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■?> 1 W$$i® MHi VOL. XLVI. BELLWOOD, PA., THWR8DA Y.JANUARY 3, 1035 LOCAL NEWS COLUMN Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE WEEK T*r*a -Paragraphs Concerning th* Daing of Our Borough—Th* Cat- aaMB Oar Subscriber* Enjoy —The weather has become quite snappy. I—Easter will come on April 21 this year. •—May the new year bring plenty of {prosperity for all. —A marriage liense warn- issued from tbe office of the prothonotary of Mifflintown, Juniata county, last "Satin-day to Samuel John McKay, Tyrruie, and Miss Caroline Isabel Cton 11, daughter of Mr. and Mr*. George P. Orris of North First street, this borough. —The new year was ushered in with a fa'.l of snow, the ringing of church bells, firing of guns and the sounding of the fire siren,' after which everybody went home and to bed,¥ hoping the new year will ' Bring a great blessing to the nation. —No business in the country ia subjected to more stringent regulation thaa that ef the railroads. The highway and waterway codes fall far short of equalizing competitive conditions. It is ' simple justice to pat all common carriers on SB equal basis and let each take the bumness it is bast adapted to do well. —A ton wat born to Mn and Mra. Kurl Benzel of 524 Crawford avenue, Altoona, Tuesday morning. Karl, who delivers Benzel's Bret- sels to oar local merchants is well known to many local football fans, \ hating played with the champion -**^ * P^as^%e\mfh msfistn, JLiWiSir'tff^ the arrival *iBl5 future ail-American. I --The monthly meeting of ths 1 Wcfnani's Missionary society of the Lu'/teran church will be held on Friday, afternoon at 2.30 o'clock in hht> home ef Mrs. F. W. Fleisher, Martin street. The topic for study to "Our Japanese Church." Mrs. J. M Bechtoi will be the leader and will be assisted by Mrs. Fleisher, 'Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Hunter. Th* annual report* will be given at this time. All members are uruged to be present. —Mr. James Weaver, for many Bean a faithful employe of the Pennsylvania railroad company, ■working ia the car repair depart. B**nt in the Altoona yards, was placed on the Honor Roll one day lest week. Mr. Weaver resides on East Sixth street in this borough aad has many, friends who congratulate him upon being placed on the retired list. He will spend his time with home folks and mingling among hia friends. Brigadier John N. Waldron, Divisional .Commander of the Salivation Army is Northeastern Pennsylvania, announces that all authorised solicitors of funds for the Salvation Army have been given an •official solicitor's card. Tiw Salvation Army has been granted a Certificate of Registration under the solicitation law and the number it 256. It If hoped that friends of the Army will call for this card whenever approached forfunds. This will protect the general public aad aee that the finance that they give goes to the needy work ef this greet organization. SPORTSMEN MEET TUESDAY Plan to Of ASSIGNS CCC QUOTAS Robert Fechner, director of Emergency Conservation Work, made public the quotas assigned the trarioua state* for the January Civilian Conservation Corps replace- atent program. The latest esti- matee reaching from Washington indicate that approximately 68,000 Juniors aad war veterans will be headed to Sll vacancies in the CCC camps when the first quarter of the fourth six-months' enrollment period -Based oa December 31, 1984. The replacement program began oa January 1 aad runs through Jarou- ,pr IS. jT The State ef Pennsylvania will *a*j permitted to earoll 2957, being needed by *ix ether states. New Jereey will ba permitted to contribute 2084 replacement* and Dele- US. Start New YeSr With In- t*r—ting Pi-oa-ram The Bellwoed Sportsmen's associa tion win bold their flrat regular meeting for 1935, this coming Tuesday evening, at 8 o'clock in aha Cornmeisser building. All old members are asked to he present and bring along at least one new member. Some very' important business wfll be transacted, chief of which, will be the election of officers for the ensuing year. The candidates were nominate*] at the December meeting, several ef whom were unanimously renominated from last year, but new name-* are on the list for other offices and all members should make it a point to be present and help elect tb* right men. Plan*; will be announced for regular "feed days" which proved ao popular last year and evidently resulted in an immense amount of benefit to the wild life, judging by the large number ef turkeys brought to towa this year. Plans will Sato be arranged for the various contests sponsored by the club each year. It ia alao urgent that all members who hunted this fall, bring their game kill report* with them to this meeting, where they will be collected ancfV turned into the Game Commission. The association waa complimented for their cooperation, last year in tunning in these reports and desire the same cooperation thia year aa the report* give a Survey of the amount of game killed in this section and will result in more game being restocked to replace what was killed. The big feature of the evening will come after- the regular business is finished when the entertainment committee will take nhai|Ti *nd liven up the program with music, entertainment and refreshments This will serf* a* a testimonii ion for those ««wly,**-fiected, committee ean always be depended upon to serve "good eats" and this will give the members an opportunity for a real' "get-together meeting," swap hunting and fishing stories and talk over plans for another big