Journal and Courier from Lafayette, Indiana • 4

Monday Evening August 17 1964 4 THE JOURNAL AND COURIER LAAYETTE IND Red orce 113000 Acres Are DEATHS IN CITY AREA Kills 126 Afire in Nevada Vietnamese hospital 1 tags Edgar of Chi COLLAPSES A EKTISEM ST are i can UNERAL NOTICES QUALITY PA KT COTTON In Plastic Haga a son Leland YD of Yeddo Exciting Collection of BUTTONS POLY PEARL 19 EIKENBERRY CARD Jackson Monuments A2c MIKE LANE JACOB IELDS i1 OPEN MON and RI TILL 8:30 St WO THS Phone SH 2 7302 he was most of He had a of of What a terrific buy! ull 300 yard apool of silky look cotton thread stronger wears long er because mercerized Stock up now on black and white thread while you can save the Goodland area married in 1925 to Detrick in Kentland 1956 One of the most common causes of ordinary stomach distress gas pains sourness and over acidity is a temporary slow down in your intestinal system Simple seltzer tablets and stomach sweeteners do nothing to speed up your intestinal sys tem nothing to relieve the in testinal blockage that causes so much stomach distress why you should know about sparkling Sal It not only relieves stomach dis tress it also relieves one of its most common causes Almost instantly this ant acid laxative sparkles away gas pains sourness and overacidity Then it speeds on as only fluid can to clear away the in testinal wastes that so often cause these stomach problems Next time stomach distress bothers you try sparkling Sal Hepatica It leaves you feeling fresh vital regular the way you want to feeL DICK Joseph Memorial the Rev Burial In may call Goodland of Order of and Rebekah ELKO Nev (AP) More than 1000 men were mobilized Sunday to battle massive fires which blackened an estimated 113000 acres of range and forest land in northern and central Nevada A pilot flying fire fighters to the scene was killed when his single engine plane crashed 20 miles north of Elko in north eastern Nevada Clay arns worth the pilot was returning to Boise Idaho when his Cess na 182 went down and burned Two ranchers were seriously burned trying to halt one of the blazes our hundred Indian fire fighters from New Mexico were being flown to Elko to help bat tle the four largest blazes Three of the fires northwest of Elko were still out of control Sunday night The fourth near Palisade southwest of Elko was reported controlled after spreading from 7000 acres in the morning to 20000 acres Sunday afternoon ire officials said they hoped to have the three big Elko blazes contained by late Sunday night but a weather report of thunderstorms and possible high wields was hot encouraging Lightning strikes Saturday caused most of the huge range fires Most of the fires consumed sagebrush and grass parched by more than a month of 90 degree temperatures and lack of rainfall The outbreak was the worst in years in Nevada The new fires boosted to an estimated 200000 acres the area burned in the state this season Most of it is public land controlled by the Bureau of Land Management was born in Pennsyl and was married to Hancock who preceded death She was a mem Stone Bluff'EUB Church Buttons small to large Buttons plain to pretty Buttons dark to light has them all and plenty more Visit our notion department to see this wide variety of your favorite buttons Start sewing your fall wardrobe early with these exciting cottons to yard lengths spicy rich colors that are washfast Large variety to select from for sewing now or later Blames Reds SOUTH BEND (AP) rank Meyer an editor of National Review magazine charged on a forum program Sunday that Communists have deliberately spurred violence in recent racial riots Murder Trial Witness Slain AIRIELD Ill (AP) The charred bodies of a man and a woman were found Sunday in a farm house partially destroyed by fire Wayne County Sheriff Eugene Leathers said the man was ten tatively identified as Jerry Mer ritt 26 a witness for the prose cution last year in a murder trial of a one time member of the infamous Carl Shelton gang Leathers said the other body was believed to be that of Mrs Betty Newton 32 Merritt and Mrs Newton were residents of airfield DRITZ SKIRT HEM MARKER I69 914 Columbia Lafayette SH 2 1 1 17 Need Salt Water Barnacles thrive in salt water but soon die in fresh water Sea captains sometimes