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. ^-.<ii>l#aiul*i'i>^UWii| ¦ mo "O-^wtPi*. mkii ^./...jintfpj ¦ <f.i..>i »wr>^'n A^-:*- ^r"^^^^^^ The ;^Mbler Gazette VOL. LXI-NO. 1 AMBLER. PA.. MARCII 2, 1939 $L75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy MARRIED 54 YEARS OF COLONY CLUB ^SOJOURN 10EARIH I AM'BLER WOMEN TOLD OF AMBLER PLAYERS ¦/!'f'-i^lNES IN & ABOUT PHILA" "DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY" !.¦%¦¦'• Ambler Couple Feted On Anniversary Date at Their Home j The cclebraliiin uf theh' .'>4th wodiliiiK , i aiinivcr.siiry was ;i d<'liBlilful evenl for i Mr. anil .Mrs. llolicrt Comly, of Hen ¦ drlckH f.trcot, luMt Kunday. Thc couple \ .still (U'ite active and i heerful cnlor- ! tained slxtoon mOmherM of their family, , wiho satherod as a .siir|)rlse to them : Sunday afternoon. Be-sldes they received I I many card.s and well-wishes from i PORTRAY frif'nds and neiglvbors who called to fecilitate them./ j Mr. and Jlrs. Conily were married on I AMBLER HIGH HAS 9 SELECIED 10 PiAY CUT ELEaRIC RATES , Reduction in Area Effective Wedncs- i day Ordered by Commission I Keviscd rales of the I'hiladelphia! I lOlectrIc ('omp.niN-. :is .scheduled went i 1 into effect Wedm sda.w Tlii'y were fll-' led last .Monday with the I'uhlic IHIIllyj I (.'oniml.-j'don. I I The rales, expcded lo (>ffect a ^l.ti.'iO, DM! antiual smvImh' tor consuni-. j ers was ordcre<l by the Commission ' ; last Kebruary 7, .-uul aie Ihc second ' INSTRUCTOR CLIFFORD G E A R Y lediictl.m ordcied in less Ihaii a year. iNDMOOR BOY KILLED, 4 OTHERS AS PONY mi yPSETS THE WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 1 CHILDREN AT PLAY WILL LEAD CHORALE Mrs. Henry S. Godshall Gave Little ' Norman Segcr and Betty O'Hara in February L'li, ISN,", at Hoeli.m's church in go.Piece Southeastern District Band Heard of Stor'ies of Colonial Times— j Related Story of Liberty Bell — Ladies Attend Meeting in Costumes of ; Colonial Dames — Girl Scouts and | Brownies Attend—Regular Meeting. Leading Roles Win Deserved Plaudits —Edward S. DeLong Plays Excellent Part—Gowns Designed by Mary Fales —Serious Play Received Well. Amibler 1'ki.ydrR proudly presented lilue Bell. The piuftor then was llev, Kuller, who perfomied the cf»remon>. They have lived all of their lives in thl.s section, (lathered about them on iSunday were their two sons C.eorge and Robert, tht Chosen from 400 Applicants—Ambler High Entered 15 for Competitive Trials—Concert to be Presetned in Collingdale jNinety sea.son hlffh schoid muisiclans A i'.i.Kn.OiA] riiluiliioi Wiis made last November, ' The .<.ivinc will bo distributed Ihroii'^h all classes of electric servic •, Wa.-hinKloii's birthday was observfrt "Death Takes a Holiday" to a capaclt.V , two Rraiiddauehteis, .Mrs. Norman I..<hiI were selected fmni 4IMI applicants last last VVedmwday liy the Colony Club of audience .Saturday evening and from the and Mrs, Ktephen Palmer and one srciit Kriday evenins by a committee of live Amlder at their regular .meeting in -.i! moment the curtain rose the sombre g-randson, Stephen Palm«-, Jr., who re. well-knoRn veteran band conductors to most belitlvng manner, I^ovely colonial comedy of the lines awed as well as sides in Trenton, N, J., with his par-, fonn the crack Southeran liistrict Kowns were donned for the occasion amused the audience uYitil the dco], sociation which will present Its an¬ nual concerl at CollinKdale on Satur- (lay eveniUK, Alarch '2ti. Kw h ami every . »pi)lication received from als^ut twenty. hlg'h schools was minutely scrutlni'/.iil by iMr. Don fiiirkley, Mr. J>ajiion llol- ton, My. Clifford lleiiry, Mr, .lay Ken¬ nedy, and Mr. Joseph llanselman hi order to select only the best nuisicians ; for the Conceit Band. This committer' of men met at the homo of Mr, (!ear,\', . in Amililer, Of Ihe Ilfteen people entered by Am-: bier High Sehool, nine were selected to : represent ,\mblrr, .Seven of these top Missionary Teacher Gave Impressions of China at Union Service I There weie 107 persons who attended! till' Union World l>ay of I'rayer Meet- I ing for .Missions last l'"riday nlgrhl in aflictini,' iMiil.idcljihia and suburlian yip Haptist church. The .services were! subscribers. : conducted in a very elllcient manner by I The 7.'