THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA." VRE, Sg October 8, 1942. Page Two Echoes From the Past | Fifty Years Ago Hall borough passed an ordinance recently submitting to a vote of its citizens at the coming general election, the question of purchasing the water works at that place. That would require a bond- ed Indebtedness of $4,000 Centre On Friday night, Annie, daughter of Sheriff Ishler, died at her home in this place. She took ill with a severe attack of diptheria from which she could not recover. The remains were interred Saturday morni: on account of the maligant form of the disease WW Marriage licenses were issued to the following couples: Joseph Kor- man, Aaronsburg, and Vienna FP Bower, Feidler; William M. Emerick and Mazie Morris, both Wolfs Store Frank H. Whiteman and Lidia E Holt; both Philipsburg: A. B. Wolf Sue Brindle, both Rebersburg Edmund W. Shunk, Viaduct, and Jennie Bates, Philipsburg: George A. Eberhart, Bellefonte, and Hilda Dietzle, Tusseyville E. J. Musser Kate Stover, both Millheim and § { anda Saturday Mann's Axe f about 2 miles down On last located this place, « were put numbering | were notifie when it would operat The blacksmi polis hers told that made to obtain points. The r aown Is losed and the rkm 50 skil out led mechan t they iin be ith's about had n put in forgers 0 aen Ag assistants wo and an effort posit grinders were fons ASON ASS that the and for proprietor oid continual ept for VeAars and was ) the Mann family when it wa in fev ©X( ons seven became A Xt ago the expre ' papers from SOON iO pur stationed bovs eager hasers abot formation 1 and served upon F do and perform worldly business into said newspapers patrons by selling newspapers to various per- sons, etc.” The f Jerome Harper, Charles Kurtz and J. I. Cur- tion are mentioned to whom papers were sold by the different carriers The hearing of the case will take place before Justice Linn next Mon- when 1 urn " f will ret t Reeder tice or ers and 0 Various names ne Ed Baney has opened up a barber shop in the room under Lyon & Co's store on Allegheny street Fd can keep a keen edge on his razors and give you a comfortable and easy shave Dr. W phia, will tO enter K. Hoy, from home future S. 8. Young, of Philadel arrive in town this week in partnership with Dr. H who expects be away much of the time in the to elabor- hi store man- It is some upon A a having made street up an put expects butlding Louis Doll | improvements Bishop room is being fitted ard roof | being rumored that he a sh int ve residence on d on 10 open up he Ww SLOore a few cases of diptheria but thus far ures should its spread if the mo disease Tere are in town at j Extr to it 1 Eeous a commu resent only one death em be adopted As all know fatal meas revent one ( canta anda About Ra) three weeks ago Metropolitan from Atlantic engagement nores inter eq 1ipped n rain coy aiming Was about { wermbe rs special onte \ ; 5, Compe of the Masonic fraternity — mate ‘riends of the deceased uneral was the seen in f sol «¢ inti- The largest that Guyer was d had reached t} Year ax ¢ Of a 1 Twenty Years Ago Noo LOL OF rive a concert Mou and ar Stephen Al YMC Musser, who Centre Hall f offices the on top Devo- were ntain local been several there he had Dr. D located or his dental went to Philadelphia where in a different oc planned if did VEAars and wi to 70 to not return like pation Hall new occupation W. FP. McKir the Seven tructed a log lean crete bridge in the just beyond Potters Mills, at a point long known as the Locusts, along the State Highway. A fireplace also was built for the convenience of sports- men and tourists A drilled well, 250 feet deep, which never lessened its water supply, sav- ed the borough of State College from 2 twenty-five day drought. For a time it was feared that the College would have to close because of the lack of water, but 300.000 galions a day pumped from the college well provided an almost normal supply for the College and Borough Centre he state forest ran- Mountains, « to at the Mountains ney ger In On ~ Con - ofven te Ww Marriage licenses issued