Centre Democrat. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, January 20, 1944, Image 6

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MRS. ARABELLA STULLER | rites at the Clayton Watson home
Mrs. Arabella Stulller, 85, died at 10 a. m, followed by services In
early Sunday morning at her home the Snow Shoe Methodist chureh
in Philipsburg, of complications due 8t 2 p. m. The Rev. Wilford Booth
to advanced age. A native of Sandy of Monument will officiate and inter-
Ridge, she was born August 6, 1868, ment will be made In Askey ceme-
a daughter of the late George and tery, Snow Shoe
Mary Vaughn, Her husband, Wil-| —
liam Stuller, preceded her in death HARRY M. STITT
15 years ago, She is survived by one; Harry M. Stitt died Friday morn-
daughter, Mrs. Nedie Potts, of Phil-|ihg at his home In Altoona of a
ipsburg, and a sister, Mrs, Bally heart attack. Among the six surviv-
Stonebraker, of South Philipsburg. ing brothers and sisters is Charles
Mrs. Stuller was a member of the ng gtitt, of State College, Deceased
United Brethren church. Funeral was a native of Claysburg and was
services were held Tuesday after-|narried to Miss Sarah Rudy. She
noon in charge of her pastor, Rev. preceded him in death in August,
Budd Smith. Burial was made injjgag
Philipsburg cemetery.
ow ! SIMON A. HARDY
: ] GEORGE EBBS Simon A. Hardy, of Port Matilda,
yo Et Oe ve. | died at the State Hospital, Philips-
y's oldest natives, Ay eve- phurg, Saturday morning at 7:15 o'-
ning at the home of his daughter, | lock. following an iness with
Mrs. Laura Marien, of Brisbin. Had pneumonia. Mr. Hardy was a son of
Mr. Ebbs lived until June 7, this| panel and Myrtle (Welsh) Hardy
ig he would pe Tounged Outland was born in Centre county on
years. r. Ss Was TN Aligeptember 1, 18002. He wag twice
hy SHS, a CE on married His second wife was Mar-
4 na oung neji, price, He is survived by his wife
moved th Js purest 30 Fray. on and these children to the first mar-
0 3 § y Mo , ’ p .
. ‘ triage Pfc. Hubert Hardy, Italy;
Plasterer for a ‘number of Years And | pic. John Hardy, Tennessee; James
was well known by TARY of 1€) Hardy wilmington, Del.; Louise and
Sanly TeSldtte 3 Pailipshurs fv | Donald Hardy, at home: and these
is survive ; two children, Mrs.| 1 dre A .
v . children to the second wife:
Bendy orien, of Brisas. and Ed laid, Pamela, Loretta, Jesse and Jean
ward Ebbs, o 4 . : eral wel a Domi . . wityvi
services were him Monday a=} Sry 5 ome. He 1 Bish Survie .
ternoon in the Baptist church at mont Del He was a member of the
Bvisuin, Iofowed bY interment Miyannaty Methodist church, He had
the Brisbin cemetery. beens employed at the Port Matilda
brick works
HARRIS LYNN WATSON
Harris Lynn Watson, 88, retired]
coal miner, died early Tuesday]
morning at the home of his son}. 0 of pneumonia proved fatal to
Clayton Watson, in Orviston. Bom C. Arthur Ti ; :
v 1C. 4 omas, well known Belle-
Sept. 2, 1855 in Milesburg, he had| fonte business man. who died at the
resided most of his life at Snow! pp. novell Sanitarium. Chattanco-
Shoe. Five years ago he went to Or- oo ‘mein at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan-
viston to make his home with his uary 15. 1944. Mr. Thomas. who for
son. His wife died 22 years ago. Mr. co. veare had suffered from asth-
Watson was the last surviving mem- ... nq Mrs. Thomas, left Belle-
ber of a large family. He was a
CHESTER ARTHUR THOMAS.
A heart condition following an at-
Ron- |
| Hone, North Allegheny street, Belle |
fonte, Tuesday afternoon with Rev,
G. E. Householder, pastor of the
United Brethren church, officiating. |
Interment was made in the Union |
temelet?. Bellefonte. Mr. Thomas |
was A lineal descendant of Richard
Ap Thomas, who in 1681 bought a
grant or tract of 5,000 acres in Ches-
ter county and eame to this county
with William Penn's first migration,
The deceased's grandfather, Will-
lam A. Thomas, was one of the cap-
tains of industry in the early part
{of the 19th century. Willlam's elder
| brother, Jacob, in 1816 came to Belle.
