Page Two THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. June 19, 1941, Echoes From The Past Fifty Years Ago Miss Bishop, the dancing instrue- tor, wi Al give a closing assembly to her hy and young people of the town, on next Friday evening In| the Bush Arcade. Stopper & Fisk's orchestra of Willlamsport, will fur- nish the music. On Saturday next Bellefonte will have another show, as Washburn & | Arlington's combination is billed to be here on that date. While it may not be the largest affair traveling, yet what they advertise will be car- ried out and it promises to be good The trustees of the Presbyterian church of Bellefonte tendered James | Schofield a banquet ypon his depar- | ture for Ireland. D. FF. Fortney, Esq, made the farewell address In which he said some very compli- mentary things of Mr. Schofield and, above all, wished him a safe and pleasant trip, We note from a letter received from T. A. Lucas, of Chicago, a former Centre County lad, that he is connected with the Gilbert & Bennet Mfg. Co, at that city. He is at the head of the stenographic department and has six assistanis under him consisting typist stenographer and bookkeeper ’ Ol Mert Cunningham was awarded the contract to build a concrete crossing from the Brockerhof! Ho- tel to the First Nationa] Bank. A force of men are now at work on |! and by the close of the week it will be finished. As there is a great deal of driving at this point it is a fair place to test the durability of Mr. Cunningham's patent pave- ment on the old crossing. Rev. Miles O. Noli, the popular and scholarly pastor of the Re- formed church of Bellefonte, is to be married to Miss Katherine Fol- mer, of Milton, on Thursday June ed by Rev. J, Irwin Hendricks, pas- | tor of the Reformed congregation to | which the lady belongs. In a few | days after the marriage they will return to Bellefonte and take uj their home in the reformed par- sonage. We extend our hearty congratulations. Marriage licenses were issued LO the following couples: C. L. Bral- man, Altoona, and Miss Anna B Lucas, Moshannon; H E. Walker Milesburg, and Miss Lizzie Transue Mackeyville Au H Bartley Spring Twp. and Miss Alice M Nead,K of Bellefonte, C. E. Musser Aaronsburg, and Miss Hannah M Heckenberg, of Millheim; John Ray- burn, Alport, and Miss Frances Singer, of Romola: George W. Nagle and Miss Bella M, Berks, both Philipsburg; Samuel FP. Muss 1 Miss Carrie L. Condo, bo of Penn Hall Emanue] Shook of Spring Mills, planted one-quarier of an acre in strawberries last summer ang this season he will market about ) bushels of the luscious berry J.C Meyer, Esq, and ex-Deputy Wilson returned on last Saturday from Madison, Wis, but they brought no prisoner with them They say the prisoner suspected there strongly resembled John Wilson in many ways, and were not surprised that the authorities there thought they had the right man. This will now satisfy all. Had they not been gent shin W 20 n i | out the public eritic diffe Mrs would have sized our officials for being rent Charlotte Ammerman severely V | in- | for three ( teacher of ‘the fifth { employed | while Centre Hall because of the serious | | llness and subsequent death of her father, C. R, Nefl, Miss Grace Ishler, of Centre Hall, years teacher in the schools of Coburn, had been named grade in the Park Avenue school at Tyrone, B. Frank Bowers, of Beech Creek, by electrician Francis Thompson, suffered a heat stroke helping to run wires in the | attic of the Preshyterian church, at died | on Monday at her home on Bishop | Stree Years | Wed ot at The nesday interment occurred ¢ morning. the advanced age of 81 ) nj The furniture and undertaking es- | tablishment of W, R, Camp, in Cen- | tre Hall, was this week sold to Mr John char Johr who will and condu Daube rman, ge of the business 1 Dauberman, take ot | it in the future, assisted by his son, Like preachers we disifke to dun our wherewith toge you 18 ui people continually for jer but such is our duty, Whe Bellefonte on t 8 come 10 to keep body and sot the ‘Hudson, on | the Fourth look for The Centre Demo- crat sign, Conrad House, Allegher Street Ww