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KINGSTON TOWNSHIP
ROYAL LYNE, Correspondent
Phone Dallas 408
SHAVERTOWN — MT. GREENWOOD — TRUCKSVILLE
June Shaw Wed At |
Lovely Ceremony
Local Girl Becomes Bride
Of Lawrence Brown
Of Lehman
The marriage of Juhie Shaw, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Shaw of
Trucksville, and Lawrence Brown, son
of Mr. and Mrs, C. J. Brown of Leh-
man, took place in The Little Whited”
Church on the Hill at Trucksvilles6n
Thursday night, February 2, at 6:15.
Rev, H. M. Savacool, pastor performed
the ceremony.
The attendants were Kay Zimmer-
man and Rose ‘Shaw, sister of the
bride, and Glen Brown and Paul War-
mouth, the former a brother of the
groom. The bride wore teal blue with
a corsage of pink rose-buds. Her
sisters wore blue and maroon and
their flowers were sweet peas. The
bridegroom’s attendants wore boutin-
nieres of sweet peas and rosebuds.
The bride was graduated from Leh-
man High School in 1938. Mr. Brown
also attended Lehman High School and
is doing florist work at Wheaton, Ill,
where they will reside.
Father Of Savacool
Dies At Stillwater
Rev. Harry ‘Savacool, pastor of
Trucksville M. E, Church, left Tuesday
morning for Stillwater, N. J., having
received word of the death of his
father there. Mr. Savacool was 61
years of age and had lived in Still-
water all his life, Hig wife died sev-
eral years ago. He was a member of
the Methodist Church and had served
as an official of the Stillwater Church
for many years.
Funeral services were held Thurs-
day afternoon at 1:30 in the church at
Stillwater, Mrs. Harry Savacool left
here Wednesday afternoon to be with
her husband, who is the only child, for |
the funeral, 3
Services For Sunday
At Trucksville M. E.
Services at The White Church on
the Hill on Sunday will begin at the
preme Test.” A special musical ser-
vice will be held in the evening, with
Mrs. Cora Morgan of Wilkes-Barre as
guest soloist. The church choir will |
sing special music.
On Tuesday night the Sunday School '
board will have a supper meeting at
6:30. On Thursday night the regular
church institute will be held at 7. Dr. |
G. M. Bell of Kingston, district super-
intendent, will be the speaker.
VALENTINE PARTY
The Friendship Class of Trucksville
M. E. Church will hold a valentine
party in the church parlors Monday
night at 8. Members of the class, their |
husbands and friendg are cordially in- |
vited, Mrs. Samuel Davis will be |
chairman, assisted by Mrs. Harold}
Weiss, Mrs, Donald Anderson and Mrs. !
Robert Taylor.
of the clasg will be on February 20,
instead of 21.
WARNS TAXPAYERS
Tax Collector Harry Bogart an-
nounces that the collection of the $5
per capita tax will be forced and an
extra assessment will be added for
collections.
MOVING PICTURES
The State Forestry Department will
show moving pictures at the high
school on February 20 in connection
with the PTA meeting. The District
Inspector will be in charge and Mr.
Hench of Bloomsburg will speak.
The monthly meeting |
FIREMEN ARE PAID
Kingston Township supervisors have
delivered to the secretaries of Shaver-
town and Trucksville Firemen’s Re-
lief Association checkg for $79.09 for
the 1935 payments due the firemen,
INTELLIGENCE QUIZ
An interesting intelligence quiz was
given at the high school auditorium on
Wednesday afternoon. Miss Everett
questioned the Junior High School
students and Miss Ludwig quizzed the |
Senior High School pupils.
PTA MEETING
The Parent-Teacher Association of
Kingston Township will meet in the
high school on Monday night, Febru-
ary 20.
WILL REPAIR BRIDGE ¢
State Highway Department officials
this week notified Luzerne County
members of the House that $85,000 has
been allocated for repairs to the bridge
spanning the Susquehanna River at
Wyoming. The bridge was damaged
by mining operations. Work is ex-
pected to begin this week.
BILLINGS HAS COVERED
: 293,000 MILES TAKING
MAIL ALONG R. D. ROUTE
Trucksville post office also has
a rural mail carrier who has made
a great record of miles traveled
in delivering mail,
Walt Billings of Harris Hill
Road has delivered mail for nearly
30 years and has traveled about
293, 000 miles,
Congratulations to Walt, who is
known for his years of efficient
service. He has made a host of
+ friends and he has kept them all
because of his pleasant willingness
to ‘be of service,
BRIEFS
Mr. and Mrs. Laing K, Coolbaugh
and daughters, Jane and Joan, spent
last Sunday ice skating at Lake Ca-
talpa.
