Bellwood Bulletin 1924-09-04

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NEWS COLUMN
She* Items That WiU Inter-
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SUMMARy OF 1HE WEEK
Ooaearalai ths stolsss
—Trespass notices for sa'e st
this office, 10 seats each.
,—-Twenety-six piece set of
Community silverware $12.00;
ii*egalar price $16.00. Barrett, the
-jeweler. ,
-4ltato Senator Plymonth W
Snyder, with his family, who
bavs been on an automobile tour
to tbs tar west for the past few
selcs, ars now homeward bound
and SXpect ta arrive in Hollidaysburg in aboat to weeks.
--•A skeleton believed to bs
tbat ef King Richard the Third,
wbo eras killed at tba battle of
Boswortb Field, in Leicester-
shirs in 1486, ha* just been un-
bsd and handed over to the
toaster m aseu ra.
—Tbe maoy friends of Bdward
B. Bsntley, ot Springfield, Ohio,
Where he hss been located tor the
past few yesrs, will be pleased to
learn that he annexed the title ia
a tennis event recently plsyed in
that city, lis is one of tha win-
Mia who will receive a loving cup.
.--•Wednesday evening a num-
****Bmefj-1ose (Hands assembled at
smmwbmsof Mr*. J. TF. Qilmore
jHl>>Jjj|SiJt andjjoined her
MURPHY WHS. BOYER KILLED
st ipssswsr „_raa___^^_
James Anthony Murphy, of
Los Aogeles, batter known to
tha casual racing fan as Jimmy
Murphy and to some few lad-
mates as "the Irish prince,"
Monday assured himself ot winning tba American Automobile
Association championship trophy
for 1924 by winning first plsos
ia oaa of the moat thrilling,
sensational motor classics sver
seaa at .Tipton it not in tbe entire
country. Murphy's trine, officially recorded was 2 hoars, 11
minutes, 68 2-6 seconds.
Tba race a thriller from the
vary start, beoause the fourteen
entries rode mounts of a uniform
high speed capability greater
than any previous A. A. A. raoe*
became mora thrilling as it wora
on and favorite after favorite
forged to tha front reigned there
a brief time and tell baok, some
oi them permanently out ot the
contest from engine trouble.
BOTBB FATALT  INJURED
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Suffering from ths amputation
of both legs, loss of blood despite
two transfusions aad the shock of
the accident in which he smashed
tbroogh the upper (guard rail io
Monday 260 mile Altoooa Speedway event, Joe Boyer, jr., driver
of No. 9 car ol the Dueseaberg
team ot motors, died at tha Altoona hospital at 12:25 o'clock
Tuesday morning.
Io the crsab of bis oar ia tha
190th lap Bayer suffered crushes
jj^-both  legj^j^osssitating  tba
BUROUGH SCHOOLS OPEHEO
____,  men
•ST-aa-wr-   f*UWa*rim    	
The Bellwood borough public
schools opened lsst Tuesday
moroing with e large attendance.
All pupils reported at tba rooms
le which they were sBtellsd last
year aad were assigned their promotions. Children who will bs
six years of age before tha and of
tbe term nay enter daring tbe
first two weeks, bot titers will
not bs another entrance period.
As the aot ot assembly requires,
all children must be successfully
vaccinated before they can' become pupils ia tba public schools,
therefore parents must comply
before they can be admitted.
Bat three £*>#>* will be
housed in the South side building
Pupils of the fourth grade will all
go to the North side building,
leaving more space for tba blgb
school on the South side.
Principal F. A. Hamilton is
supervisor and tha high school
faculty is composed of Helen J;
Wilson, Thelaa E. Green,
Josephine P. Moore, Albert W.
Barber, Mrs. Ireue McClain, Mrs.
Harriet Doran. Tba Junior high,
seventh aad eighth grades, will
be taugbt*by Mrs. Gertrude Boyd,
Carrie E. Jamison, Hilda Goes
end Helen Morrow. Fifth and
sixth grades sre to have Rhea \
Bechtol, Mary Cornmesser and
Erdene 8ch rait tie as teachers. |
Departmental work will be ginto
sbctb grade by Misses Becbtol
end Cornmesser. Miss BsatHfji
Rows   bas   one   fourth   gffde
tbe O!
