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Bellefonte, Pa., September 28, 1928.
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET
FOR PRESIDENT
ALFRED E. SMITH, of New York
' FOR VICE PRESIDENT
JOSEPH B. ROBINSON, of Arkansas.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Congress
T. E. COSTELLO, of Bradford
For Representative in General Assembly
ANDREW CURTIN THOMPSON,
of Philipsburg
CALF CLUB ROUND-UP
HELD LAST SATURDAY.
Girls Lead Boys in Caring for and
Showing Their Stock.
The first annual round-up of the
Holstein calf club was held in con-
junction with a Grange community
picnic in a grove on the farm of Mer-
rill Weaver, near Bellefonte, last Sat-
urday. The boys and girls calf club
is being sponsored by a committee of
Logan Grange, of which Roy Swartz,
of Bellefonte, is chairman and the
club leader.
It will be recalled that the club
was organized last spring with a
membership of eighteen boys and
girls. Through the co-operation of
R. C. Blaney, county agricultural
agent, purebred Holstein calves were
secured for each of the members. The
boys and girls have fed and cared for
these calves during the summer and
in order to see what they are doing
the calves were brought together for
the annual round-up at the Logan
Grange picnic.
Winners of the club were decided
on the following basis: 40 points were
allowed for the way the animals were
placed in the ring; 50 points on con-
dition and the way the animal was
cleaned up and fitted for the show,
and the way its owner showed it, and
10 points for the record book which
each member had to turn in.
The calves were judged by R. BR.
Welsh, of the dairy extension depart-
ment, at State College, while A. HB
Bingham, of the College boys and
girls department, handled the scot
ing. Mr. Welsh commented most fav-
orably on the way the boys and girls
fitted their calves for show, and on
* their showmanship.
Through the courtesy of the Centre
County Bankers’ Association $40 in
prize money and ribbons for the first
ten places were presented by W. C.
Smeltzer, vice president of the Farm-
ers National bank. Mr. Smeltzer
told the boys and girls that the
Bankers’ Association is anxious to as-
sist them in their work because they
are members of the future generation
on the farm.
In the following list of prize win-
ners it will be noted that a girl not
only leads the list but that the three
girls are in the first half a dozen, and
that only six points is the widest
margin between the girls:
1. Louise Corman, Bellefonte
2. Malcolm Swartz, Bellefonte 951%
3. Norman Jodon, Bellefonte. . . . 95
4. Helen Weaver, Bellefonte. .... .93Y,
5. Gerald Zimmerman, Bellefonte. 93
6. Effie Keller, Bellefonte. ........91
7. Kenneth Smeltzer, Bellefonte. ...00
8. Blair Fetzer, Bellefonte. ...... 8814
9. James Biddle, Bellefonte, ...... .88
10. Kenneth Ishler, Pleasant Gap....861%
11. Paul R. Corman, Bellefonte. ..... 8614
12. Dale Brooks, Beliefonte........ 86
13. Charles 8. Tibbens, Bellefonte. .8514
14. Paul Zimmerman, Bellefonte... .85
15. Arthur Hartle, Bellefonte. ....... 41%
16. Walter Rice, Bellefonte......... 74
17. Norman Rice, Bellefonte........ 3% |
Thelma Williams Granted a Divor.a.
A decree of divorce was granted ny
Judge C. D. Copeland, at Greensburg
Gray from her husband, Jesse Gray.
Once a demure school teacher at
Port Matilda, Centre county, where
she was born and raised, Miss Wil- i
liams jumped into notoriety two years
ago when she was chosen “Miss Pitts-
burgh” in the bathing beauty contest
at Atlantic City. Shortly thereafter
she married Jesse Gray, at Greens- |
burg, but connubial bliss was too
tame for her and she soon entered in-
to partnership with another man in
promoting beauty contests. A di-
vorce was the natural result. She is
now filling a theatrical engagement in
Boston.
