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VOL. XXXVI. NO. 55.
MAURER NAMES HIS
‘TED WEEMS BACK
SOFT COAL GROUP TO SUNSET AGAIN
! : ‘Popular Orchestra Coming Labor
mittee for Naming Larger Day Night For Second
Body Is Complete Engagement.
Local Man and Son on Way Hi
Field Wednesday Evening Abo
Irving L. Camp, of Johnstown, and Perhaps one of the most popular!
G. A. Stewart, of Clearfield, have been | orchestras in the East is that of Ted | Lin
named associates of Fred R. Maurer, Weems, the versatile leader of the| Striking in at least three places and
of Patton, on a temporary committee dance band that has made so many (causing the instant death of one man
under Snose direction a Stganieation | popula Victor records, and ho hes and a horse which he was driving,
of 15 or 20 business, professional and, become famous the nation over roug’ : ;
industrial men of Central Pennsylva-| radio broadcasting. Ted Weems and |Fatton yesterday sifernoon Serene
nia will be formed to head efforts to|his organization needs no introduction one of the most severe Seciiiea
restore the soft coal business of this | to our readers. They played one of|stroms ever known here. V tonil
part of the State to the high plane|the most enjoyable engagements of Psioda, aged 52 years, ye aniy
which it formerly occupied. Mr. Maurer | the season at Sunset Park earlier in killed when he was swuc Nn >
Saturday anounced the appointment of | the summer, and their return booking Of lightning, and the hose > bs is
Mr. Camp, a Johnstown coal operator,| for the Closing Dance of the season. was driving also was Killed. Boa
and Mr. Stewart, editor of the Clear-| on Labor Day, next Monday night, |Psioda a son of the victim, was s
parently
mazingly low
19¢
ERY 50¢
PATTON, CAMBRIA COUNG
Valentine Psioda, P
Strikes; Two Homes Also Stra
neck, the
from Working
Eby Lightning.
k on the back of
ming out at the back
to indicate this.
“followed the
ck by Lightning
PA. THURSDAY,
tion Man, and Horse
Are Instantly Killed in Electr
10:30 When Bolt
ent taking a downward |
Burns on the neck ar
Wn off the man’s right |
Irent from the same bolt |
rainsoaked
nt quantity to kill the
A BLANKET CIRCULATION
NINETY PER CENT OF THE
POPULATION OF PATTON ARE
READERS OF THE COURIER.
Courier
AUGUST 28th, 1930.
(5¢) $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
BALL PLAYER HAS MRS. P.JKELLYIS
Storm SKULL FRACTURED BACK FROM EUROPE
Martin Starr Struck on Head by | Local Lady Left Naples Day
Ball During Church League Before That City Was in
: Game Friday, Throes of Earthquake,
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ical Storm
ANNIVERSARY
m
Martin Starr, aged 26, manager of
AT ST. JOSEPH
CHURCH SEPT, 7 /:2c 7, eomoy mie and men cen:
| hospital at Spangler, suffering of a
[ fracture of the skull, which he sustain-
ed last Friday evening, while Playing |
{in a church league game at the Patton |
{Athletic Field. Mr. Starr was struck on|
sess le Shrine of St. Theresa, the Little
On Sunday, September 7th, St. [the head by a pitched ball, } re- “lower of Jesus, at Liseux, France, and
Joseph's church, near St. Benedict, will
) 1 '|mained in the game for some time|irom July 7th to 10th, the time was
be the scene of a great and impressive | pepo 0 accident, again coming to bat|SPERt in Paris; on the 12th and 13th
|
|
Mrs. P. J. Kely, of this place, return-
ed on Wednesday night of last week
[ trom a tour of several European coun-
tries, leaving New York city with a
party of Altoona friends on June 26th,
on the 8S. S. Dresden of the North
German Lloyd line, and arriving at
Cherbourg, France on July 5th.
