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LANCASTER COUNTY
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VOL. XLIV, NO. 36
OPA Will Police
Tobac
La nc
OPA scent
bacco sales in
CO
aster
to-
York
at
office.
heen
will fain I lice
Lancaster and
counties i
the Harrisbure
Additional
detailed
The
pers
announced today
District OPA
mvestigators have
to do the
21
7 cents for
for straig
the
work.
celling cents for wrap-
ferm fillers and 11
cent ht strip—are the pri-
ces at Buyers
the cost of hauling
This
grower t
farm must bem
year regulations yequire each
make
by
(1)
address
o keep records and
them available
OPA. These
date of sale,
lor examination
records must show
(2) name and
of buyer, (3) quantity of weight of
each grade sold, (4) prices charged
Florin Lady Asks
Property Damages
week
of
m-
Testimony was taken last
by
Mus.
age
her
claim
da
moving
iewers on the
McC:
road v
Catherine ule for
resulting the
confectionery store and gaso-
station at Ma's
the
hridge
line an
Florin, due to construction of
the
1941
Mus.
railroad at Florin in
McCauley
land we when the
that
ht feet
claims that
indled to approxi-
that
was reduced from
that the
heen disrupted.
acres ol re token
bridge was built, and
house wa
the Main St
busir has dw
week,
moved eis irom
She her
her roof
two cars, and
drainage ha
Amos
testified
but
rupted
her a
]
lay
Rettew, county workman,
that the
hey
said
house was moved |
dis-
drainage was
the ¢
denied
bought
cel
ind unty
new furnace new er
and built a new garage and
front porch
rn ns, > GE
Auto Club Backs Move
[oProtect Motor Funds
the
the
al-
rough
nendment to
by
and
A good roads
State
Lancaster
AAA
Fdw
al rgani
constitution 1s sought
Automobile Club
clubs t!
The
1 Gable,
zat.on, 1s
filiated motor -
nia aim, accor-
president
{o
nd prevent
safe-
motorist money
for -highway
resolution
non purpose
ine
d
contaimnmg a-
mn
Tallinan of Le-
by the
up to the
been introduc
» Senate by 0. J
ints If
mendment has
1
pproved
will be put
Novembel
was
islature it
torate next Sim =
the
State
resolut.on
lature two years as
two
approval ses
lawmaoker
(Turn to Page
eel Ue. eee
AT ELIZABETHTOWN MONLY
REALLY ISN'T WORTH MUCH
But get us right—if
pocket just
to earn
1sn t
at Elizabethtown have
to 11%
drawn
require
of the hefore a
5)
it
if
for
you have
soul it fine but
want something
1
it really worth much.
Both banks
interest
if
months
the rate of
per annum and
than they
twelve
vy only one percent
nl A
MEETING
FEB. 7
has
RHEEMS POULTRY
NEXT WEDNESDAY,
meeting been
farm of Elmer Groff,
Wednesday, February
C. O. Dessin,
from State College,
poultry outlook,
A poultry dg
wed ne
Rheems, on
7% poultry
7 at 1 p. m.
specialist will
1-
discuss the plann-
your program for 1945 and ear-
ol chicks
LOCAL MAN REELECTED
meeting of the
Welfare Federation
A.. at Lancaster,
East Main St,
1 a delegate at
At the annual
Council of the
at the Y. W C.
Ww. Leroy Tyndall,
this boro, was elected
large
rent A AT —
HOME FROM HOSPITAL
Miss Helen Hockenberry return-
ed home from the hospital after an
jon for appendicitis.
operats
ALY
of |
1 Angle Sts.,
| S. Newcomer
testified that .021 |of the card party.
her
|
Sales In
County
| and the
prices.
the
quantities,
| fee or
determining the
must furnish
showing the
any
the
be 1518 of
grower
receipt
The
buyer a
grades, prices and
cornmiszion involved in
| sale.
“Sharp
growers to evade the law are pro-
it is emphasized by an OPA
fee
practices” by buyers or
hibited,
spokesman. No commission or
allowed on
Honest
ly required.
is sale of grower's own
crop. grading is specifical-
Tie-in sales, namely
with other
outlawed.
sales of crops commeodi-
ties, are arowers are
not allowed to rent sheds for deliv~
ry of their
(Turn to Page 5)
own crops.
E. D. CIVIC COUNCIL TO
HOLD BENEFIT CARD PARTY
The East Donegal Council
will hold a benefit c: party
Arnold’s show room, Maytown,
day, Feb. 9th at 8 p. m. Proceeds
will go to the Service Men's Fund.
