Board Plans Surprise Tax Census At Pottstown Schools
Pottstown school directors voted to have teachers conduct a surprise community census on a school day to add hundreds of adult residents to tax rolls for the first time. Dr George A McCormick will select the day with no public notice, citing practicalities and privacy concerns. Board members note many residents avoid taxes and warn it will be a big, difficult task requiring cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FRED C. SELBY
Mercury ‘Stag
Pottstown
George A. McCormick
Fire company officers reelected and driveway paved
Re elected officers for another year at the fire house meeting include W E Knight president Frank Keim vice president Carl Trout man recording secretary James Meloy financial secretary Cam Dunmire treasurer Frank Keim chief David Welch Stephen Wisser assistant chiefs and Wilson Puhl chief engineer A contract was awarded to Cline and Reigh for paving the company driveway.
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Saratoga
Frank Keim
Carl Troutman
James Meloy
Cam Dunmire
David Welch
Man Hunts 15 Years Downs Back at Home
Joseph Eckhardt of Schwenksville reports after 27 years with Spicer Manufacturing that he harvested a 4 point buck just 50 yards from his home on Saturday afternoon. He had traveled across Center Snyder Mifflin and Sullivan counties for deer in 15 years without success. His wife jokes she was right and Eckhardt notes it was his first time hunting on his own property. Continued on Page Twelve.
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Pottstown
Center
Snyder
Mifflin
Sullivan counties
Joseph
Eckhardt
Millroad
Schwenksville
Spicer Manufacturing division
Weather Outlook for Eastern Pennsylvania Today and Tomorrow
Eastern Pennsylvania forecast calls for cloudy skies and milder conditions today with a chance of light rain in the mountains. Tomorrow remains rather cloudy and cooler with no precipitation specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Theft of Jackets From Conference Boys in Pottsville
Police report theft of five coats and jackets from boys at a conference in Pottsville over the weekend. One coat was stolen from the YMCA on Saturday afternoon and four from the YWCA Saturday night. The MCA sponsor director Tess Fegley said the loss shocked the town and dampened the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWCA
Fegley
Neapco Strike Talks Continue Into Ninth Day
Union and Neapco officials met under a Federal mediator for a two hour bargaining session aimed at ending the dispute. Pickets persisted at the idle plant as talks reassembled this morning at 9 oclock. Local 2479 leaders and company executives attended, with sessions the day after yesterday.
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Neapco
Products incorporated
South and
Cross streets
United Steel Workers
CSO
Senior High Choir Seeks Yale Appearances in Borough Stores
Pottstown officials report the Senior High School choir offered to sing Christmas music in borough stores on the next two Monday nights. Principal Stanley Davenport Jr. and Mercantile Bureau chair A. E. Willauer were cited. The choir would perform 15 to 30 minutes each night, in two stores, with rotating venues possible annually.
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Pottstown
A. E. Willauer
Mercantile bureau
Stanley I. Davenport Jr
Davenport
Happiest Woman in Pottstown Celebrates with Family
Mrs. Addie Barlow, 89, calls herself the happiest woman in Pottstown as three generations visit for belated Thanksgiving birthday. Her son Harry E. Barlow and daughter-in-law Betty Hocott, granddaughter from Freer Texas, and great granddaughter Marilyn Hocott join her in her three-room Potts town apartment. She lives alone, cooks, entertains many friends, and remains active in Emmanuel Lutheran church and local social groups.
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Mercury
Addie Barlow
Pottstown
Texas
North Carolina
Addie
Barlow
York -street
Marilyn Hocott
Speed Trap Nets 14 As Borough Clocks Traffic for 2d Time
Fourteen motorists were nabbed yesterday for speeding when Potts town speed trap operated a second time in a little over a week. Sgt. Daniel J. Linton oversaw the operation near West High street as eastbound traffic was clocked. Names won't be released until summonses are filed with Raymond C. Kelley, Second ward justice, in coming days. Offenders face a $10 fine or a hearing, with exact speeds measured by stop watches for accuracy. Assistants included Patrolman William Myers and Motor-Patrolmen Earl Rhoads and Michael Shanta.