Her first visit was on July 6th at
the
of .
ud | Solemn Field Mass Will Com-
Ns memorate 100 Years
Service,
+
L
religious celebration .On that day the - ; : in Switzerland, and from then on the
: ! ! ; " me time a 1 > pe . . 11 | @nd securing a hit. After reaching first : ; :
Tf ve et re win 0 hr SE SBD So SER He Cr Be
ion wi m. T'S. 4 i 8 avenue snli ’ si ° | le game, but no one suspected his 3 ,
rarily paralyzed. Haluska on Ta Cotta avenue, split- ce and service of 100 yeors. Alii, ae "Cr DU I one of the chief points of interes
"ence, Mr. Maurer, a Patton coal operator, Manager Luther feels that he can | The Lr broke with sudden fury |ting the ing plaster iL Field Fin on in a of rain, | Duries Serious. visited. Three os on ates!
is Chairman of the Inter-Club Rela-|get no better drawing card for the about 5:30 o'clock and raged for half |from the S In several la Solemn High Mass to grace the oc-| Later in the evening, Mr. Starr and Naples, and the party left early in
yy SY tions Committee of the Northern Cam- holiday engagement than Ted Weems. an hour. Two residences were struck |of the I members of the fam- casion, will be held at 10 o'clock. |Dis wife drove to Carrolltown and while | the morning of the day that the disas-
bria Kiwanis Club, which sponsored Especially in this section of Pensylva- during the storm and were damaged. |ily were qd. Father Lawrence Rogan, a former as- | there Mr. Starr collapsed on the street, trous earthquake visited that sections
—— the “Save Pensylvania’s Soft Coal In-| nia Jn he popular. Announcement No fire resulted from the electrical| A third BOW Of lightning struck the sistant at St. Benedict's parish, Carroll- | He was removed to the hospital from escaping it only by reason of advanc.
ee ——— dustry” meeting Tuesday night of last(of his coming at a recent dance at disturbances, however. home of Si tasko on the Klondike town, will preach the sermon . The |Carrolltown, and an operation was per- ing their itinerary a day ahead of
Sr ————— week at Spangler. It was at that meet- | Sunset brought forth cheers from those The Psioda family resides along the |road, near the borough limits. Several personnell of the Mass has not as yet | formed to relieve the pressure. He re- schedule. Assisi, the home of St
Ing that a plan was adopted under| attending. That surely is criterion suf- | ° Lawrence road, adjacent to the windows weP@Shattered in the house | peen decided upon. This will be the |€ained consciousnes after the ordeal,| Francis was visited on July 23rd:
which Mr. Maurer, as temporary Chair- ficient for all dance enthusiasts. Fairview cemetery and just within the |but no one Was injured. : | : :
man, was to name two men with whose y
Patton borough limits. They operate a
farm some distance away, to the left
of the St. Lawrence road. The father | Elizabeth
and son, had been plowing in the fields! children:
assistance a larger organization will be
selected. Some time this week Messrs.
Maurer, Camp and Stewart will meet
to begin considering potential members
of the larger committee, it was stated. | ENTERED IN FAIR
Once organized the committee of 15]
or 20 men, to be selected from different Long Drought will Not Inter-
parts of Central Pennsylvania, will : 2
launch plans for public meetings and fere with Displays; Several
other means of arousing public senti- : : .
ment in the fihgt for the removal of will Vie for Honors
alleged discriminatory freight rates ap-
plying to shipments of soft coal from
this area to lake ports. While definite
plans remain to be made, it is under-
stood to be the intentions of the organ-
izers of the movement to schedule
meetings for several townsgof the dis-
trict and to bring every possible force
to bear that might be helpful in re-
lieving the situation.
Inasmuch as the Interstate Com-
merce Commission meeting for consid-
ering freight rates takes place Septem-
ber 8, the need of immediate action is
realized and the temporary committee
proposes to act with speed and dis-
patch. They believe that to acquaint
the public with all the facts will ac-
complish the greatest measure of goods.