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A letter received in Bellefonte
from Charles C. Keichline, who is
located at Lake Worth, Fla., states
that his boarding place was untouch-
ed by the cyclone and storm which
devastated that town early last week,
but the postoffice building, in which
he is employed, wag entirely wreck-
ed and it was necessary to move the
office to another building. He fur-
ther stated thatas most of the stores
had either been demolished or flooded
most of the people had to live on sand-
wiches until outside supplies began to
come in.
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at his home in Lock Haven, on Sep-
tember 13th, following a week’s ill-
ness as the result of a stroke of par-
alysis.
He was a son of John T. and Mar-
tha R. Dunkle and was
| Hecla almost fifty-six years ago.
| When he grew to manhood he engag-
ed in farming, an occupation he fol-
lowed until four years ago when he
sold out and moved to Lock Haven,
where for two years he worked for the
New York and Pennsylvania company,
at their paper mill. The past two years
he had been employed atthe Kistler
tannery. He was a member of St.
Luke’s Reformed church, the Great
Island lodge I. O. O. F. and the P. O.
S. of A.
He is survived by his wife and the
following children: Fern Dunkle, of
Boalsburg; Joseph, of Altoona; Mrs.
Edward Yearick, of Nittany; Walter,
Fred, Dorothy and Mary, at home.
He also leaves three brothers and two
sisters, D. M. Dunkle, of Pittsburgh;
Elias, of Toledo, Ohio; John of Min-
goville; Mrs. Jacob Thiel and Mrs.
Philip Zong, of Claysburg. Burial
was made at Zion.
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THOMPSON.—M iss Margaretta
Thompson, a native of Stormstown,
Centre county, died at the University
of Pennsylvania hospital, Philadel-
phia, on September 13th, as the ce-
sult of a complication of diseases.
She was a daughter of Andrew J.
and Mary Thompson and was born at
Stormstown fifty-two years ago. Her
girlhood life was spent at that place
but after the death of her father She
went with her mother to Philipsburg
where she lived until her mother
passed away when she went to Phila-
delphia where she had been a matron
in the Williamson trade school. Her
surviving brothers and sisters are Dr.
H. H. Thompson, A. C. Thompson and
Mrs. H. H. Duncan, of Philipsburg;
Mrs. S. W. Harshberger, of Port Ma-
and Miss Marion J.
Calvert, Md.
The remains were taken to Port
Matilda where funeral services were
held at the home of her sister, M:s.
Harshberger, after which interment
was made in the Friends’ burying
ground, in Halfmoon township.
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Thompson, of
Snyder, an aged maiden lady of Fer-
guson township, died at her home in
‘Pine Grove Mills at eight o'clock on
Tuesday morning, following a linger-
ing illness with a complicaton of dis-
‘eases. In fact she had been an in-
valid ever since girlhood. Several
years ago she was badly scalded and
since then had been unable to walk,
but was able to get around in her
jroom in a wheel chair.
| She was a daughter of Charles and
| Margaret Snyder and was born at
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- Pine Hall *almost seventy years ago.
Following the death of her parents
she lived for a time at State College
{but later took up her abode at Pine
‘Grove Mills where she was cared for
by her niece, Mrs. Charles Louck.
She was a member of the Presbyter-
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‘ian church, although unable to at- |
i tend church services.
Funeral services were held at her
‘late home at two o’clock on Wednes-
‘day afternoon by Rev. J. S. English,
i burial being made in the Pine Hall
| cemetery.
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DEITZEL.—Miss Josephine Agnas
| Deitzel died at the Centre County
| hospital, last Friday morning, follow-
| ing an illness of nineteen months with
| sarcoma of the liver.
| She was a daughter of John and
| Amelia Boozer Deitzel and was born
;in Philadelphia on April 14th, 1858,
hence was in her 71st year. When a
| child her parents moved to Pleasant
| Gap, where they lived a few years,
| then moved to Pennsvalley. Later
i they came to Bellefonte and she had
| lived here since early girlhood. She
was a member of the Methodist
| church and a faithful attendant.
