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VOLUME 23, No. 35 NARBERTH , PENNSYLVAN IA , JUNE 4,1937 PRICE, F IVE CENTS

FRA:-':K A, SClIREPFER

Prize Wil lner at MercersburgJames E. Meredith , Jr. , son o f M r.

and Mrs. J. E. Meredith , Merion, wa sawa rd ed t he Book Prize i n S en io rFrench at the graduat ion exercises ofThe Mercersburg Academy.

IMenl0rial GroupingHonoring VeteransGiven to Borough

100 See Pri zes Awardedat Rod alld GUl l Outiug

\Vinning three gam es out of four Iu nt il t he Fourth i nc lu de s a ll h ome Iplayed, Narberth's b a ~ e b a l l t eam l os t g-aml";. The date,; a nd t he team to be F ra nk A . S ch re pf er Expressest1w i \l ai n L in e L ea gu e l ea d and r e- p la yed arc: . Hope fo r Peace atgained it during the holiday wcek- .J unt' n, Royel',;ford; June I:!, l\Iedw; Presentat ionend. .J um' 1:1, Gladwync'; June 19, Upper

Darby; . June 20, Pott,;town; June 26, PARADE IS LARGEST EVERDowningtown; . June :!7, Coate,;ville;. July : l, l \ ledia. ":\lay this he the last l\lemorial toOn . Ju ly 4 Narberth g'oes t o Royers- the n a t i o n ' ~ soldier dead ever to beford , then on . Ju ly 5 the Davisl1lcn will el'el'1ld in ~ a r b e r t h . "entertain Paoli in t he morni ng andBrook]ine in the afternoon at the bor- Thu,; la,;t :\londay Frank A. Schrep-ough field. fler l 'xllI'e,;,;cd tIll' h op e f or P ea ce oft ll ' ve1l'l 'anS and bOl'ough citizens as In la,;t Saturday's game only Fox'iRal,;ton, Walker and Eac hu s wer e Iable to get a hit off Pot1, ;town' s!pitcher, Coecie, who won a grandpitching duel from Frank Escott,Villanova College ace.

Winning p i t c h e r ~ for t he Davi smenwen' AI l IeITmann ag'ain,t Downingtown and Bud Clancy again,; t Brooklinl', with Hl 'JTmann' l ' ,saying a dunl:relil'f roll' against Paoli. AI not'

schedule for arberth Continued on Page SIx I-------------...:-_------------1Rev. J. E. Nidecker, 87,1Author, Linguist, Dies:

Upset Saturday b ~ the Pottstownnine which , ;cored a ,;urprise 2-1 v ic tory ovel' t he Dav isme n, t he lattercaml' back ~ u n d a y to troa ncf' t hI'hitherto unde fe at ed Down ingt ownplayers 7 to 2, and t hen on MemorialDa y took undi,puted P ( ) , ; s l ' ~ ~ i ( J n oft he t op rung by win" 5-4 ovpr Brookli ne a nd 19-!1 over Paoli. Besideslosing to the b o r o u g h i t e ~ , the Brookline Hares a1,;0 ,ufrel'ed a 1 1-1 0 defl'at at the hand,.; of GladwYlle anddropped f rom tir,t to third place,

The bea rd ed men f rom t he H o u ~ e(If Davi,l wi ll be the opposition thisSaturday afternoon. T h i ~ g -ame i salway,; keenly conte,;ted and draws ahig' crowd.

The l eague

Narberth Regains Lead, Taking3 of 4 Holiday Weekend Games

JANE C. NASH

Conference on Future 'Di tter Leads AttackG.O.P. Policies Tues.: on ~ ~ P o I i t i c a I Relief"r ~ , ' i d .l'rO\'ingpre,;idl'nt':\Iu,ieal Illllnh('I', "Adoration," I,yBOl'ow,ki, Ih" ~ l ' h , J { , 1 III'Chl"tI':I.Addl' ( '' ' , "Pia: ; at LO\\'l'r :\It-rioll,' '

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:\10]'(' than 100 pl'1',On,; altl'ndl'dI 'R bl ' C S the ,pring outing of thc LOWl'rPcnnsy v ani a Coun c il of Relmb- CIJU Ican on2:J'cssman up Rcti red Minis te l ' of O ld Zion ,:\Ierion Rod and Gun Club ]a,tl ican Womcn Plans Round portcd by Democ r at s i n Ef . S a t u r d a ~ ' at the Ea,tern Countie,; ChUl'ch Was N a r be r th Resi.Table Discuss ions f or t t o El iminat c Po l i. Gamc and Protcc tive A , ~ ( ) ( : i a t j o n den t Since 1914

tics in W. P. A. ground", Paol i . ICIa,,; Son;.:'. TIlt' futurc policil''; of the Hepub- Prizl''; wer e awar ded to win- TIll' He\'el'l'lll! .Johann E. ::-\idl'eker, IAwanl ing ' of I' ri zl" b y Glorgl' II. lican P a r t ~ will bl' di,;cu,';l 'd at a re- In an !'frort to I ' l i m i n a t ' ~ "political' m'r, in ,;e\'eral evenb a, follow,: D.D .. d ied on :\Ionday at hi,; home, :!:-;

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Ki tchen Ab laze i n PencoydWall paper was burned and windowsills and baseboards scorched in the

kitchen at the McCann residence onRighters Ferry road, Pencoyd, Tuesday afternoon, when a p an o f hot fatcaught fire and ignited the 1'00111Damage was confined to the one room.The Union Fire Association of Cyn-Iwyd responded. I'-----------"I Round Table Conference U . R -NEXTI A r ound t ab le c on fe re nc e of the FOR A REALIofficers and chairmen of the c lubs in HAIR CUTIthe Montgomery County Federationof Women 's Clubs will be held at10.15 o'clock June 10 in the auditorium Harold M. Kirschtof the Strawbridge and ClothierStore, Jenkintown.

New Hi- Leader

WYNNEWOODThose who wil l at tend the informal

p ar ty a nd s howe r whic h Mr. andMrs . G eo rg e S. H es to n of Medfordroad wil l give on Sunday in honor ofMiss Janet Haines, daughter o f Mr.and l \Irs. S. Earle Haines of Earslie,Merion, whose marriage to J. M. Russ el l Wil son w il l take p lace on June16, will be Mr. and Mrs. FrederickJ. Wil son, Mr. and Mrs. S. EarleHaines, Mr. and Mrs. D. WebsterBel l, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Watson,Mr. and Mrs. Watson Malone, 3d, Mr.and Mrs . Lewi s R ob er ts , M r. andMrs. R. James Wilson, Mr. and Mrs.Henry Pancoast Huey, Mr. and Mrs.Edward Mit chel l, Mr. and Mrs.Charles Schaefer, Jr., Dr. and Mrs.Charles L. Dea rdor ff , Mi ss Katrina I l i i ~ " i ' ) ; \ ; ~ I ~ ! h C i ;Welch, Miss An ne T. Brown, MissMarcella H. Ell iot , Miss Anne Knight,Richard McLeod, Charles Smith, Will iam Galey, Franklin Hovey, ColsonHi ll ier , Donald McKinley, WilliamCrouse an d Richard Staley.Miss Peggy McDevitt of Ballytoreroad, wil l entertain the members ofthe graduating c la ss of the LowerMerion High Schoo l on Saturday,June 5.

