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NUMBER 413.
BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER
26,
1944
SUBSCRIPTION-—£1.50 PER
A
YEAR.
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I'wo From
Die From
b
oun
ounds
Battle Toll Claims Lives of Two Residents:
Four Are Reported Wounded, One Second
Time; Runville Soldier Missing in Action
Two Centre ount m
LIM prem HY
battiefie
Pot. Gravy Dies of Wounds
¥ y
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Pre Theodore Ishiler
Wounded In Action
HE it wi
iH 1 ome. |
of t hell hole
celebrate Christma
Kidd n ]
Lo
the
road at the =
Bellefont
Dur
treet
£0
igned nk H
at Camp Croft. 8 (
and Camp Blanding
June he was sent
ing in England, and
er wa ent i
Prance
The
Overy
four wee
fante
Belle
n Bellefonte \ m of Charles and
ina Downing Grubb. 111
Rebersburg: } wife
[ Roopsbur
motel
the forme;
0 ranging in
ith 0 eluant
John
nd Donald
year
How
Fu
LL
S/Sgt. Krupa Killed in Germany
19
(Continued on page Four)
CRAHAM STATION
MAN 1S ARRESTED
Pleads Not Guilty to Steal-
ing Articles From
Parked Car
4X 50 Craham Bras
arrested on charges
and receiving stol.
of ©
Bennie Trav
ton. ha
of
picked up
Hotel Proprietor
Buys Beaver Home
Altoyous) inconfirmed
that
Af this time
Governor
nome on Curtin street has
by B J Gryectko.
Brockerhoff House
The msideration | said to have
been $6.250 Mr. Gryctko will convert
the atial home into abartment
it inderstood the
Beaver
been mirchased
proprietor of the
Wt
Wounded Bellefonte Soldier
» Convalescing in England
ho.
' Sgt. John DD. Drogan
Sergeanl John O. Drogan, 22, of
Bellefonte, a glider infantryman who
was wounded by mortar frigments
in the battle for La Haye du Pulls,
is now acting a8 a platoon leader in
the rehabilitation am for
worinded soldiers at this United
States Army station hospital In
England
His wird officer, First Lieutenant
Melvin T. Gormudy, of Rochester,
jentering he service
recovered from hi
trengt!
our
Wounas and is
by active partici-
rehabilitation pro-
regaining
pation In
gram
We were setting up our
to knock out some of Jerry's resist.
Sgt. Drogan recalled. “when
two mortar shells landed right
hind me. Its lucky we were Near a
hedgerow, because the six of us that
hit had to sweat ont another
barrage before anybody could get In
there to help us
He was given first ald
talion nid station and
evacuated to England
As platoon sergeant
pital’s program, Set
his fellow patients and performs
minor administrative duties under
the supervision of hospital staff
members
Sgt. Drogan was graduated from
the Bellefonte High School In 1941
and was employed by the American
Lime and Stone Company before
A veteran of
the North African, Sicilian and Ital.
lan campaigns, he wears the Presi.
dential Unit Citation for outstands
ing achievement during the North
African campaign,
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Drogan, reside in Bellefonte, Two of
his brothers are In the service, Sgt,
Charles Drogan, 20, also a veteran
of the North African and Sicilian
battles, is wit; a signal unit
in India, while Pfe n 27 Is
mortar
ance
were
at
was
on
Inter
in the hos.
Drogan drills
and the
Ages
IDE Mad
be- |
bat. |
AFTER YEARS
OF FREEDOM
Had
Convict
Been “Absent” For
Eighteen Years
GOES BACK AGAIN
Rockview
ty RE-SENTENCED Howard R.D. Family Has 4
Sons in Service of Country
TO PRISON WALLS!
Will Probably Never Live
to Serve Entire
Sentence
een Year
escape [1
3
14
within
wembeg
DACK
Pittsburg. Pet
estined t
Word :
ri ¥y
HAsO
) few who have
(view Prison to elude
Lhe
of the
1 period
wsked by t
attorney he 1
Interrogas te
SUTTON CONPANY
DISPLAYS PRODUCT
5 Guy OO, Miller Pvt, Ear! L. Miller
Wa ——
Pg
Howard W. Miller Pri. Ray BH. Miller
i ’
Wiiisf
Local Firm Represented
at National Metal
Congress
+oMRewis of the Satton Engiveer:
mig Company, Bellefonte, had a min.
ature Model K T type straight
ine on display Inst
ional Metal Congres
levelan
erik
the Nat
{
manufactured by thw
Bellefonte
fd Ly
Al
LE
1%
Ae
ficial !
