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MOUNT CARMEL, MONDAY. JANUARY 10. 1944. MOUNT CARMEL ITEM. PAGE FOUR.

NOT SO PIN-UP COUECTOR'S ITEM SouvenirsRight Off the Jap if" rt? i Lavelle Girl Is Married HIKES' Antonio Rossi, War Veteran Of Atlas, Dies iCvV' -i A very pretty wedding was solemnized in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Lavelle, when the pastor, Rev. Charles E. Rudy, united in marriage, Miss Jean M. Burkholder, Antonio Rossi, 50, of 149 west of Lavelle.

and Corporal Carl O. Saylor street, Atlas, died at his home at 10:10 a.m. Sunday. He Trough, of Pottsville, who is attach succumbed to miner's asthma after ed to a tank destroyer unit, at an illness. Camp Hood, Texas.

The bride was given in marriage The funeral is to be held from the family home on Wednesday morning with mass of requiem in St. Peter's Church at nine o'clock and interment in the parish cemetery. A native of Italy, Mr. Rossi came to this country as a young man, located in Atlas, and subsequently served overseas with the TJ. S.

Army by her father, John Burkholder. Her matron of honor was Mrs. James White, of Fountain Springs, while the bridesmands were Mrs. Jesse P. Fetterolf, of Baltimore and Miss Lucy Burkholcler of Lavelle.

The interests of the bridegroom were taken care of by Mr. Edward Trough, of Pottsville, a brother. Messrs Jesse Fetterolf and James McHale were the ushers. The ring bearer was William Welliver. in World War I.

With the cessation of hostilities, he returned to Atlas, and in the years followed he worked in the mines at Richards colliery. He was a member of St. Peter's Enterprising Marine Corp Robert A Weeks operates this novel Joan Davis' borrowed finery is all well enough, but Mischa Auer, like the lady in the story, is not so impressed! The two players are top-featured in "Around the now allowing at the VICTORIA. RKC Radio screen musical starring Kay Kyser and his Band and enlisting an imposing array of talent and beauty. Alan Dwaa directed the picture.

"gift shoppe" on Guadalcanal, stocked with souvenirs unwillingly provided by the Japs. He's pictured, hght. above, bargaining with a native who ha brought in a memento, while at left Corp. Joseph Andrejska of Chicago, potential Weeks customer looks over a hand-decorated Jap canteen Church and of Harry Geists Post No. 91, American Legion, this city.

Survivors are his wife, Dora; nine children, Jennie, Carmella, Connie, Daniel, Rose, Carmen, Vincent Mary and Fred, all at home; and one sister, Mrs. Daniel Frank, of Atlas. This giamaroiu pose of glamorous Marguerite Chapman is just what the doctor ordered lor that pin-up eitl collection. The lovely Columbia star currently is appearing with Edward G. Robinson and Glenn Ford ft! the STATE Theater in "-Destroyer." The thrill-film was directed by William A.

Stier for Producer Louis F. Edeunan. Kerpy Keglers Whip Good Rich, 3 to 1 Kerp's Service defeated the Gcod Rich Drivers, 3-1, yesterday afternoon in the Recreation Bowling League. Shimko's Dairy and the West End Firemen will tangje tonight at 8:00. KERPY'S SERVICE Rydz ...212 156 1S8 556 Gusevich 2C0 185 181566 Norwegian Waves i rescue is due to his faith in God.

"Just tell my mother that I'm all right" he said, "and that everything will be okay." you, of course, can guess the nickname he carries mmm ATLAS SAILOR SURVIVES DIP IN PACIFIC (Centinued from Page One) Alteration Of Rail Crossing Authorized The Pennsylvania Public Utility the PUC announcement. The Commission's announcement said the crossing alteration was included in State Highway Department plans to widen and improve the heavily trav MENND? Gonzales ..131 now. That's right it's Commission last week authorized elled state highway system from Hi 11 1 John the Baptist, and prayed. 164-295 I- 181 181-362 v- 153 -290. r'iXffM- V- 175 202536 'ffS 5 Women in Scovern Kerprich 138 Benson 159 the State Department of Highways Pottsville to JSnamokin by way of ad said several 'Hail Mary's' and Pacific All-Star (handicap) 2 was on 'Our Father, when I saw the i i truck lights of a shin.

