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PACE TWO SHAMOKIN NEWS-DISPATCH, SHAMOKIN, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1943 GUFFEY COAL ACT Yanks in London Greet Easter Sunrise 18 FLIERS KILLED ALLIES BLAST EVELYN BAKE EXTENDED 30 DAYS AS BOMBERS CRAS any 0 GERMANS MAKE DIRE THREATS WASHINGTON, April 36 (U.S) Ilk '1 lit -v i President Roosevelt today signed I itSW'W concurrent resolution extending the VENICE, April 26 (U.R)-Army officials here today announced the names of 13 victims who perished when two bombers collided In air during a formation flight near life of the Guffey Bituminous Coal Control Act of 1937 for 30 days, AGAINST YANKS through May 28. JAP CONVOY IN SOUTHJACIFIC Fteet Shifts to Westward Englewood, Friday. -All occupants of both planes were The law was due to expire at mid BECOMES BRIDE OFH.CWELKER Coal Township Girl and U. S. Marine Corporal Wed in Rectory night tonight.

Congress enacted killed. The victims included: the 30-day extension to permit more Flight Officer Robert J. Baskin, t. Nazi Radio Hints at Severe Punishment of Captured Fliers delioeration on the renewal. The act authorizes the establish' Drums, Pa.

-Staff Sergeant Clyde F. Trainer, ment of minimum prices for soft i After Attack Leaves Large Fires Clarion, Pa. coal. GENERAL M'ARTHTJR'S HEAD AGED SUNBURY QUARTERS Australia, April 26 (U.R) By UNITED PRESS Nazi radios broadcast hints today that tin Germans may Inflict severe punishment on perhaps execute-American fliers captured in raids on A large Japanese convoy has shifted westward out of range of Allied bombers which set big fires MAN IS FOUND Personal and Social Events Corporal H. -Caulder Welker, of the United States Marines, and Miss Evelyn G.

Baker were married Saturday evening at 6:30 in St. Joseph Church rectory, West Chestnut Street. Rev. Denis P. Reardon, pastor of the church, performed the wedding ceremony.

Attendants were Mr. and turope. in an attack "on Wewak on New Guinea's north coast, a spokesman said The spokesman said the convoy, DEAD'IN BED A broadcast by the Vichy radio, intercepted by the British Broadcasting Corporation, was perhaps the most threatening in tone. Commenting on Japan's executions of eome of the fliers who raided Tokyo attacked briefly near Wewak by reconnaissance plane Saturday, had Mrs. jonn uuraacn, tne latter sister of the bride.

Members of the Fire Fighters pushed on toward tne Pelau Is lands. William Wilhour, 82, Be last year, the station was quoted The bride wore a beige suit with Service of the Civilian Defense, un der the supervision of Lamar Rohr The raid on the Wewak airdrome "At an appropriate time, Germany, er, state forest warden, will meet to matching accessories and a corsage of red roses and white gardenias. yesterday climaxed a week-end of lieved to Have Died of Heart Attack too, will take necessary reprisal measures In order to reply to attacks morrow evening at 6:00 in the front attacks that cost the Japanese 15 Mrs. Durdach, the matron of honor, of the old Moose mansion on Market and Lincoln Streets, to take part on German territory." planes and ranged throughout the enemy-held Island arc above Australia. Over Wewak Sat in the victory parade.

A later broadcast by the German transocean agency said the German wore a brown suit with beige accessories and a corsage of pink roses and white gardenias. The bridegroom wore his Marines dress uni William Wilhour, 83, Sunbury re urday a lone Liberator had de tired school janitor and member of foreign office Organ Diplomatisch stroyed five of 12 enemy Zeros. form. a pioneer stoninrton lamiiy, was Mr. and Mi.

