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THE SHAMOKIN DISPATCH, SHAMOKIN, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6. 1932 PACE TWO uji.n nri'ii" 'i Held in Killing PER0SH GOES TO TRIAL FOR I See By The Dispatch Trevorton had been carefully pro tected on the long shipment to St. Louis. i The court after hearing the contradictory storiea of the boys sent them back declaring he would investigate the case himself and COMMUNISTS PARADE IN WASHINGTON State Trooper John Koval. of (a Three Thousand Avowed Rede With Communiatic Banners March in Nation al Capital at Police Keep Watch DAVIS ASKED TO EXPLAIN HIS ACCOUNT Secretary of Commonwealth R.

J. Beamish Await Ex planation on Expenditure of $1589 Before Accept bif Expense Account KAJUU8BURO. Dee. 6 (INS) -Richard J. Beamish, secretary cf the commonwealth, today awaited the of voucher to explain the xpendltur ot $1589 by Senator jamas J.

DtvU In his campaign for ra-atecUon. before accepting hu election expense account for filing. Beamiih rejected the senators ex-penae account on this acore yester-Urday afternoon and In a letter to DtvU pointed out that Thursday Is tha last day for filing such accounts. The secretary's letter followed hard on the heels of an "open let We re still dry That is, aa dry as ever And well remain Just that dry Until after the new Congress comes In to make wetter conditions. The lame ducks eouldnt swim so they decided to stay out of the wet.

A lotta brewers who planned to turn on the ateam were disappointed to learn Congress continues dry. They have been assembling beer kegs for the past three weeks to have them In readiness for a Christmas flood. John Nesblt, 8. of Mount Carmel, busted his nose In a fall off an express wagon and Is In the Fountain Springs State Hospital. Berenard Ragaziasky.

14. of track -ville, was forcing the football season and suffered fracture of the right leg. He was removed to the Fountain Springs State Hospital. ROUTED AWAY FROM CAPITOL BUILDING WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-UNS)-The historic streets of the Capital, which have resounded to the marching feet of countless parades through the years, were treated to a new kind today.

Three thousand avowed Communists, black and white, male and female, with Communistic banners unfurled in tho bright December sun. paraded through the city's thoroughfares under the watchful eyes of an army of police. As they paraded thrjr sang the Internationale'' and other Communistic songs. At their head was a "red front" band, rather smartly attired In Rus sian-looking uniforms. Behind the band marched the straggling members of Washington's first "Red army" who call themselves hunger marchers.

Shepherding the line of march, and almost boxing in the procession, were upwards of 1,500 police and firemen. There waa a ratio of almost one blue-coat to two marchers. The procession started peaceably PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS enough from the wind-swept eon-tJ)l centratlon camp on New York a'1 KEEPS DATE WITH DEATH a ARY, 6-UNS) I'm going down to the corner to meet some fellows." Alex Sante informed hla roommate, Joseph Regavsky, after recelv a telephone call today. The "fellows" Sante met had a machine gun. When police arrived they found his face had been torn away by bullets.

Police attribute the assassin tlon to a bootleg war. Nick Gorant Has Birthday Today Well Known Restaurant Owner Is Receiving Felicitations Of Friends Nick Gorant, one of the trio of brothers owning and operating the Coney Island sandwich bhop on Independence Street, is today celebrating the anniversary of hh birth and is receiving the felicitations of his army of friends. Nick has been around town for a long time and the weight of years hasn't brought any damaging effects to his kindly disposition or his personal appear ance. His friends wish him many happy returns of the day. MRS.

HARRY LAKE'S FUNERAL THURSDAY Services Will be Said at the Family Residence at 3 o'clock In (he Afternoon The funeral of Mrs. Hairy W. Lake, estimable wife of the well known Reading watchman at Rock street crossing, who succumbed very suddenly yesterday morning, is to be held from the family residence, 409 North Washington street, at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. The services will be said by the Rev. Edward O.

Butkofsky, pastor of St. John's Reformed church, with burial to be made In the family plot in Shamokin cemetery. TWO FINE NEW HOMES ON SHAMOKIN ROAD Artisans are putting the finish ing touches to the handosme new homes on the state highway, Just east of the Llewelyn home, Green Gables, at Grand View. One of the homes has been erect ed by James Phillips, former county treasurer, of Sunbury, and the other, which adjoins, by Mrs Do- die Phillips, formerly Mrs. Harry Evert, of Kulpmont.

