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i -Tim riTTGTOIT (jAZLTTS 7- CATTODAT- 'APRIL. 2, 1933 PAGETXXni-j Personal Wtsntion AVOCA JOSEPH A. MITCHELL Renresentatlve 334 Drove Street Phone 0 Local Cleanings -1 FINAL' TONIGHT PUT IT IN TRUST Instead of Ioaving sum in one) bulk amount, it should put in trust smd the amount of income stipulated. Consult us regarding this matter. I i H3I ISj-rUUl ST4ITTSTpN.HA,H Old Forge.

Truman Reeves speaker. Annual congregational meeting on Wednesday at 7:30 p. tn. Beginning April 12 and continuing until April 16, Evangelist Michael Walsh, of Brooklyn, will preach every night. DURYEA Funeral of Owen MeGarry The funeral of Owen MeGarry, held this morning at nine o'clock from the home, 41- Main street, was well attended.

At 9:30 o'clock In St. Mary's R. C. Church, Upper Pittston, Rev. J.

Feather-stone, pastor, celebrated a mas of requiem. Paul Kane, of Plttston, was soloist Interment was in St. John's cemetery, Pallbearers were William Clark, Martin Clark. Joseph Hogan, John Hogan, William and John MeGarry. Church Notioe Duryea Independent Presbyterian Church Sunday school at 10 a.

m. Morning worship at 11 o'clock, theme, "False Shibboleths of the End in the Evening' worship at- 7 o'clock, theme, "Peter's Denial of Christ" Young People's Fundamentals Fellowship, Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. at Gplshosky home, Comtdy Dceupationa I A Novelty I Cartoon I-' 1 News DA 0 TU ESDAY Public schools of Duryea will be closed Tuesday in observance of the Mundy Tenure Act, adopted last year. Teachers will spend' the day at.

Bushklll Fans." Daniel Dolan, of the First Ward, ia a candidate for committeeman. school board wUl meet tonight at 6 o'clock, at which Umo the teachers' committee will; make a report of its decision on the hear ings of Miss Dorothy Stewart, teacher, who was dismissed by the -board following charges of cruelty. The board will also take up, the question of alleged discrepancies said to have been connected with the contract on the Wilson schooL Memento Body Named in 23 I Tiie American Battle Monuments commission was created in 1923. O'REILLY MILITARY TRIBUTE AT GILLESPIE FUNERAL Full" military honoors were ac-coi-dfd the late Adam Gillespie, World War veteran and former business man at his funeral held yesterday afternoon from the home ot his brother, James. 920 Grove street.

Rev. A. D. Behrends, pastor, of Langcllffe Presbyterian Church, otticiated at services at the home. Sterling Conkey, commander of the McPhllllps-Widdall Post, 607, American Legion, was in charge of services for the legion post.

The firing squad of the post composed of Thomas Wilson, George Luvcn-der, Harry Jackson, Clarence Reed, John Gardner, Edgar Madigani Rube McCarthy and Lafayette Aldridge fired a salute over the grave in Langcllffe Color bearers Were: Thomas Reap and Earl Lewis; color guards, Horace Wharton- and Ted O'Brien. Chaplain was the Rev. Stanley C. Lange, Pastor of Mooslo Presbyterian Church, and the bugler was Edwin Harris. all Legionnaires, were: Allen Laird, -Francis Nolan, Thomas McGlynn, Gerald Smith, Adair Connor and William Odgers.

Church Services Langcllffe Presbyterian Church Morning service at 10:30 o'clock, theme, "Christ Our Mediator." Sunday school at noon. C. E. at 6:30 p. m.

Union service in this church at 7:30 p. Rev. Luke Hovey preaching on the theme, "Testing Christian Experience." Bethel M. E. Church Morning service at 10:30 o'clock, with Communion, sermon theme, "Considered Me Excused." Junior sermon, "Limited Sunday school at 11:45 a.

m. Epworth League at 6:30 p. m. St. John's M.

Church Morning worship at 10,30 o'clock, topic, "The Duty of Witnessing for Christ." Sunday school at 11:45 a m. Junior and Senior C. E. at 5:45 p. m.

