ni SS RAMA SOARS A LL ——— — Val 63 No.8 Expect 1,400 Children Will Show Up At Christmas Party Coalport Community Event Wednesday, Dec. 21; Gaily-Colored Holiday Lights Now On In Area Flilnrteen hundred voungsters Are pipected in the town's Yule tide Cireetings Sonsored by the A Tren Fund Committee, the Coal ort Community Kiddie Party Vedtesday evening. Dec 21, a! T odnek, will attract wo old dl 'ke as the town officially xtendls its “Yuletide tings te the boys and girls of the area Now that the girings af colored lights in Coalport, Rosebud and Hain City are turned on, and L (3. Hegarty's tolling bell has been installed at his business estab lishment on Main Street, Coalport {he community is beginning to inake its final steps In making this a happy and colorful holiday sensor. The Christmas tree which is now located on the lawn of Bell's Drug Store, Main Street in prepared for its lights to be tne on By this week end Fo tthe past two years L. C. Hegarty tas displayed an outstanding Na Hivity Scene” in the show window Af ome of his business estab! nents on Main Street The paper was unable Christm sung and ® (ras ih to con tact Mr Hegarty today to learn) whether this display will be made wvailable again thi year: how ver. it is felt that the scene has ontributed greatly to the com munity’s Yoletide son and will | ‘Be missed if it does not find Ita | ‘usual place in the show window Amoniing to the Tree Fund Committee, Bave been distributed 68 among jars Bulldings at Coalpwt Any con tributions placed in these contain ers will be a od toward the ex pense involv in conducting annul Christmas event, of thie community who have wor- ked on this annual event for the past two years are fo be highly commended for their outstanding efforts in making this party and decorations in the community av- jallablle for the youth of the RC tanta enter HP ruvelers from a distance of miles, passing through Coal : ve commended the com- : : ro. in the promo Tenor ristmos spirit, Bev. java nuntioned that towns «ven he Use of “News Boxes” Laing’s, Phillips’, Leyo’s i inance © | recognize Christmas | the | Slated By Grange Fasiness houses and organization | | its amateyr the | { Jordan The committee and businessmen | UNION EE 18 Pages — 3 8ections Portrayed By Cubs | At Pack Meet Here 14 Youngsters Take Part In Program haps will MOTE ammunity | Hrge men and women. tu their this nainded hute King EVEN Mare it rs time and effort "om annual Christmas pa unimendable and riiorable ta the vouth Coalport Council Pays Off $500 Bond :: Be oalpo rt [3 ¥ $e ugh Ervine nihiy meeting on night, Dec. 5, ordered off and talked street repairs and of more street lights The meeting was short rather uneventful one in view that a new Council takes office month i‘ ta bey paid tive " oe the tion and 2 leader Headau ar Yosh next ; Council ordered nd be paid off in view budget next that =a an the fire try 4 will wionih bond issue the fact that the jee} iit genited in February Lad y by tefl Y if FW he 3 yi fire Council talk IN ew Ma at Burn ut i! ree! TEPRIrE Ww hin be made next plu adding of street lights The! prank anmittes was asked 10 ipem LL these two needs when i embersh out the budget eve who ' Amateur Show Is night ihe Vent RY vy fiaviw ETT naw making ths hin FEE] : Afra Fran Fugit The J swrelan range R WwW Lomorrow at 8 p m oa Det @ the | Grange Hall, Berwindale Prizes to be given are: first prize, $5; second prize, $3 third | prize, $2. Amateurs only, not pny. professionals, have been Invited oo, to enter into the contest i ‘Admission fee for adults cents and idren unde age of 12, 25 cenin All free A ple-ice cream so cake walk will be held hall after the program Gay. in Vet gery bor tan fing ian for o% the cont est ane the ial in