H LB] Ha
rod three -fighitl
n diameter
wid from Octs
The machine
ite
Wies 3 3
Lhrous wou
OT
»
On
"Ordered to Report For
and O. J. Bhawden. Other
Mi Anne Penny Willian
ind Adam Crosamvye 1
Mrs Suttor ai Al
addition to James Crals
am Brown and Michael Miar
f the Tita Oompa
any employe
ended In
will
AON TO NAL THAT:
801 HS J NAS BOX
‘Rules Governing Soldiers
Leaving After Sep-
tember 30
Christmas parcels for member
the Army leaving home stations
route overseas shortly before or a
October 16
cember 10, 19044, may be malled un-
der the following provisions,
postoffice announced yesterday
1. Sender must show a change of
address notification (W. D.-AQO
Porm 204) which was received after
| September 30, 1044
2. Weight limit—8 pounds
3. Bize—tlength and girth
bined) 38 Inches and not
than 15 inches
4. Address package In ink and in.
sert address on the inside of parcel
(Continnrd on Page Three)
of
{ter
1d
come-
longer
Philipsburg Coal
Company Restrained
In accordance wih an Injunction
sued October 7 In Lewisburg by
Judge Albert W. Johnson for the
United States district court for the
middle district of Penhsylvania, ©
W. Askey and Raymond Askey,
trading as the Glenn Coal company
of Philipsburg, are restrained from
selling, offering to sell, or deliver
any bituminous coal produced from
the Glenn Coal company mine until
such n time as the defendants have
Minnesota, sald, “Sgt. Drogan hs wt an infantry unit in
fn,
up to and Including De- |,
\ with
France
¢ Ser Pet ary 22
nd successively joained at Port,
C. Camp Gordan, Oa
Ob K | Na
IS how stationed at Norfolk
MAntored the went? wfreies On
1044 and rece
*~ hiz boot
nvie or He
iS ' A Ciomtingerd = page Power)
17TOLEAVE FOR OCCUPANTS ESCAPE
INDUCTION CAMP. INJURY IN WRECKS
Auto Crashes Result in
Military Duty on Damages to Cars Over
November Weekend
cd
re
Weswiped
. page 7 ’ Crates ward at Rockview
iris wards Mingows
ward Belle!
ine, a 1929
"
x
fy
as M
pr
w= ana
Thu
oN wa
INMAaye 8
oximately $200
Plea Cap
nis
Love Named District
Legion Vice-Comdr.
the
A
Democratic Rallies to
Be Held Over County
Miss Maude
Yania Furnace
chairman, and
of Centre Hal
Paign chalrman
Seek that three
will be held this
Centre county
follows
Oct 38. Court
{ i H i Hey
Hout
retired
Ar
October
nerd 4
iB M1! ve
ne yon!
James ©
commander
Ga
i add jut
Other
Boot! C
iocereding
Bellefonte
ola Mil
Forrest «(
ad jut
ant after
Miller of
Dem eratic county
D. Milton Bradford
Democrati came
announced this
Democratic rallies
week and next In
They cheduled
elected Pennsyl-
reel
Samus
Rev
ROCOL
Bornho
Rev. A (
tian Cus
an Phelp
AL«nrms
ant
Houts
urwensvitl '
field. « \ re
nie and
House, Bellefonte
George O. Pershing. Elisabeth Dv
Witt former state vice-chairman
Prof. Charles 8 Knbsa, Demoperati
candidate for the General Assembly
and others will be the speakers
Nov. Isl, High School, Centre Hall
Nov. 2. Democratic Club, Clarence
All rallies will start ofl 8 p. Mm. ox
cept the one at Bellefonte which
will start at 7:30 p.m. The public
+ cordially invited
msm —— A ——————
ergeant
I'l
three
whi hh meet
month represents
[Legion posts in the following places
Millheim, State College, Port Mae
{tida, Bellefonte Jhilipsbhurg Onee-
ola Mil Houladale Clearfield
Grampian, DuBois, Curwensyille and |
Madera
commitie
ery nil
State College Woman
Injured by Car
a | Roosevelt to Speak
Mrs. C R Adams of North!
| Holmes street, State College suffered |
erator of the ear, was traveling west | nounced the Chicago speech ester.
Bate
President's
for city
rr
Presidentia) Secretary Early an.
DEATH CLAIMS
A PROMINENT
COUNTY MAN
Guy Z. Stover Dies Mon-
day at His Home in
State College
WAS PARTNER IN
PHOTO BUSINESS
Native of Coburn, And
Veteran of First
World War
a veri Hiness of
{ Guy Z. Btover
nt State Cx 1
ast 25 years engaged
busines:
morning at his
College
Vear
Ang
in the
7:08
Lane
photog died at
Monday
home at
A native of
1ocated
aphy
Locust
State
Coburn Mr
College
wrable « harge
World War 1
the Pennsyls
omnpany a
before his enlistment in Uw
al cory Ab a Heutenant
severely wounded Seplen
Following he
the Army of Ox
Cerma an
at Stat following
from te
He had
a R
Der
Mil-
elegy
second
ne wa
28, 1918
eIvegag in pation
Collen
ome 1
Hi n
1 Robert |
tie Smith
Penn Stats
ime in Luxemt
went into pa
i. Breot
51
. Phot
Guy Z. Stover
a
SCRAP DRIVY
TOMORROW
R. 4 MacDonald district mar
ger of the West Penn Power Com-
pany, was eletted president of the
Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce at
the regular monthly meeting of the
board of directors on Friday eve-
ning. Other officers chosen for the
coming year sere: William Bmach-
bill, vice president and Newell Long
treasures
The meeting was held jointly with
the Retail Division for discussion of
post war planning. at which Lime
plans were ald for the maintenance
of an active Credit Bureau and co-
operation on the part of all business
| places with the bureau
It was decided by the board that
[there would be no Hallowe'en pa
{rade this year, but that the Cham-
"ber would coneentrate on having a
real Christmas eelebration
| A committee is to be appointed to
{go to Council for discussion of a
| more lenient enforcement of
Chamber Is to operate a “Car
of persons making out of
a cont
rips.
