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By DOROTHY M. OGDEN Henry Sangmeil~r,
Chrlstma' Decorationl Are
Appearing aU
along the Main
Jr., Ram. Tree T4J Civic 'Group /80ro Bans:1
Avoid Car CollisitJn
Lin. this week, and thl7. do
look wonderfuL
Ardmore', Lancaster Ave.,
A 22-year·old Narberth wa~ hero
and his girl companion escaped' death
Probes Old IGrove Place';tl
Apar,tments\~1
early Sunday morning' when thC auto-
Narberth', Haverford Rd. and
partl of Bala-CynwYd lined
with brightly colored lights,
mobile in which they were '~riding
went out o£ control and crashed ,into
Tavern ·Sale
a tree on Montgomery Ave., Ard-
and Christmaa music relOunds more.
Buck Tavern 14 Residents,""
from ,treet comer to Itreet Henry John 5angmeister, Jr., 'of Sale 'By Bank
717 Bryn Mawr Ave., Narberth, told Attend It!eeting
comer from hidden recordinl
Lower Merion Township poUce he I. Studied'
machines ••• To Object
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at tbe High School when he ,,'as
A fight to save historic Buc'k Tav...
ern for posterity was begun Monday'
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AROUND THE TOWN • • • Pellnission to build two du-
Those are clever bubble balls
which adorn the tree at the Main
I forced to swerve sharply to aVQid hit-
ting an east-bound motorist who had
moved into the west-bound lanes;
with the appointment by the Haver-
ford Civic Association' of a commit-
plex apartments at Grove Place
and Rockland Ave., Narberth,
tee to investigate its proposed sale, by
Line Supply Store, 5 E. Mont- Jammed Against Tree the Fidelity-Philadelphia Tru!\t. Com- was denied last Wednesday night
gomery Ave., Cynwyd • • • ' ',' by the Borou~h Council after
...... '" The car went out of control skid- pany.
Nice 'to lee HOWllrd' Hiller, ded across Montgomery Ave. and The building, presently an apart- J:llore than a dozen property .
Motorcycle Policc~ of Nar-. turned over when it jumped the ment house occupied by seven fami- owners of the neighborhood ap-.
berth, back: ill toWn after his south curb. When police arrived, lies, is located on the southeast cor- peared at the meeting to regis-.
hunting trip early thil month. they found the car, on its side, ner of Lancaster and Martin Aves., tel' their protests.
t,,· He and his part~· bagged lix jammed against a large tree. Bryn Mawr, Haverford Township. It Home owners in the VIClIIlty
LUCKY PETE MARTIN talks it over with "Holly- bucks among' them. Fellow The youthful driver was unhurt, but. is called the' Buck Inn Apartments.
JEAN LaROCHE. of 95 E. Levering Mill Rd., Cyn- of the proposed duplexes object-
wood's Fabulous Female," Greer Garson, subject of his hunters included Earl, Carl, his companion, Patty O'Brien, 22, of It was erected in 1730 by Thomas
latest Saturday Even~ng Post story. and FrPd. Moore, from Penn 18 Colwyn Lane, Bala, was taken to Penn, son of William Penn, just 49 wyd, is shownl'eceiving the Senate Award of Philadel- ed that they purchased their
Valle~ and· two other mem- Bryn Mawr Hospital by police and years after his father signed the phia's Northeast High School from David Hutchinson, homes with the idea that there
bers of the Lower Merion Rod treated for abrasions of the right an- treaty with the Indians. During the president of the student council. A resolution passed by would be no apartments lJtlilt in'
Intcrview Greer Garson? Chat with Editor amI shortly after he became and Gun Club, John Munroe kle. , Revolutionary War, George W~slhing-f the School Senate stated the award was presented to the the nei~hborhood.
Joan Fontaine? Have acccss 10 an associatc cditor of the magazine. and John Thompson •• ; Police said it was a miracle that ton and his staff spent the mg It 0 22-year-old soprnno "dS a tribute to her superb perform-
:\[G:\{'s inncr sanctum? Just stop From thc first, Pcte did frce-Ianc- ... ... ... both were not killed becaus the car' Septcmber 14, 1777 there. For Veteran. Only
ance in winning the 1946 Voice of Tomorrow contest, and
by to say "Hi" to Wynnewood's Petc ing', writing' e\'cning'S and weekends. CORRECTION PLEASE a new Mercury sedan, was complete- During the 19th Century it was in recognition of her splendid contribution to the musi- Joseph L. O'ConDor, of B'r)'n
Martin, associate editor and stafT He offcrcd his work to the Post first, Last weck I said that former Gov- Iy wrecked. a hostel on the old Philadelphia and cal culture of our city." Mawr, who had asked that the arca
writer of the Saturday E\'ening Post. theu. if thcy turned it down, sold ernor George Earle and his bride Columbia Railroad. Shortly after be re-zoned so that he cOllld ercct thc
and hc'lI tell you all about it. it elsewhcrc. Organized "Bulldogs" the First World War, it was turned
were living in Ardmore. Instead, THE SPECTATOR
\V. Thornton ("Petc") Martin, Whcn Ben Hibhs was made edi- they are living at 803 Pennstone Young Sangmeister, the son of into apartments, and has been for apartments. told· Council that the
1I'ho lived at 326 Woodley Rri.. tor 'in 19-12. hc saw to it that Pete Rd., Bryn Mawr, through the Dr. and Mrs. Henry John Sangmeis- sale since early Fall. four flats in the two houses would be
Merion, until he moved to 635 was made a staff writer.
