Pare Six E——— THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT. BELLEFONTE. PA. January 15, 1942. —— Ress From the Past Fifty Years Ago Dr. R. G. H. Hayes has leased the Somerville residence on South Spring street for five years and will otoupy the same by Mr. Isaac Dawson, at ( was destroyed by fire The Bellefonte Y engaged C. M. Barsley town, N. Y. to act as general sec. retary of the organization. He is young man of 27 year experienced in this Charles is visiting Some years ago student in the Bower & Orvis; at gaged with his b ing in the forests The musical convention at Hall this week is being la tended. Prominent singers fr the county are pre to its success. The convention will close with a grand concert Fri- day evening in the Reformed church The new Uni States postal cards are a great improvement on the old ones, both in size and beaut of appearance. There are two sizes the largest of whic h admits a great deal of writing. The portrait of Gen Grant adorns the right hand ct of each. A dispatch from sout where Dr. E. W. Hale went some time ago for of his health, states that his death bed. Dr. Hale is one Bellefonte's old and respected citi- zens and this announcement causes expressions of regret on all sides The postoffice at Boalsburg has been advanced, as it has been made & money order office which prove a great convenience Ut citizens of that community P. H. Meyer is holding a music convention at Boalsburg this week which will close with a grand con- cert on Friday evening. On Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs Harvey Benner bid thelr many friends in Bellefonte adieu as they left for Atlantic City, which they will make their fut: dence. They will occupy a co and give accomodations for ed number of boarders also will cont agency There have been large number of deaths in tion during the past few week pHysicians are kept busy « might visiting the sifk Sarah McMah l fonte and Mr. Dempster be married this Thursday at the residence of Mrs. P at Three Run Pa Past Departme tin Cu ly and officially National has recently Brigade C« of Culonel on the sta soon evil has of Water- Ol Pierce 1th mn friends Bellefonte Pie was a office On present he | in imbe Oregon Centre M1 law 1'Ce of en ther Ol gely at- om ove sent to contribute on ted te: rnet hern F of Bellefonte the benefit he is "nee LICK on f f oO oO Pr place resi- ttage a Hmit- Benner ire unusually thie Nole aft SS Shue rtin, wi Guard Frank B sent to the U mation as post ipshurg post office Mr. Wythe had t the Philipsburg post office Years and for a number had been assistant postmaster While making stone car at American | Stone Company, Harry Peese, Thomas Peese had his right badly crushed. The accident made him a cripple in both hands. When he was eight years old he accident- ally exploded a dynamite cap whirh resulted in the loss of parts of two fingers and the th hand. The men’s furnishing store of D I. Willard & Son, was broken into and robbed of a quantity of mer. chandise | Mr. and Mrs nate master was een empl an Of a coupling the ime & son of thumb a A house owned tion umb of the left] | with tion Co John | McKean, aged residents of Liberty! township, were suffering from frac-| tured ribs, Mr. McKean was injured when he wae thrown from his bug- gy. Mrs. McKean received fractures oi three ribs when she fell on the foe near her home Louis Hill, of Bellefonte, narrow- ly estaped death Sunday morning when he was overcome by fumes from his car, which he was warm- ing up In the garage at the rear of his residence on East Bishop street Bhortly after starting the motor he began to feel dizzy. He sat on the running board of the car, but soon fell to the floor. This jarred him to the realization of his plight and ex. erting all his power he managed to crawl outside. A physician said that Bad he remained in the garage two minutes longer death would have re. sulted. To have the wheel of a loaded coal wagon pass over his head and sur- vive to tell the tale was the exper- fence of George Weaver, aged 70. of Romola, Mr. Weaver wag returning from Kato with a load of coal when he halted to give