Surviving her are three sisters and
DUNKLE.—Joseph H. Dunkle died REGULAR COURT SESSION
born near!
Hon. John K. Thompson, of DuBois;
tilda; Charles Thompson, of Tyrone,
SNYDER.—Miss Nancy Margaret |
CONVENED ON MONDAY.
Many Commonwealth Cases Heard
and Disposed of.
The reguler session of September
court convened on Monday morning,
with Judge M. Ward Fleming on the
bench. The list of jurors was called
and a number of excuses for cause
granted. The civil list was gone over
and the following cases disposed of:
J. E. Weaver vs. B. C. Dotterer, an
action in trespass. Continued unsil
December term at request of plaintiff.
i James E. Starrett vs. Harry Spec-
‘tor and Daniel Swabb, trading as the
| Williamsport Auto Parts Co., an
! action in trespass. This case was tried
at the February term and under bind-
ing instructions of the court the jury
i returned a verdict for the defendants.
- Following argument on an appeal for
a new trial, Judge Fleming handed
down an opinion in which he admitted
that the court erred in giving binding
instructions to the jury and granted a
new trial. But attorneys for the
. plaintiff took out an appeal to the Su-
| preme court and the case was stricken
from the list.
Bessie M. Hartswick vs. Nellie XK.
McEntyre, an action in trespass. Con-
‘tinued by agreement.
|W. S. Shelton vs. C. M. Smith, an
action in assumpsit. Continued.
| T. R. Griffith vs. Western Union
Telegraph Co., an action in assumpsit.
Continued.
i Judge Fleming notified members of
the bar that Judge A. R. Chase, of
Clearfield, will sit on the Centre
county bench, on Thursday of next
week, to try special cases.
The first Corimonwealth case taken
up was that against Howard Gilson,
of Rush township, indicted for statu-
tory rape. Prosecutor, Oscar Nichol-
son. Notice was given that a settle-
‘ment had been arranged with the
consent of the desertion and probation
. officer, and sentence was suspended
on condition that the terms of settls-
ment are carried out.
| Commonwealth vs. Harry McCloskey.
Indicted for illegal possession and
- manufacture of intoxicating liquor
for beverage purposes. The defend-
"ant plead guilty and was sentenced to
, bay the costs of prosecution, a fine of
| $200, and undergo three month’s im-
| prisonment in the county jail.
i Commonwealth vs. Harry R. Crum-
mey. Statutory charge. Prosecutrix,
Ethel Milller. This case went to trial
i and resulted in a verdict late Monday
afternoon of guilty.
Commonwealth vs. Henry Coble
and Frank Page. Indicted for lar-
ceny. Prosecutor, J. H. Klinger.
These defendants plead guilty and
were sentenced to pay the costs )f
prosecution and undergo imprison-
ment in the county jail for a period of
not less than six months nor more
than twelve months. nd
Commonwealth vs. Charles Wil-
liams. Indicted for violation of liquor
laws. Prosecutor, Leo Boden, county
detective. This case is from near
Philipsburg and was tried on Monday.
i Verdict on Tuesday morning of
guilty.
Commonwealth vs. John Fedora, in-
, dicted for possessing intoxicating li-
i quor for beverage purposes. Prosecu-
‘tor, Leo Boden, county detective.
| This case was called on Monday and
continued until Tuesday morning and
after the jury was challenged and
| Sworn it was discovered that the evi-
‘dence on the part of the Common-
| wealth was not in shape and a juror
‘was withdrawn and the cause con-
| tinued.
| Commonwealth vs. Howard
bers, indicted for aggravated
‘and battery. Prosecutor, J. H.
er. This case grows out of an automo-
i bile collision between Bellefonte and
| Milesburg on December 17, 1927, at
‘ which time both the prosecutor and
his son were injured. The case was
tried and verdict of guilty renderad
by the jury.
i Commonwealth vs. Earl Johnston,
indicted for possession of intoxicat-
ing liquor for beverage purposes.
