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ESTABLISHED 1869. NO. 7458. ®l)e Consljoljockcn Hccorticr. Ma\ Restore Dr. Ftrandt Resigns SJ . _ Prat in Baseball 11 CONSHOHOCKEN. PA.. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 16. 1945. TEN PAGES More Than 200 Seaman is Godfather at Baptism PRICE: THREE CENTS Wounded ipervisor as 11 1 j^Lpf "'"' '*W«t. chief of the National l>Or011«ill Ml Iff* League Service Bnrraii Una 1934 1 ""h1" '"" ' lm« r-nlgnud his |, Dr. William R. Brandt of 922 Fav- to Attend 12nd [ette street, chief of the National of Child Named for Hero Brother List Budget adopted and n' n:.i tax rate set for year 1945 V. F. W. Post to hold 12th Banquet to-morrow, also Seamen 3 ii b avenue d from his :gnmcnt at tin- P Ine office of street supervisor,! abolished two yeans ago. will be re-baseball writer and umnisf and will devote his time to writing a history ol the national paattUne, something he has aimed h) (I I lor several years The book will be issued this Fall. He will continued his resident-? in this bnr ored If plans discussed at ihe FeV OU8h- where he has lived for neverai nun meeting ol .own council Wed- p?.',* ""?. '*£? £ls Sf*™- Drs n.c..„ , „. , ,_„ " Ruth and Anna Brandt have :i nesd.y mnta, »re lulfl*d. , larac MUWMble pruOoa ^^ . . . The q\y:-an of restoring the cf-1 I* Eisindl. in addition to nil i.e ™i,„i„ir.i3:i of a r,-1 «!?»"«•. 'too >M », ., I I » * 111. Xovnnber 23 .: quest hy Ellas Blalr. chairman ofl5."^lJ™^l'^',.i;;\yu ,: i:,i"' ' vc: held. T.r, .. n the day iren; for a !. id in honor of one of h!s hero blather- Sunday at 1348 EM I).iii:..i:i R. 0 ■ b tptfaed Juhn Albert, scheduled for night jt 6.30 la ■ i ol v./,- MO Weal !"• three to . led Con-ihohocken High i being gradu U I bi tn 12. and Nutul r t*h Camp 230 West YJITI fallowing the death u h n or two of his bro-ldonato boj The forty second -ni banquet cf Con'iohot-keti No 2 Fire was godmother for iflve by the street committee, for an in-1 ing Ledger and Evening Bulletin create cf approximately three cents jurlor lo accepting a position with an hour for the members of thai1!* **■ York Tlm«- *'hh?h he re* Of the ■ naH DgvW Dann, home on a 30-dav fur-best, laugh from Corsica, afte: one month overseas; Seaman 1 s:reet crew which would bring their iea'Tn* :" *** W thP P°St he t^Sa£l2ZT£?12Z2' < Hi* long association with Mr. GraUnese I nd he did no-'game in various capacities any one was checking as to wha: ■ authorities on baseball 1?.^™ "mPloye(" auJ'- work m OW Before joining the National Lea- Bernard Shvm, U. S. Coast Guard ai ernoon as he understood theyigue Service Bureau he was publicity stationed in Philadelphia nnd Sea- « !.i, ' ^-ip:'-'-'- Itatad Lhi director for the Phillies. He was man 1 c Edward Roebuck, U. S ™n"^3'-*-a"wo*u«tul»t»h.' graduated from Philadelphia Cen- OOM in New i nlr T\ " , Mr B:-Ur ^ '-V ,rnl HlBh- Muhlenburg College and York. u^Z »JIV J' " tmP°-tlbl(' ror! Philadelphia College of Osteopathv An Invitation U Jpen 19 all mem-nim to Keep .a'js on the men as he 'Brandt played basketball, baseball b*T» o! "he compani M w^.-Kitig aevta daya a week. Heland football at Muhlenberg. and home at the time, to u aeaarec. 1 am done from tonight! A rumor, current to the efrert he at die event. Then on as chairman of the committee has resigned his position because of company tnemben . I asked to be relieved two months1 Hi health. U entirely without foun- ror« tlfl ,lH2l . . IdBtlon- us he Ls in excellent health. riaber: C I.andLs. The question of placing a super- jlus famllv states. not in charge of alt street work n an In made .with the possibility of add!-; fin;rV uim of the Rirst Army tional viilting tarvtca men wha are : the company tn Germany .i followed by five monilv to the day. that of the ■ ■ '.' Glandana:o. 22. who ; .11 the Southw< ;,. , '. wottnda Jupe 23, tuatained Uka hia brother the day previous, tn artth .1 H igaed there. 1 of the church, offlri.ue.-i ■ Follawlng the chrtstenin I ■ ■ M Bridgeport and N Piaai hame, ■ . ■ ■ ■ Work ■ ; nin N i\ It ■:: , . : \i I pleting it when news came >: the a ■■hfr. ni : ■ granted him permanent aatlgnmeni tn the Uni-ted States and he was u from Balnorldge to the Navy Yard last month. Seven More Casualties Two Local Men \s Miss and Five Wounded in Action n«; S«:t. William .1. McCrudden and Pfc. William T. Rijrler Missing t'. H. S. Athlete Among Wounded I'll I ItANK f. \(l\l Prisoner Blood Donors Increase Here Ass'n Hears of , School Plan was then discussed and the opinion cf transferring another borough employee to the post and nhlng the vacancy caused by this shift met with the favor of all councilmen although definite action was tem-porarily delayed while the plan wa> being worked out. Salary for a su-pervlsw will be transferred from Pupils Given "V* easel" Ride A number ol additional . ■. . Charlea T Eloek. of Burma Mil: It. ■ Croa Blood- McretMJ of WMUmarah towmhlp . iiaiiy, ous tra I rtoeovn, a company member, will be the amount provided in the budge' "iK salesmen of War Band.