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BEST RADIO BETS 4.1 P.M Coray't Orchtttra. WABC 9.00 P. of Great Cqmpottrev Radio Program, Today, Page 13 WJZ Section 2 Page Eleven TIMES PHONE 6101 THE READING READING, A 1 DECEMBER 9, 1930 TIMES PHONE 6101 Section 2 Page Eleven TODAY'S BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARIES John H. Snyder, Merchant. Irvin S.

Brant, Produce. Edgar Amnle. Heater Supplies. Ir. Homer J.

Rhode. H. Bach, Clerk SUMMARY OF THE NEWS UUEMPLOYMENT executive committee to take up Bach plan today; county prepared to put men to work. Corporal Bloom to go on trial this morning in Berks court on three charges of assault and battery growing out of recent hosiery strike demonstration. Honor students of January graduating class of Reading High school announced.

Mrs. Elizabeth Brady, "0. of Far vfew, dies in Reading hospital from automobile accident injuries. Judge Schaeffrr suggests program of road work in city and rural districts to aid unemployment. Judge Ben B.

Lindsey, with bruised neck after being thrown from New York church, makes bitter attack here on Bishop William T. Manning. Alleged kSinaper of girl witness arrested; girl still missing. SHILLINGTON to Include care of needy in its annual community Christmas observance. Boyertown citizens will meet tonight, and Temple citizens on Thursday night to take up matters of community relief for needy.

Wernersville Chamber of Commerce to string Christmas lights on main street of borough. SCHOOL children to be entertained at two matinees by Story Tellers' league, December 17 and 18. Members of the Wyomissing Woman's club board of directors set date for card party to aid unemployed. Albright Dramatic club to present play at Woman's club, Friday night. Catholic Daughters of America present re elected president with gifts at party in her honor.

GOVERNOR El ECT IMNCHOT to bark C. Jay Goodnough. of Eporium, for speaker of the 1931 house of representatives. Hundred dry leaders vote to oppose any move toward a national referendum of prohibition. Soviet central committee commutes death sentence on five Red engineers to 10 years in prison and reduces 10 ye.ir term ot omers io eight years.

Pennsylvania's public service commission is scored by federal power board counsel before District of Columbia supreme court. Twelve kiMcd when salvage ship Is sunk in explosion of guncotton on ship sunk during war, off coast ot France. William N. Doak confirmed by senate as secretary of labor. READING'S winning streak of six games is shattered as Trenton beats Bears in Trl State league game, 43 to 24.

Bowling tournament, to decide championships in four divisions, is arranged for local alleys. East Ends and West End Maroons to play benefit game for Theodore Faust, whose neck was broken in football game Sunday, What's Doing In Reading TODAY ROTARY club, meeM 12.10 p. at Th Berkshire. Speaker, Dr. George Wood Clapp, editor of Dental Digest, qn "Dentlswy as a Factor In Business Success." Chairman, Dr.

C. Valentine Kratzer. 1 BERKS County Medical society, meets afternoon. In Medical hall. Speaker, Dr.

John A. Kolmer, professor of pathology at the Graduate School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, on "Anaphylaxis In Relation to Serum Theorapy in Prophylaxis or Treatment of Disease." Leaders of discussion: Drs. Wellington A. Lebklcker and E. D.

Funk, of the Reading hospital staff, and Philip Jaih on. of St. Joseph's. Chairman, Dr. Leroy Frederick.

ANNUAL meeting. Historical Socletv of Berks County, evening, at the society's building. Centre avenue and Spring afreet. Elections an dtalk hv Harold A. Ryn on "The Schuylkill Union Cajial." In charge, Judge Paul N.

Schaeffer, president. MONARCH club, meets 6.30 p. at The Abraham Lincoln. Chairman, Walter R. Hollinpsr.

WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 10 EXCHANGE club, meets n. it The Berkshire. KIWANIS club, meeU 12:15 p. at Whltner's.

WYOMISSINO Woman's club, meets J.30 p. at the Iris club, Wyomissing. Speaker. Charles LaWall, analytical and consulting chemist, on "The Romance of Cookery." PLAY, "He Who Gets Slapped." presented by the Reading Community Players, evening, in the recreation hall, Church of Our Father. Universalis.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 LIONS club, meets 12.15 p. at The Berkshire. CHARITY ball and card partv, sponsored by the Exchanne club, evening, at The Berkshire. General chairman, Max Baerjncopf. PLAY.