COUNTY’S UNEMPLOYED
RATED AT 1.3 PER CENT
plow on a wagon, the two started for |Joseph,
the house. Mr. Psioda was standing in| Helen and
the wagon, holding the reins, and his |
Despite the dry spell the farmers of
the Cambria County Granges will be
well represented at the County Fair at
Ebensburg the first week in September,
according to Edward Jones, Master of
Pomona Grange, the central organiza-
tion in Cambria County. Among the
Granges that are expected to exhibit |
are Mt. Harmon, Buckhorn, Munster,
posite the cemetery when a
flash occurred and Mr. Psioda was ap-| with inte
|
THREE PRIESTS RENEW. PLANNI
VOWS AT ST. VINCENT’S, $0
RTS
dictine Order Are Observed; One
Priest from Carrolltown
a number of others. Each Grange will
be allotted a space in the Agriculture
building where all exhibits must be in
place by 2 o'clock Monday, September
:
For farm products displayed by the
Grangers nine prizes are offered. The
first prize is $100 cash and a cup, the
second is $75 and the next seven prizes
are $50 each. Exhibits will be judged
on four counts: Quality, variety, quan-
tity and display.
More than 2,000 farmers of Cambria
County belong to the 17 Granges of
which the Pomona Grange is the cen-
tral organization. In addition to Mas-
ter Edward Jones the central officers
|are: G. H. Dunn, of Ebensburg, Secre-
of | tary; George McMullen, of
. |
The Rev. Father Wilfrid Frins, Q
| church, Johnstown; the Rev. Father |
Thomas Wolf, O. S. B., pastor of st.
Benedict's church, Carrolltown, and
the Rev. Father Traxler, O. S. B., pas- in this/na/
tor of Sto Ceceliws vhuren Witney, | Tuesday
Pa. celebrated the golden jubilee of
their monastic profession Monday mor-
(ning in St. Vincent's archabbey, La-
{trobe, in the presence of a large as-
‘sembly of members of the Benedictine
[order. Father Xavier is a brother of |
| Wolfgang Traxler, dean of the lay | Patton, and
| brothers at St. Vincent’s who peiomats fom as coa
with mucl
Loretto, | ed his golden jubilee of profession in
le, Lec- | 1924,
turer, and G. W. Holsopple, Overseer. | The ceremony began with a solemn | available in
According to Mr. Jones the Grange, | high mass sung by the Very Rev.|no reason w
| which is now a Nation-wide farmers’ Felix Fellner, O. S. B., head of the | winning outf
The report credits Cambria county | organization, was founded in the South | archabbey, who received the renewal| Everybod
with a population of 201,120. Of this | after the Civil War to better conditions | of the vows of the thre jubilarians|young or
number, 2,613 are set down as “with-|of the farmers during the reconstruc- | as part of the ceremony. After the
out a job, able to work and looking | tion period. Later it became a C0-0p- | gospel of the mass, the very reverend
for a job.” | erative buying and selling organization | father prior intoned the “Veni Crea-
For the entire state of Pennsylvania | 30d of recent years has assumed its | tor,” which was taken up by the choir i
with a total population of 9,640,802, the| Present high place along educational and followed by the renewal of the | MRS. CHA
The organiza- | monastic professions.
| This
e.
Total of 2,613 Are Without Work,
Acording To Census
Report
One and three-tenths per cent
Cambria county’s population is out of | Treasurer; E. J. Wise, of Ashvil
a job, according to 1930 unemployment
figures made public by the census
bureau.
