FOR VICTORY Buy UNITED STATES DEFENSE BONDS « STAMPS SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR. MAKE EVERY PAY DAY BOND DAY JOIN THE PAY- ROLL SAVINGS PLAN ¢ Tenire Democrat . ROSS, MARTIN G BELLEFONTE, PA. VERNOR NOMINEES PRR fo Curfail Houck Found Guilty Train Service In 'I'wo Attack Cases On May 24th worsens K Trains of a charge sault schenck, NUMBER 21. THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1942, ounty Democrats Give Ross Big Vote Yarnell Defeats Harris Junior Contest For Republican County Monday Night Chairmanship ae Declaisto DAVIS GIVEN NOD prizes wil A in Ppa. BY COUNTY G. O. P. an Chapel Ma) 25. at 8 ler tl | Lucille Ward Named Re- publican Vice Chair- man; Light Vote Unofficial Democratic Votes Cast at Tuesday's Primary See. In, Affairs Lt Gov, Gen Rep St Con Sen. Asm Cong. at Governor Large i casey (TEFTL ITY WETHIA | ou} AAITR paTwuoly VOTING 1 H udiey Y Yuva yj H swvy ~ f I DISTRICT LTH JagIny ) Verdict (ount Trial RY ALSU GUILTY Jury Returns Most on SOI Jaw ood ssoy Jre}) SSaH Houck wa of convicted ETE Serious Teichert RTT ES h | "iY agrravaled on Miss Betts As UTHLINYOY YY WN] nly 2 Passenger Uw JOC repre and battery of returned To Remain on B. E VY, RAINS TO OPERATE DAILY AND SUNDAY uosdwoy 3 Howard, by a 1] EN Jury SCHENCK Ji FINDS HOU virdict here hast which Road be held in the Mi » conte Mary Bellelo night about 6:30 o'clock I'he Jury deliberated Little ton reaching Ww hour In fudge | re than an Trial of Schenck Case Nears End: Three More Acted On ily decision 410 ker completed hig charge shartly af lorning Schedule Revised : tol ~r H] n m { Mm Houck still faces three dictments Latlery res to Provide Maximum of more in and il charging assault ulting Centre Convenience from other I x . wWolnsn trial county slateg Tow MKIWeE) Lack on ale Heart Hugh i jell Hos Those case Are Lada Legion Band Is Preparing Concert (CC fo Vacale Howard Camp 53 Members GGo to Homer City Today; Future of Nursery Obscure Student Held For Burglary Caught in Act of Break- ing Show Window at F | 3 " I'wp i i . : z ] : 10 12 11 ail and 8 nday and on weekda Local Jewelry Store i vesterd 55 Mel Miles Twp MM. P ! i } 3 9 : 3 we 8 1056 ach Wain will carry a Rs y pst * ouscure esterday a ie 5g men ‘ - - - Early returns also indicated that A The % » nailing bers of the camp and thelr captain Miles Twp. WwW. i , . : : : - “ . gan 3 ma) ng his Republican opponent would be | 1 ther M Walter. prepared to move Patton Twp : 4 i § . i { letters on trains 1 tion General Edward Martin, who Was ¢ Hotere City where the youths Penn Twp reported to be piling up substantial ' ¢; "engaged In defens Potter TWD majorities over his only opponent, reported vesterday Potter Twp Senator James J. Davis oainD i Potter I'wp Centre County's unofficial returns today Rush Twp revealed that Ross was the favorite force of among the county's Democrats for | tain wil the Governorship. He polled a total ce of 1621 votes, as compared with the following totals for the other can- didates for that office. Luther Harry 463, James J Regan, Jr, 18; Ralph H. Smith, 367, and Clarence Bow ers, 38 County Republicans for Governor, giving 2365 as compared with for General Martin On the Democratic were no conte for cour Harry E. Diehl, of Cla 2039 votes for Congress Thompson, of Curwensville 2107 votes for State Senator R. Riley, of Osceola Mill date for the General Asseml led 2147 vote Dr. Prank K of plilifsuurg had 587 write-in v for State Committeeman; Russel Spangler Blanchard, polled : V ou votes for county chairman ne card nd Maude E. Miller, of Ferguson tos 4 xMon {01 ship received 2053 votes for oline rationing Is week. it i vice-chairman ported he "oi ty There were two local contests on | 3 1a ig the Republican ticket George H Yarnell, of Mingoville, nosed out Burgess Hardman P Harris, Belle (Contingrd on Page ¥F - F.CLAIR ROSS F. Clair Ross, present Audit eral was virtually assured of the Democratic nomination for Gover- nor of Pennsylvania as returns from all over the Commonwealth vester- day morning indicated strong ma- bron a trv eh re & jorities for him and his running M! Eagle Area. fired somewhat Mile mates or Gen- ' anc ar Landing work i wariit of N.P 8 P W P nse was The cated Br schedule } be va- y although skeleton nn men and the ( Commissioner Is Dinner Speaker about iI Outlines State Program at An nual Kiwanis Anglers’ p banquet 695 X Cards Are — le See ot a a — R. R. Zahniser to Speak at Unionville Farmers + Asked For Scrap Metal Collection to be Held Tomor- row; Pavment in Cash or Defense Stamps Issued In County 3.601 B-3 Cards Out hon. Memorial Day “te oo PlansComplefe Given Palrolman Is Eta Frencl dee lane Fatally Burned =~ Pvt. Olmes Figured in At- wo tempts to Capture Skid- more Here in 1930 Council Approves Lamb St. Closing Viola of WHO 601 8 3 Car . Prosecute of Blackout Ordinance Borough to tions Ie Ration Legion And VFW to Hold Services on Diamond at 5 P. M., May 3 Plans