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The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 16

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The Mercuryi
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Pottstown, Pennsylvania
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PAGE SIXTEEN Phone 2263 POTTSTOWN MERCURY, POTTSTOWN. PA'. MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 19, 1951 OBITUARIES MUS ANNA M. (BODNAR) mmou S. 48.

oi 876 QUEEN STREET, died yesterday morning 3 6 o'rlock Pottstown hospital. She had been ill two years. Mrs. Bodolus had been in the hospital recently and then was dis- rbarged She returned on Saturday and died less than 24 hours later. She WtUs born in Phoenixville, a daughter of the late Andrew Bodnar and of Susan Bodnar.

who lives at, 627 Chestnut street. For the past 40 years, Mrs. Bodolus lived Pottstown. She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic church. In addition to her mother.

Mrs. Bodolus is survived by her husband, Michael five sons, Theodore 541 Lincoln avenue; Joseph 333 North Evans street; Carl T. George Washington university, Washington. D. and Albert and Thomas, at home.

Also, two daughters. Anna, wife of Cleveland Stauffer, of Washington. D. and Theresa, at home; one brother, Michael, of Conshohocken; two sisters, Mary, wife of Victor Elias, Halfway House, and Susan, wife of James Kelly, 72 North Warren street; three stepsisters, Helen, wife of Frank Mastrangelo. Kenilworth; Elizabeth, wife of Harry Sheldon.

Philadelphia, and Mrs. Margaret Sauer- bury, 627 Chestnut street, and by two grandchildren. Services will be held Wednesday morning at 8:30 from her home, followed at 9:30 by a solemn high requiem mass in Holy Trinity Catholic church, celebrated by the rector, the Rev. Stephen J. Vleck.

Interment will be in Holy Trinity cemetery, Stowe. of Trinity Evangelical and formed church, officiated. Interment was made in Pottstown West End cemetery. Bearers were the following grandsons: Robert, W. Reifsnyder, E.

Merrill Koch. Donald G. Reifsnyder, David Bergey, Frederick K. Reuter and John Lucas. Last rites were performed for A I FRANCIS KNAIJER, PHOENIXN1LLE 2, yesterday afternoon from a funeral home in Parkerford.

The Rev. Fred Gaston. Bethel Methodist church, officiated. Interment was in Bethel Methodist cemetery. Bearers were Paul Keeley, Robert Keely, Arthur Eppehimer, Clarence Hane, Nick Proncheck and Joseph Supiot.

Funeral services for ELIZA JANE (MOVER) WEIS, wife of the late Lewis Weis, of Sanatoga. were held from a funeral home at 112 Wash- I ington street Saturday at 1:30 p. m. I Officiating was the Rev. Edgar M.

I Cooper, pastor of New Hanover Lutheran church. Entombment was in Memorial Mausoleum, Wyomissing Hills. Bearers were Ralph Weis William Grow. Charles Wylie, Arthur Krause and Daniel Hildebidle. SARAH VV.

(GEISINGER) LATSHAW, 87, wife of the late Harrison Latshaw, 458 NORTH EVANS STREET, died at 11 a. m. yesterday in her home. She was a daughter of the late William and Sarah and was born in Niantic. She had lived at her home on North Evans street for the last 62 years.

Mrs. Latshaw had been ill since a fall several weeks ago. Her late husband was owner and proprietor of Latshaw's grocery store for many years before his death in 1936. Two daughters, Eva and Stella Latshaw, have been operating the store since Mr. Latshaw's death.

Mrs. sole survivers are her daughters who live at 458 North Evans street. The funeral will be held from the residence at 2 p. m. Wednesday.

The Rev. Edgar S. Brown, pastor of Grace Lutheran church, will officiate. Interment will be in Christ Lutheran cemetery, Niantic. Funeral services for ELIZABETH (CiEIST) BEYER, wife of Harry M.

Beyer, formerly of 454 NORTH HARLOTTE STREET, were held yesterday afternoon at 2 from a funeral home at 711 North Franklin street. The Rev. John B. Frantz, pastor NEW, MIRACLE ELECTRONIC EAR HIDES DEAFNESS CHICAGO, amazing new- electronic ear which hides nrss and transmits even whispers with startling clarity, has hern revealed by a noted Chicago electronic scientist. He disclosed that this miraculous new discovery has rendered old- style hearing aids obsolete almost overnight, and brings new hope to the 15 million persons in the United Slates who are hard of hearing.

He reported that this electronic ear enables the deaf to hear without any button showing in the ear and without dangling battery wires. To acquaint the hard of hearing readers of this paper with this nrw miracle electronic ear which hides deafness, full details are described in a fascinating booklet, Discoveries to Help the Deaf It will be sent free in a plain wrapper to anyone who requests it. Address; Llectronic Research Director, 1450 West 19th Street. 577 Beltone Building, Thicago 8, 111. A penny postcard will Beautiful Patterned Rugs! V.

POWER LOOMED SA let your yearning for beautiful rugs on your floor be stifled because you think these rugs are expensive. And oriental designs at a price that's kind to your budget. say "How can a lovely rug cost so Budget Terms Can Be Arranged cnL Queen at Madison Phone 1012 Have You a Financial Problem Consult Us THE NATIONAL BANK of Pottstown with the Clock on the Member F.D.l.C. 1 TO ELP WITH I i EXTRA $10 TO $300 you need money to pay taxes, accumulated bills or to meet some personal emergency your application will be welcomed here and acted on promptly. Endorsers are not required.