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HAVERFORDMr. and Mrs . Donal d M. Sykes of

Haverford Mansions wil l leave earlyin J un e f or Ocean City wher e t heywill be the guests of Mrs. Sykes parents , Mr. and Mrs . Wil li am N. Tiernan of Cynwyd, at t he i r summerhome.Dr. Caspar Mor ri s o f Haver fo rdhas l ef t f or N or th ea st H ar bo r tospend the summer.Mr. and Mrs. Nelson C. Wilbur, ofClovercroft, Rosemont, have moved toHaverford.

Helen Lafore Becomes Bridein Mother 's Wedding GownThe marriage of Miss Helen Lafore,

d augh te r o f Mr. and Mrs. John A.Lafore, o f P en n Valley Farms, PennValley, and Mr. Edward Forstall, sonof MI'. Walton Forstall , o f Rosemont,t ook p lace on Saturday at the homeof the bride's parents.The Rev. Gibson Bel l, rector of AllSaints' Church, Wynnewood, officiated.The bride, who was g iven i n marriage by her father, wore her mother's wedding gown of white satintrimmed with old duchess lace and afull skirt which ended in a long train.Her sleeves were puffed and her tullevei l was fastened to her head with acoronet o f t he duc he ss lace. On herarm was a bouquet of white orchids,lilies o f t he valley and bouvardia tiedwi th a wi de satin ribbon.Miss Charlotte Salmon, "",ho wasthe maid of honor and only attendant,wore a gown o f p ink chiffon trimmedwi th lavender . Her bouquet was oflavender lilacs and pink bouvardia.Mr. Charles Forstall, of Pittsburgh,brother of the bridegroom, a ct ed a sbest man.A reception followed the ceremony.Upon their return from a weddingtrip, Mr. Forstall a nd h is bride willreside at their new home, WindyRidge, Penn Valley. They wil l be athome a f te r Ju ly 1.

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JANE WITHERSin "The Holy Terror"

This Friday and Saturda>'

VILLANOVA

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Hear Miss Moore sing Schuber t' s "Serenade" and "Minnie the Moocher."

She married a man for hisname only, then decided shedidn't want to part with either.

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GRACE MOORE

Mrs. H. Radclyffe Robert s of GreenBank Farm, Villanova, will spend themonth of August in Vermont and onLake Champ la in as t he guest of hermother, Mrs. Stella Wor de n o f NewYork.

MISS LUCILE MILLERdaughter of Mrs . W il li am O.i\oIiller, of Perw.rth 1'0ad, Cynwyd,a nd t he l at e Mr. Miller, formerComptroller of the University ofPcnnsyl va nia, who rec en tl y received honors from t he L ow erMel'ion High School. She was

Policeman Hurt in Crash clccted PI'esident of the Girls' IHi-Y and c ho se n a member ofDavid Robinson, Lower Merion pa- the Nationa l Honor Society.trolman who l ives i n Wes t Manayunk,suffered concussion and a sprained --------------b a c ~ Monday a f t e r n ~ n when the June 12 Date Set for IradIO car he was operatmg was struck W ilson-Grau Wedding I,by a machine driven by Mrs . Mae L. - - - 11Sehoul, of Coatesville. The accident The marriage of Miss Anna Kath-occurred at Montgomery a nd B rynM N b rth arine Grau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs'lawl' avenues, ar e . ,Robinson was taken to Bryn Mawr Harry C. Grau, o f Old Gulph road, IHospital while t he c ar , badly dam- Penn Valley, and Mr. Wil liam H. WiI

aged, was towe d t o t he rear o f th e son, of 339 Trevor lane, Cynwyd, for-township building, Ardmore. merly of Boston, Mass., will take P l a c e l ~ = ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : ~at four o'clock on June 12 at the II ---- - -.Engagement is Announced home of t he bride's parent s and inMajor and Mrs. Matthew Black the presence of the famil ies of theCarson, of Merion, announce the en- b ri de and bri degroom. Dr. Herbert\g ag em en t o f t he ir d au gh te r, Mis s W. Bie ber , pastor of the Presby

Marjorie Black Car so n, t o Mr. Rob- terian Church of the Covenant ofert Wil so n Ski ll en , son o f M r. and Bala-Cynwyd, will officiate.Mrs. Robert James Skillen, of Phila- Mrs. Harry C. Grau, Jr., sister-in-delphia. law o f t he b ri de , w il l b e the matronMiss Gra ce P hi ll er of North of honor and only attendant to theW a ~ ' n e avenue, Wayne, ent er ta i ned Phi lade lphi a wi ll we lcome a con- b ri de .Mr. and Mrs. R. Hamill D. Swing, at a surprise shower, luncheon and vention of the Independent Order o f Mr. John Ronan, of Bos ton, WilliJr., of Pennsylvania avenue spent the bridge party l a st Sa tu rday in honor Odd Fellow o f the Gr and Lodge of act as best man.

Memorial Day week-end at Fort How- of Miss Marian Miller Powell, daugh- Pennsylvania and the Reb ek ah A ss em - A r ec ep ti on wil l f ol low the cere- 109 N. Narberth Avenue Martin V. Case All Work Guaranteedard, Md., where they were the guests tel ' o f Dr. and Mrs. Raymond K. bly on June 6 t o 10. Headquarters mony. I f ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~o f C ap ta in J oh n Rodgers, U. S. A., Powe ll o f Cus hm an and L an ca st er will be in the Benjamin Franklin Upon their return from a wedding l ;and Mrs. Rodgers. roads. Hotel. trip, Mr. Wilson and h is b ri de wil l ~ ( ~ -= T () ~ . ~ Mrs. David M. Ramsey of Old Lan- L ~ 11-/ca .H road and h wn D a ~ d M. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ IRamsey, Jr., wil l l eave on Saturday, I With the Philadelphia Y M C AJune 5, for Durham, N. C., where they i Near Downingtown, Pa. , on wooded hil ls , are four camps--Hi ll top, forwill at tend the Commencement Exer- \ young men and women; Dwight, for boys 12 to 16; Sunrise, for girls 12 tocises at Duke University. Mrs. Ram- 16; Castle for boys and girls 8 to 12. Season open July 1st.s ey 's son , Wil li am H. Ramsey, will I At the seashore in Avalon, N. J., is Camp Avalon for young people 14 to 18.graduate on June 7. ALL SPORTS MODERN EQUIPMENT ABUNDANT FOODMr. and Mrs. C. Paul Ray, Jr., of P R I NTIN G HIGHEST TYPE LEADERSHIPWinsford r oa d s pent the Memorial Write to Camping Executive for illustrated booklet containingDay week-end in Chestertown, Md. , complete information

where they wer e t he guests of Mr. The Philadelphia Y M C A Campsand Mrs. Robert Downs Wilson.Mr. and Mrs. James Herbert Egan 1421 Arch Street Rittenhouse 8100and the ir family of F is he rs r oadspent the week-end at thei r summerhome in Ocean City, N. J.Mrs. Charles A. Black has returnedto Montreal, Canada, after visitingIhe r father, Mr. Edward B. Smi th o fGoughacres, Bryn Mawr.Dr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Miller ofRoberts road, with their children andgrandchildren, lef t th is week for theirf a rm ncar Melvin Village, New Hampshire, which they will occupy f or t hesummer.