hopes
b work of
Stover |
Th DISCUSSES
.L. Bracken of Clayton
MACDONALD HEADS 55
COMMERCE GROUP
William Brachbill And
Newell Long to Fill
Other Offices
the |
[parking meters and also to "a
[that the meters would be discon. |
[tinued during the Christmas season. |
Democratic Rall y
: ~
SLE . ‘
Here on Saturday
Important Issues to Be Discussed at Meeting
Held in Court House: Former Chairman
Labor Relations Board Will Be Present;
Other Speakers on Program
A Democratis
number of
public life
important I
events, will be held In
House at Bellefonte, Bata
ning, October 28, beginni
rally lock
prominent sg
bx
tional
neg over
Democrat
by
will reser
ia
One of the
J i
1
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS
Giflore
'
75)
Forme;q
Pinchot
Blate's
Governo;
twice elected
highest office
the support
make an
malty
through of farm-
ers, will
address over the
urday mor
creasing
inabie to
paign for good
and earnestly
farmer friends listen 4
morning rac
Following is th
tion which
{+1 13rd
anporia
radio on 8B
Because of
Mr. Pinchot
travel
ning
age
ars
raay
over
wiki De
EEE ONE BANKER
EC CHSEN TRUSTER
WEBI
F. & M. College Honors
Former Bellefonte
————r— School Principal
Near
”
CHILD PROBLE
October Meeting
Most Interesting
Instructive
Prov es
and
By § ws Boarg
nHomew
happy phrasi { his vies ol the | ge §
joy, AS evidenos his Intere
is
in 1 Ls
ne eslab-
Fund for
Centre anit
on WE, Buperintendemt
Missouri
first page position on many of
IRlon's newspaper; as mmer
asserting A child has as much
right 0 close his desk ang
his worries behind him at the en
of the day a A i
Frederick
wOl llege several yel
shed “ bolar=hip
worthy boys (rom Blsir
Huntingdon cottntie
For the past ve
ayo
years, Mr Mes:
ff
¥ DOAr Of Ua
rave
ia i) § ’
Hong «
LA 8
Ve LF
’ faith
Cow ih ia
lassroom
(Continued on Pape Three
UB HEARS TALK
BY R F.C. HENRY
ollege Head of Ceramics
Discussed Interesting
Subject
rd C. Hen
Pleasant Gap To
Conduct Own Drive
{ the Bellefonte Woma
the Prestwteriag
day night
Henry was introduc
ir'yn Burket, program
poke 01 Selection of
the Home He
how 10 detect od
eX piained
Ginerware was
the world. He
MeXPEImYe Jinnerware 3 ol-
very good dinnerware There
nine different dinnerware they
Continued on page Three)
Last Centre County Fair Held
AT Bellefonte Thirty Years Ago
wus decided
week
Organisation
Society for Crippl
5 Al
its Girl Scout
Army: Centre County Hu
{ Pleasant
Cap Fire Ox that
The Emergency harity and | en
takes | we place of formes . | Are
Charities work
grounds o HOA In
To the several readers who have pigeon shoot with the following en.
been Interested In knowing when tries: George Uzzle. WR Halnes
the last county falr was veld In Mawde Jackson, John J. Bower, LL.
Bellefonte, the answer is September H. Oettig, John Trafford, Linn Me.
2.3 and 4 1914 That year witnessed Ginley and Robert F. Hunter. First
the fifteenth and final fair sponsor. prize, a shotgun, was won ty John
ad by the Centre County Agricul-, Trafford, second, a hunting coat, by
ura] Exhibiting Company LH Gettip: irda *weater by
The fair had its begluning in 1900. | Robert F Hunter
Early in that year a charter was
granted to John M. Shugert John
1. Olewine, F. W. McElroy, Charles
B. Leader and John M. Dale, for the
privilege of organising a (air asso |
clation, and in September, 1914, the
first Centre County Pair was held
on the McCoy meadow between
Bellefonte and Milesburg
In order to provide space for the
Ss “Pearl 0.”
second In the runnt