"He Who Gets Slapped," presented by the Reading Community Players, evening, In the recreation hall, Church of Our Father, TRIDAY, DECEMBER IS READING Advertisers club, meets 12.10 at. 'The Berkshire. Speaker, harles A. Oswald, of the Oswald Advertising Agency, Philadelphia, on "Sales Engineering." Presiding. Harold Meek.

GETTYSBURG Alumni club, meets for lunch at 12 noon, at the Elks' Home. In charge. Harold R. Ladv. PLAY, "He Who Gets Slapped." pre aented by the Heading Community Players, evenlne.

In the recreation hall, Church of Our Father. Unlversallst. ATHANEUM club, meets 5.30 p. at The American House. Speaker, Walter Frees, on "The Bible From the Layman's Point' o( View." Sl'NDAY, DECEMBER It CONCERT, sponsorsd by the Reading Musical Foundation, 3.30 p.

Rajah theatre, Soloist, Celia Brantz, contralto. Conductor, Walter Pfeifler. PILES While You Work! No cutting or burning. No ether or chloroform. No carbolic or other acids used.

Practically painless. Lifetime guarantee in all cases. More than 12,000 people successfully treated. DR. IV.

S. 2nd Floor 845 PENN Tuccdny andvSaturdoy TRIAL OF BLOOM TO START TODAY Three Counts of Assault and Battery Returned By Grand Jury Three cases, in which Corp. W. S. Bloom is charged with assault and battery for the clubbing of strikers during a demonstration at the Berkshire mills, will go on trial in criminal court this morning.

A jury was drawn late yesterday afternoon. The cases will be tried before Judge Marx in the rear court room. Charles Stauffer, George C. Gring and David P. Kline are the prosecutors.

True bills were returned against Bloom yesterday by the grand Jury. Harry Lee and Wellington M. Ber tolet are his lawyers. Darlington Hoopes is counsel for the three prosecutors. 20 True Bills The gvand jury passed on 26 other bills yesterday.

In all, 20 bills were returned as true and nine cases were ignored. Rev. David U. Drucken miller, Mt. Penn, is foreman of the grand jury.

True bills were returned against: John Dietrich, assault and battery; James J. Kirkloff, false pretences; Daniel Luckenbill, felony; Lawrence Quillman, felony; Frank Boguslow ski, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor; George Sandridge, misdemeanor; Norman Phillips, misdemeanor; Michael Leone, misdemeanor; Mrs. Sarah Bender, felony; Frank Albright, misdemeanor; Ralph Lucas, issuing checks without funds; James H. Hess, issuing cnecks without funds; Leman W. Killian, violating liquid fuel tax act; WHiam H.

Printz, violating liquid fuel tax set, and Walter Koch, fraudulent conversion. Cases Ignored Cases ignored were: H. M. Doty, assault and battery; Edna Lockhart, larceny; Theresa Rose, misdemeanor; Robert M. Harbster, misdemeanor; Paul Hunter, assault and battery; Earl Behm.

misdemeanor; Charles Burkert. failing to stop after an auto accident; Bernard Esser, false pretences, and Jennie Carter, malicious mischief. Mrs. Sarah Bender, 272 S. Ninth was convicted yesterday afternoon of having performed an illegal operation on a young girl.

$10,000 FIRE DAMAGE TO HASSEL'S HOME Believed to have originated in a defective flue, fire swept the country home of Max Hassel, in Robeson township near Beckersville, yesterday morning shortly after 6.30 o'clock. The interior of the building was gutted and all furniture destroyed at a loss of about $10,000. The blaze was discovered by mem bers of the Edwin Balthaser family, who live on a farm nearby, and the Gibraltar and Morgantown fire companies responded. Water from a swimming pool near the dwelling was played on the flames for more than two hours before the fire was brought under The hou.se, two and a half stories in height, is located on a farm of 106 acres. Hassel had spent the weekend in the home, returning to Reading Sunday night.

INSURANCE MAN HELD UP, ROBBED It took Sam Pergola all day yesterday to collect $165. Two Negroes collected it from Pergola in a few minutes last night. And while Sam had issued receipts when he collected it, the Negroes gave him a black eye in return for the cash. Pergola, who is 29, and lives at 302 S. Third is a collector for the Metropolitan Insurance company.