the mules a rest One of the mules lunged forward suddenly, thorwing Mr. Weaver from the seat. He landed on the ground between the mules’ feet and the wagon wheels. Before he could crawl to safety the wagon wheel ran over his head, rendering him unconscious The team ran away, and Weaver was found lying in the road in a pool of blood. A physician found it nec- essary to use 15 stitches to close a severe scalp wound, but there was bo skull fracture. James Klinger, aged 30, of Tus- seyville, died in the Bellefonte Hos- pital as the result of injuries receiv- ed when he was kicked in the heard by a colt. Klinger took the colt out of the barn to give it some exercise and about a half hour later the man wandered into the home of William Lingle, on a neighboring farm, in dazed condition and with bloc flowing from a deep head wound, An examination by a physician revealed a fracture at the hase of the skull A large pool of blood discovered on ‘and Mary Louise Hockenberry ted Major Curtin | tion and his the him ete nt t Po neratulate QO upon \ been in two Mis Ba brother C. for home Sadie her ton, Walter the past last Monday were issued to ob White, Kar ree Burnsid and Gert visiting Washing eek ret D urneda licenses Ja age elaborate su lord Ba here and Ving en joy declare 1000S all h bovs leap ant UT station Tyrone nn the a terrible accident Hall Lewisburg and ulled tre wiroad i} Railroa almost B. Cooper of the train Bellefonte in morning for Sunbury an I next day. The train arrive Centre Hall ab he normal tt which re th {f Mr. Pra Sunbury if conduclor which leave d hour the le Was at- Cooper pose of dr and M: the pur pin, train Twenty Years Ago 8 Be Jack Montgomery, son of Mrs. J L. Montgomery, of Bellefonte, went to New York City where he was enter the motion picture business as an actor. He was to have a tryout the Thomas H. Ince Produce and if successful, was cast in three new plays, one of was entitled “Who Cares to be which Marriage licenses $ the following couples were issued 0 Aaron Beam both of Clearfield county; Orvis E Cor- man, of Millhelm, and Mabelle J Stover, Aaronsburg:; Ira J. Sprankle and Isabelle BE. Tate, both of Belle- fonte; Arthur Burns Hannon, How- ard, and Emma V. Bumbarger, Run- ville; George Kultan, Clearfield county, and Mary Krasnovich, Clar- ence Joy and excitement over the pr ent of a large doll at Christmas thme, caused little Miss Mary Eliza- beth Miller, aged 4. granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Miller, of Yarnell, to recover her speech after two vears of whispering. When the girl became speechless for no ap- parent reason, she was taken to a number of specialists and clinics Some physiciang expressed the be- lief she would never talk again Christmas morning. upon finding what Santa had left her, the little girl exclaimed in an excited voice “Oh! Grandma and Grandpa! Look what Santa left me!” Ever since, she had been talking While Gibson McCloskey, of Rom- ola, was hunting a sereech owl in the woods near his home, he came upon a pile of brush stacked against an old tree stump, wigwam fashion Inside the shelter was an aged man asleep on the ground, Hig long hair was matted, his clothing was in tat- ters, and his shoes were made of bark. Around his waist hung an old cartridge belt, containing a number of shells. From the belt was a hol- ster containing a pearl-handled re- volver and on the opposite side of the belt was a sheath, with a long- handled hunting knife. McCloskey, taking the map for a hermit, left quietly, but the man saat up and re- portedly fired three bullets at him, one of the bullets passing through MeCloskey's cap. Next day McClog- key, Arthur McCloskey, Floyd Boon, Alonza Boon and Chester Poorman returned to the wigwam and scours ed the neighborhood without find- ing any trace of the man. They saw the entrails of several pheasants or believed the was ate the of the lower were considerably matter Bryan suflered a broken rib while working Cone tractor Harry Eberhart con- truction of t hy at the old li work Was on a girder about the ground when the g and Nn gr irde; fire, It wag whoever he Residents Valley