7 TRY OUR JOB PRINTING. “WE AIM TO SATISFY” ama 03 yp Samm ole ) CI () GE () IED (EEO CHD (SEDC 9 2 , "a L ; TAIT MIG YEAR > Suicide’s Body Is Found Frozen In Nearby Forest —i0:— With a bullet through the roof of his mouth, the body of John Russell Curtis, aged 32, was found frozen stiff by State Police, in the woods along the main highway near Centre- moreland Tuesday. The victim was a city real estate salesman and re- sided with his wife at 21 Elizabeth Street. He was married only a year. _ No reason can be given for his rash act. : Mr. Curtis left the city Monday morning, intending to go to Nanti- "coke and then to Centremoreland. He did not return Monday night and the authorities were notified of his dis- appearance. Edward Stark, a wholesale grocer of Tunkhannock, Tuesday, while driving between Centremoreland and Vernon, noticed ja vacant automobile along the highway. It was covered with snow indicating: it had been there all night. Driving on to Centremoreland Mr. Stark telephoned State Police, and Sergeant Enoch and Private Bon- ~ fanti responded. They accompanied Mr. Stark and several residents of the town back to the scene. - Both troopers at once recognized the "license number of the auto as that of ‘Curtis, who had been reported miss- ing. Footprints in the snow were fol- lowed to a woods nearby, where they "found the body. The right glove had been removed from the hand and nearby was a newly purchased re- volver with an empty cartridge in one of the chambers, while a bullet wound in the roof of the man’s mouth, | ~ showed what had occurred. Coroner B. L. Billings, of Wyoming County, was notified and he hurried from Tunkhannock to the scene and took chatge of the.body. THe imme- diately empaneled a coroner’s jury at Centremoreland and a verdict of sui- cide was reached. The body was taken by the coroner to Tunhannock and Wednesday it was removed to Wilkes-Barre for burial. M. E. Church Bible Class Meets —:0— The Men’s Bible Class of the Trucksville M. E. Church held a monthly meeting recently. The in- teresting session comprised of songs, reports and an adress by C. A. Her- ricks. 3 Reports of committees on various ‘projects were given. The meeting closed with lunch being served by the entertainment committee. Those present were: George C. Bessmer, Robert Bulford, Albert W. Mahoney, J. P. Benning, S. H. Reese, A. C. Kel- ly, C. F. Lewis, Ralph Hazeltine, C. A. Baker, David G. Williams. Archie Woolbert, J. E. Newhart, G. | W. Reynolds, Kenneth J. Woolbert, C. A. Herrick, Thomas Carle, Jr., Geo. J. Reynolds, William A. Rhodes, Ray L. Gemmel, I. C. Parsons, Harry Brodhun, George J. Kulp, A. J. Chap- man and Phillip Reynolds. 10: D. C. LAUDERBACH AUCTIONEER DALLAS 209 "Detectives Find Infant Buried On Kunkfe Farm —i0:— Appaling conditions at the home of a Kunkle man were revealed on Sat- urday last.- In a shack of several rooms, the father and six children, aged from 2 to 15 yeatrs, were found existing under miserable conditions. There were two beds, neither with a mattress, the only coverings being a few coats and old blankets. The mother died one week ago last Monday in General Hospital, city, fol- lowing child birth. The infant boy had been buried on Saturday after he had lived only a few hours. The father dug a little grave in the barn yard and placed the small form into it. The mother was buried one week ago Tuesday in the cemetery at Beau- mont. ‘| Conditions at the home were first brought to light when rumors at Kunkle were investigated by William Meyers, constable of Dallas Town- ship, in which Kunkle is located. On Saturday Detectives Sidney Patter- son and John Dempsey were assigned to investigate by County Detective Richard Powell. On account of the lamentable. cir- cumstances it was decided not to ar- rest and prosecute the man for fail- ure to report the death and burial of the infant. Neighbors came to the temporary comfort and support of the family. The children are being provided for by the Communigy Welfare Federa- Hon, under the charities department. 