The Memorial Groupingi\ar1Jerth is taking" pride in the

Memorial Grouping' whidl has beenpresl'nted to the eomIllllnity b.y theHarold D. Speakman Post. American Legion.

It is a plot of beauty and d ig nity which adds much to the attraetiveness of the borough playground.Fitt ingly it marks a silent tribute

to t he men who made the supremesacrifice for their country, and isa mute reminder of t he d isas te r ofWar.That many are pleased with the

simplicity of t he p re sent at ion andthe sincrrity of those Legionuaireswho have worked hard t o make thememoria l a reality, i s i nd ic at ed inthe \,oll1ntar)' contributiolls thathuve heen received toward financing the expense o f t he grouping.In the w ords of Burgess Hull,

"there it is. There is n ot hi ngmore' to say except that \"arberth ishonored in accepting it."

Entered all seconcl-clallS matter October1 3 1 9J. l at the Post Ollice at Narberth.pli., u ,; der t he Act of :\[arch 3, 187:1,SUbscription rate, $2 p e r y e ar In advance

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Tho se whom y ou h av e "loved an d lost awhile"here find a beaut i fu l qu iet resting place. Theserolling hills above t h e r iv e r h ave p erp e tu a l ca re .Convenient, just off Ci ty L ine on Belmont Ave.

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Nel so n S c ot t W i ll MarryMiss Billy Collins June 12

M erio n N otesMiss Mar y P ri ce Griffith, who is

attending Hollins College, Virginia,returned the end of the week and isspending the vacation with her parents , Mr . and Mrs. Horace P. Griffi th,of Heath road.

Mr. a nd Mrs. Stephen G. Woodbury, of Calvert road, entertained ata buffet s up pe r S un day evening.There were e ighteen gues t s.

Mrs. Gregor 1\1arfal'lan, o f A nt hwyn road, will entertain at a luncheon June 21 in honor of Miss FrancesH. Willing, daughter o f M r. and Mrs.Char le s Wil li ng , o f East FaJls, andMiss Anita N. Hard ing, d augh te r o fMr. and Mrs. George Mathews Harding, of Boxwood, Wynnewood, debutantes o f t he season.

Mr. and Mrs. John Beard, o f Cleveland, Ohio, and their fami ly, wi ll ar rive June 15 to v is it Mr s. Beard'smother , Mrs. W. Shepley Evans, o f S.Highland avenue, Merion. IMr. and Mrs. Roderick M. Edens, ofOak r oad , are spending a short timeat Pinehurst, N. C.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Darlington, o f B ai rd road, spen t t he Memorial week-end at Virginia Beach, Va.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Alden T if ft , o fBaird road, entertained at a buffetsupper at their summer home i n Med ford Lakes , N . J., on Saturday evening.

Mrs. J. H. Ireland, o f Aber de en ,Scotland, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Charl es H. Bergh, o f B ai rdroad.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Biddle, ofSycamore road , at tended the familyparty whi ch M r. B id dl e' s mother,Mrs. T. M. Biddle, of Drexe l H il l,gave on Sunday at her summer homeat Glen Moore, Pa.

Mr. and Mrs. Biddle spent lastweek-end at the Chalfont-Haddon Hallin Atlantic C ity . Mrs. B id dle alsospent several days last week at hersummer home in Ocean City.

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THE FIRESIDE I In the Schools, 1_-------I MI'. and Mrs. William S. Eichel-I TI hIt I . t II d. I 1e new sc 00 pa 1'0 was II1S a eberger and famIly, o f M erwy n r oa d, I 1 \ 2 0 ' th d't'I.' . on lav ,I n e au I ortUm.wIll 'leave June 15 for Ocean City" T h ' ffi . I d P .d tN. J . t o s end t he summel'. I . e n ~ 0 cers II1C u e: resl en ,, p IBlll Brll1er; secretary Betsy JaneI Mr. W i l l i ~ m W. Brown and his sis-I S haw, a nd s er ge an t at arms, Louisitel's, the lVlIsses Laura 1\1. and Mabel IKrug. Other members a re : J im PruB ~ o w n , of E l m ~ v o o d a ~ e n u e , enter-I itt, Donald Malochleb, Victor Heath ,

t a l ~ e d at a family reunIOn O l Deco-j John Engelhardt , Dick Ferguson, Pa trat IOn Day. There were eIghteen ILillis, Marjorie Havl ick , Ann Walker,guests. Barbara Smedley, Katrina Hoyt .Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Fenno, of Essex' ANN WALKER.avenue, were the guests of Mr. and Last Fr iday the eigh th grade boysMrs. Thomas G. Farrell, o f Ven tnor , p la yed a fast and t hr il li ng g ame ofN. J., on Decoration D ay. baseball. Their opponent s were f romMr. and Mrs . Char l es Clark, Mr. Ashton. Narberth won, 11-4.and Mrs. Ellsworth B. Clark and This Thursday the e ig ht h g radefami ly , of Chestnut avenue, spent the girls expect to have t he i r r egu l arMemorial Day week-end at their cot- softball game between the Reds andtage in Stone Harbor, N. J. Grays. Last week t he s co re was 7-4

Miss Louise B ea ty , o f N ew Yor k, i n f av or o f t he Grays.w as th e guest of her cous ins , Mrs. BETTY McINTIRE.

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Walter r. Dot ha rd a nd M is s Fanny1 1 ,005 , of Haverford avenue, ove r t heMemorial Day week-end.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson, of! Shirley road, spent the Memorial Dayweek-end at the Flanders i n Oce an

/" City.Mr. Parker Woolmington, wil l re- : Ar t Exhibit at Libraryturn about June Iii from Wheaton I The annual ar t exhibit of the pupilsCollege to spend the summer vacation! of Margery D. Cowin opened thiswith his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clar - Thursday at the Narberth Communityence H. Woolmington, of Narbrook Library, Windsor avenue, Narberth.Park. The children this year received sev-