* *
Miss Jean Williams of New York
City spent last Sunday with Mrs.
Louis T., Wilcox. :
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William Thomas Brown, Jr., of Ter-
race Drive, Shavertown, has recovered
from scarlet fever.
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William Haley of Trucksville was
operated on for a kidney ailment in
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital Sunday
night after having a blood transfusion,
He is reported as being in a favorable
condition. i
* *
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs,
Donald Slocum of Main Street, Sha-
vertown, upon the birth of twin boys
on Monday night at the home. Mrs.
Slocum and the babies are doing fine,
* ®
John Jackson a student at Univer-
sity of Philadelphia, is visiting his
mother, Mrs, Marietta Jackson, dur-
ing mid-year recess.
Schedule Of Events
At Shavertown M. E.
Rev. Russell J. May, pastor of Shav-
ertown M, E. Church, has announced
the following program for Sunday:
morning service, 11 a, m. sermon sub-
ject, “The Old And New”; Boy Scouts,
Cubs and Sea Scouts will attend; eve-
ning service, 7:30, a “hymn sing.”
Monday night, 8, teachers of the
children’s division will entertain par-
ents in the church parlors; Tuesday,
8 King’s Daughters will meet at the
home of Mrs, Lacey Williams, Main
Street; Thursday, 2 p. m. Ladies’ Aid
Society will meet at the home of Mrs.
Miller, Center Street; 4 p. m., Jun-
ior League; 7:15, Junior choir; 7:30,
mid-week prayer service; 8:30, Sen-
ior choir; Friday night, entertainment
by Edgar Young, magician.
CLASS WILL MEET
Mrs, Lacey Williams of Main Street,
Shavertown, will entertain members of
the King’s Daughters Sunday School
Class of Shavertown M. E. Church at
her home Tuesday evening, Feb. 14.
The meeting has been changed from
Monday due to a tea at the church.
PIGEON SHOOT
Local marksmen will be offered an
opportunity to display their skill on!
February 22 at Ezra Hoover's farm,
between Trucksville and the Checker-
board Inn on the Carverton Road.
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Slo-
cum of Main Street, Shavertown, a
son, their third child, Tuesday morning
at home.
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Directors Receive
Financial Report
Bogart Says $33,000 Is Due
Yet On Uncollected
Taxes
Kingston Township school board met
on Monday night and received a report
from the treasurer showing $6,798.42
on hand in the general fund and $46,-
326.80 on hand in the PWA fund.
Tax Collector Harry Bogart reported
he has collected $56,977.13 on the last
duplicate, $1,901.50 of that amount hav-
ing been collected in January. An
amount exceeding $33,000 has not been
collected, 7
Bills totaling $942.78 were ordered
paid. The directors discussed progress
on the mew Trucksville grade school.
In addition to Directors Appleton, Ben-
nett, Henning, Earle and Prater, At-
torney Arthur Turner, solicitor, Ralph
M. Herr, architect. A, M. Hildebrand,
contractor, and Royal Lyne, clerk of
works, attended.
Lincoln’s Face Text
Of Shavertown Sermon
“The Face of Lincoln” is the text
of a special vespers sermon by Rev.
Herbert E, Frankfort Sunday at 7:30
at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Sha-
vertown, At 11 Sunday morning Rev.
Mr. Frankfort will speak on “Poise in
a World of Panic”. Sunday School at
9:45, Confirmation class, Thursday af-
ternoon at 4, Senior choir practice
Friday at 8.
Outlet F. M. Services
Miss Grace Lindsley, district presi-
dent of the Young People’s Missionary
Society, will speak at 6:45 Sunday be-
fore the Y. P. M. S. of Outlet Free
Methodist Church, Sunday School at
10, class meeting at 11, Rev, Marjorie
Sweppenheiser will speak on “Life Re-
gained” at the evangelistic service at
7:45.
BEEKEEPERS TO DINE
The first annual dinner of the Lu-
zerne County Beekeepers’ Association
will be held on Thursday at 6:30 p. m.
at Mt, Top Presbyterian Church, All
beekeepers will be welcome,
HORTICULTURISTS MEET
The Horticultural Association of
Luzerne County will meet Tuesday
night at 8 in the offices of the Agri-
cultural Extension Association in the |
post office building, Wilkes-Barre, All|
members are invited,
Plattsburg Services
“A Princely Character” will be the
subject of Rev, Marjorie Sweppen-
heiser at Plattsburg Free Methodist
Church Sunday morning at 11. Sun-
day School at 10, class meeting at 6:45
and preaching at 7:45.
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AGENT
74 DAVENPORT STREET
DALLAS, PA.