the following couples: Edward Entrekin and Helen A Martin, both Jellefonte;, Samuel D. Leitch and Saphia Deitz. both Howard. Russell D. Stover and Roxie Tressler, both Houserville; Charles W. DeArmitt and Mary C. Albright, both Mingo- ville: Helen C. Best, DuBois, and J Marcella Gage, Gleasonton; William R. Davy and Verda Fike, both of Bellefonte were ) Some person residing between the Presbyterian church on Spring street and the Armory. had been scatiering poison over the street and about the premises of other persons in that area. The poison was killing dogs and cats in that vicinity, A valuable Persian cat owned by Mrs. Harry Yeager and cats owned bv Mrs. Morris Runkle, M. R. Johnson and Mrs. Lambert, died as the result of eating the substance Authorities were investigating. W. B. “Wildcat” Walker, State forest ranger. became the premier bobcat hunter of Centre County when he killed a giant bay lynx which had ascended a beech tree near Beech Creek and which was held there by several small dogs. Bill fired at the animal, which he believed at first was a groundhog. The cat, wounded, sprang at him from the tree, but he sidestepped the lunge and killed the animal with the second shot. It measured more than four feet in length and weighed 30 pounds. The hide was to be mounted. During the previous win- ter I. M. Mason, game warden in the same neighborhood, trapped eight wild cats, Belle Belle- Lawrence Police rience in employ - t for two itaell. well knowr succeeded Bell had aving been ‘Gov ernmer the efonts expe i the George Mallory rth Pine street, the being $3200. Mr. Gingery was occupy the premises November Mr. Mallory was to son-in-law and daughter, Mrs. Blaine Mabus Bellefonte American Legion launched a “Buy a Brick for the purpose of build- Memorial Home for f all wars Several Of tion to 1, while with Mr The Post had campaign ing a County veterans his and the prominent citizens had launched the! drive each one de $500 at contributions of were to be with Bricks Har each Friday night when the local erican Legion launched its the County Memorial Home, pledge cards were distributed through the audience. Among those present was little Bennie Kofman When his received it contained a of ten dollars and on the card was this note. sold” Am- drive for o card pledge bottom of was the I'll get it Representatives of twenty Buffelo Run Valley families met at ‘the abandoned Methodist church at Wadle and organized the Bvffalo Run Radio Association O'Mcers elected were George Stevenson. the president. Valentine Gardner, seore- tary, and Charles Sellers, treasurer The old church was to be converted into a community house David K. Hughes, of Bellefonte. received an honorable discharge from the State Constabulary, and was expected to enter into some kind of Business in Bellefonte . . | James Bickett, brother of W.. W, Bickett | of Bellefonte, arrived here from New Hampshire and had begun work op- | erating a giant steam shovel at the | Chemical Lime Company operations. | A surprise birthday party was held | i at the home of Mrs. Edward Mark- ley in honor of the 12th anniversary of her son, William. Those presant were Laura Alpin, Julia Hines. Alice Grassmeyer, Ruth Bottorf, Florence Hampton, Pearl vieve Alpin, Louis Troupe. Jack Taylor, Walter Bathurst, man. and Willlam Markley, Shope, Barbara. Rhoads, Eloise Zimmerman. Gene- | Shutt, Prancis Auman, Ross | Lyman Zimmer- Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Heckman Lamb | on | vacated | their home on Wagner property recently of the moved from street to the Willowbank street, by Mrs. Hoy, widow 5. Hoy Cieorge late H Freeman in a brand new uniform. The man- agement of the hotel had completed extensive repairs and remodeling to the building and had furnished sev. eral key employes with uniforms REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Charles A. LeMere, et ux, to Jos eph Johnston, et ux, Philipsburg, tract in Philipsburg, $1000 M. Bratton's heirs of Powelton, tract $1 to Wilbur in Rush John Bratto nip Hudak, et ux, Rush township, $1 M. Bloom, to Hall Hu- in al to Andrew township, tract