tow! the Clin the inch ed « can TY & Weymouth shut noo ed a ed tl tract lumber Dr ville, Wilson, of Beech comes to the front strawberry grown ton County this year. It was Sharpless variety, measured es in circumference and welg sne-fourth of a pound, Ww beat it? we big steam sawmill of Hopki at Snow Shoe, Ww down for good Saturday afte J whip, largest wi 1, the t 4 o'clock he re 10 saw { 5000 acres has been cleaned ent! Jahn H. Twitmyer Mercer county The mill the lumber on QO A rely. of formerly \ Creek th in of 9 h- io ns as Ie last log having been saw- wag erec t- a . from which the Sharps- of Centre County, is visiting his moth- | er, very fessic self retry ed T! more than tion 241 large the for tainly the will operation o'clock Dani Orvi *. Aull ton 1 Xx pec 25. The ceremony will be perform- “*¥ of 148 chosen Lucy Twitmyer, The doctor successfu] in his n and has estabils an extensive practice. He rn to his home on Saturday take his er Mrs wee be pr Ww to moth him he Valentine Iron Company pleased with the oper The yield of tron Is ’ 0 ure and the quality best. and they have all t can produce news an Purnace Co. their large plant ace the hey oY v is good Bellefonte soon have to our community, nsyh ’ N > “ of the Pennsyly the banks ma towns have Kiv a lor aiol we hog also ‘ania uo Zion, en O~ hed for him- and 8 be Re = of a marke: his cer- yor $41 and thus give additional N n- en from e have hat the question has be -ussion by the bankers so far no We have but "ot + a . ed of decision he the hard- would system Pennsy! a on apprecia -haliday Fd of give the Armory July 2. in honor class Music w Stopper liamsport from 8 to are M John Mx rchestra of wil will] be daneing The patronesses H. Hastings, Mrs Mrs, P. Gray Meek 1 Jackson, Mrs Daniel Rhoads, Mr 1g and Mrs, George Ww el Twenty Years Ago At a3 meeting of the Pennsylvania | Funeral Directors Association, at Scranton, Prank Naginey, of Belle- fonte, was re-elected treasurer for another year. John Love, 8r., returned to his home in Bellefonte from Philadel- phia where he had been receiving treatment at the Wills Eye Hospital His sight was much improved and he had resumed his duties as jani- tor at the County Court House, A lawn party was given by Miss Martha Beezer, of Bellefonte, in honor of Miss Ruth E, Beezer, of Philipsburg, 2 former Bellefonte girl. Those present were: Misses Marie Smead, Kathryn Morrison. Margaret Howard, Nellie Monsell, Esther Hines, Elizabeth Hazel Ruth C. Beezer, Nmy Raymond, Anne Ee 3 Chen r G Edward m Kee wits John M. Jherrity Keichline, employed as in a steel plant at spent a brief parents ‘Squire and M Kel chline. in llefon hini sport 1 his at L 14 ale of HHH & PFish's and 1 rs H Elizabeth Smead and Bet- a Mc- vacation rs te Struck on the head while playing base 1 at Hughes Field, William T Heinle was rendered unconscious for a period of over five hours sician who examined him A phy found - that he had suffered a slight con- cuas vani ion of the brain {iss Edna Neff, of Centre Hall, ry the University of Pennsyl- a Hospital, Philadelphia wi th the expectation of qualifying to be- come a professional nurse enter but er ed had been forced tn return Atlantic baseball broad- casting makes a big hit with baseball fans—and Atlantic Lubrication Service makes a big hit with motorists. ... Tune your radio to the near est Atlantic game—and take your car to the nearest Atlantic sta- tion. You'll get a good She had the hospital a year before 0 | Bash of Lewistown Mr, {of the opinion that Bowers at the Was time Matilda Mr alone in the bullding and when found was in a semi- eonsclous condition, He was taken to his home where he was placed under medical treatment For the first time in the of Pennsylvania four men were executed for participating in one erime and for the first time in the history of tha electric chair at Rockview, four men were electrocut- ed in one morning when Milton Robert Trammel, William Stragin and Steve Shiop, all of Erie, paid the penalty for shooting Szime Florina to death while attempting to rob his home Members of the G, A. R objected to the placing of the tand in front of