The officers of the organization
President, Grace A. Hender-
Mrs. Roy Fry-
Hicks; trea-
Henry L.
H.
chairman
Civic
rd in
Fri-

are:
vice precident,
May
Straley.
chairman
sen;
berger: secretary,
CC. A
is finonce
surer,
Haines and
is general
are as follows:
George Waller,
Mrs. Henry IL.
Hollenbaugh;
committees
Mrs.
Ray Fryberger,
Haines, Mrs. C. E.
Fublicity: Mrs. C. C. Hicks; Cakes:
{ Mus. Howard Strasbaugh, Mrs. Jos-
eph Henderson, Mrs. Eli Billet; Pro-
| perty: Fdgar Mayers, Clyde Miller,
| Howard Strasbaugh, Howard Barr;
| Prize: George Waller, John Singer,
| He len Sload, Helen Hollenbaugh,
Mrs. Hazel Crankshaw, Mrs. Rob-
Lert Houseal, Mrs. Mervin Brandt,
| Mrs. Whye, ' Casper Eater,
The usual raluable door
ill be
The
refreshment:
Mrs.
Riinh
and v pri-
given. Refreshments
hy on
| 1OCAL YOUNG LADY
PARTICIPATED IN RECITAL
Miss Many Engle,
f Mr. and Mrs. J. Ray Engle,
uth Bs
cong
7€¢S WwW
laughter
220
participated
at the
West
Jane
of
= rbara street,
recently
a recital
| n
State
| Ches
t Miss
Teachers College
ter
Fngle, mezzo-soprano, selec-
contributions to the
Swan, by Grieg; Boat
and None But the
Tschaikowsky.
her
The
by
ted as pro-
| gram
Vare;
Heart,
enrolled
mg,
Lonely by
in the
at the
She is os a junior
music education curriculum
—— er em
LETTERS GRANTED
John G. L Estelle
Brandt, beth of this place, exe-
Alce G.
Krall,
mn ngenecker and
L.
cutors of
Carl S.
ministrator e. t. a.
er, late of town.
Norman
this place,
Longenecker.
of this boro, ad-
of Jacob S. Sny-
Hartman Sprecher, of
Leamon Clayton Sprech-
and Arthur Diller
Sprecher, of town, executors of Co-
ra EF. late Mount Joy
township.
————- ER
AUTOISTS INJURED AT
LANDISVILLE ON SUNDAY
Mrs. Ruth Angelaccio, thirty-six,
Narberth, Mrs. Cora Dattilo,
ty-seven, Philadelphia, ard
Rut! suffered cuts
when the
er, Manheim,
Sorecher, of
twen-
her
daughter, seven,
car in which
ted by Jos-
skidded into a pole
Landisville 11:30 a.
They were treated at St.
eph’s Hospital, at Lancaster.
——
MRS. BOLL. WAS INJURED
WHEN CAR SKIDDED
Mrs. Boll, Fliza-
bethtown, possible frac-
of shock
when the car in which ste was rid-
ing skidded off Route 230, west of
Rheems and, after strik-
overturned.. She
R. M. Thome, of this
and bruises
they were riding, opera
eph gelaccio,
at at m. Sun-
day. Jos-
Elizabeth sixty,
suffered
1 ribs and
tures severa
Saturday,
tree, was
treated by Dr.
nlace.
———— Op rere
DEEDS RECORDED
Summer V. Hosterman,
of David W. Sternberger,
M. Sternberger, premises
ing a
executor
to Nora
on East

Main street, Mount Joy, for $13,000.
Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday Afternoon, February 1,

Farm Worker
Must Feed
Thirty [Fighters
State
quarters and Pennsylvania's
War Board have
ment on
cal farm workers in the 18-through
In a board
issued State
in-
Head-
USDA
agree-
Selective Service
reached un
a basis for evulating criti-
25. ye
memorandun
War
structed
ar group. war
Friday
Zehner
war
Board chairman
all
deferred
county boards to
work-
lual
following ve
agricultural
if
the
review
ers to determine cach indiv
measures up {o
quirements:
First, that he has
ble for the production of
1944 which may
points (the care of
or
been responsi-
food
measured by 18
Cow
be
one dairy
hours re-
Sec-
produced
its equivalent in man
quired represents one point.)
ond, that the
1944 resulted amounts
duce equal to or above th.
points in
in of pro-
average
the
form is locat-
tc
production of similar farms in
he is es
county in which
Third. that
(Turn to page 3)
cee etl Ee #2 ema
ed. sential
‘Another Self-Service
Grocery & Meat Store
Opened Here Today
self
opened
It
on the corner
South Barbara
Sternberger’s
Mount newest service
grocery
Joy's
store formally for
business today, February 1. is
Hess’ Store,
East Main
(formerly
located
of and
streets,
restaurant.)