John F. Meyer, Centre Potter $) Smith to Leon Millheim, tract in Miles t tract In nip H 0 Pp 4 H. Elmer Millheim Frank 0 Millheim, tre in Leon H in Millheim township, $1500 to Be Walker Penn and to Thomas M McGow Bank of Philips A. Meserve, New York, in Harris township, $28,400 Isabelle 8. Loughner, et al E. Brown, Spring Mills R. D. 1, in Potter township, $1 » al sonal tract to 8 tract BUSH HOLLOW hool be looking 5 Metzler and Miss Mae Ban N at the An Lac homes ted as Billy Daniels spent the Martin Spotts home Miss Rachael Reside ie home Mr. and erg on Sunday, and at Unionville and Mrs. George spent Sunday turday visite Mos George attended ser- of vices and home Bush with resicle ' § apple cutting was held at the Spotta home last Friday. Those present were: Rev. and Mrs. Harry Daniels and children, Billy and Nancy, of Port Matilda; Mr. and Mrs. William Monsell and children, Molly and Tommy, of Bellefonte; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Custer and daughter Sandra, of Milesburg: Mr and Mrs, Clark Custer and daughter Louise, of Wingate: Mr. and Mrs D. H. Custer of Unionville; Mr. and Mis. Andrew Irvin and children, Frank, Benita and Florein, Mrs. Fd- na Spotts, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stites and children, Freddie, Jan- fro hilip, all of this place Glad to hear that the young men rom this community who were in the wreck at Runville are improving slowly, and f1 George and Ralph Dubbs visited Inst week with their mother, Mrs Bessie Dubbs and family. Both of these young men are in the army. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar King, Mrs Myrtle King and Jean Spotts visited the Martin Spotts home Monday evening Victory Yam A V-shaped sweet potato was the contribution of Frank Smedley from his victory garden to the display of { vegetables and fruits from victory | {gardens at the Republican Head- | quarters at Lewisburg, Rectal Soreness Get Relief New Easy Way «= Sit in Comfort Prolarmon Reetal is a quick, dependable reliever of Juans painful fetal soreness ~ symploms w may a accompany piles and hemorrhoids. Brings Soothing | sense of comfort upon contact, forms Pro. jecti film over Sot, heen, helps destroy | n germs, aid Nature heal up raw, broken tiesves, No oil —« no grease to stain clothing, Sold on Re back guarantee, Get this modern « nak for PROLARMON R RECTAL AT WIDMANN & TEAM DBUG STORES porter for the | Bush House, appeared at the station | Over the County News | A son was born Thursday, Septem - ber 24, at the Centre County hospi- tal, Bellefonte, to Mrs. James Smith of Madisonburg Mrs. Smith was the former Florence Day and her husband 8 a member of the U, 8 Army in foreign service at this time Frank Wheat, agent for the P, R at Coburn, for some months past, transferred last Monday to N. Y., where he goes into the freight office of the com- pany Taking his place, at least temporarily, is C, C, Hamel, of Wil- Hamsport, who is acting agent until such time his job is bid In, In the customary manner, The Wheat fam ily were iged to move rather sud- the trip afternoon For a while this fall reports were ! prevalent that chestnuts might be coming back again, sinee burrs of good size had been seen In certain areas. It Is sald however, that for- mer good chestnut hunting ground, with plenty of nice young trees, does not show any indication of a return of the “squirrel fruit” in either quantity or quality The lings homes R WAS nuisance of gathering star. | Canandaigua in large trees along private in Millheim borough is al- most abated The birds usually gather in town for about a month, setting up quite a chatter and mak- ing it a hazardous undertaking walk about under trees they 1 are about ready seek flelds denly and for the win thelr new selecting spots where forage available nr to Now obl the ter, usually weed Th they made to Sunday to and location woods fourth ssful burgla month ‘ollege d Information from an such as well as vest during chalked Wednesda John R concerning and o cover 500] ther gation good winter up on i months releass stolen the Porter and Robert A. Morgan urns, students at case involved Nor- from irom evergreen trees that for- the sidewalk home North during West Penn pany, 8 The trees, ...n student been beautl- Ler torn 0 Was given a mter- inaer The large merly bordered L.. Hubler llheim, were removed week by the Power Company while they would !