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®l)c €onsl)ol)ockett ftccorifcr ESTABLISHED 1869 NO. 7922. CONSHOHOCKN. PA- FRIDAY JULY 29 1949. FIVE CENTS Stan SidewalksCouncil Wfll Re-Surface &STSL,. At Barren Hill 0 nA TL* C OfYmprSmi* 0.AMM1S 8 Streets This Summer St. Mary's Church V, ill Break Ground For feu $250,000 Edifice On Sunday Rev William H Mown of Conshohocken Presbyterian ciui.ch *UI conduct the sixth Town Council at an adjourned third ward councilman, who re"i^m7 ^".^^"^w!,!; meeting Wednesday night discussed quests repairs for thl* street, »-;*■*■. 7 30, at Mary H. Wood the deplorable condition of moat ported he hopes to have a large! Park. „-,„„ „* ,».. Mr„ of the streets In the borough and portion of the material donated Tto musical portion £2" £1' \|>|IM.\. - Projed ;.-d to ascertain the OOfl ol which would reduce the goat to>»ce will be conducted b> the Pres-oltlng and chipping eight thorough- property owners to a moderate sum Urterun choir. Kenneth.. J™"™"- farts in the worst condition, with Repairs to Maple Sue. i Mfidtf '^1. wll be heard taffttWlJ 'the undemanding the work wUiOiaaad Boll. Mr Kelly and Mr * »^ ™L*S* gP-fg*. "" be done this Summer II cxpre.«ed belief that the «£*■■ ^^L0^.^- ^-„, v* Borough Engineer William T street should be completely rebuilt . Sceiiea b> the Seaside wB» Wuldrew submitted an estimated Mr Capaldt voiced the opinion that «» toP"' ™ R,'v Mr »oone> s Is slated to be started August 15., cast of $1,500 to construct a per- to spend money In malting tern- M'|n''111 rostdwm] m Jones Street, porary repairs would result in; Vs liit<*in;ir*li lio.ir.l .[.row* Project \t S|H'rial >l«'ftin« Barren Hills much-discussed tdt*.iik along Oermantown Pike Muld'rew n, to an announcement by; m.njnt «~>,„ gn« «™t, por.n ^e-J^™.;; ^;;,«S„ha^ Stephen Laubert. supervisor and £'„,£.„, Pleto reported that he program In re-bulkllng the here tor se.ersl sea.vms. this being road superintendent Whltemarsh t^jitve, enough «!u* will be do- thoroughfare and suggested that n; the nrst year thai they have wtn Township supervisors granted nnal nated *llh which to build this tund should be starled next nwl»»» auMOora In even of incie-approva, ol the project Tuesday JUJK. »» greatly reducing the .;• Ihl^jjw nrrMm Si.St "C^Uni™ rS^'a^SE """"' *' ""I ^meer Muldre. submitted a 2£HK£*5 ^T^rnary I Cgjjch, Fltth Avenue and H.rry .dewalk "merit orimanh ™t of M-MO to improve Minor' Clarence Cooper there is a balance [street The ^*l . ". . Of mint hdlaraar Cut BY Blaze b, "oarents' for'"the*"saTftv of'scTioo'l Street between Hector and Elm of 14.023 11 in .he special high' . SulSSwll"be buS In the State Streets and extending from Poplar fund, which President Piero <""?'^pi kM^ C«w.w * « H-ahwav ^intriment \ r eht-of-wav to Cherry Streets amounting to 1W0 can only be used for street work. tllflllP ^PFV M P ?i th( itMni Jf niS. *»»»■ ?«* He explained thai and g.4.000 00 balance In the gen- - *> ^*- town Ptlte from Joshua Road to I»b™ u" this street would amount erai tund Churcn H*»ad to about 4° percent and would be The Hat of streets planned to be The sum of 12000 has been ap- borne by the borough Sixty per-.oiled and chipped is Seventh Ave- ( propriated in this year's budget c*"1 of ** cost »°uld be required nue from Hnllowell Street to Spring for the sidewalk As this Is not Ior material, to be paid for by Mill Avenue. Jones Street from sufficient to do the entire Job. a f" of PfoperUes abuuing on Eighth Avenue to Spring Mill Ave- Jwo Trunk I jllllt complete section of sidewalk .will be the thoroughfare. Charles Omhoski, built with that amount, the work to be continued when more money becomes available. The first section will start at Joshua Road and pro-ceed south. 8. iiiimeiu favoring the pWjm began eerller this year when re- I areas scattered along the , Pike proposed the sidewalk as a safety feature In view of the heavy truffle. Children traveling Oerman-town Pike to get to Barren Hill Consolidated School were required to walk on the highway. Length of the proposed sidewalk • Continued On Page Putin Area Firemen Pa. Week llrufi Will Parade Purl iei pule Tomorrow \t Soudertoii II..ii-in- At least four volunteer fire com-ls approximately a mile Length caJ,,_. of && area v\\] participate of the section that $2,000 will build f""" 7* a , * , mZ,*L has „ot been deflniteiv announced. » * "■»* Saturday at Souder- Avoldance of taking over private ton. a highlight of housing cere-property was arranged by the sup- monies of the Souderton Fire Com-s? z£sss&F%r2j% -">•'"-r;<"^*™""' „ Departmenl luu a lUlv-loot right- Spring MUI File Company aill ca-»ny along oermantown pike.! march with 50 menland Iwo l rucks which Is <u .11 u.sed. leaving sum- "> <["'■ »f™,m.?