Both dwellings are modern in every appointment and a new roadway has been built to the residences from tho state road. Mr. and Mrs. James Phillips, the latter a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Madcnford of ouUi Franklin street, city, plan to accupy their home during the next week or ten days while Mr. and Mrs. Phillips will occupy their rural dwelling next spring or summer. FOUR CASES IGNORED BY THE GRAND JURY Prank Kanyskl, charged with assault and battery aggravated assault and assault with intent to kill, was found not guilty, when tried before Judge Raker yesterday. John Rakus charged him with striking him on the head with a four-pound hammer.

The grand Jury yesterday ignored a bill of aalt and battery against John Dolphin, rhnreri with hitting Joseph Shultz. and also ignored the case' of John Zionibo, charged with larceny It Ignored the bill against Julius Zeroskey, charged by Helen Deldeck with assault and bat- I tery and threats. REAL CHRISTMAS PRESENT Philip H. Poorman, in chare of the affairs of the defunct North Branch Title and Truft Company. Sunbury, has released cheerful news to the depositors with an announcement that ten per cent, of their deposits will be returned to them on December 20 in time for use for BREAKS LEG IN TUMBLE Louis J.

Albert, well known Pennsylvania Railroad brakeman of Sunbury, suffered a broken right leg when he fell from the top of a box car while engaged hi shifting a draft of cars in the classification yards at Enola. New Zealand's agricultural outlook is better than it has been for 18 months. avenue, northeast, where the unwelcome visitors have been herded since their arrival Sunday night. As they marched along, the parad-ers shwted good-natured glbea at the escorting police. But they seemed in a pood humor, and npparently felt they had won a victory in being allowed to stage a demonstration all.

Tho police at first were against it. but finally compromised onl a route which kept them two blocks away from the Capitol itself, and five blocks away from the White House. TREVORTON ALUMNI PLANS FOR BANQUET Annual Function to be Staged by High School Grids on December 29 A committee from the Trevorton High School Alumni Asoclatlon met last evening and completed arrangements for tho annual alumni banquet and dance. The affair will bo held sn the ev-" ening of December 25, with the dance to be staged in the high school gym and the banquet at a place yet to be designated. Committees were appointed to arrange for the entertainment and the decorations, xnose representing me Muml alumni group at the meeting were: FODOR MURDER Trial rf Kulpmont Men for Killinr of Ice and Coal Dealer Last September Opened This Afternoon Joaquin Peroah of Kulpmont, went to trial before Judge Morganroth at Sunbury this afternoon for the mur der of his fellow townsman, Alex Fodor.

for many years an lee and coal dealer, who waa murdered September 22. of this year, at the Peroah home where It la alleged Fodor was an unwelcome guest and Infatuated of the defendants wife. As a result of the alleged lnfatua-tlon. which had led to several suits before Justices of the peace with Perosh as the complainant, it la expected his defense counsel. Attorneys J.

A. Welsh, of this city and D. M. Hughes of Mount Carmrl. will base their defense on the unwritten law.

District Attorney Robert M. Fort-ney la in charge of the prosecution of the murder charge. Reading Railroad Co. Officials On Inspection Tour Spend Night Here in Business Car in Reading Company laros General Manager Falck Heads Croup Seven officials of the Reading Coirmanv made an inspection tour of the Shamokin division yesterday afternoon and this morning. The party included F.

M. Falck, general manager of the Reading Company, of Philadelphia; P. S. Lewis, assistant to the vice presi dent. Philadelphia; V.

B. Fisher, i F'- intendent, Reading; A. J. Farreii, superintendent of the ShamoVin division. Tamaqua; W.

H. Woltemate. division engineer. Ta maqua: M. E.

Williams, master mechanic. Tamaqua. and John Gallagher, road foreman of engines, Ta maqua. The officials arrived In Shamokin In business car No. 20, on train No.

97 at 8:45 last night. They spent the night In their car In the local Reading yards. They left on train No. 1 at 10:30 this morning enroute to Newberry and will return to their offices this evening on train No. 12, which arrives in Shamokin at 5:40.

Fern St. Woman Gets Jail Term Mrs. Mary Guzik Sentenced to Five Days in County Prison by Squire Dusick Hears Two Other Cases Justice J. J. heard two cases in his office during the past twenty-four hours, both being dismissed following the payment of fine and costs.