Then 1 i beat OOmberS, 40-1 4 to alter the Reading Railroad Com-! Ashland and Locust Gap. pany's doable track grade crossing It 8ve no ether details concern' at Locust Dale on the Summit Jg the long-range plans, state highway, west of Locust PHOENIX, Jan. 10. (U.R) whistled as loud as I could." ..842 851 918 2611 RICH DRIVERS Totals GOOD The Pacific Coast All-Stars, an ag- Alteration of the crossine over I Todays Army Air Forces re- VISITED AT GAP 160 157 181 1 ff-. I James Humpf, Pharmacist Mate Route 19061 in Conyngham Town- quire 450 different technical and ship will ost $10,300 according to occupational skills.

vette. cemmanded by Lieutenant i f'egatl" composed of members of Commander Weston, and Sariskv'si he Pfa Detroit Lions and whhtle was heard. With engine Bui dogs, yesterday de- stepped. the ship plaved search- i he Pacif Coast pro cham-iights about for a full five minutes pk'he S' Diego Bombers. 40-14.

MmmWrs Novitski 164 D. Shimko 145 G. Shimko 195 M. Shimko 187 Novie Dulls 173 2c. stationed at Grosre He, Michigan, and Gordon Pharmacist Mate 2c, of Herkimer, N.Y..

stationed at Potupent River, Maryland, spent the past few days at the home of the former's father, Jacob Mumpf. Locust Gap. i jiu-oiur were wea Mathews, former UCLA star, and befcre S.irisky was sighted. Be- raiKP rf thp hpflvr sprs t. was 1m- 838 867 2569 MMdl 1 1 Wfff' pc-sible to launch a boat and the Fenenbock of the Lions.

Each .864 Tubals scored two touchdowns OX FURLOUGH ship was maneuvered until he was alongside. 35 minutes frcm the time Corporal Ravmond J. Maher of Camp Eowie, Texas is spending a he fell overboard. True to Australian Naval tradition, they gave him Late Flashes Sports Writers Seat Tumelty As President PHILADELPHIA. Jan.

10. The Philadelphia Sporting Writers' Association today seated Jcseph 14-day furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Maher. fc4 East Third Street.

sr. Tumelty, Philadelphia Inqimer sports writer, as its president for Norwegian women who enlist in their count' 1944. He was elected yesterday to succeed acting president Stoney PHILADELPHIA Police today termed tlie death of Mrs. Mary Snoke, 28, whose body was found in a bathtub at her home, as accidental, and said she was electrocuted when a heating pad fell into the water as she bathed. Mrs.

Snoke was found by her mother. 'o "S'H ixazis ana no tooling. Pictured above are 1 several learning to handle machine and anti-aircraft guns during training maneuvers aboard British destroyer a "tot" cf rum. followed by a rub-down and, two days later, transferred him back to the ship in an Australian port. WlM'n Sarisky came aboard the Coast Guard-manned ship aeain.

its crew gave the corvette three cheers and was answered in kind Gratitude took more concrete form in the gift of two cartons of cigarettes and five candy bars for each man on the Australian ship and a letter of cemmendation of a Job well dene frcm Commander George W. Stedman, Captain cf the Coast Guard- ADVANCED TO CORPORAL Robert Krapf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Krapf. formerly of Lavelle and now cf Baltimore, Maryland, has just been advanced to the rank of Corporal in the U.

S. Marine Corps with a grade A rating as an aviation radioman. Corporal Krapf is now attending classes at the air gunners r-chool at Hollywccd, F.crida. MARINES STORM PACIFIC RIDGE Germans have been sending supplies in large and small boats from Pola to their forces along the coasts of Jugoslavia and Albania. The association will holds its annual dinner Jan.

27, with talks by Connie Mack, Mickey Cochrane and other sports figures. The average paratrooper must not weigh more than 185 pcunds or less than 115. and no taller than (Comiiined from Pasf ne fepti-Cota Company, Long Island City. Franchise! Bottler: PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY 1 15-125 5. Lemon Mount Carmel, Pa.

