Bellwood Bulletin 1939-12-28

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BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE WEEK
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—The Bulletin Is the ho*** town
newspaper and it Is read by every
member of th* family.
—Th* naw year will be joyously
ushered in by the yniatger dement
of the borough.       -ALjf'
mmJThe. junior boord of the Y. M
C. A. will hold a Co-ed party Saturday night at S o'clock. Free aaa*
walks aadf entertoinent for all. Tea
cents admission,- ,*M ..
i^jP.'Pr. N. P. fhpPy, at one time
engaged as a dentist in the borough,
died at his home near Hollidaysburg
the bee-inning of the week. He wss
well advanced in years.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Quick
and daughter Miss Eleanor, af Cat-
onsville, Maryland, were guests of
Mrs. Horace Myers on Martin
street, over the holiday period.
—Next Monday will be inauguration day at the court house in
Hollidaysburg, where the newly
elected officers will toko the oath
of office and assume charge of their
respective duties.
—-Appropriate exercises were held
h* the churches lost Sunday in com*-
mettoration of the birth of the
Savior. The exercises ia tb* Metho-
Ba* ehurch Sunday evening were
**«p*eiol'y interesting! ^|^
BbefefenUe faB^af vthe 'b'eautiful
paid ***t* vis^^ Wednesday . and. now,
After a long aad honored service
aa presideat judge of Blair ' county
JaJdga Marion D. Patterson bald his
final court session at Hollidaysburg
Wednesday, with a mingled feeling
of aorrow aad joy, being "tooth to
leave the work and the associations
of so many years, bat pleased to
take up the duties of the highest
court la tho state.
At tha conclusion of tho session
at 11:46 o'clock, Judge Patterson
smilingly remarked hi a humorous
manner, "I hereby refuse to ear**
any longer in these courts."
The distinguished jurist "retires
after serving the county for the
past 12 years in a manner that
places him among the foremost
jurists of tab* country.
The last court session of Judge
Patterson at Hollidaysburg, prior to
his resignation whieh will be placed
In the hands of Governor James,
effective Jan. 1, was marked by
glowing tribute* by members of the
Blair County Bar association, court
attaches, courthouse employes and
representative citisens of the city
and county.
When court convened yesterday
morning, Parole Officer P. A. Burket
appeared and addressed the court
asking permission to present a petition, uniqueu fai that it bora signature* of all courthouse employes,
who in this way expressed their
love and esteem fer ihe retireing
judge.
Mr. Burket thea presented the
judge with a handsome- desk set,'
including blotter, lamp, calender,
pea, etc., aa a merited ''gift of farewell from "the  folks  ia  the court-
hooMjteg .Amumm^LamW'^^M.
4* jj***t^aj*sr»*^a*aft,V deeply
AWcy
Tho onnc:
the death of
received in
regret   by i
quaintance.
pneumonia, nl tici>*j(f-i£fM|
hod    within    rfaP*
three paralytic stj
%a
leaving   him   hs
ra.    The
three were spent    with his br
Mr. George Tweed,  who has
resident'of St.   Petersburg,
for a number of years.
the illness from   which    he a**'"]
capacitated, he worked    as *%
ot    conservation    of    tlMp
States Administration   of    the.1
line accounts.     One   sister   ap
brother survive.   Mr*    Maudea
sob, of Wilmington.   Delaware*
George    Tweed,    of St. Jjlff
Florida.    The body  was   broaj
Tyrone   and    interred    in
cemetery*
(He was  a son    of the late
W. and Hadrssah Tweed, the4]
being a CivU war    soldier,
born    at    Grove. Cameron I
October    27, 1874.    His wife"
number of years ago.
The family of the   deceased
to Bellwood more   than   fifty ]
ago aad it was here that he
ed our public school   and
manhood.  After his school
found employment as a clerk'"ill
office of    the    late Q. F. Moors^
gineeer maintenance of way ■
old    Pennsylvania   A   North*
railroad,   and    later   became"
clerk in    the   office   of the*]
and bare be    reimairied, trill
ferred to   Browfiar'l't i,   PaJJ
his, advanceffttenfejii. Ifallrosrio
■was rapit'*a^%J
Aetivit'.'c*   of  Our  Citizen,   Almoat
Three    Decade,    S nam
"" $**fbm the- Bellwood Bulletin, Aug-
Vsfc 19th', 1910
J II Moo.--, assistant master
fecraiiis cf the local P. R. R. shops,
)y£t Sfturdi y for New York, where
te sa'ik-d the same day for Leeds,
England. He will spend a few
weeks visiting friends and hie mother, who ia now 84 year* old and
quite active.
