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The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 13

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Royersford-Spring City HARLEY B. RH ANDRE Rep. Tuirrj Slrrtt, Rnyrrifnrd Phnnt 158 Caiirey Post to Meet Tonight To Name Panels, Plan for Baseball Team Pf Anurie.n City's rntr.s, tn make an eight riti on the increase in post homo at With Commander nfttir im mitten be a eluding a corn mittet constitution and bj post brcau of th national VII Intrrritnl in proposed Junior I etjion baseball that is been under vmto tn hp present and their opinions, as fion will bp taken at meet Frnstcrmachrr, ch.ti man of Dhtr.ct A baseball, must have a dct Pou schedule for the mmins mum bo compiled HON Coatesville into mmpr Absence to round P. ROOK are tram league. The hester county committee of the American Region purchased trophy this year and put it into (ompftition.

Phnenixville post 482 now holds the trophy. This post rt tired the old trophy by winning it thrre 'spring city lertain that in short time thfir team tntild be close to the top position. Material for the year be distributed bv the adjutant. C. ewis Sparc to committee chairman.

The welfare and service will give their annual reports. Post is backing the Tom O'Connor membership drive The cal post supported him for Eighth strict commander O'Connor post commander of Post 602 Post flo2 is in third place in an 1 Chester county and District fl is inis place in the State a fen vrirs the highest spot Post rt02 league. In order district ever attained. re the son Oxford their MUSICAL PREACHERS The Rev. and Neil Hightower, Baltimore, singers and preachers, will conduct Youth Week services in Roversford Church of the Fifth avenue and Washington street.

Royers ford, every day at p. m. beginning tomorrow and ending Sunday. The public was Invited. Church Calendar Rnyersford Methodist: Todav.

7 30 Troop 2 Boy Scouts; This is tomorrow, fi 30 Weslrvan or the Men's Bible class covered dish Institutions Among Beneficiaries of Lefever Estate Charitable and institu tions are among the of the estate of Helen Lefever, Royertown, valued at 110 000 in personal property and $12 000 real estate a property at 27 view street. Bovertown Letters were issued by Registrar Carl Savage to Lester Stauffer, executor Mrs Lefever, who died on 12 at the age of 59. bequeathed her of stock in the National Bank and Trust companv. Hummelstown, and the American Tele phone and Telegraph company to her sister. Ruth Tapp $400 to the Good Shepherd angelical and Reformed church.

Royertown: $100 to the Women's Guild of the Boyertown CARL 1. BKNFIKLD, 7-2303 120 North Walnut deaths funerals Joseph Snook Addresses Lions LAW F. ROTHFNBFR of. t.ll BKRTSVII.l.E, died yesterday noon in the Styer convalescent home, Main street, Pennnsburg. where he had been a guest for the past four weeks.

He was a native of Pricetown, a of the late Frederick and Cath eiine (Fisher) Rothenberger, and was in the sign painting and let trring business for over years He was a member of Boyertown amp 00 Woodmen of the World; Boyertown Nest 22. Fraternal Order of Orioles; Gilhertsville Fire company; Church of the Good Shepherd. Fvangelical and Re to formed Boytrtowt; also a mtl of and past financial secretary of home, Womelsdorf, and $V)0 to the Joseph A Snook was the speaker at a recent of the Boyertown Linns club, at the Boyertown inn. West Philadel phia and South Reading avenues. Snook, a member of the Kutnown Lions rluh and International counselor.

was introduced to the group by Rudy Abrams, who served ai program chairman for the evening. The induction of the first new member of the year, Charlea Alhrighy, was also part of tht program. Members are reminded of tho READY TO Rl I puts last tn cardboard head of merrv giant. Pantagruel, whirh will oxer the famed Riviera at Site during February. Upper Providence School Trumpeters Entertain Spring-Ford Rotary Club First Evangelical and Reformed chamber church of Reading in memory of her parents, John F.

and Anna I. Moyer. The remainder of the estate is divided as follows: one half to her sister and brother in law. Ruth and George Tapp and the other half to Lester Stauffer and Lottie Stauffer, the latter her sister- in law. Rotary Official to Talk a balanced circuit, Lutheran (hurch Women S'aie Election Meeting vice com is member- pnng City and will outline ram at tonight's meeting orr ipper m.