MESS DRIVERS ARRESTED
-— ——  Petrel Ossms Rare  Over
., Ifsstws- Bvaat as< Bsfcrss tte tee
' Aboat thirty members ot the
tks te Motor Patrol arrived ia, this
▼trinity Sunday   afternoon  aad
we Quartered at the form home
OtyobnA. Fox  at Sunnybrook
fcrra in Antis township.   Their
mission to this sectrw^ wss   to
guard infractions  of im motor
law and make arrests when justified. ' Not long after their arrival
tbey started-patrolling the highway from the farm of W. 8. Bell
atM»rj* Ann Forge to the speed
Wmj and a number ot arrests wars
mine for  various infractions ot
thtsla-v.   During Monday thirty
its were made, eighteen ot
wllde? appeared before Justice of
ti«¥aace  W. F. Balsbach and
jb*ed to pay fine* and coats,
-rJi%*t'ce'B office beiog a very
bo%^place from 6.80' until  10.80
^r reckless driving the follow-
pwe  lined $10   each and
fooata; Elmer J. Gra-sberger,
@uk avenue Altoona; D. P.
pan,     Bedford;      Thomas
Isel,    Ebensburg;    C.     F.
ion, 708 Lexington avenue,
•ua; L. J. Reilly, 907 Choroh
Hollidaysburg; Clyde A.
Sixth avenue, Johnstown;
Kennedy 816 Eighteenth
i-a, Tyrone James W. John*on
I76K'; Park      avenue,     Tyrone;
Oltf^nce L Millar,8406 Washing-
ptenue,  Altoonn;  Hurry O.
YM,    1019     Fifth   avenue,
r**us.
mjL operating    car   without
■*a&cense tbo -*oe °1 Jl®
beirt,
■ "■"***fcT!ll«B^tS
_._-,_,_,_     fu\ |(^&|rt,%tst,
lie arill U**a to enjoy many moro
birttf-ty anniversaries.
•^jf^fte Rev. L. A. Welliver.new
"pBetMoftbe  Methodist choroh,
arrived on Tuesday  evening  to'
mat tbe  official board  at tba
church.   He and bis wife took np
tbeir residence in tbe  parsonage
Wednesday afternoon.   A formal
recaption will be tendere*   them
oa Friday evening at the church.
gjjMbert
femtly home at 1814 Third
Ittienae, Altoona, ' last Sanday
^MatmXng, *Ton a complication of
rjlripiedee to his advanced years,
fi"*e"£$"{feioh be bad been ill for
months. Ha was the
Of William A. Hauth,
m foreman in tbe works
P. R.-R. company at this
weWKW*****
Haft bet ween tbo
at tha hospital.
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knee end
Bails Asset Is AM aafsktlesa OBB-fatsa
' Hon. J. Banks Kurtz, congress
man from the 21st district oi
Pennsylvania, has bean extended
an 'invitation by the/Hon. Jain Q.
Tilson, eastern director ot tbe
speakers' bureau of tbe Republican National committee, to apeak
in the interests of congressional
„ '        -. .   _   ,   1 and senatorial candidates 'of  tba
the New England states.
Congressman Eurts hss also
been invited by Everett Saunders
of tbe western bureau to take a
hand in ths western work, but it
1 suhlikely that he will be able'to
assist further than in the esst.
With one ot the third g-*aev
Margaret Myers   is  in
grade    snd BeyrI  Fowler
grade 00 tha North side,
side grade teaahsis will be: N«
Anna  Smelker; No. 2. Hil
Foutz; No. 8 Hazel   Barrett.
At the recent meeting of)
school board, tha resignation
Miss Beatrice Bland was aocef
aad   Min   Annie Smelker
chosen for the vacancy.   Thai
high school furniture haa arrivi
1|| |0*»lll   8 and was    place t
Tuesday moroing.
POnttM T0U1IS PEOPLE WED
ssaWsst watt tate-a Pai stai IfSH TBtwa
ObSb Tl—ssiws tie Banian Tses
LAIRD—B8TBP
Harry G. Laird, Jr., son ot
Harry G. Laird and Miss Alma
M. Estep, daughter of F. M.
Estep and wits were united in
marriage Wednesday la Cleveland. Aftar a trip to Buftalo,
Niagara Falls and points Of in
terest in Canada, tbey will beat
home at 1864 Pennsylvania
avenue, Tyrone. The bridegroon
Who is a graduate ot tbe Altoona
High school in tbe clan ot 1916
is employed by tbe West Vir.
ginia Pulp and Paper company
et Tyrone Tba couple bare the
good wishes ot hosts ot friends.