-cinl minimum for Ihe first .Mrs, Otto C, K, Janke, wife of the pastor ; 1i> kilowatt hours for soburbun <on-'|,( st, .folin'w Lutheran church, who sumei'H leiii.iiM-', as does the To-rent ypn,} the lesson and made the prayer, minimum for IL' Sili.u'alt hours ini The si)eakcr of the evening was Miss ' Philadelphia. I p.uth Chester, a I'resbyterian Mission- "^ Wyndmoor, Late Momlay alttinoo, SHAFT RAMMED POLE; PONY BOLTS; CHILDREN THROWN One of Ihe worst accidents to strike tho community has ,saddened residents The .fl miiiiiiiuiii' for i-csidenfi.il off- ary who teiLches chemistry in Ginling| iubout 4,L'0i one child was another has been at tho killed, lnt of and ma.ny ihad perky little hats to ' dna.ma of the i>lay sripped them ind Philadelphiii; .Soudiertoiv ^'hurchvllie niaUh, The cherry tiree wa.s tihere In all'held them spell-hound through the see- and Ambler. nlory. it, too, had been clKii)ped d^own , ond and third acts, j —- ¦ "— •— and carried to the club where il stood i Ably directed by Helen Jiork, with in the center of the tea Utblc laden ! Margaret Swarti! ius her assistant tne with bright red cherries whieh were i pi^y told the story of Death's cmiihrr used to advantage at thci'end ot the' to earth on a three-day holiday, dur- P'jog'ram, jing w^hich nothing died. He look up his . \irs. Henry S. Cod'Shall vice president I i-osldence in the house ot Duke L,am- \oC the I'hiladelphia Branch ot the Na- , ijcrt, mingling with the family and lir>nal l..ea,^'uo of Penwomen, guest j friends, known to all but the Duke only .s|>'(a.ker of Uhe afterncwm, told dellglittul las Prince .Sirki. The play carried him stories of many of the "Historic i tin-ough his first i)leasure« of the living Shrines in and ail>i>ul r*hila(lelphia." She and eventually confronted him with t'Urposetly ch.ise the ones not so well life's grealest problem, that of dylnj^ ' known because of the stories conncicted ' and leaving someone he loved behind, i ~ wilh them, but which were none tlhe : The uneasiness of the situation worried "^^"'^'^'-''''^ OF less important. j the members of the household, althoug'.: On Uic southwest collier ot Scvf'nth they did not know why. After a haras ROM SERIES OF ^ LECTURES OPENS THIS E l-i ak water heating ..lervice remains College, China. Her topic was "Chris- i """^'ner nas oeen at uu- po the .^ame, but the riue is reduced from tian Work in China Now," She told of, '"'^^''h. t"'" "thera are badly hurt and 1 cent a kilowatt hour to nine-tenths the mission work in China In a clear 'l"''> "t'^^'''" f'''^-''-I'0<l '"J'ny but woro of a cent, effee Ing an ,i.vera'j;e saving and very convincing nKinner, describ- ; "''ul.ied and cut, of alMiut %'.', a year for such service. | ing the conditions cixistlng during the; The chtldi'en were having a hilai- /war. I ii'us time driving about the iieighlMjr • dlnllng Collc^-e, ordinarily scarcely M'""'' '" «¦ IX'ny cart. There u';M-e seven TB T notch musicians are Seniors and their | INTERNATIONAL departure from snhool In June will be! UNDERSTANDING AT SCHOOL i fell heavily by lixal school band. In. I selecting the following iieople from i capable of holding 2700 people in tho compound was crowded ot overflowing by lo.ooo Chinese women and chlldreii seeking refuge and safety fromi the ,Iai¥Uiese, She said, ono night Japanese sidiliers broke Into the comiiound, In spite of vigilance ot the gate keejiers and stole off twelve of their young Chinese girls. Those Chinese, who un¬ derstand the situatiion. know it is not llie ordinary Japanese doing the work ot them enjoying the ride and tliey Wiindere<l over 'tlie entire section. Mr, William A, Geppart, has alwaj'.s lieen kindly and consideiat • ot the chlldien of Ihe community and he provided the pleasure of this pony and cart for the youngsters to play with, but to a most untorlunate end. The accident ixcurredat the en- tiMnce of tihte (^:•pl)art gateway on Abington avenue in Wyndmoor, Joseph OUNCILMEN DISCUSS N:IW BUDGET BUT DELAY ACTION ot destruction but the Japanese Mill-I Cepiurt, 13. wtus driving at a fairly tary Ivlemenl and they hold no anger I swift galte wlicn the pony sud- and Market streets today Is a parking sing and nerve wrecking period thev i Course of Four Lectures Each Week In ! Ambler, the Cummittee has assigned March Splendid and Educational _ i them defiinlo parts to play. The Ant- bier musicians are: John Ware, solo Topics Deal with Issues and Affa.rs ,,,„.,„.t; Leo .Senese, first Uiritone: of the Countries of the World and Hunry Barry, fii'st tromibime; Kloy the Unrest Abroad. i Hofl'er, second flute: Julian Bi^kfeldt, Tonight .begins the Institute of In- I second clarinet; Dorothy Stoler, sec- Understanding that will be <>nfl cla.rinet; lUlph .