Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 December 1941 — Page 7

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JUDGE SWAN'S - FATHER I$ DEAD|

Retired Zionsville Farmer And Merchant Was 81; s “Rites Tomorrow, :

Charles R. Swaim, 81-year-old father of Indiana Suprenie : Court Judge H. Nathan Swaim, died yes-

near Zionsville after a long’ illness. A Boone: County farmer and former hardware merchant, Mr. Swaim had lived on his farm in the

Zionsville community since retiring|

from business in 1903. He had owned and operated a hardware store in Zionsville 16 years. "Mr. Swaim was active in church and civic affairs of the Zionsville community and was a member of the Zionsville Methodist Church.

Married 60 Years

' He was born Jan. 1, 1860 in Zionsville. and on April 7, 1881, he was married to Miss Alice E.' Avery. They celebrated their 60th wedding’ anniversary last April. | Survivors are his wife; Judge Swaim and Cecil yboth of Indianapolis, and Bert O. Swaim of Detroit; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. tomorrow in the| Zionsville

Church with burial in Crown Hill.

U. S. GAINS A MILLION - WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (U. P.)— The Census Bureau today estimated the U. S. population increased from 131 ,669,275 to 132,818,005 during the year ended last, April 1.

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HOLD RITES FOR FATTEST LADY’

Mrs. Pontico, Kempton, Ind., Traveled With Ringling’s.

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Florida today sorrowfully prepared to attend last services for 815-pound Mrs. Ruth. Pontico, billed as “the world’s fattest lady,” while craftsmen hurried the construction of a special $1000 steel and chromium casket for the funeral. Fourteen pallbearers will be needed to carry the casket, ‘which, with the body, will weigh more than half a ton. The special coffin is seven feet long, three feet six inches wide, and three feet four ‘inches deep. Mrs. ‘Pontico, a native of Kemp- | ton, Ind. died Saturday at Municipal Hospital following an opera-

{tion for removal of 30 pounds of fat

No ‘matter what your Job is you are a part of America’s defense program and good vision is essential to it. Our armed forces demand it of their men—skilled workers must have it—in fact— in these days when doing a good job means so much—we must " all protect our vision if we are going to ‘do our best.

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from her legs and stomach. 8he failed to regain consciousness after the surgery, which she had hoped would cure her of nausea. She was taken to the hospital in a reinforced automobile and removed to the freight elevator in which she was lifted to her hospital room, and into a specially prepared bed. An operation scheduled previously had been postponed when the bed had broken beneath her. The 38-year-old circus performer, who had traveled with Ringling Brothers’ and the Royal American Shows, will be buried. at Saratosa in a grave beside ‘that of her mother. The mother, weighing 700 pounds, had preceded her daughter

|as the fat lady with Ringling’s.

Mrs. Tampico was born on a farm several miles south of Kempton in Tipton County, Ind. Her father, "Mrs. Margaret Barratt, both of them empton, ere

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W. LOUIS MEYERS, TAX EXPERT, IS DEAD

W. Louis Meyers, former rate and tax expert of Indianapolis, died Saturday of a heart attack in Miami, Fla. He was 51 and had been a resident of Chicago the last five years. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow in the Harry W. Moore Peace Chapel. Burial will be in Crown Hill. Mr. Meyers was on a fishing trip at the time of his death. He was born in Indianapolis and for -many years was associated with the Indiana Motor Rate and Tariff Bureau. He was credited with the development of a system of truck and railroad tariff schedules and had been associated with that line of work in Chicago. Mr. Meyers was a member of the Scottish Rite. Survivors are his wife, Rose; two | daughters, Mrs. Margaret R. Irish, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Dorothy Gildersleeve, Chicago, and three brothers, Wilbur, Chicago, Raymond, and Carl, both of Indianapolis. ~

Miss Mary Prifogel

Funeral services were to be held at 2 p. m. today in the Jordan Funeral Home for. Miss: Mary Prifogel, who died Saturday in a nursing home after a brief illness, Burial was to be in Crown Hill. Miss Prifogel was 87 and lived at 1607 Nowland Ave. A native of Brookville, she had been a resident | , here 30 years and was a member of

Survivors ave a brother, Fred Prifogel, and three nieces, Mrs. Ada Gregg, Mrs. Anna Miller and Mrs.

NORMAN FUNERAL

Jack Norman, an operator for the ailways many years, Crown Hill Wednes-

in. the Robert Wilson Stirling Funeral Home. He was 47. Mr. Norman who lived at 834 College Ave., died Saturday at the City Hospital after eight months illness. He was a lifelong resident of this city and was employed by the 'Indianapolis Railways until his “retirement eight months ago. F ving are his wife, Cora; a daughter, Miss Jackie Jo Norman; four stépsons, Marvin Wood, Royston Wood, James Wood, and George Wood; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Mary, Elizabeth Long; two broth Jesse Norman and Isaac Norman, and a sister, Mrs. Nora Vandiver, all of Indianapolis.

