THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA.
BOALSBURG
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lamharn of
December 2, 1943.
made for a Christmas party which
will be held the home of Miss
Marie Hem
Miss Pauline Charles, who has ac
cepted a position In the Mary Baks
Eversly Haines was receiving con-
gratulations on the birth of a daugh-
{ter at his home in Snow Shoe, Mr
{Haines was employed at the Blair
| jewelry store here and both he and
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Sunday School Lesson
nt
, Echoes From the Past.
Mrs. Ella Gingerich and daughter
Fifty Years Ago
Mr. M. I. Gardner recently pur-
chased the property of the late Ellen
Harris on Spring Street, this place,
The property will be remodeled be-|
fore the new owner takes possession,
B. A.' Achenbach, the Bishop
Street baker and caterer, will give!
one hundred and fifty loaves of
bread to the poor of Bellefonte this
morning, Thanksgiving Day. This
is a very commendable form of
charity and will be appreciated.
Thomas Collins of Bellefonte, re.
cently was awarded the contract for
building a large reservoir in the Al-
legheny Mountains for the city of Al-
toona. His bid of $158,000 was the
lowest. The reservoir will be
in the ravine of the horse shoe bend
along the Pennsylvania Rallroad
Last Saturday J. A. Woodcock
agent for the Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York,
check of $35.083 to Mr
being the amount of ins
the late John H
company. Mr. Orvis’
surance amounts
but
delivered a
Ellis Orvis
by
narried
d Lauth, Howard
ge number of tin
nt from ¢
make theif:
t Pittsbur
Thomas is engaged in
Lee Woodcock 1s offici
f th
couple
dence a
£
class rooms « ¢ Bellefonte
emy the absen of Princ
hes, wh | I
Mr. Calvin Weaver
re he riff Cond
Deputy. Mr. Weaver will move 1
his family to Bellef
gmnnin of his
ont for o
Aaronsi
Laurie
ready for busines
this week,
The
which
opening of the (
made arrangems
Mr. Philip Wad
connected with th
and ¥ in
ia Rallr
ent, has been
t for
office, for the
located Bush
Part of the room
American
wil
’
recent
recenti
aa
the new eo
pled
that
as i
this offi
would be
L0G
of Aree
Ql
Sunday morning
George Westlake,
above Tyrone, was take:
for a while his |
He had been on
long time and had always complain-
ed of something moving in his
stomach, causing him burning sen-
sations and great weal A phy-
sician was for i
arrival Mr. We
spell d
sont
Sen
least seve 3
lieved at once, and after a few hours
said he was | I much better, ai-
though he was still very k. H
the snake got into his stomach is a
mystery
| Turkeys are quite plentiful this
| season, The prevailing price is
| seven cents a pound. At that price
the supply is larger than the de-
mand, (Ed. Note: Maybe they were
“the good old days,” after all)
The new water works at Howard Is
about completed, The contractor
{ expect to finish thelr work this week, |
Fifteen thousand feet of pipe were
laid from the new source to the
borough The guaranteed capacity
is 4000 gallons per hour with a fall
Of 150 feet
Early Saturday morning Mrs. John
Morgan died at her home on How-
ard Street after an extended illness
from dropsy he deceased was 85
vears of Two daughters survive
her: Mrs. R L. Erhard, of St. Mary s,
Mrs. B. H. Schaeffer, of this
The interment occurred on
age
Wheelmen's Club
banquet at Ceader restau-
Friday evening. The club
membership and nearly
Mr. John Powers
killed two porkers this
tipped the scales, when
nd 525 pounds res-
iellefonte
A large
il were present
of Bellefor
largest
ar
were issued (o
F. H. Bart:
both of Haine
Campbell, of Green
Brotherton, Pitts.
McWaite and Adda
e. both of Rebersburg; Thom-
Amide O
Harry C
and Ollie Rodgers, Cam-
ver and Stover,
yronsburg Stee
and 1
R i h
ident of Miles townsh
Monday night at
Rebersburg. About
tired and on the follow-
yer wed HEN
med re
suddenly
Mis
LAS
t 4 o'clock
ust-
rising, hi
his body
Peter Kessler, who re-
ame house. Death was
stroke of pal-
shock to his many
83 old and
lifeless
the
caused by a
a great
He wns
married
Wa
Vears
Jacob Ripka,
Hall, was en
in shingling a shed roof for
1 the farm a short dis.
