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Hell Diver, and Kimmer Spor t st e r.Miss Gassner is in cha rg e o f the

Marionette Club. The p re si de nt i sBe tt y Schel le nt ri ge r a nd t he s ec re tary is Mary Olive Ba te s. Eig-hto th e r g i rl s are in this club. Theyare planning t o g ive, some time during the year, a mari onet te s howcalled "Magic Basket," and a puppetshow called "Willow Plate,"Thc Crafts Club i s under the di rec

tion of Mr. Knoll. The 17 memberselected Al yc e Cook president andClaire Robinson sccIetary. Most ofthe boys and g i rl s ar e making lampsor flower pot holders.Under the di rec tion of Miss Taylor

the Cooking Club i s maki ng many delicious things. t ry ing to make ones not

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In club conversa tions and elsewhere the late General Atterbury wa sreported as s t re s si ng t he v al ue ofsmall things, but t he r e i s mor e beliefthat he hel d t o the conviction that ifyou give scnice on t he r ai ls no th i ngelse ma tt e rs a nd t he r e is no general

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The Clash of the Commuters

Why flO to ((. football game? Come ovel' (I l ly t il l/ I' t o the new Na)'-bel'th Stadium (]I(('l'd011.: Statioll) (lnd SCI' a 1'C(l{ sCIimlllagc.

Many Clubs at Narberth SchoolDescribed by Student Reporters

Fire Chief: Isn' t the New~ ~ D e p o t " a Menace to PublicSafety? Let's Investigate

LISTEDVENTS

Knight To SpeakBefore JllniOl' Club December ,9Child Study G1'OU1J to i Hcet

Other Activities

"A legal univer sa l boycott of Japanb y t he U ni te d States would stop Ja pan's i nvas ion of China in no time atall and would p rove ou r safest policyeventually," declared Miss Besse Howard, expert on International Relations,Tuesday, at t h e gene ra l meeting- ofthe Women's Community Club ofNarberth." \V e h es it at e b ec au se we fearJapan's reprisal, b ut h er \'ictory inChina would harm us more. And event h ough she is our t hi r d lal'g-est customer and bu ys t wi ce a s m uch f ro mus as we f rom h er , we shall lose economically in the long run if this devast a t ion cont inues," sa id Miss Howard.She a l so commented on the Europeans i tua t ion and decla red "war is not atpresent on the horizon,"C on tl nu ea o n P ag e F iv e

China's Loss is Ou r Loss, MissHoward Tells Women' sClub of Narberth

OTHER

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In Sesqlli PlayNARBERTH, PENNSYLVANIA,DECEMBER 3,1937

The Cap and Bell s Club o f H aw rforr l College wil l presen t "Dear Brutus," by ,1ames Barrie, in RobertsHall, on the camllUS, at 8 P. 1\1., December 10 and 11.Monday, at 8 P. 1\1., Dr. CharlesG. Fenwick will discuss "Present Day

Political and Socia l Problems ," atROHemont College. Nex t T hu rs da yArnold Lunn, notcd Engl ish author ,will lecture at the college-on "Sdc nc e a nd t he Supernatural , " at four,on "Spain" at eight.Ground ha s been broken on the cam

pus at Bryn Mawr College fo r a newdormi tory to be r eady fo r occupancyin t he Fa ll of 1938. It marks the inc re a se o f 100 students to th e undergraduate body. t o b r in g a total of approximately 474 undergraduates inresidence.

?oJex t Thursday (December 9) , theC it iz en sh ip Commit te e o f the N ar berth Junior Woman's Club will present Judge Harold G. Knig-ht a s gues tHpea ke r. M is s Martha Maxwell ischairman a nd M rs . George Albert is (BY THE SPECTATOR) Iis n ot mad e a matter of attractivehostess for t he eveni ng , whi le Miss Editor E h ~ o o d ' s c a s t i g a t ~ o n of the and i nf ormat iv e pub li ci ty , Ce rt ai n lyMargaret Sfjuier will be guest pianist . new c O I ~ t ~ ' a p t w n called a t lc .ket officde such kind of impel ling "copy" would. and waltmg room (but whIch cou l c os t n o more t ha n t he stodgy stuffThe ChIld Study Group, under Mrs. b tl I 'b I f tl, e mor e ap y


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Liberal trade-in allowance 0" your old radio

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' Penn Alumni Lunchcon GuestsFour members of the Universi ty of

I Pennsylvania Bicentennial CommitteeI in Lower Merion were recent guests ofIPresident Thomas S. Gates, at aI r a l l ~ ' - l u n e h e o n at the Univers i ty Mu: ;-;eUI11.i T!:Me who at tended from the LowerI Medon d is tr ic t o f which William T.'Plummer is chairman, were: Chris R.! C. Custer and .J. Folwell Scull , JI . , of, Narberth, Dc Ha\'cn Develin, of Bryn:Maw r, a nd Al be rt A. Hambl en , of\\' ~ ' l l I J e w o o d .

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EMILY EDGERTONdallghter o f M r. find M r , ~ . [,/ol!dB. Ecl!Jcrfoll, CIIestullt (l1'ell-lle,Narbc!th, (/. S01Jl1011l0re (If Will iamnnl l Mary Col/c!Jc, i . nOli! playing on the Al/-l ' i l 'oinin HockeyTeam.

ra l l l l If l l l l i i,< COl1lil1!! ToNarberth (1.< Emile Zola

Paul j \r un i, whose fine a ct ing- in" The Story of Louis Pasteur" won ~ ; ; ; ; ; : ; : ; ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ; ~ ~ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ~ ~ ; ; ; ~for him 1IH' ;',Iotion Picture Academy, . _g'old statuette for }fl: l6 . comes to til(>Narberth Theatrc next Thursday and IFriday in ;\I]other epic-"The Life of: iEmile Zola." It t!'lls of the great: Inovelist's magnific('nt crusade for Cap- Itain Dreyfus (.los('ph Schildkraut), iwho was accused of sclling m i 1 i t a r ~ ' , Is ec re ts , was un.iustly convictcd and' Isent to Dc\'i l 's Island.Gale Sondergard, who sco red in' i"Anthony A(!\'erse," is ;',1:Hlame Drey- Ifus. Erin O'Brien-Moore is "Nana," Ithe street g ir l a bo ut whom Zolaw ro te h is fi rs t grcat novcl. Fifty ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ " ' _ ~ i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i__ ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii i ii ii ii i__ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii__.!Jimmense sets wcre b ui lt f or t he pie- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ture, and nearly 5000 p laye rs wer eused in its various scenes.

OUR TOWNYoung Virtuoso Wins Award

Richa)'d Maryott, Non of the GCO/'!!I' U. M I 1 I Y o t t . ~ . of 8n/Jinea1'Cnllt', Na/'berth, j 'eceived fhe amI/wi fJethol'en A'lilaI'd 11l'c.ql'Jltl'db y f hc Bryn Maw)' Com;cn'lIto/'!! of MIII;ic fo)' oll/BtrO/ding ((('1'0111plishment during 1.936-37.

Left to r ight : Joseph E. Bal'onc, COl1Nf!1'l'((/Ol'1! di l' ec/or andmembm' of the NW'bcrth PI IM ic School fflcult!!; Rich((rd Mrll'yot,t,recipient of thc awal'd; and O tt o Meyel ' , head of the COllsCl'vato-ry's1,iolin dcpartment.

The annual Christmas party formembcrs of the Muliercs will be heldat 12,:1O, December 13, at Elm IIall.Further not ice wil l be given b ~ Mrs.Albert II . Nul ty , c ha irman, n ex tweck.Help the local bus iness sec tion j ithelps you.

r , , ~ Presbyteriall ChurchRQv. Archer E. Anderson, Th.D. , Pastor.9 .45 A. M.-Bible School.11 A. M.-Mol' l1ing Worship. Sermon b y the pastor.11 A. M.-The junior church, conduc ted by Mrs . Digby .11 A. M.-Children's nursery, underthe supervis ion of Miss Tibben.6,45 P. 1\1.-The three ChristianEndeavor groups.7,45 P. M.-Narberth's Happy BibleHour. Sermon by t he pastor.\Vednesday: 8 P. M.-Prayer meeting.