\jney, first cornet; lot with not an Indication of any kind forced the Duke to Identify Sirki to tell that at one time Thomas Jet-| Death. In spite of this knowledge, the ferson lived on 'ihls site, which he chose fair Cirazla chose Death as her betrothed as a iiuiet pUu'e to write. It was at that and went with him at the end ot his tiine located just on the outskirts of the holiday, town. There is \vhere he' dratted t.he declaration. Books of Secretary to be Brought to Balance with Professional Assistance Norman Seger playtvl the fsxntastlc i role of Death mas:iueradlng as iii-ince ; te''"at'""=il ¦ - ,, „ ,,.„„,. „., ,, ,.,, „ .pu„„„ „i„ , Nearby at Seventh and Chestnut is i sirki. This part, the most dlfTicult ever held in Ambler under the auspices of the <'""fc'P MUlei, fli.vt oboe. These nlno bo.vs and girls wwe extended the heart- Washington Square, Under Us I'-^hs I .^^,p„^,,jp^, jjj, ^^^ Am'bler Players, was'Kotary Club of Am'bler, Thc series ol more than 2000 bodies are buried, many ^-^ ,,,m, , ,^,, f .irtistry that pro- Uftures ot which this course consists ; !<•«' <ongrat;ulations bi •¦ ¦• " ¦ will be given by eminent men of ex- musicians last week. their against the Japanese as a. people. She stated both China and Japan need the Christian religion more now than ever before and one dollar In —Solons Sit 51,2 Hours to Talk Budget American money will keep a Chinese Items—Approve Project 'tVork. | living a month. These countries need .Vni'blcr Borough Council will spend ; I"">^>'"'« '" addition to money, that the up to $400 lo .straighten out the ac-1 *'h>"'«"'i" ^Medical and religious work counts of the Borough according to'-''" S^' »"' ^^'«« Chester Is home on a plans made at their .spoLlal meetin The short leave ot absence and will return ,',f i shortly to her post in Ginling College, dcnly swung off of Abington avenue into the GepiMirt drive, So ¦.<udden was the turn that the two wheeled cirt upset and a shiift rammed a pol ¦ Olt the side of the road and all the ohildren were hurled Into the road a.^ the cart lurched away. The pony broke loose and I'an on to the stable at thc rear of the Uepp.vrt home. I'Mward Breitt, 11. was killetl by the fall, sustalnln'-r a fracture of the skull. of them were soldiers In the Confeder ale army who died In the prison located foundly thrilled the audience, aiiiusln It at one moment with Death's Interest perlen. e and knowledf,-e of international i lOver.vono acce|>ted by the Peloctloli ; .„,,, ,,f ,,,,, Umi^et for 135:.. I',.11 ,,. ' Tui sday evening. 'i'he members _ I council sat for r,>-. hours :ii di.scusslon I '^^'^ offering at the meeting was for .m.,, brother, Jame.s, S, was very badly of thc condition of the accounts of ll»3o '"•'';'"'"" ""'•'' among the American j hurt, suffering a conru.ssion and ku:- jTndlans, The men's uuarlette rendered j e,.,iii„ns. and was in .serious condition [;¦ second painting of Christ he/illng the ! sick li.angs in the hospital at ICight and '. .Spruce streets. It is thought to be H»etter ; than the original wihich is in Ka)roi«.\ ; Cliiris Dei (Old Swmle s) <'Hurch at .^oi ond and Swanson, is Ihe oldest cJii; h In Philadeliihia. It was built U'(i in \l .•illhoii.g'h the present building i- eh'iinri'in . seiectioiis on .Monday morning ! '^The lecture, opening the series of! The District [kind will hold its first ''^'"^'¦'^ caivfully gone over by Ihc .solons :<i ifour topics, that will I'oe given tonight 1 rehearsal at Coliingdiale. March 11. Thc 'at the high .school, will dwell upon tho | schedule for this rehearsal calls f'U- a. jfiT^T ,--.,Mn-'h fbr-I l-'ur'pe ¦ . l-'.i nilii.i vr.v . Hi. , ; (,'.