Hall, when by
he fell from
ground. He lamvied
head on the {rosen ground,
ing a ragge ugly wound,
scalp from the skull bone
of four or five stitches,
Centre
to the
ng the
then
Kellar, of
county
Burn-
shot a
while on a hunting expe-
Everybody admires B. A
ienbach’s handsome bakery wag-
Mr. Albert Owens is the new
applicant for the Bellefonte post-
office Centre Hall Borough is
without a pauper, hence there is no
poor tax there On Tuesday morn-
there were two wagons at the
curbstone market The Salem
Lutheran church at
il be rededicated next
Ellsworth Ardery, of
has been commissioned
substitute mall carrier for the Belle-
fonte postoffice
deer
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A
on
Coleville
Twenty Years Ago
Mrs
hi. thday a
the apart
Hardware
Street.
Eight Eskmio dogs. the property of
Toner Hugg, of Milesburg, were at-
tracting much atention ]
play window of the Bellefonte Hard-
ware Company. Mr. Hugg made a
specialty of ralsing animals of this
type
Wendell 8S, Wilson, aged 12, 50
J. L. Wilson, of State College
fered a laceration above one sv»
contusion of the shoulder and biririseg
of the face when he was struck by a
car driven by Kelly Henry, of Pine
Grove Mills.
r Cox
niversary
over
North
ohserved her
at her home in
aefler
Allegheny
Sci
In the
; | Centre Hall i i
whether preaching services will be; Rev. and Mrs. T. OG. Jones and
ELECTRIC FENCER
What better present could you give
Pad than one that will save him
hours of hard labor, time and money
through the years to come? Parmak
is a quality fencer. This year give
iy. B-Jear service guarantee
Wor ‘s largest selling brand. Im-
mediate delivery.
« SCHAEFFER'S
.» HARDWARE
= 7 BELLXFONTE, PA.
One hundred eighteen people from
ellefonte and vicinity boarded an
sion here Saturday night to
Washington, D. C. They re
urned home Monday morning.
A Ford coupe owned and driven by
Fred “Gander” Myers, of Bellefoato
was slightly damaged in a collision
ith a large State Highway Depart-
ment truck. The mishap oecur.ed
on the Centre Hull mountain
A supper was held in the social
rooms of the State College Presby-
erian church in honor of Mr. and
George E. McMillan, of State
College, who were preparing to go
to Puerto Rico where they were to
engage in mission work with the
Polytechnic Institute at San Ger.
man.
Burgess
ulfering
the left
when
and
W. Harrison Walker was
from painful bruises of
arm and shoulder suffered
his car skidded off the road
overtumed near Stoyestown
while he and E. B. Bower, of Belle-
fonte were returning from a trip to
ittsburgh. Mr. Bower was slightly
injured. The car was not badly
damaged
Adam P. Heckman had returned to
iis home in Centre Hall from the
Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia,
where he had cataracts removed
from both eyes. When he went to
the hospital he was almost blind, and
upon his return his vision had been
almost completely restored. Mr.
Heckman made his home with a
daughter, Mrs. Archy Moyer, in
| The pine woods north of Potters
Mills, was being cut into lumber by
Stiger and Wingart Brothers, of Co-
burn. This was one of the finest
tracts of origitial pine in this see-
(tion and had been carefully guarded |
(for many years against the wood- |
‘man’s axe, by two generations of the |
| Allison family at Spring Mills. The
trees were large,
long.
| Fire of unknown origin ecausd
{damage estimated at $500 to the
tween the dining room and
room, but spread upwards to
tie. Edward Decker, who lv
his wife, the former Miss Agnes
Alkey, of Bellefonte, were well known
in the county seat,
Marriage lioenses lsenind to
the following couples: Bud T. O'Neil,
State College, and Bertha A. Parker,
Lemont: Guy O. Musser and Lydia
M. Breon, both of Millheim: James
McKivison, Gatesburg, and Olive D.
were
| Ellenberger, Marengo; Arthur Snook
and Laura A. Hoover, both of Pleas
ant Gap,
While Dr. John Sebring was at-
tending a patient in Buffalo Run
Valley his car caught fire and burn-
ed nto a charred mass of
one was aware of the fire until the
physician wax leaving the house, It
believed casoline leating from
a pipe dropped onto the hot exhaust
pipe, enusing the fire
The Klu Klux Klan burned a or
on what was known a “Wetzel
Field” In the mountains north
Milhelm, presumably
sidents that area
of the Klan bad
in that communit,
attracted the
explosion
the cross
steel]
No
was
of
nform
that branch
been organized
Attention w
by heavy
which were set off
Otto “Jit ' Smith
Mr. and William Smith
Curtin Bellefonte wi a
member of the Penn State Freshman
track won
collegiate Cross Con
Van Cows Park
City
nrintes
to re.
