Thursday, May 20th, 1943,
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PATTON BRIEFS
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Steir an-
nounce the birth of a son, Kenneth
Keith, on Saturday, May 15th.
Pfc. Paul McConnell of Camp Max-
ey, Texas, is spending a seven day
furlough with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bert McConnell.
Second Class Petty Officer Sandy
Rogers, of Williamsburg, Virginia, is
spending a ten day furlough ‘with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rog-
ers.
A large group of children of St.
Mary’s Church, received the Sacra-
ment of First Holy Communion in
the church on Sunday last, at the 8
A. M. mass. They were as follows:
William Beunier, Dominic Bianco, Leo
Burkey, Lewis Dietrick, Bertrand
Donahue, William Farrell, James
Fisher, Amata Gelormina, Charles
Good, Victor Haurut, Bernard Hoov-
er, James Hoover, Leroy Hoover,
Darell Jones, Pauli Lynn, John Litz-
inger, James Macalus, Karl Malkin,
Michael Molnar, Ira Noel, William
Semelsberger, Robert Simon, Philip
Strittmatter, Dominic Vezza, Donald
Weller, John Yahner, Elwood Yeckley
Richard Young, Myrtle Bender, An-
na M. Bernett, Virginia Brown, Patri-
cia Burkhart, Elizabeth Cafeo, Ruth
Dietrick, Jonanne Donahue, Danice
Fox, Mildred Gavora, Patricia Holtz,
Mary Jenkins, Elizabeth Kirk, Rose
Lapenna, Marcella Lenz, Donna Mec-
Devitt, Josephine Natrigo, Vincetta
Pattorini, Dorothy Rudolph, Phyllis
Shuss, Barbara Skurky, Grace Swar- |
don, Joan Volk, Malvina Westrick,
and Leona Walters.
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Am-
erican Legion will hold a card party
in the Community Hall on Monday,
May 24th, at 8 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Niebauer of
o'clock P. M., followed by Benediction
fin the Church. The children, Sodal-
ists, altar boys and priests will take
part in the procession. Louise Ga-
vora is the May Queen, attedned by
Mary L. Haluska and Dorothy Ber-
dosky; crown bearer—Robert Choby;
flower girls—Jane Petrunyak and El-
izabeth Haluska. The public is cor-
dially invited.
Humbert Fregly, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alphonse F. Fregly, of Warren,
Ohio former Patton residents, has
completed an intesive study of radio
at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio,
and now holds the rating of Petty
Officer, Third Class, in the Navy. He
recently spent a few days leave with
his parents in Warren, and is now at
Noroton, Conn. taking advanced
training. Fregly has been in the Navy
since last September.
At a recent meeting of representa-
tives of John White Post, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, Walter McCoy Post
| American Legion ,and the auxiliaries
| of both posts it was decided to hold
|a Memorial day service similar to
| former years, on Monday, May 31st.
Church services also will be held. A
detailed program of the ceremonies
| will be published next week.
Mrs. William E. Flysher and dau-
| ghter, Shirley ,of Philadelphia, are
visiting with Mrs. Flysher's sisters,
| Misses Anna and Catherine Anderson
[and Mrs. Colberg.
Staff Sergeant Paul J. Kane of
| Camp Campbell, Ky., is visiting at
| his home here. He was accompanied
| here by his wife, who spent several
| months in Kentucky with him.
Staff Sergeant A. L .Colberg of
Desert Training Center, California,
and his wife, if Ogdensburg, N. YX.
are visiting at the home of the for-
| mer’s mother, Mrs. Matilda Colberg.
| Officers for the ensuing year were
| Slected recently at a meeting of the
Patton Music Club in the Commercial
ay, May 23rd, at 3:00
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Patton, R. D. have received word | Hotel. Mrs. W. M. Bosserman was
that their son, Pfc. Gerald T. Nie- | named President, succeeding Miss
bauer, of the Medical Corps, has ar-| Gertrude Westrick. Other officers el-
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Germaine Niebauer, of Fort Bragg,
N. C,, recently spent a few days’ on
leave with his parents.
