— | Jesse ADLER Looks at the NEWS A —————; JESSE ADLER LOOKS AT NEWS ONE of the Wace Detachient Just elected Errol Flynn their “Num- her One Wolf”. Mush mnke him feel awful sheepish FUNNY how times change. A mickey used to be apotato and not an unpleasant drink; a wolf used to be a four-legged animal; a chicken used to be potentigl poultry, To- doy if a wolf makes p pass at 2 chicken hey bov friend gives him mickey, THIS is the Chinese New 4641. My resolution: No more ¢ mein on an emnty tuinmy HENNY YOUNCMAN saya he ate Year how 80 much chowmein thé other night, | inzidantallv, he had eight Jap spies following him. STANLEY KUNDA, grocery menager of Washington was fined $10 jor slapping a. woman customer in the face with a fish. If it had been a 4 steak the patron. probably would | have given Kunda $10 JAN MURRAY'S ‘dea of the Best After-Dinner Speech he ever heard “Waiter—give me both checks. LIFE MAGAZINE, printing Bob Hope's picture on the cover proved again that where there's Lif» there's Hope. (Not naew--but timely) THE Swiss lini is failing. It isn't the first time. Anyway Muss Mved to not only see the handwriting oa the wall com rue and disappears—but also the wall torn down. {0 see ONE thing you've got to say about the Japs. When thay have a Bond Drive ‘their citizens must have a lot of Yen for it GRAHAM GARDNER has a new name for Tommy Dorsey: “High Man on a Toot-em Pole.” A LOS ANGELES Auto Supply Company is saving money on tele- phones by distributing carrier pig- eons to customers afid having the latter put rush orders. into capsules attached to the pigeons’ legs, Flv- byv-night outfit? EXCERPT from 3; love letter “Well, my dear, I love you today more than yesterday-—Dut not much as tomorrow” What end. NAZIS have ag new roout cay that has four speéeds-——one that permits the car to reverse at a epeed of fifty miles per hour, Prebably get- ting ready for the invasion SPEAKING of WACS did rou hear about ihe Wae who was deing wo K. P. and got s0 mad peeling po'a- | their | i toes ghe started scratching eves out YOU'NE got to give that Kaiser credit. He hired former Yank pitcher Lefty Gomez for his shipyards so ean throw a champagne Sith a curve letnching two bodts in ene throw, KAISER'S polity iz based on that old proverb: “An apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away,” Only hes mod- ernized IL: “A sbi 2a Dey Will Pat the Japs Aways.” IF YOU want tg enjoy the bright- er. headlines these davs, share in your country’s victories by sharing bt ils costs —Buy Another Pond. (P 8. They're still paving off $4 for $3 you know) HE — —— WINS COURT SUIT Harlan E. Showers, of Pennscreek, Centre county, was awarded a $2150 claim mn a damage suit qrising out of an automobile accident at the York Springs intersection Sept. 14, 19041. Showers had asked damages but a settlement reached out of court for the smaller sum. Under the agreement he agreed to pay costs. The directed verdict was handed down by the county court against Miss Nora Stante of Marysville and Comnelius Denk, of Harrisburg, Denk, a city press reports Musoos | a weed- | man | ‘being the last meeing under the (Capable leadership of Lion president Friday afternoon to come $15.000 tion of twenty years distinguished Was services rendered in the community Adams The Most Widely Read Newspaper SECOND SECTION In Centre County dhe Cenfre Democrat ‘A Visitor In Seven Thousand Homes Each Week e— Random NEWS, FEATURES oy VOLUME | | | | BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1944, Items J, NUMBER Jap Torture And Murder ~ Of U. S. Captives Shocks The Nation; Ask Revenge Americans Dying by Thousands in Jap Prison Camps; Officers Who Escaped Enemy Tell of Inhuman Brutalities and Correg med | \ lor A horror story in the annals on Bataan were OVerwin scarcely paralleled dor of modern war-—how the Japanese starved, tortured and in some cases wantonly murdered the gallant defenders of Bataan has just been revealed by the army and navy Documented by sworn statements iof officers who escaped from the {prison camps, the joint announce- these found with Japanese money ment described a cold-blooded cam- or tokens beheaded. Survive | paign of savagery carried out after ors were beaten along a “march of {the 38,000 Americans and Filipinos death” from the scene 12-Hour Wait for Water. 