Maj or a nd !\Irs. Matthew Black e ra l awa rd s f or P ro gr es s d ur in g t heCarson, of Merion, will have a s t he ir y ea r. T he firs t p riz e winner, whoguests, the latter part o f t he week for showed most progress , was Jane Moran indefinite s tay, t he i r d aught e r and r is , t he second award went to Marygranddaughter, ~ l r s . J. W. Zol l and Strumia and two third awards wereMiss Marjorie Zoll, of Toledo, Ohio. won by Bil l Floyd and Sheila Sang-Mis s Bina P rebl e, o f N ew Y or k, m ei ste r. Greer Heindel received honwas the guest of Mrs. R. J . Dorthard , Ol'able mention and a speci al awardof Wynnewood road, over the Mem- for excellence o f wor k, went to Barorial Day week-end. bara Flovd. The awards may be seenI Miss Evelyn .Jefferis, o f Dud le y at the l ibrary.avenue, entertained her club at bridge The women have some interestingTuesday evening. pictures on view this year. The out -Mr. Wil li am Whi ti ng , s on o f Mr. standing ones ar e Dog Portraits byand Mrs. Edmund Allen Whit ing , o f Mrs. J. Leech, Landscapes by Mrs. W. J.Narbrook P ar k, s pe nt t he Memorial Sargent, f ol di ng s cr eens by Mrs . W.IDay week-end with his parents. Mr. Megee, Portraits by Mrs . B. FairmanIWhiting is a student at the Wesleyan and Still Life by Mrs . J. H. McCand- The marriage of Miss Billy Collins,ICollege, Middletown, Conn. less. daughter of Mr . Wil l iam D. Col lins,Miss Margaret Jane Stoudt, d au gh - T he c hil dre n received several hon- of New York, and the niece of Mrs.I tel' of Mr., and . Mrs . Charles B. orable mentions awards from the A rt H ar ry B. Maxwell, of B aird roa d,

IS t ~ u d t , ~ f W o o d s l ~ e avenue, has le.ft and Handicraft_E X h i b i t i ~ n . ~ p o n s o ~ e d I Merion, and Mr. J. Nelson Scott, sonfOl Cle\eland, OhIO, where she wIll by the Ledger Youth ActiVIties whICh o f Mr. and Mrs. Louis W. Scott, ofvisit her aunt, Mrs. Ralph Crumb, for ar e also on exhibit at the l ibrary . Beacom lane , Mer ion , wil1 take place

Iseveral weeks, T he c hi ld re n' s e xh ib it will be on Saturday, June 12, at four o'clockMr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Drew, o f changed in a week a nd o th er p ri ze i n the Community Church at MedfordMoreno road, Penn VaHey, spent the, winners will show their work. Lakes, N. J. The Reverend Dr. Cor-Memorial Day in Newport, N. J.,! nelius Muste of Brooklyn New Yorkwh.ere they v i s i . t ~ ~ M.r. D r e ~ " s f ~ t h e ~ : I Rush Chapte r Garden Party will o f f i c i a ~ e . ' '.'1\11. John B. Dle\\, who celebrated hIs J 15 A 'd M . B Dr EmIlie L MaxweJl c ou sm o fI83rd birthday that day. un e to I ountall1 oy the bride and Miss Jean Collins, sis-Mr. and 1\lls. E. J. Pollock, of Avon tel' of tne bride will be the onlyJ 6 Tuesday, June 15, is t he d at e of ,ir oa d, will . gi ve a d an ce un : 1 , at the Garden and Card Party to be attendants.the Brooklllle Country Club JI1 honor Mr. Lou is W. Sco tt , father o f th e

I 1 N P 1 given by t he Way s and Means Com-o f t he ir daug 1ter, 1\ iss ancy 0 - bridegroom, will a ct a s best ma n and1_ -:-"Onl'_ %0 ell%."- I mittel' of the Dr. Benjamin RushExperience Knowledge Love ofAnimals lock. . Chapter of N. S. D. A. R. It wil1 be the ushers wil1 be Mr. Louis W. Scott,MAIN LINE OFFICES !\Irs. Percy Lyles , of Cleveland, hIS held at the home of the regent, Mrs. Jr., and Mr. Rober t Scott, brothers of25 Ct A B I P Ispending the month of June as t e the b ri degr oom and Mr. Harrison1 y ve., a a, a. guest of her niece, Mrs. Kenneth M. Franklin R. Lindsay, 61 Wynnedal e Todd. 'Phone: Cynwyd 1572 I \" 1 f D dl road, Narberth, to which the public I~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ f ' ~ s.on, 0 u .ey avenue. A reception for the immediate fam-I B K k d h f is cordially invited to a tt en d. T he re1\hss etty raus 'op, aug tel' 0 i li es wil l fol low the ceremony.d i\l . 0 K k f will be a doo r p ri ze , a prize for eachi\h. an 1 rs. \ . . raus 'op, 0 Upon their return from a weddingh table and refreshments.\:'ynnedale avenue: has ~ e f t for Bus - trip, Mr. Scot t and his bride will re-kill Falls, to remalll until after Labor The proceeds are to be devot ed t o side at Medford Lakes f or t he sum-Day. the Scholarship Fund at t he Tamas- mer.Mr. and 1\1rs . A . H. Durboraw and s ee D. A. R. S chool. The chapter isthei r daughter, Miss Esther Dur- help ing a little mountain bo y, Anboraw, of Elmwood avenue, will spend d rew Jackson Pa tt en, to s ec ur e a nthe week-end at Ge tt ys bu rg , whe re educa ti on . The t ic ke ts are 50 centsthey wil l attend t he Commencement and reservations may be made withExercises at Gettysburg College. Mrs . L inds ay at Narberth 2494 orMI'. and Mrs. Burns F. Best a nd :\lrs. Verna R. \Voodcock, the chairfamily, of Dudley avenue, wil l l eave man of the committee, at Narberth 1about t he mid dle o f J un e f or Eagle 2551.Lodge, t he ir s ummer c amp at Eagles The chapter officers were in the!Mere, where they \ ill remain unt il Memor ia l Day parade in Narberth onearly fall. Monday, when they were in the secDOn' , IGnOR E I Mr. and Mrs . All en F. Doty o f ond automobile g raceful ly d rapedWynnedale road, have mo . ed to 227 with flags, following the Gold StarN. Narberth avenue. mot he rs . Roger L inds ay , the second,MI'. and 1\1rs. W. G. Briner a nd th e youngest nwmber of the D. A. R.,family, of Merion avenue, spent the ' and grandson o f t he regen t, was also:i\!emol'ial Day week-end in Elmira, among them.! \' . Y ., where they were t he gues t s of,Mrs. Brine r' s b ro th er and sister-in-; Narberth Bridge Clublaw, MI'. and Mrs. John R. Dodson. ! 1\1ay 27, individual scores; top, 1\11'5.\

1\11'. and Mrs. Leon P i e r c ~ ' , of Lev-; Walter J. Scott; Mrs. C. Alfred Peeering Mi ll r oad, Cynwyd, formerly i ney t ied with Miss Anna V. Foley for'of Narberth, ar e receiving congratu- second place.lations upon the b ir th o f a s on , John i 1\1ay 29 , t op , Mrs . J. H. Baker andEdward Piercy , 3d, o n May 25. IMrs. Frank X. Purcell; second place"Mrs. James Tilbury, of t he Barr ie : Arthur Cooney and Roy Greenwood. IHouse, will leave the end o f t hi s week: May 31, top score, C. Alfred P e e n e ~ ' ito spend a week at Asbu ry Park ,' an d C. A. Hammer; second place ,IN. J. iWalt e r J . Scott and Allen Shubert. IMr. and Mrs . Tilbury wil l sai l the Iend of July f or B ermu da t o s pe nd amonth visiting their son-in-law anddaughter, Mr. and Mrs. LawrenceHeath.