commission on wm 7 Phone rnlletettlle Wednesday, 4.i ,) Ptlon, prayer and service Klthl if Rol inftoi home. Her guests included llebbv and Karen Bruce. Den nis Klumpp and Curtis MM 2 Kenneth Shirar spent Judge Sets Estate Of Oley Resident Schwenk Funeral home, 124 Weit The Womcr Rnyersford Gr will meet in the assemt will have chai Highlights Work mac followed rch church 7 45 p. Anna all the secret officers. DI fon rge of devotions, from the ne will be presented, annual reports from ries and of Fryer Littlefield, mandcr of the 1 He Hay, 6 30 m.

chancel choir; Hunaicker and Richard 2 leave here with his par arge of the membership drive in 7 30 choir; Saturday, a trumpet trio representing Upper rnt, Hoy Shirar of President Judge Frederick A in 1 Brownitc Provideocc Consolidated school chetry avenue He then repoi- Ma 1 is Berks county Orphans Philadelphia avenue, Royertown played at the Spring City Royers to the SS Franklin confirmed the account in the The Rev. Harper L. Schneck, pas- Trinity Evangeliiral ford Rotary club meeting recently Norfolk. Ya estate of Monroe Herbein. Oley tor of the Church of the Good Sheptional: Today, A Women's Spring-Ford Country club.

township, which showed a halance herd. Evangelical and Reformed, Missionary meeting: Wednesday. They were among a group of 12 EDWARD ASRERT and a 575 06 which was directed tn Boyertown, will officiate. 30 Prayer meeting. Bible elementary pupils from the schools fnrnd Frank Jordan of Alhanv.

hr distributed to Boyertown and Interment will be in cemetery. pecial I.adiea nifht program 55. Order "hich will be held Feb. 7. Knights of Friendship, and a made by the of year member of W.

C. MO, Patri- otic Order Sons of America. Beading His wife, Eva (Rauenrahn) To Boyertown Layton, Yentnor, Rertha, at Joseph Ahbe, a past president of home, and Elmer, 109? Schuyl Reading Rotarv club at well kl" Rn; -li'Tict gnvtrnnr grandchildren, five great-grand- 4 hrothrr. Ho a arri Gil- of Intinntloml, De- will he the guest apeaker at to- children, a brother, Howard bersville, and a Bister, bora Stitzer, Reading meeting of the Boyertown Fun-ral will held notary club at 30 o'clock in tha Wednesday at 2 p. from the Rural Royersford Home Damaged by Blaze in Chimney Boyer Tow ne inn, Lawrence D.

Kohler, will be In charge of the meeting Boyertown Clatslftod fellowship; hearsal: Friday. 30 chetical class. PHOENiXVIUE HOSPITAL Minski. Mont Admitted: Walter Bridgeport; Henrietta Tribl Clare; Eleanor Schraek, Yost, TVind Drtwiler. Ma 1er.

Phoenmille; Margaret Bauman, Laura Beitier, Spring City; David Williamson, Chester Springs; Divi Tyson, And bon; Timothv McCoy, Birchrunville; Eachus. Roversford Fire damaged the home of Wayne Puhl. on Old State I ppcr Providence township, Bov- ersford RD 1, Saturday at 5:30 a m. Friendship and Humane fire Franris companies, Royersford, saved the rk Mil pproxj 5500 The hlaze apparently was caused hv a -park from a wood fire which Todav Roversford Grare Lutheran: To day, 7 Girl Scouts; tomorrow. fi 30 junior catechetical class; Wednesday, ft 30 nr, confirmation class 45 chapel chnir 7:15 ersford choir re- in the Spring Ford jointure crte The program was directed hv Ravmond ummings, in slrumental for ele mentarv schools, and Steve (atranis, elementary school supervisor, was the program chairman.

Girl Scout Troop llfi of Roy- met in the home of a follows Bov p. senior member, Kathleen Hoisington. inriMri to Uwrr Trw. th. lo 1 the parents of troop members and Mennonite Brethren Warren Horning, leader, ex 7:30 Pained troop activities and pro and party Roversford activities ph lodged in the chimney and smould- Sunday school officers red all night before breaking out and teachers; tomorrow.