Sussex Road, Wynnewood. two
quick work of realtor E. A. Clarke,
"I'd hate to be typed as just a Hoi- of Merion. Seems that on Friday,
ter, was the organizer of the .famous The Civic Association expects to
"Flying Bulldcgs", 13 Lower Merion petition the Haverford Township Dr. Snyder, Distinguished rented to veterans only at $70 per
month.
),ears ago, bcgan what he C;llls "Let- Iywood writer, or an historical fea- the 13th, the former governor call- High School graduatcs who joined Board of Commissioners to buy the He told members of Council that
ters from Hollywood" in 1943 with an tnre writer. I like the series I've ed Clarke and on Monday they
article called "Going Shopping With hccn doing Qn Hollywood stars and moved in. Mrs. Earle, is still amaz-
the Naval Air Corps as a group in house and lot should new owncrs in-
i942. tend to destroy the building.
Citizen and Man of Science the proposed apartmcnts would cost
approximately $20,000 and would im-
Hedy Lamarr." the busincss of making movies, but 1 cd at how fast things get done in Sangmeister was transferred to the At the ~eeting, held at the Pres- PAYING A VISIT to Dr. O..J. Snyder last Sunday after- prove the appearance of the neigh-
Three Weeks Work like to write almost any kind of story America... :Marine Corps after he was commis- ton Public School, Martin Ave., Hav- noon, to felicit:ate him on the 80th birthday anniversary he borhood.
Since then he has gone to Holly- which deals with real people and • ... • sioned. When he was discharged last erford, David B. Fitzgerald. pres.i- observed November 17, the esteemed octogenarian and his He said, however, that lie would
wood at least once each year, staycd thcir problems. Guess that i~ abo:lt all for now. year, he had won~e Distinguished dent, prcsided, Emery Swift, vice- gracious lady were found to be happily alert to one pf the not press for a re-zoning or the
three or four weeks and rcturned Leaves Next Month Meantime, Merry Christmas to all Flying Cross, th~ 'coveted Admrial president, presented a resume of the most extraordinarr of modern innovations. In plainer words, Grove Place and Rockland Avo. in·
with notebooks full of Hollywood- "When I rcturn to Hollvwood in and I'll see you here next week, !ial~ey. Unit Citat!on, two Prcsident- last Township Commissioners' meet-, they were awaitiog a sky ~alute from their son, Dr. JiP1my, tersection if amending the Borougll's
iana wbich keep articles rolling into January, I'm going to gathcr ma-, same time, same place. • • lalCltations and eIght battle stars. ing, which he had attended, who was flying from hi.,; Cape May home in his own !plane. zoning code in this case would set " '"
the Post's pages every month or 50, tcrial for several articlcs, One on
But how he came to the Post is Kennan \\'ynl1, one on how location
a story in itself. 1I10.V}CS .are made: ami l~ve ~Jr~dy
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He is working in Philadelphiil. now, 1 The following committee chairmen Jimmy had writ:ten as to- tt1e time he might be exp~ted to precedent local property owners con.' :-:~
marking time until he can enroll at i were appointed: Dr. Frank \Vatson be soaring o'er. his hirth-place should ,the weather b fine. sidered detrimental to thll neighbor-,'.'Jl
the, ,U~ivers,ity ,o! Pe~n~~I~*.. in:. ,to~ .thtt Toy.-nship, ~o~~r;nment and Apparently he 'had a clear right-of-way, for he arriv ' exact-
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so he cOI~ld get married, and he Episcopal High School, a prep school sal.. A Christmas bonus has been voted delivery date, but the'VMSC hope to pital at 19th and Spring Garden Streets. At one interval of Flood, will preach on the theme: .,
all employes of the National Bank of have the new all)bulance in service the steady progress, the classes were also conducted at 817 '''God is With Us". Special Christ- -:;~
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wanted a Job on thc Saturday Eyc-· d' V' .. h ThiS .week. local fears of eVIction
Narberth by the Board of Directors. within the next three months. A Pine Street and prubably there were other locations not indud- mas music will be furnished by the' ,;:~
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• III J\ cxan ria, Irgmla, were liS I d Th U· d N .
