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( PE N N Y A N COURIER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15,1949 Yates County Genealogical Historical Society, Inc. f * 8 Weddings Q ue rum—Pratt A pretty winter wedding took place in St. Michael’s1 church , Saturday at 10:30 a. m., when <lren* Miss Inez L. Pratt became the Survivors are a son, John Ton- gate, Penn Yan; two daughters, Mrs. Peter Callahan, Wayland1; Mrs. Frances Rephstack, Tole do, O.; and several grandchil- bride of John L. Quenan. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Pratt, 123 Hicks St. The bridegroom is son of Mrs. Ediward Quenan, 228 East M!ain St. The double ring service was solemnized by Rev. Hubert Dis ky. Decorations for the church were white chryanthernums and holly branches. Mrs. Theresa McMinn, church organist, played the traditional wedding music. Given in marriage by her fath er, the bride wore a moonstone Miss Della M. Francisco Miss Delia M. Francisco, 72, died at 303 Main St., ^December 7. She was bom in the Town of Italy Dec. 1, 1877, .and came to Penn Yan about 60 years ago. For many years she was employ ed at the Metropolitan dry goods store and when that went .out of weighted down with gravel or coal to keep the tree erect. By doing this you can use even hemlock, fir, a pine, or a Doug las fir, anywhere in the room, except close to a hot radiator. There are other things you can do to make your tree or green® last longer. First, turn down the heat, because high tem perature increases water loss from plant and hastens drying. Street decorations remain fresh and attractive outdoors because the temperature is lower and the moisture content of the outdoor cannot be absorbed by the roots Livestock Feed to replace that lost by evapora tion. A ll,. this means that newly planted evergreens, as well as those well established, should be watered if the soil is dry. Be cause the moisture content of the soil is low due to the drought, we recommend giving evergreen plantings a good soaking, and then after the ground is frozen, place 8 inches of leaves or straw around the plants. If you plant ed evergreens in a windy expos- Things don’t just happen, I Potatoes Available somelbody makes them happen. Farmers can still obtain live stock feed potatoes through the j Yates County PMA office, Main St., Penn Yan. o 126 There are several hundred hundred-weight of these potatoes in the hands of local potato farm ers which have been offered for this purpose. Many dairy ers have found Emergency Care Approximately 14,000 persons were given emergency first aid by the Red1 Cross last year. existence she became .a practical I a*r *s much higher. Second, keep nurse. She had been a? member of the Penn Yan Methodist church for more than 50 years. She taught a Sunday school class and was a member of the Berean class, blue velvet dress, styled with WSCS and WCTU. fitted bodice, Elizabethan collar and full skirt. Her hat was in She leaves a sister, Mrs. J. Marion Schull, with whom she a pan or two of water on the ra diator and water the house plants often during the Christ mas week. Healthy growing plants give off lots of water into the air. This increases the hu midity in the house and prolongs the freshness of all ure wrap burlap around them to very .profitable keep the sun and wind away. Grow Gloxinias Here is another fine house and swine farm- potatoes to be means of over coming the current shortage of hay and roughage. Minimum or ders of three tons will be ac- plant. They like a soil with plen- I ce^ ed* For f“ * hAer ^formation Growing feet need ty of humus, leafmold such as manure, Gloxinias matching shade and she wore j made her home; two brothers, John L. of Penn Yan, and Lester Main St., Friday, 2 p. m., Rev. Don R. Boyd officiated. Burial was in Lake View cemetery. navy accessories. She carried an arm bouquet of white roses and orchids. Her only ornament was an heirloom dia mond brooch. Miss Thelma McCallum, Oaks Comers, was the bridesmaid. She wore plum velvet, fashioned in princess style, with black acces sories. Her arm bouquet was of pink and white roses. Thomas Quenan, Penn Yan, was his brother’s best man. William Quenan, Rochester, and Joseph Quenan, Homell, also | ried LeRoy Murray of Tyrone in brothers of the bridegroom, ush- decorations. Evergreens What causes evergreens winter kill? It is not due to low or compost. do not like the temperature to go below 60 degrees at nigbt.It’s evergreen | alright to water these plants at tne surface. Do not overwater as it causes the buds to. blast. In to j the winter give the paints plen- contact your PMA office (Agri cultural Conservation office). Insure Your Costly support too! Gifts J. Francisco Middlesex. Funeral services were held at I temperatures and freezing of tis- the Weldon funeral home, East sues- but rather by the dryin ty of light; in summer provide some shade. Mrs. LeRoy Murray Mrs. Myra Hallock Murray, 80, died at her home in Dundee, Monday. She was bom in the Town of i Tyrone May 13, 1869, and