PERSONAL AND LOCAL NEWS NOTES OF |tor of St. Lawrence’s church at St. | Lawrence, is a patient at the Mercy | hospital, Altoona, suffering a broken | Rev. Father Clement, O. S. B,, pas- | PLASTERING-—Patch work, estima- PATTON AND THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY | hip. | Mrs. George C. Hoppel and children, SEND US ALL THE NEWS YOV KNOW AND HELP FILL THIS DEPARTMENT. | George and Mary Catherine, will leave EVERY LITTLE ITEMS HELPS MAKE THIS PAPER JUST A BETTER FOR ALL. SEND, BRING, MAIL THEM LITLE M. H. Gardner, Notary Public, at the| Mr. and Mrs. King Cartright and Tozer Jewerly Co. | children, of Arcadia, were the week end The following officers were elected [guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Cart- for the 1929 term of office at the reg. | Wright of West Magee avenue. : ular meeting of the Greek Catholic| Mrs. Herman Beck and children of Union which was held on Sunday: | East Beech avenue, spent Saturday in President S. T. Wanchik; Recording Altoona with relatives. Secretary, Andrew Senita, sr.; Finan-| FOR SALE— UPRIGHT PIANO .in cial secretary, P. J. Grozanich; Treas- | good condition. Cheap to quick buyer. urer, Michael Barran; Trustee Frank | Inquire Courier office. Mayeoviteh. { Mr. and Mrs. Marcellus Weakland Miss Janet Emmanuel and Mrs. Mar- | Wars the recent guests of Chest Springs ar ¢ X ; c ; | relatives. Bares Emmanuel FSecntly Ware Sellers Mr. and Mrs. Cozentino and children Mr. and Mrs. John G. Palcho had as | of Carnegie, spent the week end with : : | local relatives. thejr week end guest, Miss Beatr ice | Mrs. S. T. Kenick of Altoona was the Palcho, of Altoona. [recent guest of Patton friends and | relatives. | |ing dogs, tan and black, between St. Boniface and Patton, tags 10104 and 4985. Reward. Notify | Courier office. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Swisher visited | Pittsburgh relatives recently. { Mr. and Mrs. Sam Arnold of Ehren- feld, spent the week end in Patton | with relatives. | Mrs. George Dluzansky, sr., was the | recent guest of her son, Attorney Geo. | Dluzansky of Johnstown. | Mr. and Mrs. George Sheka, have as | their guest, their son, Joseph Sheka, of | Detroit, Mich. | FOR SALE—Firewood. Delivered at | $4.00 a load. Inquire of J. C. McGough, | Dysart, R. D., Pa. 3tpd | T. A. Burkhart of Barnesboro was a recent Patton business visitor. John U. Dinsmore was a recent call- |er in Altoona. Miss Anna Kowal of Johnstown was |a. Patton visjtor over the week end. | Misses Versus Powell and Marion | Hamilton were Altoona callers Satur- day. Harry Humphrey of Akron, Ohio, is visiting with Patton relatives. John Haluska, proprietor of the new Standard Motor Supply Co., on Magee avenue, spent several days this week in Toledo, Ohio, on business. Miss Mary Gertrude Wilson, a teach- er in the Conemaugh schools, spent the week end as the guest of her par. ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Wilson of Fourth avenue. FOR SALE— ‘Registered guernsey oO! : bull, 3 year sold; price $150; Inquire of o eals and Greeting Cards. E. J. Seymour, Patton R. D. 1, Pa. ’ ’ Miss Mae Rosensteel, a former tele- : FOGERTY S phone operator in the Bell telephone ‘ office in Ebensburg, is seriously ill in Pittsburgh. he Jesall sire Patton, Pa. GIFTS GIFTS GIFTS FOR THE ENTIRE FAM- ILY HERE HANDSOME PERFUME SETS, by Coty, Houbigant and Langlois. ELECTRIC IRONS. PERCOLATORS, IRONS AND TOASTERS. PAINT AND CRAYON (SETS. 1 NELKE TOYS. a BRUSHES, he CUTEX SETS. + 0 COMPACTS, MOTTOS, IND STATIONERY. i? REYMER'S AND SU- OLREME CHOCOLATES. ¢c CIGARS AND CIGAR- tI TTES. WA large selection of Tags, WAFFLE Bortman pool room on Saturday even- ing of this week. Alban Dillon of Hastings called on Patton friends Tuesday evening. | LOST, strayed or stolen—two hunt- | bearing license | A turkey raffle will be held at the | | for Chicago Thursday where they will | spend the holidays with Mrs. Hoppel's | mother, Mrs. Matthew Falsey. : | Mr .and Mrs. M. D. Connell visited | friends in Cresson on Sunday. | Mr. Scott, the local manager of the A. and P. Store, is confined to his room on account of illness. Jim Hunter, of St. Benedict, a dent at Juniata college, is home for the holidays. Miss Marie Gorrity, a student at Se- ton Hill College, is spending the hol- idays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Garrity. : Auction Sale of Jewelry every night at the Rishel Jewelry Company. Get in on the bargains. Mrs. Jennie Sanker has returned from Pittsburgh where she visited Mr. | and Mrs. John Gibbons. : | Mrs. William McCoy had the misfor- tune recently to fall from the porch at her home and is suffering from brui- | ses. | A miscellaneous shower was held re- | cently at the home of Mrs. Mary Fish- er in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald | Fisher. The guests, who were all rela. {tives of the newlyweds, included: Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Gauntner, of Altoona; I Mr. and Mrs. John Cawley of Ashville; Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McConnell, of Cresson; Mr. and Mrs. [N. J. Seymour, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvan | Glass, of Loretto; Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Carrie Sybert, of Bradley Junction; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sherry of Carrolltown; Mr. and Mrs. | Eugene Weakland, of Heilwood; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. William McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Sherry, Mr. and Mrs. George Woomer, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Burkey, Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCann and Miss Laura Quarry of Patton. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher receiv=- ed many useful gifts. At the close of the evening Mrs. Fisher served a deli- [cious lunch. : | Miss Emily Maurer of Pittsburgh is | the guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Mau- rer of Magee avenue for the holidays. Mrs. George C. Hoppel was an Al- toona caller on Wednesday. Mrs. Earl McKillop, of Westover was |a visitor in Patton on Wednesday. Mrs. Eli Steir was the recent guest of | her daughter, Mrs. Frank Bonzzell of | Altoona. { Mr. and Mrs. David Lees spent sev- | eral days this week as the guests of | Johnstown relatives. Mrs. J. Sovich, who had been a pa- [tient at the Clearfield hospital for a | number of months, has returned to her {home here. “Barney” Beunier, mail carried in the second ward is back on duty again af- ter being laid up for a number of days | with the quinsy. We sympathize with |you Barney, we had the same “crit- I ter” ourselves last month. fx Stl FATHER, MOTHER, SISTER, SWEETHEART OR FRIEND Rejoice Most When the gift is an intimate one. At very little cost you may buy something very useful and ex- tremely parctical. After all, you would buy a gift that you feel sure is going to be appre- - miated and there are scorestof handsome, practical things to | LADIES’ PRINCESS SLIPS; CHILDREN’S SWEATERS WOOL BLANKETS, BED SPREAD SETS; BATH ROBES; MEN’S SILK SCARFS; MEN'S SWEATERS; SHEEPSKIN buy. Here are a few of them: ; LADIES SILK HOSE; MEN’S DRESS GLOVES; COATS; MEN'S UNION SUITS; BOYS’ PANTS; MEN'S NECKWEAR; BOYS’ CAPS; MEN'S HANDKERCH- IEFS; MEN'S UMBRELLAS; LADIES’ UMBRELLAS; LUMBER CAPS; MEN'S SILK SHIRTS; BOYS’ SWEATERS; PAJA TRAVELING BAGS; SHOES; SLIPPERS; SAFETY RAZO NECKWEAR; SHAVING AND MILITARY SETS; DOLLS CONGOLEUM RUGS; TURKISH TOWELS; LADIES’ DRE JACKETS; MEN’S MEN’S HOSIERY; R SETS; LADIES’ NEW 5; LADIES’ SWEATERS; SSES, COATS AND HATS; LINGERIE; TABLE LINEN; TOILET SETS; AND A THOUSAND AND ONE OTHER THINGS WILL BE FOUND IN THE BIG GIFT STORE. rH 4 +8 arm. g =» THE PATTON COURIER tion on all jobs. Thos. Gibson, 809 Beech ave. 4tpd. Mr. and Mrs. Max