Baptist Church of the EvangelRober t E . Keighton, MinisterSunday, Deeembcr 5:! l, 45 A. M.-The Church School.11.00 A. M.-Mol'lling Worship. Ob-

s er va nc e o f COlllmunion. Theme:"Loyalty." Presidents in Play7.00 P . M.-Young People's Meet-ing. Leader: Nancy Simpson. The Dramatic Gro up o f the PastMonday, December 6: Presidents' Club of Montgomery8. 00 P . M.-Mecting o f t he B oa rd C ount y wiII present a short playof Trustees . I"Poor Henry" at the meet ing of theTucsday, December 7: I Women's Club o Abington this after-1030 A M - l ' h Wh't C' . ' no on . T he cast lI1cludes Mrs. Stephen. .. e I ClOSS. SI A1 ) 00 N D t' IS ' , E. ocum, rdmore; Mrs. Walter... oon- eva JOlla ervlce. , "S 00 P ~ ~ ' t' f tl Offi I B. Supplee, Baja-Cynwyd, and Mrs.. . " .- l ' ee lIlg 0 1e cersd l' I f tl Cl h S hI' C. Ade\ ' Fa rme r and Mrs. Joseph H.an eac J er s a 1e lurc c 00 111 II I ' f N b tIthe Church. I . ong er, a ar er 1.Wednesday, Deccmber 8: I Plays Hochey ;11 South8.00 P. M.-Midweek Meeti ng of

the Church. Theme : "Personal Morality."

Narberth Methodist EpiscopalRev. W. Vernon Middleton, MinisterSunday, December 5:9 ,45 A. M.-Chureh School.11.00 A. !l1.-Church Family Se1'\'icc. Sermon: "The Church That Is

In Your Home."6.45 P. M.-EIl\\orth Leag'ue.7,45 P. l \ I . - l \h. Hany Andrews, aNegro bari tone, presents a concert ofsacred music.Monday, Decembcr 6:!l.00 P. M.-l \ lee l ing of the OfficialBoard.Tuesday, December 7:H.OO P. M.-Church School BoardMceting.Wednesday, December 8:8.00 P. 1\1.-l\1id-Week Service.Thursday, December 9:6.30 P. M.-Junior Choir.8 .00 P . !l1.-Choir Rehearsal.

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Walter G. CaseNarberth 4182

Electric Tra in s, O ut si dc Tree Sets tohome for th e holidays. Get y ou r order in

Li tt le gir ls' dresses, ' , , , ,$1Christmas Cards . ,50 for $1-imprinted with your own name.

Ye Oddity Shoppeoffers for Chris tmas a distinctivc line of newHAND.PAINTED NOVELTIES .... $1.25Toys a s lo w a s 5c. Games, Gift s , Wrappings

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Ou r Town's office is 209 Haverford, NarberthTh e phone, NaL'berth 4100. 7'hatlk you!

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PHILCO, SPARTAN and RCA RADIOS, andGeneral Electric Refrigerators and Washers.Tree Lights,beautify yourearly.

h as mad e t he Narbcrth Electric & Radio Company at 109Narberth Avenue, Hcadquarters in Narberth for

after we've c l eaned i t an d blocked it, and put in a newb an d. Yo u ca n rc1y on our expert workmanship.We also dry-clean gloves and ties, making them br igh t andspotless.

Newton's 5 & 10e to ~ Store213 Haverford Avenuc, Narberth - Facing t he S ta ti on

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Ou r entire s torc is now complete with a la rgc assortmentof noveltics, toys , games, candies , and o th er gifts that ares urc to bc appreciated.

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Church Notes II Holiday Market Interests:.----------------.ll Many Main Line WomenHoly Trinit). L I / 1 1 1 t ~ ' a l l Church ' The Hol id ay Mar ke t will be held NARBERTHat the Hannah Pcnn House , in Phila- MEN 'S SHOPRev. Cletui5 A. Senft, Pastor delphia, next Thursday and Friday,

Sunday, December 5. from 10.30 A. M. until 6 P. 1'.1. It Theatrc Build ing-Narb . 27729.45 A. M.-Bible School. will be a Chris tmas Sale t o g ive help Opcn cvcry evcning 11.00 A. M.-The Morning Service and holiday happiness to many wor - ~ i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i__ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii__ iiiiiiiiiiiiiii -U

of Worship. Theme: "Salvation for1thy but less fortunate families in f ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ; ;Gentiles." IPhiladelphia.209 Haver ford Avenue- Narberth 2882 6.45 P. M.-Luthcr Leagues. !rcasures an d j ewel ry and cur ious~ _ i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i iiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii__ iiiiiiiiiiiiiii__ iiiiiiii_iiiiiiii i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i _ ~ ' 1 7.45 P . l\I.-The Vesper Service. ,ob,lects, coIIected from fa r places, han-

Monthly Musical Service by the SeniorI( l i e ~ ' a f t r(:minisc0nt ~ an earlierChoir and organist of the church. IP.I1Jladelphl.a; good baklllg' from homeTuesday, 8.00 P. M.-Council Meet- kitchens will he otTered for sale.ing at the home of Mr. Van Newkirk, , A m o n ~ those f rom this yicinity who [303 Conway avenue. Will be II I charge arc Mrs. Alexan- IWednesday, 7.00 P. M.-Junior del' D. Irwin, Mrs . Geo rge DalIas IChoir rehearsal . Dixon, Mrs. Charles Sinkler, l\Irs. Ar JThursday, 10.30 A. M.-Ladies' Aid no P . Mow itz , M rs . Walter D. FuIIer,Society meeting at the home of Mrs. Mrs . Archibald F. Rader. 1\lrs. Mrs. Norman Jefferies

Wipi, 100 Chestnut avenue. T h O l ~ l a s Barnes, 2d, :VIIS. Fred A. 233 Haverford A vctllle - Narberth 2861Friday, 7.00 P. M.-Confirmation Hcaly, l\1rs. Horacc fiL Schel1, Mrs. ~ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;Class. Edgar H. Cockr il l, : \I is s Elsie IIow- rFriday 8.00 P . l \L-Sen iol ' Choir ani-Smith, Mrs. J. Hec to r McNea l

r e h e a r s ~ l : and l \hs . W il li am A. Clementson, 2d.;I\Irs. J. Bertral:l LiPIJincott, Mrs. iIsaac H. Clothier , Jr., Mrs. Isaac W. IJ canes and Mrs. Charles M. Lca wiIl lbl' at t he t ea tahle. 'Chris tmas carols by ves ted choirh oy s will be g iv en on t he L ong Gal

lery at (Ius!; cach day.

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Grand Opening of Toy Town!

Your local s torcs i nv it e you to cnjoy thc Ph il adc lph i a S tores ' displaysan d music an d excitcment . an d note thcir priccs an d then,b ef or e y ou c ommi t y ou rs el f t o buy-sce what we h av e t o offcr You'll save money an d help us t o h el p y ou . with bettcr values an dbettcr selection . . . an d without th e nuisance of city crowds. Manyof your local s torcs offcr crcdit faci l it i es that comparc with thosc of thedepartmcnt stores. An d dca ling w i th ncighbors, you' r c s ure of honcstvalucsand fair dcaling. Givc us a try!

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Merion Notes

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Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Wilson returned to their home on Baird road,Tuesday from Roanoke, Va., wherethey v isi ted their daughter, Miss Katrina Wil so n, w ho is studying atHollins College.

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. VonRapp, f orme rl y o f Rosemont, arenow occupying a house at 260 Merionroad, Merion. Mr. Von Rapp en te r tained at a dinner at the UnionLeague on Tuesday for t he doc to rs o fthe staff at Hahnemann Hospital.Mrs. Roy E. Murphy , o f Stonewaylane, gave a luncheon F r iday i n honorof Mrs. Betty McIlvaine an d Mr.Walter Clark, o f P ar is , Ky., guestsof Mr. and Mrs. Ray P. Farrington,of Bala. O th er g ue st s w er e Mrs.George Peabody, of Merion; Mrs. Farrington, Mrs. Ralph Lockett, of Lodgeslane, Cynwyd, a nd he r g ue sts, h ermother, Mrs. Charles E. Barker, ofColumbus, Ohio, and her aunt, Mrs.A. W. Richards, of Claremont, Ca lif .Mrs. Richards has r et ur ne d t o he rhome in Claremont, while Mrs. Bakeris remaining fo r a longer v isi t .

Mr. a nd Mrs. Martin G. Stauffer, ofMerion, ar e receiving congratulationsupon the b ir th o f a daughter , Katherine Joan Stauffer , on Sunday, November 21. Mrs. Stauffer is thedaugh te r o f Mr. and Mrs . C lare nc eFriday, of Stoneway lane, Merion.

Mrs. S. Pemberton Hutchinson, ofMerion road, h ad a s T ha nk sg iv in gguests her son-in-law and daugh te r ,Mr. a nd Mrs . George W. Mart in , o fNew York.Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Smi th , o fMerion road, h ad a s T ha nk sg iv in gguests, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver P . Schneeweiss and Mrs. Samuel J. Pattersonand her son, Mr. Carl Patterson, ofRoselle, N. J.

Mr . an d M rs. Albert W. Mottern,o f Keni lwo rth ro ad , Mer io n, had asweek-end guests Mr. a nd Mrs. WallaKenyon, Mr. an d Mrs. Milton Schwaband thei r daughter and son, Miss JaneSchwab, and Mr. D ic k Schwab, all of\V ashington, D. C. They attendedthe Army-Navy game Saturday.