10: frem Shrine To (ive Dance On February 21st —_—t0 A aXe i O. M. 8. will conduct a dance for its members and their families at the Temple on Thursday evening, February 21st, this constituting the chief social activity of the Shrine for this month. Both floors will be given over to dancing with refreshments served at 10:30 p. m. As it is the eve of Wash- ington’s Birthday, the decorations will be of a patriotic character. The holiday following will allow Nobies from the entire jurisdiction which ex- tends from Towanda and Strouds- burg to Williamsport and taken in a dozen counties, to attend and the committee in charge expect the larg- est gathering that any Trem Temple social affair has had this year. Winter sports are now being in- dulged in every day at the Irem Country Club and light refreshments are being served in the locker room to those who make use of the grounds. AT Trem N. embple m A Lemipie, A. 108 Seriously Ill Little baby Madelyn McHenry, 2- year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. McHenry, is seriously ill with pneumonia. The little tot has been sick for sev- en weeks with swollen glands which were lanced three times. These weakened her vitality so much that she could not throw off a cold and it developed into pneumonia. Use Car 1926 Coupe 1927 Runabout 1927 Runabout 1926 Runabout Your choice of 2 Ford Touring Cars for $25. OP Ore J. F. BESECKER CO. Dallas, Pa. Bargains $150. 89. 125. 79. Dallas Boys Defeat Kingston Dux Team —i0i— , The fast Dallas A. A. basketball team, under the management of Jack Roberts, on Tuesday night, met and defeated the fast Dux team of King- ston on the Schuyler Avenue gym floor. The,game was fast and thrill- ing, both teams fighting hard. LaBar was high scorer for the Dal- i las boys, with “Speedy” shooting the baskets for the losers. The lineup and score is as follows: Dallas A. A. J. Gebhardt, forward T. Moore, forward A. Woolbert, center W. LaBar, guard N. Davies, guard Totals wn al ODOT Gresalagki, forward Speedy, forward Ads, center The Dallas boys are playing fairly good ball now, this being their first attempt. Their great success de- pending largely on the manager, Jack Roberts. Thel .ocals have won their last three games, those being beaten are: Dallas Township High School, Noxen and the Kingston Dux. Inter-County Legion Auxiliary Hold Meeting —_— 10: meee Commander and officers, past present, attended the Legion Auxiliary conference and luncheon Thursday at which seven- teen counties from the State were represented. The luncheon was held at the Sterling and the program in- and cluded a imposing list of speakers.|, In brief talks they outlined the work of the auxiliaries from every angle. Speakers for the most part were those in close touch with headquar- ters, and they gave first hand infor- mation of what has been and is to be done. Mrs. Frank Emery, State Depart- ment president, in her short and de- lightful talk, urged that auxiliary members aid in the membership driven ow in progress. It is the aim of the Legion to have 2,800 new members by May 18. The platform of the Legion, Child Welfare, re- habilitation and Americanization was warmly supported by the speaker. The annual sale of poppies, she an- nounced, will be held on November 11. Poppies will be made by dis- abled soldiers in war hospitals. 0: “Lest We Forget” —:0:— It was a sad commentory on the patriotism or memory of the citizens of Wilkes-Barre and lack of foresight of the American Legion members that National Commander McNutt should come to our valley. A man of his standing in our country, and with the exception of a few forgot- ten flags "left over from Lincoln’s birthday not a decoration was to be seen on the city streets. Commander McNutt is a brilliant speaker, holding his audience of nearly a thousand hearers in rapt at- tention. He dwelt extensively on the Amer- icanization program of the Legion. His remarks: “There is no organiza- tion in the world, religious or other- wise, more interested in permanent peace than the American Legion, but if the United States is to renounce war as an instrument of national pol- icy, this nation must be powerful enough to make that renunciation strong” carried much weight with the Legion members and their guests. Mayor Hart welcomed the Nation- al Commander to the city. Commander McNutt was presented with a clock set in anthracite coal, Brig. Gen. William S. McLean was toastmaster, and the following were at thes peakers table: John M. Der- vin, William B. Healey, Leonard Mor- gan, Joseph D. Fox, Harvey R. Your man, R. M. Vail, Charles A. Ge Paul M. McNutt. Anil ian. ot, | liam Wilson, Miss Gertrude Wilson, : Walter Wilson. 2 oe 4) ED (GRID) SE CE) ) SI 5] READ THE POST FOR ALL THE NEWS OF © GREATER DALLAS > o% TAmTYS EIGHTH YEAR hilo and Conway Work Together and “Lop Off” Heads of Forty- Six Count ty Employees---County Commissioner Rosser Objects Without Avail | ol i v | ACTIVITIES IN | CHURCH CIRCLE. eC ne Dallas Methodist Episcopal Church, Judson N. Bailey, M. A.,' minister. | Sunday, February 17, 1929: 10:30 a. m.