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Anthony Hudak
Buried Tuesday
Dies In Hospital
After Operation
Anthony Hudak died at 62 in
General Hospital Friday night, after
an operation on Tuesday from
~ which he did not have strength
to rally.
ago, he became increasingly miser-
Taken ill about a year
able from a stomach complaint
complicated :by asthma, and since
August had not been able to man-
age his thirty-acre farm. A month
ago he became critically ill. Oper-
ation was postponed for a few
days because of the death of a
niece in Wilkes-Barre. His asthma
made use of an oxygen tent
. necessary.
He was buried Tuesday, with a
solemn high Requiem Mass at St.
Therese’s celebrated by Rev. J.
O'Leary, assisted by Rev. Francis
A. Kane and Rev. S. J. Cituk, fol-
lowing funeral services at the home
on Overbrook avenue. Burial was
in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Hudak were chil-
dren together in Czechoslovakia in
adjoining villages. Mrs. Hudak’s
was a native of Mr.
Hudak’s village. They came to
~ America within six months of each
Shavertown;
~ Joseph
other, Mr. Hudak at 18, his future
wife at 9. For thirty years Mr.
- Hudak lived in Wilkes-Barre, later
‘acquiring a farm and retiring from
mining. For fourteen years the
couple has lived in Dallas Town-
ship. They have eleven children,
: the youngest 14.
Surviving are his wife, Mary;
children, Joseph, Anthony Jr., Mrs.
Andrew Ondish, Dallas; Victoria,
Orange, N. J.; Mrs. Michael Silic,
Mrs. Clement Sudol,
East Orange; Mrs. Miller, Lorain,
0.; Rosina, John, Alfred, and David
at home; seven grand children; two
sisters, Mrs. John Krempasky,
Wilkes-Barre, and Mrs. John Vargo,
Milton; two sisters still living in
their native land.
all nephews, were:
and Nicholas Hudak,
Cyril, Edmund, Matthew and John
Krempasky.
Bearers,
Succumbs To Injuries
Following Fall On Ice
. ‘Death from a fall on the ice
came to Lawrence Hannon, 77,
Harveys Lake ‘Sunday morning at
General Hospital. Mr. Hannon was
admitted to the hospital on Feb-
~ ruary 6 after injuries sustained to
. Wednesday morning.
shoulder, spine and head on Sun-
day. Mr. Hannon" had risen early,
dressed, and gone outdoors. On
coming in again shortly after, he
‘was unable to say where he had
fallen, but was badly bruised.
For the past several years he had
lived at the residence of Herman
Kern, Outlet. A carpenter, he had
worked sporadically on Charles
Kern's farm at Alderson, and turn-
ed to Charles’ son Herman upon
retirement from active work.
A native of Schuylkill County,
he moved to Harveys Lake when
a young man, marrying Edna
Machell of Dallas. Mrs. Hannon
died in 1936. There were no child-
ren. 2
He is survived by a number of
nieces and nephews. His brother-
in- law was the late D. A. Mackin,
Retreat. |,
A communicant of St. Therese’s
Church, Shavertown, he was buried
“from a Kingston funeral home with
a requiem mass at St. Therese’s
Interment
was in St. Mary's Cemetery,
Hanover Township.
Isaiah Trumbower
Passes Raway At 83
Isaiah Trumbower, dying as he
had lived, all alone in the home of
his birth at Mooretown, passed
away at 83 on Saturday. His death
was not discovered until Sunday
afternoon.
Apparently taken ill while brush-
ing off the stove, he had attempted
to get to his bed on the ground
floor but had not been able to make
it.
His wife, the late Ida Moore,
died fifteen years ago, and since
that time Mr. Trumbower, 83, had
lived by himself. His father was
William Trumbower, Mooretown.
He is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Ellen Kittle, Mooretown; a brother,
Edward Trumbower, Shavertown;
and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held on Wed-
nesday at 2 from the Bronson Fun-
eral Home, Sweet Valley.
