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The Ambler Gazette VOL. LIII-NO. 88 AMBLER. PA.. NOVEMBER 12, 1931 S1.75 A YEAR tJE.lW I COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL WELFARE OF LOCAL INTEREST READERS TO Delightful Masked Party at Mr. and Mrs. White's—Firemen Plan Actlvj- trt.. — Ladies Will Entertain West Conshohocken Auxiliary. /i. luoiry tialUnvofU nii.siiuerude AV-a.s enjoyed oy aii' i/copio i::.*.ta- ii.ij evL'iiini;', \siicn <i. pia'ty w.ta iieiii oy lho i-a.iiois i-iioie cia. ;> ui 1 i>iiivyui..i ...c^l- 111,-, juvangciii.ai i.iiuri;ii at tno iyouie ol 111., una .n-i's. \v liiiitild LUii>, ill i^iy- luuulu ^...enilc. Aoo nuusu Livei.> uccoi". lucg I iottiav.- n.eu witii cii aui.uiniL &...t- eimveuiiii; Lliu spj»it oi Uic tl„ y igh ley, Iceland, Oroton, Knight. lowo'eti ucaJcK^a. V>-iiiys Wuie ¦pii*.>tja, topped by rct'realiinenis. INcany a,ii ULit;iiaea in coatumii, itnd maii.y v\e.i. Uiii ec^tiiu^ed uuLii ttiey unniacvja. jiaimoiiviiio r ire uuiiiiiauy pi.ii.neU Hovel.1.1 oeu^iiil eveiiLri tUUiiitj tiui iicxl I jii'cnt iitOii^n at Liievi' ii-vicLiu^ i<,.ti l'l may evoiiiiig. llic ani\4,i ojsi-i.' HUi.^per, a t>ig evoiiL uf Liio au.i1 sva.'5i^>ii Wild planned lor hatu-Uay, J-ice.iioei- l). un .Novc.uuer -i, anuuier ol l:jelr usi;,.uiy vfiy t^ucccssiui i,a. d «ociuis will 00 hul i. warren Ueisiugui- is cu«,iiinan oi tho latter evunl, with Al¬ beit lugnall, L»anlel A. iiistioiig ano Josepli AiarKie aa hl.-i aid-l. OlIici- i.usi¬ ness al hand was routine. I'he l-iidies Auxiliaiy of II/Lrmoavlllo J-'lre comiKiny made arrangements to v-uteriaiu LUo ALLXiiiaiy ol tne Licoifec Ulay I'lie conipany oi West t.oiisuo- huchcn on Thursday evoning, Novem¬ ber 1.;, wnen tliey met last 'I'hursu.iy evenliiH. Tliiii event, to be held i:i tne lire hail in iJianiionville, will i>e a de- li^,aLiul social gv,Liieriiig. iUrs. Lieuis ^.iiei'i.ard WiLS aeU'igated to supervise the coininiltee in aiiauging li.e event. I'lans we.'e akso made to nold a card Vaiiy, wliiuli tiili-fs piaco in Llic u..i. '.lus tiatuivay evening. Airs. Hairy ^jLiLopui' aiui iMis. caiuutil fccaeeLz u i.i have Cliarge. 'mere were u m liiu lujcLiag, -ove.' Wiue.l i Aii^i liyui^i. i^iireei'cr, pi'ttsideni, oiliciated. .tV bv^'Ciat loilowcd. Thu meetiius of the Cold I'olnl chureh cud Conimunity cmib, on 'lues- day evening, Wiis a gujosily aii.j|.a-. \ dhosts ot many descriptions invade i i the home of .vir. and iMrs. William | I'ottji and spent the evening in tUi- myslerlous coniipcsi:. e ot a business session, 'ilie reveuy which wa.s eiiju.,-1 ed alter the meeting was concarrent j with thq hallowed ; (casoii. Mrs. Jomi i Ivillner presi 'ec(. Assisting tne no.s- I Usscs were Mrs. ti. A. ^Ulison and' Mlss Mary Berkheimer. j ,l.'.i.vid w'hite, ot I'lyir.out'i Moeting, I Jias been a imtient in italiueniann nos-i |.ital for several weeks and is e.-cpccied lo undergo an operation di.riag tnis • week. in;.:in.jer of the MethcuJlst Chui-ch for lift ycai-s. Iniernieut was at tai-ren | llill cemeteiy. Uis only a(ttvivor is his widow, LllUcia 'I', hly. M.-. and .Mrs. J. J'earce Khoads and Mr. and M(i s. i-'harles !<'. Khoads, ot liymouth Centre, motoretl lo uUce- Jun-st, N, J., on Bunday, to view lae lwo U. S. Navy diriglbla-, "L.os Angeles" and '"Akron." Ml. and Mrs. Charlts McNeill, of New Jersey, aie visiting with Mr. a.iul Mrs. Itowaid Noblel, in Plymouth Centre, this week. A "pal" social is planned agiiin bj | '^y'^,^,^^ the Ladies' l.itlo cias.s oi 1 »,> iiiu-ul., ¦ nn.etiiig i;;vaiigi.iiical cnurcli anil wiii ba liei't in iiainn-'iivuie lu'o iioii ,c !L...turUay evcnini,, i,-ecL'iiiuer u. j Kev, and -Mrs. li. 1'. Liieaejie, of I'ly¬ mouth -Meeting, were in Kcadiag on iMonday whero All. liiescke atleiided a n:inisierial meeting. fc'ei vices Sunday in Plymoutli Aleet¬ ing hi. U. (ihurch were led Ly tlie pas- li- r B. P. Gle-Sk-Ke. 'llic iitorniug sei mon was "I'ower on a Hill." 'IMxe text was liom Mark i.x: :ill. Jn the evening Rev. Gleseke spoke of "The Sinner's Need of Jesus." His te.xt was l.om J-uke xviii; 13. Ne.xt Sunday,- com iiamion will be sorved in the morning antl Kev. J. ti. Heissler will preacn and condi'Ct the .Hervico. The p:istor will Olllciate at a eomniuiilon service in the evc.'iing. Sumlay school attem.i- ;Mice, this week, was 2:;5, with 3(J visi¬ tors ami :; new seholais. Collection was $K;.76. Banner class, Junior tlcpart- ment; star class, Jolin llaslan. T!i(0 Suntiay school board of the Plymiulh K C. church met Thursday evening in tho Sunday nchool i-ooms ( f the church. Nominating committees for the eleotion of othcors next month and for the Chi-1atm;i.s program were appointed. Uev. B. 1". Gieseke, paator presided. Tho third quarterly confer¬ ence of the chui-ch wiiiri held on Tuea¬ day evening in charge of Kev. J. S. Heislcr. Announcement was matie of revival services to be held in January, ' t<tartin.g on the first Sund.-iy. In i>i-e- jiaration for these revival seivices cottages prayer n..eetiiigs .