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Smethport Mckean County Democrat (Newspaper) - August 3, 1933, Smethport, Pennsylvania Page five Smethport pa., thursday August 3. 133 Mckean Democrat Smethport pa., thursday. Aug. 3, 1933 local Penci Lings a Fred Milroy is making attractive improvements to his residence on water Street. A Albert spinster of Smethport has been a surgical patient at the Wes Side Hospital Olean. A mrs. William Nellis will entertain he m. G. Club this evening at her Rome on Bank Street. A Pauline Lathrop of Crosby has been a surgical patient at the Kane Community Hospital. A an enjoyable card party was held at the Smethport country club last saturday afternoon. A these Are Days when the need of a Community swimming Pool in Smethport is acutely Felt. A Robert Curran has been walking with the Aid of crutches this week As a result of an infected foot. A mrs. Mary Wallace was confined to her Home on main Street this week by a severe attack of illness a the heat wave of the latter part of last week and this week has broken All records for severity. A mrs. Robert Redfield and infant daughter returned Home last Friday from the Olean general Hospital. A a number of Young coupes enjoyed a dancing party at the Smethport country club monday evening. A Albin Johnson of Martindale has purchased a new Desoto Sedan through the Smethport Gar age Agency a the members of the b. B. R. Club enjoyed a picnic supper at the Home of miss Alma Johnson in orms j at a Cost of 317,000. A cd. Gallup of Colegrove has pm chased a new Desoto Sedan through the Smethport garage local dealers a Jerome Denning we known local Young Man who has been employed by the f. Thomas. Inc., store Chain leaves today for Cresson. A where he will enter the state sanitarium for treatment. A what your boy needs Rind that you can buy this week at an extraordinary bargain Price is told i Monheimer a advertisement on this Page of the Democrat. A this Section was visited by heavy Thunder storm accompanied by considerable rain monday and tuesday evenings. The storm tuesday evening Bloke the severe heat wave during which local thermometers had Clin bed As High As too d Euce a pronounced Diop in temperature a recorded yesterday. A a novel motor propelled vehicle built specially to advertise a rationally consumed beverage not Beer passed the ugh Smethport Over the Roosevelt Highway on monday. The advertising shallot was designed in. The form c r a huge horse constructed of aluminium with the Driver Riding in the Saddle. One Stirrup controlled the clutch while the a other operated the brakes and the vehicle was steered by the reins attached to the bit in the Metal Horeb a Mouth. The Chassis and wheels of the vehicle j we Ere almost entirely concealed by the horse shaped body. It is suspected that the soft drink firm constructed this wierd looking contraption purposely to scare drinkers of hard liquor who behold it onto the water we agon and thus increase the ranks of soft drink Consumers. The mechanical horse it is said was constructed by last evening. A miss Mary Mccarthy submitted to an operation for the removal of a the Kane Republican last week contained the following item Quot maybe you watched a track labelled a a expos tonsils at the Kane Community hrs j a Vest Rojy eastward through Here Sun Pital last thursday. Day met and maybe you wondered a Leonard Olson proprietor of the Tjia would happen if you ran into a Almony Dairy has purchased a new Ruchit loaded Writh dynamite. Well International delivery truck through actually occurred on the Roose the Smethport garage Agency. velt Highway near Towanda yester a its Fred Lyman esteemed to Al and no one was i Niedz not even lady was seized with a severe attack 8er.ousy Hurt Wayne Miller of Mead of illness last week but is now in Vinje was driving the dynamite truck proving in a Gratifying manner. I toward scr Anton when rumbling Are miss Edith Haven has returned j found a curve his machine collided Home from Edinboro where she at an automobile driven by Claude tended the six weeks summer session of Tioga c0unty. Ernest Boyce of the Edinboro state teachers co Jinns Leld was Riding with West lege. A among applications received by the Pennsylvania Public service com smack and five boxes of dynamite were knocked from the truck but not one exploded. In quoting the above Mission on monday for local trucking item from the Republican the Brad Ford sunday