If you are
point to be t
percentage of unemployed is stated as|and recreational lines. 1 liza- |
2.2, with the number of individuals out | tion maintains a legislative committee |
? {and among other thingse its efforts| 5 3 3
os gen Sum. dering on | Dave resulted in rural free delivery) MRS. JOHN PFIESTER, SR.,
2 i { iv. | ~ N 4
Cambria are: Westmoreland: Unem-| 20d Parcel post delivery. OF CRESSON SUCCUMBS
ployed, 53881; percentage of | The Grange exhibit at the Cambria | —— |
Mrs. Mary Pfeister, aged 60, wife of|
popula- | ge X
tion, 2. Somerset: Unemployed, 8,862 | County Fair is part of the educational |
percentage 1.1. Indiana; Unemployed, Work caried on by the organization John Pfeister, Sr., died at 2 o'clock
1,099; percentage, 1.5. Clearfield: Un-| 0 enable the members to exchange | Tuesday afternoon at her home in|
employed, 1,807; percentage, 2.1 Blair: | ideas and theories. Cresson ‘where she suffered a stroke |
Unemployed, 1,769; percentage, 1.3 | |of apoplexy last week. Mrs| Pfeister |
| CONFIDENCE IN FUTURE [was born in Al/0%0a, a Jghter of | away 33 yea
QE Jal | the late Otto an argaret Helly, and | her second 1
IS SEEN BY MR. SCHWAB was married to Mr. Pfeister Nov. 19,| Frank Miller
inoon at her
| following an
Conrad Bola
1, 1865. She
first husbanc
Annual Reunion of St.
3 ’ 1 lov
rick’s Church Next
Pai % hs c fh ler] ALTOONA, Aug. 26—Confidence in| yy fons rs, ou
Saturday at Spangler > i iness : J : /
iy : 4 [fea 9 gor ne Mrs. Pfeister is survived by a son, | Mrs. Casper
The annual reunion of St. Patrick’s|py Charles M. Schwab, chairman hii Misguet Aruige Pig TL ie su
Catholic church at Spangler will be|the board of the Bethlehem Steel Co.,| Name ® Boyan le oF gas How ]
held on Saturday, acording to an-|at a dinner meeting of 400 Blair coun. | Name society - C. B. A.
nouncement of the pastor, the Rev.|ty civic and business leaders.
Father George Quinn. Members will] ~ «Neyer have I felt greater confi-|at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning in St. |
|
|
|
Discovery
| two boys, ab
{ruins of the
{started by the
| matches, but
ure to|jcaly by relati
Septem- |
Asbury F. G
both of Co
a| Tuesday by
| ceremony bein
———— as
ACCIDENT AT ST. BONIFACE in the Tibbot
John Kosic, aged 53, of Hastings,
suffered a fractured leg and contusions | Sheriff Hon
of the body and his wife, Mrs. Mary Sheriff Marli
Kephart, Jr. returned Tuesday even- TR Kosic, aged 49, sustained a fracture of ferred Lawren
ing from an eight-week's tour of Eu- MISSION AT BAKERTON |the nose and skull, and contusions of | Indiana count
rope during which time they visited| Starting next Sunday, August 31st,|the right leg and body, on Sunday | of Johnstown
England, Germany, Switzerland'Bel-|a Mission wil be held at the Sacred evening, when the car in which they | the Alleghe
gium, France and northern Italy. The Heart Church in Bakerton. Services | were riding left the highway at a curve | Blawnox, w
return trip to the United States was |and preaching will continue for one
made aboard the S. S. Ile de France. week
RETURN FROM EUROPE
Justice John W. Kephart of the state
supreme court and his son, John W.
attend high mass at 10:30 a. m, at dence in the future of business and |Francis Xavier's Catholic. church, the Two Altoon
which time the Rev. Father Urban J.| industry than at the present time,” Solemn requiem high mass to be cele-
Peters of Juniata, a native of Spangler | Mr, Schwab declared. | brated by the Rev. Father I. J. Stritt-
will deliver the sermon. The ladies of | “Business depression, like unhappi-| matter. Interment will be in the church |
the congregation will serve dinner at|ness is necessary,” said Mr. Schwab. | cemetery.