of
to two
si
fire
nea
son of
Mi
Street,
team which
+1
Bellefonte
Lt
hefore entering
been purchased
of Boalsbure
of Curtin
interesting do
#in
beehive
Ghaner
a trapper
Ramley
ehureh in
investigate a
knew
Chaner
pound |
remiired
weighs 350
R105
enled a
at about
Or re a |
yielded
3! {eet
hich
Fre
comb
a strip of honey 4 feet In
mn
wide and
wele :
this hive
m
were I
cOmbe were
a - —
RUNVILLE
Doyle Walker Fort
Moniroe, Va... came home last Tues.
day and returned again last Wed.
nesday
Mr. and Mm
Philipsburg, and
Ada Canova of V
ors at the Joho F
day afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Shiner.and
baby of Hazleton, are visiting with
Mrs. Shiner's parents, Mr. and Mrs
Philip Confer and family
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Vargo snd
two sons of Baltimore, are visiting
with Mrs. Vargo's parents, Mr and
Mrs. Ernest Pye and family
Rev. and Mrs
thelr son and family
Inst Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. John
Arthur, and Mrs. Audrey eliander
atlended the butchering « i i.
sie Bhiope at Snow Bhoe ast Thu. se
day
Wedding bells till
our Community Last Wednesda
Miss Thelma Lucas, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Laas, and Har-
old Davidson, Jr., motored to Punx.
sutawney, and were married hy Rey
E. R. Miller. On Friday svening the
ealithumpian band came out and
gave them a serenading
Mr. ang Mrs Richard Purl and
son Dovie, were dinner guests at the
John Purl home on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Pye of
Madisonburg, visited wits the for-
mers parents at Felzertowsn and at
the Richard Furl home on Sunday
The deer season began this Mon-
day morning and a number of our
men went out to get their buck.
Our Bunday school is planning for
a Christmas entertainment. The
date will be announced lar
Our revival services will begin on
Sunday, Jan. 2. and on Monday
night, Jan. 3 Rev, H
house of York, will be here in our
church. Everybody in our come
muty and surrounding territory will
want to meet him and hear him.
Sunday schoo] next Sunday morn-
ing at 9:30, We are not certain
who i xt
E. BR. Hancock
daughter
irginin, were
irl home last
of
Mrs
visit.
Fri-
Courtney visiteg
LEAN
Afiddieburg
Furi and
son
are ringing in
in the marning or evening
I aa lL
nr Mistry: Buy Banas
B. Ritten- |
West Chester, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. C. A, Bonine
Miss Pearl Houtz of Bellefonte,
wis a supper guest at the Wilbur
Houtz heme Thursday evening
Mrs, Anna Gettig, the Misses Nelle
and Kathryn Gettig and Mr. and
Mrs. Willlam Gettig and daughter
Joan of Altoona, Mr. and Mrs, N,. C
Neidigh of State College and Mr, and
| Mrs. Nevin Meyer and Mrs. John
| Smith and three children of Bagls.
| burg were dinner guests of Mr, and
{ Mrs. George Meyer Thanksgiving.
| Mr, and Mrs. Sheldon D, Clapper
and son Billy spent Thanksgiving
with relatives in Altoona
Mrs. DB
wiler of State College
recently with Mrs
Mr Mrs. Robert
son of Lock Haven, spent
with Mrs. O. F. Smith
Mrs. Harry Balley visited
brother Charles Segner Tue
ternoon
Mrs. E
ed Little
Lonberger were dinner guests
Fred Lonberger Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barger and
family accompanied Mr Annie
Witherite and daughter Julizn and
rank Fisher of Milesburg to Pitts.
burgh :
Saturday whe
until Wedne
Thomus and Mrs, Det.
R. D. visited
Foster Charles
Glenn and
Thursday
and
her
winy af-
Jar.
BP
of Mrs
.
and Mia
Ww
and
Hess, Mr
daughter ana
re thes i Lened
f in
n Hubler and
Montgomery Hubler sas
Thursday with Misses
and Mrs. 5. A. Reitz and Mrs
Hartman Mrs
Margaret Kuhn were dinner guests
iat the home of Mrs, Mary Bohn at
1 Onk Hall Thursday 1
Bumuel J Wagner and son Cnl
Harold Wagner were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs Cyrus Wagner at State
Callege Wednesda
Mr. and Mrs
daughters of Pleasant Mount visited
father B. P. Lonberger
and son and
evening
nar
Jared Zettle and four
the former
recently
William Waener of Juniata and
Henry Dale and son Pranklin and
daughter Mary Jane of Mifflinbure
were recent callers with Mrs, John P
Kimport
Mrs. Leah Wright it visiting
son-in-lay ad
Mra
Middle River
Mr. and
daughter, Mr
Snyder
Md
Mrs Norman Col
daughter visited Mrs. Coble’s moth
Mra. Ethel Sto 1 Beliefonte
Wedineasday until irada
Pvt. Harry of Fort
Cal. i= spending 8 furlough
mother, Mra. Mae Bavietis
grandparents, Mr and Mrs
Markie Pvt. Bayietls
service October 28 1941
Miss Ruth Ross. a student nurse
Celssinger hospital in Danville
was a recent vikitor with her parent
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ross
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Orieb and
son, of Anderson, Indiana, were sup-
per guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. A
Bonine Tuesday
Floyd Palmer, of Hazelton, and
(Paul Davidson and Eugene David-
son, of Wingate, were recent visi.