year. *«» GRANGE WILL MBIT Logan Valley Grange win bold a special meeting Friday evening, Jan 4 at 7.45 o'clock, at which time there will be installation of officer* This will be an open meeting and any Granger wishing to bring friends along ie privileged to do so. All retiring a* well as newly elect ed officers are requested to be present. :'. "J§ RECORD OF THE DEPART! Portion. Froaa Who Haw* Paaaed Tim*, to Eternity HARRY B. FLEMING Announcement of th* death Harry B. Fleming, of Brownsville, Pa., was received in Bellwood last (Saturday, the deceased having passed away the ***** afternoon at 1.89' Hit illness dated back for several yesst, having been incapacitated for this length of tine due to an acci-. dent which befel him while engaged a* a mechini't in the Brownsville railroad shops, where he wa* foreman of the roundhouse. The deceased was a asa of tha late O. S. aad Lillian Fleming, and spent his. youthful days in the borough, having learned the trad* of a machinist io the old shops of the Bellwood division. A number of year* ago he went to Brownsville, where ha secured employment hi the railroad shops, later being advanced to foreman ef the roundhouse, a position he held when injured. Bine years ago. The deceased will be remembered by many of our citizens when a young man of the borough. He is survived by hia wife, three children, and tbe following brothers and sisters: L. R. Fleming et Sunbury, Paul aad Walter of Detroit, Mich., Arthur af Reading, Use. Roy Shirk of Tyrone, Mrs. Karl Housner and Mrs. I, B. Williams ot Altoona and Charles Fleming- of Bellwood. Funeral services vera held at the) borne ia Browns- a at 2.30 o'clock Wednesday after-en nd where in terment was made. I. JttlETEO AREAS ThnasBtaB^ef t—iMBi Kinds j will Ba Planted Thousands of cottontail rabbits, of iringnecked pheasants and numer- ouie equirrel* and raccons now era being stock- Game Coi of the mateiy Sr ordBped and —The arrival of a new son at the borne of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ritchey of 181 Maple avenue, Altoona, makes Mr. 6. W. Turley of this borough, a great-great-grandfather for the fourth time. —Junior Epworth Leaguers Wednesday evening held their first meeting of the New Year at the Methodist Episcopal church. Their new officers were in their places for the first true. These were elected at the Christmas party, held at the church December 27 and are as follows: . President, Warren Wesley; vice president, Blanche Wakefield; secretary, Dorothy Ebbs; financial secretary, Evelyn Mong; treasurer, Richard Henry; financial committee chairman, William Sitman; pianist, Marian Mitchell; char ister, Charles Shaffer. Games and a short program made the party en joyable and light were served. Ar —Now that the new year has been passed th* matter to engage the attention ef the citizens of Blair county wfll be the i* liiisij election, although ft will not be held until September. There are a number of couaty officials whose terms will expire with the advent of the year 1W6, many of whom will ba candidates far re-election. Among the eot§nty offices wfll be the selection of:* district attorney, three county commissioners, a treasurer, and • oBntroller. In the borough a constable aad several councilmen will. be chosen fer a four-year term.. There promises to be a big list oa* aandidates for county offices, botSt'.on the Republican aad Democratii tickets, aad prospective candidate* wfll seaa begin interviewing aW********* of th* county. A,HMI lAlHll «t JOSEPH E. WEAVER Of 599 North Fourth street, died at his home at 10.50 o'clock Monday night Of complications. Deceased waa born on Feb. 16, 1898, at Bue- na Vista, Va., the son ef James R and Alma (Grabill) Weaver. Tha parent! fsurvive along with Jhe wii Samuel' one brother, Cilalmer Weaver of Befllwood and the following sist<"-->: Mrs. H. |C. Hersog and Mrs R. P. Ziesch of Altoona, Mrs. Carl Smith of Tyrone and Mrs. James Wiser of Bellwood. He was a member of the Logan Valley Baptist church. Funeral services were conducted at the home at 2.30 o'clock Thursday afternoon, interment being made in Logan Valley cemetery by .the Pennsylvania Ion in depleted areas efelth. Approxi- -tabbits have been Commission is hope •ftfZf-.^that conditions in tha west will permit the importation of this large rr. Tba department "purchas- bbits ealy from areas whore know tularaemia, or rabbit ha* not been found, e will be released system- iy through the district game . nt in each county who will ally see that it is placed in area* most suitable to ite J -reproduction. mn-js-rion officials temp that the ("%*» protector knows batter than any one else atrich section of hie «nty lr-eads-j Jfeienishing. Every tor in the state has been fly schooled in the selection the proper cover and other 1 environment of the game S-jfBeeives, whether it be ringneck- pheaaants,' quail, wild turkeys, ite, raccoons or any other tea me is never released on lands are posted against hunting, ctifon areas which ars open only to*4*o*ivileged few. It is released, ofHy an area* that ar* closed to hunting entirely, each aa game re- ftges, or on lands which are entirely open to public hunting. The Commission doe* not ignore individual sportsmen or sportsmen's atBociation* who indicate a desire It "accompany and assist game protectors when 'they release game, {fetch sportsmen later cooperate in "log programs. whkh ! c*#on MRS. ELLA M. HARRY Mrs. Ella M. Harry, for msny years a resident of the borough residing on North First street, died Tuesday rmotrning in thje Everett hospital, where she had been visiting