Or po ~ PAGE FOUR Bala Purely Personal Mr. 254 Mrs. James Davenport, Lehman, entertained at Christmas for Mr. and Mrs. George Weintz, of Meeker; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mack- ert, Schenectady; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Noble, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hoats, Barbara, Garry and Boyd, of Wilkes-Barre; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Harvey and Karen, Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Shacochius, Pittston, and Mrs. Marjorie Marple, Wilkes-Barre. ‘Mrs. Edwin Stolarick has re- turned to her home on Ridge Street, Fernbrook, after submitting to surgery at General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stolarick have re- turned to their ‘home in Lehman after a stay in Fernbrook with the Edwin Stolaricks. Barbara Hoats, Wilkes-Barre, is spending her vacation with Margo Davenport in Lehman. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rosman of Harveys Lake, had as New Years Day guests Mr. and Mrs. Lee Honey- well and Sally Brown of Idetown. The Rosmans were dinner guests at the Worth home at Ruggles Satur- day evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Sutton, Dallas, had as New Year weekend guests their daughters, Betty and Clara of Johnson City, N. Y. Robert Sutton and sons, Robert and Herbert, spent Saturday with their parents. The Suttons were New Years eve guests of Mrs. Mable Lamoreaux, Hunlock Creek. Flora London, Johnson City, spent the holidays with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard London, Harveys Lake. ) Mrs. Minnie Hoover and grand- daughter spent the New Year week- end in Philadelphia visiting rela- tives. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Minchin have returned to their home at Oak Hill, Idetown, after visiting their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Seybold and chil- dren at Pitman, N. J. En route home, they spent some time with their daughter, Mrs. Mark James McQuilkin, Mrs. McQuilkin flew to Camp Pickett, Va. to be with her husband during the holidays. ' Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Smith, Pio- neer Avenue, spent the holidays with the former's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Roe and family at Lancaster. Mrs. Theodore W. Hall and Carol are spending two weeks with Mrs. Hall's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Nichols, Wardan Ave. Trucksville. Mr. Hall will drive down for them over the weekend. ~ Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Jeter, Lake Street, spent the holidays in Har- risburg as guests of their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Dennison and family. Capt. and Mrs. Thomas Hicks and children of Lake Packanack, N. J., spent the holidays with Capt. Hicks parerts, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Pioneer Ave. Warren Hicks and family, Lake Packanack, were also dinner guests. Warren formerly edited the Dallas Post. A/C Walter E. Crispell has re- turned to Arizona Air Base after spending the holidays in the Back Mountain Area and attending the funeral of his nephew. Mrs. Norman Buckwalter, Kings- . ton, spent several days as guest of Smith, Huntsville Road, last week. Ira Hoover has returned to Prac- tical Bible Training School, Bing- hamton, N. Y., after spending the holiday vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoover of Outlet. Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Frick spent the weekend in Washington, taking part in the fiftieth anniversary of Mt. Rainier Christian Church, of which Rev. Frick was pastor prior to his return to his pastorate at Huntsville Christian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sevick, Syracuse, N. Y., spent the weekend with Mrs. Sevick’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bertram, at Chase. Mrs. Antoinette Mason, Dallas, was called by illness to the home of a friend in Ogdensburg, N. Y. on the closing day of school, re- turning to Norton Avenue before New Years. Her mother, Mrs. Ada G. Coolbaugh, spent Christmas with James Coolbaugh, her son, at Camp Hill, returning to Dallas on Thurs- day. House guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John D, Brewster, Dallas, for the Christmas holidays, were their sons Ted and John, and John’s fiancee, Miss Mary Tarasovic, of * Bridgeport, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Newman entertained at Christmas, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keefer and son Larry, of Tunkhannock; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stevens and children Linda, Charles and Freddie, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Scott. Arthur Newman, Dallas Township, leaves for England today to visit his family in London and Cam- bridgeshire. Pfc. Ronald Goodwin has re- turned to Fort Meade, Md., after spending a seven day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goodwin, in Beaumont. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sutton have moved from Harveys Lake to Shav- er Avenue, Shavertown. Monk-Hart Wedding | Set For January 16 Invitations have been issued by Mrs. Helen Hart, Rochester, N. Y., for the wedding of her daughter, Jean, and Robert Monk, son of Mrs Earl Monk, Pinecrest Avenue. The ceremony will be performed January 16 at 2 p.m. in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Shavertown. Rev. Frederick Eidam will officiate. Jean is a graduate of Dallas Township High School and College Misericordia. She has been em- ployed in Phillipsburg at the Bake: Chemical Company. Bob was grad- uated from Dallas Borough High School and is mainstay of the Monk Plumbing Company. Donna Lee Bertram Born to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bertram, Jackson Township, a daughter Donna Lee. The baby, & Christmas present for her little brothers Eugene and Ronald, weighed seven pounds. o Clarence LaBars, Hosts At Holiday Dinner Mr. and Mrs. C. J. LaBar, Norton Avenue, entertained at a family dinner on New Years Day. Present were Lt. and Mrs. Ralph C. Antrim Jr. and children of Athens, Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Clive D. Hope Jr. Collegeville, Dora LaBar, Washing- ton, D. C. and Mrs. Sterling Ma- chell, Machell Avenue. after spending the holidays with the LaBars and with Ralph’s par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Antrim at Elmira, N. Y. 2 Vida Kocher, Engaged To Harold C. Birth Announcement has been made of the engagement of Vida Ruth Kocher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling S. Kocher of Noxen, to Harold C. Birth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Birth of Mount Greenwood Road, Trucksville. Miss Kocher was graduated from Laketon High School and is em- ployed at Natona Mill. Mr. Birth was graduated from Wyoming Semi- nary and attended Pennsylvania State College. He is stationed at Lackland Air Force Base with the U. S. Air Force. No date has been set for the wedding. Byron Ides Are Guests Bt Housewarming Party A surprise house warming party was held Monday night honoring Mr. and Mrs. Byron Ide of Trucks- ville who recently moved into their newly constructed home on Lewis Avenue. Games were played and prizes won by the following: Mrs. Earl Gregory, Mrs. Kenneth Rice, Mrs. Leroy Elliott, Mrs. Byron Ide, Mrs. Richard Gregory and Mrs. Dar- rel Crispell. Others present were: Mrs. George Rice, Mrs. Ray Gregory, Mrs. Ray Kuhnert, Mrs. Luther Gregory, Mrs. Howard Ide, Catherine Gregory, Melba Gregory and Debby Ide. Rev. Joseph Sproule, pastor of Dallas Free Methodist Church, has left for St. Petersburg, Florida, where he will conduct special meet- ings January 10-24th. Rev. William Gendall, grandson of a former pas- tor of the church, will supply the pulpit during Rev. Sproule’s ab- sence. D. J. Joseph, Dallas, left yester- day for Salt Lake City where he is scheduled to make a survey of mines in Utah for Glen Alden Coal Company. Emily Hedden has resumed her teaching at Carlisle, Pa., . after spending the holidays with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Raymon Hedden, Machell Ave. Mr. and Mrs. Torrence Naugle, Sweet Valley, recently entertained at a family dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Williams, Huntsville Road, celebrated their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary last Tuesday. Ruth and Esther Boston, "Mt. Greenwood Road, Trucksville, en- tertained a number of friends and relatives at a twenty-fifth New Year's Day dinner. Mrs. Helen Hart, Rochester, N. Y., is spending some time as guest of Mrs. Earl Monk, Pinecrest Ave., Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown, Par- rish Street, entertained Saturday | night at dinner for Mr. and Mrs.’ Theodore MacHenry, of Orange; Miss Beatrice Race, Centermore- land; A/3C Robert MacHenry, Tex- as; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Brown, Nancy and Phyllis, of Elmira. Mrs. Lester Sharkoski will enter- tain bandleaders of the Altar and Rosary Society of Gate of Heaven Church Tuesday evening at: 8. Six-year old Skippy Shaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Shaver, Fernbrook, is a patient at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, recovering from pneumonia, and very anxious to get Township. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ray and Nancy Jane Jones, Shavertown, have returned after spending the’ New Years weekend with Mrs. John | Lang in Bridgeport, Conn. Saturday evening at 7, Sally Ann Lashér, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reuel Lasher of Demunds Rd., Dal- las, married Airman 3/C Frank E. Wagner Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Wagner of Demunds Road, Dallas. Rev. Thomas C. Davis performed the double ring ceremony. Francis Willis was soloist and Mrs. John Thomas, pianist. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a white Chantilly lace and tulle gown which was floor - length. It featured a man- darin collar and long sleeves. Her fingertip veil was attached to a Juliet cap of Chantilly lace. The bride’s only adornment was a gold cross, a gift of the bridegroom. ‘She carried white roses with an orchid center and streamers of baby’s breath. . : Maid of honor was Peggy Ann Maza, Goss Manor, cousin of the bride. She was attired in a floor- length gown of pink tulle over taf- feta, with a matching headpiece of pink tulle. Her bouquet was of pink roses and baby’s breath. Airman 3/C Robert S. MacHenry of Orange was best man and Carl and John Vavrek of East Dallas ushered. The bride’s mother was attired in an ice blue dress and black ac- cessories and wore a corsage of red roses. The bridegroom’s mother wore a pink suit with white acces- sories and a corsage of pink roses. A reception followed at the home of the bride. The bride, a graduate of Dallas- Franklin High School, is employed by the Miners National Bank of Wilkes-Barre. The bridegroom. at- tended Dallas-Franklin High School. He is on a thirty-day furlough from service with the Air Force in Weis- baden, Germany. Mrs. Wagner will join her hus- band there some time later. The marriage of Miss Patricia Ann Nieman, daughter of Mrs. Louisa Nieman of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Beaumont, and the late Paul Lester Nieman, to Charles Bigelow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bigelow of Beaumont, took place Monday, December 28, at 4 p.m. in the home of Pastor Arden Lan- caster at Kingston, Pa. Pastor Lancaster officiated in the double ring ceremony in the pres- ence of the immediate families after Mr. Dale Hess of Berwick played “Because,” and the bride's mother, Mrs. Louisa Nieman, sang “Jesus, Like a Shepherd Lead Us,” fol- lowed by Mr. Hess playing Lohen- grin’s “Wedding March.” Clara Patton and Warren Dy- mond, both of Beaumont, were the attendants. The bride was most attractive in her navy blue semi- formal suit trimmed with white fagotting, white jeweled hat, and white accessories. She wore a corsage of red roses. Miss Patton chose a navy blue suit with pink accessories and a corsage of pink roses. The bride's mother had a two- tone grey suit, grey accessories and yellow roses, and the groom’s mother, a blue crepe dress with navy blue accessories and a cor- sage of yellow roses. The bride’s grandmother, Mrs. Mary Downs, wore navy blue crepe with blue accessories and a corsage of yellow roses. A reception for one hundred twenty-five guests was held in the Sunday School room of the Beau- mont Union Church at 7:30. The Sunday School room was banked with evergreens while the tables were centered with a four tiered wedding cake, white tapers and a silver coffee service sent from Ger- many for the occasion. Rev. Truman Reeves of the Beau- mont Union Church asked blessing before a tasty lunch and punch were served. For her going away outfit the bride chose a grey orlon suit flecked with white. Mrs. Bigelow was graduated from Beaumont High School and at- tended Mansfield State Teachers College. She was employed recently at Natona Mills. Mr. Bigelow was graduated from Beaumont High School and was for- merly employed by John Girvan. He is now employed by the Lacka= wanna Railroad. The out-of-town guests at the re- ception were: Mr. and Mrs. Milton Nieman of Wyoming, Mrs. Gertrude Hapeman and daughters Mary, Alice and Shirley of Wilkes-Barre, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blannett of Wilkes- Barre, Mrs. Paris Callendar and sons Fred and Andrew of Berwick, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Downs of Mans- field, Dr. and Mrs. Wilbur Bigelow of Ann Arbor, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Merl Bigelow of Shavertown, Miss Louise Bigelow of Trenton, N. J, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Stark of Tunk- hannock, and Miss Jessie Eres of Kansas City, Mo. After a wedding trip the couple will be at home at 48 Dart Street, Buffalo 13, N. Y. ‘Mary At a very pretty candlelight wed- ding, Mary Patricia Wilson, daugh- ter of Ernest Wilson of East Dallas, became the bride of Robert Ralph Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harris of Claude Street, Dallas, Christmas night at 8 o'clock. Rev. Frank Whitesell, uncle of the bride- groom, performed the double ring ceremony at the home of the bride- groom in a living room festively decorated for the holidays. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore ice blue street length dress of taffeta with black velvet accessories. Her shoulder | bouquet was of light blue carna- tions. Nancy Carey of Dallas was maid of honor. She selected light blue taffeta street length. dress, matching accessories and pink car- nations. Mrs. Harris, mother of the bridegroom, chose grey flannel dress, red accessories, and red car- nations. Kenneth Swan of Lehman, cousin of the bridegroom, was best man. Both Mr. and Mrs. Harris are graduates of Dallas Township High School, class of 1952. Mrs. Harris is employed by Fernbrook Park Mill. Mr. Harris is employed by the Pennsylvania Quarry Construction Company in Williamsport. The couple resides in the Bradley Apartments, Walnut St., Luzerne. Bernice E. Ramsbottom Weds Robert Stephenson Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Ramsbottom of Collingswood, N. J., announce the marriage of their daughter, Bernice Ethel to Robert J. Stephen- son of the United States Coast Guard, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stephenson of New Goss Manor, Dallas, on Saturday afternoon, De- cember 12 at a 3 o'clock ceremony in the First Baptist Church, Col- lingswood, N. J. The Rev. Stanley Nodder officiated at the double ring ceremony. . The bride was given in marriage by her uncle, Chandler Brandt Grover of Moorestown, N. J. Maid of honor was Dorothy Hummel of Collingswood. Charles W. Dixon Jr. of Wilkes-Barre, acted as best man | for the groom. Following a reception held at the bride’s home, the couple left on a brief honeymoon. Upon Mr. Ste- phenson’s release from the Coast Guard in March the couple will re- side in their new home on Grand- view Avenue, New Goss Manor, Dallas. Florence Truska To Wed Edward Boyle Next Week Florence Truska, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Taft Truska of Harveys Lake, will become the bride of Master Sgt. Edward Boyle, North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, Satur- day, January 16 at 10 a.m. The ceremony will be performed in St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, Lu- zerne. Mrs. Josephine Evans, Pittston, sister of the bride, will be matron of honor. Following the ceremony, a recep- tion will be held at the home of the bride. Miss Truska is a graduate of Lake Township High School, Class of 1953. Sgt. Boyle was graduated from: Coughlin High School, Wilkes- Barre, and is “stationed at Reading with the U. S. Marines. The couple will reside in Reading. Billy Butcher Entertains Bt New Years Eve Party Billy Butcher, son of Mrs. William E. Butcher, Columbia Avenue, Dal- las, entertained ten of his friends at a New Years Eve party in the basement recreation room of his home. Guests were: Janice Roberts, Brenda Mannear, Beverly Gosart, Margie Stooky, Sandra Sprout, Ted Hons, Wilfred Anderson, Tony b Hodgson, Jimmie Edwards, and Billy Strausser. ~ Alice Louise Clark To Wed Theodore Stone Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Clark, Beaumont, have announced the be- trothal of their daughter, Alice Louise, to Theodore Stone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stone of Me- hoopany R. D. Miss Clark, a graduate of Tunk- hannock High School, is employed as secretary for General Electric Corporation at Syracuse, N. Y. Mr. Stone, also a Tunkhannock gradu- ate, works for General Electric in Syracuse. No date has been set for the wedding. Jacob Simons, Hosts At Christmas Dinner Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Simon of Noxen entertained at a Christmas party and dinner at their home on Christmas Day. Among the guests were their children, John, Sandra, Joseph and Michael, Mrs. Albino Sopko and son, Adam, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Krohn and children, Berna- dine and Christine, all of Swoyer- ville; John Sopko of Buffalo, N. Y., Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cwiklik of Nanticoke and Dorothy Bonomo and Thomas Simon of Wilkes-Barre. Mr. Krohn who is serving with the U. S. Navy at Newport, R. I, has returned to his base. Miss Lathrop Purchases | New Children’s Books Miriam Lathrop, Back Mountain Memorial Library, reports 240 new children’s books purchased for the juvenile department on Tuesday's buying trip to Scranton. Miss La- throp takes advantage of post- Christmas sales to replenish stocks, as children’s books get hard wear from small borrowers at the li- brary, and need frequent replace- ment. Books purchased on Tuesday include stories suitable for all ages and will be put in circulation as soon as they are catalogued. Holy Name Society To Meet Monday Holy Name Society of the Gate of Heaven parish will hold its monthly meeting at Gate of Heaven school