-, and for an additional police officer. This! stamps ln thp Conshohocken public master The charier members of the com-pany now de.-rensed to six, only-three are expected to be present 1 (.".lit j Wilson ■ ; N Twenty-four of the highest rank loam n ■ Dougherty, thia borcugh. Francis — . S Meyers, who has been pn lent atih the understanding the number grade school received the honor and every real toi mam yeaia wil a of police vrtU not be increased. . thrill of a ride in the army's, latest; be among the en U _ . »«"«*» Adopted < type jeep yesterday morning. This I due to the -n. S Sgt The budget, amounttng to »i07.-|new caterpillar-tracked toap « rrmncii S Myers. Jr.. 31. in aerial 4j«.M. as pre-^nted at the January ,'weasel' costs S4.815 and will travel combat In Germany o-tober 7 ^,?Img' ,.was ad°Pled withoutiover snow, ice, mud oi water w;,nr anoehei tn s SK f ", "" voled to m-:, ^ '^a&el was bought 10 the Meyers, 30, has been missing crease the hourly wage of the street local school in recognition of the . Germany for m. _. , ing of the Citizen's association of The volunteers will give their life whit ■ nlght a*, fluid Monday and Tuesday at Nor- the Barren Hill fire hall M . IU, 1 ha -■ hool board matnb. k (mil vm Vlall 'in:- to'a"*ed hoa the schools in the town-receive the vital liquin "P ;ilr oparaUnj arUhoul 1 gupar- ,. -nrtTarn^ through,.;i The mobile!}.'8*"* Prhidpal In reply, the mem-w and_J.,.n. ; , A , ,.ri. i:! „ T:];:,.v U|h_ benatated that in 1 ■ c:an Pariah H UM DeB ** *"• oi»eratini: elfieienth along fine." and didn't to 70 cents per hour j school's work In selling bonds and Sel T»* Rate IBBBtpa Ezra B. Whitman. Jr.. An ordinance setting the tax rate Deputy Manager. War Finance of 20 mills, the .same as last year. Committee and Set. Robert Oar- IF. Nonistown. from : U to B SO, M n ..-. an ■ More than 1000 pints of whole blood a day were supplied by the ■ ■. paan area aione. during Decemijer and Janu- Pvt. URay P. Muter Induction avenui ■ try in German, Noven 11 residing 1967 Butler pike na.ifled l>;. the '-'. B . .1.1... and right elbow iy a direct hit froo ■ il. . N -ving. in 1943. ear and hall employment .. -ii. Marine Quarterma!■■■• \> received fram him a esided on Deremler 9. ... ,itid upon - • nee to the "■ 1 ■ . u .- ■ ■ ■ m Bt, Katnear*! wmg h^- : entered the am den. as a ipprentlce. He worked a) his trade until he en- While at school Philadelphia, he took his basic ''' ,!1 ,!"' ■ A brother, Cpl John McCrudden. sen-ing :n the Army bc- N l where he t* a member of the Mili-tary police He entered the service 1941 He graduated fn :u s: afatthea 1 High sahool where he • mttntwr of the football team Prior to his in-toam. where Pvl UJ- duct ion he was a member cf ihe carriage to the local young NorrUtewn police force Thec'asu nd al l»1 Thlt'r °°ma w!lnm M" Ue' Butler pSte, SK! James Cuuen, a Crudden ntswd are also tn the Arm- Porcea. Lt. John Oorboy has tamber 19 1943 in] , ,ar fl ■ . I ■ 1 La., and Pm. Ueadi M ' ■ ■ : ■ ... Ph Al M: H. attended Narris- A brothei :- unit in Magee, 1 -. A. Kpiisirki. .'7 ■ '•..-.■. ia arhile Rsmgera on Lu/^n according to a tele (PL. Ull I 1» n RONAN Cpl. William Rnnan. 30. of iu Kay- pmrtmani bj hi parenti \i in ■ •tte itreel ,. mombai ol Oonaho- Ifra Adam Kensiekl ol 229 Mcor-reehnieUn Fwirl >ade Joseph ?*'hw''"' "10 next was adopted, fifteen mills for gen- toe* and Sgt Frank Jacobs from Johnson, president V v. \ P<>»nt Ibis eral purposes and five mills for the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Fire Compam William \lu debt service. Tne tax collector.'' served a- crew for tot weasel Dresideni of Georae clav Fire C ' m,'a D" ccoommmmiissssiioonn uw-aass ssoett amt 1lgH nmuilltl.s-. . M«rr. WWhhihtmm.aHn ncno~m.«mne.n.djeidj .f*h.c_ pany .w..ast C_onah. ob. ocket :!'.« rlipir htrwi To Purchase Truck j pupils foi t^elr consistent buying of ■ Hi .- 1 Secretary Joseph Quinn reported' bonds and stamps and informed j Speaker Sr an - - quotauor suMflMhem that tti-v »oe being hona.-ed prtsUaj ,A Red Cos, executiv Miles A. BJ ^>| „ ward A Golden .