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Pottstown
West High street
Daniel J. Linton
LINTON
Raymond C. Kelley
Willaim Myers
Earl
J. Rhoads
Michael Shanta
Modern Work to Be Sung by Chorus at Pottstown High
A contemporary choral work titled A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten will be performed by Pottstown Senior High at 8:15 p.m. Thursday in the high school auditorium. The program features harpist Jean Moore Miller, alumna and Eastman School of Music graduate, performing the Interlude. Soloists include Joanne Banks Joyce Haury Peggy Kunkle Joan Buchanan Sonia Cimbalista Mary Elizabeth Hospodar Bernice Shaw with Edith Dorang and Miss Kunkle in a duet. The choir also lists Pat Major Janice Penman Joanne Renninger Ida Mae Shearer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottstown Senior High
Stanley I. Davenport, Jr
Benjamin Britten
Jean Moore Miller
Eastman School of Music
Edna Phillips
Joanne Banks
Joyce Haury
Peggy Kunkle
Joan Buchanan
Sonia Cimbalista
Mary Elizabeth Hospador
Bernice Shaw
Edith Dorang
Miss Kunkle
Pat Major
Janice Penman
Joanne ,Renninger
Ida Mae Shearer
Dar
Residents Witness Simulated Disaster Action by Volunteers
Pottstown residents watched a field hospital simulation by volunteers at King Arm Corps Lansdale. Aims were to spark interest in first aid training, showing a fully equipped unit with ambulances, office staff, kitchen, power, beds, blood typing and two surgical tables under Dr. Frank Boston.
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Pottstown
King Arm corps
Lansdale
Frank Boston
Medical Reserve corps
Ned Simpson
Red Cross branch safety service committee
Boston
Citizens' Bank Plans Two Room Expansion
Frederick G. Erb president of Citizens' National bank announced plans to expand the bank at 401 High Street by adding two rear rooms to create private offices for Erb and his secretary. The project will include breaking doors to connect the main banking room to the new offices and add two more depositors' windows. Construction starts tomorrow and is expected to finish in four to six weeks. Alvin Kerper, local contractor, will perform the work.
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Citizen’s National bank
High’ street
Frederick G. Erb
Erb
Eli F. Wismer
Eric
Alvin Kerper
U S Steel to Begin Test Operations at Fairless Works
Morrisville Dec 8 US Steel announces start of test operations at its 400 million dollar Fairless works set for Thursday marking a major step in the new plant's rollout.
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MORRISVILLE
US Steel
big steel
Council to Vote on Zoning Change for East End Tract
Borough plans to rezone the East End tract bordered by Firestone Boulevard High Street Moser Toad Sunset drive and Queen street from mixed zones to C2 commercial to spur development. The hearing precedes the Jan 12 meeting with objectors able to appeal.
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scottstown
Firestone
High Street
Moser
Sunset drive
Queen street
District Attorney Finds No Violence in Death at Pennhurst
A State investigation into the recent death of a patient at Pennhurst State School near Spring City found no evidence of violence. District Attorney Joseph G. McKeoney of Chester County announced the ruling regarding Rob ert H. Byers, 29, who died Nov. 15 after seven years as a patient. His father, Samuel T. Byers of Marysville, reported bruises and welts on the body upon return home. official records cited a heart attack as the cause. The father consulted the attorney for the Steelworkers.
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Pennhurst
Spring City
Joseph G. McKeoney
Chester county
Robert H. Byers
Byers
Samuel T. Byers
Marysville
Brief Sunshine Makes Drying Day Fooler
Yesterday morning bright sun fooled housewives into hanging out laundry. By noon clouds blocked all sun and clothes remained damp before dark. Damp conditions expected to continue with possible light rain today and clouds tomorrow with a dip in temperatures.
Rubright Elected Fire Company Head at Upper Pottsgrove
Harold Rubright was named the new president of the Upper Pottsgrove Fire Company at a firehall election last night. Outgoing president Richard Gaus gave up the gavel after two terms and three delegates to the Montgomery County Firemen’s Association were chosen: Rubright, Meeker, and Hughes. The group heard a ham supper report and planned to sell Christmas trees as their next project.
