Odd and CURIOUS in the NEWS ELMAMMAAMAMAA SAMA B Uninvited Guest The First Methodist Church of Franklin, which has always extend ed its hospitality all, at last ha discovered within its confines an objectionable guest—a skunk. The animal has parked itself in an ante- room near the Sunday school room, requiring church officials to « off that portion of the bullding What will happen depen ACtIvVIitie 1) lo next the of the » Ol Belated ‘Discovery Mr Mrs. John W. Rush, o Carlisle, were ed in an auto. mobile acc emerged fr the mishap w any apparent injuries. ‘They went ! me A few days later, Rush complained © and went hospital An exam- ination disclosed he iffered a fractured pelvis Mrs. Rush went complaining of a fractured pel and involv but thout i ) m wn nn 4 palin {0 4 cn in. — Retu rned Ring Mrs. Katherine Gast Francisco, enraged after a quarrel with her husband home and attempted to het wedding ring from her finger with a meat cleaver. She finally removed the ring and in so doing virtually chopped off her finger. Mrs. Gaston then returned vern tossed the ring Physicians say on. 35 chon will 1 Family Ovgonist 8ix Catholic church } Mr. and Mi Leo Roy and of Lancaster, N. Y., for organ « each Sunday. Mr. Rov has com ed & half-century as organis St. Mary's church in Lancaste: wife plays in Depew. Three daugh- ters are organists in Buffalo clu ¢s and one aster, Two ireh- in Lax other daughters sing in « ————————_—_ Courteous It was a cour } leveled a gun at Miss Eleanor Cook at St. Paul, demanded her purse opened it, took the three pennies it contained, handed it back to her, picked up several bundles she had dropped, tipped his hat { walked into the night—with her three pen- LES, bandit wio ne mints Wes cnm—— Canned While attendant James Collins, of New Haven, Conn, was filling the | the fatal burning motor with ofl the driver poked a gun in his ribs, commanded “stick “em up.” Colling walted until the of! dripped out, then tirew the can at the gunman jumped into the car and Unrelated Twins Bank Clerk Sarge L. Brown Barve Floyd Balley, of Ithaca look so much alike thei No often mistake their tities. Each wears glasses, goes bare . headed, wears size right show married and has one daughter fled. - itso MP ——- - Lock Haven Couple in Accident Clinton County Prothonotary and Mrs. Fred 8. Tyson, of Lock Haven escaped with only a slight shaking up In an accident Sunday at ian when Mr, Tyson's car struck a hard surface of snow, skidded and hit the guard rail, tearing up five posts. Fears Army Will Ivan Barzella Heiderich who, Samson of old, takes great pride in his untrimmed locks, faced an in- duction board at Oklahoma City with the fear thal the Army would be his Delilah. The 33-year-old Marietta Okla- bama, farmer whose shuolder-long golden curls never have khown a barber's shears. blew into town with a group of selectees, consider- ably irked because Lhe Army was about to get into his hair What's worrying Ivan is that if he 8 passed by the examining board, he will face an Army gro- cessing in which the growth of a ife‘ime is doomed to be clipped down to the regulation $Wo-hch crop. “I'm going to protest,” Ivan claimed. “I didn’t want to go in the pro- Landing Plane Nearly Halts Wedding; The wedding of Miss Helen Bue! hallow, of Clarence, and Martin Rusnak, of Hawk Run, was nearly interrupted Saturday morning by the landing of an airplane near the church at Hawk Run. The Rev. Father Joseph Bach- nack had pronounced the couple man and wife only a few minutes before a plane droned noisily over. head and then settled down on the! Hawk Run meadow behind the Stey- en Lucas home, A crowd of between 300 and 400 persons, Including members of the wedding party, swarmed outdoors and down through the snow to the! place of landing. The pilot who so nearly nore) ey ing Three men received treatment, in Ellwood City's hospital as the re- sult of a freak accident Friday following a railroad wreck nearby. Hall an hour after two locomo- | tives were overturned and six cars deralled, a peculiar incident ocour-' S01 ¥ has asked permission W be The would-be-robber! pany has asked permission to abar like! ‘eled Three Injured | In Frok Accident iderson and William CO, SECOND SECTION | The Most Widely Read Newspaper In Centre County. A Visitor In Seven Thousand Homes Each Weck. he Centre Democrat NEWS, FEATURES VOLUME 60 BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1941, NUMEER 5. Bellefonte Man Blamed In Crash Near Tipton, In Which 3 Lost Their Lives Witnesses