The Eagles of Altoona will be the
attraction at Lee Park next Saturday when our home teas* will hook
"horns" with them on the ball field.
Bellwood will have its usual line up
and Dick BeU who has recently recently returned from Philipaburg,
will be on ths rubber, with "Bresen-
han" McFarland as catcher.
On a farm in Lancaster county, is
an old Baron Stiegel wood burning
stove in active use. On th* Bides of
the top are the words "Elizabeth
Furnace" with "1780" beneath, oa
tbe aides,also appear a large American Eaglet, with out stretched wings
and thirteen stars. On the front Is
it bust, of Washington.
Night Yard Master James Gil-
ore and Joseph Patton have-returned from Atlantic City, where
they spent a pleasant outing,
"Jimmy" came home with a stumped
;oe. He bumped it against one of
the waves in the old Atlantic, but
•this is not interfering with his
Jusual efflciemt service at his peat of
'Suty.
, The coinage of a two and a half
pent pie*?, advocated by a New
■«tfc bank r, Who da'med that 'tha
v'ng? would amount high annually,
h~.if e nt entering largely in
jfctias sell'rg by ' the povaU,
JS"ttyer"*, or where- purchases
&Jn.Jri**SP mopey>. r?pqp-
PRETTY CHURCH WEDDING
On Sunday afternoon at 4;30
o'clock, a pretty wedding was solemnized at the altar of the Grace
"Lutheran church when Miss Mora-
belle Estep, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Estep. of 710 North Sixth
street, became the bride of Mr.
Clair I. Snyder,, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Snyder of RDNo. 2, Tyrone.
ta the presence of members of
the immediate families and a host
of friend*, the bride's pastor Rcvt
Russell P. Knoebel, performed the
ring ceremony of the Lutheran
church. The bridal couple were attended by Miss Gretta Gill of 2916
West Chestnut Avenue. Altoona,
and Mr. Robert Ruffner, of R. D.
No. 8, Altoona.
-Preceding the ceremony. Mrs
Russell P. Knoebel sang a soprano
solo "Because" by D'Hardelot. For
the processional Miss Mary Wertz,
tbe church organist, played "Bridal
March" from Lohengrin, and for
the recessional "Mendelssohn's Wedding March". During the cermony
Miss Wertz, the church organist, played " I Love You Truly" by Bond .and
"Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" by
Herbert. i     i
The front of the church was attractively decorated with two iff teen
foot ever green trees, colored lights
and tapers. JSP
The bride was attired in a royal
blue velvet costume with accessories
to match and wore a corsage of car~
nations. The maid of honor ware
a dusty pink costume with matching
accessories and a corsage of earn a.
tions. 1 XtLihmnti,
" Mrs. Snyder is a graduate of
Bellwood High school and for the
put Tew years hai been employed
by the S. H. Kr.es & Compaajg'fp
Altoona as yaks laiy.   **€«
Mr. Snyd:r is one of Tyrone«,
well 1 nown young    rrien JBTsd to'emT
People Who Visit
Those Who Go
MOVEMENTS if PUB
Ca«*t*   WsVoAraEate
Wjood  Host*—Personal
Those Whb Visit Ta
Mr. aad Mr.   Arthur
of Beloit, Wis.,    were
the week end of Mr.
J. Hoover on Mais street.
Mr.    John    G,
today for Drexill Hill.
phia, where he will   Visit
Mrs. q. V. Davis until
Miss Anal*   Rhine,
spent Christmas    with
Mrs. W.*A, Love and.
Mrs. Robert Greenland
on Sooth Second street*
Mr. and Mr*    Geralf^;
family,    of   Essex.
visitor* at the  bom
parents,    Mr.    and
Focht oa Beileviear
Har. William
snd Mr* Clyod
Virginia, is
Mulhollen -on
other friends
Mr." Edgar
chief burgess,
season    with
Mab*VH
the    Sibtorp
Wsihlngtiijt'
h*dkm)*P"'pm
MM
^9
d\(m*;Wm
"gmp^m-.mtp-i--:
»d   fal    Bellwood
Hjtoward    incidents or
Many   homes   and   the
^Beautifully - illuminated
ifs decorations.    In a
f homes   family gatherings
JPB"
f every   town   throughout the
States hod the outside light-
eorations   over   the   Yuletide
bring with BeUwood,    then tha
S nation waa   aglow with color.
|8B on earth, good  will to man"
sung from shore   to shore with
Mncy.     At   this    war-time    up-
\pj*l 'p%p   8* never   before should
Wptoy for continued peace!