over the of a camp hermit, or birds raw Bald Eagle concerned Orlando “Pete” for on the ting plant adow. He above lipped, 14 75 feet irder bh anothe elf yan to had to be a h twisted enuge the rib sisted from ve him a manner as ture He lofty perc ras his Equipment For School Okayed ed beginade at a si) held Monda The $40,000 limit on becomes » time, The « ALE money a quested rev wot be rant I'ax Coll d belo piant REeENHCY ct dell Kline time he bond EXOhe! taxes lor Director narted aed held clared has ruled that that CONSL anged parents are to be not far as possible the dav when drills will be held so that their ~hildren can wear clothes which not be greatly damaged by floors Board member William H. Brouse was unanimously elected to serve with the board president and treas- urer as a member of the Sinking Fund commitiee RS — —— taking cover Hence of Wil lying on Nurses’ Alumnae Annual Meeting (Continged from page one) E. Swartz, secretary-treasurer, pre- sented the annual financial report and stressed the importance of fill- ing out dues cards and checks cor- rectly The president announced that many Alumnae members had already volunteered for defense work while others are willing and ready to help whenever and wherever it is postible to do s0. Routine business of the annual meeting was then transact- ed after which Mrs. Elizabeth Cor- man, chairman of the nominating commitiee, presented a ticket of nomination for president, second vice-president and two directors Voting followed and resulted in the election of Mrs. Grayee V, Tressler for a third term as president: Mrs Margaret Williamg ag second vice- president, and Mrs Helen Shoe- maker and Mrs. Hazel McCoy, di- rectors, Other Alumnae board meme bers whose terms do not expire un- til 1943 are: 1st vice-president, Mrs Elizabeth Corman; secretary-treas. urer. Mary Mrs. Helen Lambert and Mra Badger Next Alumnae meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Haze! Mce- Coy Pleasant Gap. Monday, Feb. ruary 9. This will be a combined bus. iness and social meeting The annual meeting District 5 of Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association will be held at the Cap- itol Hotel, Johnstown, January 24, beginning at 11:30 ¢. m Irene 4 a of oo NO — ai lp ah —— Most people have an amazingly high opinion of the importance of a lane of the Lingle farm led to the and since there were no indications what they have to say | Orrick CAT “A Little Nonsense Now and Then. Is Relished by the Wisest Men” * THE got u hyperdermics Jac were born? JETTY’ "Where are -"A. & “Oh A Frenchman ang an Englishman were “Well.” sald the Englishman, leds You Know the Symptoms (Contributed) I cough, 1 I snort I'm My My nosg I've in a head I: won got the * ¢ 9 Between Hugh mt | neeze I wheeze, perfect dough frenzy tT RO, | influenzy % and Mee Hugh? ne being i Hen's Party } 1 me worried about ter coop and they worl " " befalien thelr dea: DeGragg ied y all in They and wanled in 4 pen. So i asked roosie; nay night lelling me a eo 0 0 Finally I Died life. First rece 1 my WAL I BOL angina pec- from these 1 they Bave mu These gave my IMemory ides gastritis I pulled thro overing yiliisis Then yy lonsiliectomy 1 compietely lost tior indiges bes now how Agi i English, as She Was Spoke Pp youre one of the year 1830 ® 4 oo » Bigger and Better y wis ‘ HIAWUE » ALIKE § . * * yi A Big Help w Ine i eo Yours Received, $F aft * Fte. (zoing Strong now work ® & » » Ih at Would Be Too Much Warden urself out . ® & » Dirty Crack i the doe how many hen first he saw you after more there were in the litte; * © oo What Do You Mean? you wor king now?" chain gang * oo 0 So They Did “you don't ever see any haif- having quite an argument En LOUISA’S LETTER I Wldhimld ried anything about Iie all ant g men He he didn't hi end he how she his money wnted to ge Install Additional Parking Meters Here itimtiege ar] \ On the wires as on the roads. MAKE WAY _ FOR AMERICA’S breed lish.” | “The squaws had to draw the line somewhere,” replied the French- man “get Father and in a quizzical voice he inquired of his friend Rabbi Levi and Father Kelly lunchicom ly smacked