Covered Dish Supper
_ Meeker Methodist Church mem-
bers enjoyed a covered dish supper
last Thursday night followed by
the regular W. S. C. S. meeting.
Mrs. John Hildebrant was hostess.
March meeting Mrs. Arthur Hoover
will be hostess.
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TRUCKSVILLE CHURCH
Sunday, March 4; Sunday School
at 9:30 A.M, with classes for all
ages.
Laymen’'s Sunday will be observ-
ed at the Worship Service at 10:45.
The service will be in charge of
our Lay Leader, William Clewell,
and he will be assisted by several
other laymen. The speaker will be
Robert Lewis of Ideal Acres,
Trucksville. Mr. Lewis is a past
President of the Wyoming Valley
Council of Churches, and is. fre-
quently called upon to speak in the
absence of a pastor.
It is time to renew or to sub-
scribe to the Christian Advocate.
This is a very excellent weekly
magazine, which costs only $2.00
per year. Subscribe with the pas-
tor today.
Rooms are needed for ministers
and lay delegates attending con-
ference at “the Central Methodist
Church in Wilkes-Barre the first
week in April. If you can accom-
modate one or more persons, please
contact Rev. Webster immediately.
Any one desiring to unite with
the White Church on the Hill on
Palm Sunday should advise Rev.
Webster immediately so that ar-
rangements may be made for trans-
fer of church letters or any other
arrangement necessary.
Babies will be baptized on Easter
Sunday, March 25th.
ALDERSON CHURCH
Church Loyalty Sunday will be
observed in the Churches of Alder-
son-Noxen Charge on Sunday. The
program and needs of the Church
at home and throughout the world
will be stressed in" the services.
Members who are not present
Sunday will -be called upon dur-
ing the week by the Every Mem-
ber Canvassers and will be given
their boxes of offering envelopes
for the Conference Year beginning
April 1.
Official Board of the Kunkle
Church will meet Wednesday eve-
ning, at 8 at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. William Eckert.
Lay members of the Church who
participated in the services at
Noxen Church last Sunday were
There is a fountain filled with blood,
Drawn from Immanuel’s veins,
And simmers plunged beneath that flood
Lose all their guilty stains.
The dying thief rejoiced to see
That fountain in bis day;
And there may I, tho’ vile as be,
Wash all my sins away.
News Of The Churches
BY CLINT
He
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literature.
While Curate
There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood
A troubled poet prays for bis soul
William Cowper suffered all of his 69 years. Due
to a weak constitution, he suffered physically. Due to
uncontrollable melancholia, he suffered mentally.
believed that God had doomed his soul beyond redemp-
¢ion. This belief drove him to attempts at suicide and
he was committed to insane asylums four times.
bad studied law but could not plead cases because of
stage fright, and his speech was impaired by lisping
Yet, when he had control of his
faculties, William Cowper produced poetry that placed
him among the foremost of England’s literary giants.
The world can thank, among others, the Reverend
John Newton . . . the one-time sailor and slave trader
« « « for bringing out the best in Cowper.
at the town of Olney, Newton gave the poet a home
and put him to work. He built him a house in a gar-
den back of his residence where the strange little man
played with rabbits and talked with birds.
couraged and collaborated with him in writing hymns
for weekly prayer meetings.
the famous collection of “Olney Hymns” . . ., among
which is found some of the finest work in English
He en-
Thus came into being
During the early part of the last century Composer
Lowell Mason . . . who spent his youth as a bank clerk
in Savannah . . . cast about for poems to set to music
for his Boston choirs.
Cowper’s “There is a Fountain Filled With Blood.” The
little poet had died, still praying for his soul in 1800.
But he had written hymns that were to carry his name
through the ages . .
Among his selection was William
. among them being—
E’er since by faith I saw the stream
Thy flowing wounds supply,
Redeeming love bas been my theme
And shall be till 1 die.
Then in a nobler, sweeter song
Pll sing Thy pow’r to save,
When this poor, lisping, stammering tongue
Lies silent in the grave.
