——— ———r A —— i, ¥ * * Thursday, June 14th, 1945 UNION PRESS-COURIER __PAGE SEVEN BAKERTON BRIEFS By Agnes Polites, In a letter to his mother, Mrs, Vincenzina Bonfili, S.-Sgt. August J. Donatelli, a former fortress tail gunner, told of his liberation by the Russians from a German prison camp, where he had been a pris- oner since March, 1944. The last communication from him was re- ceived in May, 1944. S. Sgt. Dona- telli was inducted in January 1942. He is a brother of Pvt. Hugo Don- atelli, U. S. Marines, recently re- turned to the States for treatment. after being wounded on Okinawa; Guido Donatelli, who was dischar- ged from the marines after injur- ies received while in the Pacific, and S.-Sgt. Stephen Bonfili, radio gunner on a B-24, now serving in the Pacific war theater. Sgt. Francis Fitch, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Fitch is spending a furlough at the home of his par- ents, here. Sgt. Fitch served in the European theater of operations for two and a half years, having parti- cipated in the battles of North Af- rica, Sicily, Italy and France. Lt. Joseph Columbus, of the Ar- my Air Corps, and Sgt. Louis Col- umbus, U. S. Marines, are spending 60 day furloughs at the home of their parents. After their furloughs Lt. Columbus will report to Miami Beach, Fla., and his brother will return to service in the Pacific. S.-Sgt. Rex Beers recently re- turned from China, and Mrs. Beers of Ashville, were Sunday callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will- iam Patterson. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stewart of Canonsburg were recent visitors at the home of Mr| and Mrs. Ed- ward Price. : Miss Betty M. Pattison has re- turned to her work at Baltimore, Md. after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dixo Pattison. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Thelma Pattison, who has al- so secured employment in Balti- more. Mrs. John Millo and daughter, Rose, of Jeanette, were week end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Columbus. Miss Ethelreda Hecker, daught- er of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hecker and Seaman First Class Thaddeus Noel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luke Noel, of Ebensburg, R. D., were united in marriage on Sunday af- ternoon at the Sacred Heart chur- ch, by Rev. Father Joseph Tomko, pastor. They were attended by Miss Betty Foster and Bernard Noel, a brothdr of the groom. The bride was attired in a blue crepe gown with matching accessories and Ler attendant wore a rose gown. A reception was held at the home of the bride's parents. The groom will return to his duties in the Na- vy on the West Coast and Mrs. Noel will make her home here for the present, Week end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bend:r were Mrs. John Oberleitner, Mr. and Mrs . Leonard Oberleitner, and Charles Oberleitner, U. S. Navy, all of New Castle. Pfc. Fred Shilling of Mississippi, is spending a - furlough in town with relatives. Miss Alice Benone has returned to Baltimore, Md., after spending the week end here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Benone. Miss Evelyn Regan of York spent the week end here at the home of her mother, Mrs. Sue Re- gan. Mr. and Mrs. Eleanor Slusser and family and Mr. and Mrs. Merle Slusser and son, of Braddock, were week end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Muffie. Mr. and Mrs. William Patterson and family visited relatives and friends in McIntyre during the week. Yeoman Imelda Schilling, of the WAVE, Washington, D. C., and Ca- det Nurse Regina Schilling of Johnstown, spent the week end in town with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Schilling. Mr. John Palka and Mr. George Chochla left this week for Mt. Clemens, Mich., to receive medical treatment at the hospital there. —— Vm SONJA HENIE THRILL- ED MUCH BY HER FIRST WORK IN TECHNICOLOR The millions of fans of the dim- pled little girl from Norway, who became the most famous skater in the world, and one of Hollywood's greatest stars, are seeing her for the first time in tecnicolor. Al- though Sonja Henie has made 8 previous films, “It’s A Pelasure” is her initial screen venture in the color medium. And it presents a new Henie. Color does justice to her clear skinned, brown eyed, blond haired beauty. “It’s A Pleasure” will be the at- traction at the Grand Theatre, in Patton on Sunday and Monday next, June 17 and 18, with a mati- ne on Sunday at 2:30 P. M. To Miss Henie, “It’s A Pleasure” means the answer to a long sus- tained desire. “I've wanted to make a picture in technicolor for eight years,” she explains. “Now I'm glad. My color debut was well | worth waiting for.” This is Miss Henie’s best pic- ture. Put it on your “must see’ list. SCREEN YOUR HOME FOR SUMMER ENJOY SUMMER — Equip ev- ery door and window in your home now with our screen