The interior of the building has
been completely renovated and fin-
ished The
allowing plenty of room for
in ivory. store is spacious
shop-
pers,
The
south along
with
shelves extend north and
the walls and thru
center a large refrigerator
refrigerated meat countep across the
store room in the rear.
all kinds, fresh fruits
Groceries ol
smoked meats
and
and vegetables,
home remedies ce cream did
sold.
the store
a work table
Next
room and in the
off
rear is
Just in room in
the
wrapping,
nu
for
th
cutting,
ele. ito
large store rear
warehouse quarters,
To date Mr. Hess
plans for the sccond
has no
floor due to
prevailing conditions.
The personnel ol
cludes Mr. Hess, his daughter
Ruth Mumma, Miss Elva Herr,
Clyae and Gerald Es
The phone number which is
276W. Mr. Hess
and get acquainted
store in
Mr:
Mrs
tock.
Eshleman
yet listed is invites
you to call
The AHairs
At Florin For
Past Week
The Good Chee
in U. B. Sunduy
Mrs. Irvin Bishop Tues
r class of the Flor-
41
school met at the
home of
evening.
Mr. and Mrs.
a turkey
Robert Kraybill en-
home
Mrs.
joyed dinner at the
of her parents, Rev. and
Knittle Manheim.
About thirty-five perscns attend-
at the “Hang-Out”
Four
at
ed the dance on
women ol-
Mrs. L. S
the
This zs
Saturday evening.
d their
Weaver, who superv
ch Saturday night
greatly
ferc assistance to
es activi-
ties e
sistance. was appre
it is hoped that more women
come
for each week there
attending
and
will out and assist in the
work,
youngsters
are mere
since the
years. The girls plan
and a console table.
It planned to have a new
top put on the ping pong table
(Turn to Page 6)
i
ANOTHER SAILOR FOR
Thirteen 17-year-old left
Lancaster for the Philadelph'a Na-
val Station this week. Among them
was Richard D. Brubaker, son cf
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Brubzker,
n Poplar street, this Rich-
ard is a member of this year's grad-
uating class of the East Donegal
school.
ag
limit is ten
to buy mirrors
is also
U. S.
youths
boro.
1945
E. Petersburg Rotarians

|
in |
the |
and |
S is aj
are |
not |
day |
ciated |
oe |
Shank
Dic
will
Jay
Pa.,
who
John
neshoro, trict Gov-
of Way
ermor of Rotary, speak
Tuesday.
C—O
here next
TWO COLORED SOLDIERS
IN A COLLISION HERE
Messrs. John L. Ing
brother, and Iry 1
who clk they
Middletow
lision
stam and
all «
headed
auto ¢
They
DeSoto ce-
"Wis,
m were
ficured in
Saturday
n, an
here night..
were traveling west in a
trailer
street.
collided with a
Fast Main
sabled and
idan’s B
dan and
truck parked on
Their car was di
{ She
| towed
| No
rage
one was injured Ollicer
igated
-—
JOY SCOUTS ATTEND:
BAND PLAYED
of the local Boy
accompanied by Scout
hey invest
THE
| scHooL
Members
Tro Pp
er Clark Berrie:
| H Trade
Scout
Lead-
attended the M. J
Patton
in the local gym Tuesday night,
The
tion of
school band, under
Mr.
i.
| ‘ntermiss
Baughey, played during
ions and seven young
ton twirlers went thru their
ines
Loca! Affairs

In General
Briefly Told
Friday ‘eb
day
1 10W,
Ground |
Mant
| eight
| Mis
celebrated
fixed its tax rate at
Lititz at five
let, of Manheim,
her 96th birthday
Sunday
Penna
h H. Lentz
| brakeman,
Josey
Lancastle)
badly + died.
for {
1-3}
last |
pel
[ killed i
his |
| WAS ORGANIZED
|
|
was |
here |
Zer-
Annual Report of the
Visiting Nurse for 1944
basketball game |
ba- |
rout- |
|
|
nsylvania
|
| Strasburg,
mills. |
{and
|
o | 1944.
| unt.
when an egg truck
driver used
flame
Manheim
and
the fire n is out
At
order when there's a
ling,
fractured
tained ther in-
he fell
Inter
when down
tor shalt
Harry FE.
got
il nurse,
Ne¢
with
Kratzert, 53,
stuck in the snow hi
a nearby farm
coll ipsed and die 1
on
| TWO AUTOS DAMAGED
{IN CRASH ON ICY ROAD
mol by
abl
oro, a
1
ere he
les operated
Donegal
| this | nd Paul Kraybill,
{ Joy R2, were
Aut
Donch,
Spring
Mount
damaged in a colli-
230, a
t 10:30 p
Policeman
police
sion on Reute short
nm.