-ire now be¬ ing held every Wednesday evening at S in four ditferent localitit>s. The Ply¬ mouth group meets at the church un¬ der the loaderahjp of the pastor. The Hai-mo'nville group meets at the home of Mrs. Walter Cuininings; leader, Benjamin Afoseie.v. .Mr, i. Alvin Hawk ot the Peachville gr<>up, , the home of Mrs, Charlea I-eslle Kodebaugh Is in tlie Plymouth Center group. Woodring has accepted the i-evival forrr.ed for Meeting to Be Held Next Monday Af¬ ternoon in Norristown , Tho next meeting of the council for Social Welfare of Montgonwiy Oounty -will l>e held next Monda.v at 2 p. m. In the Y. W. C. A., 7111 ' I.e- Kalb istieet, Noi^rLstowTi (Chestnut street entrance). The following Interesting prognam has l>een prepared: Presentation of the Ootincil's Study ot tulM'rculosis in Montgomery Otiun- ty, Mrs. Marie Neilson Kowe, statistic- Ian of the Penn.sylv.anla Tuberculosis Society. Plscussion, Pr. IMiilip ,r. I.ukens, ex- president wf the Montgomery County MedtcaJ soclet.v, nlso ,a memiber of Montgomery County Tuberculosis and Public Health society. I "How- our I'ublic Health Work can he Improved," Dr. AValter A. Ye.-ikle, | county medical director, I Kveryone linterested is urged to at¬ tend. Two other studies, "Family and ' Children's Work" and "Dellnriuency : and Prolxation," will soon be complet- i ed. I I The following persons in this looal- ] Ity are co-opcraling in t1ie work: H. j J. Uager. Dr. P. J. I.ukens. J. AVm. j Hitter, I'^sq,., Mrs. George. J. Oooke, I of Ambler; Mrs. ICdward Ingersoll. of i {:;w>-nedd Valley; Kalph K. Sjnith, 1 Lanstlale; Prof. Kowlnnd antl Mrs. Iloward A. I..oeb, Klkins Park; K. Ij. | liutton, .antl Mrs. Ijaurcnce Butler, ot , Jenkintown; Mrs. W. W. llarpei- and Frazer Harris, Chestnut ITill; Hoi-,a:-e O. Jones, Kev. Stanley R. AVest. Mrs. AA'illiam AVbite and Mrs. Cleorge N. of Consbohocken; Miss Kls.a i t>f I'lourtown; Itev. N. B. of AVhitemarsh; Hon. II. GOES OVER IHE lOP EXCEEDS LAST YEAR'S COLLEC¬ TION, WITH 6480 GARMENTS Mi.ss PonaUI.'ion, gave out BOO gar ments during the year to families nev er helped before. Mtss I'^lora Heckler's cl.'iss was ro¬ ported as a new director. Mrs. Pha^ J. Kex then read names of ollicers elected for the ensuing y.Nar, as follows: ll'resident, Mrs. F. O. Hoyt; first vice president, Mrs. S. Rosenberry: snc- ond vice presitUmt, Mrs P. Hipfle; third vice president, Mrs. F. Stephens; fourth vice president, Mrs. t. N. Coh¬ en; secretary, Ml.ss Anna Hager; as¬ sistant secretary, Mrs. r, M'. Sage; treasurer, Mrs. .1. AVYn. Hitter. KLIZAIVETII F. SCHKHTZ. .' HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI AmWer Grads to Meet at Hayloft on November 19 Tho rt>gular niec]ing of the AmibltM- High SchtKil Aluninl asosciatlon w-ill be belt! on Thursdfiy evening-, 'Nov. 19. This is tf) be a social meeting, and will be held at the HAyloft Tea room, Bethlehem i>lke, In Wlillomarsh. A charge Is made ftn- si»ppir. which will ..„. .,..^.,. be sei-vtvl at (1.30, with tlanclng, tau-ds rjiinutes of the pi'-evlous annual ' *»"'' games afterward in the Hayloft. All members Avho wish to jittend this meeting must malic .-m advance reservation not latef than Monday, Ntw, 16. .Tt^ephone JuILa Compton, Ainibler 124-J, or Harry Uandis, Ambler 447. Make leserv-ations eArly, as the num¬ ber Is limited. I DANCER SPOTS OF THE WCIRLD I To Be RATES DECREASED at the is $133.61 PS AGAINST $143.44 YEAR G. URGED Ifl ACCEPI COONIY AID OFFER CHAMBER CF COMMERCE W.^NTS AME3LER TO ACT i Must Match $10,305 from County to i Aid Unemployment Relief Program; i —'Opening ot Hendricks St. eat Is' I Suggested. Al Uieir nicetlus on jMonday evening tho iiucctois Oi UIO Auujlui- CilijiiiUei'j [ ol Cij-ii.inerLo took the stand tliat the | I i.uiougu coi;iicil iiliuuld iicetipt tne j 1 mont y ol'lereil oy the coanu.v to iUti Uii- j ! ciiililoyiiieiiL by UuildiUii- wu-ee'ts at t.iis \ I '"'¦"-'¦ i The county luas offered the Bo ough , of AmuK-r tne sum ci $lu,t.ow to ue j j usetl lu iHiiloin.g sirefU4, pi-o\idetl tiio , I ooiuugii WlU iiici-L LIUS sum With a like amount ai»i win suait wu.K ¦.¦.,1] once, rais it sei'tns is ,a great advan- I j tage for the thorough and one tnat I Kiiould not Ire misscvi. iiy accepuiig i tills auiik of money it will be possible LU open Hcntlicics street from i-or-^'St avenuo to Tennis aveni.e. This is one 1 I of tlie greatest s.4 cet needs in Ain- I bier. -At present tlit-re is only liidge i avenue, wiihiu the bi.iough, to peiinit J the .school children tt" go to the hig.i i achool. By o»ieniiig Hendricks i-.t.eet thoro wili be one niere cross-town street ami i>iie that is greatly UL-eiletl. i in addition to tliis tlie work of open¬ ing this sireet will be mostly hand uid tiieix^foi'e the nione.v ex- ; peiiditl will go tt> the Working men ! .. > need einplcJyment. This wo'.'k wu. cost the bt>rou;.:li only h:,Jt the amount had the work been siarted wlie;i no county aid Is availal.le. In addMion to tii« i, it will mean tliat pcu-son.s out of work w-iil sec'U-o cni- ployun.ut in iilaec i;f lUH-din'.;' charity. This in itself will make easier the Iwork ol tbe welfare t.i-g;inlza(iii-,. It is I always bettor tj give a man \\o.!; than i to give him charity. I This work will n- f i-.aist> the taxes ! in the borough because it means only I that lesi-1 work will be done timing t!ie ; next year, this borough's share being taken from next year's budget. iiecac.sf of all lliese I'.icts the cham- Ici- of Commei-ce are urging I lit- bor- Ougii to accei)t the couniy f'l.iuls ,and !'t;lart the work at once. Annual Meeting Held—Music by Highj School Orchestra — Mrs. Pflaumer Speaks on Christ's Home Work — Mrs. Hoyt the New President. The annual exhibition bt the Nce- tllework Guild of Amerlt/i, Amibk-'i- branch, was lield in tbe iirst i'resby¬ terian churcli of Anibler on Nov. 4, 'I'iie exercises were openetl by the pre.s-itlent, Mrs. S. Koscnbury. The Ambler High School orchiwtra reiideiod the selections, "Poet and I'easant Marcli," "A Kittle Cottage" antl "Out of tho Dusk to Vou" led by their te;i.ciii'i-, Mrs. Nace. The meeting wei-e read by tho secretary, : Aiiss Uager. Mrs. I'liaher presented the treasurer's ¦ reiHU-t. i Mrs. I'ttaumer, from (;hrlst's Home, was presented by Mr.Sw 'Kosenlmry. who j explained tbe motives of the Home, 1 which was started in PIC.T liy Alr. Ot¬ tinger, a druggist at Fifth antl Geoi-ge streets, a nian of very nitMlerate means and who lirmly believed in faith and prayer, and when anything Is needed to fui-ther the w-^ork, praj-^u- is earn¬ estly resorted to, and as the years have passed these prayers have been nn- swi'ieil with evident i-esults. In 1!H)3 a house wa« rented in the neighborhooti to accommodate home¬ less childit-n. antl shortly after a sec¬ ond w-as needed. In lilOS the w-ork was movetl to Vork Koatl in AVarminster. There are at the present time two buildings for boys, two for giils, one for babies, a chiirch, industrial school and a htmie tor aged. Children of all nationalities are acceiited. They have hatl Persians, Chinese antl the Nt?gro race In their keeping. All are under God's, guidance, antli the work is siii>ported by prayer. The.v take children as young as they can get them, for the younger chil¬ dren are more easily trained. Many jK-ople come to them and are caretl for, but they must work around the pUicc. Stime ai-e placed In positions. They feel the ha->'d times keenly. They ha\e plenty to eat, as they cul¬ tivate their own farm of 250 acres upon which they raise wheat, which they grind and make whole wheat ¦ bread, l-'rults and vegetables aro can- j ned, and all who are oltl enough help with this work. They do their j own laundry, having large washers a.nd manglers to make the work lighter, but there is a scarcity of clothing. Junior High Rate Is Increased, Grade Tuition Is 38 Cents Lower— Teacher and Band Instructor Is Em- Iployed. Ambler bi/ruugh scliiool iK.-ai-tl meet¬ ing on I'l.esday cvtmiig atkled anotne.- iiistiucior to ilK- i,-tcuiiy ot the senior | ner etiualed by tew. the leclu e Discussed by Dr. Dorizas Ambler High l/chool Tho Junior Colony Ciuu, wit.i vO-opt|iaiioii ol llio Se;.l0i- CiuO, bpoiio./iiug a leoLuio uy iJr. ^\Iii,iku'i »>i. i.'oii/.iis al Ino .iiiuuier nigh aooooi audituiiKiii ul b.lu uiis Tliursday eve¬ ning. Jutlge ilaroKl G. Knigiit will ue |ji-oaeiil, and will inlioduce Ur. i>oi llias, WHO ia a famous aihleie, t»<»veltM' i'l-nd leciui-er, ilo has just re¬ turneil from a lli-mtnLh, / trip arountl! but 'tlie world, antl the subject 01 his lee- ¦ lni-o is 'iJ-anger t>poLs i.,i' the World j *i"otl;JS.vi." A laie Ileal is in store foi tlioie attending this lecture, Ua- Ui. i iJi/rr/.as noc oniy Know.s hia subject but: has the kiiau:v ol gelling hhi inti rina- tion ac.ro.ss to htrf air .101100 in a ii>i,n-i yPPEfi DUBLIN AND LAST MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS TEREST OF IN- utHh schottl to relieve the overllow- 111 the sections that are ovi-rciowtled. Tne new incmlier of the la«.iiill,v will not only .serve a.s class intlti-uctor but also to instru(;t the I aiv I and o. chestra in place ot Mr. I'ly. Ite ia Cllfloi-d K. Geary, of Slatington, a graduate of Pennsylvani.i ^state College. It l.'i an e<i>noniic.'!l move on the ))art of the school boartl in whiiili tbe original instrunifiital music instructor, emiil.ycfl for p.T,t time only, in rcpl:ic- ed and the new Instructor is <iualilied, in addition, to te.ach in an extra sec¬ tion in high school, which will be formed to relieve line over-cnjwdi^l classes.' ' I I The directors h.'ve set fhe I'i'jKei.s lor the leclu e aj e 50 cents, 35 cents tt> high scuocl litudents. They may be obtaiiietl fn-in Misii Anne Ge.ir, MLs/i I.sa.Uel Uc('Wglu*''S or any Junior Club membei-. III-. Horlzius' lectuie appeals to young people, espeelajly boys. He has lectur¬ ed in man.v boys' .schools, ntitahfy The l-jpiscifliial Academy, Penn Chartti- antl G<<i'iiiantown Acad«''\V, According to Mlss Sai-.-ih Cassel. membership chairmain, th'e Juniors bave li' new members wht) will be the guests of the elub at a dinner antl t«',rtl party at tho "II;i.vloft," WhUeir.arsh, on the evening of Nov. 17tli. Mrs. i; AVeaver, the Sionioi* advisor, will bring tuition las her gueat Mr.i. Hduis Coi-p.i.sh, rates for 1!)3I-1!I32 .and the net cvst (Artmtgomery Countv Chairman ,t ; per nmdl in the high sch<,ol will be .Tuniors. Another euest will be Mrs. $133.01 ner year, a dccrivuse from $14S.-j\vater.s. of the Professlon.-U PlayiM-s, ! who was unable to be ;veseni, r.t t!ie! CONTEST SPONSORED BY AM; L'LER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Anyone May Enrter and Pen as Many blogans as Keen MintJ Dictates—ilC ' to ihe Winner — Closes Dec. l!J — |,M:l9s Listed. At the rigul.-ir moiithly mee'LUig ol the boartl oi. v.uecLoib u. Loe ..Viiiuiei Ciianiuer 01 Commerce, ' eid in lilei. olucea Hi Uie ivnigiii i>oiKlin^ on .Uon ¦ uay evening, 11 was decuicu lo conduoi *i slogan contest foii-i tne coiniiuiiiiiy. The Cnamber 01 Coin|ieii'u wul give a prize lor the best slogan wniten thai advertli;n< Ambler. 