T-*Ji. Dysart Hemphill, the last re-
aaining Civil war   veteran   of   the
rounty seat, died in the Mercy hospital in Altoona,    on   Teusday,   aged
08 years. He was born fal Hollidays-
aarg and for years had   been activo
in the iron   businsss   when that in-
" dustry    flourished    there.      Funeral
I aaw ices were   held   today from the
•   Presbyterian   church,   of   whieh he
was a   lifetime   weather.    Enlisting
-fal tb*    famous    110th regiment he
•^fought    until    Lee    surrendered   at
'Appomattox.
—sit is aaid that Judge Marian D.
Patterson, who was elected to the
supreme court bench November 7,
will resign the office of judge of the
Blair county courts next Monday,
tad on Tuesday will be sworn in as
one of Hie supreme court judges of
tha commonwealth. And it Is forth'
a* aaid that his successor wfll likely
ba ato brother, Attorney George G.
Patterson, for years one of tha able
practioners at th* Hair county halt
His appointment will meet with'
hearty approval by tbe majority of
Blair county citisens.
—The Foreign Missionary society
of the Methdha church .met at tha
home ef Mrs. I. S. Lindemuth on
South Second street Tuesday afternoon amidst the beautiful Christmas
decorations aad a vary pleasant ana
profitable afternoon was passed. Mra
Lindemuth led the devotions aad
Mrs. Balsbach taught tha lesson,
which wae "Europe." Fer over
one thousand years this eountry haa
had tho knowledge ot Christianity.
The president of the society. Miss
^Anna Bell, had read a letter written
by the Beroda scholar, whose
sTrebooling I* sponsored by the Bell-
WKh   songs   aad
with much feeling   in responding to
Mr. Burket's presentation.
"This is no happy occasion for
me to leave Blair county," aaid the
judge, as he sought to restrain his
emotions. "I have lived fai this
courthouse since. April 1, 1900. It
has been my life. It has been my
work. Our associations together
have been delightful. The members
of the bar have been wonderful to
me. Our ties will not be severed,
although I have regrets that I will
not be with you in your work here.
It breaks my heart to leave the
Blair county courts, after so many
years with yoa." S
"This tribute from the young
men snd women with whom I have
worked lends a touch of happiness
to this occasion that I will always
remember. After 40 years in this
court room, I recall many events
dear to my heart," continued the
judge. "I remember some of tha
brilliant minds of the bar, all lovably personalities, who have been
associated with me here and who
have passed on to their reward.
That is the way of Ufa."
Attention waa then called by
Judge Patterson to Jame* II. Davis,
aged 88, who was present when Mr.
Patterson became judge 12 years
ago and who waa again present
yesterday. Attorney E. H. Flick
and Attorney William L. Hicks,
also were cited by the judge aa
"deans of the legal profession
in the country."
When closing his heart to heart
talk, Judge Patterson said, "I have
a war** place ia my affections and
my heart for the members of the
bar, the court house staff aad the
people of Blair county as I go forth
to the supreme court."
Testimonial addresses were made
by District Attorney Chester B.
Wray, Attorney J. Banks Kurtz,
Attorney Samuel H. Jubelirer, Deputy Register and Recorder Edwin U.
Patterson, Harry C. Burger of East
Frasdom and Assemblyman Charles
A. Auker.
"fhe large court room was filled
When Judge Patterson stepaa*
from the bench, he was given a
war** greeting by members of the
bar, court house employes, officials
and others, ark* bade him a feeling
farewell!
