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SWARTHMORE, PA., AUGUSA 5, 1938
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MRS.C.C.SCHATTE
BURIED MONDAY
Former Marian Hanna Died Friday as Result of Accident
18 Months Ago
Funeral services were held at 2
o'clock Monday afternoon, August 1,
at her late home, 625 Parrish road,
Swarthmore Crest, for Mrs. Conrad
C. Schatte, who died last Friday in
the Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia. Although of late she had appeared to be in the best of health Mrs.
Schatte had never fully recovered from
a serious, fracture of the right leg and
other injuries she suffered in an automobile accident at Hardingville, N. J.,
January 6, 1937. She was in a critical
condition at the Underwood Hospital
in Woodbury, N. J., six weeks following the accident and then was confined
to her home for a long period of convalescence before being able to go
about as usual. Five weeks ago she
was taken ill again and entered the
hospital. Mrs. Schatte was thirty-five
years old last November. She was born
in Chester but had been a resident of
Swarthmore for twenty-one years.
Before her marriage in the Swarthmore Presbyterian Church she was
Miss Marian Hanna, daughter of James
Hanna, well known Chester contractor,
and Mrs. Hanna, residents of Vassar
avenue. She was a member of the
Swarthmore Presbyterian Church and
of the Junior Board of Chester Hospital.
Surviving besides her husband and
parents are two daughters, Betty Jane,
16, and Marian Hanna Schatte, 14,
and a brother, John Reid Hanna, of
University place and Cornell avenue,
Swarthmore.
The services, which were conducted
by the Rev. David Braun, pastor of
the Swarthmore Presbyterian Church,
were attended by many relatives, personal friends, acquaintances and busi-
. ness associates of the. Hanna family,
including prominent civic and business
leaders of Chester and of other parts
of Delaware county. The body was
surrounded by J more than a hundred
beautiful floral tributes.
Pallbearers were: Walter C. Atkinson, of Lansdowne; James A. G
Campbell and Edward Lupton, Jr., of
Chester; John Dolman, Jr. and Samue!
J. Hanna, of Swarthmore; Richard
Massey, of Philadelphia; Herman C.
Neuweiler, of Allentown; Charles L.
Mathewson,. of Pittsburgh, and Raymond W. Baldwin, of Williamsport,
Pa. Interment was in Chester Rural
Cemetery.
LOCAL MAN ATTENDS
CELEBRATION
A. B. Gorman, of Crest lane, was one
of the group who helped the Standard
Oil Company of Pennsylvania celebrate
the tenth anniversary of its inception in
this State on Tuesday, August 2. The
festivities got off to a good start with
a big, all-day party at Springhaven
Country Club where the 150 congenial
guests enjoyed to the fullest all the
pleasures that Springhaven offers. A
royal banquet at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia closed the local
commemorative celebration and left all
the participants hoping that the next
decade would be as auspicious as the
last and the next celebration as noteworthy  as   this. »
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New Magazine7
Delaware County's oldest weekly
paper will greet its subscribers next
week as a monthly picture magazine
devoted exclusively to this county. Its
name is the Delaware County Advocate, and it has been published since
1868 by John Spencer, Inc., of Chester,
Pa.
The purpose of the new magazine is
to summarize in picture form the outstanding events, institutions, industries,
personalities and other aspects of our
county. The first issue will contain,
for example, a survey of swimming facilities, the Finnish Tercentenary Celebration in Chester, Swarthmore's Country Week picnic, the Restoration of
John Morton's Birthplace, the "Advocate's Photographic Salon," with pictures by Ernest R. Laws, and several
short items.
Subscription price of the new Advocate is $1.50 a year (12 issues) or 15
cents a copy at newstands. The magazine may also be obtained direct from
the publishers, John Spencer, Inc., 8th
& Sproul Streets, Chester, Pa.
"Lucky" Is Triple Winner
COUNCIL SITS IN
JULY SESSION
Courte*y of P/iila. Inquirer.
Nancy McCurdy, five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace M. McCurdy, of Ogden avenue, is pictured with the Harlequin Great Dane owned by Mr. and Mrs. E. Z. Dimitman, of Walnut' lane, which waB
not only the largest and most spotted dog but also the best trained animal in' Swarthmore's annual dog
show Monday.
FIDO REIGNS AS THE SWARTHMOREAN
HOLDS FOURTH MID-SUMMER DOG SHOW
First Two Events Given to Celebrate Close of Dog Quarantines in 1931 and 1936 Proved
So Popular Show Was Made an Annual Affair
of Ever Increasing Success
Helping along the old adage that
'every dog has his day' and assuring at
least one such opportunity annually
for the local canine The Swarthmorean
last Monday held what seemed to be
the most largely attended of the four
events it has so far sponsored.
