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THE DAILY NEWS, Mintingden and Mount Unien, October 4, 1976 Obituaries Florence Wilson Mrs. Morence (Smyers) Wilson, 13. of 49 West Milford Street, Mount Union, died at 8:20 a.m. Saturday, Oct 1976, in the Willam Penn Nursing Center, Derry Township, Miffin County. She had been in tailing health for the past year.

native of Rockhill Fur. nace, she was born April 18, 1083 to Willis and Katherine, (Heater) smyers. She married Ralph W. Wilson of Mount Union on Nov. 22, at the Washington Square Methodist Church, Hager.

stown, Md. Surviving are her husband and several nieces and nephews. She was the last our. viving member of her immediate family, having been preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. Mrs.

Wilson was a member of the Orbisonia United Methodist Church and its Dependables Sunday Shool Class. After many years of ser. vice, she retired as an operator al the Orbisonia exchange of the Saltillo Telephone Company. Funeral services will be held at 2.0 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.

5, from the Robert D. Heath funeral home, Mount Union. The Rev. David B. Reams will officiate and burial 1 will be made in the Mount Union 100F Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 this Monday evening and from 9 a.m. Tuesday until the hour of the service. Ellen N. Nale Mrs. Ellen Marie Nale, 64, of Petersburg, died at 5:45 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 2, 1976, in the J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon, where she had been a patient since Aug. 31. She had been patient at Hershey Medical Center since January 1976 before being admitted to J.C.

Blair Memorial Hospital. Born March 14. 1912 at Crown City, Ohio, she was a daughter of Alva Woodson and Bessie (Houck) Thornton. She married James Henry Nale on June 23, 1934, and he died on July 30, 1975. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.

Elwood. (Joy) Blair, Donation; a son, James Nale, of Virginia: and two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Heilman of Enterprise, Ore, and Mrs. Mary Clark of Middleport, Ohio. Mrs.

Nale was a member of the Petersburg Church of the Nazarene. She was employed as a practical nurse at Grier School, Birmingham. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, from Brown's funeral Huntingdon.

The Rev. Luther L. Pierce will offiiate and burial will be made in Huntingdon Memorial Gardens, Huntingdon R.D. 1. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.

and until the service on Wednesday. Harry E. Smyser, Sr. Harry E. Smyser, husband of the late Catherine Deveney Smyser, of 751 Philadelphia Street, York, died Saturday, October 1976, at his home.

He was born in York, I son of the late Clayton A. and Georgianna (Kissinger) Smyser, and lived most of his life in that city. He was a mechanical engineer for the former S. Morgan Smith Company, now Allis Chalmers, and worked for the firm for 30 years prior to retirement in 1962. Surviving are two children, Mrs.

Mary' Elizabeth Brown of Stewartstown, and the Rev. Harry E. Smyser, pastor of St. James Lutheran Church, Huntingdon. Four grandchildren and five great grandchildren survive.

held Funeral Tuesday services at 2 will be p.m. Kefer funeral home, 902 Mount Rose Avenue, York. Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery, York. Friends will be received at the funeral home this evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Linda Lou Watkins Linda Lei de, Three tar Route, died at Oct.

patient for Born April 1950, in Cromwell Township, Huntingdon County, she daughter of Adrian and Blanche (Herneane) Garland. She married Daryl V. Watkins of Clay Township, Huntingdon County, on Aug. 6, in a ceremony performed by the Rev. Paul Kibler at Three Springs.

Surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian of Three Springs R.D.; a son, Victor A. Watkins, and daughter, Connie C. Watkina, both at home; her paternal grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Gartland of Newton Hamilton: and these. brothers and sisters; Tommy Garland, Hustontown; Mrs. Genny Lee Ramsey, Three Springs R.D.; and Mrs. Susan Hall, Three Springs R.D.

Mrs. Watkins attended the Three Springs Assembly of God Church: She was employed as a cook cafeteria of Southern Huntingdon County High School. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, from the Raymond W.

Ou funeral home, Orbisonia. The Rev. Paul D. Viney, her pastor, will officiate and interment, will be made in Cherry Grove Cemetery, Three Springs R.D, Friends may call at the funeral home this Monday evening from 7 to 9 and 'on Tuesday until the hour for the service. Olga J.

