The Daily News from Whittier, California (2024)

1 1 'V, y. ifc ai f-- i "i 'i i 1 V- t-' I 1 V'v- vi-. r---A -f I V- i' VtT MV" i 'i -i -Vy V- 1 --tt1 --a rw-v 7 May TIi 'v-v Tiro 1 A DAILY NEWS 1 4 1 I I II I IV I I I 1 'V, DAILY NEWiil 1 ii'l six feet tall. It required 20 years of research and 8 years of and contains more than 200 figures seething action. the Whittier Book Store.

The masterpiece. now on display in the rotunda of the Montana Historical Society Museum at Helena, measures nine feet long and CUSTERS LAST STAND, a color reproduction of the historical masterpiece of Edgar S. Paxson, and original sketches of the Western artist are being displayed at CUSTER'S LAST STAND OBITUARIES Unique Display Of mm Interment will be at Loma Vista Memorial Park, Brea. ETTA LYEli, ROBERTS Funeral services for Etta Lyell Roberta, 80. of 7634 Westman Whittier, were conducted today by Rose Hills Mortuary in Hillside Church, with the Rev.

Don Meyer followed in Roae Hills Memorial Park. Mrs. Roberts, a resident of California for four years, was born in Texas and died Monday at her home. She is survived by a daughter, Marie R. Foreman of the home address; two sons.

Temple B. Roberts of Hacienda Heights, Phillip T. Roberta of Garden' Grove; 13 grandchildren, -and nine I Joseph c. McCaffrey Funeral services for Joseph C. McCaffrey, a resident of Whittier for 39 years, bf conducted Thursday at.

10 a.m. in Hillside Church, Rose Hills Memorial shot Parlt' at the Ogallala Chief Crazy Mr- McCaffrey, whose savage face bears a well-iy old when he dud Tuesday, known scar on the left aLt833 the right foreground is Crow King, Whittier. He moved to Whittier chief of the Unca pa pa. Sioux, a captured Calvary horse, as can; Before his retirement, he was A employed by Standard Oil Co. an oil tool blacksmith for years.

He served 30 of. those years on the MurphjL Coyote lease in La Habra. He was a former member of the Whittier Elks Lodge. He leaves his daughter, Miss Dorothy McCaffrey of the home address; a son Stanley McCaffrey of Berkeleyr and grandchildren, A reproduction of the famous painting, Custer's Last 'Stand by Western artist Edgar S. Paxson, is now being displayed at the Whittier Book Store, 125 N.

Green-leaf Ave. along with original sketches used by the artist' in planning his masterpiece and oth er works. Hie' collection, much of which was discovered stored in. trunks, is. the property of the.

artist's William pf (12 Caltnosa Whittier. The Whittier resident, who has -been working some time on a biography on his grandfather, located eight original individual sketches and-the pen and sketch of Custers Last Stand while doing research in Montana. Historical Figures "Custer's Last Stand contains the faces of many historical figures copied from portraits, and a half-dozen of the surviving Indian chiefs who fought in the battle posed personally for the artist shortly after the conflict. "The faces of the massacred of be told by the U. S.

Brand on its left shoulder. Directly in front of the onrushing horse, a soldier lies full length on the ground attempting to wise on his elbow, with his face- turned lo -heaven as if in prayer. In the foreground, a man bent on one. knee bravely picks a shell from his carbine with a'''pocket knife. Near the center with feet outstretched upon the ground and left hand, steadying himself, the trumpeter clings to life-and sends call after call to the heedless- ears of Major Reno and Captain Ben-teen, who failed to come and bring reinforcements.

Behind the trumpeter, Captain Yates holds -his smoking gun in the air, having just fired at an approaching Indian. In the left background, the Indian Two Moon, mounted on his Steven and Nancy McCaffrey. In lieu of flowers, friends wish, contribute to the Opal McCaffrey Memorial-Scholarship Fund at 'California High School, established in memory of Mr. McCaffrey's late wife. LESTER A.

ESTEP Funeral arrangements will be announced later by White Emerson Chapel for Lester A. Estep, a long time Whittier resident who passed away Saturday in Arizona. "Mr. Estfp, formerly of 10303 E. Floral was born in Kansas in 1899 and died in Tuscon, where he.

and his wife had lived EDGAR 8. PAXSON a masterful painter. gun. his left supporting the gen- fkwra and many of the soldiers ofieral. -pony, fights and pushes his way the 7th Cavalry were etched in-l in front of and above General i foto the midst 6f the fray.

-deliblyon the mind and memory Custer is the stalwart figure of! foreground IS the of the artist by studying Armyjhis brother, CapL.Tom Custer, ofjhe. little swallow-tail and family photographs of the ill with, gun iVe hand, hi. rightly Jtag that marked a member of the Whittier Elks Lodge. BIRTHS his wife, Florence Estep;" brothers, Casper aim out-strctched to fire, the one-H battle. 1 and his left thrown back over his shoulder to co*ck the other.

Behind him on horseback with his strong right arm raised in the air clutching a deadly war club, the young Indian TIain-Iii-Thc-Face prepares to strike Tom Custer, against whom he has had a grudge. At the right of Rain-In- paisarraaiAN hospital JMlv 7 JOHNSON, Mr. a nd MM. Dean, 111 N. Ward St La Hattra a mm.

Mr.Mll Mrj. Laull, Virginia E.c Loren and Oyerley sisters, Mrs. Ruby Mrs. Viola Qohea and Mr. Bashear; a son, Melvin L.

of 10221 E. Floral and four granddaughters. fated said the artist's grandson. Frontiersman Edgar S. Paxson was horn in 1832 in New York and died in 1919 at Missoula.