Fr iends of Mrs. Heath, wil l be gladto leal'11 that s he i s recovering from arecent bicycle accident.Mr. and Mrs. Til bu ry 's o th erdaughter, Mrs . LeRoy Nutter, willattend the graduation exercises at theBentley School of Finance and Accounting in Boston on .June 12, whenher hus band will g ra du at e. F ro mt he re t he y will go to BridgeportConn., where they will reside.Mr. a nd M rs . W. J. Drclluan andfamily, of Grove place , s pe nt t heMemorial Day wee k-e nd i n Oce anCi ty where t h e ~ ' visited fl knds.

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The Main Line Store at Ardmore,and the Old York Road Sto re atJenkintown likewise participate youwillfind them completelystocked withAnniversarySale Specials.

The Sol e Now Going Onan d if you have merchandiseneeds, prepare to fil l them at thist ime, to t he great advan tage ofyour pocketbook.

FROM Fashion Basement Store toFourth Floor you will find on displaya tremendousvariety of thingswhich peoplewear-at t i re gleanedfrom the better makers of America,secured at a great p ri ce a dvantage because Strawbridge &Clothier, one of the larger storesin al l America, wiUl great purchasing power, ha s requested of itsmanufacturers that they make thisEvent o f the Year a celebrationwhose values wouldwin thousandsof new customers an d please tensof thousands of old ones.

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Sen d y o u. eoneratu lat ionaby te lephone! Rates ar eI 'edueed on lont} dislaneeean" of 42 miles 01 ' moreeyery niehl a f l eeYenand a l l d ay Sunday .

Our classified ads are real salesmen, visiting hundreds of homes eachweek.

OUR TOWN38 has been granted to Dean Hel en Imore, a graduate o fB r yn Mawr o f theTaft Manning , t o Dr. Grace M e ~ d class of 1921, edi tor of Fashions of theAndrus de Laguna, Professor of Phll- H M h 11 F' Id f Ch'osophy, t o D r. Paul Weiss, Associate oIll', ar s a Ie 0 Icago,Professor of Philosophy and, for the 1922-27; Fashion Editor of the Ladies'second se me ste r, to Dr. Jose ph E. Home Jowrnal, 1927-28; ManagingGillet, Professo r o f Spani sh . Miss Edi to r o f t he Ladies' Home Journal,Julia Ward , Di rec to r of Admissions , 1928-29, has been appointed directorwiII be t he ac ti n g dean in the absence of publ i ci ty.o f D ea n Mann ing and Miss DorothyWalsh, Instructor in Philosophy, willbe the acting assistant to the dean.Mrs. Kimbrough Wrench, o f A rd -

A celebration such as few other large stores in all th e worldhave reason to hold; t he 69th Anniversary of a store whichfrom a modest beginning on this same c omer ha s progressedthrough sixty-nine years, gaining in size, gaining in volume ofbusiness done, gaining in t he numbe r of customers servedwith each succeeding decade.How to Celebrate ' Ou r answer, a great Anniversary Sale.A sale so noteworthy for the character and variety of th e valuesoffered that without an y fear of exaggeration we term it liTheEvent of the Year.".J& Household goods ar e included. Five greatfloors here ar e devoted exclusively to th e needs of th e household . . . and you will find Anniversary Sale values ranging upand down the length of their extensive aisles. .J& Wardrobe needsar e included. Every form of attire used by American men,women, boys, gir ls, children and infants ... at prices whichare exceedingly low.

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Mrs. Chadwick-Collins Electedto Bryn Mawr College Board

Junior Class Leader a t Pe nnMiss Dori s Pr ice , daughter o f M r.d Mrs. Herbert B. P ri ce , o f M er n r oad, Merion, has been e lec ted

of the Junior Class at theof Pennsylvania.

Miss Price left on Thur sday forD. C., t o a ss is t in ina new chapter of t he AlphaOmega Sorority.

Dr. Abraham Flexner , director ofInstitute for Advanced. Study at INew Jersey, delivered the,

at the fifty-second commence- iexe rc is es o f Bryn Mawr Col-.held last Wednesday in Goodhart;iT en g ir ls f ro m t hi s vicinity were:those awarded diplomas andby Dr. Mar ion Edwards Park. ;

include: IMargaret S. Lippencott, of Wayne,!magna cum laude in English; IS. Colwell , of Cynwyd, B.A.!

Biology; Betty A. Stainton, of,B .A . i n e co nomi cs ; Jo- iB. Ham, of St. Davids, B.A.!Eng li sh; E l eanor C. Smi th , o f:B.A. in history of art ; :F . M ar ti n, o f Bal a-Cynwyd , Iin mathemat ics; l \ largaret L.;of Bala-Cynwyd, B .A . i n psy-,

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Mother Mary Virgi ni a, a teacher iRosemont College, was awarded a'o f A rt s degree. Eleanor H. Iof Bryn Mawr, was awarded'

deg re e o f doc to r o f philosophy, as:s also Barbara G. Raines, of Bryn:!Iynnewood Delivery Starts Soon i

It 'was announced this week by the:Department at Washington Ihouse - to - housema il delivery istar t in Wynnewood later this I

mme r. P la ns are now going forofficials s ai d, t o inspect mailschedules a nd o th er d at a.

The successful climax to t he c am gn for delivery service came after

of the fight last springthe Wynnewood Civic Association.was later taken up by Postmis

e s s Emma L. Eakins, who submitpeti t ions supporting the plan an ddata to Washington. I

It is understood increasing reve-Iues of the Wynnewood postoffice[a populat ion of more than 2,500 I

the community for the i!I

Four

Grace Moore p lays t he part of an Pres i dent Mar ion Edwards Parko pe ra s in ge r in " \Vhen has a nn ou nc ed t he e le ct io n o f Mrs.in Love," current at the Nar- J Ch d . k C II' s f B nBut d on 't t hi nk i t' s a h igh- I ames a WIC - 0 In , 0 rypicture' s he a ls o sings "Minnie Mawr, a graduate of B ryn Mawr ofe Moocher.''' The plot has to do i the class of 1905 and f rom 1921 until

Miss Moore's efforts to remain I t?e presen t t ime Director of Publicathe United States after her pass- tlOn at the college, to th e B oar d oft im e h as e xp ir ed . S he marriesIDirectors of Bryn Mawr College.Grant as a formality for citizen- Leave of absence for the year 1937-then decides she wants him aS I=============================a s hi s name.