'Ihe rules ol the contest are as iouows. 1. Tho Amble. i_.uanilH-.r of Com- riierce will givo a u.tie ui $lu in goid to the w-inner. i^i-xjli ait^gan suiiUiLLea ii'U.sl lie aeeumpanied Uy lae name and iitldresa of the author. ..'. iiua contesi is open to evei'yono, j e\'H.>rywUeic,—men, women, bioys ami 1 gli-ls—e.xcept tne ofltcen^ of the Cham-| iiei of (..oioiiK-rce, l.le jv.dges an.l tiieii J<i>ys are kept until they are Ki years | immediate lamilies. I d. liio conlest closes at midnight Uec. iCih, iU31. 4. The slogan must be at livist th'-ee woitl 1, antl not more than live. 5. Ultei:',i-y abiliiy or utyle are not essential in writing the slogan, whicii win bo judged on the Saiils of ho\v- toroefully and appcalingly It adver¬ tizes Ambler. ft. The winner will be announced aa aoon as a dooision is 1 cached by the jiriges. 7. lou m<\y .send in as many slogans as you wish. Kach slogan ni;s;t be on n, separate sbt'ct of papt^r, and bear the contestant's full name antl address. S. By entering tills contest you agree to accept the dccii^'jon of the judges I'.s linal. !». Adtli-eiis all conimunicatitms to, "Contest Ctimniittec, Ambler I'haniber of Ciunmei-ce, -0- County School Directors to Meet The Si-lii/ol Uirt-t lois' Assoeialuai I'i Aiomge.niery I ouuly will hold theii SIth aiuuial meeting at tive Kittcn- liouso Junior liigh School audiloriuiu Wicdnesila;,-, November l.Slli. The.e will be t\wt> Kcsaion.s, 11.3(1 o'clock in the .moriiini,' ii.nd 1.3U o'clock iu the aflei- /iioon. In-. Albeit S. Cook, slate superin¬ tendent of scbool-i oi Marylan:, will ibo l-he spe,akt"i al the ilioi-iiing session, ami Ur. Janus N. Kule, state sui'eiin- teiident ol i.ubllc risl:ucUon in I'enii- Hylvania, will speak in llu- allevuoun. l'r. Cook will ttilk on -"I'lie Uargcr l.Tiiit of Schtyol Admlnlsti-ation," ;.nd In-. Kule tn -The Ten Veaij I'rogiini for Pennsylvania." Geoi-ge S. Sluard Is leadeii- meeting Atoiris, charge 1 I'-ishop !>:, thci and 'h- o the assoi iation. .Voini.iii Zendt, Aliss Grace W. presiilent; Kev. tary, and 1), F. is rresldent of C'llie.- ollicers r.re .1. llrst vice president; Heel ner, second vice N, F. Schn.idi, secrc- Grcenawait, tica.-ii.rer. invitation to conduct a I.-u-ge choir will be th^ event, untler the leadership of AV-^al- ti\r A. Knei'i', of .\oii-islown, i-iuiierin- tcndent of the Sumlay school. Airs. Joseph Afaikle, of Ha monville, was sti-lcken with gall trouble early last w'.'ok and has been conllnel to her bed since. Her tsindition ll very greatly Improved and she will soon Im- oble to be -bout the house. Her all- nent has leij'Hinded satisfacto'lly to medical treiitment. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Staley. of Nivrlstown, called on Air. and Mrs. Charles Staley, of Plymouth Meeting, ' on Sunday. (^ild Point Grange. No. (lOfi, at the icijular meeting l.-n it week ph'.nned to bold a cae,i/|vi,rty Tliin-i^'ay evening 'f this week ;:'t the hK>me of Mlss N.incy Civ.saon -fin t^oi-ri.ftown. Tlio Ponion.a G.rande at ,a session fn the li.-'.ll in Plymoulh Centre on Pecember ?. AVorth'- Master Harry Mvers p'"e- (liilnd over the business meeting. Miss CIni-a Fuller, of Cold Point, ac- conii "inif-d liy her Siind-iv school class at C'dd Point B-iptist chiin-h attended (continued on page 6) Church Road Is Open ; Const, r.clion work on Church ; from Washington lane, W'yiioote Old Vork road, Flkins Park, ha.s been coinpleteti ae.d the iKirriers removed. Traltie has again resumed ils nonni'l t-oui-se along this iinpurtant state lilgb- I way whit h bail been bloc.ked off since tbe latter part of Ali'.y. ' The niaj'oi- iKirt of tlie work w-as idone enist of Seri>entlne lane and In- j eludes the building t>f new britlges lover the Keading rail'iKitl tracks aivl T!,'-ony deck. Tiie course i^f lho high¬ way was changed so tliat tho t\\-o 'l-i-idfres ai-e close ti>getber nnd the eu- i tire road has been regiatleti. Just east i i>f Aleetlnghtmse i-oad .a -JH-foot cut I was made throi-gh a hill tlu't extends aln:i:st to Yo:'k road. The total ccsit of these Iiuprove- nents, desidte Ihe sh.orl tlislaiiee of higiliKviij^'i Invol'^etl, Is iViPHi'oiximately I'¦.<:;5,0llli which is being borne by tlie rtate, .Monteom ry county. Cheltenham towi|;hlp and the Keadln.g Kailroail. That pai-t of (';iiiircli i-oad which lio , between Serpentine lane and AV.-ish- of age, but are allowetl to stay until 18 years. Girls, until they are 21 years. They havo scbool teachers up ttv the I'lighth gratle, and are praying for a 1 high school teacher. [ Childi-en ai-e taught to work around ' j the place before going to :school in | I the morning, such as making IkhIs, . j helping w-lth dishes and having tables ¦ I really for the next meal. ; '] They try to lead the children to : Chrlat, and are successful in most cas's, as itil peix-ent turn out wel,\ Most all their chiltlren come from the very poor class, among whicli .are ' .Htmie wht> are Inconigible, but they i seem to maniage them very well. Cases I ' fi-t>m the Municipal court are accept- ; I ed, and one young boy was visited by the judge who sent him to the Home, the year befoi-;e, and the Judge -was i ' much surprlstHl at the improveiment in the child and scarcely him as the same boy. I They do not nuestion the birth of any of the babies brought to them. i They are taken under any condition, i and are all treated alike. In their gram;mar achool they have I a music teacher and have the same j dilliculty in having the children prac- ; tice .