-. * »• « '- Norri.s Fire Company. Thomas "'^l* V,hhi3 out because some resulted from report* erseas j Uood ■ (hose woui ihls does Uot ma .... whole tioe<f*ai highly pe and it is impossible for thr ■ ■. ictty how thmk ;i tupervtabki principal needed. Tin", stasad that A. M Kulp, count v .suiwnnteudent o public school continues to give hi; able flsst.statlee irogram, newly or-ganized at the sehooi was discussed hocken's Battery 0 Pleld ArOBerj bead avenue, West Conshohacken ed whether it was deemed unit, was captured bj the Gernu ipply the rnemoers of January 6 at Luxembourg. He k (in pe^H the safety patrol with white ram teen overseas " wa.s stated the subject would be discussed at a m tlw board of educatidti The proposal of equipping dvlsable 1 year. He eceived hLs Wing', and Cammis- I >it Monmouth, N. J Cpi William J Corbov I UTOJ burlneera. He was Inducted four year- ago and was assigned to Camp Belvair, Va fo: ■ raining. A sister : jpoy is an Army Nurse She enlisted tw to Alexan-dria. Va., for training aftei which ■ he had received - on a rtea> Chevrolet" mtck. and on bl thrWeasei oefogVoilgnt to th< 7"*"* "*** motion was Instructed to advertise school, the only one in the United ' Frankhi K Thomas chief for bids for a one and one-half ton States being sent out by the govern- gineer Ol the com truck, either Ford. Chevrolet or mem far (tetnonstratiODJ Irmsn ot the anniversary ban- M*Vt- _ I , j The Brad* -^hon: will condtu-t l BJB, 1 . d tq Cmarli W Moore. Mr. Quinn a.jo reported that he I.Social campaign to bay sufficient} George McMcnagie Herbert C had contacted the Fayette Motor bonds and stamp;, to pay for a Denm = . Sr. August Baser. Vernon Company relative to securing the Weasel When the pupils are sue- MaU, Joseph D Keil price of a new motor for the police i cessful a sponsorship panel will be Nugent. Harvev L Shaw B< car but had received no response I awarded to the school and the namv F B.au: andAnthonv Pi The pudllc safety committee was ■ of the school will be placed . V. F. W. Banquet instrument board of the Weasel bookex Poal 1074, Vetpr- :ian $62,000 in bonds ggl am of Foreign Wars, will hold its •tempi havg been .sold 111 the sihooi twelfth annual banquet tomorrow since the beginning of ihe War night at 6 at the hea.-. Bond-Stamp Sale For he pnteni tOT and Hairv itT* -:"'"?" 'term the sales amount to »17.772 I -idles' Auxiliary, digm-1 , tJelntwird Rill school auditorium for ■ ■ - ■ Block end Caldw med whether the B»v Scotr. ■ ' de organlaillonc he gyrruia- ■ "ft wheel ii a mpli 'Meet must also come bi ■ A member of the Citizen's asso-rted from day to day V wtiHx. tim Mid thai they need m ■ UlU mm of the Barren Hiil Consolidated throughout th ■ d or if the need in tbair sehooi should be tin- logical place ! u ' I ■: locally, they call on ser- hold tunctio) 1 ■ . Pyote. Texas Wh,,, ivhere ahaianoai afattig c.a, from prr" Hl,l,am T- R'irier. ' ami to California - vail two years ago. While at Hawaii ■: He graduated lrom Wet; car.shoh hoot la ; "V —'r,y "™ "'■" the class cf 1935. Durum his ht*> fifi? s'"r* cn,1,,h«Hi *' *»dl career he was -, m^mbcr Jf MIU *»?»« «•" ■ in Armored infantry Battalion. on Wednesday, designated as ^ideredonenr .<■.- enU--ed December 10 1 Wednesday in ail Ca&olic and "loped ■ receivwl his ba A brother s Sgl Theodore Ken- £ 'J**" vt£ trens* fened to Paxaa. Hr was home on Lent Services Begin Mere U tion m Ltixem- .- December 18 , .: KB the War Department by Mr and Mis Homer, with whom he re- Thr |»enll enl r. iii -..■■■ toemen lake up and no mother or \ issue at a meetina of the school father .should be concerned to hear board. fectlj logical directors replied tin ted to have the machuie k to the .so, but w«uid have to take paired by Walter Bischot at a bid of M&8.00 as submitted at the Janu-ary meeting. Questioned Sewer Bill Borough Treasurer Francis Bob-enrieth appeared before council and! The pupils who received a ride in ] taUaa and Other guests present read a letter received from Pablo the Weasel were Marie Rubando. Brigadier General Maguini. who owns the properties! Robert Vandegnft and Nancy Gray March D rt md reviewing tne lummer months iii, • «7-49 Wfj; Elm street, stathig grade 6. Richard Arndt. Teddy Ko- [ John V, Horan of the PhUadelnhla °,( "" R"d ' "''" PlnV?round Tor baseball games o pay his sewer bill. He I morowski. Arthu; Vercoe and Joan j Ctty Solicitors Office nnd past state ^, .^ *--—" <m ,(,eu'U':'"";u f'^h^of July celeb: I ring 1 mevshere ■ placed on the forehead ■ ' in Be et tared the the faithful with the ndmonition ' 1942. and was thou art and unto dust thou s,1; : cf la*: (■..-'■*■'■ HI a/tft .