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Harold Rubright
Upper Pottsgrove Fire company
Richard Gaus
Cyrus Workheiser
Edward Meeker
Edward Hughes
Elwood Meeker
Robert John
John Binsfield
Clarence Mace
Montgomery County Firemen’s association
Rlbright
Meeker
Hughes
Men Sweep Newstip Prizes in Mercury Contest
The Mercury’s weekly newstip contest awarded prizes for tips on local events. Arthur H. Curry of Perkiomenville RD 1 won first prize for an accident tip. Charles P. Keely of 769 Queen Street won second for Korea wounded report. Clarence Yocom of Pottstown RD 1 won third for pennies saved in a water jug. Paul Moyer of Gilbertsville earned a bonus for a tip about a constable injuring fingers while decorating a Christmas tree.
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Mercury
Arthur
H. Curry
Perkiomenvile RD 1
CHARLES P. KEELY
Queen reet
Pottstown
Korea
Clarence Yocom
Pottstown RD
Paul Moyer
Gilbertsville
The
Borough Probes Junk Lot Status On West End Tract
Borough officials plan a probe into the Balogh junk lot at 323 Chestnut Street in the West End to determine if a junkyard operation exists. Council members and Police Committee chair Earl R. Strange discussed a sign request by Balogh and reviewed zoning rules prohibiting new junk yards, noting prior legal settlements over two Beech Street yards.
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John’ Balogh
Chestnut street
Horace
B.Gulden
Earl R. Strange
West End
Balogh
Stanley
G. Flagg. comstown Metal
Reading. com- LDARy
Reading-company
Schuylkill river
C. Edmund’ “Wells
WARREN
ENDY
iward
Beech street
Wells
George P. Ruyak
Two-Car Collision Damages 225 Near Potts Town
Howard Bergey and Raymond Timmons reported an estimated 225 dollars in damages after a rear end collision on Route 100 two miles north of Potts Town near Halfway House yesterday at 2 40 PM. Timmons’ car sustained 200 dollars in radiator grill and hood damage, Bergey’s rear body and bumper absorbed the rest. no injuries were reported.
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Pottstown
Halfway House
Howard W. Bergey
Raymond Timmons
Boyertown
Jeffersonville
Harry E. Nyman
Timmons
Bergey
Main Drag Mayor Daly At Work At 2 A.M.
Gerald Daly rises at 2 a.m. to go to work while Albert Testa reluctantly accepts a new post. Tony Veach shops at night and Henry White explains a public relations method. George Ellis packs hunting gear. Mrs Pollock moves into a new home. Myrtle Kinckiner plans a trip to New York City. Jim McDevitt window shops with friends. Paul Grim extends an invitation. Jean Rachild sips a soda.
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TONY VEACH
HENRY WHITE
GEORGE B. ELLIS
BETTY POLLOCK
MYRTLE KINCKINER
New York city
JIM McDEVITT
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BERT. SHAW
Charles
Lee Rohland
William HH. Yohn
SPAPE
Paull Mitchell
Robert E. Jeffries
George A. Neiffer
Local 2479
Earl E. Noecker
Lawrence Heffer
Samuel Bartman
Anthony Beradi
Yale
BARRY
Robert Southwell
Citizens’ Bank
Brookside
ONNUUL
East End
HORACE Y. SEIDEL
Tire.and Rubber ‘company
Stanley: Schriehart
West King street
ROBERT E. HOYER
Brookside manor
Wilson street
C. Edmund. Wells
James “A. Hillibush
John J. Holubowicz
Henry’ S. Frankievich
Montgomery ‘county
Brookside ‘manor
Anthony J .L. Veach
Pilgrim Hills
Willson street
Wilson
Adams
Washington
Pilgrim
Hills
Washington street
Horace B. Guljden
Washington streets
Rubright
Fire Company
Upper Pottsgrove
sile
GERALD DALY
PAUL H. GRIM
JEAN RACHILD
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