Monday and Tuesday w il l se e a reengagement of Sonja Heinie inin a Mil li on ." The ice balletwith Miss Heinie, the comedy

Ado lp h Me nj ou a nd N ed Sparksthe Three Ritz Brothers combine

make this one of the ~ " e a r ' s outhits."Nancy Steele is Missing" on

nesday (Cash Award Night) feaVic to r : \I cLag len and Walterolly in an exciting mystery drama

t wit hout i ts fun.I \ ex t Thur sday th er e will be a reengagement of "Dodsworth" withl ter Huston in the title role and

ith Ruth Chatterton and Mary

in This Section GetDiplomas From Bryn Mawr

Boys Graduateat Montgomery Day SchoolI\ineteen pupi l s of the MontgomeryS ch oo l in Penn V a l l e ~ ' were

diplomas, a nd ma ny prizesgiven out at the commencementexercises on Wedne sday o f thisThe Rev. George E. Barnes,of the Overbrook Presbyteriandelivered the commencement I

!Those rece iving diplomas included!W. Ball, Ernest L. Biddle,

J. Breen, Charles W. Chandlee,George J. Gallagher, J r. , E zr a C.David W. Greer , J r ., Clitford

Hawley, Jr., William L. Hires,C. McCal l, Thomas J. McCharles W. M d , e e l ~ ' , Jr.,

eno Merr i ll , Trenchard E. N ewJr., Robert S. Pauxt is, John L.

Frederick B. Stimson, Jr.,C. Stokes a nd Hen ry C.Among the prize win ne rs wer eL . B iddle, Sereno Merr i ll , G' IBishop, Jr., Walter W. L..

Jr., Hugh H. Connett, Doug-!MacFarl an, JI' . Howard C. :\IcEzra C. F it ch and F reder ick B.

Jr .

Moore a t Narberthin "When You're in Love"

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The improvements the re on a re a :

Down Money 5200.00 on each saleSheriff's Office. Nor ri s town . Pa .june I. 1937

2Y. .s tory stone and f rame house 12 leetIront by 30 leet deep. with 2story stoneand frame addition 12 feet by 12 feet WIth2Y..story stone and I rame addition 4 feetby 18 feet. with 3 r ooms on first floor. 3rooms and bath o n s ec on d Roo r. 2 roomso n t hi rd floor. c el la r, g as . e le ct ri c, S p ri n gfield water. h ea ti ng s ys te m. p or ch f ro ntand rear.Seized an d taken in execution as theproperty of Nathaniel W. Swe en ey a nd tobe sold by

passing through the middle of the partitionwall separating Ihe building on the prem"ises hereby grunted from the building ad.joining on the Northwest 70 feet to a point!in the middle of a 20 feet wide alley; thencenlong th" middle line of said Alley South12 degs. I I mins. E"st 22 feet and thenceSouth 7i degs. 49 mins. West pussin!!,through the middle of the partition ,:,,,111separating the b ui ld in g o n t he p rem is eS Ih"reby granted from th e building adjoin'Ing o n the Southeast 70 feet to the place01 beginning. I

TOGETHE R WITH and re se rving the : ~ ! i i ! ! i ! ! ! i ! ! i i ! i ! ! ! i ! ! i i ~ ! i ! ! ! i ! ! i i ! i ! ! ! i ! ! i i ! i i ~Iree right. use. liberty and privilege of an Ialley 20 leet in width along the rea r line Iof the above described p rem is e s a n d o t he rproper t i es f r on ting on Narberth Avenue.10 leet in width on each side thereof. e"tending Irom land now or late of Helen B.Caldwell to the Haverford Road in common Iw it h t he owners and occupie rs of otherlands abutting thereon at all times there Iof ter f o r eve r. I

UNDER AND SUBJECT to certain condi ilions and building restrictions. I

The improvements thereon are a I2.story brick store and dwelling 20 leetfront by 42 feet deep. with 2 r ooms on first \floor. 4 rooms a nd b at h o n second floof,cellar. gas. electric lights. Springfield water.hea ting system. \Seized an d taken in execution as theproperty 01 Lawrence R. Davis. and Howard S. Stillwagon. jr., Mortgagors. andjohn M. Beatty. Trustee 01 Richard j .Hamilton. Real Owner. and to be sold by

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Presents Diploma

You will f ind helpful hints in theads. Read t hem.

E. E. BURLINGAMEpresident of t he L ower MenonSchoo l Boa rd , who wilt addressthe graduating c l a . ~ s , and presentthe diplomas at the school's com-mencement exercises th is Fridayevening.

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece ofground with the Buildings and Improved 18""0 h d' a e

Anna Vi rg ini a Col eAnna Virgin ia Cole, wife o f J am esR. Cole, of 100 Chestnut avenue, whodied at her home on Saturday is surv iv ed by her husband and daughter,Mrs. Helen Cole Wipf, two s i st e rs ,Mrs. Clifton J. Russell, of Annapolis,Md., and Mrs. Bessie Berry, of Phila

delphia, and also a brother, William,M. Sewell, of Philadelphia.\. Mrs. Cole was a member of theHoly Trinity Lutheran Church an diFernwood Lodge No. 141, Order EastIern Star.Funeral services were held Tuesdav at two o'clock at h er l at e r es id e ~ c e , The Rev. Cletus Senft of theHoly Trinity Lutheran Church ass is te d by the Rev. Archer Anderson!of the Narberth Presbyter ian ChurchIofficiated.The interment was at Odd Fellows'Cemetery.

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot o r p ie ce of11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ground with the Build ings and Improvements thereon erected. SiTUATE on theSoutheast side o f Meri on Avenu e. at thedistance of 322 It. 8 in. Northeastwardfrom the Northeast s ide of WynnewoodAvenue. in the Borough of Narberth.County of Montgomery, and State 01 Pennsylvania. CONTAINING in front or breadthon the said Merion Avenue 2; ft. and extending of that width in length or depthSoutheastward between paral le l l ines a tright angles to the said Merion Avenue ~ f t. mor e or less to other ground of whir.hthis was formerly a part.

