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Historical Clippings Book - Nevada County Citizens (HC-07) (296 pages)

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} SIE, Judge George L. Jones Dies 730 PM Today . George L. Jones, retired Nevadz ‘County Superior Court Judge and Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Masons of California, one of Nevada county’s most respected and prominent cilizens and last surviving member .of the pioneer pr. W. C. Jones family, dled at the Jones Memorial Hospital at 1:30, erlock this afternoon. : . Judge Jones had been * moved from his Nevada City home to the local. hospital several weeks ago. His condition had become increasf ingly grave during the last few days. He had been under constant medical and nursing care. . * Since the death of his brother. the late Dr. Carl P. Jones, ' He had been the owner and operdtor of the Jones Memorial Hospital here. A wife, Helen M. Jones and two daughters Helen and Nancy sur‘ive. The body was moved to the Hooper-Weaver Mortuary in Grass, Valley. More complete obituary de tails will be available Saturday. m4 be Was World War Ve AR During the World War he : pent 18° -months in the service of the Tnited ‘ States Army as a member of the 156th . machine sun company, spending one year training in the United States and 8 months in France. He was af‘fiiliated with Grass Valley Eerie No. 1301, FM, O. E, and was a member Vand former officer of Madison lodge No. 23, Ff. and A. M. a Page Six 1; GUS JOERSCHKE. . BUILDING FALL) =". An unsafe section of floor joist, un-! . Gracy Valley Steam Laundry for 2 touched and hidden for many years, 4 joriod of 12 years and more recently sent August (Gus) Joerschke, well-j . .apyed as Metropolitan Life Insurknown Grass Valley resident and bus. ,n6¢ Company representative in Neinessman, to his death early yesterday ‘\yaga City ‘and a portion of Grass eer abe . . Valley for two years. Joerschke died at the Jones Mem-. '. spe pemains have been faken in orial Hospital, where he was taken’ . wine py the Holmes-Hooper Funby the Holmes*Hooper Ambulance)‘; ,.) grome and prepared for burial Paereron ether SoEae re, Seen sri L at services, which will be stones! residence on the Nevada City high-}. pita Mates date, ° p TaY. striking a cement sidewalk on = jthe left side of his Tedd amd body. Death followed the accident by about an hour and a half. Joerschke never regained consciousness. . A badly fractured skull, crusned ‘chest, fractured left arm and possibly fractured leg were injuries received in the fall that brought about the) : demise. : j Loose Joist Gives Way ; Joerschke with O.-N, Nelson had ‘been engaged for a week or more in imaking repairs to the Joorschke home, the old Glenbrook Inn on the -Nevada City hghway. Yesterday aftAddie Jenkins’ ites Will Be Here on Monday Addie Wales Jenkins, who was born in Grass Valley 67 years ago
and will be recalled by middle aged residents of the community, died at Oakland yesterday, August 25th. ‘ernoon, the two men were removing Mrs. Jenkins had been making . al 7 ‘a section of flooring of the ‘balcony her home in Oakland with his sisGeorge L. Jones . that circles the second floor of the ter Mrs. Irene Andrews for the Services Will Be i huge building. Joerschke was-in a past eight years leaving Grass ervices Wi e \ sitting position, when a section of Valley nine years after the passing Held im Afternoon of her husband Thomas Jenkins here 17 years ago. Mrs. Jenkins had been ill and confined to home for the past two years. — She received her education Grass Valley and was devoted to her home and garden when the lunnailed building joist, slipped out ‘of position and sent the man hurt‘ling to the cement sidewall. Nelson, hearing the noise, avoided falling by ‘prapbing at the railing. Dr. Harry N. Mareh and Dr. W. / Ww. Reed were called and had the Funeral services for George L. . Jones, retired Nevada’ county superior court judge and past Grand a Master of Masons of the California Grand Lodge, will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow June 26th at the man removed to the local hospital. Native of New Jersey Gus Joerschke was a ntive of Newark, New Jersey, where he was born ‘February 23, 1589. He came to ‘Grass Valley May 21, 1902 and had been a steady resident of the city Lsinee that tess Ho fs the lost of couple resided on Empire streeet. She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Andrews; Mrs. Lyda Teague . of Oakland and Mrs. Lottie Davey ‘of Sacramento as well as many more distant relatives. A ‘large number of friends mourn her passing. Services will be held at the Hooper-Weaver Mortuary in Grass Valley. Rev. Cedric Porter of Trinity Episcopal Church “at Nevada City and officers and members of Judge Jones’ own Masonic lodge, Madison No. 23, F. and A. M. of Grass Valley, will officiate. Cremation will follow at East Lawn, Sacramento. . eight ehildren in the family and is ‘survived by his wife and daughter, i ates. Agnes Joerschke and Miss Adele: ! Joorséhke, who were ‘his chief interests In life and whose welfare and {happiness were his constant thought . and ambition. t ' Deceased was a self-made’ man, ‘lywho ignored carly educational limit. ations to step out and better himself . through contacts with his fellow citlizens. He was keenly interested in ‘affairs of he moment, wol] read and lMtroilated freily to bring himself a . host of friends and acquaintances. : Hooper-Weaver Mortuary chapel at 2 p. m. Monday, August 29th, ‘with Rev. O. Wesley Janzen in charge. Interment will be made in Elm Ridge. _. Mrs. Jenkins’ body will be brought up for placement at the Mortuary chapel by Sunday.