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Show MILFORD MAN DIES AS AFTERMATH OF A DRINKING PARTY Glenn James, 33, familiarly known as "Poontang," was the victim of an excessive amount of alcoholic stimulate stimu-late imbided at a drinking party staged last Thursday night at the baseball park. James was found dead the following morning in a cabin cab-in at the ball park, where he had been cairied a few hours previous to sleep off his intoxicated condition. The tragedy followed a charivari party, when the groom tendered the bunch a ten dollar bill, telling them to buy the treats. The money was invested, it is alleged, in 12 bottles bot-tles of home-brew beer and a gallon of liquor. The crowd repaired to the ball park and proceeded to dispose of the "treat." About 10 o'clock, the majority of the revelers left for home, while five of them remained, so the story goes, and continud their carousal. About 1 o'clock, James and another member of the party had become limp, and were carried into the cabin of Charlie Booth, who permitted them to remain that night to sobber up. About four in the morning, Booth went into the other room to see how his guests were getting along, and found James dead. He notified Deputy Sheriff Kronholm, who called Dr. IParrish. Upon the arrival of the doctor, he pronounced death had occurred from an over amount of stimulant which had affected the heart. Mr. James had been addicted to the use of alcoholic 'beverage and while several in the party were more or less ill, from over-drinking, James was the only one affected fatally. An investigation was made by the sheriff and county attorney which may result in filing a complaint against those responsible for the li-qor li-qor supply at the party. Glenn James is survived by two ma!l sons, having been divorced from his wife; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan James; one brother, Tom James; two sisters, Mrs. Wanda Holmes, Milford, and Mrs. Leon Smith, of Salt- Lake City. Funeral services were held Sunday at the L. D. S. church, attended by a large number of friends of the family. fam-ily. James was a likeable man when not using liquor, and his untimely death is deeply regretted by his i fiends. o |