Centre Democrat. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, April 13, 1944, Image 1

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VOLUME 63. NUMBER 15.
THURSDAY, APRIL 13,
HONE ce
1914,
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SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR.
Board 2 Lists 116
Men For €’h ysicals
April Contingent Dividea
April 13;
60 Scheduled for
April
Board No. 2. of Belle
name
Lox
yesterday released the
men who ore eduled to report f
pre-indu
Altoon
ass wil
meen
tion hvsical exami
at
"Receives Air Medal
Staff Sergeant George A
Bellefonte relat t
sive A | : : h, iil Derg
Wagner on of Mr. and Mr CY
Wagner, of Willowbank street, Belle
fonte, on March 25 was awarded the
Air Medal by Licut. General ard
F. Harman, commanding the U 8 |
Army Forces in the South Pacific
area. for outstanding service as an
serial gunner from Angust “33 to)
September 1043, with the 13th AAF
In the South Pacific
Sgt. Wagner is a waist gunne:
B-25 Liber r bomber
He entered the
aerwel preuan
Warner
LL)
1042
service
unary
Mas
ray
LO OVETrseas GuLy
Wagner
H
Jellefonte
TONER INSTALLED =
AS ELKS RULER:
Degree Team
Here for Ceremony; To
Elect Club Officers
Altoona
Toner wa nstaiied
1 Bellefonte EW
: neq MOIGAa
at the clup home
7
degree team §
headed by Willi
nigat
High street
Altoona
Yate Hi
vi Bellel
icceed
as head Elks Club
Other i
teemed ling
Miller: esteems
ard L. Heve
knight, W. F
ry
lend
n
william H
tional conver ot
tiler, Jol pott
tian Harman
C. Corma 17
Yeager, and
T. R: Rush
Elks Club
ta be chose:
Monday night, April 17
Following the instaliation
mony a hot Junch Was served
social hour enjoyed
Smullton Soldier
tar ira
Pr
Ralph
hay
esglire
1. Malcoin
(irover
ner gua Vv
heduled
meeting
"we
officer are
al a reguing
cere
and a
Missing In Italy
Mrs. Ellen Wolfe, of
Monday night received a message
from the War Department inform.
ing her that ber sory Plo. Lester
Wolfe, Is missing In action in Italy
Pie. Wolfe is believed to have been
on duty as an infantry scout when
Inst gecounted for
The missing soldier Is about 23
years old. He has three brothers in
the service. They are: Roy, Clar-
ence and Cloyd. Their father, the
late George Wolle, died spme weeks
, and it is believed that word of
death had pot reached Lester
before he became lost in action
Smuliton,
his car left the highway on Willow-
tn | CAI for all
Aged Man’s Body
Found In Stream
Dissovery Solves Strange Absence of in a
. Ripka, 72, of Spring Mills: investiga
tion Reveals No Evidence of Foul Play.
LAE
NAN TL
War Department Reports
Death of Pvt. Robert yatery of the th ceks' SpFing
W. Schriver, 24 Oe a wan La
HAD BEEN SERVING
IN INFANTRY, UNIT
o nn 1
nto Two Groups;
26 to Go on
Mill
Deo
the
or examinatio feet
icnael Lu I
hn P. Lambert
mm W. Coble
Fravel
M. Butl
Yeage!
Dubb \
Gardner, Howard
John J. Bere Philip
‘ivde W. B ve !
