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The Post-Star from Glens Falls, New York • 22

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22 THE POST-STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1931 INCHES SNOW FELL IN CITY, SURVEY SHOWS First Eight Weeks of 1931 Showed Greater Fall Than Winter of 1930 27 INCHES IN JANUARY Mounting Totals Bear Out Prediction of Forecasters Last Year The eight weeks of 1931 have produced more snow here than all the winter months of 1930, the precipitation records show. During January and the twenty-five days in- February, Glens Falls has been visited by no less than thirty-five inches of snow, added to which a generous serving of rain and sleet during the past few weeks brings the total up to three times nine and one half inch record for all the snowproducing months of 1930. Twenty-seven inches of snow fell in this section in January, and to date February had mixed in eight Inches of snow, not counting precipitation of rain and sleet during elthei month, showing up the snow-producing months of 1930 in almost a semitropical aspect. The mounting totals bear out the prediction for the year which forecasters made at the end of 1930 when basing their opinion on a temperature excess and a precipitation deficit during the year closing, they forecast that winter of 1931 would be a stormy one. The snowfall for the 1930-'31 season to date has produced forty-four and one-half inches, eclipsing by eleven inches the snowfall for the corresponding time in the 1929-'30 season.

GRANGERS TO PLAY AT GLENS FALLS GANSEVOORT, Feb. 25. "The Deacon Entangled," a three act comedy, will be presented by Gansevoort Grange players in the Glens Falls Grange hall Saturday night. This play has been presented seven times with great success. GANSEVOORT, GANSEVOORT Feb.

DANCE, Grange members will conduct a public dance in the Grange hall Friday night. The committee in charge Is composed of Henry Burch, Lester Washburn and Ernest Miller. EXEMPLIFY DEGREE GANSEVOORT, Feb. lodge, F. and A.

exemplifled the first degree on a class of candidates Tuesday night. o. E. S. TO MEET GANSEVOORT, Feb.

Tie chapter, O. E. will meet Friday night. PERSONALS GANSEVOORT, Feb. and Mrs.

Richard Ormsby of Corinth were Sunday callers at the Dyer home. Mrs. Charles Washburn of Pittsfield, is spending the week with Mrs. Daniel Washburn and Mr. and Mrs.

Cyrus Washburn and family. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coulter and son were Saturday visitors at Mrs. Emma Roods.

Mrs. Foster Conlee spent Friday with Mrs. Emma Roods. BOY AND GIRL HURT IN COASTING MISHAP LUZERNE, Feb. 25-Master Leon Pike and Miss Veronica Dunkley were riding down the crusted hills about Luzerne yesterday when the sleigh broke through the snow and the joy riders five and six years old- were injured.

The litle girl was quite badly bruised and the boy was cut badly about the face. PLANNING SUPPER LUZERNE, Feb. 25 Fourteen members of the United Workers met at the Methodist parsonage and made plans for a chicken pie supper to be served March 5 in the Methodist Church parlors. were appointed and all arrangements completed for one of the largest crowds of this season. TO ORGANIZE GRANGE LUZERNE, Feb.

25- Residents of Luzerne, who are interested in the Grange, met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Stone this evening. A number of Crange, officials from Glens Falls vicinity were also present and arrangements made for establishing an active Grange in Luzerne were completed. BOY FLIER BACK FROM CUBA' Robert Buck, 17-year-old aviator, Dr.

and Mrs. A. 0. Buck Hillside, as he completed a round-trip flight to south In 14 hours, 35 minutes, and was 13 hours, 35 minutes. MISSION SOCIETY STAGES PROGRAM Granville Woman's Foreign Missionary Group Meets at Home of Mrs.

Owens 21 MEMBERS PRESENT GRANVILLE, Feb. Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church conducted its February meeting Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Robert Owens with twenty-one members responding to the roll call. The devotional session leader was Mrs. Mary Ayres.