12,000 men were kept penned in a 10-yard square area without food week, There was a 12-hour tl ¢ fill canteens nat » one Hume The began by telling of the thousands of deaths in Japan- ese camps 2,200 Americans died in two months in camp) and then recited that When the pinos first account one Americans and Pili- were taken prisoner, were i - Face Trials For Burglary Charges ‘Blair County Trio Held For Court After Arrest Last ade So 4 . day without Week water a—— Six At a hearing before Alderman Ira | three {J. Skelley in Altoona Saturday ment imorning, Elmer E. Punk and James, Men “literally were worked to J. Settle were held ‘or court and death.” It was not unusual for 20 Kathleen E. Punk was also commit- | per cent of a work detail to die and ted to the jail in Hollidaysburg in 75 per cent default of $1500 bail. The three were arraigned for burglary charge Execution of Officers. Alderman Shelley stated that sign- Three officers who attempted to ed confessions were obtained from | escape Kathleen Punk and Settle and was i of the opinion that igned confes- | sion was also obtained from Funk Settle, 20, was arrested in Tyrone Elmer E. Funk and Kathleen Funk { were arrested at their home in Al- toona. The places burglarized which the trio are held, include: The Shaf- Unseasonable fer Stores company store the night of Nov. 10: the Sports tavern on the night of Nov. 21: the Shaf- fer store in another part of the city on Nov. 27, and the drug Waiter B. Seward on Nov for a to pigot widely used treatment walt water A Hn } | touture was Captive hrotling » with the were mm all little to In the cover nd Americans and from mistreat- while still alive men-—three Filipinos-—ill were buried “in in one instance, killed that way.” n were (Continued on Page Five) - Two Families Held Marooned a f A0T Flood Causes Water to Surround Residences a The um to normal January weather was gratifying to two fam- in Beaver Valley, near Timber, Cambria county, who marooned in an unseasonable Rev. D. R. Keener Honored by Club when an ice jam a dam near itheir home caused the Clearfield Tuesday evening, January 26. the Creek 10 go on a rampage Lions Club of Centre Hall met in! extraordinary session, the occasion | on store of rood 2% tp [HH worn H 4 4 had Business in that area last Fri- day, stafed that he waa surprised : wm a Rev. Delas R. Keener, prior to his highway blocked with waters rocing removal to Schuylkill Haven, where OVer Noting six guards along « he has accepted a pastorate in the rail, he got d Investigated Reformed church of that place i The over the The guest speaker of the evening 'POTh of « Alomes fwas Rev. A. 8. Asendorf, of State NSNZ toward the upper College, a life-long friend and as-| ont windows. The family was tak- sociate of Rev Keener. Rev. Asen- the home in a boat. A sol dor{ reviewed the many valued ser. 917. Who had left his car at home vices rendered the church by Pas. ¥ill come home to learn that waters tor Keener, other than those directly | Tom the flooded area covered the related to his local pastorate hood of the machine | J.P. Wetzel, club member, review. | Fhe hone he onget Yo \be Tough. led the splendid Christian work ac." Onan complished by Rev. Keener within - J 1 4 the local pasorate, the community, Father . out an water ne of the raced front and wi sash of the and the and the Lions Club ! Palfy Praises | Tokens of appreciation were pre- | Local School Board sented the honor guest in recogni- | From Father J. W. Palfy. of St Michael's Catholic church at Clar- ence come warm words of praise for the Bellefonte School Board in the board's consideration of establish- ing non-sectarian religious in the local schools as a regular part of the curriculum Father Palfy has special interest Upon presenting his resignation from the Club, Rev. Keener first learned that nine of the dinner guests constituted a delegation of members of the Schuylkill Lions Club, headed by International Lion Councilor Amos M. Strouse, who, in ) classes Fallen | flood | Edwar Walls, deputy coroner w ho! ‘Suggest Program For —— wh Le f A | RET es > It's Time for Me to Do M a y Stuff ga Increasing County's 1944 Food Program ::: Agricultural Extension Committee Meet in Bellefonte Last Week and Adopt Plans For Production Increase fiat ry IBIRCLOTS MOVIE We Man Found To Be Mentally Ill ' Aged Altoona Resident Held in Connection