noon and supper at 5 o'clock. There “It brings a greater appreciation of — ee
will be a carnival during the afternoon |petter days.” CARMELITE MONASTERY
and evening. The celebration will clos2| Mr. Schwab, a native of Blair coun-
with night dancing. ty, predicted that prosperity is “just
EL —— over the horizon.” He declared that Todny has been desienated as visit. ]1ed $0 8 dou
/ YAIN no better time than the present could | é é 18 S ViSit- |
MONT ALTO A0AIN >A Tv | be chosen to start in ian He |ing day for the clergy at the new Car-(qw dies
RUNS AT CAPACITY |yentioned Eugene Grace, president of | melite Monastery at Loretto. Visiting| 3 ver and Ro
en the Bethlehem Steel Co, as “the hours have been anounced as 9:30 0-|1v firemen ex
Dr. R. H. McCutcheon, medical|gplest man with which I have ever|clock in the morning and 2:30 oclock | ore mn a 10
director of Mont Alto Sanatorium, re-|came in contact, in the afternoon. The Mother Prioress | 41. building.
cently reported to Secretary of Health,| Tne meeting was sponsored by the|Of the Monastery also has announced | Origin of th
Dr. Theodore B. Appel, that the recent | Altoona Chamber of Commerce, with that the religious sisters will be invited
curtailment in patient capacity which|the co-operation of leaders of prac- | to visit the new monastery on Satur-
was caused by the removal of pavilions tically all Blair county civic and serv-|day at 9:30 and 2:30 o'clock.
to accommodate new construction, has |jce clubs. The opening of the new struct
been removed. The sanatorium is now en the public will be observed on
running to full capacity, with the ex- ST. BONIFACE, LABOR DAY. ber 15, 16, 17 and 18.
pectation that the building program| A lawn fete will be the attraction| The consecration of the new chape:
authorized by the last legislature, which | ot St. Boniface on Labor day and will at Carmel will be observed September
will increase the number of beds, Will pe held under the auspices of the|21, the hour to be announced at
be finished within three or four|church congregation at that place. [later date.
months. [Card playing will be a feature of the
| afternoon, and dancing will be on the
card during the evening. Refreshment
booths will be in operation throughout
the day.
at St. Boniface. The injured folks are Of Six months
patients at the Spangler hospital. lon charges of
when the storm came up and decided | Adam Psiod
to return to the house. Loading the at the time
The fune
son was standing at his side, leaning |time of goin
slightly away from his father when |definitely co
the bolt struck. The wagon was near- | that servic
ing the Psioda home and was just op-| George's Cal
severe | at nine o'cloe
ilees ori - (Frank Swab ¥
Banner and Pleasant Hill as well as| Golden Jubilees of Entering Bene a a
Several Pa :
|S. B., pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic |organize an
to represent
the American L#
Firemen’s Hall.
Frank Swab, for years the capable |
and famous captain of the Lafayette |
Football squad, and an All American
choice for several seasons, is
factor playin
at the meetin
| was born in Cc
1907, in St. Brigid's Catholic church, |the first union:
[Catholic Chu
Funeral services will be conducted |the church ce
Burn to Death in
TO BE OPENED TODAY | Altoona two hours after the structure
|was destroyed by fire Monday night
[lice at first believed the
MARRIED IN EBENSBURG
i Charles P. Rov
ere they will serve terms
fioda. was married twic
herine
) Yench
0 Was wit}
Margare
at
ped,
ill
is likel
in
held
00T BALL
alled for Next
¥ Evening,
fans are planning
1 and player.
g an important part,
cond wife, Mr:
the following
his father |
,; John,
the |Sleeping Place has served the spirit- |
press havo not been !Ual needs of the people with but a
but
be
St.
this place, respect and detail,
mornine | that the exterior was weather-boarded
> PY, 7 vears y S stor
ry’s cemetery. | @ few years ago. The present pastor
FOR PATTON
Coach Local Outfit. | ioners.
: LO | numbering six.
ndent football team |
Is here in| peceiver N
will give of his services
With this
and
first Solemn High Mass in the history [82d While his condition was regarded
€.|of the parish church.