pilot their vessels into fresh water to kill the barnacles clinging to the hull Shells of some species however remain sticking to the hull even after the marine ani mal is dead MRS RITA MCCANN Mrs Rita (Rob inson) McCann 48 Rt 3 died at her home Sunday morning She was bom in Brookston and was married to James McCann who survives They moved to Spencer from Chicago in 1950 She was a member of St Catholic Church in Spencer Surviving besides her hus band are her mother Mrs Irene Robinson rtf Brookston a daughter Sheila of Indian apolis a son James at home three brothers Nelson Robinson of Brookston Robert of Chi cago and Richard of Beech Grove and a sister Mrs Laura McDaniels of Indianapolis MARQI'ESS lOWEItS NO PiKKlW WORKIU Pboa SB 1 6441 SI Bnpms Stillwell St Lady Bird Rides In Rubber Boat JACKSON Wyo (AP) Mrs Lyndon Johnson went to ded icate a high and vital dam Mon day after taking a spectacular four hour rubber boat ride on the Snake River which she said made her an for A cow elk and her calf a bull moose and even the scarce American bald eagle obligingly showed themselves in the wild erness sitting for the irst Lady as she road the meandering riv er Sunday funeral ytome Madalln Bradshaw Kanneth Sparks Harry I Kuntz PHONE SH 2 7878 721 NORTH ST DEDICATED TO REVERENCE DIGNITY and SERVICE ALARMING INCIDENT LOUISVILLE (AP) Workmen hurriedly installed an emergency telephone line to the Louisville City Hall to guard against an interrup tion of service In the process a cable was cut accidentally near the city building Eighty fire alarm boxes were knocked out The ollowing unerals Have Been Scheduled: WATSON riends may coll at the Rentschler uneral Home Centerpoint after 2 pm Monday Services there 2 pm Tuesday Burial In Mount Zion Cemetery near Centerpoint One grand doughter survives Airman Lane's Rites Tuesday The body of Airman 2C Mi chael (Mike) Lane has arrived here from Germany and plans have been made for his funeral Tuesday morning The 26 year old airman was killed in an automobile accident in Germany Aug 8 He was the son of Mr and Mrs Virgil Kel ley 1104 4th St His body arrived at Indianap olis a board a Pennsylvania train at noon Sunday and was brought to Lafayette It was sertt from Dover Del AB with an escort SSgt Eugene Duncan Dot Snapper Kit 1M Tracing Wheel B9e Seam Ripper 59c Tracing Paper 28e Nylon Elastic Thread 29c Dritz Leather Patches 59c irst Leap Is Also Last One HIGGINSVILLE Mo (AP) Wallace Dale Whitzel 26 of Kansas City plunged to his death Sunday on his first para chute jump Don Cooper president of a skydiving club and pilot of the jump plane said Whitzel leaped at 2700 feet and opened his par achute The small pilot chute which pulls out the big one be came entangled in his arm Coo per said and Whitzel waited too long to open his reserve chute MRS KATHRYN DETRICK GOODLAND Mrs Kathryn Detrick 56 died Aug 14 just three days before her birthday at the Masonic Home Hospital ranklin She had been a pa tient there for about a year and in a nursing home in Mun cie for seven years She was a former resident and native of and was Blanchard He died in She was a member of the Griggs Memorial Methodist Church in Goodland Order of i he Eastern Star Pythian Sis ters and White Shrine Surviving are a daughter Mrs Mary Kathryn Stanley of Muncie four sisters Mrs Alice Davis of Mt Ayr Mrs rances Brooks of Lafayette Mrs Carol Putt of Remington and Mrs Stella Meadors of Wolcott and three brothers Charles Griffin of Rensselaer John of Silvis Ill and James of Goodland EVERETT SWARTZ WOLCOTT Everett Swartz 69 died at the St Elizabeth Hospital at 5 pm Saturday where he had been a patient three weeks Bom at Seafield he married Jessie Dolphin who preceded him in death in 1930 He was a member of the Wolcott Methodist Church and a World War 1 Veteran Ameri can Legion 294' Surviving are two daughters Mrs Albert Swartz of Calumet City and Mrs Dolores Steams of Wolcott two sons Lawrence of Wolcott and Everett Swartz Jr of Indianapolis and a sister Miss Denna Swartz of Wolcott MRS MINNIE STEINMAN DELPHI Mrs Minnie Stein man 78 102 Lafayette St died at St Elizabeth Hospital Lafayette at 7 am Sunday She had been a patient there i rt Thursday and suffered from a heart condition Bom in Delphi she was mar ried to Harry Steinman who