Funeral services were held here this afternoon for Samuel Campner, 47, former mayor of the city and prominent as an attorney for the last twenty years. Mr. Campner died early Saturday.
Leading city and state officials were honorary pallbearers at the funeral. Rabbi Edgar E. Siskin officiated at the services. Interment was in Mishkan Israel Cemetery.
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