«"*S by tn.e Hilu " cunt space on the west side for Taylor V.F.W Drum at Bug e uhistruition e.r the walk The State Corps, ol Roxburough The "atlal-sllpulated In ihe agreement that Taylor outfit recently won a ISO It could claim full rights to the prize marching with Spring Mill at man so-foot area any time It Pwkasle Buses will leave the fire would be necessary to alter the house at ISM Plre chief Paul Plkt Such alteratin Is not con- Sm»1 will lead the Spring Millers templated within the foreseeable D"" cerloda preparatory to the future • parade nave oeeu held for aeveral Proiicrty owners abutting the weeks under the direction of Drill-, atdwwalk from Joshua Road to master Reuben Kllpatrlck. eym- Chestnut Street have been notified P»"y president Final drill before to remove fenr-es. hedges or other the parade wi-s held last nlghi irrowtn or oblects ihev wish to save Charlie Prlmavera 3d. -«BIBr-yenr- -- I liiinnin of 11M MOIIILOIIM ' > ( ountv ab<tervsnrr of Pennsyl-vania Week this year Is llarr> Butera. labovei Norrlatown real-tor, who was appointed by John A. Punell. «.outheastern regional luirmsn. He will be rrspainslblr ■ (-nlni.il *3*i K T- Liiar ,-sjijT-iw tun. am niri ui- L/uaifc ' _— " TT~ .. —_ ;■■*, ou private property, over a period Prlmavera. will accompany Ule fire- "- Jt years auSh 'uilug. have grown men «■■••»«, ">Hn« on one of ^JSuimlSmUU aaM been planted and built in Uie(the vehicles Stttc's rtght-or-way Harmonvllle Plre Company will lirsir I'HOI'USI i. | be In line with 30 firemen. 14 me ,,eS,u'r„Tt? ssrj. s 5? •-«heDoS.i?TS1u'ts;, penditure nit to exceed g500 for „hl . ,,, , d ^ eontmaent the consulting services of Thom^ -h^„^n„li?dp^ecom^p.r.y plans march with a representatl on Mni0BM DIMUM The comhinanon of a nearby fire, followed by a severe electrical atom, wrought widespread tevoe with !(li>ph:ic service near heiei IH.VC m«ht and MflMd UM 'ill. ..: I hoodoo urea* from phun-the seel ton MM Rldue Pike and I | Joshua Road. Bairen Hill When an abandoned roudstand' 'on Ridge Pike near Joshuii Rotid.: fig mill l| known as 'The Oreen 'Light', caught 'Ire at 6:40 !a-t :ilght. Barren Hill Plym-niih gad Harmonvllle companies qTnrklv !quehed the blaze, and damage ap- I peared slight | But the fire had been severe' I enough to eat away the sheathint: ; of two important Bell Telephone | cablet, strung in from of the stand | which Csfiry the wires between Nor-i rlstown and Philadelphia and New 1 Yorit. and also afford si-t\... manv telephones in the Barren Hill area. Including Whltemarsh Town- ■.hip police station The telephone service at the po- ' lice headquarters was blotted on' I from shortly before 1. until 11 15 I p. m , all calls automatically trans- I terred to Montgomery County Radio | room Prom there. Whltematuli ; Townf-hip poll< ■ were conUc u i , through then automobile radios All culls between Norrlslown and Philadelphia and Norrlstown and OroOUd will IM- lirokt'tl "ii BufUaft] iflCT-noon, ;ii i foi a haMbome, an ^tO.OOO Bl Ibury'g Cavtholic Church. bnprtta»ivw eerawBlea. in which txith eoclnUaiticaJ and civic dlnitertoa will par- Udpate, will be in-l-i on l£e alta of thi- pro* ruetura, ;i shurt tfiatamw '-ast of the proaonl chvrchi and on tha aama axtonalve pjtnsn property on HM Bgrthaaatafw eeraar >f Kim and MtvpU Btroata. The ground -breaking serv ices «ill opMI wttll a brief nU ■ (he quaint, stiplcd ahlM church, after which an in.4t.rmnl public procession of clerty v.v.< ,irrs \MII wend Itself from UM hurh to Elm Slreet. nrniind Elm IO Oak. and north nn OBK IO UM Mda gOtflBM "1 ihr church prnp-eny liic -trotiiui will be broken n short distance in-side the Oak MM Judge E Arnold Porn-j.1. of Montgomery Count] Court, will make an address, immediately toflowlna ing of the ground by Rev. Sebastian J Jer-zak. rector of the church for 21 years. Paiher Jer-ak will turn the first spadeful of fresh earth, followed immediately by Judge Forrest felon-signer Casimir P Lawmcxek rector of St Johns Catholic Church. Philadelphia. Burgess Ellas I, 8 Blalr. visiting clergy, civic officials, and church founden. Eniwcially made lor the event, the spade will be silver-plated and engraved with the date and occa-sion Later, H will be enclosed In a case mid pre-served as a memento of the historic program Rev Francis Sokol. rector of Sacred Heart Cath-olic Church, Swedesburg. will preach the sermon Following the