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FIFTEEN GUNS MOW DOWN MUNGER 11.. tffftoViinfftAn Pit5; Seventh and Washington Sts, What a Ride Grange Brother Act YNN TEMPLIN Queen and Keini streets, may or may not like horses, but his friends are kidding him anyway. Some time ago, while visiting at the Summer home of Irvin Romich, near Douglassvihe, Templin took his first ridine lesson. That is, he mounted a horse and proceeded to ride it. The horse acted beautifully until someone threw ii an apple.

And then the fun began. The horse ran excitedly foi the fruit, seemingly unmindful of the fact that its rider was a novice at the sport. Templin held 011 for until the horse eventually stopped But not before the East End druggist had experienced a thrill or two. Taking a leai frcm the notebook of Harold one time Illinois football luminary and now a professional are, Hob Leinbacn is working on an ice wagon Summer. Leinbacn one North Coventry tackles, is getting into shape for 1934 season WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair and slightly cooler today; fair tomorrow.

(Details rage One, Column One) VOL. 3. NO. 255. Pottstown H) Mercury and THE POTTSTOWN NEWS A Blue Eagle Newspaper POTTSTOWN, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 23, 1934 A Blue fcagle Newspaper wt I WO CENTS A COPY ItN CENTS WEEK MASHER HELD FOR SHOOTING 2 YOUNG GIRLS Pride In Tattooed Arms Leadi To Arrest For Thefts POLICE HOLD RUBBER CHECK PASSER HERE Dillinger, JFamous 1 lit, Dead One Victim of Alexander Myers, 17, Glen Moore, May Die by shouldering of ice, just as Grange did many years ago.

And Leinbaeh predicts another victory for Norco over Trojans Thanksgiving Dav if Heat and Eats! A ccording to the Rev. Paul e. Schmoyer pas to: of St. Reformed rhurch. Stowe, first it was much and then it was much that caused the postponement cf the baseball game between the married and single men at the church Sunday school picnic Saturday at Lake View park, Royersford.

Scheduled to be ptayed ir, the afternoon, the game was put off until after supper becausp of the intense heat. the players didn't reckon with their the Rev. Schmoyer said, they ate too much to be able to run around after the n.eai tmd again called off the Score one for the I brother club. Josh Lincoln, hurling for the American division Citv and Suburban baseball league stars Saturday afternoon on Kerlin field, had the better of a three-inning argument with his older brother, Jack, of the National Since it was an All-Star game, the Lincoln brothers were taken out of the box early in the game. Both retired to the grandstand to watch the remainder of the proceedings.

As Josh came in to take his seat, Jack, 42-year old star, came over and congratulated the Ha! It Leaked! JAMES BRENDLINGER, one Rebuffed when he attempted a flirtation, according to police, Alexander Myers, 17- year-old son of a Glen Moore farmer shot two Philadelphia girls near his Chester county home yesterday. One of the victims, Anna Blasch, 17, of 2449 East Letterly street, was believed dying late last night in the Homeopathic hospital. West Chester. The other, Viola Bauder, 19. of 1340 East Susquehanna avenue, also was a patient in the hospital but was not believed to be seriously hurt.

Confesses Crime Myers is the son of O. Jackson Myers, wealthy Chester county farmer and Philadelphia coal dealer. He confessed late last night to shooting the two girls after he was arrested by County Detective Francis Grubb and State Highway Patrolman William Templeton, of the Paoli barracks, in Reading. He was swimming in the pool at Carsonia park when the arrest was made. Members of his family were with him.

Returning to West Chester in the custody of the officers. Myers asked and was granted permission to stop in Pottstown for dinner. Here he ate a hearty steak dinner and repeated over and over a staunch denial, first made when he was arrested. But in West Chester he Just as he was entering the Homeopathic hospital at the county seat, he told the police he would sign a confession. He fulfilled his promise soon afterwards and later was identified by his victims.

Fires From Ambush Myers was Poking from an upstairs window of his home yesterday morning when Misses BlaACh and Bauder, who were visiting at the farm of Jack Ortlip, near Eagle, passed. They wrere taking a stroll from the farm. The youth, according to the confession. seized a .32 calibre pistol, drove his high-priced car from its garage and pursued the girls. He attempted to engage them in a conversation.