He was on nis way home last night about 7 o'clock. At Front and Grape streets, near Wertz's warehouse, two Negroes attacked him, he told police. One blackened his eye. The other took his collections for the dav. Perimia also told Detectives Kemp and Deem mac nis gold watch was taken.

The Weather EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA Cloud today; tomorrow fair. Nol much chanse in iciiiiieiitiure. U. S. WEATHER BUREAU OB'FICE Readmit, December 8, 1930.

8 A.M. 12 Noon. 8 P.M. Barometer Sea level o.79 29.80 29.81 Temperature Dry bulb 40 43 41 Wet bulb 36 38 37 Precipitation, 0 0 0 numiaity, pet 9 64 68 wina airection N.W. N.W.

velocity 14.. wear.ner conditions. Cloudy Cl'dy Cloudy Highest, temperature 45, at 2.1S a m. Lowest temperature 39 at 7 a. m.

Average temDersture 42, which Is 9 degrees above normal. Same date las, ypar: Highest 48; low eqt. 36: wpnthttr nlaav Highest and lowest temperatures for una unir on rrcora are 03 1824 and 12 In 1906. Excess In temperature since Dec, 1st, degrees. Precipitation for 24 hours ending 8 p.

0. which Is .10 below normal. Deficiency in precipitation since Dec. 1st, .51 Inches. Deficiency In precipitation since Jan.

1st, 13.97 Inches. CUKE ST, Dial 3 0322 IV A. IO IS 2 to ,4. 8 P' Judge Suggests Road Work Be Done Now to Aid Jobless Assistant District Attorney to Notify Township, Borough, City Officials To relieve unemployment, Judge Schaeffer yesterday suggested that men "be put to work repairing borough and township roads at once. The suggestion was made after the court had received the road report of constables of Reading and rural Berks.

A number of roads were reported in poor condition. "Some of this work should and can be done now," Judge Schaeffer said. "Repairing roads at this time will serve a double purpose. It will provide employment for a number of men and will put the roads in good condition for the winter." Highways that need repairs, as reported by the constables, will be brought to the official notice of the city and borough officials and township' supervisors through the district attorney's office. Assistant District Attorney Luther Schmehl was instructed by the court to send letters asking that the work be done as soon as possible.

City Streets Reported City constables reported streets in poor condition in the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth wards. Sixth street, between Laurel and Willow; Franklin street between Fourth and Sixth, and Tenth and Eleventh; Kerper street, Eleventh street from Spring to Moss; all roads in Glenside, with the exception of Schuylkill avenue, and Upland avenue between Morgantown road and the Belt Line bridge were reported as being in "very bad condition." Roads In 29 rural districts were report to be in need of repairs. County bridges at Dauberville and Pine Forge were also said to be in poor condition. At Pine Forge, Fred Rhoads, Douglass township constable said, the planks are broken and go down about six inches when trucks pass over the bridge. READING MAN LOSES DRIVING LICENSE (Times Harrisburjf Bureau) HARRISBURG, Dec.

8 The driver's license of Ernest H. Noedell, 1331 N. Thirteenth Reading, has been suspended on charge of reckless driving, the bureau of motor vehicles announces. The bureau also suspended the license of Samuel Himmelberger, R. D.

1, Myerstown, on charge that he is an incompetent operator. Licenses previously suspended have been restored to Arthur S. Reinert, Topton, and Samuel D. Light, Pres cott, Lebanon county. HINTS AT NATIONAL HOSIERY MEETING After representing the industrial research department of the University of Pennsylvania at a conference with Secretary of Commerce Lamont at Washington in connection with the hosiery mill industry.

Dr. George W. Taylor, of Albrieht college, returned yesterday from the capital by airplane. Dr. Taylor said the most important development of the conference was that a convention of hosiery manufacturers from all over the nation will be called soon.

BRADFORD SUSPECT HELD IN READING Wanted by authorities in Bradford, Carl Montagna, 30, of that place, was arrested in Reading yesterday by Detectives St. Clair and Harper on a warrant charging larceny of a wrist watch. Police said that a pawn ticket for a wrist watch pawned in Baltimore was found on Montagns's person. He is being held in the city jail for Bradford police. DISCUSSES SOVIET Industrial, educational and governmental activities of the Soviet government were discussed by William E.

Richardson last night for a Wyomissing club audience. About 150 members heard' his address, following which he answered questions about conditions in Russia. 14 Jhoppinq Day 'til Christmas M1MV CHRISTMAS I Calling winter names won't keep you warm very long. Call us for some Reading hard coal and you'll be warm for a long time at Warren W. i 73S Oley Reading, Pa.

