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The Morning Call from Allentown, Pennsylvania • 46

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The Morning Calli
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Allentown, Pennsylvania
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46 THE MORXIXG CALL, Allentown. Thursday, May 19. PnOoTot K2rs2SS Joseph Billera, 85, Dies; Manufacturer, Mrs. Edward Crowthers Succumbs in Harrisburg Deaths of the Day 8 Sons Are Allentonians Succumbs at 65 Carl V. Cassler, 65, well known former manufacturer of wooden CatherineChrismer, Former Nurse, Dies Miss Catherine Odelia Chris- shoe soles for industry and in Joseph Billera, retired clothing jentire life.

Two years after ar-manufacturer, died yesterday at riving in New York he married the Ardsely Nursing Fannie Maltese who survives Brooklyn, at the age of 85 years. him. He came to this country from! He is survived by eight sons. Italv in 1895, settled in the New; located in Allentown, and three formal wear, died yesterday at Allentown HospitaL HARRISBURG Mrs. Martha R.

Readinger Crowthers, a former resident of Macungie, Lehigh County, died Monday at her home, 3018 Duke Paxtang. She was Mrs. Crowthers, wife of Edward H. Crowthers, had been ill the mer, retired visiting nurse Ex-Postmaster Succumbs at 83 MERIDAN, Conn. James B.

Dick, 83, of Phillipsburg R. 12, a former postmaster of Phillipsburg, died here Tuesday night in the Meridan Hospital. Dick was visiting his granddaughter. Dr. Mary M.

Mack of Cassler, a resident of Powder During her work in Harrisburg, Mrs. Crowthers became executive assistant to the attorney general. After leaving the office of the attorney general in 1951, she was employed in the research division of AMP an aircraft firm. Mrs. Crowthers was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Harrisburg; the Paxtang Civic Valley.

Zionsvdle R. 1, for 4' Bethlehem, died yesterday in Sacred Heart Hospital. She had been a guest at St. his i daughters. They are: Ignatius, York area where he spent i Clara's Home, Allentown, for 14 years manufactured the soles in a shop at his home for industries requiring hard-wearing shoes of resistant qualities since 1913.

He Ross Martello of Center Valley R. 1 died last night at Osteopathic Hospital in Allentown. He was 67. Martello operated a grocery store on Route 309 near Center Valley. He was the husband of Mary Coroniti Martello.

Born in Italy, he was a son of the late Anthony and Antoinette Martello. Surviving, besides his wife, are a son Anthony, with whom he resided; a daughter Josephine, wife of Louis Fioriello, Wyoming, Luzerne County, a sister Mrs. Barbara Tumolo, Kulpmont, Northumberland County, and eight grandchildren. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Werley Funeral Home, 46 E.

Susquehanna Allentown. Viewing will be 7 8:30 p. m. tomorrow. past year.

years. A registered nurse, she was Cheshire, when he became ill 2 Men Charged With Violations After Accidents retired in 1942. Club, and Paxtang Parent-Teach Before her marriage, she had been secretary to Superior Court Judge Claude T. Reno. When he came to Harrisburg in 1939 as at He was postmaster from 1923 to 1932.

Prior to that he was a weav A native of Lewisburg, he was Aninony, james, ario, rai, Joseph Frank and Louis: Mrs. Laura Sabella, Mrs. Vita Maltese and Mrs. Rose Marano all of Brooklyn. The body of Mr.

Billera will lie in state at the Andrew Torre-grossa Funeral Home, 1305 79th Brooklyn. Solemn Requiem Mass will be celebrated in Our Lady of Guadalupe R. C. Church Brooklyn Saturday at 8:45 a. m.

a son of the late Theodore and er for the old Tirrell Silk Mill He was a member of First United Fanny Reedy Cassler. He was the husband of the former Jennie torney general, she remained as his secretary. In 1943 she married Church of Christ, Easton. Miller, Call-Chronicle Powder Val Crowthers, a former member of the Pennsylvania Motor Police Two men were charged last night with violations of the State Motor Code as the result of traffic accidents in Allentown. William Nestler.

52. of 933 N. ley correspondent. stationed at Harrisburg. Born in Phillipsburg, he was a son of the late Lewis Albert and Rebecca Knight Dick.

His wife Mary S. Weighorst Dick died in Cassler was a member of the graduated from St. Agnes Hospital in Philadelphia. She remained in Philadelphia several years before becoming a visiting nurse in Bethlehem about 1920. Born in Port Carbon, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Elizabeth Wheeler Chrismer.