Banns of mairimony were pubiish-
ed Sunday in St. Benedict's Catholic
Church, Carrolltown, between Miss
Othella Bender, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Dennis Bender, of East Carroll
township, and Clyde Farabaugh, son
of Englebert Farabaugh, of Loretto.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Burkey, Lin-
wood avenue, have received word that
their son, William A. Burkey has been
promoted from Corporal to Sergeant
at Camp Forrest, Tenn. Sgt. Burkey
has been located at Camp Forrest,
since July 24th, 1942.
Clair Callahan of Pittsburgh visit-
ed his mether, Mrs. Bridget Calahan,
for a few days.
Pvt. Herbert McConnell of Camp
Huston, Va., spent a furlough at his
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Cronauer of
St. Lawrence received word last week
that their son, Cpl. Raymond Crona-
uer had arrived safely in North Afri-
ca.
Ralph Burkey left 1ast week for
Washington, D. C., where he has se-
cured employment.
Mrs. Bernadette Byrne, of 301
Cowher Avenue, has received word
that her son, Joseph F. Byrne, and
his company have reached North Af-
rica in safety.
The annual spring St. Augustine
Picnic will be held on Sunday May
30th. This affair is for the benefit
of the church. Chicken dinner and
supper will be features, and prices
for meals will be 75 cents. There will
be various games and amusements
throughout the day, and the general
public is cordially invited.
There will be a May Crowning
ceremony on the St. George Church
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which you can find in your
new directory.
Unnecessary
calls to Information waste
the time of trained opera-
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facilities which are urgently
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volume of essential war-
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| Cpl. Emory Haluska of Camp Van
| Dorn, Miss., spent a furlough in Pat-
| ton with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
| Joseph Haluska.
| Dr. Edward Haluska, son of John
Haluska, Sr., of Patton, has been
commissioned a first lieutenant in
the army Dental Corps. He graduat-
ed from the Dental School of the Un-
iversity of Pittsburgh in February
and left on May 7th for Carlisle.
At the Boy Scout Court of Honor
held by the Northern Cambra group
in the Barnesboro American Legion
Home last Thursday evening, the
following Patton boys received aw-
Haluska and Alphonse Noel; first
class, Raymond Vezza; Star, Leo
Gresko, William Anderson and Rich-
ard Long; life: Fred Petruynak, Leo
Lesnak, Louis Resko and George De-
Dea; merit badges: Fred Petruynak,
5; Leo Lesnak, 8; Leo Gresko, 5;
William Anderson, 10; Richard Long,
10; Louis Resko, 6; George DeDea, 5;
and Louis Haluska, 4. Troop 82—
First class: Charles Jolly and William
Donahue; star: James McLaughlin,
Ralph Kuhnley, Paul Winslow and
William Young; life, Raymond Marks,
eagle: Gerald McConnell; merit bad-
ges: Raymond Marks, 8; Paul Win-
slow, 5; Ralph Kuhnley, 7; Donald
Forsythe, 14; Bob Kimble, 4; James
McLaughlin, 6; Gerald McConnell, 3;
George Miller, 3; and William Young,
12,
| Mrs. Mary McDermott of Fifth av-
enue, has received word that her son,
George Robert, has been promoted to
| the grade of Corporal. He is located
[= Drew Field, Fla. He is a brother
of Cpl. Leroy McDermott of Fort Le-
|onard Wood, Mo., and Pvt. Peter E.
{ McDermott, serving overseas.
Patty Barrett was guest of honor
at a surprise birthday party on Sat-
urday afternoon tendered by a group
of her friends on her ninth birthday.
Those who attended were Betty Ann
Shuss, Jane Petruynak, Betty Jane
Haluska, Frances Skebeck, Anna Ma-
rie Yencho, Barbara Gresko, Carol
Resko, Bobby Choby, Norma Jean
Leonard, Shirley Buck, Marjorie
Turnbull, Shirley Ann Leonard, Jo-
anna Dubyak, Peggy Ann and Patty
Barret. Patty received many useful
and appropriate gifts. A buffet lun-
ch was served, including the usual
party favors, horns, etc. As each of
the guests departed ,they considered
the afternoon well spent.
