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The Daily Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 2

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The Daily Courieri
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Connellsville, Pennsylvania
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PAGE TWO THE DAILY COURIER, CONNELLSVILLE, PA. TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1962. THE GRIM REAPER J. M. ASTLEFORD CLIFFORD A.

GRABLE Joseph M. Astleford. 58, of! Clifford Alvin Grable, 72, of Brownsville, i unexpectedly i Manor, died in Westmoreland Hos Sunday morning. I pital in He was born A native of Gates, he was A g- 23. 1899, in and until member of Christ i a I I i retirement, owned and operat- Church of Brownsville, where 1 Grable Supply Co.

He was was vestryman for many 3 veteran World War mem- Brownsville Lodge No. 60. F. and! ber of toe First Presbyterian A.M.; American Legion Club; Church, and a director of the charter member and secretary Manor National Bank. Surviving the Lions Club; and clerk of the! his widow, Ann Kane Gra- Brownsville School Board.

He was' are Uv sisters employed as a bookkeeper by thelj 1 Frances Herman Greens- North Silver a a active in Boy Scout work. I Surviving are his mother, JOHN B. CORONA Mary Elizabeth Mills Astleford of John B. Corona, 81, of Invin, Uniontown; his widow. Mrs.

Clelia died Westmoreland Hospital in Fee Asleford; four sons, Greensburg. His wife. Angela, ing Terry and Kerry at i 196 Seven children sur- two sisters and two brothers, i vive. including Mrs. Carmella Ma- liam of Uniontown and Robert of non and Mrs.

Mary Hunt of Hahn- STOCKING YOUGHiQGHENY RIVER WITH FISH Fairchance. town, Nick and Sante of Adams Hill, Tristan of Sykesville, Mrs. A DYE Beatrice Egidi of Baden, and Benjamin A Dye, 86, of Beaver Jr of Jeannette: 20 grand- Falls, formerly of Grove (children. 13 great-grandchildren, at 9:35 p.m. Sunday at the home and a Slster of a son, Roland of Grove City.

Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Mary "Balir of Beaver Falls; another son, Robert Paul Dye of Scottdale; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Black of'Mercer and Mrs. Lottie Robson of Clarion; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchil- FRANK J. EWANITS Frank J.

Ewanits, 51. of Whitney, died in his home. He was an electrician in Blairsville. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Paflko Evanits; five Mary Ann, Frances, children, Delores, preceded "in death Bernadette and Joan a11 al by his wife, Mrs.

Adda Bessie i and four brothers and sis- Zahniser Dye. Emi1 Geoi a nd Mrs. Eliz- The funeral service will be held a beth all of Latrobe, and at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in' the Rose Kozak of Whitney. Cunningham funeral home, Grove City.

The body will be there after 7 p.m. today. MRS. BERTHA CHRISTOPHER Mrs. Bertha Mae Pratt Chris- MRS.

VERONICA SAROSI Mrs. Veronica Sarosi, 87 of Yukon, died in Bedford, 0., where she had gone to visit her daughter. Her husband. Charles, -died topher, 65, of the Searight-Her- in 1953. Surviving are a son and bert Road, died early Monday in three daughters, Mrs.

Alice Mo-' Uniontown Hospital. She was a member of the Apostolic Church of Brownsville. Surviving are three daughters, Including Mrs. Bernard (Jeannette) Soft of Adah: four sons, including James Ross of Herbert, William Christopher Jr. of Herbert Road and Earl L.

Christopher of Searight-Herberl Road; 22 grandchildren: 16 great-grandchildren; two "brothers, including Thomas McTige and a sister. of Uniontown, tusz of Bedford, 0.. Mrs. Margaret DeNopile of Suterville, and Mrs. Elizabeth and John Sarosi of Yukon.

ELIZABETH HUNTER Miss Elizabeth M. Hunter, 93, formerly of Point Marion, died Monday in Uniontown Hospital after an extended illness. She was a member of Trinity Methodist Church of Point Marion. A sister, Mrs. Louisa Haines of Charleroi.

survives. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the. Herod funeral home, Point Marion, by the Rev. George Stephens.

Interment will be in Wolf's Cemetery at Dilliner. MRS. GEORGE HUHN Mrs. Marie E. Huhn, 67, of Jeannette, was dead on arrival at Jeannelte District Memorial Hos- sital after being stricken in her lome.

Surviving with her husband, George, are three daugh- three sons, 19 grandchildren, and one great-grandson. MRS. DIMITRY CERKOVNIK Mrs. Katherine Cerkovnik, 68, of Greensburg, wife of Dirnilry Cerkovnik, 'died in Uniontown Hospital. Surviving with her husband are a daughter-in-law, Mildred Cerkovnik of Harrisburg; a-granddaughter, a great-granddaughter and seven and sisters, including-Stephen Petronie of Buffington, Johft Petronie of Grindstone, Helen Bbrdnick of Forbes Road, and Anna Bill of New Salem, R.

D. I. MRS. VERONICA SAROSI Mrs. Veronica Sarosi.

87, of Yukon, widow of Charles Sarosi, died in Bedford, 0.. where she was visiting a daughter. Surviving are four children, Mrs. Alice Matusz of Bedford. 0., Mrs.

Margaret DeNoble of Suterville, Mrs. Elizabeth Smokic and John Saro- of Yukon; 10 grandchildren, tight great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Hustack of Yukon. MISS ELSIE HARROLD Miss Elsie Mae Harrold, 50, of Greensburg, died in Westmore land Hospital. Four sisters and a brother survive, including Mrs.

Tressie Allshouse of Greensburg. R. D. 6, Mrs. Esther Baker of South Greensburg, and Mrs.

Ma rybell McCabe at home. MRS. KENNETH GRAF Mrs. Ellen Hjortli Graf, 31, of Long Island, N. formerly of Hopwood, died Sunday morning at Georgetown Hospital, after undergoing heart surgery.

Surviving are her husband. Ken twth; her father, Mogen Hjorth of Hopwood, and a brother. MRS. PETER JASPER Mrs. Ruby Wolford Jasper, 66, of Blairsville, died in Indiana Hospital.

She was active in lodge and civic affairs throughout Western Pennsylvania. STANLEY F. HUSKEY Stanley F. Huskey, 58, of Rector, died in his home. He was a merchant in Rector the past years.

GUY L. CHAMPION Guy L. Champion, 55. of'Greens- burg, died in Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg. Surviving with his widow, Mrs.

Rose Champion, are' five children, including Charles, Guy and Beatrice, all at home; a grandson, and ive brothers and sisters. JOSEPH VOLK Joseph Volk, 80, of Irwin, R. D. died in Westmoreland Hospital Greensburg! Surviving are his widow, Angela Schlosser Volk; a William of Irwin, R. D.

and a grandchild. BOYD A. SHEPERD Boyd A. Sheperd, 58, of Salina, died in Citizen's General Hospital New Kensington. Surviving are lis widow, Mrs.

Nancy Sheperd; six children, a brother, and a sis- MIKE KOTAR Mike Kotar, 78, of Collinsburg, died in his home. His widow, Mrs. Magdalene Taufen Kotar, along with four children and three grandchildren. MRS. EMMA KEENER Mrs.

Emma Keener, 89, of Greensburg, died. Surviving are two daughters, seven grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. MRS. ANN WIGGER Wiggcr, 82, of West Newton Road, died in the home ol her Edward M. Wigger.

Two grandchildren also survive. Burglary Suspect Freed on Bond Hymie Cohen, 67, of Belle Vernon, arrested by state police from the Wayncsburg barracks in connection with the burglary of state 'iqiior stores at Fredcricktown and Carmichaels, is free on $1,000 bond the next court term. He was charged with burglary, larceny and receiving stolen goods before Justice of the Peace John Daily of Waynesburg, but was ordered held only on the charge of receiving stolen goods. Grindstone Woman Injured in Wreck Mrs. Florence Gahek, 30, of Grindstone, was treated at Brownsville General Hospital for abrasions of the left arm and lefl leg suffered in a two-car accident on Route 88 at Low Hill.

The other.driver reportedly was Thomas Tatar of Brownsville, R. D. 2. Above and to the left are additional scenes of the Saturday afternoon stocking project completed by members Connellsville Worm Fishing Club with fish purchased from Laurel Hill Nursery of Somerset and Rohal. In the top photo Steve Kurnava, a hatchery employe, and W.

J. "Jack" Burnsworth dump silver bass, crappie bass and waH-eyed pike in the Youghiogheny River under the Memorial Bridge. Additional i including small mouth bass and' bream (bluegills) were stocked near the West Crawford Ave. bridge. In the second photo Frank Krop- sic, hatchery operator, dumps fish netted in the truck tank into a tub as Don Shipley holds the tub steady.

