Taxidermist Getting Ahead From Marathon Deer Work
David Blair, Rahn’s Hill, Pennsylvania, the area’s sole taxidermist, reports a booming deer season with 93 heads mounted last year and 135 this year. He works 21 hours daily, hauled by hides and byproducts piling in his garage and shop. Blair trained at the Smithsonian and relies on his wife Myrtle, who helps with skinning, forms, and finishing touches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David B. Blair
David Blair
Blair
Rahn’s Hill
Pennsylvania
Myrtle
Smithsonian Institute
Washington D. C
Mercury
David B_ Blair
Pedestrian Killed on West High Street and Housing Appeal
A pedestrian dies on West High Street as a tenants group plans an appeal to the Housing Authority. The article notes skilled work patterns and local tradesmen, mentioning a taxidermist offering various display mounts and prices from six dollars upward, with continued discussion on the next page.
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Housing Authority
Un-American Chiefs Push Tightening of Spy Laws
Washington dispatch reports Congressional probes finding the Federal espionage law "full of holes" and in need of immediate overhaul. Rep. Nixon and Sen. Ferguson urge stronger measures to curb spying while protecting thought. Rep. Holifield proposes House rule changes to curb the un-American activities committee. Microfilm evidence from Chambers' farm is examined for jurors, including diplomatic reports on Germany, Austria, Japan and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Rep
Nixon
Calif
House un-American activities committee
redorkers
Congress
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Holifield
California
un-American activities committee
House
Hiss
Chambers
Pigman
Justice department
Westminster
Trey
Austria
Hitler
China
Shaner Renamed Second Time Head of Spicer Aid Group
John A. Shaner of 751 Walnut street was named president of the Spicer Employees' Aid association for a second term starting January 9, after an uncontested vote by about 300 members. Wilmer W. Russell and Paul Orandosh were elected vice president and secretary-treasurer, with seven directors chosen in the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaner
Spicer Aid Group
John A. Shaner
Walnut street
Spicer Employes’ Aid association
Wilmer W. Russell
Paul Orandosh
Harry B. Travis
Ralph S. Richards
John Bastian
Botth Russel
Orandosh
Franklin McCord
Aaron J. Weiser
CIO wall
ming street
Russell Saltzer
Samuel Kellar
James B. Kelly
Vincent P. Grimm Jr
Walter a Bolton
Harold Faust
Wilbert Wundler
Kelly
Grimm
Bolton
Ex Congressman's Death Shocks Newark at 45
Edward L. O'Neill 45, former representative of New Jersey's 12th district, died of a heart attack at his Newark home. The death occurred today, sending shock through local and state political circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEWARK
N. J
Edward L. O'Neill
New Jersey
12th
Weather Outlook for Eastern Pennsylvania Today
Partly cloudy and warmer today with increasing clouds tonight. Expect colder conditions tomorrow with rain or snow likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Mercury 54 Antics 37 Tem
54 Mercury team defeats Tem with a 54 to 37 score in a brief athletics note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Fragmented OCR: sports scores and notes yesterday
Reading shows partial scores and notes from yesterday with missing names dates and venues. The readable items include numbers like 33 39 37 37 40 44 45 and 47 with vague context leaving the exact teams opponents and outcomes unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
atuing
Costa Rica Requests OAS Aid to End Invasion
The OAS council referred Costa Rica’s plea for aid to halt an invasion Costa Rica claims originated from Nicaragua. Ministers have 48 hours to respond and consider a meeting under the Rio de Janeiro Mutual Defense act. The OAS set another session in Washington for Tuesday as San Jose reports weathering the initial shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
council of the Organization of American States
OAS
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Rio de Janeiro
Washington
San Jose
Rafael A. Calderon
Rummage sale listings with shops and events
Rummage sale today 9 to 5 at Russian basement Lincoln ave store evening hours 7 to 2 Hatfield and Shaner 150 High Wreaths Grave blankets Jobeck s 120 S Price St Ph 3984 Rush s Restaurant closed Mon Tue Death in ee Ella M Scheffey tiques and dolls 160 N Hanover 1st For your Christmas Gifts aee Andre 68 High St
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln ave
Hatfield & Shaner
Jobeck's
S. Price St. Ph
Rush's
Ella M. Scheffey
tiques
N. Hanover
Zawaski Seeks Council Seat In Fourth Ward
Council planned to vote tonight on appointing Stanley Steven Zawaski of 178 South Washington as Fourth ward councilman to fill the unexpired term of Harold A. Spaar who is resigning after moving to Upper Pottsgrove township. Zawaski, a Fourth ward committeeman and Bethlehem Steel punch operator, has pushed police expansion and end to certain right turns. Also on the agenda are license fee revisions for certain licenses, approval to purchase an opera house on King Street, and discussion of forming a Municipal Airport authority and traffic measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Steven Zawaski
South Washington
Fourth ward
Harold A. Spaar
South Franklin street
Upper Pottsgrove township
Pottstown
Bethlehem Steel company
Citizens’ Political Action committee
High
Hanover
Charlotte
Zawasxi
Spaar
King street
ees Mercantile HEALS
Plea prepared for session of council tonight
Tom J. Bonta secretary of the Penn Village Tenants association will urge Pottstown borough to establish a housing authority to tour low-cost housing and explore federal funds pending a likely bill. He aims to aid evicted Penn Villagers and others facing Federally owned project removals as council weighs the need for federal housing, with fourteen notices sent and forty more income‑listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom J. Bonta
Penn Village Tenants association
borough council
Pottstown
Penn
Bonita
Five Die In Chicago Victoria Hotel Fire
Flames swept the Victoria hotel fifth floor trapping three occupants and leaving five dead. Eleven injured and 187 evacuated as firemen confined the blaze to one floor and extinguished it in about an hour. One victim found in the hallway, another died after being removed. Fire started in a room.