- the ;.:.!. HI oil-- chui ' ■ . his last furlough early m January ol 1944 and while home was married to the former Elisabeth May Wright of Spring Mill. He came ! I n the latter part M itthew*! he *a:r- Is charged for both properties and! Tornetta. grade 5: Robert Sassi.| ccnimander of the V claims that the property at No 449' Margaret Vuotto. Ronald Greco and ' the guest speaker, fhJSrf Ply,TU u to*r,hiP and »»'"■">; Lunhen. grade 4. ' A catered turkey dinner will be should not be charged for it. , Walter Komorowski. William De-j folhwed bv a professorial floor The matter was left in the hands' JeBno, Thomas Hitchcock and War-: shew and dancing of the plumbing inspector for In- rent Oarnett. grade 3; Judy Quigg,' Nl D ■: j Cannon Jam vestlgauon and if the owner Ls cor- 1 P«er Rubando. Beveii, Ru BU BDd A. Dufly and A - da be charged with only Samuel Weiner. grade 2: Ida W-1- that the men oversea-, are donating Tlie school directors suggested an R C Cill,rch 'Al11 l>-' held on Pri- Kb. f Ufferd 1.. Kami', blood. Th-■ . id Sunday only, with no .. . education concenuna the lCM sfheduied for Wednesday Ufhlj woun in Janu-this count:-. the question raised on :;:1-' Si:";,l|i- "' ,;;" Oroaa will be 1 J'b" im the school plavgroiniii (inrin 'tlie hold ,,very Friday afternoon at 3.15 Wa un Friday night at 8. wuli Wednesday u. his parents. Mr. and Sunday . ■ ■ p m Rev lira Clifford Ram Joseph \ 1* Defaenty of Waal ":ch and prior to leaving ■ child. for overseas early in April visited OD one or two occasions for only a few hours at a time. from him bj all Homer was on 1 - 17. one day before he was n Mrs. Horner all 1 a Christmas Card from bin the same The ■• u (ram ■* . i >n the of his marriage HOWAfd MCI amev Graduated Today the one property. Must tanner! With Settrr October IS. 1946. was the deadline set for all properties to be connect-ed with the sewer, in accordance with the State law. on motion of Mr Travagllnl Flrr Alarm System Robert Blalr, of the Conshohock-en Fire Commission, was present! A^ter two and one hall years with William Dewee> and Benjamin ' of over-as service in the European tfoeaver. andi requested councU to! theatre. Sergeant Edward Swet-make provLsions n the budget to u t . ■.. J W— . take care of the fire alarm System "°*Skl' S°" 0t Mr Md MfS' L6°n He explained that Uhe residents of Swetkowski of 19S Moorheari aw the west side of Fayette street are : nuiv West Conshohocken. arrived at enUtled to the service the same as|hls home Tuesday evening for a those of the east side. The com- thirty-day furlough looking the pir-mlttee was advised it is too late turo o( health and in high spirits, to include the work in this vears The West Side serviceman. Chief budget but the matter will be taken I Operations Clerk in a heavy bom-carr of as a post-war project 1 bardment group of an Army Air Report- Squadron, proudly wears a number The burgess reported one arrest Iof decorations, including the Euro-and the collection or $7.50 hi fines' l*an Theatre Ribbon, Presidential for the month of January 'i,,n Insignia 1 including the committee tn charge. >lpe form the ■ ner. Margaret Murray. William Me- M: and Mrs Louise 0r»*h and Batanoi 1 CaraaaUo from the a in Sgt. E. Swetkowski Home on Furlough After Spending 2% Years Overseas on of Hi < Lutheran paraon "Die weather here upon hts rival at about the same i when be M muting of the climate cf Italy, die lo-al ser-,1 geant says he does not know from ' where i 0 .Mil be pi ■ flown overseas as whole blood." th Red Cross executive said There ar<- till avail blr on Monday and Tuesday alter- Heci.ir street was aboard the Car loon at the Mobile Unit in Norn.- ller Ommaney Eay. one of the In-lt| h" town Mrs. Forrest stated at noon trep'd baby flattops, which was rn- . only about one !"'-iH> -,n(l *■*■ °»' -n,v idditional |PI1'iv ewog m the Oouthv :e whole year since he ™unt»wi for thai tune contacts her ',lc- No word has been re., , has been there that, has been .sunny Hl once !. ,v IJe!»inri"'"' ««l II i weather there started in' '«™ the youthful seaman is safe. October, he relates. As far as the PrOfiTam I*reSPn**»rf SLS^T ;iV She re-ned he sav=. i. i* twsthJ "K1**1" ' rtThCUieU reived a letter from hoi son feted For Sc'OUt TrilOn January 13- JUBt one month earlier t Ul DCUBI J>Up than the announcement of thi 'sinking of the erafl Seaman Hav 1) enlisted in the Kavy in June |0ti ' Lavin Bouse Malvern will de liver the course ol Lentajn Sunday tug At St Marvs R. C Church. Len- ongh. They have no children are being held Wednea- Pfc KA<H<-. entered the and Sunday. The Pas- afaj 1 1043 md receivi Howard McCarnev sion will be aald m PoiKh on Wed-'ti :,,; Mra ■ «2, "' 35° tOT "'' M to SI Mark' between Barren HUI consolidated , '"' tnpleUnghis COU1 ■ srnool and Marble Hall. Sunday night went to Camp Edwards Ma?