THE POST,
AY, MAY 22,
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RR edtahood Notes And News Of
‘Home Phone 161
~ Purely Personal
+ Office Phone 300
‘Miss Anna Kutzner and her sis-
ters of N. Franklin street, Wilkes-
Barre, have rented the Ganglof
house on Lake street for the sum-
mer.
Mrs. Harry Snyder of Claude
street had as luncheon guests Tues-
4 Mr. and Mra. Frederick Drake of
Easton, who have been spending
thelr Serine vacation with the form-
Drake of en avenue left on
unday for Pittsburgh where Mr.
royer Division located at Camp
don, Augusta, Ga., is spending a
day furlough with his parents,
and Mrs, Corey Mead of Ide-
ce June 1941. :
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Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Edwards of
Davis street, Trucksville, will en-
ertain a few friends before the
~ Woman’s Club dance tomorrow
ening.
~ Miss Helen Williamson of Shaver-
. town spent the week end in Bethle-
~ hem where she was the guest of
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Williamson and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. H. s. Clemow and
~ son, Thomas, of Shavertown have
returned from Bound Brook, N. J.
where they spent several days visit-
ing their daughter, Mrs. Franklin
~ Morrow.
Major and Mrs. Norman Smith of
Huntsville have announced the birth
of an eight pound son, Norman
Wade, at Nesbitt Hospital, Saturday,
May 16. Mother and son are doing
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and Mrs. Milton Culp of
jille entertained over the
5 or i their daughter, Evelyn, a
nurse in New York City.
~ Mr. and Mrs. Randy Lomas of
~ Goss Manor will entertain prior to
the Woman's Club dance tomorrow
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cooper of Leh-
man have as their guest the latter's
mother, Mrs. E. H. Williams,
~ Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Marvel of
i Wilkes-Barre have taken up their
residence on Pioneer avenue.
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bachman
and infant son will move into the
road shortly.
Miss Gertrude Wilson of Frank-
lin street entertained members of
her bridge club last evening.
Amos Kitchen caught two nice cat
fish in Harvey's Lake on Monday.
Mr. Kitchen is one of Isaac Walton's
most ardent followers—and one of
his most successful, too.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Yaple of Goss
Manor entertained over the week
end Misses Jessica and Marie
Trimble of Vaughn street, Kingston.
Mrs. R. L. Shaver of Lake street
entertained Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week her son and
daughter-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Ken-
neth Shaver of Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Griffiths of
Machell avenue will entertain at a
party before the Woman's Club
dance tomorrow evening.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Johnson of
Lehman had as week-end guests
~ Mrs. Alfred Johnson and daughter,
Regina and Mrs. Thomas Brown of
Long Island, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs.
_ Richard Johnson of Luzerne and
‘Mrs. William Thompson of Forty
Fort entertained Mrs. Johnson and
Mrs. Brown during their visit here.
Mrs. Dora Major and her daugh-
ter, Miss Myrtle, spent Wednesday
with the C. J. Major family at
Huntsville.
Mrs. George Hofmeister of Nuan-
gola entertained members of her
card club at the home of her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
William Lancio of Claude street, on
Wednesday.
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Private Harry Rogers of Fort
Meade, Maryland, spent the week
end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Rogers of Idetown.
Mrs. James Rogers of Idetown en-
tertained Mrs. Clarence Smith and
children, Patsy and Jimmie, Mrs.
Donald Scott and son, Larry, of
North Eaton, Mrs. Nelson Rogers
and son Donald of Idetown, and
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Casterline of
Fernbrook one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eck of Main
street will move next week to Or-
chard street, Shavertown. -
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hauck and
children of Demunds road spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. Losey
at their summer home near Nichol-
son.
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Montayne house on Mt, Greenwood |
Mt. Greenwood Kiwanis Club
members enjoyed an outing at the
cottage of Walter J. Lundy at Falls
last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gittens and
family of Yeager avenue moved to
South Wilkes-Barre on Monday.
Lulu Beisel will entertain
members of her sewing club at her
home on Main street this evening,
friday.
Amos Kitchen of Harveys’ Lake
has as his guest for several days his
daughter, Mrs. Clarence Leas of
Washington, D. C.
Mrs. James Rogers has been ill
at her home in Idetown.
Mr. and Mrs. John Frank who
have been spending some time with
relatives in Connecticut returned to
their home on Claude street Tues-
day.
Kenneth Oliver who has been em-
ployed in Philadelphia has returned
to his home on Claude street.