a niece. She was the widow of the late Williom D. Harry, for many yoart a prominent citizen of the borough. She wa* born November 19, 1861, a daughter ef Michael and Anna (Diamond) Wesley, deceased. Surviving are one daughter, Mnt. 3. E. Emerick at Tylei-sville, Pa., three brothers, D. A. Wesley, Altoona; and F. A. Wesley, Bellwood, and two sisters, Mrs. William Baki-r and Mrs. Catherine MMfitt both of Bellwood. Mrs. Harry was an active church worker, and the oldest member of the Bell vood Evangelical church. The body wae brought to Bellwood and taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. HaiTy E. Sclimittle on Stone street, Mrs. Schmittle being a niece and where funera services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, follwed by interment in Logan Valley cemetery. REPUBLICAN CLUB WILL MEET On Tuesday evening, January 8, refreshments |-at 7.80 o'clock, tbe Bellwood Woman's Republican club wfll meet in regular session at the home of the chairman, Mrs. I. S. Lindemuth, 416 South First street. Mr. Samuel H. Jubelirer, an outstanding attorney of Altoona and Bellwood, will be the speaker of tiie evening, end Miss Esther Rothenberger, popular local violinist will entertain with a Bpk). A large number of members and friends are expectd to attend this meeting, and a cordial invitation is extended to all. —The board of directors of the Y. M. C. A. will hold their annual election of officers this evening. —While operating a wringer at her home oa North Cambria street one day this week, Mrs. A. D. Bechtoi wa* ao unfortunate ae to have oa* of her hands come in contact with the tails, causing a painful injury. biliv at Hensheytown oa- Mi which took aeven lives, the death toll of motor vhicle accidents in Blair county, during 1934 totaled forty in all, eleven less than 1983. Of that number eight were children, twenty-seven were men and five were women. Twenty-two of the fatal accidents occurred in tiie last six momths ef the year and eighteen in the first six months. In 1938 there were fifty-one fatal accidents in which motor vehicles were involved while in 1932 there were thirty-four; 1931 had thirty-three fatal accidents. The month of November led all others in the number of fatuities because of the seven deaths in the Hensheytown accident. September and June both had six futilities while July end October had none. *♦*■ LEGION LADIES MEET The Bi-County council of the American, Legion auxiliary of th* Blair-Bedford district held the first of its quarterly meetings of tha year at the Penn-Alto hotel in Altoona yeetea-df.y afternoon. It is composed of aopresentatives of the eleven posts of the Twenty-first district. State President Mrs. John F. Bair of Vandnrgrift and Western Director Mra. .k. L. Truax of Wind- ber were guests of honor at tiie session which was presided over by Mrs. 'Charles F. Wertz of this borough, president of the district organization. Both the state officers outlined their programs of activity. A contribution of cigaretts was collected to be forwarded to the veterans in the biepitals at Aspinwall and Coatesvillo. • EAGLES REGALE THEMSELVES The New Y jar's banquet of the Fraternal Order of Eagle* was attended by one hundred and forty members and wiv«* and lady friend*. At 7.80 p. m., a delicious turkey banquet was served by the Ladies auxiliary of the Y. M. IC. A., after which Harold Troxell rendered several vocal selections accom-- panied by Warbenton's orchestra. At the close of tbe banquet a short bat forceful address was made by George E. >*US*t who stressed on the benefit the Eagle's have been to tiiis district and members since th* organisation in .1909, paying oat over $16,000 sickness and death benefits. Card games and other amusements were then enjoyed until a late hour. SISTERS WEJNfflSODROH Mra. Arminta Sto-rsr aad Leslie W-sntzal After Short Illness Two sisters Mrs. Arminta (Wentsel) Stover and Mies Leslie Wentsel died in Pittsburgh on Tuesday within seven hours of each other, the death of one being caused by the flu, while the other died from pneumonia. Leslie Wentzel was the fint to pats away* having died in the Presbyterian hospital a few hour* after ahe was admitted on Tuesday, having died at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, while her slater, Mrs. Stover, passed away at 1.30 o'clock ia the afternoon at her home, the victim of the flue. Both women appeared to be in the enjoyment of the best of health, and a day or two previous had been in the business section of the city of Pittsburgh on a shopping tour, taking ill shortly afterward. Miaa Leslie Wentzel was a nurse in the World war and since then had been engaged as head of tile Pennsylvania Red Cross and had been active ia tiie Scranton area. She had gone to Pittsburgh to spend the holiday period with her sister, Mrs. Stover, when the became fll with pneumonia. The body was taken to Scranton, where she had been making her borne for a number of years, and where fun- oral services will be held, after which the body wfll be taken to Washington and wfll be buried' with full military honors in Arlington cemetery, Mrs. Arminta Stover, the other sister, succumbed at her home at 1.80 o'clock Tuesday from the flue. She was the wife of Dr. Miles Stover, a former resident of the borough, whom she married soon after the young physician wa* graduated and soon thereafter open ad aa office in Pittsburgh, where hs^hkutfgontmaed **-&> :**aactice his ^-*#JtfHn personal ?mm People Who Visit Hera «T Those Who Go Away.' MOVEMENTS Of ODD CITKEJ Guests Who Are Enter**!