March 15, 1951
LINN’S HISTORY
(Concluding Miles Township) ! 1806 Persons from the east end of
The Rebersburg Reformed Sunday | the valley, and from the west end
School was organized April 1, 1866, [as far as Murray's school house,
during the Rev. C. H. Hoflmyer's | were brought to this ground for
pastorate in the charge. There are | burial. Some were brought from
at present about 70 members | Sugar valley, A few families set
The Rebersburg Evangelical Sun- | apart small plots an thelr own
day Scheol gvas organized May 3,!farms for burial places, as the
1874. The Rev. W. H. Stover was | Rebers and Tobias Pickle, In the old
preacher in charge at time. It |section of the graveylrd there are
has .enrolled about 85 member {but few tombstones with Inscrip-
There are two schools at Madison- | tions, and these were brought to
burg,—the Union 1 enrolled | the valley at considerable expense
about 150 member { inconvenience, There are
gelical, which wa hundred graves that
and has enrolled merely small flat stones
There is a school and foot, and
about 40 members Such has not
gart’s (Lutheral » poor alone,
Sunday and at ont
istence prior t pioneer
not permanent sleep
tional] school
schools were
if not all
township durin
Burial gre
worship in the
jacent t !
which, ho
new except the ol
Reformed Cemeter?
It is
ground
possible
burials were
while the
and without
or western
interment
A—
rr
ol
the
5CV~
have
at the
no mork what-
been the fate
but
time
citizens of
their last”
unknown graves, Among these
be mentioned Francis Gramly
Phil}
eral
head
AI
ever
School in-
the
mn
most
ent
jal
neighborhood
p Wolfart, Martin Brungart
Christopher Spangler, Sr,
Bierly, Si Henry
\ the fir wi f Col
Mever, who died in 1801
During the present year
Mrs. Christina Reynolds had erec-
ted a tombstone at the grave of her
randparents bearing the following
inscription “In memory of Christian
Gast and his wife Christina Brandt
Both emigrated in early
Wurtemburg, Germany
by their grandchild,
Reynolds, 1881
oldest mument with
{ Philip Sch
1802. Many
were made
mason, They
Sr.
th
tl
Walbon
Henry
wony
nd t fe
{
wece! (1881)
noted
Wi
10
1 &
\ ty p
I0CALLY from
ected
in
H
who died
iy ’
scription is that «
April 26,
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mul
the t nes
Peter
ar
tone
Wn stone
cnowledgements
¢ br an
C. Y. WAGNER
& COMPANY
2000
Much « the
ined in the
obtained
but m
by
valley
named below,
spec ackn
¥
i
sketch
eed ra
Micated
commu
t the
WAGNER'S
QUALITY FLOUR
A Hard Wheat Pat. Flour
ial
el Frank
Jor
oh Kreamer
athan
Hall
Jacob
Aid
WAGNER'S
OUR BEST FLOUR
50-50 Blend
Henry
Hoy
Sallie
Meyer Sr aged
Madisonburg. aged
Corman, aged 89
#4
John
Mrs
Farm Livestock
Shows Increase
Sam
"000
has
WAGNER'S
VERY BEST FLOUR
Winter Wheat
tf
On
"
had
r
Is a
Ar 1
per cent
t}
J
4
poultry
t However i ! 5
below the peak
When different
bined on the basis
nomic
reased 4 per cent
1 poultry declined 3
imal all cattle
increased 5 per
showed
more
od ar the
til
1044
are com-
ir relat
imbers are
of
species
of
ort
Wagner's 167% Dairy Feed
Wagner's Pig Meal
Wagner's Egg Mash
Wagner's Chick Starter
and Grower
Wagner's Scratch Feed
Wagner's Chick Feed
Rydes, Cream Calf Meal
Eshelman's Dog Feed
,
we
£
cent
per Most
h
ent
2% on
ar OR
a 1 per cent
horses and mules con-
many Years
increase reflects the
and
for
pro-
i demand
fav
¥
LH
umer
prices
/estock
rable
and
general
tock
Aad
live
On Pennsyl zs farm
Dealers in All Kinds Sam” found increased number
. cattle, sheep, chickens and turkey:
of Grains
Hog imbers were the same as a
Year C wmbers declined
ile and n ime
considerable drop
Valu
ago ]
wh
howed
* oe bers
a
pou
ng
2 vegetable
pictu
PERSONAL LOANS
Clean Up Those Old Bills Now, With a
FIRST NATIONAL PERSONAL LOAN
The chart below gives amounts, costs, and repayment schedules
Repay 12 menthly payments
$106.00 sin
212.00 17.68
318.00 26.50
424.00 35.35
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Member Federal Reserve System
SAVE FOR YOUR INDEFENDENCE-BUY UNITED
STATES SAVINGS BONDS
Gardner
enjoyi
BELLEFONTE, PA.