—Morning worship with sermon by the minister, subject: “The Spirit of the Lord.” 11:45— Church School. “Prayer.” 7:00 p. evening worship. leader, Marie Brace. acteristics of a good citizen.” mon subject, “Others.” WEEK-DAY SPECIALS Tuesday, 2:00 p. m.—W. C. T. TU. at home of Mrs. A. H. VanNortwick. Wednesday, 2:00—Cottage prayer meeting at home of Mrs. A. Keller, Cemetery Street. Thursday, 7:00—Prayer Meeting. 8:00—Choir practice. EAST DALLAS Sunday, 9:15—Morning worship. 10:15—Church School. Thursday—Ladies’” Aid Society at home of Mrs. George Snyder. The Official Board on Tuesday night Lessen, m.—Epworth League and Epworth League Subject, “Char- Ser- “| authorized the Investigating Commit- tee to secure estimates of the cost of erecting the building according to the preliminary plans also with some sug- gested changes and present their re- port to the next meeting of the board. While the plans seem large for the immediate present the wisdom of planning to care for the near future must appeal to every one. plans have been prepared by exports who have devoted their lives to church and educational building planning and the fact that they were awarded the Christian Herald prize of $1,000 for the be lan of a building for church and ot ol under $100,000 erected within the past four years is evidence that we have the best. ad= vice to the obtained ni the country. The report of the financial secre- tary was full of interest. The bud- get calls for $500.00 a month, ten months have gone and $4,827.60 have been paid in salaries, benevolences, fuel, music, insurance and repairs, leaving a balance of about $1,300 to be raised in February and March to pay every bill. Every bill including salaries have been paid up to Janu- ary 1st and if each one will meet his reasonable obligation to the church the amount needed will impose no burden on anyone. A group of women determined that the new heating plant must be paid for before Conference have united to raise the balance of $240 unpledged and -among other things planned will hold a bake sale and include vegetable soup in the Garinger Market on Sat- urday, February 16th beginning at ten o'clock. They will gladly wel- come contributions and patronage from anyone interested. Samples of a fine line of full fashioned all silk hose will be on display at attractive prices. The Official Board set aside March as “Loyalty” month in which every member is asked to prove his loyalty to his church by attending the ser- vices, praying for his church and pay- ing his obligation taken when he join- ed the church or pledged when the an- nual canvas is made. 10% Surprise Party —:0i— A surprise party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Wil- son recently in honor of Mr. Wilson's birthday. Mr. Wilson received a number of gifts. ~ A pleasant evening was spent in conversation, games and singing. Lunch was served to Mr. and Mrs. William Mowery, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wilson, Miss Rita Wil- son and Miss Dorothea Pearn, Tuzerne; Mrs. Lester Grey and chil- dren, Mrs. Flora Meder, Mrs. Mary Hockrider, Mr. and Mrs. Archie White, Miss Violet White, Joseph McTigue, Wilkes-Barre; Mr. and Mrs. John Race, Mrs. Joseph Ells- worth, Miss Emogean Ellsworth, Mrs. Emma Grey, Kingston; Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Elston, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mac- Neel, Forty Fort; Mrs. Henrietta Elston, of Shavertown; Mr. and Mrs. John P. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- These | —_—0 — Forty-six county employees, most | of them Republicans, and appointees or friends of D. M.. Rosser, were dis- missed by resolutions adopted by Pat: rick J. Conway and Leslie J. Harri- son at a meeting of the county com- missioners Thursday and twenty-sev- eno thers, mostly Democrats and | friends of Mr. Conway, were appoint- led in their places. This bore out repeated rumors that County Commissioners Harrison and Conway had further cemented their agreement to work together and con- trol the patronage of the office to the exclusion of Commissioner D. M. Rosser. Harrison appointments were not disturbed in the shakeup, the ax fall- ing generally on Rosser men, some of whom had been employed in the dismissals were presented, their spon- building for years. = Resolutions for sors set forth, in the interest of econ- omy. When the first resolutions were in- troduced by Mr. Harrison and second- ed by Mr. Conway, Mr. Rosser