*-**" by Bstj Wood Ho*t*—P*r*a-nel M**Si*a Those Who Visit To aad Pro Harold Moffet of Little Washi ton is spending the holiday seaa*) at hia host* in Tipton. I {a*j Mr. and Mrs. John G. Coa er, of Tipton spent a coupe* d this week in Philadelphia. Glenn English of Belief spent "the week-end with his ents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hil brand. —The Ladies' Aid society of Presbyterian church will meet the home of Mrs. H. E. Rose evening at 7.30. Miss Anna Smelker, Miss Ma#] Cornmesser and Miss Matilda Cor messer spent the holiday season New York City, Philadelphia a Collinswood, New Jersey. Miss Eleanor Carr who ia training at the Children's Hoepit in Philadelphia, is spending tl I holidays at the home of her paren Mg. and Mrs. H. H. Carr. Miss Eleanor Cornmesser return j ed to Kutztown State Teacheii I College after spending the bolides season at the borne of her parents' Mr. and Mrs. Harry IC. Cornmesserv.' Wiggens Thorrfe, an employe of.jl tit* government in one of their for-™ —Type writer paper for -sals [: ,., . ■..:.,'-| at made in Pittsburgh. The distressing intelligence of tile death of theee two esteemed ladies was conveyed by telegram to their Bellwood friends Wednesday morning. Arminta (Stover) Wentsel and Leslie Wentsel were daughters of the late Ira and Clara Wentsel and were born in Perry county, coming to Bellwood with their parents » in childhood when their father engaged in the mercantile business here forty-six years ago, having conducted for many years th* Broad Gauge 'Store on the corner of North First and Cambria streets. It was in Bellwood where they spent their early years and were graduated from our public schools, afterward attending schools of higher learning. They were highly educated ladies. The parents are deceased, the mother having passed away about two" years ago. Surviving are the following brothers and sisters. D. E. Wentzel, State College; Mrs. W. J. Wright, Skippack, Pa.; Clay of Reading, Pa.; Laurence of Blair Four, Pa.; Howard of Johnstown Pa.; Mrs. Mary Killick, London, Eng.; Lyda of Clemson College, S. C.; Robert of Los Angeles, Gal. Merle a younger brother died several years ago. RABBITS DISTRIBUTED Through the efforts of the members of the Bellwood Sportsmen's Association seventy-two rabbits were received from the State Game Commission on Wednesday and distributed in' different parts of Antis township. The rabbits were in prinne condition, all past one year 'old, and the local sportsmen anticipate that they wfll greatly multiply during the summer and furnish much sport for the hunters when the next open game season arrives in tine fall of the present year. The rabbits were distributed by Porter W. Goshorn, chairman of the game committee of the Sportsmen's Association, assisted by Blair W. Dunn, another member and enthusiastic hunter. The membership of the Bellwood Sportsmen's Association is between two and three hundred, all active in tiie affairs of sports afield, and the members take a profound interest in both hunting and fishing. estry camps, located at Weikert, Pa., is spending a week's vacation with his mother, Mrs. Mollie Thorne on Main street. '±M8& Edward Leddy returned Sun<j MfejBBek in th* government ington, D. (L, O." *steas-*rit vacation bis parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C. dy on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar McCord, Binghampton, N. Y., while on theil way home from Texas, where thej) had spent a few weeks with a siabet,.. ct Mr. McCord, . who has been ilf spent Tuesday at tiie home of MB and Mrs. Scott Mulhollem on Boyf es street. Mr. Henry Fleisher, of Jamaciii N. Y., who holds a responsible poet tion with* the P. R. R. company spent the Christmas season with h]( parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank FleisM eer on Martin street, and also had the pleasure of meeting many of his young friends. Walter Mong, son of Mr. ant Mrs. J. W. Mong, left yeaterdm for Washington, D. jC, where M he will resume his studies at til law school, which he was attend!:*. prior to hit entering tiie empire ment ot the State Highway Depar ment. His brother Clair Mong, wt is a practicing attorney retumt to Washington last week aft> spending tile Christmas season wi his folks. Mr. L. R. Fleming, of Sunbu:-' Pa., where he has been engaged fl a number of years as supervisor j a division of the Pennsylvania rai road, while on his way to Brown) ville, Pa., to attend the funeral 4 his brother, Harry B. Fleming, wt a Bellwood visitor on Monday fori brief period. He was a caller at our office. Mr. Fleming has beet located at Sunbury for a number *n% years and all his friends are glad to know that he is succeeding. Robert Isenberg, Jr., a member ot the U. S. army, recently stationed in California and had been enjoying a furlough with hit parents Mr. and Mr?. Robert Isenberg on the hill section of the borough, left this morning for Portland, Mat***, There he will enter an army preparatory school to prepare for the U. S. Military Academy at West Poiat. The young man Js to ba congratulated over this opportunity that ia accorded to very few men who ea- list in the ranks. —Mr. and Mis. J. H. Bathurst of the wast end af town, celebrated their forty-fifth wedding anniver- aary New Year's Day. —We all enter the aaw year hopefully. And wouldn't It be foolish to do otherwise. —Consistent with the Bulletin'e policy of looking after our readee*** interests, we have again secured a, chronology of the past year which ie printed on pat* seven. That contains much valuable data of peat events and should be filed away for reference.