wir
i
ne re
Borrow
$100.00
200.00
300.00
400.00
THE DAVID J. JEFFRIES
~ FUNERAL HOME
CENTRE HALL
“Ihe Country Funeral fMome Serving You in Time of Need”
~ Lady Attendant Phone 37
some of the |
{ ton to attend the inauguration Mal
may |
sr, |
| circular
An- | Governor, Law Makers and the peo-
| ple,’
| Lamar
50 YEARS AGO:
CHE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA.
Company B Plans Entertainment At
Court House For Memorial Day Funds
The members of Co. B. are trying
to raise some money for Memorial
Day and are going to give a ster-
coptican entertainment in the Court
House on Friday evening, March 22.
1901. Frank Kunkle, a young man
who saw active service while with
the 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers in
the Philippines will lecture as the
pictures are shown by Mallory anc
Taylor. These pictures were all
taken by Kuncle. “Mickey Irwin" a
natural born Irish comedian, a good
orchestra, a band and Wustrated
songs are all on the program. Be-
fore the Campany went to Washing.
lory and Taylor made a fine picture
of them on the Diamond
James Wolfenden, a public spirit.
ed citizen of Lamar, has issued a |
letter addressed to "Ow
in which the advantages of
as an ideal location for the
State capitol are shown. Mr. Wolf.
| enden wants the Legislature to ap-
| propriate $200,000 for the Improve-
|
| address delivered before the
in
|
{ ARO,
| terested
and sheep | made a business trip to Lock Haven
Milk animals | on Tuesday
of |
{of Emory Holderman, noted seulp-
| may
{ fortune as a sculptor and modeler
{if his artistic talents withstand the
{test they are now undergoing. Mr
ment of
Hon
Fishing Creek
D. F. Fortney's admirable
State
Directors’ Association, printed entire
the Centre Democrat two weeks
has received favorable com-
journals of the State in- |
common schools
of the eastern
address entire
of the Centre
ment by
in our
in one
counties copied the
from the columns
Democrat Mr. Fortney may well
feel pr of being ranked as ong
{ the foremost champions of our |
local tem
T™he
One paper
ua
%
The bill assed finally
State Senat
as pt by the
accepting from Andrew
1e gift of $100,000 for the |
of a library building for the |
» of the Pennsylvania State Col-
faith of the State
ade
sn
y ’
islature
for n
and mak
the act
Let
$10,006
libr
far
{ the public
nus
the
of
) + College as
concerned, a part
tem of Penne.
tenance
ary
as is
of hool
n 4
afterno the of
{ Mrs. Samuel Gault on East
street was the scene of a |
hapoy and joyous event, their |
o daughters Misses Ella and Stella
were married to Harry E
nd Alfred F. Showers, re-
Only the immediate fam-
the contracting parties were
after the cere.
wedding dinner |
ver is employed
Factory. Mr |
wustrious young |
a carpenter by trade
Miller has been appoint.
policeman to succeed Jacob 8S
Knisely who resigned. Mr. Miller
put the uniform on Tuesday and
looks like one of the regulars. Mr
Knisely came to the conclusion that
it would be more profitable to keep
hom
w
yg
Altoona
an
Harty T
ed i
|
|
|
'
Bruce Garman and Sim Baum
| Lewistown
| the
| Cook
| destroyed
|»d the most severe injuries
Ex-President Benjamin Harrison
died yesterday afternoon at 4:30 in
Indianapolis, Indiana, affer lying
unconscious several hours.