Senior Choir and the congregation-q:~
nmg Post, because' "It was thc bcst D d H h were ca me , e mte atlons
, m . the countrv." a went years ago. e opes to General Assem b ' Regular dividend' checks were also committee has been named. to work ed in this qUick outline.
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Iy voted to establish
permancnt headquarters in New York. mailed stockholders this week. out equipment specifications for the
custom-built car.'
Finally, the present modern hospital and school plant at will participa~e in the presentation of
48th and Spruce streets was acquired, now having consider- the annual White Gift offcring to tl~e: j~
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its tealll against Oxford in 1925, it
invited Pete to' take up his under- I H ' 0 r Student Burglars Given Extra
Ion
The decision to" buy the new am- ably more than a million dollars invested, and an enrollment Church. The Church Auditorium 11 ~,\t
bulance was made by the Board of which exceeds 400 students. When Dr. Snyder tells the 'story bcing decorated by Norman Snyder. },~
graduate career again. Pete acqui.
esed, .....ith one small condition-thai ' Directors of the VMSC at their reg- he stresses the help that others gave, but the actual record is From 4:00 to 5:00 o'clock Sunday:, ,4
it prO\'ide him with a job at the Post.
\Vhile Penn officials were 11on-
Term'S f.or Robberies in Lower Merion ular monthly meeting held last crystal clear, an,.l""t is Il. Snyder saga from first to last.
Wednesday night. The B'oard also
afternoon members of the Junior p... ,1:,
Little wonder, then, that when osteopathy's best,benefac- partment of the Church School will,;.:
·'!lls,ed. they nonetheless came through voted to transfer into the' new am· tor reached his ROlh milestone last month, the large banquet have open house for t11eir parentS,
co is a telephone operator at the bulance fund all the money that can room was crowded by the hundreds of physic.ians who were gIVIng .. them an oppor tUlll't y to meet-
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·jth an appointmcnt for him to mccl Two college honor studcnts, now versity' and Hellyer, a former resi- , 'i
• ' .' lrge . Horace Lorimcr, Ulcn POSI .crl'ing five to ten year prison terms dent of So. Ard)llore, was a student prison. be spared from the treasury, leaving aware of his unique efforts and who knew what the Founder adult workers in this departmcnt, ~~
...filor. :'tlr housc robberies in Haverford at Muhlenberg when they were ar- "Light Sentence" only enough to take care of routine had done to bring t.heir science to exalted estate and on a paral- to see the work being done by. their,:,
I'l'te's Dilemma ~'Ild Radnor Townships, were given rested last April by Haverford Towti- When he imposed sentence, Judge operating expenses. . . leI footing with all other officially 'accepted medical schools in children. ' :
"He wa~ pi'etty surprised, too," :111 additional year's sentence Friday ship Police Sergeant Jesse D. Watts. Elliott s~;d "The sentenc I'S II'ght At the annual meetmg of the entire dl 11 The Senior, and Intcrmediatc Youtli,
Pete recalls, speaking of that inter. : hy "Montgomery County. Judge Har- At the trial this week in Norris- - , '. b h' f th VMS;' Pennsylvania. That latter achievement: was assure Y no sma Fellowships will hold their regular',
but I cannot make a mockery of these active mem ers Ip 0 e '" triumph, for medical portals are well guarded a,nd those w.ho
,'iew, "but he offcrcd me a job on the I old G. Knight after they entered guil- town, Lower ~{erion Detective Har-
four bl'lls of I'ndl'ctment I'n thl'S Coun- held, this week, new Directors for P · resume to enter must, prove well worthy of the.l,·r preclOus
meetin!!,s at '116 :45I o'clock, • at I CIwhic1it
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condition I start right in. I was faceo ty pleas to charges of burglaries in ry J. Gross said the, two youth,s had 'ch carry possl'ble terms of An 1947 were ele.cted. • time 'they ,WI lave specla 1 13'_,.
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with a terrible dilemma-I only want- Lower ~Icrion Township. stolen nearly $2,000 in good.s from
to 80 years.