When he was unsuccessful, he drove on but returned soon. After being rebuffed two more times, Myers is said to have parked the car and hid behind Pride for tattoo markings on his arms proved the undoing of Russell Crowe, 28, of Taylor, near Scranton, late Saturday. From a crowd of persons, Crowe was picked out by Detective Paul Kleinspehn, of Boyertown, and last night rested in the Montgomery county prison awaiting a hearing today. He was accused of larceny and breaking and enterin. Sought since late in May, Crowe was arrested as he emerged from the Perkiomen after swimming at Memorial park, Schwenksville.

Klein- spehn and County Detective James Gleason had been seeking him with the knowledge his arms were tattooed. Kleinspehn said last night Crowe took $10.20 from the coal office of Raymond K. Hiltebeitel, Station, March 30, and stole a fishing reel, tackle and other articles with a total value of $20 from the bungalows of Charles E. Dennis and Clarence Trumbore, Bethlehem, situated at picnic grounds, Mrs. Catherine Cookerew and Irvin Mauger Among His Victims (Continued on Page Nine) COMPANY A HOST TO HOME FOLKS lockup, beneath Borough hall, was the gloomy stage last night for the final act in a series of alleged frauds police charged to Frederick Stees, dapper, 24-year-old Philadelphian.

The youth, who boasted in high- sounding phrases of two years of college education and wrho, au- i thorities said, admitted he was not! disappointed inasmuch as he real-; ized his activities would lead him I to a cell sooner or later, was charged with passing worthless! checks. No less than six bogusj vouchers were attributed to his pen. The arrest, which cleared two local cases of fraud through the medium of rubber checks, according to police, followed an investigation of a week by County Detectives James V. Gleason and George Bennett. Makes 3 Buys Here Posing as Gerald C.

Kerrigan, Stees is said to have come to Pottstown July 12 and visited the antique Relatives and Friends Visit Guards on Eve of Big of the boys at service station at Sanatoga, yesterday kept watch on motorists who passed on the highway. He missed few of them, too, because he was looking for a particular part of his roadster. It seems Brendlirge'' parked his roadster at his home in Pottstown early yesterday morning and then retired. When he arose later in the morning, he discovered the top of the car was missing. While he worked at the service station yesterday he kept one eye on his customers and one eye on the passing cars.

know who might have needed a top, but whoever took it (Continued on Page Ten) FARM HAND HURT IN PATH (Continued On Page Ton) "Fair and cooler That's the menu Joe Weatherman broadcast early today and received a grert applause from his many friends here, joc addea tomorrow also would be fair. Local temperatures yesterday and early this morning were: 7 a. 79 6 p. m. 85 8 a.

79 7 p. 9 fi. m. 80 8 p. 10 a.

m. 80 9 p. ...................80 11 a. 10 p. 12 11 p.

1 p. 12 m. 74 2 p. m. 1 a.

3 p. 88 2 a. 4 p. 87 3 a. ...........71 5 p.

86 Sun sets tonight 8:24 p. m. Auto lights on 8:54 p. m. Sun rises 5:49 a.

m. Attempting to jump out of the way of a tractor, Frank Henderson, Pottstown, R. D. 2. an ploye on Laurel Locks Farm, was injured Saturday on the farm.

Pottstown hospital reports said the man attempted to get out of the way of the heavy machine when he thought it was going to start. In the leap, they added, he hit a fender and received a puncture wound of the left leg. He received treatment at the institution, which included an injection of tetanus antitoxin. GRACE SCHOOL HOLDS ITS LARGEST PICNIC 200 Participate in Fun Sunnybrook at By PVT. T.

(Company Correspondent) Just befoie the battle. Mother, as well as Dad and the rest of the family, to Mt. Gretna yesterday to visit their hoys Scores of relatives and frie ids were in the throngs which visaed the camp. Included in the Sabbath day crowds was none other than Governor Pinchot. He arrived by plane early last evening.