P.
west
| Tues
PR
Salunga,
day State
happert, of the state
racks, said the car driven by
icy highway and
Kraybill
one \ hurt.
ell @ Ue
APPCINTED AS ASSESSOR
Winfield
skidded cn t
collided with the
kile. N
was
West
morning
Heisey
property in
township Monday by
County Con
caused
Heisey,
| earlier this month
| A SPFLLING BEE FEB. 22
The Ladies
ship Fire Company will hold a spel-
ling bee at the high school auditori-
Thursday evening, February
, beginning :t seven-thirty.
a a
VISITED BY THE STORK
Mr. and Mrs.
| Mount Jey RI,
the Lancaster General Hospital.
missioners
by
who
cancy the resignation of
Henry was
Auxiliary
um (
n
of Friend-|
Lester Wolgemuth, |
a son Thursday at |
SNOW |
| Pamela
fire ;
: {
amg, |
fsville, |
|
for |
John J.|
Road, |
distance |
on |
R.}
bar- |
Donch |
automo-
appointed |
Donegal |
the |
to fill a va-|
appointed |
in are. | Sgt. Clarence E. Lyons
|
Render Good Program
At Rotary on Tuesday
Tues
pushing through
day found the Rotaria
AUTO VICTIM he
AGAINST DRIVER
cuit was filed by Ruth
North Second
Iministratrix of the
William Mum-
Dallmyer, 329
WIDOW or
FILES SUIT
A domage
Mumper
Columbia, ;
Late ner
snow {or
Hostetter's,
to be
weekly meeting at
for what turned out
545 street, program.
One of
up by Governor
of the
uns
Oo es the features this year
John Shank,
180th Di
hushand,
Herman
street,
dividing trict
North
The
last. October
Third Columbia. small gr
uit arose from an accident | speakers and programs, and in
Mumper
Stony
was
Brook,
a car
A set-
it
when which Mount Joy
East
Steelton
the
clubs
clubs
will
gioup of
the
Columbia,
at
riding
n a mishap are Lancaster,
while mn
the
pending
York county, and
Naturally
from their
visited all the
group, then four
the
each club in that particular group.
defendant.
the
operated by clubs. when
: : :
tiement is n suit, er respective
was learned.
William Mumper
othe) in
is a son of Mr. cogs
Mumper, of Florin.
—
warded for Rotary wheel
GIRL SCOUT TROOP NO. 99
AT RHEEMS
Girl Scout Troop No.
East
that
district,
club,
baby
Petersburg
the
to the
although
the 180th
rendering
99 was or- club is
ganized and were in- it
vested
hall.
Fire
thirteen girls is
recently at the
The Ladies Auxiliary
Company is
The Scouts
fats in Rheems each Wednesday.
very
n
Dr.
of the
Erb,
Rheems fire
the
the
programs.
Shoop introduced the
East P
who
of
sponsoring etersburg club
introduced
4)
troop. are collecting in turn

{Yorn to page
annual the Man-
Mount
district
The
heim,
report for
Is Seriously Wounded
Joy and
town of the Visiting Nurse
en d- |
at |
Association for the fiscal
1, 1944,
annual meeting of the
held Jan. 26th,
Mrs. Ruth
Sgt. Clarence E. Lyons, thirty-
was seriously wounded in ac-
tion in Luxembourg, December 23,
the War Department notified his
who resides on Mount Joy RI.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jon-
athan Lyons, of Wheeler, Mich.
Set of the Pen-
Holstein Breeders’ Asso- |
of the Red
Laboratories
year
five, ing Dec. was submitted
the Associa-
the
Walters,
by
B.
wile, tion
nurse, of
Florin.