} ful (reater fering with OW Ane and winter nung articles t the a ne apartment above f ret BLP Weber store the Stewart on from . H local The crew Ave hearing Har D pr | pleaded over a area, were 1d with over addition viding of the nade 1 | maller Monday the { Samuel who passed away last Saturday nN VOr the former were te Holly Ed Frank home, After many years of dal Alvin K. Corl th em inerad H CTY ing Barto h« members Robert Peterson Hne are Rev One WwW. Reed county m supervisors’ Fergusor recently at eeting to attend the state convention AAA representative for was chosen township *aul Sunday ann recent caller CLARENCE of ‘on the Lee Moore place at the Hill. This was formerly home Mr friends was a — Windy Clifford Meek Bickett Saturday at Mrs plizabeth Mrs spent mother Mr. and Clearfield home of his Meek All half holiday nature study hike they went a walking.” regrets the loss of two pupils the called on some Sunday p RR QGrieb the upper grades enjoyed a near Gilientown, Friday by way of a “Thru the woods Fourth grade the and Mrs. H B. Cralt s afternoon with the forme Mrs. Cordelia Craft ‘Mrs Andy Kossick and five chil- dren left Saturday evening for their future home in Detroit Baumgardner near his cottage at spen 2nd Lorain Hughill of Philipsburg called on his aunt and uncle, the Crafts, Saturday a week ago erectine a Gillen- Clair is garage We are sorry to note the illness of town OWN Mrs. Lucas, the Moshannopn scribe, but glad to hear she's on the way to recovery at the Philipsburg State Hospital Friends of George Solt sympathize the death of his brother, Harry, who was buried Sunday at Curwensville Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Gunsalius of Beech Creek, spent the weekend at William Tarman’s Steve Kerko moved his family from here early Friday morning to Clymer. A Lucas family from Ksr-| thaus is to occupy the place now, Their first month's salary was dis- tributed among teachers of the brick building on Friday. | Mrs. Charles Watson spent Tues-| ‘day with her aged mother, Mrs. | Elizabeth Meek. Sunday callers at [the same place were Miss Blanche | Budinger, Mrs. E. R. Krone, son [Gene and daughter Abida. Miss | Budinger was also a dinner guest Ralph Cleaver recently moved his! family from Snow Shoe to the i |arik property in the flat. : | Miss Ann McGowan, teacher of | | grade two, returned to duty after) a month's illness, last week, but by | | Friday was forced 40 relinquish her; | post for the present. Bert Olllett vacated the Morgan camp last week and Is now residing Scenery here abouts is at its most gorgeous peak just now. Any of you lovers of the great outdoors should take a stroll or leisurely motor trip to Snow 8hoe mountain and you will agree with us. There's nothing its equal anywhere Benjamin Krone, on furlough | from service somewhere in the south, is a welcome visitor to his parental home I. for the United States to decide that it will be always prepared for an- other world crisis. WHEN WINDS § H i John F. Gray & Son General Insurance Phone #97.) Bellefonte, Pa. When the war ends, it will be time | PINE GLEN Church Berviees 10 m, Rally Day Home services will be this time. Let us rally day school, also share with the fortunate Holy Bunday bovs In lowing munity Viehdorfer Hoover C Cinir Pye Bunday school and Harvest observed at in the Bune harvest Lo Our Je Communion morning. The ni ery read. The have gi from thi Charles Nearhood Willlam Mecker arl Folmar Allon James Flick, Arth Cullough, Cly Hoover, Jr Viehdorfer Lloyd King Hoove Jovie Hodge th ’ : olny ough Naval ved on of the Ww nr ober LIne ce were fol com Mer Harold Dor- ce also week untimely deat} say knew morning him Corn week husking is al among the farmers is expected Mrs Abel of York i Mrs. H A. Ho the Woodward on Sunday The Rally a ng services in the local