Miss Chrismer was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Allentown. A brother Robert of Bethlehem and nieces and nephews survive. Services will be at 8:30 a.m. Entombment will be in St. Jos- UDDer Milford Salem EUB 26th Allentown.

was released eph's Cloister, ers Assn. Surviving in addition to her husband are four brothers, Roy, Fred and Donald Readinger, all of Macungie, and Harry Readinger, of Emmaus; five sisters, Mrs. Florence Goldman and Mrs. Bessie Peters, both of Allentown; Mrs. Ella Kleppinger, Macungie; Mrs.

Elsie Reinert, Pine Grove, and Miss Catherine Readinger, Paxtang. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Neill Funeral Home, 3501 Derry Harrisburg, with viewing Thursday evening at the Maspeth, Long Frank Pinker 1948. Church. He was active in the organization of area baseball teams Frank Pinker of 2465 Hay Surviving are a daughter Miss Margaret Dick; a granddaughter under $500 bail after his arraign- Island, Nework.

ment before Allentown Alderman! mT Thomas M. Miller. i FinCQ S25 Surviving are his wife; a daugh ter, Hilda, wife of Paul House- Wilson Borough, died at 9:10 a.m yesterday in his home. He was 66 and two great-grandchildren. knecht, Mechanicsburg; a broth Services will be at 3 p.m.

to Man, 56, Jailed In Bail Default On Moral Counts morrow in the Hagerty Colonial He was formerly employed as a silk weaver by Reynolds, Stand er, Charles, Winfield; a sister, Mrs. Anna Davis, Royal Oak, and two He Home. Phillipsburg. Viewing will Monday in the Becker Funeral ard Haytock Silk Mills, Easton. For the last 14 years he was a Home.

436 N. 6th Allentown. was predeceased by his first wife, be 7-9 p.m. today. Mrs.

John Feinour Ben Meluskey. 56, of 3rd and the former Katie Dearolf, 15 maintenance man at Lafayette funeral home. Burial will be in Macungies' Solomon's Union Cemetery. followed by Requiem High Mass in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Walnut Miller Heights, was Face Hearing On Assault Count Two youths were fined $25 and costs this week when they pleaded guilty in Allentown police court to disorderly conduct charges. Arthur Mann, 20, of 427 E.

Sus-anehanna and Ralph J. Ba- en a sobriety test at police headquarters. Police said bis car struck a parked station wagon in the 700 block of N. 26th St. The station wagon was owned by Hutt Si Wasserman Felt Hat Co.

1901 S. 12th Allentown. Louis Novak, 19, of Allentown. R. 1, was released under $500 bail after being arraigned before Alderman Miller on a charge of hit-run driving.

Allentown police said Novak at 9 a.m. Viewing will be 7-9 committed to Lehigh County Mrs. Gertrude E. Wagner of 434. Liberty Allentown, years ago.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Reinsmith Funeral Home, 225 Elm Emmaus. Viewing will be p.m. tomorrow. died yesterday at her home.

She p.m. Sunday. Mrs. Clarence VV. Fegley 6 Attending College.

Born in Lithuania, a son of the late Samuel and Eva Pinker, he came to this country 50 years ago. Surviving are his wife Stella Roberts Pinker; two daughters, was 68. Prison last night in default of bail on two morals charges. Allentown police said the offenses took place 18 months ago and involved an 11-year-old girl. He was arraigned before Allen Bora near Huffs Church, Berks Mrs.

Anne Marie Petroske Feg- County, she was a daughter of Child Institute PITTSBURGH Six delegates ley, 46, wife of Clarence W. Feg the late Milton B. and Emma E. ley, Bethlehem R. 20, died last Nestor Wagner.

Freida, wife of Joseph Stankus, North Babylon, L.I., and Irene at town Alderman Thomas M. Miller on a complaint signed by the night in her home. She was a resident of Allen from the Lehigh County Crippled Children's Society are attending Born in Newark, N.J., she was home, and two grandsons. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sat left the scene of an accident last Saturday night in the 2900 block of Chew St.