mar- out of leaf tissues due to mois ture evaporation. Dry winds and sunny days cause an excess loss of water by evaporation. If this ! condition occurs when the soil is frozen or when the roots are still d°rm.anit, sufficient water o During Its.lifetim e an ele phant wears down six succes sive teeth on each side of its j.aiw, grinding 4own a total thick ness of nearly!; a yard of tooth material. and a corsage of red May, 1894. She leaves a niece, Mrs. Eiler C. Lund and a neph ew, Dr. Leon H. Smith, both c Buffalo. Services will be held at the Sargent funeral home today (Thursday), 2 p . m., Rev. Benja min Disbrow, pastor of Dundee Baptist church, assisted by Rev. George Hamilton, officiated. Burial at Tyrone. THESE WOMEN! By d’Alessio ered. The bride’s mother wore a green crepe gown, with grey ac cessories and corsage of yellow rosebuds. The bridegroom’s mother wore navy blue crepe with black ac cessories rosebuds. After the ceremony, .a wedding breakfast and reception for 100 guests were held in the Hotel Benham. White chrysanthemums and holly boughs formed the floral part of the decorations. Santa Claus, in a silvery sled, reindeer and silver flowers, form ed the centerpiece for the large guest table. A four-tiered wed ding cake was cn a side table. White satin ribbon and lighted tapers completed the setting. Upon their return from a wed ding trip to New York City, Mr. and Mrs. Quenan will be at home at 309 Maih St. The bride is a graduate of Penn Yan academy and has been cashier at the U. S. Radiator -vlanfliT Geneva. *\ ** '7 The bridegroom is a graduate of Penn Yan academy and ot the American Institute of Arts, Washington. He served 2V2 years | Penn Yan> died in the home of in. the U. S. Army in the Euro- |ber son, Frank Benson, in Roch- pean theatre, and is chef at the Benham hotel. Prenuptial events were a va riety shower at Club 86, Gene- I Thayer \ I i . \ l i p a ■ M Mrs. jBenjamin Rice Mrs. Viola J. Rice, 51, 338 N. Main street, died Monday in the home of Mrs. Jesse Crane, Hall. The body was taken to a Roch ester1 mortuary for funeral ser vice and burial. Survivors are her husband, Benjamin Rice, Penn Yan; three daughters, Mrs. Anthony Leano Webster; Mrs. Charles Fritz Rochester; Miss Mary Ann Se dore, Rochester; four sons, Roy Howard, George and Joseph Se dore, all of Rochester; a brother Roy Becto, Rochester; two sis ters, Mrs. Rudy Colb, and Mrs Rose Lucas, both of Rochester I a- Mrs. Sarah Jane Coryell Mrs. Sarah Jane Coryell, 78, ... and get it in POLL-PARROT / 4 - There's no letdown in their gentle support, proper loot guidance or longlasting fit and wear. For, Arch* m a k ers help guard young feet against cramped toes, im p roper posture and early foot troubles with their correctly designed lasts and careful balan c e of good materials and workmanship. £3.75 to $5.95 See us For Satisfactory Poli cies of ail kinds. Richard J. Morgan, Insurance American Legion Bldg. Penn Yan East Elm St. PYOO ENRY AifERTON o n e s t i V I a d e O h C O N R A D F. TU N N E Y PENN Y A N , N. 3 Z& jac & i PEACE O F i I V £ n I U r Isn’t that silly ? I wasn’t finished l” I eater Monday. Funeral held services were Wednesday, 3:30 p. m., from the funeral chapel. Rev. i WIN J h e WONDERFUL When a decorator styles your home furnish ings, coordinates your color scheme and, above all, tailors them in his own workshop, under his own supervision—be it the making of only a stool or furnishing a complete home—the results are pleas ing combinations, correct style and real economy therefore peace of mind. FI K O O ZI Decorators and Home Furnishers i Geneva-Canandaigua Rd. Phone Geneva 4422 , / 30 W I O va, by the women employees of Francis W. Glenister, pastor of the office staff at U. S. Radiator the Penn Yan Baptist church, dinner and va? I officiated. Burial was in Lake and a surprise riety shower at Hotel Benham by Mrs. Harold Popp. o Deaths View cemetery. Survivors are two sons, Frank Benson, Rochester; and Myron Benson, Penn Yan. o— Mrs. Claude Sherman Mrs. Eva V. Sherman, 72, 327 Liberty street, died in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial hospital Sunday after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Births . warn m mm* • ' v \r f Wl,l» - . si a « -1 V. Wednesday, 8:30 of Mrs. the home a. m., in Edward Garbus, 302 Elm street, and funeral mass was said at 9 a. m., in St. Mich ael’s church. Burial was in St. Michael’s cemetery. Mrs. Sherman was bom in Hammondsport, daughter of Louis and Marjorie Manley But ler. She had lived in Penn Yan for the greater part of her life. She was the widow of Claude Sherman, for many years asso ciated with his brother in Sher man’s fair store, and in la t^ years, manager of the A. & P. Tea store in the Arcade'building. She was a charter member of CARLSON—To Ernest and Ma rie Serafine Carlson, Dresden, in Soldiers and Sailors Memor ial hospital, Dec. 10, 1949, a son. OSWALD—To Carl and Grace McAuliffe Oswald, Stanley, in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial hospital, Dec. 13, 1949. a so: 5. if (C j Sift vs fm im m ■A •A ! BALLARD To Thomas a ad Louise Slocum Ballard, RD 1, Dundee, in Soldiers and S; il- ors Memorial hospital, Dec. 14, 1949, a son. j \ m. y: i .