7:45 Hoisington pon.l and refr.sh Discharged: Gerald Henzie, into flames at the rear of an old and praise service. Stephen Keppen, Sprint. City; Annie stairwell leading to the third floor. Firemei exl the fire spring (itv Methodist: cock. Rahns, Joyce Famous, ftp.

vs 1 1h streams The damage Oirl Scouts; to- ber( a Hendrickson, Phooniwille was confincd to part of the kitchen, morrow, 7 30 Mother's class; RD. a back bedroom and part of the WSCS meeting; Wed- Admitted and irgrd: Dennis third in a portion of the house nesday. 7 Sunday school nf Ranuck N. spent a weekend here with persons, his parents Mr and Edward Thr distribution as of pennvpacker road The To accountants for taxes. JEFFERSON R.

WOLFGANG, voung men are stationed in Ram. I'pde-rove. V): Edna 70. husband of Alice (Saltren Wolf- Md Dierolf KW II: Annie Dierolf. gang.

NEW RERI.INVILI.E, died Mr and Mrs Svlvan Bender en 10 Ws 10; Saturday in hia home, tertained Mr aM Mrs tohn Can Kauffman. 10; Edna A native of Earl township, he was ning and family of Philadelphia Dierolf. Helen Rohrbach. Cather- son of the late William D. and Mr arwt Mrs tames Miller nf inr Schlegcl.

Eva Kauffman. An- Sarah (Rhoads) Wolfgang He was Berwyn nie Dierolf. Caroline Reifsnyder a member of the Church of the Xrnold Brown returned and Arlene S. Frey, $4449 3i each; Good Shepherd, Evangelical and home from an exirmtrH (Hp EaH Herbein. Monroe Herbein, Reformed, Boyertown.

the Adult through the Midwest. Harold Mrs Arnold Brown entertained the members of her bridge club James torney. JAMES LEROY CLARKE, son -------of Mr and Mrs. George Clarke Area Soldier Included Herbein and Ralph W. Bertolet Is the at- ments were enjoyed following the Sr nf Mfljn meeting.

ducted into the Army, Guin Cotton of 345 Main MR, AND MRS William Derby Bible class of that Sunday school where he maintained a perfect attendance record for 26 consecutive He was employed at the Boyer town Auto Body works prior to his retirement two years ago. Surviving besides his widow are a daughter. Daisy, wife of Clarence Schoenlv, Sassamansville; Deaths I I nretow wot.rÖANCnn on ftAturdar. 1937, hiubund of Salt Mr Wnlf- 70 und fmndi invited to from Ott Funeml Home. Ill on Thursday at 2 m.

Informant tn Bovertown. No (OtM MOTHENRFROKB In on Jan 20, 1957, Lawrence of lata Eva Rl friends Invited to from tha Funeral 124 W. Phils Boyeriosvn, on da? at 2 Interment In town msv rail on 7 to 9 Campbell ei -fordfl Births: To Hi rt Yannick, Phoenixvdie. a bov Richard Oakes. Glen Moore, a girl; Mrs Verna Waller, Royersford, a bov.

Fenstet machcj Spring Twin-Boro Classified which is unused. lesson reviewed; 7:30 mid--------- week prayer and praise service; Thursday. 30 junior choir; DEAT HS FUNERALS 7 m- intermediate choir; senioi choir; Friday. 7 German Maneuvers street K.rth A Bovertown area man par' as amonc the st a and children of East Seventh ave nnw.tv knn pated recently with the 11th Air- a aon. Ralph at home; three borne Division in a grandchildren and a brother, Rob field training exercise near Mu- prt Wolfgang.

Topton mch. Gcrmanv. Funeral will be held irrt of Thanks DOTTEHFR Wish thank and for the manv of shown: for UM floral tributes at tha funeral of Dotterer The BROTHERS Do It ta nue were thr Sunday dinner nf Mr and Mrs Wil and of Eaglcville Heaths In on Stindav, Jan 20. nS7 Sarah Hoffm HI) widow of Amm on Hofrm.wi 78 andfrienda arf Invited to id tho fvu 1 ral at tht NeUon Funeral Home, 3" 11 New oitv, on Wedneadi'y at 2 Interment Fe rnwood ml IS at tiie ft inrral hci cilio VAN In Vlo 7 to 9. MRS.

Ml HOFF 51 7ft. widow of Ammon W. Hoffman. 2.10 i'I "I Rl I SFItING Cm Hied in her home yesterday at 9:30 a. following a long illness.

