Mp a sy 200 iy Se _ quietly ; the home of her daughter, + Joseph McKenna, in Idetown. day after Thanksgiving, her pastor, © Rev. . services from the . Home. pleasures. 7 SECTION A — PAGE 6 Mrs. Eva Wright Was | Oldest Member Of Church Mrs. Eva Wright, 92, Tuesday evening at | { passed | away Mrs. | She | x - "was buried in Idetown Cemetery the | Norman = Tiffany, conducting | Bronson Funeral She had been in failing health for | some time, no longer able to help with the baking, one of her greatest Not one to cling to the | old ways to the exclusion of modern | ideas, she had always pored over new recipes in magazines and, radio, | though retaining her hand molasses cookies from her grandmother’s store of recipes. She was born in Beaumont, | daughter of the late Edward and Edith Parrish Cooke, and attended the Beaumont Academy. Upon with own ' graduation, she taught in Monroe Township one-room schools for a number of years before marriage to Frank Wright, who died fifteen years ago. Living for a time in ‘ Noxen, Mr. and Mrs. Wright moved to Idetown fifty years ago. They ‘ observed their Golden Wedding in 1943. Upon Mr. Wright's death, Mrs. Wright moved two doors away, to | the home of her daughter. | She was the oldest member of | Idetown Methodist Church; belonged | to the Ladies Bible Class, the WSCS, | and the WCTU. For some years she | ‘taught in the Primary Department | of the Sunday School. | Surviving are these children: | Marie Wright and Mrs. Clara Mgc- | morning, was buried last Tuesday | Kenna, Idetown; Mrs. Gertrude Griffith, Syracuse; Randolph, Leh- man; Howard, Endicott; Willard, Chase; Robert, Glen Rock, N. Y; fifteen grandchildren, eight’ great- .. grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Clara . Kocher, Williamsport. | Methodist Church, . most of her life at Chase. of Exeter. | WHITESE mt A A SEA RAN 0 5 Services Friday For Mrs. Ida Ann Wilcox Services for Mrs. Ida Ann Wilcox, long-time resident of Chase, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 from the Bronson Funeral Home, with burial at Cedar Crest. Rev. Earl Cowden, pastor of Huntsville will officiate. Friends may call this evening. Mrs. Wilcox, 88, in poor health for over a year, died early Tuesday | morning at the home of her daugh- ter’ Mrs. Harry Snyder, with whom for the’ past two years she had {lived in West Dallas. A native of Kingston Township, daughter of the late David and Deborah Keller Sutton, she spent Her hus- | band Ozro died in 1943. She was a member of Huntsville Methodist Church, where she and her church affairs. She was the oldest member of the WSCS, and a mem- ber of the Ladies Bible Class. She leaves these children: Mrs, | George M. Bond of Lehman; Mrs. | George Zick, Mrs. Herbert South- | husband had been active in | Twin Baby Unable To Assimilate Food, Dies | Unable to assimilate his food, a | two and a half month old Frank- lin Township boy, one of a pair of | twins which got off to a bad start’ at | home and without” medical atten- | died of malnutrition early | by being born unexpectedly | tion, { Monday morning while being taken , to Pitiston Hospital. Little John Root had been left at Pittston Hospital after admission immediately after birth, because he | was not doing well. The other | twin, Paul, was permitted to go home with his mother. Mrs. Russe 1 Root, to join five small bro hers and sisters, Susan, Harold, Ronald, Russell Jr. | tion, was readmitted to Pittston Hospital Monday night. { Russell Root, the father, is em- ployed as driver and packer for Root Transfer Co. of Wyoming. Burial was in Beaumont Ceme- tery after private funeral services. Tesse C. Jones, 67, ‘Dies Rfter Illness well, Mrs, Robert Cooper, and | Louis Wilcox, all of Chase; Mrs. Snyder, West Dallas; and Mrs. | Gomer Herbert, Edwardsville, There | are “ twelve grandchildren, ten greatgrandchildren; and two great- greatgrandchildren; a brother Aa- ron Sutton, Lehman. : Crash Victim Buried Tuesday Mrs. Anna Mae Shotwell of Nant. icoke, aged 22," who died in a traf- fic crash in Nanticoke last Saturday afternoen in Orcutt Cemetery. Rev. Ralph Smith conducted services from the Nulton Funeral Home. Mrs. Shotwell was born in Wilkes- | Barre, daughter of Mrs. Ruth Scott of Bunker Hill, and Woodrow Scott “The Ashwood” Services for Jesse C. Jones. Cary- erton. Road, were held Wednesday Women's Fellowship. Miss Margaret | from the Snowdon Funeral Home, North Franklin Street. Rev. Robert | Germond, pastor of Trucksville Meth. | odist Church. : Mr. Jones, 67, died