ground-breaking, the proceftnlun will re-tn.ru lit atepi '-«* ■: to the church, where sol-emn benediction will be held Rev Fnther Jerrak and Moilsit'liiT Ijtwulerek will offirlmp wtU\ I ttlM clergyman yet to be selected. All orKOinrj.tkin.v ciuos and societies affiliated with the church will be officially represented In the procession and attendant ggntaH i ontlnued on Page Fawri 9th Clemency Plea Denied Arrhlleelt' roneepUun of the new S*M.MM Kotcrofl slonr edifice ••< M. Mary's <atho.tr i liioili ground fur whlrh will br broken at Im ui.wtr i-eremitnlri. Sunday Hflernoon at I C Oi C Will Sponsor "llahy Shotv" On Borough Playgromndt Nmsct Week ConshohiK'ken't vninaest citl-l ol spectators li anticipated again .ens" will come io the front next!this year week when u town-wide baby con- Awards will be granted according tMt will be sponsored by the Con- to the following classifications rhohocken Chamber of Commerce! Baby judged as cutest boy. baby The babv contest will be conducted nudged as cutesi girl: baby In best through the borough's seven neigh-! costume baby in best decorated Refusal „, the ninth *-«|S^.^^^ri.ITO SS?*' "^^* "«*—«" plea of Jacob Big Jake I^hman. ^^ . ,,.by conieat and all con- A committee of judges on each| ^'ptoSTed formerly of Devon, for the slaying (avta will follow ihe iame general, playground will officiate during thei lAttn. mVinsii "* - local man in 1031 was re- plan Thtrtv-Purents special! **- second man l*anlon lioanl K*■ Iu-« ~ "Hit. Juke" Lt'hmun Robbers Plead Guilty Admit lliil«lii|i« < M No. 2 ('.oni|>aiiv And Ritter Office Th-> two men a bo pieadad I'tiiliy to rnlilnTV fturim in connection with hold-ups nl No 2 ftt% • ompnuv nml tht- Hitu t PUianci Compwu waaa ,■inaml.-it to thf County Piison this attrrnoon bf JlMlffa Wil-liam F. Dannchowcr fee await MMtanoa o^i^aaBbat b\ Tin' priaonari admittad th**ir part iii th»' hold-up «1 the fire lonipiiny on March "21 and at ili. tiniine,' cnnt|mny 08 May jo. m'PLICATI-. KF.V M tin Edwin J Kelley. 41. 217 Kast Ninth Avenue, mid Judge Uanm - hower Iha: lie iurinniii->i me krj from which a i'u,,livate was made so that entrance could be gained to the fire company on the early mormon of March 21 Hf said that he gave his key to u William Vogt. of Brvn Mawr who had trw duplicate made, and who. alolm with an accomplice, stole S*7t from the fire company safe after hold-ing up the watchman at gun point Vogt li now in the County Prison awaltim trial His companion wtv wai iileiuified as U'w Stmcciom of Philadelphia. Is now at large. Kelley said that hi' received $100 from proceeds of the fire company hold-up The funds were divided ui Sirscclnn's home In Philadel-phia Kelley became acquainted with Vogt at Lee Ruba»er A Tire Cor-poration where they were both inK activities in the county for , New York had to be re-routed. .nn) W. Seers In preparation of develop-ment plans for Whltemarsh Park. In. i. will late from October 17 until October -l Children Home From Hospital \ ictiiiiH Of KxploMon Ilo-iMl.tli/t'il M.i\ 2'.\ Four crews of telephone lliu-mi i worked through the entire night to repair the damage, originated Ur tin- minor bia/i Although about hi.l( the interrupted service was re- ■tofcd bv inidniBh:. repairtrun dl.l DO) «'■( an "all clear' until 5 20 this morning. William S Cashel. Jr. ma:iag«er ol the Norrlstown branch of tin* R. li Ti If phone Company, recalled th^i last night's disruption of servlc | was sjjuoet slmllai in nature, al-though not so extensive and oc-curred at virtually Die exai t spo; as that of last December 18. when I a heavily-ioaaded truck and a coupe Leonard Jankowskl. eight-year-old cull(d«". causing the death of tbt Thtrty-fivt dollars In mr- contests Parents are given a special ™,r.«i wH<nMii.t hv the fttate thandlse certificates will be award-1 Invitation u>. enter babies In the The second man who pkadet ported Wednesday by the State t^ ^ ^ chtimbf.r nf commerce tcntest Tlie event is open to the pullty was Joseph Clrillo, M, ..I Pardons Board. , RS TlKm m ^^ events public Registration will be con- PhUndrlphm He admitted his par The four-member board refused piie baby conteiu, have beet. t»nt;ucted on enr|, |i1nyKrnimd troniiin ,h* hold-up of the Rntei Kin Lehman's appeal during tt-s July ,,u,..Blu[olK leaiuie at the play- 1 10 p m next Friday, until Judg- *""' Company when U30 was ob-session. He had claimed continued gTOunAt lor u number of years. For inK time at 2 M p m Parents arei'»»"»^ »> kuiiuolni Clrillo Identl- .oi.liuemi-nl in Eastern l^H«*ttary i the post two years the contests, n^ked to contact the lnatructor on "«• Vt*t -iiid Btraccione as In-would be detrimental 'or his physi- | h,,.