re- fused to vote, stating that he had not been consulted by his colleagues, and that if the dismissales were in the interest of economy he had not no op- portunity to investigate and did not desire to vote. When others were dismissed and men named to fill the vacancies Mr. Rosser criticized the action’ of the board, saying he failed to see where any economy plan was being follow- ed. He voted against the resolutions. Our Florida 7 Correspondent — 3:08 — We are glad to hear from our friend and subscriber, Henry ‘Shupp, ida. news from Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Elizabeth Kunkle and” Miss | q- | Abiline. Warden, whe- ar ate spending | [thelr winter months at Port Richey, Fla., paid Mr. and Mrs. C. A. see, is a visit over Monday and Tuesday. On Monday, February 4th, Mr. and || Mrs. Wardan Kunkle, Mrs. Elizabeth Kunkle, Mrs. C. A. Loomis, Miss Abil- Henry sends us a little local Here it is: a very enjoyable day at the South Florida fair. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Watkins, of Par- sons, Pa., have arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Loomis of S. Tampa, Fla. where they will spend a few weeks vacation. We certainly know that S. E. Eg- gleson is in Florida for we saw him entering the grandstand of the South Florida fair but was unable to have a talk with him as‘the crowd was too great. Also Henry sends us this poem: I just have been standing at our old cabin door Looking up at the sky as I ne’er did before While down in my heart I think of back home . And wonder why Bill and I started tor oam. For he sits here down-hearted and I long to be Back to old Beaumont where the who is now at South Tampa, Flor-| ‘Wardan Kunkle 17 Please don ine Warden and Hank and Bill, spent | Mr. | proceedings, outvoted. The first resolution: adopted called for many dismissals in the road and bridge departmentz. Mr. Rosser seemed resigned to the knowing that he was in the interest of economy. vices of the following road and Michael Korella, Larksville; seph Butts, Plymouth; David Law- son, West Wyoming; George Pickett, iKngston; N. ship. Harrison: and Conway also made radical changes in the transcribing force, by adopting a resolution call- clerk and others. mediate resignations follows: employees be requested to resign, effective February 15, 1929: Dana Sutliff, chief clerk; Emmett Carroll, William Givens, Gurnie Lyons, Mrs. Bertha Routledge and Lesser. Their places to be filled by W. H Martin, Pittston, chief clerk and clerks, M. J. Redding, Pittston; P. J. Dailey, Luzerne; Wilkes-Barre; Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-Barre.” Arthur Flanagan, and Harold Rileens a good chance good dance. But as we have drifted a few miles SC “apart Please save ug i} your heart. my War And shéuld we return to our home at “Store Hill Hank and Bill. —HENRY SHUPP. 10: fxirl Scouts — +0: me. A meeting of the Girl Scout Com- mittee was held at the home of Mrs. A. S. Culbert on Monday afternoon, February 4th. Considerable busi- ness was transacted. Plans were made for coming activ- ities of the Girl Scouts. Those at- tending were Mrs. A. S. Culbert, Mrs. R. H. Rood, Mrs. J. P. Wilson, Mrs. Earl Cairl, Mrs. Sterling Machell and Mrs. A.D. Hull. Modern Miracle "An average man's idea of a miracle is being able to go to bed on Friday night with $5 of his last week’s salary still in his pocket.—Cincinnati En- quirer. Deist and Theist A deist is one who believes In God. but denies His supernatural revela: tion. A theist is one who believes in God and accepts the supernatural rev: elation. D. C. LAUDERBACH AUCTIONEER Lord’s hapDE DALLAS 209 1—Model 52, all in one 1—Model 40, Console 1—Model 20, less tubes 2—Model 30, less tubes 2—Model 33, less tubes 1—Model 35, less tubes 1—Philco B Eliminator OI VER’S BELL PHONE 239-R-2 ~ 3 °F ATWATER KENT RADIO . MID-SEASON’S SPECIALS ALL ELECTRIC SETS 1—Model 37, E. Speaker BATTERY SETS 1—Model 30, complete with A & B Eliminator, Speaker and Tubes Regular Price GAR DALLAj bridge foremen was dispensed with: Jo- Williams, Dallas town- ship; Henry Jones, Fairmount town- Thomas ing for the resignation of the chief The resolution which called for im- Robert Richmond, ed Harrison : remarked that the men were not not dismissed because of inefficiency but Under another resolution the ser- “Be itr esolved that the following ; pox But we were darn fools and missed : Now the rest of the gang can tend a ’t forget that we are Just i Hold Meeting
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