Tuesday evening James A. Beaver
and Jno. Dale arrived home on the
8:30 train from thelr month's trip
to Cuba. They speak glowingly of
the island and think it is the place
for investments; sugar and tobacco
are the staple products while trop-
lcal fruits are under a drawback on |
import duty |
wccount of the heavy
resting over them. As a country it
is supremely delightful, and our dis-
tinguished townsmen cannot speak
too highly in praise of it. For men
of capital, they recommend it, the
“Queen of the Antilles”
Col. Fred Revnolds deserves credit
| for his experiment in goat raising
he is
terprise
nromises
will follow
If his venture
| Success
suit
with goat
many farmer:
without risk and
perhaps few thanks to the Colonel. !
| If it turns out that the animals are
| not adapted to our climate he
| get many “I-told-you-soes.”
will
Ex-Sheriff Kline, having been
| confined to his bed some two vear:
{Is In a low condition
It is estimated
year
that it will take
to complete the work
Narrows necessary u
make room for two additional
tracks, The side of the mountain will
be cut away for a distance of six
1)
| miles
The Shoe Polishing Parlor
Opera House bullding was closed uy
im Wednesday and the fixture
{ 10 the Bush House
|
Mrs. Emil Joseph accompanied by
her son, Edmund, left last Thursday
for New York City where she will
| spend the next two months with he:
mother
“Two Merry Tramps” as pr
by Wood and Ward, announced
by the Garman House management
as an Indian rag-time operatic «
edy concoction in three acts, hil
lously arranged for the sole purpose
f creating laughter, Coming Mar
19
William E. Oras
his law office from
second floor of
change. He will
rooms at the end of the hail
Orvis, Bower & Orvis once
offices. Messrs. Claud and Andrew
will move the ad)
esenteq
is
7
Al -
I)
Esq. will
High street
Crider's
occupy the
move
$
Ex-
Ty
which
sed a
to
room
The steam saw mill owned b
bert Douty, near Rebe
Thesdasy mo
bursting bollier. The
wa errific that
pieces of the mill are Jeft
of the employees were injured
ry Wohlfort of Rebersburg
¢
i A
sO tL
Hen-
sustain.
The
right side of his fase was scalded,
! a gash was inflicted in the tetfihilf|
importance, livestock in. his--blacksmith shop going than lend his thigh was friietured. HIN rest "
in numbers. and | Playing cop
covery Is doubtful Wallace Berks
right arm was badly bruised” and
is face was scalded. Reuben Mus-
ser's right leg was badly bruised
line that has been 20 YEARS AGO:
wane s——o——
Petition To Demand Action
On Widening Water Street
Uncle
A movement to widen Water street |
in the vicinity of the Falls of Spring !
Creek. was undertaken at the meet. |
the Bellefonte Kiwanis Ciut
noon at the Brockerhofl
Under the auspices of the
Public Affairs committee a petition
has been prepared and will be
sented
Lew)
ing of |
Tuesday
House
pre-
to the Honorable Samuel 8
Secretary of Highways
The March meeting of the Belle
fonte Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution was held In!
the Parish House of the Episcopal
church, State College, last Thurs. |
day evening. It was an outstanding |
jevent. The Regent, Dr. Lucretia |
Simmons, read the names of the fol. |
{lowing who have been proposed for |
{ membership: Miss Helen Bottorf, of |
| State College: Miss May Tavior |
{Miss Roxanna Mingle, Mrs. Panl
McGarvey of Bellefonte, and Mrs
Samuel Waite, of Narbeth
If the hopes of his friends are
realized, Bellefonte may some day
take pride in claiming the discovery
]
|
like fiction from an
everyday magazine, Emory Holder.
man, an emplove in the mines of
the American Lime and Stone Co
some day achieve fame and
tor. Reading
Holderman. agé 29. has been an em.
nloye of the company for many
ears, and as a hobby he has been
placticing clay modeling. Recently
Sam Shallcross, manager of the
plant, had occasion to go Into the
mine and incidentally ran into one
of Mr. Holderman's plastic pieces
of art. Mr. Shallcross was favorably
impressed and he arranged to have
Holderman's skill tested under com-
petent judges at the Dick Brothers’
Art Poundry, Reading, Pa. Mr. Hol.
derman will remain with the firm
for a period of two weeks and if he
‘hows capacity in his artistic devel.
opment may be permanently em-
ployed.