^ llnrtfir lh„ unmumrshln! ihe nearest ntnvtriiimd ctineprntn» ""npantons. He said that Vogl re. drove the gel-away car. which be 'longed to Vogt. and the funds wore divided in St rat clone « home in Philadelphia He recolved 1330, driver, and burning . tbt ieni pians ior wnitemaran i-ars. mimh_r ... Bremen and a truck OleeT!n,W:r"h'p,rre.nr 'JZZ . ™?'(££ CuTv ^"oSS...y. Germaniown Pike and Joshua. ,orty.flvr st m ront ,.,„ p.r,|c|p.ie ,„ . mM -«— ,^ ,..,„ »™ M. . the demonstration tomorrow after- S,.e,"„nBof a^i-Sie ^r-lKiur '<■ *><*'™ Jh'JWest «1* cjm- ■ruvri nn* nn n.iticr Piiti. fmm ■ pany will be headed by the thirty- —■ .~-m— * JKS-g^ane to the TowSmp Unr' Ave piece band o, the Willo* Orove I sc, of Mr and Mrs Frank Jankow- ^^ cgljlefi was disapproved following Invesll- Po»t, American Legion, followed by slci, 135 west Eighth Avenue, wasj Bllice then two ininnr Butomo-gatlon bv the supervisors. Plymouth the fire company's six drum ma- bought, to his home Tuesday night bite crashes at about the same site Township comrrlssloners proposed jorettes. Oie piece of apparatus! \|oiit«jmery HosplUl Norrls- nave cuuseo minor utllltv damagt at 5M Julv mtelliig Uiat the two will be in lhie Tlie firemen wffl ;r TL?^ JlrT- o.TiJnt! "» "«"» " though fate con-u- wnshlps Jointly establish the ex-. l*ave the hose house at 1 p. m by t^twn. where he had been a paiiein sp[rwJ wltM ^ a, th,a spot Mr tension. bus The band will go direct to. since May 23 receiving treatment .Cashel said today. "There The Highway Department will be Souderton and meet the firemen for third degree burns about the we can do. as all the mishaps that requested to conduct a traffic sur-'at :he point of formation , resulting from burning anti-1occur could have occurred at any other spot " ,haee been under the aponsorihlp! the cal and mental health ;t, tfw, chBn)bw ^ Ooanmero*. Theidetailo or other information Lehman baa served more than, numbt,r „, entrants has Increased,karding the baby show seventeen years In prison for^ the h nd ca„ai.|lv audlen-. ifanlinued or. Page Fotiri fatal shooting at Fayette and Mar- - ' ble Streeu. In October. HOI. of Ralph Spanish, who resided In Qtttrnt /)/>«/#'/1 \'W West First Avenue He was sen- tfaVrin l/f.MMMfl fenced to death Mav 27. 1932. but as /■/ |j t the penalty was commuted to life iiOt'tl If/ I OSIOI Remove Signs OfBrand Names TiipriMim* ( um|i|\ w nil Nam Slut.• 1.ui. did Btraccione. but Vogt got nn(»' S230 Vinft said Btraccione "held out" on him In both cases Bemeunt Harrv Bnear was the only Commonweal'*> witness and he told how the po-lice gang to arrest these two from information received bv the police department vey at Skippack and Butler Pikes Formal housing ceremonies will. at Broad Axe to determine advis- be conducted early in the after- 'reeae *> badly burned was the ability uf Installing a traffic light, noon, with the parade slated to I child that akin had to be grafted The intersection has been the scene start at 3:30. of numerous accidents and near-accidents over a period of t4m*.i|'^ll.r.^f |>Pil,w,L,|.w and is repeatedly reported as re-1 VMItBl r rCdt IM r> imprisonment in January. 1033 ,. . __ In the official version of the fiii I i$it llt'l'l* shooting .m file with the board. the prosecution contended that While h.- was attcndiiiK Lehman fired the fatal shot dur- services 111 Conshohocken laM main Ing a quarrel of*T 'he tt»**rt of Rev lessr M Mack .if Verkes two slot machines from a (ambling < tost his barn and most of Its con-eaubllshment at Elm and Bansom tents when the structure was set Streets. Lehman was a partner In, afire by lightning during the flash the operation of gambling places atom that swept over this area In Conshohocken and Devon, ac- m the early rvenlng hours Dan--- cording to the record | age was estimated at $45,000 In his defense. Lehman Pleaded, RfV Mr Mack was summonrd home not guilty, claiming he had been; ,nrouf,h „ telephone call to the drinking heavliv prior to the' shoot- c^u^oho,,,,,,, police department ing. Lehman -vserted in his petl- whfn nc arritrrt the barn had lion that he believed he had paid ^ cotT1ptetely rar^d, with only b,ran.d J,amM,',f *?* """T1 "»»• I Intersection of Butler and Sktppack his debt to society durtoi Ui im- Uw ,1VBJk ^..^ved ThederK, "B.n d"**''" n h/,nTT^ S^S. TSf "**• CroW A" W in Injur«'tl III Two-Car (iraHli You can ■•till get your favorite L !,. . . . JhtP- *■ th' result of ,. tw.