CAMPBELL—POX
Walter Campbell, of Bellwood,
and Rachel Fox, ot Tyrone R. F.
D., were united in marriage by
Justice of tbe Peace Isaac M. Ir-
wiu at bis office in Hollidaysburg
Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock,
the ceremony being quietly performed. The groom is a well
known farmer and at tbe end of
their honeymoon the happy pair
will take ap tbeir residence on a
farm near this borough-
Erasisr-tHs-flMOB
Jacob K. Kramer and Miss
Mary Elizabeth Stapleton were
united in marriage at the Baptist
parsonage last Saturday evening
by tbe pastor, Rev. H. K, Bower.
Both are well known yonng people ot Antis township, tha groom
being employed on a fern near
Pinecroft, and is an 'industrious
young   man.   "■**•**    hrirtf   is e
PERSONAL PNfflNfi
People Who VWt Here end
Thoae Who Go Away.
■EMEUS OF MR CIMK
Bbsbbi wss an BsMilalssl ky
flaala   rarswal Bnaiiaa si lasss
BBs Travel Te sal Frs.
.   sdags tbat   boys and
noj liks to go to school
summer bas base badly
Fifteen thousands, five
pupils gave ths lie to
„aaw during the summer
they graduated from seven-
Sc  summer sohools in
tie. t to   wea schools
.end   girls gays  up their
gjftetady in an effort to
!thswaBSl**n for their bat-
H*T' i^^^^^^Sj
_._  I»ong of Olerk strset,
jfi§~**nr veteran, on  San-
jtawgutt 2*j received tba sad
Upas of tbs death ot his
I j    -htor, Mrs. Susan Gar-
'aj*sst,|# Clearfield.   She
hy ber husband  aad
*s^eL Aoate Gear-
ltf#lfose home
tJ^*> O**** Sorter, of
_8fB*Jbjj|t Sad oee son'
Jjtw*M>'» tdsp of Oast" also
aged f^lier snd step-motb-
jng aod Wife of
P|k Allaa Lawhead,
■hie* sod oae brother,
ilfejAkroo* QMe
rta*
Bssm riasi a*star*B Trip
Harry N. Danghtery and
Lawrence Bhafier, in oompany
with G. M. Weaver, wbo left
Bellwood last J ana tor aa automobile trip through tha wast, returned home oncdar last weak,
having traveled through a number ot the states aad going as fear
ss Colorado.
nnrrawT-arsailsjrvlaa
Engineer William A. Gord
one of tbe faithful employees
the Pennsylvania Railroad eot^jjj
pany, who was retired on Septem-
terl, has an nn|||S record for
eontinnoue service. He finf.;^|H
tered upon bn railroad career |I
1870, whan hs toned employment!
oe the Raadiae*-iaUroad^whB-eeeT
served for n*sm\fmn yea#. Later
be worked for on* year'jind eight
mortths on the Cornwall, ooming
40 Bellwood September* 22,1890,
KltoonB^L". L. Moors, of
JRn Hebert Bridanbaugb,
posburg.
|p W. Graffius, of Clearfield
laed $10 and   costs for re-
driving, passing at danger-
jplaoas and exceeding speed
aBjlvan Hills
rhom had tbe  same  fine for
roper passing. Mark H. Miller
116 Sixth avenue, for 'excessive
tof speed, paid $10 and costs.
iA. Brunner of 1324 Twenty-
avenue, for reckless driv-
sd speeding, was given tba
IO and costs. Russell Shirk,
,1 wood, was  fined  $16 and
His   offence  was driving
ggt license and failing to stop
aal.