Gill announce the birth of a son at their home on Mellon avenue on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. P. J. Kelly spent several days this week in Altoona with friends. A fine Christmas present to that for- mer local friend of yours who is now located elsewehere is a year’s subscrip. tion to the Patton Courier. The ladies of St. Mary's church are planning to have a Cinch and Bridge party on Thursday, January 17, 1929. All are cordially invited ot attend. Mrs. Clarence Albright of Fourth av- enue, and Mrs. Ralph Dunegan of Car- rolltown, recent brides, were the guests of honor at a delightful bridge and shower sponsored fo rthem recently. Dainty bridge awards were received by Mrs. Dunegan and Miss Barbara Over- berger. The brides received an assort- ment of beautiful gifts. An enjoyable card session was held in conjunction with a recent shower held recently for Mrs. Gerald Fisher of North Fifth avenue. Mrs. Fisher was the recipient of many beautiful pres- ents. Mrs. Ralph E. Good was a visitor in Pittsburgh last week. Mrs. Thomas Jones of Lang avenue, was a recent caller in Altoona wiih friends. Mrs. Frank E. Farabaugh of High- land Grove, entertained the following guest group at cards at her home re- cently: Mesdames Charles Hobart, Wal- ter Little, Edward Little, Barth Young, Edward Sherry, Matt Dietrick, John Noonan, Farrell Hopkins, Frank E. Ear_ abaugh, Frank Campbell, Henry Don- ahue, Mary Litzinger, Paul Biller, Hel- ena Swope, John Urjch, George Woo- mer, and Frank Young, and the Misses Martha Anna, Rose Farabaugh and Elizabeth Little. Mrs. John H. Moren and Miss Mil- dred Moren were the guests of Al- toona friends on Saturday. Mrs. Frank L. Brown of Beech ave- nue, was a Johnstown caller Saturday. Miss Florence Llewellyn of Johns- town, spent the week end in Patton with friends. WANTED—Single man with light car for special sales and advertising proposition. Applicant must be able to travel. $50 per week and upward if you qualify. See E. L. Shaffer after 7 P. M. at 711 Fourth and Magee Aves. Mrs. John O’Brien and children, Martha, Francis and Reese, of Ross av_ enue, have gone to Binghampton, N. Y., to spend the winter. George Clark, of Hastings, who was president of the Northern Cambria Ki- wanis Club during the year 1928 tri- umphantly handed the reins of leader- ship to William H. Denlinger of Pat- ton, president-elect at the last meet- ing of the club for the year, at the Brandon hotel on Monday night. Past President Clark served well and faith. fully during his term of office, and the record accomplished under his leader- ship is one to be proud of. Mrs. M. H. Gardner was a visitor in Altoona on Tuesday. Susquehanna Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, at a regular meeting held in their rooms in the Good building on Tuesday evening, held in connection with the business meoting a Christmas program for children, a Santa Claus and a Christmas tree, a chimney and a fireplace being attractions of real in- terest to the youngsters. Readings, mu- sic and gift giving made a delightful time for adults as well as children. A large crowd was in attendance at the Yuletide exercises and merriment was the keynote of the evening. SOME STATES EXTEND TIME FOR AUTO TAGS Although the Pennsylvania. Depart- ment of highway s wil -1mak e no extension on the use of 1928 license tags after midnight on December 31, ‘certain other states have found it necessary to extend the time. South Carolina officials have notified the department that 1928 lincense pla- tes issued in that state will be recog- nized until January 15, 1929, at which time the new 1929 license plate must be displayed. Minnesota car owners who have made application for 1929 tags on or before February 15, 1929, with payment or the tax, may use the old 1928 plateg until receipt of the new ones, until the last day of March. Ohio authorities