‘ ee — teas ere me ET ———————y Epo — SI DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA Footprints On The Sands Of Time | Review Of 1958 In Brief January 3, 1958 . Jay Alexander named Comptroller of Natona. _ Lehman adds 200 to tax rolls. ANNIVERSARY: Mr. and Mrs. George Belles, Golden Wedding. MARRIED: Nancy Kline, Noxen, to Richard Keiper, Noxen. Shirley Louise Fox, Wilkes-Barre, to Don Weidner, Fernbrook. ' DIED: Dr. Charles Ashley, 79, Leh- man. Mrs. Phoebe Doll, 91, Bethe! Hill. ‘Rev. S. E. Arendt, 57, pastor of Noxen Tabernacle. Stephen Seip- ler, 79, Beaumont. January 10, 1958 Norti Berti is sworn in as Burgess, Robert Moore, Grace Cave, and Wil- bur Davis as councilmen. Lehman School directors elect Milter Chamberlain to replace Sam- uel Rhoads, deceased. Westmoreland takes basketball league opener from Fairview, 71 to 41. : DIED: George P. Johnson, 82, Har- veys Lake. Jacob F. Beline, 69, Trucksville. Viola Morrett, 47, of 9 Runkle. Mrs. Leslie Harrison, Sweet Valley. William Youngblood, King- ston. : MARRIED: Carlene Kocher, Har- reys Lake, to James McCaffrey, Harveys Lake. ‘Shirley Fox, Wilkes- 3arre, to Donald W. Weidner, Fern-. rook. Marjorie Dawkins, Drexell 1ill, to R. Arnold Garinger, Harveys Lake. January 1%, 1958 Kiwanis ighting. sponsors skating rink Unanimous vote for Frank Town- nd, following withdrawal of Red Ambrose, straightens Dallas Area School board election tangle. Night patrol inspects Dallas busi- 1ess houses. H. A. Carr, Jr., Man of Year for Jaycees. MARRIED: Martha Nichols, Hun- tock Creek, and Richard Blackburn, Shickshinny. June Keen, East End Boulevard, to Leonard W. Wallace, Shavertown. Mrs. Charles Frantz installed pres- ident of Book Club. The happiest of season’s, greetings to you. We give thanks for the pleasure of our association. And we offer a pledge of continued effort to bring you the best possible telephone service at the lowest possible cost Commonwealth Telephone Co, 100 Lake Street, Dallas, Pennsylvania ORchard 4-1211 DIED: Dan Davenport, Pikes Creek, 80. Olin Gordon, 90, Pikes Creek. Ernest Kruk, Hunlock Creek. Mrs. Mildred Bates, Noxen. January 24, 1958 Heavy rain Tuesday night floods cellars, discourages smelt fishermen. Jim Huston saved children by crashing his car. Susquehanna Savings and Loan names Herbert Lundy and Walter 1Black to office at the annual meet- ing. ’ Orange firemen move into new quarters. Throngs honor Rev. Charles Frick at Huntsville Christian Church Open House. DIED: Mrs. Niles White, 52, Dal- las. = Martin Cook, 46, Elizabeth, N. J., formerly of Idetown. Uncle Jim Dolbear, 77, New York City. Leslie R. Sutton, 55, Lehman. Ernest Weber, 88, Beaumont. MARRIED: Mary Graves Hess, De- munds, to Ensign Philip H. Quarrier, Bayside, N. Y. Joan Davis, Wilkes- Barre, to J. Earl Wivell, Wilkes- Barre. January ‘31, 1958 ‘Two Dallas boys, 14 years old, rob Dallas Hardware Store, connection found with teenage gang in Shaver- town. All boys of good families. Mrs. Jack Barnes receives highest award for volunteer work given by ! Cancer Society. Shaffer elected fire chief. Rev. Yost heads a local Y; Carlton Kocher, Lake Gun Club. Dallas Lions give Visual screening equipment:to Dallas Area Schools. ‘DIED: Dr. Preston J. Sturdevant. 61, heart attack from clearing snow at Huntsville home. Thomas Stacey, Idetown, 70. * MARRIED: Elaine Major, Trucks- | ville RD, to Harold 'D. Titus, Ide- ‘town. Beverly Baird, Kingston, to | Robert = W.