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Harrisburg Telegraph from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Page 9

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If Carlisle: VFW Will Break Ground For Horiie Carlisle, March 24. CpL Or lando Newcomer Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will hold a ground breaking ceremony this evening at 6.30 o'clock on the Mell prop erty in West South street for a new post home. The first spade of earth will be turned by William Newcomer, 616 West Louther street, after whose son the post is named. Cpl. Orlando Newcomer was killed in France in the first World War.

William Clure Griffith, com mander, said that the groundbreaking ceremony will be brief and will be held ram or shine, it will be followed at 8 o'clock by a post meeting in the present post home on West Louther street lor election of officers. The new home for which Brown, Davis and White Construction Company will be the contractor, will be a native limestone building of general Colonial lines to fit into the historic pattern of earlv Carlisle homes and build ings. It has been designed by Raymond C. Bobb, local architect, who has a sketch on display in a local store. On the post's building committee are Walter O.

Grove, chair man; Clarence Baughman, Luther Leidigh, Donald C. Wolfe, Paul Hoover, Marlin Mumper, Robert Ditzel, Amos Thompson, Roy W. Miller, Jonathan C. Terry and Charles D. Nixon.

The new home will be two stories high, of steel construction faced with native stone. The front entrance will be a circular porch of striking Colonial design. The building, which will sit back from the sidewalk 26 feet, will 0 MI front 99 feet on South street and run a depth of 118 feet. On the first floor will be a large social room, 38 feet by 70 feet, which will De avauaDie to we public for banquets and other social functions. Also on the first floor will be a grill, ladies' parlor, mens lounge, reading room ana kitchen.

On the second floor will be the nnst meeting room, in which the memorial windows in the present nost home in West Louther street will be installed; offices, kitchens and storage rooms, mere win De cold storage rooms in the base ment anH also a larsre area for fu ture development as bowling all eys if the post so desire. Vapor heating system will be installed. Liffhtinff throuehout will be flourescent and cold cath rnrfp. The first floor has been so designed that the use of the large social room bv an outside group will not interfere with use of the grill and reading room by VFW members, it was pointed out. Marriage Licenses Marriage licenses have been is sued here to: A.

Douclas Thompson and Emeline R. Dougherty, both of jMt. Holly Springs. Robert E. Sease, Carlisle, and Lois E.

Group, Carlisle, R. D. 6. James K. Davidson, Provi dence.

R. and Bertha Svlvia Johnson, Naugatuck, Conn. Truck Damaged A truck owned by Rakestraw's Dairy, of Mechanicsburg, and operated by Roy Snyder, Carlisle, suffered slight damage when it collided with a parked truck of John Hunter, of 57 Baltimore street, in West Louther street, local police reported. The Hunter truck was parked for loading ashes. Runaways Picked Up Robert K.

Stiney, 18, and his brother, William 16, both of Philadelphia, are being held in the Cumberland county prison pending notification of authorities of Philadelphia from where the youths ran away from home, Sheriff Harry F. Shaver reported The boys were committed to the prison by Justice of the Peace Harry Wittle, of East Pennsboro township. Held in Theft Sylvester Heiges, 40, of Dills burg, R. D. 1, is free in bail on charges of larceny of junk to await a hearing before Justice of the Peace Harry E.

Fishel, of Boiling Springs. Library Elects The Hamilton Library Associa tion held its annual election of officers yesterday and acknowl edged the acceptance of four his torical gifts. The organization received two large white Italian marble busts, with bases on which they stand, from Madam Euphemia de Cer kez, of Philadelphia. The marble busts are of the parents of Madam de Cerkez, Edward Burd Grubb and Euphemiz Parker Grubb. Madam de Cerkez will appear here later in the year for the formal presentation ceremonies.

A "framed copy of the earliest newspaper published in Cumber' land county, "The Gazette," pub' lished here in 1787, was presented to the association by A. F. Blessing, of Newville, R. D. Two "I Owe You" notes of 50 cents each issued by Carlisle Bor ough Council in 1843, were at quired by Robert Lee Myers, Camp Hill lawyer, who turned them over to the association, while a "I Owe You" note of five cents, issued by Newville Borough Council on No 7 r50 Girdles to .50 HO B0I1ES HBOUT IT STAYS UP WITHOUT STAYS Featherweight smooth as silk and oh I so comfortable is your new Terma lift" Girdle.

Best of all it's made entirely without annoying, Hncomfortable bones, yet it won't wrinkle won't roll over Yes it STAYS UP WITHOUT STAYS. For a real comfort thrill, ask for a new Terma.lift" Girdle today. THE UFT TIIflT HEUER LETS VOU DOUJil This lovely Bra is specially constructed to add allure to your youthful figure. The cushion insets at the base of the bra cups gently support your bust from below never lose that support thru ever so many washings and wearings. Make your selection today.

3 CORSETS Second Floor .50 Ivember 21, 1862, was purchased by Miss Ida G. Kast, Mechanics burg lawyer, and given to the organization. The following officers were re elected: Samuel M. Goodyear, president; John M. Rhey, vice president; Robert E.