report ithat 1928 tags expire at midnight on December 31, the same as Pennsylvania, and that 1929 tags may be used on and after December 21st. The District of Columpia: has laid down the game rules as Penngylvania. Police of the Commonwealth are asked to be gov- erned by this notice, which is in the keeping of the reciprocity rulings of Pennsylvania) HEALTH OFFICIALS COMBAT DIPHTHERIA Thirteen hundred and sixty-four cul- tures have been made of convalescents and contacts by the two state nurses and the local school nurse in Shenan- doah and vicinity as a result of the continued diphtheria situation. An ex- amination by the staté laboratory of the specimans thus obtained resulted in the discovery of forty-four carriers These have been placed under observa- tional quarantine. More cultures are being taken. Dr. F. E. Coughlin, of the state heal- th department, who has returned from a resurvey of the situation in that lo. cality, reports that conditions are still serious. In the last three months 375 cases have occurred in Shenadoah and in BUS IS DELAYED WHEN ITS DRIVER IS ARRESTED D. Paul, of Chicago, a driver of one of the Greyhound busses which pass through Ebensburg, in interstate pas- senger service who no the night of November 25th last is alleged to have assaulted Alton Estep, of Ebensburg, when the young man upraided him for “crowding” him off the William Penn highway, was arrested Friday night as he was driving a bus through Ebens- burg enroute to Pittsburg and was lodged in the county jail. Paul waived a preliminary hearing Saturday before justice of the Peace Young in Ebensburg and was held for court to answer a charge of aggravat- ed assault and battery. Paul was re- leased on bail of $1,000. As the result of Paul's arrest the bus and nine passengers were delayed at the county seat until mid night when another driver from Pittsburgh drove the bus on through to Pitts- burgh. Paul was placed under arrest by Chief of Police Frank Jones of the county seat. EBENSBURG PLANS TO REMODEL OLD PARK AUDITORIUM At a representative meeting of the citizens of Ebensburg held last week relative to the Park Auditorium, fav. orable action was taken upon putting the Park auditorium back in first class | condition, which, according to an es- | | timate furnished by a Johnstown con- tracting firm, would cost a little more | than $5,000. The Park auditorium, built by the | late D. E. Park, of Pittsburgh, at a cost of $28,500, and donated to the people of Ebensburg for use an an au- ditorium only, has been allowed to get into such a condition that at the pres- ent time it is unfit to be used for any purpose. According to one of the stip- ulations contained in the deed from | Mr. Park to the Borough of Ebens- burg it is specified that when the building ceases to be used as an au- ditorium it shall revert back to the owners of his estate. The matter has been before the peo. ple of Ebensburg for the past two years, committees have been appoint- ed to investigate the condition of the building, and contractors engaged to examine it and give an estimate on repairing the structure. MRS. ARBELLA JUDSON. Mrs. Arbella Judson, aged 55 years, died at the home of her son-in_law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Westover of East Ridge on Wednesday of last week. Death was caused by lobar pneu- monia. The deceased js survived by a number of children. The funeral services were held Sun- day at 12 o'clock at the Westover home and interment was made in a ceme- tery in Bell township, Clearfield coun- ty. ALBERT WYNCOOP. Albert Wyncoop, aged 62, road supervisor of Portage township, died on Tuesday afternoon at his home in Martindale. He is survived by his widow and the following children: Mrs. Rose Hornick, of Indiana; Mrs. Irene Petit, of Greentown, Ohio; Mrs. Anna McCabe, of Puritan; and Jennie, Ger. trude, Charlotte, Frances, Mildred and