With Sis. ter's Death held ¢ of Ia John Charles Grimes, 71 in connection with the murder at Altoona, found men ill Thursday moming b sanity commission appointed by Judge Patterson, which recommend. ed that ms the State hospital at ~ War th hw confinement Hollidaysb the An's ir 's continued The commission physicians tioned and examined Grimes he fut Li! ng of two ques at the oon and an attormey 14 « : ing delusion . RA “ . " nature, believing people are taking advantage of him, and that women ff immoral character are In his house and that the women are tak. money from met il trend of NE Philipsburg Girl Is Bride of Seaman illpsburg man F Ciass Thomas Robert Me. Cully, sou of Mrs. Eva LL. McCully jof Allport, were married at the par- nage of the Pirst United Breth- ren church, Philipsburg, by the pas Rev. Budd R. Smith, Wedn even J 2% The CH i by rat WES tor day Jai ¢ ny ing minis attended WW rine Ten IT at were Hessong - Mi Lov unas ow ter Johnsot bride street.) the ang Mm! gee Cearhartvil The ROwWnN ’ “© bor for v o” chose wedding a y dress of agua | blue with d a COP SBOTie imatch. Her attendant w Ia street length dre spring groom Pring 4 with The man boot Ae was 134 " i compl training at Sampson i 10 report of Februar The duty or 2 bride is a graduate of the | Philipsburg High School 1942, and the ) of Morris Township High School, class of 1940. Mr: McCully has been em- at Miller's restaurant McCully will be at the of parents after February | when her husband reports for dut The young couple are well and fav. orably known in and clas { sh ployed Mrs y home f * tation fo CRs or Clothing Ablaze, Man Rolls In Snow + Piesened of Wd Sacesscte ODD AND Saving Life of c URIO Us Victim a ht y maximum use land i ¢ equipment | Farm Management fas . , fe & 8 amuy-seg arm | i | BIG BOSSES Gi and 4 ang | | BLY Needs Four-Leaf Cloy Lady Luck gazed ¢ Duffey, of Merc daughter er. appends ty. wife entered farmers he efficien ' ’ pheumoniis Tie) " { 1heima, th is and ¢ 0 not we A Musical Christmas. shict kb Crom new t v et ting % ( rem Final “oni by gether wily he 1 1 gil ir put of the Magi” yam Christmas =, t- Expectant Mother = on wn Assault Victim SSQUlT Viacom of the Magh Yam this € Wislanas. 1m ————————— surprise his wife and children. Mr tea Found Unconscious After At. Crowe, thinking to surprise her hu ™ . . : band and children, bought tack at Home of ‘Other- | piano Everyone surprised when Woman’ Wo expressmen bearing|, a surprisingly simila content this Like frou ‘Wever n ’ 84RD AE » We Arryil : ved & fire A So 1 r burden: Mills responded — . a « Alto na | Ne . A Gift From Heaven. Nescquarters Baturday night md Mrs. Louise Matera, 21.1! J. R. Ham, editor of t Abbeville i attention Ving unconscic a Thirteenth{Ga.. Chronicle, bagged five quail mestic issues. Seems like an avenue and Nineteenth street. While | Without touching a gun. During ser- {taken now the risk of on the way to the hospital, she re. Vices at a country church the birds hasty and and wher gained consciowsness and sald her | New against a window, breaking the come right we mt injuries were inflicted by Mary £0888 antl falling inside. Ham pick- that perhaps socialized medicine Dickenson, 20 of 1312 Nineteenth | dd them up might cause a devil of a jot more treet ! A hme A eure he flame CEPONMe 0 ail me and 1 r five nome 3 4 eC ack TOA Loe orbs fou WHTIe TO » : ie WOR Tea Marine Is Injured But Not in Action It takes Hyt armingdale " runs run ill-advised " own to §% } brave ma Theodor NY 0 20 8d] Wilhelm OW a Mari Pent ~ jogo + wen ¥ i headaches ARTILLERY Outside herifl Edw L . Mr Matera Looking in V.- Bet Bia Ld #4 af rd Platt A ate O After Cas [F f he Lhe » the hospits but revealed that this n oles {rom the 41 mont Jape wil eln 2 ght be dead aving ream Slate { the ams victim of that ale hm been Husband and tw that her h Ker Ding many with t She went to the she might ses them ocompany : wih fated that th Dickensot BUY THEM came out and knocked her Si Ta Soa By y There's somethi curd, An examination . showed that the 4 iam AFG, SSK Ww uit Ey Hr which HAW! unr Par ” SPURT A Te : ae wl wa ishand a - of tea vial bY : TRA: LH - . 