Members of the Bethel Church Home Mission Society will meet Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Robert Parry, Clarke street. The condition of Thomas Biggar of York avenue, who was seriously injured when struck by a here, is much improved. John Robblns. son of Mr.

and Mrs. John Robblns, McAlplne street, is ill of pneumonia. GIVEN YEAR IN JAIL Adolph Kumltis, Edwardsville, was sentenced by Judge B. R. Jones yesterday afternoon to serve one to three years in county prison, pay $100 fine and costs when a jury found him guilty of receiving liquor stolen from the State from Carl Naugle, of Einghamton and Wil-kes-Barre, who Is a fugitive from justice.

GENEHAI. m) YOU CAN tTONT put up -J SPECIAL TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY EXCLUSIVE PICTURES OF THE LAST RITES OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE LATE BISHOP THOMAS C. AT SUKAJNTUJN Dr. M. E.

Dattner is attending the oonventlon of New Jersey Chiropody Society at Asbury Park. Dr. MIHo'n Dattner is attend ing a convention of the New Jersey Chiropody Society, lit Asbury rare. Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Toys have returned to their home in Kaa ingr after a visit to Mr. Toye' mother in Hughestown. William Sehweltaer is a patient in Mercy Hospital. Wilkes-Barre, where he- underwent an operation on Thursday. Miss Bessie Sweeny, of Nafus street was visited by a party of lady friends last evening, in honor of her birthday anniversary, ana the evening was passed very happily with social diversions.

spending the winter months In St. Petersburg, Florida, Dr. Charles Avard returned yesterday to Seranton, and in the near future will go to his summer home in- Amherst, Nova Scotia. Bernard Hoban. of Kenley street, Hughestown, has completed his course of training at' the State Motor Patrol School of Instruction at Myerstown, and has been assigned to Wyoming Barracks.

Plans have been completed for the Easter dinner dance and card party' at Hotel Redington 6n the night of April- 20, under auspices of the Bloomaburg State Teacners College Alumni Association of Luzerne County. Dinner will be served at 0:80 and dancing and cards will follow. A farewell party was held re cently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Green, 50 Nafus street, for Miss Minnie Harknees, who will sail April JSrd on a trip to.

Scotland. Those present were Mrs. Emma Mrs, Jack Kline, Mr. and Mra-M. Moran, Mr.

and Mrs. R. Lane, Mr. and Mrs. E.

M. Green. Mr. and Mrs. S.

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Vodgt, Mr. and Mrs. E.

Allen, Mr. and Mrs. D. Daniels. Mr, and.

Mrs. E. Lane, Mis Jane Has-Ue, Miss Mary Ruth Sharkey, Miss Betty Allen, Miss Barbara Lee Allen, Douglas Green, Robert Green, Francis Moran, Edward Von Ber Today marks the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T.

Tlgue, of 129 Pine street, and the interesting event will be celebrated with a dinner for the members of the immediate families to morrow. Mr. and Mrs. Tlgue were married in St. John's Church, this city, by Rev.

H. J. Ruddy on April 1911. Mrs, Tlgue was the former Catherine Redington, daughter of the late Anthony and Ellen Redington, of Pine street. Mr.

and Mrs. Tlgue received many telephone and personal calls from their neighbors and ether friends, tendering them good wishes) on their anniversary and many happy return of the day. J. Hall Paxton, former second secretary wf the United States em bassy a-t Nanking who survived the Pansy disaster, arrived last night with Mrs. Paxton for a week-end visit with Newell Schooley.

of Kingston, a former claesrmate at Yale, and Mrs. Schooley. The American official came from Washington where he recently submitted his official report of the Japanese bombing of the Panay while she lay in the Yangts. River with. American dtliens and newspapermen aboard.