Bellefonte
A immer
Bom
TOO}
Wa
ang
thin
Was Former Employe of
Aircraft Co. at
Lock Haven
Piper
ack H
Paul M
Henry C
Mir
ni
ed
578 400
cane
mine
dence: of
Investigat
acu
me #1
1Dsenee
Bas
ham
“SLHOOLPUPLS VF. AUXILIARY
REVAMP
No
[AX REGORL
5 PLANNED
School Board Moves For
Complete Study of Re-
cording
LOCAL LEGION
FOOTBALL
PTA to Hold
School Clinie This
Spring
i
System
BUYS
DUMMIES
of
ince
RECEIVE AWARDS, INSTALLS OFFICERS =
Legion and VFW Present President-Elect Mrs. Rella
Medals and Prizes for Jones Appoints Com-
War Loan Work mittees for Year
AR CRASHES AS = =
DRIVER SLEEPS
Ravmond Brooks, 17, of jm
Bellefonte, Escapes Ser-
ious Injury in Wreck
who exXoelifg i f BE]
Milesburg Service Bh ho CEIHME ak
Station | Is Robbed po campaign
was
a of th the rew Dubbs Charles Ecketiroth commander
AE. ofr. Just Ly of Miles | Willis HH. Gelasinger, adjutant
he burg between noon Sunday and 8 ao | VFW representatives were John gent
into m. Monday is being investigateq by Brym commanaer fillard Nefl,
post in State Police at Rockview sub-sta mmander - nd wil
home at tion ww’ og
The
ecent th War bet}
officer ou
he, Senin Carle,
. RX
ANG WO
The sere isla
A pin to
retiring | president
prison,
vie Ores.
arevented
A 17-year-old Bellefonte youth
narrowly esenped serous Injury or!
death early Monday moming when insuflieg
Jones
LE
eion
bank street reportedly
: t heel, and era
rete
when
hed
unaor
0 Bulle erre-
Cu
COTM
rt family
WDA!
commanae?
Ome. FOOMm
William Awmm
in Hov. Sorin ir
A Mary Ut
od on Page Fou
Mothers Club to Hear
Address on Reading
bat
Red Cross to Hold Wir Ronn Ml ngin kt
Annual Meeting pr... site will be a feature
Oak Hall Couple .
Married 50 Years
i Mrs W
Sunday
ng ann
for friend
diam A Fe
celebrated
ve AY
THe Sere
J.. in Apri
Veal
mn
1804, mr The annual meeting
of thelr mar-
They
Mare 17
there ever
the Bells Mot
w American 1 Leil
21.1) in nN
bh or
ran
began
A. Ol
rsGay ©
ram will begin at
he entertainment
the direction of
nd Mre. Martin
ude narration by
MTAMINDE momen
their children. Each member
ed to bring a baby otaph o
past herself! to be used In another part
attend I the entertainment program
inton «<
Hall On
esided
nwa)
oncrete x 1906
prog
Mr i -
Kauffman il
members of
:
wed D
ince At t) eeting the
The the following childre:
A Laven E. Perree, teacher in Chester John
nd The Margaret Perree. a teacher at Mar. chairman { the
ned | cus Hook; Walter L. Perree, teache All division chairthen at thi
n Ridley Park, and William C. Fer. wesent a report
ree, manager of the Kessinger Auto wor r the
Supply in Bellefonte ] vited to
officers of the
renting ear will
Sommerviiie :
nominating com m
rashed head-
com?
1 it fe
3 ha ve \
ete Ave W
vertu 5 a8
2. halt phot
» ’ a |
hatterec VOR .
the
nee. wa
N
: store
ie Was driven back into
fv 4 ’ ’
is. the front of the car - i —
Ye =
Police
n-tpnysician
f
réctyy
the tas
Ww be made 1
A TeView {
si the school
yinate ail possible duplication ir
keeping oo). rectrth
The commits sid the
dations are designed
in saan 4
gd mas
nit tax
tha
deter
afingrd a Page F
Pleasant Gap Boy
Struck by Truck
The driver
jess than
Pleasant Guy
ceiving preliminar
the office of a Pleasant
the boy w
w Centre County H
AN X-ray examination
dislocation. He is now
ment at his parental home
The youth's father Red
who | 2a Red Cross Nel
tationed at Castle Hot
ATK
1 within
’
,
Alter re
ment al
Lee ’ twisted
bad!
wreckage
rame ° damaged
Sunday Schools to
Hold Meeting i in Apri
the
ference fog
in county
the taf!