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Mrs. Marion O'Dell, Misses Velma
Haring, Stella Misson, Irene Oney,
Betty Bilbow and Jane Case will be,
the week-end guests of Mrs. Clay-
ton Powell, at Elmira, N. Y. Mrs.
Powell is the former Miss Clara Mae
Evans, of Shavertown,
Ralph Eddinger, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. Eddinger, East Dallas,
will leave on Sunday for Pittsburgh,
where he has accepted a position
with the Kopper’s Manufacturing
Company.
Mrs. Paul Terry, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Charles
Detrick, Terrace street, Fernbrook,
the past three weeks, will leave
Monday for her home in San Fer-
nando, California.
Cards have been received by
friends from Rev. and Mrs, Daniel
Davis, who are now living in Rome,
Iowa. Rev. Davis, who has been
pastor for the past year at
the Glenview Primitive Methodist
Church, Fernbrook, was transferred
to his new charge at the Annual
Church Conference held in Youngs-
town, Ohio. Mrs. Davis is the form-
er Miss Charlotte Mintzer, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mintzer, Dal-
las.
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Mrs, Calvin Warner of Mt. Green-
wood road is a patient at General
Hospital where she submitted to an
operation recently. Her condition is
good.
Mrs. Raymond Elston will be host-
ess at a party at her home in Kun-
kle this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Elicker and
daughter, Carol, of Pioneer avenue,
spent several days this week in
Harrisburg and Washington, D. C.
Basil Coleman of Trucksville is a
patient at Will ' Rogers Memorial
Hospital at Saranac, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. James Stiles of Dav-
enport street entertained on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Kilian of
Shickshinny.
Mr. and Mrs. William Niemeyer
of Davenport ‘street had as week-
end guests their son, Bob, of Balti-
more, and their son-in-law, Sgt. Ed-
ward Jones of New Cumberland.
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Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hoover and
daughter, Roxie, of Idetown spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Leon
Race of Kunkle.
Mrs. Glen Spencer and daughter,
Sharon, of Idetown visited Mrs.
Alice Davis of West Dallas. Mr. and
Mrs. Hilbert Moyer of Baltimore
spent the week end with the Spen-
cers.
Mr. and Mrs, Willard Roberts of
Plymouth and their children, Rich-
ard and Margaret Jane, called on
Mr. and Mrs. William Weaver of
Idetown Sunday.
Mrs. George Smith and daughter,
Betty, of Forty Fort, spent Mothers’
Day at the home of Mrs. Walter
Smith of Idetown.
Mrs. Warren Mekeel of Succas-
sunna, New Jersey, visited her
mother, Mrs. Ray Warner of Ide-
town over the week end, Miss Dor-
othy Warner is the guest of Miss
: Dorris Nicholson of Exeter.
Mr. and Mrs. Kriedler and family
of West Dallas visited Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Boice of Idetown Sunday.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Mattey of
Plymouth called on Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Pohala of Ietown Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Ross, the
proprietors of Harry Hill's Restau-
rant at Harvey's Lake, have moved
to Cool Cave Inn at Shickshinny.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cragle of
Idetown announce the birth of a
baby girl, Edna Lea Cragle, at the
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital on Thurs-
day, May 14.
Mr. and Mrs, Howard Wright of
Endicott spent the week end at the
home of Mr, and Mrs. Frank Wright
of Idetown. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Wright spent Mothers’ Day at the
home of their son, Mr. Randolph
Wright at Lehman.
Miss Elsie Sisco Weds
Andrew Kozemchak
Announcement hag/been made
the marriage of Miés Elsie Si of
Askam, daughter of * Anna
Sisco, and Andr, Ko#€mchak, son
of Mrs. Rose Ki chak of Over-
brook avenue. The ceremony was
performed in the Episcopal Church
at Portland, Maine, Friday, May 8.
Mrs. Kozemchak, who has been
employed at the Duplin Silk Mill at
Nanticoke, will make her home tem-
porarily in Portland.
I Andy is a gunner’s mate on the
North Carolina. He is a seasoned
Army and Navy man having spent
4 years in the Navy and 4 years in
the Army previous to his last en-
listment. While serving in the Army
he spent 3 years in the Philippine
Islands.
| Arrives In Australia
Word has been received that Dr.