Dial 2 4211 jh it Ka i i 18th Ward, Glenside Assessment Analyses HO ASSESSMENTS I Glenside and in the Eigh teenth Ward compare with Penn street properties is shown in the following analysis: Eighteenth Penn Ward Street Total Properties Assessed 1,817 344 Number of Prop erties Changed 76 161 Number of Properties Decreased 36 127 Number of Properties Increased 40 34 Properties Changed 4.1 47 Properties Decreased 1.9 37 Properties Increased 2.2 10 Properties Unchanged 95.9 53 Glenside Penn St. Total Properties Assessed 1,027 344 Number of Prop erties Changed 24 161 Number of Properties Decreased 2 127 Number of Properties Increased 22 34 Properties Changed 2.33 47 Properties Decreased .19 37 Properties Increased 2.14 10 Properties Unchanged 97.67 53 Court Believes He Was Bound For Trolley Free Chauffeur Arrested While on Way to Work "Believe it or not, I was waiting for a street car to go to work," Ralph Hollis, employed as chauffeur and furnace tender by Andrew J. Fink, school director, told Alderman Roslin yesterday morning. Roslin believed it and without a single word except "Discharged," freed Hollis of a charge of disorderly conduct brought by Patrolman Anthony Sedoti. Patrolman Sedoti saw Hollis standing at Second and Penn streets Sunday night and told him to "move on." Hollis told Sedoti he would when his street car arrived and so Patrolman Sedoti hauled him to jail in the patrol wogan and he was locked up until Fink bailed him out.

Sedoti made it all clear to Roslin yesterday morning. "It seemed to me that was the wrong corner to wait for a Mineral Spring street car," he said. And to that he added that the police had been having lot of trouble with Negroes in that section." Hollis Is a Negro. Then Roslin discharged Hollis. Bertram J.

Murphy, attorney, was retained by Fink to defend Hollis. "I felt responsible," said Fink last night. "I asked Hollis to come out and tend my furnace Sunday night. I certainly owe him protection from the police while he is on his way to and from work.H GRANT EXTENSION Extension of time for filing an affidavit of defense in the suit of H. Dale Thomas against Prince and Whitely was granted until January 17 yesterday by Judge Shanaman on motion of Stevens and Lee, counsel for the defendants.

On and Off the Main Stem Informal Little. Snapshots of Goings, Comings, and Do ings Yesterday ITALO DEFRANCESCO talking about a picture MRS. MALCOLM DUNCAN on a shopping tour HAROLD CARNE and MRS. DORIS KTTINGUR going into a movie RAY EPLLR, the "East End terror." practicing for his next bout 'HENRY MALTBERGER reading newspaper as he awaits car in safety zone MRS, HARRY CRUISE looking into store window CHARLES WOftRALL apparently looking for someone or something in store vestibule CALVIN KNOLL carrying heavy bag MISS ELIZABETH NEUNER enjoying an Ice cream soda ROBERT Mc CORKLE goins up Penn street" MRS. ROBERT MAURER going into store JOSEPH HASBROUCK and son GERALD, entering theatre VICTOR GRIM carrying wallet MISS HELEN CIABATON wearing new coat MISS FLORENCE McCORD doing Christmas shonplng early MRS.

JEROME MOYER on Penn street. low cost. Heimbach kS9 LOZO ANNOUNCES HONOR STUDENTS Catherine Miller Leads High School Class to Be Graduated January 22 The 10 honor students of the 12 A class, which will be graduated from Reading Senior High school January 22, were announced yesterday by Principal John P. Lozo. At the same time William L.

Fink, head of the English department, announced that "Indian Mountain" will be the name of the pageant to be presented by the class of 157 students. Catherine G. Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Winslow Miller, 130 Oley is the first honor student.

She will recite the prologue to the pageant. Robert Grim, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Grim, 850 Weiser is the second honor student. He will recite the epilogue.

The other honor students in order are: Freda Lawrence, Sarah A. Bower, Solon Rhode, Ella Neihart, Evelyn Barto. Helen Viabaton, John Lenart and Verna Epler. Members of National Body The honor students are members of the National Honor society. All have had six final marks above 85 percent and none of their marks have been below 70, Lozo said.

