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BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1940,
The Most Widely Read Newspaper In Centre County. A Visitor In Seven Thousand Homes Each Week. |
Centre Democraf
”,
AAR
Innocent Bystander
Mild-mannered Ezra Kiby, of
Philadelphia, has vowed not to visit
any more political rallies while car- |
rying the family's supply of eggs
Ezra bought himself a dozen egus
and was going home when he rash-
ly decided to stop in at the Wendell
Willkie rally at Shibe Park. An
“anti-egi” detective spolted him,
took him down to city hall and nsk- Father Receives Letter from Son Who Wand-
$d a lot of question]. Riroy finally} ered Away from the Scene of His Wrecked
PONIVINOEC he Dad Do ‘ i
Automobile; Victim Apparently Dazed
Osceola Youth, Missing
Nearly a Week, Located
org
ol
the law that
intentions of shying the heniruit
at Mr. Willide, who once lived near
him in Elwood, Ind t
egg -throwe:
ton, too
CHED ed
USP a
} 4 of ga 4 1
have
Ihe
wort WiliKie
Deey
Mill
ed search
nen
CeOm * to a farm near
- — —-—-
Prays Way Out
An
a traffic accident case al
Ark. told the Court she
the collision, althous
passenger in one of th
looking
testified
had intend-
elderly Negress, testify
straight ahead
she i ASK Wiis
praying if she
rar, she answered
when I gets in
and keeps right on
out.”
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.
The Woman Bites
This Detroit woman bit
catcher. William Mulvey
catcher call on Benny
Colangelo who
wellare ander
Heenses for t
collared one dog and »
lease it, Mulvey sald, Mrs
bit him on the forearm and
Her husband went
his fists. Police (
went to the pour
jail and Mulvey
d
didn’t
e
one
nty
i tn
Finds Unusual Insect
ed
Accident Breaks
Electric Service
ed
X Pian
$
4 t " a
Lila ui
neir
Damage to Transformers
Near Mill Hall Estimated
at $500
into action
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In St. Louis, Missouri
1940
‘PEEPING TOM’ ARRESTED
peeping
before
State
s Leitzel] that
United States
H Ave
i
i
NEWS,
FEATURES
Girl Sentenced To Term
In Jail For Taking
Part In
Bold Holdup Near Tyrone
Blond and Comely Catherine Bishop Selvage,
Whose Companion Was Killed by An In-
tended Robbery Victim, Pleads Guilty
Catherine Blshop Selvage, 22
1H Ramey Ci
sentenced
sident earfield
173)
county jail,
cost
to one
id pay
ading
yilempled
v 1 v 4
ant M1 Bel
mpany atl the Lune
Bialr
HATES
.
Heroic Role
A discharged walter
admitted he set fire !
so he could “rescue
become
brought
Brought
hours after the
town, wa i
Snyder, 28
guilty to a chs
sentenced to
county prison
her
ae
him
into
er —. — A —
Trailer-Born Baby
The stork caught up with M
A
nts
rthur
Mrs
reside
Toot Inn county,
one morni pre-
gented the couple with an 8-pound
daughter. As far as can be learned
Jean Harlow Wells, the new arrival
pan Slik AM the
first traller-born baby in Clinton
county
alg
to keep the long wing
s of driving but change-making and collecting
licemse and toll slips slowed down
companion musing am
gag from
eve report -
Y Tat
ed that he faces cl
without an operators
reckless drivi
Frank Olex
he
av
i 8
Hospital
Smith is
! Phil
y y wr Minded
Unexpected Dividend Wr
Dr. H. Rola: Hudson of
Rosa, Cal, ge unexpectad divi
Ot an
dend when ed