{fonte with the Valentitie brothers
land together they rented the Dun-
lop estate works and iron interests,
Jacob returned to Chester county
and died in 1817, whereupon his |
brother William A. came to Belle-
fonte t¢ take his brother's place In
the local iron industry, In 1817 Wil-
Ham A. Thomas married Elizabeth
Miller, daughter of Reuben Miller
and Tamazine Valentine of Chester
| county, Three sons born to the un-
tion were William A. Jr. who was
killed in a fall in an iron mine in
1865. Jacob, a forebear of J. Thomas
who was the father of C. Arthur
Thomas, J. D. Thomas and Mrs,
Lulu Howard, of Bellefonte. The
grandfather, Willlam A. Thomas, re-
sided at Willowbank, South Potter
street, which umil a few years ago
was used as the Bellefonte Borough
Home. The property now ls owned
by J. C. Hamilton, of Bellefonte, and
has been converted into partments
JOHN COC. HOMAN
John C. Homan, of Aaronsburg,
died at the home of his nephew, Roy
Homan, in Aaronsburg, at 6 o'clock
Sunday morning, January 16, 1044,
after an illness with a complication
of diseases r. Homan was born at
Farmers Mills on January 24, 1863,
imaking his age at time of death
180 years, 11 months and 22 days, He
was a son of Willam and Susan
Hoover Homan, was never married,
and is the last of his family, He
was a member of the Union church
of Farmers Mills, Funeral services
were held at the Nef! Funeral Home
in Millheim on Tuesday afternoon,
with Rev. J. 8. Ghannon officiating.
Interment was made in the Farmers
Mills cemetery.
Coffman, of
groom Is stationed
College, has announced the maisiage
of her daughter, Ruth Margaret,
Lt. Clifford Ray
Gruber, Okla.
They were attended by Lt. and Mrs
Bradley and Lt
Mitchell, of Bellefonte, and Isaac, Appropriate organ music was played
Lieutenant
graduate:
Mrs
jer stteet school, State Collége, has
returned to her position
is attached to the
vated Rainbow Division,
'
daughter
Harold Raymond Oberhelm, son of jmembe;
Mrs
fpsburg, were guletly married in the
parsonage
ring cetemony of the United bavhi-
ren church
in the gervice of his country, serv-
tug in the 780th Tank Battalion now
on maneuvers somewhere
thirteen months in the service
THE CENTRE DEMOGRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA.
20, 1944.
January
Dorey~Bechdel
In a beautiful candlelight cere
{mony In the Church of Christ on
| Wednesday, January 12, Miss Miriam
{Jane Bechdel, the daughter of Mr
and Mrs Claude H. Bechdel, Beech
creek, became the bride of Cpl. Har-
old Martin Dorey, Jr, son of Mr
land Mrs. Harold M. Dorey, of Lock
Haven, The largely attended cere-
RECENT
WEDDINGS
Coffman~Mitchell
Ruth A, Mitchell, daughte
Miss
of Mr. and Mrs, Edward Mitchell, of mony was solemnized at 6:30 by the
Bellefonte, R. D. 3, and Lynn Paul bride's pastor, the Rev, M. 8. Rogers
Coffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. A, J.| Following the ceremony the bride
1 Paso, Texas, were and bridegroom received friends at
united In marriage on January 11 a reception in the church parlor
at Dodge City, Kansad, where the and later at open howse al the home
with the Army of the bride. They left for a short
Alr Force | wedding trip to Niagara Falls
Lauder=Harter ~ |Farmers, Wives
Pauline ©. Harter, of State
Mrs. .
Guests at Meeting
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Lauder, of Belle-
vernon, Pa. The ceremony was per-
formed at a candlelight service in)
the regimetital chapel at Camp |
on Christmas Eve.
(Continued from wypage one)
and with chart
sistant progr i
shnce it was first organized
pointed out that in ten
eration, had
Hgible and that a
built up to $30800
members’ investment
As nn special
ver Cake Wa
among the followin
bers present: Epley White and Al-
fred C both of Bellefonte
Samue] Everhart of State C
and Guy N. Neff of Alexandria, Mi
White was fortunate in drawing the
uch number, He then gave an in-
talk on experience
Richards, obtaining a loan 1834 whicl
Mrs. Isaac compared with the efficient s
Julian, and which the association givin
snowed
of Ux wssociation
He
Op
been almost neg-
reserve
YEArs of
10850
and Mrs. Merrick had been
protect the
the ceremony. Bouhj
and Mrs, Lauder are
of Penn State College
Lauder, a teacher in the Fraz-
throughout
feature al Anni-
ry ChRnced
ten-year meme-
Lt. Lauder
fecently reacti-|
now
Bhue)y
Hew
Eide
tioned’ at Camp Gruber,
Oberheim—=Richardy
Betty Roberta
of Mr. and
Richards, of
terest in bet
eresiing Hh
Miss
Newton
today
Robert LL. Aker ‘
urer of the National Parm Loan A
sociation spoke briefl work
of his office in meting the needs of
farmer for a long-term
interest He ext
gratulations wo the Production Cred.
