JOHN L. HUNTER VETERAN PRINTER DIES AT HOSPITAL DEATH COMES UNEXPECTLY FOR LIFELONG RESIDENT OF CITY Operated First Linotype in Crawfordsville in 1903 — Funeral Rites Tuesday John L. Hunter, Veteran Printed and lifelong resident of Crawfordsville, died unexpectedly at 12:45 o'clock Sunday [2 Jun 1935] morning at Culver Hospital. He was 67 years old, Mr Hunter had been in failing health for nearly three years, but his sudden death came as a shock to his relatives and friends. He was stricken with a sever coughing attack about 10:30 o'clock Saturday night at the home of Fred Wilkinson, 201 S. Walnut street, and was rushed to Culver hospital where he died two hours later. A complication of diseases caused his death. Mr. Hunter was born July 8, 1867, in Crawfordsville and spent all of his life in this city with the exception of a few months when he worked at Indianapolis. He was the son of David A. and Phoebe Wallace Hunter. He was married in 1888 to Mary N. Wilkinson who died nearly four years ago. He was a member of the First Methodist church and of the Ben Hur Life Association. As a printer, Mr. Hunter worked first for The Journal, later The Review, and then for the Journal-Review after the two newspapers merged in 1929. He became a member of Crawfordsville Typographical Union No 229 in 1885, only a few weeks after the local union was organized, and had held a continuous active membership for the past fifty years. During the short period in which he was away from the city, Mr. Hunter worked for the Indianapolis News. He had the distinction of being the first local resident to learn to operate a Linotype machine. Shortly after the first typesetting machine was set up in the plant of The Journal in 1902, he was given instruction in using the machine by an expert who had been put in charge of it. Since that time he had been employed almost continuously as a linotype operator, although he had been forced to curtail the number of hours he had worked during the past two years. In addition to his work in the printing trade, Mr. Hunter also operated a locale roofing company for several years following the death of his brother, Morton Hunter. Survivors are a son, Dr. Harry C. Hunter, of Gibson, City, Ill., and two grandchildren, Ruth A. and Joan B. Hunter, also of Gibson City. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Proffitt & Sons funeral home with the Rev. J. H. Wilson pastor of the First Christianchurch in charge. Interment will be in the Waynetown Masonic cemetery. ~Crawfordsville Journal-Review; Friday, 7 Jun 1935; p. 8:01; transcribed by Suzy Wert. **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)

Having worked for the paper many years and being a librarian and English teacher, this one was very interesting :) Thanks KZ ----- Original Message ----- From: <Limequilla@aol.com> To: <INMONTGO@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 2:21 AM Subject: [InMontgo] 1935 Obit: JOHN L. HUNTER > JOHN L. HUNTER > VETERAN PRINTER > DIES AT HOSPITAL > > DEATH COMES UNEXPECTLY FOR LIFELONG RESIDENT OF CITY > > Operated First Linotype in Crawfordsville in 1903 — Funeral Rites Tuesday > > John L. Hunter, Veteran Printed and lifelong resident of > Crawfordsville, died unexpectedly at 12:45 o'clock Sunday [2 Jun 1935] > morning at Culver > Hospital. He was 67 years old, > Mr Hunter had been in failing health for nearly three years, but his > sudden death came as a shock to his relatives and friends. He was > stricken > with a sever coughing attack about 10:30 o'clock Saturday night at the > home of > Fred Wilkinson, 201 S. Walnut street, and was rushed to Culver hospital > where > he died two hours later. A complication of diseases caused his death. > Mr. Hunter was born July 8, 1867, in Crawfordsville and spent all of his > life in this city with the exception of a few months when he worked at > Indianapolis. He was the son of David A. and Phoebe Wallace Hunter. > He was married in 1888 to Mary N. Wilkinson who died nearly four years > ago. > He was a member of the First Methodist church and of the Ben Hur Life > Association. > As a printer, Mr. Hunter worked first for The Journal, later The Review, > and > then for the Journal-Review after the two newspapers merged in 1929. He > became a member of Crawfordsville Typographical Union No 229 in 1885, > only a few > weeks after the local union was organized, and had held a continuous > active > membership for the past fifty years. > During the short period in which he was away from the city, Mr. > Hunter > worked for the Indianapolis News. > He had the distinction of being the first local resident to learn to > operate > a Linotype machine. Shortly after the first typesetting machine was set > up > in the plant of The Journal in 1902, he was given instruction in using > the > machine by an expert who had been put in charge of it. Since that time he > had > been employed almost continuously as a linotype operator, although he had > been > forced to curtail the number of hours he had worked during the past two > years. > In addition to his work in the printing trade, Mr. Hunter also operated a > locale roofing company for several years following the death of his > brother, > Morton Hunter. > Survivors are a son, Dr. Harry C. Hunter, of Gibson, City, Ill., and two > grandchildren, Ruth A. and Joan B. Hunter, also of Gibson City. > Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the > Proffitt & Sons funeral home with the Rev. J. H. Wilson pastor of the > First > Christianchurch in charge. Interment will be in the Waynetown Masonic > cemetery. > ~Crawfordsville Journal-Review; Friday, 7 Jun 1935; p. 8:01; transcribed > by Suzy > Wert. > > > **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making > headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message