Warren Montross, Gerdon Shook.
Raymond Gunton and Mrs. Marie
MacMillan. Participants in the
service at Ruggles were Richard
Cornell, Treva Traver, Alice Eppley,
Fay Smith, John Bronson and Dan
Smith. Those assisting in the ser-
vice at Alderson were Arnold Gar-
inger, James Hunsinger and Joule
Armitage and at Kunkle—Dorothy
Miers and Jeanette Sutton.
DALLAS METHODIST CHURCH
Church School for all ages from
three years and above meets on
Sunday morning at 10. The Brace,
Brickel, and Franklin Bible Classes
will study “What Is Greatness”,
the first lesson in ‘Jesus’ Passion,
Death, and Resurrection”. Durbin
Class will review the letters of St.
Paul. Other classes use basic Bible
study course graded to age level.
Continuing the series of sermons
on the Beatitudes of Jesus, the
minister will peak on ‘Blessed are
the Peacemakers”, at 11,
Membership training classes for
those who are to unite with the
Church on Palm Sunday will meet
Sunday evening: Young People, 6;
Adults 6:30. Children’s Member-
ship Training Class Thursday after-
noon at 4:45.
Methodist Youth Fellowship will
meet Sunday evening at 6:30.
The recently formed Religious
Book of the Month Club will meet
on Sunday evening at 8 in the
Social Rooms. The minister will
review “Ordeal By Slander” by
Owen Lattimore. Discussion and
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Clara Yeager.
Executive Committee of the
Woman's Society of Christian Ser-
vice will meet with Mrs. Joseph
Schmerer, Parrish street, Monday
afternoon at 2.
Scout Troop 281 will meet on
Monday at 7 PM. . A full Scouting
program is being offered under the
direction of Messrs, Clarence But-
ler, Scout Master, Leslie Barstow,
and Eugene Groff assistants, and
the Scout Committee with John
Reeves as chairman. Interested
boys are invited to attend.
Brownie and Intermediate Girl
Scout Troops meet Tuesday after-
noon at 4.
Methodist Youth Fellowship will
sponsor and conduct the Lenten
Service on Wednesday evening at
7:30. Rev. Carl O. Trexler, min-
ister of First Evangelical and Re-
formed Church, Wilkes-Barre, will
be the speaker. The Service will
be led by Elizabeth McQuilklin, as-
sisted by Jane Owens, Mildred
Kingston, Lois. Wood, and Ernest
Stair.
Choirs rehearse on Thursday:
Juniors, 4:00; Youth, 6:30; Seniors,
8:00. Children’s Membership Train-
class follows Junior Choir Re-
hearsal.
Woman's Society of Christian
sponsor a Father and Son Ban-
quet in the Social Rooms on Fri-
day at 6 PM.
The Church has just purchased
a new motion picture projector
with ,auxiliary sound equipment
screen and other materials. A
series of religious films will be
presented on Sunday evenings in
April,
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
SUNDAY
9:45 A. M., Sunday School.
Each Sunday we are pleased to
find ' so many new friends to join
with us in our pursuit of God’s
Holy Word.
Adult Bible Class, taught by the
pastor, ‘will consider the lesson
“The Jerusalem Road.”
There are classes for all ages
and the ‘Welcome Sign” is a
friendly handshake.
11:00 A. M.—The Service
“God and Bread” is the sermon
title Rev. Frederick W. Moock, Jr.,
will use for the morning medita-
tion.
The Luther League Choir will
sing “Lift a Lamp” by Noel Ben-
som.
The members of the Luther
League Choir are: Elizabeth Dier-
olf, Barbara Franklin, Billy Hart-
man, Barbara Malkemes, Frederick
Malkemes, Jr., Peggy Malkemes,
Peggy Ann Maza, Terry McNabb,
Yvonne Schlitter, Jane Souder,
Billy Winter, Dorothy Winter and
Gail Woolbert.
7:00 P. M.—Luther League
Last Sunday night, the Luther
League meeting was postponed in
order that the group could attend
the concert of sacred music by the
Muhlenberg College Choir at St.
