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FACE TWO THE DAILY COURIER, CONNELLSVILLE, PA. SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1954. PERSONAL MENTION AUNT HEX By ROBERT QUILLEN Robert E. Beal, YN of the United States Navy, returned Tuesday to his base at Newport, R. after an 11-day leave with his mother, Mrs.

Marguerite Beal, 516 Johnson avenue. The sailor enlisted for five years ago in March in the navy. Breakneck Rod Gun Club dance from 8 o'clock vo midnight tonight with music by Majestic, Trio. Everybody vertisement--23-jan-lt. Mrs.

Ora Phillippi of Ligonier; spent several days this week with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs. Paul Malone on Ridgeview Farm, Limestone Hill, en route from a visit with another daughter Washington, D. Reid Kuhns of West Crawford avenue has been a patient in the, Allegheny General Hospital, 1 Pittsburgh, since Tuesday. underwent an operation Wednesday and is reported as getting along nicely. Richard Armen, Eugene Car- 1 bonara, Faye Baughman and) Nancy Gregg, members of a new- nellsville Joint High School parti- ly-iormed a capella choir at Con-jcipated in a district festival recently at Vandergrift.

The group was motored to the high school at that place by Bryan Cypher. Director of the choir here is Raymond Barr and he accompanied the musical -body. Two hundred fifteen students of various high Emily won't ever be happy very long. If you try to get your happiness out of things, whatever you get will make you happy only till the new wears off. For All Your Appliance Needs Shop FIRESTONE 122 W.

Apple St. Phone 21 TONIGHT Organ and Piano Melodies by ELWOOD FELTY Don't Miss It Your Favorites By Bequest A South. ConnellsTllle TRI-TOWNE HOTEL Opposite B. 0. Depot Dawson, Fa.

"STUMP" BROWN and His Electric Organ Every Saturday Night Request, arid Dance Number! HO COVER CHAKGE schools took part in the chorus. Army Cpl. Richard Evans whose wife, Loretta, lives at Perryopolis, R. D. 2, recently spent a seven-day rest and recuperation leave in Yokohama Japan.

Normally stationed in Ko- jrea with the 40th Infantry Division, Evans stayed at one of Japan's best resort hotels and enjoyed many luxuries unobtain- 'able on the war-torn peninsula jHe is the son of Mr. and Mrs 'Albert Evans of Belle Vernon, ID. 2. Barbara Derov, Betty Osier, Joseph Speeney, George Geletko and Margaret Listen were discharged from Connellsville State Hospital Friday afternoon. J.

Raymond Mestrezat of 100 West Morton avenue returned here Sunday after an extended tour of the south and west with his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mestrezat of Flint, and Mrs. Mestrezat's mother, Mrs.

Raymond Heenan, also of that city. Mr. Mestrezat spent the Christmas holidays with his relatives in- Flint and on December 26 the group traveled by automobile to California stats where they spent some time in Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego. Later they went into 'Mexico. High lights of their trip were visits to the Grand Canyon, and Hoover Private Benito A.

Rizza, 20 son of Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Rizza, 127 Market street" Scottdale, is serving with the Second Infantry Division in Korea. The "Indianhead" division, i captured Heartbreak Ridge anc Old Baldy, is now undergoing intensive truce training. CLUB LIDO Bcottdale-Mt.

Pleasant Road. Phone Scottdale 9412 DANCE TONIGHT Music By TED WICK AND ms RCHESTRA NO COVEK NO MINIMUM CORN PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT at 7:45 BENEFIT OF POLIO FUND South Connellsville Volunteer Firemen FIREMEN'S HALL Private Rizza, a 1952 graduate of Scottdale High School, entered the Army in July, 1953 and, completed basic training at Fort Riley, Kan. A group of buyers for The Troutman Company has returned home after spending a week in THE GRIM REAPER MRS. FLORENCE MURRAY Mrs. Florence Murray, 78, of 511 South Pittsburg street, died I New York City, where they visited at the nome of a son-in-law and various markets and purchased daughter, Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Bix- special values for local customers, per, in 1218 Allegheny avenue. The group included Miss Pittsburgh, at 2:30 Percy, infants wear; Miss Atlanta'o'clock afternoon. She Albright, lingerie; Mrs. Elizabeth been living at the Bixler Mannch, accessories; Mrs.

Marie jhome since April. Reilly, uoyV wear; Mrs. Audrey She was born in Kayette countyj HARRY F. KESSLER Harry F. Kessler, 61, of Dickerson Run, died of a heart attack Friday afternoon while at work at Homestead.

He was employed there by the P. L. E. Railroad. Mr.

Kessler was a veteran of NEWS OF DAY AT SCOTTDALE. BRIEFLY TOLD the 80th Division. Surviving are one bVother, John of Dickerson Run, and five sisters-, 1, 1875, a "daughter of! Mrs Elizabeth Mawhinney of New 'Kensington, Mrs. Florence Chess SCOTTDALE, Jan. was a vroran ol of I.

M. (Ike) Murray, World War having served ith! plt sbur street barbcr ho is a McManus, hats, and James late men's wear. Mr. and Mrs. Frank She was a member of Pvt.

John D.Graham, 1127 Syca-Central Methodist Church, more street, Connellsville, is serv-j Surviving are four sons, Jesse with Company A of the 10th Vanderbjlt, Russell of East C.dnance Battalion at Sandia I Connellsville, Donald of Poplar Base, N. a military and Harry of Connells- Base, N.M., a military atomic a daughter, Mrs. Bixler; 13 A Kappa Delta Rho forestry major'grandchildren; five great-grand- of Penn State College (1953), he'children; two brothers, George was inducted into the Army on July 1, 1953. Following his recruit training at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md he arrived at Sandi- Base October, 1953. Pvt.

John J. Shannon, 20, son of Mrs. Mary E. Shannon of Smithton, R. D.

1, recently joined the Ryukyus Command's 8040th Army Unit on Okinawa, A strong U. S. outpost in the Far East, OKinawa is located oft the coast of China between Formosa and the southern tip of Japan. Private Shannon, a track vehicle repairman in headquarters detachment, was last stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Before entering the Army in April 1953, he was a rigger for Westinghouse Electric Company, East Pittsburgh.

Dr. Hager Bible Speaker The llth monthly session of the Faith Bible Conference will be held Monday and Tuesday in the Flatwoods Baptist Church, along Route 711 between Vanderbilt and Route 51. The speaker will be Dr. Harry J. Hager, pastor of the Bethany Reformed Church of Chicago, 111.

Services will be held at 2 and 7.45 P. M. each day. The sermon subjects lor the four sessions are: Monday Glory Chapter of the Bible." Monday evening "Too Late With Too Little." Tuesday in Tears, Reaping in Joy." Tuesday Bad Man Who Went to Heaven, A Good Man Who Went to Hell." The is invited to attend all of these session's. Dr.

Hager may also be heard over the "Gospel Echoes" Radio broadcast on WCVl at 6:45 P. Mott, 79, died Friday afternoon at her home at Bryson Hill, Dunbar. S'he was born April 16, 1874, in Castel DeSangro, Italy, a daughter of the late Pelacito and Bernicia Sabella. Mrs. DeMott was a resident of Dunbar for the past 47 years.

She was a charter member of the Sons of Italy Lodge No. 833 and St. Aloysius R. C. Church of Dunbar.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Angeline Moriconi of Rockford, 111, Mrs. Ida Pantalone and Miss Lena DeMott of Ravenna, Ohio, and Mrs. Viola Petko of Dunbar; three sons, Frank and Albert of Dunbar and Charles of Connellsville; 16 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother, John Sabella of Barnesboro, and two sisters, Mrs. Antonetti Gismondi of Slovan and Mrs.

Clyde Neth Made Local Councilor Of Junior Order Clyde A. Neth was installed councilor of Magic 166, Junior Order Council No. of United American Mechanics, at the semiannual reorganization meeting January 15 at Odd Fellows Temple in Soutih Pittsburg street. Other officers installed for the ensuing term of six months are: Vice-councilor, Walter Zimmerman; recording secretary, Harry G. Witt; assistant recording secretary, William Anderson; financial secretary, James W.

Prinkey; treasurer, Jess F. Cable; conductor, Richard Ritenour; warden, Frank Huffman; inside sentinel, H. S. LaRaw; outside sentinel, Hess L. Brooks; chaplain, Nathaniel Murphy; junior past councilor, Jess Cable, and trustee, C.

Cougihenour. Music FRAHKIESHAN AN1I HIS ORCHESTRA 711 CLUB Mile Off Route 71 on VanderhtH Road To Recite Howry. Court Annunciata No. 260 of the Catholic Daughters of America the Christian'Mothers Society of Immaculate Conception R. C.

Church will meet at the Munk funeral home at 7 o'clock Sunday to recite the rosary for 'Mrs. Mary Munk who died Thurs- 'day. Members Tonight. of King Solomon's Lodge No. 346, F.

A. will assemble at Ansell's funeral home Clelland of Waynesburg and Clifford of Akron, Ohio, and five sisters, Mrs. Belle Davis of Connellsville, Miss Hazel Clelland and Mrs. Oeorge Strickler of Vanderbilt, Mrs. Earl Lucas of Somerset and Mrs.

Belford Angle of Conneaut Lake. Her husband. Otto Murray, preceded her in death February, 1931. The body was taken to the McCormick funeral home where the funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon with of Uniontown and Mrs. Bertha Snyder, Mrs.

Mae Molisee and Mrs. Kathryn Garlick of Liberty. The body will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl at Liberty at 5 o'clock this evening where the luneral service will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon with Rev.

Frank Ritz, pastor of the Vanderbilt Church of Christ, officiating. Interment will be in Dickerson Run Union Cemetery in charge of Galley funeral service of Dawson. Military rites will be performed at the grave. fiPHRIAM THOMAS Ephriam S. Thomas, 90, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs.

James Pyle, at Markleysburg Thursday. He was a member of the Union Church of God at Markleysburg patient in Frick Memorial Hospital at Mount Pleasant as the result of an automobile accident there Wednesday evening remains serious. Tire Shop Robbed Reported to the police was robbery some time Thursday night at the Lauffer Tire Shop on Route 119 just inside the borough limits. Entrance was gained through north window. No estimate of the loss has been made but several tires and other articles were taken.

An inventory will be checked to arrive at the exact amount. State Police were notified. Plan Easter Service. The Ministerial Associations of Scottdale and Mount Pleasant have begun plans for joint sponsorship of an outdoor community service at 6:30 o'clock Easter Sun- Evergreen the Mount Rev. Clair R.

Wick, her pastor, and Confluence Maccabees Lodge Interment will be in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Dunbar. MRS. ERMINIE DeMOTT and was a retired foreman with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Surviving are five children, MrsJ Elizabeth Pyle of Markleysburg, Mis Erminie (D'Amato) De-Mrs. Therman Clark of Catawba, W.

Bert of Scottdale, Wesley of Rowlesburg, W. and 'James of Point Marion; 47 grandchildren; 80 great-grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Alberta Thomas, in 1934, and five children. The will be held Sunday afternoon with interment in Ursina Cemetery.

Plan Sunday School Convention Monday At Mill Run Church A rally will be held by District lotoonaJ Nl Fa et te County Sunday Her husband, Anthony DeMott, o1 Association, will be held died in 1944. at the Mill Run Baptist Church at The cortage will meet at the 7:3 dock nd ay evening. home at 9 o'clock Monday morn- 1 Rev Smith, pastor of ing. Requiem high mass will be the Indian Head Chu of God, sung at 10 o'clock Monday morn-' wl11 be the uest speaker. The host ing at St.

Rita's R. C. Church in ldhurch wil1 ide special music. Connellsville -with. Rev.

Andrew DiSanto as celebrant. Burial -will take place in St. Rita's Cemetery in charge of Burhans funeral service of Dunbar. County Engineers Dine at Uniontown On Monday Evening The Fayette Chapter of Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers will hold a dinner meeting at 6:30 P. M.