- Johnson, Trucksville. | Charlotte Kulp, Hunlock Creek RD to. Carl Martin, Pikes Creek. | © Chorale celebrates tenth anniver- sary. February 7, 1958 Mitchell Jenkins reelected presi- dent of Library Association. Smelt fishing going strong at Har- ‘ veys Lake. Borough sets aside $4,500 for “children’s playgrounds. DIED: Mrs. Francis Gregory, 99, Oakdale. ‘Anna M. Evans, 90, Har- veys Lake. John Bodle, 74, Carver- | ton. Mrs. Hattie Wesley, 62, Loyal- I ville. - Thomas Reese, 71, Chase. February 14, 1958 | . Dallas Area School Board refuses | pay for lost vacations to Martin, Austin, and Rosser. | Accidents: Jack Barnes, car skids om ice; Michael Prokopchak, gashed { wrist; Stanley Doll, rear end col- i lision; ‘Albert Ray’s wrist broken by heavy battery. |." Robert Broody, Berwick, badly burned in gasoline explosion, holds | his own. : |" DEATHS: Otto Sickler, 64, Har- | veys Lake. Benjamin Eaton, 78. MARRIED: Frances Mary Breslin, formerly of Shavertown, to William ‘Neil ‘Siebert, Pittsburgh. ‘BIRTHDAYS: George Steltz, Sweet ! | Valley, 80. Mrs. Clara Smith, Beau- | mont, 79. Woman's Club enthusiastic about plans for library expansion for per- | manent meeting room. Swoyerville downs Dallas, Dallas licks Lehman. Lehman matmen beat or a Happy tor a Happy oF ® ; Holiday... Christmas is such a merry time . . . it echoes with the joy and laughter of happy children; the warmth and friendly ways of grown-ups; and, best of all, it's the "season of good wishes — Merry Christmas! formerly of THE DALLAS POSY, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1958 West Side. February 21, 1958 Charles James, ‘third keyman of Dallas Area Schools to pass away in less than a year, dies at Johns Hop- kins. Dallas defeats Ashley 85 to 70; | Sugar Notch 88 to 45. Back Mountain, with the rest of Pennsylvania, digs out from under the worst snow storm in years, climaxing ten days of subzero tem- perature. . Robert Broody improves after sus- taining burns covering 60 percent of skin surface. DEATHS: Albert Womer, 32, Nox- en, in a natural gas explosion ir Ohio. Claude Leslie Agnew, 32, Ide- town, while ploughing snow from a neighbor’s driveway. William Grif- fiths, 90, chauffeur for the Long family for many years, Trucksville Herbert Hardy; Kingston, former shortstop for Dallas. Miss Estella McKinnis, 71, Dallas. Isaac Gregory 82, Fairmount Township native, in Scranton. John Pimm, 55, Loyal- ville. Dr. D. G. Robinhold, Forty Fort. Joseph Girvan, Camden, N. J. Dr. Daniel Evans, Ashley. Harry Glace, 69, Trucksville RD. MARRIED: Nancy Inman, Shaver- town, to Earl Hummell, formerly of Shavertown. i February 28, 1958 Six-way highway crash on glare ice in traffic light in Trucksville, no- body hurt. Four young boys, Scranton, die of carbon monoxide in car near Rick- etts Glen. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hamilton, Shavertown, are overcome by coal gas. Mrs. hip. Lehman is champ of Class B bas- “etball teams, Dallas moves up to Class A. Gate of Heaven opens cafeteria. DEATHS: John Stofila, 59, Fern- rook. Mrs. Edith M. Johnson, 81, “rucksville. Mrs. Bessie Riley, Cape May. MARRIED: Constance Yanchusas, suzerne, to Thomas M. Hillyer, Dal- as. Mary Ann Owen, Carverton, to oy E. Meeker, Kunkle. ANNIVERSARY: Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hummell, Loyalville, fortieth. Mr. and Mrs. John Newell, Noxen, ‘iftieth. West Wyoming upsets Swoyersville takes Lehman. March 7, 1958 Westmoreland will