Edward Quinn, of Philadelphia, returned to their Polltische Korrespondentz had de found dead in his home Saturday Today's communique made no clared that the "moral standard of Mrs. Welker is a daughter of Mr. home this morning after spending I I reference to interception at We evening by a daughter, Mrs. William Chicago is not the standard for in ternational war." the Easter holiday period with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Gay wak yesterday. However, the Flying Poff, when she went to her lath and Mrs. Alec Baker, of 1650 West Pine Street. She was graduated from Coal Township High School, and is employed In the office of John Dur Fortresses had to run through er home to deliver an Easter bas "Whoever takes up arms on this Kehler, Hanover Hotel. hail of ack-ack to reach their tar ket and gifts.

basis must not be surprised If he 1 Finding the doors locked, Mrs. gets, i dach. local beverage distributor. Harry Culp, of Chestnut Street, receives a suitable reply," the publi cation said. "It would mean en Poff summoned assistance, entered Communiques covering week-end Mr.

Welker. a son of Mrs. Harriet operations reported 19 separate the residence and found the aged spent the Easter week-end in Philadelphia and Atlantic City. American soldiers, many of whom observed their second Easter in Great Britain, salute as the Stars and Stripes is unfurled at dawn for sunrise Easter services in London's Hyde Park. The A.

E. F. was host to thousands of British comrades at the ceremony. couraging unfair American methods of conducting war if they were tol Welker, of 133 East Church Street, was graduated from Shamokin Hieh forays, including a flight man dead in bed. A physician call ed to the home said the aged man erated School, and for a number of years that wrecked the Japanese airplane assembly base at Kendari on Cele Donald Fasold, for the past sev "The increase of terrorism against was dead at least 24 hours before his body i was found.

An acute heart eral years employed at Budd Manu bes Island. SIX FLIERS MISSING MINOR CLASHES facturing Company, Philadelphia, PAIR MARRIED Striking another blow in the en was a clothing salesman for Leavens and Donlan Company. He enlisted In the United States Marine Corps last year, and at present Is seizure was given as the cause death. ON ROUTINE FLIGHT spent the week-end with his par emy's attempt to build up aerial ents, Mr. and Mrs.

E. L. Fasold of strength for a possible drive on Mrs. Poff said she went to her MIAMI, April 26 (U.R) Six West Arch Street. Australia, the formation that raid father's home Friday evening after REPORTED ON attached to the post exchange of the Navy Building Guard Battalion in Washington, D.

C. ed Kendari destroyed five two-en' ittending Good Friday services, fliers have been missing over the Atlantic between Miami and Key West, since Saturday night, the Germany is the work of the American command in England, as confirmed by many reports. Inhuman Englishmen may be, they never forget in their decisions the possibility of retaliation." Overlook Woman Claimed by Death Frank Macalady, former clerk in gined planes on the ground, downed found it in darkness and sumrised After the wedding, a reception for the Worth store, is reported to be five of 20 interceptors and demolish her father had retired. It is be ed workshops and hangars with 21 Navy here announced today. The men were aboard a twin-en' lieved he was stricken and died some RUSSIAN FRONT members of the families was held at th Raker hnma Mr rA recovering from a serious illness in the FitEgerald Mercy Hospital, in tons of bombs.

time Friday afternoon. Darby. EASTER DAY IN LOCALCRURCH Miss Lilian Mae Startzel Becomes Bride of Robert Yeager It was the heaviest raid on Ken Welker left on a honeymoon trip toQ) XT-r IV.1..J I Wilhour was a son of the late gined training plane on a routine flieht. A widespread search has dari. regarded as a major center luisnuiu aim uyuu meir return Charles and Maria (Smith) Wilhour failed to produce any trace of the home will make their future resi of the Japanese aerial building at' Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Shipman and and was bora at Stonlngton, Janu Diane or its occupants. lience in Washington, D. C. tempt.

Liberators carrying record in family, Nanticoke, were Easter holi ary 22, 1861. He spent his early life Mrs, Charles R. Cook Expires Geisinjer Memorial Hospital The men included Cadet Arris bomb loads made the attack. Russians and Germans Re ported Regrouping for Crucial Struggle day visitors in the home of Mrs on the family farm and was one of Besides Wewak, bombers attack' Shopman's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

C. the first employes of the Suaque Gordon Banke, 64 Wykoff Street, Matawan, N. J. ed four other enemy-held New hanna Silk Mills, Sunbury, Frank Momley, of 213 East Commerce Street. Mrs.