Mrs. Hoffman was born in Potts- urdav Troop Boy Scouts; 10 a Brownies. Sat- Home ton Fhoei Int Morris Oro- are Funeral i )ndav at 2 cemetcrv, all Siindav tOetseri Spring City First Evangelical and Reformed: Today, 7 Girl Scouts; tomorrow, a p. Adult Fellowship joint meeting with guild. Spring City, and Fellowship group of Royersford R.

church; Wednesday. 6 30 nr. junior catechetical class; memhor of Spring tv rnursnay. fi 30 senior con- I f'! firmation Frid.v, 7 p. branch nr tho tt(Tl choir Surviving are two daughters, in Saturday, 10 a.

Brownies. Marian, wife of Edward Ott- Mrs Ronald Crist of Lindrn drive marked her birthday recently- In celebration of her fifth birthday, a i Koffel. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William F.

Koffel nf Seventh ave nue, was hostess to a group of friends at a luncheon at her day partv honoring Rose Ann Tarman in Norristown, Dr George Drach accompanied the Rev. McConomy of Augustus Lutheran church to a min istcnal meeting in Pottslown Rarto BD I Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Philips and the Army family of Cherry avenue enter tained as weekend guests Mrs parents. Mr and Mrs Cuatom built rabineta tor new or For Free Battolate! nd Plunnlne, call Frank He was Corp Marvin Rrooks.

Thursday at 2 from the for Sale son of Mrs Margaret Hallman. Ott Funeral home. 111 North 2 cotton and fiber Corporal Brooks en- October, and was stationed at Ft before going He officiate is a member of the medical Interment will company of the 511th lnfantary Reading avenue. Royertown The Rev. Harper Schneck, pastor of the Church of the Good Shepherd, tan and Will sell Bovertown 7-9041 Furnished Rnnmi cemetery, he in Royertow n.

floor furnished room, Fairview bath, entrance Prefer gentleman 4th Bovertown 7-7417, Luke McDermott of Philadelphia Regiment. nd Mary (Hiester) Rhoads. She came to live in Roy ersford in lOuo and lived in Spring City since lOlfi. Her husband died Oct 12. 1939 She was a CM Cit Notice ax a RVTCE um Fea Ave Mt in St We Do It 18 kitchen Leroy Orebe an CARPENTRY finish HI 1 Rcereraford if you ha Ford Repairing ir ma everything electrical H.

mqer. with whom she lived, and Dorothy, wife of Paul McFarland. Vaughan road. Royersford RD four grandchildren, two great- 'grandchildren and a sister. Elira- ho'h Rhoads, Lykens.

Services will be conducted from Nelson Funeral home. 531 New frcct, Wednesday at 2 p. Interment will be in Fernwood ccm- cterv. Spring Cit Vennonite Rrethren in Christ: Wednesday, 7:45 pravcr and service Lutheran: meeting. Tonight, vestrv TV 's.

call Spring- Royera- KOKESKi Wanted- -Female H2 Oin! WANTED timr, for store and App 'v Main St for Sale 16 2 Axminater hik owe red rose like nfw BridKe Sprint City. Phone Rovers -W I'urnishedKooins Kl) WANTF.D lo to a Write J-13, 0 Merctirf.Roversford for Sale 92 13 Na. 4 Ur. radu heater, imnu unu except rood rea TYSON MOTOR CC Phone 47 i U.S. Can't Fighi Alone, Fx-NATO Warns WASHINGTON, Jan.

20 Mired Gruenther, recently ro tired supreme commander NATO forces, said todav that "no 4-H Equestrians Elect Club Leaders Perkiomen 4 Horse club elected the following officers at a recent meeting at the home of Jo Ann Hoover. Pottstown: J. Bruce Scott Jr. president; n( Ronald Miko. vice president; Jo Ann Hoover, secretary; Sarah nation, oven the Cnited States can treasurer; Robert Glenn, lefend itself unaided committee adviser, and Eileen Gruenther.

now head of the news reporter. Red Cross, told a meet- -Joseph Miko presented the club of medal of honor winners: a gavel set. The members The problem of security today discussed the club's horse show 1 be achieved by an alii- tn.be held in the Spring. Leaders of the club are Mr. and Mrs.

William Plush, Trappe. Funeral services for CHXRLES DOTTERER. DOIGLASS VILLE RD were held Saturday at 2 p. from the Schwenk Funeral home, 124 West Philadelphia avenue, Royertown. The Rev.