Albert Wyncoop, all at home. Funeral services will be conducted at nine o'clock on Friday morning in St. | Joseph’s Catholic church at Portage, and interment wil be in the church cemetery. MISS MINNIE FARABAUGH Miss Minnie Farabaugh, aged 50, a daughter of the late Mathias and El- | izabeth Noel Farabaugh, died on Tues- day afternoon at the home of her sister, Mrs. S. J. Lattner in Cresson. | She was a brother of Attorney Gallit- George Farabaugh and Mrs. Edward | Suton, both of Munster township and | Mrs. Lattner. | Funeral services wil be conducted at nine o'clock on Friday morning in St. | Michael's church at Loretto, and inter- | ment will be in the church cemetery. |! LEONORE J. PELTON. The funeral of Leonore J. Pelton, aged 19 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delance Pelton, of St. Michael, who died of Scarlet fever on Monday, was held on Teusday. | i | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Letters in This Department Must Be Signed By Contributors—View- points Expressed Are Those of Contributors Only. —_— “Prohibition.” { Those in favor of Prohibition, Are not strictly temperance in any con- dition. That’s why they revoted that Volstead | Act | To make sure it stayed with them they | found it no task. They held vast meetings, bribed victory galore; So the laws of our states are run before. They claim in was done for our dear country sane. But they stirred it up badly—now won't take the blame. Ten years have past and that is not long. No youth could get liquor, for oh! 'twas wrong. Girls seldom tasted and there was a cause. | At saloons couldn't face it, for those | were our laws. as Four years confront us, like the past eight ,or “worse;” West Mahoney township. About three- VAnd you'll see sons and daughters still fourths of the victims have been under ten years of age. MRS. JULIA HAMIDEJ. Mrs. Julia Hamidej, aged 46 years, | died suddely at her home at Barnes- boro, at six o'clock on Wednesday ev- ening of last week. The funeral ser. vices were held at nine o'clock on Sat- urday morning in St. John's Greek Catholic church. Interment was in the church cemetery. The deceased is sur- vived by her husband and several chil- aks | | smoke, drink and curse. | It would chill any heart, no matter now cold, And make the blood in their bodies run cold. Away with sanity in our dear land of | free, In the name of humanity, so ‘tis get- ting to be. So how shall we better this deplorable | Condition? By voting to down that Sirse-Drohis) bition. MRS. PHIL YECKLEY. [he former zin A. Farabaugh of South Bend, Ind.: |B “CAPTAIN Grand Theatre PATTON, PA. THURS. AND FRI. DEC. 20- 21 BORN IN A BIG CITY—RATTTLE OF BEER CANS MY ONLY MUSIC—RAN WITH A CREW OF SNEAK THIEVES — LOOKED LIKE EASY MONEY—FIGURED ONLY SUCKERS “WORKED— DIDN'T KNOW THEN IT ALWAYS LEAD TO PRISON. THAT'S Me Gangster WITH June Collyer & Don Terry PARAMOUNT COMEDY, “DIZZY DRIVER’, KOKO CARTOON. SATURDAY, DEC. 22 Thomas Meighan | The EDUCATIONAL Mating Call] i "REEPS,” FOX NEWS, FELIX CAR- TOON AND A FREE TURKEY. MONDAY DEG. 24 delfrom artre WITH | Naldi , WILL CAPTIVATE YOU. HER NG PERSONALITY. FRENCH . GAYETY OF PARIS. CHRISTMAS Wallace Beery BACK IN E SERIOUS DRAMA WHERE HE BELONGS SHE CAPTIVATED HIM AS SHE VERVE, HER CHIC, HER AB OF THE FRENCH, THE LIFE, THE T'H RICHARD KICKED, ED, THE 500,000 ROVING VAG EN AND LOUISE BROOKS CUF ), BE! IN, HOUNDED. A HOBO SAGA OF BONDS IN THE UNITED STATES. MEN WHO APPEAR FOR A MOMENT ON THE SURFACE OF LIFE. BEG A CRUST OF AD AT THE BACK DOOR; A DIME ON THE STREET. THEN DISAPPEAR! WHERE DO THEY GO? WHY DO THEY VANDERLUST! A GLIMPSE OF THE WAYS OF THE WANDER! IM TULLY, THE ROVER, THE TRAMP, RISE! THORS. BARNEY GOOGLE PARAMOUNT N COMEDY, KRAZY KAT CARTOON, AND EWS MATINEE AT 3 P. M. WEDNESDAY, DEC: 26 Ken Maynard The Glorious Trail KID” NO. 3. FELIX CARTOON
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