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Harold Raymond Crane, Sr., 67, died July 22 in Saint Elizabeth's hospital, Red Bluff, where he had undergone surgery on July 9 and again on July 14 after entering the hospital July 6. He had rallied several times during his brief illness. The president and general manager of Crane l\4ills, Corning, Calif., had been a prominent civic leader there since starting in Corning in 1946, headquarters for a large mill at Paskenta in Tehama county. lVIr. Crane u'as a native of Micl-rigan and was engaged in lumbering at Bly, Oregon, where he located in 1931, before starting the Corning operations. Mr. Crane was a leading figure in tl-re Northem California lumber industry, an offrcer of the Westeru l'irre Association and the first president of the SierraCascade Logging Congress. He leaves his wife Lila ancl
three sons of a previous marriage: Harold Raymond, Jr., Wesley A. and Donald E., all of Corning.
Willqrd LEE
Willard Lee, 40, owner and operator of the Albany Mill arrd Lumber Co., Richmond, Calif., took his own life July 20 in despondency over a heart ailment, police reported. His body was found by his wife Rita and an employee, Dean Nielsen, in his parked car in one of the shops of the yard at 5620 Central Ave., after the rvife became anxious when he did not return to the home at 934 Fillmore St., Albany. 'fhe search ensued and he was found dead from carbon monoxide fumes in the locked car. Mrs. Lee told police her hnsband had been hospitalized for a heart condition earlier this year and had threatened suicide several times in recent weeks.
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Gustav G. Graf, 82, a dispatcher for 50 years for the Western Hardrvood Lumber Co., Los Angeles, died July 31. FIe leaves his wife Marguerite of the home at 11508 Harley St., Downey; a daughter, two grandchildren and two great- granclchildren. Mrs. Etta Bush, 82, longtime resident of Inglewood and recently of Rolling Hills, died July 31. She was the mother of R. Leonard Bush, owner of the E. R. Harris Lumber Co., Inglewood, and three other sons : lloland F., vice-president of the Security-First National Bank, Glendale; Howard D., sales executive of the Shell Oil Co., Belmont, and Donald S., executive of the Douglas Aircraft Co. Mrs. Billie Perkins Di Renzo. 49. co-owner rvith her husband Charles of a Rosemead. Calif.. builders supply company, died July 22. Conrad Larum, 73, owner of tlre Vogue Paint & Varnish Co., Alhambra, died July 17.
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the age of 61. He was a veteran of 37 years in the materials business and held manv resDonsible with Ruberoid in his 18 years'associition.-
Uoyd Hqrris Joins Harbor Lumber
Hollywood Jr. fwins Are All-Purpose Doors
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Building Positions
Well-known California Lumberman Llovd Harris has joined the Harbor Lumber Company sales oiganization, announces "Ike" Zafrani, president of the San Francisco wholesale concern.
Ilarris, a native Californian, has been in the wood industry his entire working career. His early experience and training were received while working in the woods for The Pacific Lumber Company at Scotia. He later joined Holmes Eureka Lumber Co. it Eureka, and was subsequently transferred to its San Francisco sales office. During the early 30s, Harris became Northern California represeniative for-Vancouver Plywood, and later Durable Plywood at Calpella.