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CHICAGO
Victoria hotel
Italian Lodge Elects Ottaviano President For 17th Term Here
Jerry A. Ottaviano president of the Maria Assunta club since 1932 was elected without opposition to his 17th term at yesterday morning's meeting. Ottaviano and most officers were chosen by show of hands with ballots for six trustee candidates. Other officers elected included Alphonse Pacholi vice president and Innocenzo DiMatteo treasurer. Trustees elected Frank J. Ciprero James Ottaviano and Jeste Dinnocenza in a close contest.
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Jerry A. Ottaviano
Cherry street
Maria” Assunta club
Ottaviano
Alphonse Pacholi
Innocenzo DiMatteo
Louis J. Cimino
Cornerstone laid for Brethren church in Stowe
The cornerstone for the Brethren in Christ church at Glasgow street Stowe was set during a Saturday ceremony marking progress on the $16 000 building due to be finished in April. Rev Harold Wolgemuth led the rites with Rev John Climenhaga officiating. Abner and Joseph Wolgemut, cousins of the pastor, flew in from Mt Joy to attend and donate before returning home.
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new Brethren
Christchurch
Glasgow street
Stowe
Mt. Joy
Lancaster county
Harold Wolgemoth
John Climenhaga
Yellow House
Brethren in Christ
Wolgemuth
Municipal airport
Social party and local services listings
Dot and Bills social party tonight opposite Saratoga inn at 7 30 Piano Instruction by Robert E Eppehimer Phone 1761 M Store open evenings from 7 to 9 No office hours until December 19 inclusive Jesse G Hater MD Orioles election at 125 High St Tuesday from 11 am to 7 pm Eye examination No drops Dr Phillips Optometrist 340 High Piano tuning and rebuilding Joseph E Mack Phone 3445 J Watches Diamonds Wedding Rings Levin's High and Hanover Street
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Robert E. Eppehimer
Hatfield & Shaner
Jesse G. Hater
M.D
Orioles
High St
Dr. Phillips
Joseph E. Mack
Levin
VFW Christmas Party Announced for December 17
The VFW schedules a Christmas party on December 17 at 7 30 p m and invites registration of children at the Post Home for Christmas gifts. Also notes wedding rings and jewelry by Charles Longacre at 17 N Hanover with assorted colors. Bytex Printed Stationery and Mercury Office are referenced.
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VFW
children at Post
Andre
High St
Chas. Longacre
N. Hanover
Mercury Office
Eight Freight Cars Derailed On Siding at Schwenkville
Eight freight cars and the tender of a Reading 2700 horsepower diesel derailed on the Schwenkville siding of the Perkiomen branch at 8:15 p.m. Both rails spread and a tail section tore up but no injuries occurred. The train slowed to about five miles per hour as it moved onto the siding to yield to a distant train, with a wreck crew at the scene early morning. Officials cited a track spread from a sudden temperature change as the likely cause.
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Schwenkville
Reading company
Perkiomen
Dassen
Philadelphia
Alienton
Invin Barmmen
Alen 3
zie
Reverend Bates to Leave Chester County Pastoral Charge
The Rev. Clayton J. Bates, five year pastor of Hast Nanimeal and Bethesda Baptist churches, will accept a charge in Merton Wisconsin after Jan. 1. He preaches December 26 and resigns as secretary of the Northern Chester County Rural Ministerium and as pastor-counsellor of North Branch Christian Endeavor. Details on departure timing for his wife and two daughters were not given.