-is every other mother. Attviviial training anti singing are also taught. I Mrs. I'llaumer has charge of the old¬ er gills, but does any work put bc- i fore her. Tlic Home, for Aged Is sev<>n years old, and is loc.ated on the Street Koad. Afi-s. Dunlap, of H.atboro, gave them i the money to buy this properly. Fifty piMi'iile are located there, with three '. i-oems being added at the present time. ' I'Tvcry day applications are being re- ; ct«ived for admittance. ' 1 Girls ai-«> taught to darn stockings and hi>lp with the mending. It Is a aad sight to see a mother not wanted, but Christ's Home takes' her in. No entrance fee Is charged. ATrs. Pflaumer cited several instanc¬ es in her own experience of her answer to pr.ayer, and she thinks it is a great jiity we tlo not inay more and trust in God. as He is the same yesterdny, today and forever. Iiast year 7000 garments w-ere re¬ ceived by the home from the various branches ot the guild, anil tbey aro very grateful to the guild woi-kers. 1 The speaker expressed the need of large garnuvits, as some of tbe boya are as large as men, and the gii-ls as women. Hand and Turkish towels .ai'e also needed, as 150 towels are in use at one time, the same number for b.ath tow¬ els when Turkish towels are issued. Airs. Ptlaiinivr. in closing. Invited all itKid present to visit the ITome at any time and to see the wonderful work being dime. ' Gli-ls from the Ambler .high school I rendered sever.al selections, among which was one written by Mrs. James B.-ii-tle.son for tbe "I>ittle AA'omen" of the Ambler branch, whieh was aunir at the national convention several ytvii-s .ago. I Atrs. Kosenberi->-, the retiring pres- ! ident, thanked the Ofgani-Aatlon for tht< support which was glvt^n her, and announced that 64S0. Garments col- , lectetl this year, with two more dir¬ ectors to hear from. Vast year the collection was G42S garments. Irm.a Benner. of the lfa)>pv Greiin. report tvl a bake sale last Saturday. Proceeds. .f5, from which 35 garments wc-re purchasetl. Huth T.albert, of the "I.it tlo \A''omen", n girls, made 113 garments. .lolly | Juniors, 8 girls, met once a month, one ' day a week during summer, made IS (luilts (crib size), and 91 other gar- , nients: total, 109, Golden Kagles, representetl by Ed¬ ward Havlea, 14 boys, .nuade $20.16, 117 garments wero p-.ir- 44 of lai-t year. Junior high s'hool rate is .1;!W,7S over $!I7.77 of last year; and elementary schola-s will be charged $07.1; ( over :;07.26 last year. The varl- .ation in charges of i>ne year over an¬ other in estimated inversely as the total attendance inci-eases. Supei-vi,ing Princil.al J. AI. Fisher leportetl a totfil attcntla.nce of ftftl in the several schools. AfuinPs has de¬ creased the iiercent.-ige of attendance, In the elementary grades. j Toxin-antitoxin will ag.-iin be Inject- j t'll tor the imraunizJMii^n against dliih- ! thcria if the student body deii.ands it. j This woik is mainly carried out i;i the} elemon'ui.i-y -^rades, arul the seiaim i 1 furnished by the state department of hea.ith to all children oven- 111 years. It was reported that Attendance Of- flcrer John T. Camburn hiul visited 19 homes duiing la.st month and had served on two parents for chiltlren illegally absent. An Armisllce day prograin. Afr. Fisher rei-orted. would be hell Wed- n M'ay 'mo'nini' between 10.501 'and' j 11.50 o'clock in the high school andj J. William IHI ter. Ksii., would address I the IkmI.v of students. j Tho boi .rd has had a bic^'cle rhed | ibullt at the hirxh school and thf,- Is, eompleteil for sttM-;ij;Te of bicyclei- of Ktudnnts. Pill a,mountirg to Sl.fiSO were pass¬ ed 'lion. Taxes recidvi'd totalleil S7,- 7R3.7:?, Bal,",nce on hand to da'..e, $39.- ,S5a.25. The meetlmr WfiM pi-esided over A-iie P esident William IC. F",ust ,('¦« ahserre of ^''esident George Styer, who wai 111. October ineeting. Roth Ladies w-ill have somethintr int(!"n iting to say to the Juniors, and a full .attendance Is desired. BOROUGH COUNCIL TO PUSH STREET IMPROVEMENT in Y. Knight lUiililing, recognizetl iAmbloi-, Pa." The .judges of the Cha-les K. Mulvany Colony >Club; Jt,Ini I preslt]ent t.f the H.otai-y Club of Am-^ sandwiches, hler, and Itostroe IJrady, priwident of serve.1. The contest .are: Alra. . Iiresident ot the ¦^lioenic'):!^ -, the Kiwanis Club of Anibler. JACK HAMILTON IMPROVING Was Thrown by Mount in Pickering Race Meet Kldin.g in the van in tho stee.ple- chase race Saturtlay jit the I'ickeriiig meet in Phoenixville Jack Hamilton, an Ainbler youth, was tossed and bad¬ ly traiuiileti by liis mount when In' fail¬ ed lo e.