Iii another case, Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Mary Guzik, of 1445 West Fern street, was sentenced by Squire Dusick to five days in the county jail at Sunbury for failure to pay the fine and costs after b3-ing found guilty on charges of disorderly conduct and malicious mischief, preferred against her by Mary Shaffer. Melnlyre was arrested on charges of disorderly cov.clii'w-t and assault and battery brought against him by Mrs. Blanche Nahodil. Mclntyre was released after paying the fine and costs.

BoU. reside in the Fifth ward. William Abramchick was release following payment of fine and costs yesterday afternoon after being arrested for assault and battery and disorderly conduct. Charges were lodged against him by Walter She-nitskle, of West Mulberry street. Regional School Board Meetings Annual Re-organization Sessions Held Last Evening Every School District In State The annil re-organlzatlon meetings of the school boards of every district in the state were held last evening for the electlonos of president and vice president.

In this locality th following were elected: KULPMONT Tony Anoia, reacted president, with John Wislot-skl as vice president. MARION HEIGHTS John Macro re-elected president and Carmel Vitacco, vice president. MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP Frank Betz, re-elected president; J. J. Boylan.

vice president. MOUNT CARMEL C. Ray Williams, president; Charles J. Lucas, vice president. SISTER OF LOCAL WOMAN GOES ABROAD Mrs.

Walter Buckisch. of Palo Olto, California, a sister of Mrs. John Mair, wife of the well known clerk at the Shamokin and Coal Township Poor District Offices, left this morning for New York City from where she will sail tomorrow morning lor Europe. Mrs. Buckisch who Is on a world wide tour arrived In this city last Friday after having made the trip from the west coast by boat, traveling via the Panama Canal Uriof eltag v.a the Panama CanaL Prior Alto.

Mrs. Buckisch resided at ManiU, p. I. Mrs. Buckisch will spend some time in London after which she will tour other European countries.

The east-oMivteg continues to drop. In Germany Cuenca, Spain, has its first divorce case.acancJMsairghU wife 173. Mount Carmel, attached to tht Wyo mlng barracks, has been transferred to Hazleton aa a member of the de tail now stationed at the Bachman House there. Max Yoflee. a Mount Carmel mer chant, was injured when a hlt-and run driver struck and overturned his truck at Exchange.

In the mishap Yoffee lost hla wallet containing a considerable sum of money and his operators license, state highway pairoimen are searcning lor tne reck less offending driver. John Redwavlch, 42, of CHrardville, a miner at me Reading company'! xiasi coniery east oi Asniand, waa caught tinder a fall of coal and la in a critical condition at tho Fountain Springs State Hospital. Surgeons fear he haa suffered a broken back. The Lutheran church, of Kuln- mont. will, hold a sauer kraut dinner tomorrow noon and evening with tho public invited to attend.

The proceeds of he dinner will be devoted to church use. Shamokin resident and is pleasantly greeted by his friends here. belng many MOOSE LADIES TO HOLD CARD PARTY The women of the Moose will be hostesses Wednesday evening at a card party In the Moose Hall at 8:30. Entrance to the hall will be made from the Arch street side. Among tne games to be played at the card party tomorrow evening are pinochle, hassenpeffer and bunco.

The public is cordially invited to attend the party which the women of the Moose are sponsoring and which will, as before, be a delightful affair. INJURED MIXER HOME FROM HOSPITAL The many friends of C. Gara, bet. ter known as Gable Garman, will be pleased to learn he has return ed to his home, 1105 East Race street, after having been a patient in the Fountain Springs State Hospital since early October. Mr.

Gara suffered a severe fracture of the leg and for some time it was feared he would lose the limb but with care and attention he is again able to walk on the injured member. The accident which Mr. Gara suffered was the first In his thirty-six years as a miner, nnd his friends are glad to know he has returned home and is able to bo about again. Mrs. Annie Heiser, a former resident of Shamokin, who is at the present time employed in Philadelphia, is being entertained by her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. A. F. Markle, at Sunbury. Mrs.