Dr. Richard P. Noll, Mark Wil
llams and Hoy Koyer ed
the Bellefonte Lodge of Elks at the
district meeting of the order held
In Lock Haven on Sunday.
Last Thursday 14 little folks gath-
ered at the home of Mr. and Mrs,
Charles Hoover of Valentine
to help celebrate the birthday o
litle June Marie, her fifth. The de
lightful afternoon was
games and music after
' April
L. H. Heineman, local YMCA ec
retary, will move hic family from
his present residence - on Rishop
street to the Valentine property on
West Curtin street, by the 1st of
The household goods and rel gs
tate of the late Elizabeth MeCal-
ferty were disposed of at a public
sale on Saturday by the administra.
tor, Hardman P. Harris. The home
and Jot on East Lamb street was
purchased by A. C. Derr
Dr. ang Mrs. R 1. Stevens wl
children, Frank and Dorothy, visit.
ed recently with Dr. Stevens’ mo-
ther, Mrs. Frank Stevens, in
Connelisburg. Théy were accompan-
isd home by Dr. Stevens’ brother
Prank, who will remain at the Stev.
ens home for several weeks
Their car falling to negotiate a
curve along the Nittany highway
this side of Hublersburg early Sat.
urday morning, Mack Ailkey, clerk
in Runkile’s Drug Store,
that resulted in a number of bruis-
es and lacerations. The car was cone
siderably damaged and had to be
brought to a Bellefonte garage for
repairs,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Teaman
returned home this week from Car
lisle where they had been attending
the annual conference of the United
Evangelical churches. Mr. Teaman
represented the Bellefonte congre-
gation as their lay delegate. They
were accompanied to Bellefonte by
A. Ward Campbell, returned
by conference to the local congrega-
tion who are happy to welcome him
for another year
After 38 years of continuous ser-
vice as mall carrier inh Bellefonte
will take over Rural Route 4, for:
ly carried by W. Scott Meese,
ntly retired. E. RB. Houser, act
tne Lo substitute, has “
or te 4 patrons ¥,
Quit. RAID. Toner whi fan Mr
oodring’s position as carrier of
y Route 1.
ms
~ Bugene J. Rotb, son of M
ta Robb, of pellefohte,
™
d
Ta
Hil:
useful in public spirit and en- |
Moe!
and Jim |
Bower figured in a painful accident |
Thanksgiving—
(Continued from Page One)
Arctic
Pennsylvania. This
afternoon
gheny
far the Alle
ridge,
east as
It also started the greatest snow-
storm of record over the western
counties
During the next
{cold front moved only about 150
| miles eastward, so that the western
| counties remained in the snow area
of this storm.
There was a temperature differ-
ence of 40 degrees or more in Ww
many miles
Early
turbance
| ly over
|
| 18 hours, this
|
|
’
|
|
|
on the 25th a coastal dis-
the Carolinas during the late
eastern Maryland, and had become
a very active center with strong to
| hours of the 24th, was centered over |
alr | Standard
plunged the mercury from the for- i Spring Twp., 81
ties to well below 20 degrees by early |
|
|
|
| $1.10.
|
i
i
|
which had formed rapid- |
|
gale force southeast and east winds, |
hringing
|
I moist
a continuous flow of warm
into Pennsylvania.