his lips and commented very favorably on the ham -together” Kel e oo oo 0 Tit For Tat where were seated opposite each Other at a some delicious roast ham was served “Rabbi Levi, whey are you going to become broad-minded enough to eat ham?” “Al “Here's a story about a collar button found in a cow's stomach.” your wedding, Father Kelly” responded the Rabbi eo ¢ oo 0 Proof of Fraud called the husband to his wife, as ghe was making the beds “It must be a fake™ ghe replied under a bedroom dresser?” linda?” E. Swartz, and directors, | Examiner—“You keep a dog, Lady of the Houge—~""No; Old Colored Lady “Who ever heard of a cow crawling eo oo 0 Impersonators don’t you?” if we hear a noise in the night, we bark our- ® oo & oo Misunderstanding "Gib me a ticket foh Belinda ™ The ticket agent looked through his stubs carefully head and went through them onde more with no success, he asked Scratched his Colored Lady-"Where is she? Why, sittin’ over dar on a Seat.” * & oo » A Little Doubtful There was some doubt as to the selectee’s qualifications, “Can you write?” “Nope.” “Can you read?” “Waal, words.” “How is that?” “Waal, take these here signs along the road when 1 wanta go somers, | I kin read how fur, but not whurto.” * oo oo Every Spring and Fall Women's clothes vere no problem at all in the garden of Eden I kin read figgers purty well asked the examiner. but I don't do so well with { you had to do there was love ‘em and leaf ‘em ® & oo 0 | better That's all, folks A man thinks he knows, but a Woman Khows ee BO AL” “Where is Be- | Al | Wien you meet an army transport on the highway, you're glad to wait and let it go by. Every patriotic Ameri- can is willing to give our fighting forces the right of way. This being so, we're sure you'll not mind too much if once in a while some call of yours isdelayed. Please remember that you 4 may be making way for some vitally important * call of the Army, the Navy, the Government, *¥ Civilian Defense or 4 wartime industry. * ok ok kk ok & THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA February Court Jurors Chosen (Continued from page one) Gardner, F prof Gross Halle He rank 1. State Col dryr.. Bellefonte ee Geo. C., tk Barbara usewife Hart Arthur farmer Heckman Heverly, Cha m Long Lucas farmer Meek, Elizabeth Neldigh, N. C 8B { £4 3ellefonte Hublerst Wn \nager uoen CRIMINAL Meet COURT Monday JURORS February 23 es 1 clerk... P 0 Byox clerk | 8 PF. 4 F. Oh . iB 1 Scott. Summers Zz. g TackInan Wings t CIVIL COURT JURORS Meets Monday, March 2 ileionte B.D T I Pleasant Gap Philipsburg R. D M. hswie. Belielonte clerk Bellefonie tine rs Aline Dry. Melvin A Dubbs, J meter Arthur 4 Bell f Fore y wierine Call reads efonte Dunia; 1kY Pine Grove Mills Spring Mills FOR A | Flack Merrill Hackett, Geo 1 farmer Hendernon lab. Philipsburg R. D Centre D Edith 8 Hall R Philipsburg a E., Hows Bmith Howard Mor ROmeTy J rd R.D. 2 RD Boaisburg Bellefonte R.D.1 George Z., « Madisonburg titer ‘Ih arp homa: R Bpring Mills of Philipsburg Howard ellefonte B College Frye Urs Woodward Miss Anna Hall was taken recent- iy to the Centre County Home in Baliefontes wi be cared BE SAK comm ¥ oeCcuin pO ve which ity re- ul for our netted beside: y have beer nd knit munity ready See Hope for New School (Continued from pope one) » for r the annual Academy and reunjon and splendid reception er he students at we reunion in Bellefonte last year, this town was chosen as the place for the 1942 reunion After the meeting, the committee members were guests of Mr. Rooney at the Betiina-Brown boxing tour- nament HEALTHY AMERICA! When you cook with your electric range you're keeping those precious health-building ingredi- ents inside the foods you serve. Your family really gets the important vitamins and minerals that Nature has stored away in the raw foods you buy. In electric cooking the heats are accurate, and they're applied just long enough. Little or no water is used-—covered vessels permit the foods to steam in their own juices. It's the EASY WAY to cook, too—and everything's extra tasty. WEST PENN POWER COMPANY
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