They will receive gold bars from the school at commencement. They have already received silver and gold "medals for being on the honor roll in their sophomore and junior years. The pageant will be presented three nights, January 22, 23 and 24. Admission will be charged the first night and the money will be used for relief of the unemployed. The pageant continues the change made in Reading High school's custom last Juno When formal commencement exercises were discontinued.

$2,000 DAMAGE SUIT FILED BY WOMAN Asking damages' of $2,000, Mrs Bessie Bartholomew yesterday brought suit against David D. Kutz, iri whose car Mrs. Bartholomew's mother, Mrs. Ella Machmer, 66, was fatally injured in an accident last January. Mrs.

Bartholomew charged that Kutz's negligence in driving his car through Temple caused the crash with a truck owned by Jacob H. Wal born, of Reading, and operated by T. Calvin Degler. The suit was filed by Ellis Brodstein, attorney for Mrs. Bartholomew, in behalf of all children of Mrs.

Machmer. BENEFIT SHOW ACTS REHEARSE TONIGHT Kiddies and grown ups who will dance and sing for the relief Reading's unemployed in municipal I auditorium Friday night, will re hearse for 'the last time tonight, David Breen, member of the board of recreation, announced yesterday. The entire cast of more than 100 will gather at the auditorium. In their show Friday, the amateur the spians will present acts of songs and dances and a minstrel shoiv. The collection will be turned over to the mayor for aid among the city's needy.

HEYDT RECOVERING Severely bruised Sunday in an automobile collision at Fifth and Amity srreets, Samuel Heydt, 52, of 121 Oley was recovering in the Homeopathic hospital last night. Mrs. Heydt, injured in the same crash, was sent to her home during the afternoon. The Heydts, occupants of one car, and Clarence Weiser, 47, of 326 Spring driver of another machine, were injured in the crash which involved three cars. The third driver, A.

R. Rothenberger, of York, was uninjured. "Ghe Her a Wave This in a hair Snmp Proprietor i A Wave That Lasts, ELEAFEN OIL STEAM WAVE cn Is the most forreous wave that can be had, $l50 lovely, lustrous and natural looking, easy to take care of as well. All waves are guaranteed Then Ptrminont Wt? art the but that money can iaj. Waved In tho moit unitary and eomplet equipped Beauty Parlor In the itate, do not let other, deceive yea In telling yon that their higher price, rive yon a better wave, It la ImpoMlble five better wave than we offer yon.

PENWIOK SHAMPOO 25c 7IN0EE MIJTT WAVE 25e WATER WAVE 25c ELEAPEN OIL SCALP TREATMENT r. 25c SOUTH FIFTH Three, Including Parents Held for Kidnaping Girl Harrisburg Man Identified by House of Good Shepherd Sister' Identified by the sister In charge of the Good Shepherd home and named 'by a Philadelphia couple as the' kidnaper of their daughter, 16, from the home here last Thursday, Tony Testa, of Harrisburg, was being held in the West Reading state police barracks last night after having denied during several hours of questioning that he is implicated in spiriting the girl No trace of the girl was found, police said. Testa was identified by a sisters at the home as the man who accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cam pagna, of Philadelphia, to the home to see the girl, who was being held there as a witness in a trial scheduled for this week in Harrisburg.

The Campagnas, also held In the state police barracks on charges of kidnaping and conspiracy, told police after their arrest that Testa took the girl from the room and spirited her a way i in an automobile while the sister was out of the room for a glass of water which Mrs. Campagna had requested. Testa, arrested yesterday by state police in Harrisburg, denied that he knew anything of the whereabouts of the girl. The girl was said to have claimed she. was taken from her home in Philadelphia against her.

will and kept in an alleged disorderly house in Harrisburg. She had promised to testify against the woman arrested for operating the house this week. READING COMPANY GIVES TO JOBLESS The Reading Company Y. M. C.

A. directors last night voted $100 to the unemployment relief fund from its entertainment fund. This money has been spent in other years for professional entertainers for the association's New Year day program, Arthur L. Hiller, secretary, said. This year the association will use amateur talent for its show, he said.

'BUNDLE WEEK' AT MISSION "Bundle Week" is being observed a.t Grace and Hope mission, 1003 Franklin this week, when friends of the mission are asked to bring food and clothing to help relieve needy families. Five members of the Baltimore mission took part last night, in the evangelistic services being held at the mission by Mrs. Jennie Boyd Turk ington, of Baltimore. Standing of the Crews Crews: 7, 2. 1, 2.