Phone 630 FIFTH SEIZES THREE-DAY FURLOUGH Corporal Calvin Hummd of MEDIA. Pa. Mrs. Mildred Emmons, former leader in Upper Darby Women's. Political affairs, will go on trial here today, charged with shooting a man in the leg with a 22 calibre rifle.

Police said she shot Edward Gray. 49. when he tried to re -possess her automobile for a finance company. six feet two inches. Camp Picket.

Virginia, spent a three-day furloujh visiting at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hummel, at Helfenstein. manned supply ship.

To relieve the tenseness of the situation Sar-iky was given a large "Purple Heart," charged with "vistins Father Nepture without permijicn." ar.d forced to give a speech on "Swimming In Trcpical Waters The tanks of cne armored divi sion use mere than 10.000 gallons of gasoline to travel 100 miles. This will be the first news that George's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jchn SarLsky.

and his two sisters, i all cf Atlas. hav- cf his es-1 He is 22 years cf acre, a graduate of Monnt Carmel Tcwn-1 ship High School and enlisted In the Ccc st Gu? rd in July, 1912. Sarisky, of course. Is grateful to his shipmates, but feels that his THREE HEIGHTS (Continued from Page Onu were entrenched strcngly in a network of log-reinforced pill-boxes that frequently proved immure to even direct shell hits, and the advancing American and British infantry was forced to car them out with har.d grenades and bayonets. The new Allied -advances, however, represented a deep penetration at bcth ends of the enemy line End American artillery atcp Mount Majo maintained a steady fire on Cassino Itself.

On the British Army's Adriatic frcnt. deep snowdrifts stalled the ground fighting alcng a line some eight be'xw Pescara and the lateral read to Berne. Both sides exchanged heavy artillery 8nd mcrtar fire, however, ar.d frequent patrol clashes were reported. DANCE TONIGHT Dance Friday, Saturday, Tuesday ROSELAND 740 Chestnut, Knlpmont HOT DOGS BARBECUES Music by THE ROSELANDERS RETURNS TO FORT Sergasnt Zackery Hv.rattek, Weis-hample, a former Mcwry youth, returned to Fort Brags. North Carolina, after spending a firlcugh visiting in this section.

PATIENT HOME Private Edwin H. Lenker. a Mowry youth, a patient at England General Hospital, Atlantic City, New Jersey, spent three-day furlcugh over the week-end visiting in Mount Carmel ar.d Mowry. Private Lenker is a son of Nathan Lenker, of Mowry. and was wounded in action in Sicily.

bomb cn Japanese forward positions in supicrt of ground forces. On Nsw Guinea, several thousand Japar.ec-e. caught in a trap between Australian forces advancing along the Huon Peninsula and an American beachhead at Saidor, showed signs of preparations for a showdown battle. The Australians reported the first stiff resistance from Japanese rear guards in several weeks along the Uenaja River with the heaviest fighting ragir.g near a large Japanese bivouac and engineers' store area three quarters of a mile upstream. The Americans at Saidor were revealed to have extended their beachhead to 11 miles with patrols fanning out to the east and west without meeting enemy resistance.

Five Japanese barges loaded with troops and supplies for the trapped Japanese were sunk by Allied motor torpedo boats Friday night at Pom-mern north of Saidor, while eight additional barges were wrecked by Allied bombers at Uligan and Sar-ang harbors, north Madang. Escorted heay and medium bombers again hit the Madang area, silencing guns and starting fires at the Alexlshafen airdrome with 92 tons of bombs. CADET HOME Aviation Cadet. Lcran Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Emerson Smith, of Mowry, is spending a ten-day furlcugh vbiting his parents and wife the former Janet Teitswcrth of Laveile. Cadet Smith Is stationed at Msxwell Field, Alabama. NOW PLAYING! HOSPITAL Admissions HOME FROM KENTUCKY Corporal Harvey Hcrnfcerger, stationed in the State of Kentucky FORTS SUPPORT TITO'S PARTISANS LETS FUJI ALL OVER THE MAP! with the U. S. Army is heme visit- lng his parents cn furlough.