Talcott Wainwright, a member of
the U. S. Medical Corps, has safely’
arrived in Australia. Dr. Wain~
wright is the second cousin of the
famous General Wainwright of
Corregidor. Mrs. Wainwright is the
former Arvilla Randall and was a
resident of Huntsville for several
years. She has joined the Scranton
nursing corps for the duration.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Welch
Celebrate Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Henry “Welch of
Davenport street celebrated their
25th wedding anniversary with a
number of friends Saturday evening.
| The couple received a number of
i lovely gifts. Present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Gross, Mathew Wilson
of Plains; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ram-
sey, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ramsey and
daughter, Joyce, of Pocono; Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Krogalski and Beverly
and Lane of Shades Glen; Mr. and
Mrs. George Bowen and Mary Louise
of Wilkes-Barre, Mr. and Mrs.
Welch and son, Billy.
Attend Convention
Mrs. Laverne Shiber of Davis
street and Mrs. Helen Eggleston of
Vernon will attend the state con-
vention of Federated Woman's Clubs
at Harrisburg on Wednesday. Mrs.
Shiber will take the place of Mrs.
Fred Eck, president, and Mrs. Eggle-
ston is the delegate from the local
club.
Preston Swan, Guest
Of Honor On Birthday
Preston Swan was guest of honor
at a birthday party at his home in
Idetown Sunday evening. A beau-
tifully decorated birthday cake was
sent to him by his mother. Present
were: Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Spencer,
Nancy Spencer, Mr, and Mrs. Ken-
neth Swan, Phyllis and Lenora
Swan, Earl Swan, Patsy Swan, Ar-
nold Swan, Ransom Agnew, Mr. and
Mrs. Preston Swan and son, Ken-
neth.
Entertain At Family
Dinner For Soldier
Mr. and Mrs, Jacob Harris of Al-
derson entertained at a family din-
ner Thursday evening honoring their
son, James, who left Saturday for
camp at New Cumberland. Present
were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harris and
children, Robert, Dan and Richard,
Miss Margaret Harris, Jakie Harris,
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Allen, Jr., the
guest of honor and his parents.
Mr. and Mrs, Donald Boice of
Dallas announce the birth of a baby
daughter, Donna Edith, at the Nes-
bitt Memorial Hospital on May 14.
Mrs. Boice is the former Evelyn
Sutton.
Mrs. Sylvester of West Chester is
visiting friends in Lehman and Ide-
town. Mrs. Sylvester is the mother
of Mr. Clouser, music instructor at
Lehman Township High School.
Miss Ethel Wright, a resident of
Idetown and graduate of Lehman
High School, graduated Thursday
evening from the General Hospit-
al’s School of Nursing. Miss Wright’
was one of six of the graduating
class to be chosen for a six week
period as visiting nurse.
Mrs. Libbie Ide is still at the Gen-
eral Hospital undergoing treatment.
Mrs. Tom Davis of Idetown is
visiting her daughter at Chambers-
burg.
Mrs. Irving Horwits and children
of New York are staying for the
summer with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Con Morgan, of Idetown.
Mrs, R. B. Shaver has returned
to her home in Idetown from the
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
where she underwent an operation
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Davis have
moved from their former home in
Idetown, and Mr. and Mrs. William
Mann of Wilkes-Barre now occupy
the house.
Mrs. P. H. Parks is still ill at her
home,
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for entry in the Sixth Annual Nation-wide Crochet Contest, where bed-
spreads occupy an important place in the final judgings.
Crochet Champion and 43 “ranking crocheters”
Directions for making this bedspread and
prizes and national honors.
A National
will be selected for cash
details of the Contest may be obtained by sending a stamped, self-
addressed envelope to the Needlework Department of this paper, specify-
ing design No. 6055.
Miss Jean Elizabeth Zimmerman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. TU.
Zimmerman of Lehman will become
the bride of Donald Dougal Deans,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Deans of
North Adams, Massachusetts Satur-
day, May 23, in the Lehman Metho-
dist Church. Rev. Frank Abbott,
pastor, and Rev. Thomas Kline, of
Wilkes-Barre, a fraternity brother
of Mr. Dean, will officiate. Mrs. Al-
bert Ide, sister of the bride, will play
the wedding march.
Miss Zimmerman will be given in
marriage by her father. Attendants
will be Murjal Zimmerman, sister
Deans Saturday
of the bride, and Jeanie Deans, sis-
ter of the bridegroom. Mr. Dean’s
father will act as best man and
ushers, both members of his frater-
nity at Dickinson College, will be
Paul Neff and William Spiegel-
holder. A reception at the home of
the bride wil follow the ceremony.