Ethel Theora Cook, wife of Charles R. Cook, of Overlook, died when that industry was founded, Guinea north coastal areas yesterday. They were Madang, Saidor. COAL TOWNSHIP RESIDENT DIES Before retirement he was Janitor A pretty Easter wedding was sol Sunday afternoon in Geisinger Hospital from complications, after Finsch Harbor and Mubo all reg of Sunbury schools. MOSCOW, April 26 (U.R) The Russian and German high commands were reported regrouping their armies along the vast ular targets.

having been a patient In the hospi Surviving are six chUdien, a sit MAN LOSES FOOT IN R. RJ1ISHAP emnized in St. John Reformed Church Sunday afternoon at 3:00, when Robert Leroy Yeager and Lilian Mae Startzel, popular young 10 ter, Mrs. James Price, Paxinos, grandchildren and three great Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Hoyer and son, John, and Mr. Hoyer's mother, all of Collingdale, were holiday visitors in the home of Mrs. Hoyer's parents. Mr. and Mrs.

John Kahney, North Rock Street. Mrs. Anna SmalL of York, spent AXIS LOSSES IN mile front today with only air and patrol skirmishes breaking the lull in the fighting. grandchildren. The funeral will be Peter Switliskie Exmrea held Wednesday afternoon at residents of Shamokin, were married.

Rev. E. O. Butkofsky officiated at the double ring ceremony, in with brief services In Stonlngton It was believed that the opposing Suddenly of Kidney Complication Baptist Church, of which WUhour the presence of a large audience of Locust Gap Resident In AFRICA PLACED the week-end with Mrs. George W.

was one of the oldest members. Rev armies were drawing up battle lines for what may be a showdown battle this summer. Observers believed the tal since Friday evening. Mrs. Cook, a daughter of Mrs.

Cora (Burd) Miller, and the late George L. Miller, was born in Sha-mokin Township, December 18, 1895. Mrs. Cook spent her early life with her parents In the rural section, and was married to Charles R. Cook, April 19, 1924.

She was stricken ill a week ago and entered the hospital last Friday. Deceased was an active" member of the Oak Grove Methodist Church all her life. She served as Di- relatives and friends of the contracting couple. Schultz, South Shamokin Street. Peter Hill will officiate at the mem jured in Unaccountable Manner orial rites, with burial to follow in The bride was attired in a crea Peter Switliskie, 43.

of 1201 Pu AT 66,000 MEN Germans will launch their anticipated offensive as soon as the ground dries from the spring thaw. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Troutman and the family plot in the cemetery ad tion of white mousseline with full joining the church. skirt and white beaded waist, a fin laski Avenue, died suddenly of a kidney ailment yesterday morning at 3:20 in his home.

family, Pottsville, formerly of Shamokin, were visitors over the week Reading Railway police are seek Featuring the small-scale actions gertip veil with orange blossom skull cap and matching accessories. The end with local relatives. ietailed in the Soviet mid-day com Mowry Notes Figures Do Not Include The deceased was stricken acute-ill last Friday when he return munique were the penetration of ensemble was completed by a bou Members of the Nurses' Aide Corps ing to determine now Micnaei O'Brien, 39, Locust Gap, married and father of four children, fell beneath the company's Williamsporter express early Sunday morning and quet of white rosebuds. Mrs. Clar An Easter play entitled, The ed home from Baltimore.

where will take part in the Victory Parade German trenches on the Smolensk front and the repulse of a German infantry attack below Balakleya ia Enemy Losses in Naval Actions Hail or My ooods," which was anist and teacher in the Sunday School for a number of years. Mrs. Cook was also active In the Overlook Garden Club. Surviving are the husband, her ne was employed in a defense plant. His illness was diagnosed as a kid ence Fisher, sister of the bride, served as matron of honor.