[These have bean summoned to
„ir before Justice Balsbach on
tember 6, to answer tbe follow*
; charges;   jf^j-J :' '?'fcyJ&
Reckless       driving      Alfred
>mba,   1801 • Ninth   avenue,
ana; Byron Dishart, Ebeos-
R. J. Noel, 1828 Twelfth
Stellato,
wife of near
young   lady
ostone
of maoy excellent
qualities. Alter, a short honey
moon four they will reside in the
vicinity. Numerous Mends join
in wishing tbam much happiness.
nfbnue   Altoona; Robs
_.._-^,_^._-p-_1.r.rw       ...j^pjiinnna:  Wilhom   Burall,   Bal-
-h. mmrm ■*-s*r-&lltt *Udla« •***£?** f.^.       Esore; Walter R.
Daring tMi#1»|pftlne«M tba BaUwood dl-risioo, ■g7Lawrtnot pwatofeBsaj Robert
^^I'jiawoca-adtlUayafeer f^«JI, Qaypool, sddren to be secured
H^otW*i%ot their doings B|jJ)ee>Jit'jliiilillAll£>^li> "*J*^_ t*W license bureau.   One truck
quent letter from tham. •'Dbaaf'
saya hej>adv^pe trip of bis life
aad Is anxious for an opportunity
when it |ms' ha repeated.    Mr.
I Weaver became so badly afflicted
with the Western fever snd olimate twasAl^^jttn allotted
that he bas decided to remain for |a a quiet -abanar.  ''^
so iadtftpite time Rjjflf^lKiw - in ff^^^ r 'TJB'aTsaa
Colorado. 1^^^'  •'
W&JM       N>3*ing ^™___
teitbfe|»||ipes et^w^ill spend tba
to bin
on tba "Roll of Honor," nakiag a
[continnoas   sarviea ef fifty-tent*
yearsiij^roadempfoymeot. Hel" " r p Toscon. of New
dfi**er is under charge of   failing
to stop  wben bO  ran against a
—Railroad 21*|nS|   watches,
f48^0. ^aniltoe, 8oa%^na\
saving of $8.60 Psy cash aad shyh,-
Barrett, ths Jsweler.
.' —Tbe nrtj|;llren pnrchssed by
the town oouneil to be placed tn
the public baiMing and to ba ased }pf
Bs7B*ffi"e*"jf-^M-_,
—Cool nights asa now io order.
%jF>-ni!ii *na*uriog rapidly
for the abate battle ifbicb will
feature tb*>sttsrnoon of Grand
*"*? **$^ Lskwnont park «♦
Barardey^fA «>mmlttee^%om-
posad of Oaptaia Bsrr, of tb^
llOtfe-rsgtmaat; Oaptaia Allen*
tbe   Bnjsjessrr,  Lieutenaa^
|hstle, is charged    witb driving
•jgHfeont   license  and  tha ssme
■ga is against Jack Spigel, of
ley Passing at curve is tbo
against Frank Schmidt.
s****-eS*-*-'l**'-""T
ia sooodiag niedteal KJjprt of
a fire in the borough, has srrived
and'jal^pif {daaad ia position
HR        ^Mhh*%a\v
1     test*
Stevens, of Oonpany G, Brelg
Oren ted OgtmsBsnm,
Velorees
FuKly Wara, fe 1%
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«^jrporal William Sitman,
adsnager of a large drug store io
Shamokin, was home to take ia
the races at tbe speedway aad
ffjhf ahoWde," to bis many Mends.
osopobh W. Hile, of Touogstowo,
^H»io, arrived in town tbis more-
frig snd will spend a few days
Etth friends.   He  was formerly
-—~» -r—      John G. Cornmesser, wite and
B. O. Vipond I family of Tipton, enjoyed Quaker
City fife a few days   this weak.
The trip was mads overlaud.
Mrs. Florence Ambrose Hale
and yonng daughter Muriel, of
Pittsburg, bave returned to their
home, after spending two weeks
at tbe residenoe of Arthur Reed
aad wife on the hill.
Thomas Long and wife ot Clark
street had ss Labor Day visitors
bis youngest brother and family
party, Jobnstou Long and granddaughter, Ida Mary, accompanied
by 'their daughter, Olive; also
Charles Long, wife and daughter,
Miriam, H. L. Quiggle, wife and
daughters Mary, Olive and Margaret, all of Lock Haven.
Joseph R. Holliday   aad W.