Mrs. Carrie Rogers, vice president, presided. Mrs. Minnie had charge of the program period. The subject was "Physicians and Nurses." Study book reading, "Cloud of Witnesses," was given by Mrs.

Clarence Parker, Papers, "Pastor Doctors at Corea," "Commencement Day at Clara Swain Hospital," "Baby Show in India," were given by Mrs. D. R. Haskin, Mrs. C.

M. WHite, Mrs. George Bascom and Emma Douglas. Vocal by Mrs. Helen White Owens interspersed the program.

The stewardship report was submitted by Mrs. S. Howland. Robert Owens gave a group of piano solos during the social period. Refreshments were served.

PERSONALS GRANVILLE, Feb. Rev. H. W. Buckland, who to Albany on Monday to deliver the second lecture of a series on "The Bible," to the young men of the Y.

M. C. was accompanied by Mrs. Buckland. Emily Stanley Edwards' of New York and sister, Elizabeth, came home for over Sunday and the holiday.

Romaine Bascom, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bascom, left on Monday for Boston to enter the Brayand and Stratton Commercial school. He was accompanied by his father. Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Potter returned from Passaic, N. Monday evening following a visit of some time at the home of their son, Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Potter.

Miss Grace Stoolfire was called by the death of her mother to Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday. Misses Margaret McHenry and Nellie McHenry of New York came to attend the funeral services of their father, John McHenry, conducted on Tuesday morning in Our Lady of Mount Carmel church. Mrs. Joseph Guzielek of Amsterdam, mother of the Rev. Father Ladishaus Guzielek, is at the All Saints rectory, called here by the illness of her sister.

Mrs. Kate Connelly, who has rooms at the home of Mrs. James Potter and who was reported as improving from a two weeks illness, was reported worse yesterday. Mrs. George Pritchard has been entertaining her sister, Mrs.

John T. Thomas, and niece, Mrs. Richard O. Thomas, of Poultney, Vt. Mrs.

Stephen Thomas is able to be out following a ten days' illness. Solon Mason is making a good recovery at the Emma Laing Stevens hospital where he was taken following the second hemorrhage of the head. ENTERTAINS CLUB GRANVILLE, Feb. Granville Radio Club was entertained last evening at the home of Mrs. Richard Tudor Roberts, which featured a card game, social period and luncheon.

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G. Farley PORT ANN. Feb. 25-Funeral serve Ices for Merman O. Parley, who died Saturday, were conducted yesterday afternoon at the late homo by Rev, R.

P. Allen. Bearers were! Nelson Wright, Arthur Maynard, Merritt Northup and Almon Rathbun. Burial WAS in Moss street cemetery, Those from Fort Ann who attended were: Mr. and Mrs.

Almon Rathbun, Merritt Northup, Harry Bmith, Mrs. Viora Lewis, Mrs. Margaret Vaughan. Mr. and Mrs.

Nelson Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Maynard, Mrs. Emma Northup, Miss Hattie Burnham, Rev. and Mrs.

R. P. Allen. Funeral of Mrs. Margaret Williams GRANVILLE, Feb.

25 Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Williams were conducted today at Welsh Congregational church by the Rev. Richard Owens. Burial was in Mettowee Valley cemetery. Lewis A.

Tronta GREENWICH, 25 Puneral services for Lewis A. Tronta were conducted today at St. church, Greenwich, by the Rev. Father Charles Baker. Burial was in St.

Joseph's cemetery. Funeral of Mrs. Minnie Heyden SARATOGA SPRINGS, Feb. 25- Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Heyden, 71, who died at the home of her daughter near Baliston yesterday, were conducted today and were private.

The body was placed in the Greenwich cemetery receiving vault. Funeral of Ira I. Ross NORTH CREEK, Feb. 25-Funeral services for Ira I. Ross of North Creek, who died in an Albany hospital Saturday, were conducted at the Bakers Mills church Monday, Mr.