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T.he new ,directors .are R hlr1ey right. On that score alone,'Dr. Snyder should be warmly happy mas programs. Th e ou I 1tl Cloir'an.a,,·
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ed to take the Universitv's track Of-/ John Grieco, 20, of Woodlyn, son the homes of Mrs. J?~n F. Hillhouse, 'rected Grl'eco ~ftd Hell- Vmcent, Perry Nevrmcean, Edward as he reflects on the enduring honors and the large oppor- SenlOr . Ch '. f h CI
OIr 0 t e lUrc WI ,...-:.
He then dl .., tU-l'tles for' notevrorth v , pioneer service the four-score fruitful· f ' aI CI·~is<--~·;
fer, so I could get a fob with thc of .... minister, and Harry Hellycr, 25. of B?,n },{awr; William W. James, yer to serve one to two yars in a T. Frankenfield, Steph~n M..McNeill, sent a program 0 specl
Post, but I was only gclling thc job lof Allentown, both with honorabl~ I
of Vtllanova, and J. E. Caldwell,. of State prison on one bUt charging burg- Guy Mosteller, Madeh~e Mlesen and years have bruught him.
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with 'the Post through the good of-I discharges frfom the Army Air Bryn M~w.r. '. V'r • ia M Knapp Thomas' W ice, at 7:45 o·ciock. . .:,
lary, the sentence to begin at the ex- I Il;m,' '. .' THE WELL-ROOTED osteopaths must not be' the only A Christmas' Eye Service will ~
au: s of th e U'
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11I\'CrSI'ty. 1 gue,s tI ' 'nrces
' ha\'e DeC" in E""terll
" .Stat Hellyer IS. married and the father
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Ie I " pil'ation of the terms they are now Merkle, as Commandmg Officer, IS an
University still think. I \\'01<; usill!: it : Pl'.nitentiary for eight months Blncl'
-but I finally :Iecidcd tn take 1111" they were sentcnced by Delawarr
Post's on'A . [
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'1"1 19?- I ('''ltnty Tudgc Albert D MaeDade
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of t:"0 children. 'EI ? answer to a
lJlIcstl~ b~, ~udge • ?Ight, Mrs. Hell-
.l'er said, 1m wllhng to wait for
. • . h'm" he really needs me now."
erving. Similar s~nt.ences wer.e given e' Jt officio mem!Jer of the oa , ut
on the three other bills charllOg tar- has no vote.
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endeavor. Dr. Snyder IS our very e p u nelg ~r an
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ceny and the carryin~ o£ concealed . The new Board will elect corporate voted friend. His career has served to adorn thiS town or a-III candle hght, and Wlll mc u e s~
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ones to provide a formal aCr.olade to t:his valuable life of high hed at 7 :45 o'c1ock Tuesday even'
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o'f next ·,neek. This .~ervice will,
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:,.;;;;",( :.' 0' r,·~\:"r." Formerly of South Ardmore I, II,lIycr said he is now assistant to weapons, all to run concurreptly withl~fficer for 1947 at a meeting nell.1,1' most all of its corporate'l\Xh:itence. Something should be done lal .Christmas music and the con~:
h.: ..... I:e "i1S made ArL I \.Oneco
~. the first. month. about it locally. No doubt, something will be doone about it. gatioual singing of Christlt1a. Car.o\.·
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was allend'mg. Tem~[e Uui the ~ison . superintendent and Grle- •
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Paul T. Callahan Two Boro Men Hurt Na"berth School
Aboard USS Mui,. In Automo.bile Crash Jan. Qate Book
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MAKE go to Dartmouth "next year, after .Two Narberth men and a Mer- Jan. 6-School re-opens.
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Narberth, is s-erving aboard the ex-
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anyone family." D M 0 • •. • SPECIAL WINTER .e~ BiuuuJ
Four Local Churches AUTO SERVICE ~.~ Fancy, Fr••h-Kllled, ,
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Winterize nOw be!Ol'e cold
Meet Fund Quotas weather sets in. Ask about our
! Dr .Allan MacLachlan Frew, pas- special discount on all services
tor of the Ardmore Presbyterian over $5.00.