^o.UiJiuci.' (• .';!;.e . ; speaker, Kric Illingworlh (Irimwaile. ; ___ ^ __,__ rom Stoke-on-Trent, Kngland, I Mr, Grimwadc is a student of Inler- W!is erected In 1770. It was originally SEEK TO ACQUAINT PUBLIC WITH "'it''"'^' tff>i''«. ¦i'>"'"n'i»«'''""1 "¦'t''''^'''l a log house, Thc bells In Christ I'hurch ] ITS ACTIVITY Ar.'u PURPOSE located al Second and Marlvdt streets i are said to be the oldest in America, 'I'he Board Appoints Committee to Publiciie money to pay for them was raised by loltoiy with Benjamin l-'ranklin as manat;er. In 1777 the chimes ot eight ( Continued on I'ago 5 ) 'and has spent most of his time during i the last several years on the l';uriipeaii < ontlnent ,is student, business man and journalist. He has experienced the con- And Expand Drive — Libra'rian Gives temiiorary Buropean dovelopnieiits and Report of Book Circulation—General : tensions. As an experienced observer. Open Meeting April 20. i he will describe "The Search for a The regular piecling of thc Hoard ' J''"""""'" '•¦"'""""•'""''¦' iof Directors ot the Ambler Public l.i-' The .sei'ond of tho lecture topics lo be MENGES TELLS FARCE OF SCHOOL FIRE DRILLS REBECCA" IS REVIEWED E JUNIOR CLUBi^^:^'"^ and baby Joan Gep- md balanced against thc anticipated i I Income, and thc budget in Its entirity I < as drawn nii. '..'•iit.> suHVcietvt I'lMldS, |U wasi sLitc,;, v,;;i be .-'\.iilablc lo co\''r| i ev'c4'y contrail. The liudget. however,, I was not passed uiinii linally, as i I il is iifil Idiinvn linw iiuirh b.Llaiice I iwill be lanlc.l over rroui llic several ' (^ Rg, PAU L TOW N ER READS POPU - ^ s|)onded to the emergency c.ill and id.partmcui.. ir-n, ll'lis. i LAR BOOK AT WOMEN'S MEETING i'J''"^'"" ¦'"^'" 1"«'"'>' ""^ ^*"' '"''"'¦'"' ' A motion was made to Iransfcr .{1.000 : ¦ children into the police car and rush- Ifn.m the Water department to the gen- I junior Colony Club Makes Donation To ^'' ""^"' t" Chestnut Hill ho.spital for who was driving part, C. Tho.se who rushed to pick the child¬ ren up stated that the carl toppled top of the lad who died h« viae lifeless when he reached the ho.-^i/itai. Springfield Township police re- ROTARY ALSO ENJOYS FINE TALK ON CONDITIONS IN SPAIN DITTER VOTED AGAINST MM i..iif. 11,1,-, Ul Lov ..Miiniiv, , u.,111^ J...- - - , , . , _„. . , . _ , _ . reservoir witii uic iiitcritiou of invest-' reviewed "Hei)e<ca. oy tMimaiie uu-. Dl APC 01 Tn Pni\iinnCCi'""''^'"y was heldln'thellbrary on Tuos-. given on Thur.sday night of ne.vt week , Laxity of Officials in Properly Tram-.j,^^, ^jj.„_ ,.,,,. „,,„.|,i„^, ,„^, ^^^„^,^. ...jth I Muier, at thc regular m.Wlng of thel .,,,,,, n M iF / I IV r I.N I i'^"-'' '¦^•''"i"- l'>l>''i'^'y 21, al S o'clock, hvill tell of the activitiM 'Behind Ihe j^g School Children Emphasized - , n.^,, and also, probablv aciiulrlng game ^ Junior Colony Clrfo of Ambler. Tues-j MAl/A I LHUL LI IU UUITII UUL'I„ the ab,sence of the president and Kuropean Headlines. I h.s speaker wdl ^.^^^ Kiwanian Dies-The Struggle for propo:.;alion from Gralerford, The Ulay evening. Kebriuuv 2Slh. Mi.ss! P^/)VML I eral accouiil in pail paymciu of a past I jloaii. i The Wissahii koii lield and Slrea'iu '. ! .Vssociatloii asked p«'rmissioii to erect I i wire iiiclosures at the .ippcr ciiil of Ihej 'reservoir witli ilic intciitiou of Ambler Public Library—Reciprocity i Meeting with Ambler Players Group ! —Raising Funds for Scholarship Gift. ' .Mrs. Paul Towner, of I'rospect Park. i>st. ' reviewed "lielMMca," by l>aiihaiie Du-. treatment. first vico-president Mrs, "William H. he Kthan Colton, of Upper Montclair. Jlussell presided. There were ten mom-i N, J, He Is well known as a traveler, bers present, " 'author and leclurer who has .iust recenti.v returned from his twentieth in S.oain and Eu'ropean Participation Described. I'ollowlng the rea'dlng of the iiiiiiutes ASC'N APPOINTS LOCALITES County Agent Waltz, Miss Ethel Beadles average .-ind Assistant County Agent Wilson trip lo l'"urope. He is a speaker of ability. j C.illeil upon to speak oil an liilcr- land Iho trcasurcr'.s report, Marv fraft, ^"P "'""'"i"' ¦.'