JAMES THOMAS, 19, "DIES IN HOSPITAL

James R. (June) Thomas, 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. June E. Thomas, 2003: N. New Jersey St., died Saturday in Methodist ‘Hospital

Funeral services will be held at 2 .p. m. tomorrow in the Flanner &- Buchanan Mortuary, with burial in Crown Hill. . Mr. Thomas was a graduate of Shortridge High School and was an

‘|employee of the Indiana “Bearing

Co. Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Jack ‘Thomas; an aunt and uncle, Mr.: and Mrs. Charles A. Leeds, and another uncle, Lon Adams, all of Indianapolis.

WOMAN DIES OF TULAREMIA CRAWFORDSVILLE, Dec. 1 (U. P.).—Mrs. Ernest Mills, 56, of near Crawfordsville, died yast night at Culver Hospital: Physicians said

she confracted several weeks ago home. 3

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death was due to tularemia which} while Cleaning a rabbit at her farm}

defenses are ever needed. Army’s plans. 1. General George C. Marshall, 2. Maj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Staft,

general staff.

‘and Lieut. Col. Carl A. Russell.

” Preparedness is the keynote with the men who direct Uncle Sam’s Army. They are preparing the nation’s defenses in the event that Here aresthe did men: in mapping the

Chief of Staff. chief of the Army’s Air Corps.

8. Brig. Gen. Sherman Miles, chief of intelligence, Army General 4. Brig. Gen. Harry L. Twaddle, chief of plans and sealing,

5. Brig. Gen, W. H. Haislip, chief of personnel, general staff, 6. And this is the war plans division of the general staff. Left to right are Col. Lee S. Gerow, Col. Charles W. Bundy, Lieut. Col. M. B. Ridgway, Brig. Gen. H. F. Loomis, Brig. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow, chief, Col. Robert W. Crawford, Lieut, Col. 8, H. Sherrill, Col. T. T. Handy

— Mrs. Mattie P. wilexander Walter,

ward, Luther; da "Dora Marsh: Mrs. Arthur BOO — Cha ro Ww. Helma, 73. Survivors: Wife, Emma; daughter, ° Ma gie Re Reynolds; sons, Thomas, Fred L.

CANNELTON — Mrs. Rose Paulin, 85. Survivors: Daughter, Mrs. Floretta Northernor; son, Joseph” E E.; brother, Gottlieb Miller. ELWOOD—Miss Nettie Lowery, 67. Frederick Tulowitzky, 70 ENGLISH—MTrs. Elizabeth Carberry, 83. ANSVILLE—Mrs. Catherine Wargel, gar’ Survivors: Husband, Anion; da ghters, Sister A. Anthony, "Mrs. Zilia sons, Anthony, Charles, Freder ck; ter, Mrs. Dena Deig mh 8 AYNE— William H. Stellhorn. Sura ar! Flos, en au, Mrs, Sots Whitford, Mrs. Guy Bere:

Leonard Tomkinson, Survivor: Daughter, Mrs, Walter Harges Phil Murphy, 74. Survivors: “Sos, Victor A., Clinton adughters, Mrs.’ Francis okote Mrs. Lucille Hanes.

HARTFORD CITY — Warren Thomas Swetnam, 74. Survivors: Daughters, Mrs. Lediord Garner, Mrs. Charles Clevenger, Mrs. ward Clevenge; . sons, Poank OJoe., Mitchell, Kenneth; Mrs. ‘Wayne Williams, Miss May

nam. JASPER—Louis Slebery 69. _ Survivors: Wife. Theresa; Wilbur; _ brother, George; sister, ‘Mrs. Edward Goffinet.

LAGRANGE-—Mrs. Etta iplizabecs Burkey, 73. Survivor: Son, William

LIGONIER-Harry H. Spurgeon, 89. Survivors: Wife, Ella; son Anna Katherine

LOGANSPORT—Mrs. Hickman, 69. Survivors: Husband, Harry; sons, Victor, Aaron; daughters, Lorens, Mrs. Mary Sanderson.

MARION—Otto J. Skinner, 64. Survive ors: Wife, Lenore; son, Russell; daughters,

H. M. CLIFTON DIES AT HOME IN MUNCIE

Harold M. Clifton of Muncie, brother of Lee Clifton, 4026 Byram St., died yesterday at his home after a brief illness. ‘He was 50. Mr. Clifton was president. of the Muncie Kiwanis Club and was agent for the Sinclair Refining Co. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Presbyterian Church and American Legion. Surviving besides his brother are his wife, four ofher brothers, and two sisters. Services will be tomorrow ‘in Muncie. Burial ‘will be at Huntington.