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Church, announced this week the·
A.l.e : Oftr Y".;
NARBERTH SUNOCO
receipt of $910,271 In the Presby- SERVICE STATION up to
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THIS YEAR-GIVE THEM THE fAMOUS Perch Fillet. '·27c Fillets Pollock ·23c
S 010k e d D ams Whol. R.eady·fo-eat, Skinned 63c Cod Fillets ~ 29c leelflsh Fillets ·29c
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Fresh Dams o~H/llfF NONE HUiHEIt Ib 55- WALLET g.itI 'IMIl InrIchMI Soils .... 548
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Roasting Chi~keD.8 "·Ibs and ov,r 55c WIllI
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NO MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE
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year! It brings cheerful warmth wherever and wheneYCt
needed-in an invalid's room, for baby's bath, or anywhere on
chilly mornings before the radiators are hot ... Trilmont's two
massive, non-glowing heating coils, housed in a dual·walled
cabinet, distrioutean even Bow of heat throughout the room-
nOt just a spOt. No fan, no moving parts are required, and there
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3-lb cake the whole family ... Furnished in ivory or brown .. Weight
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Phone: Nat'berth 2980 o II' Quality Fresh fruits & Vegetables
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Texas Seedlesl
Hovcl'folU & Nat'berth Aves. c
GRAPEFRUIT N Ibs
4 (or 2~e Lettuce cell'...... Inlllri Ib 12c I Celery califon', ~...... ~= 19c
White Onions 3 ... 2Sc Oranges Juky Florid. 8':' 39c
Sweet Potatoes Maryland Golden 3 /bs 2ge * TWO STORES TO SERVE FANCY APPLES Northw.stem
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Cauliflower sno·whit. ,weslern • , • larg. head 2ge .
Fresh PeaSCalifornia.one price-non. higher2 1bs 2ge
LARGE ANJOU PEARS 2 •• 2h
Headquarters fo~
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1VALNUTS, MIXED NUTS .AJ'11=:r "4Be J. Paul Shea A fill. allortmen' of al...onda, tllbertl, pecan., co•••wa-no ....n....
Salted Casbew Nuts 7;':ck':t::· 4SC
CHRISTMAS TREES Green 0' SUvar
DOLLY WREATBSforwindowordoor $1.18 .
aBe PHARMACY
AT NARBERTH STATION
N Cbrlstlnas Car" l:::::::. •• srll 29c
NARBERTH 2838-2839 Harvard Chocolates 1,,:' 75e
BIRDSEYE PEAS 12 0. pkg Zk
A' Dialftond Walnuts
Solt Sbell AllDonds Callfornio
lb 4ge
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> GRAPEFRUIT JUICE Florida Swe.tened your
or unswe.f.ned
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BLENDED JUICE
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ORANGE JUICE Florido Sweetened
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Doren Cans $1.1,
BREAD· COFFEE
~6-01 can 23e-Case (12) 46-01 cans, '2.89 DOUBLE' PROTECTION
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CRANBERRY SAUCE c. 23e
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A&:P FAN~Y PUMPKIN ~:;:'Ige 11sonston-fullef. Shrimp Fmy uri.... ~~:;~::. 67c
SLICED PEACHES Full Bloom Brand ~' ~8e ,. Let. It.... yow preteolf __
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T Cheddar Cheese
Velveeta Cheese 2·'~~1·0g
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Peanut Butter Alit ",.,. 30c
Apple Juice lIu1:~..k ~~ 22c
Libby Beans 17 '.,.18.
GREEN GIIlNT PEAS Big and felldw 't,:' JOe
P ABST·E'IT CHEESE Slam/,ml or Pimiento 6~' 21e
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yow pI'ftellt __ I"......... H Narberth's New Dannenhauer Store, opened .recently, carries one of the
Largest Libraries of popular Records on The Main Line.
Muenster Cheese .b SSe Beets ......'onI .111'" I ill' 14c
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Perry Como-"Latest & Greatest"
NIBLETS CORN Ir..b off 'b. ca6 12_ eon 17e Ink Spots-Album No. 477 "Dreamla1)d Special" Farmdale Quality Poultry Feeds (Allwhh~.ye~~~
CHOCOLATES Assorted .. , 1·lb (Jlff Box'I.I. -by V. Monroe No. P·lliO Mash ·=:I~:"· 2S·lk " I $1.2S: Laying Mash 25·....·$1.15
Growing Mash 2solk " I $1,20: Scratch Gralnl25 olu·'$I.05
Cattle Salt - - " 50~ k1_ 63c I Cattle Salt 1I'It.., 50" --SI.
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IN Open Fri., Sat. IN
Smith'. Saw Mill NARBERTH MERION
Mon. & Tues.
Eves, 114-18. N. Narberth Ave.
933 Montg~mery Avenue
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Postwar Apartments Near Completion Wynnewood .'
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iBuilt on Clothier. Estate" . ,
Among its tenants Wynnewood its winding driveways and lawns but The Wynnewood Plaza Apart-, to be completed in the United States
Plaza will have many prominent and the building itself only takes up half ments, one of America's first post_I since the end of the ·war•.
well-known Main Line residents.
Among them will be E. it Callis,
an acre of the. entire plot.