<■ & m ‘VAA m M'Vf i X W- vw. MM ,.T ' mim ft; . « r '/Avft ’ J & m vSW»V - • ■ A o The Green Thumb m Court St. By George Abraham Right now is a. good time to think about treating your Christ mas tree as a protection agai rst Michael, Gaitholic fire. A tree loses its moist ire IxL ft v * Si t. Daughters Yan. of America, Penn 1 content quickly in the hen lie; Stricken ill Friday, Mrs. Sher man was removed to the hos pital. Surviving are three sons, Leonard J., Elmira; Bernard E„ Ithaca; Francis G., East Roches ter; two sisters, Mrs. Garbus, Penn Yan; Mr®. Mary Skelly, j freshly sawed in a V shape so Bellaire, L. I.; and four grand- 1 the chemical solution can such a tree can be.a real yale- tide fire, hazard. There are cer- r t tain chemicals which the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture recommends for fireproofing your tree to p certain degree. Treat your tree as soon as i>ossible after it cut. The tree stem should is be Make your windows an im portant part of your holiday dec orating scheme, say General Electric lighting specialists. An unusual window treatment is often the key to creating holi day decorating magic that w ill j set your home aside as the show- | place of the neighborhood. % 1 a I The Christmas Club is the easiest way to pro vide funds with which to pay for Christmas needs, taxes, Savings Bonds, insurance premiums, and mortgage interest. P L A N N O W lower left, you’ll merely need to outline it with strings of gaily colored lights to form a perfect frame for the family Christmas pass children. o- up the end freely. William Tong ate William Tongate, 90, 101 Corn- well street, died in Seneca coun ty Sunday. Funeral Calcium chloride is the chem- Y gu don’t have to have any ; tree. Balance the setting with lighted shrubbery. Newer homes without benefit special artistic talent to dupli cate the three attractive windows cal you can use. Obtainable in illustrated above. Several strings any drug store, it is dissolved m of oUtd ° ° r bulbs, shiny loll, ever- 0( shrubbery often present a water in proportion of 1% pints of water to 1 pound of the green festooning and lace paper problem when it comes to hoii doilies, together with a full mea- services were held ; chemical. The quantity of ohem- sure holidays enthusiasm are Wedntsday, 2 p. m., in the Thay- 1 |C£ q used should roughly equal % of the weight of the tree. Place the tree in the solution in er funeral chapel. Rev. Earl Chapin of Batavia, formerly pas tor of the Second Milo Baptist a r00(m 0f moderate temperature, church, officiated. Burial was in j 55 to 65 degrees F. The tree Lake View cemetery. day decorating. Framing a window with the outline of a large Christmas tree, as shown in the illustration The snowflake window at the j at the lower right, is one ingen- tep was achieved by outlining ius way of making up for lack all that’s required for any of these distinctive window treat ments. should remain in the solution three sides of a rectangular-shap- | of shrubbery. Mr. Tongate was bom in Penn for four days. This simple tr Yan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Tongate. He was well known throughout the county, having ed window with colored outdoor ment adds both life and safety lights covered with crinkled met- to the tree. . I f you don’t want to bother been in the^ butchering and meat j using chemicals, we find cutting business for many years. During his lifetime he had been employed by practically all of the leading meat markets in the village. just plain water w ill do a lot to keep the tree green and free from al foil. Lacy white snowflakes cut from paper doilies were fast ened to the inside of the window to make an enchanting frame for the indoor tree with it drying. Simply nail a base to twinkling lights. bottom <>f a tree and stand the Although it looks professional, the decoration' is really very sim ple. All you need to do is to twine colored outdoor strings of lights and evergreen festooning and fasten it to the house in the shape of a giant tree. To com plete. the tree within a tree de- To Meet Next Year’s Demands by Joining One of These Clubs Members paying 25 cents a week for Fifty Weeks will receive .............. $12.50 Members paying 50c a week for Fifty Weeks will r e c e ive .......... .. $25.00 1 Members paying $1.00 a week for Fifty Wjeks will receive . ............. $50.00 Members paying $2.00 a week for Fifty Weeks will receive _ _ _ _____ $100.00 Members paying $3.00 a week for Fifty Weeks will receive ............ $150.00 Members paving $5.00 a week for Fifty Weeks will receive ............ $250.00 \ , A Wm A U rady The Citizens Bank Registered Jeweler ■ 1 Pfinn Yan f ^ a‘n Street, Penn Yan, N. Y I f you have an unusually at-1 sign, feature your indoor tree in butt end in a pail of water, tractive window as shown at the the same window. r* \ V V I f A