>-vetiicle Signs dlsplaylngUie trade and, accident, last night at 7:» at the prlMinment repeatedly reported quiring traffic control measures. Erection of a blinker light on Bethlehem Pike 150 feet north of Church Road was approved. 27 Permits During July Four \rH <»ar.i"i'- ' to both legs He Is able about, but he must return to the hospital for periodic treatments. Leonard, with his brother. Law- , rence. 9. found a can containing iantl-freese In a garage near their home on May 23 Not knownm HM contents of the can nor realising Quest preachers who will occupy the danger the boys In some man-the pulpit of Conshohocken Pres- ner applied fire to the liquid. In byteriau Church four' Sundays in an instant there »*■ a burst of August during Rev William H flame which burned both boy> p.. vacation ha.e been aii-xbuut the legs, faces and arms, nounced ! Their rather had just returned from -- dln-the ; At Preabyterian During AII,UIISI Leonard W. Bell Dead At 80 i nn. ril 'tiiiiKtrroH' I'or April Iltisiiii<-s<T.iii:iii Puneral sen-Ices for Leonard W Conshohoekens oldest busi-ness man. proprietor of a oarber i juncea t ineir tamer nao irturtieu iruni h , -,, p. , M„,lir R,r-,, Rev Cornelius Muyskens. pastor aork and was slttln, at Ihe din- "f.p *' '" ^rfow afternoon of the First Presbyterian Church ner table when he heard the ™L .* "S. SVXH^™! Home of Ambler, will be the gtiest minis- screams of his two children. He " 2<™*; "»£^'J^f!L RT; ter Auinist 7 rushed them to the office of a local JJ c SSdlfTchM, Interme I , \ ..I <«iVi H'V Elwood P Reeves. Jr. in- physician and then look them w Vlu ri In R'versldV CeYneter • ■MM \ allH- I .. *8.<X-».t „,uc„r , ..nance and economic. mf hospital >"" '5^rU^'V»nTt,lflTr»,ce' at Temple Ln.verslty. win con-; It was feared for some days that wU, ^ conducted at the funeral Twenty-seven permits were Issu- duct the service August 14 Lawrence might lose the sight of i,1,mi.>oili,<Sv lim-ed during the month of July by August 21 Hev Aoner Richard one eve He res|>onded to treat- UZt, of m, IAIW Vn 4->n of Borough Secreury Clarence Coop-, will preach here. He Is pastor of ment and was brought to hLs home tn|s hoLuVh 1>~»c- " w er The new buildings lor whlcl, the Arlington Heights Presbyterian ubout two seeks ago. Leonard was i^ Bell died Tueadav evenlmt in pennts were Issued were three two- Church. Pittsburgh. ! detained at the hospital for the aaStmowvHciiilaJ Norrlstown car and one single-car garages. The A senior -student at Princeton slower treatment of skin graftlne He enleied ihe lioeultal on Jtil- I1 total estimated expenditures amount Theological Seminary. Thurslon St [ The father Is prominently Iden- ,mfl,rimin» an oneration two d«vs to M.W3 Clalr. will be the guest preacher UfleC. with the Polish Eagles Home ^"X-"1; mouJ^feSlon ■•" Building permits Issued during August 28 'Association and the Community Mr Be^ a son of the late Wash- •'■'!»'. ",Ci1^: ,«, w , r, o. ''"" -^'Hoall I-eague lngton A. and «m»nila Busier Boii. ,»i^td^™Jr&,Wra ■5ZT ~, ~ ta™ •" thl. borough eiaht. ^e"s',rf£J5. ,1300 Mary A ,„P,.„„K .„ the h„„d.n, com- "••><<<*"»» BoiqAd >^ttffljF£'u£2> & ^ Rakowskl. 337 East Sim Street. brlLt ,rlttee of the conshohocken Plre Mrs. Timothy Bkmg. 1514 Butler cai xiloal^ ana entered upon his steps. 125; afy\v\a t^k^wfki_>™ Com».anv No 2 will be held •hlsjPlke. has returned from Bryn Mawr professional career at the age Hand Concert Is Well Attended I4ir larcsilH.ll UIIIIKM1 H-il 1 III I It I K i ■ t-u._._.,.., .-. _. . a._ .. " man Is pastor of the Meunonlte ' 5SSJT.SJ, ■"^ ,*,f' : Church at Yerkes, near College- g'['•*' ''* *".'.! , one o! the largest crowds to emble u MacKentle Park. West|«nd Mont Clare "otishohocken. was present Tues lialaMawll iKlat •I■n■JjuUrICeUd wWtaaas- HMirlsl. (JJeCnIHnIile Matz- ! Plre comiainies ahlcli saved the Z_ , s'l«™Mr '■ ,; Mated by Philip Miller 0OJ1 home and oilier nenrby ilaelllngs : T^* '»»' prohlWU signs bearing North Mervlne street. Philadelphia came from Collegevllle Itj.|.p. ''"' «•*■ mark or the trade name- The second vehicle hgurlng In the Limerick. Oaks, 1/iwer Providence of any beer. brew, ale or brewery c(,i|bi|on was a truck owned bv being displayed outside taverns, M.r|e„ parms. Inc.. ol Marywaler-bars. cafes and taprooms or dU- I(rt rjmrt. Bala-Cynvyd. operated "" 40 8 s.m..|, M,.,-lH leT'lea""0." rS^Me^TLSS.: ^^StSe".""^.".^";!