Cham-
| one brother, Mrs. George Markle, of A Prosecutor, :
| Jeannette; Dr. S. H. Deitzel, of Pleas- | tective. This case was from South
lant Unity; Mrs. Sadie Kreamer, of | Philipsburg and resulted in a verdict
| Pennsvalley, and Mrs. George Eber- | of not guilty but pay the costs.
| hart, of Bellefonte. Funeral services | Commonwealth vs. David Bryant
i were held at the Eberhart home on | 2nd Arnelo Bryant, indicted for keep-
! Sunday afternoon by Rev. Homer C. ing and maintaining a disorderly
| Knox, assisted by Rev. C. C. Shuey, ! house. Prosecutor, Mary Benegas.
Leo Boden, county de-'
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BRANSTETTER.—Harry H. Bran-
i setter died at his home in the Bar-
rens, near the Centre-Huntingdon
county line, on Friday morning, fol-
lowing a year’s illness with arterio
sclerosis. He was a son of Joseph
and was born near where he died on
July 81st, 1855, hence was in his 74th
year. He is survived by his wife, two
sons and four daughters. Burial was
made at Warriorsmark on Monday
afternoon.
——Enrollment in regular four-
year courses at the Pennsylvania
State College for the current term
will be the largest in the history of
the institution, according to William
S. Hoffman, registrar. While a com-
plete check of the total enrollment
cannot be made for some time, Mr.
Hoffman stated that at the close of
the formal registration period there
were 380 more students enrolled than
at the corresponding date last year.
Most of this increase is in the en-
larged freshman class, but a larger
percentage of those in the upper
classes has enrolled for the remain-
ing terms,
| burial being made in the Uni ol
on Wednesday, to Thelma Williams | Ing made In the Union ceme
and Elizabeth Thompson Branstetter |
Commonwealth vs. David Bryant,
{indicted for possession of intoxicat.
| ing liquor for bererage purposes.
Prosecutor, Francis Padilla.
Commonwealth vs. Arnelo Bryant.
were from Rush township and a nol
pros was entered in all three upon
| payment of costs, and after a lecture
by the court to the defendants.
Commonwealth vs. John Rudy, in-
dicted for kidnapping. Prosecutor,
Raymond Harpster. This case was
from near State College and the par-
ties came to an agreement and a nol
Pros was entered upon payment of the
costs.
Commonwealth vs. Lee A. Reed,
transporting intoxicating liquor for
beverage purposes. The defendant
was arrested between Snow Shoe and
Bellefonte, in Boggs township,
warrant sworn out by Leo Boden
county detective. He appeared
open court and plead guilty, and was
sentenced to pay the costs of prosecu-
tion, a fine of $300 and undergo im-
prisonment in the county jail for six
y
Commonwealth vs. Charles Reese,
maintaining a gambling device; also
for possession of intoxicating liquor
for beverage purposes. Prosecutor,
Leo Boden, county detective. The de-
Indicted for larceny. These cases
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plead guilty to the charges. The de-
fendant is an aged man and in poor
health, and after a lecture by the
court sentence was suspended on the
gambling device charge but the de-
fendant was sentenced on the liquor
charge to pay the costs of prosecu-
tion and a fine of $200.
The civil list of cases for trial dur-
ing next week was again gone over
on Tuesday morning by the court
and the following cases disposed of:
Samuel S. Leitzel vs. Chester M.
Pringle, trespass. Continued.
Harry K. Resides vs. J. G. Neidigh
and M. W. Neidigh, trading and do-
ing business as Neidigh Brothers
Lime & Stone company. Trespass,
continued.
Margaret M. Showers vs. same,
continued.
