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the Great Lakes Naval Training
station, 111.
Boat Yard Owner
Dies at 70
FREnFRICK F., .in11�iSO�i
Frederick E. Jnhnann. 'n, one of
the
proprietors of tho F. E. John-
son Bont Yard in the mouth of
Caseadilla Creek,
died Tuesday
evening. May 11, 1943. at his home,
215 Willow Ave.
A life-long resident of Ithaca.,
'.sir.
r
Johnson founded the boat
business which bore his
name in
1910. at it time when boat pas..
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esenger traffic on Cayuga bake was
rapidly dwindling after the "F'ron.
tenac" disaster In Aurora Bay:
July 27,
1907.
He had been a machinUt before
entering the boat business which
during the early years was devotee;
to Small boats such as rowboats,
canoes, and sailboats. In recent
yews the boatyard has been
a
Cayuga Lake marine base for
1
larger boats, including cabin eruix.
era. His stepson, Leslie R.
w►aa in the b " Piercer
with httn.
Besides his atepspn, he
'vived br his wife, SLR 3�t. s !.
Johnson;
a sister. 3dr,. Etta Cal; .-
W r of Binghamton, and steer: �
nieces
and nephew -a,
He was a member Of Ithaca
Lodge 71, IOOF;
`
the Ithaca '� ac..
Cit:b, and the Tompkins
Fish and Game Club.
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The body of Private MAJ'ry -ft
Zammett, 26, of Trumanshurg
3, arrived home Sunday f
Camp Eustace, Va., whare
soldier died Saturday, May
1943. from causes unknown.
Zammett, a former Trum
burg Central School ath
entered the service Apr. 14. lea
here only five weeks ago wit
Board 495 contingent. Before
duction, he was a section 1
with the Lehigh Valley Rail
Company.
He is survived by his Rife,
Olive Zammett: his mother,
Anthony Zammett of Ger
three bothers, Victor of the 1
Marine Corps, Anthony Jr., of
U. S. Army, and John of Aul
and a sister, Mrs, Ernest 'fit
of Trumansburg.
Arthur E. Bouton Post, J
scan Legion, will partietpat
military funeral services it
James Catholic Chuirch, Trur
burg, at 9 a.m. Wednesday. I
will be In Sr.. James Cemetej
Zammett is the first Trul
burg man to die in the e
services.
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Fune rat servie-s-n for S
geant °lair C. 'Mereatets
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;fir. of' goxath t.anxing, s
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Field. PZI F,a**,, Tex , Thurr
13. 'I , will b# held in tin
Usthod,iut 0-hurch at .;
Thursayr.
The Rev. (_'taytan Bird
)aWvlitG Will olllciate.
will bs Its Lu4lowvvllle,.
flestd+eis his parantx hf% i
by f0 r sisters, Mrs- Ja
of 1k4nolulu, fIawaii; ,I
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