-i be- al Oettvsburg Th- . at ,.JO Stations of the Cross will be t , vaoorg. Pa .mdKreceiv-held rurv Friday afternoon al :1 lMa mg ,hr dr({re(. „, Bafh,,(ir ol Dl. hUdren and again In the even- He was in si ;nity lrtul,i , I -.ear-old clergvman has Ownjon !J (' Ngi. Theodore Ratkoaski. 28. hus- heen distinctly honored bv the Btm- .i :-. ■ j3i b»iry, in being selected a Wednesday ndFi.iay^&idaU!; i , :;|| -.,, ,,.„ ,, , ■ m.nary m CeninU melon ,nlZZl u"RllSh,,ntl M ' Una f»«n«ylVanla Maryland and W«l James w Rayaa C M I -m-STJi . lervice AA wounded oi Virginia svnods. He win be re- ?J Mr- Anns H..-.-. oi tin i ured to trave! eatoiuuvilj In L ,.. I»st. Mrs McCarney, hia par- ■■- his fiancee, aOaa Ruth S«J ,:.i- Mr Price a reaidani of the town-tion of the -whole blood" program, ship, who Is employed m the Ard- F:\e Centers on the Flee ol the Bute H . tplj. Depnnmen- n -in M11. ing both whole blood and plasma ufftclaJ oapactty to inquire aboul The whole bio ■ ' improvement sought by the a*. - the A IT:-. Ail : a tion for the safety of children command, and to the Pacific by r,1!i Otrmantown uik1 Mr ■ i ■■-. ma. which has been widely hailed -.-Don. atM..c.,..y.,.\,v prraldeui '.v U "Of the 5.000.000 additional pint. r. appro*- Local Seaman on Nunken ( arrier st Benediction will mark the . nlghl at 730 .Stations 01 will again be said Friday Bati ilton tn Belgiu alternoon at 4 for chUdren , ..>,„„, ™ the evening at 7 30 In itntian lor w,,(. adult: t s; Gertrude's R c. r Entering service April 10. 1942. he "' w,"'; Oo*whohock»n and Ma of ag.741.37 in the general"accoum ' Bl011ZP ■*•» trepimailtBai «ix cam- *537.31 In the sewer Q|—llllllHui'i C'T*"' al1d thP Oood Conduct account and $2,123.01 in the sewer ■ Ristx>11 assessment account. The Presidential Unit Citation The tax collector reported the wai awarded for meritorious balance of outstanding tax on the I achievement in action against the food is concerned he says it is both good and not so good although i Is I i :l 0l . ■ canned food and one mag* A ,racial meeting greens, he explained. Committee of Troop No 3 Consho- Whensver a soldier picks up an hocken. wa --- ii paper read, about at St Mark', Lutheran Ohur h ad b larvtng In tha Oosurt Ouart smc n this country he I Howard Lentz nresidina. .,,,>.,- 1:, M, ,IMI l^"„,,""" a; a« ir.- In sfr-lldren ' buii: i Sgt will he held i H Tlie Miraculous Incorporated Into t AnoTheV'son ..Mrs Haves". Z' "'«"..». IURM CAM ^.iW^;«*«'i balance I °^^LPIU5^!:. ^_snyei and ; Amencan uapaV and r^adV 'abouV aTs^'afartrt lai , £•** J»2 10 Is burned J Lents presiding. ■ ■ „ " StiHS! I ■ and 1944 duplicate as $354903 jenemy The stars were awarded tor The plumbing inspector reported 1the r°llowtnK engagements: Tunisia seven permits Issued, three sewer connections: total connections to date. 1741: two regisirations and $50 collected from registrations. Wills A balance of *5.515 in the estate ot Charles S. Head. Sr. Consho-hocken. is awarded In equal shares to three children Harrison Head Charles S. Head. Jr., and Mary H. I Thorns, according to an adjudica-tion handed down by Judge J Bur-nett Holland in Orphans Court Robert McFarland. Conshohock-en, who died February 4, nauied his wife. Jennie P. sole beneficiary of on estate valued at $2,000 under terarji of his will filed for probate Sicily. Air Offensive European Bat tie, Naple?-Foggia Battle. Home- Arno Battle and the invasion of Southern France He also wears five stripes on the sleeves, each de-noting six months overseas service. Sgt. Swetkowski Is In command ag Sgt John Travers. also of West Conshohocken. but not In the same company However, they frequently are together. Another well-known person whom he sees frequently and for whose mother and wife he will deliver messages while he is home, is Paul Powers. former local postoffice employee. ■ Army postmaster close to i!flPv>ooUu^putnianny^th!inng017inkl^theld'p"aapnedi , J°lm Pet:"r prc*''' u, f"«,in"ad'ditto,nmai^FWloyr^,Juaa you can say there is not a MldJj who would not be willing-to change will be put in effect at I places with any of the strikers " scant meeting Sgt Sweikow-ki was nr.r u iev- The committee member- ■■ eral West Side boys who enl.