The Dallas post. (Dallas, Pa.) 19??-200?, November 30, 1951, Image 8

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Huntsville Christian meets Orange
PAGE EIGHT
Wyant Heads
Church League
The reorganized Back Mountain
Church - Community Basketball
League is preparing for a banner
season under the leadership of new-
ly elected president Elmer “Tug”
Wyant. The season will open to-
morrow nite at the Kingston Town-
ship gym with the first game start-
ing at 7:00 sharp. Three games
are scheduled for tomorrow’s open-
er. The first contest finds Trucks-
ville Methodist playing St. Paul's.
in the second game while the finale
features St. Therese’s playing Shav-
ertown Methodist.
League president Wyant, who is
also the Secretary of the Back
Mountain YMCA, announced at the
final preseason meeting of the
league that the YMCA will donate
a yearly trophy to be kept by the
regular season champion. This
trophy is in addition to the Play-
off Cup which is held by the play-
off winner from year to year. At
the meeting. held Tuesday the
league representatives discussed
the rules for the. coming season
and decided to play a 15-week regu-
lar season schedule starting to-
morrow, December 1. All contests
gym. Two referees will handle
each game.
St. Paul's won the regular season
crown last year with Dallas Meth-
odist in the runnerup position. In
the playoffs Orange came out as
the surprise victor in the final game
over Shavertown Methodist after
both fives had upset the league
leaders in the opening round.
Has Seventh Birthday
Mrs. John Lukavitch entertained
for her grand-daughter, Joan
Sgroi, on her seventh birthday
Saturday. Decorations were carried
out in pink and green. Games
were played and refreshments
served.
Present were the guest of honor,
Joan Sgroi, Larry Adams, Lora Lee
Briggs, Joyce Lorah, Dolores Wes-
ley, Dorothy Maranski, Sharon Far-
ver, Carol Drapiewski, Gloria Long,
Therese Wachowiak, Marie Luka-
vitch, Leah Edwards, Mrs. Anthony
Wachowiak, and the hostess.
Parents’ Council
Parents’ Council of Wyoming
Seminary Day School met at the
School Wednesday and outlined
plans for the Christmas tea to be
held December 20. Mrs. Herbert
Lundy presided in the absence of
Monrovia, Libera is named for
will be played on Saturdays and all |[U §. President James Monroe.
games will be played in one chosen
the president.
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THE POST, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1951
Former Carverton
Resident Succumbs
Mrs. Jennie Johnston, 85, who
for the past year has made her
home with her son, Arthur, in Pitt-
ston, died last Thursday in the Nes-
bitt Hospital.
Mrs. Johnson lived on Carverton
Road, Trucksville for many years.
Her husband, William, had opera-
ted a country store. Mrs. Johnson
remained a member of Trucks-
ville Methodist Church, and it was
Rev. Robert Webster who officiated
at her funeral on Monday, with
burial in Cedar Crest Cemetery.
A descendant of Colonel Ebene-
zer Gay, active in the Revolution,
Mrs. Johnson was the daughter of
Benjamin and Jane Gay Coolbaugh.
She was born at Lockville.
Surviving are her son Arthur, ten
grandchildren, and eight great-
grandchildren.
Mrs. Arline Stroud
Entertains At Cards
Mrs, Arline Stroud, former
Trucksville resident, now of Wilkes-
Barre, entertained members of her
Trucksville card club at her home
Tuesday night. Present were Mrs.
Jane Bennett, Mrs. Alys Woolbert,
Mrs. Helen Liem, Mrs. Hilda Garey, |
Mrs. Eleanor Staub, Mrs. Adele
Shappelle, Mrs. Arline Bessmer and
the hostess. .
David Kent Martin
Mr. and Mrs, Elwood Martin of
Kunkle annouce the birth of a baby
boy, David Kent at Nesbitt Hos-
pital November 21. Mrs. Martin is
the former Layiah Winters. She
and baby David are getting along
nicely.
Allen Mosier Well
Allen Mosier, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Sheldon Mosier of Kunkle,
who was a patient at the contagious
hospital suffering from polio, has
returned to his home and is able
to be around the house.
