PAGE EIGHT RECENT DEATHS James Scollon. James Scollon, aged 79 years, a | well-known Barnesboro resident, died on Monday afternoon at home. He was a retired man, Mr. land on May Scollon was born in Scot- | 12, 1866, a son came to America when he was 18 years old. He and his wife, the former Isabelle Sim, celebrated | their December 31, last. A son, James Jr., action in World War II and an- other son, Thomas, a veteran World War I, died a number years ago. Surviving are his widow and T| children—Faye, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Elizabeth Fleese, Pittsburgt; Geo., of Barneshoro, Mrs, Ann Totten, | Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Frances | of Weible, Philadelphia; Lt. Christine | Wednesday morning, with a high | Mahaffey cemetery. Thomas’ | the with the Army Nurse Corps in France, and Jean, at home. | Funeral services will be held at| 2 p. m. this Thursday at the Scol- | lon home by J. D. Reid, theolo-| gical student and acting pastor of | the First Presbyterian Church, and | interment will be in North Barnes- boro cemetery. | me | Sylvester G. Ritter. Sylvester G. Ritter, aged 80 years, retired miner, and well- known Hastings resident, died last Thursday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Melvin Routch, Hastings, following a long illness. He was born September 22, 1864, a son of Jacob F. and Capascalline (Wise) Ritter early residents of Hastings. Mr. Ritter's wife, the former Va- leria (Walker) Ritter, died in 1940. He is survived by two daughters, Jennie, at home, and Anna, wife of Melvin Routch, and three grand- | children. He was a brother of Judson A. Ritter, Montrose. A son, | Frank, died last year, and a dau- | ghter, Clair, several years ago. Mr. Ritter was a member of the P. O. | S. of A. Services were held on afternoon at the Melvin Routch home by Rev. H. B. Reilly, pastor of the Hastings Methodist church and interment was made in Union cemetery. Sunday Mrs. Clara Baker. Mrs. Clara (Kline) Baker, aged 58 years, of Barr Township, died last Thursday in the Miners Hos- pital at Spangler after an illness | of two months. She was born on | Feb. 27, 1887, a daughter of Mr. | and Mrs. George Kline. Surviving are her husband, Frank J. Baker, her father of Barr township, and these children: Sgt. John, with the Army in Texas; Irs. Aileen Holm, Plainfield, N. | J.; Francis, with the Coast Guard | at sea, and Joseph, at home. She was a sister of Casper Kline his | mining | © of Thomas and Elizabeth Scollon, and | | noon on Sunday | Ashville, following a lengthy ill- 55th we dding anniversary on | of Thaddeus and Frances (McMull- was killed in | | died | township, | been in | Patton; | are | of Pittsburgh, | wife of George both at home. The deceased was | St. Benedict's Catholic church, in | an d Mrs. Paul Gionfriddo, of Dy- | STATE OFFERS THE Interment was made | sart, are among the young men to | was | Sandy | this month. a member of the Spangler Amer- | ican Legion Auxiliary. Funeral services were conduct- ed on Monday morning in the Holy | Cross Catholic Church in Spang- Nicholas’ cemetery at Nicktown. Mrs. Susan Chirdon, Mrs. Susan Chirdon, aged fifty- | before | in died shortly at her home nine years, ness of complications. She was | | born April 16, 1866, Hammond. The deceased is her husband, Albin Clay- en) survived by Chirdon, and these children— Mrs. Vesta Krise, Cresson; Delores Ahles, Ashville; Glenn, | with the army in South Carolina; | Harold, with the Navy in the South Pacific, and Jean, at home. Funeral services were held on mass of requiem in St. Church, and interment was in church cemetery. Mrs. Apolonie Hauret, Mrs. . Apolonie Hauret. aged 62 years, widow of Rudolph Hauret, on Tuesday evening of last week at her home in East Carroll near Patton. She had ill health for the past 3| years. Mrs. Hauret was born in Bel- gium on October 15, 1882, and had been a resident of the Patton dis- | trict for the past 45 years. Sur- viving are four children—Rene, of | Pfc. Victor, with the ar-| my in the Pacific; George, at home and Mrs. Gordon Theis, Hastings. Funeral services were conduct- ed at two o'clock on Saturday af- ternoon at her late home by the Rev. Thomas McQuillen, pastor of the Patton Baptist Church. In-| terment was made in Fairview | cemetery. —— Mrs. Harriet Elden. Mrs. Harriet (Pitcher) Elden, | 89, Mrs. George Beaver, Cresson, | with whom she had resided for | several months. She was the wid- | OW of Robert Elden. She was born in England March 5, 1856, a daughter of Mr. Mrs. Wiliam Pitcher. four sons—Thomas and John, and Dave and Bert, and one daughter, Bever, Cresson. | She also leaves nine grandchildren | and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Hastings on | Mcnday afternoon at the home of | Bert Elden, in Hastings, Rev. H. B. Reiley, pastor her son, by the | of the Hastings Methodist Churcvh | and interment was in Union cem- {and 7th and 8th grades ila Gregg. etery. me | Mrs. Way