-'ktricate one loot fiom the stir¬ rup. The lad, w-;ho-la the son of Mr. and AIi-s. Kobert t'. Hamilton, of P.ethle¬ hem pike, was ridinu "Sea Kigg,"" own¬ ed by John Strawliridge. The acci¬ dent occun-ed after the race waa well begun, and liainilton was out aheatl of other entries. In making a jump, he Avas thrown ofl balance in the lauding, and as lii.s horae continued Hamilton, unable to it^gain his position iu the saddle, lin¬ ally slid oft on oil'' side, but fal'ed 10 get free of bis mount. Tiic horst. dragged hlni, and altliough he escapetl the hoofs of other steetls, lils own mount ti-ampled ami kicked him. The lad's Injuries were mainly about the he.ad, and he was cut badly, but w'ith grit he i-egaiind his saddle and after steadying 'his honse he linished the race. Then he collapsed, and an ambulance was sumuioned to convey hini home. ; His pi-eacnt comlitlon is repotted i not at all serious although his cuts are sevei'e antl lie Is able to be around. EUREKA Kev. Waller Ue.ittio gave an Armla- tice tlay meditatiun followed by an ex¬ planation ol the yearly uiu.iiei, 10 wiiai piirpose it Is given. Anthem by l.ie ciiol., -GodotGur Fathers." Chris¬ tian I'^iuleavor tqpic, "Our Shiue in MaiiinK World Peace Permanent."" Ueadei', AUs. William Kelly. 'I'lie Girls" Aiii isioiuti-y guild cele¬ brated tneir luth annive sary in the Sunday school loom on Saturday at- terntion. l-'onuer councillors antl iire.sl- den^s, wiiio gave t,iLi.s, were Mis. Hannah Jt,hiisoii, Airs. A. A. Nash, Alis. Walter Keattie and Alis. Kilmer IC. Kciplia.it. Alisi Fk-aiioi- Haii-ar was hosie.'iS. .Mrs. George Weisel and Aliss Alaiianne Coinell poured. Uiiinty cookies uiul cand.v were room was laa-efuliy tie- Will Accept Aid in Amount of $10,- | 000 to Be Equalled by Local Ap- ' propriation—Hendricks and Church ! Street Work. i At a special me.etlng of Ambler bor- I ough council on Tuesday evening it i was tlceided to equal the $10,000 ap- ; jiroprlatlon from the county for public ¦ street work, with an especial effort to I relieve unemployment this fall and i winter, work to be comjnenced at once, i Tl>e program, l.ald down Is to ]>er- 1 manently Improve the borough"s ifor- I tlon of Church street, r>etween Ban- | nbckburn <ind liosemary avenues, j County aid in the sum of 12500 Is avail.able. The extension of Ilendi-lcks street fi-oni Forest avenue to Tennis avenue is th'e major operation, and as this will retiirire mnoh hand lalxir, nnd thus is well plannetl to afford some relief in the present stress. A culvert, S by 12 feet In size, Avill be construct¬ ed over the stream. The street will form a direct hlgh- ! wa_y to the northei-n .section of the b"-- oiigh and to the high school. On this j operation the county aid is $7500. CALL HEREABOUTS ? ANNUAL I 165,001 Smokes In Barn A lone hunter steiiie*! into a vacant barn in Abington tewnship Fiiday af¬ ternoon to have a quiet .smoke and found tho "empty" barn stacked with .'Sjune 1H5.000 cigais. The cigai-s, valued at $12,000, Were hl-jacked from a Init-k di-iver the pre¬ vious Alonday night, it was learned. They ,liail Ihhmi stoietl in the bai-n pendln.g ultimate dispos.-U and WtM'e being gua'i-ded by a w-atclnnan who ¦was arrested by police wlvo entered the 'i>lace after being 'infonned by the huntsman of the stored cigars, Poiice revealed that John ATandone, of Brooklyn, N, Y., was driving a truck, loaded w--Itli the icigars, along KIncoln HiglAvay near South Uang- horne and he was forced to drive oft" the roati by four men in an automo¬ bile. He then was heltl .up ;it gun point, tru.ssed and blindfolded. coiatctl with autumn leaves, chrysan- Ihemims and blue and gold crepe pajier, the Guild colors. The scmi-annuiiJ claasic-cj meetins i hem in bl. Uuke"a Keteiinetl church at | "Give .\t>ilii Wales, on Tiesday, was attend¬ ed by several of tnis society. Kev. iianuKl A. Troxell, ol J KlLlinu;e, Alaryland, was the guest itjieake.. Tlte Kegional Church Workers con¬ ference supjiei- of the Kefoimetl e.huiclies will be held on Thursday evening, Nov. 12, at 7 o'clock in the Ursinus college iliningrooiu. At the meetins of the Women's WelLare club on !• ritlay at the home of AI.s. H. .-v. Clymei-, the wa:i:e iron, wliich was ehaiiet.; for the benelil of the AlaJ¦^- Walter Memorial library, was won by Airs. Conard AVatson. Alr. and AIi->. l-red liibns ; ,nd I'red, ,li-., of i.dgely, and Mr. and Airs. Wil¬ liam Swart/lander and daughler, Ada- liiiie, were recent callers at the honie of Alr. and Airs. Carl Kohler. The I'ilie Tit-e tioop of Gi:| Scouts it Alill Creek school heltl a Hallowe'en paily at the home of Kllhel Haldeman. William Worth, who undeiv.i'iit an opoi-at.ion at the I'roMbyterlaJi lios- jjit.al in Phlla., 1ias rcturnel to hla home and Is improving nicely. 'in Alonday AI's. 11. A. Clymer and Airs. Ml-s. K. Caj-1 Kohler visited Prir- liectvllle and Paliylon schools and gave a book ieview at each n]iu-e. Mi. and Airs. Frank AleNiiii- recent¬ ly entertained a number cf friends to a duck dinner at their home, Alaple Crest. -A surprise was given to Nonn->" Coi-ufll the iiaat week in honor ot his Mitlul-iy. The sohooK- of the townsbip are closed this woek owing to tlie ti>;ieli- crs attending the Teache's' Institute at P'oylestow-n. A n'JmlvM- from here attended the supper nt Pro.spectvllle church on S.at- t;r1ay evening. lion't forget the clueken suiiiicr tn 1>" held at Pleasantville chureh, on Situiday evening, Nov. 14. DRIVE NOW ON MEMBERSHIPS at Fort llill- istei- ington laufi Ivi.s been resurfaced, but; bake sale. Is iqlierwiso unaltoied. It Im of ma-, chased. ccdani, while the easterly end ot the Cratlle Rtill, Mrs. Kdward improved stretch is of cracrete, idlrector, 128 garments. Eavleg, j —In Klooming Glen distriet 'town towirshlp 131 of the 450 ed voters went to the polls. | I —The formation of a tuberculosis | society Is being urged for Bucks corn- ¦¦ty- ' I ^^ ¦ ' Unconscious Man Found Washington Hai-i-y Cl'j-ilf. nt. 2.'i. Sp'ing Uell l-'ai-ma. Fort Wasiiington, wis taken to ('hestnut Hill hosiiital early Thurs¬ day by two motorists wbo s.