late Satur- day might at his home after an ill- | ness of several months. He ‘was born at Oakdale, son of { the late Charles and Carrie Cowins Jones. He was employed for nineteen years as building superintendent of the Schooley Apartments in Wilkes- Barre. Retiring ten months ago, he and his wife, the former Corinne | Robbins, moved to ‘Trucksville, In addition to his wife, he is surv- ived by a son William, of Wilkes- Barre; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews. | { | MIDWAY MANOR weston TOWRSHIP BEAUTIFULLY FURNISHED Town and Country Furniture Galleries Bergman’s Dept. Store Rebennack Appliances 3 BEDROOMS - TILE BATH PLUS POWDER ROOM - DINETTE - SPACIOUS LIVINGROOM - GARAGE - FULL BASEMENT - ALUMINUM STORM DOORS AND WINDOWS - FULL INSULATION OIL HEAT - FULL HOUSE POWER - LANDSCAPED - SIDEWALKS - DRIVEWAY $15,400 - Grounds not included in price T0 OALLAS * TRAFFIC LIGHTS TO WYOMING OPEN TO LUZERNE (Route 115 now 118) LL BROTHERS EB and Catherine. Twin Paul, also suffering from malnutri- | THROUGHOUT ASK FOR INFORMATION PORTABLE TV TO BE GIVEN AWAY AT THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1961 GIRL SCOUTS READ TO BLIND PERSONS - | Senior Girl Scouts of this area, as a part of their scout 1 training are reading for blind | persons or anyone in the area ; who is unable to read for him- self. To obtain services of these Girl Scouts contact Mrs. Jack Barnes, Elmcrest, Dallas. Girls May Swim Again At Co-Ed Fun Night | sponsored by Back Mountain YMCA {will be held tomorrow. Partici- | pants enjoy swimming and bowling [from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Wilkes- Barre Central YMCA. For the first time this fall swim- ming will be available for the girls. ' Buses will load at 7 pm. — one at | the Dallas Borough School and one A ‘at ‘Y’ Headquarters in Shavertown. ' | Both buses will leave Shavertown | at 7:20. There will be a transporta- tion fee. | Additional Church News | Huntsville Christian CHURCH Sunday: 9:30 Worship. The Day is in charge of the Christian Lawrence, a former missionary to China will be the speaker. 10:30 Church School. | Sunday night at 6:30 Youth Fel- lowship. At 7 Men's Fellowship. | Monday night choir and teachers and officers meeting. Thursday night midweek service. Outlet Free Methodist Church | Evangelistic services started on | Wednesday, will continue each evening at 7:45 until December 10. ' Rev. J. L. Archer is the speaker. | Sunday services: S.8. at 10, morning worship at 11, evening worship at 7:30. ) HOUSE GENERAL CONTRACTORS The monthly Coed ‘Fuh Night’ rehearsal | || Wahoo Inn at/ Harveys Lake, and In College Who's Who | | 4 { 1 | } | GARY DE HOPE Gary De Hope, son of Mr. and | Mrs, Alger Shafer, Harveys Lake, | | has been selected by Wilkes Col- i lege faculty and administration for | | national recognition in this year’s | | edition of “Who's Who Among Stu- | dents in American Universities and olleges.” The publication, “Who's { Who,” originated twenty-five years | ago to give recognition to out- standing students by listing per- sonal and college records. A graduate of Lake-Lehman' School, Mr. De Hope is president of the Collegiate Council for the Unit- | ed Nations and previously held the positions of treasurer, vice presi- | dent, and head of the delegation | in that organization. He was sent | to Montreal, and Albany, N. Y., | | by the C. C.-U. N. He is also a! member of the Educational Club and Wilkes College . Jaycees and! National = Honor Society. He is presently doing his practice teach- ing at Meyers High School, Wilkes- | Barre. ! Grandmother's Clock. | Comes To The Gilberts | By Charlie “My. grandfather's clock was too | i large for the shelf.— | So it stood ninety years on the . floor; ! It ‘was taller by half than the old | , man himself, Though it weighed not a penny- | weight more, It was bought on the morn of the day that he was born, | And was always his treasure and | pride; But it stopped short—mnever , go again— When the old man died.” to A | | Night. Extension Class Visits Magee Carpet | Interior Decorating Class of Dal- | las Evening Extension School, jour- | neyed to Bloomsburg, November 16, | where they toured Magee Carpet Company. The group was accompanied by Mrs. Shirley Beard, instructor, and | Mrs. Catherine Berth of the County | thank the community for the many | School Office. The Marion following made the ers, Sandra. Thompson, Doris rine Birth. trip: Thomas, Jane Hinkle, San- | dra Sprout, Pearl Allabough, Pegay | | Thomas, Eve Rasavage, Mary Math- Brown, Margaret | Nesbitt, Mary | | Alice Casterline, Mary Lou Swingle, | | Shirley Beard, Kay Burrier, Cathe- ‘Card Of Thanks The family of the late George Davis wishes to thank friends and shown at the time of the recent bereavement. {Card Of Thanks The Swan family wishes to kindnesses extended during the | | recent bereavement, as well as the | | friends and neighbors who sent | food and flowers. x Pe Subscribe To The Post So Endearing ... So Enduring... BULOVA diamonds. 