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The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 10

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The Mercuryi
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Pottstown, Pennsylvania
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10
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PAGE TEN PKonc 2263 POTTSTOWN MERCURY, POTTSTOWN. PA. THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1948 Reaches Trinidad arrival of Marian Berfcy, dauKbter of Mrs. Mabel Berky. 15 Fa-mew street, tcim.

at Port-of-Spain, TmiKiad, the Jan. 17. iras revealed recently when Mrs Berkv recenea a rele- irrasi reporting the Atlantic cross- ir-K by rhc schooner aboard winch Miss Bcrkv is a cassenger A letter, u-nUen on Jan 12 at reached Mrs Berky estertLav M-ss Berkv said tbat the saving essel. hich eiibocjes feaiures its designer and captain, free Peterson, of Srjrgeoa Bav, belie-, es rooi.es ir an ideal cra.r, averaged 170 miles per 021 ir the crossing from te Canarv isianos to Trinidad. She emchasized the beaurr ol South Atlanr.c mghrs and sa'a that the snow ana ice here descnoed DV her mother in letters, seemed impossib'e The crafc left the Cananes on Dec.

28 New Year's eTe aboard was pretty mvcii like anr other night, Berky satd im her letter. except those rtanding watches were in bed by 12 15 a. after seeing --Star--Year LCOM ft. 676 St. Boyertown Board of School Directors Accepts Resignation of Language Teacher spent the evening on deck talking abort past New Tear's eves and about hopes for future ones, the BoyertwB woman eon- tinncd.

Miss Berky enjoyed Christmas dinner the Canary islands as dinner guest of an Engush family, the wife of which is a fOTne native of Knoxnlle, Tenru, where the Berkys made her aoiiiaintance- Turkey, rarity on tras the chief Item on. the menu. Miss Berky said they heard President Truman's Christmas messags as -srell as carols Irom the XTmted States by radxx The 65-foot schooner goes next to Puerto Rica, where it is expected to arrive on or about Feb Other pomts of interest in ihe Caribbean will be visited before the vessel returns to the United States about the middle of April The Boyertown woman was in- Tited to join the ship's company because of a friendship she made Jeanette Wlnchell, of West Newton, whfle botl- wefe with the Red Cross in Europe during the The resignation of Mrs. Marjor Bashore, language teacher, was accepted bv tne Boyertown board of school directors at the group's rnontislv meeting las: mgnt in the high schcoL Mrs. Bashore will be released as soon as arrangercents to secure a substitute teacner can be worked out.

She is moving to Allentown waere her husbanc, Harola Bashore, is a student at Muhlenberg college The board discussed the recent robberies at ooth Lincoln ana Washington elementary schools IP which -olpn, anrl as a result -sin seek information on theft insurance. Painting in the Washington school is completed, it was reported last nifht. Tne Legion Junior baseball team, coached br Norman Gotwals'was granted permission to nse the high, school athletic field lire Sam- Two Infants Baptized At Church Ceremony Marlene Stapleton, daughter of Leon M. and Lorraine (Fryer) the peyt Nov. 3.

was baptized the past Sunday In Good Shepherd Reformed church by the Rer. Harper Schneck, pastor Also baptized the same day was MXrgie Ellen Myers, daughter of Harold L- and Mildred (Oberholtzer) Myers. The Myers baby was born the past Dec. 3 The Manufacturers Association of Berks county congratulated the school district for the co-operative spirit it. displajed in connection with the recent 'Spotlight Is on Boyertown" exhibition in the high school.

Coming- Brents on the schedule were announced as follows: Feb 4 5, Augustus Gresh, secretarv. Toll attend the State School Secre- tarj and School Directors comen- ron in Hamsburg, The week of Monoav, Feb 16 three-way panel i i with Birdsboro and Amitv, and Feb 25, the annual night of instrumental music in the high school under the direction of Paul S. TTangpn Jr. Mrs. Harold Hoyer Honored at Shower A stork shower was Mrs.

Harold Mover ar tns home of Mrs 1- via Vo-er, 1 4 Fourm street, Bovenowu. ilrs. Mover re- ce i- ea manv gifts Rei-fcri- ments were Prese'-'t -srere Mrs Roy ib Mrs Helen Houck. Mrs Eugene Scnaeffer. Mrs.

CarroU teller, M-s Feg'ey, Mrs Car-'e Mover. Connie er, Mrs. 'd Rhoads, Frarcjaa Eisennard, M'-s Genie" Lemch. Mrs Al Harthne, Dororhv W'en, M'-s Elwood Mover, Mrs. Samue' Tretheney, Marion Mocr, 'iie M'-s Mo'-er and Mrs.