Paxton, who has spent about 10 years of his life in China, where his father was a missionary and where his mother is now in the same field, atm limps slightly from the effects of shrapnel splint-era that lodged in his leg when the American ship was bombed and strafed With machine gun fire. fSECilTTIIlt J. Mundy, federal collector of Internal revenue fof Twelfth Dietrlet of Pennsylvania, ha announced today that his office has completed the addressing and mail ing of blank return forma SS-la to employer in the Twelfth Pennsylvania District for their use In filing their, tax and information return required unler Title VIII ef the Social Security Act for the quarter year ending March SI, This I the first tax period un der the new procedure whereby So cial Security tax returns are filed once every three months. Instead of monthly, The new. forms, which have "been mailed by Collector Mundy, combine into' one form the ta and information returns previously filed on three separate re-turna A Continuation Sheet, identified aa Form ss-lb.

hat been designed for those employers having-in ex-cess of twenty Supplies of Continuation sheets have also seen mailed by collectors to employer who require them; Tn ceoperatien of employers in promptly filing the returns required under the Social Security Act le of vitel importance to the uece of the Seelal Security program and Collector Mundy has laid atresa on the fat that the first quarterly return en the new form under Title VIH of the Social Security Act must be hi office net later than April 10, 1981, so as to avow the assertion ef penalties whlen are provided by law for the delinquent filing of such rettjrn. The' inter-est ef both the employer and the employee will definitely be better served by the timely filing of cor rect and complete tax and Information 'x Collector Mundy gives special emphasis to the fact that the form forwarded to the employer contained the typewritten registered address of 'each employer and his identification number, and, in order- to avoid, unnecessary corres pondence and confusion, special re quest is made that the taxpayer use THB ROOSEVBLT'O AXNIR Club will meet at oity Democratic, headquarters Sunday at 1:10 p. tn. THB GIRLS' 60DAUTT OF, ST. Casimlr's Church will meet tomor row Morning after the nine o'clock mass.

MEMBERS OP THB FIRST Presbyterian Sunday aohooi are re minded of the missionary offering tomorrow. 'dNE HUNDRED AND TBN members of the senior claaa of Old Forge High School will go to Wash, totton on May to spend four day THE BLESSED VIRGIN BO- dality of St. John the Evangelist Church will receive Holy Comraun-ion at the eight o'clock maea to-morrow morning. THE BLESSED VIRGIN Sodality of St. Mary's Help of Chrla-tiana Parish, North Main street, will receive Holy Communion to morrow at the o'clock mass.

WALTER GRAHAM, A FOR-mr resident of Mill City, Wyoming county, died March at Sayre, and burial was in the cemetery at Poet Hill, near Mill City. ST. CASIMIR'S HOLT NAME Society- -will receive Holy Communion Jn a body at the o'clock mass tomorrow. Afterward there will be meeting of society mem-bers in the church basement. BUSINESS MEN OF THIS 8EC-tlon are warned to be on guard against worthless checka.

Two Dur-yea, merchants were victimised this week. It ia a safe rtile to cash no cheeks for strangers. THE TOUNO WOMEN OT THE Methodist Protestant Church have arranged to serve a baked ham supper in the church next Thursday evening, April 1, to which the public is invited. The price is 40 cents. MRS, ANNA'ZTSK, AGED 41 years, of 113 Fine street, suffered a possible fractured, skull and scalp lacerations last night at 10 o'clock when she fell down a flight of stairs at her home.

She was reported fair at Plttston hospital today. THE TOUNO DEMOCRATS' Club has elected the following as members of the executive Joseph Callabello, Nicholas Bon-fanti, Frank Horan, Albert Lo-quasto and Michael Falsone. The club meets Monday evening in Lo- quasto Hall. REGULAR MEETING OF THE Luzerne County Medical Society will be held in the Society Build lng, Wednesday evening, April 4th at :30 p. m.

Essayist, Or. Stephen A. Jones, Nantieok. Subject, "The Ultimate Result of Gall Bladder Surgery." A DAUGHTER WAS BORN this morning to Mr. and Mrs.

Anthony Zambetti, of Wllkes-Barre, at the Wyoming Valley Homeo pathic Hospital, Wllkes-Barre. Mrs. Zambetti is the former Theresa Diana, of Wilkes-Barre. Mr- Zam betti conducts barber shop Irtthe Amenoan Theatre building. JERRY GOULD.

SCRANTON youngster, who is undergoing treat' raent for infantile paralysis at Warm Springs, Ga-, enjoyed the thrill of his life yesterday, when he was elected as one of four pa tients to lunch with President Roosevelt, who is spending a vaca tion at Warm Springs sanitarium. THB FRIENDLY SONS OF ST. Patrick will conduct their April meeting this evening at the Elks' Home. Charles A. McCarthy will be installed as president, succeeding Joseph P.