Heiser visited friends hero for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Reamer and son, Wilbur, were guests of friends and reratlves here during the past week-end. Mr.

and Mrs. Reamer and son motored to Shamokin from their home In Columbus, Ohio. THIEVES INVADE DALMATIA DEPOT Make insucccssful At- trmpt Tn Tone Safe In Tcnnsy Railroad Office Burglars forced entrance some; time during last night to the Pennsylvania freight and ticket offices at Dalmatia by breaking thru a window. Inside they ransacked desk drawers and made an unsuccessful attempt to crack the safe. Whether anything was stolen from the freight warehouse will not be known until officers now at work on the investigation complete a checkup of the merchandise.

TEMPLE CLUB CUE ARTISTS TO BERWICK The Temple Club pool team will leave this evening for Berwick where they will meet a team of cue artists from that town in a Masonic league tournament contest. Besides the pocket billiard players a number of other members of the Temple club will make the trip with a pinnochle tournament to be held at the same time that the pool match is in progress. The local Masons will be entertained at a luncheon following the matches. 1 WORKING TIME AT I THE COLLIERIES The Information given here regarding the working time is received from the various companies, and at the time of going to press is the latest information obtainable. The Shamokin Dispatch cannot be held responsible for changes or errors over which it has no control.

Stevens Coal Co. The Cameron colliery will work tomorrow. Northumcbrland Mining Co. The Enterprise colliery will work tomorrow. Excelsior Coal Co.

The Corbln colliery will work tomorrow. Susquehanna Collieries Co. The Pennsylvania colliery will be the only Susquehanna operation to work tomorrow. Jeddo-Highland Coal Co. The Mid-Valley colliery will be idle tomorrow.

Madiera Hill Coal Co. The Colonial colliery will work tomorrow. Reading Coal and Iron Company the following Reading collieries will work tomorrox: Bear Valley. Hammond. Gilbcrton, West Shenandoah, EUangowan.

Maple Hill, St. Nicholas central breaker and Brookside. rained harvests la Eastern Spain recently. Kew Zealand WJ1 revise its tarif make hla decision later. JAPSCLASH Continued Prom Page On sary.

I ask In the name of humanity that the league assembly protect with all its energy against such massacring of our civilian popula tion by the Japanese." Yoeukc Matsuoka, Japanese delegate, sprang to his feet when Dr. Yen had finished and deviated from hi prepared address to deny that the massacre had occurred. "The Chinese have a way of ex aggerating and of sometimes pojs ing on their exaggerations," Matsu oka said. He went only to Fushun, where he talked with one foreign mission-ary. whose account of the events he hurried cfT to cable." lEditor's note: In his Fushun dispatch, which was filed from Shankhaikwan.

across the great wall of China to escape the Japanese censorship. Hunter described in detail each of the villages he visited. His dispatch included eye-witness stories Irom'survlvors and first-hand accounts of the evidence he Matsuoka cited precedent in demanding the league take no action to upset the present situation in Manchuria. The precedent, he said, was established in 1927, when Great Britain. France, the United States nnd Japan debarked troops at Shnnkhal and met with no intervention from the league.

Boy Badly Injured Continued From Page One the machine, was struck, knocked down, s.iffered a fracture of the 'cull and Is reported In a dying Packer Hos pital. Mr. Fisher wont at once to liu home and seeing brcken glass in the street, stepped oat from behind a parked car to pick it up when he was struck by Mrs. Gcod's car and frightfully Injured. He died In an ambulance enroute to the hospital.

Mrs. Good collapsed alter tne mishap and is under the care of a physician. Charles Fisher was one of Sun-bury's best known residents. He had been a member of the Methodist Church since boyhood, was for 50 years teacher of a Bible class, prominent In the Odd Fellows for a half-century and was a member cf the Encampment, Canton and Rebekah. of the I.

O. O. state vice president of the Gideons and close personal friend of State President Harry Eeigel, of this city; of the Knights of Golden Eagle, Knights of Malta and an exponent of temperaroe was a counsellor of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. A son and daughter survive. Coroner Dr.

A. J. Anccrawicz, of Mount Cannel, was notified of the fatality and will conduct an in vestigation some time today. LOCAL YOUTHS JOIN HUNGER MARCHERS Leave Town in an Old Ford and i'lan to Spend Some Time at Washington A quintet of local youths, aboard a Ford of antiquated model, left rrere yesterday afternoon for Washington, D. there to join the hunger marchers now encamped on the outskirts of the national capitol city.