The groom is It Association and ressed hi
preciation of
ing between two as
W. Dorcey Hines
the Production Cre
Baltimore
retary-Lreas-
Nora Oberheim, of South Phil-|
of the First United thie
Brethren church at Philipsburg by
Rev. Budd R. Smith on Saturday
night at §:15 o'clock The single
on
today ow-
credit naed nis con -
was read Xj
the cooperation exist-
the ociations
in Call-
spent
The
young couple were atlended by Mr
and Mrs. Herman Shaw, brother-
in-law and sister of the groom, Mrs.
Oberheim will make her home in
representative
dit C
extended hi
of
tion of
fornla. The bridegroom has rpora-
mended the directors for thei:
work
W. J. Tw
ROOCG
Ker
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Clearfield and Centre
the cone |
“IP G
ap- of
greetings Ww the members and com. *
tr hl "w
counties
and explained to
farmers the facilities up 10 re
palr farm machinery Millheim
Hublersburg and Jodon's Garage
Bellefonte. He also wold them
his office was cooperating with the
War Board iu keeping farnn help
on the farm
George Mothersbaugh of Boals-
burg, and Milton Btover of Coburn
representative in Cene-
« Elizabeth Metze:
Hollidayrburg office, mind
Ziegler and Jean Fanning
Bellefonte office sted
meeting
Refreshment
ladies of thu
reels of
Have
a short talk the
net
al
association
tre count
were served
Grange while
interesting moving
| Wer shown
PTA to Hear Talk
By Movie Censor
QUEEN
commitieg
it |
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wd From Movie
+ member of th
| Art Alliance, United
Veterans of Forelgn
and the Foreign Policy
niThere will be an open forun
ing the
M
RQOIres
Edward Miller
McoGroarts
iwill lend the devotion
Alberta Krader 3
the music tl
These m
public
{ the
much Interest
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
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Voters’ Registration
Lists Being Revised
Registration
House ha
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Commi
prepared
all 1x
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Gas or
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varieties is
Phone 2020
member of the Red Men's Lodge and
the Methodist church. Surviving
are three sons and three daughters:
Edwin, Altoona; Benjamin, Balti-
more; Clayton, Orviston: Mrs. An-
pile Oswalt, Juniata; Mrs. Kathryn
Beightol, Erie, and Mrs. Thomas
McCloskey, Snow Shoe. Funera] ser-
vices will be on Friday with brief
3
Milk Coolers
AVAILABLE
AT ONCE!
In Electric; Gasoline Driven,
or Ice Cooled Cabinets,
HUBERT ROSSMAN
HOME & AUTO SUPPLY STORE
Phone 2615
BELLEFONTE, PA.
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a — a — A co.
‘yard to L
fonte on December 15 with plans for
going to Arizona and California in
the hope the change of climate Henry Sents, 83, of State Cole,
would be beneficial to Mr. Thomas’ R. D.. died at the home of
health. He became ill December 19 daughter, Mrs, R. J. Lowder, of 600,
at Ft. Payne, Alabama, and he and West College avenue, State College, |
Mrs. Thomas remained at the Rain- at 10:30 p. m. Saturday, January 15,
ey Hotel there for two weeks when 1944, of complications following an
physicians advised an x-ray exam- (lines of one week. Born in Lycom-
ination. Mr. Thomas was then taken ing county on March 5, 1860, he was
to the Newell Sanitarium in Chat- a son of Casper and Mary Blaus
tanooga, and was under treatment Sents. In 1882 he married the former
there about two weeks before his Lydia Earon, who died on Decorm-|
death. Chester Arthur Thomas was ber 14, 1839. The following children
a son of Isaac and Martha Reed survive: Mrs. lola Glenn and Mrs.
Thomas and was born in Bellefonte R. J. Lowder, both of State College:
on May 17, 1885, making his age at Mrs. William = A, Stephens, Pine
time of death 58 years, 7 months Grove Mills; Henry EB. Semts, How-
and 28 days. Surviving are a broth- ard. R. D.; and James E. Bens, of
er and sister, Joseph D. Thomas Milesburg. Ten grandchildren and
and Mrs. Lulu Howard, both of seven great-grandchiidren also sure
Bellefonte. For many years Mr. vive. Funeral sefvices were held at
Thomas operated a coal yard and the Koch Puneral Home, State Col-
gasoline station on West Lamb lege, Tuesday afternoon, with Rev
street, Bellefonte, until about three WE Watkins in charge. Interment
months ago when he closed the ser- wag made at Pine Hall i
vice station and leased the coal
L. Auman, of Bellefonte
Deceased was a member of the
Moose Lodge, the Logan Pire Com-
pany, the VFW social club, and the Mrs. Dennison Confer, of Wilming-
Undine Club. Puneral services were O00. Del. died Saturday afternoon
held at the Widdowson Funeral in the Doris Memorial Hospital
, Wilmington, after a 22-hour lliness
— [Wh ronichial poeumotia. She was |
HENRY SENTS
DIANA JO GLOSSNER :
Diana Jo Glossner, 9, daughter of
(AT
LeZi AX BACK
father belog Le late Dean Gloss-
ner of Blanchard, Surviving are a!
