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Frank C. Howard, 72,
Mrs. Howard Both Pass Away
Frank C. Howard, who retired a
year ago from the Jenkins Music Co.,
Kansas City, Mo., where he had been
employed fifty-three years, was found
dead early July 13th at his home, 222
West Sixty-second street terrace. He
was 72 years old and for many years
had been manager of both retail and
wholesale band and orchestra instru-
ment department at Jenkins.
He had been ill with heart disease
and apparently died in his sleep. Four
days after his death. Mrs. Howard also
passed away on July 17th after a long
illness.
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91 HUDSON STREET
New York. N. Y.
MtHRV WICKMAM.
Fsundar
Mr. Howard was born in Buffalo,
N. Y., and moved to Kansas City in
1892. He was a stock boy in the in-
strument department when Jenkins
wholesale division was at Ninth and
Main. Guitars and mandolins were
popular at the time. Later he became
a traveling salesman for the company
and moved on up to his managership
under three generations of the Jenkins
family.
Whe he retired a year ago. he
was presented a television set with a
bronze plaque on which were produced
the signatures of his first boss, F. B.
Jenkins, J. W. Jenkins and C. W. Jen-
kins, and employees he had worked
with many years.
He was a founder of the Rockhill Ten-
nis club, and was a past president of
the Indian Hills Country club. He was
a thirty-second degree Mason, a Shrin-
er, a member of the Jesters court Mo.
54 and served one term as potentate
of the Ararat Temple.
Funeral services were on July 16
and that of Mrs. Howard on July 20.
T. R. Huston
T. R. Huston, 80, owner of T. H. Hus-
ton. Inc.. Milwaukee, Wis.. died of a
heart attack Friday. July 2.
Mr. Huston was born in Tamaroa. 111.
He began in the piano business in 1903
as a wholesale salesman for the Bald-
win Piano Co. in Omaha, Neb. In 1921,
he moved to Milwaukee as a salesman
for the firm. He established the Baldwin
Piano Store in 1932. The firm's name
was changed to T. R. Huston. Inc.. in
1946.
Mr. Huston was chairman -of the
board of directors and a founder of the
Fundamental Bible Church; treasurer
and a founder of the Milwaukee Bible
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Institute; and a member of the World-
wide Grace Testimony board and the
Milwaukee Christian Businessmen's As-
sociation. In World War I, he served
in France as a YMCA secretary.
Surviving is his wife, Mattie.
Otto Heaton Donates Piano
Otto B. Heaton, Columbus, Ohio,
along with four other Columbus piano
dealers, has donated several upright
pianos to Korea.
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"Here is an opportunity", says Mr.
Heaton. for dealers to dispose of old
pianos and at the same time to be
doing a good deed."
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, AUGUST, I954