¦'"" "i"'-^-'— a...,.t,, | estlng article from a magazine Klmer PRESIDENT OF AGRICULTURAL lil.rarian, gave a sunmiarv of progress "*'"""''''"''"'"'¦'¦'''"''""^ ""'¦'"'*^"': "' l'^" 'M«ns»t'« enterta.jued KUwiuni.^ 'I'liles- ; during the first six weeks of UKlll. The ! "'"•""""""*^' ' ''«' ""''"'"' 1"='"'''-"'^ -f , day evening wilh a sphmdid resume of Icinulalion tor January was 1 10,3, an ' "'^^¦"'"•'""'" ""'' "'^'"-' -'^'^'^ "'" <-'"i" ' - the article in the Kiwanis Magazine, Ol -,1 books every Ume thc '"""i--^'"' •'Are Klre Drills a Karce In Our library Wi, - open. Kobruarv's figures! I'-oHowing-, on Ihe next two Thursday Schools." .Ss cliairman of llie.\oca- for the firsi few weeks showed an oven evenings the riimalnlng discussions of Uenai Guidance commillee, il was a Address Meeting of Group — Plans ijptter average. The reglstralioii now j the InsllUite will be given. Tlie first i timely and practieiU subject for th ¦ Laid for Farmers' Picnic. | stands al i;!53, ot which ir2 are juvenile ' "l*''i'** "'"h 'he "l.'ernient in tho Orient Scver.il residents from Ibis area ; uiemhers, were apiiointed lo serve on Ihc Ui:il»-4(l ; During the first six weeks of the Council .gi.iiucil permission lo the Kleld I Blanehe Koxhall, Kilerature chairiuan^ and .Stream Association and made it | in char.ge. .Mrs, 'I'owner revl«wed llie, I Continued on Pa^-s 7) | book in' the first person just as the BOTH MCNTGOMERY& BUCKS CO. ._ .1 1'"'"'^ i'' written, which made It seem | p£p„ES£fgj^.^,y£s HELP DEFEAT I I more real. Her review of tlile book was 1 I SCULPTOR PASSES executive lioard of the Montgomery year 4S books were added to tho sihelves. Counly Agricultural .\ssoclallon. al tho Miss Citift reported that, though the annual board reorganization meeting jiast vear has seen a considerable in- .. , ,,. ,., , ..,, nulte Inexpensive |i:n.anc III ofivitc,, the library is still, ' ^ ', in .Vorristown, Saturday. sliraker. ft was poinled out bow in sr.nie schools tlie drill be. onies such a mat¬ ter of course that the building is not actuiilly emptied, no check Is made lo er of llic lale lleiiiy C. .Mercer who the entire series for one dollav. It is see lliiit .some youngster has sneakeiK during his lifelime. broug'lit together but a marvelous into a cli>set, nor are the children mail h- ; in his .Museum lu Doyleslo'wn, wha.t Is the other on our ".AmierTcan Xeul.ilitv," I None who possess the interest of our affairs today can afford to miss this opportunity. Two iK'rsons m.t.v attend I Brother of Henry C. Nierccr, Builder of ' Lf.rge Museum at Doylestown, is Dead Win. It. .Miner, a wi II known sciilp- lor of Do.vli'slown, 'lied suililcnly in a hospllal in Wasliin;;l"n, I >. I'., where he was laKcn, when ii\cirniiie witli sirkness. wliile on a nip to the South, .Mr. .Mcri''"!', wiio w.is 77. was a brolili- miile leiiglhiy and very explicit In every | ^^^.g, Congressman Took Part in De- detail, ,so that, if one lost Iho desire j 111 read the book, but only scan il the i story could easily be g'ath'ered by Iri'lct | rcailing, j A sliorl Ibusiness meeting was held i with Miss l^orolhy Allen, presb^^nt, I reprcseiilallves were among those who in cliarg'e'. It was voted to donate ?'-',"¦ : helped defeat the proix>sal to establish bate on Subject—Argued Agains-t Far West Defence — Measure Was De¬ cisively Defeated. Both .Monigomery and Bucks county lo tho .\mliler Public Kibrai-j- as a gift, .\n Invitation to atlend a Ucclproelly ineeting at Kvcr.vwomen's Club of Glenside on Thursday, Marcli 2, was read. Jllss Kdna Hackenburg and Miss Dorothy Allen were appointed as rep- Charles Wl.wr*^!-, of Collegeville re-' a long way from having the circulation ^'^''"f'' '^ ''" '>nllShl-»<'-l "" "Mucs of ed to a sate distance from the build-, supposed lo Ih' thc linest collection of resentatives and will attend. I ently elected president, listed twenty- i and IxKik stock it should have in pro- | ^^^ ''"y- i ;"«• '".'"''"^ ^'^^hools loo, it was slated. | old American UMls i„ the world. Henry ; j,^^ Thomas J. Lane, Jr„ distr [thni-il-ill H**n>.> II »n 4 -1 > I i*>Vi t .>.iti> .f->>i.n ¦¦'..•', I.''. .••.! !.>.... ..4*1.