The top center picture taken from
I war apartment projects. is lIearin~ In landscaping the builder planned "
completion in Wynnewood. The ex- his development to incorporate all the
president of the Petrol COl poration. tcrior is virtually complete and thc natural features of the land and· to
a point at West Wynnewood Rd.
interior so far along that a number preserve in charaLter the Main Line
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who nOW lives in l{osemont; Mrs. and Lancester Ave. shows the full- of families have already moved into residential atmosphere. Half-century-.
Wallace Bastick, at present a resident
heighth of the building, its modem old trees were preserved and planting
of The Barclay; Amos Coath, presi- architectural design and its unique, one of the apartment house wings. and plotting done to blend with oth-
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dent of the Overbrook Golf Club and stamI ess see,
t lb ' d ows.
ay Win
In construction the new apan er nearby estates.
rnents are modern, practical and fire- The building is five stories high
others. The other views showing II typical
proof to the last degree. with three elevator shafts and on t~"e
Some of the tenants already have! interior were taken in the first floor
moved into the finishe~ wing of t~e' apartment of Virginia llnd Louise
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\Vynnewood Plaza, located at the top six penthous.es. There are 90
apartments, ranglllg from three to
:apartments; others Will follow 111 Trumoull. In the photograph on the southwest corner of Lancaster Ave., mne . rooms an d cos t'mg $85 t 0 $300
January and February. left these show ttle bay windows ann Clothier Rd., was huilt hy E. a month. For each apartment bed-
The floor of the spacious lobby of from the inside. ]. Frankel, buitder and owner of the room there is a bath and all kitch-
Merion Apartments at 'Wynnewood (ns are fnll-sized. Parquet hard·
the new apartments will be covered One of the center pictures shows
Rd. and City Line Ave., in Merion. wood floo~s run throughout the build-
with :an imperial broadloom rug with the long han which' opens into the
Erected on three and one-half aCres ling.
a color scheme matching with plum- living room and the other center pic-
colored waUs, black doors, gray ceil-
• db' ad k ture the master bedroom of the apart-
of the old Isaac Clothier estate the A complete la'undry and recreation'
apartments cost $1,000,000. Building facilities remain to be finished in the
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mgs an elge wo wor.
rccords show it is one of the few basement. Underground garages will
The grounds of Plaza Apartments i ment. The right picture is a view
lOVers three and one-half acres with of the dining room interior.
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FABRICATED. DELIVERED & ERECTED BY
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The Belmont Iron Works
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Standardized Industrial Building.
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With a full line uf modern :ppliancl's. \V estinghouse offers practically·
everything electrIcal for Better Living,
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PAINTERS and DECORATORS
1'f. CRISTOL, Proprietor
1645 HENVIS STREET Adolf Muller, Founder 2006.08 NAUDAIN ST. - KI. S·0938
1106 Fairmount Avenue
Philadelphia. Penna. - Phone: Mi 4-4530
. NORRISTOWN, PA,
of a
P~AS~RlNG
• • Esiablished 1901
Nurseries and General Landscape Contracting
, . RELIABLE WM. H. PEARCE & CO.
COMPANY lie Tlle • lie Marble
FRIEND 52 SO. 2nd ST.-PHILA. 6, PA.
PHIL L. SHASSIAN
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19,1941.
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"s scorers were Mack Morrison, bro- In all, the Fords yielded only I - ....- - - - - - - - - -....,
Main Line Pa SS e r ther of Charlie, six points; Skippy six field goals. Seven of the in-
Muir and Jack Haigh, one field vaders' 10 players were blanked
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Central, of the Interacademic League, ______ J. R. HAMILTON, 111 Harvard ad..
In the Ardmore Aces' Downs Gym- \Vest Chester46High
ed II rousing to 22intriumph
their inter- BrookJln6
hBlium. sectional inaugural Thursday night. ROO FIN G /
Haverford has only one regular
Beaten by Merchantville In its
from last season-Bill CGrdes, who
opener on the foreign floor, Lower eame along fast at the end of the
:t.!erlon met Chester at home Tues- year to win a forward spot.
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GENERAL CONTRACTING
Prompt Service
ROOF RJ<JPAIRS
COPPER GUTTERS
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day night. Chster is a member and SPOUTS
Cordes ca~ed three field goals Skilled Men-
of the Suburban Section Two league. and two fouls for eight points to
Despite the stellar play of Len rank among Haverford's leading
Reliable Work
Get Our Estimate
I WM. B. YOUNG
HILLTOP 2867..1\1
!>hephard and Tom Davis, only hold- scorers. Other topnotchers as the
overs from last year's Suburban Sec- Fords .jumped into an early lead
H. L. YOUNG & i~
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co. Manoa
tion One title team, L. M. wasn't and gradually widened the margin 17 Myrtle Ave. Chatham Village
able to cope with Merchantville. The were Charlie Morrison. a sub last Havertown
Subnrban Square merchanLa are ready to lerve yoa. T01l'D
N cw
Jersey quintet scored an upset year, who had fiye firld goals and I "''''o";!,, 2-7020
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pc; Jam aliK Painting Paperhanging * tlnd It a treat ju.t to look and .ee the InteresUnr array
of new quality merchandl.e they have preDared for yolu
45-39 triumph. three fouls for 1'3 points, and Bil'
It was the first time in recent years Carson, with nine.