wd a 7
Injured in Fall From Tre
1ri0ais
in
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wood pecker
te
Camber
Ket's ¢ Wi
bill which In
no qualms of
As no
WOOT Ped gE a «
Hudson removed witl
3%
pecker buyin
lar bil
Long View of Pennsylvania Turnpike
Penna. Deparimend of Commerce Phote
Stretching from Middlesex, Cumberland County, not far from Harrisburg, to Irwin, east of Pittabypy
Pennsylvania's super-highway was opened to traffic one minute after midnight, September 80. Picta
above is a 13% mile tangent of the roadway between the eastern tunnel at Blue Mountain and the
eastern terminus near Carlisle, Seven tunnels pierce the Appalachian mountains to carry the highway
which is 160 miles long. Six of the tunnels webe partly bored 60 years ago for the pro cone
struction of the South Penn railroad. The maximum grade on the new hig way is three percent. On
this modern four-lane comereté highway, east and west bound traffic is separated by a 10-foot parkway,
No other highway crosses it at grade. Access to the turnpike is at Middlesex and Irwin
as well as nine intermediate points, :
lane
because
bound over
The ext
gw yg le Ta
* ‘ef fourt
lane was needed
¢ a
i
te wai 1 wid
WO pay 08 wiki
Lock Haven Fire
PE i ad a sik
Jallopies Can't Take It
Jullopie
3a dg trouble keep
the vehicles, | eastbound automobiles have to sop | Ine up with sulomobiles swinging
} the westbound ve-' aiGig<at a spay gait of ANY miles
come forward wilh
pliecies of what will happen In 1843
It's about tome for some seer Oo
“socurale’” pro-
Couple Observe Philipsburg Pair
Co. Orders Truck Golden Wedding Mark Anniversary
Hope Hose Unit to Add Res- Chicago Pair Mark Anniver.
cue Truck to Its
Equipment
Haven fir
a
& Company will
i sQUaE Car~
I'he Hope Hose Com-
hased a sedan and
DOdYy and
Bn
oimnbine
nas 3
remove the build «
squad car
jozen men
1 driver's
members will do
cost of t
4 will
small equipment inciud-
company's lighting plant
local firemen are also consid-
purchasing a respirator so
resuces can be effected not
ich w
in add
Ii seat about a
4
to those on tt
ar
£ Nn
Company
in the e
ot nder the
EPaces
ng
The
neat
for
the
aT
nat
sible asphyxiation or drowning
ition to the regular driver,
i Robert J. Waterman, ang the relief
Frank H. Shuey, who are
the city. the company has
econd aasistant driver
{hired 4
Clyde Waterman, so that the squad |
car will be able to follow the truck
to fires
wl nn,
| TWO LOCK HAVEN MEN
{ Two Lock Haven men’s weekend |
thunting trip cost them $262. it was a
announced after a hearing Monday
| morning before Justice of the Peace
E. Q Crane, Jersey Shore, where
{the two men, arrested early Satur.
day moming in the Pine Creek
area, pleaded guilty to two game
law violations
{ficlals said Stanley 1. Miller
iEmest Dersham had in their pos-
session when arrested, was taken
{with the two men to the Lycoming
county jail and
| Kathry
i
jer
0 | | Faye Pert
FINED FOR GAME VIOLATION {Neff and son Bobby
i only at fires bu’ also in cases of pos- |
sary at Relative's Home
in Howard
H
weddin
Mrs
Be
§
No ft
Hemmiher
’ ie
N 8 deacon in
the Presbyterian churches in Chi.
Cago received from
a friend in the church 50 beautiful
President Hoover” roses that! had
been telegraphed to her in obsery.