During this memorabie 25th day
tof November, winds rose to hurri-
cane force over many eastern coun
ties, heavy to excessive rains sent
treams above flood stage In
southeastern counties Extremely
low barometric pressure,
with high onshore winds, produced
{ record high tides which inundated
Lie areas
The gales caused
au
to
{ the lal
damage as
}
i 56¢
{$1
combined |
far |
inland as Clinton, Centre, Hunting- |
don and Pranklin counties in Penn-
sylvania
Heavy
hanna
(reezing
rs fell over the Susque-
Riv basin, with sleet
rain over much of the cen-
tral and western mountain
f Pennsylvania while snow con-
tinued unabated west of the moun-
14
i 1
All
er
county
wa hard
now and freezing
front retrogres
Fulton
especially
from
rain
ed on
stormy was exceptionall
{from Fulton to
with tremendous
ted insides
F4s 3
damage
ores power
telephone lines
of Altoona lost gll power
{ breakage of ce-coated
nd fallen ice-conted
NAZANGOUS,
~laden ro
the Clear-
y area alone
«coated and debris
Ths damage estims
| field -Elk-Jefler
was §3.100.000
we
te ir
northwe
ing change from warm
moderate
western and northern
remainder of the month
ures below [reering
the afternoon of the 30th
hiring the height of the
snoly fell at such a rate that snow
Pi awere yliable to keep up with
it. Bnd people who started to drive
that eventful Priday in the western
counties soon found themselves
caught in traffic snarls, d
dreds of vehicles were
whete they were trapped
Drifting
idly as they were opened
towns were isolated for two to three
days before even one-lane traffic
| WAS resumed. Commeroe and indy
try were at a standstill, with radic
| the only general means of
{in that area. Delivery of
foods, such as milk and bread
came an acute problem
An embargo was imposed on |
way travel, especially in Pittsburgh
s0 that progress could be made
snow removal
AL Erie, 26.7 inches, and at Pitts.
burgh. 241 inches set new all-time
24-hour snowfall records. Hundred
f roofs collapsed from the weight
of the snow. There was $50.000 dam -
age froom this cause ir
Farrell-8haron area
countie
with
'
O orm
i
in and hun-
abandoned
rn Te
SI B05 BR
Ww closed 1 rap-
res of
8.
al
aione }
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and |
Page Seven
en
Cows Will Respond
To Kind Treatment
kind treatment
and are handled in
the milking alone can mean
difference in milk production,
Agent L. H. Bull tells of
who milked equal string
the same herd ang un- |
conditions, Ordinarily
of cows should have
amount of milk
Why?
necame
two men
BIIKWeEY
nrod
TE TRANSFERS
the| WwW
REAL ESTA
M. Bwartz,
Lime and
Lo
Co
to Lilban La
’
Houte, et ux
of , Croix, Ferguson Twp. tax
W. 0. Houtz, et ux, to
Edwards, et ux, to|©orl, et ux, Ferguson Twp
jam, State College | Bindall Zonze, et al, to
| Gardner, et ux, Howard
to William | $4.95
Centre Co. Thrift Corp. Ww
Billett, et ux, Benner Twp
tL ux ©
Bone
Frank
We
Russell
tax 5H
Lloyd E
Oro, tax
and to
Wa they
routine
nd t 3
Charles M.
Catherine E
boro, tax 85
Robert Gill, et ux,
Blee, 8r., et ux, of Rush Twp, tax!
55¢ ’
Edmund Waring, to Clarence | John Barnyak, et al
eck, Haltmoon Twp. $250 |J Barnyak, Burnside
Paul L. Bennett, et al, to Jobn L.|¥} 10
Strunk, et ux, Boggs Twp. tax! Thomas
Johi A
Mrs. Cella Strong, et al, to wil- | Twp, tax
Ham Roach, et al, Rush Twp. $200.! Esther E. Potteiger
Samuel Bathurst, to W. Galen son Miles Twp
Morrison, Boggs Twp. $100 | O. W. Houts, e t al
Anna M. Ulmer, ww Floyd Valley Co, Inc, Blau
mer, Ferguson Twp. $) ! $1.10
George J. Bohn, exr uw.
rock Quarries, Inc, Benner Valley Co
£1.200 tax $1.10
John T. Reish IX, Mahlon Frederick
O. McCsaleb, et ux, Miles Twp. tax | &€lo P. Rose
$1.10
Maurice
G. Myron
Twp tax
Caroline
Paul
§!
Martin
tax
‘
to
Twp
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iy)
ame
rot
Kellerman
CGarbrick,
$1.10
curious
at work’
The man
handled
anc coon
milker wa
manner
el
w .
» ection
1 \ re dere
ee!
care.
Ww. Ul-
ax
OO the owl
Each man
previou
er
Ho is
Ine
}
Twp
{to WwW 14
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Betor ¢
Brought
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nwered
wr an
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up
ring
Pro.
tax
t WwW. Li
Bloom
Hd
Hackenburg
¢ ux
Hosterman 0 !
Twp.
et ux, Orege
J.
T.