Court wa* adjourned to meet
Tueeday at 8:80, when the January
court grand jury will neat
—-Not mfSjg  mm*m~~*i  tta  old
wr
"'on
was*
ei
."-vie." of the
foanJ employ-
firs '» Wn-.h-
e office    el
with    another
sepetrstd from
railroad corr.p
ment in goverr
ington, D. C..
until -he be     -
unable to folio
going to St Pi
As a youii '
nent in the tof
of the boroirh
time    frier ris
learn of hfo pa
A love!7 Crr'Hma* party was halt
in tha hcrr.e <-f Mr. T7alVJrF. Kr.'st
north aejand 'SJr^it fi li-mr of hi
father, I.lr. COrg Krke, who :» fl
years oh'. Wi|H his ,ch','dren r.ll pre
sent, Tho-,? who enjeyjd the e'ay with
him Wi-cj ?JhCeorP:e Kri-.' snd hia
children, Mr. caa-*fft*\Cri2*ir Peterson
of Dubois. Pr?f etji^'.^**r*as^. Krise
head of Dubois J ****** CoUcg:. Mr
John Krise, Fallen T'mb r, Mr. an-..
Mrs. Roy Pccv; llo'rwdod; Mr. and
Mrs. Blair K; ',*, H.i: risii'J'-sr, Mr.
Walter Kr; ?, Sfy.vBelhvoud sad
grandchildren, ''-.jfel-rrmor Pet r?en.
Dubois, Bobbv Ivr'^o; F?!I:n Tr*T.bo-
Miss Mildred an! Mr.' Gr'er Be t>»
and Walter' Kris., Jr., Bellwood.
Guests present: Mr. Richard Mooney
Dubois, Miss Evelyn Walters, Bellwood. A delicious Christmas dinner
waa served on a beautiful table decorated with candles, roses arid
yuletide decorations. After the dinner
everyone enjoyed the day by piano
seletions, Christmas Carols played
by Mrs. Oscar Peterson and vocal
solos by Mr Oscar Peterson, and
reminiscense. At a late hour all
returned home, wishing the Krise
family a very Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year.
—Christmas 'was joyously celebrated by the citisens of Bellwood.
Miss Marion Fox, a member of
the Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, enjoyed a three-
day vacation this-week at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
A. Fox, at Sunnybrook farm in
Antis township.
—A threatening flue fire at the
eountry home of Mr. William S.
Bell at Mary Ann Fdrge gov* the
firemen a run shortly after the noon
hour last Sunday. At one period
the blaze gave evidence that much
damage might occur, feet tt wa* extinguished without low to the oc«
"   of the building.
[Th   ed'et   has  gene
J a tfp   temple,    A. A O. N.
ft"yft»*8h'iae,   of    Altoona,
known
I
H   tha
will be
25th, aad 28th,
hanfscme    new
for ths tra'.er-
It hap b come
thst   one    cf the
i   ever  installed in
sretion of the state
in   the hand.iome
o temple.
Mathers,   of MiS-
cte med pastor of
church    t f    this
it    78 y ars   cf his
dsy    of past week.
i comm i ii orate the
his friends remem-
po3t card   shower,
othor   eongrt/s>
In a lett r
Dr. Mathers
of *Bun"aIo.'N. T. "KeT yo
pi a    left on    Christinas    dsy for
Bufa'o, N. Y, where they will make
the'* new home at 417 Wilson Street
of that city.
of
seting
frirn
W*9
no:
rn
unmindful
h'm by his
i.-':Vi**fi Vand van'cr, daughter
of Robert Vandsvander. one of the
town*^v-^ft*jjec'cd citizens, passe;!
awSy at ile Aitoona hospital at
7 o'cio'. 1. en Tjnday evening where
rh. hod been admitted some ten
days ago. Miss Vandevander was a
well known and popular young
lady, and was a member of the
Methodist church of this place. For
several years she had made her
home with Dr. and Mrs. W. H.
Morrow who become greatly attached to her, and where she will be
greatly missed. Beside her father
she is survived by five sisters and
three brothers. Her funeral was on
Wednesday, with interment ia Logan
Valley Cemetery.
—The Yuletide spirit prevailed
in the borough on Monday.
—The First National bank ef the
borough is issuing to its patrons
calenders for the year 1940. The
calender is replete with many historical facts, aa Well as the weather
forecast for each month during the
year, and no doubt it will be greatly appreciated by all into band* it
may come.
—Pennsylvania's Department Ol
Highways ia "all set" for ita annual
battle with winter to keep more
than 18.000 miles of road free of
snow L Lamont Hughes, Secretary,
aaid. Already maintenance crews in
some sections fo tiie Commonwealth
heve had preliminary skirmishes
frith tbe elements bat ao far there
IP* B0 State-wide snow faD.