-'y they fount! him uncmistai us t>n the road be.-il-le his car near I'Aiit Washinglon. Chalfont v,-.-4(i too w<< k to be ques¬ tioned, but appeared to he 8-:rfe-ing enly frt>m a cut on the head and bruises. Till It Hurts" Is Slogan, for I the Need Is Urgent—Every Local j Gift Helps the Local Centre—Can- j vasSers at Work. I The KoU Call of the Nortii i'enn ; branch is under the dirtx-tion of AUs. Geoffrey S. Smith, the nt>w local chair¬ man, w-lio is making every effort to 'l insui-e its success. The territory cover- ; ed by the local branch Is divitlixl into districts under captains in charge of the volunteer workers, who will can- vtuss every hou.se in the eight town- '. ships, t3ie territory this year being , extende<l to cover Montgomei-y and i part ot Horsh.am townshijis iHi Alontgomery township is in charge i of Alias Kertie Polce, and that of Horsham undor Airs, Howard ATuIlin. j AIi-s. Frank Cary is captiain of the ; Dresher-Jarrettown district; Alias Kdith Haines, of Fort AN'ashington, Camp ilill and Oreland; Aiiss S. K. I{ol>ei-ts, of AVhitemarsh and Siirin-ir- lleld; Afrs. C. B. Stoyer. In North AVtiles; Airs. John 11. AV. Ingersoll, I'enllyn and, Gwynedd; Alisa I^tn-etta I AValker, t>f AmWer. In all, there aro over 150 volunteer workers covering the teriitoi->-, and upon them the Ked Cross depends for the oni-ollment and ; renewaf of its meniberships, I The increased demands Imposed by the abnormal and excessive unemiploy- nient nwike it very necessai->' that ill who pi>ssibly can should i-enew thtir niembci'ships this j'oar, Increa-slnij tne I amount if it can possibly bt^ tltine. I The Ked Cross must have moi-t^ mon¬ ey for its Increaaed budget, and this 'increa.se muat come from a large In- ci-easo in the nuniber of $1 inembers, and also an inerea.se in the $5, $10 and $25 meniKershlps from those who I can afHtrd these amounts. It Is quita as imptn-tant to give "till It hurts" this yt-ar as It was dtii'ihg the war. It la a lyitiiotic duty now, aa th'en. A i»ei-centnge of tho Ked Cross m,c;mbcrshlp is returnetl to the North Penn Community Centre for use in the local welfare w-ork of that organ¬ ization. From eat-h $1 memherahip the , Centre will get a rebate of 25 cents. The larger mi-'nil>ei'alilp« g-lve ,a much large proportionate rebate, amounting to almost 50 perct^nt. In order to have the local or.ganization share in y-tiur niemlH»rahI|iS, tliey mnst l>e given eith¬ er to the volunteer worker Jn your dis¬ trict or sent to the olTlce of the local branch at the Conrnuinlty Centre, Am¬ blor. —AlaishaJl Schaible, tif Pjpeisville, , shot two foxes i;i one day. —Ku.lolph Smitii, of AVycombe, la gray fox weishing 11 pounds. Miss Abigail Ely Entertains—Dr. Car-, man Ross to Address the P. T. A. Meeting—Fire Company Spurs Ac¬ tivity—Jarrettown and Dresher. Air. anil Airs. C'harlea Kut'iU'i-ford, of Hallowell, on Sunday, enlei-laJncHl Mr. and Airs. .Scott Holt and children, Mr, and Airs. James inisey and chil¬ dren. Air, and Mrs, Karl llersliberg, all of philatlelphUi, and Mr, and Airs. Charles Kutherfortl, Jr., of irartsviUe. Vr. Carnion Ko.ss, superintendent of schools la Uoylt\stown, will adtlress the H'orsham 1'. T. A. at their next metHIng upon a suibject related to in¬ terest in educational traiuing t>f boys and girls. The tol'ic of Alt-. Koss' ad¬ dress Is not yet dt^flnilely annt>uncetl. This m<M>tlng of the P. T. A. will be hi^lil Thursday afttM-noon of 11 ext week at 3.30. Misa Kthel Heed'es, wbo In¬ structs the 4-11 club In Horshani, will al.so speak. Her address will be made particularly to the home-workei-s. Miss HtHilles intends to organize a ciatis to which she will teach "Food I'lanning." IJeflnite ari-angeinents are to he mado relative to the I interest antl resiKinse at this meeting. Alias A'era Shirk, of lloi-shani, en- terdalni'd a numbor of friends at a masquerade iparty at her home latl Friday evening. Quite a large turn-out .attpntlotl the special session of the Horsham Fir9 company on Alonday evening. Purlu'.? the oriler of routine business a check was rmade on w-ork of all committees antl each Instructctl to enliven its in¬ dividual activities .and report dellnite- ly upon progress made at the time of the next meeting. This action la taken to in.still greater interest " and fidelity in the work of the fire ctnn- pany. A check for $54 was i-ecelvett from the townabi)) suihm-vIsoi-s for the coirtpensation of the lf>cal lli-emen In tiniie of need or Injury. The annual chicken supper of the Ijadies' Aid society of the Jarrettown Al. hi. chuich will ba held on t-aluidJ y, Nov. 21, from 4.30 to 8.30. Tickets ai-e: A(^' i>'s, 7". e.: cbUdrpn, 50 cent... Mrs. iPercy Theel, of Jai-rettown, is visiting relatives in New Jei'aey this weeJ<. The first i-oheai-.'