Haroid Mayer, tne guess of honor DEATHS FUNERALS FIX)KA (WFTZEL) TROrT, 76, of the late Jacob Trout, 3712 LANCASTER AVENUE, PHHV- ADELPHIA, in Pmladelpnia General hospital the past Tuesdav night A nauve of Emmets our g. Md-, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Svbilia Wetzel She is survived by a daughter, Mrs Mabel McKmlev. Bo-vertown RD 2, four grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. FureT-al be held on Saturdav at 2 30 from a luneral home at 124 "West PlT-LiaelDhia avenue, Bovertown. the Rev Dai id F.

Longacre, pastor of Sr John's Evangelical Liutheran church, officiating will be made Fairview cemetery, Boyertown. Rerfaiyder Renamed To 18th Term as Telephone Director William H. Reifsnj der 30 West Seccic street, is serving his 18th erm as a director of the Conestoga and Telegraph company, following his re-e'ecnon to the board of cirectc-s at the annual meeting of tee stoCiiolaers in Birdsboro re- cen'ly Cncrles Rhoacs. of Amity uiaccur'ng companv, Front and street, was also named ere boJLrd at the same time ew arrival date for eqmip- ment neeessarr to comrert present in Boertawn dial operation is now fixed at Mar Manaser John K. Stoltzfiis re- at the xreetipg thar all lines camaged curing tne Year's 'ce s'o-m now repaired.

I tne last one in the Hopewell area ha-, bee" put in service the aasc Manv repairs are err Qo ana maintenance crews oe ousy checking lines for the next fe-a Click supervised reconstmc- aoi of oaiiaged lines in Birds- coro, grille John Reeser -was in charge in Bahv ana super.isea repairs in the Topton area, the haraest hit secaon iren from Belleionte, ten irom the Denver- EtJiraLa Te'eanone companv and three from Enterprise Telephone cc Xew Follard, assisted local crews in repair worit. To Present Concert The Heidelberg Concert choir of HeideLoerg college. Tiffin, Ohio, tnli present a concert ja Church or the Gooc Shepherd angelical and Re- -orraed on Sa Jan 31. at 8 and are nov be'rg wxrkec out to entertam the menioers while in Anicng- rhe present will oe Janeli caugh er of Mr arc Mrs Paul 306 South Reading a stuceut at the The cro 11 be en- er a jjur-n social room 1 guild after the Fo'loAirij; ihis, Tembers of urcn 'jcill enterta-n the cho-r corpes for the night The miLS-cal group, 40 concerts 'he oast jear and re- ed en corr i ire 'datio' 1 will tne next da; for HaTibLL-g are uncer the di- recfoi c' E. Onl.

professor of io'ce and chorus in He'delberg Conservators 01 Music The tour, which is an annual between-semes- Rev. LMficre Speaker At WitMijtoi PTA Emphasizing the necessity of four-fold guidance approach to modern jourh. the Bev Longacre, pastor of John'; Evangelical Lutheran church, addressed 00 embers of Washington school Parent-Teacher association on the subject, "Foundations for Better Communities." recently Boys And girls need to be guided morally, spiritually, mentally and physically, the Mr Longacre pointed out Co-operaron between home, the school ana the church necessary if adults are to use rAiinam effecme'-ess in uortu joung people, he added. Mrs Arthur Schearer. president, presided.

One nev member. Mrs Eleanor Ketcerer, formerly of Allen- cwr, enroled in tre Mrs Schearer announced a meet-rig of the executive comm-itee at the home of Mrs Raymond 'trttvjohn, 233 East Fourth street, on Tuesday, Feb 3. er event, will include concerts in ut'es "i Ohio, New Yoric and Penn- FEMALE COMPLAINTS troubled by of letaale aaces' Does this mate you suffer Irom paon, 'eel so at sucli ticfes 1 Then DO try Lrdia K. PlnXiara's Vegetable Compound to -elieve such svnptoms. Piukham Zias a soothing effect On one ci irfrtai 3 rnoit important Gulden's means MAKKIAGE LICEXSES Among marriage licenses recently applied for in Reading are fol- Henr 38, and Doris E- Morns.

29. both of Boy- and John Martin. 21, of Pottstown, and Betty T. at. of Boiertown.

About 20 million cow are used earh jear by leather induitry GULDENS Mustad Keystone Fire Company BOYERTOWN. PA. Presents Saturday Night, January 24 DANCE TO EDDIE KAY and HIS ORCHESTRA --Also-BUCK FULMER (Conedy (f.) WINTERS (Beautiful colored ero'ic darcerj MICKEY DEVAL World's greatest girl HAROLD AND JANET HEATH (Comedy, magic and music) Continuous Entertainment from 9:30 P.M. Members Bring Receipts ir Boyertown Farm ERB ajui Intern and Service Geculna Repair Parta 1'irBBtonc Auto and Home Jfew BerUnvaie. Pa PJione Coffee Cnps and WWte Small Cnps Saucers for Jt-In Round rhop Dlstl for39c Oral Bakers forSSc E.K.BERKT BOTZRTOWK 5c, 18c and np to II.

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Years Available:
1933-1978