Testify at Coroner's Inquest That Harold Pendleton’s Car Caused Wreck; Claim Liquor Found In Auto Blame for the death o in a crash of five near Tipton, January upon Harold E. Px fonte, by a coroner last Thursday Blair C. F Pendleton State ident. | Hospi 1 the af chef at yf thie Al Altoor tained label ant w cil Gingerich, Swerve 13. Across Road son, Carl Gingerich, Jr., who wel Al ILnesses ibstantiated killed. Roman and Mrs. Decker we tor Police Private Ar listed in condition ver 1 t t The oth Oliv roO¢d or Irvona Woman, 50 Burned To Death Dies in Philipsburg Hospital After Accident Distressing Ww And Watch Your Shadow PeMEMBEE Suc) 40 COME RIGHT w| BACK, IF THE I Lson 15 QOT | TERNS i — =~ — ae Cleildren’s Handkerchiefs Blair County Preacher Is Killed As He Stepped From His Stalled Cor : Five-Car Accident Opposite Lakemont Park Trolley Station Fatal to Rev. Samuel C. Weyant; Four Others Injured began kidd nighwas tno control 45-year the car lippery Umble tayed ut the crashed into a avenue, operated impac moving nches , {ts ni whee tavern by the {fou racked plaster and crumpied iin aid ose Dells eCiaw, 31 first drive: nor skiddnd tir tht — Sas— — 7 Aged Man Pulled “iu From Icy Canal Thought to Have Become Con- fused and Stumbled Into Water riday rvona art i count fiss Dora Hunt vorely | morning tal where treatmer Lyman’s Fair, home with with whom number of year iting in Mah i beloved by ang frontiersm affey ome old | tre county Henry W. Shoemaker in umn of comment In the Tribune deneribey the Rimway As AW cherry, which in its stood siralght as 8 gun barrel oul & branch for 80 feel an flourished closs famed run- had pas ingly for eenturies whet Indian wolve : DFAr “Born” ol — Sor — hig col- To Close R, R. Station The Pennsylvania Railroad Com id prime Wilde don the non- and freight Bradford « Bra atch agency passenger, bag - tion: at Snede- ounty, on the Eimire Willlamsg Divi Hnpany td which A Se wag beside a Ker . way for deer, where the "3th nL wery Before Columbus strikes Tree Higl Ocimat Tobogean A Mount UU dent Robert Cs cuts four haken crashed into a can Legion Co ingdon and companions un Frid: & ~ F At Rockview Pen Were ‘Murder For Insurance’ Victims Ring whose ‘Get In His Hair’ nlace. I don't cut, When I was a beautiful curl wonldn't cut for 27 known } i me time this yea: in the oaken death chair at Rock- view Penitenlinary where Irene “Iron Woman" Schroeder, nor viest person ever to be electrocuted “Then, when 1 grew up and went in Centre county, was the first and to school and they finally wanted Man 10 die it my hair, I wouldn't Jet them » two I don't have any particular reason the death ¢ for not wanting it cut, but I've gone Well singing to her death on Feb- this far and yes, you might say it's ruary 22, 1931, are Mrs, Josephine got 10 be a hobby with me” Gilovanetii and Mrs Josephine Ro- Ivan has not had much trouble mauldo who must pay for their lives with curious folk because he hasn't for their part in the Infamou traveled much and the people “murder for insurance” ring which around Marietta “have got used to “Topped up in Philadelphia two fr | yoars ago Two men, also ringleaders in urder for insurance” racket, will precede Lhe two women 10 the chair Paul Petrillo, tallor and ringleader ill be the first to go to his death His life wil] be snuffer out at 12:30 ia m, on { for the execution. He will be fol- lowed by the “smoothie” of the ring, first want my hair little boy, 1 had and my mother them the women who will die in hamber where Irene tO Mm When he was a boy in school he | the was heckied until he “socked a few guys to totivince them I wasn't a t'ssy.” Now his tall, Jean solid frame convinces the most casual onlooker that he isn't, SH ——— {advised woman with | trouble” how they could rid them- with cupid's plans Is Willi D : I am i selves of thelr spouses and collect Orr, 3342 Thirty-third street, Sac. | ramento, Calif. He just purchased | their insurance a new Piper Cub at Lock Haven A Probing of the death of a WPA Saturday morning and was flying home. He lost his bearings and cir-! over Hawk Run several times! Ovened the trail which led through at 10:30 o'clock before settling down | Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware on the meadow with a perfect three- | 8nd New. Jersey, point landing. He landed in high | —_, o——— grass along a level stretch. No dam- | Dedicate NYA Shop. age was done, Following the pilot's few minutes later, the Hawk Run | crowd quickly dwindled and the] wedding party