{ance of the event
On Saturday L. H. Neff and Mrs
n Swart: entertained at a
dinner in their honor Those
were: Mrs, Jennie Welrick
sister the Messrs. Neff, Mr. and
{ Mrs. Philip Barr, son Philip, Jr. of
{ Pleasant Gap; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
| Neff. Millbeim: Mrs. Merril] Pleich-
soni Merrill, Jr. and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs Willard
of Howard:
H. Nefl
one of
en is
54
and on Baturdasy
i family
present
to
| Mrs. Swartz and L
On Bunday Mr. and Mrs Gilbert
eff, of Millheim, entertained Mr
and Mrs. E. H. Neff. Lot H. Neff
and Mrz. Kathryn Swartz at dinner
at the hotel at Woodward. and that
afternoon the four latier motored
to Tyrone and were entertained at
the home of another brother, Robert
i Nefl, at an oyster supper
The spike buck. which game of- | ’ pe
and 4
Mr. and Mrs. Neff left for their
ome in Chicago that evening by
train
the venison was ach; for hunting without license,
{used there to provide a variation in $20 each, and cosis, $11.10 each
j the usual fare for prisoners,
! On the charge of
{illegally taken game-—spotlighting
|
|
i
The two men posted bonds for
possession of | the fines
A ——- —-
| Was the charge—the fines were $100 ~Classified ads bring results.
| [|
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Gilbert
Entertain Guests at Belle-
fonte Hotel
snded the
wniversary dinner at
Hotel at Bellefonte
1 honor of Mr. ang
Philipsburg, who
sliver an-
wedding
wenGig
from lipsburg
and Ww Johns on
Mrs. Harold Pearson, Mr
E:-hriam Ooldthorp Mr. and
John Files, Mr. and Mrs Jack
Milsom, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Herman
Mr. and Mrs Prank Ehrenfeld Mr
and M John Condon, Mr. and
Mrs, Othello Curtis and Mr and
Mrz, Don Gilbert
Mr. and Mrs
Harrisburg
burg
dinner
were
Mr
ang
M
Mrs
Mrs
Mrs
i
H
rs
Frank Caldwallader
formerly of Philips-
also attended the anniversary
TY 4
Ie table appointments were
beautifully carried out with yellow
chrysanthemums and lighted tapers
while at each lady's plate a corsage
¢
of rose buds served as a favor
Following the bounteous dinner.
the company, in which there were
also Bellefonte friends played
bridge in the hotel parlor
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert were the
recipients of a nice array of silver
pieces
stn MP
Car Jams Rear of Truck
A slight crash on Bellefonte ave-
nue, Lock Haven, last Priday in-
volved cars driven by Fred W. Hinds
of Hublersburg, and Ray M. Calla-
han. of Lock Haven The collision
occurred when Hinds could not get
his car stopped after the Smith and
Winter truck ahead of him, driven
by Mr. Callahan, had halted to al-
low another vehicle to enter the
Claster yard, The car driven by
Hinds jammed the rear of the truck
No one wag hurt,
of
Belvage
woman
hand
taking
Wao
will
got out
station
and the
ner
2
A
the car and entered the
then
had
arew
flashlight
gun
in
“
a
fler
8&
ner
[rom
said
the
he
them in
and up the
ville pike miles
released after the woman
containing $28
irs. Bel-
0 accompany
Tyrone
five
for where
took his pocketbook
judge
who
Thu Queslione N
vage said she had left ! .
band in Pebruary of thi
then started keeping compan:
brother-in-law rank
in March following his release
the penlientiary. Her two
at in the custoqQy
Laled
her Vage
from
ci iren
1
Hd Lhe
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Hunters File Few
Petitions on Doe
Commission Reports Small
Opposition Against Open
Season
{ the
r of
reported
count
seem
asseriec
MASON
aon from
he deer herds
game code of
commission declared an
son on doe in Forest, Jefferson,
Warren, and Potter Counties last
i year. Forest and Jeflecson circu-
ated petitions abrogale the or-
but there were nol enough
ners (he movement fell
pmenoes
1938 the
open sea-
s
SO
Beason
slale
extends
similar 10
295. Million Year Trip
Paul D. Ki
M
Dr
State
mine, of the Penn
Mineral Industries
Bradford oll
college 1
probably
ch flowed
Bradford oil
SUITOUncing
hy 2 4
that
bry
researc)
stale samp
ught to
1 convention
minerals
Cover
es of
rock the
whi
Wii
taihed
a delta
field {:
the
om
what Is nc
000 year:
w State College
a8g0
Naa RR
285.000, «
Random
[tems
CAMPAIGN CUSSING:
This corner doesn’t pretend to be
shocked or affronted by the cuss
words Mr Jilikie uses in his cam-
speeches, Bui we do believe
candidate for the NIgHesL
the greatest nation in the
can bestow upon one of Is
be abie express
resor ing
aemand
val oY
paign
that
office
wor
a
: shoud 17)
without
The Presi
(nity that no
m, and we don
candidate for
hould be using
0 Pro=-
4
HNCY
office can
other
t feel proud that
Rookeve i.
