Odd and Curious News Wild Goose Chase Five very puzzled wild geese look- ed for a place to land on lce-cov- ered Susquehanna river at Lock Haven the other night and won- dered if somebody hadn't made a mistake. What should have been a spring-like blossoming terrain below—was snow covered from a sudden cold wave that left a blan- ket 14 inches deep fn some of the northern tier counties. The gees flew south * Claim To Fame B. H. Alves, Pittsburgh engineer, has a new claim to fame, In a con- test conducted at the Kiwanis club, he dug into his vest pocket and shelled out 96 different articles. The prize was an app le The next contestant Knick- knacks behind. Dad Was There Dad was on hand when a boy was born to Mrs. Tom of Erie, but not in his usual The proud father was recove from an appendectomy operation in the same hospital tim the . This Rooster Lost A fighting rooster tangled washing machine wringer at Iroa- ton, Ohio, and lost. Mis. Georg Schweickart said that the cock ap- parently tried to pick a with the washing machine, stuck out hi peck, and the wringer wrung it Wily, » Stole Proprietors Leg When thieves entered the of Timothy T. McMahon, at hamton, N. Y. they passed cash register but not the proprie- tor's gpare artificial leg. McMahe reported to police that $150 which he had cached in the leg wi ng pie, Wao ol baby Yale role ring 4 ab 1 with flohe AMAT garage Bing- up the muss Warning Too La te Seeing T-year-old Obel Jene Pay- on walki ng along the highway “hn his back fo traffic, at Muskog OKia. Highway Patrolman R. L. Mc- Carty was trying to him 0 warn him of the dange tomobiie & the chilc instantly Plows Up Up $1 5, 000 While cleazing up a piece ground, at Meridan Miss. Green's picw po truck an pot and turned it u The pot © tained approxiunat ed 153.000 in / coins, some dated as fas back as 1514 cme residents believe the cons were part of $60.000 said to have been paid the Mobile Indians for their possessions in Alsbama. Ln making thei: journey from Alabama, legend has it that the Indians camped at a spot hear the banks of Tallabala at which place they ov by robbers. The robber find the gold eo fe p OvVeTLaKe {Iuck were Rivers Run Backwa rd Heavy railing and caused so much water in Saskatchewan's drought co rivers and creeks are , FURDing 1 back- wards melting snows Southern ANE b First Patient Daughter Returning from where he lea tims of gas a police meetin ned how to revive vic- asphyxiation, John Johnson, 56, of Providence, R found his daughter, Priscilla overcome by fumes from a gas stov valve she had accidentally turned on while preparing a midnight lunch Johnson succeeded in reviving her Filmed Oak Gone A huge ocak tree, 30 feet around and estimated to be 1.200 years old which served as background for many of the love scenes in the mov- 06, recently blew down at Holley wool. It was one of the prized pos- seasons of Warner Studio ranch y the Feet Are Growing Women's feet are getling larger Records of a large shoe manufaciur- ing company in St. louls revealed that Lhe average size of women: £hoes has increased more than a full size in the last decade. Stylists sald the incigase Is due partly to the trend toward nore comfortable clothing, but prlocipagly bepause modern women were betier fitted when children. Can Open Mouth For the firs! time in his life, Nor- man Nebroski, 8, of Danville, recent- iy ate solid food. An operation which removed a bone growth which had caused bis lower jaw Lo grow to his skull, permitted him to open his mouth Wants Both Hands Members of Daniel Taylor's fame ily placed a package beside the 101.year-old former Indian fighter when he died at Denver last week. In the package were the bones of his right forearm, amputated alter an accident 56 years ago. Taylor bad often said that when he died he wanted “to take both of my hands to the other world” The package will be buried with him, Stork Takes a Taxi Taxicab births are becoming a habit in the Cucinoppi family of Philadelphia, Priday Mrs. Alfla Cu- cinoppl, 28, gave birth to a girl in a taxicab as she and her husband were enroute to a hospital. The baby's father, Joseph Cucinoppi, 34- year-old barber, and his twin bro- ther, Thomas. also were born in a taxicab. A Visitor in Seven Thousand Homes Each Week. The Most Widely Read Newspaper in Centre County. SECOND CTION 1 n hg dhe Centre Democrat NEWS, FEATURES VOLUME BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1938. NUMBER 15 WOMAN KILLED AS TRAIN HITS AUTO STALLED ONR.R. TRACKS Three Others, Including Two Altoona People, Leap to Safety as Crack Limited Crushes A stantly neat! h ¥ L | New Highway Head Succeeds the Late Warren Van Dyke | ROY E BROWNMILLER * Deputy Secretary To Head Roads Van Dyke's Assistant Position Held By Late Secretary the Govern Maer Earle Van appointed to succeed the Drvke as way is a county. He wa in Schuylkili his residen Secretary of High- native of BSchuy n March 5. 