observance of Day on May 30 have been tentatively by a committee of members of Brooks-Doll Post No 33. American Legion, and Jackson- Crissman-Saylor Post Veteran Fo:eign Wars, il was ann terday The committees w= Samuel D. Rhines man, RT and Charles erican James h almo equalled the 3767 / that ect. A final chee inat registration 192 B-1 eard . + ¢ Yay ta Salvage Committee loc B-2 clas sons have To Collect Scrap Here ber of pe AVE lb ¢ 4° notion An nyone Who for ¢ 1OT HELE Memorial ranged composed ar Police officer 1 36. formerly of yen an Stats Jame wile veter stablishments are Prive Bellefonte Belle! r Centre In a Bre st he main Oli i Lake } Monday Kville of burn sald a tore rie Rimmes Farmers ahd the af \ St f ire in g Cirove made to farmers to col crap metal about their: and take it of the C ts ie that he aires George Hall Mill tion, Pine of A plea is mith, acting chair- lect all Willard, Alex Stergiakis farm Eckenroth the Am- legion, and Commander Leitzell, of the Veterans of Foreign Wars In order to facilitate the K the elm hospital iffered while t cabin near Brook Youth Fm Here Lieut. Prank I During Blackout ompansy he § ste opportuni nced ve the Coun Bellefonte to % Civillan Borough | collect scrap ir rags and paper. The the collection of the made in certain each week and householders are asled to place such material on their curbs it can be picked up by the All money receive collected will be 1 Defense Council Ty its except that which must be paid as the actual cost of collection Full details of Phat in next weeks committe Iefenne makin tee] and of wishe wine Gone by |! | in pians Card ior ow College Man Ranks High at Annapolis as composed Police commanding Punxsutawney ached Troop C wh tragedy a one-room cabin on (Lakes-To-8ea highway) died at 12:30 a. m. Monday hours after an explosion cabip where he was lodging three miles w of Brookville He was dragged from the cabin by the owner, F. B. Hettrick, who aid he extinguished the fire which followed the explotion. Lieut. Gar- now said Olmes did not regain con- sclousiness before his death and that details of the cause of the blast were therefore lacking but added that a small gas stove in the cabin presumably had caused the explo- (Continued on Pape Sour) Noted Speaker at Club Banquet 4 Cir Tr Wp Olmes, at. there, was on occurred in route 322 Holmes eight rocked the about officer of lo one tomorrow a receipt to a plans call for said stores mentioned There they will be and as soon as it is sold scrap dealer the farmer will receive payment in move- cash or se stamps, The collec. ment and participation of the V. F. tion agencies will com- W. firing squad at services in other | mission and will profit communities, the time for the Ser- | from the tra ans Continued on page Siz nd Section) he to be of of the town those scrap wotions on to Keller, son of M1 Kelle f ast Prospect Stat ranked H. Russell Carver, 21. Union Township, Suffers Fatal Heart Attack Jack given ave nn the Local Stores To Observe Holidays days the all where trucks at : adil n 800 demy port peri defen merchants will Wednesday half- June, . and August noon during these months Stores will be closed all day De tion Day and July 4th, and will be open late the Priday evening before both holidays charge receive again holi- go Death came to a Uni township youth in Bellefonts last Friday during Centre county's ut test The victim of Bush Hollow pany employe and some friend were sitting In a car parked in front of the Plaza Theatre building short. ly after the beginning of the black- out at 10 o'clock when a girl car shouted “Somethi 8 wrong with Russell.” When William Brach- bill, auxiliary police officer on duty at the corner of Spring and High (Continued on Page RY * o obse the days ring ing at CTAD local rve % yl ction will be sold to production & shortage of ried Keller | Academ) gram next yea: clos Sec scrap metal] industries whose war uw threatened bv a rap metal 11 Year-Old Boy Is Injured by Horse Henry Weight OTR - H Russell Can a Titan Metal Com- appeared in Co Continued on Pape Biz) John E. Bodie, Julian Native, Is Named Colonel In Air Corps Colonel John E from the rank of was announced Lie wo. Academy Banquet - : Saturday Night Town's First Blackout Termed Success (Except for Traffic Light) A hill plan will sys Everything in Readiness For Third Annual Reunion of Former Students Saturday night, May 23, at 7 p. m. alumni and friends of the Bellefonte Academy will assemble at the Penn Belle Hotel, for the third annual | Academy Alumni Banquet, Music for the occasion will be fur- nished by George 8heckler’s orches- tra. Cecil Walker will lead the chorus singing in if 11, son of Mr, and Mrs. George E Weight, of Belle- fonte, R. 1). 