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5 THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN. MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1936 1 Week's Illness Fatal To Mrs. Rhoda Gunter Hold Funeral Tuesday For Andrew Johnson unerais Italy in Move Rev. Father Dixon, Pittston, Dies in St. Mary's Rectory The funeral of Andrew Johnson, 78.

313 Twenty first Avenue, who died at To Stop War McCoy Curtis McCoy, W. former Scranton resident. To 6:15 o'clock on Saturday morning, will be held tomorrow afternoon at day at 9 o'clock from the home of his mother, Mrs. Norma McCoy, 409 Penn Priest Succumbs o'clock from his home. The Rev John A.

Bender, pastor of St. Mark Avenue; requiem mass at 9:30 a. m. in St. Peter's Cathedral.

Interment, Funeral Thursday Morning for Catholic Priest Lutheran Church, will officiate. In Mrs. Rhoda Gunter, 57, 1305 Schlager Street, died last night at 7:30 o'clock in the State Hospital where she was admitted on Saturday. She had been ill for a week. A member of Simpson M.

E. Church, she was affiliated with the Order of Eastern Star and Cana Shrine, No. 17. She is survived by her husband, August Gunter; one son, Earl, Plain field, N. two sisters, Mrs.

Mary Burnett, Peckville, and Miss Alice Samuels, Clarks Summit. Funeral arrangements are not Cathedral Cemetery. Arrangements by terment will be in Abington Hills France Informed of Plan For Peace Following Victories Meyer Ziman. Cemetery. ter, Mrs Helen Petro.

114 North Bromley Avenue. She had been ill for the past three weeks. She had resided in West Scranton practically all her life, and was a member of St. Patrick's Church. Besides her daughter, she Is survived by her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Patrick Quinn; four brothers, Patrick, John, Charles and James; and three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Gulban, Hannah and Esther Quinn, all of Scranton. Funeral arrangements hae not been completed. ROSS PAYS LIQUOR TAXES Nick Ross, 131 Pine Street, Dunmore, proprietor of the Fern Cafe, 114 Adams Avenue, has paid a total of $648.56 in state liquor "taxes.

The taxes were levied on alcohc. seized at Ross' home more than a year ago when federal agents raided the drops of the Peter Genelli Bootleg ring. Federal taxes are still pending. Meyer Heberling, died six months ago He was born on August 16, 1861, in German Valley and had resided there all his life. He was engaged in farming and was a member of German Valley Moravian Church and Sunday School.

He is survived by a son, Leon, at home; three daughters, Mrs. R. H. Henry, Henryville; Mrs. Eugene LeClair, Scranton, and Mrs.

C. R. Chapman, Hawley; one brother. Free. Heberling.

Mountain two sisters, Carrie, Philadelphia, and Addie, Stroudsburg, and ten grandchildren. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late home with the Rev. G. F. Weinlanc officiating.

Interment, Moravian Cemetery, Newfoundland. Mrs. Mae Heffron Mrs. Mae Quinn Heffron, a native of Minooka, died at 4 o'clock yesterday morning in the home of her daugh McCIosky Mrs. Gwen McClosky, 122 Mr.

Johnson, a well known West Scranton resident, suffered a stroke a Hennessey Court. Tuesday at 2:30 m. from the home of her sister in If week ago. He was one of the oldest members of St. Mark Church.

law, Mrs. Margaret Richards, 2857 Frink Street. Interment, Newton. Ar (Continued From First Page) its efforts to end the Italo Ethiopian war, it was said tonight in Informed circles. He is survived by his widow, a son, rangements by B.

Willard Tague. The Rev. George J. Dixon, 68, for the past nineteen years pastor of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, North Main Street, Pittston, died yesterday morning at 7:40 o'clock in the parish rectory.

He had been in failing health for the past two years. Born in Fallbrook, on November 2, 1868, the son of the late William Dixon and Mary Eagen, he moved with his parents to Avoca where he attended elementary schools. He com Reynolds Harry Reynolds, 1760 Madison Avenue, Dunmore. at Herman Johnson, Kingston, four daughters: Mrs. John G.