He is I If M4 J'JM if pagwrl. I IMS THEIR BATTLES! a ft THEIR TEARS! I fimM- THEIR LOVES! i ASWt' LAUGHTER! I I I 11 ff THEIR INSPIRING 8 Mm J' jL 4 -ry 1 'W a sen of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lavelle. SHAMOKIN HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS Tuesday.

Thursday and Saturday, 6:30 M. to 7 30 Sunday, 2.00 M. t0 3:00 M. (Continued from Page Onel attack on the Italian capital or its immediate vicinity. The Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau claimed the raid occurred Sunday, but other HOW WASTEPAPER HELPS One ton of wastepaper produces 1000 packing case for two-pound shells, 15C0 shell containers.

300D boxes for aerial cannon shells, or 47,000 boxes for small arms yj lauths, looks ntd i fsL as a happy gang 1) jfjf if of troupers gives out I' A tor our fighting troops CX, LJl 1' -ail over the J('1 XV globe! A ifiga if Nazi sources gave the date as Sat- BIUTIIS Roman ar.d Pauline (Grayeskl) urday. (British-based bombers apparent ly were lsut night.) The Fortresses, escorted by fight' Patton, 1453 Hemlock street, Sha-mokin. a boy. William and Hekn (Muscosklo) ti-rst. Mlllhprru threpf er.

hit both harbor ar.d railway shamokin a girt HOLLYWOOD insialla.ions at Pola, which lies at the tip of the Istrlan Isthmus in tlie Adriatic some 40 miles of bere'er city of Flume, in a ADMISSION'S Charles Steck, Edward Eccker a Joan Mattis, Shamokln, and Mrs. Agnes Zaleskie, Philadelphia. six-minute Tv.nc'erbolt attack Aiders dispr.tchcs said at LICORICE IS VERSATILE least I three exceptknally large explosions but lt j. LAST DAY! 2 HIT FEATURES Pramttnt prtftH BOB HOP! PAU LETTE GODDARD cne of winch hurled debris 1.000 brown, ln addition to candy, it is! feet into the air, were witnessed by usetj Ds a forming agent in beer, for the Ferness crews. Factories and extinguishing liquids, as a flav- the whole dock area appeared to oring for bitter medicines, and in have been well-covered with 'making cardboard bombs were seen to fa )OlTBI-BARREL CANNON 1 Ei JM v.

-m Algiers on submarine pens, but lias a double-barreled cannon, built itn Glenn Ford Marguerite Chapman Edar Buchanan PLUS sources empnasrzeo. inai thc clvn War and signed chief importance lay in its position to snoot two baus simultaneously, as a supply base for German fcrces witn a chain connecting the balls. In Jugoslavia. With guerilla raldiiThe chain was supposed to mow halting overland shipments, the down the enemy. A 3 Stooges in "Higher Than A Kite" TRUTH ftaturiiia Plus2nd Hit! TODAY and TUESDAY Dyke's Funeral Home lih Kabibbl Ooorgia Carrsll Harry Babbitt Sully Mown JuHo Conway Dion fanUton tiMax SEE IT AT: 3:00.

8:10, 9:20 THE FAMOUS FUN FEUD OF "TANKS A MILUON" GOES ONI mmmmmmmwm si JfalRoceU TODAY! THE OUTSTANDING PICTURE OF 1943 BETTE DAVIS, PAUL LUKAS in ffl For the past 42 years we have served thU community with gympathetic and prompt service. We will endeavor to maintain this service in the future. Our funeral home at your command without extra charge, and in our own ihowraaras, you can delect complete funerals, moderately priced: and all catla receive the personal attention of James A. Dyke, 128 South Oak Street, Phone 40-J. TWENTY-FOUR HOUR SERVICE CONSTANTLY.

EXTRA ADDED! New March of Time "Naval Log of Victory" Our Navy'i Progress from Pearl Harbor tnUl th rrnent! POPEVK In "MARRT-GO-ROUND" WORLD NEWS Wm. Tracy, Joe Sawyer IMPERIAL Knlpmont "WATCH ON THE RHINE" this Theatre Will Reopen Saturday With Hit Features!.

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