Object Description
Title | Bellwood Bulletin 1935-01-03 |
Masthead | Bellwood Bulletin, January 03, 1935, Volume 46 Number 43 |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 43 |
Description | Weekly newspaper printed about Bellwood Borough, Antis Township and Blair County Pennsylvania |
Publisher | W.F. Balsach |
Date | 1935-01-03 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Blair County; Bellwood |
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VOL. XLVI.
BELLWOOD, PA., THWR8DA Y.JANUARY 3, 1035
LOCAL NEWS COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE WEEK
T*r*a -Paragraphs Concerning th*
Daing of Our Borough—Th* Cat-
aaMB Oar Subscriber* Enjoy
—The weather has become quite
snappy.
I—Easter will come on April 21
this year.
•—May the new year bring plenty
of {prosperity for all.
—A marriage liense warn- issued
from tbe office of the prothonotary
of Mifflintown, Juniata county, last
"Satin-day to Samuel John McKay,
Tyrruie, and Miss Caroline Isabel
Cton 11, daughter of Mr. and Mr*.
George P. Orris of North First
street, this borough.
—The new year was ushered in
with a fa'.l of snow, the ringing of
church bells, firing of guns and the
sounding of the fire siren,' after
which everybody went home and
to bed,¥ hoping the new year will
' Bring a great blessing to the nation.
—No business in the country ia
subjected to more stringent regulation thaa that ef the railroads.
The highway and waterway codes
fall far short of equalizing competitive conditions. It is ' simple justice to pat all common carriers on
SB equal basis and let each take
the bumness it is bast adapted to
do well.
—A ton wat born to Mn and
Mra. Kurl Benzel of 524 Crawford
avenue, Altoona, Tuesday morning.
Karl, who delivers Benzel's Bret-
sels to oar local merchants is well
known to many local football fans,
\ hating played with the champion
-**^ * P^as^%e\mfh
msfistn, JLiWiSir'tff^ the arrival
*iBl5 future ail-American.
I --The monthly meeting of ths
1 Wcfnani's Missionary society of the
Lu'/teran church will be held on
Friday, afternoon at 2.30 o'clock in
hht> home ef Mrs. F. W. Fleisher,
Martin street. The topic for study
to "Our Japanese Church." Mrs.
J. M Bechtoi will be the leader and
will be assisted by Mrs. Fleisher,
'Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Hunter. Th*
annual report* will be given at this
time. All members are uruged to
be present.
—Mr. James Weaver, for many
Bean a faithful employe of the
Pennsylvania railroad company,
■working ia the car repair depart.
B**nt in the Altoona yards, was
placed on the Honor Roll one day
lest week. Mr. Weaver resides on
East Sixth street in this borough
aad has many, friends who congratulate him upon being placed on the
retired list. He will spend his
time with home folks and mingling
among hia friends.
Brigadier John N. Waldron,
Divisional .Commander of the Salivation Army is Northeastern Pennsylvania, announces that all authorised solicitors of funds for the
Salvation Army have been given an
•official solicitor's card. Tiw Salvation Army has been granted a
Certificate of Registration under the
solicitation law and the number it
256. It If hoped that friends of
the Army will call for this card
whenever approached forfunds. This
will protect the general public aad
aee that the finance that they give
goes to the needy work ef this
greet organization.
SPORTSMEN MEET TUESDAY
Plan to
Of
ASSIGNS CCC QUOTAS
Robert Fechner, director of Emergency Conservation Work, made
public the quotas assigned the
trarioua state* for the January Civilian Conservation Corps replace-
atent program. The latest esti-
matee reaching from Washington
indicate that approximately 68,000
Juniors aad war veterans will be
headed to Sll vacancies in the CCC
camps when the first quarter of the
fourth six-months' enrollment period -Based oa December 31, 1984.
The replacement program began oa
January 1 aad runs through Jarou-
,pr IS.
jT The State ef Pennsylvania will
*a*j permitted to earoll 2957, being
needed by *ix ether states. New
Jereey will ba permitted to contribute 2084 replacement* and Dele-
US.
Start New YeSr With In-
t*r—ting Pi-oa-ram
The Bellwoed Sportsmen's associa
tion win bold their flrat regular
meeting for 1935, this coming Tuesday evening, at 8 o'clock in aha
Cornmeisser building. All old
members are asked to he present
and bring along at least one new
member.
Some very' important business
wfll be transacted, chief of which,
will be the election of officers for
the ensuing year. The candidates
were nominate*] at the December
meeting, several ef whom were
unanimously renominated from last
year, but new name-* are on the list
for other offices and all members
should make it a point to be present and help elect tb* right men.