Chilcoat Mrs. Olga J. Chilcoat, 83, of 121 West Garber Street, Mount Union died Sunday, October 3, 1976 at 1:30 p.m. at her home. She had been in failing health for several monthe.

She was born September 26, 1893 in Mount Union, daughter of Thomas and Ada (Snook) Johnston. She was united in marriage on May 28, 1915 to C. Arthur Chilcoate who preceded her in death in 1951. Surviving are a nephew, Toby Fields of Mount Union and a niece, Evelyn Treein of North Hollywood, Calif. Mrs.

Chilcoat was the last sur. viving member of her immediate family, having been preceded in death by one brother. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Mount Union and belonged to the Welch Sunday School class of her church. As long as her health permitted, she was active in all phases of her church, having served in the choir, and as a ness. For over 40 years she was pianist for the church and Sunday School classes.

She was graduate of Mount Union High School, class of 1909. Mrs. Chilcoat retired from the Saxe's Department Store. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 6 at 2 p.m. from the Heath funeral home in Mount Union.

The Rev. Robert, W. Holmes, assisted by the Rev. William Wollett will officiate. ment will be made in the Mount Union 100F Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home from noon until 9 p.m. on Tuesday, and on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until the hour of the services. Anna J. Fetterhoof Mrs.

Anna J. Fetterhoof, the mother of Mrs. William E. Swigart, of Taylor Highlands, Huntingdon, died early this morning, Monday, Oct. 4, 1976, in the Valley View Haven Nursing Home, Belleville.

A full obituary and funeral arrangements, being made by funeral home, Huntingdon, will appear in tomorrow's paper. RESETTLEMENT LOS ANGELES (UPD The Lutheran Council in the USA has announced that its Immigration and Refugee Service has aided in the of 16,008 la dochinane ANNUAL DAIRY COW SHOW of Belleville Livestock Market an 655, 1 tatusan be halt Wednesday, October 6, 1976 460 DOLLARS with to given 10 CASH PRIZES $59.00 a $50.00 ca 7:00 Cans 10 A.M., J.C. Blair 1 Memorial Hospital October 2, 2, 1070 ADMITTED Fannie M. Peight, Kishacoquillas Street, Belleville. Barton R.

Kann, 219 Pine Street, Huntingdon. Frank A. Morder, Huntingdon R.D.3. Robert N. Bickel, James Creek R.D.

1. John J. Leszek, Huntingdon R.D.3. John Russell Leffard, Huntingdon R.D. 2.

Margaret E. Dimoff, 111 W. Ridge Street, Mount Union. Dorothy- Virginia Huntingdon R.D. 1.

Luann Arnold, Mapleton. Dorothy M. Atherton, Mount Union R.D. 1. Marian Mildred Wright, 1326 Mount Vernon Avenue, Huntingdon.

Stacey Patterson, Spruce Creek. Linda Fay Johnson, Blairs Mills R.D.1. Earl D. Clapper, James Creek R.D. DISCHARGED Shirley Armstrong, Rockhill Furnace.

Melissa Banks, Mapleton. Violet Beaver, James Creek. Betty Brumbaugh, Petersburg R.D.1. James Corcelius, Hunting. don R.D.

2. Jefferey Henderson, Spruce Creek. Patricia Lang, 315 Reynolds Avenue, Huntingdon. Kathleen Lightner, 1907 Allegheny Street, Huntingdon. Carol Longacre, 126 W.

Morgan Street, Mount Union. Louise Mock, Huntingdon. Pauline Scott, J. 3 Federal Drive, Mount Union. Ramona Shope, Huntingdon r.D.

3. Elsie Bokelkamp, Washington Street, Hunting. don. Jason Cresswell, 204 Sixth Street, Huntingdon. Paul Didyk, Robertsdale.

Timothy Hamman, 610 Fifth Street, Huntingdon. Vivian Lang, Huntingdon R.D.1. Etta Rupert, Huntingdon Andrew Smith, 209 S. Eleventh Street, Huntingdon. Carl Swanger, Entriken.

Marvin Williams, 1506 Washington. Street, Hunting. don. Births Mr. and Mrs.

