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The Daily Republican from Monongahela, Pennsylvania • Page 8

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Monongahela, Pennsylvania
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MONDAY, MAY 11, 1953 IKS DAILY KMEUeAN, M0N0N3AWTIA, PA. PAGE EIGHT Tornadoes Kill 1 1 MOTHER'S DAY FOR MAMIE'S MOM A Red Cross survey showed 24 homes destroyed, 62 damaged, 33 business places destroyed and 53 damaged. LOCALS Mrs. Humbrt Ferrari, is serv Charleroi, died Mav 8 in. the Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.

She was 67 years of age. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Gerald (Edith) Nelan and one grandson. Billy. Services will be held at the later residence at 2 p.

m. Wednesday, May 13 in charge of Dr. Homer N. Clark of Pittsbu-rffh. Interment will be in Monongahela Cemetery.

The deceased was a sister-in-law of Robert S. Lax and Miss. Blanche Lax, oft bis city. v.r (Continued from Page One) chokedwitb wreckage, fallen trees and broken glass it took bulldozers to clear paths. Automobiles were smashed flat.

The tornado struck while shoppers still were on the streets. Nearby farm folk always flock to town on Saturday night and stores had closed only 45 minutes earlier. Mallory Jeweler Next to Rocco's Flower Shop Watches Diamonds Jewelry EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING 4 ODITU ARY MRS. MINNIE SPERNAK Mrs. Minnie Spernax, prominent resident of the Finleyville district, died in the Monongahela Memorial Hospital at 5:30 p.m.

Sunday from a heart ailment She had taken ill on Friday morning and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Spernak was 58 years of age, and resided, at Finleyville, R. D. 2. She was a native of Czechoslovakia where she was born May 11, 1895.

She had been a resident of the locality for the past 33 years. The deceased was a memlier of the Transfiguration Church of Mo bers are permitted to invite guests. Mark is the name chosen by Mr. and Mrs. George Podrosky of Sycamore Street and First Avenue, New Eagle, for their first child, born April 30 at Magee Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Mrs. Podrosky and Mark were removed to their home from the Hospital on Friday. The baby weighed seven pounds, four ounces at birth. The mother is former Lucy Negro, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Anthony Negro of Second Avenue, and the paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mar'' P-'Wikv rr Franks Avenue. The George Podrosksy nave ueen married for 11 years. Mrs. Albert Louttit of Watt Street was a caller in Pittsburgh today.

A daughter was born this morning at 6:05 o'clock in St. Margaret's Hospital, Pittsburgh, to Dr. and Mrs. Michael Plesher of Cem 4 6 4 11 ing as general chairman of a tureen-dinner at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Order of Sons of Italy Lodge, No.

879, in the Third Street Home. The affair is sponsored by the Recreation Committee of the organization. Members are privileged to invite guests. Each one is to take her own tureen and Lvead and butter. The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Slovak-American Citizens Club will hold the regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening, May 12, in the clubrooms at 101 West Main Street.

The meeting will begin promptly at eiht o'clock. President Gladys Thompson urges a good attendance as plans will be competed for the Anniversary Is-' 0OT UP TO $1000 "YES" promptly to 4 out of 5 employed men, women married or single. 1-visit loan phone 1 JSi fojLwf Ijjjl 15 Mo. Plan Mo. 1'Un 100 8.38 7.27 300 24.C0 21.26 750l 55.13 I 46.70 A bow paymentt cot eryhiil9 I loom over $300, and far mora than 18 montht od by Pefionol Con-imr Pitcount Co.

(goj first. You select best payment date. Lunch hour service. Considerate service in your best interests. Find out why, "It's Wma to be tare!" Loans made en Signature, Furniture or Auto etery Road.

She has been named Luanne. Tne Mesiiers nave anoth i fiki MIS. ELVIRA OOUD, mother of tl of Mother's Day felicitations in SVSTIM I TfTi ENOCH ALLRIDGE, JR Enoch Allridge, aged CI. of Gallatin, died in the Cresson State Hospital on Saturday, May 9 from a heart attack. He had been ill for th months and had been admitted to the hospital only last Thursday.