J. D. Sowers vs. same, continued.
Philipsburg Beef company vs. The
Pennsylvania Railroad company, tres-
pass. Continued,
C. P. Long vs. R. V. Miller.
tinued.
Travelers Insurance company vs.
William Slee Sr., William Slee Jr,
and Herschel Slee, doing business as
William Slee and Sons. Assumpsit,
continued.
Con-
Jesse L. Bert vs. J. W. Henzey. ¢,
Assumpsit, continued.
Plumer Flick vs. C. J. Decker, trad-
ing as Decker Chevrolet company.
Replevin, continued.
The first case taken up on Wednes-
day morning was that of the Com- ' laws;
monwealth vs. S. H. Spence,
with violating the liquor laws. Pros-
ecutor, A. E. Yougel, chief of police
of State College. Defendant appear-
ed in open court and plead guilty and
was sentenced to pay the costs of
prosecution and a fine of $100.
Commonwealth vs,
charged with illegal possession and
manufacture of intoxicating liquor
for beverage purposes. Prosecutor,
H. P. Harris, chief burgess.
Defend- :
fendant appeared in open court and I MANY CASES. HEARD
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AT SPECIAL COURT.
Twelve Men Haled Before Judge for
Desertion and Non-Support.
Violation of the motor laws and
desertion and non-support figured
most prominently in the list of cases
scheduled for hearing without jury
trial at a special session of court, last
week, which began on Thursday
morning and lasted until noon on Sat-
urday. All told there was a list of
twenty-seven cases heard and dispos-
ed of and ten not called. The cases
disposed of were as follows.
Pat Torsell, non-support; $12 a
month for support of child.
Eugene Carson, desertion and non-
support; $15 a month toward support
of family.
George Reed, violation of liquor
laws; $350 fine and costs.
B. T. Bell, violation of motor laws;
sentence suspended upon payment of
costs.
John Muttoni, violation of motor
laws; sentence suspended upon pay-
ment of costs,
Rudy Kistler, violation of liquor
laws; $500 fine and costs.
Ralph H. Hummer, violation of mo-
r laws; sentence suspended upon
payment of costs.
J. R. Corman, violation of motor
laws; sentence suspended upon pay-
ment of costs.
Walter Bennett, violation of motor
appeal from justice of peace
charged refused and sentenced to pay costs.
Vincent Balett, desertion and non-
support; discharged upon payment of
costs.
E. C. Strohm, violation of motor
laws; appeal from justice of peace
‘sustained, county to pay costs.
John Speece,
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W. J. Harter, violation of motor
laws; appeal from justice of peace
sustained, county to pay costs.
Walter Smith, desertion and non-
ant appeared in open court and plead , SUPPOrt; continued.
guilty and was sentenced to pay the
costs of
prosecution a fine of $100 non-support
Thomas E. Jones, desertion and
; $60 a month for support
and three months in the Allegheny cof family.
county work house; prison sente
be suspended
and fine.
1. P Johnstonbaugh, who was con-
victed at the February session of
court, made a motion for a new trial,
which was refused and ordered to ap-
pear before the court for sentence
sometime in July last, appeared in
nce to
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court and was sentenced to pay the
costs of prosecution, make restitu-
tion of the property valued at $800
rand undergo imprisonment in the Al-
legheny county work house for a per-
iod of one year.
Commonwealth vs. Arthur V. Gear-
hart, against whom was lodged ten
informations, nine for issuing bad
checks and one for forging his wife's
name to a note. There were ten dif-
Rosey Zonella, disorderly conduct;
upon payment of costs ' continued.
Chester Squires, disorderly con-
duct; sentence suspended. On a sec- -
ond charge of violation of the liquor
laws defendant was sentenced to one
year in the Allegheny county work
house.