CIFLEO E55 ¥ ¥ ir '¥ Irvona Presbyterian Church - Bey BR BB Coodier. Pastor A disp! Sunday--Church Sehool at 839 Books, started mm. er ¥ige Tn Menior . i 30 BP. P tell Ss their praet “a and Jt, poy 4 snd Chaolr " Thurstsy True Biue HY f Cub oul MEL R in Sep Netiber, Rh Tov Wav Er were Obae ve $i hy thu § ent taining he | DEADLINE IS DEC. 19 registration blank below is being Jub ed in ri, the annual Amateur rgd Jdrvona to be held at 8:15 p. m. on kiddies for tae x ' for registration is Mon Y, AMATEUR SHOW REGISTRATION BLANK adncca by Rotary Club of Codlport-Irvona edncoday, December 28. 19.5, of Contestants : #3 fH mote than one, list name 3 Sw pall i 5 nsdgan BB nen ian ins Fe RE Byte os Performance (vocal, instrumental, dance, other specify) FRAPS RR URRRY Eh Ta ond adi ey Su Jength of performance in minutes Amateur Show Committee, Box 308, Coalport, Pa. ; for entries is Monday, December 19. md Page ' Help Solicited to Wrap Individual Gifts for Kids abies to Pirsons wht are annial School Auditorium in Dec. 18 : ty Christmas Party Lon Sunday afternoon, De i 11:30 o'clock. AL least oo gif will be made up for renting | boys and girls of the area a! annual party scheduled for | nendiay evening, Dee, 21 indng at 7 o'clock 3S PM usiniy seme registration dlenk) Christmas Eve Service Phone | A cordial invitation is ex! Fad to all Christians 10 join in unnual Candlelight Christmas KE | Bervice scheduled for i night, Dec. 24, from Pant 12 midnight at { Presbyterian Church a1 i Ohristmas Carol singing sonducted. as well ag the ing of the “Bavior's Biri This vear will mark annual service conducled in Feommuniiy's Protestant Church i with the services alternating ar long the various participaty Jehure hes i1 0 El the Fir will nt —— ‘America Beautiful % held in bagging individual gifts to the omnund En are urged to | report to the Coalport Fire Haj te fh ET Weel beg iF atl thie t P K BL 1 Coalport i he | man read i § ie B iE Ff ped yi | 8 SBsturday the third thie | fT £78 offered by RESS-COURIER Coal port- [nona Fdition PATTON, PA., LETTER 10 Little Asn Rosenhomer of Co North P sh i fi 1 £5 FER af the € nu bast vik 2 reveptneh # felfepe th Firing. ove php ¥ when post aifios at | py fapally Rotary Club Hears Fact ts About Bibles 4 a Fhe { 872 5 ERY 1. A Hy Le Training Course 1 To Open On Jan. 8 att ing wae gk in § £5 the Pu PR MRETR ith acon the general ited to This ay Wad iy WRECKED ENGINES PILED Up LIKE MATCHSTICKS Pe which were piled up like matchsticks. Three Altoona men eir lives on four other were Injured. Acetylene torches had be used to free the bodies, with the last victim being removed Union Press-Courier Sta? Photos) tt Lh m., some 514 hours after the collision. The tragic acel- bath of what is laiswn locally as. the “tig was one of the worst in the history of the branch Hine. TH RSDAY, SANTA IN NEW MAILBOX siport posts a the Friday seed painted red, DECEMBER 8, 1955 Single Copy - Te Subscription Use the Courier “News Boxes” te Turn In Items of Interest Camnris Co. 82300 Per Bn Cambria Co, 22.50 or 3 Lose Lives As Trains Me Head-On Saturday Morning Loretto-Bradley Junction Section Has Only 1 Track; Inquest Planned Hedin Phats Ooalpnr etter to Santa (lsus, grondl box installed in front fe. * The bax will pro packages maned coring Pours In keeping » ith a new nRationat white and blas Christmas Mails Getting Heavier At Local Postoffice .: 1 Hv Ltrs new reeig 1 Er a oF VW SEney wx admins! #4 kirns Mall for BOTIR get f eelinipe # WG rat alied tha mov | tlh he the ve | afta HEV PYLE fe oenl mall the other [4 onl of «town widen $0 and drop-ins. He sort the oval £4 . Wt sep # Bs WH. Ana id ¢ urged § Hip Wm Ton i i § | ira in i i ” Ba veut iad RW 8 Ihe iri Ra of the He renoriid 3 atl Box wi The the