Gregory Dimoff of 111 W. Ridge Street. Mount Union, announce the arrival of a daughter October 3, 1976 in the J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital. Mr.

and Mra. Edward Arnold of Mapleton are rejoicing over the birth of a son in the J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital on October 3, 1976. Mr. and Mrs.

Dennis Blair of King Street, Petersburg, became the parents of a girl in the J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital October 2, 1976. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowser of Hesston R.D.

1 announce the arrival of a son October 2, 1976. The baby made his advent in the J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital. Med Center (Cont'd from Page 1) medical facilities and the bottom floor devoted to dental facilities. This center will offer emergency and outpatient care, as well as diagnostic services, and will be staffed by two full time MD's as well as part time consultants and Department of Education and Welfare was right to address this critical need, and I know these awards will be the beginning of new, higher standards in health care for this Betty Reighard N.

Reich R.D.. Oct. 1 Hospital, following May 21, 1919 at Santon was a daughter of and Mande (RMShe married Reighard on April 3, in a ceremony performed by the Rev. P.I. Pepple at his bury home.

Surviving are her husband; her mother, of Saxton R.D.; two daughters, Mrs. Jane Wiener of Woodbury R.D. and Mrs. Mary Ann Keesey of Elizabethtown; and these brothers and sisters: Mrs. Ruth Manspeaker, Mrs.

Mar. the Hinish, Mrs. Mary Stapleton and Joseph C. Wyles, all of Saxton R.D., and Mrs. Kathryn Morrison of Roaring Spring.

Also surviving are four step brothers; Richard L. Putt, Woodbury R.D.; Alfred Putt, Saxton; Robert Redinger, Philadelphia; and Jack Eshelman, Newark, NJ. Mrs. Reighard was deaconess and member of Waterside Church of the Brethren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct 5, from the Waterside Church of the Brethren. The Rev. Howard W. Bernhard and the Rev. R.

Eugene Miller officiate. Burial will be made in Dry Hill Cemetery, Woodbury RD. Friends will be received at the S. Gerald Weaver funeral home, Woodbury, from 2 to 9 p.m. today, and at the church from 1 to 2p.m.

tomorrow. Memorial contributions may be made to the Waterside Church of the Brethren. Edna T. Thomas Mrs. Edna P.

Thomas, 80, of Six Mile Run R.D., died in her home at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct 3, 1976. Death was unexpected. Born Oct. 13, 1695 at Everett R.D., she was a daughter of Harvey and Emma (Siegel) Clark.

She was twice married. first to Norman Foor who preceded her in death; second to Samuel L. Thomas on Oct. 21, 1921 at Hollidaysburg. Mr.

Thomas died on Nov. 21, 1939. Surviving children are Mrs. Wynn (Norma) Emerson, Monroe, Mrs. Ellsworth (Sylvia) O'Neal, Akron, Ohio; and Samuel J.

Thomas, Ashland, Ohio. There are eight grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Two sons preceded her in death. Surviving brothers and sisters include Mrs. Ban (Gladys) Stultz, Altoona: Mrs.

Samuel (Yonnia) Fyock, Freemond, and Har. vey Thorn Clark, Six Mile Run R.D. Four sisters and two brothers preceded her in death. Mrs. Thomas was a ber of the Round Knob First Church of God.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, the Masood funeral chapel, Saxton. The Rev. Charles Fitzgerald will officiate and interment will be made in New Granada Cemetery.

Friends will be received at the funeral chapel on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday until the hour of the service. Madeleine Stratford Mrs. Madeleine Stratford, of Hollywood, died early this morning. Monday, Oct.

4, 1976, in Memorial Hospital, Hollywood following a lengthy illness. A complete obituary and funeral arrangements will be announced by Brown's funeral home, Huntingdon, for inclusion in tomorrow's paper. anticipate. region." Is This Year for a Car. Tell your dealer you want our low-cost bank financing THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK SAXTON, PA.

Serving the Broad Top and Rayatowa Areas Pity the fellow who has everything. He has nothing to Police Have Busy Weekend Slate Police from the Hen: tingdon Station total had a Sunday with of five accidents in which five persons were injured. The first accident occurred at 13:10 a.m. on Sunday on L.R. 31007 in Penn Township about 200 feet from the Hession Borough line.

