ruary g. ls41 at @ Geergs Washlngs1n1 appp1 Uni. nj
loved husband of the late Catherine "
Sperty and father Of Mrs. Eda Clatto ard
Attilio Sperty. Friends may cali at the
ne, ne until Thursday. h February 6i W &. At $50
m; thence to Holy Name CATHOLIC Church
1th and K sts. ne, where requiem mass
Oliyet Cemetery.
Monday, February 8. 1a47. At his rssidenes
sRhATa sRl Lin Ssothsr s. d Estrsda
Tos D5 e. sDraa Also and ni as p
ter. other. relatives and many friends. Fu-
sne febrasry Z Local Go0
by Mcclure.
STEVENSON, LULA. Departed this nf.
Sunday. February 2, 1e47. at her resi-.
ssnse, , 1sll GiIard st; NV, LULA SIT STEVEN,
ley. Mrs. Ruby R. Barnes and Mrs; Mani.
inson, jr, q Memphis; Tenn; sister-in.
friend, Mrs. Daisy Henson, and a. host .ol
other relatives. and friends. Remains to liz
IN state at the above residence after
O'Clock Tuesday evening, February 4. Flu.
neral Wednesday, February 5, at l pm.
from the Mount Moriah Baptist Church
3rd and IL I sts sw. Rey I Il Randolph
Tenth Street Baptist Church. Intermeni
Harmony Cemetery. Arrangements by tn.
and Eye SITS. s.w.
= II bers OF Naomi Chapter, No. 9
i!
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Church. 3rd and L SITS. s.w. By
HELEN LEE JONES. Worthy Matron.
MARY PIERCE. Secretary.
STEVENSON, 1uLA: omcers and m mem, q
$ PeTs o. FqEeot E. 81 W., emPe ape reaSsstes Me
!: !;
from Mount Moriah Baptist Church, 3re
anu AELEN SCOTT: Daaghter Ruler.
s4ock gI
loved husband Of Mildred K. Stock o.
sthsr Saa Dsfs5s e Charles s.
j. Stevens Stock. Remains resting at the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Funeral Home o.
VIM Reuben Pumphrey. Funeral SERVES al
the Bethlehem Chapel of the Washington
Cathedral on wednesday, February, s.: at
IL am, Bishop Angus Dun and Rev
Raymond P. Black uficiating. fnterment
Rock Creek Cemetery.
THOMPSON, REED WILLIAM. On Mon.
day. February 8, 1947, at his home. 4Slf
41st st. NV, REED WILLIAM THOMPSON
beloved husband of Hannah G. THOMPSON
Funeral services at the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Funeral Home of VIM: Reuben Pun
phrey Wednesday, February g., at 2:30 pm
Interment Methodist Church Cemetery
Potomac, Md.
denly on Sunday; FfsTnary q l8MiR l945i a
MisoR lsed waRaR hfRHE9a ST. AofD4s 4o5
st., University Park, Md, the beloved
husband OF Dorothy. Walker, father, Of
John Leonard and Edward Minor Walker;
jr.; son of Mrs. John B; Walker and
BROTHER of Mrs. Edith Meredith and
Chambers Riverdale Funeral Home on
Wednesday, February 5, at 10 am. In
terment at Gleuwood Cemetery.
ZAMER, ANNIE. On Monday, February
3, 1947, at Casualty Hospital ANNIE
ZAMER, beloved mother of Mrs. MARI
Najjar of Lebanon, Syria; Anthony 1amel
and Mrs. Anna Zack OF Washington, D. C..
John E. Zamer and Mrs. Agnes Milhem o,
Johnstown, Pa Remains resting at Cham:
bers' GEORGETOWN Funeral Home, 31st anc
M SITS. NV. Services and interment In
JohnStown, Pa.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Mrs. Eugene ShorpIess
To Be Buried Today
By the Associated Press

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Feb. 4.
Funeral services were to be held
today for Mrs. Virginia Sharpless,
At, wife of Eugene Sharpless, admin
istrative assistant to Representative
Snyder, Republican, of West Vir-
ginia, and former secretary to
United States Senator Revercomb.
Mrs. Sharpless died Sunday in a
Martinsburg hospital.
Evening star., 1947-02-04

Time, but nad
taken an active
p rt in early
negotiations of a
recent strike of
q group of con-
ira It carriers
which forced
S u sp e n sion of
tn e newspaper
for is days. He
became seriously
i'll a week ago.
Mr.. McC Collum
began his news
paper career as
an office boy at
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Animal Truiner Dies

WINSLOW, Ariz., Feb. 4 tP.-
Robert Park Huddleston, 81, who
served as an animal trainer with
Ringing Bros. Circus from 1916 to
1919 and won fame as the FIRST
trainer to teach bear to ride two
wheeled bicycle, died at his home
here Saturday.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Deaths Reported

Eleanor NJ Birby, 90, 1906 New Hamp-
shire ave. NV.
Gussie Garner. 80, 1925 Ontario I'd. NV.
Barbara NJ. Fields. 70, 1868 Upton st. nsw.
Anthony Borzi. 81. 1928 D st. ne.
Pierre Milter. 3S, $500 Woodley rd. NV.
Myrt'e Mccarthy, 36, 1920 Kalorama rd
NV tst
Ma E. Thomas, II. a46s Ontario rd..
Ale...-,tier H Underwood, 73, 1119 Lamont
( ST. NV.
Joseph H. Montsomery. o.. 1905 New
Jersey ave. NV.
Hilda Moore, 81, 10 st NV
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Fire Volunteers to Meet

The Arlington Volunteer Fire De.
partment will meet at pm. tomor-
row at No. / Fire House, 1041 Edge.
wood street, Arlington, Elmer j
Blackmer, secretary, announced. Ths
Building Committee will report on q
proposed addition. ...
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Frederic O. Spedden, 80,
Active Yuchtsmun, Dies
By the Assoeioted Press

PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. A.
Frederic o. Spedden, an active
yachtsman and accomplished figure
ice skater despite his 80 years, died
yesterday when stricken with a
heart attack while swimming.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Earl hcCoIum Dies;
|Ex-0ffice Boy Headed
Kansas City Star
By the Asseeiated Press

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 4.-Earl Nc
Collum, 81, who rose from Office boy
to president of the, Kansas City
Star, died today of a heart ailment.
He had been in Ill health for some
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Darn nf Thanka

CRIsT, HOWARD r. The family of the
late HOWARD p CRlST wish to express
their deep appreciation to Rev. Jones,
Richard Floyd, members, various organiza-
tions of the Kensinaton Baptist Church,
relatives and friends for their expressions
Of sympathy in their recent bereavement
MRS. Myrtle B. CRIST AND FAMILY. .