Herald recalls that Many years ago a Wagon carrying a Load of nitroglycerine in the Vicinity of Bingham was bumping Over rough Road when an Axle suddenly snapped apart and the vehicle made a nose dive into Frozen ground. At that moment the Quot High explosive Quot compound blew up and excavated a Hole and by piling up a considerable Quantity of pulverized Earth completely covered the Driver of the Rig. The Man was shocked but not seriously Hurt. His escape from death was marvelous. A mrs. Abe Oliver of Ormsby a been ill of the past week. Licenses Wras that of m. H. Kelly of Smethport. A the condition of mrs. Laura Van Dusen. Of King Street who has been a surgical patient at the Kane Community Hospital is improving in a most satisfactory manner. A bricklayers resumed work on the upper stories of the new Ostrander building on main Street monday while a Large Force of carpenters continue steady Progress on the Interior Woodwork. A Large Force of men is employed on the Job of erecting the big Structure. A a the dancing party conducted of the Smethport country club last Friday night was a delightful social event. This was the first of a series to be conducted at the country club a with the ending of the annual Trout aching season last monday local anglers Are now directing their energies to Bass fishing in the nearby Allegheny River Between Larabee and port Allegany. A Claude Denning returned yesterday morning from it. Alto. A we Here he was called sunday by the illness of his son. Claude who has personal Points in miss Mary Anne Ness has been for the past week. Albert Cleveland was a visitor in it. Jewett on monday. A miss Ruth Mccarthy is spending the week it Cuba Lake n y a Imp. And mrs. James Post wait were visitors in Olean last Friday or. And mrs. Olio Ness w a been a patient at the state sanitarium visitors in it. Al on lat thursday a or. And is. F. L. I loin is returned Home on sunday from a visit in Williamsport and Selinsgrove. A or. And mrs. John e. Oaks an i son of Philadelphia spent seven Days with friends Here last week. A or. And mrs. Melville Vaughn and daughter Arloween. Weie visitor in port Allegany sunday evening. A or. And mrs. Orson g. Stull and children of Bradford Are spending the month of August at Lime Lake. N. a mrs. John Hull ads Margaret Hull and mrs. Tho. Claim were victors in Allegany state Paik on sunday. A mrs. Kenneth Mayo and sons of Kane were guests at the Home of a Torney Guy b. Mayo during the past week. A miss Mayte Connolley returned Home sunday from a visit with her sister mrs. O. Wettrick. Of Coudersport. A mis. Henry Scott and daughter. Geraldine were guests of or. And mrs Henry Whalen of it. Jewett on sunday. A mrs. Franklin Green and son. Lawrence of Shinglehouse were guests of or. And mrs. W. A. Ostrander iat saturday. A miss Catherine Allen returned to her Home in Cleveland. Ohio last week after visiting miss Maitha Colegrove. A or. And mrs. Lawrence Marks and family of Clarion. Pa., were guests of or. And mrs. L. O. Comes on sunday. A or. And mrs. Arthur Adams and or. And mrs. Fred Field and family of Erie called on or. And mrs. L. 6 comes on sunday. A or. And mrs. Andrew Jacobson of East Smethport returned Home sunday after a several Days visit in Buffalo and Niagara Falls. A Walter Mon h Elmer of Pittsburgh is visiting his parents. Or. And mrs. Win Monheimer. He expects to return to Pittsburgh on sunday a or. And mrs. Glen bul ton and son Jack of East Smethport spent saturday evening with their aunt. Carrie and Sarah Oviatt of water Street. A or. And mrs. Earl Clapp daughter. Evelyn and or and mrs. Reuben Millgate of Cuba n. Y., spent sunday with or. And mrs. Matthews and family. A Fred Lyman Well known Shawmut Engineer who is stationed in Brockway was called Home Over the week end by the serious illness of mrs. Lyman. A or. And mrs. Olio Ness motored to Polk pa., on sunday returning with their daughters Betty and Catherine Ness who will spend a few weeks at Home. A or. And mrs. Howard Van Zant and son and or. And mrs. Harold Van Zant and daughters of Merchantville n. Were recent guests of Rev. And mrs. H. L Spangler. A mrs. Chas. Broadbent and daughters. Betty and Janet of Glassboro n. J., Are expected to arrive in Smethport today for a visit with her parents. Or and mrs. W. G. Holder. A or. And mrs. S. W. Hubbard miss Julia Katherine and John Hubbard their guests from Pittsburgh pe., and miss Martha Matthews and Carl Anderson spent