That is, they will join the hungry army if the old Ford gets them there. At time of departure they were t-unpl-d sandwiches but planned to "bum" their gasoline and oil enroute couth. THOMAS WARDROP CONTINUES ALIVE Victim of Frightful Head Wound Continues to Display Remarkable Vitality Thomas Wardrop, of Kulpmont, continued to live today at the Shamokin State Hospital despite frightful head injuries received at his home early last Saturday morning thru the accidental discharge of a shotgun while preparing to go deer hunting. Dr. Reese and staff are unable to account for the continued vitality of the youth, whose brain is exposed thru a three -inch hole in the right side of the skull above the ear.

Dikes and channels of the Elbe River in Germany are to be Improved. fBACK In the HITCHING RACK! its Only peop.e that amounted to coniethlng bad bald heads and baWea were taken care of by their aotben. ays lift taa. J. urtouiKe, mae nouiermei, Ethel Rothermel, Agnes DeSantls, Kathryn Lukumskle, James Buchanan, Robert Deppen, Kenneth Smith and Wilfred Swlnehart.

Another meeting of the group will be held tomorrow evening. DEMOCRATS FILE STATEMENT OF CAMPAIGN EXPENSE Julea Rachman, of Omaha, Nab. regarded as the theatre czar of tht West, who ia held charged with tbe laying of Harry Goldber and the wounding of hit brother, Sam Cold-berg, during a quarrel. The argument is said to have involved a son? of over a million dollars, gaiM from their three-cornered partuer ahip in a theatre chain. Attorney Asks Juries Render Honest Verdicts There will be no peace for, or pro tection of residents of Northumber land county unless juries In crlml nal court convict persons against whom convincing cases have been presented.

Assistant District Attor ney Bonno, of this city, told a jury shortly before noon today at close of trial of Michael Keegan, of this city, charged with murderous assault upon James Schlegel, special officer at the Eagle silk mills, on the night of September 28. Keegan appeared in court without counsel and Attorney D. W. Shlpman was named to defend him. Keegan claimed he was under the Influence of iiquor, admitted having had an argument with Schlegel but denied stabbing him as had been presented to the jury.

Patrolman Ray Lynn, who assisted in the ar rest of Keegan, testified no knife or other weapon had been found in his possession. Dr. A. S. Jones testified Schlegel had suffered a two and one-half inch laceration of the chest, close to the heart.

Had the instrument used gone slightly deeper the wound would have proved fatal. He was unable to state whether knife or some other sharp Instrument had been used. A jury is deliberating this after noon, retiring after the assistant district attorney had appealed for conviction and the court had deliv ered its charge. At The Shamokin State Hospital On Wheel Chair William Coffey, of Marion Heights, an employ of The Shamokin Dispatch pressroom, who sustained a broken knee in a football game about five weeks ago, has been granted a wheel chair privilege and is able to wheel himself through the men's ward and the corridors of the hospital, where he has been a patient since the accident. His injured leg is still encased in a cast.

Admissions Clarence Lahr, Shamokin, tonsils and adenoids. Julia Molmar, Shamokin, tonsils and adenoids. Prank Staskiel, Atlas, abdominal. Vincent Wasileskie, Shamokin, abdominal. John Stancavage, Shamokin, abdominal.

TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Mrs. Michael Pileskie of 231 Vine street was removed to the Geisinger Hospital yesterday to receive treatment for a serious heart affliction from which she had been a sufferer for some time. The stricken woman has many friends who trust she will be benefitted by the hospital treatment. New York Stock Quotations Allegheny Corp 1 1-3 Amn Can 51 Amn Car Fndry 6 5-3 Amn Loco 55-3 Amn Smelting 12 5-8 ATT 104 Amn Tob A 55 3-4 Amn Tob 58 Anaconda Cop 8 1-8 Atchison SF 38 3-8 At Refining 16 Baldwin 5 Bamsdall 4 1-8 Bethlehem Steel 15 1-4 Can Pac 12 3-4 Ches fc Ohio 24 5-3 Chrysler '3 3-3 Con Ojs 56 1-2 Consolidated Oil 5 3-4 Eiec Stor Bat 22 1-2 Gen Elec 147-3 Oen Mot 13 1-8 Oillette Razor 16 3-4 Hudson Mot 4 5-3 Hupp Mot 2 1-2 111 Cent 13 Ir.t Kennecott Cop Lehigh ValRR Mid Con Pete Mont Ward CO Nat Cash Reg ....6 3-8 11 1-4 4 7-8 121-2 8 7-3 21 1-2 12 5-8 .2 3-4 13 5 3-8 NY Central i Nor Pac Packard Penn RR Phillips Pet ter" to Republicans from Governor Plnchot In a-nicn tne executive prophesied that Davis will be refused a seat by the senate. It was pointed out that some doubt might be cast on Davis' eligibility as a senator If hla expense account fil-tnga are net completed by Thursday.