>| The church was built by Rev. Father
Henry Lemke, one of the pioneer mis-
sionaries and priests of Northern Cam-
|bria County.
Florence, the center of the re-birth of
learning, on the 24th and 25th of July;
and the sights of Venice and vicinity
on the 26th and 27th.
On July 28th, the party went over
the Brenner Pass to Innsbruck, the
capital of the Tyrol, and then over
the Bavarian Highlands railway, and
later by motor to Oberammergau,
Bavaria, where on July 30th they wit-
nessed the Passion Play. Mrs. Kelly
states that the appeal at Obberam-
mergau, and its world famous play,
is felt by all who visit this quaint
village, where they sojourned for a
while in its hospitable homes, and
mingled with the wood-carvers and
other master craftsmen who dwell
there, practically every last ome of
whom take part in the great play.
On July 31st the party to Heidel-
berg, where the university and castle
were points of interest, and thence by
steamer on August 2nd, on the Rhine
to Coblenz. August 4th was spent at
Cologne, where they marvelled at the
world famous Gothic Cathedral. The
5th and 6th of August was spent in
Brussels, Belgium, with a side trip to
the scene of the Battle of Waterloo,
On the night of the 6th they went over
jie Bogus, channel to London, Eng-
From August 7th to August 13th,
inclusive, London was the object of
interest. Here everything of prime
interest, including a visit to West-
minister Abbey, the Tower of London,
etc, was on the schedule, following
which the next thre days were spent
on a motor trip to the various cities
and towns in the Shakespeare country.
as serious for a time, his complete re-
jcovery is expected.
|
oot vr con: ENTERTAINMENT OF
During the 100 years of its existence | THE BEST KIND
this little mission church at Heart's |
| “Children of Pleasure,” at The
with the exception| Grand Theatre on Friday
and Saturday
0,
t |
v | slight intermission.
$ The church is the original in every
Rev. Berthold, O. S. B, the church | Night life and high society figure
{committee and parishioners are inten- in the latest sical. TO f th
sely interested in this grand celebra- | 8 os Trugien Jane of ie
tion. It wil be an event in the parish [Screen, “Children of Pleasure,” Metro-
history which will be cherished and | Goldwyn-Mayer’s drama of “Tin Pan
live long in the memory of its parish- | Alley,” which will be at the Grand
; ; ; < | Theatre on Friday and Saturday. The
The church music and choir will De | story of a popular song composer who
conducted by Miss Hattie Sharbaugh, | rp ayres an heiress, and reminiscent of
{who will preside at the organ. She will |the romance of Irving Berlin, the new
be accompanied by a string orchestra | picture shows the inside workings of
[re business of purveying harmony.
| Lawrence Gray plays the title role
|ad Wynne Gibson, Helen Johnson, Lee
Kohlmar, Kenneth Thomson and May
Boley are in the cast. Harry Beaumont
directed. Elaborate song hits and Tech
nicolor ballets are mingled with the
drama.
Everybody interested in St. Joseph's
| church at Heart's Sleeping Place, is
invited. No personal invitations will be
sent. The churen will be open for
CLYMER’S BANK
CLOSES ITS D OORS Batti
e Scenes for “Captain of
Guard,” Month in Filming
| |
amed and Report of Institu- |
|
|
| One of the longest battles of film
tion’s Condition will Be [history was waged at Universal studios
Made Soon,
{during the filming of the SUDEr-pro-| rm viv sai y
se | 5 5 " : ne party sailed from Southampton
good foot ball material =a—— {duction. “Caprain of the Guard,” which on a Yo on the S. S Si
the community, there is| C. O. Thomas, receiver for the Clv- will be at the Grand Theatre on oMn- fe Eo :
on the field.
interested in. the game,
is urged to be present
next Tuesday evening.
otball fan, make it a
nere.