preceded her in death in 1953 She was a member of the lora Methodist Church and lived her entire life in Carroll County Surviving are two sons Dr Carl Steinman Milford Mich Harry Steinman Jr Watseka Ill a daughter Mrs Thomas Mounts Warren Mich a brother Richard Robinson Del phi and a sister Mrs Martin Gerbens Lafayette Phone 866 5123 Rensselaer Indiana SAIGON Viet Nam ('AP) A Communist battalion smashed two government posts in the Mekong River delta late Sunday ambushed a relief force and in flicted a total of 126 casualties on government troops A helicopter borne operation Monday against the same Viet Cong unit resulted in 10 enemy guerrillas killed and about 40 more carried off US officials claimed But from any standpoint it was clear that government troops had suffered one of their bloodiest setbacks in weeks with heavy weapons losses The action began when an ap proximately 400 Viet Cong at tacked the hamlets of Hoa My and Hiep Hung 90 miles south west of Saigon Sunday after noon Eight defenders were killed and 19 wounded But the real bloodletting came when a relief force was sent to the beleaguered hamlets Sun day night and ran into a Viet Cong ambush about two miles from one of the posts Twenty two government sol diers were killed 53 were wounded 15 are missing and presumed captured by the Viet Cong and 26 weapons includ ing two machine guns missing WITTENAUER Miss Gertrude riends may call at Miller uneral Home Monticello after Wednesday noon Rosary service there at 8 pm Wednesday uneral moss In St Joseph Church Reynolds at 10 am Thursday burial In St Boniface Cemetery uoray ette Nieces and nephews survive thread 75c 57 JACOB IELDS Jacob Jordan ields 78 of 928 State St died in Home Hospital at am Monday In failing health three years he was a patient in the i six days Bom near Seymour reared there but spent his life in Lafayette been an antique dealer for 30 years and before that was a salesman for the Western and Southern Life Insurance Co He was married to Edna Alex ander at Indianapols in 1916 and was a member of St Episcopal Church and an asso ciate member of the West La fayette raternal Order of Po lice He attended the North Vernon and Seymour Schools Surviving with the widow are three daughters Mrs Walter Koning of Rt 1 Romney Mrs Larson of Chicago and Mrs Calvin Schrag of West Lafayette five sons William of South Bend Gordon and Milton of Lafayette Norman of Stockwell and Paul (Spider) ields head baseball coach at Jefferson High School and a brother rank of Sey mour MRS HELEN ADAMS Mrs Helen (Hurst) Adams former resident of this city died Saturday at East Orange NJ While a resident of this city she was employed at Purdue University i Survivors include a'son Rich ard Adams city and brother Dr E1 Sunkes Decatur Ga RANK BIGGS WAYNETOWN rank Dale Biggs 54 Rt 4 native of Mont gomery County Sunday morning at the home of his daughter Mrs Margaret Mc Clure Crawfordsville He had been ill since May He married Miss Helen Keyes in 1928 at Veedersburg She sur vives him Mr Biggs had been employed as a repairman in the bindery department of Donnelley Sons for 24 years He was a member of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Craw fordsville Surviving with the widow and daughter include four other daughters Mrs Joan Selby of Alamo Mrs Dorothy Davis of Linden Mrs Judith Thomerson of Covington and Miss Victoria Biggs at home his parents Mr and Mrs James Biggs of Rt 4 Crawfordsville and one brother 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VERN WATSON Vern Watson 82 2904 South St died Saturday in Home Hospital He was a member of Trinity Methodist Church and a retired employe of the air field Manufacturing Company Survivors include a daughter Miss Mary Margaret Watson of Lafayette one sori Clyde of Poland one sister Mrs Ethel Stephenson of ort Dodge Iowa and three brothers Claude Wat son of Indianapolis Arthur of Rensselaer and cago JOSEPH RANKORT Dick 51 Indianapolis son Mrs Icea Irons rankfort died unexpectedly at 11 am Saturday at Indianapolis He was born near Kempton Surviving with his mother are three sisters Mrs loyd Kelley of Anderson Mrs Walter Green of Lebanon and Mrs Louis Thomas of rankfort and three brothers Harold Dick Gail Bradley and Dwaine A Irons all of rankfort The body was sent to