KILLED- ON THE RAILROAD
Robert- B. Stephens, who was
born in the borough, and where he
passed h's youthful days, met
with a fatal accident in New
Jersey., last Friday morning, which
■ :!?..'ni"d his life, while in the dis-
chaig i of duties a* a trainman. The
deceased was a son of Annie and
the late Leonard Stephens and was
born in the borough. At one time
he was emgaged fai railroading on
the old Bellwood division, and left |
her* a number of yeara ago and
found employment in New Jersey.
He ia survived by his wife and the
following children: Mrs. Catherine
Wohlleden, Mrs. Margaret Scott,
Joan and Helen Stephens.
The body was brought to Bellwood and taken to the home of
William Loucks on -the north side,
where funeral services were held
last Tuesday, followed by interment
fal th Logan Valley cemetery.
DR. LEVENGOOD IN MISHAP
Dn B. B.    Levengood    for   more
than    half   a century,    one of the
prominent physicians of the borough
met with a serious mishap while
driving to Pottsville last Saturday
night, where he intended to spend
Christmas, having figured in an
automobile accident in Harrisburg,
the physician being painfully injured. He is now at his home on
Main street recovering from his injuries. The news of the accident
reached here Sunday and much
sympathy was expressed for the well
known physician.
Dr. Levengood was accompanied
by his son, William, of 408 Saymorc
street, Cumberland. Md., and the
latter's wife and a small child.
While seeking the Maclay street
intersection marker, to tarn off
Front street to th* Pottsville highway, the machine of Dr. Levengood
collided with a New York-Chicago
bus, traveling oast. The bus, loaded with thirty-four passengers, left
the highway, ran over the curb and
came to rest a few feet from the
river's edge*
Dr. Levengood suffered from left
hand lacerations. His son suffered
scalp abrasions aad a tongue laceration. Mrs. Levengood and the baby
were shaken up.
Tha Levengood   car   wa*
or her
Mn    and    mmu%
Harrisburg.    Mrs. Colbum
main in Harrisburg for'ijp
time.
Miss Sophia Pickens,    who   Is
training at the Jefferson hospital
Philadelphia, was home   for
four hours on    Christmas day
spent the day very pleasantly *t'i
home    of   her   parents    on
Second street.
[Mr. and   Mrs.    Leroy   Miser,   <
Hackensack.    Nl J..,    spent   part Or
the Christmas season at the noose em
Mr. and Mrs. J. Herman Gilmore *
South First   street.    Mr. Stump waa
a caller at   our   office and ssid thata
there seemed   to   be   a greatae j
vival  of    business    in    this  snrtlnal
than in New Jersey.
Mr.    Harold    B.    Cornmesser
Chicago, when   be   is engaged tmYM
conductor is    the    terminal    of
Chicago    and    Milwaukee
is enjoying a   visit   wtth Me hrother
and    sister-in-law,     Mr.    and   MmW
John G. Cornmesser    on    Belleview
avenue and  where  he .spent Chrict-
mas.    He left Wednesday for Drexil
Hill, where ha will visit his brother-
in-law and   sister,   Mr. aad Mr*. C.)
V. Davis, after which he will return,
to BeUwood    He expects to return
to Chicago on Sunday.    Harold wan
a    caller    at    our ■ office    Tuesday
morning.
WILL REPEAT PAGEANT
The beautiful   Christmas
entitled    'Th* Holy Nativity"
was given   in   the   Grace
Church last Sunday evening will
repeated this   Sunday   evening
31. at 7:30   p. m.    The  church
filled to capacity  while  the
was given.    There   are fifty
ters including the two choirs la
pageant and    it is all    given us
colored   lights. .   Two   fifteen
ever   green   tree*   decorated
lights add greatly   to hb* beauty
the pageant.   AH the  characters
dressed in colored    costumes
the girls who play   the part of
toto angels.    They   ar*
white gowns.
The pageant will be begin
ly at 7:80 p.m. aad this *jb*I ha
last time It   wfll   ha given  far '
season.    If you    missed    seeing
last Sunday,    yoa   are   welcome
teats.    Th* public ia invited.
damaged.    Thirteen   bus
were treated at tha
Vital, He dit***vjbhn Beaa,