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The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 3

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The Mercuryi
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Pottstown, Pennsylvania
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on WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 7, 1951 POTTSTOWN MERCURY, Kiwanis Elects S. I. Davenport To Presidency OBITUARIES 99-Year-Old Walked Blocks in Rain to Vote if Kiwanis Elects 99-Year-Old Walked FLORENCE (WARNER) SMITH, LEXINGTON, daughter of the late Rev. C.

Pierie Warner, pastor of First Baptist church for 25 years, died late Monday in a Philadelphia nursing home, where she had been a patient for the past five years. The father was pastor here until his retirement in the mid-1930s, when he moved to Haverford. He died three years ago. His wife, Ida F. (Mayer) Warner, died in 1939.

Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband, J. Oscar Smith, and three sisters, Mrs. Benjamin Ludlow, Mawr: Mrs. Mary W.

Hartshorne, Haverford, and Elizabeth L. Warner, Bryn Mawr. E. REBA (FRY) FOCHT, 57, wife of E. Russell Focht, POTTSTOWN RD 3, near Halfway House, died yesterday morning at 7:10 o'clock in Pottstown hospital after a long illness.

She had been hospitalized for the past 12 weeks. Born in East Coventry township. daughter of the late Irvin C. and Emma (Rosen) Fry, she was a graduate of the township schools and of Pottstown Business college. From 1915 to 1923.

she was employed in the office of the old E. H. Price and company planing mill on Fourth street, near Hanover street. Her husband is retired vice president of a Reading auto parts company. They lived at 176 North Washington street for 28 years before moving onto Pottstown RD 3 two years ago.

Mrs. Focht was a member of Trinity Reformed church. Surviving are her husband; two daughters. Rebecca, wife of John O. Leslie, 973 Hale street, and Mary Louise.

wife of Neil J. Waterman, Hamburg, N. and her stepmother, Mrs. Hannah Fry, Royersford. Also surviving are a sister.

Ella I. Fry, 439 High street; a brother, Clarence H. Fry. Pleasantview road, Pottstown RD 4, and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from a funeral home at 711 North Franklin street.

The Rev. John B. Frantz, pastor of Trinity Reformed church, will officiate. Interment will be made in Mt. Zion cemetery.

Funeral services for MRS. ANNA MARGARET HAUSE, widow of Horace Hause, UWCHLAN TOWN- SHIP, who died at her home Monday, will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Windsor Baptist church. Burial will be made in the adjoining cemetery. Funeral services for ELIZABETH S. (GOTTSHALL) SNELL.

wife of the late Elmer E. Snell, of BLACK ROCK, formerly of 514 Lincoln avenue, were held at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon from a funeral 1 home at 112 North Washington street. The Rev. Dr. Luther A.

Krouse. pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran church, officiated. Interment was in Fairview cemetery, Boyertown. Bearers were Joseph Snell Harold Cressman, Harold Keene, Linwood Reifsnyder, John Frain and Nicholas Petro. SCRANTON SHIVERS SCRANTON, Nov.

6 (P) -This was the coldest election day in the 51- year records of the Scranton weather bureau. PAT EA BRIDAL SET Go Ele. Set. gance in This Fine $7950 Nothing Extra For Credit ROYAL JEWELERS 251 HIGH ST. A Page from the FRANKLIN Cookbook How to make Fluffy, Fragrant SPICE CAKE YOUR FILES! or square pan, 8" CLIP THIS RECIPE FOR 8" 2" Bake in mod.

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Golden Corn 2 31c; $1.75 Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour box 30c Monico Pancake Syrup 1g. bot. 20c Stanley I. Davenport and Francis Donnon were elected on all 54 ballots as president and vice president respectively at Kiwanis elections last night. Dr.

James A. Hallman defeated Raymond Detterer for the second vice presidency and Wilburt O. Cressman topped Paul I. Mogel in the race for secretary. L.

Ernest Pickard was the success- STANLEY I. DAVENPORT ful candidate for treasurer. He topped Raymond H. Piersol. William W.

Hubertus, Martin A. Feit, and C. Raymond Eppehimer were named to the board of directors in. a field of seven. Other candidates for the board were Walter H.

Wolf, William D. Mower, Kenneth F. Tyson and F. W. Hunsberger.

Elections were held at a dinner meeting in the Elks' home at 6:30 o'clock. President Harry W. Wilson pre tided and read his yearly report after the counting of ballots. In Itallation of officers will be held the first week in January. Demos, GOP Get Together To Sing National Anthem TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov.

6 (P)-City council's five Democrats stood up with four Republicans yesterday shoulder to shoulder. It took a recording of the national anthem, though, to get the nine politicians together on the eve of tomorrow's election. Mayor Ollie Czelusta decided it would be a nice gesture for Toledo's lawmaking body to open each session with a little patriotism. He turned down a proposal to have council sing the national anthem, after he heard them in voice, and ordered two records by the Boston Pops orchestra. Snyder Refuses to Tell About Talk of' New Taxes WASHINGTON, Nov.

6 (P) -Secretary of the Treasury Snyder said today he plans to give the American people "a mental rest for a couple of months" from talk of new taxes. Snyder refused to tell a news conference whether the administration plans to ask enough new taxes to balance the "I have no comment on that he said. Special! Rexall MINERAL OIL PURE USP STANDARD 8 ozs. VALUE 29 ONLY CANNING'S DRUG STORE "The Rexall Store" High and Washington Sts. LOANS $10, $550, $100, $250 OR MORE FOR ALL PURPOSES IMMEDIATE SERVICE NO RED TAPE NO ENDORSERS EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS PHONE FIRST FOR ONE TRIP SERVICE.

LOANS PLAN GIRARD INVESTMENT Company Pottstown's Oldest Loan Service HOURS: Weekdays 9 a.m. to 5. p.m. Saturdays 9 to 1 268 High Street (2nd Fl.) 19 N. Hanover St.

(2nd Fl.) Phone 2350 Phone 3554 extra on change Series. had had street, 1 POTTSTOWN, PA. if she wanted to be shown how the voting machine worked, she replied pertly, "No, indeed, I know how and I'm going to vote the straight Republican ticket." She told R. G. Jackson, Republican precinct captain, she never has missed an election since women were granted the right to vote and hopes to vote many more times.

Phone 2263 PAGE THREE 3 Driver Permits Suspended by State One Pottstown area motorist his license revoked, three area drivers had driving privileges suspended and four others had licenses re- stored, the State Bureau of Highway Safety reported yesterday. Edwin Woodling, Spring Mount, his license revoked on charges of drunken driving. The three whose licenses were pended are Benjamin J. Smoyer of Linfield, failure to post security; Alvin. J.

Albitz, 114 South Hanover reckless driving, and John P. ITS A FIREBALL ENGINE: It has a Way with Women NOMETIMES we think that too little S' attention is giver to the fair sex in automobile advertising. LOUISVILLE, Nov. 6 (AP) Mrs. Rosa Nally, who will be 100 years old next month, walked two blocks the rain today to cast her vote.

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