rankfort INANT HERRING red Herring III five hour old son of Mr and Mrs red Herring Jr Rt 3 died in White County Memorial Hospital here at 3:45 am Mon day Surviving with the parents are three sisters Dawn Marie Carol Ann and Judy Lynn MISS GERTRUDE WITTENAUER REYNOLDS Miss Gertrude Wittenauer 69 of Reynolds died in White County Memorial Hospital Monticello at 3 pm Sunday She was a patient there only a day Bom at Ambia she formerly was housekeeper for the Rev ather itzgerald for 31 years last at Kewanna before going to the home of her sister Mrs Theresa Budreau in Reynolds four years ago to make her home She was a member of St Joseph Catholic Church of Reynolds The sister is the only immediate survivor MRS MYRTLE CONRAD STOCKWELL Mrs Myrtle (Cartmill) Conrad 91 Stock well died Sunday in Home Hospital Lafayette where she had been a patient for four days after being in failing health for the past four months Mrs Conrad was bom four miles southwest of Stockwell and married Thomas Con rad He preceded her in death in 1940 She was a member of the Stockwell Methodist Church Surviving are two sons Paul Conrad of Lafayette and Merle Conrad of West Point MRS GERTRUDE JACKSON Mrs Gertrude (Dobbins) Jackson 83 died at 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lasting nark in wear Washable Boilable BIGGS rank Dole uneral services 2 pm Wednesday Holy Cross Lutheran Church 1414 Mam St Crawfordsville the Rev Donald Hoger officiating riends may call after 7 pm Mouday and be fore noon Wednesday at the Servles un eral Home in Waynetown The body will lie in state at the church from 1 pm until time of services Wednesday Sur vivors include seven grandchildren CONRAD Mrs Myrtle (Cartmill) Ser vices at (the Dickerson uneral Home Stockwell at 2 pm Tuesday riends may call there after 4 pm Monday In terment Stockwell Cemetery Two grand children six great grandchildren and one great great grandchild survive DETRICK Mrs Kathryn uneral serv ices i pm weanesaay uriggs Methodist Church Goodland Douglas Stanwyck officiating Remington Cemetery riends at the Crane uneral Home in after 2 pm Tuesday our grandchildren survive DICK Joseph riends may call after 7 pm Monday al Eller uneral Home rankfort Services at 2 pm Tues day in Eller Chapel burial in Bunnell Cemetr ry IELDS Jacob riends may call at Hippensteel uneral Home after 4 pm Wednesday Services In Hippensteel Chopel at 1 pm Thursday the Rev Ben iamin Tinsley of Lafayette and the Rev Reese Thornton of Indianapolis officiating interment in Spring Vale Cem etery Surviving are 21 grandchildren and two great grandchildren JACKSON Mrs Gertrude riends may call after Monday noon at Aufenburg and White uneral Home Monticello Services there 1:30 frm Tuesday the Rev Leroy Dick officiating burial In Riverview Cemetery Survivors Include two grandchildren three great grand children and one great great grandchild LANE Airman 2C Michael riends moy call at Hippensteel uneral Home after 4 pm Monday Services In Hippen steel Chapel at 10 a Tuesday the Rev Benjamin Tinsley officiating Inter ment In Spring Vale Cemetery with mili tary rites by Bunker Hill Air orce squadron Casket will remain closed MCCANN Mrs Services 10 am Tuesday at St Jude's Catholic Church Spencer Rosary will be said Monday at pm West uneral Home Spencer Burial In Riverside Cemetery STEINMAN Mrs riends may call at Jackson uneral Home Delphi offer 4 pm Monday Services there at 2 pm Tuesday the Rev Lynn Garth officiating Burial in Morning Heights Cemetery Delphi Also surviving are six randch I Id rem SWARTZ riends may call at oster uneral Home Wolcott after 2 pm Monday Services there 2 pm Tuesday Rev Silas Mellen officiating Burial Palestine Cemetery Also surviv ing are nine grandchildren ANNUAL ALL IEW anddAvE 4 A A SEWING AIDS OR LITTLE ASH MEDIATOR Sakari Tuomioja above of inland chief UN mediator in the Cyprus crisis collapsed in Geneva Sunday after suf fering a mild stroke He col lapsed a few hours before his scheduled departure for talks in Greece Turkey and Cyp rus Officials said his condi tion was not critical (AP Wirephoto) KMi 1 Mil AKMi Hi 7T Lit ft fashion A I KR MZU fvxX I fii 1 5 Iw 1) I 'Hr km A V'' AX VWa wEa cnoi Mt "TM aHp at Efyli aMmIH Ml 7 Mln Ho Mo InSuJr JI VSsSb? 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