doors, and win- dow screens. Binder’s low prices make it economical to do an endur- ing job. STURDY DOORS 2x 8 by 6x8 $3.79 10 $5.95 WINDOWS 45c 83c Sturdy adjustable wood frames to fit all win- dows, with fine quality wire. Get yours early! Binder Bros. Hdwe. Phone 223 Barnesboro, Pa. Carpenter jobs, plumbing and heating work, painting, home insulation, storm doors and windows, weather stripping — whatever your house needs to keep it safe, sound and weather- tight — see us for low-cost financing. First National Bank, Carrolltown, Pa. By Mrs. Georgia Lidwell. T-4 Henry Hinchenik son of Mrs. Rose Hinchenik, has been dis- charged from the U. S. Army, ha- ving 106 points. T-4 Hinchenik en- tered the service in May, 1941, and served 34 months in New Guinea and the Philippines. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hinchenik of Nu Mine, Pa., spent Sunday visit- ing the rischarged veteran. Miss Betty Hollen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hollen, and Miss Ruth Strohmier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Strohmier, have gone to Washington, D. C., to seek employment. Sgt. Rex Beers spent the week end here. Sgt. Beers is back in the [United States after spending two years in India and Burma. He expects a furlough soon, and has reported back to Texas. M.-Sgt. Edward Kowalski has been discharged from the army. He saw service for three years in New Guinea and Australia. Mrs. Ray McGough of Portage and son, Joe, of the U. S. Army, and a recipient of the Purple Heart award, visited relatives here on Sunday. Summer school is in session and will continue for four weeks at St. Thomas’ School. MARSTELLER BRIEFS By Mrs, Walter McClelland. Mrs. Mike Shabbick is a patient in the Miners’ Hospital, Spangler. Miss Elsie Evison and Lewis Carlson were united in marriage on Thursday morning last at the Ca- tholic Church in Emeigh. They de- parted on a brief honeymoon. The former Miss Evison is one of the cierks in the Cambria Mercantile Store here. Mrs. Lewis Fowler and family and Mrs. Frank Tonkin and Ashley Hill visited with relatives in Ma- dera recently. A miscellaneous shower was held in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Weird at the Community Building on Thursday evening. They were recipients of many nice gifts. Merle Wiggins and Joe Gerrick who are members of the [U. S. Na- vy, are home on leave. Algin Bartalozzie is home on a furlough, at the home of his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Bartal- ozzie. ’ Mrs. Lewis Fowler and Mrs. Frank Tonkin were "business call- ers in Indiana this week. The Ladies Aid held a covered dish party in the Presbyterian Church basement this week. Each Aid member brought along a guest. Mr. Ashley Hill, Mrs. Lewis Fowler and family wisited with Mrs. Andrew Fleming in Emeigh Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Dehaven of Detroit, visited Mrs. Edith Good and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stoffer re- cently. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Lamb of Alanta, Ga., and Sue Anderson, Mrs. Blondie Gentiles, were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Woodside. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Laird and family of Cresson were visit- ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Laird, Sr., recently Mrs. Elizabeth Woodside of Garmantown, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Woods of Cleveland, Ohio, were visitors Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Wood- side. Mr. and Mrs. John Messerio and daughters, Minnie and Della, mo- tored to New Jersey on Sunday. Edward and Lyle Richardson of Madera and Mr. and Mrs. William Jasper and family of Bloomington were visitors over the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ken- neth Richardson. Mr. and Mrs. William Christoff of Madera visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pesarchick over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Laylor and grand-daughter, Louise, are visit- ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Laylor of Altoona. v. HASTINGS NOTES By FLORENCE JANSURE Mrs. Morton Easly and children are spending several weeks visit- ing relatives in Duquesne. Mrs. George Bell, daughter, Brenda, and son, Tommy, of Har- risburg, spent the past week at the W. B. Dillon home on Spangler street. Mr. Ralph Weakland, employed in Buffalo, N. Y.,spent several days last week visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Weakland. Mrs. B. J. Niebauer, Sr., daugh- ters, Mary, Betty and Eleanor, Mrs. Ben Niebauer and son, Bob- by, visited relatives in Pittsburgh several days last week. Mrs. William Mellon is visiting in Harrisburg. Mrs. H. J. Kasly was honored on Sunday when the members of the family held a dinner party at the ld Ebensburg Inn, the occasion being Mrs. Easly’s birthday anni- versary. The following