Para Siv — THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT. BELLEFONTE, PA. February 5 1042 _ [ OBITUARY MRS. ANNA MARY BROOKS | Mrs. Anna Mary Brooks, native of | Aaronsburg, died at 5 o'clock Tues- | day afternoon, February 3, 1642, at| the home of her sister, Mrs. William | Chambers, on East Curtin street, | Bellefonte, where she had been mak- ing her home since the death of her | husband, Lemuel Brooks, about five | years ago. Death resulted from a | complication of diseases after a sev- eral months’ {liness. Mrs. Brooks was | a daughter of Willam W. and] Evalyn Sankey Bell and was born | at Aaronsburg on June 28, 1863, | years, 7 months and 5 days. The sole | survivors are two brothers and two | issters: Torrence Bell, of East Hampton, L. I; Mrs. Chambers, | Bellefonte; Mrs. T. L. Kessinger, of | State College, and Mrs. Calvin] Troupe, of South Thomas street, | Bellefonte. Funeral services will be | held at 10 o'clock Friday morning | at the Chambers residence, East Curtin street, with the Rev. Harry C. Stenger, Jr. pastor of the Belle- fonte Methodist church, officiating Interment will be made in the Zion cemetery. Friends may call at the Chambers home after 7 o'clock to- night. WILMER CARSON KERSTETTER Wilmer Carson Kerstetter, of Co- burn, died at 9 o'clock Friday morn- ing, January 30, 1942, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Eva M, Ruch, of Northumberland, Mr. Kerstetter, Penns Valley lumberman, died of complications following a several weeks’ illness, The deceased was born in Penn township January 20 1871, a son of Daniel and Margaret Shirk Kerstetter. He was aged 71 vears and 10 days. His wife, the for- mer Cora Ellen Auman, preceded | him in death. Sons and daughters surviving in addition to Mrs. Ruch are: Mrs. Adda Jane Long, Wilkes- Barre: John W. and Mrs. S8arah El-! len Stover, Northumberland; Mrs Florence Hosterman, Millheim; Mrs Edna Hoy, Snydertown; Mrs. Zula Hazel Coburn, and Daniel, of Ren- ovo. Surviving brothers and sisters are: Mrs. Laura Hickson, Sunbury; Frank, Coburn; Charles, Altoona Mrs. Irvin Gaugler, Northumberland, and Sewart, Coburn. He was a mem- ber of the Millheim Fire Company Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Nef! {funeral home in Millhelm, with Rev. G. A. Fred Griesing officiating. Interment was made in Fairview cemetery, Mill- heim MRS. HELEN C. BRODERICK Mrs. Helen Crissman Broderick, of North Thomas street, Bellefonte died at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning February 3, 1842, at Centre County Hospital] after -a several months’ {liness with a complication of diseases. She had been under treatment at the hospital for two weeks. Mrs. Broderick for many vaars taught school in Bellefonte, and some years ago served as a . member of the Bellefonte School Board. She was a sister of the late Mrs. Alexander Cromer, of Chicago who died abouf a vear ago. The de- ceased was a daughter of Homer and Sarah Bright Crissman and was born in Bellefonte on June 3, 1885 making her age at time of death 56 years and 8 months, Her husband, Maurice F. Broderick, electrician at Rockview penitentiary, died about 15 years ago, Surviving is a son Frank, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, Phialdeiphia, and a brother-in-law, Alexander Cromer, of La Grange, III. Mrs. Broderick was the last member of her family She was a member of the Presby- terian church, the Missionary Soc- iety of the church, and the Belle- fonte Woman's Club. Funera] ser- vices will be held at the Widdowson Funeral Home, North Allegheny street, at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, with the Rev. William C. Thompson pastor of the Presbyterian church, in charge. Interment will be made in the Union cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home, the | sisters WILLIAM DD. BRENNEMAN William D. Brenneman, Peters. burg, R. D. 1, dled at the J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon, on Sunday Born in Ceatre county, January 16, 1923, he was the son of Chester and Nettie (Wileman) Brenneman. Mem» bers of the family include his par- ents