the soldiers’ ument on the Diamond, on ground that it obstructed the view of persons wishing to see the name on the bronze tablets. Many per- sons were of the opinion that the band concerts should be held on the lawn at the rear » Court Hou where the bandstand would not in- terfere, and where there was ample room accommodate crowds Miss Verna Lingle, 19, of Th lle, was admitted 1¢ Bellefonte ospital to undergo treatment for nuries received in an unusual mal ner. Miss Lingle was making a fire in the kitchen range her home when there was a slight explosion and was injured about the leg and body A physician who exam- ined the injuries extracted a num- ber of lead pellets, It was believed that one of the pieces of wood s in the Port history Post band mon- he the » the 10 Wy - ol of he ne fire put we sl had yotgun he 1 at expinded Curt Beaty, tantly killed and six others, all Philipsburg, were pal injured when car in which were riding overturned on the Philip: burg-Port Matilda road, pinning ali occupants underneath. The accl dent happened while driver the car, a Mr, Comiy shift gears to climb a Flat Rock. As he did stalled the car Ran down Caomly to 4 the road, e embankies: ’ in in Ol vf fully they the nM the attempled t hill Ar moto steep ne gO, the a Hudson be- the grade Mr upper side of again ae Car, : speed bank, it acl ana back steered hoping to run the to Hy ’ bu 1a over to stog had k the was seriously injured licenses were Marriage e following couples Myers and Elzabeth H hoover, both of Bellefonte, F. Knapp and lena May of Bellefonte; Ralph H Calawissa anc Margaret Mark, Johnstas 1: Willis C and 4 N ae Hartman Stover Thomp- Bessie A Frank both ce. Daniel Wise and Ge May Lamey, th of Lock Haven: J. Braucht Coburn, and E. Best Millheim, Harold M of | rirude Kerstetter Pleasant Gap, and Sarah Margaret Botior!, Lemont; Alva C. Goss, Hannah, and laura May Adams, Port Mal Ralph Al- ber: Lingle, Coburn ang Naomi Teressa Snyder Spring Mills; Roy B. Rauch, Salona, and Rosie Ellen Caris, Tylersville: C. William Booz- er and Lena M. Emerick, bolh Cen- tre Hall A Coroner's h ida eo Jury investigating the dea of George Marka, aged about BO, Civil War wetleran whose battle ered and lifeless body was found in ont room of his home near fannah, returned a verdict that he had been murdered by persons un- known ne jury fixed the motive as robbery Approximately $700 which the man was known to have in his possession was missing. Stats Police investigating the crime re- ported the only evidence pointing to the identity of the slayer was 2 blood-soaked cloth on which th» attacker apparently had wiped his hands. The aged man was believed to have been atlacked in the kitch- en of his home, where there were plain evidences of a struggle. He was struck three times on the head. each blow causing a skull fracture Death was believed to have been instantaneous Investigators were someone who knew Marks quite well was respon. sible for the brutal crime for the slayer showed evidences of being familiar with the house and with Fh «0 th fr z wae id Marks" activities COLLEGE TWP. Sunday dinner guests on Pather’ Day at the home of Mr. and Mrs Harry G. Sunday were Mr. and Mrs | Oeorge Kustenborder and daugh- ters Jane and Anne Mae of Tyrone; Private Stoy G. Sunday of Wash- ington D. C, Mr, and Mrs. Waiter and Mrs LeRoy Sauers and son Chicky of | State College Mr. and Mrs, Herbert Estep and | son Leonard from New Kensington, {| With Mr. and Mrs, | of Monessen, spent from Thursday to Sunday Ciny Cramer, Mr. and Mrs, Melvin Clingerman Pa, Mr. and Mrs, Glen Akers, Mrs. Blanche Clinger: man and Mrs Stanley Barnes all of | | Artemus were dinner guests at the { home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles { Straub on Wednesday | Tyrone, Miss Anme Mae Kustenborder of returned to her home on | Sunday after having been the guest | Of her cousin Miss Lois Sunday i during the past week. Mr. Lester Tipton and friend Miss | | Martha Fitchthorn of New Kensing- ton, Pa., were dinner guests of Mr. | June 9th i and Mrs. Ciny Cramer on Friday. Mr, and Mrs. Grover Rockey be- | came the parents of a