5 3 broug! ) ceient- dot I Last . gs dem . iatter _r pi ser if | Willing Slave. wa ie " at 1 shout mention Farmer wh WAI bono GowY r $252 knocked —————— Heller { DR. THISSEL HEADS SOCIETY Dr. Henry N presigent t Medical Society old Ishler re her head and Lot of Trouble for 56¢ Reeves. of Los Angeles. told f man, accompanied by asked him “What'll you give me for my girl? “IT didnt like her wer | 80 I told him I'd give 50 cents. He © Wwildidnt like that He beat me and ™° took all my money.” Reyes related His tal Joss-—50 cents Mise] ae vas elected Clinton County succeeding Dr. Har. if Howard, at the annval reorganization meeting Friday nin Lock Haven Hospital Dr C. Bower Mill Hall Was named vice president: Dr. Da- was sald that Mrs. Matera al- eges that Miss Dickenson first came | out on the porch dressed in a house! oo eve. | COAL She returned and then coming out in a dress and © the victim, knocking Juan podce of A fighting M enough, but We can provide implements of wal the money our troops, and when Aa0 OU her home the & Wi Samuel the et upor aown Alderman Ira J. Shelley, in po- of tl supDI all i Lt policeman, and Miss Stante, a teach- behalf of the visitors, warmly wel- er, Were occupants of an automo-|comed Rev. Keener into member. bile -which collided with Showers’ | ship in the Schuylkill Haven Club vehicle. A pleasant hour of good-fellow. - | ship followed BEQUEST TO CAVRCH The Beaver Memorial church at! 5000 IN SERVICES Lewisburg was the recipient of a| The Pennsylvania Newspaper Pub. bequest of $200 made in the will of | lishers Association estimated at least the late Mrs, Clara M er, fol- 5.000 men and women from the pe te at the county | state's newspapers have joined the me tate amounted to armeqd fortes. From one paper, The s other Bequests | Johnstown Democrat, the entire ed- apptinting to $300, the residue is to [itorial staff went into service “divided among first cotisins by ! " HISTORY OF SCOTIA By Harry M. Williams History of Scotia written by known as Scotia. He located on the . Willlamy continues below | land which was later known as the of some of the land Wilson H. Ghaner property. Mr, in the development | Hicks cleared all the land now une And a report on the der cultivation. found In some of the | ‘The Jog house which still stands today was built by him, but the in the proposal for in an article published in The Centre Democrat several years ago he suggested such education in the public schools | Portions of Father Palfy's letter [follows | “We are more than glad to learn {that the Bellefonte School Board is | considering the authorization of | classes In non-sectarian religious education in the schools ! Most states have adopted such plans and classes are in operation Philipsburg vid W. Thomas was re-elected sec- retary-treasurer, and Dr. 8. J. Meo Ghee was named oft Recent Weddings Davy—Roe Allport and have the good wishes of all their friends or {upon completing his studies there Mr. and Mrs. George Davy. of (He now is serving aboard a warship [at the present time. I am certain Blanchard, announce the marriage|and is on a ten-day leave of ab- that parents will be more than of their son. Pfc. Robert Eugene SenDee. The young couple's plans for | [pleased with the suggestion, regard. Davy, to Miss Lillian Ruth Roe, the future are indefinite at this) less of their religious beliefs, since | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Roe, Hime fit would assure them that their{of West Prankford, Ill. The couple children would receive a solid back- | was married in a Methodist church | ground in religion. [at St. Louls, Mo, on December 28] Miss We all know that without relig. 1043 at 4:30 p. m. They were at- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William jon It is difficult for youngsters to | tended by Plc. Leon Maupin of IT. O'Brien, of East Linn street, develop proper conceptions of loy-| Canadian, Texas, and Cadet Nurse Bellefonte, became the bride of | alty and faithfulness to their God Edith Watson, of Naples, Texas | Hugh Laird Curtin, Jr. son of Mrs and their country. Pvt. Davy is serving in the United H. L. Curtin, Sr, of Curtin, at al Free religion is one of the foun-| States Army Air Force at Scott|ceremony performed at 4 o'clock Fri- | |dation stones of America. Freedom |Field, 11. The bride is an Army [day afternoon at the O'Brien home of speech, freedom of the press, free- Cadet nurse in the St. Louls Hos- Rev. Willlam C. Thompson, pastor dom of religion—theése are the basis pital. Pvt. Davy was a