Damaged were the cars of James Harter of 1705 Fairmont and Garrett Miers III of 2947 Chew St. the 37th annual convention of the town for 48 years, bne was a member of the Lutheran parish state group here through Satur girl's mother. Charles Brown, 16, of 363 Union Allentown, was committed to Lehigh County Prison to await of Zion's Lehigh Union Church, a resident of the Bethlehem area for more than 40 years. She was formerly employed by the Saucon urday in the Katinis Funeral Chapel, Wilson Borough. Viewing day.

near Alburns. Attending the two day fourth Surviving with her husband, Valley Country Quo. juvenile court action for viola John H. Feinour, are a daugh She was a member of St. Ur annual Professional Institute of the society are Mrs.

Philip Sheel- will be 7-9 p.m. tomorrow. James M. Gormley James M. Gormley of 1034 Elm Andrew Glennon Andrew Glennon, 106 Merion Palmer Township, died Tuesday in Easton Hospital.

He resided with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Folweiler, for the last nine years. Before, that he lived in Mahanoy City. He was an assistant foreman in the coal mines until his retirement in 1949.

Born in Jacksons, Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late Patrick and Margaret Holahan Glennon. His wife, the former Ella Hanrahan, died in 1949. He was a member of St. Jane ter, Catherine, wife of Robert W. tion of probation and a morals charge.

Police said the morals offense sula's Catholic Church, Fountain er, occupational therapist, and DUMP FIRE DOUSED Allentown firemen yesterday morning extinguished a dump fire of unknown origin at the foot of Carlisle St. Steventon of Nesquehoning; three rone 18, of 1236 S. Meadow both of Allentown, were arrested early Tuesday after a disturbance at 15th and Fairvjew Sts. Both posted $500 bail for a hearing before Allentown Alderman Raymond Roedell at 7 p.m. May 26 on assault and battery charges.

The charges were filed by Rowland W. H. Brobst and Edwin T. Brobst, both of 118 S. 12th St.

Allentown, and Louis M. Mon-gilutz of 543 N. 9th all of Allentown. They claimed that Mann and Barone attacked them with tire chains after forcing their car to stop at 15th and Fairview Sts. Hill.

grandchildren and two brothers, took place last Friday and in Patricia Reinhard and Leah Ob-ert, speech therapists. Besides her husband, she is sur Bethlehem, died yesterday in St. Luke's Hospital. Leon of Allentown and John of volved a seven-year-old girl. vived by her mother Mrs.

Kate Emmaus. Fred A. Weibel, Abram Sam Born in Summit Hill, he was a Petroske, at home; two sisters, Services will be at 11 a.m. Sat uels and Mrs. M.

D. Holben son of the late William E. and Mrs. John Smith, Bethlehem, and urday in the Stephens Funeral Home of 1335-37 Linden Al Mrs. Joseph Yaryn, Springfield, Mary Hartman Gormley.

He was the husband of the late Ella Sterner Gormley. N.J., and a brother Edwin, Al board members of the local chapter, will join in the convention workshop for board members, staff and parents of handicapped children and in the business ses lentown. Viewing will be FINGER FRACTURED Mrs. Mary B. McFadden, 58, of 127 N.

West Allentown, received a left middle finger fracture when she caught it in a car door yesterday. She was treated at Allentown Hospital. LOLLIPOP HURTS GIRL Two-year-old Patty Ann Hall, of Twin Farms, Coopersburg, injured the inside of her lower jaw while biting on a lollipop yesterday. She was treated at Sacred Heart Hospital. lentown.

The Connell and Son Funeral Surviving are two daughters, Frances de Chantal Catholic Church, Wilson Borough. p.m. tomorrow. Mrs. Clinton Kuhns Mrs.

-Hannah M. P. Guth Kuhns sions. Home, Bethlehem, is in charge of arrangements. Besides Mrs.

Folweiler, he is Mrs. Kathryn Riley, Asbury Park, N.J., and Virginia Gormley. address unknown; a brother Harry ioodliiver GEORGE'S FOODLUVER GEORGE'S FOODLUVER GEORGE'S survived by another daughter Louis L. Marth wife of Clinton T. Kuhns, died early yesterday in her Center Val Louis L.

Marth of Northamp ley home. She was 79. She was born at Guths Station, ton R. 2, husband of Catherine Mathis Marth, died yesterday at Bethlehem; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Saturday in the Steyers Funeral Home, 500 Linden Bethlehem. Viewing will be tomorrow evening. JXJuth wnitenall lownsnip, a his home. He was 76. FEMK WHEEL 0Eym ji Born in Austria-Hungary, he was a son of the late Michael and Mary Marakovits Marth.