attended: Mr. and Mrs. John Easly and chil- dren of Barnesboro; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Easly cof Pittsburgh; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Easly and children; Mr. and Mrs. John Dvorchak and children; Messrs. Edward and Ferd Easly; Mrs. Clyde Kirsch and Miss Ann Easly, all of this place. Mr. Ferd Easly was a caller in Fittsburgh one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Kline obser- ved their 25th wedding anniver- sary on Saturday, June 9th, by at- tendance at an anniversary high mass held at 8 o'clock in St. Ber- nard’s church, and holding open house for friends and relatives dur- ing the afternoon and evening. Is- adore Kline and Hilda Peters were united in marriage in Holy Cross Church, Spangler, June 9, 1920, at a solemn high mass, Rev. Father Cernelius Enders, pastor of the church at that time, being cele- brant; Fr. Clarence, deacon, and Fr. Urban J. Peters, a brother of Mrs. Kline, now deceased, sub- deacon. The attendants were A. G. ASHVILLE BRIEFS | x How long will it take to beat JAPAN? One Year? Three Years? Five Years? Look at these Facts. .. 1t Out for Yourself! From the Army and Navy. Then Figure nF than ours. Her home islands are industrialized and or- ganized to the last rivet, the last kilowatt of power, the last pair of human hands. Japan can put in the field over 4,000,000 well-trained, battle-hardened troops, many with ten years of war behind them. This force is twice as large as all the German armies which defended France, the low coun- In spite of Midway, Bougainville, Tarawa, Saipan, Leyte, Manila, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and all the other Ameri- can victories, Japan now controls an area and population far larger than the United States, and with many natural resources greater tries and the Western front of the Reich against the combined armies of the United States, Britain, Canada and the Free French. Back of these soldiers are more than 70 mil- lion civilians on the Jap home front, firmly indoctrinated in emperor worship —every man, woman and child ready and eager to die for the man they believe is a god. Japan is fighting on “interior” lines. It’s true that its fleet is now much smaller than ours. But never forget that the U. S. Navy bas 4 much bigger job to do. The Japs have stated, and no thinking man or woman doubts it, that they are prepared to sacrifice 10,000,000 men to hold their em- pire. To the Japanese, life is cheap. The emperor and the state mean everything—the individual, nothing. would have put the seal on a conquest great- er than Napoleon's. “But,” you say, ‘the war with Japan won’t end tomorrow.” Well, what about it? Will it end “tomor- row,” or next month or next year, for you? Are you planning to quit your war job, stop your blood donations, slacken your Bond buying, use more gas, have more fun, ease up generally? Before you do, remember that many a gal- lant American boy, now vibrant with the breath of life, will die at the hands of the Japs. How many? sands? Probably. Well, how many? That's up to you. If the war were to end tomorrow, Japan Thousands? Certainly. Hundreds of thou- How you can help \ I Keep that war job! 2 Keep buying Bonds! 3 Keep doing all your country asks! IT'S A TOUGH ROAD TO TOKYO United Mine Workers District No. 2, JAMES MARK, - President. * Hahn, now residing in Texas, and Hilda Peters, a sister, who is now Sister Louise, Procurator at the Provincial House, Dallas, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Kline have resided in the same home on Spangler Street for the entire 25 years. Mr. Kline conducts a repair shop on the pre- mises. Five children were born to the union—Fr. Omer, O. S. B,, a cleric at St. Vincents; Mary Louise | and Hilda, employed in Barnesbo- ro, and living at home. Two other children are deceased. A large group of friends from Hastings as well as surrounding towns called during the afternoon and evening to offer congratula- tions; Fr. Omer, O. S. B.,, of St. Vincents; and Miss Mary Louise Kline of Greensburg, spent the week end at the Kline home. Mrs. Lois Elden and children of Massilon, Ohio, are visiting at the Elden home in East End. — NICKTOWN NEWS BY ROSE MARIE HUBER. Mrs. Anna Marie Pfeister of this place was a visitor among relatives in St. Lawrence on Sunday. Mrs. Louis Ragley, Mrs. Reed Brown and Mrs. Genevieve Huber and family were visitors in India- on Thursday. Miss Martha Nealen of Pitts- burgh was a visitor at the home of her father, Mr. John Nealen over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Pfeister of Altoona, were visitors among relatives here on Sunday. Pfc. George Krumenacker of Camp Butner, N. C., has arrived home to spend a 33 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gil- bert Krumenacker. Miss Edna Byrnes, Mr. Edward Byrnes, of Patton, and Mr. John Springer, of