graduate of (of the Bellefonte Presbyterian | of the American way of life, Blanchard High School and a for church, performed the ceremony in| | The Bellefonte School Board Is to mer employe of the Piper Alrcraft|the presence of members of the im-| ibe congratulated for considering Corp. of Lock Haven mediate families. The wedding was | Curtin Brien ! Elisabeth Ann O'Brien. done, that's just an important par winging a war as the actual uy an EXTRA bond now When the 4th War Loan drive i { Over, Jet's pot have the Japs gloat- ing over the fact that the American people failed to moet the 4th Loan lice court Monday morning remand- | ed Miss Dickenson to fall. 8he had been placed under arrest Sunday Clinton closed 1 a.m, pending the outcome of the | January term last Tuesday injuries of Mrs, Matera hearing and closing ten cases and lclosing several juvenile cases, Mrs May Shirk, 20, Mill Hall woman, ve them dancing > Freight Brakeman pleaded guilty to the Jarceny of $10 quote a hot a jeering : nderson street apartment +0n their § or Bn Ohne a Seriously Injured om » Henderson DE wn “They'Te fred of war, they won't was placed on probation . 4 and one-half years in the charge of even lend thelr money to see | : ~f 0 Aa Nan Lohman through wr. She must abstain from the use of intoxioating liquor and pay the costs of prosecution, the court ruled I — PLACED ON PROBATION of at . Atl - county court Alvin Guthrie, 54, of Cresson, was admitted to the Altoona hospital | Monday morning following an acci- dent in the Cresson yard of the Pennsylvania milroad. He regained consciousness Monday night but was still in a serious condition, the Al- toona hospital reported. i Guthrie, who has been in the company’s service since December 27, | 1909 suffered crush injuries of both legs below the knees. He is em. ployed as a freight conductor on the | Middle division and he with the crew | were engaged In shifting operations. | He was riding a draft of cars in the yard. In some manner he fell from the ear and rolled under the wheels Annetnce Engagement T probation of- Careful writers rarely make the spectacular headlines J. Thomas Mitchell Writes History Of Bar 1926-1927. Terms of Judge Harry | Keller and Judge James C. Furst murder and tried at September Bese No admittances to our Bar took [sons of 1831, by District Attorney {pince under either of thes jucic- {John G. Love. His case was defend- jarfes. Keller, who had great per-|ed by Samuel D. Gettig and the jury John Dunsmore was indicted for [such a forward step and we hope the {other school boards of the county barn burned a great number of years follow their lead.” ago. The house i built on a ledge which Insured a good foun- good dug well is located Home Nursing Class Kelley—Beatly Miss Clare Elliott Beatty, daugh- ter of Mrs. Charles R. Beatty, of East Curtin street, Peliefonte, and It. (g) George A. Kelley, Jr, son of Mr, and Mrs. Cweorpe A. Kelley, held in the living room which was! Mr. and Msr. O. A, Doebler, Jer- {tastefully decorated for the ocoa-|Y Shore, announce the engage- sion. An Informal buffet supper was served at @ o'clock, Miss Jean Dunh, ment of thelr daughter, Mildred, to William Anthony Torsell, son of Mr and Mrs. Joseph F. Torsell, of Lock Haven, formerly of Bellefonte, Miss {Doebler, who recently finished a at the Pennsylvania State sonal popularity, died unexpectedly while holding court in the spring of 1927, and was universally regretted, Gov, John 8. Fisher appointed James C. Purst to fill the judicial position until the next election 1928-1937. Term of Meonigomery brought in & verdict of “Insanity.” that the Thompsons were operating the Irwin cut for ore for Centre Mur. * nace. He had helped them out with a lot of team work around the cut, 4 [HE To Open at Lemont Home nursing classes will open in Lemont on Monday, February 7, un building, Lemont, and work will be in progress from 7:30 to 9:30 p. m. every Monday and Friday, to ald In the the Initial g g 4 E z i HA - Ward Fleming H. Johnston, a son of J. Kennedy Johnston, and John T. Taylor, of Stgte College, were both admitted in Judge Fleming's first year. Johnston at once formed a parthership with his father, that of JJohnston & Johnston, which exists today. Taylor opened an office In College, where he still min. Phill
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