Mrs. Fisher wore a dress of blue taffeta with fit scheduled to be presented in Christ being held tomorrow evening at 6:46 in connection with the second war sustained such severe injuries to ms the Ukraine. Independent Church at Mowry loan campaign, Mrs, Edwin F. Smith, ney ailment, and a complication developed which caused his death. Easter Sunday evening, hu been mother, one brother," Henry Miller, ALLIED HEADQUARTERS.

North Seventy Germans were killed in a hand-to-hand clash by a Russian right foot surgeons at Ashland State Hospital amputated the member soon after the accident victim was ad chairman of the corps, announced postponed until next Sunday evt Mr. Switliskie was bom in Shen- Africa, April 28 (U.R) The Axis lost today. ning, due to one of the members patrol that broke into the enemy inrfnuh tM nn nt XiTUk.t a men killed, wounded or cap Greensborough, N. and a sister, Mrs. Rue F.

Snyder, of Shilling-ton. Funeral services will be held at of the cast being stricken acutely mitted there. O'Brien was found along the rail aim rm Monica Switliskie. He spent his early tured in North Africa between Jan Dr. and Mrs.

Palmer Sullivan and ill. Four new members were taken road tracks at a point 400 yards family, of Philadelphia, passed Eas uary 1 and April 15, exclusive of life in Kulpmont, and 22 years ago, following his maniae to Mlm Tt. into the church congregation at south of the Mount Carmel Junction ter wtih members of Mrs. Sullivan's trenches northeast of Smolensk, the communique said. South of Balakleya, the Russians killed 100 German officers and men in beating off an infantry attack.

The Sunday midnight communi candlelight communion service family on Shamokin Street. depot with the right fool mangied, fie Krepahla. moved to Shamokin. He was a member of St. Stanislaus Friday evening.

They were Mrs, Quay Hornberger and daughter, Railroad men who found uie acci Club and was associated with the dent victim conveyed him to Mount ted bodice and full skirt and a blue net veil topped with rosebuds. Matching accessories and a bouquet of pink rosebuds completed the ensemble. Eugene of Philadelphia, a brother of the" "bridegroom, officiated as best man. During the marriage ceremony Miss Jeanne Sev-ison sang "Until" and "Because," to organ accompaniment by Mrs. Ver-na Gillespie.

The bride was given in marriage by her father, Leon P. Startzel. Corporal Leon R. Startzel, Private Richard B. Startzel, -Clarence G.

Fisher and Allen Wiest served as ushers and walked with the wedding procession. Betty Mary Schwalm and Shirley Mr. and Mrs. David Keim, of Wat-sontown, attended Easter morning Carmel and summoned a physician, Polish National Alliance, Lithuanian Club and Moose. Zeigenfuse.

que reported that the Russians, seizing the initiative in the northwest Caucasus after standing off who ordered the man taken by am services yesterday at Trinity Epis losses in naval actions, it was announced officially today. The Axis also lost 250 tanks captured or destroyed on the battlefield, some 3,000 vehicles, and 425 field guns, the announcement said. The personnel losses included prisoners, the remainder of the casualty total being killed or wounded. The announcement from head Two soldiers to whom corre Surviving are his wife, hk moth. copal Church.

Mrs. Keim, prior to spondence will be sent this week bulance to Ashland State Hospital. His condition then was such he marriage, was Miss Mary Hughes, are: Private Bernard Zeigenfuse, German counter-attacks for nearly a fortnight, attacked and improved their positions in a stubborn battle. could not be questioned. iormer snamokln resident.

Lincoln Army Air Base, Lincoln, The only facts railroad police and and Private First Class Harry and step-father, Anthony Tizkow-skl. of Danville R. D. 6, one brother, Albert, of Kulpmont: two half-brothers, Anthony Tizkowski, in the armed service, and Adam, of Danville R. D.