-..,...:.,:•...III.., II............... .1 ibulej anionir j portion to the )iopulalioii of tlie bor- INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE uiioniuni. Mr. Menges staled interesting to make a lour of our own SIjiools to chock the methods used. llie siieaker touched upon ' the seeming lack of advise to young i boy.>i and girls who wiiile in liligli I ono members for the board whom are the following from this see-| ough of Ambler, and thai future de tion: ,1. Ilanstll Krench, Collegeville; i velopment dei>einds kugely on obt-iiniii:; ^ .\'. .\. .Anders, l.ansdale H. ]>.; IMward i more space and, an enlarged income. W. Phipps, Blue Bell: M. M, AVest, i Mrs. Kdward Cheston, and Mrs. II. U, '^^'^P^y^'-s Urged to File Returns Early; l.ansdale It D.; Isaiah Ca'ssel, Hurleys- j Drew were appointed a cummittee to! Officers Sit at Banking Institutions ^¦ille; Clarence Xiegler, Telford; Merrill 'handle special publicity for a continua- [ All Income 'Pax ri-turns for lltSS must ZiiiHiierman, Conler Square; Wilbur Itkm of the drive .-md Mrs, Thonias -A. j be filed not later than midnight on, .'-eipt. L.insdale It 1>.; .Mrs. A. K, Both- i Koulke, .Mrs. G. K. Cherrington and .Mrs. ; March lulh, and taxpayei-s who'fail lo •'""•'"iee etVliergcr, Worcester: .Mrs, Clifford Otto, , A'loiet Fisher were named lo compile a ' file their returns early are now euicoun- Telford It, D., and Jlrs, .Marcus lOd-| working list of names of inhabiUmls ' terlng large crowds, being forced to wards, Prospectville. j tjf Ambler and vicinity for the use of island in line al the banks and trust! (Continued nn Page 8) The ollici'is of the association, in ad- | the drive committee, ! companies where theyunay go to receive ; .— — dition 111 Mr. AVismcr, are: John B. Park, I Tuesday evening, April 20, was set •i««'«t""t'-''''- | llorsliaiii, vice president; .A, K. llolhon- as tho date for the general open meet- \ Collector of Internal Ucvenuc Walter berger. Center Point, Ireasurer, and jug- of the lioard of Directors which J. Kothensies expressed the fear that' .\rthur i". .Anders, Worcester, secre-j any contributor lo the library may at-|congestion will become more acute iis 1 ''"'.^¦- I tfind. The committee to plan this event ; tho dead line ii'jur appitiiiches and .Among the .speakers at tho menling | reported progress and lirought up sojiie strongly urges all la.tpayers file their were: Kthel Beadles, homo economics [ of iheir plans for discussion. ! returns as promptly as possible and not expert from State Colleg: K. O. AValtz, I — : ! wait until the last day. counly .^gr|n1t. and William H. AVIIson, ^ issistaiit county agent, COMEDY IN ITALIAN I'lans were dl'scussed for the annual the children are taught only one way I Kord has often visited thc Aluseum and, i ,,^^;;'V^,;'-;;;;;, fo;7"$3ir d;v;wlnK';haI jl, of escape and slnuild that be cut oil i it was understood, tried on several ' at any Ihiic, there would bo paiido-, occasions lo buy the .Museum, but Mr, I .Mercer cho.so rather at his death, I'j thai It will bo : sive it to the Bucks County Historical will award thtil amount in iiierchan- dise al the Blum Store, Philadelphia, Society, Mr. Will. .Mercer's funeral was lii-bl on ' Taking another anglci on A'ocational , Tuesday afterinion. He leaves a widow The mone.v .made on this project will go toward the scholarship fund, a covot- ; ed prl'/e to some graduate this year from GIRL HITS PLUG AND POLE TO SPEAK ON INDIA i i „, iliiving when it slriick a sofi sluiiilder ,Mvs. l':dwaid L. Touiio, Thr.'C 'I'lins, ' oil Itidge I'ike, .Miss .Uiie llarkliis, will wpoak at the meeting of the Lad-i 15"0 Buller Pike, Whitemarsh Towii- ItM' Auxiliary ot Ihe Trinity Meinoiial: «liii'. and three oilier occiipaiils os- l'J|)l.seopal chureh to bo held at the oapcil serious injury .'•^.itiirilay e\eii- , homo of Jlrs. William K. Lulz. The: i''^'- Taxpayers In .Anvbler and vii'lnity will 1 lteet<iry, Bethlehem pike and Bosemary i 'I'lie ear struck a fire plug, uprooting .