The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 11, 1937, Page 8

AMPLE PAGLITIES “POR CARE OF DEAD Structure So Designed as to Surround Bodies of De- ‘ ceased With Beauty HAS QUIET ATMOSPHERE Establishment Is Unique in _ Western North Dakota in Many Respects .Formal dedication of the Convert Funeral Home at 715 Rosser Ave» set for 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, brings to fruition the first phase of an ambition by O. A. Convert, owner and of business of his own. BUIDING ING PROIVDES Modernistic a Marks Funeral H ron |FRANGE ORDERS ITS THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, mane 11, 1937 “St RELEASE POW NAVY T0 DRIVE OFF fx OBLIGATIONS 0 University of No- Insurgents its Warned t to Keep |Jeremish D. 24 Burleigh Debt of $6,160 Is In- Fighting Craft Out of French [ius work an re- \oluded Among orrowings Terrotorial Waters cot hs toting That Would Be Waived France, Mar. 11.—(#)—France |° international becked up an tapledt warning to ine tn der wanting Spain and respect., Georgia Area to Vote (rime citss and conte in. siz On President’s Plan sates trom obligations to rey the| California Boy Held For Murdering Father Spanish the international shipping lanes. French vessels were commanded Thursday for the first vote in the defend the lanes bordering France red from invasion end watch constantly pang! on President Roosevelt's ju for belligerent vessels until the inter- peerer: national control cordon was erected. “T have been swamped with let- proprietor. Pictured above is the new and modern funeral home constructed by O. A. Convert on Rosser Ave. Sela ‘Within 8! ‘That ambition was to have a place} —fioor and basement will be used in connection with the business while the second story contains apartments. It also puts him in position to real- ize a second ambition, that to take away some of the starkness of death ‘The new building is ideally suited) ing it quiet and restful. Heavy to accomplish this since it is, in the! pets cover the floors and drapes of » “ é true sense of the word, a “funeral special design control the ughting || Single Persons Allowed $500 Exemption While from the windows. Chairs and daven- ports are of deep upholstery on chromium frames, selected to con- home” where someone always is pre- | sent and where the body of a dead person can rest amid homelike sur- Toundings. form to the architecture, In The structure, 61 feet wide and 47! Convert was assisted by Architect H. feet deep, is built of frame and stucco), Leonhard, who designed the build- Examples of how the new state income tdx will work out were de- Thursday. and is. two stories high. The lower} ing, floor is to be used as the funeral home dant and a laundry room for the| ing and experience. apartments on the second floor. Attended Leading School of a reception room, a chapel, ®/marck with his parents in 1914 Office, It is modern in every arrange- ment and designed with a view to/balming where he took a two-year throwing a home-like atmosphere | course. about the funeral service and in-| After leaving college, he spent two 5 cidents connected with it. years in the employ of the Western $25,000; tax due, $2,390. In this respect the establishment 15| Undertaking company of Chicago, Corpor ‘unique in Western North Dakota, since) one of the largest firms in that city.) 19: future incomes ted from ~the constant presence in the bullding/ Late in 1929 he returned to Bismarck working cut es folines + eee maar aces nee ‘of living persons assures @ constant! to become associated with Mr. Reif On a net income of $1,000, « tax of $90 ts due: $5,000 net income, watch over the bodies of the dead Who! and later to enter business for him-| $170 tax due: $10,000 net income, $390 tax due; $15,000 net income, $640 may be left there overnight. That, | self, oe a a © e@onstruction of the building marks} " ai ed schelanl the enlargement of a business of which Mr. Convert took charge in 1930, |O’Connor Funeral Is Prior to that time he had been as-} Held in Grand Forks sociated in the mortician’s business ‘with the late A. B. Reif for two years. Grand Forks, N. D, Mar. 11-2) When Mr. Reif's health failed, Mr. Eg cient ya ae ar had a part i nV. er assisted by Fathers Lambert ana ba To have . a an the Cue. Rev. J. D. Kavanaugh of Min- construction of such a fine neapolis gave the sermon, Out-ottonn residents at tle tu-| || building as the Beautiful neral included U. 8. Marshall 8, J. N It also enables him to- give more | novle, Francis Murphy and M. 8, Hy- ew effective service, not only to Bismarck | jand of Fargo, Secretary of State J. Tesidents but to persons in the con-|p. Gronna and ‘Thomas H. Moodie | uous sen, ai of whom re inva ey sens, and Tuam = ete! Convert Funeral Home to call and inspect its facilities. Serv- ioe is given at all hours and the fu-| tmcrado' in’ adeltion to Memtous “ neral home will be open 24 hours each others. ‘Will Be Beauty Spot RASMUSSEN CONFIRMED It is Mr. Convert’s intention to give| st. Paul, Mar. © to the outalde of the premises the | senate confirmed the appointment of 811% Front same distinction which he has in-|Paul A. Rasmussen, Moorhead, as corporated in the interior furnishings | state budget commissioner, The New Convert Funeral Home designed by ‘Herman M. Leonhard 719 Mandan St. caphia Phone 685-W General Construction CONVERT -FUNERAL HOME « by.