Evangelical] church were well tended. The Albright Evangelical Brotherhood of the Miliheim charge sang three special numbers for the occasion. The songs were greatly preciated at ap- John Eisenhuth of S8muliton, was a weekend guest with the rest of the family to look r{ter their neces- sities Mrs. Maybelle Eisenhuth brought her invalid husband, Steward Eisen. huth, home on Baturday afternoon Mr. Eisenhuth's scorched leg is im- proving nicely —— KENNEDY Mr. and Mrs. leo Bomboy and baby of Niagara Palis, N. Y., visited home folks, and Mrs. and baby are spending some time at her parental home, Mr. and Mrs. E. H Runkle Some of our young men have gone into service. We wish them the best of luck. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lucas and [sons greeted friends Sunday p. m i Mr.and Mrs. J. F. McCartney {were dinner guests at the Ralph Mc- | Cartney home in Pleasant Valley, | Sunday. | Mr. and Mrs. Ed Leach and fam- fly and Mrs. John Rager of Salona, | [spent Sunday at the James Rager | home. { Miss Ruth High of Canton, Pa, | whE in our village recently. | Our sick are all improving at this | writing. : Mrs. Rager ang daughter called on | Mrs. J. F. McCartney Sunday p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. Leathers and daughter and Mrs. Prank Drecse called at the E H Runkle home | sunday evening. ————— 100] Lesson LOYALTY TO CHRIST School Lesson 1942 International Sunday for October 11, Text John 11 Text 66-69 Mark 2: 14-17 Philippians 3: 7 Lesson 6 ws ne WORLD or BY WW.REID mec he largest ine to fight great difficulty in ” cinchona the tree bark ir which quinine extracted portant is the Bowringpet sug the welfare of the white man espec. fally that the Salvation Army, local governments, and various miss ARENCIeE ar hel ping round of cincl Dr “Lr twice the pre-war In the recent death of Stanley Hollenbeck, M. D., the tribe of Ovimbundu peoples of An- gola, Portuguese West Africa, have lost a friend of thirty-three years of Christian service. Buperintendent of the Elende Mission Hospital Sachikela, trainer of hundreds of native boys as nurses with know- ledge of elementary medicine and hygiene, minister of the Congrega- tional church, authority on the wiles of the witch doctor, expert in the Portuguese and the native Umbundu tongue, Dr. Hollenbeck served Ane gola as have few other missionaries, The influence of his Sachikela train- ing extends hunderds of miles “into the bush” in all directions and has changed the life of the entire coun- tryside. A native of Sheldon, Iowa. Dr. Hollenbeck attended Towa State College where he was a football star, having Lim curing is EL) h 4 ary €1 upplies these tablets more than of now price ‘he cost SAYS, is Henry large On completion of a medical course at Northwestern University and at | the London School of Tropical Med- icine, he went to Africa and gave the rest of his life to its people. | 35 recogiiition: of. 30 Jeet. obi we Chair Rev and Otis H Moore, actor of the Methodist church STORE VEGETABLES TO PROLONG TIME OF USE { bles Using proper vegeta of Blaney says vegetables to peppers, can be kept a month. In re have been iy been gath- m3 1810s 1154 ils mature in sige and store them In moist darkened place. in single lavers on cellar or cool shed 2 to 4 weeks, The rees the temperature longer the fruits will tomatoes are to be increase the tem ing them into the ¢ > from be to a tell Whe contribution dont stop contributions em Saves Tn people ask you to make a worthy cause, em how many you make every Year: the cash or turn ‘em time JUS, give gown. It ouR SIDESHOW Step right up, ladeez and gents— you're just in time for the wonder of wonders, that marvel of marvels the Rumford Reve- lation! Yes, ladeez—one level teaspoon of Rumford Baking Powder fount it, one) as con- tained in ed foods ( , yum, folks) provides % on daily requirement of calcium, your minimum of ph Ver-eee important for sound bones and teeth. Don’t ladeez— plenty of Rumford for all. FREE. Your of folder of 21 riba ws rece Addras Rumford Box FS, Rumford, Rhode |
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers