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2 Pottstown Monday, March 5, 1973 Obituaries Howard Hartenstine, Ex-Machinist, Dies Howard G. Har-I Jarvis Division NL Industries. months "eleni retiring eight years ago pottstoOTi she was (Trendler) Hartenstine 2159 He was a member of Trinity a daughter o( the late and Needhammer Road, Upper'United Church of Christ, Nor-ipmm! Pottsgrove, died Saturday them Chester Hunting Club. morning in his home. He was Windy Knoll Hunting Club and was a member of the ill several years.

Pike Township Sportsmens American Legihn Auxiliary, Bom in Pottstown, he was a Association. George A. Amole Post 47. son the late Benjamin and Surviving with his widow are Surviving a daughter, Mary (Grimley) Hartenstine. brother, Maurice, 866 Poplar wife of Russell He was employed as a two sisters.

Bessie, wife ofFasig, Reading; a sister. Mrs. machinist 30 years bv Doehler Calvin 1123 Dorothy Swinehart, ------------------------jCrestwood Drive. Lower Potts-jgomerv County Rehabilitation grove, and Mrs. Rose Emery, Areola Road.

Collegeville. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday from Houck Funeral Home, North and Grace streets. Officiating wilt be the Rev. Dr.

John B. Frantz, pastor of Genevieve (Krietski) Oiurch of Christ. 50. 548 High was dftid on ln Pottstown arrival at Medical Center North at 11:08 a.m. Sunday.

A viewing will be 7 to 9 p.m.| Ruth S. Swavely Dies Following 8-Month Illness Mrs. Ruth S. Swavely, 75. widow of Earl E.

Swavely. 833 Logan died Saturday morning in Reading Convalescent Center where she was FRANKLIN LICHTENWALTER a patient 10 days. She was ill Other Deaths From Our Newt Servie Springlike Weather Remains in Borough I Springlike weather continued early hints of spring fever to tin the Pottstown area Sunday, many area residents, who bringing a balmy high 62 and out winterbound bright patches of sun during the 'afternoon. But the new March to Pla? UP warmth, following a rainy branches knocked from trees by Saturday, failed to match the the few storms or just record 73 high set in 1946. to drive with their windows Genevieve Liput Found Dead in Her Apartment gentleness of the air brought anvone who ventured out for a walk had to wear boots Saturdays rain, which BIRTHS OF INTEREST The sun and the promising open HARRISBURG (AP) Franklin H.

Lichterrwalter, vice president and managing director of the Pennsylvania Electric Association and a former U.S. Congressman and speaker of the Pennsylvania House. died here Sunday. I center Sunday. Mrs.

Sweeney is Lichtenwalter was 62 HeUw. 7 dropped more than half an inch of water on the area. Fields and lawns were deep in mud and puddles dotted sidewalks and driveways. Today will be mostly cloudy with a chance of more rain this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures will be cooler with highs near Tuesday will be muoh the same, with a chance of morning rain.

The long range outlook calls for cloudiness and periods of rain continuing through Friday with balmy highs in the 50s, TO MR. AND MRS. DANIELI ri SWEENEY Bechtels Pottstown SkieS ville RD 1, a son in the medical! TODAY the former A Funk. Sunset 5:59 p.m Advertisement died at the Community General, Tuesday 6:29 a.m.-------------------------- p. he MRS.

ELIJAH Ml pm Gef Straight Born in paimerion. Adams st JFirst Quarter March PROMINENT ST RS High Mercury Low 62 Antics 48 Temperature Local temperatures yesterday and early this morning were: 49 4 p.m a 48 p.m. 61 A p.m. 7 p.m. 49 p.m.

..50 9 p.m. 57 SI 10 p.m. IS 56 11 p.m. S3 Jf 11 A 4 5 m. 6 a.m.

7 a.m. 8 a.m. 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m.

12 1 p.m. I p.m. 3 p.m. 60 61 62 1 a.m. 7 a.m.

3 a.m. 41 49 48 Advertisement three communities and Geriatrics Center. Royers- being his addresses-Center ford; two grandchildren and a Valley in Lehigh County. Lake great-granddaughter iHaromony in Carbon ilkerwn. Funeral services will be 1 and House Apartments in Har p.m.

Wednesday from Wilson Funeral Home, 711 N. Franklin St. The Rev. Verne E. Snyder, pastor of Robinson Township Lutheran Church, will officiate.

Interment wiU be in Mt. Zion Cemetery. A viewing will be 7 to 9 p.m. She was taken to the hospital Tuesday at the funeral home in a Good Will ambulance after --------------1; police found her lying on a chest in her third floor ment. Dr.

John A. Hoffa. Mont-1 gomery County coroner, said an autopsy will be performed today to determine the cause of death. He added Mrs. Liput was under a care and there were no signs of foul plav.

I- Bom in Nant.coke. she was JL'STSii a daughter of the late Kostek City. and Cecelia Kriefski. and lived died Saturday morning at home. in the Pottstown area the past He was 1,1 the P851 years.

Sumneytown, he was Mrs. Liput was an instructor a 500 Mrs. Emma (Schin the sewing room at Pen- wager) Howe, 929 W. Bridge nhurst State School and the late Spring City, before; Nathan Heme. Tuesday at the funeral home William Howe, Firestone Tire Retiree, Dies William F.

Howe. 64. husband Inmate Found Hanging in (ell rifltourg. TO MR. AND MRS.

WILLIAM Spica 9:26 p.m. Aldebaran in the west 10:19 p.m. (The planet Saturn, now above He served as state represen- HAINES. Monocacy Station, a Aldebaran, will be near Spicn tative from Lehigh County from 180,1 St- Joseph's Hospital, 1939 to 1947, and was the Re-1 Reading- Mrs. Haines is the publican floor leader in the Susan Brendel.

and 1945 sessions. He wai House speaker in 1947. about 1981 and back in the vicinity of Aldebaran about 2001 HORACIO OCHOA MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexican artist Horacio Renteria Ochoa, best known for his paintings of Mexican girls ln century dress, died Satur- State at the age of 63. The artist signed his works and for many retiring in 1970. Surviving are a daughter, Ronnie, wife of Martin J.

He lived in Spring City most of his life and was employed at Firestone Tire Rubber Co. An inmate at the I Correctional Institution at was found hanged his cell shortly before 9 a.m. a mystery surrounded his Sunday. identity. State police at Limerick Renteria death was reported Sunday afternoon that attributed to a kidney deficien- the death of Eugene Arnold He is survived by 12 chiW Jones was a suicide but the dren.

investigation was continuing. police spokesman said he SHIGEO SNIDA had no age or address on the TOKYO (API A one-time victim since the prison records theoretician for the Japan room was closed on Sundays but helped hid- was ins underground since 1956. has 1 hiladelphia area. been confirmed dead for two Dr. John Hoffa, Montgomery and are i Carrie Kline Succumbs at 86 In Nursing Home I Carrie N.

Kline, 86, formerly of 132 Schaeffer Boyertown, I died early Sunday in Calm morial Home, Reading, where she was a guest eight years. Bom in Oley Township, she was a daughter of the late iel and Mary (Nein) Kline. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Spangsville, and was employed as a stress at the former B. Maimon and Sons Clothing Factory, ertown, 15 years until it closed in 1955. She is survived by a cousin I Funeral services will be 10:30 i a.m.

Wednesday from the C. Losh Funeral Home, 124 Philadelphia Boyertown. Officiating will be the Rev Webster Rcinert, pastor of the Topton Lutheran Home. Interment will be in the Oley Cemetery. Spangsville.

Death Notices Wednesday, February 28, 1973, Kathrvn (Isett) Evans, wife of the late J. Warren formerly of 874 South Pottstown, age years. Relatives and friends are Invited to the services from the White Memorial "fr Home, Parker Ford, on Monday March 5 at 11 a.m. Interment In Fern wood cemetery, Royersford. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday evening from 7 to 1:30.

Tl HARTENSTINE Saturday March 3, 1973. Howard G. "Jeff Hartenstine, husband of Helen E. (Tren dler) Hartenstine, 2159 Need ham me Rte 18, Pottstown, Pa, age 76 years. Relatives and friends are Invited to the services from the Herbert F.

Houck Funeral Home) Charlotte at Grace Pottstown. Pa. on Wednesday, March 7, 1973 at 1 p.m. Interment 5-. in Pottstown West End Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday 7-9 p.rr^________(H.

F. Houck) HOWE Saturday, March 3. 1973 William F. Howe, husband of Marian (Conway) Howe, 414 Washington Spring City, age 64 years. Re latives and friends are Invited to at tend the services from the Shalkop Funeral Home, 135 Bridge Spring City, Pa.

on Tuesday, Mar. 6, 1973 at 9:15 a.m. Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated In St. Joseph Catholic Church, Schuylkill Spring City, Pa at 10:00 a.m. Interment In Limerick Garden of Memories, Limerick, Pa.

ends may call at the funeral home on Monday evening 7 to 9. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home Monde at 8:00 m' SWAVELY On Saturday, March 1973, Ruth S. Swavely, wife of the late Earl E. Swavely, of 833 Loqan Street, Pottstown Pa age 75 years. Relatives and friends are invited to the services from the Wilson Funeral Home, 711 N.

Franklin Street Potts Pa. on Wednesday, March 7 1973 at 1:00 p.m. Interment In Mt Cemetery. Friends may call at the Funeral Home on Tuesday evening 7 to 9. Please omit flowers.

Contrlbu- 4 may be made to the American Cancer Society, 243 South 5th Street, Reading, (Wilson) In West Readinq, on day, Mar. 2, 1973, Ruth N. (Robin Wallace, wife of Russell Wallace '2270 Bruce Drive, Pottstown, age 57 Relatives and friends are In- to the services from the L. W. Funeral Home, 111 N.

Reading Boyertown, on Tuesday at 10 a m. Interment in Sunset Memorial Somertown. Friends may call on Monday evening 7 to p.m. (Ott) Koenig, Douglassville RD 1: a as a machine operator for 19 son, Gerald, stationed with the Air Force in California; two sisters. Florence, wife of Richard Shanko.

East Brunswick. N.J.; Irene, wife of Louis Romano. Union. N.J.; a brother. Albert, Hawley, two grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements incomplete. years until his retirement 1965 because of illness. Mr. Howe was a member of St. Catholic Church, Spring City, and Council 900, i Order of United American Mechanics, Spring City.

Surviving with his widow and mother are two sons, William F. Jr. and Gregory both at home; a brother, David, 223 New Spring City; two sisters, Mrs. Warren Evans, 157 Poplar Spring City, and Mrs Earl Beitler, 929 W. Bridge Phoenixville.

Funeral services will be 9:15 a.m. Tuesday from Shalkop Funeral Home, 135 Bridge Spring City Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated 10 a.m. in St. Catholic Church, Schuylkill Road, Spring City. Interment will be in Limerick Garden of Memories.

A viewing will be 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. County coroner, said an autopsy at Lankenau Hospital, Upper years. Police said Shigeo Snida, author of the controversial Merion, showed Mr. Jones died calling for armed rev of asphyxia caused by hanging. According to Dr.

Hoffa. the victim hung himself with a pair of coveralls. Police Sergeant Bitten By Dog Pottstown Police Sgt. John Fedor was bitten by a dog late Saturdav night when he and Patrolman Robert Tomascik ior Police said Shida had been olution in Japan, died of stomach cancer on July 3, 1971, in his home town of Kobe, western Japan. A member of the Communist party since 1931, Shida was purged by Gen.

Douglas MacArthur, then commander of the occupation forces in Japan, in 1950. He later became a member of the party Politburo but was expelled from the party in responded to a disturbance call in the 300 block of Jefferson Avenue. Fedor was taken to Medical Center North where he was treated for a superficial wound of the right leg and released. living under various pseudonyms since being purged. Helen Moyer Dies at Age 65 In Center North Ray S.

iliiett A zoologist gave these comparisons of man with the chimp-1 anzee. Their brain is similar in Mrs. Helen Moyer, proportions and patterns as 65, wife of Melvin L. Mover, 7 Smith Roed. Schwenksville RD an but not half 1, died early Sunday morning as They have in Medical Center North where emotions, and she was a patient three weeks, good memory.

Their structure Born in Fox Chase, she was and organs are quite similar, a daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Endrick) Kandler. She was a member of St. Lutheran Church, Obelisk. They are principally vegetarians. They sleep tree nests.

I each one making a new every night wherever they hap -1 Surviving with her widower pen to be. More of his interest-j mg facts will be in another column; in the meantime we remind you that lor TOP earnings I service. First Federal Savings Loan Associatimi High Hanover Pottstown are three step-daughters, Mildred, wife of Frank Bentz, Douglassville RD Mrs. Marian Millard, Gilbertsville RD Audrey, wife of James human Bush, Phoenix City, a this is the step-son, Leonard. Sanatoga.

Also, two sisters, Mrs. Charles Smith, 12 Neiffer Road.i Royersford; Mrs. Lewis Steffy, Royersford; two brothers, John and Joseph, Spring City; three half-brothers, George and Andrew. Philadelphia; Charles, Perkiomenville RD 1. And, two half-sisters, Mrs.

Thomas Botwright, Malvern; Mrs. Freda Schiebe, Phoenixville RD; 11 step-grandchildren and three a grandchildren. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday from St. Church.

The Rev. Albert I. Douglass, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be in Cemetery, Obelisk. A viewing will be 7 to 9 p.m.

Wednesday from the Freeman Funeral Home, 224 Main Trappe. RADIO, TV, HI FI, TAPES SUPPLY CO. lit River South Pottstown Open Dally te Tues, ft Fri. TIM P.M. 3 THERE'S ONLY ONE STORE FOR MODERN FURNITURE! Most Beautiful Showroom In Eastern Penna Featuring Contemporary and Modem EiclusiveHr' lift1 FURNITURE perkiomeN at 37th reading lull 5 block west of botcov's east daily noon to 9 sat.

9:30 to 5:30 of Thinks 3 SCHAFFER 'li We wish to thank relatives, bors and friends for the many acts of kindness shown, for sympathy extended and for the beautiful floral tributes at funeral of Harry O. Schaffer. The FAMILY SCHAFFER RITES Funeral services for Harry D. Schaffer, 55, husband of Mary E. (Sehwenk) Schaffer, 636 Walnut were Saturday from Skean Funeral Home, 404 High St.

Officiating was the Rev. John C. Nesbitt, pastor of Salem United Methodist Church. Interment was in Mt. Zion Cemetery.

Bearers were Daniel Yorgey, Wayne i Lewis Sehwenk, Donald Sehwenk, David Sehwenk, and Douglass Sehwenk. sunny lope RETAIL STORE Ml. S. OF 734 W. BRIDGE ST.

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One evening as he returned from hunting, he found his hut completely burned down and all his supplies destroyed. is the Darrell M. Hoffman Vvttrinarian Announces the opening of LUDWIGS CORNER VETERINARY HOSPITAL (RD 1, Box 358, Rts. 100 401) Phone 458-8567 Office Hours Daily by Appointment he thought; morning he was amazed to see a Ijoat approaching the shore. The raptain told i m.

saw your signal fire and realized ROM ICH 68 YEARS YOUNG ANNIVERSARY SALE NOW ON that, through His superior jdom. He may bring your will into harmony with His. We fail many times in our i lives, in spite of having done our best. Consider, for instance, 1 the disciples of Christ w'ho fished all night and caught nothing. Then Christ came and told them to let down their nets once more They were tired and dis- couraged: nevertheless they were in need of The fire up sucn a ioa(j of fish their that had destroyed his hut and nearly broke, all that he valued so highly had Many times God tells you to been God answer to g0 on when you'd rather quit, prayer.

Don't give up. Continue to be Through a seeming calamity lieve that He knows best, and or disappointment. God often that He will reward your faith, tests our faith, only to bring us not necessarily by giving you greater blessing. When you what you ask. by making pray, my will, but Thine your will one with His, so that be do not grumble if God you will learn to for what you at your word.

He He is willing to give. When you often sends His richest blessings and He are working together in iby first going completely con- this there is nothing He trary to your desires, in order will withhold fiom you. For free booklet. IVluch Can You write to: Pastor ilmer B. Stoltifus, BO 1, Box IIS EIverson, pa.

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