Robinson, Mrs. Frank Dunstone, Mrs. Amanda Schlager and Miss Julie Johnson, at home; six grandchildren two Committee to Decide 2 p. m. from the Howard J.

Snowdon On Sanctions Today George J. Heberling; George J. Heberling, Panther, near Newfoundland, died at 2 o'clock Saturday morning in his home after a long His wife, Catherine Funeral Home, 1810 Sanderson Ave nue. Interment, Dunmore Cemetery. great grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements are in charge of Howard M. Davies. Polley Mrs. biarold Polley, 1352 Sanderson Avenue. Today at 3 p.

m. from the home. The body will be placed in a fault at Forest Hill Ceme pleted his high school education at St. Store Hours 9 to 6 O'clock Stephen Addyman, 81, Bonaventyre's College ana tcoK up a course at St. Vincent's Seminary, La trobe, where he subsequently received his bachelor of arts degree.

Later he matriculated at Grand Dies in Green Ridge Stephen E. Addyman, 1739 Monsey Avenue, died at 1:30 o'clock on Saturday afternoon in his home GENEVA, March 1 (JPf. A crisis for the League of Nations and for collective security against war opens tomorrow when a Sanctions Committee of eighteen will decide whether to impose additional coercive measures against Italy. Despite the cumulative grind of existing sanctions, the Italo Ethiopian war continues in full swing, with the Italians Intensifying their attacks. Opinion was divided as to whether the committee would decree oil sanctions but a majority predicted the negative.

Seminary, Montreal, wnere ne finished a course in philosophy. He following a long illness. He was nursned his study of theology at 5T, born in Honesdale and had been a resident of Green Ridge for the past Marv's Seminary at Baltimore, where half century. he received the master oi arcs aegrce and the bachelor and sacred theology REV. GEORGE J.

DIXON degrees. A member of Green Ridge Baptist Church, he was affiliated with Green Ridge Lodge, I. O. O. and the tery.

Arrangements by Howard J. Snowdon. Jones the Rev. M. H.

Jones, Barnesboro, Pa. The body will be brought tonight at 6:30 p. m. to the home of Samuel H. Bevan, 2008 Washburn Street.

Services Tuesday at 2 p. m. from the Bevan home; 2:30 p. m. in First Welsh Baptist Church.

Interment, Washburn Street Cemetery. Fives William B. Fives, R. D. No.

1, Honesdale. Today at 9:30 a. m. with a requiem mass in St. Cecilia's Church, Hill Top.

Interment, parish cemetery. Grado Charles Grado, rear of 1128 Meade Avenue. Today at 9:30 a. m. with a requiem mass in St.

Anthony's Church. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery. Arrangements by Fedele Musso. Hall Mrs. John Hall, Waverly.

Today at 2 p. m. from the home of her Father Dixon received his minor or. There's many a slip But none like ROSE PETAL Crepe Slips ders at Baltimore from the late Cardinal Gibbons on June 21, 1894, and Woodmen of the World. He Is survived by his widow, Eliza was made a subdeacon by the same beth Addyman; a daughter, Mrs.

prelate on December 22, 1894. Betty A. Waddle; two grandchildren Ordained in Carbondale Ethiopians Surrounded In Thembien Area WITH THE NORTHERN ITALIAN ARMY IN ETHIOPIA, AT THE FRONT, March 1 The Ethiopian Army of Ras Kassu in the Tembien area was destroyed today like that of and two great grandchildren. He was ordained as deacon by the The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from his RU Rev. A.

A. Curtis on June is, in his car at Duryea. He was taken to the hospital where his death occurred at 10 o'clock on Saturday morning. He is survived by a daughter, Beatrice, at home; three brothers, William Snover, Harrisburg; John Snover, West Pittston, and Jesse Snover, Binghamton, N. Y.