Luther Lee Lengel, pastor of St. (Hill) Lutheran church, officiated. Interment in Hill church cemetery. Rearers were Jacob Clemmer, Paul Geialer, David Dotterer and Carl Schwenk Furniture Complete line new home furnUhinrtb Lrwcat In JOSEPH H. FREESE Always Ready To Si.

State Freeze Mark Pnttitnwn lllfi Wanted Tn Huy Antiques Tools, etc. Call Know news? Phone The Mercury, Pottstown You may earn eiira money. LAST TIMES TODAY Shows 7 IMI A 9:041 P.M. WORK NEARS id building to house West atomic pile completion In Munich. The pool type eactor is to be built in the U.

S. See and Hear LARRY FERRARI (Papular TV Organist) SATURDAY, FEB. 2, at P.M.. in the Boyertown Area High School Auditorium Admission: $1.10 (includes tai) Spons. by Senior Club of Bovertown lor Call Bovertown 7 or 2 90 MICKEY nuunii 1 61 1 WfUH JVUttM m4 Mm TOMORROW But Truth" system.

Gruenther said the Free World is faced by an enemy in Soviet tile to the I nited States. He said u.iich is implacably hos- js no alternative" answer to this except a Try and Stop Me ----------By BENNETT CERF sys- A A DINNKR in honor of David Sarnnff, of RCA, Howard Cullman told this anecdote: Years ago, when he running the Roxy Tlv Cullman visited SarnolT's ofTice to see what movies he could book there. Sarnoff, an expert telegrapher in his youth, tapped out this dot-dot-dash message to his secretary: G-E-T M-E L-I-S-T O-F M-O-V-I-E-S A-V-A-I-LA-B-L-E R-O-X-Y got her trained beautifullychuckled nofT. The spcretary arrived in jig-time carrying a glass of and an aspirin. Rill Feather quotes despairing paragraph from the writings of the art Jean Gabrial Domergue: "The world belongs to women.

When .1 1 is tThm, people ask how his mother is. When lie n. irrit pe exclaim, the biide When he is dead, people ask, How much did he leave by by King tem of S. alliances. Sleellon Steelworkers Assured Voting Right HARRISBURG.

Jan 20 Evansburg Library Given $50 to Buy Additional Books KV Mrs Donald Phone tldl Phnne Schati and Jack and Haul, of Township l.ine road and Robert and son. Bustard, of Creamery, attended the Farm in liar risburx recently. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Smith.

nity Welfare Fund and on the recommendation of the Welfare steering committee headed by Elias Malkin, Hopwood road, based on a talk given the club by Mrs. Thomas Nagle, of EvansburE. assistant librarian. on the work of the Library in the Collegeville area. The gift is earmarked for the Fern avenue are the parents nf a purchase of additional hooks, von born recently in Montgomery The Evansburg Free Library was which Mrs Nagle indicated in her hospital, the recipient of a gift of from talk, are needed, particularly in 4800 members of the Steelton Lo Perkiomen Rotary club the children department of thr cal of the United have recently.

The contribution was library. been declared eligible to participate made from the Comma- Mr. and J. Edgar in the union's international elect ion on Feb 12. District 11 officials took over affairs of the local after factions became involved in a dispute over the forthcoming election One faction supports President Da vid J.

McDonald for re-election, another favors the candidacy of Donald C. Rarick. McKeesport, challenger George Medrick. District 11 dir ector, said there never was any intention to take away the union's right to vote in the international election. they can't hold of their own until they straighten themselves, out," Medrick said.

Call fioftfl when you hear of an accident, when you see one, or when you know of any other The Mercury $10 weekly for beat newstipa. CLOSE-OUT ALL 1956 RANGES and REFRIGERATORS (Pliilcn and BIGGEST TRADE IN ALLOWANCE! EASIEST TERMS! Don't Delay Come in Today! Kuser Inc. 112 C. Philadelphia Boyertown Pottstown Phona Intarprlta 1-0513 SALE KUSER BEDROOM SUITE "WEEK" Yes, while a rlearanrc on Bedroom at Kuser furniture Top quallt? suites at rock bottom Here one: 3-Pc. Modern GREY SUITE Iknultle dresser and Mirror, l.ar*e Chest, Double lied.

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