1800 Haven and maintaing Pott imiiee ge appoint tary April 1 I 1985, lected by Mr. Van Dyl kill bog ce in Bre od and with I'he ew Secreta of Highways has had a notable career of public service, Since 1922 has served one term in the Bate Hou 0 Representatives and three is a8 Schuylkill counts So © winning ever elect which he had aspir d Before entering Brownmiiler wa: industries of his ing school upon completion of the grammar grades. his fir job was with bis father who operated a marbie and granite cutting busi- ness in Schuylkill Haven. Aller 10 years in this labor, he worked for (Continued on page three) ¥ ne ¢ ai iblic life Mr employed in the home county, Leav- Lifts Auto, John H. Edwa iontown, asked se him lift his car ditch. As it came oul wheel knocked Edward car roiled down a slight grade and passed over hig body. He died a few minutes later of a broken neck a o——— Fatally 35 Injured of near Un- roadside the front down. The from a Prizes for Mother Thirty-six thousand Tui kish mothers who have six or more chil | will soon receive a prize from | 0 | the provisions of | dren the Government shout $42.50, under a special law voled in 1930 amounting Two Years for Brutality Mis. Helen Huvanis, 36, was sen- | tenced to serve two vears of prison | at Jersey City. after being convicted of beating and otherwise mistrea’- ing a two-year old girl left in her care > Crop control is & success if it raises the standard of living for some farm families abd a failuce if it does a Warren veral men to help Their Car ascertained now the ar in the 'd wa rear which ve the impac Took Wrong Route + Gallit H COM ting | Kennedy, James Get Top Positions | | for Position On Ballots Held Friday Drawing Primary Last Republican balk Werner at the drawing + Blate Elect Bures For U fons RK. Senate Eddie McCloskey George H Earle Jumes J Davi Edward lo G wer Governor Thomas Ke Margiotti, Charles nnedy Alvin Den Charle Jones James, James H Takes | : Samuel . Frank J Harrie WwW. B. Brown Secrelary of Internal Affairs Democrat Thomas A Edith B DeWitt Republican — Frederic 5, William 8 jamin C. Jones hn A Derenzo for Logue, A Livengood Pullip H Ciond « Jr. Dew - char Ber po all candifiates Cexicharles and reached Into a bag their humbers Stokes They and pulled out Find Body of Man Ihe body Jolin Gearhart, 55 of Nescopeck, was found In the Susquehanna River at Bloomsburg Gearhart disappeared from his home on March 19. Acting Coroner Geor A. Zeigler began an investi- of art ge gation ——— Urge More Apples Be Eaten The “apple a day” slogan & en- dorsed by Secretary of Agriculture J. Hansell French for economic rea- sons. Utging Pennsylvanians to eal more apples, hie sald 5 $1.000.000. bushel surplus from the bumper 1937 crop is forcing pricey downward Power, without intelligent direc tion, is dangerous, and intelligence. without moral guidance fearful ——— a ——— <a —— —— WB Public office i not always used as a public trust; sometimes it Is used as a shakedown racket ‘met for the bull<this one | proofed, Exposing the Easter Bunny Ee Ty “IAs TER Sos FROM THE EASTER \ BUNNY *'~ = PFOOBY / WHY DON'T YOU TELL ‘EM TW TRUTH, you FAKER / oo ™ rrp ree el | \ MEW MAT { /d » ad? Forty-Eight Graduated From New College For ‘Prospective Papas’ New Invention Has a Loud Way Of Telling When You're Going 50 with may or Stephen Falls the nning at a RIND s1farts » pactures Te 1 f 1stve fre niriiugal foree wider as the perutes a buzzer Enrolling Farmers For Federal Aid Agricultural Workers to Supply Necessary Farm Information meetings wilich have mdse throughout hye recently by the Centre County Agricultural Conservation Committee 0 soguaing farmers with the various phases 1538 program have been oomj The commities {8 now | enroll farmers in the progr 10 discuss with them the tyx work they wish to carry out The farmers who participassd In st year's program are urged the committee to supply promj nly information requested of them (Continued on pege three BULL HAD GOOD EAR Farmer P. J. Thielen. of Audubon Iowa. invented a tin helmet for his stubborn bull. The helmet had peep holes permitting the bull er only straight ahead $0 he wouldn? follow Thiflen around his vard and butt him One day last week Thielen took Off n gig-zhg course toward his windmill, figuring the bull wouldn't see