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TWENTY ALTOONA TRIBUNE. FRIDAY, MAY 29, 19S1" 4 had been in ill, health for the last St 'Mary's church Monday, 9 a. I Legion Corps Meacot 1 PRE-DECORATION DAY Juniata Ready For Memorial Day Parade ANGE TONIGHT ALFARATA PARK PAUL GRAHAM AND HIS CORAL GABLES COUNTRY CLUB ORCHESTRA Dancing 9 to 1 $2.50 Per Couple Picnic at Alfarata Decoration Day. Special Attraction: Len Troilo and His Music Featuring The Aristocrats of Song. Dancing 8 to rz 3EDG 8 For the Accommodation Of Their Patrons I ALTOONA BOOSTER STORES WILL BE OPEN TONIGHT TILL 9 AND WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAY In Observance of MEMORIAL DAY DEATHS MRS.

HANNAH STEWART Mrs. Hannah Elizabeth Pollard Stewart, widow of William F. Stewart, and well known rseident nf Roaring Spring died at the home of her son, George Evington Stewart, and well known resident of Spring, Thursday morning at 9:45. Mrs. Stewart suffered a paralytic stroke on Sunday, from which she luver She has been in ill health for the past four years.

Her husbanc. William F. Stewart, preceded her to the grave more than three years ago and since that time she has been making her home with her two sons. She was a daughter of Alfred J. and Mary Erh Stewart, both deceased, and was born at East Sharpsburg, September 14, 1867.

She was one of a family of six children, one brother and one sister surviving: Mrs. Julia Blatten-berger and George Pollard, both of Roaring Spring. In 1886 she was united in marriage to William F. Stewart of East Sharpsburg, and to this union two children were born: Angus E. Stewart, of East Sharpsburg, and George Evington Stewart, at whose home she died.

Four grandchildren survive: Dean Stewart, Th'elma Stewart, Freda and 'Arthur Stewart. She was a lifelong member of the Bare Memorial Church of God, Roaring Spring, and a member of the Ladies Adult Bible class. Short services will be held at the home of her son, George Evington Stewart, at 621 Walnut street, at 1:30 Saturday afternoon, and at the Bare Memorial Church of God at 2 o'clock, in charge of the pastor, the Rev. Cyrus A. Byler.

Interment will follow in Greenlawn cemetery. MRS. JULIA LYNCH Following a lengthy illness, Mrs. Julia Lynch, of 508 Ninth street, died at 8:15 p. m.

yesterday She LAKEMONT PARK OPENS I0M0R0RW Musical Concerts DANCING 9 TO 12 ERNY RUDISILL and COLLEGIANS Admittance 50c "Watts Wayside 9 MARKET THt oooo of the gauoem at theih best- SPRING VEGETABLES Are Best Now 1 Lettuce Radishes Spring Onions Rhubarb 3 bunches 10c Spinach 15c heaped pk. Open Evenings Mtotmr fcrmf.ro altoona AWTYBont Memorial Day two years. She was a native of Hollidavs and was born on January 5, 1855. Surviving are one son, Robert Lynch, with whom she made her home, and one brother, Samuel of Hollidaysburg, and one sister, Mrs. Martha Palmer, Altoona.

She was a member of Circle No. 16, ladies' auxiliary to G. A. R. and Pocahontas council No.

59, Daughters gf Pocahontas. Funeral service will be held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday Stevens mortuary, Eighth avenue and Sixteenth street. Burial will be made in Rose Hill cemetery.

JOHN PFEFFER John Pfeffer, 1915 Pleasant Valley boulevard, died yesterday, 3:30 a. at his home. Mr. Pfeffer was born in Bavaria, Germany, January 5, 18S4, and came to America a number of years ago. He was a member of St.

Mary's Catholic church, division 281, B. of L. F. and and the Bavarian society Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Anna Machtman Pfeffer, one son and three daughters: John, Marcalla, Elsie and Hilda, at the home.

There be requiem inas3 in Ride in Safety on Pennsylvania Tires Altoona Storage Battery Distributors 800 Chestnut Avenue S50.00 IN GOLD Given 'away at The UNITED MEAT MARKET 1513 Eleventh Ave. to any person that finds any piece of meat that is not home dressed. Do not buy cold storage meat. We have just received one carload of Baby Steers which will be sold today. These steers are all strictly fresh home dressed and will be sold at the lowest prices in th city.

This is the only meat maruet advertising home dressed meats. Why! Because we have it. Beef Roast, 6 lbs. for $1.00 Beef Steak. 5 lbs.

for $1.00 Veal Chops, 6 lbs. for $1.00 Veal Roast, 6 lbs. lor $1.00 Pork Roast, 6 lbs. for $1.00 Pork Chops, 6 lbs for $1.00 Hamburg Steak, 5 lbs. lor 50c Boiline Beef 10c lb.

Sugar Cured Hams, 18c lb. Sugar Cured Bacon, 5 lbs. for $1.00 Creamery Butter 25c lb. Wieners 15c lb. Bologna 15c lb.