Undaunted by scorching weather
many dogs came half an hour before
the scheduled hour, 10:30 A. M., and
waited on the rear grounds of the High
School for the registrar and judges to
arrive.
When at last each pup had been registered and tagged with an identification number the dogs lined up in front
of the class signs along the fence while
Postmaster Alfred P. Smalley, Mrs.
J. Passmore Cheyney and Charles R.
Russell carefully determined the dogs
with supreme peculiarities demanded of
winners in the eighteen classes.
Winston Roberts, of Walnut lane,
was the proud custodian of "Lucky,"
huge Harlequin Great Dane, which un-
disputedly won as the 'largest' and
'most spotted' dog. "Lucky" also was
judged the 'best trained' dog, thank
goodness! — One look at that massive
hound and one fervently prayed he was
well trained.
The generosity of Martel Brothers,
who gave in addition to the master
prize (a model dog house complete to
shingled roof) a whole case — forty-
eight cans of dog food, enabled the innovation of awards for second place
this year. Each runner-up received a
consolation can of the food.
Next to "Lucky," "Jock," Jimmy
Smith's Newfoundland, of Park avenue, was 'largest'; and Gordon Bier-
man's Chesapeake Bay retriever, "Bob,"
of South Chester road, was nearly as
well trained as the Great Dane.
"Sambo," twenty-day-old part fox
terrier puppy of Bill Mitchell, North
Chester road, was closely followed by
"Inky," Nancy Hoot's two-month-old
cocker spaniel, of Lafayette and Princeton avenues, for the awards of 'smallest'
and 'youngest' in the show. "Sambo's"
tender age rated him a ride in a*basket
from class to class, or maybe his owner
was afraid he'd never find the tiny mite
if he got loose.
Mills and Betty Jane Hedgepeth, of
Cornell avenue, walked off with 'blackest' honors and the master prize for
the 'champion—best all around dog
won by "Bismark," their cocker spaniel. The Newfoundland "Jock" was almost as black and "Betsy," black cocker
spaniel owned by Emily Smith, sister
of "Jock's" master, was second champion.
"Scupper," Mardy Jean Crosby's fox
terrier, of Princeton avenue, was the
'whitest' dog and Pauline Deacon's
"Bob," of Chestnut avenue, was next
'whitest.'
"Topsy," of Oberlin avenue, rat terrier owned and shown by Elizabeth
Pope, was 'fattest' again this year and
Mary Dickinson's Mt. Holyoke place
brown dachshund, "Dina," was nearly
as obese. The Popes were pretty sure
of the prize claiming it was a cinch last
year and they knew they had 'improved'
'TopsyV figure since then.
"Mickey," thirteen years old, owned
by Mrs. T. K. Brown, of Dickinson avenue, and exhibited by Elizabeth Bryant,
of the same street, was the 'oldest' dog
with Dween Lingle's "Punch," of Cornell avenue, (over ten), next in line of
years.
"Arno," Wilson Burke's Doberman
Pinscher, of Westdale avenue, apparently still has the shortest tail in
Swarthmore but (we hate to have to
confide this) he must have let himself
slip during the past year for "Dina,"
the dachshund, replaced him as the
'most aristocratic' The tail of Ian
Chew's "Skippy," of Rutgers avenue,
was so obviously not there that he was
second 'shortest tailed.' Warren Bernard's English setter, "Duke," of Union
avenue, was second 'most aristocratic'
."Patsy," setter belonging to Ann
Cochran, of Kenyon avenue, had sufficient feminine pulchritude to capture
first prize in the 'prettiest' class. The
Hedgepeth's spaniel, "Bismark," was
the Adonis of the show;
There must be a great deal of satisfaction- in holding a title year after
year even if it is the distinction of be
ing the 'ugliest' dog in the Borough.
'Bang," mongrel pet of Virginia Perkins, Cedar lane, doesn't seem to mind
it a bit and in his owner's absence
dragged Anne Perkins along to this
year's show as his chaperon while he
again victoriously defended his title.
"Bo," Kerry Blue terrier of Larry
Drew, Park avenue, so much resembled
"Bang" that he was just about held to
second place.
Number thirteen proved lucky for
"Jiggs," mongrel of Billy Hartman,
Dartmouth avenue, and won him the
'cutest' award. "MacGregor," Mrs. E.