on Monday evening at 8. The newly elected officers of the society will be installed followed by a short meeting at which time plans for the coming square dance will be discussed. Refreshments will be served. The men of the parish will re- ceive communion in a body at the 9 o'clock Mass on Sunday. Barbara Sweezy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sweezy, Canfield, Ohio, became the bride of William Vogan, Youngstown, Ohio, Decem- ber 22. The candlelight ceremony took place in the Canfield Presby- terian Church before an altar banked with palms and chrysan- themums, Rev. Harold Kaser offici- ating. The bride wore a winter=white faille street length dress and car- ried a white prayer-book with roses and carnations. Mrs. Richard E. Reed, Princeton, N. J. was her sister’s matron of honor, wearing a powder-blue faille street length dress, and carrying a bouquet of yellow roses. Earl Harris was best man, and Ruth MacMillan, Bride Of Tunkhannock Man In a setting of holiday greens at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Noxen, Ruth L. MacMillan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeddie MacMillan of Nox- en, became the bride of George Jurista, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jurista of Tunkhannock R. D. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. George Macialek of Tunkhannock R.D. The bride wore white bridal gown, finger tip veil and shoulder bouquet of white roses. Mrs. Macialek chose beige gown fashioned like that: of the bride and red roses. Mrs. Jurista is a graduate of Noxen High School. Mr. Jurista was graduated from Tunkhannock High School and is engaged in farming at Tunkhannock R. D. where the couple will reside. Mrs. Lester Sharkoski Heads Altar and Rosary Mrs. Lester Sharkoski was in- stalled as president, and Mary Weir as vice president, at the meeting of the Altar and Rosary Society of Gate of Heaven on Monday. Other officers, second vice president, Mrs. John Kaschak, secretary, Mrs. James Duffy, treasurer, Mrs. Victor Borzone, financial treasurer, Mrs. William Stewart. : Hostesses for the evening were: Mrs. John Elenchik, Mrs. William Wasser, Mrs. Carl German, Mrs. Harry Flussi, Mrs. William Morgan, Mrs. Stephen Bombick' and Mrs. Edward Cavan. President Of Auxiliary Mrs. Olive McDonald was chosen president, and Mrs. Ruth Guyette, vice president, at the meeting of Woman’s Auxiliary of Kingston Township Veterans’ Association held in the Club Rooms, Main Highway, Trucksville, recently. Other officers: treasurer, Mrs. Jane Thompson, secretary, Mrs. Jean Yanolonis, pub- licity, Mrs. Teresa Smith. o PARTY EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AT JACKSON VOLUNTEER FIRE- MEN'S HALL. PUBLIC INVITED. iim lash Bulbs ast Developing EVANS DRUG STORE SHAVERTOWN Dial 4-3888 ushers were Richard Reed and Db Swigert. ; Following a reception in thie church parlors, the couple left for a trip to Washington, D. C. nD their return they will reside at 359 E. Boston Avenue, Youngstown. | The bride is a graduate nurse of the Youngstown Hospital School| of Nursing, and a member of the staff at Mahoning County Tuberculésis Sanitarium. The groom, son of and Mrs. James Vogan, Youmgs- town, served four years in the Navy, two of the four in Japan, and is now ar-engineering student at Youngstown College. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swe ezy, parents of the bride, are former residents of Shavertown. = | Irene Young, Engage . To Kenneth A. Mea le Announcement hes’ Teoh aie of the engagement of Irene R. Young, Young of Buffalo, N, Y., formerly of Sweet Valley, to Kenneth A. Meade, son of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Meade of Sweet Valley. .. . Miss Young is a student at Gen-, eral Hospital. Mr. Meade is a mem-~ ber of the Sophomore Class at East- ern Christian Institute, Orange, N. J. He is minister at the Green- point, Brooklyn, Church of Christ. Returns To School Sarah Ann do, Northampton School a senior at “for Girls, her studies after spending the holi- days at Huntsville. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Ide. Word comes’ from Northamp- ton that Sally took part in a pag- eant, Our Heritage of Christmas Customs, and was a jester at the annual Old English Christmas Din- ner before her vacation; ’ : Entertains At Party > Mrs. M. J. Brown, Dallas" Sud Plymouth, entertained a number of friends at a Christmas’ party in Plymouth last Monday - ‘evening. Highlight of the evening was the unexpected arrival of an old friend, Mrs. Melvin Estey. ; “Present were Mrs. James Thon, Mrs. Ray Evans, Mrs. Louise Col- well, ‘Mrs. Florence Phillips, Mrs. Henry Peterson, Cor Pian, prs Estey and the hostess. ed AINMLER THEATRE Dallas, Pa. 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