John’s Lutheran Church, Wilkes-
Barre.
This week, Gail Woolbert will
lead devotions and Peggy Mal-
kemes will present the discussion
topic.
Tuesday, 8:00 P. M., Meeting of
the Church Council.
Wednesday, 1:00 P. M., Ladies’
Auxiliary; 6:45 P.M., Luther League
Choir rehearsal; 7:30 P.M., Lenten
Service— ‘The Man Who Bore the
Cross for Jesus;” 8:30 P. M., Senior
Choir rehearsal.
Renovations Are Underway
The piles of dirt and mud in
front of St. Paul's Church cause us
to say “It is always darkest before
the dawn.”
The Church building is being
renovated but at no time will the
services of the Church be inter-
rupted.
We are building in grder to enter
into greater achievements in St.
Paul's for the Glory of God and
for His Kingdom here on earth.
We solicit the prayers of our
members, friends and neighbors as
we build in His Name.
Congress At College
College Misericordia will be the
site of the second annual regional
congress of the NFCCS on April
21. Barbara Veroneau, junior dele-
gate at the college, will be chair-
man.
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Gordon Johnson Honored
Members of the B. A. Class of
Huntsville Methodist Church en-
tertained at a covered dish supper
honoring Gordon Johnson, at the
home of his son, Glenn Johnson
recently. Present were Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Balliett, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Elston, Miss Mildred Bertram,
Mrs. George Learn, Rev. and Mrs.
David Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Eckert, Mr. and Mrs.- Ray Perrigo,
Mrs. Granville Carey, Mr. and Mrs.
Malvin Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Al-
den Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Johnson and Shirley and Lee and
the guest of honor.
Grace Ferry ‘and George Lewis
of Philadelphia were recent guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Middleton
and Homer Jr. and Dr. and Mrs.
B. B. Klinetob were Sunday night
supper guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Nuss.
A community shower honoring
Mrs. Ben Rood, newlywed, was
held in the Fire Hall Wednesday
evening.
Monthly meeting of the W.S.C.S.
was held in the Church Wednes-
day. Mrs. Arthur Major,. Mrs.
Bryce Major, Mrs. Chester Lamor-
eaux and Mrs. Frank Abbott were
in charge of the dinner.
Easter Service
Rev. Roswell Lyon will be guest
speaker at the Sunrise Service at
Lehman Methodist Church Easter
Sunday at 6:30 a.m.
Mrs. Joseph Ellsworth and Mrs.
Russell Coolbaugh are in charge
of the program. Miss Vera White-
sell and Mrs. Albert Ide will be
organists and members . of the
Youth Choir will sing. Soloists
will be Charles Nuss Jr. and Mrs.
Gordon Dawe.
Mrs. Lester Squier and Mrs.
Lewis Ide will be in charge of
the breakfast following the service.
In charge of tables will be Mrs.
Betty Miller, Mrs. Alice Elston,
Mrs. John Nulton and Mrs. Chester
Sutton. Louella’ Neely Bible Class
will arrange altar and table flowers.
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| Youth Temperance
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Council Meets
Election of officers was held at
the February meeting of Luzerne
County Youth Temperance Council
at the home of Mrs. Ruth K.
Schroder, Kingston, Loraine Kel-
ler was named president; Robert
Achuff, first vice president; Ethel
Ide, second vice president.
The council will use “It’s Smarter
Not To Drink” by Dr. Robert
Seleger for this year’s study course.
At the next meeting, at the
YMCA, March 12, county officers
and directors will be installed.
Present were: David Whitney,
Loraine Keller, Alberta Nichols,
Donald Weidner, Mrs. John Sorber,
Mrs. Ruth L. Schroder, Lloyd
Smith, Dorothy Sorber, Shirley
Broody, Maurice Lamoreaux, Rob-
ert Achuff, Elsie Jean Ide, Mrs.
Minnie Samuels, Evelyn Keller.
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