the week end at Chautauqua Lake. A or and mrs. W. P. Mitchell of Washington d. C., arrived in Smethport last saturday for a visit with her parents. Or. And mrs. Samuel Green of the Valley Road. Or. Mitchell returned to Washington on monday. Mrs. Mitchell remaining for a Mote extended visit. A miss Carolyn Saulpaugh return i Home tuesday after an extended visit Smethport i y club Gaims honors c. M. Hengst y. M. A. Secretary. Supervising work in Smethport and j Mckean county announces that the Smith of t Alpha i y club and Beta i y club have carried off Secor honors in the state y. M. A Bible s tudy contest. In winning these honors for Smethport or. Hengst stated that it shows j the Type of work which the port i y clubs have conducted for the past four years. Much credit is due Stanley Bright h. L Morrison and Wayne Cummings. Forty four Smethport i y fellow participated in the contest and thirty four of the thirty eight to take the examinations passed the tests. This is one of the outstanding piece o District work conducted in the state for the boy and Rill of is Miler towns and cities with no y. M. A. Buildings. In some communities Over fifty cent of the members attended no Church or sunday school. Over High thousand High school boys and girls took pert in the cont St last year. The Northwest District of which Mckean county is a part enrolled sixty six clubs with nearly three thousand members. For the past four years the Northwest District has held first honors for number of groups and most up Oil a ens led. Last year eight first and second honors were won in the Northwest District. Smethport has been the outstanding town in the county in extending the i y program to other towns and through the efforts of prof Stanley Bright Smethport Alpha i y advisor the county is conducting a real program for the Young people. The county i y Cabinet meeting will be passed around this Yeai and the first meeting is scheduled for Smethport on september 27th, plans for the organization of the Phalanx fraternity in Smethport Are under Way and a similar group known As the Gradale sorority for Young women will be formed in the fall. These groups Weie unknown five years ago in any smaller town or City other than y m a a. Centers. Our state has jumped from seventeenth in Fivey ears to first place in organized groups in the United states. Smethport will have a Chance of pioneering these two groups in the near future. Nor. A. Member store hours 9 a. In. To 5 30 p. . 9 30 munsing Wear silk Hose Arrow Trump shirts 79c and 98c $1.95 the Fry company member Federated stores of America 2c notion Sale everyday needs Twenty five items at an easy Price slides a buttons a sets a snap fasteners a pocket Combs a tape measures a garters a shoulder strapping a sewing Needles a Needle books a Bias tape a hair nets a stay binding a 2-yd. Hank 1 4 in. Elastic a safety pins a common pins a Gilt vanity pins a shoe laces a toilet pins a sewing thread a Bob pins a embroidery Cotton a Coats darning Cotton a sanitary napkins a thimbles a wire hair pins. Never a Chance like this before a maybe never again. 49c Towel Sale big sturdy a a cannons made Bath towels. 6 for 49c�?5 for 49c�?4 for 49c�?3 for 49c�? 2 for 49c. All exceptional values. Come and see with her aunt mrs. Paul Hillery. And there since last february. He found i a mrs. Thomas Oviatt of Prospect j family of Cambridge. Mass. She was his son much improved and Hospital ism was a visitor in town last thurs accompanied by her Cousin. Mi.--? physicians offered great encourage Day. Paula Hillery who is visiting her ment for the Well known local Young a mrs. O. P Bond is spending the j grandparents. County commissioner mans steady improvement. A pm in Eldred. Port Allegany Ani and mrs. T. F. Hungiville a Harry Lyman of Alliance. Ohio. Erie. or. And mrs. V Arren Lynch was called Home last week by the mrs Fred Miller and Eon. John. who were guests of her parents or. Sen no illness of his Mother mrs. Were visitors in port Allegany yes a and mis. W. A. Ostrander left last Fred Lyman. Of water Street who is term so. Friday to no or to their Home in now recovering. Or. Lyman who is or. In i me. A. In Holm were Atlanta. Geolgia., where or. Lynch employed by the Pennsylvania rail j guests of relatives in it. I weft on Road in Alliance states that business i sunday. Is on the upward trend in that thrive a mrs Nell cd sri a1 a airily of ing Section of Ohio. The Pennsyl j Olean