The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home. Interment, Newton. 1895, and was ordained to the priest late home with the Rev. Fred $11.11 hood at Carbondale October 4, 1895, by No. 1 lace top No.

2 Straight lace top No. 3 Four gore bias No. 4 Straight top tailored Vreeland pastor of Green Ridge Baptist Church, affiliating. Inter the late Rt. Rev; William OHara, bishop of the Scranton Diocese.

1L son, Samuel Hall, Waverly. The place of interment has not been selected. As a young priest he was appointed ment will be in Dunmore Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are In charge of Howard M. Davies.

assistant pastor of St. John's Church, Pittston. where he remained until Arrangements by Wesley Franklin, Moscow. Rader Mrs. George Rader, Milwaukee M.

E. Church. Interment, Milwaukee. Arrangements by T. J.

Davis January 18, 1900, when he was trans' ferred to St. Rose Church, Carbondale, as assistant. Ras Mulugheta was two weeks ago. Kassa fled with a few followers, leaving the heaviest losses in men, animals and munitions. Five thousand Ethiopians left in the Tembien area are completely surrounded but still holding Abbi Addi.

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Third Floor While at Pittston he was one of the and Sultzer, Taylor. founders of the Pittston Council, Knights of Columbus, and was its Hildebrand Mrs. Annie E. Hilde first chaplain. brand, 109 Storrs Street, Taylor.

Today at 2:30 p. m. from the home. Interment, Shady Lane Cemetery. In July, 1903, he was named pastor of St.

Francis Church, Overton, where he made extensive improve Pioppo a 1 Pioppo, 1122 ments to the church property. Five 0 years later he was assigned to St. An Meadow Avenue. Today at 10 a. m.

from the home. Interment, St. Francis Cemetery, Minooka. Arrangements by Fedele Musso. John Adamskl John Adamski, 338 South Ninth Avenue, died at 10:30 o'clock on Saturday morning in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston, of injuries re ceived on February 22 in the Kehoe Berge Mine, Duryea.

He was taken to the hospital following a fall of rock accident which injured him internally. He is survived by his widow, Mary; six daughters, Mrs. Michael Kepchur. Nellie, Anna, Janet, Helen and Mary Magdalene; five sons, Henry, Edward Stanley, John and Eugene, all of Scranton; a brother, Adam Adamski, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Renebowie both of Jersey City, N.

J. The funeral will be held on Wednesday morning at 9:30 o'clock with a requiem mass in Sacred Heart Church. Interment, Minooka Cemetery. Arrangements are in charge of Catherine Dworczak. drew's parish, Blossburg, where he From HOLLYWOOD comes this SPARKLING NEW NAIL POLISH1 took charge of the erection of a church as well as the Catholic chapel at Mans Skakun Stephen Skakun, 611 Mineral Avenue.

Tuesday at 9 a. m. field which serves Catholic students of Mansfield State Teachers' College. Mrs. Maconeghy Dies; Hold Funeral Tuesday The funeral of Mrs.

Sarah E. Maconeghy, 60, 628 Mary Street, who died at 1:45 a. m. on Saturday, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from, her late home with the Rev. Daniel scherrer, Providence Missionary and Alliance Church, officiating, interment will be in Shady Lane Cemetery.

Mrs. Maconeghy was born in Jackson, and had resided in Scranton for twenty five years, she also made her home in Wilkes Barre for some time. She is survived by her husband, William Maconeghy; four daughters, Mrs. Roy Smalley and Mrs. Morlais Jenkins, Scranton, and Mrs.

Fred Cooper and Mrs. Victor Ace, Johnson City, N. six sons, Walter, Earl, Harold and Norman, Scranton; Robert, Newark, N. and William, Romulus, N. her father, Walter George, Johnson City, N.

two sisters, Mrs. William Kirshner and Mrs. James Nicholson, and a brother, David George. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Howard J. Snowdon.