returned to the home | of the bridegroom's mother, Mrs. | Madeline Rustak, where a wedding | dinner was served Philipsburg | Deily Journal take-ofY nl Administration for defense needs wag dedicated at Scranton, Satur- | day, by ministrator, Washington, D. «, pary | program in Pennsylvania so as to | { ive youth the opportunity to work | i be found throughout Pennsylvania red. While standing near the wreok- | my ed track, Arnold O. Schwart, one | of the engineers, Benjamin 1. An- | McConahy were injured when a piece of ent | track Altoona Carriers Hand Hit Beventcen cily unable to report for duty at the Al- { toona postoffice this week on ne suddenly straightened out and | jcount of Hiness, Postmaster Paul Vv, Altoona force free tI wr nA shakes n Implicated in Boal January 27, the date set! 1s nephew, Heoroman Petrillo, who | in oharee “husband These lv worker who died of polson gave po- | lice in Philadelphia the lead which | The first in a series of nationwide | metal and mechanical ghops being | constructed by the Natiobal Youth | Aubrey Williams, NYA Ad- | NYA officials sald that this shop is | of the new ®tmphasis NYA is | { placing on ils part of the defense | in these types of jobs which can | mail carriers were | struck them, None of the men was ¢ | Tilard of that ity reported yester- | ‘seriously hurt, day. round the 1 the Jetling in of ¢ the mountain gales or thy balls porn # Pennsvivania after “Undle LeRoy's raed axe and i or of mate * 4] ¥ Yo thoes oF orofistmt nw grou Med 68] ix year ena sport yet a the into rec at {roan Hall Aaron Walteh Tree” terest Lue Aaron Hall Was Owned By Greal Hunter Friday when at bog ar 2 Women Must Die AEF to Mock At Ome State College Shrine tide fot £7 ommitiee to Seek Legislation in Behalf of 25th Division FLECTION CALENDAR the Prepared Under Direction of The oi 1 ads 19 oe ay otelewtss Eivedy a Pp Bo nt A WON) Darine spIMARY ELECTION ymmittee A} + od MUNICIPAL ELECTION 4: hy 11} it et] March ; a Firs rs home. State Col- . non St 3 Last First egal day Last day to Last Last society of he 28th Diy a meeting Veterary ida n the legal day secure signatures f f day to file Nomination . to secure sig Beye Leen 1a 1 have EF wnweaith, The try todd iird obection: before which Removal ust be recetved ' 101 We! 4 Registration Commis: Commonwealth « nnsvlvania mas or before the erect 2 Jey members Last and to | Last and include Last 2B ini to day to file in 3 register ‘Timary Notices sn by Cot fon Kerantion : Nomination pers of the * dish Nomi n Papet made tie supre mamiain sion fiose I : ’ me sacrifior ect Wo to eh iment perpetuate tifte ground for any future ion thal may bw called service and have cause action The $4 before the Primary Cities of the Return Board mecis at the ose men in executive cominities the al the name Col. Wilbur F. leit. Holmes and Rizg College, have been chairmen and are local arrangement were original member: inal Boal troop, organized late Colonel Theodore (Ter- Boni, of Boalsburg, and served under this unit in the A. E 1 ot ‘day Bunday morning, Mareh 2 or os a memorial service will be | ‘ ia Isburg shrine 10 a , | LASS Qaj of will and place Harri J ile Btals oinited fie soci fi lan meet First day Last day ta to register time well, Mis ar Vi to file petitions to contest ¢ oi | Last day to register La: of men of the oil by the day for Removal Notices Elections for candidates Nomination fo Withdraw candidates ¥ res 10% the Boa {Continued on page six) at weal : the preparation Petitions natures on withdraw Nomination Petition: to Nomination Petition: pri mary to Nomination Papers Ug. @ x party enrollment or non-parti Election 3 of the Second Class (Pittsburgh) and Second Class A (Scranton) noon to commite votes cast atl the Primary Election after the Primary Election candidates nominated at the Primary Governor and Lieutenant Governor before the Municipal Election from different election districts must be received by the County {or Registration Commission in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh or Scranton) before the Municipal Election nominated at the Primary for nomination and treasurers of (Continued on page three) ¢ Roman L#R ve killer eight in one season wi Bl Flemingion, and when a told about half a hundred of these he Woes looking for this monarchs of Pennsylvania's andmai Home But had Berome confused and wdom fell to his unerring bullet. taken the wrong direction One of his finest panther hides is wreserved as a rug in Unionville, Shoots ! Self With Muffled Revolver Bagging “0d | Lame bagel Aaron Hall killed olves Young Alioona Mother Com- mits Deed While Suffering From Hl Health and was the greatest locality. He died the Runway ree was out taskmas nm Dage 8) Wrapping 8 bath lowe! a 42 tevolver to muffle th Mrs. Hilda Mary Adler. 