"Oldest in the Cit,..
General Contracting
Get Our Estimate
.eleetloa. A treat multiplied by many fino .torle. and
courteous store lei-vice. Come and "hop • • • wbere 1&&
Dleuant••• convenient•.• economical.
:Mike Kirshner, also a suhstitute VENETIAN BUNDS
that 1Iferchantville, Lower Merion's
WINDOW SHADES H. EARL HUSTON MERCHANTS OF SUBURBA."i SQUAB.
usual opening opponent, had come last season, scored one field goa' 929 Anderson Ave., Drexel Hill
away vrctorious. and cashed in 011 four foul trie~
Playing before an overflow crowd, for six points. Other Haverforc'
CLEANED Sunset 3277 '
Z2 points.
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ed to guard him and snatching pass- ~ 135!; 13th lit.
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Grandfather
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As well BS English, French and Swiss Clocks.
Clocks called.' for and delivered. Estimates given SUNOCO SERVICE
and all work guaranteed. b
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We wlll be glad to rp.Btrlng your pearls. Just Put them
SPECIALTY SHOP
In nn envelope and bring them 1n.
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(Formerly With .Rigp & Brother) .
TOOL CHESTS
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Gltder Crews. $50 Per ta rgeant.. l1S.00 74.7' 129.38'
Month for Parachutlsta Sergeant. • • • , 100.00 65.00 112.S0
(N ot in Flying-pay Statu.)
While Engaged upon Para- Corporal. • • • 90.00 S8.50 101.25
chute Duty. 5% Iacreale Private First. Cla·· 80.00 52.00 90.00
in Pay for Each 3 Yean -
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Governor
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Secretary of Rev5:lu_
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SECOND SECTlOtlf
TYLER.MATHER TALBOT·HARRISON, OUR TOWN
OUR TOWN
Carte, of Jenkititown, had as their evening in honor of Mrs. Dolan's sis-
guests at bridge Saturday. MR. AND ter, Mrs. Harold E. Talbott, of New
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10,
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:Mr, and Mrs. Pierre Mather, of Mr. and Mrs. George L. HarrisOll,
KO\ll1t Airy, !pIve announced the en- of St. Davids, have announced the
8lWftd • .eeem4 Cl1au matter OOtioIler, 1838, at tile l'oQ
Narberth. b. under the Act of March a.
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omae at MRS. LYNMAR BROCK, of 7 N. York, who was their week-end guest. CHRISTMAS ,GREETINGS
pgement of their daughter, Miss engagement of their daughter, Misl
FoUnded ia 1914 b, the NarJa.th cmc AaociatioD Drexel Ave., N. Aronimink.
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MR. JAMES MC KELVEY re-
turned from Arizona Wednesday to TO THE READERS OF "OUR ·ToWN"
Harriet Westbrook Mather, to L Dorothy Harrison, to Dr. James Tal. MR. AND MRS. H. HOFFMAN spend the Christmas holidays with his
Dealt ,Tyler, Jr.. son of Mn. Lester bot of New York son of Mr. and DOLAN, of "Fairway&," Haverford, family at their home, 328 Fairlamb FROl\1 ;;,;.
Tyler, of RailrOAd Ave., and County '. ' entert~ined at a small· dinner Saturday Rd~, Westgate Hills. "',
Line Rd. Haverford, and the late Mrs. Timothy R. Talbot, of 160 Un-
:Mr. Tyler. lion A~._. _B_al_a_. _
MRs. NORMAN JEFFERIES·
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Jlne
Open Thur.day and Friday .Evening.
·\.An Accommodation for Particul~ Wom~D oN0 W in Time for Christmas • • •
Have Dress Clothes CLEANED RANO'S COMPLE~ SERVICE IS AVAILABLE Lend the Glow of Candle Light. to your Holiday Festivities
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The Wax Chandler••••
1UXF;DOS, $1.00
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HAIRDRESSING
SLENDERIZING . ~ ~:;C§f.~l
OOAT &: TROUSERS
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fireplace Candle that burns 120 hours;
OOAT &: TROUSERS MRS. COLEMAN SELLERS, 3d; WHITE, JR.. of Che!lWold Lane,
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SILK SCARFS, .25 of Ardmore, entertained at a chit. Haverford, will entertain at a dinner MILLINERY
NO INCREASE IN PRICES
dren's party Friday in honor of the
second birthday of her granddaugh-
ter, Julia Wood Sellers. daughter of
at the Acorn Qub on Friday eve-
nmg, December 27, before the As- * DRESSMAKING
JEWELRY by HATFIELD THE LITrLE SHOP *
::l (WAX OHANDLERS)
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sembly Ball at the Bellevue-Strat-
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Lieutenant Commander and Mr5.