Miss Zimmerman is a graduate of
Wyoming Seminary and Wilson Col-
lege. She has been employed at
Central Hudson Gas and Electric
Corporation at Poughkeepsie, N."Y.
Mr. Deans was graduated from New
York Military Academy and attend-
ed Dickinson College.
Mrs. H. Lee Scott Entertains
At Tea In Honor Of Mother
Eighty-eight year old Margaret
Marshall of Mt. Holly, N. J,, was
guest of honor at a lovely tea given
by her daughter, Mrs. H. Lee Scott
of Center Hill road last Thursday
afternoon. Among the guests were
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Davis, mother
of Mrs. C. L. Albert of Pioneer ave-
nue, 91 years old, Mrs. John Mericle
of Lake street, 82 years old, and
Mrs. Rachel Wycoff of Center Hill
road, 93 years and 9 months old.
Mrs. Marshall is a delightful
Scotch lady who came here from
Glasgow 53 years ago. She still re-
tains a refreshing Scotch dialect
and insisted on making the scones,
a hot griddle biscuit, for the party.
Other guests at the tea were:
Mrs. Ray Shiber, Mrs. C. L. Albert,
Mrs, Arthur Dungey, Mrs. Harry
Scureman,-Mrs. Joseph Stearns, Mrs.
Stanley Rinehimer, Mrs. H. H.
Zeiser, Mrs. G. A. Kuehn, Dr. Sarah
Wyckoff and Mrs, W. D. Dowd.
Entertain At Shower
For Jean Zimmerman
Miss Louise Brown and Miss Dor-
othy Major of Lehman entertained
at the Brown home at a variety
shower honoring Miss Jean Zimmer-
man, bride elect, Monday afternoon.
The party table was attractive with
center piece of pink roses and lilies
of the valley and pink tapers. Guests
present were Mrs. H. Austin Snyder;
Mrs. Albert Ide, Mrs. Leonard
Adamchek, Mrs. Glen Johnson, Miss
Vera Whitesell, Miss Grace Ide, the
guest of honor and the hostesses.
Mrs. Charles Jones Is
Hostess At Luncheon
Mrs. Charles Jones was hostess
at a covered dish luncheon to mem-
bers of the Ways and Means Com-
mittee and officers of the Mary
Durbin Class at her home on Claude
street Wednesday. Present were
Mrs. Thomas Robinson, Mrs. L.
Richardson, Mrs. John Durbin, Mrs.
Dan Sutch, Mrs. Della Thompson,
Mrs. Ross Lewin and the hostess.
Mr. and Mrs, W. O. Washburn of
Idetown spent last week in Wash-
ington, D. C., and Baltimore, where
they visited their daughters, Mrs.
Murray « Gibson and Mrs. Clark
Yeager and their families.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Brown of
Baltimore spent the week end visit-
ing their parents, Mr, and Mrs.
Ralph Brown of Parrish street and
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore MacHenry of
Orange.
Woman's Club Announces
Garden Party Plans
Mrs. Ross Lewin will be general
chairman and Mrs. George Turn,
Mrs. William Lanyon and Mrs. John
Yaple co-chairmen of the garden
parties which will be sponsored by
members of the Dallas Woman's
Club this summer, Because of gaso-
line shortage, three parties will be
held this year instead of the usual
centralized one—one in Dallas at
the Ross Lewin home, one at Shav-
ertown at Mrs. Herbert Lundy’s and
one in Trucksville at the home of
Mrs. Clarence Adams.
Woman's Club Dance
Mrs. Edward Hartman is chairman
of the Dallas Woman's Club dance
which is being held at the Irem
Temple Country Club tomorrow eve-
ning, Saturday, May 23. Reserva-
tions can be made with Miss Lea
Richards or Mrs. Mert A. Swart-
wood.
Turn In Bond Books
All Dallas Women’s Club mem-
bers having war bond books are re-
quested to turn in the books, stubs
and money before 6 P. M. Saturday
to any of the following: Mrs. Grace
Lee, Mrs. Wilma Elston, Mrs. Adri-
enne Nulton, “Mrs. Loretta Nelson,
Mrs. Irma Miles, Mrs. Eleanor Jones,
Mrs. LaVerne Shiber, Mrs. Nettie
Adams, Mrs. Isabelle Derolf and
Mrs. Alice Borthwick.