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XMAS SPECIAL

Wynnewood Notes

MRS. GEORGE BECKERbecame a bl' idc on ThanfcsgivinDDall. She is th e fo rme r MissCathe7'ine Shive Robison, daughter of M r. a nd Mr s. G. MorrisRobison, Dudley ave1l1le, Narberth.

EngagedDORNIN-GIMBER Mr. and Mrs . Dav id D. Ove rly, o fM rs . D ud le y G. Gimbel', of San Linwood avenue, Ardmore , announceDiego, Calif., formerly o f B al a-Cy n- t he e ng ag emen t o f t he ir d au gh te r, I ..

wyd, announces t he marr iage of her 1\1iss Ruth Naomi Overly, to Mr. There is a DIFFERENCE when ga rment sdaughter, Dorothy, t o Ens ign Robert Henry H. Lineweaver, Jr., s on o f Mr .E. Dornin , United States N a v ~ ' , son and :till'S. Henry Lineweaver, of Mer- ar e PER.CLENE. Tr y this serviceof Mrs. Nel son E. Donlin, of 1\1i11 1 ion avenue, Narberth. at reasonable price. 50cValley, Ca lif . Suit s , Dresses , Robes .The ceremony was performed November 29 by t h e Rev. Dr. A. E. Clattenburg, at St. John's ProtestantEpiscopal Church, Lower Merion.

The br ide is a graduate of the University o f Penns ylv an ia, a nd a memb er o f t he K appa Alpha Theta Frat er ni ty . E ns ig n Dornin was gradua te d f ro m th e United S ta t es NavalAcademy.Aft er J an u ar y I , H I ~ 8 , Ens ign andMrs. Dornin wil l mal,e their home inNew London, Conn., where EnsignDonlin will attend Submarine School.

Mrs. Gimbel' and her daugh te r f o rthe past f ew months h av e been livingat Lantwyn lane, Narberth. \Smi th , o f O ve rb ro ok . T he marriage , . , , > . : . . . o . ~of Miss Smith t o M r. Paul Scull, son:or 1\11. and Mrs. J. F. Scull, of Bal a, lwil1 take place this winter. I ~ ( A ~ ~ t : ~ ~IMrs. Charles H. Breerwood, of Elm- ...,..,.!..-"wood avenue, who recen tly returnedfrom a trip t o E ur op e s pe nt severaldays in N ew Y or k this week. He rbrother- in- law and s is te r, D r. andMrs. Henry J. Sangmeister, who accompanied her, a lso returned recently.

Mrs. R. A. Mizner, who has beenvisiting relatives in Chat tanoog-a, recently returned to he r home on Woodbine avenue.Mrs. Eberhardt Mueller, of Essexavenue, entertained at a tea nnThursday. IDorothy and Tom Elwood, of 206l an a, h ad f or T ha nk sg iv in g dinner'guests their parents, Mr. an d Mrs.Thomas Elwood, and brot he r, Raymond, of Ventnor.

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The Fireside

BECKER-ROBISON e : 5 : ; ; = = ; ; ; : = ; ; ; ~ ; ; ; ; ~ ~1\11. a nd Mrs . G. Morris Robison, of

rioa Dudley avenue , Narberth, announce t he mar ri ag e o f t he ir daughter, Miss Catherine Shive Robison, to!\II'. George Becker, of Philadelphia,Thanksgiving Day.1\1rs. William S. Beddall, sister ofthe bride, was the matron of honorand only at tendant, and Mr. GeraldBecker acted as best man for hisbrother.On the 24th, Miss Robison entert ai ne d twe nt y g ue st s at dinner atGreen H il l Farms.

Bet ter Ear ly Than LateWit h t he observation that it is better for your Chri stmas gifts to bereceived a week ea rl y t han two day stoo late, local post office authorities

sound their annual "mail ear ly" warn-I ing. Information on f in al dates for

mailing packages to fa r places, willbe glad ly furnished by t he p os t officeemployees here.

The Thomas S. Mal ins a nd theirsons, S tephen and Thomas, Jr., ofYor]" are visiting 1\1 rs. :\-lalin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Durboraw,of Elmwood avenue.

The C. K. Stahls of Essex avenue,spen t t he holiday in Lancaster.

The Misses Mab le an d Laura M.B ro wn , o f E lmwo od a ve nu e, w il l e ni t er ta in their club at br idge next Monda y evening.

The All en B. Dotys, o f Nor th N ar berth avenue, h ad a s week-end guestsMr. and Mrs. Harold Kelly and daughtel' Dorothy, of Baltimore. They a tt en ded the Army-Navy game Sat u rday.Miss Lorraine Hanson, who isstudying at Skidmore Col1ege, Saratoga Springs, N. Y., w as t he weekend gue st o f h er b ro th er a nd s is te rin-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Hanson,of Avon road.The John C. Marschers, of Haverford avenue, h ad as week-end guests ICommander and Mrs. C. P. Durgin, ofNor folk, Va. , a nd Mrs . Mar sc he r' sparents, Mr. an d Mrs. George C. Newton, of Staten Island. They were atthe Army-Navy game Saturday.

Mr. D av id J. Speck, of Washington, and Mis s Doro thy Spe ck , o f Wil mington, s pe nt t he holiday week-end Mr. and Mrs. John F . G ra uch , o fwith t hei r pa ren ts , t he J. H. SpeCkS" Montgomery avenue, had as holidayof Woodbine avenue. They attended, guests their son and daughter-in-law,the Penn-Cornell game last Thursday 1\11. an d Mrs. WiJl iam S. Grauch , o fand t he Army-Navy game Sat u rday. Middleport, N. Y.

Mr . and Mrs . H. M. Ber ry , o f Nar- Mrs. C. Mercer Bailey, of Kentbrook P ar k, h ad a s their Thanksgiv- road, gave a luncheon a nd b ri dg eing Day guest Mr. Robert Kunsig, of Wednesday f o r e i gh t guests.the Mask and Wig. They entertained Mr. W. F . Haro ld B raun, of Kenta party at the Penn-Cornell game and road, is giving a cock ta il party thislater that evening at the performance Friday evening before t he d in ne rof the Mask an d Wig. Their son, Mr. d an ce at t he Warwi ck in honor ofHarrison M. Berry, Jr., who spent the Mr. and Mrs. William Warren Rhodes,holidays at his home, has r e tu r ned t o of 1941 Panama street, Philadelphia.Bowdoin College. Mrs. Frederick B. S tims on , o f

The C. E. Hardens, of Moreno road, Hathaway lane, wiJI g iv e a luncheon,Penn Valley, had as their holiday December 20, in honor of Miss Suguest Miss Rebecca Se lfr idge , o f Rich- zanne Sturgis, daughter of Mr . andmond, Va. Their son, Cha rl es , who Mrs . Wi ll i am Sturgis, o f N ew Yor k.is at the University of North C ar ol in a, Th e Richard P . B rown s, o f Germana nd h is s is te r, Eloise Harnden, who town, wiJI entertain informally Deis at Lewes, Delaware, f or t he win- cember 19 in honor o f Miss F. Maxtel', also spen t t he holidays at home. wel l Richardson, daughter o f M rs . F.Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Case cele- Sheppard Richardson , of Kent road., brated their 25th wedding anniversarywith a party at their Brookline home,l a st S at u rday, and a visit to Atlant ic C it y on Swnday.DOl/ble Blessing . . .1\11. a nd Mrs . John Paden, of Woodbine avenue, are being congratulatedon the birth of twins, Saturday, the27th. Their names ar e J ack and J il l.

The proud and somewhat overwhelmedyoung father is ass is tant manager ofthe Narber th Theater .

Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Kennedy, ofSabine avenue, spent t he holidays inPittsburgh.1\1rs. James T i lb ury , o f the Barriel Iouse, who last week v is it ed hercousin in Asbury Park, l ef t Thur sday for the christening of he r grandson , L eRoy Nutter, 3 d, s on of Mr.and Mrs. LeRoy Nutter, Jr., of Bridgeport, Conn., which took place on Friday in the chapel at West Point. During h er s ta y t he re Mrs. Ti lbury wasthe guest of L ieu tenan t and Mrs.Wchard Spangler.