Frank R Sellers, of Bryn Mawr. ford.
CORNER NARBERTH & HAVERFORD AVENUES 36th at SANSOM STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA. BArfDg ~,..
NARBERTH 4270
MISS BETTIE JANE ROSS, Mr • lind ,Mrs. William Russell ·a.aaa••aaa.ab???·.·••• · · · ·
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce B.
Rogs, of Drexel Hill, will fly home
from Suttins College, Bristol, Va., to
spend the Christmas holidays with her
parents.
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B8tabllrhed 1921
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guest of honor at a bu~et supper
taoJ:lOJ:lOJ::lOJ:lOJ:lOJ:lOI:IC given by Mr. and Mrs. Maurice L
_===== 'Webster, Jr., of South Ardmore, SUD-
RITTENHOUSE S UARE·
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Mer(~ Ohri~mas'
and Mr. and Mrs. John F. McQuade,
Jr., of Stonehurst.
&~ s~ ad Sewtee4
After the dinner, .the group at·
tended the winter concert of the Main
Line Community Orchestra, at Radnor
High School. Mr. Matta is second
violinist with the orchestra.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. Neville Wadi a, or
Bombay, India, were the week-end
A Comprehensive Weekly Guide to Some of
guests of MR AND MRS. HER-
BERT J. ADAIR, of "Stone Hall,"
Penn Va1ley. the Leading Stores and Services Catering to
• • •
MISS VALERIE MORRIS,
daughter of Mrs. Mary Morril,. of
Philadelphia, formerly of 24 Hastings
Discriminating Patrons, to be Found in and
Ave., South Ardmore, who is a stu-
dent at Haverford Township Junior
High School, is in Presbyterian Hos-
pital after being operated on for ap-
About Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Squa're
pendicitis Saturday.
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:MRS. T. WISTAR BROWN, of
Ardmore, will entertain at a buffct
supper in honor of Misl Frances EMILIE KRIDER NORRIS S£BOOL Mother Yoar Child
Saunders Perkins, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles C. Perkins, of Bryn HIGH SCHOOL AND CHILDREN'S CLASSES
1\Iawr, and Howard Kellogg, of Phil- I
adelphia, Friday evening, December'
27, following the rehearsal for their
DICTION, PUBLIC SPEAKING AND
SPEECH CORRECTION
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marriage which will take place the
fo1lowing day. 1H4td:"¥4 '" ~
• • • Day or Evening Classes ~-",tI~
MR. AND MRS. ALLISON COR·
NOG, of 2612 Prescott Rd., Oak-
mont, and their son-in-law and daugh- 1tUJ4tU4~
•••.~ ",tleU
ter, Mr .and :Mrs. Kent Ball, of
New York, will spend two weeks in
Florida as the guestl of Mr. and Mrs.
DRAMATIC ART
Jack Charles, of "Cracker-Jax Fann," {MIlllA4MM1/4
Fort Lauderdale. AND RADIO will soon grow to man's, estate,
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and your memory fades. A
:MRS. REGINALD F. CHUT- APPROVED lOR VETERANS' TRAINING Christmas portrait made in
TER. of 1210 W. W)'nnewood Rd.•
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Registration Now Open-08ice Hours Between 1·7 P. M; your home will always b. a
\Vynnewood, will entertain at a din- p,recious keepsake. ~
ner Friday evening in honor of Miss ' Family groups In the Christ-
~m:
Elizabeth Dornan Brooks, debutante mas background.
daughter of Mrs. Owen Brooke
Rhoads, of "Hollystone," Paoli, and 1714 CHESTNUT STREET RI".nhou.. 6·3147 C1Hll_~
Christmas Cards
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Christmas ManSer lefJ r4t f~ ... !ach a gay prize I I I
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LISTEN FOR OUR ALL MUSICAL PROGRAM ON Christmas is the good will shared at the family LEARN FOX TROT, RHUMBA
••• to .... fIRST 1000 Ladl••
WNAR-(IIIO K. C.) hearth; the carol sung together; the candle in the
window, the glowing laces gathered around the
e ..11 Gentt-en w. will extend
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