Crane. A paper will be read by J. Earl Keating on the life of Hon, John T. Flannery. The meeting Is scheduled for o'clock ana will be followed refresh ments.

WYOMING VALLET BACH Festival will be heard from coast to coast Sunday afternoon at three o'clock when the final chapter of the festival. "The passion of 6ut Lord According to St Andrew," win be broadcast through the sn tire, network, more than 77 stations, of Mutual Broadcasting System, with WBAX, a the originating station. Irem Temple's door will be closed at CAROL. INFANT DAUGHTER of Mr. and Mrs.

Edward VanLou- vender, of Springfield, died yesterday afternoon in Taylor Hospital. was a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. BenJ. VanLouvender.

Spring Break. Funeral Tuesday 2 p. m. from the home, with Rev. Stanley Lange, of Mooslo Presby-terian Church, officiating.

Inter, ment in Sprins Brook Cemetery. 'WW FAMILY Reading, Pa. April fv Mr. and Mrs. Charles Machemer aad nlneaf their 10 children who have been "sitting-down" in the old Reading City Hall were notified today that their relief allowance had been cut from $20 to 118.10-weekir.

An investigator for the Berks re-Hef. office said itis reduction wa because they were 'living a-rent-free, fuel-free existence." Meantime, the Machemer await ed arrival of overdue welfare cheek which was returned to Har-rieburg this week because they had moved from their home the, relief board office without notifying ine pomornc. Th family mcnsd into, the relief office March 18, and all re)lt activities in Reading Were Wspen-ed. The board raopenea; later jwtien Machemor moved to aa unused "nartment" cm the WH floor. PAINTIItt WANT 2 Pittsburgh.

April Union pat- ers demanded a new sen tract in creasing their wages from 111 to $11 day. F. J. Schaefer. secretary ef the Painters District Council, claiming to represent 600 men, said II contractors already had aimed the new.

which replaces op that expired jesterdgy. EIECIHIC urmuiToii1 RifrfftatB TAsT1 AND NEL80N EDDY IN GOLDEN WEST" Helen Rudis. The March 24th meeting opened by -repeating of: the Girl Scout Promise and Laws Three girls told their pet stories the third requirement for Tenderfoot rank. The following knots were practiced: Bowline on a bight, clove hitch, sheepshank and the sheet bend. To know how to tie the ends of a rope is another Tenderfoot rank requirement.

The meeting was closed with the Good Night Circle, Girl Scout benediction and taps. RUDIS, Scribe. TROOP 35 Captain Mrs. Courtright. At our last meeting we observed Camp Day, After we sang camping songs, Marian Courtright gave camper's viewpoint of camping, and Miss Shutts told us the counsellor's opinion.

The tentative plans for the troop were made after the questions on camping had been discussed. Miss Mary Davenport instructed one patrol In Second Class first-aid. Miss Sharkey's patrol planned an Easter egg hunt, Miss Shutt's patrol worked on maps, and seven girls continued Tenderfoot training. TROOP 90 St Casimlr's Church Hall. Captain Mrs.

Edwin Sitea Our troop met on Thursday evening at 6:30. The captain called the meeting to order with a prayer, after which we recited our promise, laws, motto, and slogan. We learned our knots and spent some time In- practicing them. We then played new game and enjoyed it very much. The meeting closed with a Good Night Circle, singing, taps and reciting Girl Scout benediction.

Ot our March 24th meeting, we continued our knots it's as much fun' as learning a new game. We learned a lovely new song-, too Beautiful Banner." The meeting was very enjoyable, and closed with the Girl Scout benediction and singing of taps. HELEN LITWAITIS. Scribe. TROOP 39 Dupont Community House.

At our meeting on Friday, the Birch Patrol with Rose Rossi as pa trol leader, presented an amateur radio broadcast, with skits, piano solo and singing. The girls studying for Second Class began First Aid with Miss Alt in charge. Miss Was helped the Pioneer group with their notebook covers. After our Interest Groups we had Patrol Cor- nors. At the close ot our meeting we sang and ended with the Girl Scout benediction.