The T il bu rys andBetty, had a s th eirweek-end, Mr. PierseYork.The Elmer Chubbs, of Altoona, for

merly of Essex avenue, were holidayguests of 1\11. and Mrs. R. W. Philips,of Essex avenue.I\1rs. John H. Jefferies, Jr., of Arlington road, Penn Valley, entertainedher club at luncheon and bridgeWednesday.1\115. Wil li am B ai ly Goodall, ofDudley avenue, en te r ta ins t he Fort

nightly Club at luncheon today.New residents are Mr. an d Mrs.TI](>odore Angel, who are occupying223 Avon road, Narberth.1\1iss Vivian Wal to n, o f Merion,

and Mrs. E. Herbert Fischer, of\ V a ~ ' n e , gave a luncheon-bridge Saturday in h on or o f Miss Ma rg a re t E .Smith, daughter of Mrs. Cha r le s A.

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thieves break in and

In some other way how valuable

steal, or loss occurs

ar e your valuables?.. It costs as low as

2% on Savings Funds

ou r Safe Deposit

phone number ISNarbe rth 2800.

Far be it f rom us tocry the blues

~ a year to placet hem SAFELY in

Supposeyour housebu rn s down o r

Open at 8 A. M. for yourco"venience

Our deposits ha-..egrown nicely, andour banking ser-..icesare expanding e-..eryyear-as witness thejump it, ChristmasClub members from' 36 's 500 to '37 's

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Individual Accounts Insured Undertl,e Government Plan, to$5,000 Each

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29 Bala Ave., Bala-CynwydOPEN SATURDAYS UNTIL 3 P. M.

Montgomery Pike a t Gulph Road

If y ou have p ai nt in gs y ou a rc g ivi ng f or C hr is tmas , l et usFrame them NOW. You know how time "flies ."

Owncr and Opcrator

Serving You

offers sayings galore, on i ts lis t of wcek-end specials. Hereare some of the reasons why it p ay s t o deal a t Narberth'slargest, oldest and most modcrn food market:CHUCK ROAST, lean and tender lb. , 29cPRIME RIB ROAST lh. , 39cYOUNG LAMB: Leg, lb., 33c Shoulder, lb., 23cSTEWING CHICKEN, up to 4 lb lb., 29c

Shull Lumber Company

W. R. FARRELL

For a Taste Treat . . .try these PREMIER specials:

Apple Sauce 3 cans, 25cFancy all.green ASPARAGUS " .No. 2 can, 35c; 3 for $1Garden-sweet PEAS, No. 2 cans 2 for 29cShoestring BEETS, No. 2 cans 3 for 25cFancy ( finest) Fruits, S-


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tion for them than finelyequippedplaygrounds. Nextar8developed methods of aggression and defense, codes of honor based on gang loyalty andplansof operation. In the earlystages, Crlm\! is centeredaboutthe sidewalk fruitstand wheI\&8pettythievery is practiced,unt il theyoung crimina l i s brashenough to start on pocketpicking, etc.In t he 1 9th Cen tu ry theother kii gangs whichachievedrecognitIon, besides the, Barbary Coast Hoodlums and theNewYorkBoweryGangs,wereth e Dead R ab bits a nd theWhyos. They also flourished inslum a re as wh er e th e lowpovertystrieken type o,f immigorant began to pour In fromSouthern Europe.Thefirst decade of the present century ushered in MonkEastma:1'sGang and Paul Kell y' s e l l1al ly f amous "FivePointers." The latter operatedcast and west o f t he Bowery.Their personnel concentratedon stealing, pickingpoekets.holdups, operation of gamblinggames and drink dives . They.a lso boughtand were pa id forr epea ti ng vot es on e le ct iondays and offered their servicesto beat up st rikers . They werereaJly the forerunners o f t hepresent-day, large-scale racketeers.In e ve ry c it y whe re thereare slums and tenements, crimetakes root. The slum area of acityis a confused social world-a n a re a o f transition-intowhich drift t he poor, t he a bnormal , the vic ious, the criminal. It is an area of disintegrat ion and disorganiza tion,withforeign culturesand languages, dilapidated dwellings,s qual or , f il th a nd v ic e. Thi sd i ~ o r g a n i z a t i o n makes i t se l ffelt disastrously in the lives ofpersons and famil ies who become marooned within it.!!boundaries.The abnorma l hab it s andtraits of a transitional societyarc soon reflectedin anti-soci:llbeha\'iourpatterllSof bothchild re n a nd adu lt s a li ke . Theyabsorb the atmosphere of failure andlimitations and exhibitthei r maladjustment to eachotherand tothe l i feof the restof the city.Smallwonder,therefore, thatthisthemewas adoptedby Sidney Kingsley for his hit play,"Dead End." And small wonder that Samuel Goldwyn, inturn, bought it for transcript ion t o t he s cr ee n. The stor1revolves abouta gangofs tree turchins.. Theyhave no place toplay other than t he dea d endof a n E ast s id e New Yor kstreet. at t he poi nt whe re itruns intothe East River.As thestory 0PC!lS. the k i d ~are planninga "war" with theSecond Avenue ~ a n g , thei!'b i tt er e nemi es . The "war"promises to encompass everyfeature of real gang warfa re.The leader, Tommy, however.calls off the "war," whenPhilip. a young. well-bred boyfrom theRiverview apartment!arrives on the scene . Now thecall isfor solidarity.That the picture brings tot he s cr ee n a s to ry of vital interestand valid entert


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.. .Who says a certain young admireris butting h is h ea d against a stonewall? .. .What does a certain land ..scape gardener know that he's afraidto tell Old Man Sh..h ..h? .. We're s t il lwondering who is t he myst er ious manwho uses a Haverford avenue apart ..ment f or h is hide-out.

JOHNR.

MR. KAPLAN

G R A Y

are pleased to announce the openingof t he ir n ew beauty salon

formerly of Strawbridge & Clothier, Antoine Salonand his brother

DOROTHY

200 EAST LANCASTER AVENUE AT CHURCH ROADARDMORE, PA.

Telephone ARDMORE 1012

AEVON ~ O I F F E U R

1714 WALNUT ST.

that ~ d i a t e rnisti11ction

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Insurance

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Town, c ount ry , bar, orformal-- wherever fashionleaders travel-you see th emagnificent furs, immaculate in simplicity, quietand utterly in good taste- t ha t we have c re at ed tocapture their circle

BLAST

If EconomyIs Important to You

"You'll be AHEAD with a Chevroletl"

Are you pro tected?

WILLIAM PUGH

YOU'LL s av e m on ey by driving aChevrolet , because it's much morel J : ~ ~ economical in al} ~ a y s ; an d you'll be. ,.1?i.1 ,... . ' . ~ t . ~. ' : : . ' :.,. be t t e r sat.lsflCd, too, beca.use4l .. '>i;;-t'llt Chevrolet. 18 th e only low-pnced~ f ' ~ ~ ~ > , . ~ . f r ; ; } { f . , s W ' : " car WIth al l tho modern fea-

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-wlJ l be charged only to residentswhose names appear In the telephone directory or to subscrlber8to OUR TOWN or the NEWS OFBALA-CYNWYD.

Read the classified ads.Just a line to c lose a co lumn.

Situatiolls WantedIlot;l;E:\IA" - EXJlC"ricnced hand\' mallw"nts work hy hour 01' day. N ~ r b e r t h,1100. (tf)COOK. e ll 'a ll . L aundry, b y day. Bar .0557. (13)

Continued trom Page OneWomen's Club

December 3, 1937Arrangement Competition Sh ..h..h..h! INarbe rt h t he benefit of local option,

The Penn ValIey Garden Club will One hun.dred baby garments were a nd h ad mee ti ng s l a st summer; butGordon Wunder, wlto ha s engaged in h d d th k t b f thM M . an e IS wee 0 mem ers a e the t h d . d dbusiness in Narbe rt h f or many a year meet at rs. a x S tr um la 's , B ry n W ' C . CI b re were no enaug 1'v..mll1 eomen s ommumty u to sew- v t . t d t .' h .an d is Gene Dav is ' good friend on l \ Iawr avcnue, Penn Valley, 10.30 A. for others . .. 0 ers . regIs ere 0 exerCIse te l l 'Florida fishing t ri p s, ha s moved his 1\1., Monday, December 13. Mrs. 0" d' 'd d b t W f ranchIse; next chance to dry up bor-pmlOn seems IVI e a ou ynne.. h t . S 'TI B I C CI I

. Ibattery and electric service from For- Walt er D. Fuller will show colored d H 1\' t 'k ou g aprooms IS eptember, 39 .. .n d II woo ouse, on lon gomery pi e. Wh d . .Ie a a- y wy lOra WI pre- es t avenue up t o Mon tgome ry p ik e pictures of garden flowers There will S th ' II t f '11 at entlst IS about t o o cc up vS It n l' th h . nd h . e f ' . ome say ere s a SOl'S 0 WI ( H .CI 0 cc mo e e el o a erom a facing Iona avenue Here in a hand- hc a contest fo r members in C h r i s t - th d I . t new quarters on averford avenue?their l a st opcr e tt a "The Gondoliers," ., Igomgs on e re a n among tI e qualll