Finest Lunch Meat, 25c lb. Our meat market will be open tonight until 10 o'clock. Do your shopping at this reliable meat market. Flowers Banquet and Commencement followed by interment in St. Mary's cemetery, 1 The love that leads life upward I is the noblest and best.

NOTICE! The Central Trust Barber and Beauty Shop will be closed all day tomorrow ((Decoration Day) Open this evening till 9 o'clock. Barber Shops Penn Alto and Logan House Barber Shops open till noon May 30th. Here waiting for youf inspection of its 30 essential features. The greatest refrigerator value on the market today. A AMAZING FEATURES plura 1 YEAR GUARANTEE All combined at last into one machine.

Beauty, Flat Top, ii 1 1 i ncrmcutauy ocaieu unit, Thick Dry-Zero Insulation, Temperature Regulator, Plenty of Ice Cubes all of the features suggested in personal interviews with 10,000 women. Practical, economical, made in three sizes. Liberal payment plan makes purchase easy. J. E.

SPENCE 1310 12th Ave. Phone 4191 WE CARRY OUR OWN ACCOUNTS 1 hi S-J 1 MMBB fl 75c Person DDE tit Blair County' 4AV RAMBLING REFACTIONS I'm going to ramble and reflect a day ahead of schedule this week because Saturday is a holiday and this columnist gets the day off I don't intend to get drunk 4ike that guy I saw last night he had just put a penny in a mail box and was peering intently at Ithe top of it to see how much he That was a rude shock handed to the Charleroi ball team yesterday they came to town all unsuspecting, expecting to spend a "sleasant afternoon picking on a tail-end outfit and the tail-end 'ers socked them all over the seen-1 ery it the Altoona team aoesni do anything else this year, it has 'none pleasant 'i-Has it ever occurred to you that Lincoln was shot in Ford's theatre land now Ford's factory turns out plenty of Lincolns? they're all agitated about jay-walkers over in New York City. that's funny the mayor of the doggone village is a J. Walker -Wasn't it warm yestrday? this -kind of weather won't have to last "very long before people will get really stirred up about the mos-! qui to campaign. wait till the pesky devils start buzzing around 'the front porch and then there will be plenty of public there's nothing so invigorating as a nice itchy mosquito Now what am I going to write about all I can think of it that -tomorrow is a day off and 'this weary old typewriter will get a rest it needs more than vjust now the key has a habit diving at the paper and the -Space jigger persists in making diphthongs where there aren't any diphthongs God help the poor linotype operator who sets but he'll have tomorrow off too.

It's too hot to work it's too hot to sleep it's too hot to do anything and the first guy that says it ain't the heat, it's the humidity is going to get decorated for Decoration day. it won't be decorations to be proud of in public. did I put that ginger and the ice Adult Swimming Class Registrations Received Several registrations have been received for the adult swimming class that will be sponsored by the Blair county chapter, American Red Cross, in the swimming pool at the Altoona Y. M. C.

A. Mrs. J. McAleer, chairman of fiit aid and life saving of the local Red Cross chapter, requests all adults who- wish to attend the swimming classes, to make registration at the Red Cross headquarters, room 202, in the Commerce building. Swimming classes for children have been sponsored by the Red Cross, and the classes for adults is a new feature being launched by the local organization.

It is expected that the classes will start shortly after June 1. Classes for women will be held every Monday from 5:30 to 6:30 o'clock, and for men on Wednes-' days from 6 o'clock to 7 -o'clock. Qordon P. Smith, Penn Central Light arid Power company employe, will be the instructor. I STUDENT DROWNS READING, May Kimmich, 16, a member of the freshman class of Hamburg High school, drowned ki the Schuylkill river this afternoon, when a group of boys went swimming after school hours.

The lad is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kimmich of Hamburg. Companions said the boy was seized with cramps, and sank shortly after entering the water. UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS Will assemble in the V.

OF F. WAR HOME at 8:00 o'clock sharp, Saturday a. to take part in the Memorial Day exercise. TYPEWRITERS REMINGTON STANDARD No. 10 RecondUioned, $22.50.

BURROUGHS Adding Macliine, First Class Condition $27.50. Remington Hand Business Service 64 Goldachmid Bldg. Phone 2-5467 RICHTOPSOIL Guaranteed. No stones. Delivered anywhere In city or suburbs.

J. F. GEPHART Dial 8090 a Juniata ex-service men and a tor-A mation of other citizens will tomorrow morning march to Grandview cemetery to music by the Altoona city band. The address of the day will be delivered there by the Rev. I.

Marshal Paige, pastor of the Juniata Presbyterian church. An inrocation will be offered by the Rev. W. W. Banks, who will also voice a tribute at the monument erected in honor of 300 Juniatans who served in the World war.