Plan*; will be announced for regular "feed days" which proved ao
popular last year and evidently resulted in an immense amount of
benefit to the wild life, judging by
the large number ef turkeys brought to towa this year. Plans will
Sato be arranged for the various
contests sponsored by the club
each year. It ia alao urgent that
all members who hunted this fall,
bring their game kill report* with
them to this meeting, where they
will be collected ancfV turned into
the Game Commission. The association waa complimented for
their cooperation, last year in tunning in these reports and desire the
same cooperation thia year aa the
report* give a Survey of the amount
of game killed in this section and
will result in more game being restocked to replace what was killed.
The big feature of the evening
will come after- the regular business
is finished when the entertainment
committee will take nhai|Ti *nd
liven up the program with music,
entertainment and refreshments
This will serf* a* a testimonii
ion for those ««wly,**-fiected,
committee ean always be depended
upon to serve "good eats" and this
will give the members an opportunity for a real' "get-together meeting," swap hunting and fishing stories and talk over plans for another
big year.
*«»
GRANGE WILL MBIT
Logan Valley Grange win bold a
special meeting Friday evening, Jan
4 at 7.45 o'clock, at which time
there will be installation of officer*
This will be an open meeting and
any Granger wishing to bring
friends along ie privileged to do
so.
All retiring a* well as newly elect
ed officers are requested to be present. :'. "J§
RECORD OF THE DEPART!
Portion.
Froaa
Who Haw* Paaaed
Tim*, to Eternity
HARRY B. FLEMING
Announcement of th* death
Harry B. Fleming, of Brownsville,
Pa., was received in Bellwood last
(Saturday, the deceased having passed away the ***** afternoon at 1.89'
Hit illness dated back for several
yesst, having been incapacitated for
this length of tine due to an acci-.
dent which befel him while engaged
a* a mechini't in the Brownsville
railroad shops, where he wa* foreman of the roundhouse. The deceased was a asa of tha late O. S.
aad Lillian Fleming, and spent his.
youthful days in the borough, having learned the trad* of a machinist io the old shops of the Bellwood
division. A number of year* ago
he went to Brownsville, where ha
secured employment hi the railroad
shops, later being advanced to foreman ef the roundhouse, a position
he held when injured. Bine years
ago.
The deceased will be remembered
by many of our citizens when a
young man of the borough. He is
survived by hia wife, three children,
and tbe following brothers and sisters: L. R. Fleming et Sunbury, Paul
aad Walter of Detroit, Mich., Arthur af Reading, Use. Roy Shirk of
Tyrone, Mrs. Karl Housner and
Mrs. I, B. Williams ot Altoona and
Charles Fleming- of Bellwood. Funeral services vera held at the)
borne ia Browns- a at 2.30 o'clock
Wednesday after-en nd where in
terment was made.
I. JttlETEO AREAS
ThnasBtaB^ef t—iMBi Kinds j will
Ba Planted
Thousands of cottontail rabbits,
of iringnecked pheasants and numer-
ouie equirrel* and raccons now era
being stock-
Game Coi
of the
mateiy Sr
ordBped and
—The arrival of a new son at
the borne of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Ritchey of 181 Maple avenue, Altoona, makes Mr. 6. W. Turley of
this borough, a great-great-grandfather for the fourth time.
—Junior Epworth Leaguers Wednesday evening held their first
meeting of the New Year at the
Methodist Episcopal church. Their
new officers were in their places
for the first true. These were elected at the Christmas party, held
at the church December 27 and are
as follows: . President, Warren
Wesley; vice president, Blanche
Wakefield; secretary, Dorothy Ebbs;
financial secretary, Evelyn Mong;
treasurer, Richard Henry; financial
committee chairman, William Sitman; pianist, Marian Mitchell; char
ister, Charles Shaffer. Games and
a short program made the party en
joyable and light
were served. Ar
—Now that the new year has
been passed th* matter to engage
the attention ef the citizens of
Blair county wfll be the i* liiisij
election, although ft will not be
held until September. There are a
number of couaty officials whose
terms will expire with the advent
of the year 1W6, many of whom
will ba candidates far re-election.
Among the eot§nty offices wfll be
the selection of:* district attorney,
three county commissioners, a treasurer, and • oBntroller. In the
borough a constable aad several
councilmen will. be chosen fer a
four-year term.. There promises to
be a big list oa* aandidates for county offices, botSt'.on the Republican
aad Democratii tickets, aad prospective candidate* wfll seaa begin
interviewing aW********* of th* county. A,HMI lAlHll «t
JOSEPH E. WEAVER
Of 599 North Fourth street, died at
his home at 10.50 o'clock Monday
night Of complications. Deceased
waa born on Feb. 16, 1898, at Bue-
na Vista, Va., the son ef James R
and Alma (Grabill) Weaver. Tha
parent! fsurvive along with Jhe wii
Samuel' one brother, Cilalmer Weaver of Befllwood and the following
sist<"-->: Mrs. H. |C. Hersog and Mrs
R. P. Ziesch of Altoona, Mrs. Carl
Smith of Tyrone and Mrs. James
Wiser of Bellwood. He was a member of the Logan Valley Baptist
church. Funeral services were conducted at the home at 2.30 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, interment being made in Logan Valley cemetery
by .the Pennsylvania
Ion in depleted areas
efelth. Approxi-
-tabbits have been
Commission is hope
•ftfZf-.^that conditions in tha west will
permit the importation of this large
rr. Tba department "purchas-
bbits ealy from areas whore
know tularaemia, or rabbit
ha* not been found,
e will be released system-
iy through the district game
. nt in each county who will
ally see that it is placed in
area* most suitable to ite
J -reproduction.