M ., some new showroom, he is equipped to Illas d inne r a r rangcmcn t, omit ti ng h o u s ~ s t o t he rear surrounding what i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! ! i i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! ! ! ~ ~ ! ! ! ~ ~ ! ! ! ! ! ! ~ ! j iAlbert unson a nd K ay "Y unger, m . b tt . th b f . h I I I . d I . I All th h . h ' IIh f, II I' " T ' B J . "give e er servIce an e ore, m t e l 10 Y an aUI e . ose w 0 WIS once was a much mooted swimmingtea prO( u ctlOn, 1'Ial y U1Y, 1" d' t d' I' I ' 1 t t, J Id t' f 1\" St . bh. '11 b . '" d . many Illes 111 Ica e III liS ae 1111 0 en cr s IOU no I y lIS. rumla y pool when the place was ca lled Bryn ..w IClh WI e gIven "'lon ayevenmg, h' k' 0 '1' Add : S tiD b 11 'December 6, at the Woman's Club.. ' t IS wee s u r . own. n aroun i' a ure ay, ecem er . wood Manor. Others say Max Shoen-house. t he corne r, opemng off.Gordon ave-I berger is not doing much business be-Miss Yunger, who p la ye d t he part n ue , h e has a garage w it h space for I Kiwan ians E lec t cause he won't s tand for such stuff .. .

of "Casi lda" last year, wiII portray 20 cars and service f or many times: Main Line Kiwan ians t hi s week The drys were a ll set to tr y to givethe lovely Plainti f f, "Angel ina, " and that number. Ie lec ted Theodore A. Mehl , head of Ir : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Mr. Munson , who was t he "Ki ng " in Have you a little Narber th S tation,Mchl & Latta, Rosemont lumber firm,"Gondoliers," wil l b e the philandering in your home? Walt Case has some 1 as club president. Other new officersDefendant "Edward," in th e m os t o f th e l itt le structures at his elec- arc: William J. Lloyd, vice president;ridiculous, rollicking Court Scene ever tric shop, all r e ady to pu t unde r your Rober t E. L. Johnson, treasurer; diwitnessed in t he C ount y o f Montgom.. Christmas t r ee . They' re just too cute rectors , Howard Shourds, John Chrisery. fo r words. tie, John Bae r, S andy L. Hurst, B. C.The two lovely Bridesmaids wiII bel Miss Grace. Haws :vas in N ~ York Burl ingame, M. ~ C a s ~ y and Lest er

Mary Weymann and Louise Fisher, I M o ~ d a y buymg a lm e of g If ts f or Lamb. I n s t a l 1 a t l O ~ l wll1 be at thew h o ~ e ent rance into t he C ou rt Room Chrrstmas sale at he r father's-\V. H. first January meetmg.would make t he S up reme Cou rt g as p Haws'-hardware store. A memor ia l s er vi ce w as h el d forand the Socia li tes l ook down their W. R. (Bill) Farrcll h as t ak en : Daniel J. Kennedy, one o f the c l u h ' ~nos es . Loc al residents, as is proper , over the Sunshine Service Station that founders and a past p re si de nt . T hewill make up the .J ury, h ea ded by Roy Kessinger used to' operate blfore' Rev. Eugene A. Kel ly , r ec to r o f St.William Tutt le and will f il l the Spec- Roy mad e the Sunshine Gar ag e h is I Colman's Church, Ardmore, w as t hetators' scats, m a k i n ~ up the usua l , exclusive business in teres t. Bill ' s new I speaker.welI-trained Chorus. name fo r t he p l ace -Montgomery pikeThis is one of t he mos t comical of at Old Gulph road- is Narberth Tex

Gilber t and Sull ivan's operet tas , i n to a co Servi ce S ta ti on , a nd h e con tin ue swhich is incorporated some of the to sell t he f amous F i re Chief gasoline, By virtue of a wr it 01 Levari Facias i.-most delight ful of their music. . . . etc. sued out of the Court of Common Pleas of~ l o n t g o m c r y Coun ty . P enna. to ~ directed ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Anothel: leadi.ng man f rom last year's 1 Installation of a health vapor bath, "ill be sold at Public Sale on -- ---productIOn WIll appear a s t he humor-I th 1 . thO t' h b. u I e on y one III IS sec lOn, as een l WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1937less, s el f- Impor tant she r . d b th R B t S I'P . k f d . . . h announce y e ose eau y a on, I

.1 ou r only tic et 0 a ~ I s s l O n 15 t e 1913 North F i fty- four th s t reet. The' a,t 1 . 0 ~ o'c1ock P. M.,.. E ~ s t e r n StandardenjOyment of good musIc and well... . ' . . lIme, In Court Room A at the Court. tId TJ f eqUIpment IIlcludes a rechnmg healt.h 1I0use in the Borou!:h of Norristown. saidexeeu e( come y. Ie pe r ormance, . c h f II ' d 'b d R I E. . vapor cab1l1et ba th where pat rons mav ounty teO oWing e sc n e ea . s-which IS v er y s ho rt a nd WIll be fol- . . " tate:I I b d '11 b' I enJoy the utmost relaxatIOn. 'I heowee y. a ance, WI e glvepn Don y m ~ s s a g ~ is admin iste red by an expert ALL THAT CERTAIN l ot or piece ofone even1l1g. . . Is d'hI' bl t . 'ground with the buildings and improve-we IS masseuse, W 10 IS a e 0 gIve ment. thereon erected, Situate in the Bor-individual a t ten ti on t o each patron. ough of Narberth, County of Montgomery,One o f th e most interes ting depart - and Sta te of Pennsylvania, bounded and. ' d es cr ib ed a c co rd in g t o a s u rv e y t h er e ofments IS the exercIse room. Here a made as follows. to wit: BEGINNING at nmodern exercyc le permi ts healthful ,Ipoint in the middle line of M?ntgomerycOlnplete exercise of all the muscles, Avenue (66 ft. WIde) at the dlslance of'47.91 ft. South 59 deg. 34 min. East from aThe Montgomery CountJ F ed er a- o f t he body by electrical apparatus. I spike markin!: the Intersection of saidt i on Exc cu tiv e Boa rd met T hu rs da y Included in the equipment ar c com- Mont!:omery Avenue and Woodbine Avenue. . . (50 ft. wide) it b e i n ~ a corner of this an dat the New Century Guild in Phila- plete faCIlIties for shower, soap olhrr land of said Mortga!:or; thence exd el ph ia . T ho se attending from t he s cr ub s a nd salt rubs. tending along said land South 31 de!:. 9min. West \30.43 ft. to a point; thenceNarberth club were: Mrs. E. \V. Hey- South 8 deg. 18 min. West \35,26 ft. 10 amann, pres ident ; Mrs. J. A. Hongler, Bridge Clzfb Scores point; thence extending along land now orcounty chairman of Educa ti on , and Friday, 26th, top score, Mrs. F. H.: late of said Mortgagor North 79 def:, 33H t Imin. East 40 ft. to a point thence extend-Mrs. Leon W. Melcher, coun ty chai r - McEnanem and Mrs Andrew S U .. ing along other land of said Mort!:a!:orman of P res s and Publicity. I on ; sccond, Mrs . T. W. Blake an d North \8 de!:. 7 min. East 100.68 ft. to a1\ CAS d point: North' I de!:. 9 min. East 131 ft. toA ll c lu b m e m b e r ~ are i nv it ed t o j Irs. . . tou t. a point in th e m id dle l in e of Mont!:omeryattend the county p ro gr am p la nn in g S at ur da y evening, 27 th , top, Mr. Avenue aforesaid; thence extending alongd M C Alf d P d said middle line of said Avenue North 58c on fe re nc e which mee ts at the An- an rs.. re ecney; s ec on , deg, 5\ m in , West 3,1\ ft. to a spike anddOlTa Inn, Conshohocken, today, start .. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Shubert. North 59 deg. 34 min. West 56.89 ft. toi ng w it h a luncheon at one o'clock Monday evening, 29th, top, C. A. t he p la ce of beginning. Being known as. H d H H B 1 d J 2\2 Montgomery Avenue.Dorothy Waldo Phillips wiII give a I ammer an \. . . oy e j secon, .group of readings . Officers f rom t he H. Baker and William Thompson.Narberth club attending are: Mrs.Heymann, Mrs. E . J . Pollock an d Mrs,G. M. Colohan, chairman and associaterespectively, of the Program Commit-tee. . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~P re ss a nd P ub li ci ty c ha irmen a nd

associate chai rmen r epr e sen ti ng t hetwenty-six clubs in the MontgomeryCounty Federation will meet Wednesd a y f or t he ir regular conference withMrs. Leon Melcher, county chairman,at the home of Mrs. F. N. Floyd,Mer ion , o f t he Women 's CommunityClub of N arb erth . Pr ess a nd s cra pbooks will be judged.The New Membersh ip Committeewill give a tea to th e f if ty n ew c lu b