There were 1,658 visits made
249 patients of which
to Metropolitan Life
Co. 44
to 6 John Hancock Lile
Co. 18
was | made to receiving
the Public As:
Lyons, secretary
434 visits were
made Insur-
and operator
Cow
ciation
Rose Testing at | ance policyholders; visits
where he resided before | made Insur-

previously had policyholders; visits
that he
is confined to an Ar- |
the service,
his
He
in England.
entering | ance
aid
St~
2 patients
Dept. of
informed wile
wounded. from
my hospital ance.
He
in November,
Wheeler, Ga.,
arrived
He is
inducted into the Community service was divided
1942; trained at Camp | as follows:
and Fort Meade, Md.,| 550
September, ! full
277 visits
|
i
was service |
|
|
visits to patients paying the
overseas fee visit.
attached to «an infantry |
per
to patients wishing to
pay some amount for service
uble to pay full fee.
295 free visits of
Child Welfare and
( Turn to Page
children,
daughter,
has two a
Lee
whom
Sgt.
son,
Lyons
Borry which 245 visits
and o
Organiza=
5)
Rae, } © has . were
seen,
Scouting Helps Insure Peace
“Be Prepared”
BOY SCOUT WEEK
FEBRUARY 8T.14™" 1945
THE 35m ANNIVERSARY
OF THE
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Over 1,800,000 Members
As the United Nations move forward to victory, programs such
as Scouting sep forward to do their part in insuring the peace.
The theme of the 35th anniversary celebration of the Boy Scouts
of America from Feb. 8th to 14th is “Scouts of the World
Brothers Together.”
A
/
$1.50 a Year in Advance |
1s here
the |
and |
a4 unique
sel
is the
into!
which will interchange
the
a part,
Petersburg, |
Rotary
speak-
have
the |
be a-
to
Tuesday found the Rotarians hosts
and
of |
adult
Chairman
President |
Dave
the
Elizabeth |
local |
was badly
to |
if un- |
| from Lebanon to
Prayers for Peace & Ser. Men
i the
Landisville
Hempfield township
Org; “Service
| Mothers”
of
vas completed
nization
of
Eust
the voting
| district
Monday night dur-
meeting in the Landisville
Hall
Of
have every
o
“re Company
The
to
this organization
purpose
mother of every
and woman in this vot-
Moth -
must
man
| ‘ng district join the “Service
ers”. These
that each
offer ¢
thet
service mothers
morn.
for
and daugh-
all the
promise and every
ling they will prayer
peace and for
ters in the ervices over
world
the
mother,
anothey feature of
to h
Then too,
organization is ave one
a letter on special-
her
letter
will
each week write
to son or
sign the
letter then
and each mother will
given one to forward to her off-
the A different
ill write a letter each week
letter will be distributed
mothers Sunday,
Monday
ly prepared paper,
daughter, and just
“Mom.” This
mimeographed
be
1
er
spring in service.
mother
The
the
be
WwW
first
and is
of next
to on
to mailed on
week,
The
-one
enrolled
the
many
district to the fire
still of the
the small, it
was explained. The group will meet
Monday
hall,
honor of
organization twen-
mothers at initial
Because
from the
| ty ses-
sion of the roads
lead ng
hall
Snow,
are closed because
enrollment was
the last of each month, in
|
|
{
|
and special
the
| the fire
|
IR
programs
n service men and
presented.
are: Mrs. J. U. Bak-
Mrs. Charles Bender,
Mrs. John Trayer,
Mrs. Mark Nolt, is
== | women will be
The
president;
officers
| er,
vice president;
secretary, and
treasurer,
me
Brief News Of
The Day From
Local Dailies
Roosevelt was sixty=-
30.
President
three on Tuesday, Jan.
The Elks Club at Philadelphia,
damaged by fire.
Feb. 1 Middletown will
nation wide brownout.
had to be
Beginning
observe the
A Germantowy bakery
| closed on account of typhoid fever.
all the
closed
to the of coal,
Coatesville
Due
theatres
carcity
at were
a week
to
tor
Due
day
the snow
freeze on all except Army
t last week.
of
yed the
freig!
undetermined origin de-
sti dwelling of Harold Fry
ur Hopeland. The loss is $4,000.
The F. M. Hat Co. at Denver, this
county, sued by the OPA
for ales of merchan-
Fire
1¢
has been
over-ceiling
| dise
forty
Middletown,
road.
A bu passengers
skid-
No
carrying
and on the
ded
ne
upset cy
was badly injured.
ree A Aree
‘News From
The Boys In
The Service
Pfc. J. Roy Eshleman is now sta-
tioned at Ft.
Pvt.
tationed at
Pvt
ferred
APO 72, S
Pvt.