6. and two sten-Kitri. Supporting the Caucasian ground Maurer, Los Angeles, Calif, officials have are that the man was found on the tracks, semi-conscious, with the foot crushed to a pulp, and Mrs. Helen Lombardo, of New York City, is visiting a daughter and her mother, Mrs. James Sullivan, Mr.

and Mrs. Russel Dengler, of quarters of General Dwight D. Philadelphia, spent the week-end Elsenhower said that enemy planes forces, the Red air force bombed enemy airdromes, touching off fires and explosions, wrecked parked planes, and destroying 18 enemy aircraft in dogfights. that he was found soon after the vaiiey Avenue. The bride is a daughter of Mr, at the home of the formers par 8tephania, of Danville R.

D. 6, and Monioa, of Mertden, Oonn. Williamsporter express, which left and Mrs. Leon P. Startzel, of ents, Mr.

and Mrs. Daniel F. Deng Shamokin at 12: IS Sunday morning, South Shamokin Street. She is Funeral services will be hM ler, Mowry. Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Braubitz, of Philadelphia, spent the week-end On the Taganrog front on the graduate of Shamokin High School Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Loncosky, of passed the point. Whether O'Brien was a passen the home in Overlook, Thursday afternoon at 1:30, and in the Oak Grove Methodist Church, at 2:00.

Rev. Frank Lawson, of Elysburg, will have charge. Burial will 1 be in Oak Grove Methodist Cemetery. 8 CARS FIGURE IN BORO COLLISION Three passenger cars figured in a collision at 3:00 Sunday morning on North Rock Street, when a recklessly driven auto crashed into two cars parked in front of the respective owners' residences. The parked cars are owned by Harry Har-lacker and Joseph Stank, 21 and 23 North Rock Street.

Harlacker filed complaint at police headquarters at City Hail shortly after the crash, and reported occupants of the offending car were attempting to release their car, which was jammed fast against one of the parked machines. Borough police discovered that the driver and occupants of the'ear causing the damage had left the scene. The car, owned by John Dombraskie, 18, of 1552 Pulaski Avenue, and operated by Norman Lesavage, 17, of 1506 Avenue, was hooked fast to the Har Thursday morning at" 9:00 in St. Stanislaus Church. Burial will be with the former's parents, Mr.

and Mowry, have their annual Easter class of 1935, a 1942 graduate of the Protestant -Episcopal Hospital, ger on the train and attempted to Mrs. Aioert Braubitz, Coal Street, In the parish cemetery. display of various colored chicken Sea of Azov, a German battalion pressed back Soviet forces in an attack, but a Soviet counter-blow restored the situation. German dead School of Nursing, Philadelphia, and alight, or attempted to board it, will be determined when his condition egg shells in their front yard. Over destroyed were "well over 1,000" during the January 1 to April 15 period.

Losses of enemy ships sunk in the same period included eight merchant vessels, two tankers, two barges, eleven fleet submarines, two destroy, on eniiar snd e'ght vessels unidentified- All of these ships were sunk by land-based planes. (In addition British submarines have sunk many Axis ships.) iTevorton. American Lepion Auxiliarr ws wrvlng a nurse at Gels Laouaund colored shells are strung WIFE CAN ATTACH totaled 100, the cemmumaue said. on tree branches and shrubbery In inger Hospital prior to marriage hold its regular meeting tomorrow With the war in the air over the The bridegroom is a son of Mrs, the yard. HUSBAND'S WAGES PITTSBURGH, April 26 (U.R) A warrants a railroad officer interrogating him.

His condition today was reported as fair. FEW AXIS SHIPS Mark Smith, of New York, spent Samuel Sledgen, 444 Main Street, evening ai alter which a public card party will be held at 8:30, All popular games will be Dlaved the week-end with his parents, Mr. Brady. He is a graduate of Sha wife has the right to attach her husband's wages for support, ac and Mrs. Charles E.