Repayment is arranged in small monthly amounts to suit your income. LOANS Stop in, or better yet, phone first end your money will be waiting when you come in GIRARD INVESTMENT TWO POTTSTOWN OFFICES 268 HIGH STREET 19 N. HANOVER ST. Floor Phone; Second Floor Phone: 3554 Hot'RS: 9 to 3 Saturdays 9 to 1 Made in All Sui rounding Territory Villanova Rifes Arranged For Rev. Francis Ludwig The Divine Office will be said over the bodv of the Rev.

Francis W. Ludwig. O. S. a former resident of Pottstown.

in the church at Villanova college at 5 o'clock this afternoon. The Rev. Ludwig's body will be taken from the Augustinian monastery at the college to the church shortly before the rites. Afterwards. it will lie in the church from 6 o'clock tonight until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.

A solemn requiem high mass will be sung at 10 Interment wil Jbe made in Villa. nova cemetery on the college grounds. Firestone Union Meeting Attended by 100 Members Members of Firestone Local 336. United Rubber Workers held a brief business meeting in CIO hall yesterday morning. 1 One hundred unionists attended.

President William Rhoades was in charge. CARRY YOUR CAR If you are going back into the Service, easier to carry money. If yoli want to sell your car, the easy way is by advertising it in a Mercury ant Ad. LESTtR GRAND PIANO is the Official Piano of the Philadelphia Orchestra m' Mental Health Is Community Problem, Hygienist Tells Pottstown Civic League Preventive mental hygiene in the form of parental guidance and education is a common responsibility. according to Dr.

Maurice E. Linden. charter member of the Mental Hygiene Society of Montgomery county. Linden, who spoke at a meeting of Pottstown Civic league Saturday afternoon 'in the Howard Johnson restaurant, said that mental health is a community goal which can be realized by the efforts of an interested citizenry. of he contended, "is not an accidental thing, but rather represents the logical sequence of growth of the human mind, starting from birth and sidering the experiences of the Human nature, he declared, is a predictable pattern, explaining beings differ in pattern of adaption mainly in degrees rather than in as every idividual has a social responsibility, so does the community owe each member an integrated effort toward social orientation.

individual guidance and preventive and curative Dr. Linden concluded. Dr. Linden was introduced by William A. James, educational chairman of Pottstown Mental Hygiene committee.

Eighteen were present at the meeting, with Dr. Daniel Lee in charge. It was announced that the civic league will sponsor an oratorical contest in Bethany center March 14. The contest will be open to senior high school students. LANDSLIDE KILLS THREE TOKYO.

Monday, Feb. 19 Three persons were killed in a landslide on the southern island of Kyushu Sunday. The slide also crushed 26 houses in the village of Yamashiro. PIE WITH NO WORK AT HOME SERVES 5 GENEROUSLY JUST POP IN THE OVEN, BAKE AND SERVE BOBBY SOXERS ATTENTION! Heavy Ribbed Rolled Cuff and Nylorib Socks Reg. 55c All Nylon and Angora aa uff Socks ltog.

$1.19 Sizes 9 to 11 at 321 High Street Smart Junior and Teen Apparel Jn) (T A REPORT FROM THE RETAIL COAL DEALERS of POTTSTOWN ON THE NEW COAL PRICE REGULATIOH SELECT YOUR LESTER BETSY ROSS SPINET NOW BEFORE PROPOSED EXCISE TAX We the retail coal dealers of Pottstown and vicinity feel that it is our duty to inform the coal consumers on the accurate price increase on coal, allowed by the office of Price Stabilization, Washington, D. C. It has come to our attention that the first news announcement from the office of Price Stabilization on the increase price of coal caused an erroneous impression, that the price increase would be limited to only 90c a ton. The 90c a ton figure is the average price increase on coal. THE WHOLESALE PRICE INCREASE TO US THAT WILL EFFECT YOU Ranges From 30 A Ton on Rice Coal To 1.45 A Ton on Larger Sizes DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE COAL AND THE PRODUCING COMPANY INCREASES EFFECTIVE IN POTTSTOWN AREA RICE BUCKWHEAT PEA 30c 60c 80c CHESTNUT STOVE EGG $1.40 BUY AT TODAY'S LOW PRICE 1994 TAKE UP TO 3 FULL YEARS TO PAY DECIDE TODAY BEAT THE NEW CREDIT REGULATIONS H.

RENTZ SMALE 19 X. Hanover Pottstown Phone 108S This Message Is Sponsored As A Public Service By The Following Coal Dealers FISHER BROS. 190 Moser Road Phone 715 G. E. CLOUSE West High Street Phone 1405 CHARLES DAMPMAN Queen Penn Sts.

and Douglassville Phone 1807-W Phone 1807-R FEGELY'S 34-38 High Street Phone 81 POTTSTOWN COLD STORAGE AND WAREHOUSE CO. Charlotte Water Sts. Phone 32 REED BROS, STOWE Phone 952 A. B. SIESHOLTZ 114 S.

Hanover St. Phone 3175 W. H. SAYLOR SON Cross and Madison Phone 299 POTTSTOWN ROLLER MILLS Hanover South Sts. Phone 294 F.

Y. SHANER 15 S. York Ph. HO or 2188-R SHUPE WINDLE 3rd Hanover Sts. Phone 4014 M.

E. YOHN SON Pottstown Landing Phone 1240.

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