\mbler high school. Tea and cakes were served after the : ineeting with Jtlss Kllzaheth f lyle and \ .Miss Norma Black as hosfeisses. I 'I'he next meeting will be a Ilecipro- 'Car Runs Amuck to Cut Off Water''¦"^' •"'*'>""S ^vHh the Ambler Player.s ' ! on Tuesday. Jfarch Hth, Miss .Mae ; Supply in HarmonviUe i Bruliaker will be in charge of this de- ing conlrol ol Ibc cai- she was i Ughtful event. FIREMEN TO BANQUET a naval bas^ at the island of Guam, last week. CongresHiiiian J. AA'illlani Dlller, of Jlontgomery County, and Charles L, G'Orlach, of the Bucks-Lehigh district, both Kepubilcans, cast vwtos to help eliminate this naval oulixist across the Pacific ocean, 1,000 miles froim Tokio, tpan. The item calling for $ri,00r.,i»00 to dredge the hai'lxrr ot the tiny Island wits a part of a bill that called for other strategically located bases In other parts of tho Paclllc. There was a lengthly and splriled do. bate over the Guam base, however, as Japanese iiowspupers had already been citing the proposal as an unfriendly gesture, and congressmen had i liiLTged that such a base would bi! "a dagger at tho llii-oat ot a friendly iialioii." Congrcssniaii Ditter joined in this debate, hitting th<1 pmiiosal to pre¬ sent such a hoslilo front to .lapan, "Americans 'have always been given to undeiistand.'' he said, "that their line of defensei in the Pacific is just i .Montgomery county farmers' picnic, 10 1^.^,^^^^^ ^^^^p^ ^^ p_.^^^^^ ^^^ pi^^ Ve held in August, but no details •\vei'e "inounceil, "I'-weniy-one persoiiis atnlnded tho meeting. PENLLYN MAN SENTENCED have the advantage of services of au ofilcer from the llevoiiiic l>opartJiieiit to a,ssist tJirtm, if reiiuosteil, in making out their personal or business return. This ollicial will sit In Amibler Trust Company two days, March t'i and 14, and at .Amblor .Vati^mal Hank one da.v, tortures and , Manih 15, thc linal day to mall Iho re¬ man, will be turn. the in Venetian Hall, Saturday "L.aCroce del .Matrliiiionlo, " ('I'he th'oss Olf .Matriluon.v. a rlp-roarlng comedy depleting the troubles of a married presented in Venetian Ilall this .Sjut-| ]„ adilitioii ollicers will be at Jeu-j —-—-- unlay evening, Jiarch 4, by A. Tramonte i<i„town Hank and Trust Co. March 111 Warren Taylor Jailed for Concurrent of Norristown and his large troupe of ¦ .j,ni 15 .,^ ^l„, j,,|„t Ollice building in j Terms of Five Months ' players, Tlio camedy, which is sponsor-, N^'^,rri.s(iiwn, Jlarch li and la and at Wan I'll Tavlor, colored, I'enllyn, ''^"' ''>' tt'*" Amblor .S<ins of Italy Lodge, : ,„,j„y ,,,|. y,p Philadelphia Imiiiks on thei w as senlenceil" last Kriday on three ! ItUKK'f'i'o Honghi, will be given enlirciy | j.^^t three days, or thc Collectors olHce, ; loiiiits by Ju<lgo Corson, lie was ar- !'" It'lHnn. i llth flo»>l', tiuiibel IMdg., Phlla.. on and | iiisleil in liecember on complain of | 'i'hose taking part are: C. (-r,iiie«e, laftcl' Jlarch It, ! reslilcnls for selling Imys 11 luor and , O. Droghem, J, Jaeon, .A. Greco, C. i . ! .illowlng g.imbling. ; Loiii!lKii-do. M. Sianlella, A. DeBellls, A. /AUTOMOBILE STOLEN IN AMBLER ' On the chargos of keeping a disorder- < = '''i'"'«*'i M. i'asoella, M. .Seruni, G. , ly ¦h<«use and allowing gajiitjllng ho was Narciso, H T,'Ainante, and J, lloxy, i ("oulter Allen had his Chtivrolet sedan , sentenced to concurrent terms of five | Uertieai'sals are under way for the I stolen fi"am In front of his home at 37 | months in tli,e county jail and ordered | Italian lodges' coming play, "Iai ' Belimmt avenue, Wednesday morning to pay Iho •costs, I'or violation of the Comedia .Sacna," 'lihls play, directed ' between midnight and daylight, Ser- j state liiiuor la-ws he was ordertnl to'by Mr. .A. Traimonte, of .Vwrlstown.^wlU geanl Charles .Stackhou.sio was notified; pay a line of |1»0 'or irerve a sentence be presented f<ir two evenings during and al onc<:v broadcasted over radio and uf Uiii'ly days. the first week of .April,. telel.vpe a de».'rli)Uou uf the car. avenue, on the afternoon of Jlarch Ki it from the ground and causing at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Townoi who at one \v,iter main to time resided In liidUi will tell uIkiuI'homes deiiciidiiig that countr.v. I out water for some lime—coiiliiiucd Jtembers of tlie auxiliaries 1 f the on and struck a telephone pole, siiap- Flourtown Fire Company Plans for west of Hawaii. AVthy is this proposal Twentieth Anniversary ' advanced to extend the I'acific. frontier. Plans .iro under way for the vclc- bieak leiviiig the ;i,ra.Hon of the 20th anniversary ot the all that iii.iin with founding of fhe Ijudies' Auxiliary of the I'loui-town Fire Ccmiixany. The event , I 5,700 miles cut info the ocean, so as In I bring American guns within l.fiOO iiiilos of Japan',''' Chui'ch of the Jlessiah, Gw.