were visitors in it. Alton on Vania has called Back All of its shop sunday. I a a a men and trainmen who. Have been on or. Ard mrs. H k Lurf Iberg of furlough for months and prospects it Jewett we Ere visitors Here on Are that additional men will be employed he states. A the Rev. Howard Spangler con ducted the second annual Quot automobile sunday Quot at the first methodist monday a mrs. Chas Keenan and mrs. M Roseboom were visitors in Kane on tuesday. A Rev. A i Claude s Shaffer of episcopal Church last sunday and \ Sylvania. Aie guests of in. Lellie i. The unusual come to Church plan was Colegrove. A pronounced Success As it was lat or. Aud ii hemp Riegel of summer. A Large number of Auto a Coudersport spent sunday with rela Mobile parties from cities and towns Tives Here. Of this Section particularly from George Brennan of san Antonio Salamanca where Rev. Spangler held his sifter. Mrs. De a pastorate prior to coming to a Warren coming to so met Poi to motored to Quot mrs. L 0 l Smethport to attend divine worship to St of he Brothel w in. Holder and �4 Tea rom re its. Hoi. F to. Ivess Virginia Hamilton of Jefferson Ohio is spending some time with distributor for Kendall gasoline and motor Oil. Enro Ute they will in new Ark n. J., and Wilmington d i a or. And mrs. Paul Green of Corning n. Y., visited his Parent. Or. And mrs. Fred Green on tuesday. Or and mrs Green had just interned from new York where they a re called by the illness of their brother in Law George Hewitt who we As seriously injured in failing on a steamship while returning from London to new York and who is now a patient in a new York Hospital. At the local Church a the Democrat has received the following communication from or v natives Here Quot Kurtz Well known Bradford world a a or arms Roy Martindale o War Veteran who was taken o e Holland Jaq. Y., spent sunday with veterans Hospital in Aspinwall. A. Last week. Suffering from an ailment relatives Here. Smith Mcdivitt of Haymaker n. Resulting from War set vice i in. a. Of his Mother mrs. Tended to be in Smethport this week ache mop Jav to Call on my friends and the voti8 a miss Catherine Kearns is spend of Smethport and let them know that week Ca notch to Wing i am a candidate for county treat near it Jewett. User. It is very hard for me to write a f Hayes of san Francis lying on my Back. Of can let i to calif., is a guest of her Mother boys know i am Here. Mrs Efann Warren. A Frank Baker Well known concise a mrs. N. Hackett of the East Tor and builder who is superintend Valley Road called on friends in town ing the erection of the Ostrander Jast Friday evening building on main Street was in a Eddie i gel of Bradford spent Friendship. N. A. Sunday and Visi week end we Ith his parents or. Ted prof. George Dunbar noted band and mrs. Leo Digel. Notice a new crop Pignole permanent waving machine Wall be demons Taufi at my Beauty parlor in East Smethport after monday Augustio. Mrs g. P Bond. Phone Sim. Adult annual attorneys picnic thirty members of the Mckean county bar association attended the annual picnic held at the farm of county commissioner Andy Anderson at Sartwell last thursday. The event was most enjoyable in every respect. Luncheon was served at 1 00 o clock and dinner was served at 7 00 p. In. Many entertainment features we Ere provided for the barristers including swimming at the port Allegany Community Park and baseball Horseshoe pitching target shooting and a Tennis match at the farm. Attorneys Joseph p Willson of Smethport and Griffith Herold and Jack Mcdowell of Bradford were in charge of arrangement for the annual Outing. J--------1 Lii Baptist Church notes sunday August 6 10.00 a school. 11 00 a. preaching services. Rev. Newcomb who so ably filled the pulpit two weeks ago will again be with us. Come and bring your unsaved friends with you. Rev. Newcomb has a real message that you can t afford to miss. 6 30 p. In. A Christian Endeavor meeting. Come and enjoy a service with our Young people. Union services sunday night in the Baptist Church the speaker of the evening will be Rev. O Molinder pastor of the swedish Mission Church the regular mid week prayer service will be held wednesday evening at 7 30 o clock come and enjoy a Good time in the lord. Will open first Catholic College in Erie for men Erie. July 31.