In the third photo Shipley and Donald Nicholson Jr. (left) put two silver bass into the river. In the fourth photo Arthur Wilkey, "King of the Yough" hands a check for $280 to kropsic while Mayor John W. Collins looks on. Kropsic donated a number of fish to the club for stocking.

Other club members assisting with the stocking were Ernest Bowers, Clayton Bowers, Donald Nicholson, and Francis Nicholson. Officers of the club are Arthur Wilkey. president; George Yothers, vice president; Ernest Bowers, secretary, and W. J. Burnsworth, recording secretary(Courier Photos) County Boy, 12, Facing Second Heart Operation James Conway.

12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Conway of Brownfield, will undergo a heart operation Thursday at Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh. Jimmy, a fifth grade student at Brownfield School, had his first operation at the age of 22 months at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Balti- FndfiaiTwar" began" at more Md Surgeons transferred FAYETTE, SOMERSET PLANS HISTORICAL RECREATION EVENTS Continued From Page its selfless dedication in saving the great scenic and recreational assets of Western Pennsylvania.

The conservancy is already acquiring much of the land to be eventually included in the proposed State Park at Citing the great scenic assets of the lower Highlands" and the fact that the French and in Fayette County, he said that a recreation area will be created "extending from State Route 31 on the north to the Mason-Dixon Line on the south and from Union town (Fayette County) in the West to Meyersdale (Somerset County) in the East." The area would extend roughly 30 miles in each direction. It would be named after General Marshall who was born and spent the first 16 years of his life in Uniontown. Included in the development would be: Such important French and Indian War sites as Jumonville, Fort Necessity, and Braddock's Grave. The old toll houses of the 7 a- tional Pike, which served as one of the main routes of migration for westward-traveling pioneers. Important Indian and early industrial sites.

The highest point in Pennsylvania 3,213 ft.) in'Som- erset County. Two giant parks proposed under PROJECT 70, the State's new plan for its outdoor resources, one at Ohiopyle and the other at Sandy Creek, in Fayette County. The Youghiogheny Reservoir built by the U. S. Army Engineers" near Confluence in power boating; wa-; ter skiing, and other activities'nof permitted on State-built lakes are-' allowed.

Winter sports facilities, scenic vistas, natural areas, bathing, and camping opportunities. Development will be carried by the Federal and State Governments as well as private enterprise, once plans have been prepared, according to the State Planning Board. Major tourist accommodations would be centered on the present i Summit Hotel east of Uniontown, tract located off the Redstone Furnace Road. Several properties have been inspected. an artery from his right arm to his heart to help correct his "blue baby" deficiencies.

During the next operation, a hole in the wall of his heart will be repaired and other malfunctions corrected. A.heart-lung machine will operation. be in use during the Township Board Views School Site South Union Township School Board inspected another property offered as a site for the proposed Hopwood Brownfield Hutchinson Elementary School, a 30-acre which would be expanded and developed into a major resort facility. It is expected that the entire recreational development will generate several new thousand job opportunities. C.

D. of A. STYLE SHOW and CARD PARTY May 10 8 P.M. ELKS HOME Bring Own Cards Style Show by Troufman't Special! TOMORROW and every Wednesday BAKED LASAGNA 95c All-American Restaurant 502 W. Crawford Ave.

DIAL MA 8-9890 for TAKE-OUT ORDERS Free Parking Available Only One From Northern Fayette County J. HAROLD ARNOLD Democratic Primary Tues. May 15. 1962 Pol. Adv.

for STATE SENATE EDUCATED FOR THE JOB EXPERIENCED FAMILIAR WITH PROBLEMS PROGRESSIVE IN (THOUGHT WILLING TO ACT DIGNIFIED BEHAVIOR TAKES RELIGION SERIOUSLY RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT LEVER A-10 Franklin Added To Surplus Food Eligibility List HARRISBURG (UPD--Franklin County has been added to the list of Pennsylvania counties eligible to receive federal surplus food and distribution will begin there in June. Andrew M. Bradley, state property and supplies secretary, said Wednesday Franklin became the 61st Pennsylvania county to enter the program after 3,000 residents were found eligible to receive aid. The only counties not now on the list are Adams, Cumberland, Juniata, Perry, Pike and Lancaster. GREAT GIFT Fathers! TONIGHT and Tuesday Night At 7:45 MOOSE HOME 109 W.

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