Smith, Mowry, mokin High School, 1935, and later Russian front gaining in Intensity daily, the Russians shot down or destroyed on the ground 381 German planes with a loss of 134 of their own aircraft during the week ended Saturday. Mrs. Minnie Fisher will have charge Private Raymond Wolfgang, son attended a Philadelphia trade ELUDING BRITISH oi me party. cording to a state supreme court of Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Wolfgang, school. At present he is employed of Mowry, formerly stationed at 2 BOYS DROWN decision announced here by Justice Horace Stern. as government inspector at the Camp Gordon, Augusta, Oa now Kennedy Van Saun plant, Dan CrtACK TRAINS TO The decision was on the anneal of Mr. and Mrs. John Conway, of Hasbrouck Heights, N.

motored here late last week to spend Easter with Mrs. Conway's brother-in-law vllle. at uampJix, N. spent a three day furlough with his parents. Mrs.

Freda Deutsch, who at Following a reception at 4:00 at IN REGION DAM Mabel and Peter Schwalm and ABOARD A BRITISH SUBMARINE MOTHER SHIP, North African Waters, April 19 (U.R) (Delayed) Six young British submarine commanders, reporting to their flotilla leader, said today that "very few" Axis supply ships are running the gauntlet to Tunisia through the Allied blockade. tached her husband's wages at the BE DISCONTINUED PHILADELPHIA, April 26 (U.R) the home of the bride's parents, Mr, and sister, Mr. and Mrs. John Bel-sky, of Dewart and Rock Streets. Mr George Lebold, of New Jersey, spent Easter at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Bethlehem Steel Corporation plant there. The husband, Jacob, took the matter to court and was freed from and Mrs. Yeager left by train on a wedding trip to Philadelphia and The Pennsylvania Railroad an Harry Schwalm, in Mowry. nounced today that the Bar Harbor oonway is the New York represents tive of the National Ticket Com pany, Shamokin.

New York City. They will be at Mr. and Mrs, Henry Guest and the attachment by a lower court. lacker car when borough police arrived on the scene. The case was adjusted at a hearing last evening bef ore Justice of the- Peace Harris Renninger.

home after May 1 at the Eves Apart family and Franklin Smith, of The Supreme Court declared that. Express and the East Wind would not operate between eastern metropolitan centers and upper New England resorts this summer. ments, 318 East Market Street, Dan Third Kelayers Youth Es capes Death When Raft Overturns neglecting to maintain a wife and Pottstown, spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles vllle.

The auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet Wednesday child Is a criminal offense under our E. Smith, at Mowry. Pennsylvania officials also said evemug at wruch time newly laws. The commonwealth is vitally interested, not only in the moral and SUNBURIAN ABOARD that the Northern Arrow, which cicvitu oincers will be installed. Mrs has operated between Cincinnati.

Lavelle Notes uiaepuine eDrowsKle will be in One submarine alone claimed the sinking or severe damaging of at least 50 large ships since the Allied landing in Africa. Their reports showed they had ranged close enough to enemy harbors that one ran itself aground for a short time. The Axis, they said, had begun using shallow boats that offer no under-water target and force the submarines to the top to shell them. Some beach themselves to escape CARRIER RANGER' social factors Involved, but also in preventing deserted wives from be St. Louis, Chicago and northern Two Kelayres youths were drowned yesterday afternoon when a raft on which they were floating on Private Harvey Buehl, formerly of Mr.

and Mrs. H. S. Slack, Sun Michigan resorts will be discon coming public cnarge or installation ceremonies. After the installation the auxiliary members will go to the Lincoln Street Methodist Church where they Lavelle, who was Tvounded during bury, parents of Seaman Robert tinued this year.

Glen Alden Coal Company dam was We are therefore of the 'ooinion Slack, former Sunbury High School The East Wind provided all- accidentally overturned and sent 18 SUNBURY H. S. SENIORS HONORED Eighteen members of the senior class of Sunbury High School have enlisted for service in the armed forces of the nation and in their honor members of the class have placed an honor roll in the lobby of the high school building. The plaque is on white with red, white and blue border and a blue star back of the name of each of the enlisted men that this may be enforced by a writ the invasion of North Africa, visited his wife at Buck Run and relatives football star, a member of the the boys to the bottom. coach daylight service between Baltimore.