sister and brother, Dorothy Jane
Glossner, at home, and Clair Gloss
ner, U. 8. Navy; also her stepfather
ru Oct. 16. At Howard, her
and a half-sister, Judy Confer, at
Electric Cabinet Radios
End Tables.
VISIT OUR STORE NOW!
-
Eledric Supply Company
Bellefonte
SHOP AT THE
Electric Supply Co.
We have many items you need:
, General Electric Cof-
fee Makers, Remington-
Beanery, Pants Pressers.
Floor Lamps-Table Lamps
Better light and beauty for ti ¢ home. Light-
ing fixtures for dining room, living room, bath
and kitchen. Porch ceiling and wall fixtures,
HOME FURNISHINGS
Living Room Suites,
Better Mattresses and Springs, Comforts, Blan-
kets, Bedspreads, Pillow
Student Desk and Chair
Sets only $15.95
home. Surviving grandparents are
Harry Glossner, of Blanchard, and
Mr. and Mrs, Clair Galbraith, of
Monument. Mrs, Confer was the for-
mer Nancy Galbraith. Funeral ser-
vices were held Wednesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock at Howard,
{with the Rev. M. 5. Rogers officiat-
ling. Interment was made in the)
i Baptist cemetery at Blanchard
GEORGE E. HARPER
} Funeral services for Oeorge E
Harper, one of State College's old-
est citizenis, who died Friday eve-
ning, January 14, 1044, at his home
of complications after an illness of
two weeks, will be held at the Koch
Puneral Home, State College, at 2 p
m. Thursday with Rev. J. FP. Harkins
officiating. Interment will be made
at Pine Hall. Mr. Harper, who went |
to State College in 1911, was active
up until the time of his death. Had
he lived until February 5, he and
Mrs. Harper would have celebrated |
their 61st wedding anniversary. At
the present time Mrs. Harper is ill!
at her home. Mr. Harper, 85, was
born at Bloomsburg on July 26, 1857, |
a son of sade and Mary Jane Poust |
Harper. He was married on Peb- |
ruary 5, 1883, to the former Maty |
Ellen Blair, In addition to Mrs, Har.
per, the following children survive: |
Mrs. Myrtle Morrison, Hershey; Mrs. |
Jane Felker, Daytona Beach, Fla: !
George C. Harper and Mrs, Maude |
Harmon, both of Btate College; Les- |
ter B. Harper, Harrisburg;
, Hollywood,
include a
(General
Rand Shavers, Electric
Bed Room Suites, Rest
8, Cushions, Coffee and
is
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£
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State College
fe
rvisor
cational Agriculture Educat)
hilipsburg for the duration
Victory Garden Seeds
Burpees—Seeds that Grow
ALSO
Walter S. Schells
Black Knight Beet: Yellow Bountiful
Bean, and many of their pop-
ular varieties
With a probable shortage of some
to announce that our stock of seeds now on display
is as complete as ever
doubtful
Howe ver
seeds, we are glad
replacement of mans
Buy early while our stock is complete !
Schaeffer Hardware Store
N. Allegheny St.
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& bathers in the panel below, end your refer
Vo. Wieig Yin pencil Write plaiaty. Very small writing
dark | inh, or BP am
From T HE
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the complete address
es Use typewriter,
Teo ALL QUR BOYS
ALL OVER THE WORLD
[Sender s addeen)
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FOLKS [|
BACK HOME
(CENSOR'S STAMP)
DEAR BOYS!
THE FOLKS BACK HERE |
TOWN ARE BACKING YOU uP
PULPWOOD =
THEY TOLD US MORE PULPWOOD
WAS URGENTLY NEEDED TO MAKE oe
THINGS YOU NEED AND TO GET THE
T0 YOU
sO EVERYONE WHO POSSIBLY COULD
HAS GOTTEN OUT HIS AXE AND A
AND IT WOULD po You GOOD TO S
THE WAY THE TRUCKLOADS OF PULPW
ARE ROLLING INTO TOWN.
YOU CAN COUNT ON US!
THE HOME FOLKS
BY CUTTING
oR? SPFICE DUPARTIEN
ema we
WEST VIRGINIA PULP & PAPER CO.
(Contact our mills at Tyrone or Williamsburg, Pa.)
E. S. BENNETT A. C. CONFER
Spring Mills, Pa.