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Large Number of the Junior Members of the Bucks County C. E. Union Expected to Attend Social Event at Forest Grove—Entertained at Cards Churchville, March 9—“What Does it Mean to Be a Christian?” was the topic. Discussed at the C. E. meeting held at the Churchville Church Sun day evening. Miss Lilian Cornell was the leader. Due to the fact that the storm had affected the electric service, the meeting was held in darkness. Mrs. Daniel Y. Brink told the story of the first chapter of “Pil grim’s Progress. A synopsis of the second chapter was given by Rev. Mr. Brink. At the close of the meeting Rev. Mr. Brink gave a short talk. Saturday afternoon, March 12, the funiior C. E. societies of Bucks county will hold a social and rally at the Forest Grove Church. Charles Cornell, Phila., spent Sun day and Monday with Mr. and Mrs William McKinney, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Upham , enter tained at cards on Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Harry V. Tomlinson, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Miller, Miss Miller and Meyer Miller, Jr. and Mrs. Ralph Benson and James F. Crane attended the of the Genner Bible Class at a Baptist Church, Fox Chase, on Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Jaeger, Frank ford, ~y 4 peony with Mr. and Mr. Wi rs. William McKinney was enter tained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison. Mrs. A. H. Loff and Mrs. Paul land visited relatives in Torres on” — afternoon. Mrs. Harry V. Tomlinson entertain er: the Tuesday Night Club at cards this ‘Several people from here attended the “Ace High,” presented by High School at the Rich boro, fire hall on Friday and Satur. evening. ‘ Dorothy Reed, Langhorne, spent the week-end with the Misses nine and 1 Neveling. 4 Mr..and Mrs. Raymond Thellacker and childen event the week-end with ‘Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Richter, Pottstowm and Mrs. Gilbert Upham, Mr. Mrs. Harry Ross and Mr. and Hogeland motored to Atlantic on Sunday. Gipprich visited relatives in on Wednesday. Ms. William McKinney spent Thursday with Mrs. Harry McKinney cording to an unofficial statement made this morning. William Derk, of Elkins Park, son of the deceased founder of the firm, was motified by telephone shortly after the tie started. Employees of the plant assisted the ‘firemen in fighting the blaze and re moving much of the furniture and many business papers from the office. . The corporation was started about thirty years ago and was managed by the late Joseph Derk, who originally was a partner of O. M. Falk Com pany in 1897. That partnership was then succeeded by the Derk Manu facturing and was incorporated under the laws of Penna. in 1925. The company made a line of novelty ‘cross stripe curtains at one time and large shipments were made to Sears, Roebuck Company, Montgomery Ward Company, National,Cloak and Suit Company and Marshall Field Company. Other products of the com pany were sold in large quantities to John Wanamaker, Gimbel Brothers, Strawbridge Clothier, Lit Brothers, R. H. Macy Company, as well as other large retailers and jobbing houses throughout the United States. This is the second disastrous fire among the industrial plants of Doyles town in the last two years. In Decem ber, 1930, the Clear Spring Worsted wan partly burned down, causing the largest fire loss in the history of Doy lestown Borough. That plant was rebuilt in record time.
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Doylestown Daily Intelligencer
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Mar 09, 1932
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