Pierce, Florida.
Raymond D. Nissley
Camp Barkeley,
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ee eel —
MEETING ON FEB. 8
joint meeting
master
JOINT
the
Legion Post and the Au-
be held at the home of
Frank Germer, North
Thursday even-
at eight o'clock.
re
e Oi
Mr
Barbara street, on
ing, February 8th,
RAPHO FARM SOLD
Horry Gs Fahnestock sold at pri-
of 89 acres with
to Jay Earhart. The
two miles west of
south of Sporting
improvements,
farm is located
{ Manheim
Hill.
and

Mortuary
Record In
This Section
John Hefte, of Columbia, died
Thursday.
Mrs. Rose
Falmouth.
Miss Flizabeth Bealor, 75, died at
Manheim.
Mrs. Bertha Stauffer, 74, died at
Washingtenboro,
Harry C.. Blackson, 66, of Co=~
lumbia, died Saturday.
Albert Zimmerman, Speedwell
hermit, died at the hospital.
Wm. H. Lutz, 84, died at St. An-
ne’s Home, near Columbia.
William R. Fry, 62, grocer at Co=
lumbia, was found dead in bed.
Martin E. Metz, 74, Columbia,
died suddenly from a heart attack.
Mary, wife of John M. Herr, of
Washingtonboro Route 1, died aged
71 years.
Clarence LeRoy Hart, 56, died at
the Osteopathic Hospital at Lan-
caster. Mrs, Bessie Lutz, Marietta,
is a sister.
72
92,
Keener, 71, died at
William R. Boyer
William R. Boyer, 78, died at Col-
lingswood, N. J. He was educated
in the schools at Loysville, Perry
Co., and learned the printing trade
on the Perry County Times. Since
1520 he was foreman of the com-
posing room of the Philadelphia In-
auirer.
Silas Yerkes.
Silas Yerkes, formerly of Bain-
bridge, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. William Sparkes, at
Wellesley, Mass. He resided in
Bainbridge until about eight years
ago when he went to live with his
daughter who is the only survivor.
He was member of the Bainbridge
IOOF Nu 627 and the Bainbridge
Church of God.
Mrs. Oscar Strickler
Mrs. Melba Ruth Strickler, thire
ty-six, wife of Oscar Strickler, Mt,
Joy RD, died at 7. p. m. Monday at
home, following a prolonged
illness. Besides her husband she
is survived by her mother, Mrs.
Henry Cover, of Elizabethtown; and
these children: Jean, Catharine,
Kenneth, Henry, Robert, Amos, and
Patricia, all at heme; also a broth=
er, Harold Cover, Motor Machinist
Mate third class, USN, Sampson; N.
Y.
The funeral was held this Thurs-
day afternoon with interment at
Kraybill's cemetery in East Done-
gal.
her
Mrs, Mary Westenberger
Mrs. Mary E. Westenberger
eighty-two, widow of John W, Wes-
tenberger, formerly of this place,
died Thursday at the home of her
sister, Miss Estella Eckhardt, Had-
donfield, N. J. following an illness
of four months. She was a member
of the Church of God here. Her
narents were the late Samuel H.
snd Hannah Wilkinson Eckhardt.
She is survived by two sisters:
Miss Estella Eckhardt, with whom
she lived; Mrs. Lucy B. Gates, San
Francisco, Cal.; and four brothers:
Harry W,, New Orleans, La.; Lewis
F., Twin Lakes, Idaho; William J.,
Washington, D. C.; and Christ E,
St. Paul, Minn.
The {funeral was held from the
Sheetz funeral home here Monday
afternoon with interment in the Mt.
Joy cemetery.
Mrs. Amanda N. Young.
Mrs. Amanda Nissley Young, 73,
widow of John K. Young, died on
Saturday at the home of her son,
Harry K. Nissley, of Manheim RD,
after an illness of nine weeks.
She was a resident of Manheim
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BR NC
Mabel Naus
Pvt. Edwerd Gromling Jr.
Miss Mabel Naus, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles E. Naus, Bain-
bridge, and Pvt. Edward Gromling,
Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Gromling, Rheems, were married
Saturday in the parsonage of Grace
Evangelical Congregational church,
Ephrata, by the Rev. H. E. Kettér-
ing, pastor of the church.
Pvt. Gromling, who is stationed
at the reception center at New
Cumberland, was a mechanic at the
J. E. Baker quarries, Billmyer. The

bride will remain at the home of
her parents for the present