Today the real game of war will start, with planned to open at dawn. Before the maneuvers, Company A contingent was cheered by the announcement that its kitchen won the honor award cn four out of seven days. Norristown guardsmen copped the honor on the other three days. Visitors In Camp Visitors on Company street yesterday were: Mrs. Albert Bertolet, Miss Elizabeth Bertolet, Mr.

and Mrs. Theodore Peters, Robert Herlinger, Mr. and Mrs. John Brunner, Miss Helen Brunner, John Thomas, Leonard Dezura, Phil Dercola, Charles Guss, Miss Nellie Shirvais, Arthur Kopack. Helen Myers, John Arthur, Edward Rau, Mrs, John Elanski Mary Fulton, Mr.

and Mrs. Jack Steven and son, Jack Mrs. Adolph Keiser, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lamber, Mr.

and Mrs! Thomas Copachi, Mrs. William Neiman, James Baird and sons, Jack and Christine Grubb, Mr. and Mrs Tony Wowt- skow, Mr. and Mrs Russell Shelly OUTLAW KILLED BY COPS Much-Sought Criminal Is Pumped Full of Lead MARKSMEN IN WAITING Body Is Bundled Into Ambulance and is Hhisked Away to Morgue Here are two views of John Dillinger, much-sought after bank bandit and murderer, who was peppered with bullets as he stepped from a Chicago movie house last night. Department of Justice agents waited two and a half hours for him after receiving a tip he was in theatre.

rooms oT Mrs. 265 King street. There he selected pieces valued at $83 and tendered a check for that amount in payment for them. It was drawn on a Harrisburg bank. Two days later the youth returned.

He again displayed a rare knowledge of antiques and chose other articles priced at $75. He gave another check and inquired about antique guns. Mrs. Cockerow referred Stees to Irvin Mauger, 524 King street, where he selected old firearms priced at $113. For these, Stees is said to have given Mauger a check for tire amount of the purchase, drawn on a Philadelphia bank.

Taken at Downingtown That was the last seen of Stees in Pottstown until Saturday. The PARISH ISSUES CALL TO PASTOR Police Seek Hit-Run Driver of Car St. Votes Unanimously! For Rev. C. Harry Kehm (Continued On Page Nine) (Continued on Page Ten) VISITOR SHOOTS SELF WHILE CLEANING GUN a bftfjwed w- tomobile was being sought last night by Pottstown police after a crash on Farmington avenue, at the intersection of York street.

Saturday night. The car involved in the police probe is owned by Sylvester Fields, 140 South Washington street, who told police he consented to allow a friend drive it for the night. He named the driver and he was being sought on the complaint of the other driver that the car was abandoned after the crash. The other car was ope rated by Robert Keffer, Brooklyn, N. V.

While cleaning a .32 calibre revolver Saturday night following a groundhog hunt, Earl Weaver, Lancaster, who was visiting on a farm near Douglassville, received painful injuries when the pistol accidentally was discharged. A bullet ripped through his left finger, fracturing the bone in the member and completely knocking off and breaking a ring on the digit. The bullet then ricacheted and struck the hunter's left thigh. Weaver was admitted to the Pottstown hospital shortly before 8 where Dr. C.

R. Elicker dressed the wounds. He was given a tetanus antitoxin injection, after which he was discharged. TWO ARE INJURED IN MOTOR CRASHES Upwards of 200 persons, representing the largest crowd ever to attend a picnic of Grace Lutheran Sunday school, flocked to the outing at Sunnybrook, Saturday. Features of the event included free ice cream cones, for which 50 quarts of ice cream were provided; one bushel of peanuts, scrambled among the entire throng and ten pounds of candy kisses, distributed among smaller guests at the outing.

In the women's medicine ball contest. teams captaincd by Mrs. Verna Kulp and Mrs. Ada Hutt were pitted against each other, with the former winning the decision. In a balloon contest between teams headed by Mrs.

George Shaner and Miss Agnes Fagley, each team was declared a winner and boxes of candy awarded members of each. The baseball team (Continued on Page Ten) WEDDING RINGS Chas. Longacre Pahr Arcade. Royersford Woman and Pen Guard Cut by Glass Two hurt in as many accidents in the Pottstown area was toll of the motoring public. Mrs.

Beatrice Krasley, 25, Royersford, was cut about the legs and her head bruised when a car driven by her husband, Paul, 29, collided witn another automobile driven by Alvin W. Rohrbach, Easton, in Rahns at 2 yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Krasley was treated by Dr. i Markley.

Schwenksville. Rohrbach told State Highway Patrolman Joseph Hohlefelder car the side of his machine. In a crash at mill, near Schwenksville, at 5 o'clock last night, John F. Munsinger, Eastern penitentiary guard, was cut about the head. Munsinger said his car was forced off the road and mounted the concrete curb of a monument along the highway.