him, But the bull heard his feet Tust- ling through the corn stalks and set out In hot pursuit. Thielen made the windmill just in time Now he's working on a new hel sound- Urged Farmers hetn count { the am by CHAIN OF MISFORTUNES FOLLOW LOCK HAVEN FAMILY wk Haven edently © Rawal ules anied w who re- nily was } an nloxi entolite near eldest brother inured several weeks member of the atcd Fees he Ci Halli. He Archie, wa WT MOUSE sutomobile accident AZO and another Davis family, a brother-in-law, William Makepeace was bummed about the face mid hands while us ing an acelelene ch in repairing a friends automobile, and will be unable to sork for nearly a yea LE in an ore FENN STATE ENGINEER MRES SOIL PACKER v Blagingame of agricul Yur ve Proless Ralph AEAd of the department tural engineering at the Penns nia State College, considers the soil yicker a valuable tool to follow the tractor plow He reports implement has which cover the botioom tracios er wheels are and plow Bulb Blooms Quickly High school students at Hunting. dog Park. Calif, experimenting at forcing plant growth with chemicals have succeeded in getting full-bloom narcissus blossoms In six days after the bulbs were planted that one type of this six packer wheels swath of a two plow. Eight pack used for the three- ten wheels for the botiom piow four-botiom YOUNG OSCEOLA MOTHER DIES FROM DRINKING INSECT KILLER After Consuming Quarter Pint of the Deadly Liquid, Victim Ran to Physician-Taken to Hospital Where She Expired Puts Babies on Train; No Tickets He Has ‘assengers too Young To Travel Conductor Discovers Two Alone Pinchot ‘Reads -—ey Random Items C—O — 1 4 Bellefonte Co Record’ of James Score Opponent For Without Jench Politics lesign- ing From hn polite Babyy rodendd governor moe from OVE non Entering death H Basti ngs © of por Danse became a sed What You May Catch, and Where, During Trout Season in County in Centre and adjoining have been well stocked with he Btate sh Commission ing the fall ar carly this your hould prove unusually ive of cree] limits even on ng day of the season in the opinion of many Bad weather jomorrow will drawback 10 a heavy ch, {t is prediciad Mild sping weather and the stocking program of the Fish Com- mission have combined to make the coming rout season ed for on the part of wnl years WHERE TROUT CAN BE FOUND Following a list of streams in Cer county that are available (0 trout fishermen and have been stocked for their benefi BROOK TROUT Penng Creek tr na River Laure] Run or Synagogue tributary Muddy Run Black Bear Run tributary Creek Gap Run bn 3d prods Ww Qpen- id, 15th observer: be he inating A ols the anglers is re utary Susquehal Stream Mo- shannon Gaibraiths Spring Creek Benner Run tribuilary Bisck Mo- shannon Creek Wallace Run tr Creek Pleasant Gap Run Spring Creek tributary Creek ibutary foutary Bald Bagk Baid Bagie ". P Dee: Bo $s h Por Wolf West 3rancl Mount shann Pork Beech Creek Cedar Creek Creek Flat kK Creek or laur iriditary Bald Eagle Creek BROWN TROUT Bald Eagle Creek tribula Branch Susquehanna River Little Moshannon Creek tributary (Continued oh page three) ‘KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES’ — More That Scaley Isn't to Hear By POP MOMAND I DON'T CARE WHAT SCaLmY SAVE -- IT'LL. BET THEOE SWNT A FSM IN THIS BLAMED LAME! T'm DISOUSTEDY EfR-- BV TH WAY, BOYS! 1 DON'T Tran WE'D SETTER MENTION THIS TO SCAaLEBYY CB br The Sassen pend er Was M3 w" probabys medium irate is & hy a Ja trend 0c Whe have Publi OSCEOLA MILLS BOY HURT WHEN CAR STRIKES SLED Ww QOstedin Malls Joseph Swires Philipeburg Thursday moming The T%0 young boys 12 Joht Hien up ears ee Allen Gardi- LeoForte, 10. had 10 sled ride before stared. Sledding down the h street hill wh normally ped off for sled riding during the boys failed from the and FES winter months. the two the oar Ho trdale road Unable way because ance of Lhe woe turn vo 4 win out the the sudden appear and (he icy roads rammed the sled injuring Gardiner and hurling LeForte safely aside Swireo of Af of sjed ae CAT rushed the injured youth doctor where Gardiner was i thetited. He waz then taken 10 the home of his grandfather Mr. Al- bert Thomas. Elisabeth Street to the Ready to ‘Cast Anchor’ Eight youlhs still hoping to anolher “last raft” gown the Sus- guehanna River. reported they have cul enough logs but have been un- able to Tioat them down Clearfield | Creek becnuse of Jow walter. They hope 10 build the raft at Irvons, Clearfield county pilot Ii a weak navy is an asset no navy at all wouid be an sdvantage-—-4io the § Tt Am i!
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