and the following brothers and Huntingdon; Mrs. Flora Belle Free, Huntingdon star route; Pvt, Charles Olmer Brenneman, Camp Blanding, Fla.; Robert Irvin Brenneman, grade schools of Huntingdon Alexandria and graduated from the Alexandria-Porter High School with the class of 1941. He Evangelical and Reformed faith, MRS. ELIZABETH MULLEN Mrs. Elizabeth Mullen, native of | Centre county and former resident | Lois Romaine Stanley, daughter of | | Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Stanley, Tyrone, | of Centre Hall, died Saturday night, January 31, 1942, at the home of her son, Dr. James Mullen, in Pitts. burgh, of complications incident to advanced age. Mrs. Mullen was a daughter of Jacob and Rachael Mevers Arney and was born in Pot- ter township on January 5, 1860, making her age at time of death 82 vears and 26 days. She was united in marriage with John Mullen, late of Pittsburgh. Surviving in addition to the son, Dr. James, are two other sons, Donald, of New York City, and Robert, of Florida, and a brother and sister, Charles Amey and Mrs Laura Lee, both of Centre Hall. The body was brought to Centre Hall and interment was made yesterday after- noon in the Centre Hall cemetery. MRS. CATHERINE BURD Mrs. Catherine Burd, former resi- dent of Fleming, this county, and widow of the late James Burd, died at 10:05 o'clock Tuesday morning, February 3, 1842, at the home of her son. Jesse Burd, several miles east of Jacksonville, after an {liness with a complication of diseases Mrs Burd was a daughter of Daniel and Catherine Knox Smay and was born at Beaver on April 14, 1868, making her age at time of death 75 years, 8 months, and 19 days. Surviving, in addition to the son at whose home she died, are these children: Har- man and George Burd, of Belle- fonte, R. D.; Clair and John Burd and Mrs. J. W. Calhoun, of Lock Haven: Mrs. Angus Weller, of Ju- Han: Mrs. J. R. Patterson, of New Castle; Mrs. Jerry Miller, of Flem- ington; and Mrs. Forrest Lucas, of Juniata. Also surviving are 38 grand- children, 20 great-grandchildren and a brother and two sisters namely: Joseph Smay, Clearfield: Mrs. Mary Resides, Brooklyn, N. Y., and Mrs George McDonald, of Bedford coun- ty. Mrs. Burd was a member of the Fleming Free Methodist church. Fu- ne:al services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Free Methodist church, Fleming, with Rev. C. O. Whitford, of Titusville, the Rev. Mr. Jacobs of Fleming. and the Rev. H. B. Burkett of Lock Havy- en, officiating. Interment will be made in the Oak Ridge cemetery near Fleming. Friends may call at the home of the daughter, Mrs. Jer- ry Miller in Flemington Thursday i evening ADDITIONAL DEATHS ON PAGE SIX -8BECOND SECTION —— a Newsvaper Weman Dies Mrs. Mabel Wendt Zahn, wife of Walter E. Zahn, and for 20 years the women's and children’s editor of Williamsport Grit, died Monday morning at the family home in that city. Mrs. Zahn was the originator of the “Doris Lee” column publish- ed in the Crit and in addition fo her newspaper work was a contribu- tor for years to a number of maga- zines wn GP co———— Dont miss this opportunity to buy at a saving. Visit the Brachbill Furniture Store now before the 101st anniversary sale closes. . i g | wall NEW 12 for new no matter THAT Is never too soiled 218 E. COLLEGE AVE. STATE COLLEGE ERIE TS Te Te Ble ns Lele Le ee tL 6 HEHE & CL Ee ie The ties you throw away will look like or knotted TIES 31.00 how wrinkled BL 4 a a ana a] HAT for us. You need not buy new bands, we will get the grease and perspiration out. Let Our TEXTERIZED Cleaning Show you what we can do WEST HIGH STREET BELLEFONTE RECENT WEDDINGS Terrace, morning at 7:45 o'clock. | gavurday in Virginia. Mrs. Gentzel, {School In 1941 and for some lime Mrs. Theresa Pauline Kidd, | | Temple Court Building. Mr. Gent- | Watchman at | Gentzel have returned to Bellefonte making her age at time of death 78 | home, The young man attended the! and | was of the | Gentsel—Ray Miss Grace Ray, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Walter Ray, of Halfmoon Bellefonte became the bride of Willard Gentzel, of Belle- fonte, at a ceremony performed on granddaughter of. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ray, of Bellefonte, was grad- uated from the Bellefonte High has been employed in the Insurance offces of Edward L. Keichline, in zel is employed as a printer at The office, Mr. and Mrs. | and are now at home in the Mrs, Elizabeth Hazel apartment on East | Logan street. Furry--Stanley A lovely wedding oeremony Was Houck’s Bail Here | Fixed ot $4,500 (Continued from page one) Jubelirer then made a comment to the effect that “you're starting in young." Someone in the back row of the much overcrowded room muttered: | “I'd like to bat him (Jubelirer) on the kisser!” | Jubelirer, hearing the comment, asked If he'd heard correctly, re- peating the remark. "Yes," drawled Centre County | Sheriff Edward ‘'R. Miller (whose | identity may have been unknown to! the attorney), I didn't say it, but I'd | be willing to carry out the action. ! a lar" Jumping to his feet, Jubelirer turned to ‘Squire Cowher, told him | interruption. { ‘Squire Cowher In a low voice | [ren up behind her same parties she attended, that | the Jubelirer-Miller verbal exchange | took place Ball was fixed at $500 | The fourth charge resulted from al attack on Miss Grace Gray, of | State College, March 24, 194] | Miss Gray sald she was walking to her home after she and some friends had been discussing the Tay. lor murder case at State College, when she noticed a man following her. Near the corner of Nittany aves nue and Atherton street the man) and put both hands around her neck, throwing her to the sidewalk. The gir] screamed and residents of the area came to their doors, Irightening the man away, she sald, Miss Gray sald she | There's no sense in calling that kid | 4idn’t get & good look at her assall- ant and couldn't identify him. Ball was set at $500 The final hearing arose from the | that he was defending a client and | altack on Miss Mary Elizabeth Sloop, { asked whether he was to be permit- | of Bellefonte on December 26, 1940 | ted to continue his duties without | Miss Sloop was on her way to her home on East Curtin street early in the evening. It was growing dark | solemnized on the evening of Janu opined that the remark about Miss land there was a heavy fog, Bome- ary 30 at 7 o'clock in the Church of | Schenck seemed to be unnecessary, | one came up behind her and grab- the Brethren, Tyrone, when Miss | | became the bride of Howard Furry, Jr. son of H. 8. Furry, R. D. 1, Ty- | rone. Rev. John R, Snyder, pastor of the church officiated. The couple | was attended by Mrs. C. R. (esses, Tyrone, as matron of honor, and Thomas Stanley, Tyrone, brother of the groom, as best man. The bride is a graduate of Tyrone High | Bchool, class of 19040. The bridegroom also graduated from Tyrone High | 8chool, class of 1839, and is employ- {ed by the Bell Telephone Company Since last December he has been lo- cated in Bellefonte, Following the ceremony a reception was beld at the home of the bride's parents. The newlyweds have taken up housekeep- {ing in newly furnished apartments at 206 East High street, Bellafonte — recommend MP —— Ecke—Miller Miss Sallie Ann Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Miller, of wWillowbank street, Bellefonte, be- came the bride of Walter Ecke, also of Bellefonte, at a ceremony per- formed Priday in the Methodist church at Weehawken, N. J. by the Rev. G. 8. Harper. Attendants were the bride's cousin, Miss Elizabeth Ann Beezer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Beezer, of West New York. N. J. formerly of Bellefonte, and Michael Mirabelli, also of West New York. After the ceremony a supper was served at the Top Hat in Unjon City, N, J. rs. Ecke at- tended the Bellefonte High School and has been at home since then Until enlisting in the U. 8. Navy early this month Mr. Ecke had con- ducted an automobile body repair shop in the Phoenix Mill building, on Willowbank street, He is now rated as a master mechanic, 5. cond class. in thd Navy. Mrs. Etke ex- pects to be with the Beezer family | until her husband receives a per- manent