He wishes to thank all his friends
and neighbors who sent him cards
and presents or in any way made
his hospitalization more pleasant.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Gilmartin
of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre have
purchased the Lewis home, 30 Oak
Street, Trucksville. Mrs. Gilmartin
is the former Ruth Bowman. Her
mother, Mrs. Will Bowman, is liv-
ing with her,
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Woman's Club Board
Plans Christmas Party
Executive Board of the Dallas
Senior Woman's Club met Monday
night at the home of Mrs. Harry
Ohlman. President Mrs. Charles
Lee, presided.
A CARE package was sent to
Korea from the club.
The monthly club meeting will
be a dinner meeting at the Castle
on December 12 at 6:30. The
Woman's Club Chorale directed by
Mrs. Norman Patton will sing. Mrs.
Luksic of Wilkes-Barre will speak
and demonstrate on flower arrange-
ments.
Service Chairman, Mrs, Dan Rob-
inhold asks members to bring can-
ned goods, toys and clothing in
good condition to the December
meeting for the Christmas baskets.
Instead of exchanging personal gifts
members will donate fifty cents to-
wards this project. Those having
names to submit for Christmas
baskets should notify Mrs. Robin-
hold.
The next board meeting will be
January 9 at the Library. Present:
Mesdames Charles Lee, Dan Robin-
hold, Wilson Maury, Jack Richard-
son, Daniel Richards, Herman
Thomas, D. M. Hutchison, David
Jenkins, Joseph Schmerer, Milford
Shaver, Donald Arnold, Harold
Smith, Ross Lewin, Harry Ohlman;
Misses Mary Weir and Mildred
Devens.
Williams Delighted
At Volunteer Turnout
Robert J. Williams, president
of Shavertown Fire Company, re-
ports that forty volunteers turned
out for the John Henderson fire
last Monday night, almost a rec-
ord performance. Volunteers were
augmented by parents coming home
from the PTA meeting.
A neighbor sent over a picnic pot
of scalding coffee after the situa-
tion was under control.
Next meeting of Shavertown Vol-
unteers is December 10. Election
of officers will be held, and nomin-
ations will be open until that date.
Refreshments will be served.
Lumberman, Formerly
Of Dallas, Dies At 46
John Whipple, 46, born at Har-
veys Lake and a former resident of
Dallas, died Wednesday afternoon
at his home in Hop Bottom.
‘Mr. Whipple had operated the re-
tail lumber yard at Hop Bottom in
conjunction with a logging and
sawmill business for the past eight-
een years, moving to that commu-
nity eight years ago from Dallas.
His parents were the late Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Whipple, Harveys Lake.
A sister, Mrs. Edwin Kern, lives
there.
Mr. Whipple succumbed to an
unexpected heart attack. He was
buried in Squire Cemetery.
His wife, the former Florence
Sickler, Noxen, survives; also a
son, John, married and with a son
of his own, John 3rd; and children,
Richard, Jane and Joan at home.
Book Club Members
Discuss Modern Authors
Mrs. Fred Howell and Mrs. Peter
Clark led a discussion on modern
authors at the meeting of the Back
Mountain Library Book Club in the
Library annex Wednesday after-
noon. Mrs. Joseph Schmerer pre-
sided.
Present were: Mesdames Leroy
Bugby, Ralph Flannigan, Otis
Moore, Harold Titman, Joseph Sch-
mererer, Mitchell - Jenkins, Edgar
Brace, Gerald Dettmore, Charles J.
Roberts, J. Stanley Rinehimer,
Preston Sturdevant, Herbert A.
Smith Jr., Ralph Flannigan, R. R.
Hedden, Arthur H. Ross, Gerald
Stout, Warren Unger, Harry Stuhl-
muller, Fred Howell, C. M. Laidler,
John Brewster, Clyde Cooper, W.
B. Jeter, William W. Thomas, By-
ron Mitchell, Stanley B. Davies,
Harry Swepston, James C. Langdon,
O. T. Moore Jr., Charles B. Gates,
John Girvan, Ralph Dixon, A, G.
Rutherford; Miss Mary Gates.
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