mn-js-rion officials temp that the
("%*» protector knows batter than
any one else atrich section of hie
«nty lr-eads-j Jfeienishing. Every
tor in the state has been
fly schooled in the selection
the proper cover and other
1 environment of the game
S-jfBeeives, whether it be ringneck-
pheaaants,' quail, wild turkeys,
ite, raccoons or any other
tea
me is never released on lands
are posted against hunting,
ctifon areas which ars open only
to*4*o*ivileged few. It is released,
ofHy an area* that ar* closed to
hunting entirely, each aa game re-
ftges, or on lands which are entirely open to public hunting.
The Commission doe* not ignore
individual sportsmen or sportsmen's
atBociation* who indicate a desire
It "accompany and assist game protectors when 'they release game,
{fetch sportsmen later cooperate in
"log programs.
whkh !
c*#on
MRS. ELLA M. HARRY
Mrs. Ella M. Harry, for msny
years a resident of the borough residing on North First street, died
Tuesday rmotrning in thje Everett
hospital, where she had been visiting a niece. She was the widow of
the late Williom D. Harry, for
many yoart a prominent citizen of
the borough. She wa* born November 19, 1861, a daughter ef
Michael and Anna (Diamond)
Wesley, deceased. Surviving are
one daughter, Mnt. 3. E. Emerick
at Tylei-sville, Pa., three brothers,
D. A. Wesley, Altoona; and F. A.
Wesley, Bellwood, and two sisters,
Mrs. William Baki-r and Mrs. Catherine MMfitt both of Bellwood.
Mrs. Harry was an active church
worker, and the oldest member of
the Bell vood Evangelical church.
The body wae brought to Bellwood
and taken to the home of Mr. and
Mrs. HaiTy E. Sclimittle on Stone
street, Mrs. Schmittle being a niece
and where funera services will be
conducted Saturday afternoon at
2 o'clock, follwed by interment in
Logan Valley cemetery.
REPUBLICAN CLUB WILL MEET
On Tuesday evening, January 8,
refreshments |-at 7.80 o'clock, tbe Bellwood Woman's Republican club wfll meet in
regular session at the home of the
chairman, Mrs. I. S. Lindemuth,
416 South First street. Mr. Samuel
H. Jubelirer, an outstanding attorney of Altoona and Bellwood, will
be the speaker of tiie evening, end
Miss Esther Rothenberger, popular
local violinist will entertain with a
Bpk). A large number of members
and friends are expectd to attend
this meeting, and a cordial invitation is extended to all.
—The board of directors of the
Y. M. C. A. will hold their annual
election of officers this evening.
—While operating a wringer at
her home oa North Cambria street
one day this week, Mrs. A. D. Bechtoi wa* ao unfortunate ae to have
oa* of her hands come in contact
with the tails, causing a painful
injury.
biliv at Hensheytown oa- Mi
which took aeven lives, the death
toll of motor vhicle accidents in
Blair county, during 1934 totaled
forty in all, eleven less than 1983.
Of that number eight were children, twenty-seven were men and
five were women. Twenty-two of
the fatal accidents occurred in tiie
last six momths ef the year and
eighteen in the first six months.
In 1938 there were fifty-one fatal accidents in which motor vehicles were involved while in 1932
there were thirty-four; 1931 had
thirty-three fatal accidents.
The month of November led all
others in the number of fatuities
because of the seven deaths in the
Hensheytown accident. September
and June both had six futilities
while July end October had none.
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LEGION LADIES MEET
The Bi-County council of the
American, Legion auxiliary of th*
Blair-Bedford district held the first
of its quarterly meetings of tha
year at the Penn-Alto hotel in Altoona yeetea-df.y afternoon. It is
composed of aopresentatives of the
eleven posts of the Twenty-first
district.
State President Mrs. John F.
Bair of Vandnrgrift and Western
Director Mra. .k. L. Truax of Wind-
ber were guests of honor at tiie
session which was presided over by
Mrs. 'Charles F. Wertz of this borough, president of the district organization. Both the state officers
outlined their programs of activity.
A contribution of cigaretts was collected to be forwarded to the veterans in the biepitals at Aspinwall
and Coatesvillo. •
EAGLES REGALE THEMSELVES
The New Y jar's banquet of the
Fraternal Order of Eagle* was attended by one hundred and forty
members and wiv«* and lady
friend*. At 7.80 p. m., a delicious
turkey banquet was served by the
Ladies auxiliary of the Y. M. IC. A.,
after which Harold Troxell rendered several vocal selections accom--
panied by Warbenton's orchestra.
At the close of tbe banquet a short
bat forceful address was made by
George E. >*US*t who stressed on
the benefit the Eagle's have been
to tiiis district and members since
th* organisation in .1909, paying
oat over $16,000 sickness and death
benefits. Card games and other
amusements were then enjoyed until a late hour.