baby daugh- | iter, Alice Loraine at the Oentre { County Hospital on Wednesday. John Johnsonbaugh is unable to work some days because of [liness. It is said the cause of his il] health | is not known. - | We fee we ia 4 music pwome of Li | Paul Watson | Bunching into groups they change Over The County News |=: P. I Bartges, of Aaronsburg, last " week attended Grand Lodge of the I. O. O PF. representing Millheim | Lodge No, 955, at Reading. He wa accompanied by Mrs. Bartges, Preliminary to the resurfacing of College avenue, State College, by the state, West Penn Power Com pany workmen began work on a | new street light conduit Thursday morning Pneumonia demolition tools were in use near the corner of Frazier street and College avenue Prof. Sheldon Tanner, State Col- lege, and 22 other Pennsylvanians all business and professional men wereappointed by the American Ar bitralion Association last week national pane] of arbitrators to set. tle disputes submitted by firms en gaged in national defense work Two huge pleces of Contractor L M. Hutchinson's road building ma chinery went through Miiiheim early Tuesday morning, enroute, is sald, to the new road bullding job between Mifflinburg and New Ber- lin. The road will be a new short cut to Rolling Green Park-——and the Susquehanna Trail Claude Stitger former employee of the Hosterman & Stover Com- pany Millheim was In com- munity Tuesday night and Wed- day morning in the uniform ol ams armed {or He wa vice on Mon Induction the Lake John D. Hart, Jr Mrs. J. D, Hart of 117 E. Poster avenue, State College, was among | the 1.312 students who received de grees at the 152nd commencement of the University of Pittsburgh last | week, He was awarded Dental Surgery degree, The display of Red Crog {and knitting, arranged in one of the Nieman & Company window Millhein gives a comprehensive | idea of the work being done by Lhe organization. Red Cross sewing being done in the East Penns Val c 4 ley High Schoo] bullding each week | | Kak on Thursday, between tl ours af ‘ ab ” 10a. m and 4 p m al l unteer workers In the urged to Join In the project W. A Stover is constructing the barn on his farm, wes Mills, and In making various re about other parts of the preml Concrete stables for cattle, togeths with concrete entry ways and » chang necessitated by stiri producing regulation: a giving Bill and his pocketbook 2a good workout. Hiram Hackenberg the wr on the farm ha , son of Mr | any rheu about a Mewing T ol in Philip we n Jege and to a d 600 vicinit) engage interior of pair “s ous milk es re ant which been kill of the Penn State cam] and their owner fin Peter Two dog [53 Us were 825 hy vestipal that ve hee KX ne not Uncle 8 nducted day a Cent ‘ (yearge tale dog I 11 t the f rland «or h tecnnica gi rical pro; he Ml ) $0 Pharma an imernis heim { the detail completed as ave been booth allow to romm to the side moved rea along ntention of the wall For IArMmacy the Ir Leroy member } 24 of w! Officers for ie American ted al a meel week, with formal ins September Office rs Beatrice Seckinger Haas "Hamilt 01 nt, Mr Kathlee Mr Nettie Auxiliary f Legion Were ele 0 he grou allatio name ing Inst Fl Or set dent Mrs Daisy Hau Mr last week, none of ¢} rothers ha Miriel | year rom their a v w Mrs torate of Chur ter Last gregation tha: for the two deca Das terian Preshy served have elas mmemorated 8 sDeCial se A Marke Theological and the Re Dr. McKin Rinckhof! ys done a 8; and his wa dent Dr 74 egler Princeton Ziegler { 218 E oP 4 als wee hy oraot mel] r of Medici | . su : grad mt ~ We Was olher we at pres As ne of a leader in seh activities many friends day a good ral S391 was thankfully reced ved Te yd potatoes are King bet rain E 8 Ben box nett and Mrs we C. E Union m Gap. The YT, al Joht i al Shin ee good Men an School] Class met nome hold ill 2 1s Bete nd exami time " ns oS he d Wome inday al the Mac Reese inst Tuesday. They agreed to a Jawn festival In John Purl yard on Saturday evening June Bh. lee cream. cake hot dogs and hamburg sandwiches will be served Home made candy will be on aale for benefit of the UB church mis isterial Eagle Grange will