32 toons, killed hersel! Monda: ing in the basement her While her husband, Albert W. Ad- Jr, was asleep upstairs. 8he had suffering fic m a3 us C01 watither the accident senire many ¢ ter for of Al morm- home th | has 1 many for of tor nes on Altoona police learned that Mrs Adler arose about 6:45 o'clock, pr ised to call her husband at 7 o'- clock Mr. Adler discovered her bods in the basement at 7:20 o'clock, po- lice sald. The bul entered below the left breast and pieroed the heart police asserted Born May 5, 1008, in Altoona, Mrs Adler was the daughter of Earl 8 and Mary CC. (Grosses Spanogle She and Mr, Adler married Septem. ber 6. 1926 Members of the family include her whand: one daughter and one son Shirley and Alan, both at home: her mother, Mrs. Harry EE. Moore of Altoona; two brothers, Charles F Spanogle, of Altoona, and William Spanogie, of Juniata, and a half- ister, Miss toons. Mrs. Adler was a member of Paul Lutheran church, FOR 1M] Secretary of The Commonwealth Beptember 8 November 4 e 21 prom. jet on Nomination Petitions Nomination Papers Election from different election inty Board of Filection Philadel Iphin_ Pittst gh Election Mar an en- Bt and canvass V. F. W. PRESENTS FLAG TO SPRING TWP, senoor | the nomination of any . The Spring Township school in Hection Except Bush Addition on Tuesday received a new Amerioan Flag, a gift from Jackson -Crissman-Saylor Post. Vet- (erans of Foreign Wars, Btiietomte. The presentation was made by J. Leiteell, Commander of the a No epecial ceremonies were held The local V. F. W. post has been | preseniing flags lo a large number {ol county schools In recent months ~Shop the Classified columns. Board of Election Loretla Moore, of Al-| Random Items ANONYMOUS: An anonymels writer | another champion B goer. He is Chatries W Mr, and Mrs. John Bush an emplove of the Moter Division of Westinghouse Pillebursh, who year perfec ir adusted fram engin- 1938 niorms us Aehoo Bush, son of of Aloona nosy 0: eering SNOW REMOVAL one LOWng ar snow ar i* sewers aont meil Ae Wear aTTivVe inv, sewer &ys warm washed Le ashes are lems, Clogging does not course, a ther COR ’ ome NetnOeTs lefonte, are reported pinined (oo officials be- were Laken on a heavy snow, the army takes Po- Deller its the ardshiips them alohg thelr own mnable i gooc DAL come ~~ Are JEANNIE, THE JINX i CTE Tad Aa Jear id have would she was good for SOYWAY. Now, we soe Jeannie as a Sringyviaired- wooiiess, reid cro EE a) LE radio studio rine 4 Hair! oot ls we could he could A AVON le yers.on of Bron Jeannie TWO-BITS: A stranger went into a Bellefonte siness Jats the other day, made a long distance telephone call and started 10 walk out without paying the 25-pent charge. The proprietor thinking the stranger had rorgotien the mm, walked leisurely to door with the man. and on the way it the stranger halted and ex- “Thal's a nice refrigerator to my place.” The bill of the very gubstantial tran- saction was execuied and the siranger departed. And the pm prietor i2 happy that the telephone charge was not Mmentisned WORRIED: This deparime is probably person in town who is worried over whai has become of the purse- (Continued on page three) WILKES BAREE MAN Is TRAPPED IN WRECKED CAR Juseph Kane, Wilkes Barre, had to be exiricated from the wreckage of his car before he oould be rugh- ed to the Philipsburg hospital after hig car left the road and hit a tree last Thursday night one-fourth mile beyond Martha Purnace on the ot by ¥ the 1 bg Ld cial med Send is saie for ht the only i | Sky Top road. When his ear skidded across the road, over gn embankment and then was demolished as it hit a tree. Kane was pinned in the wreckage | His head and shoulders were out of the car but he could not release his right foot which was caught be- tween the brake pedal and gear shift lever Motor police gruising in the ter ritory ai the time, extricated him from the wreckage and rushed him | to the hoepital where he was found [10 be suffering from scalp Injuries | and body bruises, ‘KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES’ — We Could Have Told Them That By POP MOMAND pr ——— | QuackEnau | Sond No t 1 ” fh WIE QLEESTWCOny | THING “yg
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