>ted in slgne ternal ttrundfather. Howard ii Phillipsburg, N J laff Ing tii attend I clses. and will return tonmht He-by the graduate. He will aaeumc his new duties March fim Mi-- Miriam M i freahman al Gettysburg college will join her familv at the gradu- ££ ation. The father of the graduate en outatandlng Lutheran clergyman baa held the pastorate ot BI -Mark-. Lutheran Church I twenty j i ittended the Army Air Forces early in Janu-ar\, 1942, one of whom w i Sgl John Travers. Both nf the 111 to the far We me . ommand Mrs. J. <\ Fetter is Drive Co-Chairman Brotherhoods* Join in St. Mark's Meeting .uerseas together and j field Griffiths: mem ! ,-■■ / H •■ and safe-me time befoiv da i Howard Smith, quartei Italy. Sgt. Swetkowski has visited Rome Walter HJuck and Arnold Hoyer a number of time , :it the troop al I «d| trict Court of Honor and Board of no damage from bombs. He, bow- SevtatJ ever. explained there is n, Frasumrer Charles MriMrthgwr re-ported a Bttb m the ■ A ■.■••■ |)(, Wl,^. K.. iai ich; Ninth avenue, has aJao been named idvlsor. Rev (i E Mc- a co-chairman ot | Carney, perfonel and p :ctlons for the ,i: is. John P> Win- War Fund Drive to be launched ■i i ■ ■ ne one who paa .. tawer on a train and cal I ■■ is rhe other co-chairman. Stanley WU B. Cooper. Red Cross head hen- ii The tower erected teve ■ ■Mrs. Anne Gleba d-m of W Conshohoc-ken ha- been named al the crw .. coUecthmi dut: n J" t'1-1> unin used only m the i Rignter, chairman of similar coRac- oja-ration of the : - n Cedar Heights red with bv the fire where Sgt. Swetkowski is RationedIOOin^'te^^ea^iidS "period -I*' f'T SL^ oommi111- Whe" >** Dlt«« arrived the iti Italy He visited the members H- *.:i -epo-tto a ciZ n tn^kV ^he d.recuon oi Samuel fire had gamed considerable head- . eaoh Tluirsdny Marj UttiM NORAISTOWN Pft Prank I Navi H Washing- j' B I » en] j Tuesday owning sum- slightly wounded in action moniiiK thann M u h tower between M*d Mrs Be '■-■d by ''", * i- "■ ■ •'•■ D .i - . ;i>43 St Peter's Lutheran Church Bar- -'■'' i:'1'"1 ,:" \LCamev N C.and wen; oversea,' pastor of SI \I ■ mamber of Ohurch. addressed the Brotherhood-bbaU of both churches ii r The i .Two brothers an H„, M: Ml) m , i - i . PU ■ man were In I BaaoauNG and > ,,,. „av,. Set Hilliam J. Mrf-radden. J ,p 2 to 0 Krvtng with the Army anglnaers in Oamea and refreahmentj followed tne aant&mm Paoaft ii reported Paul B Mitchell presided Theodoi • fctaee January 13, according ■ S. Munta led the study dJ to a te.egram Irzm the War De- md Waiter Hou:k ■ i pur-mem received Tuesday bv his reireshmen-^. r Mrs Julia McCrudden of A devotional meetui^ Will mark 411 Spring Mill Ion Mfevroh i^
Object Description
Title | The Conshohocken Recorder, February 16, 1945 |
Masthead | The Conshohocken Recorder |
Date | 1945-02-16 |
Year | 1945 |
Month | 2 |
Day | 16 |
Volume | 74 |
Issue | 58 |
Coverage | United States -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Conshohocken |
Subject | Conshohocken (Pa.) - Newspapers; Montgomery County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Type | Text |
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Date Digital | 2011-12-01 |
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Contributing Institution | Conshohocken Free Library |
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Description | Conshohocken Recorder Newspaper |
Original Format | Newspapers |
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Language | English |
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Title | Page 1 |
Subject | Conshohocken (Pa.) - Newspapers; Montgomery County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
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ESTABLISHED 1869. NO. 7458.
®l)e Consljoljockcn Hccorticr.
Ma\ Restore Dr. Ftrandt Resigns
SJ . _ Prat in Baseball
11
CONSHOHOCKEN. PA.. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 16. 1945. TEN PAGES
More Than 200 Seaman is Godfather at Baptism
PRICE: THREE CENTS
Wounded
ipervisor as
11 1 j^Lpf "'"' '*W«t. chief of the National
l>Or011«ill Ml Iff* League Service Bnrraii Una 1934 1 ""h1" '"" ' lm« r-nlgnud his |,
Dr. William R. Brandt of 922 Fav- to Attend 12nd
[ette street, chief of the National
of Child Named for Hero Brother
List
Budget adopted and n' n:.i
tax rate set for
year 1945
V. F. W. Post to hold
12th Banquet to-morrow,
also
Seamen 3
ii b avenue
d from his
:gnmcnt at tin- P
Ine office of street supervisor,!
abolished two yeans ago. will be re-baseball
writer and
umnisf and will devote his time to
writing a history ol the national
paattUne, something he has aimed
h) (I I lor several years The book
will be issued this Fall. He will
continued his resident-? in this bnr
ored If plans discussed at ihe FeV OU8h- where he has lived for neverai
nun meeting ol .own council Wed- p?.',* ""?. '*£? £ls Sf*™- Drs
n.c..„ , „. , ,_„ " Ruth and Anna Brandt have :i
nesd.y mnta, »re lulfl*d. , larac MUWMble pruOoa ^^ . . .