tors at the George Markle home
Mrs. Edith Lucas and son, Robert
were dinner guests of the T. £ Sau.
ers family at State College Thanks
igiving
Mrs, Ellen 8titt. George Stitt. and
William Reese, of Altoona. spent
Thursday at the Charles Stitt home
; John W. Hess of Altoona, was a
recent visitor at the Portney home
Mr. and Mrs. Nevin Pishsr and
| daughter and Prank Pisher. of State
i College: John Pisher of Bellefonte:
Miss Anna Sweeney of Boalsburg,
iand Mrs. Samuel Elman of Syracuse,
N. ¥.. were guests at the Fisher home
for Thanksgiving dinner,
PRT, | faensit
and family
ela vy
Bavietly
(ieoree
entered the
at
| daughter, Nancy, and David Jones,
' spent Thanksgiving with relatives in
Hazelton
SS BRA
Kathryn, spent Sunday at the Lee
Smeltzer home at Pleasant Gap
Mr. and Mrs. Jared Grove and
daughter, of Lemont, Samuel Walker
of Millbrook, Mr. and Mrs. Merle
Houser and son Dean, of State Col-
lege, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Davidson
and Mrs. Stella Davidson of Wine.
gate, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Klinger
and daughter, and Claude Miller of
Shingletown, and Mrs. Helen Ker-
stetter of Boalsburg
Pvt. Harry Bayletts spent Friday their
and Saturday evenings with his sis- winter
ters Mrs, Jared Grove at Lemont Mrs
Mrs, Harry Shilling at Linden Hall, guns
and Mrs. Leroy Klinger at Shingle- Oreut
town
Mrs. H. 1 ink
and, Mrs. H M. Hosterman
guests of Mrs. Mary 8
Thanksgiving d
ers
Beauty
the weekend
Foster
M1
daughter
the
Cirove
and
R411
Mill
and Mrs, F
Pompton
visiting Mrs
Mrs. Ray Wi
wi
nom
Mt
and two
were
Croheen
the
at Cioheen
A mans
vil
Mur
afternoon
Mary and
of Rock Spring
Mr Mrs
were
Nora
and
of
bauhg
Mrs. W
and Earl Grov
Fhursday
baugh
nt
Nomi
Robert Bag
with
hursday
were
home Thursd
Mr. and Mi
Salon in
with
Charles
Mrs
gent
Ray Williams
and
red
Plains
Bohn
Hams
companied the
whet
Richard
Harrisburg,
her mother, Mr
spent
THI
Ww
vy
H. Neff
Friday
ba
and two fnternational Sunday
evening at for December 5
Pine
Mr
ol
were
nome at
with
family
who
8 parents, Mr
David Bohn ac-
Fred Bohn family
will
visited
Bohn and
MN. J
ana
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BIN OF COVETOUSNESS
Lewson
194%
KEEPING APPOINTMENTS WITH CONVOYS
In a day’s combat, an infantry division fires
sbout 300 tons of ammunition . . . 100
37 mm. anti-aircraft guns, 1274 rons. and
the thousands of army vehicles “passing the
ammunition” and other supplies each bum
up an average of 10 gallons of gasoline...
All of these materials — the guns, the “gas”,
the ammunition, the vehicles plus 700,000
ster different military items — must come by sea.
BUY U5. WAR
BONDS AND STAMPS
hiked " oat in fhe Armed fi
A gigantic supply task without arallel in
the history of the nation, this job calls for
the finest coordination of Amenican rad.
roads with ships
The railroads must bring everything to ship
sidings exactly as necded—and when
needed. Any ship, any delay, may hold up
a convoy sailing
So keeping appesntments with convoys is
Serving the Natios
a
one of the most itnportant jobs railroads
have these days
IH pushung a "convoy train” through ahead
of your passenger tram caused you to be a
little late for an early-morning business
arponrment, the Pennsylvania Raleoad
feels core you will gladly ovetlook it. The
demands of war must have not only ral-
road equipment— but the right-of-way !
One of America’s
Roilroods.., All
United for Victoryl