OUR TOWN

Howard Ronald Paige, Jr.Claire Marie PalmerMargaret Maree PaoloneJames Roy ParkeMaud Beatrice ParkerLaurence B. ParkerJohn Dana PatersonMary Holmes PearceRowan Crothers Pearce. Jr.Anthony Phil l ips PennockJohn Douglas Perkins, IIIOren Hutchinson Persons. Jr.George M. PetersGuy B. PetersRobelt Lickely PostWesley J ames PotterE. Geo rge PowellAlfred W. PowerJ. Hale PrattAmbrose PriestleySamuel Or r P rui t t, J r .Johan August PunessenJohn Joseph QuinlanJohn Ellis RamseyThomas David Ramsey""'ellington Light RamseyLucy May RankinVirginia Irene RankinP. Garrison RebertJohn B. Records, Jr .Donald HuH ReedLauretta M. ReedJean Louise ReidJack H. ReinhartJosephine Gertrude RentschlerWi ll i am E. Rexford, IIIFrederick Harvey ReynoldsJ oh n P au l Reynolds, Jr.Robert Arthur RitchingsEmil H. Roes lerFlorence Mildred RorkeHerbert Emmanuel RoserMalcolm James RoweEdward Raymond RyderAnthony Joseph Sacchet t iJoseph P . S al voMilton Frank SalvoF ra nk J . SammartinoAnne Jane ScaccialeprePeter John ScavellaEmily Marie SchembsMargaret Bernice Schill ingCharlotte Elizabeth Schmunl,Jane Frances Schneidel'John Schuster, Jr .John C. SchwabenlandDorothy Logan ScottBonnie Jean Sea lsHarriet Elva SeasholtzDorothy SeipelNewert Victoria S. ShamlianClyde Everet t Brackon ShewellThomas Lester ShippenFlorence M. SiemsJ. Melvin SlmanEdward SkeyAndrew P. SkillernMar is H. SlaughterStephen Elmer Slocum, Jr.E. Virginia SmithEdward Sinith. Jr.Ernest Adam SmithJohn F rank Smi thRichard D. SmithRosetta SolimeoMargaret C. SpeareyJames John SpinelliMichael Joseph SpinelliRobert R. SpringerJohn Edward S ta l eyWilliam John StillwagonJoyce Lorraine StockettEleanor Tindall StoerMarion StrongAnthony R. StumpoMarilyn B. SwartzAlexander J . TaylorElmer RusseH TharanClara Viola ThomasJosephyne Letitiae ThomasMildred Clift ThomasEvelyn B. ThompsonDorothy M. ThornburgJohn Alden Tifft, Jr.Fred L. Tompkins, IIDonald Fuller Toney, Jr.Marie Annette TroncellitiRalph 1\1. TysonBeulah K. UrfferDorothea VickLinda Whitten VogelFrank Munn Walker, Jr.William H. Wallace, Jr.Dorothy WalshDave E. WatsonJohn L. Webb, Jr.Elizabeth M. WeidemannNorman WeinsteinMary Cather ine WeirWill i am Edmunds WestCorinna L. WhiteHoward C. WhiteSamuel Knox White, Jr.Theodore Wolf WhiteElsie Jane Whyt eGeorge WilliamsGene Yarnall WingateHoward M. WitteMarian Kelsey WoodPolly Sheaffer WoodSara Paul ine YoderEdith M a ~ ' YoungHoward Scot t Young, Jr .Margaret Jane YowellWilma E . Zei sl erHoward Edward Ziegler, Jr.

Mary Ruth GilmoreC. William Glose, Jr.Harrietta R. GodefroyCarl DeHaven Grace, Jr.Andrew J . GrahamJohn Horace GreenThelma N. GrossmanGiorgina Elena GrossoGeorge Crawford Hand, Jr.Fred HansellLeroy HansonEleanor Dorothy HartJonathan Smith HartCharles Elwood HeapsCecilia M. HendersonHarold John HentoshJeanne E. HerbDOI'othy Luise Herbes tRichard Middleton HerndonJulia M. HessHelen Margaret HewittLetitia Lois HewittNancy Lee HewittHoward Heartly HickmanHarry W. Hicks, Jr .Laurence Carroll Higgins, Jr.Rut h I vy HoffEleanor H. HofmannLois Jane HoffmanJohn Francis HollandMildred HoltHarriet Elaine HoltzStephen A. HorvathGladys HoltBarbara J . HowellFrances HuffThomas Robinson HuffFlora Andrews HultgrenBeatrice I. HunsingerVirginia L. HunterElizabeth A. JacksonJames Dillon JacobyMary JavoronokTheodore Larose JeffersonMargaret Zel JohnsonRichard B. JohnsonKathrine R. JohnstonNancy W. JonesKatherine Vroom JordanRogers .TordanAnne Emma JurgensCarol Alice JurgensJerome E. KaplanDaniel Beaver Kase, Jr .Colette KeastPhyllis Ruth KennellyRober t Gered KeownCarl i le E. KingMarjorie Elizabeth KirkRose Ethel KitselmanCharles F. KlinkMary Alice KrauskopHelen C. KromerLounettie LamberthDominic A. LaPeraCharlotte Dorothy LatchFrances Peirce LeechRobert Charles LeechAlexander G. Les lieBarbara LevinJeanne Warfield LewisPatricia Elaine LeopoldJacques Adele LittleLoretta Violet LongAnn LongakerRegina Dolores LoveElizabeth Eleanor LukensMary E li zabe th Lynn .Robert William MacClmtockNancv Jane MackenzieHorace William MacLeesWilliam Mahler, Jr.Roselyn S. MalicksonHelen Agnes MarianiVirginia Agnes MarianiAlbert Martin , Jr.Margaret H. MartinConstance Ellinore MasonWilliam Richard MasonNellie MatternHarry Maxwell, Jr.Albert A. McAllisterSamuel Ja y McCartney, Jr .Charles John McCombBetty .T ane McConnellMary McCuskerMary DOI'othy McDermottAlberta McDevittMargaret M. McDevittEvelyn McGarveyJames G. McGovernJanet Knipe McGovernEdward Michael McKeonRobert B. McKinneyJames R. McLaughlinRobert Bolland McLaughlinMartha May McNairRegina MeekerMarie Bee MerryFrederick Barr MillerSarah Dorothy MillsThelma Eleanor MoodyEleanor Allison MooreGeorge J. MorrisVirginia NackMalcolm Ellio tt NafeJane C. NashDonald H. NeillWilliam Ja y NeillEdward A. NewcombElizabeth Louise NoldJohn Berchmans O'BrienHenrv Francis O'ConnellJoseph Lawrence O'Connor , Jr.Dorothy Miller OgdenMary Frances O'Rourke

Lower Merion Graduating Class of 1937

TURNPIKE AND EARLYRAILROAD DAYS

The Schuylkill River was the firstartery of traffic. Large canoes wereu sed t o transport goods. Later, whenthe anthracite coal trade flourished, ac anal wa s bu il t a long the r iv e r to accommodate the heavy traffic. Thef i rs t roads in Lower Merion were buttrails and horses and foot transportation only were available. The settlement of Lancaster l ed t o a demand foran adequate highway between thatt own and Phi la de lph ia , r esul ti ng inthe construction of the first turnpikei n Ame ri ca . Compl et ed in 1794, itwas immedia te ly success ful and encouraged the building of othel' turnp ikes i n the region. Passing throughLower Merion, t he Lancast er Turnpike played a part in the developmentof the township. It was over this