Junior Prom
Harold Roberts is general chair-
man of the Junior Prom of Dallas
Borough High School to be held this
evening, Friday, at -9 o'clock.
Local Church Doings
‘Former Lehman Teacher To Become
At a family dinner on Sunday at
her home, “Fair View,” Shippens-
burg, R.D. 1, Mrs. William A. Fay-
lor announced the engagement of
her daughter, Miss Lee Alverna
Faylor, Beavertown, to Simon Rob-
ert Finkenbinder, of Princeton, New
Jersey. Miss Faylor is a former
teacher at Lehman High School.
Carrying out the idea of the pros-
pective husband’s occupation, tiny
bouquets in miniature milk bottles,
labeled “Borden’s” had the message
of “spilling the milk” cleverly con-
vealed.
A decorated ‘Elsie Borden” cow,
I with flowers and candles, comprised
the centerpiece.
The bride-elect, the daughter of
Mrs. Faylor and the late William
A. Faylor, graduated from Shipp-
ensburg high school, received her
baccalaureate degree from Shipp-
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Bride Of Princeton Man In Fall
ensburg State Teachers’ College,
and attended Bucknell Univer-
sity. While in high school and col-
lege, she was a varsity debater, and
an active member of various drama-
tic, journalistic and sports organiz-
ations, as well as being high honor
student.
At present, she is teacher of Eng-
lish and Latin, and coach of dra-
matics and girls’ basketball, at
Beaver Vocational high school.
Mr. Finkenbinder is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McCune Fin-
kenbinder, of Newburg, Pa. Since
attending the Shippensburg school,
he has been actively engaged in
dairy farming. At present he has
a position with Borden's Walker-
Gordon Milk Laboratory Company,
Plainsboro, N. J,
" The wedding will be an autumn
event.
Mrs. Fred Drake, Guest
§ | Of Honor At Shower
| Mrs. Fred Drake, the former Miss
Alma Nelson, was guest of honor at
a variety shower at the home of
Mrs. Ralph Brown, on Saturday
evening. The table was very attrac-
tive with two large wedding cakes,
white flowers and white candles in
| crystal holders. Mrs. Drake received
| beautiful gifts.
Guests were Mrs. Grant Shaner,
Mrs. Paul LaBar, Mrs. William
Ayers, Mrs. Nelson Shaver, Mrs.
Paul Shaver, Mrs. Sheldon Drake,
Mrs. Warren Brown, Mrs, McHenry,
| Mrs. Del Edwards, Mrs. Edwin Nel-
| son, Mrs. Gensel, Jane Ayre, Jean
, Cole, Arlene Ide, Elsie Ayre, Mary
Thomas, Naomi Shaver, Lois An-
trim and Pauline Shaver.
Dallas Services
Services for Sunday, May 24, at
Dallas Methodist Church are as
follows: The Church School at 10
A. M. Morning Worship at 11. Ser-
mon by the minister. Subject, “A
Living Memorial.” This is the Mem-
orial Day Service. Evening Worship
at 7:30. Sermon, “A New Use for
Prayer.” Rev. Austin L. Prynn, pas-
tor.
Mrs. Oscar Roth, Hostess
To Laing Auxiliary
Members of the Dr. Laing Fire
Auxiliary were pleasantly entertain-
ed at the home of Mrs. Oscar Roth,
Church street, on Tuesday evening.
Plans were made for a picnic party
in June. Committee has as members
Mrs, R. J. W. Templin, Mrs. Stephen
Sedler and Mrs. Marcus Ide. Fol-
lowing the meeting cards were play-
ed and small potted plants were
given as prizes.
The hostesses, Mrs. Thomas King-
ston, Mrs. D. P. Honeywell and
Mrs. Floyd Chamberlain, served
lunch to Mrs. Nelson Shaver, Mrs.
F. B. Schooley, Mrs. Russell Case,
Mrs. Fred Hughey, Mrs. Earl Monk,
Mrs. Stephen Sedler, Mrs. Guy Dun-
ham, Mrs. Arthur Newman, Mrs,
R. J. Templin, Mrs. Stella Isaacs,
Mrs. A. C. Devens, Mrs. Richards,
Mrs. Marcus Ide, Mrs, Thomas Kep-
ner, Mrs. John Girvan, Mrs. John
Hildebrant, Mrs. Knecht and Mrs.
Edward VanCampen.
Bake Sale
The Confidence Class will hold a
bake sale on May 29 at Cave's
Store in Idetown. All home-baked
goods will be sold.
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