«il of the Thanks¬ giving pageant which is to be preaent¬ ed in the Upper Uublin Kutbei-an cliuix;'h on Sunday evening, Nov. 22, wai.s held In the church on Suntiay. The next rehearsal will be next Patur- d'ay at 2.30 p. m. All the participants are retiuoated to make .a special effort to be on hand. j Several little friends of Mlss K-jth I .Myers, of Janettwvn, gathered at liM' I home on Saturtlay afternt>on In honor of her Kith bh-tiiday. The afternoon I -vxaa spent in the enjoyment of various I gaiTW\s dear to chiUlhood hearts. I'rUea I were won by Flta-ence Faust, t>f Am- I bier; Alaijorie Keidc^man, of Fort j Washington, antl I-Veanore Tlwel, of ' Jarrettown. Simple i-efreslwnents were i served at 5 o'clock consisting of fruit, ' lemonade, pretziels, birthday cake, can¬ dy anil peanuts. Among those pres¬ ent \\-«re: Carol Swartley, of AVil¬ low Grove; Fltn-ence Faust, of Anrb¬ ler; Marjorie 'Keiileman, Fort AVash¬ ington; Ann and Kleanore Theel nnd I'Vances K!um, of Jarrettow'n. Ahout 300 enjoyed the delightful chicken ;supper which the ladit\s of the. ProspectvilU- Al. K. church served In th'.'ir hall on Saturday. The chicken waa delicious and lots of It; a.s wns the case with everything on the table. .--'1>eeial miention should be mnde of tho ippetizlng apple pie w-ith which tho Ileal conii'utleti, toiqitxl off as it was with a generotis dash of ice ci-f\am making a perfect finish to a perfect meal. A nuniber of friends from Horsham ;ind nearby offorett their hearty greet¬ ings to .Miss Abigail Kly, of Maple lavenue, H'orsham, at a party on Tiies- ] day evening. A dozen couples attended ' the event, which Alisa Kly arranged li^'i-self. None knew of the signiHcanco of the I'vcnt until after the party was I assembk-d. The guests wei-e entei - i tainetl witii dancing antl games, which j furnished a most delightful evening. . Aliss Kly servetl i-efieshinents. I Aliss Anna Hetweiler, teaeher of tbe j first grade iu the Horaliani grade Ischool, was taken i'l while insti-net- ing on Tui>sday morning antl was fmc- ed to return to her home in Utiyles- town, Jlra. AVealey Alullin, of Alaplti ; Glen, wa.s obtainetl to substitute in jher place. i Mlss Sarah Ann Tomlinson. of Hor- T>i,„ ,..n,.L. sham, is improving from the recent The w.oi k I j^jj^|j.y ^^^ j^^,^. ^_^^^ i- .Mrs. lliiii-y Ciutiii.g, cf t'niontown Ohio, ia visiting for some time with her Iiarents, Air. and Alls. Keujamin Shirk, of Horshiun. I Alls. Williani R. Hehubtild, i>t llars- hani, spent Tuesday In Canideu on busint'ss, in place of the regular Krotlicr- j hood meeting of the men of the Tp- licr r.ublln l.utheran church on Alon- ' day ni.ght, tlTi^re was a talk on Itussia I by I'rof. Ala.xson, of tlu> llnivcrsity of Penna., which was enjoyed by the wtnnen of the church as well aa the j men. I'rof. Alaxaon has spent some time In Kussla tTuring the past sumnicr and ts well qualitletl to speak on this I intel¦t^sting subject. His i-emarks w-ei-o ! tense and to the point, nnd biought out the salient facts of Kusaia's five- ; year plan. The Uadies" Aid Soclet.v. of the Up¬ per Dublin l.utheran church, will holtl 'an impoitant' meeting on 'i'liuisday at 2.30 p. ni. The I.Ight Urig.itle will 1 mwt on SaUu-<lay at '2.30 p. m. ¦ The Uuthei-an eonftn-ence met In I Hethel church, Phlla., on Alonday and Tuesday. Ijayman"s dinner was at tJ o"elock on Alomla.v. The Hallowe"en pany sponsored by the Uidies" .Aid. of the Jan-ellown Al.. Tl. _chui-ch, with Mrs. JTunaon and Airs. Kobert I-'aiiley, hostesses, was held in the church basoment on Tuesday nig'ht. lAlrs. AVm. AVallace nnd family, of Fort Washington, visited Alr. jinil Afrs. AVilson Aiatthias. .Tarrettown, in their , new home tme day last wtvk. At the meeting of Prisei'la l-H elnli of Horsham, held at the home of Aliss Helen While on Horsham Teri'ace, .Saturday mt>.rniiig, the dlffeivnt kiiiils , of patches were discusae.d. Tho giii''n tinlahed their hemmetl patch antl were taught to ma.ke an overhantl iwitch. Discuaslon of means to raise money FOR shot, (continued on page 6)
Object Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19311112 |
Volume | 53 |
Issue | 38 |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Date | 11/12/1931 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
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Month | 11 |
Day | 12 |
Year | 1931 |
Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19311112 |
Volume | 53 |
Issue | 38 |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Date | 11/12/1931 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
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Language | English |
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Contact | For more information, please contact the Wissahickon Valley Public Library at abutton@wvpl.org or phone: 215-643-1320. |
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The Ambler Gazette
VOL. LIII-NO. 88
AMBLER. PA.. NOVEMBER 12, 1931
S1.75 A YEAR
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COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL WELFARE
OF LOCAL INTEREST READERS
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Delightful Masked Party at Mr. and Mrs. White's—Firemen Plan Actlvj- trt.. — Ladies Will Entertain West Conshohocken Auxiliary.
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Month | 11 |
Day | 12 |
Year | 1931 |
Page | 1 |
Sequence | 1 |
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DPIY | 300 |
FileSizeK | 33854 |
FileName | 1931_11_12_001.tif |
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