December 8. Senator Davis listed expenditures aggregating $1589 mostly for post-ace, traveling, telegraph tolls snd Incidentals. Under the title of "unpaid he listed $2300 as a contribution to the Republican State Committee, "requested but not yet In his letter. Beamish Inquired whether that Item was "an acknowledgement of a debt or merely a notation of a request?" In a letter to A. Boyd Hamilton, secretary of the slate senate, who filed the Davis account, the senator's secretary.

Frank K. Boal explained vouchers were not Included because they are needed fcr another expense account which must be filed In Washington. State laws require vouchers fcr each expenditure over $10. NO CHANGE IN Continued Prom Page One supplanting Jostph Tadrlck who had served as president for three terms and who was named as treasurer to serve until next July. Daniel Maurer.

latest acquisition to the board, earned by the court to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Frank Dormer, had been chosen as vice-president for the remainder of the year and was re-elected to that office for a full term last evening. Secretary Dane's term will not expire until next July. With the regular meeting of the board to be held next Wednesday evening, other business pertaining to the district will be transacted at that time. leWpost Continued From Page One During the past two weeks, tlrey have signed up 34 new members and expect to enroll at least 66 more. If you are a veteran of the World War, and are not a member of the American Lcegion, do not be surprised if you are extended a personal invitation to join within the next isw weeks.

The initiation fee has been reduced from $25. to $2. until January 1, and dues for new members will be Sa.uu per year. The membership drive will end on January 16, at which time the state commander, all the posts in the 17th District, together with their Drum and Bugle Corps, will be guests of the local post in a monster celebration and banquet. THREE YOUTHS Continued Firm Page One September 20, when two dozen shirts, made at the Trevorton plant, and consigned to St.

Louis were stolen from a car. The charge also was larceny of goods and mer chandise to the value of $10 and up, September 20 and other times in the past six months. Koons was arrested September 19, and pleaded guilty to all the charges Bressl and Provani pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods They were held in $1,000 bail and in default were sent to jail, Provani afterward being released on bail. When before the court Koons said he knocked the seal off the car, and then met the others, who brought a bag, entered the car and stole the shirts. He said he was to get eight but they gave him only four.

The other two said they were never near the car, they did not know there was a robbery, but as they were going past Koons' place he called them In and gave them each two shirts. When they got home they thought the shirts might have been stolen, so they told their parents, and had them returned. The robbery was at 8 and they said they saw the smaller boy at ten. The court questioned them sharply. The under-sized Koons lad, whose home he said was on Pearl Street, held to his story, in spite of threatening gestures by the older and larger boys.

The court asked them how ofen they were in trouble. The small boy said it was his first time. The other two admitted they had had previous difficulties with the law. The Koons boy was arrested November 19. and two stolen shirts wrrt found, one on his back and the other in his house.

He Implicated the other two. The officer declared he had aeeen the three from time to time in the yards. A car with seal intact would be farad with it broken alter they were nearby. It waa Impossible to get near them, he declared. The car of ahins from WEDDING IN ITALY; HOLD CELEBRATION HERE On Saturday Maria Angela Fer rari and Attorney Domlnick Fallo were married in a small town in Italy.

At the exact hour of the wedding a celebration of the affair took place at the home of the bride's fa ther on Franklin street. A special program was arranged for the cele bration at which James Delia Porta acted as toastmaster. It is a custom in Italian families when the children are not married at home to celebrate the wedding ceremony at the home of the bride, as was done Saturday, in Shamokin. Among the prominent Italian families repre sented at the wedding feast were: Mr. and Mrs.

Sam Livirio and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Mlneo. Mrs. John Mlneo, Louis Rando and daughters, Clara and Mary.

