Dallas G. Smith Funeral Services Held at Bethany Funeral services for Dallas Gary Smith, 23, of Emmetsburg were held Monday afternoon at Bethany Lutheran Church with the Rev. Erling Hansen officiating. Burial was in East Lawn [East Side] cemetery at Estherville with Martin's in charge.
Dallas died Feb. 23 of a sudden light stroke after a prolonged illness.
Dallas Gary Smith was born in Estherville Aug. 27 [?], 1939, a son of Lillian and Victor Smith (deceased). The Smith family moved here from Britt 15 years ago. There were many activities that Dallas could not participate in due to his handicap, but he enjoyed visiting with everyone and always was cheerful.
Survivors include his mother, two sisters and three brothers: Mrs. Ted Miller (Jolene) of Union, Ohio; Mrs. Jack Bremer (Darlene) of Moville; Eugene of Onawa and Edwin and Joel of Emmetsburg. Also surviving are his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Smith of Estherville and Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Woith of Bloomington, Ill., and ten nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were William Ruddy, Morris Ruddy, Eddie Ruddy, Pat Ruddy, Michael Flannegan and Max Norvell.
Leonard Johnson was soloist accompanied by Mrs. Alice Trelstad, organist. (Emmetsburg Democrat, Emmetsburg, IA, February 28, 1963)
The temperature on August 27, 1939 was between 12.6 °C and 25.1 °C and averaged 18.7 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
May 3 » The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
September 1 » The Wound Badge for Wehrmacht, SS, Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe soldiers is instituted. The final version of the Iron Cross is also instituted on this date.
September 6 » World War II: Britain suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the Battle of Barking Creek as a result of friendly fire.
September 10 » World War II: Canada declares war on Germany, joining the Allies: Poland, France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.
September 21 » Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by the Iron Guard.
Day of death February 23, 1963
The temperature on February 23, 1963 was between -14.5 °C and 0.5 °C and averaged -6.8 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
April 30 » The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom.
May 15 » Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space, and the last American to go into space alone.
June 16 » Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
June 30 » Ciaculli bombing: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police officers and military personnel near Palermo.
August 22 » X-15 Flight 91 reaches the highest altitude of the X-15 program (107.96km (67.08mi) (354,200 feet)).
November 1 » The 1963 South Vietnamese coup begins.
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