17 jewels. In yellow or white. $30 You'll love it from the mo- ment it slips daintily around your wrist... for its lustrous sivling, for its flashing dia- monds, for its unfailing ac- curacy. Come, fry one on! R. L. EVET Jeweler jewels, in yellow or white. SHAVERTOWN DIAMOND DIAMOND DREAM “A” DREAM “1” Exquisitely The luxury of 4 carved end- quality diamonds pieces hold two and a stylish shimmering mesh bracelet. 17 89” MEMORIAL HIGHWAY ~ neighbors for the many kindnesses | DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA Catholic Daughters Hear ‘Report On Jubilee lat St. Therese’s, Mrs. Catherine Chalawick and Mrs. Eleanor Jacobs reported on their trip to Harris- burg to.attend the Golden Jubilee of Catholic Daughters of America November 12. ; The Christmas party was an- nounced for December 13, when a program will be presented and I small gifts exchanged. Read The Post Classified Open Your Christmas Club Now AT THE FRIENDLY ~~ “Miners in Dall yi las Open Monday = through Friday 8 to 2 Friday Nights 5 to 8’ p.m. MINERS NATIONAL BARK, Dallas, Pa. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation At the November meeting of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Daughters - That is not exactly the story, but | <s “a phone call came to Ruth from |@ Wyalusingz, asking: if ‘she would like | 8 and | § her great-grandfather’s clock ‘ when could we get it. She said “Yes” and 1 said Mrs. Dave Hillis of Wyalusing, was . promised the great clock if she { would get her grandmother a dip- | later when the promise was used to see and admire it but nev- er breathed that she ever wanted |i it. When = Mrs. Hillis's daughter | | Grace died a few weeks ago it was B necessary for her sister to dispose | of the things and sell the | call, The clock goes back to sometime | around 1800. It hasn't yun for years | EB! but I see nc reason why it couldn't. | The works are wooden in good con- | | | dition, Two weights operate the time | | and striking mechanisms. T've got | to find someone who knows about | | wooden works. We are delighted to § have this clock. { Problem! Our ceilings are 6 feet | T inches. The clock is 7 feet 2 inches. | Anybody know how to build a tower on a house? We don’t want to cut off either its feet or its head —great-grandmother’s = clock! We respect the age and beauty of this ancestral treasure. Owner Of Wahoo Inn, 46, Has Fatal Heart Attack Anthony Teberio, proprietor of member of Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department, suffered a fatal heart attack Monday evening at 7, at Engine House No. 4, Northampton Street, Mr. Teberio, 46, had complained of feeling unwell earlier in the day. Advised to go to a hospital by his physician, he went to work instead. The body was discovered on the second floor of the engine house by Captain Carl Swartz. He was a life-long resident of Wilkes-Barre, residing on [Lincoln Street, For 23 years he had been with the fire department. At Harv- eys Lake, he belonged to the Amer- ican Legion Post. He was a graduate of GAR High School, class of 1934; a member of Holy Rosary Italian Church; Order of Sons of Italy. Surviving are his widow, the form- er Nadine DeCinti; three children at home, Charles, Louis, Nadine; a brother Michael, Wilkes-Barre; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Rotondara, Pitt- ston; and Mrs. Lewis Pugh, Cady- ville, N.Y. ‘Sons of Italy conducted services Tuesday night, and a requiem mass at Holy Rosary Church was celeb- rated on Wednesday. Burial was at St. Mary's Cemetery. DID YOU READ ws = THE TRADING POST “Right off’ and we |g | dashed to Wyalusing and got it. The | J story is this: Ruth’s aunt, the late if | per of water from the northwest : { corner of the spring. It was years §d ful- | EA | filled. When Ruth was a girl she | 8 house. | : That was how it came that last § | Saturday afternoon we got the phone | | { © WEDNESDAY ® SATURDAY OPEN FROM 5 TO 12:00 ® THURSDAY = |° ® ‘SUNDAY FRIDAY — 11:00 A.M. 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