assignment in the Navy, after which she plans to come to Bellefonte until his return from the | service rnin st A ——_——— Former Scotia Man Is Injured mss (Continued from page ome) unexplodéd charge of dynamite, much of the force of the blast strik- ing the workman. According to information received by a sister, Mrs. David Slagle, of 210 West College avenue, State College, Baudis sufferéd a triple fracture of one leg; orush injuries of the other leg, lost one eye and part of the nose, and received other injuries. Another sister Mrs. Mary Veeder and her husband, of Wilkinsburg, and a brother and sister-in-law, Mr and Mrs. Charles Baudis, of Altoona, visited Baudis in the hospital and upon returning home early this week reported that surgeons believe that he will recover Baudis is quite well known among older Bellefonte residents. He at- tended the Bellefonte High School and Academy, where he was an out- standing member of the football feam. Mr. Baudis' wife died several years ago, but he has one step- daughter at home in Brooklyn Grand Jury To (Continged from page one) James Lovell, Philipsburg, : tion beverage license law, {| Berthard Keller, Millheim | ance viola- Raymond and David Lewis, Phil- | land I've always said if 1 ever saw | ipsburg, assault and battery. Summary cases to be aired Thurs- | ‘day, February 12, before Judge Ivan | Walker are: | H. L. Davenport, i violation of borough ordinance, | Raymond Lewis, Philipsburg, viol. i ation of vehicle code, Dr. Edith Schad Dies In Bellevue A————— | (Continued from page one) {in addition to the daughter, Mrs. | Chaney, is a son, Frederick Schad, of Newark, N. J. Other survivors include a brother, Dr. Edward Harris, of S8now Shoe; | 8 sister, Mrs, Emily Warfield, of | Bellefonte, and four grandchildren. | 8he was a member of the Presby. terian church. The remains were brought to afternoon and Presbyterian Bellefonte yesterda Meet, Monday nuige | ididn't know him. before the attack, State College, | | group of five men in a lineup in Lock then directed Jubelirer to proceed with his case. | From then on there were no fur- | ther demonstrations, and spectators commented that following witnesses were treated with more considera | tion Houck appeared at the hearing in| custody of Clinton County Sheriff Harvey Grenoble, of Lock Haven, In| addition to Jubelirer, the defendant had as counsel Lewis Orvis Harvey, oi Bellefonte, who defended Rich- ard Millinder several years ago when he was tried for the murder | of Faye Gates, of Mt Eagle Houck's wife and his father sat at | his side during the trial. Nearly thirty persons, in all, crowded into the small office for the proceedings. ! Houck, pale from his confinement! since his arrest last September, in a low volce uttered “not guilty” as! each of the five charges against him were read by ‘Squire Cowher. Other- wise he had nothing to say during the trial, with the exception of low- | voiced conversations with his attor- neys and his wife A sixth case against the youth was not brought into the hearing be- cause the victim, Mrs. W. E. Cross- lev, of East Bishop street, was out of town and could not be present Mrs. Crossley was attacked near her home on East Bishop street an De- cember 7, 1940. Bhe was one of the first of a long series of victims in Centre and Clinton counties Testimony in the five cases aired was much the same in each instance, The victim told her story, then the prosecutor, Detective Hauna, . told of having obtained confession of the erime from Houck, during question- ing in the Clinton county fail. There is a single confession covering all the Centre county attacks Hanna sald. No further evidence was intfo- duced by the Commonwealth The first charge which went to hearing was one of assaull with in- tent to kill. resulting from an attack on Mrs. Ernest J. Teichert, of State College, June 10, 1641. Mrz. Teichert related that upon ar- riving near her home late the night of June 10 she saw a child} tricytle in front of the house and was whoble | ing it along the driveway toward the garage when she heard rming footsteps to the rear