house all sen- ior high students of Dallas Area schools next year, junior high at Dallas Township. Monroe asks admission to Tunk- hannock' school jointure. Frank, Ruggles, 83, breaks Dallas, DICTON'S BAKERY ADAMS — For DAD and LAD HUMPHREY'S CHILDREN'S BOOTERY Commonwealth Telephone Com- give safe driving awards to 49. DIED: Thomas Jones, 67, Sweet Valley. MARRIED: Phyllis Marie McMich- ael, Hunlock Creek, to Richard Corn ell, Noxen RD 1. BIRTHDAY: Mrs. John D. Joseph, Shavertown, 90. Lehman is champ of Rural-Urban Wrestling League. \ March 15, 1958 Dale Parry heads Dallas Rotary. Senior Woman's ‘Club installs Clara Ohlman. Charles Detsick, 16, Demunds, is seriously wounded by a pistol in the hands of a friend, Larry Polachek, who didn’t know it was loaded. Dallas beats Canton 55 to 50. DIED: Mrs. Mary P. Lyons, 79, Shavertown. Mrs. Amelia Roth, 79, Dallas. Pedro Lorenzo, 6, Elmcrest. March 21, 1958 Monroe Township is denied ad- mission to Tunkhannock schools. Wm. A. Austin to remain with Dallas Area schools. Chuck Frantz and Don Smith are chairmen of Library Auction. DIED: Mrs. Armanda Remley, 74, Shavertown. William Dodson, 81, Fernbrook. Cindy Ruth Brobst, 15 months, Dallas. BIRTHDAY: Mrs. Celia Carkhuff, Kingston, 95, give generation dinner SHAVERTOWN HUMPHREY'S CHILDREN'S APPAREL party. March 28, 1958 First issue of the Dallas Post to be run off on the new press. Red Cross Bloodmobile 113 pints. lark Mosier, Dallas Township, sicked for-All-Stars. Lemon school district explains action in vetoing Monroe's bid for nclusion in Tunkhannock Jointure: 00 crowded. DIED: Mrs. Estella Gray, 66, Nox en. Mrs. Beth Smith Watson, 62, Dallas native. Dr. Cecil H. Stevens 82, formerly of Dallas. Mrs. Mary Rogers, Demunds Road. Paul Szabo, 78, Harveys Lake Allan P. Dymond, 92, Ross Town- ship native. S. Gale Clark, 67, Beau- mont. Michael Fetsko, sexton for St. Mary’s Cemetery. BIRTHDAY: Mrs. Louise Foss, 80 April 4, 1958 Joseph MacVeigh resigns from Borough Council after eighteen years of service to the community. Township, Westmoreland, and Lehman high schools: lose petty cash, thieves also enter Caddie La- Bar’s garage and American Legion Home. Lehman Woman's Club organizes Mrs. Harvey Kitchen heads Har- veys Lake Woman’s Club. MARRIED: Janis Lee and Sandra collects TT... IT. SHOPPING CENTER THE VILLAGE SHOP DEREMER'S RADIO & TV SECTION B— PAG _ Lyn Graves, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John Graves, to Britton E. Kyle and Warren Denmon. DIED: Samuel Higgins, 61, Har- veys Lake. William A. Jones, 64, Sugar Hollow. Mrs. Sadie Dowling | Querci, 63, formerly of Harveys Lake. Charles M. Berry, 87, native of Beaumont. April 11, 1958 Dallas Bank draws 1500 to open house. Fifteen year old girl overturns car in Overbrook Road at 65 miles per hour, escapes without a scratch, car wrecked. Eighteen girls from Common- wealth Telephone Company are plan- ning to be married. MARRIED: Ann Louise Hall, Sha- vertown, to Robert J. Jewell, Dallas. DIED: Mrs. Evelyn Mathews, Dal- las RD 4. Mrs. Bertha Luella Goss, 33, Bloomingdale native. Mrs. Mar- garet Garrison, 87, Trucksville. April 18, 1958 Four generations of Eyermans break ground for shopping center in Shavertown. New Goss Manor residents protest advancing water rates. Frank Weinsheimer is 89. DIED: Mrs. Gussie B. Dymond, 76, Orange. Maurice Spencer, 46, Gar- (Continued on Section B, Page 2) A i ee
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