members next Wednesday, at 2 o'clock,at the ho me o f M rs . Heymann , t hec lu b p re side nt , o n Shirley road.The Home Department wiII hold its

regular meet ing to sew f or th e Red II.;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;!JCross Thursday at the home of 1\frsP. H. Marrow.Twenty c lub members at tended thereheanml o f t he club chorus held justbefore t he T ue sd ay meeting. Thenext r e h e a r ~ m l wil l b e just before themeeting of January 4, Mrs. C. F At Your ServiceKuebler , Music chairman, directs the I'ine Watch. C\oclt : lnd Jewelry repair..chorus. ing'-II. Jo' :,Hl'lzel', forl1lerly of Riggs &Bro. 17 yrs.' cxi>. .All work guar. 232Bala A\'l'.-l'yn. :125 O. 12-17Along the Line I n ; L I A B L I ~ l'AltI'EN'I'EH, alterations &jobhing'. Storlll windows. Gott lieb ,\LL TIIA1 CERTAIN lot o r p ie ce of'The Harcum Exper imental Theatre EHslinger, 122 Conway a\'e. Narb. 3748-R. >;round situate in the Borou>;h of Narberth,f I II . (tf) County of Mont>;omery, and State of Penna tI e . arcum JunIOr College, Bryn DRAPERIES. Slip Covers. Venetlan sylvania, bounded and described accordingMawr, is present ing yesterday and to.. bllnda, Awnlnga, Furniture. Upholster- to a survey thereof made by Milton H.day two onc-aet plays, "A Moment of lng, Beddings, Hugs cleaned, repaired Yerkes. C. E., as of May 7, 19\4. as follows,and stored. Challenger. 281 Montgomery to wit:- I,Darkness" and "Just Another S a tu r - avenue, Cynwyd. l 'hone, Cynwyd 86,day." Forme rly w ith John Wanamaker . ( tf ) BEGINNING at a spike marking the inter ,. I UiilTOLSTEIU:O\G and rep. Spring'S ot ~ c c l i o n or the middle l in es o f M o nt g om e ry IElg-lteen ncw c a ~ e s of lllUlllpS were 3-pic"e Rultes repaired, $10: Chair re- Avellue (h6 feet wide) and Woodbine Ave ,reportcd in Lower Medon l as t week co\'ere


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present

off Gordon

Think

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NARBERTH PLAYERS

Phone: Narberth 2866

US

ELM HALL : NARBERTHFRI. & SAT. , DEC . 3 rd & 4t h8.45 P. M. Sharp

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Collecting Toy s f or P oo rThe Egypt ian Theatre ' s employees

have dona ted their services in reconditioning used toys that will hedistributed to poor children forChristmaf;.Joseph Conway, managing director,

is appea li ng t o all parents to bringdiscarded toys that their children mayhave ou tg rown or if this i s i nc on venient phone Cynwyd 1782 and hewill have t hem called for.

Just moved from' 108 Forest Avenue toa sweK brand new location at

~ ~ W u n d e r Starts Them All"S T O P

Costs

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Think what controllable, trouble-free Automatic Gas Heat wil l mean to youand your whole family! Actua l ly i t w il l g ive perfect heating conditions thisyear and every year .Make i t your family Christmas gift. You'll find it costslESS than you think. Ask fo r a survey of your home!

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Wilmer (Bill) Crowell, radiosport s commentator , turned down achance to broadcast play-by-play. .l Ie took the advice of a c lo se friendwho should know-Graham McNamee.

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George Gazel la , a former Villanovaback, believes the Wildcats will wketo t he r oa d n ex t season. . . Hesays t hei r f a il u re to attract largercr ow ds i n P hi ll y will p rompt t hi smove. . . . Notre Damewas forcedt o do sal ll e i n o rde r to br eak i n to bigtime football.

Bi ll Mi ll er , of Ardmore, alsoplayed well. The f orme rLower Merion High star has been heldback by the bumps o f h is trade. . His punting in the finale was a biiraid to Harvey Harman's t eam a ndit wil l be r ecol lect ed that h e i nt er cepted a Cornell lateral which "setup" o ne o f the Red and Blue 's touchdowns.Narberth's gridders wrote finis to

the season in stunning fashionThanksgiving Day morning.J im Sanfo rd ' s t e am was b l as ted t o i t sworst defeat in i ts s ix y ea rs o f c am paigning. . . . Paoli invaded the Ip la yg ro und a nd piled up a 34-7count. . . .

George was handicapped a ll seasonby a bad knee and it brought him woea t F rank lin Field whe n h e r ec ei ve da ~ e v e r e blow on the injured member. He w as knocked into aqui ve ri ng h ea p a nd carried off thefield. . . . The ovation given himby the fans s ho ul d b e somethingGeorge won't forget for a long time.

G eo rg e C ar l' , o f North Narberthavenue, bowed out of college footballin g 'l ' and style last week although histeam, Penn, absorbed a licking at thehauds o f Corne ll 's Big Red. Carrwent in as a substitute taekle in th esecond half and g av e o ne o f the bestperformances of his collegiate career.

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Just what the effect of th e Bowlballyhoo will u lt im at el y mea n t o t heg-ame of football is difficult to figureout. It if; definitely de st ine d t ochange t he pol ic ie s o f mast of ourIm'ger Vni\'ersities in connec tion withth e game itself. There is a matter of , - - - ----some hundred thousand dollars hang- Office Hou rs b y Appo in tme nting temptingly on the rose bushes out at Residence OfficePasadena way e ach New Year's, and 417 Anthwyn Road , Me riona like amount growing on the sugar Dr. Wm. G. W a l t o nc an e a lo ng t he bayou s o f the Miss- optometristissippi w he re New O rl ea ns h ug s i ts Phone: Narberth 2464muddy curves. F lor i da has r ecen tl y If no anawer, Narberth 2570J

The assembly program, November19 was sponsored by Miss Hoove r.Mis s Rhambo, of the CommercialMuseum, gave a lecture on t he manydi fferent grains , i t being near Thanksgiving.

classes. They include cranberry !01",sauce, cocoanut kisses, cinnamon rolls,cookies, candy, and cocoanut drops. ,The Press Club i s work ing on the I

Christmas i ss ue. N ow that Mr. Leh man h as r et ur ne d frolll his illness,they will begin more sel' ious work.Each member i s a ss ig ne d to a certainjoh to do by the supervisor and byEdward Millar, the editor.The L ib ra ry Club, whi ch mee ts

each Friday morn ing, i s u nd er t hesuperv is ion of Mr. Drennen. Up tothis da te t hey have been working onBool, Week. The president is Eleanor Haywood and t he s eer e ta r y isEdna Andrew. The members o f t hi sclub have cha rge of the school library duri ng t he day.The Athletic Clu b is directed by

Mr. Wetherall. The boys played footb al l w he n it was warmer bu t nowthey play basketball.

I: The football warriors of Narberth: School boast a fine record, having\\'on six of seven games played. The

I Narberth school girls have brough tanother successful field hockey s ea son to a c lose . The Reds chalked upfive victories for th e Fall competition a nd t he ir opponents, t he Grays,won two and t ied one .P la ye rs r ep re se nt in g t he Reds\'fere: Reba Hutton, Katherine Ridge,Nellie Curr an, Mary Lazereni, EdnaAndrew, Dorothy Hutton, LoisSchenck, Alice Cook, Peggy Easby ,Edith Mariani, Jane Nulty, PatsyK ra us ko p a nd Mary Steinkomph.Girlf; who played on t he G ra ys t eamwer e: E le an or Haywood, KathrynVhle, Nina l\Iestichelli, Betty Hollar,Katrina Hoyt, Barbara Smedley, Betty Ridge, Gloria Civatelli, Mary Scor et ti , E la in e Stan , Janet Hicks,Dixon Daughten, Peggy Aul , Sue Aus tin, Claire Robinson and Mary Cappelli.

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197 Arres ts in MonthI n h is f ir st mon th ly report as Lower l\Ierion's super intendent of police,Samuel W. Gearhart lists 197 arrests: in October, including 27 for intoxication, During the month 3!l dogs without l icenses were picked up and takento the township pound.

Th ieve s Use Compli ca ted En tranceRobbers obta ined 17 cents, a t yp e-

wri te r a nd a n adding machine earlyIiTuesday from the Rosemont Feed andI Seed Co. bui ld ing, Ros emon t. Theyi took an eight-foot ladder from aI nearby l umber y ar d a nd placed it: against the rear of the store. Reachjug a roof, t hey en te r ed a s econdstory window, then used a rope to pul1Itheladder up after t hem. Goi ng downstairs, they broke open the d oo r tothe office.