He was treated at the penitentiary. THOMAS SCORES MILITIA Pennsylvania Socialists, numbering 15,000 and including a delegation of 100 from Pottstown, yesterday at Sinking Spring, heard Norman Thomas and other speakers attack the use of the National Guards and militia in recent strike situations as attempts by the government to break up the trade union movement. The local delegation was headed by Delegates Charles Griggs and George Bause for the party and Mrs. George Bause for the group. YOUTH FINDS HAVEN William Mann, Tampa, who was found unconscious along the Boyertown-Yellow House road, was taken from the Homeopathic hospital, yesterday, to the home of Fred A.

Sotter, Farmington avenue. The sotters are acquaintances of the young man who collapsed from hunger while seeking a job in this territory. By a unanimous vote, the congregation of St. Reformed church last night extended a call to the Rev. C.

Harry Kehm, Its supply pastor for the past year, to become pastor of church. The vote was taken in a meeting of the congregation after last night's services. Edward Weand, vice president of the consistory, was in charge of the session. The young minister to whom the call was extended is the son of the late Rev. C.

Harry Kehm, former A. D. Boyer Named Director BOYERS RE-ELECT LOCAL CLANSMAN pastor of Reformed church He already has been called and has consented to become pastor of the St. Vincent charge, near Spring City. The Rev.

Kehm spoke at St. last night on the theme, "Tourists and Mothers to Picnic The class will meet at the church at 6 tomorrow night and will go to the home of Mrs. George Lighteap Limerick, for the annual picnic. The choir will meet at the church At 30th Reunion A. D.

Boyer, 1240 High street, past president of the clan, was reelected to the board of directors at the 30th annual meeting of the Association of American Boyers, yesterday in the New Goshen- hoppen church park. East Greenville. This family is one of the largest organized in eastern United States, having upwards of 11,000 members on the roll. Five hundred of them at 7 Thursday night to go gathered yesterday to renew old ac- to St. church for a re- quaintances and participate in a hearsal with St.

choir pre- program of sports, entertainment SCHELDT Call 221-J. TOT BREAKS ARM Mrs. Herbert Peck, Sanatoga, brought her four-year-old son Herbert to the Homeopathic hospital Saturday afternooon. The boy was suffering from a fractured arm received when he fell from chair. paratory to installation services for the latter congregation's new pastor next Sunday night.

Yesterday afternoon, the Rev. Kehm, with members of the choir of St. church, visited the Wyncotte Home for the Aged at Philadelphia. The choir sang, the pastor spoke and Superintendent Weand read the scripture lesson. POTTSTOWN ESCAPES and business.

The ceremonies opened at, 10:30 o'clock with contests in which men and boys, girls and women partici pated. Dinner was served on the numerous tables in the grove. President John B. Boyer, Herndon, called the session to order at 2:30 Following the singing of the Boyer hymn, the Rev. Philip B.

Boyer delivered the invocation. Plays Boyer March nr Of'fiDPUCTQ 1 Mai ll. 111 ten I WnAIH Ur btUntrltn Boyer, was played on the piano by Frank Boyer after which George Boyer, Allentown, delivered the address of welcome. Miss Elsie M. Boyer, accompanied by Miss Alverda Boyer, sang "Hold Thou My Hand" and Yvonne Boyer Sturtevant gave a selected reading.

Mary Boyer, (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, July 22 Dillinger, arch criminal of the age, was shot dead tonight by a group of Department of Justice operatives as he walked out of a Chicago movie theatre. He whipped an automatic revolver out of his pocket and had it half raised, when the Shock over the tragic death of his son five months ago, which was attributed as the cause for the aggravation of other ailments, led to the death late Saturday of Ephraim C. Fronheiser, 62, widely known Barto farmer. Mr. Fronheiser was stricken soon after his 24-year-old son.

Harvey, was crushed to death February 15 beneath a wagon loaded with wood. Th accident occurred when the youth's team of horses was unable to hold back the load on a hill and jolted Fronheiser from his seat as they charged down the slope The elder Fronheiser would have SHOCK OF SON'S nFflTH FATAI loosed a ULn III 10 inlnL withering blast of re-------- volver fire that drop- Ephraim C. Fronheiser Passes ped i mortally Away After 25 Years wounded. He died a On Barto Farm few minutes later. Fifteen operatives had surrounded the theatre, after information had come to Melvin H.