Survey and Recommendationsof L. M. Planning Commission

Elizabeth B. AdamsJos eph Marvi n AikenBlair Robson AlbrechtEdwin Lewis AndersonEleanor AndersonRhea AptDorothy ArmitageEileen ArmstrongT. Freeman Awkerman, JI.Eileen BaileyGuy David B a i l e ~ ' , Jr.Margaret Woods BairdEthel Marie BakerJames Keaton BakerTom Bayard Baldridge, Jr.Eugene W. Baldwin , Jr.Marjorie Ann BarkmanAchille Franci s BaroneMariano A. BaroneJames T. BarrowFlorence Lorraine BassettCharles Brandt Bechtold, Jr.Raymond W. BeckMelvin Lewis BernstineHarrison Morton Berry, Jr.Gertrude Eleanor BessexGeorge H. BlairJohn Blair, Jr.Margaret Ellen BlakeJames A. BleaklyJohn Wallace BluntLouis Edward Bock, Jr.Crozier William BodkinRichard R. BoileauVirginia Eleanor BossertEdmund D. BossoneFrancis Fredric BossoneJoan Marie BoxmanFrancis Wilson BrahamJoseph Thomas BrennenDaisy Mae BriceBernhard Lobel BroockerElsie Marie BrownWalter Thomas Brown, Jr.Norman Charles BucklesBeatrice M. BulerM. Elizabeth BurgessRuth Caroline Burkhardt.Tohn Glasgow BurnsThomas P . BurnsHelen Louise BuschEunice M. ButlerEdith Mildred ByecroftSeptimus A. CappelliEdith M. CarrRobert G. Carroll.Tohn Doyle CarusoDominica M. CasavecchiaWilliam Elliot Cathcart, Jr.Henry George Challen .John Binkin ChamberlainAda Davenpor t ChambersTorrence Harrison ChambersHel en Mary Chapi nDorothy CheneyEstelle B. CiambranoKathleen Patricia ClaffeyEsther El isabeth ClarkGre tchen T . C layDorothy Shir l ey CleaverJames Joseph CoddingtonVera W. CollopyJanice Hunt ConnellyElizabeth M. CorneliusA. John Cornish, Jr.El izabeth Lowry CornmanHenry Dennis Cornman, IIIJohn Austin Councilman, Jr.Mary Elizabeth CreamerSarah Margaret CreenHarry E. CregierLeonora CrispinEdith Roberta CroasdaleEleanor O. CI'OSSC. Elizabeth CrownCarolyn Lenore CusterDanie l T. CrowleyGrant Seydel CutlerDominic Lawrence D'AngeloMary Loretta Del P iz zoLinda El izabeth DeMarcoHugh G. DonohueMarykirk DonaldsonMargaret Mary V. DonnellyWill iam C. DraperZelda Florence DrexlerPaul .J. DrumhellerMary Eve lyn DunnRobert C. DunnRobert Stewart Durbin, Jr.Richard Granville EdwardsEdward Louis EnglehardtWilliam Arthur EnsingerGeorge G. EsslingerStanton S. EttingerCharlotte Muriel EvansHorace R. Evans.Tohn Colt EvansEdward .J. FarrellNatalie Dunbar FarrellGrace Kiel ty FearEdward R. Feich t, Jr .William V. FittipoldiVirginia-Lee FitzgeraldBarbara Abercrombie FletcherHerbert .Tohn FosterPammcl Mildred FosterRober t Holmes FraserRichard Zcrn Freemann1\1. Rita GallagherWilliam GammageBernard GianguilioMary Kathryn GibsonMartin S . D. G il lFrances Theresa Gilliam

SHERIFF'S SALE \By v i rt ue o f v a ri ou s wr i t s. i s s ue d ou t ofth e Court of Common Pleas of MontgomeryCounty , P e nna.. to m d i r e c t ~ d . will b e s ol d Iat Public Sale on II WEDNESDAY. JUNE 30. 1937 I\at 12.00 oc1ock. Noon. Eastern Standard ITime. in Court Room "A " at th e CourtHouse. i n the Borough of Norristown. said IICounty. the following described Real ES.\t a t e : -I ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece ofIground with Ihe buildings and improve ,Imen ts t h er eon erected. Situate in th e Barough of Narberth. County of Montgomery. Ian d S ta te o f P en ns yIva n ia. bOllnded a nd I~ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Jdescribed us f o ll ow9 . t o wi t : - I Helll WantedBGliONING a t the point 01 intersection Part-time bookl'cep"... 'Vriteof the Southeasterly s.de 01 Price Avenue care 01 thi" paper.I with the South""'e s terly s ide of Essex AveInue. t 'hence e"tendin..: South II degs. 30mins. East a lo ng t he s ai d si de of EssexAvenue 71 ~ e e t to a point. thence South. 78degs. 30 mms. West 125 leet to a pomt;'- "" thence North II degs. 30 mins. West 52.39feet to II point on t he a fo re m en ti on edroute was along Old Railroad avenue. Southeasterly side of Price Avenue and, . . thence along the same North 70 degs. 15\\ hen the PennsylvaIlla Ratlroad took mins. East 126.185 fe et to the first men' COLOHI';D \ \ 'OMA" want" half l ime jobover the system, . the old route to Ard-\ tioned point and place 01 beginning. or day'" work. Call Sherwood 07!19.

mo re was v ac at ed a nd the line was UNDER AND SUBJECT to certain buildh' f e' a.venue.and se tt le rs bound f or t he 1I1terlOr. to carry anthracite coa\. Though it Ifeet by 10 feet. cel lar . el ect ri c l ig ht s. Narbel t h. Phone Narb. 3983-R. (39)Wit h t he coming o f t he r ai lr oa ds , passes through the township alongI Seized and taken in e",ecution as the At Your Serviceturnpike traffic declined and, after a the Schuylkill, i t ha s pl aye d but a property 01 Narberth Methodist Episcopal RELIABLE CARPENTER. alterallonB.var ied h is to ry , Lancast e r Pike was small part in the development of the IChurch. a corporation: 01 the Common' screenings. Gottlieb Esslinger. 122 Con-

h d b h St H h D I I . wealth 01 Pennsylvanm. Mortgagor and way a.venue. Call Narberth 3748-R. (topurc ase y t e ate Ig way e- towns Hp. Real Owner. and to be s old by DRAPERIES , Slip Cove rs . VeneElanpartment in 1917 and made a free MODERN GROWTH AS A blind., Awnlnge, Furniture, UphoIBt.r.d SUBURBAN RESIDEN A REA EDWIN H. BELLIS. Sheriff. Ing. Beddings. Rugs cleaned. repairedroa . TI L A and stored. Challenger. 281 Monlgomery

The Philadelphia and Columbia The Pennsylvania Railroad, in a r e- I ALL THAT cERTAIN lot or piece of a venue. cynwYd. [ -h one. c ynwyd 85.Railroad was the first railroad location t hrough Humph reysvi ll e' ground with t he buildings a nd improve- Forme rly w ith J ohn Wanamaker . ( tf ) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ~ ; ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~through Lower Merion and formed a (Bryn Mawr ) found it advi sable to ments thereon erected. situate in the Bar iUPHOLSTERING and rep . Springe ot, ough of Narberth. Count> 01 Montgomery. I 3-plece suites repa.lred, $10; Chair reopart of t he "Ma in Line of Pub li c buy a number of properties. After and State of Pennsylvania. bounded and covered, $5. Go anywhere. Ca.1I Lewle,\Vorks of Pennsylvania," a remark- reserving a right of way, the remain- described according to a s u r v ~ y and plan, 227 E. Lanca st er ave. Wayne 1496.a b ~ e s y s t e ~ l of c a ~ a l s , p ~ r t a g e s .and d er o f t he p ro pe rt y was utilize

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