A famous Montana frontiersman, he was an Indian fighter and scout and a Spanish-American War In his masterpiece, Gen. George Estep; Metzinger, Hilda Roper Whittier, Mr, Mr. Latter, 200 7 ufhXfiL A. Custer is pictured in a 8 purple satin banner, way, suit witg hi gauntleted hand cov- the regimental standard, waves; JJJJ MriTkhara, jst Char tot. Mr, son.

in. the hands, has. just aloft, and beside.it, of a sergeant win ering a wound in his left side from which blood Beside him is Adjutant Cook, kneeling with hi right arm firing a mi JUNE B. CAUL Funeral services for June B. Caul, a Whittier resident, will be conducted Friday at 10:30 a.m.

at McAuley and Suter Chapel' in Fullerton. CauL. resided at 210 S. Whittier, passed Monday. She formerly resid-ed Anahetnr She leaves-her F.

Caul of the hoipe ad- Mr. SMlbMI, Harry. Erwin, ccived his death wound, floats a flag of yellow silk, the personal flag of General Custer, gained by him at Appomattox. jr Directing Charge Rising above the sweeping charge of mounted Indiana in picture at the left is the Dr- manding figure of Chief Gall of KLIN, Mr. Mid Mi and Mr.

McCORMICK MORTUARY FUNERAL DIRECTORS OI Mill 0194211 14S4S S. WkiNMr H4. Ml Ih Mr. Chari, BfIL JWjrl.andjMnLjBcaa GALLAPi mr. lower a OMittitcr.

William. White-Emerson Co. Fuaerol Directors wm. Mr. Or a Sauahlar.

KAhmann. Mr. and Mr. Jama, a. 115 tunny Caurt, a aauMr.

VLAN 0 Eft Mr. and Mr. Howard, MTS Allaaan it a ton. ADAMS. Mr.

and Mr. Rabtrt ,0., Rutland Or a sn. WILSON. Mr. and NorwaNi.a ion.

ADAMS. Mr. and Mr. Jefwi Sauth San BahrML a dauaht ar. dress; daughter, Mra.

Norma Pil-adeifia of Anaheim; her -motherr Mra. Turner of Fullerton and a sister, Mrs. Ruby Hill Fullerton and four grandchildren. Miller-Jo Head Local Moose Lodge jthe Sioux, his rifle raised in the Jair. itimrtlng thi'phargn.

l-inti. tenant Calhoun, Custer's brother- in-law, on a gray horse coming along the ridge of the hill where some of the soldiers had been sta--tioaed, is shot and killed. Nearby an Indian, with face upturned and gun thrown into the air, falls from horse.Below these lies a man face upliftedT ni anguish and terror pa a riderless horse, crazed by pain and fear, dashes madly in-TiTIhe thickest of theTIghL In ton- I HASPEL WASH A WEAR M7" OStard 04304 I. PMIaditpMa WMHtar 401 DEATHS ROOFING resident, of the! ANNA JOSEPHINE CONSIDINE Walter Ann Joaaphina Conaldlna af Mll.t,., vnrn Roanoka. paaactf away May'll IStt I ot Mr.

John Loyal Order of the Moose, Miller local Ilea governor 8 -John 0ner be Moose, Whittier Home Rloofing Co. 1 FftAHK H. IINOW, Mr 111 N. Mcfcariae Am 01 TROPICALS EAGLE CLOTHES trast to thii is Mitch Bouyer, the-half-breed scout, clad in a. buckskin suit and hat turned backSVw Whit- a.

iriic 1iQ franamoiner 01 from Ml facet With otic knee Otl-and Oentae pace. Scnim Prtdejrj TT'1 a at 1:20 p.m. at Lanlar'a Colonial! Assisting. Muled on the cxecu- tive board will be William Reese, junior governor; William Forbes. WHITTIER SHEET 9 SUPPLY METAL CO.

Two exciting festive for summer biroitly shaped in the elegance 'of puresiik. left: demure styling in silk organza. The frothy four-layer skirt billows from the laceovered bodice. Aqua with white, 69.95. Right: reed-slim sheath in textured silk with a delicate tracery of white beadle and hint'of bead fringe; Choose, yolurs in lemon or white, 59.95.

7 Fashion Flooo street level UN- or 0I4 E. Broun-Inralate- William Rwifnnl ed fellowships for summer study VI urrr arvf Sea UoPH.Iiom. 1ms iLm wii the husband Mrs. Maria IIW JOKpn DiraWCll, JlV in journalism by the Newspaperijanicta sni laihar ar mim EUa Sacquertv and Richard Hoffman If. Paaqua Jr.

of.ionMto and Mr. Anna- Camur 1 naru noiiman. iavm c--i l-. mirvlvwl by two irindrhiMrM i 10332 SCOU teacher, at La and andcMMioii. Sar-j The newly installed nveraor an-1 Serna.

High will study at vie Pnday at am. at Lan- r.nro itr, University of Washingtim. and; uTL't James J. Brtuwtein of 15102 Step- clow a eevnoldb nash rock Dr. teacher at CaflforniaV; tWd High School, will study at theJJSaTia- Committee chairmen Jack Payne, rituil; Jack VMrtHatiaf CaadlWlM 1SM S.

Patotw OZ 411 Saafa fa-SpHafi LOCATIONS: WHITTWOOD CENTER -0WI47H 19 S. GREENIEAF. Wbiftiar OXI-I04I 117 SHOPPE 417 S. OX 1-104 1 Wkittierlaundry Fashion Geaners University of Southern California. I- luma BaekutL Mra.

Edna Aroau. Pitta, Mr. juUa ErurtnSacquetty, bowling; Peter Con-Edward atibJe, sports; prnat an-publicity Wiiliam- Kimball- ohJ entertainment, and Al i aCaraw Parker, delinquent. MMn. Eaatnla The president of the United, srrirm no passport when he travels abroad.

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