Monday at White Swan Hotel at Uniontown. The speaker will be Robert C. Gorham, P. and his subject will be "Affiliates and State Registration." Mr. Gorham is president of the Pittsburgh Chapter of Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers and a member of the Pennsylvania State- Registration Board for Professional Engineers.

He is also professor of electrical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and is an active member of the A. I. E. having had considerable practical engineering experience. There will also be present a representative of the Pennsylvania State University Extension Service to discuss and explore the possibilities of refresher courses in Uniontown.

The present total membership of the Fayette Chapter is 52, with the possibility of increasing this number in the near future. The officers of the Chapter are C. A. Burchfleld, president; James J. Hand, vice-president; R.

B. Mechling, secretary, and Albert Storey, treasurer. Any engineer interested in at' tending should contact R. Mechling, 65 Union street, Union town, for reservations. Three Girls, Two Boys Born at City Hospital Five babies, three girls and two boys, were born at Connellsville State Hospital.

They are: Son, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Martray, Green street, West Side, 8:35 o'clock Friday night. Daughter, Mr. and Mrs.

Jack P. Du'l, of 115 Snyder 4:02 o'clock this morning. Son, Mr. and Mrs. Aloysius Kosisko, 814 Franklin avenue, 4 o'clock this morning.

Daughter, Mr. and Mrs. David E. Leapline, Dunbar, R. D.

1, 5:13 o'clock this morning. Daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Faidley, Connellsville, R. D.

3, 8:42 o'clock this morning. Mounf Nebo Revival To (lose Tomorrow day morning. The Drive-in Theatre on MT. PLEASANT NEWS ITEMS Pleasant-Connellsville road about two miles south of Mount Pleasant is expected to be the site. Tentative plans have been made for a community chorus to sing.

Daughter Born. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cornell of Smithton announce the borth oC a daughter at 6 o'clock Friday morning in Frick Memorial Hospital at Mount Pleasant. Class Meets January 29.

The Young Married Couples Class of the First Evangelical Vnited Brethren Church will meet on Friday night, January 29, at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Donald App on Market street. Semester Ends Friday. will be the last day of the first semester of the Scottdale Joint High Schools.

On Friday report cards will be issued at the noon dismissal. Police Business Slack. 1 Police business has slowed down. Burgess J. W.

Beadling has had only one common drunk before him so far this month. Firemen Painting. The Scoltdale Volunteer Fire Department members are painting their room in the borough building. When completed will be one of the best of the local club rooms. Patients Discharged.

Mrs. Miriam Graft and daughter of Scottdale, R. D. 1, have been discharged from Frick Memorial Hospital at Mount Pleasant. Visits Pittsburgh.

Miss Anna Merritt of Mulberry street spent Friday in Pittsburgh. Returns to Kentucky. James Price, son of James A. Price of East Scottdale, has left for Fort Knox, after spending a 30-day leave at his home. Special to The Courier.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Jan. 23. --There was a good attendance at the annual donation day held by Frick Memorial Hospital Aid Society on Thursday afternoon. Donations were generous those from the first, second and third ward schools being received. Ramsay High School, that was having mid-semester tests, will have its donation day next week and the township schools will have donation day in February.

No report can be siven as yet of the amounts received as money and other articles are still coming in. A final report will be given later when all have been received and tabulated. The session was informal, With Mrs. Charles F. DePriest, Mrs.

William H. Robinson, Mrs. Frank Barnhart and Dr. Mary M. Marsh pouring at the tea.

Credit for the success of the meeting was given the officers: President, Mrs. Frank Overly; first vice-president, Mrs. J. R. Wood; second vice- president, Mrs.

Morris Click; recording secretary, Mrs. Gilbert P. Clark; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Herbert L. Gerecter and treasurer, Mrs.

James S. Braddock. Also recognized were the following committees: Reception, Dr. Mary M. Marsh, Mrs.

Frank Barnhart, Mrs. D. H. Stoner, Miss Lyda Evans and Mrs. Samuel N.

Warden; receiving gifts, Mrs. Russell A. Canose, Miss Albertena Six, Mrs. Morris Click, Mrs. James S.

