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HOMAGE PAID CURTIN BY GOVERNOR Executive And Members Of Cabinet At Rites For Lima Banker Homage to the life of Emmett R. Curtin was paid by the governor of Ohio, political leaders, and industrial execu business tives, men and lifelong friends at funeral services yesterday in the Curtin home 931 West Market street. The Episcopal prayer book service was read by the Rev. Don Copeland, rector of Christ Church Episcopal Part of the text for the was taken from the 15th chapter of St. Paul's first epistle to the Corinthians. Offices of the Lima Trust Co., of which was president, and the First American Bank and Trust Co., remained closed during the morning. The Metropolitan bank suspended operations from 10 until 11 and service of the Lima Telephone and Telegraph of which Curtin also the president, was discontinued for one minute when the service began. The West Ohio Gas Co. office and the Colonial Finance Co. closed during the entire day. Curtin was president of the utility concern and vice president of the finance company. Governor White was accompanied to Lima by Henry Brunner, state chairman of the Democratic party; Theodore of director of commerce, and Freeman Eagleston, former speaker of the house representatives. The governor's party returned to Columbus at the close of the service. Active and honorary pallbearand close friends accompanled the body to Woodlawn cemetery. The 33rd degree Masonic ring service was held Tuesday afternoon in the Curtin home.