RLES RIESCHA
DIES AT CARROLLTOWN | ther depositors will lose any money | in
Mrs. Matilda Biescha, aged 65, wife!
jof Charles Riescha, died Tuesday after- |
home at Carrolltown,
Iness of several months.
She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. |
both deceased, and
arroll Township January
was twice married. Her
Jacob Schultz, passed
ago. She is survived by
band, a daughter, Mrs.
of St. Benedict, born to
a sister, Mrs. Mary
sburg and a half "sister
ature, of Nicktown.
ces will be conducted
rning in St. Benedict's
h. Interment will be in
etery.
’
a Boys
Apartment Blaze
the chared bodies of
ut 10 years old, in” the
Colonial apartments at
ble investigation of the
of the boys, William
bert Wagner, were found
amining the ruins. They
om in the basement of
e fire was unknown. Po-
blaze was
boys while playing with
his was denied emphat-
‘es of the victims.
ove and Edith M. Rugh,
‘maugh, were married
Justice of the Peace
vland of Ebensburg, the |
; performed in his office
building,
rT C. George and Deputy
Boucher Tuesday trans-
e Stiles of Strongstown,
» and Wilbert Michaels
from the county jail to
county workhouse at
ind one year respectively
y Patton cannot place a|mer National Bank, told
the
and arrived in New York on August
19th, with nothing to mar the pleasure
aazed. ah ai the journey with the exception of
0 SUBTIACHET the Date itself i ab .; | U2€ narrow escape they had of benig
$0 Speclacuiur Mie halile self 1k Uo the earthonake zene at Naples,
< almost a month to photograph it. Italy.
e dramatic battle scene between | Mrs. Kelly is much impressed with
20s oad i the ov aAnuonst | the hospitality shown the party in all
$ ign to aro |countries visited by the natives, buf,
. eS Frid in te Lion te toe | she is especially generous in her praise
ictory, are the climax of the nis. |°f the good will extended them every-
victory, are the climax of the pic-| where while the party was in Germany.
| JOHN P. O'CONNOR DIES
AT HOME IN ASHVILLE
John P. O'Connor, aged 173 years,
ed at his home at Ashville at 8 o'-
clock Saturday evening of a complica-
| tion of diseases, following an illness of
nm |a week. He was a native of Ireland,
“CHICOLA THE GREAT” | coming to America about 51 years ago.
APPEARING AT GRAND |For the last 26 years he had been a
> Te (resident of Ashville, having been em-
cts | WILL BURY GIRL ALIVE TONIGHT | Ploved in the mines about that sec-
: on.
ne aly in| Surviving are the following chil
SS oho Slanted Didren: Wed Levi Miter con
sz Pras foram { Shannon; Mrs. B. J. Delozier, Potts-
after four o'clock yes- | Alle: Mi Ant ora 4 CTGANT
\ gave a start and stop-| ville; 1 = nthony ipple, Ashville;
Had Mr. Commons gone | MIS. Frank Barclay, Brooklyn, N. ¥.;
and Tuesday. The action on the|
n takes place in a single day, but|
were the arm |
| Tuesday a report of
I tion would be made
two weeks.
Thomas, who was appointed by
{Controller of Currency to take
affairs of the Clymer bank
{closed because of “frozen t
| August 21, said it is not known whe-
the bank's
within 10 d:
| of
through the bank’s closing.
The Clymer National
capitalized at $75,000.
| of
Bank was | ty
La Plante, as “The Torch,”
the flaming girl leader of the revalu-
ists, and John Boles, “the golden |
oice of the screen,” as a captain in|
€ guards, are co-starred in roles |
> both of them the utmost | gj
ty for the greatest portrayals |
in their careers.
BALL GAME |
FOR INJURED PLAYER |}
BENEFIT
A benefit baseball game, the
of Patton's Little World Series o
Church League, will be 1} at ti
{ Patton Athletic Field on Friday even-
(ing of this week, for the benefit of
{Martin Starr, the Church Le >
| player, who was seriously injured
| playing in a game last week. Ti
are on sale by various players of
league.
h
4 opportuni
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GEORGE W. LLOYD, AGED §
87, OF HASTINGS, DIES |!