postoffe This % i lem | IRPREY BOX the Johnstown Mii biGX is Postal departmen! will bear the design of ret whi avaiable bv | dnl A i i from iigile posto fice riety] The pints FLEA the TIN i ix newly i 1 ¥ iy te and biue | oho Hamilton Attends |: | Training School | David A. Hamilton, ooal rep! renenialive of the Nat Mutua! Insurance Company rewie Mutual Fire ard NN seriw ids | Na frsurance | Nationwide Life surance Company port, is) one of 30 agents attending the i Bales Training School being oon ducted by Nationwide f Osiumbus, Ohio, Tron to Dec. § at the Carvel Hotel, Annapolis, Md Mr Hamilton has met the elig thilily fequirimenis established ba g the Companies, which are srned 10 help the agent rendey befler service to his poll vholdera i In this school witich lag one of | & WETIPA training courses held periodically by the Companies y particular ernphasis wi n be pinced on the study of new . develo Wents in the insurance Industry Exam for Sub Mail Carrier, Coalport, Announced Here I An examination for substitute Lelerk and substitute carrier fo duty at the Comiport Postoffice was nonounced today by the Id rector, Third U. 8 Civil Service Region The initial basic rate i« $182 an hour, an irate for this position. Applicants must either reside within the delivery of the post office. or be bonafide patrons of leach office. A written test wil given. no previous experience of etluration is DeCesERTY i Applications for this sxamina ition will be accepted until Jan (16, 1658 Interested persons may obtain further information and the ne cessary application forma from ithe (Joalport Postoffice, or from ithe Director, Third U. 8 Civil i Service Region, 107 U. 8 Custom (house, Second and Chestnut Sta | Philadelphia 8 Pa i * | Honored On Birthday {| Pfc George C. McCoy, who is {home on leave from active mili | tary duty, was guest of honor at ia surprises birthday party given iby his mother, Mrs. Marguret Mc- | Coy of Coalport. Other in- (cluded Miss Shirley Peterson of { Irvona, Miss BEdnu MoCoy of Utaliville and Keith Smith of on Insurance | Dre 4 Halli | de of of pad increased ¥ . wt #. § RNC RE Bt rest i t i oalport i group tthe [ae anpounted tack at Bi | from Courier Ideal Gift At Nominal Cost Senior Girl Scout Troop 3 To Send Gifts to Veterans the Ow ww Hlospit Cy EE Barpara of TY ® ba “Tro Prone Rand Tins » Halen SY 8 AB 18 | Conpor C.of C. «| Members to Meet eniitent {ro 14 wv GJ recy t fhamber of Com today that the place for the next regula: nE hadduled for next Wedn id. Bt hanged to ant Moregor Sportswear, the previous piste garty Hall 2 § wary iE i wy : EL al he § Buildin instead the gp Ty gf 1} rep ire al To $3 ed divect y to the phint | id Paviinsk genersl amager Clearfield Af McGregor Plant ' Main Street, Coatport. | Ww sneer stated that member | | prrpaldient, of | ek, New mernbier: Fhe i 8 5 CR wis iam Rirveiav Prose ene #i of the it was nectusary 10 torehes To ot three n use acety- an Who v | the ahatiters] and twisted steel of the engine i vil ahd. All inur fied of multi croh vg Additional Pietures and Rtory on Page 1-H Mr. IMlinger was the fired to be removed from the wreckage by wrecking crews of the Crone sont Beanch. The wreak crews reached his Body at 11:75 & We PORE Joseph (Cambria {* nly Bg {AY PRAar Bal { SN. Piilager Anthony Villells, Renapp 4, I" ennsy officials in their pre liminary report, pending a fall tyvestigation by the interstate cote ree comrmiesion as well as the company, sald apparent br beth engineers thought ‘hey had & eclvar track Lite TN tag! y fra oa bady The eng nemean wis 47 the aoe thbound train RB ight crow in Fawn by 3 hres dione] engine. No 8518 Mr. Villella's body was re nwved from the wreckage of shout 12:18 p m. Coroner Go vediar suid the firemen