Andred Rota and family. Al fred Ollverio and family, Nick Bres-sl and family, Frank Shicchitano and daughters, Margaret and Clara, James Tanney, James Flanagan, Victor Marietta, Frank Falmlsano, Steve Lucchese, Carmen Plcarelli, Joe Vlgglano, Maurice Martini. Jame3 Delia Porta and Mose Calla-brette. BIRTHDAY FETE AT WILLIAM POWELL HOME The home of Councilman William Powell, 614 North Franklin street, was the scene of a happy birthday party for Katherine Marie Powell, aged 3 years, a granddaughter of the illustrious solon of the First Ward. More than a score of youngsters gathered at the Powell home last evening when they made merry at the expense of Games and other entertainment featured the evening's program while a luncheon was served the kiddies prior to their departure.

John Robertson, of New York City, is spending a few days in Sha- mokln. Mr. Robertson Is a former TO NAME SUCCESSOR TO COACH RIDEN Sunbury School Board Accepts Resignation and Now Seeks a Successor The resignation submitted by Coach Jay T. Riden, of the Sunbury high school football team to the board of education last week, was accepts by the board at the regular meeting last evening and the athletic committee was directed to seek a new mentor of the White and Blue grid team for 1933. Members of the team this year and who return next year appealed to the board to refuse to accept the resignation but the appeal fell upon deaf ears.

Many citizens who have supported the team In past years clamored for a change in coaches. WILL COMPLETE THE DALMATIA HIGHWAY The contractors in charge of the state highway construction between Dalmatia and fillersbu-, the largest road-building project the county this year, start fd this morning to compleete pouring 700 feet of concrete and which they plan to continue without cessation to effect completion of the road. The state highway department ordered the Job completed at once to prevent a treacherous condition existing during threatened colder weather. CARDINAL AT REV. LONGINUS FUNERAL Dennis Cardinal.

Dougherty, of Philadelphia, officiated this morning as celebrant at mass of solemn requiem over the remains of the lamented Rev. Father rector of the Roman Catholic church of Pottsviile. More than 150 priests from all parts of eastern and central Pennsylvania were in attendance upon the obsequies. The throng In attendance was so great that several hundred persons stood outside the church during the Inst rites. HIT-RUN DRIVER HELD UNDER BAIL Anthony Savitsky, of Mount Carmel.

charged with reckle5s driving and with being a hit-and-run driver, was before Justice Yoder at Mount Carmel last night and fined $25 and costs for reckless driving in which he wrecked a car owned by Mrs. Allen Martin, cf Kulpmont. and cn charges of hit-and-run by Thomas Gallagher, cf Hazleton. was required to enter $100 bail for court. have teen oodlnt HARRISBURG.

Dec. 6 (INS) Receipts of $49,730.05 and expenditures of $48,310.27 were reported today to the State Elections Bureau by the Democratic State Committee. The committee has no unpaid debts, Clinton B. Eilcnbergcr, Stroudsburg, the treasurer, reports. The Democratic National Committee sent $25,000 into Pennsylvania during the campaign, the report shows.

George E. Earle, III, Philadelphia, made the largest individual contribution, $10,000. Another large contribution came from William H. Taylor, Bridgeport, $1,000. The committee paid Warren Van Dyke, Harrlsburg, state chairman, $1,000 a month during the campaign, and E.

B. Zimmerman, Philadelphia A secretary, $450. Watchers were paid $33,760 for their work on election day. Clerk hire cost the committee $6,290.25. The committee sent $10,000 to David Lawrence, Pittsburgh, chairman for Allegheny county, and $7,500 to John ODonnell, Democratic leader of Philadelphia.

A contribution of $2,500 was made to S. Davis Wilson, Philadelphia, who was-chairman of the independent Roosevelt, state committee. Gold production in Western Australia is increasing. 31 2 lbs 25c SENSATIONAL MID WEEK SPECIALS Shop and Save Every Day at the National FRESH HAMS 9c Meaty Butt End. lb Lean Pork Steak 18c lb Beef Boil Sausage Neck Bonei 3 lbs 19c 31b25c 1 31b10c Lean Meat? PORK Buy "National Quality" Always Freh Brechn.ior flQfi Chase A Sanborn's mm" Break Morn 3 Ibt 50c Real Coffee at Exceptionally Low Prices Paramount Publix Public Service NJ Radio Sears Hot buck Nrrt Dm to Kresfe" 26 WXST INDEPENDENCE STREET 2 47 3-4 5 1-1 par.

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