Fred Hartswick, desertion and non-
support; $25 a month for support of
, family.
ferent prosecutions in court, two of
them had been found as true bills by
the grand jury, and the others pre-
ferred before the court by a:number
“of. prosecutors. The defendant ap-
peared in open court, plead guilty to
the indictments, waived the finding ~t
the grand jury in eight charges and
plead guilty to them. He was sen-
tenced to pay the costs of prosecu-
tion, fine of one dollar and undergo
imprisonment in the penitentiary for
not less than two and one-half nor
more than five years.
Commonwealth vs. W. H. Richards.
Defendant appeared in court on two
different charges of forgery and one
on issuing a bad check. The court
sentenced him to pay the costs of
presecution and make restitution to
the prosecutors, further sentence be-
ing suspended.
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_ Petriikin Hall to be Made Into Living
Apartments.
assault
Weay-
At a meeting of the W. C. T. Y.,
on Wednesday afternoon, the mem-
bers voted to convert the auditorium
of Petrikin hall into living apart-
ments. According to an estimate of
a responsible contractor the work can
be done for seven or eight thousand
dollars, and the women decided to ne-
gotiate a loan of ten thousand dollars
which will also enable them to make
some other repairs to the building.
According to the plans now in view
the lower floor of the auditorium will
be brought to a level of the entrance.
. Then another floor put in halfway ap
‘which would give two stories nine
feet in height in the clear. This
would give ample room for five good-
sized apartments. The stairway now
going to the second story on the east
side of the building will be moved to
the wide entrance hall, and the space
it now occupies will be thrown into
the W. C. T. U. room.
The offices now occupied by Dr.
Maloy will remain as they are for the
present. These are the plans now
decided upon, but no contracts have
, yet been signed.
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Contract Awarded for the Bellefonte
Central Connection.
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The contract for the Bellefonte
Central railroad connection in College
and Ferguson townships was definite-
i ly awarded to the James and Nichol-
| son Construction company, of Johns-
i town, at a meeting of the board of di-
{ rectors in Philadelphia, last Thurs-
‘day. The construction company has
| been moving its equipment onto the
{ground and will be at work on the
job next week. Inasmuch as they will
be required to complete the grading
in sixty working days it will mean
that a large force of men will be giv-
en employment.
now that they have been exposed.
SA,
Mrs. Nora Bennett, Arlington Ham-
‘er and Wilson Hamer, charged with
non-support of their father.
charged.
Ralph Cole, desertion and non-sup-
port; $25 a month to support his
wife.
Edward Billet, desertion and non-
support; $25 a month to support of
family.
Arthur V. Gearhart, desertion: and
non-support; continued.
Charles H. Smith, violation of mo-
tor laws; sentence of justice of peace
to 27 days in jail affirmed.
J. H. Dugan, violation of motor
laws; appeal from justice of peace
sustained, county to pay costs.
George Pfontz, desertion and non-
support; $20 a month for the support
of his family.
Mrs. Lerie Gill, violation of liquor
laws; $250 fine, costs and three
months in Allegheny work house, the
imprisonment to be remitted if fine
and costs are paid.
Allen Bloom, desertion and non-
Dis-
“support; discharged.
J. Frank Kennedy, assault and bat- :
tery and non-support; discharged.
Cases not called were: i
George A. Mokdad, violation of my- |
tor laws.
John Speece, violation of liquor
laws. !
Benny Kofman, violation of motor |
laws.
William Rote, surety of the peace.
Hasten Long, violation of the mo-
tor laws.
Jacob Kofman, violation of the mo- |
tor laws.
Leonard C. Dill Jr., violation of the
" GRANGE PLAYERS
' stage presence,
1 tain percentage of the costs that the
; county must bear. As an offset, how-
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The Klan assailants of Gover- ' probation officer, has collected as fines
j nor Smith are removing their masks and costs since last Thursday between
motor laws.
Glenn R. Weaver, violation of the
motor laws.
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Robert Hoover, violation of the mo-
tor laws.