The q\y:-an of restoring the cf-1 I* Eisindl. in addition to nil
i.e ™i,„i„ir.i3:i of a r,-1 «!?»"«•. 'too >M », ., I I » * 111. Xovnnber 23 .:
quest hy Ellas Blalr. chairman ofl5."^lJ™^l'^',.i;;\yu
,:
i:,i"' ' vc: held. T.r, .. n the day
iren; for a
!. id in honor of one of h!s
hero blather- Sunday at 1348 EM
I).iii:..i:i R. 0
■
b tptfaed Juhn Albert,
scheduled for
night jt 6.30 la ■ i ol v./,- MO Weal !"•
three to . led Con-ihohocken
High i
being gradu U I bi tn 12.
and Nutul
r t*h Camp 230 West
YJITI fallowing the death u h
n or two of his bro-ldonato boj
The forty second -ni
banquet cf Con'iohot-keti No 2 Fire
was godmother for
iflve by
the street committee, for an in-1 ing Ledger and Evening Bulletin
create cf approximately three cents jurlor lo accepting a position with
an hour for the members of thai1!* **■ York Tlm«- *'hh?h he re*
Of the
■
naH DgvW Dann, home on a 30-dav fur-best,
laugh from Corsica, afte:
one month overseas; Seaman 1
s:reet crew which would bring their iea'Tn* :" *** W thP P°St he
t^Sa£l2ZT£?12Z2' < Hi* long association with
Mr. GraUnese I nd he did no-'game in various capacities
any one was checking as to wha: ■ authorities on baseball
1?.^™ "mPloye(" auJ'- work m OW Before joining the National Lea- Bernard Shvm, U. S. Coast Guard
ai ernoon as he understood theyigue Service Bureau he was publicity stationed in Philadelphia nnd Sea-
« !.i, ' ^-ip:'-'-'- Itatad Lhi director for the Phillies. He was man 1 c Edward Roebuck, U. S
™n"^3'-*-a"wo*u«tul»t»h.' graduated from Philadelphia Cen- OOM in New
i nlr T\ " , Mr B:-Ur ^ '-V ,rnl HlBh- Muhlenburg College and York.
u^Z »JIV J' " tmP°-tlbl(' ror! Philadelphia College of Osteopathv An Invitation U Jpen 19 all mem-nim
to Keep .a'js on the men as he 'Brandt played basketball, baseball b*T» o! "he compani
M w^.-Kitig aevta daya a week. Heland football at Muhlenberg. and home at the time, to u
aeaarec. 1 am done from tonight! A rumor, current to the efrert he at die event. Then
on as chairman of the committee has resigned his position because of company tnemben .
I asked to be relieved two months1 Hi health. U entirely without foun- ror« tlfl
,lH2l . . IdBtlon- us he Ls in excellent health. riaber: C I.andLs.
The question of placing a super- jlus famllv states.
not in charge of alt street work
n an In
made .with the possibility of add!-; fin;rV uim of the Rirst Army
tional viilting tarvtca men wha are
: the company
tn Germany
.i followed by five monilv
to the day. that of the
■ ■
'.' Glandana:o. 22. who
; .11 the Southw<
;,. , '. wottnda Jupe 23, tuatained Uka hia
brother the day previous, tn
artth .1 H igaed there.
1 of the
church, offlri.ue.-i ■
Follawlng the chrtstenin
I ■ ■
M Bridgeport and N
Piaai hame,
■ . ■ ■ ■
Work ■ ;
nin N i\
It ■:: , . : \i I
pleting it when news came >: the
a ■■hfr.
ni
: ■
granted him
permanent aatlgnmeni tn the Uni-ted
States and he was u
from Balnorldge to the Navy Yard
last month.
Seven More Casualties
Two Local Men \s Miss
and Five Wounded in Action
n«;
S«:t. William .1. McCrudden and Pfc.
William T. Rijrler Missing t'. H. S.
Athlete Among Wounded
I'll I ItANK f. \(l\l
Prisoner
Blood Donors
Increase Here
Ass'n Hears of ,
School Plan
was then discussed and the opinion
cf transferring another borough
employee to the post and nhlng the
vacancy caused by this shift met
with the favor of all councilmen
although definite action was tem-porarily
delayed while the plan wa>
being worked out. Salary for a su-pervlsw
will be transferred from
Pupils Given
"V* easel" Ride
A number ol additional . ■. . Charlea T Eloek. of Burma Mil:
It. ■ Croa Blood- McretMJ of WMUmarah towmhlp
. iiaiiy, ous tra I
rtoeovn, a company member, will be
the amount provided in the budge' "iK salesmen of War Band.-, and
for an additional police officer. This! stamps ln thp Conshohocken public
master
The charier members of the com-pany
now de.-rensed to six, only-three
are expected to be present
1 (.".lit j Wilson ■ ; N Twenty-four of the highest rank loam n ■
Dougherty, thia borcugh. Francis
— . S Meyers, who has been pn lent
atih the understanding the number grade school received the honor and every real toi mam yeaia wil a
of police vrtU not be increased. . thrill of a ride in the army's, latest; be among the en U
_ . »«"«*» Adopted < type jeep yesterday morning. This I due to the -n. S Sgt
The budget, amounttng to »i07.-|new caterpillar-tracked toap « rrmncii S Myers. Jr.. 31. in aerial
4j«.M. as pre-^nted at the January ,'weasel' costs S4.815 and will travel combat In Germany o-tober 7
^,?Img' ,.was ad°Pled withoutiover snow, ice, mud oi water w;,nr anoehei tn s
SK f ", "" voled to m-:, ^ '^a&el was bought 10 the Meyers, 30, has been missing
crease the hourly wage of the street local school in recognition of the . Germany for m.