Fullcrton Cook's tiny pet, met with
trouble on the trip from his home in
Wallingford and almost didn't get to
the show in time to be the second
'cutest.' But since MacGregor is an old
standby and can be counted on to put
in an appearance each year, he was allowed to burst in unregistered and have
the chance to receive some compensation for the worry of his unavoidable
delay.
"Dusky," Lois Gray's Vassar avenue
Irish setter, proved the 'friendliest* canine and Elizabeth Pope's "Topsy" was
next cordial.
"Punch" Lingle was the 'most thoroughly mongrel' and Ian Chew's
"Skippy" nearly as 'thorough.' We were
sorrowfully told a deadly rival in this
class had to be withheld from the show
he and his owner, George Froebel, of
Swarthmore avenue, had anxiously
awaited, after he was, injured last week.
"Hector," Nancy McCurdy's dachshund, of Ogden avenue, donned the
'most forlorn' look and surpassed even
"Dodo," Barbara Kent's dachshund, of
Riverview road, in this expression so
well assumed by the particular breed.
Ian Chew, Gordon Bierman and Barbara Kent left the show before receiving their dog's prizes so the three second awards their pets won await them
at The Swarthmorean office.
Members of the Swarthmore Nursery
School were interested visitors at the
show,    insisting    on    bringing    their
friend, "Ruffle," Mrs. G. Wills Brod-
head's part shepherd and setter mutt,
(Continued on Page Four)
To  Award  Fire Track  Bid  on
10th; Buses Replace Yale Avenue Trolleys on 14th
At a meeting of Borough Council
held last Wednesday night bids for the
new ladder truck for Swarthmore Fire
Company were opened and after seme
discussion it was decided to award the
contract for the new truck at an adjourned meeting to be held Wednesday,
August 10.
Albert Sidney Johnson, Jr., appeared
in the interest of his client, James A.
Peck, of Baltimore pike and Sproul
road, who owns the property at 350
Vassar avenue, and stated that Mr.
Peck was willing to release Mrs. Ogden
from her lease on that property, if
Council felt there was a violation of
the zoning ordinance. Several neighbors appeared and complained about
the continuance of the property as a
boarding house and claimed that properties on that street were depreciating
because of  this condition.
Mrs. Louis W. King, of 29 College
avenue, asked Council to repair damage caused to her property by the
water from the sewers during recent
storms. Dr. Eugene Underhill, of Chester and Leiperville roads, requested
more information on the new sewer
to be located on his property. Both
matters were referred to the sewer
committee.
Council passed an ordinance providing for contract with the Sewer Authority.
New sidewalk on Walnut lane, between Elm avenue and Swarthmore
avenue, was authorized to be installed.
Borough Secretary Elliott Richardson
announced that the P. R. T. was to
put new buses on Yale avenue in place
of the present trolley, the new service
to. start on. August 14, and the tracks
to be removed as soon as possible.
LIBRARY CLOSES
TOMORROW
This afternoon, Friday, August 5, from 2 until 5:30 o'clock
and tomorrow morning, Saturday,
from 9:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
will be the last opportunities until Monday, August 22, for
members to withdraw books from
the Swarthmore Public Library.
In addition to being closed each
Saturday afternoon during July
and August the library will not
be open for the next two weeks
while Mrs. Irwin Tschebull, the
librarian,  is  on  her vacation.
Double the usual amount of
books may be taken out this
week and kept until the week
the Library reopens. This arrangement will permit the issuance of two seven-day books
and four two-week books on
each adult card. Although the
Library opens on the 22nd the
books will not be overdue until
after the 26th. Those who wish
to return their books while the
Library is closed may drop them
in the box outside the Library
door.
President Lectures Council
T. E. Hessenbruch, of Yale avenue,
president of Borough Council, gave a
lecture on "Water Shed" to Council
members at Wednesday evening's ses
sion.
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Eagles Beat Pirates
Games on Friday and Monday were
rained out. On Wednesday night the
Eagles beat the Pirates by a score of 5
to 1. Since neither team had a complete
line up, members of the Junior Hornets
filled in. Runs for the winners were scored by Spanier (2), Richardson (1),
Scott (1), Hoot (1). Earnshaw scored
for the losing team. Hamby had two hits
for the winner.
Two fine fielding plays were made by
an unassisted double play by Davis and
a put out at second' by Hamby. Kaufman
and Costello also played good games.
The League now stands Junior Hornets 3-2, Eagles 2-2, Pirates 2-3. Eagles
and Pirates play again on Friday night.
The Junior* HornefsT-pfey"Way from
home.
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