- JOHN W. LARSON General Contractor by planting flowers, grass, trees and by surrounding the body of a loved THe interior of the building is beau- Here’. Ss the Bad News, Folks * * * * * a * * * * * * one with beauty, tifully equipped with a view to mak- The structure will enable Mr, Con- while the upper story contains tw0| vert to carry a more complete stock| 1933 act, including a $200 exemption for each individual dependent upon “oaeaeate® ore ie ee the Con-|of caskets and funeral accessories} and Babe bg epee Sipe rom ea fexneyer. ay verts and the other rented. than heretofore has-been the case, These les showed for a sing! dividual who lven an exemp- " Offers Ample Facilities thus permitting a greater price range. tion of $500 the tax on net incomes would be as follows: 2.— AMERICAN RADIATOR co. GAS-FIRED. BOILER The basement is being used as 8! His training in relieving a grieving $1,000, less personal exemption of $500, taxable income $500, tax 3. —COPPER PIPE ay pita Ahi} display ge aaa ue family of all the onerous duties and| due $5. a ee an accessor! e burial! details which lex. them at a time G jue, $10. process, a room for preparation of| of sorrow hie boon obtained by 'Mr. $ 2,000; tax due, $15. 4.—RECESSED RADIATION ; Bodies, quarters for the night atten-| Convert through the schools of train- ed ed el) ea . 5.—RAY-GLO RADIANTFIRE INSERTS The funeral home proper consists} Born in Chicago, he moved to Bis- private room for the families of de-|remained here until 1925 when he ceased persons, a music room and an ied and thi turned to Chi t toenter the Worsham College of Bth- $ 2000 net income, 1.600 exemption; tg due, 96 “We Invite Your Particular Attention to These Features Which Help Make Mr. Convert said, is one of the essen-| He is one of the enterprising young i ‘Gu a Tike - ° Ale tial differences between ® funeral| businessmen of th . DELAY GOLF MATCH TOUHY GUILT UPHELD —— Appliances - Sewer Commercial Refrigeration Conditioning home and an undertaking parlor and| nis construction of the new balding! Miami, Fla, Marc’ 11,—(@)—A| St. Louls, Mar. 11—(P)—Conviction | | Roe paper, which is used by Ori |} 906 Seventh Street | Bismarck, N. Dak, ‘Telephone 64 pe ere, ey omohacis ts laced steady rain Thursday caused - | and 23-year prison sentence of “Ter- ental artists, is made from the pith ‘ in er aiahs tee “conn We Lateoe, ponement until Friday of the sate rible” ‘Tommy Touhy for participa-| of a tree that grows in Formosa. Phones 246-1029 car- Included Among High-Grade Equipment in the New Convert Funeral Home YOU WILL NOTE 1 STANDARD SANITARY PLUMBING FIXTURES Married Persons Get $1,500 Allowance this Under New State Income Tax veloped by the state tax department Personal exemptions under the new law are the same as under the Stoo; tax due, $1082. 6.—AMERICAN-LA FRANCE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS and] 4 married mah having’no dependents has an exemption of $1,500; _1—SANDS AUTOMATIC GAS STORAGE HEATER leaving him no tax to pay if his net income was $1,500. the New Establishment One of the Finest of Its Kind in the Entire Northwest. H. A. Thompson & Sons " Plumbing - - Heating - - Gas Fitting - - Fire Extinguishing Equipment « aos [eae serirrent sreen’ the fiah tex of 2 Der cent andl cm per cent, tax due; $25,000 net income, $1,240 tax due. between Henry: Picard dnd Johnny tion in a $78,000 mail robbery at aa Revoita and Lawson Little and Tony| Minneapolis Jan. 3, 1933, was af- = = Manero in the final of the interna-| firmed by the eighth U. 8. circuit tional four-ball golf tournament. court of appeals Wednesday. We are pleased Albert Stude Cabinet Shop Phone 1672 Excavation Work Cordial Invitation for the Beautiful New is extent tone and allto pag ois ome'a’ aser Avenue, ; Convert Funeral Home and Sunday. of this week. We have made exten- DONE EY sive preparations for a house opening this week- end‘and we invite you to make an informal in- Ss N Y D E R spection at your convenience. Our formal dedi- ; Sunday atterno ie ir ote for 3 ) ’clock i n rnoon, Marc! Dray & Transfer 415 West Broadway. Phone 474 es Bismarck, N. Dak. IRE DEEPEST respect, a sympathetic understanding for bereavement ... Many years in our calling have ‘added to the sincerity of our attitude at a time of grea’ aeons ie It is good to know that professional efficiency, quality, . and low rates can be vo perfectly combined with quists heart, felt understanding . . . the recognition of the fact that distracting ‘dmails, snist be eliminetad: from the minds of those who seek our aid. CONVERT FUNERAL HOME Sli ©. A. CONVERT irene Melville Electric Shop 4061 Bdwy. Under Finney’s Bismarck, N. D. ry SUPPLIED AND INSTALLED all the Electrical Appliances and Fixtures Including General Electric Refrigeration in the Beautiful New Convert Funeral Home 715 ROSSER Visit This Beautiful New Home During the Formal Opening ““wareh 13-16 715 Rosser Avenue