\niild, and ping it. before tho vehicle overturned, ^vlil be in the fonn ota bamiuet, held PRANK RESULTS IN INJURY St. 'i'homas' I'-piscop.il church, Wiiile¬ marsh, will be guests of the .Nmbler' group. The chairman of thc affiilr is Jlrs. Harry U. Weaver. TOWN WILL BE CONTINUED Tliere is every indiculion llial our Town magazine section will be coiitiii'i.td in al"iut two weeks lliiiei. This iiiieiesting Utile fea¬ ture which everyone seems to en¬ joy with the Gazotto each week has llieen greatly m.is.sc'd but it will be our pletisure to eoii;;nue the sei'tlon from the time our issue w-.i« broken off so thai no part uf the special fealurtis cuulained theri'in will be omitted. One o-f the p.isscng'is in the car. Jliss Patricia Sigg. |:iiilcr Pilvc, re- I'olved lacerations of Ihe .s«Mlp aiiJ legs. Other occuiianis of the car. Rich aril .Sigg and Ki injury. in the fire house, ISethlehem Pike, at .S,30, AN'edncisday, JIai-ch S. The progroMsive tirganlzation was founded i>n MaiX',h 10, 1!)1H, When .1 i .V pi.iclical joke la.st Kriday night rt*ultcd In the injur.v of Jlrs. JIalcoliii I(obert.s<in, ot Haw.s Lane, l''lourtowii, , ,. ,u , 11 . . ,1 I. and a broken arm that snapi^ed in tuo ink ll.irkins escaped nuuvber ot the Uidies met at the home. iof Jlrs. Harry Nasih. Mill Uoad. at the l"''^es. _____„ 'reuuest of Hev. .V. H. Groton, of St. I ft was aboui 11 o'cluck .U iiijlit INVESTIGATE STORE ROBBERIES '''"l"'"'as' tMuirch, .Ait this meeting, Bev. j Jtist after the Uoliort.sons had gone to Ix'd and the house was In darkness when suddenl.v the telephone rang. I Jfr. Grof'on acted as a delegate of the f^loie J'^lourtown Firo CUMKpaii.v and proposed II is reporlcd llial the sniall in the garage of Benjamin .Saiidom. West to those gathered that they fonn an ! Mrs. Uobert.son jumped from her led Buller avenue, has been robbed hcv-, Auxiliary lo aid tiho work ot the fire- " ' " ' '""^ eral times receiitl,\-. The money luix linen, conlaining' change amounting to some, At Ihat lime Jlrs. Harry Ij. Barnes $3 or ,'i>4 was taken as well as candy, , wa» elected prefsldent, Jlrs. Harry Xa»h, The loss, 11 is estimated, will iiriiba,bl.v vice president; Jlrs, Juhn Harner, seirc- reaeh lf2,';. 'I'lie store is openiled by Ihe; tary; and .Mrs. Itussell Y. Pullingor, grandsum of Jlr. .Saiidom. Police have | treasurer. .Mrs. liiu'iies serviil a.s prehl- I Haws l.iine run pa«l .Miur plaice'.'" been nolilled and an investigation Isuleiil of the group up until Jlecomber, i Jlr. UoU'rtson answereil In 'the af- beiiig made, it Is believed to be lh'-''llt32 wehn t'he reslgi'ied due t'o poor ] firnialive, "Go catch it." laughed the w "ik of buys, health. . vohe uiid hung up the receiver. hastily to answer it and in hurrying to the phone tripped and fell heavily. Jier arm snupped as she .soiigbt ti> save herself, Jlr. Uolierlson answered the phone and a flippant voice iiuerled, "Doew
Object Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19390302 |
Volume | 61 |
Issue | 1 |
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 | 03/02/1939 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
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. |
Contributing Institution | Wissahickon Valley Public 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. |
Month | 03 |
Day | 02 |
Year | 1939 |
Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19390302 |
Volume | 61 |
Issue | 1 |
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 | 03/02/1939 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Language | English |
Rights | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
Contact | For more information, please contact the Wissahickon Valley Public Library at abutton@wvpl.org or phone: 215-643-1320. |
Contributing Institution | Wissahickon Valley Public 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. |
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Year | 1939 |
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