In February, 1917, he assumed his with a requiem mass in Sacred Heart Church. Interment, parish cemetery. Arrangements by Frank Kapalski. "Our Soldiers Advance," Mussolini Says ROME, March 1 (P). Premier Mussolini told his followers and the world today that Italian troops are advancing and "their deeds speak for themselves and will continue to speak." Addressing 30,000 cheering Fascists before the Venezia Palace observing the fortieth anniversary of the Battle of Aduwa, II Duce said: "Your thoughts today are thoughts of victory.

Our heroes are vindicated. Our soldiers advance and their deeds speak for themselves and will continue to speak." duties as pastor of St. Mary's Church, Pittston. During his pastorate parochial school and the new residence Name Comerford for the sisters were built without in curring additional church debt. Funeral Thursday Chain Supervisor He is survived by three brothers: Dr.

William Dixon, Carbondale; Prof. There's a reason why Moon Glow Nail Polish is so popular with the stars of the screenand stage. Women every wherewho are particular about cosmetics use Moon Clow because it makes their hands more lovely, attractive and dainty than ever before. Alsobc cause its sparkling lustre lasts many days longer. Try one of the 8 smart new Hollywood shades.

Appliti smoothly nil luitrouily. Thomas Dixon, principal of Avoca High School, and Dr. James Dixon, Pittston Nephew of Theater Own and three sisters: Mrs. C. R.

Park, Accessory Notes! Parkersburg, W. Vai; Miss Helen Dixon, er Is Advanced Irene Kaminsky Irene Kaminsky, 7, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kaminsky, 221 Fifth Avenue, died on Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock in Moses Taylor Hospital. She was a student at No.

12 School and formerly resided in Throop with her parents. Besides her parents, she is survived principal of No. 3 School, Avoca, and Mrs. Robert O'Donnell, Avcca. The funeral will be held Thursday John T.

Comerford, nephew of M. Dainty Neckwear morning at 10 o'clock with a solemn E. Comerford, head of the Comerford Theater chain, and brother of the requiem mass in St. Mary's Church, The officers of the mass will be: cele late M. B.

Comerford, general mana ger, will begin his duties today as brant, the Rev. Maurice Hughes, Oly phant, a cousin; deacon, the Rev, supervisor of all "neighborhood" the Costume Flowers The newest and most favored flowers, vegetables and fruits. Some are made of wood fibre. Also gardenias, violets and apple blossoms. aters from Forest City to Plymouth.

Henry P. Burke, Avoca; subdeacon, the Rev. M. E. Loftus, Dunmore; mas Will not chip, crack or Giant size bottle only 25 Announcement of Mr.

Comerford's ter of ceremonies, the Rev. Leo Fascist Airplanes Bomb Ethiopian Guardsmen ROME, March 2 (Monday) (P). Italian press dispatches early today reported Fascist airplanes had bombarded and dispersed 25,000 Royal Ethiopian guardsmen moving from Dessye toward Quoram. (Dessye, near where Emperor Haile was last reported to have 'e his headquarters, is about 175 northeast of Addis Ababa and 150 miles south of Amba Alaji, i the Italians captured last week ieir new advance. Quoram is thirty miles south of Amba Alaji.) Selassie to Personally Lead His Armies DJIBOUTI, French Somaliland, new position was made Saturday by Frank C.

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Born in New York, she had been a resident of Scranton for sixty five years. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock from the Home for the Friendless. The body will be placed in a vault at Forest Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are in charge of Howard J.

Snowdon. general manager of the chain. Mr. Comerford, a resident of Larks the Rev. J.

M. McGowan, Wilkes Barre, and the Rev. Joseph Quinn, ville, formerly was manager of the Carbondale. 35c to Orpheum Theater, Wilkes Barre. by a sister, Dorothy.

The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock from the late home. The mass of the angels will be sung in St. Mary's Church, Throop. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Throop.

Arrangements are in charge of William. Stine, Olyphant. Charles E. Ross Charles E. Ross, 59, North Abington, died at 7:15 o'clock on Saturday night in his home.