and felt a blow on the head Her assailant then dragged her to an embankment at the rear of the garage and pushed her over. When she became con. scious she went to the house and called a physician and notified po- Hoe, Mrs. Teichert sald Ao, The woman underwent treatment at the Centre County Hospital fol- lowing the attack. She said she didnt see her assailant, but thought ie wha about her height. She did not {knew Hoy Houck, she sajd. i When Hanna Houck's . confession of the Teichert attack, Jubelirer asked him to pro. duce the written confession, The | Commonwealth refused the request The seeond hearing involved a charge of aggravated assault and battery from an attack on Miss | Kathryn Breon, of State College, July 15, 1941 | Miss Breon sald she wag walking ‘toward her home on West Beaver avenue between 10 and 11:30 p. m. {when a man who had been following { her closed in and struck from be- { hind. The weapon hit a branch and {did not injure her, she said | iss Breon crossed the street and the man ran ahead, also crossing the street. Then he grabbed her by the arm and struck her on the side of | the head. Her screams brought resi. | dents outside and the man fled” “I know it was Hoy Houck,” Miss Breon declared emphatically, “I but I had a good look at him then him again I'd recognize him." Miss Breon said she was certain of her identification last September | when she picked Houck out of a! Haven, Bail in the Breon case was placed | lat $1000. The attack on Miss Betty Schenck, | {last April 19, was the next case to be heard. The charge in this case as well as in the other remaining | cases is assault and battery. i Miss Schenck, now residing at 17 in Howard about 10:15 p. m. when | a tan car passed her and the horn tooted. (8he explained that she lat- | er learned that the car was driven by a friend who sounded the horn! in greeting), At about the same time | ‘stood up,” Wore a two-tone sweater | and dark trousers, she related. As’ she was ready to cut across the front | HEE i: : 3 is bed her round the neck. 8he be- lieved It was some practical joker {open hand until the hands tightened and threw her to the sidewalk, The man releas- ed one hand and began to pound her on the top of the head with his Miss Sloop struggled to her knees and continued screaming Residents of the nearby Dr. Kilpat- rick house came out just as the man fied between too neighboring houses Miss Sloop, while unable to see the man's features closely, sald he was tall and slim; his black hair stood up, and he ran lke a “college gthiete ” Miss Sloop added, how- ever, that she couldn't identify him Bail was fixed at $500 In the Teichert attack, Detective Hanna said Houck admitted that he had used a hammer as a weapon and that afterwards he had placed the hammer in his car, A search of the car falled to reveal the hammer, the officer related In each Hanna wa what reason Houck gave Yor tl tack: He seemed Caw to get ; - Song of Legion to Meet NEW YORK RE FOI. 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Telephone: Tyrone 244 PHILADELPHIA BOSTON CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES The Brooks-Doll Post Bons of thw Legion, will hold a meeting at the Legion home at 7:30 o'clock Friday night, First Lisutenant Ear] Reese will be in charge of the meeting in the absence of Captain Donald Smith. who recently enlisted in the U.8 $35 Damage in M=hap operated by Franklin E land, 80 Burnham Boalsburg-Oid Fo:t ng about 11 ¢ mor President lo Speak Feb, 23. 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All Coats Must Go! at the Following Prices: Re oats $26.95 $32.50 COATS $22.50 $19.75 529.75 COATS $18.95 $16.95 $12.95 Qur Entire Stock of $28.95 COATS Repriced to sell at | $26.50 COATS Repriced to sell at. $19.75 COATS Repriced to soll at... $16.50 COATS Repriced to sell at... $14.95 COATS $12.95 COATS Repriced to sell at... $10.95 COATS Repriced to sell at.............. J. B. WAGNER & Co. Allegheny Street Bellefonte, Pa. report on the progress of t war will be made gn the evening of revealed yes
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