The deceased was born in Pittsburgh, Nov. 26, 1891 and had lived in this locality since 1900. He was a coal miner by occupation. Surviving are three daughters: Mrs. Elizabeth Runyan, Gallatin; Mrs.

Alice Weight, Sunnyside; Mrs. Dolly Jones, Gallatin; 11 grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Charles B. Pollock, Charleroi. His wife, Ruth Cox Allridge, died in July 1942.

Services will be held Tuesday, May 12 at 2 p. m. from the L. M. Frye Funeral Home, in charge of Rev.

Paul H. Andree, pastor of the Monongahela Church of the N'a-zarene. Burial will be in Monongahela Cemetery. nongahela. Surviving are her husband, W.L.

Spernak; two daughters: Mrs. Walter Paulick, R. D. 2, Finleyville; Mrs. Elizabeth Krivitsky, Akron, two sons, Anthony and Finleyville R.

D. two brothers: Anton Fisher, Cleveland, and Joseph Fisher, Greensburg and 10 rrandchilden. The services will be held Wednesday, May 13, at 9:30 a. m. at the St.

Anthony R. C. Church in charge of Rev. Patrick W. Rice of the Transfiguration Church.

The change in the services was made due to the 40-hour devotion services at the Transfiguration Church. Burial will be in Monongahela Cemetery. loans over $300 made by Personal Consumer Discount Co. 2nd 40 N. Main Phone: Washington 3727 CHARLEROI 2nd 508 McKean Phone: CHarleroi 3-5583 OPEN EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT PHONE FOR EVENING HOURS loans made lo residents of all surrounding loans Eisenhower (left) and Mrs.

Gordo (Today; Mrs. Michael Smith, Sr. of Factory Street, Monongahela. Mrs. Mae Cattaneo of Sunny-side.

Mrs. Herb C. of Second Street, Monongahela. Medical Mrs. William Spernak of Finley-ville, R.

D. 2. Mrs. Mark Borland of West Main Street, Monongahela. Jack Corbelli of East a i Street, Monongahela.

James B. Worley, 8, of 3 Elizabeth. Mrs. B. L.

Ross of Mononga Mrs. Lucretia Cochenour of Don ora. (Friday) MRS. STELLA P. LAX Mrs.

Stella P. Lax. 171 Arlington Avenue. Maple View Plan DUE TO DEATH IN THE FAMILY mittees will be presented. There wui ucf t.mii.i4., i.i a i.

served at close of the meeting. Dr. James L. Buchanan, Mercv wijl be guest-speaker at the May meeting of the Washington County Alcaic. Society Wednesday, May 13, at 8:15 p.m.

at the George Washing-Buchanan will discuss "Newer Surgical Techniques in Peripheral Vascular Disease." Mr. and Mrs. Donald Isaac of 769 East Main Street are announcing the birth of a six-pound, 14 cunce daughter at 4:08 o.m. Friday, May 8, at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. The baby has been named Jodie Aim.

Mrs. Isaac is the io.mer Virginia Vecho, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Vecho also of East Main Street. Jodie Ann is a third grandchild of the Vechos, also of Mr.

and Mrs. Reese Isaac of Cemetery Hill, i The Mother's Club will meet Thursday evening at tureen-dinner in the First Christian Church, the meal to be served at 6:30 o'clock. Reservation must be made by tomorrow, according to the president, Mrs. Maxwell G. Otley.

Mem er daughter. Kathleen. 4. Baby Lu-anne weighed six pounds, for ounces. Mrs.

Plesher was Ramona Barber before her marriage. HOSPITAL NOTES: Babies bom over the weekend were A son to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Venanzi cf Street, Monon-gahela on Mr." 10 at 12:10 a.m. A daughter to Mr.

and Mrs. Edward O'Donnel of Decker Monongahela, on May 10 at 1:47 a. m. A son to Mr. and Mrs.

Mike Hud oe of Bentlevville on May 10 at 1:57 a.m. A son to Mr. and Mrs. William Tish of R. D.

2 Monongahela on May 10 at 10:19 a.m. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Appolonia of Eleventh Street on May 11 at 6:35 a.m. Surgical Patients Edwin Kilpela, 7," of Monessen.