Philadel ik ervea a dinner. An entertainment program will be present- crew of the United States Aircraft at Lavelle. Private Buehl was a pa The drownmg victims, Louis Lls- of execution attaching, in the hands of the employer, the wage or salary of a defaulting husband. shells and torpedoes. Carrier Ranger, on Saturday received a letter from their son.

The tient at a base hospital in North Africa before being transferred to eu in me auxiliary headquarters Liberty Street, after the dinner. Mrs Mary Luscuskie will have charge of phia and points in New Hampshire and Maine. The Bar Harbor was an overnight Pullman between Philadelphia, Ellsworth and other Maine missive came less than 24 hours be- America to recuperate. blnskl, 15. and Louis Luchetta, 14, held grimly to the side of the overturned raft, while a third member of the party tried to tow the raft to shore.

The boys became chilled Lieutenant General Mark Clark, whose respect for British submarines stems from the trip he made on one to North Africa last fall, presented the submarine men with before the Germans broadcast a uuuier. Private Martin Joseph Ferguson, communities. Merriam, is spending a 10-day fur statement they had sent the aircraft carrier to the bottom of the Regular year-round train service lough, his first since induction into In the water, lost their holds and A farewell party was held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Kramer 1001 West Chestnut a seagoing jeep and they in re North Atlantic Ocean.

will continue to uDper New Ene sank not a great distance from NOTICE Regular Meeting of UNION FIRE CO. Win be held Tuesday, April 17. at 6:00 p. m. Instead of 7:30 P- Secretary.

service, July 7, 1942. Private Ferguson is stationed at Weetover Field, turn handed him a Jolly Roger The United States government land points, with change of trains the shore and safety. flag emblazoned with the success at New York or Boston. Pennsylvania Motor Police at Ta- Chlcopee Fall, Mass. today denied the sinking of the Ranger, adding that not only was Working Time at lie Collieries The railroads said the can uku son.

Marnn Kramer, who will be inducted into the Army on Wednesday. Those present were Mr maqua were notified of the drown Highway maintenance men laid es of the flotilla ranging from raids on the Italian coast to the a new macadamized road bed on a ings and officers were assigned cellations were in compliance with Office of Defense transportation sinking of warships. anu mis. naipn urowl, Edward Wolf section of the Lavelle-Locust Sum with drags and other equipment to the Ranger still afloat, but that no United states aircraft carrier has been lost recently. Seaman Slack was a member of the crew of the U.

S. S. Hugh Scott make search for the bodies. They mit Mountain highway which was orders to conserve passenger equip ment for the war effort. JEWISH FESTIVAL umze Knoades, Mrs.

Esther Whary, Mrs. Florence Knarr Mr and Mrs. Harold Arbogast, Mr. and affected by a mine cave-in last Au NOTICE continued until after dark last night, and resumed their efforts this gust, a Harvey Hornberger, of Fort Riley, CLOSES TOMORROW Jews of the area will conclude morning. Many men of the Kelayres area assisted in the search.

BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rumbereer. when it was sunk during the invasion of Casablanca, North Africa. He was given a furlough after Members of Union Fire Company with uniforms are requested to Parade In the Defense Bond Parade" Taesday, April.

27. at spent Easter with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hornberger. The boys, companions said, had their high holiday today and tomor that experience, and in December Sergeant and Mrs.

George Boyce, of 800 Washington Avenue, Wil-liamsport, formerly of Shamokin, are parents of a son born Saturdav found a small raft and took turns in paddling it about the dam. It overturned on one occasion, but 7:00 p. m. Foreman. of Indian town Gap, spent the week row with the festival of Passover, closing tomorrow evening at sunset.

Services will be 'held tomorrow was assigned to the Ranger. CIVILIAN PILOT end visiting their respective parents the three occupants reached the in Geisinger Memorial Hospital, Danville. Mrs. Rumbereer was for in Merriam and Ashland. embankment.