James Moritz Jr. desertion and
non-support.
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Many Guests at Kiwanis Luncheon.
Enough of guests were at the |
Kiwanis luncheon, at the Brockerhoff |
house, on Tuesday, to make it seem |
like visitor's day. They were Frank '
Stoup, of Ridgway; chief of police A.
E. Yougel and Boyd Ingram, of Staiy
College; Robert F. Farley, of Al-
toona; Joseph E. Gray, of Ambler; !
Gordon Singer, assistant physical di-
rector of the Bellefonte Y. M. C. A;
Frank W. Winkle Jr. and William C.
Montignani, of Lock Haven.
In the absence of W. Harrison
Walker, at Uniontown, L. C. Hein-
eman presided. The speaker was Mr.
Montignani, who spent seven years in
Y work in France.
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With two colmns and a half
of court report in this issue of the |”
Watchman it doesn’t look as if the
world is growing better. And every
case that comes before the court adds
just that much more to the burden of
taxpayers, as there is always a cer-
ever, Roy Wilkinson, desertion and
$1500 and $1600.
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FINE IN “THE PATSY.”
Players of the Washington Grange
of Fergusonand College towrships
presented Barry Conners’ three act
comedy, “The Patsy” at the State
theatre here, Tuesday night. The
audience was small but appreciative
for the entertainment was of an or-
der that merited a packed house.
Amateur shows, as a rule, are a
bore outside the communities in which
the actors are known and have a per-
sonal appeal. We are frank to admit
that we went to see how bad it would
be, so we want to be fair and ac-
knowledge our utter disappointment.
It is a very clever comedy, replete
with lines and opportunities for good
action, all of which would be lost if
not put over effectively and we stay-
ed to the finish because the players
from up the country got the story to
us almost as well as the author of the
play might have wished it to be con--
veyed.
There were eight people in the cast.
All of them did better than we ex-
pected. Two of them would take
rank with any amateurs we have ever
seen in straight comedy and of all the
thespians of whom we have been wont
to boast of in Bellefonte we can’t
think of any to whom the lead of the
Grange Players should bow.
Miss Markle, as “Patricia Harring-
ton” was really charming. She has
a good voice and
artistry. Except for a slightly over-
used mannerism we should say that:
we would expect no better interpre--
tation of her role from a profession-
al. Mrs. John Doty’s delineation ~f
“Mrs. Harrington” was far above:
what one might expect from an ama-
teur and Brooks Corl seemed to us
to fit into the rather difficult part of
“Tony Anderson” just right. Dor-
othy Hunter got a lot out of the catty
sister of Patricia and LeRoy Corl,
“Mr. Harrington,” Norman Corl,
“Billy Caldwell,” and Ralph Hunter,
“Francis O'Flaherty,” supplied credit--
able support. Miss Dorothy Dreible--
bis had only a small part as “Sadie
Buchanan,” but she did it so well that:
Wwe regretted that the lines gave op--
portunity of seeing so little of her.
After Tuesday night's surprise we:
are almost persuaded that Washing-
ton Grange is devoting more time to
producing Barrymores than it is to.
Floras and Ceres.
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County treasurer Lyman L.
Smith still has on hand more than
half his special doe licenses, althougn
they are being issued at the rate of
about one hundred a day.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
OR RENT.—A 6 room house, with.
bath and light, garage for 2 cars,
on east Lamb St. Inquire of John
Galaida, Penn St., or call 152-R. 73-38-3t.
OST.—Horn-rimmed Spectacles lost
somewhere on street between the
down-town Oriole store, Heverly’s:
corner and Logan St., last Saturday even-
ing. Finder will please return fo Miss
Lula Dry or to this office, 72-38-3t
Center
Bellefonte’s Finest Amusement
Friday, September 28,
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“Drums of Love”
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TOM MIX
IN
“Horseman of
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PHYLIS HAMER
IN
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