Ross was 8 life long resident of this section. Bearers were Charles Andrus, Dennis Waddell, Dallas Rist and George Cooper of Bakers Mills and Howard Kenyon and Mr. Martin of North Creek. Mr. Ross is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Anna Ross of Hudson Falls; one daughter, Mabel Russell of Glens Falls, and A grandson, Charles Russell of Glens Falls, and one nephew, Fred Morehouse of Granville. Interment was in Johnsburg cemetery. Mrs. J. G.

Russell SALEM, Feb. 25 Word WAS received here Monday night by Miss Adeline Hastings of the death of Mrs. J. G. of Salem, which occurred Saturday at St.

Petersburg, where she had been spending the winter months. Before her marriage, Mrs. 1 Russell was Vesta Deering Sprague, and she had always resided in Salem. Besides her husband, Dr. J.

G. Russell, she is survived by one brother, Deering Sprague of New York. Mrs. Anna C. McGuire SARATOGA SPRINGS, Feb.

Mrs. Anna C. McGuire, widow of Nicholas H. McGuire, a captain in the United States navy, died this morning at 8:30 o'clock at the Home of the Good Shepherd, where she had been residing since 1918. Mrs.

McGuire was born in Washington, D. in August 1841 and was 89 years old. Her only survivor is her son, Harry McGuire of New York. Cornelius Allen GREENWICH, Feb. Allen, 62, a former resident of this vicinity, died at the home of his son, Herbert Allen, in Troy yesterday.

Mr. Allen had been ill health for a year and a half." Besides his son, Herbert, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Leslie Baker of this village. Mr. Allen often visited here.

Funeral services will be conducted at the home of his son in Troy. Burial will be at North Hoosick. NEW COMBINETTES OF RAYON SILK Suit A PRACTICAL ONE-PIECE GARMENT OF A NOVELTY WEAVE SILK RAYON GUARANTEED FOR WEAR AND FIT. BRASSIERE FITTED TOPS AND BLOOMER BOTTOMS WITH ELASTIC KNEE. WHITE AND PINK SIZES 34 TO 42 SILK UNDERWEAR DEPT.

MAIN FLOOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEMONSTRATION THIS WEEK BY MRS. KATHERINE LANEY AT THE POST-STAR AND THE GLENS FALLS TIMES COOKING AND HOME MAKERS' SCHOOL WE ARE FEATURING WASH DRESSES FOR THE HOME. MERKEL GELMAN "THE STORE OF CHEERFUL SERVICE" Mayor Heil Expresses Village's Appreciation To Paris Hose Company The following statement has been Issued by Mayor William Hell of Hudson Falls: behalf of the officials of the village of Hudson Falls and of the residenta thereof, I wish to extend our sincere appreciation and congratulationa to the members of the Charles R. Paris Hose company for the fine accomplishmenta that they have made in their fifty years of existence as a firefighting organization. The members of that company as well as other members of the local fire department have been of the utmost value to the property owners and village at large ALBANIAN ADDRESSES GRANVILLE ROTARIANS GRANVILLE, Feb.

25-An outstanding meeting of the Granville Rotars club took place last evening with James Gleen, secretary of the Albany Chamber of Commerce, as speaker. His address was on "Business Problems," presenting solutions to problema, which he has learned through study and experience. Guests of the club were the Granville merchants and business men. TO SERVE SUPPER GRANVILLE, Feb. 25-The annual St.

David's Day supper served by the Welsh Congregational church will be served in the church parlors on Tuesday, March 3, by the ladies of the church. CHURCH SERVICE CHURCH SERVICE GRANVILLE, Feb. service at the Welsh Congregational church Sunday evening at 6 o'clock will conI in protecting them from the ravages of fire, "The volunteer fireman who risks his life and health for his fellow citizens in responding to fires in all kinds of weather, whether it is stormy or not, la deserving of great credit and appreciation for his work. "The people of the village should be ready at all times to cooperate with the members of the local fire department and lend them their hearty support, for they are greatly indebted to the firemen for their practically gratis services." "William Hell, Mayor of the Village of Hudson Falls." slat of a description of the "Welsh Churches in Wales," to be given in an by Mrs. Jones of Middle Granville who spent five months touring Wales last summer.