He 5 Jl ml came to the United States in 1902. Economy Talk Margaret, wife of Raymond Wood, Dayton, Ohio; two sons, Joseph, Fairless Hills, and Edward, South Mountain; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Moran and Mrs. Annie Hanrahan, both of Mahonoy City, and Mrs. Dora Arner, Pottstown; two brothers, Thomas, Park Place, and Joseph, Newark, N.J., and five grandchildren.

Services will be at 8:45 a.m. Saturday in the Post Funeral Home, 321 East Mahanoy City, followed at 9:30 a.m. by a Solemn High Requiem Mass in St. Canicus Catholic Church, Mahanoy City. Viewing will be after 7 p.m.

today in the Curran Funeral Service Home, Wilson He retired from Bethlehem Steel 15 years ago. Before that he worked at the former Univer John T. Marvin, associate editor of Forbes magazine, will be speaker before Lehigh Valley sal Atlas Cement Co. for 40 years. Come One! Come All! Young and Old Ride our Ferris Wheel FREE this week Wed.

to Sat. No Obligation He was a member of Our Lady For seven years satisfied customers have been shopping George's Foodliner and for seven years George's Foodliner has been bringing the people of Lehigh Valley the finest in foods mm and the lowest prices. George's has grown to be one of the JjJ better markets in the Valley with the cooperation of onr friends, customers and employees. We will continue to strive to give you lowest prices and top quality for your food dollars. YOUR LANDMARK FOR QUALITY GEORGE'S FOODLINER Chapter National Assn.

of Ac of Hungary Catholic Church, countants, at 6:30 p. m. tomor Northampton. row in the Hotel Easton. His topic In addition to his wife, he is will be "The Economic Outlook survived by 10 daughters, Mrs.

for 1960." Rose Geider; Mary, wife of Frank Meyers, and Helen, wife of Carl TABLERITE CHOICE Lerch, all of Coplay; Agnes, wife Scientists Unmoved By All the Furor I of Joseph Redling, Astoria, L.I.; Christine, wife of Joseph Jany, Ozone Park, L.I.; Cecelia, wife of Alfred Zavecz, Bethlehem; Stella, wife of John J. Simpson, Merri- GENEVA (AP) The East-West Mrs. Helen McCormick Mrs. Helen McCormick, 191 N. 7th Lehighton, was found dead yesterday in the bedroom of her home.

She was 38. William Weyhenmeyer, Lehigh scientific meeting on how to dis tinguish nuclear blasts from earth tremors went on as usual Wednes am. Anna, wife of Charles daughter of the late Clinton E. and Ida Hoffman Guth.She had lived in Center Valley for 2 years. Mrs.

Kuhns was a member of 'Jordan United Church of Christ at Walberts. Surviving in addition to her husband are a daughter, Florence Lowright, wife of Dr. John W. Lowright of Center Valley; a son, Albert C. M.

Kuhns of Center Valley; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Mabel E. Hauser, wife of Theodore Hauser of Seigers-ville. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Willard L.

Gruver Funeral Home, Main and Oxford Coopersburg. Viewing will be p.m. tomorrow. Mrs. Elizabeth Zeiser Mrs.

Elizabeth Zeiser, 131 North Jim Thorpe, died Tuesday night in Coaldale Hospital She was 79. Born in Jim Thorpe, she was a daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary Cadugan Weaver. She was a member of St. Mark's Church, Jim Thorpe. Surviving are four sons, Harold, Blakslee; William and Samuel, Jim Thorpe and Edward, Philadelphia; two daughters, Mrs.

Anthony Coaldale, and Mrs. Wayne Sibbach, Jim Thorpe; 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Melber Funeral Home, Center Jim Thorpe. Viewing will be 7-9 p.m.

today. Lobach, Egypt; Catherine, wife ton, Carbon County deputy coro day despite worldwide reverbera of Russell Laponuke, Northamp tions from the summit blowup in ton R. 2. and Pauline, wife of Paris. Rudolph Guttman, Norhampton.

The only East-West conference 5ft Eight sons also survive: Ste ner, said an autopsy will be performed today to determine the cause of death. A native of Franklin Township, she was the daughter of Mrs. Sabina Walck Seltzer and the late Albert F. Seltzer Sr. She was a member of Jacob's still in progress anywhere, the phen, Northampton R.

Louis, Nazareth; John, Northampton R. Soviet. U. S. and British scien tists scheduled another meeting Edward, Ozone Park, L.I.: Jo for Thursday as if nothing had happened.

seph, Bethlehem; George, Northampton R. 2: Frank, Walnutport United Church of Christ, Weiss- FRESH FROZEN R. 1. and Michael, at home; 35 port. BOILED HAITI grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs.

