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Frank Adelbert Balcer Jr. (1889-1965) —
also known as Frank A. Balcer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
9, 1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1940, 1946, 1950;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District,
1962.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Polish
National Alliance.
Died November
26, 1965 (age 75 years, 352
days).
Interment at St. Teresas Catholic Cemetery, Harrah, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Balcerkiewicz and Elizabeth Balcerkiewicz; married to Anna
Pascko. |
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Harry L. Carpenter (b. 1913) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in West Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark., November
8, 1913.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; candidate for
mayor
of Monroe, Mich., 1949.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Campaign ad, Monroe Evening News, December 3, 1949 |
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Orval Eugene Faubus (1910-1994) —
also known as Orval Faubus —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ark.
Born in Combs, Madison
County, Ark., January
7, 1910.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of
Arkansas, 1955-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1956;
National States Rights candidate for President
of the United States, 1960.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
Died of prostate
cancer, in Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark., December
14, 1994 (age 84 years, 341
days).
Interment at Combs
Cemetery, Combs, Ark.
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John Paul Hammerschmidt (1922-2015) —
also known as John P. Hammerschmidt —
of Harrison, Boone
County, Ark.
Born in Harrison, Boone
County, Ark., May 4,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lumber
business; Arkansas
Republican state chair, 1964-66; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arkansas, 1964,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1967-93.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Died in Springdale, Washington
County, Ark., April 1,
2015 (age 92 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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J. T. Rutherford (1921-2006) —
of Odessa, Ector
County, Tex.
Born in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., May 30,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; advertising
business; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1948-52; member of Texas
state senate, 1952-54; U.S.
Representative from Texas 16th District, 1955-63; defeated, 1962;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956;
lobbyist.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
6, 2006 (age 85 years, 160
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Madison Waddell Jr. (1922-2003) —
also known as James M. Waddell, Jr. —
of Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C.
Born in Boydell, Ashley
County, Ark., November
1, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,
1954-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1956
(alternate), 1964;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1960-92 (Beaufort County 1960-66, 16th
District 1966-68, 13th District 1968-72, 15th District 1972-84, 46th
District 1984-92); resigned 1992.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Navy
League; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sertoma;
Farm
Bureau; Nature
Conservancy.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., January
15, 2003 (age 80 years, 75
days).
Interment at Beaufort
National Cemetery, Beaufort, S.C.
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