Purvis, Chicago agent for the Department oi Justice, that Dillinger would attend the theatre. Not a word was spoken as the outlaw ran into the cordon of officers. Dillinger knew what was coming. He gave a hunted completed within a few months, 25; Look, reached quickly into years of farming on his Barto prop- his pocket, and the guns (Continued on Page Nine) roared. The end of the greatest YOSTS TO MEET SATURDAY man hunt in contemporary AT came in the tempo in which The 37th annual reunion of the Yost Family association, of which Mark Y.

Hendricks, Pottstown, is historian, will be held Saturday at Memorial park, Schwenksville swift tempo in which the notorious outlaw had lived. The federal men watched The descendf.ats of Jacob Yos, him buy his ticket, and then who emigrated to America in 1727. more than two hours will assemble at the park 1 morning and a full program of; longest two hoiUs I sports will be followed, Purvis said, kept the A complete history of the family will be read at the reunion. sunounded. officers of the clan follow: "it was late yesterday President, Joseph S.

Moser, Nor- ristown; first vice-president, Carl when 1 received undercover Martin, Philadelphia; second vice- information that Dillinger president. Jacob town Yost, orris secretary, Howard Hall- would attend the movie, man. Norristown; treasurer. Earl Y. at Friedeborn.

Norristown; DISLOCATES SHOULDER While applying a radiator cap to an automobile, Charles 149 King street, dislocated his right shoulder. The dislocation was reduced yesterday at the Homeopathic hospital. Even though a sullen sun reigned over most of the nation yesterday, toasting cities and country as deaths mounted to 278 from the protracted heat and drought siege, Pottstown escaped the worst of the July scorcher. Temperatures here hovered around 88 degrees, according to the official forecast. Although hundreds of local residents sought relief from that registered heat, bathing pools and creeks in this vicinity were not overcrowded with swimmers.

The southwest and midwest parts of the nation were hit hardest, but nearly all other sections suffered from the extended scorcher with but slight relief for scattered areas in immediate prospect. Generally fair and slightly cooler today, with fair tomorrow, were thr forecasts issued early this morning for this territory. (Continued On Page Nine) Mark Y. Hendricks, Pottstown. Executive committee, Mrs.

J. Freed. Philadelphia; Mary Yost, Norristown; Mrs. Reuben Ambler; Mrs. Jas.

Steltz, Philadelphia; Isaac A. Moser, Norristown. Entertainment. Miss Amelia Klink, Pottstown; Mrs. Joseph Moser, Jef-! fersonville; Mrs.

Walter McClure, Jeffersonville; Mrs. J. Ralph Phoenixville. Park and refreshment, Mrs. Harvey Jones.

Ambler. (ConUnued on Page Two) ON THE BRAKO TONIGHT Corner Keim and Queen Sts. THE BUSINESS SCHOOL Special courses in advanced bookkeeping, ca'culating machine work. Dictaphone transcription and secrefarial studies. Day and evening.

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Chestnut and Yorls Sts. Phone U50-J. If you are interested in a farm with good soil and properties that you can buy at a reasonable price, then see today's classified scction. For Rooms, Low Rent Have the old clock, watch or olher jewelry cleaned and repaired by one of the expert jewelry men listed in todays classified section. For Desk Gas Range, Rugs, Etc.

FOR RENT- reasonabie rooms, rent-. Apply 382 High street. Strangers when coming to town and looking for a clean room at reasonable rent, consult the classified page. FOR desk, ga ranges, rugs, beds mattresses, bureaus Paul Prior 124-28 King St. Phone 451.

It is said that things are easy to find when they in order Our classified ads are properly is why you get results. Call 2263 for an ad-taker. MAIN DRAG Informal Little Snapshots of Goings, Comings, and Doings ELEANOR RLDY to a friend. GERTRUDE EV ERINGHAM JOSEPH YI VILMA PSOTA with tojf. MIC HAEL SLIN I HEI.EN KOVACH wearing red shoes.

JACOBS lonely PA I LINE fr IR I I IN LEVAN about the rain, RALPH WISER in a rumble seat, JANET SCHEIFLEV with a dull. BERTHA MAT exercise. 1Start Today ie Story of the World War of 20 Years Ago on Page Four.