Engineers: Ritter, Hahn. Adams, Brown. Firemen: Eveiand. Dietrich, Ecken iocie. Smith, Jone? Sausser, MacLeod.

Barth, Brown. Sloudt. Brakemen: Scoza, Schrefflrr, Thompson, Martin. Snook, Christ man, Ramer. Kummel.

Pool Enginee Dauber. Leininger. Pool Firemen' Detweiler, Crider. Healed His Rupture I was badly ftipturpd while lifting trunk several yean ago. Doctors said mv only hope of recovery was an operation.

Everything I tried did me no Finally I got hold of something that quickly and completely healed me. Years have passed and the rupture has never returned, although I am doUig hard work as a carpenter. There was no operation, no lost time, no trouble. I have nothing to sell, but will give full Information aoout how obtained a complete cure without ooeratlon if you write to me. Eusene M.

Pullen. Carpenter, 1011 Marcellus Manasqua.n. N. J. Better cut out this notice and show It to any others who are ruptured you maye save a life or at least stop the misery of the rupture and the worry and danger of an operation.

Adv. Shampoo Regularly with CiUicira Soap Precede hy nppKenrlonn of Cnficiirn Ointiitent treatment will keep the scrip healthy condition and the thick and lustrous. 26. Ointment 25c. ami Wc.

Talcum Potter 1rug ft Cnamleitl Maw. for Chrislmas SMrM Bobbed Complete Hair 1 I I Entlrt I As Many Carls as the Read Requires. HONE FOR APPOINTMENTS, BEAOA'O, F. Broken Light Bulb Sets Fire in Garage WHEN an electric light bulb wa broken and set fire to some gasoline, Adam Barrell, 40, or 1226 Church in a garage at Reed and Walnut streets, was slightly burned. Barrell was treated at Homeopathic hospital for his burns.

The Junior Fire company was called to the garage on a still alarm. MORETTA AWAITS DEPORTATION IN N. J. Gaetano Moretta, 38, was taken, to Gloucester, N. yesterday by Inspector Brownburger of the immigration department to await deportation to Italy.

Moretta, who is said to have entered the country illegally in 1924, was arrested Saturday by Detectives Zawidskl and Deem at Eighth and Bingaman streets on a federal warrant. Detectives said Moretta admitted entering the United States on a fake passport which he paid 2.000 lire (a little more than $100). He said he had been working and living In Reading since 1926., 3 MEN ARRESTED AS BANDIT SUSPECTS Three men arrested by state police last week for two hold ups were held for trial in court yesterday afternoon in hearings before Alderman Castner. The trio, Howard Kressly, 25; Charles Gross, 38: and Walter Moyer, 27, were committed to the county jail in default of bail. Warrants agaiast the men were sworn out by Louis Cafon celli, of South Temple, who charges that he and two of his employes, Ernest Gattone and Anthony Levine, were held up.

Avoid the Last Minute Rush! Now Is the Time to Select Your Christmas Cards Shop in ease and comfort while stock are complete and you can easily select an appropriate for every Christmas Card occasion. then you can address them at your leisure. Berkshire News Inc. 14 North Sixth St. OPEN EVENINGS TO 9 P.

M. There Isn't a Drug Store In the World that fills Prescriptions with greater care or uses purer drugs and chemicals than we do. Dietrich's Drug Store 805 FENN STREET SEE FOR FURNITURE and FLOOR COVERINGS St. Lawrence (Estorly P. 0.) Pa.

Telephone BUS LINES SEEK SHORT CUT ROUTE Two Companies Apply for. Allentown Hamburg 1 Harrisburg Permits (Times Harrisburg Bureau), HARRISBURG, Dec. 8 Passenger? service certificates between Harris burg and Allentown along the new shortcut highway through Hamburg will be asked by two operators hi hearings before the public servioa commission here Wednesday. One application is by Franklin Bacastow, who now operates over part of the route from Harrisburg to various towns In Berks county The second Is by the Quaker City Motor Coach Lines, Inc. In Philadelphia Tuesday, the com mission will hear the application of Earl S.

Savage to begin freight service from Hamburg to Philadelphia. A complaint by the Reading company that J. Oliver Yergey is furnishing group and party service to passengers from Birdsboro without certificate also will be heard Tuesday. MORE LOCAL NEWS On Page Seventeen Makes Vou feel like l( 6168 or EaOBOESOlSOlSOin ILUTZ IlibaorriorriQrric 1 1.

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