PHONE 382
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Were The Days” will be a regular feature of The Post from. this
then, is the first year in which it
John Sullivan is busy remodelling
the rear part of his building on Main
Street,
|
The Dallas Orchestra has changed
its meeting place to Higgins’ College
Inn.
Mrs. Hannah Fitch DeWitt died on
Tuesday at her home at Falls.
John Perkins suffered several broken
ribs when his automobile skidded on
the icy pave on the Lake ‘Silkworth
Road.
The parties who became involved in
the latest domestic mix-up in Shaver-
town were held for court,
Little Shirley -Jones fell and broke
her collarbone,
Reports have been flying so thick
concerning the state starting the im-
proved highway between Crosby Cor-
ners and Ruggles Station this spring
it makes a man dizzy trying to dodge
them.
The Bowman’s Creek school house
at Noxen which has not been used for
some time, is now claimed by the
Kresges and it appears it was built on
leased grounds with this understand-
ing.
Miss Lillian Riley, a former sales-
lady at Lare’s Market, has accepted a
position with the Commonwealth Tel-
ephone Co. of Dallas.
Bert Stroh presented a biography of
Dr. G. K. Swartz at the monthly meet-
ing of Rotary Club on Thursday.
Earl Monk motored to Ithaca N. Y.
last Monday where he visited the Tre-
mayne-King Hardware Company's fac-
tory.
The school board has decided to
postpone the official public opening of
the new high school Intil Saturday
April 20.
Boy Scouts Mark
Anniversary Week
Special Affairs Locally
Recall The Ideals
Of Scouting
An important change in the set-up
of the Executive Council marked the
early part of Boy Scout Week, Feb-
ruary 8-15 in the Dallas District.
The Council, hitherto a small elec-
tive body, will be enlarged to admit a
representative from each scout district,
it was disclosed by John Hewitt, chief
scout executive of Wyoming Valley, at
a meeting of Dallas District scout of-
ficials held in the Odd Fellows Hall
last night,
The new plan will bring the man-
agement of the Boy Scouts and the
formation of their policies closer to
the boys and their leaders, according
to Mr. Hewitt,
A number of church services will be
devoted to a discussion of the Boy
Scouts Sunday. Rev. Francis E.
Freeman pastor of Dallas M. E.
Church, will preach a sermon on
QUENCH STUBBORN BLAZE
Henry M. Laing Firemen Extinguish
Fire In Building In Rear:
Of Tompkins Home
"A stubborn blaze in small office
ST. LUKE’S, NOXEN
“Boasting” will be the subject of
Rev, John Albright at the morning
service at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church,
Noxen, at 11 Sunday morning. Sun-
day school will be at 10. At 7:30 Rev.
Mr. Albright will preach on “The
World’s First Reformer.”
LAKETON LUTHERAN
Rev. John Albright will preach on
“Boasting” at the morning service at
Laketon Lutheran Church Sunday.
Sunday school will be at 10,
LUTHERAN INSTITUTE
Sunday School Institute will be
sponsored by Lutheran churches of the
upper section of Wilkes-Barre Con-
ference on February 18 at St. Paul's
Church, Wilkes-Barre. Sessions will
be held at 2 and 7:15 p. m,
ACCEPTS NEW JOB
Philip Anderson of Huntsville Road,
who hag been office manager for Dal-
las-Shavertown Water Co., has accept-
ed a position as an accountant in the
Wilkes-Barre office of Continental
Can Co. No one has been named yet
to fill the vacancy in the water com-
pany’s local office.
DORRACO PAROLED
Tony L. Dorraco, Wyoming, was
sentenced to one to three years this
week in the death of Tony DePietro,
Wyoming, but wags later placed on pa-
role. DePietro bled to death after be-
ing stabbed in a card game last No-
vember,
building in the rear of the L. A. Tomp-
kins home on Overbrook Avenue, Dal-
las Township, gave volunteer firemen
--
from Dr. Henry M. Laing Co. a stiff
battle last Thursday. !
Efficient work on the part of the
firemen held the loss to about $200,
Chief Leslie Warhola estimated. The |
blaze was started by a defective flue
and flames swept up the partitions.
scouting Sunday morning. A dough-
nut and coffee social will be sponsored
by the Fernbrook Troop, No. 284, Wed-
nesday night at St. Paul's Lutheran
Church of Shavertown,
Edgar Adolph, Hugh Ridall and Wil- |
liam Boyce are district commissioners,
and Ted Hessler is field representa-
tive. Troops comprising the Dallas
District are Trucksville, Shavertown,
Fernbrook, Dallas, Huntsville, Idetown,
Kunkle, Alderson, Laketon and Noxen.
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