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store
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to look.
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George Washington Lloyd, ag and placed in 4 ooflin info. oy 4 Boar Ma
years, a retired “farmer of Cl observation re-| ’ y
J y - ar T L i >
’ was breathing home. One brother, Hugh of Meyers-
Townshi 1 2 i J \ ie
Snap, imperceptibly. To | dale also survives. Mrs. O'Connor died
Clearfield
Wednesday morning at
Cour
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ry Tare
almost
n
Sion : : about four years ago.
: : ut > rt the in e of the| :
Hastings, following a stroke of yo Xo) cas Funeral services were held in St.
blexy, which he suffered a week ¢ The GiTeut” : ’ on the stage at| rnomas’ Catholic church, Ashville,
He was a member of a family oo Bf last night and to. | Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock with a
was among the early settlers ir the Grand Thes last night and to- ’
quehanna Township. Surviving
children, Joseph Lloyd, of t
G. W. Lloyd, of Westover: Mary a
Martha Lloyd, both at home. He alse
leaves a number of brothers.
Funeral services were conducted t
morning at 9 o'clock in the East R ho
Church.’ Interment was in the churcn | 1
cemetery .
: { solemn high mass of requiem celebrated
sentation of the science?
A |by the pastor. Interment was in the
la” will again put his | ¢hurch cemetery
ep and while in this
be buried alive. The|
MRS. W. H. STRAUSS
take place about 6:30 P. M.| Mrs. William H. Strauss, wife of for-
y order to opposite the Grand | Mer Postmaster Strauss of Johnstown,
|died Monday noon at the home of her
said that “Princess White Fox”, |Prother, William Sides, of Alverda, near
» partner, is the only lady | Eine Flats, Indiana County, aged about
performing this dangerous | 59 Years. Mrs. Struss’ health had been
t 6s end the genera] | impaired for the last six months. Her
d to witncs this de- home was in Johnstown. A few months
{ago she went to the Sides home in
¢ aa | the hope of being benefited. She suf
National High School Band and LABOR DAY PICNIC AT fered from & Somplicaton of dive
Orchestra camp. There are about 300 BAKERTON FEATURE including heart trouble.
young high school musicians camping —— BADLY HURT BY CAR
there, and they have an orchestra of | _ : Seipvres : : :
over 150, and a band of more than 100] I members the Sacred Heart Charles Dively, jr., five-year-old son
te y besides smaller ensembles, | Church at Bakerton are planning a big|of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dively,
“Bill” writes us that he is eniovins |LAPOr Day Picnic in the Kane Grove Claysburg, was badl
OS LS a fe 1S el > lar 3 3
— a ys at that place for the benefit of the | morning when he
the boating, swimming and fi ) Oe td : z
E, chu fund, and the general public|an automobile driven by Frank Bra-
ordially invited to attend. There | catto, of Barneshoro. The accident oc-
be a chicken dinner and supper | curre
“BILL” SIMPSON CAMPING
William D. Simpson, of this pl
a member of a camping party
in the North Michigan woods, n
ases,
of
of
V injured Tuesday
was run down by
BAKERTON GIRL INJURED
( d in Barnesboro, where the Dively
Helen Zadai, six-year-old daughter ed, and dancing in the evening. family has been visiting. The child
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zadai Amusements for all will be in evidence suffered a fr
acture of the skull, la-
Bakerton, is a patient at the Span the face and body.
Hospital suffering from injuries
tained Monday when she fell
1
and two North Cambria League Ball | cerations of
- |games—Bakerton vs. St Benedict—will |
lion-support.
from be played on the Bakerton Grounds |
It pays to advertise in
both morning and afternoon.
] The Patton
Courier.
a swing at the parental home