moe! ening, June 20th. at lawrene Crap. visited Sunday Faul Bennett and Stella Owe ry io visit weekend James Fye took dinner with his family last Sunday Mr. W. A Walker purchased John Borden property and ig work- ing on the digging out the cellar and will move the house back half length pension plan ® Some of our folk Day attended Chil family m daugh dren's ant Sunday The heard service at Wingate ter ored Fe) their ter Anna Band night ag when John from Virginia were married jearn that Ralph Howell and left last Monday for Camp at New Cumberland SMULLTON Mast of our men citizens who de- pend on working away from home, are working at Bellefonte and State College coming home each evening Calithumpian ast Tuesday Licyd Walker home daughter Lorraine and ton arrived they We wan th their Mil where the of the Army | journeyed along the sound of their ! car horns could be heard which was to draw atiention to the signs on the cars, Upon their arrival at Re- bersburg Townsend Meeting house they were gscorted to the upper ‘room of the building where they were the entertainers to our home ciub, The chairman of the meet- | ing was Mrs, Margaret Swackhamer a lady in high esteem in their club; a little up in years, but young and supple in spirit, The meeting { opened by singing God Bless Ameri- Guy winters, whose year would oo. Jiegiance i tae Hae. A rir have been up July 1st, in Poe Valley | pos ing bf 8 prayer ol pny n ¥ | glee club rendered a number of vo- CCC camp quit last week and 1s g home ’ {eal selections. Two gentlemen made | addresses, after the visiting club Albert Grenoble and family of | was through with their program Iyjecdville, were Sunday visitors | Ly “The Twin Pine Mountaineers” t the home of Albert's parents here. | members of Rebersburg club ren- Shirley Lou Stever had the mis- | dered several selections on stringed fortune of burning her hand on the | instruments. A ‘monologte was ren- cigar lighter of her father's car sev.) dered by Arlene Shultz. The Vvis- erai Gays ago. | tors were then escorted to another Mrs. Harry Shaffer gnd children | T09Mm of the building where refresh- | | of Penns Creek, were spending some ents were served. After refresh- days here with her parents and sis- | Monts had been served, all were in- ter {| vited to Teturpn to former room { where a circle ‘was formed, all join- jd hands first singing Blest Be The Tie That Binds, followed by raising | arms and singing God Be With You | | "Ill we Meet Again our efficient | planist Miss Hilda Shulte at the Great pleasure was afforded the! plano. This was an evening of a Rebersburg Townsend club No. 2 of | very enjoyable nature, and the Re- | Williamsport. The trip of this clu’ bersburg club will never forget the | was made in 11 cars and carried 59 | opportunity given them to cater to people ali jam full of Townsend | such a lovely and kindly disposition- motives. The cara had painted ed people. To us it was surely al signs on them to show what was the | source of great enjoyment. Hope | faith of the occupants. As theylto see them Again, car: for transportation, helping 10] lower the cost by so doing. Clarence Weber exchanged his car for another at the Blerly Oar. | age Saturday, His was a one seater this Is a two, go there is room for more family Your correspondent not writing | last week, desires this week to com- iment upon the doing at the High' School Building In Rebersburg, | FORD feet and give we know personally A OL forget mm on and { and makes 120 | 1 that Hed the it 10 program visilors a dance sift ne u mal wi bur DUNLAP . would hot be righ mentio had the to get | number Sunday School Lesson that musk Lt of YOu Tr there There they Hl ever FIRKT MISSIONS CONFERENCE there International Sunday School Le for June 22, 1041 ald] - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS son Text LITTLE NITTANY BUFFALO RUN LF Se R—— ward f Fad «. THAT'S COMFORT!" Yes, real deep soft comfort made possible by Toniger slow-motion springs and chair-high, “Hoating-edge” seat cushions—big wide, roomy bodies with more actual passenger space! 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