lived for sopreximately one hour after “he socident. Rev. Father Regie (VRBeien. TOR. of St. Francis Pilea» Wn 1.08 I ig of the Mw onristed of only a nn 2 4a oh Page J. Leonard Adam Is Named President of BCI Joint Board Local School Districts Reorganize Monday nard Adam of Rosebud i rodent of tony of the the reorFan Monday ita ea affie ir ey OT iPvona, pefccends HM NEw rai Plow Goran of waa eecied vice pres caning Mr. Adam ri ov nniaalional I fallmwing 4 of respective | conmiprige (he jointare, plioh of Jordan TWD on Thursday Bat met prior ag included Coalport Borough Borough. These boards todd their reso Clive {ry oe nia ahd vide | Fidentia teers and members for Pew aria Twp. incliade. president, joo Adam, resiected; vice Donad H. Galigan, re whicted: secretary, Andrew Popy treasurer, D non-member C%it- versed ug meal ings sippebyl that ¢ He FXO Ed Ae Fuss rdde the joint Fleconrin Twp gre ir Yona #0] 4 Branch: | Me {3 eROT Sport swear of Conlport ! found Muiten and od William Orpen | Cureenevil planta, will and expla manufactured factory. The « that on : the meeting will ticket, and the wifl be the recipient » plant's product urged to al Caenrfield ipmbairy speak to the operation pre roduc ta Aad al if the Sousoind ye pola $14 Sa Fi wi tending ne give A De TRON an tan of the Members are | this wortihile progran George W. Dawis, 63, Utahville R. D., Expires George W. Duvis, 83 of tah ville B DD. died of a heart po 3:30 p. m. Thursday He by his wife, Mrs : Joubvua, U is aurvived Mary Davis, 4 son, ville. BR. D.. & brother Smithmili and a half-brother Willis Bloom, Madera, grandchildren Funeral FY Wes the nse of his son Nn Hegarty's poise Roads at 2 p 0. Monday Dec. 3 Bev Davis Hardt was in charge and inter ment followed in M1 tery, Otanta, R. D Mrs. Ellen Cherish, : 63, Coalport, Dies Mrs Ellen Cheriah 63 of Coal port, died at her home on Sun day, Dec. 4, at 2:30 p She was born in Russia June | Ra Mrs. Cherish is strvived by wuaband. James Cherish Sr the following children Mra Cale Mra. Helen lofaso Mary Valasiori and Miss Cherish. all of New York City Mise Kathryn Oherigh US Navy Mas Barbara Cheriab, Philaowi- Phin; it home: James Cherish Jr. Ro wd: Nicholas Cherigh | y Navy and Paul Cherish Pills bargh. Pa. She is also survived by 15 grandchildren as sval brothers and Ea Funeral services were Wednesday, Dec 7. al Y from the BE Michael Russian rihodox Church, Irvona, with lev. SBvyvivester Hrywnak, official. ng. Burial followed in the church cemetary were ek Say " is, J enny 58 2ev gisteras in Rus SCOUTS GET AWARD Coalport Pack, 58, has fied for an award for an in ing five or more boys during the | months of November and Decem- ber, by the Clearfield Counly Oucepia Mills. | Boy Scout Cuuneil. Tan | Lewis, of | crease in membership for recruit. | of | ; relRry, PETrBON | Signe je and Phil { holt. thai Coauldport: president. John L | (Meinnder; vice president, Benj win Wilkinson new member, Sed. | Floyd Gorman. treasurer M Cates and Robert new member president, H C New reelected, vice president, | flobinson. reelected. secre Cutherine Shaw, nBon-men- | ine. . A Fohiraton., Irvona ents, RV tary | | ian Two Program For World Day of RD, and] Zion CRY | | #463 her | y and | ponresentatives SOYER } Mrs | Prayer On Feb. 17 Prelimmary Plans Are Drawn Up On Sunday Ae a YY Fes 8 Yrayer plans for the Coal} ShSETVRACS of Worl a4 ¢ of scheduled for Fri-) lay evening. Feb. 17, 1906 ere! t on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 4 | in tlhe Darior of the Firat Preshv. : erian Church, Coalport. The anv | rpvuicemment was pyade that the | observance will include two pe rains As in previous years, with ! dren's service seBeduled for 4 > mm. and the adult rice] scheduled for 7:30 po m.. both to | he held at the Coalport Evangel vi cal United Brethren Church The | World Day of Prayer ia SPORAnE. United Chureh Women of the Nationa! Council of the Chur then of Christ of the U1. § A of the various thirches of the Coalport Commi nity comprised the group in for | iy i Po mnlating the plans for the anpu- | il event and at the Sunday after.) mois meet they selected Miss Mae | a i I. Davie 3 Murtetinn and Missionary AlNanc® | proeman Nancy Eastright of the Coalport Metho- | Sophie, John and Peter, all ht a pe fist Chureh as secretary -tressurer | the Planning committee Mra | 4 Schmidt of the Coalport | Manse and Mra. BR RB Goodier of | Eves £ i Ev gn cil guak- i i ¥ 3 i the Preabyvierian Manse were na : msl ro-directors of the e¢hil dren's | gervice. Mrs Lo © Hegarty of | ssiport Presbyterian Chureh | wan samed chairman of the spo- | aker committes and her bers include Mm LL. D C ankey, y oy of the Presbyterian rm i Wl Mra. George O. Pearce of the United Brethren ment | Manne The next regular meeting will | be held Sunday afternoon. Jan § | Fiest iat 3230 pm in the parlor of the | Cut FH Presbvtevian Charch. All é¢hurch tive churches are cordially tH mttend Ren oi Sadelly the activi s § he ning. : Vamay | tam y Piha "Famdly Christmas Party F Commits | submitted from Ber Lrpmanurer hart, Doan-member Pobert Tooley and W FIR em her During other rooting bDumness Joint Board gave Robert L. Ballistt band director of the BCT High Bchool, permission to take dents to the District Band at gi ipabur gin Jamusry, 1008 sad reimdnirsements for attending the thrandmy event were granted A committee waa appointed to study accident insurance J nad ket ball and baseball ie eomprised of the Np frertruds i armen Asam Barn nie, members Robart Gorman and Bact De Standing committees { Himgun be an nounced at the pext regulary | ing scheduled for Monday eve Jan § Mr: Huth 8 Beals of Irvoss is secretary of the BCI Joist Based white Dr A. MM Gates of Coalport is treasurer of the joint bom rd 96 Local Students In Essay Contest Of BCI Joint PTA of the BOX Schools participated in Bw Contest by writing — compositions on “My Dad” This contest is being operated | Ninely.six Muadents Joint visbon' if Lhe Geferal 2 ees of the BCI Joint A. Essays whith have been chosen 88 the best by qualified judzes will be read at the regular meeting of the BCT Joint A an Tussiny evening, Dee. 30, at OU High Schozd Auditorium. According to Miss Pauline Gop jon and Mrs Robert Rydbom oo directors of the dividon that of the 98 submitied sasuvs 38 were the first 3 gn ome seh system, ROY 5f Lhe NEE y from the upper elementary grades . A rd I judor Bigh school {| were submitied by | weBonl six wers submitted from the grades. Nose the senior The three recipients tes Club Officers for Term Named By | BCI Seniors is Officers of the various clubs. the BUT Senior High School apnouneed and include the follow department wili Te the and dertific ners i prizes of | in Vanity Club President, Den | Pescovk: vice president, Jim Clarkson: secretary, Sonny Kline, treasurer, Bill O'Donnell Hew Tie Eeomvomiv 5 dent, Belle Jasper: vice Catherine Shomo: secre ine Lewis: treasurer, Pently. Library Clob-librarians, Maes | Fedigh, Shirley Harris. Leona har, Josephine Warhoblic, 3 Kovalsky, Pm | Netbuuer, Shirley Collins. Barbs ra Witherow, Beverly Witherow, Geneva Witherow tare Club Future Parmers of A Club Pregblent, Larry [vice president. Charles secretary, Dean Martin; | Aim Samuels: re RI HO Sp a women of the various representa EE . tieg of the commilles Club press 8 Le Prostdent, Mary Ann Cree secretary “tre. rer. Janice Brunge : | Fleming: sentinel Floyd Shatter. bid + RR, Cae Oh i VR SR RG i WA Bb 0 SV
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