2, was admitted to the sentre County Hospital Sunday eve. ning, suffering {rom injuties to his back received when he was kicked by a horse His back was badly there were no fractures. Reports are that the mishap occurred when boys struck the horse with a stick Promotion of Bodie, Air Corps, lieutenant colonel at Mitchell Field, N. Y. yesterday Pinning of the Silver Eagles on his uniform marks the culmination for Col. Bodie of a military career that began in the first CMTC courses in 1921, and comes after 15 years service in the regular army Colonel Bodle, who formerly lived at Julian, Centre County, where he Corps Primary Flying School, Brooks Field. Texas, and at the Air Corps Advanced Flying Schopl at Kelly Field, Texas, Col. Bod served at Seliridge Field, Mich. from Septem. ber 1926 to January 1829: at Duncan and Kelly Fields, Texas, from Jan- uary 1828 to March 1928; March Field, Calif, from March 1928 to November 1830; Long Beach, Calif. from November 1930, to September 1831. Chanute Field, Ill. from Sep. November - like wind | cept for a glare of light which mark- from The southeast sighed through ed the site of the Titan Metal Com- the trees. Heavy black clouds scud- | pany plant: except for the lights of ding across the almost black sky!fire trucks and ambulances which were illuminated at regular inter-|could be readily followed as they vals by pinwheels of light from the | moved about the town and except airway; beacons at Point McCoy, | for the airways beacons Bellefonte's Hecla Gap, and Woxiward Tiny initial attempt at a wartime black- pin-points of light blinked on and out was a marked success off at times in the nky void that No one expected a one was Bellefonte Marking the center | per cent score on the first try. of the town the traffic Ight at the 5) NOTICE TO READERS Owing t the blackout. last night, which was scheduled dur- ing the time this newspaper us- ually goes to press. we found it necessary to go to press soe hours earlier than usual, yester- bruised but Women's Club te Hear Ad- dress “Why Human Be. Also treated at the hospital] Sun {day was David Krebs, 7, son of Mr ings Laugh ‘and Mrs Alvin Krebs, of Bellefonte, - of hundred but corner of High and Spring streets continued its regular blinking from red to yellow to green, making a perfect target for any enemy air plane. That was how Bellefonte's first blackout, last Friday night, appeared to this writer from his vantage point on the roof of the John Lucas home on Halfmoon Hill Except for the traffig light; €X~| insofar as the town's citizens were concerned the score was almost that high Homes and business places were entirely without visible {llum- | ination, except for a tiny light which seemed to be somewhere in the vic. inity of East Howard or East Lamb street Officialdom in Bellefonte scored The dance feautre climaxing the interesting program Is proving a most attractive and popular feature who will come from a distance, be- Cause of war conditions, gas and tire { restrictions, the committee respect- fully urges all alumni and Academy TE Because of the uncertainty that! | prevails as to the number of alumni | R. D. 1. He received treatment for iractured forearm a Representative Boland Dies U. 8. Representative Patrick J Boland, 62, Democratic whip in the House, died of a heart attack at his home Sunday on the eve of Penn- somewhat lower because of the fact friends in Bellefonte and Centre! {aylvania’s primary election at which that the traffic light, (Continued on Pape Two) (Continued on Page Two) which Oper-| County to make reservations for the ‘he was seeking renomination for the | seventh term, Miss Virginia Buguo of Philadel. phia, will address the annual ban- | quet of the Bellefonte Women's Club at the Brockerhoff Hotel, Mon. | (day evening, May 25. her subject | being “Why Human Beings Laugh” | | The program will begin at 6:30 P| m Miss Buquo, who has a Mastor's | degree from Columbiy’ University | has devoted eonifiderdble time to in.’ (Continued on Page Two) day Becaute of this factor it was impossible for us to get a number of news letters and news items into type in time for publication We jegret the omissions but are confident that our readers and correspondents will under stand that full peoperation with natiofial defense measures Lakes first precedence was born August 22, 1803, and where his mother, Mrs. Nora Breon, still lives, is Operations and Intelligence Officer of the T Ground Air Suport Command, which has its headquar- ters at Mitchell Field, and which is | now engaged in anti-submarine pa- trols along the Atlantic coast, oper- ating from bases scattered from { Maine to Florida in his 17 years in the regular army beginning with training at the Air tember 1931, to April 1832; Langley Field, Va. from April 1832, to April 1833; Schoefleld Barracks, Hawail, from June 1833, to November 1935: Langley Field from December 1985, to April 1840; Richards Field, Kans, from April 1840, to September 1941. Since last September, Col. Bodie has been on the staff of the I Ground {Afr Support Command, first as ma terial officer, later as deputy execy- (Comtinued on Page Five)
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