He is survived by his widow, Mary Ross; one son, Earl Ross, Endicott, N. and a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Hortman, Fleetville. The funeral will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the H. W.

Cole Son Funeral Home, Clarks Summit. The Rev. S. J. Trus cott, pastor of Dalton M.

E. Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Fairlawn Cemetery, Dalton. The sermon will be preached by the Other changes were announced Sat Rev. Dr.

J. J. Loughran, pastor of the Moon Glow Nail Polish S. D. G.

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D. G. Co. Street Floor The body of Father Dixon will be ford's promotion. All changes were made in the Wilkes Barre district.

moved from the parochial residence to the church Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock where it will lie in state. The Very Rev. Daniel McCarthy, Wilkes Paul McAloon Paul McAloon, former resident of West Scranton, died suddenly in March 1 (P). Emperor Haile Selassie Have your curtains cleaned for Easter. Dial 2 8193.

of Ethiopia was moving cautionsly Lackawanna "The" Laun along the road from Dessye to the north front tonight, to take the personal leadership of his armies. Barre, will be in charge. During the night, members of the Fourth Degree of Pittston Council, Knights of Columbus, and the Holy Name Socieety, will act as guard of honor. Chicago, 111., yesterday, according to word received here yesterday. Besides his widow, Mr.

McAloon is survived by his father, John McAloon, this city, and three brothers, Frank McAloon, this city; Timothy McAloon, Chicago dry. Adv lawyer, and Raymond McAloon, At "Modern Sherlock" May Aid Doctor lantic City. Continuing Special Monogramming Service Because the women of Scranton rushed us with orders for monogramming we have arranged to keep the skilled monogramming expert over for another week! Orders will be taken at these special sale prices every day this week until Friday night but to assure you of prompt delivery, we advise placing your order early Monogrammed Sheets The funeral will be held Thursday with burial in Chicago. Drew R. McCarthy Drew R.

McCarthy, 34, 340 Chestnut Street, Dunmore, died on Saturday afternoon in Jefferson Hospital, Phila delphia, where he had been a patient for the past ten days. He was a member of St. Mary's Church. Frank Powell Frank Powell, 63, 228 Greenbush Street, died at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon in his home after a long illness. He was born in Lithuania and had resided here for the past thirty six years.

He was a member of St. Stanislaus Polish Church and worked as a miner until eight years ago when he retired because of illness. He is survived by his widow, Louise Powell; two sons, Stanley, New York, and Edward, this city; three daughters, Mrs. H. Robinson, East Orange, N.

Mrs. John Gelock, Bloomfield, N. and Mrs. Joseph Matulavich, Scranton; a brother, Bronislav, and two sisters, Alexandria and Elena, Lithuania, and four grandchildren. The funeral will be held Thursday at 9 o'clock with a requiem mass in St.

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E. L. Kearney, and four brothers, Edmund, William, James and John, The Romances of Widow Spider Are Revealed (Continued From First Page) as honorary pathologist of the home office. It was Sir Bernard, incidentally, who pinned the guilt on Britain's most celebrated murderer, the notorious little Dr. Crippen, who was captured in 1910 while fleeing to Canada the first time on record in which the wireless was used to apprehend a fugitive from justice.

Then a young man, Spilsbury stepped into the case when all other efforts to prove Crippen's guilt had failed. Police had found the cement sealed grave in the basement of Dr. Crippen's funeral arrangements are not com pleted. 91 .29 Size 81x99 and Size 72x108 John Caprio John Caprio, 2 week old son of Mr. and Mrs.

Anthony Caprio, 217 each Sand Street, Dunmore, died last night in Hahnemann Hospital. The fu all with two pairs of knickers $10 95 neral will be held tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock with services in St. Rocco's Church. Interment, Mt Carmel Cemetery. house where the mild eyed little doctor Edwin Snover The funeral of Edwin Snover, 66, Newton, who died of a stroke in Taylor Hospital on Saturday, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from his home.

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