Leininger, treasurer, and Jacob M. Goodyear, secretary. The association received as new members Mrs. Wilson R. Ritter, George Ahl and Harold Hench.

Treated at Hospital Clair B. Penner, 332 North Col lege street, was treated at Carlisle Hospital for a laceration above the left eyebrow sustained while he was roller skating. Deeds Recorded The following deeds have been filed for record in the courthouse here: Lot in South Middleton town ship, Margaret A. Grove to Paul L. Raudabaugh, Carlisle, March 17.

House in Boiling Springs, Ellis R. Wagner to Paul L. Raudabaugh, Carlisle, March 17. House at 439 West North street, Kenneth M. Hilgaertner to Frank Menduno, Carlisle.

Farm, 63 acres, Monroe town ship, Lloyd C. Stare to Lloyd B. Widders, Upper Allen township, March 17. Three tracts totaling 76 acres. South Newton township, Fred J.

Rosenberry to Charles H. Martin, Southampton township, March 13. aght acres, Southampton town ship, Earl A. Naugle and others to Russell Wolfe, West Pennsboro township, February 25. Lot in Mt.

Holly Springs, Rich ard L. Motter to Edward C. Elses ser, Snyder county, March 17. Farm, 130 acres, South Middle ton township, Harry Swarner to. Melvin S.

Thumma, South Middle 1 ton township, March 17. Five acres in Dickinson town ship, Community Service Stores to Tall Timbers Club, Carlisle, March 16. Driver Fined The driver of a tractor trailer truck which sidewiped an automobile on the Harrisburg Pike at the Turnpike entrance yesterday was charged with a motor code violation by State Police of the Carlisle sub station. Joseph Rigolso, 45, of 38 Ro chelle Parkway, Rochelle, N. was fined and ordered to pay the costs by Justice of the Peace Baer, of New Kingston, on charges of failure to yield one half of the hifhwpv re tractor trailer sidewiped the au tomobile of Noble crabuee, of 510 Walnut street, Ashland, who was traveling toward Car lisle.

State Police estimated age to the Crabtree vehicle at $100 while the truck escaped damage. Both drivers were uninjured. Return Pair Two young men arrested on March 16 by State Policeman Ernest Quigel, of the local sub station, were on their way to Georgia today where they will face charges for a series of robberies. Police authorities of Harlson county came here yesterday to return Edward K. Woodruff, 27, of East St.

Louis, and Wayne Stevenson, 23, of Kitchen, Iwho also admitted, according to police, to a series of robberies in i Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas and California. The pair were captured by State Policeman Quigel on the night of March 16 after a 90 mile an hour chase on the Harrisburg Pike near Hogestown. The young men, Quigel said, admitted hitch hiking to California and later returned to East St. Louis where they stole an automobile in which they were riding with two young girls from West Virginia wnen arrested by Quigel. Birth Announcements At Carlisle Hospital: Mr.

and Mrs. Norman Wnnrl 94(5 South Pitt street, twin son and daughter on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gensel.

153 South Hanover street, a daughter on Monday. Sportsmen to Meet Tonight SDOrtsmen of Mt. Hollv SnrinfJs and vicinity are invited to attend a meeting at Three Pines. Mt Holly Springs, tonight at 7.30 o'clock when a Fish and Game Association will be formed. The speaker will be John Spahr, District Game Warden.

Scott Sager Bellefonte, March 24. The marriage of Miss Isabel Sager, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Clinton H. Scott, of Gordonway, Brook ville, took place in the Methodist took place in the Methodist Church on Saturday evening. The Rev. L. L.

Owens officiated. Pair Killed On Turnpike Bedford, March 24, UP) Two hitch hikers, one a young sailor, were killed yesterday a half mile west of the Bedford Interchange on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Police' identified the sailor as John A. Lloyd, 25, of Braddock. The other victim was Barton Clark Rippy of Nashville, Tenn.

They were killed when the car in which they were riding skidded into a highway maintenance truck. State Police Pvt. Calvin Rich wine said the owner of the car, Roselyn Schollenberger of Washington, was asleep in the rear seat at the time of the accident. Schollenberger was unhurt. He told police he had picked the men up at Irwin Interchange of the turnpike.

He said he complained of being tired and the sailor offered to drive. The victims were pinned in the crashed front of the car. The Schollenberger car, Rich wine said, was owned by the Eastern Cab Company of Washington. The driver of the truck was not hurt. Bible Class Meets At Williamstown Williamstown.

March 24. Mrs. LeRoy Weidel entertained the Ladies' Bible Class of the Harrisburg Telegraph, March 24, 1948 9 Evangelical Congregational Church at her home, West Market street Luncheon was served. At a meeting of the VFW Aux iliary, a Bible was presented to the organization by Mrs. Bessie Carlson in memory of her nephew Lt.

Vance Blyler, who was killed in Belgium January 1, 1946. 'At Richard's restaurant on Tuesday evening, Ladies' night was held by the Rotary Club. I GO BY TRAIN k0s Pofha botd erdontjted 0 Women's 0 Misses' 0 and Half sizes at low coach fores in new modern coaches JEFFERSONIAN All Coach Streamliner L. Iirrisburt 9:45 P.M. Ar.

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