& i Toc THE DALLAS POST. DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA Made The Headlines During 1955 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, % And Their Organizations PAGE FIVE GRANVILLE H. SOWDEN ALFRED D. BRONSON WILLARD E. JOHN, JR. One of the big events of the '55 season was the establishment of another bank to serve the Back Mt. area. The Wyoming National Bank opened its new branch in Shavertown on March 16 with a large crowd on hand for the opening ceremonies. The bank's future lded as willl. On the right of the 3-part picture, the oldest char- nembers, . Christine Malkemes and Mr. John Eck assist Rev. business. JAMES D. HUTCHINSON eric H. Eidam with the ground-breaking. ing, left to right: Donald Malak, Benny Rusiloski, Stanley Rusiloski, Donald Watson, Harry Cutting and Richard McKeel. Standing, left to right: Robert Shown above, in somewhat of a ‘Whistler's Mother” pose is Mrs. Bertha Jenkins, a ninety-plus great-grandmother who makes her nity was © Gerald and his family have their living quarters home with her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Culp in Huntsville. One of her | Frantz, adjoining the store. Two young, local contractors, great-grandchildren, Jacqueline Louise Snyder greets Mrs. Jenkins vertown Howard and Elwood Whitesell, shown at the cere- with a bouquet. 1g cere- monies with Mr. and Mrs. Frantz, were responsible s Frick. for erecting the new store. / . 5 Th b . - . . blaz® in the summer of 54. In the picture above, : e obvious enjoyment that comes with attending | 4 : Sadly neglected in this area by its own citizens is the Civil Defense the Back Mt. Memorial Library Auction is reflected or their ~~ Past Commander Fred Cockayne and Home Asso- Program. Only a few stalwart volunteers are willing to give the time here on the faces of some Never miss tie bi Ww com- ciation Past President Frank Ferry handle the pick and effort to man their posts as air observers to help keep us all safe. event. In 'S5. oll ; i E old post and shovel for the ground-breaking. Among these local volunteers is Clem Rinken, here being presented ati 4 previous records for attendance clacular ; WE with silver wings in recognition of 250 hours of plane-spotting. Also shown are Mrs. Malcolm Nelson, Sgt. Fred Coughlin, Alice Smith and / Flora Briggs. Gordon by his doting grandfather, F. Gordon Mathers, II, Over the century mark and still going strong is Mrs. Elizabeth Deihl er Trus: John can see his great-grandfather, Frank G. Knell, Overbrook Avenue, Fernbrook. Undoubtedly, the oldest women | Rain and mud, wind or snow, the mails always got cksville ~~ Mathers, Sr. and his great, great-grandmother, Mrs. in our community, Mrs. Knell recollects with enjoyment her lifelong through on Fred Youngblood’s route. For thirty- e of the ~~ Addie Dodson Mathers, friendship with the famous William “Buffalo Bill” Cody who was her seven years, Fred served rural patrons in this area 21d here - pb iy and knows the region’s byways better than anyone % - next-door neighbor in Jeffersonville, New York. A Disque, manager; Robert Rogers, Larry Thomas, Albert Niezgoda, Robert Ross, Thomas Kupstas, Larry Stash, Richard Disque and Joe Niezgoda, coach. Richard Rogers was absent when the picture was taken. HH ; SE 3 were broken and the hundreds who devoted many hours to the success of this ninth auction came away happy with a job well done. else. This month, Fred turned in his mailbags to postmaster Joseph Polacky for the last time and is now leading the life of a retired country gentleman at “The Maples”, his lovely farm on Demunds Road.
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