Dishart. Funeral services for Mrs. May | | week. { chael’s C | Father | joining cemetery. of Hastings, died last Friday | | night at the home of her daugh- | { ter, | zie Westover, | Thursday night at the Miners’ hos- | pital. The deceased was a resident | and | Surviving | Cora, | Carrolltown. [in the church cemetery. bern on Aug. 1, 1871, Ridge, of Philip She in (Miller) and Margaret ler and interment was made in St. | Seymour, and was the widow of | John Gibbons, spent Monday Surviv- | Altoona. mentioned, | | turned orf Carrolltown and Andrew J. Sey- the late Vincent Dishart, |ing are the [and two brothers, daughter Philip Seymour mour of Cleveland. Joseph Evans, Joseph Evans, five month old a daughter son of Mrs. Jean Evans- Yuhas of | Hastings, died on Thursday morn- ing in the Miners Hospital, Span- | gler, where he had been admitted | last Wednesday night. Deputy | of | ton, with the army at Indiantown | Coroner Fred Easly of Hastings | | Gap; | Mrs. Marie Roberts, Patton; Mrs. {said the child died from natural | causes. Surviving are his mother, land a sister, Nancy Jean. Funeral | services were conducted at 2 0 | St. Has- in the clock on Sunday afternoon in Bernard's Catholic church, tings, and interment was Mrs. Anna Homyak. Mrs. Anna Homyak, aged 80 | years, died at 6:30 o ‘clock on Wed- | | nesday morning of last week at her home on Highland avenue, in Patton. She was born in Europe | and came to this country in 1926. | She is survived by her husband, | Peter Hamyak. | Funeral services were conducted on Friday morning at nine o’clock in SS. Peter and Paul's Greek Ca- tholic church. Interment was in| the church cemetery. Miss Sophie A. Bengele. Miss Sophie A. Bengele, 82, a | lifelong resident of Loretto, died on Wednesday morning of last She was a daughter of Mr. | and Mrs. Florian Bengele. | Surviving are a brother, Bert | and a sister, Mary, both of Loret- | to. Funeral services were conduct- | ed on Saturday morning in St. Mi- Catholic church by the Rev. Charles Diamond, pastor, and interment followed in the ad- | Mrs. Razzie Westover. { Mrs. Sarah Ellen (Allison) West- | over, aged 75 years, wife of Raz- of Westover, died on of Westover for fifty years and is survived by three daughters in ad- dition to her hg, DYSART NEWS The Dysart Sc fool opened its | 1945-1946 term with an enrollment | of 85 pupils and the following tea- | chers—1st, 2nd and 3rd grades- Mrs. Mary Naylor; 4th, 5th and 6th grades—Miss eGorgetta Young Mrs. El- Yobert Crossman, G. M. 3-c, | son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cross- | man, who is now stationed in| of Barr Township; Mrs. Margaret | Dishart, aged 74 years, a former | Rhode Island, spent the week end Welsh, of Akron, Ohio; Cresson; Mrs. Christine Huber, of | Altoona; Edward, of Barr Town- | ship; Mrs. Ella May Parrish. Lo- retto, and Raymond and Dorothy, | on Monday night of last week at! the home of her daughter, Mrs. | William Ryder in Philadelphia, were held on Friday morning in | LUXEN Men’s Shop | OUR HATS ALWAYS WIN FAIR LADY. WHY? BECAUSE A LADY ALWAYS REC- OGNIZES FINE FELT, SUPERIOR WORK- MANSHIP, AND A FLATTERING STYLE, WIN HER HEART BY GETTING UNDER ONE OF OUR NEW SEASON FELTS. 2.95 BERG’S BARNESBORO | are Wilfred of | resident of Carrolltown, who died |at his home here. | Miss Helen Cole of Altoona vis- | ited with friends on Labor Day. | The Misses Shirley, Marlyn and | Fatty Naylor, of Camden, N. J, | visiting their grandparents, | Mr and Mrs. Lewis Naylor. Other visitors at the hcme over the week end were Jo- seph Naylor of Wellsville, Ohio, a | brother Mr. Naylor, Mrs. Nan- ¢y Naylor and daughters, Phyllis and Amelia, and son, George, of Kast Liverpool, Ohio. Mrs. Philena Reese and Mrs. James Letcher were recent visit- crs in Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Sam Mocere and daughters, Frances, Gloria and Gladys, and son, Donald, Baltimore, were recent visitors at the James Mun- home. H L. of . of son Mrs. Naylor and daugh- Carolyn and Helen, visi with their Private Lewis J. ylor at Indiantown Gap, who since been moved to Camp Fla. Pvt. Naylor com- six months’ course at Military Institute, Lex- Va. Mrs. Dave visitor at the ter, Mrs. Kenneth Reffner toona. Pvt. has been ed son, landing, pleted a Virginia ington, Poet was a recent] home of her daugh- | of Al-| Dysart Fort of from Irvine Cavalet transferred Belvoir, Va., to a camp in Cali- fornia, after spendir a six day furlough with his wife and family here. = Mr. turned to his home cy Hospital where gone treatment for which received work in the Acco mine Telford Grimes, son o Orvetta Grimes, both and Albert Gionfriddo, Gilmore Hildabrand has re- from the Mer- he had under- a back injury while at his here, John and * decease d, son of Mr. 1e Center County, a daughter | | New | | | | | | the | from an extended visit with | chigan, Naylor |° Labor UNION PRESS.COURIER inducted into the service for | They will leave Sept. 10th from Cresson. Mrs. Irvine Cavalet be | | | | | | | Mrs. | in and Miss Gloria Gionfriddo has re- from a visit of several weeks with her sisters in Phila- | delphia. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rino, of | Castle, Pa., were recent vis- itors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pennsylvania is making is pos- | sible for wounded war veterans in | | military hospitals to continue their | an could spend several years in a education without cost to themsel- | hospital for this treatment. If his secre- | plans call for continuing his edu- cation, | pital experiences would be virtu- ally Two requirements must be met ves, William H. Chestnut, tary of labor and industry, announ- ced during the week. “Through the facilities of State Bureau Manning Holcomb. = Robert Naylor of Dy- sart, is being discharged from the Army by the point system. Sgt. | Naylor was a waist gunner, flying thirty-five missions on B-17 air- | craft over the Continent. He was awarded the Distinguished Ser- vice Cross, Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, and four battle stars on the E. T. O. ribbon. Nay- lor had been assigned to Green- ville, Miss., for the past three mon- T-Sgt. | ths in charge of armameént work |in connection with the production where approxi- air line maintenence, nately 1,500 B-24 war-weary raft are being stored. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Naylor and mily spent the past week end Ys at Whipple's State Park. Mr. and Mrs. John Niebauer of Trenton, N. J., were week end vis- iters at the Lewis Benzie home. Mr. Gene Landis and Mr. John Dare, of Camden, N. J., were vis- iting with friends in Dysart over week end. Miss Helen Benzie has returned her sister in New Jersey. MARSTELLER BRIEFS By Mrs, Walter McClelland. Ss | Miss Eleanor Klough of Dayton, | Ohio, visited over the week end at | the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank | | Tonkin. | John Toth, who has been a pa- | tient in a Veterans’ Hospital, is | spending a furlough with his par- | ents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Toth. | Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tonkin and | daughter, Mrs. Charles Gardner, | znd grandson, Billy, of Detroit, | visited friends in Fallentimber on | Sunday. A covered dish dinner was held | in the Presbyterian Church base- | ment Wednesday of this week and crowd attended. Sgt. Charles Gardner, hus- | a large Tec. band of the former Goldie Tonkin, is home on a furlough from Ger- many, and is spending it with his wife and relatives. Mrs. Helen Sackett and Miss Mickey Meeker of Dearborn, Mi- were guests over Labor | Day with Mrs. Sackett’s parents, | Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tonkin, and on returning home Tuesday mor- | ning were accompanied by her | son, Billy Swinsky, and Tec. Sgt. | Charles Gardner and wife, who ex- | pect to spend a few weeks in De- | troit before the soldier’s return to | camp. Mrs. Henry Hoak and daughter, Mrs. Wesey Snow, and chidren, left | for Pittsburgh, where Mrs. Snow | resides. Mrs. Henry Hoskins and daugh- | rs, Mrs. Packy Halloway ond] . Lyle Lowman of Detroit, spent a week with friends in this and surronding communities. Miss Lillian Kay left for Johns- town on Monday to take a beauty culture course. She is the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Willam Kay. | Mr. and Mrs. John McWilliams motored to a Veterans’ Hospital Washington to visit her neph- ew, who is a patient there. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Fowler and daughter, Flo Ann, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tonkin and Mrs. Hel- en Sackett and Miss Mickey Mee- ker and Billy Swinsky; Tec. Sgt. Charles Gardner and wife, all mo- to Patton Park Monday. and Mrs. George Dehaven and son, Bobby, of Detroit, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Rube Dehaven Barnesboro R. D., visited on Day with re . Edith Good. and ol YOUTH PLUNGES TO DEATH FROM TIPPLE Everett, 17, of Idamar, indiana county, took his own life on Monday afternoon by | diving head first from the top of a 35-foot abandoned mine tipple within sight of his home. It is said the youth threatened to take his life, but his mother thought he was joking. - V- - | During the last year of the war in England, 87 per cent of single women, between 18 and 40 ye 3 of age, were in the armed forces, in civil defense services or in in- dustry. James William PRIVATE BUCK cece. | RSE 22 NT a — SEA OF JAPAN | Copr. 1943, King Features Syndicate, Inc., World rights reserved ‘What's the opposite of Roger?’ ” DE WOUNDED VETS A the of Rehabilitation, i SUPER MARKETS THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA co. ———— - A NEW PACK CANNED GOODS! IONA, SLICED PEACH ES Nu” 25¢ G. ©. ROYAL ANNE CHERRIES Nn 28¢ SULTANA APRICOTS No. 2; 25¢ PEAS ™.’ 12¢ 29¢ Can IONA Corn .. SILVERBROOK Butter Roll SUNNYFIELD Flour I0NA Cocoa ...... 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