David
Confer
the
Next
ths
Lhe
emper
el ux
Twp
Harold H. Walker
ner W. Vonada, Gregg
556¢
Hassell
Twp. tax Gregg Twp, $1
Jane A. Keller
ux, Miles Twp
Harry W. Shive
M. McGowan
Twp. tax $2.20
OW
Korman
Elton
Turner et
weller, Husion
Joseph D. Weller
eph D. Weller
$l
Joseph
Decker
u
3
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Huston
Thoma et
T'wp
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Claude
tax
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8 » College
187.70
sections |
boro, tax $16.50
| $7.15
| leave
Clearfield |
! 2a ¢
Fal i,
ni
i
i
the
The heavy, drenching rains reach- |
ed thelr peak during the early af-
ternoon of the 25th over most of the
eastern counties
Streams rose above banks
| and moderate flooding was in pro-
grest from the headwaters of the
| Allegheny River basin to the Dela-
| ware River
| A number of stations in the Read-
ng-Scranton area reported new 24-
{hour precipitation totals
| Pottsville had 6.36 inches
|
|
|
rapidly
However, along the Allegheny
Ridge. the rapid fluctuations
tween liquid and frozen precipita.
| tion made it difficult
where and when
{ceased to be a factor
rises.
In the Juniata River bain, the
flood wat the highest since the
“Great Flood of March 1936" de-
spite the early arrival of the cold
On the West Branch of the Bus.
quehanna River basin, the head.
waters received heavy snow. never.
theless, from Sinnemahoning Creek
to its mouth, the West Pranch was
In moderate to heavy flood
Elsewhere, in the rain area, light
to moderate Hooding prevalled
In the Philadelphia area, crests
approached the 1836 levels; much
damage resulted from standing wa-
ter unable to run off rapidly enough
by natural drainage.
The loss of electric power and
communications due to flooding of
plants or destruction of utility
cables was accentuated by the ensu-
ing cold and wind that enveloped all
of the State by dark of the 25th.
The storm's cold breath did not
surface runoff
in the flood
high school newspaper.
On March 20th and 21st
be- |
to determine |
]
]
|
|
!
!
!
John F. Hafer
Higashida, et
~
Robert |
College
ux, to
State
Walter
Marboe
$12.15
la LIL. Hale
o
R IX el
ax
Ju
Crain
$1.10
Lewis
Crain, et
Harry
Rallroad Ci
Isabella
C. Ross
$6.05
Eva G. Simp
land, Bellefonte
Frank p. Keller
Railroad Co Benne:
na T. H Hen
ton ¢
G. Myron
8. Madore,
to John
Twp
Bloom
el ux
ef ux
Harris tax J al
Sted ‘
al, Ru
M. Smit}
Penns
Its effect
leave the
DETIeNCM
1950
vivania until
and
memory
Ie
of t
Storm of November ot
Epilogue
fell In
KiLate
wester:
which
Very little
ern portion
IgE
g bor
eo!
ENOW the
"
ast
but the
wa
than
’
the
Aver the part
more
1098 2
Vola
inche ¥
u
record
Chazles |
Bellefonte |
Live Better-Save Money
My ELECTRIC RANGE
and FREEZER Mean
Kitchen Freedom For M
A
up perfectly
G-E Electric
with the freezer
Range teams
With the Electric Food Freezer vou can
always keep plenty of food on hand for
unexpected guests, for late snacks or fam.
ily meals. A new way of living the
G-E Food Freezer is a food store in you
home. No more shopping in bad weather,
and you enjoy seasonal foods all vear
round. Lower food bills because you can
buy in quantity when it is cheapest
freeze it and store it, and freeze foods
from your own garden.
to quickly and easily prepare
meals directly from the freez-
er garden fresh in flavor
and color
You can bake several pies and
cakes at a time and store them
in the freezer
Or you can cook a complete meal days ahead and store them in the G-E
Freezer. Then again your G-E Range takes over and your food comes to
the table piping hot, giving you free time to visit or do other things,
YES, HERE IS A PERFECT PAIR FOR SAVING TIME,
WORK and MONEY ... AT
Electric Supply Co.
SALES AND SERVICE ON GENERAL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
FOR OVER 25 YEARS
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