Fleming Holliday,    of Detroit,
spent tba past few    days with
tbair parents,   Col.   W. D. aud
Mrs. Holliday at their (arm near
the    speedway.   These    young
Men were olose friends of Som
Boyer, the unfortunate driver in
the races who met with a fetal
accident, and ths fatality was a
shock to tbe yoaog men.   Tbey
accompanied Mr. Boyer to Blair
county, having driver overland,
aad   on Tuesday   tha Holliday
boys started tor Detroit with the
oar. ' .jj&jf'
Percy D. Mulhollem, wite aad
son William, who bad spent the
summer months on tba farm ot
Joseph F. Schmidt, nesr Tipton,
set    tbeir   feces southward  on
Tuesdsy,   haviog    departed for
Baltimore, Md., where they wilt
remain for  a  few   days,- after
which they will go to It.  Peters
burg, Florida, where the winter
■ will be   passed and where _ Ife,
1 Mulhollem is engaged in business
reuasS shoemaker in our j They will return to the mountains
and will be remembered by|<* Pona^rlmda ^rben tha blue
ofoorcitiasas. IWidiilM«^V-»f-^M
Mrs. Ella Givin and daughter
Min Ethel  spent Mondsy with a
friends in Beaverdsle.
Mrs.   Weigel, of   Harrisburg,
spent lsst Tuesdsy at the home of
J. F. Gilmore aod wife   on   Rail* *
road street.
Mrs. H. E. Grant has returned
to ber home on Main   street from j
a week-end visit to Tarentom and
Pittsburg. ' *   ,
George Hetrick, ot Pittsburgh,
spent a few days recently  at  the
home ot bis parents on South 8a* 1
cond street.
.Miss Sarah   Wentzel  returned I
Saturday from a three weeks' visit j
with her aunt, Mrs. Miles Stover*
of Pittsburgh.
Mrs. C. B. Delaocey, of North
Manchester, Indiana* is a guest
at tba home J. F. Gilmore and
wits oa Railroad street.
Walter Sherwood snd family,
who had- spent tha summer
months on a term near LaJoae,
have returned to their home on
Boyles street.
Miss     Mildred   Andrews,   of
Hancock, Md., is being entertained   by her   aunt,   Miss  Bertie
Andrews st the Akers home Of*
Souj^eoonJJB
 „Kf**Pfo*«»«i^^	
Altoona; Terrence* B^S^BW
vona, were week-end guests at VM
S. J. Fegan hone of Wast  Bell-'
wood.
Mrs. H. B. Garrett and Mrs.
Georga Davis, cane overlend-
from their borne in Park Ridge,
N. J., to be present at the races
on Monday. They are now guests
at the home of J. H. Gilmore and
wife on Sooth First street.
Mrs. Allan Lawhead, of Phila-r
delphia, on her return attending
tks funeral of her sister, Mra.
Keyser, at Clearfield, stopped at
Bellwood for a tew days where
she was the pleasant guest of her
aged father, Thomas Lone on
Clark street. " .^.'"^
J ohn J. Irvin aod wife bad nrj1"
their guests over the holiday week
end Robert Lawton aud Jack Irvin, Jr., of Washington, D. 0.;
James Irvin, wife and soo, of
Philadelphia; Max Sheppard, of
Lorain, Ohio; Miss Hilda Sheppard, of Cleveland.
Mrs. Clsra Wentzel   dt  North.
Fourth   street,  entertained   last
■Friday Mrs. C. S. Snyder, daughters   Maude  and  Elizaber,  arso>
Mrs. Brown, sister of Mrs.  Sny-|
der,  snd  Mrs.   A. Shindler, of':
Bhippensburg; on   Saturday Robert Wentzel, of Washington and;
Miss Mariri Larkio, of MonaaBBs,
Virginia, and Mrs. Helsel ot Ease
Liberty.
Harry C   Frank, of  Younga^
town, Ohio, after  an   abeeoos
twenty-eight years, -dropped iatfj
town one day last weak aad ge~*e|
bis Old  acquaintances an
able  surprise.   Time has
gently     with    him    and
msny of his friends wera'm
to recognise bin. He hss beae*1
Youngstown  tor   e nursbtM'
years where ha conducts  a
service station and hi mestii
success, and cams te Blair--^^
to spend  a few  days  wtdH
brothers   at  Hollidsysbi
native noma.  While baa* 1
of!|a* rej-ea.