*" 3"" i or thi- season Automobiles- ... _ A . .. .. u lino- iHt.tr aivna rnrr»ntlv n« riu i' "Woou oireet, Mann>una Montgomery County Volture No |ln_k then signs currently on Bt-j ^m., U)M wiittemarsh Town- ' ship police that he was traveling concert of the Automobiles lined both sides of Elisabeth Street -^--=,-,-■ m* ~~,"m".,L~"^L.Vi^ play ^»~IS&hh:^JVX £asEN&£BLMr«« . vtnod near the navllkm and alona Judges Oeorge C Corson and E ineha. In «ta» another law Another truck was In from of him inTraK.laTO^Xcl-^^ *'"'" "' "" MonWom'ry S efiecT SnlSi the e^ndlture »"" »• dld '"» "• "" Ml11" <*• Oranway string Band of the L A J™J™ J Bobrrlclh and Lewi, ^ J » calendar yeai to onveri were released under their K of .wrrlslow". under live direct- ^Bn"V , MDh'»; /°rm" 120 firdlaptoy asWI lllnfllUH ton of John Tlmlx. leader, wa, the, l«"1 '"""}' *"' '"d.r c'!jr„?J Law. similar to PennaylvanlaS . first of Its kind ever heard In the ,°»«t«»» Refreahmenu were served recently-enacted tradesmark law are I i„ll- Ts' rviwil T' !T&^orR.r^{^SSS cSSouS^ JSSS. ^firArT Ymk "" J""V ^TrelldeturT'.ere 4W—- v™l"l.f,„oS? h! Pl8i, rasrt. ^l I"™"*" n»>-'«" »«"■ turn M'n"*~t mg ihe lelevued baseball game LK TNoreiahvwn^2eV,P'l, all parts ol Ihe Ninth District were , a , ., . ~J latw.sn Ihe Alhlellcs .led St. Louis leessss "a™iipAresc-lIa.Utedd th"n^h^.ns,; •>"«"« -l" *««>»' -■«'■>« •" l^"-" Kolilllil II-numbers t be dispensed with because of the members of the <_»nahohocken IIl'Tn .^wri «. ihe nmmi 'Legion flute Convention' in PitU- Al ( ||;»|l|r |)i||il,-l iJon". C'Ub, wntfh'n» thr conlf*> 5,1 * llr"tlml W?h.,h' P'1"" LwBh The Semember meetlm. will '*l ^ J,,ctl " ■ >"<"» ■ Claude h\..;lng. telecaster who liar, rtion that there is a posslbillt i' return engagement GirPl Jaw Broken In Tall From Kike burgh The September meeting will be held at Jenklntown Five members of the Conshoho. k- sfiken to different gn.ups on varl-en Rotan nub attended the charter "."» ««»»«*"■ in this borough._ had \ .truli....ii.;: Bank. on tw East Elm Street two pair_ steps evening at the lire sUtlon. Ninth] Hospital, where she was a pa.lent thirteen when he entered the shop, and pavement. $135, Henry sauter. /,venue and Harrv Street. Plans for for two v.eeks and underwent an of 13amuel Baker, located at 340' aer!lhe erection o[ a new fire house on operation. She Is stendily Impiov- East Hector Street, a.-, an u,-pren-the company's property at HID Pay-|tD| Mrs. 31ons is a member of theltlce. working as a sweeper boy at ite street will be discussed a 1- staff o[ the local Bell Telephone the Schuylktll Iron Works of the the cameraman show the local Lions ;\'w'Vo''V,''V.-.kI'JV11Vi'rH.,n.n' Club wno, w«e nuests of the min.p- M Ul[. ment at the name Mr Harm .. House. Schwcnksvilfe The> I'"'11""" lhe *7ou»>- !U|W were Bd I»H-ident West Francis L Prcaa, John S Black- Klb hell tnd Ed.vard ' present IIIK the group. Sheriff of Montgomery County IK ' In the group but I just can't point him -ml block wall. $110 James Knoeller. 426 East Ninth Avenue, alterations, nenr> ,hougn mere is no thought of build-1. Last Ninth .Avenue^ ^ ^ ^ lmlM(iiRtf. Ull„T, Thr work of raring the former Uptown I nrhurm , $35: Owen Kllcoyne, 413 ^ Seventh^AvenSi two-clr SS'J-" c0mP»n>. P™Prl>- ^ '" garage. tMO: Patsv_ DIPaolo. 2M ; « .itninur.1 >atsy DIPaolo, on Pa«e Iwarl firemen ourchased. has been com-pleted The salvaged building mat- . erial was sold and the site on which the structure stood Is bflng graded Loral \«'H> thinHI.Siiliinlii\ Alan Wood Steel Company durUig the week and at his trade on Sat-urdays and Sundays, barber a-bopi remaining open seven days a week at that time. i ..ntinurrt On Page Foun Firt'im'ii < .ill.il \lo\«> Law Olflkc Edward J. Wlsnlewski. Esq., day moved his offlcea to the second I floor of the Talone Building. 110 Plymouth and Harmonvllle Fire Fayette Street, from his former lo- Companies responded to two calls, cation at 4 East First Avenue A !»»hin an hour last night The Qrat native of the borouah. Mr. Wls-1""-". at <•■ at » d™P In Mogee-. nlewski is a graduate of Conaho-! town, in the West end of Plymouth hocken High School, VUlanova Col-| Township, quickly responded to lege and the University of Penn- their efforts The .second blaze, oc-aT. vflnla Law School. He servedkurrlng at 645. brought them to a with the Marine Corps In World vacated roadstand in Barren Hill War II. attaint!