The driver, Kevin Potter, 18, of Huntingdon, RD 2, and a passenger, Susan K. Grove, 17, of 2211 Holland Avenue, Huntingdon, were injured in the treated at the J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital and released. Potter was operating a 1975 Datsun west on the highway and lost control while making a right turn and crashed into a atility pole.

Damage to the car was listed at $1,500. About noon on Sunday recovered an automobile which had been stolen on October 1 from the parking lot of Kelly's Korner in Huntingdon. The vehicle, a 1974 Nova, was owned by David R. Fisher of Alexandria, RD 1, and it was discovered 110 feel south Furnace Road in West Township. The car was over an embankment and maged $1,900.

A two car accident occurred on Route 26 two miles north of Huntingdon in Oneida ship. David Lee Rupert, 22, of 1927 Mifflin Street in Hunting. don was traveling north on Route 28 operating a 1973 He did not observe another vehicle, a 1972 Oldsmobile station wagon operated by Arthur Rae, 51, of 3393 Hivvard Road, Horse Head, N. in the process of passing the Jeep. Rupert started toturn left to enter a driveway and the two vehicles collided.

Rae and two passengers in his car were injured. The injured were taken to the J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital and were treated and released. Damage to the Jeep was estimated at $4,800 with $1,000 damage to the station wagon.

A 2:45 p.m. on Sunday another two vehicle accident occurred in Penn Townshipon T.R. 429 about one half mile from Route 28. Lawrence Duvall, 29, of Robertsdale, RD 1, was operating a 1971 Ford Truck pulling homemade trailer. As he was traveling west on the roadway and rounding a left turn trailer moved slightly into the opposite lane.

Donald Spickler, 16, of Huntingdon. RD 1, was traveling east on the highway and the trailer hit the front of his 1971 Mercury when the narrowness of the roadway made it impossible for him to move over. Damage to the trailer was Hated at 400 with to the front of the p.m. were called for a vehicle chain collision en 1 half mite south of hellstewn. George A.

Glashansser, of Twenty first Street, was operating a 1174 Ford sedan and when a car in front prepared to turn onto 453. Marshall Fragassi, of 620 Fourth Street, Hunting. don, was following operating a 1973 Chevrolet and he stopped his vehicle. However, Claude C. Gar.

mon of 433 Wharton Avenue, Lakemont, Altoona, was the third in line operating a 1987 Chevrolet and was unable to stop and pushed the Fragassi car- into the rear of the Glashausser vehicle. Damage to the Garmon car was $400 with $400 to the Fragassi vehicle and $75 to the Glashausser car. Bicen (Cont'd from Page 1) and proceeding through town to the area around the fire hall. Parade winners were lised as follows: Church floats; Alexandria United Presbyterian Church (first); Mooresville United Methodist Church (second). Private floats: Casey Jones by Oscar Briggs (first); Happy Birthday Cake by Dutch and Harvey Howell (second).

Youth floats: Mountain View Youth Club (first); Upper Shavers Creek Valley Youth Float, Happy Birthday Cake, June Corbin (second). Commercial floats; Have A Glass of Milk, Huntingdon County Dairy Promotion Committee (first) Penn Central National Bank float (second). Civic floats; Shavers Creek Grange No. 353, E.M. Huling, (first): Petersburg American Legion Post No.

150 Auxiliary (second). Horse Groups: Village of Masseysburg, five horses and lamb, (first); California or Bust. Deb Lalli, (second.) Fire Companies (pumpers over 500 gallons); Alexandria Fire Company (first); Mill Creek Fire Company (second). Tankers: Shavers Creek Fire Company (first) Oneida Township Fire Company (second). Service Trucks: Alexandria Fire Company (first); Shavers Creek Fire Company Ambulances: Junista Valley (first).

Parade Judges were County Commissioners James DiCosimo and D. Kenneth Brown, Ted Relhart, Josephine B. McMeen and George Fitzgerald. County Commissioner Winston R. Chesney, of Petersburg, R.D., served as chairman of the parade committee.