It was then the other Miss Eleanor Nuss, of the Waves, KILLED IN CRASH three got to the raft and started merly Miss Eleanor Morgan, daughter of Lee Morgan, well known local over the dam when it overturned the second time with fatal results. mail carrier, before her marriage. The following collieries are scheduled to work tomorrow: TREVORTON COLUEKX RICHARDS TUNNEL BURNSISE STRIPPING KEYSTONE STRIPPING STERLING! BANK GLEN BURN (Cameron) COLONIAL HICKORY SWAMP SLOPE ALASKA RELIANCE LOCUST GAP POTTS LOCUST SUMMIT (Fall Breaker One Shift) APLE HILL ST. NICHOLAS (Foil Breaker One Shift) MAIIANOY Cm KNICKERBOCKER ENTERPRISE TRIPPING PACKER No. I HAMMOND ATBANTIC CITY, N.

April 26 A board of inquiry examined wreckage of a small airplane today to determine the cause of a crasb which killed Lieutenant Ben Beri xvxis. jonn ocnieig, Howard Bower Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Schleig Mr' and Mrs. Raymond Mr" and Mrs.

Joel Kramer, Rita Witmer June Abromitis, Marlin Kramer' of United States Marine Corps. WOODSjTREET MAN TO ENTER SERVICE The name of Edward John Las- omitted from the list of men who successfully passed physical exam-SSM at arrisburg. and who is Navdoncrr 8tates The contingent of men who passed physical examinations for the Army will leave for New Cumberland Wednesday afternoon at 2:15, officials of the local draft board announced today. Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Neishbau- morning and again in the evening in the synagogue on East Sunbury Street, where special services have been under way since the beginning of the Passover period, more than a week ago. NAVY MAN STRICKEN Madison W. Beers, son of Chief of Police Madison W. Beers, Sunbury, who recently enlisted in FRACTURES ARM Henry Carl, son of Mr. and Mrs.

er, of Philadelphia, are parents of a daughter born in their home. Mrs. Neighbauer was Miss Eleanor Donahue before her marriage. The baby ger, 26, Denver, a civilian air patrol pilot. stationed at Arlington, spent a week-end furlough with, her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. William Nuss, Merriam. Mother's Persuasion Wins SAN DIEGCvCal. J.R When Deputy Sheriffs Phil Cuffaro and A. Kolte came to the home of Joseph Silva to pick him up on a charge of AWOL, they found that his mother had beaten them to the rap.

She had already persuaded her son to return to the Army, had es Glssa Up Your Junk Help Win th3 War SELL YOUR Rags Cotton Mattresses Newspapers Magaiines Metals Scrap Iron Furnaces Tires and Tubes Batteries and Radiators to llirrbcn Brofhsrs Junk Dealers Phone 133-R Alvah Carl. Numidia, sustained a fractured arm when he Jumped from the banister of a pavilion and a picnic grove and attempted to grasp the limb of a tree. He miss tne urst grandchi of Mr. and Berger's plane crashed against a Mrs. Raymond Neighbauer Brady.

barge in the inlet between here and Absecon yesterday. Hundreds of ed the limb and fell heavily. The in Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Goeots.

Ex motorists saw the plane narrowiy ured boy was taken to Blooms- the Navy and was assigned to training at Bainbridge, is in the Naval Hospital there, victim of scarlet fever. The youth was a member of the senior class of Sunbury High School when he enlisted, two weeks ago. burg Hospital where X-ray reveal celsior, are parents of a daughter born at Shamokin Hospital. Mrs. Go-gots was Miss Rose Dedowics before miss a bridge under constructioa then crash against the barge.

Ber ger had been stationed at Atlantic ed the fracture. After the break was reduced, the youth was permitted to corted him to a streetcar and sentJ marriage. City for the last nine months. return to his home. i him off rejoicing..

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About Shamokin News-Dispatch Archive

Pages Available:
181,120
Years Available:
1923-1968