Buffalo, N. Y., were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ragley on Sunday. Mr. Joseph Rollings, of Latrobe, was a week end visitor here. Mr. Frank Certo and Miss Gen- evieve Winturine were callers in Indiana on Thursday. Mrs. Fred Pfeister and Mrs. An- na Marie Pfeister were visitors in Altoona on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Krumen- acker and Pfc. George Krumenack- er were visitors in Altoona on Sunday. Mrs. Bernard O'Neill of Charle- roi, was a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Peters this week. Mrs. Carroll Herman of Roberts- Gale, is spending several weeks’ of vacation at the home of Mrs. Frank Fresh. Miss Demetria Nealen of Buffalo N. Y. is spending a two weeks’ vacation with relatives in this vi- cinity. Mrs. Henry Stiles was a visitor at the home of Mrs. Emma Luther on Sunday in New Kensington. Mrs. Henry Stiles was a visitor at the home of Mrs. Emma Luth- er on Sunday in New Kensington. Seaman First Class John Fresh of Bainbridge, Md., spent a week Registered U. S, Patent Office SALLY'S - SALLIES Cpr. 194, King Features Syndste, toc, World nughns reserved “Jt didn't have a wishbone, George. It was a happy and con- tented chicken and had nothing to oe wish for.” ts, —- of America end leave with his parents, Mr. and | Mrs. Reuben Fresh. | and 315 non-fatal dnets occurred in the state hunting acci- each Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Lieb of Car- |season. The alltime high for fatal rolltown and Father Germain Lieb | accidents was 72 in here | the peak in non-fatal was 438 in 038. were visitors with relatives on Sunday. A 4-H club is being organized | under the supervision of Miss Em- ma Eastman, for the summer. ae INS | CARELESS HUNTERS ARE FACING LOSS OF THE PRIVILEGE Loss of hunting privileges from | one to five years face 100 nimrods | cited for careless use of firearms | last season when 23 persons were | injured fatally, the State Game | Commission has announced. | | | | | | caused virtually all the accidents,” | | | The number of fatalities equal- | led the all-time low set during the | short 1936 season, but incomplete | reports show that 209 non-fatal mishaps occurred during the small and big game campaigns. “Careless handling of firearms | | cited Seth Gordon, commission di- | rector, “and 41 per cent of the! fatalities were self inflicted by carelessness. If hunters would on- | [1y learn to handle guns carefully | the accident rate would down.” Decisions will be made after the hearings in 33 cities to be conduct- | ed by the committee's law enforce- | ment division, which later will rec- | ommend appropriate action again- | st each man cited. Hunters found to have been care- less or law-breaking will face the | loss of their right to hunt for one | to five years, Gordon said. | “This provision in the law is the most powerful weapon the | commission has to reduce accidents caused by careless and negligent hunters,” he added, “and is com- parable in effect to safety hearings held for violation of the Motor Ve- hicle Code. During the ten year period from 1933 to 1942 an average of 37 fatal go way | | 1931, while Np Buy Bonds in the Mighty 7th! Wife Preservers 3 If working on your sewing machine tires you, are you sitting in the right posi- tion? Be sure to select a sewing bench or chair that is high enough to allow your feet to rest comfortably on the floor with- out dangling or stretching for the foot treadle or knee rest. EDWARD SWEENEY, Secretary-Treasurer. * Hurt on Stripping Job. August Anciliotti, 46, of the Sny- der Hotel, McGee's Mills, Clear- field conty, suffered injuries to both legs while at work last Wed- nesday on a strip mining operation near the Clearfield county town. He was admitted to the Miners’ Hospital, Spangler and physicians found that his right leg was men- gled so badly that it was necessary to amputate it. The man’s con- dition is now fairly good. Mass for Serviceman, A solemn high mass of requiem for the repose of the soul of Cpl. Andrew Kostura, 23, of Hastings, who died May 13 in Germany, was celebrated last week in St. Ber- nard’s Catholic church at Hastings. a r Cowher Nehrig & Co. LUT - I\/nl To (Political Advertisement) THIS COMING TUESDAY, JUNE 19th IS THE DAY TO VOTE ‘“‘Democrats’’ Nominate Eddie McCloskey and we will be joined by thousands of Independent Republi- cans who will help elect him Sheriff of Cambria County. ‘‘Eddie has proven he is your friend.”’ ‘‘He is for the people.”’ ‘‘He protects your interest.’’ En 8) In the years following the ending of the war, many may find themselves in need of help, EDDIE SAYS— ‘If elected Sheriff, no one will ever need fear losing his or her home or personal property through Sheriff Sale if it is within my power to help you save it.”’ One sure thing about Eddie—in or out of office he never high hats anyone.
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