-* the rank of cap- The fire was quickly brought under j tain He was a former law associate 1 control. They assisted Baren Hlil of Judge E Arnold Forrest IFire Company at the second blaze The Oeorge Clay Fire Company will meet In monthly session in the lire station Tuesoay evening Cornelius Flanagan Is president Tomorrow afternoon at 1:341 . _. Ihe bi-weeklv broadeaat by The (Ja\ I irciiltli Keeorder. on WFII.'s Suburban News Round I |i will bring U> Ibttenrrs an intere«tlng rriumr of happrnlngv In this communllv and a foreeasi of things to rontr. Tlie Ret - -der Is one of twelve newspapers in subarban Phila-dephla participating in the \'J1I suburban News Roand-t'p. -i\ suburban publcalloas repre-sented each Saturday afternoon on an erery-olher-week basis. Be sure your dial K set at 560 tomorrcw at 1:31) p. m lo hear a in--- program that Is tailored ius4 for T« First National weeks' vacation A 13-year-old West Conshohocken Mrs Donald Suymiin. lrl suffered a broki n Jaw and loss Conshohocken. is vacationing from. turn. Seth K 1 two teeth when she was thrown duties at The First National Bank V. OwmtUUl . , ,. J • ii from her blcvcle on her wav to Sgt Francis Blake, ol the Con- The lognl ehto presented the I nirk. \ 4ir IJillHlr Lavan Dam. Balllgo. Tues-'shohocken Police DgftaittW ■ ■">' wttB ■ .sneik-' A ,.„, Cl>intj,s(j «,->], u trmk that iiav afternoon Ivacatlonlng this week ' rod. suitably lllaofibad. Othn W1(H Bjajtfna a left tuni from Kiirlti" sh, U Mi.ry Orrtrude Kelly.; ;'* «;luh '"- Mill Avenue into Sixth Avenue early l Mr and Mrs Thomas ||lir| J., \orris.lowii .ifternoon Both vehl.le* Kelly. 2B Front Street Btcyclingi,,uri "l "TriMUWii „ traveling east on SprlnK Mill alonn Balllgo Road the girl was Mrs Mary Clark. 415 East Ninth Tlie < lu.rtn was presented hy!Avenue -T^^ cnr W(U (jrlveti bv thrown over the handlebars when Avenue, was treated yesterday Joseph A A bey. of Reading, for-|pTarH.ls •t|jch(.. 486 Minerva mreet the front wheel struck a rock on afternoon at Montgomery Hospital mer district ifovernor The speaker' phiUdelohia The truck uwned by the roadway Mary Elaine Kane for contusions of the tight elbow i t the event was Hoc Owen J. Rob- Ben j(,|1(WOn 4316 Terrace Hleeel was accompsnving the Kellv sir! and bruises of the left leg after erts. former associate Justice of the R(),,borough _. operated by Rob-or. another bicycle she stepped Into the side of a Supreme Court o| the United Stntes'ert C]inton 34]5 Master Street A passing motorist brought the truck at Main and Markley streets. Mnladelphla girl to her home Bryn Mawr Hos- Norrlstown. accordlnn to Not i,| M-I||.i.»'«'r Vim.-.. tiital reported that the upper jaw town pettgg bone is fractured, that all her teeth M11-jiil.1l \.liiii>««iioiih Paul Farrow. 241' • East Hector Street Matthew Etchlson. 253 &ut Elm Street, medical: Sandra Wen-hold. East Third Avenue, surgical, were admitted to Montgomery Hospital The Alim -Scheldt Brewing Cm Kail.I OlIirtrTt Al Park are out of line, and the upper Up &-,.„•..-„„ I .... 'I,,,! Ti "»n. brewers ol Val- The Norrlstown Band, under the u infected r r*" l,irt * lA r- *•■« »• lej R»p Beer. Rains Head Ale dnecimn Of Clarence TleUbach, will "W.ulftsW' Mrs Thomas Eagan, 13 West ''«! Prior Beer, announces the up- nraagttl a public band concert on \t . N.i'h A 'iioi 1 exiiected home to- point ment of Tliomas M Morton iTl.ur--.day, August 11, at the Mary ifirf.l morrou ir<»m Sacred Heurt ROa-l*1 advertising manager: John F ! Wood Park. donaUnu 1U scrvr-M The August meeting of the Wush- pttat, where she had been und. U supervisor 0! ■ ..... m Anaiiijement iigt-jn Fire Company will be Held Ing treatment for a fracture of HM dlatrt I sales, and the advaiue- m, UM ttOgMaTt were made by the Monday evening at 7 30 al the flre!leK above the knee She suffered ment of O H OreenfleJd to Jen- Conshohocken Chamber of Con, utUuii Weal Hector street Thorn- u iracUire of the same leg a few eral galai manager, uicliidang alljiuarce. wtiKh »uousored two -lm- A* Johnson president, will prFatae 'years agn branches 'liar events last twimmer
Object Description
Title | The Conshohocken Recorder, July 29, 1949 |
Masthead | The Conshohocken Recorder |
Date | 1949-07-29 |
Year | 1949 |
Month | 7 |
Day | 29 |
Volume | 79 |
Issue | 22 |
Coverage | United States -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Conshohocken |
Subject | Conshohocken (Pa.) - Newspapers; Montgomery County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Type | Text |
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Description | Conshohocken Recorder Newspaper |
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Subject | Conshohocken (Pa.) - Newspapers; Montgomery County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
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®l)c €onsl)ol)ockett ftccorifcr
ESTABLISHED 1869 NO. 7922. CONSHOHOCKN. PA- FRIDAY JULY 29 1949. FIVE CENTS
Stan SidewalksCouncil Wfll Re-Surface &STSL,.