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The Narberth Library will be closedIfor plastering and painting, December16-26, inclusive. I n the meantime-The latest instal1ment of books inIillthe International Mind Alcove o f t heCommunity Library includes fourbooks of timely interest. The notesare quoted from a letter to the l ibrarian from Miss Amy HemingwayJones, Division Assistant of the Alcove, a gift to the Library f rom t heCarnegie Endowment for Internat ional Peace.CHINA CHANGES-G. J. Yorke-Charles Scribner's Sons. 1936. $2.50."The author, newspaper correspondent, has personally experienced with

the Chinese people floods, war, rebellion and communism. The book ischiefly a narrat ive of his personal exper iences told in a l iv el y, r eadabl estyle."VOLUNTEER IN SPAIN--JohnSommerfield-A. A. Knopf, Inc.1937. $1.50. I"I t is one thing to start off wi th

f 1 ~ n g bannus as a v ~ u n ~ u in a l = ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~f or ei gn l eg ion a nd quite anotherthing t o l iv e through the experiencesof actually fighting and, what is sometimes worse, of sordidly marking timei n t he mud and rain. The aut hor has'always hated war and seen no virtuein i t whatever .' The r eader may notagree wi th the f inal conclus ions , but Ihe wil l respect their sincerity." 1DAUGHTER OF THE EAGLENexhlllie Zaimi-Ives \Vashburn, Inc. i1937. $2.50. ;"This book, written by an Albaniang ir l, g iv es a v iv id picture of t he l if eio f t he peopl e and a good deal of in-Iformatioll regardillg Albania. It is iwritten in a light, easy style, and willi 'make a w ide appeal to t he gener alreader." IMONACO AND THE FRENCH RI-lVIERA-F, W. Pickard.-G. P.!Putnam's Sons. 1!l37. $2.50. I"This book i s a portrayal of delight-ful, c ar ef re e r eg io ns o f France ont he sho re s o f the Mediterranean ando f t he sma ll es t i ndependent state inall the civilized world. It is profusely

i l lustrated and charming."

Recal ling' a hook o f long' a go , viz,Dr. S t e p h ~ 1 I :\leKennas' "Adventure ofDeath," observations of 500 deathbeds cene s ( he re for lo all t o interestedfriends), i t c an he imagined that thenew "Adventure Eternal , " by Kathrynand Dwight Bradley, with introduetiollby Abbe El' Il es t Dimnet (Stackpole$3.00) will afford rl'f1cctions of realsubstance and of earthly eheel'."

There are al ready some Sigrid Undset fans around town, and there couldvery well be m or e, the start to b('ma de w ith the recently publi slwd"The Faithful Wife" (Knopf $2.50)a marriage problem of nowadays Norway, not the gi fted lady's bes t, butan excellent expression of superhthought and artistry. When it comes to current fiction,borrow books, if you can, but sturdierstuff, well selected, ought to be partof household supplies and so we an-

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" Th is I s My S to ry ," a s told byEleanor Roosevelt, til'st presented asa magazine seri a l, now comes forth asa Harper book ($:1.00) and while therearc some who wil l not agree the FirstLady is a great girl, many more willinsi s t she i s, wi th nei thel ' f act ion taking into particular account the obvious and extraordinary merit o f t heautobiography as a h ig 'h ly val uabl l'document of ( lUI' times.

James Keeley once sa id he "had nofriends and wanted none," which hasbeen s ai d by mallY another "queerduck" bef or e h im , but his right tt.f ri endshi p was well e st ab li sh ed , asJames Linn prO\'es in the worth-readi ng " Jamcs Keeley, Newspaperman"(Bobbs-Merrill $3.50), revealing himas a har d- bo il ed and h ighl y c apab leman, as t ho se who knew him agree,albei t the Chicago Tribune which h('managed was as oboe in his day asit is in its strident !Jresent.. . ..

" On G il be rt H ea d" (Little-Brown$2.00), a spa rkl ing d i ar y o f a y ou ngwoman who ventured with her painterh us ba nd in t he p ur ch as e of a sma llMaine island for their hQme-site, willprovide lot s of answers to t ho se whoyearn to be on their own, but, exuberant as it is, i t h ar dl y qualifies asa permanent possession and so youm ay b orr ow i t h er e i f you are one o fthose who profit by coming abreast ofrare COfltentment.

With the vi ri l ity begot ten of itssale of a mil lion copies, "Gone Withthe Wind" snaps back into the list oft he t en bes t fiction sellers, as reportedby the New York HMald-Tribune,while the non-fiction list, with severalnotable exceptions, continues to be ofthe same ephemeral variety whichhas been the vogue f or many months :

Fiction"The Citadel," Cronin."Northwest Passage," Roberts."The Rains Came," Bromfield."And So-Victoria," Wilkins."To Have and Have Not," Heming-way."The Turning Wheels," Cloete."Enchanter's Nightshade," Bridge."The Nutmeg Tree," Sharp."They Seek a Country," Young."Gone wi th the Wind," Mitchell .

Non-Fiction"The Art s, " Van Loon."How t o Win Friends and InfluencePeople," Carnegie."Andrew Jackson," James."Life With Mother, " Day."Four Hundred Million Customers,"Crow."The Return t o Religion," Link."An AnlCriean Doctor 's Odyssey,"Heiscr."Assignment in Utopia, " Lyons.

G1'ouping of the war memO/'ial at the corner of Windsor (lIId lI'ynnewood avenues, NUl'bcl,th was nrranycdby the .American Legion last Slllnmer, at a 1(l/iOI' saving (if halt the project ' s e stimated $2,'500 cost , The]Jublic IS now u rger ! t o mai l promptly 1Ja!llllcnt for 1200 Participating Bond.s, at a rlo l1ar each, which wcre1/lni!ed borough IW1/sdlOlrlcrs (l month ago.

Pr op os ed New Bala - CynwydBuilding Named forLocality

Church Has 50th BirthdayMore than 500 attended t he 5 0t h

anniversary of the f ou nd in g o f S t.Mary's Episcopal Church, Ardmore ,one eveni ng r ec en tl y. The women o fthe congregation, dressed in costumesof the '80's, staged a tableau showingthe church's beginning as a small miss ion o f the Church of the Redeemer,Bryn Maw r. Bisho p Francis M.Taitt, of the Diocese of Pennsylvania,lauded the church's work and called it"one o f th e leading churches in thediocese ." Rev. Louis W. Pitt, pastor,announced its $50,000 funded indebtedness was about t o bewi ped out .

Early-Please!Contributors are requested, when

ever possible, to t ur n i n news early,to save the edi tor a headache Wednesday and give the linotypers a b re ak .YoU!' eo-opemtion in that and otherrespects this week was pretty nearlyperfect. Thank you!

December 3 , 1 937

THE EDITOR.

Heads Local Penn CommitteeWill iam T. Plummer, retired Ardmore manufacturer, has been selected

to h ea d a University of PennsylvaniaBicentennial Committee in I\Iontgomcry County, according to Dr. ThomasS. Gates , pr es iden t o f t he University.Plummer , who was formerly president o f t he Mai n L in e Bel til lg Company, was g 'r adua ted f rom P e n n s ~ ' I -vania in 1888.

"The Bala-Cynwyd Junior HighSchool of Lower Mer ion Townshi p"i s t he name selected for thc new JuniorHigh School which wil l be ereetcd illCynwyd.This name was chosen after muchdiscussion at the meeting of the Township School Board Monday n ight .

Plans and specifications for the building wil l be ready for the Board 's inspection at a special meet ing December 13.Superintendent S. E. Downs suggested that the Township Commissioners be a sked t o consi de r the wideningof Bryn Mawr avenue to 30 feet along

the school property site.According to Mr. Downs , the bui ld

ing of the new schoo l bui ld ing wil ladd greatly to the traffic problems ofboth Manayunk and Bryn Mawr avenues and make it necessary to furnishparking space if public meetings archeld in the school.The widening of this road was

brought up by the eommissioncrs inMay, 1!l36, but at that time wasdcemed i na dv is ab le b y th e SchoolBoard.The eonscnt o f the trustees of theold Academy propcrty will be neces

sary for a deed of dedication for theadditional ground n ee ded f or theroadway, Mr. Downs pointed out .The fol1owing resignations were ac

eepted: Miss Peggy Morris, DomesticScience teacher at the Junior HighSchool, and Miss Grace Ibbot son, office secretary at the B ry n M awrschool.Miss Alice R. Scot t, of Bryn Mawr,

was named to succeed Miss Ibbot son,effectiv.c January 1.Plastering of the entire cei ling ofRoom Three in t he B ryn Mawr School,was authorized b y th e Boa rd . Chil dren hi\ve been temporarily movedfrom this room, SuperitendentDowns stated. Disintegration of theconcrete on several c ro ss beams wasblamed for the condi ti on o f t he p Ia ster on the ceiling.