�?the Rev. Joseph j. Wehrle d. D., s. T. A. Superintendent of the Catholic schools of the Erie diocese has announced that registrations will be started on August i for Erie s first College for men which will be a downtown Extension of Villa Marie College. It is planned to have two years of College work and registrations during the first semester will be limited to Between 50 and 60 hours. The College will be fully accredited. Three courses Are planned Aca Demic scientific and business. For rent furnished apartment for rent. Inquire at brasted.? bakery. 2t contract Bridge tournament a contract Bridge tournament will be held at the Smethport country club Friday night from 8 00 to 10 00 o clock. Attractive awards will be made. Tickets Are 50c. This is Tho first of a series of similar events to be held at the country club each Friday night for a period of five weeks. Hamlin Redfield and Marvin Linden Are in charge of the tournament. I r. Gleason is chairman of the committee of arrangements. Adult i Faith unshaken. Notice for a limited time we Aie giving special prices in All branches of Beauty culture to introduce miss Ca. Olyn Ambuske permanents 12.50 and s3 50. Finger Waves 25c and 35c. Etc. Hung i Ville Beauty shop phone 96 a i believe in american buy Stickles family reunion the Stickles reunion will be held at the Home of Jed Stickles in Stickles hollow on sunday aug. 6. A covered dish dinner will be served at about 1 30 of clock. A. E Stickles. Pres. Ophelia Hackett. Sec. Cooked food Sale the Priscilla club of the methodist episcopal Church will conduct a cooked food Sale at Karlene a tailor shop next saturday August 5, at 2 30 p a. Adult ii 0 q i0e301 0e30 notice the third annual old Home town picnic will be held at Ormsby a on sunday August 6. Bring your Basket and please try and attend. Helen by Toher. Seow a Ormsby a specials conductor who was recently engaged by Public spirited Friendship citizens to organize a High school band in that town and who has just taken up his residence there. Prof. Dunbar who in addition to holding positions with some of the country s leading concert bands As euphonium soloist has filled engagements As conductor of some noted bands including the Buick motors band and the Illinois a mrs. Audene Griffin attended the funeral of mrs. Delbert Gallup at Westons on monday. A miss Louise Heath has returned from a visit with her Mother mrs. F. Trebler of Buffalo. A or. And mrs. K Gregory Are attending the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago. A or. And mrs. Ralph Herzog and children and miss Martha Matthews state band has of late years special spent wednesday in Buffalo sized in organizing school bands in a. L. Hyde who is employed in the larger cities. His last school band Marienville spent the week end with captured first prize in the National his family in East Smethport tournament last year. Or. Baker a a or. And mrs a. L. Gallup were Veteran Bondsman and prof. Dunbar in Westons on monday to attend the played together when the latter re funeral of mrs. Delbert Gallup sided in Eldred before embarking on j a Kirs. George Woods and Dueth a professional musical career which Ter Peggy Lou of Sharpsville a an extra special 3 Day Sale of boys knickers thursday Friday saturday you can take your pick or any Wool Linen or Corduroy knickers at Only. 89c sizes 6 to 16 your boy will soon need school pants Why not buy him 1 or 2 or. This week and save from 60c to $1.00 on each pair Monheimer s store Kelloggs Corn 8 flakes 2 for 13c o d sugar. Cane to it s 49c a milk 3 for 19c butter fancy g Creamery. 2 lbs 49c 0 d Certo 25c there Are thousands of successful merchants and business men throughout the nation whose Faith has never been shaken in the United states. They have known times when they could not meet demands for merchandise. They have also seen their plants and business Idle. Not a wheel turning. But they have never lost Faith in their country. Right now their order is to a a buy a. They Are going ahead and they Are turning to the Banks for financial service. This institution through its Many years of uninterrupted service is qualified to serve Smethport and Vicinity business and Industry. We solicit that patronage. Grange National Bank of Mckean county a five shopping bags will o be Given away next Satur q Day free Smethport Penna. Last week for coupons on Majestic refrigerator j. A. Lindholm amp son member of the Federal Reserve system int we delivery phone 64 for better results try the Democrat for advertising

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