The parade will form on Fourth avenue at Eighth street, with Dr. Brubaker as marshal and Tom G. Peoples and Paul F. No-wark as aides. Veterans of all wars will form under the colors of the Juniata Soldiers, Sailors and Marine club and a firing squad will be commanded by Frank Gerlock, a lieutenant of infantry in, the World war.

Moving at 9 o'clock the marchers will cover Fourth ave nue to Sixth street, on Sixth street to Sixth avenue, on; Sixth avenue to Second street, on Second street to Eighth avenue and on that thoroughfare to the McKinley school building at Fifth street. A wreath again be laid at the base of the Tribute to Honor monument, a reverent pause in front of the granite color bearer, a word of prayer and a memorial to the nation's heroes who are dead to be uttered by the Wesleyan pastor. The parade will then resume to march to Grandview and at the soldier's circle on the hilltop appropriate exercises will be held, with the address by the Rev. Mr. Paige.

All Thirteenth ward citizens and all Memorial day visitors in Juniata are cordially invited to join in the local observance of the day. Conveyances wll be provided for those of the five Juniata veterans, of the Civil war who are able to turn out: L. L. Fair, W. ii.

wes-ton. A- S. Helfrish, W. R. Smith and John F.

Kelly of Homers Gap. Mussolini Intervenes In Italy Faction Clash ROME, May 28. () Premier Mussolini intervened tonight to prevent further violence in the heated controversy between Fascist zealots and Catholic organizations From sources close to the government it was learned the Duce had come to the conclusion that the violence of the young Fascists against members of the Catholic action organization and property of Catholic groups had gone too far. This was especially true of the disorders of last night, when a portrait of Pope Pius XI was trampled' on the pavement and Catholic papers and books were burned in a Fascist attack on a Catholic publishing house. The premier was understood to have passed the word down that the students responsible for such disorders must be curbed.

LOLLYPOPS AID CHARITY NEW BERN. N. (P) To save their refreshment oney for gifts to the poor at h'ome and the heathen abroad a Sunday school class of elderly women ate lollypops at business aud social meeting. The closer and more numerous the ties between nations which are created by commerce, the greater will be the reluctance on the part of any nation to begin a war. Livingston's XXXX' Bread Pies Cakes Rolls Delivered Olrect From Our Ovens To Your Door Ask the Driver For a Window Card Phone 8535.

400 Lex. Ave. 2-NITE I Is the Big Dance at LAKEMONT PARK 8:30 Till KEN KELLER And His Band Will Play Ladles 25c Gents 73c 'B" There Gang jj siiiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiimiimiiiiiiimiR OUR TRIBUTE OF RESPECT to those whose sacrifice and service preserved the Union will be adequate only as we are mindful of the social and governmental principles whose permanence they fought to assure. Tribune Photo Above is shown the mascot of the local American Legion drum and bugle corps attired In the new natty uniform that just arrived. He Is Melvln Donald W.olfberg, son of Dr.

and Mrs. M.1 A. Wolfberg and sure Is proud of his new outfit, and In all probability will be In line with his outfit in the parade on Saturday. Melvln Is 8 slt ger of exceptional merit and gave a broadcast of several of the latest song hits over station WFBG last night at 9:45. His next appearance will be sometime.

Tyrone Firemen Called to Rescue of "Climbers" Two small girls endeavored to climb down "the Cliffs" at the cor ner of Columbia avenue and Fif teenth street, Tyrone, yesterday. The girls had descended about half way and couldnot find further footing to complete the descent. Their plight was discovered by neighbors and the Blazing Arrow Hook and Ladder company was called upon to rescue them. Long ladders were placed against the cliff and members -of thefire company climbed up and carried the girls to safety. There is no record in Tyrone of anyone ever ascending or descending the face of the precipice of the cliffs, although many attempts have been made.

PORCH GLIDERS "Two Seaters' $6.95 POET'S 1720-23 Union Ave. SPECIAL NOTICE Why pay 50c for ladies' or men's rubber heels. We 21 only charge, a pair First Grade Only JOE A 1000' Chestnut Avenue Opposite Buick Garage SUNSET DECORATION DAY SATURDAY, MAY 30TH Sleepy Hall and His "Aristocrats" Ladies, 50c; Gentlemen, $2 DIXIE DUGAN ITXXIE HES DIVINE HE'S WD He.SAlO'1'M JUbX THE TVPE I anoara I sllPPY I 1 IiOM'T I I IF I DIDN'T Illvah me eves WWALK LASTWK)1 jMyn ijy't 111 Ghe TRUST COM PAW Cor. Twelfth Ave. and Twelfth Street PEONIES $1.50 doz.

Varieties of Cut Flowers and Potted Plants CEMETERY BASKETS 25c each 30th AIM I VERSARY YEAR Don't Forget Your Corsages For the llYIrEitvIALi FLUVYLK OflUr Home of the Ma. tlc Badlo and 1012 Twelfth St. Phone 2-71 WJ Refrigerators I By Percy L. Crosby I Company in zJZttto. By J.

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