MATILDA ZAWACKI. Scribe. It Pays To Advertise Danger Serum of seven and illness of four ''--v Sf I i I- AFFORD A NEW JEANETTE MacDONALD "THE GIRL OF THE Flrst-ald training that she may care the injured, learning to cook and hammer and saw, dis covering new ways of having a good time in singing and games- each Girl Scout troop is a verit able beehive of activity, teaching girls the happiness and joy of living, and of giving service. TROOP 33 Captain Mrs. Harold Ramsburg.

At the last meeting, Girl Scout of Troop 33 began a new project the handy-woman badge under the direction of Mr. Harold Ramsburg. This is a very thorough, yet interesting badge to earn, for a girl must know how to change an electric light fuse, how to replace worn washers In faucets, how to put up a shelf, how to handle a sewing machine efficiently and dozens of other things. Two new games were played: "Bow and Arrows" and "Thread the Needle." Then we sang "Come On- To Girl Scouts," "My Uncle He Sella pld Clothes," "White Coral Bells" and others. After announcements, a Court of Honor was held at which plans were made for coining, meetings.

LOUISE VIGJtLANTI, Scribe. TROOP. 81. Captain Vara Williams. Girl Scouts of Troop No.

81 held their regular weekly meeting at the St. James' Episcopal Church on Friday. In Patrol Corners, dues were collected and attendance taken. Girls then suggested names for their Classes included Tenderfoot and. First-Aid training.

were dismissed with a Good Night Circle, taps and the Girl Scout benediction. LEONA JONES, Scribe. TROOP 91 Captain Martha Berulia The Girl Scouts of St. Casimlr's Church met Thursday evening in tha church hall. The meeting started with the Lord's Prayer, then we recited the Girl Scout Promise and Laws.

We learned a new game, the "Ice Breaker," which helped the girls to become acquainted. We were taught to whip a rope and tie two kinds of We also learned the taps. Two- glrla were selected to represent our troop at the coming district meeting: Ruth Vernousky and Looking. Into MMMaflMMIsaWaab Following the tetanus-like death SCOUTS TAUGHT AND OF SERVING I 1 i mm "mmKmR WWB, i T1 i -4 Willi i''fW a ko Y. 1 -v i inadequate.old-fashjoned refrigerator any longer.

Be a bit thriftier by getting your new G-E tight away. It will save you money every month and is a mighty good investment for you right now! Practically every home can afford one for this first choice of millions is now popularly priced I 1 4 lKY.llimr.V Musical Newa Special Picture of the Rites of Hia Excellency the Late Bishop Thot. C. O'Reilly i FINAt TONIGHT -fc ana runt right into the arms of SUNDAiONLY Young Frankie for PEhii By notion of the van! Legislature, a day has been added last Pennsyl- legal holt the State's known as accordance Jist April "8, which Forefathers with law, the new 1 observed by all the liday. will ariks, which will not be open for kslness next Friday.

It Fay To A rtia ww. fwK pip ALSO -V7 STOOGES jjf Dynamite Daitro Kale Richmond 4 wsats mrnftm with an: SHELVES dVitSMk, OIL I 1 I. mm mm mw I f.s,i.:.i:,i,. IIMl I III III III III llllll fTlj -I FULL WIDTH SLIDING i. are a feature to be found in 9 of the 12 new G-E models.

They. i 'l S'v More usable storsge space. "II ew.er YES I Cabinets smAW' I i iff 1 1 BMHl? COOLING A feature tealed-in-tteel General Electric Thrift Unit Assures quiet operation, low current cost end mm during economy. 1 Bigger dollar-for-dollar value than ever. 2 Lw Current Cost 3 long Life.

Have a new General Electric in your home NOW. you can buy on an easy payment plan. NO MONEY DOWN STEEL with porcelain faitet Kw- loitant ice w.oeatryTU 48poaU defrosting II. bt. THen- see i other in Orlando, Fl, county, state and federal authorities began an investigation of a cancer-serum which had been given the victims.

The photo above shows Doctors H. A. Day (standing) of tha Orange Count? Medical Association and J. N. Patterson, director of the Florida, State Board ot Health laboratory, examining a ttoa of tbt aerum.

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