Schoo)
Two Milesburg Brothers
were amie ted fon
I panning con Sab.
iehool tader
IE As
Centre Counts Bunday
met recently
nierence will be held Sune
16. beginning at 2 pm
John's Evangelical church
corner of Beaver avenue and Bur.
rowe State College. Rev. Mii
ton BR. Vogel Is host pastor. Dr. Wal.
ter M. Myers, secretary of the State
Sunday Bchool Association, will ad-
dress the conference and ater Jead
it as plans are developed to further
Sabbath School work In Centre
county
This Is part of the program look
ing toward the realization of the
county's goal for this year to “Make
Centre County a Banner County in
Sunday School Work.” as well as an
opportunity for county workers, to
benefit by the experiences and wid. | :
er knowledge of professional work- Me Pree ‘Sheckler
ers on the state staff, | Honors between the (wo aor]
The conference is arranged fpecl- armed forces are divided equally in
and
the
As
distri w of
Lion
The co
aay. April
in the St
t
“OC
street
v
James’ C. Sheckler, Pir. 2/e LL. Charles L. Sheckler
Baltimore, Md. He was on active 14, 1042, at Baltimore. He was sent |
| duty on aPC boat on the east to Camp Blanding, Fla, where he
county officers and the family of Oentre County | const for six months and then was trained with the 120th Infantry, Af-
district prefidents, but other district oner Charles Sheckler and Mrs. | transferred to the Pacific where ter eight months of training there
officers are especially welcomed and Sheckler ’ Mileshithg. who have he has been on oe
It is open to all Sabbath School two. sons In Army and two in Before entering the
workers of members, [the Navy. one a, ‘0 Wviors enisring. the
Follow! Eh panference the Ips iy orn Railroad.
ular business session for! Linn Sheckler, Pir. 2/¢, enlisted! Pe. Bruce
(Continued on page Siz) in the Navy January 10, 1042, at ducted ie 1
w
the
inArmy — Two i in Navy.
PPI
Linn Sheckler, Pir. 2/0
Pvt Shebicter 5° married 10 the
he [former Ruby L. Davidson and they
have one son, Bruce, Jr. Before en-
Annual Pre- ¢
recom.
‘RED CROSS DISASTER
Celebration Is
Planned In 1915
Local Historian Launches Move For Sesqui-
Centennial Observance of Bellefonte's
Founding.
¢
RED GRUGS FUND
5 NEARING GOA
Contributions in Belle
fonte Area Only $1,770
['nder Quota
00K HAVEN HAS
DISASTROUS he
Newberry Store Destroy-
ed, Other Buildings Dam-
S250.000 loss
be ntribute
#4 An : £8,
aged:
he Kelle
wd hall
the Rinella
a
coe
In
fiom which
Newherry story
DEAE were
bulging
# p—
of rus
arumants overs ym rs Rlignbett Walks
TE 118 : 5 |
Probst. Mrs Mary I Martin Srv eae »4859
Mrs. Jack O. Pool and the demt \ vi Vi 1 Moers
fice of Dr MR Hu
To Be Named for Centre County
Newman to Direct
Music at Service
Newman
Milesburg. |
chorus wor)
"no ™
Chorus, will direct muse
choir in evangelistic meetings
Milesburg Preshwterian church
rl 23 10 May 5
Mr. Newman’: understand
enthusiasm qualify
important features of the service
and the objects to he attained
thiz union effort sponsored I»
six churches in this area
The committee in charge
fied by his
post with is attending responsibil.
Chen
calist of
pearing
wane
wel
gueniy
Metal Mak
and an
the
A
asin
RAIN
ing
him for these
Furey Takes Special
Course at Pittsburgh
Gray Furey. of Mechanicsburg
is grati- newly elected football coach of the
willing acceptance of the Bellefonte High School, took advan.
tage of the Easter holidays to attend
thes. Mr. Newman's experience as a Clark Shaughnessy 's coaching school
churchman enables him to coordi at the University of Pittsburgh
‘nate his department of effort with Thursday to Saturday inclusive
[that of the visiting messenger, Di Shaughnessy is the originator of
| Joseph A. Speer, who has been en the “T offensive.” § somewhat com.
ganged to preach each evening plicated football tactic used with
A great sucoess by the Chicago Bears
| professional team. and Purey was
GROUP TO MEET initiated Into the inner secrets of the
in
the
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