SISTERS WEJNfflSODROH
Mra. Arminta Sto-rsr aad Leslie
W-sntzal After Short Illness
Two sisters Mrs. Arminta
(Wentsel) Stover and Mies Leslie
Wentsel died in Pittsburgh on
Tuesday within seven hours of each
other, the death of one being caused by the flu, while the other died
from pneumonia. Leslie Wentzel
was the fint to pats away* having
died in the Presbyterian hospital a
few hour* after ahe was admitted
on Tuesday, having died at 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning, while her slater,
Mrs. Stover, passed away at 1.30
o'clock ia the afternoon at her
home, the victim of the flue. Both
women appeared to be in the enjoyment of the best of health, and a
day or two previous had been in
the business section of the city of
Pittsburgh on a shopping tour,
taking ill shortly afterward.
Miaa Leslie Wentzel was a nurse
in the World war and since then
had been engaged as head of tile
Pennsylvania Red Cross and had
been active ia tiie Scranton area.
She had gone to Pittsburgh to
spend the holiday period with her
sister, Mrs. Stover, when the became fll with pneumonia. The
body was taken to Scranton, where
she had been making her borne for
a number of years, and where fun-
oral services will be held, after
which the body wfll be taken to
Washington and wfll be buried'
with full military honors in Arlington cemetery,
Mrs. Arminta Stover, the other
sister, succumbed at her home at
1.80 o'clock Tuesday from the
flue. She was the wife of Dr. Miles
Stover, a former resident of the
borough, whom she married soon
after the young physician wa*
graduated and soon thereafter open
ad aa office in Pittsburgh, where
hs^hkutfgontmaed **-&> :**aactice his
^-*#JtfHn
personal ?mm
People Who Visit Hera «T
Those Who Go Away.'
MOVEMENTS Of ODD CITKEJ
Guests Who Are Enter**!*-**" by Bstj
Wood Ho*t*—P*r*a-nel M**Si*a
Those Who Visit To aad Pro
Harold Moffet of Little Washi
ton is spending the holiday seaa*)
at hia host* in Tipton. I {a*j
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Coa
er, of Tipton spent a coupe* d
this week in Philadelphia.
Glenn English of Belief
spent "the week-end with his
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hil
brand.
—The Ladies' Aid society of
Presbyterian church will meet
the home of Mrs. H. E. Rose
evening at 7.30.
Miss Anna Smelker, Miss Ma#]
Cornmesser and Miss Matilda Cor
messer spent the holiday season
New York City, Philadelphia a
Collinswood, New Jersey.
Miss Eleanor Carr who ia
training at the Children's Hoepit
in Philadelphia, is spending tl I
holidays at the home of her paren
Mg. and Mrs. H. H. Carr.
Miss Eleanor Cornmesser return j
ed to Kutztown State Teacheii I
College after spending the bolides
season at the borne of her parents'
Mr. and Mrs. Harry IC. Cornmesserv.'
Wiggens Thorrfe, an employe of.jl
tit* government in one of their for-™
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made in Pittsburgh.
The distressing intelligence of
tile death of theee two esteemed
ladies was conveyed by telegram to
their Bellwood friends Wednesday
morning.
Arminta (Stover) Wentsel and
Leslie Wentsel were daughters of
the late Ira and Clara Wentsel and
were born in Perry county, coming
to Bellwood with their parents » in
childhood when their father engaged in the mercantile business here
forty-six years ago, having conducted for many years th* Broad Gauge
'Store on the corner of North First
and Cambria streets. It was in
Bellwood where they spent their
early years and were graduated
from our public schools, afterward
attending schools of higher learning. They were highly educated
ladies.
The parents are deceased, the
mother having passed away about
two" years ago. Surviving are the
following brothers and sisters.
D. E. Wentzel, State College;
Mrs. W. J. Wright, Skippack, Pa.;
Clay of Reading, Pa.; Laurence of
Blair Four, Pa.; Howard of Johnstown Pa.; Mrs. Mary Killick, London, Eng.; Lyda of Clemson College, S. C.; Robert of Los Angeles,
Gal. Merle a younger brother died
several years ago.
RABBITS DISTRIBUTED
Through the efforts of the members of the Bellwood Sportsmen's
Association seventy-two rabbits
were received from the State Game
Commission on Wednesday and distributed in' different parts of Antis
township. The rabbits were in
prinne condition, all past one year
'old, and the local sportsmen anticipate that they wfll greatly multiply
during the summer and furnish
much sport for the hunters when
the next open game season arrives
in tine fall of the present year. The
rabbits were distributed by Porter
W. Goshorn, chairman of the game
committee of the Sportsmen's Association, assisted by Blair W. Dunn,
another member and enthusiastic
hunter.
The membership of the Bellwood
Sportsmen's Association is between
two and three hundred, all active in
tiie affairs of sports afield, and the
members take a profound interest
in both hunting and fishing.
estry camps, located at Weikert,
Pa., is spending a week's vacation
with his mother, Mrs. Mollie Thorne
on Main street. '±M8&
Edward Leddy returned Sun |
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