GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 29 June 1945, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

UNDERTAKERS’ FATAL ARGUMENT NEW YORK, June 27 An argument between two undertakers over who would bury the body of a war worker ended in the death of one undertaker and the shooting of three other people at Gary (Indiana). The Police said that an undertaker, Bruce Howers, jcalled to collect the body of John Ellis, which an undertaker, J. D. Smith, allegedly had taken from the hospital without the consent of relations. Howers claimed he had been asked to officiate because he buried other members of the Ellis family. During the ensuing quarrel, Smith shot the undertaker’s brother, Victor Howers. Then Howers wrested the gun from Smith and shot him dead. Pie also shot Smith’s wife in the hand and. Smith’s nephew in the chest. Bruce Hower’s is being held on the open charge. The body of Ellis meanwhile remains unburied, while the police are- atempting to fix the blame for the gun fight and to decide which undertaking parlour should officiate for the funeral. CANADIAN CASUALTIES OTTAWA, June. 27 Defence Headquarters announced that Canadian casualties to May SI totalled 102.954 including 37,964 dead and 2,866 missing. The Great War casualties totalled 190,092 including 62,817 dead. ’ PRO-NAZI LYNCHED BRUSSELS, June 27 . An infuriated . crowd at Charleroi lynched Maurice Badoux, the proNazi member of de Grelle’s Walloon shock troops.