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Clayton J. Bates
Hast Nanimeal
Bethesda
Merton
Wis
Northren
Chester county Rural Ministerum
North Branch Christian Endeavor
Bates
Wisconsin
Axton- Caio
Batts
Baptist Bible seminary
Johnson Ch. N
Chester county
Camp Sankanac
Pughtown
East Nanimeal
East Nanimeai
Arguments Heard on Cut in Milk Prices for Area
Reading officials report the Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission held a hearing in Reading to decide if area milk prices should fall by one cent on January 1. Walter Grow, Clover Leaf dairy manager, was the sole Pottstown producer present at the session.
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READING
Pennsylvania Milk Control commission
Pottstown
Walter Grow
Clover Leaf dairy
Simmons' Christmas Trees at Hwy Mkt and Lombardo Lot
Quick radio repairs call 3830 J Fegely and Son 38 High St. Simmons sells Christmas trees at the highway market and Lombardo's car lot.
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J. Fegely & Son
High St. Simmons
Hwy
Lombardo
Mercury Rises to 54 Amid Gloom and Rain Moves In
The area tempered by a one day Winter reprieve yesterday and faces more cloudy, colder weather tonight with possible rain or snow tomorrow. Pottstown saw sleet and intermittent rain while the Pacific coast endured high winds and deadly floods with four deaths.
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Pottstown
Pacific coast
Turkey order notice from Laurel Locks Farm
Customer can order a turkey from Laurel Locks Farm using phone number 427-d. The notice provides a direct call to action for customers seeking poultry for holiday needs. No other details are provided in the readable text.
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Laurel Locks Farm
M W Apgar 76 Killed as Car Hits Pedestrian
Melancthon W Bill Apgar 76 of 627 Walnut street longtime Spicer maintenance man for 43 years was struck by a car on West High street at 3 46 am. He died of internal injuries and leg fractures after being taken to Pottstown hospital. Driver Henry E Herbine 21 posted 2000 bail on involuntary manslaughter charges awaiting inquest. Survived by son Corvin of Plainsfield N J. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Melancthon
W. “Bill
Apgar
Walnut street
Spicer Manufacturing company
Dana corporation
West High street
Pottstown hospital
Joseph Zukoski
Henry E. Herbine
Pottstown RD 3
Herbine
Stanley Borowy
Spicer
Winslow J. Rushonginks
Berbine
Corvin
Plainsfield
N. J
Moyrile’ (Hoffman
Petstown _sand
Thomas A. Edison
Clarence W. Spicer
Apzar
Plainfield
Pottstown Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
United Automobile Workers (CIO
North
Franklin street
Girl Injured by Auto Released From Hospital
Seven year old Patricia Ann De woo was seriously injured by an automobile on a road 9% was discharged from Ms hospital Saturday morning. Daughter of Mr. ana Mos. Muchas? Dezura. One will continue to receive periodic treatment at the hospital. While there, the child received gifts including a radio and candy from the Potstown Biss lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Ann Dewoo
ana Mos
Muchas
Stone
Stowe
Potstown Biss lodge
Local scene features townsfolk in holiday activities
Main Drag resident Samuel Hoffer drives his wife to church while Jerry Hine watches trees fall. Charles Marquette collects Gandelian blossoms. Grier Schwoxer builds a television set. Harry Vergy enjoys turkey. Jean Llewellyn attends a dance. Mrs Anna Christman buys Christmas gifts. Rosie Baker hands out sandy Linwood Keller gets a turkey.
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JEAN LLEWELLYN
ANNA CHRISTMAN
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Tenants’ association
Portistown
Ted E. Windish
George W. Hummel
Raymond Evans
Gunter Aubrecht
St. Louis
Wilma Meyers
William Price
D.H. Field
association
Robert Kals
T. E. Landre
Santa
Field
Eugene Orlando Douglas Shaner
Margaret Domin
FPottstown
Donald E. Shaner
North Charlotte street
Frank J. Ciprero
James Ottaviane
Jeste Dinnocenza
Pace
Stowe Church
FRANK Hlipp
v. Henry Rosenberger
Souderson, fan
Dot
Bill
Saratoga inn
C. J. Bates
M. W. APGAR
Chester Yerger
Chestnut street
Memorial hospital
uflassville
Birdsbooro
John W. Milsho
Stave
West Reading
Milsho
SAMUEL HOFFER
JERRY HINE
CHARLES MARQUETTE
GRIER SCHWOXER
HARRY VERGEY
turkey
ROSIE BAKER
sandy LINWOOD KELLER
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