NO BLESSING:
taxes
count.es
ww De
wners
n liquid fuels
returned .
were collected
Commis
P
jamage
the County
NE road
deprive
fom
f or
iu tax mc
damage
row
claims
he el ney PaY~-
go
meet
Legisl ¢
a tur
BATE,
. had 2
BNE, Dal 0
$55000 to
The
and x
AImage
great-heartedness,
promised
be retu
Oig
their ears
B08
GLARKES:
ntre County
waa
“id ¢
relief
who have
Bome
totaled
154 more
Whereupon
husband
H i a
bought glasses for his wife
with the remainder he purchased a
car. And now gasoline and upkeep
costs help the family to spend the
relie! money,
PICTURES
Every Bundey a new and excep-
tionally well done colored cigulk
picture is {0 be seen on the large
blackboard in the chool
rox the Bellefonte Me. hodist
church The drawings are the
Samuel Roberts of Wilson
who easily could qualify as
one of Bellefonte’s most industrious
tireless men. He makes it a
to have 8 new scene the
Sunday School blackboard each
week. and the fine coloring and
detail is evidence that the
ures aren't drawn in an hour or
Bunday
Of
work of
Street
and
or
PORES
Via
minut
pict
two
HAT MEN:
A news item originating in State
Caliege last week intrigues us
The las gentence of the item. deal-
(Continued on page 6)
r
Keeps Body of Woman, Dead 7 Years
A T-year-old man was arrested
at Key West, Fla. Saturday, when
officers found in his home the body
of a young woman of whom he be.
came enamoured before she died
SEVEN Years ago
Police officials said the body, re.
markably well preserved with the
ald of wax, was in a bedroom of the
isolated home of the man known as
Karl Tanzler Van Cosel, He was
charged with removing a body from
a grave without permission
Seven years ago Van Cosel was
employed in a hospital at which the
| 18-year-old married woman was
treated unsuccessfully for tubercu-
logis. Impressed by her beauty, he
fell in love with her
After her death he obtained from
Aerial Photograph
Five years of labor, involving end-
less walling for clear flying weath-
er by impatient men and earthbound
machines, will come 10 an end next
month when aerial photography of
Pennsylvania's entire area will be
completed.
Remaining to be completed of this
vast photographic project are Clear-
| field. Elk. Cameron and McKean
her family permission to build a
vault, disinter the body and place
it in the crypt. He spent hours in
the vault every day
“Then ole day.” he told officers,
1 opened her coffin and found that
the body was decaying. 1 did not
want one $0 beautiful to go to dust.
1 stole the body about two years
after she died and have had it with
me ever since”
The body was wrapped in a silken
robe. lay on one of the two twin
beds in the room. On the wrists were
gold bracelets and in the hair was
an artificial rose
The body was removed to an un-
dertaking establishment. Relatives
who viewed it said it was the body
of the young woman,
counties
When they are finished more than
40000 photographs will be avail
able, showing without distortion eve
ery acre of land in the Common
wealth,
Pictures, taken from an altitude
of 16.000 feet, on a scale of one inch
for 1667 feet, can be enlarged to a
scale of one Inch for 400 feet
UP THE JONESES’ — A Dieter's Day-Dreams
By POP MOMAND
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