Pfc. and Mrs. Harold Merriman and
son spent the past week visiting at
the home of the former's mother,
Mrs. Edw. Merrimam of this place,
Pfc. Merriman has now returned to
Camp Adair, Oregon, where he is as-
signed to the Infantry.
FOR SALE—Early Cabbage plants,
ready now; tomatoes and flowers
| May 25th; onions and celery June
| 1st. Mrs. A. J. Yahner, Patton and
Hastings Road, Phone 2574 Patton.
Trinity Methodist Church.
Thursday, May 20.—The Spring
Rally of the Women’s Society of
| Christian Service will be held in the
| Methodist Church, Juniata, Altoona.
The program will begin at 9:45 A.
M., and will continue through 4:15
P.M
The Altoona District Memorial
Service for the [ate Bishop Adna
Wright Leonard will be held in the
First Methodist Church, Altoona, at
7:30 P. M. Bishop Edwin H. Hughes
will make the Memorial address.
Bishop Leonard was killed in an air-
plane crash in Iceland on May 3rd.
Sunday, May 23, 9:45 A .M., “The
Church at Study.” The theme of the
study will be “Alcohol, the Deceiver.”
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10:30 A. M. “The Church at Wor-
ship.” The program will be a recogni-
tion service in honor of those gradu-
ating from high school.
6:30 P. M. Methodist Youth Fellow-
ship.
7:30 P. M., evening worship.
Monday, May 24, 6:30 P. M. The
Annual Banquet of the Barnesboro
Sub-district Group of the Methodist
Youth Fellowship. The Reverend C.
Gail Morris of the Methodist Church
of Llysen will be the guest speaker.
The program will include the install-
ation of the newly elected ifficers of
the group. The cost of the banquet is
65 cents.
Wednesday, May 26th, 7:30 P. M.
Mid-week services.
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AMERICAN LEGION CON-
SIDERS PURCHASE OF
EBENSBURG FAIR SITE
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Discussion of plans for the pur-
chase of the Ebensburg Fair Grounds
and conferring of citations upon two
outstanding Cambria County educa-
tors feature a meeting of the Cam-
bria County Amercian Legion Com-
mittee last Tuesday evening in the
Ebensburg courthouse.
Purchase of the fairgrounds, rep-|
resenting an investment of more than
$800,000, was discussed by the Legion |
as a means of establishing a perma- |
nent recreational center in the coun- |
ty. Legionnaires did not discuss a
purchase price but drew up plans to
contact officials of the Cambria Co. |
Fair Association regarding the feas- |
ibility of taking over the grounds.
Americanism citztions for out-|
standing activities in youth education |
—the first of the kind ever awarded |
by the committee—were bestowed up- |
cn Dr. Arthur M. Stull, Cambria Co. |
Superintendent of schools, and W.!
Viers Adams, director of the Johns-
town Center, University of Pitts-
burgh.
Fritz Morley, Barnesboro, chair-
man of the county committee, named
the following committee to further
negotiations for the purchase of the
fairgraunds: Edwin F .Green, Por-
tage, Commander of the 20th district;
Thomas Cawley, Cresson; Rev. C. E.
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In discussing plans for the purchase
of the fairgrounds, which are among
the largest and most elaborate in
Pennsylvania, Legionnaires said that
the fair would be continued after the
present emergency. The fair has been
cancelled for the duration.
During the meeting plans were ad-
vanced for the annual memorial ser-
vices of the committee to be held on
Sunday next in Rivoli Theatre, Eb-
ensburg. Rabbi H. Goren Perelmuter,
spiritual leader of Beth Zion Temple,
Johnstown, has been selected as the
guest speaker for the services.
A parade will precede the commun- |
ity services .The parade will form at
the Ebensburg court house at 1:30
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p. m. and will traverse the pricipal
streets of the town enroute to the
theatre. Representatives from each
of the 18 Legion Posts in the county
will participate in the parade and the
services. The parade will be headed
by the Ebensburg-Cambria Township
High School Band.
This year’s memorial services, e
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pected to be among the most elabor- |
ate, will be held in memory of the
deceased veterans of World War II
as well as those of the first World
War. Names of deceased veterans of
both wars will be read during the ser-
vices.
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