_. , ing of the Citizen's association of
The volunteers will give their life whit ■ nlght a*,
fluid Monday and Tuesday at Nor- the Barren Hill fire hall
M . IU, 1 ha -■ hool board matnb.
k (mil vm Vlall 'in:- to'a"*ed hoa the schools in the town-receive
the vital liquin "P ;ilr oparaUnj arUhoul 1 gupar-
,. -nrtTarn^ through,.;i The mobile!}.'8*"* Prhidpal In reply, the mem-w
and_J.,.n. ; , A , ,.ri. i:! „ T:];:,.v U|h_ benatated that in 1 ■
c:an Pariah H UM DeB ** *"• oi»eratini: elfieienth
along fine." and didn't
to 70 cents per hour j school's work In selling bonds and
Sel T»* Rate IBBBtpa Ezra B. Whitman. Jr..
An ordinance setting the tax rate Deputy Manager. War Finance
of 20 mills, the .same as last year. Committee and Set. Robert Oar-
IF. Nonistown. from : U to
B SO, M n ..-. an
■
More than 1000 pints of whole
blood a day were supplied by the
■ ■.
paan area
aione. during Decemijer and Janu-
Pvt. URay P. Muter
Induction
avenui
■
try in German, Noven
11
residing
1967 Butler pike
na.ifled l>;. the '-'.
B . .1.1... and right elbow
iy a direct hit froo
■
il.
. N -ving.
in 1943.
ear and hall employment
.. -ii. Marine Quarterma!■■■• \>
received fram him a
esided on Deremler 9.
...
,itid upon - •
nee to the
"■ 1 ■ . u .-
■ ■ ■
m Bt, Katnear*!
wmg h^-
: entered the am
den. as a ipprentlce.
He worked a) his trade until he en-
While at school
Philadelphia, he took his basic ''' ,!1 ,!"'
■ A brother, Cpl John McCrudden.
sen-ing :n the Army bc-
N l
where he t* a member of the Mili-tary
police He entered the service
1941 He graduated
fn :u s: afatthea 1 High sahool
where he • mttntwr of
the football team Prior to his in-toam.
where Pvl UJ- duct ion he was a member cf ihe
carriage to the local young NorrUtewn police force
Thec'asu nd al l»1 Thlt'r °°ma w!lnm M" Ue'
Butler pSte, SK! James Cuuen, a Crudden ntswd are also tn the Arm-
Porcea. Lt. John Oorboy has
tamber 19 1943 in] , ,ar fl
■ .
I ■ 1
La., and Pm. Ueadi
M
' ■ ■
: ■ ...
Ph Al M: H. attended Narris-
A brothei
:- unit in
Magee, 1 -.
A. Kpiisirki. .'7 ■
'•..-.■. ia arhile
Rsmgera on Lu/^n
according to a tele
(PL. Ull I 1» n RONAN
Cpl. William Rnnan. 30. of iu Kay- pmrtmani bj hi parenti \i in ■
•tte itreel ,. mombai ol Oonaho- Ifra Adam Kensiekl ol 229 Mcor-reehnieUn
Fwirl >ade Joseph ?*'hw''"' "10
next
was adopted, fifteen mills for gen- toe* and Sgt Frank Jacobs from Johnson, president V v. \ P<>»nt Ibis eral purposes and five mills for the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Fire Compam William \lu
debt service. Tne tax collector.'' served a- crew for tot weasel Dresideni of Georae clav Fire C ' m,'a D"
ccoommmmiissssiioonn uw-aass ssoett amt 1lgH nmuilltl.s-. . M«rr. WWhhihtmm.aHn ncno~m.«mne.n.djeidj .f*h.c_ pany .w..ast C_onah. ob. ocket :!'.« rlipir htrwi
To Purchase Truck j pupils foi t^elr consistent buying of ■ Hi .- 1
Secretary Joseph Quinn reported' bonds and stamps and informed j Speaker Sr an
- - quotauor suMflMhem that tti-v »oe being hona.-ed prtsUaj
,A Red Cos, executiv
Miles A. BJ ^>| „
ward A Golden .-. * »• « '-
Norri.s Fire Company. Thomas "'^l* V,hhi3 out
because some
resulted from report*
erseas
j Uood
■
(hose woui
ihls does Uot ma
....
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Contributing Institution | Conshohocken Free Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Contact | If you have any questions, contact Branch Manager at smason@mclinc.org or call 610-825-1656 |
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Language | English |
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