Braddock and Mrs. Thomas Hyde; tea, Mrs. Donald J. Ruth, Mrs. William H.

Robinson, Mrs. Clyde Milliron, Mrs. M. R. George, Mrs.

D. W. Cook, Mrs. Joseph P. Donnelly, Mrs.

Joseph Click, Mrs. John F. Erwin and Mrs. John R. Barnhart, and special gifts, Mrs.

Frank B. Mullin, Mrs. Charles L. DePriest, Mrs. Iruh Keck, Mrs.

Paul Byers, Mrs. Evelyn C. Kurtz, Mrs. Herbert L. Gerecter, Mrs.

Donald Ruth, Mrs. Frank L. Gradler, Mrs. William Glick, Mrs. Frank D.

Barnhart, and Mrs. S. S. De- Vaux. Answer False Alarm.

The Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department was called to Standard Shalt at 2:15 o'clock Friday afternoon by a false fire. Two Babies Born. Two babies, a boy and "a girl, Baptist Fellowship Meets Sunday Night Youth Fellowship of the First Baptist Church in South Pittsburg street will service at 6:30 Revival services at the Mount Nebo E. U. B.

Church are being well attended, according to Rev. Paul A. Morris, the pastor. Rev. Ivan Thompson of Derry is the e- angelist.

The services are held daily at 7:30 P. M. The final sermon in the series will be heard at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. hold a special o'clock Sunday evening. The 'theme will, be "Looking Forward Into l'954." The purpose of the service is to build a "better and larger" organization.

A program will be presented which will include the ollowing music selections: 'Bless This House," Mrs. Robrt Gallentine. "I Walked Today Where Jesus Valked," Mrs. Hugus Colbom. "My Mother's Bible," duet, flisses Mildred and Marjorie hearer.

"Such Love As God's," Harold V. Shearer. of Father John Members Burns Council No. 948, Knights Columbus, will recite the'rosar: at 8:30 o'clock tonight when ajfor Mrs. Mary Munk the Muttf Masonic funeral service will be funeral home at 8 o'clock Sundaj conducted for Charles D.

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They "were: Son to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony DiNicola, 514 Washington street, 10:05 o'clock Thursday morning. Daughter to Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph T. Felice, Hunker, 2:45 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Club to Meet Monday. Sigma Theta Rho Club No. 12 will meet at 7:30 o'clock Monday night in the Odd Fellows Hall.

Hospital Patients. Admitted to Frick Memorial Hospital were Catherine Craig of Tarr, Samuel J. Dockhanich of Tarr, Mrs. Verna Dzubak of Mount Pleasant, R. D.

1, and Darwin Kough of Mount Pleasant. R. D. 3. Discharged were Mrs.

Charlotte Schein of New Stanton, R. D. 1, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chenweth of 425 Westminster avenue, Greensburg, Mrs.

Thelma J. Griffith daughter of 515 South Church street, and Mrs. Kathryn Kaminsky and daughter of 94 State street. Revival Services. A series of revival services will begin at 7:30 o'clock Sunday night at the Church of God.

The evangelist bringing the message will be Rev. C. R. Main, pastor of the Emericksville Church of God. Rev.

Main is a well-known radio speaker and is heard regularly on a radio program. The public is invited. Remove Ashes. The Municipal Water Authority Thursday opened its fire plugs from Church street on down' the hill through tre business district to wash the ashes away from the curb. ROUND and SQUARE A TONIGHT WILLOW INN With tbe Flftnrt Ciller Round and Squire A TONIGHT 8 to 12 Music by GRINNIE and his Playboys Couples Only Small Cover Cturfe NORTH BEND TAVERN I in tbe Lounge Room THE THREE KINGS SUNDAY NIGHT JOHN KIFERLE and His Orchestra KITCHEN OPEN Sandwiches Pizza Pie EAGLES Members and Guests Invited SPECIAL! ONE WEEK ONLY Nationally Advtrtittd Precision made to fit your windows choose from decorator inspired colon either matching or con- trutiog tapes.

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