FRACTURES ANKLE GRANVILLE, Feb. 25-Mrs. Patrick Kelly, who fell on Friday night when returning home from church fracturing the bone above her ankle, is making a good recovery. She was taken to the Emma Laing Stevens hospital and attended by Dr. R.

C. Davies and later taken to her home in Middle Granville. THE MOVE MODE risian designers furnishing the preLONDON -Instead of famous Pavailing fashions now, movies are influencing the dress of modern WOmen, according to London stylists. It is estimated that 70 per cent of the world's cinema audiences are women, ell of whom are fashion conscious and pattern their dresses after those their favorite movie stars. ECONOMY DEPT.

STORE SALE OF BAR OF SALE OF COATES PALMOLIVE SOAP 5c 5e SEWING THREAD 3c Limit 4 Bars Black and White No C. 0. or Telephone No Telephone Orders WASH DRESSES "GEORGIANA" BLOSSOMS OUT WITH A GAY LINE FOR SPRING Frocks that will like a breath of make you feel 1.95 Spring. In sizes 14 to 20, 14 to 46. Charming models, in sizes 36 to 46.

Special attention has been given the stouter women and the stylings in our sizes 38 to 54. Also the short stouter women, in half sizes, to ECONOMY FALLS STORES THE STORE THAT UNDERSELLS' Associated Press Photo photographed with his parents, N. after landing Newark, N. Havana, Cuba. He made his flight his flying time from Havana back JUNIOR C.

E. SOCIETY HAS PARTY IN CHURCH GRANVILLE, Feb. in the recent events for the Junior Christian Endeavor Society of the was the party planned by the councillor, Mrs. William Barnard, which took place Saturday evethe church parlors. Forty-five members gathered for games and luncheon.

The pastor, the Rev. William Barlow, assisted with the games. The luncheon was served by the social committee composed of Lorraine Hatch, Ruth Hays, Loretta Courter, Marietta Carey, Elvid Sidney McMaster, Parry, Parry, Floyd Olson, Henry Parry and Evelyn Maranville. BENNINGTON BOY KILLED BY TRAIN GRANVILLE, Feb. Henry Reynolds, who was a guest of Mrs.

Emily Shangraw, Church street, and Frank Reynolds, Granville, was called on Sunday to Bennington, by the death of her grandson, Hubert, who died Sunday morning from being run over by a train Saturday afterpoon. The father is Leon Reynolds, formerly of Granville. W. C. T.

U. MEETING GRANVILLE, Feb. Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be entertained for the March meeting Tuesday by the following hostesses: Mrs. Rees Williams, Mrs. Milford Sheldon, Mrs.

Carrie Siples and Mrs. Owen Williams. LUNCHEON HOSTESS Feb. George Pritchard entertained with a lunchcon on Washington's birthday anniversary in honor of Miss Mary Kingston of Albany, who accompanied her daughter, Miss Pritchard, huncheome for over the holiday. The decorations in keeping with the day.

Any man'll go "groucho" on POOR LIGHTING ND why shouldn't he? The price of a daily paper would light the house like a crystal palace. Maybe extra light sockets are needed. Call your electrical contractor now. See how little they cost. Then don't forget 40-watt bulbs for bedroom and halls; 60-watt for reading lamps; 100 or 150-watt bulb in the kitchen! And yes, we mean pennies pay the cost.

Niagara Hudson electricity costs less today than when "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree" was the newest musical hit. ONLY A FEW SMART NEW LAMPS! DAYS MORE! Design your own with U-Dezine parts GIVE each member of the family his own lamp. Simply buy a few U-Dezine parts, ready wired. Build the lamp yourself. No tools required.

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