Mary Seier. Kreidersville; and two uEAL J(q)z CUTLETS is brothers, Frank, Northampton, and Ignatz. New York City. Services will be at 8:30 a.m. Surviving with her mother are! five brothers, Henry M.

Bowmanstown; Harvey W. andj Robert E. Seltzer, both of Lehigh-1 ton R. James. I.

Seltzer, Weiss-! port, and Albert F. Seltzer Lehighton, and a sister Mrs. Har-i old Doll, Lehighton R. 4. Services will be at 2 p.m.

Sun lb and Saturday in the Schisler Funeral Sliced aj iiimumw whim rm. Home, 2119 Washington Northampton, with Requiem Mass at 9 a.m. in Our Lady of Hun- L- i Funeral Arrangements NEW YORK FLORAL CO. 906 Hamilloa SL EE 4-9685 FRESH SHOULDER 9 9 5ft day in Mayes Funeral Chapel, 408 Bridge Weissport. Viewing will be 7-9 p.m.

Saturday. Kai vmucn. timing iiuuia aici T. I A TREAT BEVERAGES p.m. nuay.

PICNICS Jl qts. (S) dSS, 10 lbs. 95c 9 SUGAR (3 KEEBLER BAG COOKIES I bags (o: 2 I III 11 in III 1 1 lbs. El 1217 S. 4th ALTWN.

At 4th Susquehanna Sts. 2137 WALBERT ALTWN. Old Slatington Pike 715 HELLERT0WN ROAD (Next to Reilly'i Fuel Oil Co.) BETHLEHEM (Meats Only) ON ROUTE 309 Pillsburv FLOUR LIBBY'S FROZEN LEMONADE Free Parking for I GO Cars Ve Gash Payroll Checks TO BETTER SERVE YOU 5 lbs. GIANT SIZE JELL0 2 31 KEN RATION MEATS AT TABLE SUPPLY U.S.D.A. INSPECTED and GRADED P.M.

P.M. 6 oz. Can Every Thursday and Friday 9 A.M. to 9 Wednesday and Saturday 9 A.M. to 6 pun 9 9 Jl 5 10 lbs.

93c FOR BETTER MEATS Change to TABLE SUPPLY DOG fL (53 Strained BABY FOODS tl i I iui CHOICE QUALITY CLUB STEAKS CHOICE QUALITY T-BONE STEAKS ir fO mi FOOD 2 i Jl fl as Ji i 3 I Ji Fresh Fruits Vegetables $00 THE FINEST FRYERS 100 FRESH tUOlCE QUALITY BONELESS ROLLED SWAHS D0VH CAKE MIXES for Fresh Strawberries (k. DRESSED CHICKEN only 45' Don't forget, kids! Contest for Apache Pacer ends May 22. Longest tape wins. Must be scotch-taped to-gethei and presented in sealed bag with name address. Winners will be announced in our ad May 25.

V. Center Cut VEAL CHOPS 69 DAIRY SHREDDED my 19JL Moizarella Sharp Cheese enter Cut PORK CHOPS 69 a Jl mm 9 I 5 9 9 9 ry 5ft 9 Monday 8-6 Tuesday thru Friday 8-10 Saturday 8-8 Sunday 9-6 California Pascal CELERY 1Q Florida Red POTATOES CARROTS ffkt Cello Pkg. CANNED HAMS MORRELL'S FRONTIER BRAND M0RRELL PRIDE CANNED HAMS 69c I lb Sic TABLERITE MARGER1NE ib, 89 KRAFT White American CHEESE 2 89 TUB BUTTER Assorted LUNCHEON ii HEATS For Your Freezer YOUNG BABY STEER HIND- fifflf, QUARTERS No Extra Charge Featuring Again! ATALAI1TA Polish Imported 3 lb. CANNED 5 lb. HAMS 8-10 lb.

At Very Low Prices! Minced or Long BOLOGNA We reserve the right to limit quantities These prices effective MAY 19, 20, 21 391. 3 LB. I 1.17 65 Ib. FREE PARKISG SCHOENERS VILLE ROAD, BETHLEHEM Freshly Ground HAMBURG RANDOM WEIGHT for Cutting GEORGE'S FOODLUVER GEORGE'S FOODLUVER GEORGE'S FOODLIIVER.

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