In the competition between the Petersburg and Shavers RUMMAGE SALE At The Abbey Church 6th and Church Streets, Huntingdon Friday, October 8th 9 AM to 3 PM Sponsered by the Philathes Class Old Time Holiness Revival Now in progress at the Allenport Church of God Services held nightly at 7:30 p.m. Through Oct. 10 The Public Is Invited Creek Fire Companies, Shavers Creek won the tug of war and Petersburg won the battle of the barrel. in the home decorating conin which participants asked to use a Bicentenor harvest theme, Mr. Mrs.

Lester Carper won the first place $25 prize; Mr. and Mrs. William Miller won the second place $15 prize and Mr. and Mrs. James Hurley won the third place $10 prize.

three families reside in Petersburg. Judges for the home decorating contest were Dr. Amos Meyers, Mrs. John Monts and Mrs. Glen Metz.

Juvenile Arrested After Crash 'A Huntingdon juvenile was arrested on two counts Friday night following a two: car accident at the intersection of Fifth and Washington Streets, Huntingdon, which resulted in a total of $350 damage. Huntingdon Borough Police said Gregory Scott McNeal, 15, of 1031 Mifflin Street was operating a 1955 Chevrolet coupe eastbound on Washington Street. He failed to stop for a red light and slammed into the left front of a 1973 Subaru sedan driven by Joseph Paul Stever, Huntingdon R.D. 2. which was northbound on Fit.

th Street. McNeal was arrested for running a red light and operating a motor vehicle without a license. Damage was set at $200 to the Subaru and $150 to the Chevrolet. There were no injuries. Last Week Took Toll On Area.

Drivers number of area drivers had their toll of accidents during the past week. A Petersburg resident, Randy C. Kern damaged his vehicle about $100 in a two car collision on Monday, September 21, in Bellefonte Borough. The mishap occurred at 4:15 p.m. Police said Kern was going north on S.

Water Street a and skidded through the traffic signal at W. High where his car struck an auto operated by. David T. Gingher of Beliefonte R.D. 1.

Kern told police his brakes had failed. Neither party was injured, but the Gingher car was damaged about $150. That same day Douglas Ray Zook. 20 of 180 West Main Street, Allensville suffered a dislocated right shoulder and multiple cuts when the truck in which he was riding went out of control on Route 622, about two miles south of Belleville, ran off the road, flipped over and struck the berm, coming to rest against a pole. The mishap occurred about 5 p.m.

Jonas D. Peachey, 22, Belleville was the driver. Both were taken to Lewistown Hospital where they were treated and released. The truck was damaged an estimated $2,000. 17-year old Huntingdon R.D.

man, Joseph C. Grove damaged his auto about $400 when he fell asleep at the wheel. Grove was traveling north on Route 658, about three miles south of Belleville at 11:10 p.m. His car went out of control, crossed the southbound lane, went onto the embankment on the west berm and hit a telephone pole. On Monday, at the intersec.

tion of South Main Street and Parallel 32 in Lewistown, tractor trailer operated by Robert A. Smith, 29, of Huntingdon R.D. 1 collided with an auto driven by Donna J. Carter of Lewistown. Mrs.

Carter's five year -old son was injured slightly. The Carter vehicle, police indicated, pulled into the path of Smith's rig after stopping at the stop sign. Damage to the rig was set at to the Carter vehicle, $1,800. On Wednesday, State Police at Lewistown Station were called to investigate a mishap in the parking lot of a service station just east of Mount Union. A truck driven by Terry Richard Garlock, 30, of Mapleton Depot R.D.

1 drove into the service area of the station, skidded and struck a parked auto belonging to Richard Scialabba, 39, of tingdon. Damage to the truck was estimated at $150; to the Scialabba car. $1,000. The mishap occurred at 7:15 p.m. Registration (Cont'd from Page 1) "We should have had an extra- clerk or, two," Greene commented: "we were completely unprepared for this size of a response." Arrangements have been made with Huntingdon postal officials to get the final mail registrations into the board of election's hands before closing time.

Anything not received by the courthouse staff by 4:30 p.m. today, whatever its postmark. will not be valid under the current law. The voter mail registration was particularly effective al Juniata College where 381 used the. new process to register to vote.

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