JOSEPH M’CAULEY, ‘WAR VETERAN, DIES

Joseph E. McCauley, stereotyper and former Indianapolis er

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morrow following - services. at the North Vernon Catholic Church. He was 49. Mr. McCauley died Saturday in

He was a World War veteran and served overseas. :'He was formerly employed: by Indianapolis newspapers and was a native of North Vernon.

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will be buried at North Vernon to-|.

the Veterans Hospital at Dayton, O.|

as DEATHS

Mrs. Jack Kilty, Mrs. Kate Skinner France; sister. Mi. George Marks; brothwe Cliffor or Survivor: “Son, Sa

OAKLAND CITY-—Mrs. Bélle xX. Webs, 80. Survivors: Sister, Mrs. J. Webb; brother, Thomas Jones. 40.

PETERSBURG—Mrs. Ruth why Survivors: Husband, Homer; sons, nard, poganeth. cseph; daughters,

nice, STENDAL—L. E. Hollon, 68. Sister, Mrs. Minnie Harris. TIPTON—John Nash.

Mrs. Flora Rinker Rites Wednesday

MRS. FLORA BISHOP RINKER, a resident of Indianapolis 34 years, died yesterday at her home, 2017 Singleton St. She was 70 and the widow of Charles E. Rinker. Mrs. Rinker was born near Greenwood and was married to Mr. Rinker there in 1895. She was member of the Morris Street thodist Church. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Eva Bollinger, Mrs. Bertha Avels, Mrs. Ella Taylor, Mrs. Ruth Hauser, and Miss Helen Rinker, all of Indianapolis; a son, Charles F, Rinker, Cleveland; a. sister, Miss Carrie Bishop, Indianapolis; nine grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday at the J. C. Wilson Funeral Home, Burial will be in Greenwood.

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Grace Carter of Indianapolis, ‘and

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BURIAL RITES TODAY FOR JOHN F. SELLER

Funeral services were to be held at 11 a. m. today in the J. C. Wilson Funeral Home for John. Franklyn: Seller, who died Saturday in his home, 517 E. Troy Ave, after an illness of several months. Burial was was to be at Greencastle. Mr. Seller had been active on commission row here 35 years. He

was 59 and was a member of the]

Masonic Lodge, the Shrine and the Methodist Church at Greencastle. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Marie Bickel Seller; two daughters, Mrs.

Mrs. Lucille Clark of Pendleton; a brother, Wilbur Seller of Terre Haute; two sisters,, Mrs. John W. Foreman of Goshen and Mrs. Sarah R. Wright of Orssnessie, and Yee grandchildren,

Mrs. Marie M. Frazier “The Rev. W. A. Mon omery, pastor of the Brookside United Brethren Church, will conduct funeral services at i0 a. m. tomorrow in the Harry W. Moore Peace Chapel for Mrs. Marie M. Frazier, who died Saturday in her home, 1132 N. Gale St. Burial will be in the Union Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Frazier was 54 and the wife of Roy L. Frazier. Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, Clifford and Gilbert Frazier, both of Indianapolis; her mother, Mrs.

Esther Ritz, both of Evansville.

Mrs. Sarah Ellen Evans

Mrs. Sarah Ellen Evans, who died Saturday in her home, 46th St, and Mitthofer Road, was to be buried in Memorial Park Cemetery following funeral services at 2 p. m. today

Mortuary.’ Mrs. Evans was 73 and was a lifelong resident of Indianapolis. She was a member of the Christian Church. - Survivors are her husband, Elmer J. Evans; two sons, Roy Siebert Evans and George Cornwell Evans; two sisters, Mrs. John of Indianapolis and Mrs. J. D. Jones of Los Angeles, and two grand-

children, both of Indianapolis.

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Local Man Was Fatally Injured in Auto Crash Near Miami.

Services will be held at 3 p. m. tomorrow in the Dorsey 8] Home for Robert F. Stewart, 953 X LaSalle St., who died Thursday ¢ injuries received in an automobil accident near Miami, Fla. He was 4 Burial be Washington Park Cemetery. j| Others injured in the Aceldent in cluded Mr. Stewart’s father, W {liam D. Stewart; a brother, ¥ Waltef Stewart, and a nephew, W Stewart, all of the LaSalle St. ad= dress. The Stewarts had gone to Florida to spend the winter and were en route from Tampa, Fla, to Miami when the accident happened, : Robert Stewart was born in’ In= dianapolis. and had spent most of his life here. Surviving besides those injured in the accident are his mother and a sister, Mrs. Ruth Rank, Indians

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