At Barren Hill 0 nA TL* C OfYmprSmi*
0.AMM1S 8 Streets This Summer
St. Mary's Church V, ill Break Ground
For feu $250,000 Edifice On Sunday
Rev William H Mown
of Conshohocken Presbyterian
ciui.ch *UI conduct the sixth
Town Council at an adjourned third ward councilman, who re"i^m7 ^".^^"^w!,!;
meeting Wednesday night discussed quests repairs for thl* street, »-;*■*■. 7 30, at Mary H. Wood
the deplorable condition of moat ported he hopes to have a large! Park. „-,„„ „* ,».. Mr„
of the streets In the borough and portion of the material donated Tto musical portion £2" £1'
\|>|IM.\. - Projed ;.-d to ascertain the OOfl ol which would reduce the goat to>»ce will be conducted b> the Pres-oltlng
and chipping eight thorough- property owners to a moderate sum Urterun choir. Kenneth.. J™"™"-
farts in the worst condition, with Repairs to Maple Sue. i Mfidtf '^1. wll be heard taffttWlJ
'the undemanding the work wUiOiaaad Boll. Mr Kelly and Mr * »^ ™L*S* gP-fg*. ""
be done this Summer II cxpre.«ed belief that the «£*■■ ^^L0^.^- ^-„, v*
Borough Engineer William T street should be completely rebuilt . Sceiiea b> the Seaside wB»
Wuldrew submitted an estimated Mr Capaldt voiced the opinion that «» toP"' ™ R,'v Mr »oone> s
Is slated to be started August 15., cast of $1,500 to construct a per- to spend money In malting tern- M'|n''111
rostdwm] m Jones Street, porary repairs would result in;
Vs liit<*in;ir*li lio.ir.l
.[.row* Project
\t S|H'rial >l«'ftin«
Barren Hills much-discussed
tdt*.iik along Oermantown Pike Muld'rew
n, to an announcement by; m.njnt «~>,„ gn« «™t, por.n ^e-J^™.;; ^;;,«S„ha^
Stephen Laubert. supervisor and £'„,£.„, Pleto reported that he program In re-bulkllng the here tor se.ersl sea.vms. this being
road superintendent Whltemarsh t^jitve, enough «!u* will be do- thoroughfare and suggested that n; the nrst year thai they have wtn
Township supervisors granted nnal nated *llh which to build this tund should be starled next nwl»»» auMOora In even of incie-approva,
ol the project Tuesday JUJK. »» greatly reducing the .;• Ihl^jjw nrrMm Si.St "C^Uni™
rS^'a^SE """"' *' ""I ^meer Muldre. submitted a 2£HK£*5 ^T^rnary I Cgjjch, Fltth Avenue and H.rry
.dewalk "merit orimanh ™t of M-MO to improve Minor' Clarence Cooper there is a balance [street
The ^*l . ". . Of mint hdlaraar
Cut BY Blaze
b, "oarents' for'"the*"saTftv of'scTioo'l Street between Hector and Elm of 14.023 11 in .he special high' .
SulSSwll"be buS In the State Streets and extending from Poplar fund, which President Piero <""?'^pi kM^ C«w.w * «
H-ahwav ^intriment \ r eht-of-wav to Cherry Streets amounting to 1W0 can only be used for street work. tllflllP ^PFV M P
?i th( itMni Jf niS. *»»»■ ?«* He explained thai and g.4.000 00 balance In the gen- - *> ^*-
town Ptlte from Joshua Road to I»b™ u" this street would amount erai tund
Churcn H*»ad to about 4° percent and would be The Hat of streets planned to be
The sum of 12000 has been ap- borne by the borough Sixty per-.oiled and chipped is Seventh Ave- (
propriated in this year's budget c*"1 of ** cost »°uld be required nue from Hnllowell Street to Spring
for the sidewalk As this Is not Ior material, to be paid for by Mill Avenue. Jones Street from
sufficient to do the entire Job. a f" of PfoperUes abuuing on Eighth Avenue to Spring Mill Ave- Jwo Trunk I jllllt
complete section of sidewalk .will be the thoroughfare. Charles Omhoski,
built with that amount, the work
to be continued when more money
becomes available. The first section
will start at Joshua Road and pro-ceed
south.
8. iiiimeiu favoring the pWjm
began eerller this year when re-
I areas scattered along the
, Pike proposed the sidewalk as a
safety feature In view of the heavy
truffle. Children traveling Oerman-town
Pike to get to Barren Hill
Consolidated School were required
to walk on the highway.
Length of the proposed sidewalk
• Continued On Page Putin
Area Firemen Pa. Week llrufi
Will Parade
Purl iei pule Tomorrow
\t Soudertoii II..ii-in-
At least four volunteer fire com-ls
approximately a mile Length caJ,,_. of && area v\\] participate
of the section that $2,000 will build f""" 7* a , * , mZ,*L
has „ot been deflniteiv announced. » * "■»* Saturday at Souder-
Avoldance of taking over private ton. a highlight of housing cere-property
was arranged by the sup- monies of the Souderton Fire Com-s?
z£sss&F%r2j% -">•'"-r;<"^*™""' „ Departmenl luu a lUlv-loot right- Spring MUI File Company aill
ca-»ny along oermantown pike.! march with 50 menland Iwo l rucks
which Is <["'■ »f™,m.?«"*S by tn.e Hilu "
cunt space on the west side for Taylor V.F.W Drum at Bug e
uhistruition e.r the walk The State Corps, ol Roxburough The "atlal-sllpulated
In ihe agreement that Taylor outfit recently won a ISO
It could claim full rights to the prize marching with Spring Mill at
man so-foot area any time It Pwkasle Buses will leave the fire
would be necessary to alter the house at ISM Plre chief Paul
Plkt Such alteratin Is not con- Sm»1 will lead the Spring Millers
templated within the foreseeable D"" cerloda preparatory to the
future • parade nave oeeu held for aeveral
Proiicrty owners abutting the weeks under the direction of Drill-,
atdwwalk from Joshua Road to master Reuben Kllpatrlck. eym-
Chestnut Street have been notified P»"y president Final drill before
to remove fenr-es. hedges or other the parade wi-s held last nlghi
irrowtn or oblects ihev wish to save Charlie Prlmavera 3d. -«BIBr-yenr- --
I liiinnin of 11M MOIIILOIIM ' >
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