This cost $2,500 . . Of which half, i" labor, was giyen by the Legion . The rest ;s up to you

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Will iam H. Donner, who establishedthe International Cancer ResearchFoundation in 1!J32, left this week tos tudy t he progr es s o f cance r r es ear chin Java a nd o th er F ar East JlOints,Accompanying him is Mrs. Donnerand a daughter , Dora Browning Donner.

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GoldenGuernseyricher i n CaroThe Lower Merion-Narberth Coun- tine - "the pricil of Republican Women will have mary source ofVitamin A."the opportunity of hearing a resume (See Good Housekeeping Magazineof the outstanding events of the state November. 1937)

Council recently held in Harrisburg, Add to this vital ly important charLowe r Mer io n Junior High School at a te a to be held at th e h om e o f actcristic of Golden Guernsey Milkobs erve d i t s f ir st Honor Day of the the following:I I I \" d f Mrs. John Y. Huber, Jr., Haverford, UE~ 100 year ast, ednes a or for ty- on Tuesday. 30% RICHER IN FOOD VALhve students who have recCived a gen-I

. , A MORE DELICIOUS FLAVOReral average of !JO pe r cent w it h no . R e p o r ~ s \:lllch have come f r o ~ l 1 Har- RICHER IN PHOSPHOROUS,mark belo\ \' 80 pel ' cent. Dr . Fenton, l'lsburg' t ~ d l c a t : that the CouncIl made LIME, ETC.ass, i s tan t pa st o r of the Firs t Presby- 'an a.lI tIme hl,gh record fo r the en- And you have r ight her e on the Maind I R Line t he IDEAL MILK FOR CHIL-t e ri an Church in Ardmore, spoke on t h u s ~ s a 1 l 1 an Interest among t 1: e- OREN AND INVALIDS."Mak i ng t he Most of the Present ." pubIJcan \Vomen of PennsylvaJ1la, ~ Tested and Approved by

II R II t I that much ca n be expected at thiS Good Housekeeping Magazineonol' 0 s U( ents are; , Golden Guernsey PasteurizedGl d T I H 1 W' f M'l sUJ'\'ey meetll1g.a ys ay or, e en tp , I a , Milk ,15c per quartAshodian Ann Rount re e Kathleen Mrs. Humhert Borton Powell, p res \- Golden Guernsey InspectedDay, R o s ~ Forcey, Robert 'Hall, Mar- d,ent o f th e S ta t? Council of Repub- Raw Milk 17c per quartian Miller Jean Spillane William hcan Women, WIll be t he g ue st of BROOKMEADTily . ' 'honor an d will br ing t o t he local wom-

Florence Myers, Phaon Der r, P hy l- en he r 1 l 1 e s s ~ g e ~ the "Highlights ?f ( L ~ e l ? ~ d R p r ; : ~ ~ ~ s ~ ~ I ~ ~ I ~ ~ r slis Smith, Robert \Vatrous, J oa n t he COII\ ent lon. 1\l rs . Powell wIll under Trademark)Baker, l\T a rgaret Harsch, Ei1een s ; p ~ e ~ a ~ k = a ~ t : 3 ~ p ~ , ~ 1 \ ~ I ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l w ; a ; y ; n ; e ; , ;p;e;n;n;a;.! ' P ! ! 0 n i ~ w ! I 1 2 ! !ichael, Marj o ri e Newman, Ka th ryn,. I ' IFreeman, Marjory -IavlJck.

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K a t h r ~ ' n Hammer, Helen Doty, SueStevenson, Sarah Jamison, John Jones.

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BIG MONEY or l i t t le money, pril'(']PSS papl' rs orscntimcntal kcppsakes, a safe-deposit h ox i n ou r vaultkel'(ls i ts e on t en ts a nd y ou r secrets y ou rs . : \ privatesafe for your p r iva t e use, i t op('ns a n d d os es o nl y foryou . A nd whe n yo u aren't around. i t i s ulIlh'r constantclcetrieal. llIeehanieal. a nd h um an guard. FO l' l es sthan ten eents a w ee k, f or a s l it tl e a s five dollars ayear , you can ren t an uneonque rah le fortress of yourown.. ~ I a y we s how you these UlOllerll marve ls o fsafe-keeping?

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fo r lubricating your car an d winter lzl t lg i t fo r protection of your motor. Let 's s tore your ca r du r ing theco ld wea the r . Get ou r rates; they're moderate.Open 7 A. M. to 11 P. M. An d Keystone emergencyservice t o c lu b member s any time.

Pat Clicks

216 Dud ley Avenue

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/n UnilJC1'sal's S cr ee n T es t a ndGet s Boost on Road toHoll1/wood

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The s ta ff at t he p re se nt t im e includes Mr. R. I. Knoll, Scoutmaster;Ted Englehart, Bob Walters, TomMcClintock and Bob Mason as Assistant Scoutmasters.\Ve want ou r troop well representedat the December Court of Honor tobe held in Narberth.

F rom Narbe rt h to Hollywood?Quite a jump along the highway ofdramatic success, to be sure.... Butit may be accomplished soon by ahOl'ough youth.

Pet er ( P at ) Cur ra n, o f Woodbineavenue, successfully passed a screentes tgiven by Universal Pictures at itsLong Island (N. Y.) , studios lastweek. He was o ne o f seventeen se-

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We bUy Hay and Straw

E. C. GRISWOLD

Est. 1894FERTILEPEATShute's Special Peat MossWith Catt le ManureAn unexcelled fertilizer forRoses, Plants and Grassbag .. " .. , .. , .. , .... , .. , .. , .. ,$1.50Special Price in Bulk

Special Prices In large QuantitiesAll prices subject change wtihout not iceWanted-Cob Corn. L ine Lexington

White P ine Shavings. per bale"" . . .60A good Poultry Lit terThat Sweet P ine OdorIf you buy quali tyHorse.Dairy.Poultry FeedsLaying Mash Guarant eed to make themlay-100 Ibs. " ., .. . ' . " . " , . " " . ' , , ,$2,25Scratch Feed-100 Ibs .. " " " . " . " " 1,90Pure 2070 Dairy Feed-100 Ibs.,.,.,. 1.90Hay.Straw.GralnsSpecialize in Choice 40 lb. Oats

Peat Moss, one bale, , $2.60100 Ibs. of Pulverized Cow Manure .. 2.75100 Ibs. of Pulverized Sheep Manure, 2.75100 Ibs. of Bone Meal. . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 3.00

100 lb.

ED BEETEMbl'l th a\'enue, Narberth, won two goldl 1 l l ' d a l ~ f or f ir "t i n h am ll le r a nd s ho tpLlt, and a bronze f or t hi rd in thejavelin, 1-1-..--------------------------------:'I1eredith, whose father first showedtraek promise in the Ficld Day eventsat I \ I e r e e r ~ b u r g ' won a bronze meda l 1for third in the :lOO \ 'a nl d as h' j\1eredi th is the so n o f l\!r, and Mrs.1. E, :\lpJ'{'dith, of Wynnewood road'il\V ~ ' n n e w o o d .

\Vynncwood ScoutsUpon rc rc g' i st r at i on the Scoutmas te r found that we have a full troop

for 1!13K, Thi s i s good news, for witha full t \'Oop a nd many committeemenwe can start the nl'W year with a , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 'hang'.

Repeated by Popular Request

GARDEN COURTAPARTMENTS46th and 47th Streets at PinePhiladelphia, Pa,SUBURBAN CHARM IN THEHEART OF WESTPHILADELPHIADine and entertain in our spaciousDining Rooms; play handball andSWI Mall ye ar 'round in t he beaut if ulGARDEN COURTSWIMMING POOL

Opera to t il e p llbl ic daily10 A .M . to 10 P. M.Under the direction ofHERMAN A. RINGLER, formerNational and Middle Atlant icDiving Champion

Contlnuf"(} f'IIIl' I );1 ~ ~ ,. "lIfFrcd Stl'wa 1'\. C:;lI\"yd. cut s on fae 'AlI tIll ' :lbo\,(' an ' n)(>1111)(IS of thUnion Fin' As,"eil:tion of B:t1a-CYI\wyd,Cook is s ti lI in critical condition a t

B r ~ ' n :\Iawr Hospital, whilP his wife,Loudla, eook f or t he B l' ebma ns , r eeei\'('d had cuts of the head and shockLowl' I' : 'Il(' rion Patroll11an Josephl\1ol'\'ison suffered a wl' l' l\ched bad:in e x t l ' i c a t i n , ~ ' 1\1l's. Cook from ben('atlthe falIen timbers,FOl'tunate]y the familie>' in til

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Our Town December 3, 1937