Patricia Josephs, v5, of Belle Vernon iBonny Pritchard, 5, of New Eagle. Mrs. Nick Mendicino of Bunola. Mrs. Michael Smith of Factory Street, Monongahela.

Tie 'Mansion- Monongohela-Washington Road WILL BE CLOSED Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday May 11 -12 -13 FLOWERS Geraniums 49c COMBINATIONS $2.25 and $3.25 Large Assortment of Potted Plants Raymond Naylor WEBSTER AT END OF DONORA BRIDGE PHONE DONORA 9565 Canning was discovered 1815 by Nicholas Appert, a Frenchman who was seeking to improve food for the French ANTON THEATRE 8 Belle Vernon R. D. 3. Mrs. Vincent Sparacino of Monessen.

Mrs. Peter Pottios of Van Voor-his. Mrs. Edward Chilzer and daughter of Monongahela. LAST DAY New AeWvemeat i Motloa PUUrt EUHiMtI A Walt Disney's AjwB Mary Ann Merichko of Charlr roi.

Ronald Sicchitano of Ellsworth. Susan Koiu-ne of New Eagle. Katherine Boalo of Monongalila. Mrs. Louis Ray of Monessen.

Susan O'Dell of Sampson Street, Monongahela. Mrs. Hugh Jones, Otis Street, Monongahela. Joanne Marra of Jackson Street, Monongahela. Andy Ezba, Jr.

of Bentleyville. Marie Kennedy of East Monongahela. i Mrs. Daniel Timko of Gallatin. Bright Campbell of Ellsworth.

Mrs. Charles Ciaik of Wyano, 1 Ruth Cushey, 10, daughter of Richard Cushey of Finleyville. Richard Wavrek of Hancock Street, Monongahela. Harry V. Thomas of Sixth Street Monongahela.

Mrs. Frank Dragone of New Mrs: Settimp Bailolint of Nevv GeorgePolkabla of Monessen. Discharged i i (Saturday) Mrs. Harry Hall and daughter of Donor a. 1 IfJUllJEJrv5.

TECHNICOLOR TTltj riTl nr 66T7V. TTAT T10O ConrilM DkMCr rocll. tiitnHtH 0MllMlii wc tncm. tmtuM iimiwii TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY The Path Finder ALSO Captain Pirate Jhtoni(D)iMy us to I The Mills Brothers I Mrs. Jioni Partezana of New Eagle.

Mrs. Dale Brubaker and son of Monongahela. Mrs. John McKay and daughter of Finleyville R. D.

1. Mrs. Joseph lanno and son of Library. Louis Filippelli of Monongahela. Card Ann Elkin of Monongahe FAMOUS STARS OF SCREEN AND RADIO For One Week May 11 to 16 la.

James B. Worley, of Elizabeth R. D. 3. Mrs.

Matthew Davis, of Mo i i nongahela R. D. 1. Sam Gqri of East Main Street. Mono, gahela.

Mrs. Michael Stima of Donora. Richard DeMedio, of Mononga hela. WfTst mi. vnW Nh ftnw ipLiReii (Sunday) Bonnie Petticord cf New Eagle.

Mrs, Alexander Kachmarik of Monessen. Frankie Barr Orchestra Leonard Gibbs of New Eagle. Lewis White of Donora. Mrs. Robert Crawford and daughter of Belle Vernon.

Patricia Josephs of Belle Ver AERO IARK 4 Door Sedan Kuilroei FOR DANCINO For Reservations Phone Belle Vernon 1924 non R. D. 2. Albert Chevine, or New Edwin Kilpela of Monessen. Mrs.

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Your car dollar couldn't be better invested. (Owners report up to 35 miles per gallon of gas with overdrive.) wagon Dtit Two-Purpose Car in America For Pleasure or Businest New, smart styling better performance new handling ease. Seats six ifl new comfort. Extra seats easily removed to give over 100 cubic feet cargo space; Interior washable. Drive it today.

Hurricane-powered for more efficiency greater economy. DETWGGN ALL POINTS nn Kin JbvJ 433 43; MARNE AVENUE fHONI 1S62 MONONGAHELA, PA,.

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