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THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1961
News And Notes Of Personal Interest
SECTION A — PAGE 5
Personal
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wells left
their home on Elm Terrace, Trucks-
ville, on Tuesday, headed for St.
‘Cloud, Florida, where they expect
to spend the next four months.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bronson,
Sweet Valley, who have had as
house guest for five weeks Mrs.
Bronson’s sister, Mrs. Gladys Eccles-
‘ton, drove her home to Takoma
Park, Md., last Wednesday, return-
ing on Thursday.
husband, Ray was buried here three
years ago on Thanksgiving Day.
Mrs. Eccleston’s |
®'’ Alfred Root who has been a hos-
“bital patient in Philadelphia where
he submitted to surgery, has’ re-,
| Dallas Schools, and Mrs. Welch was
“turned to his home on Frankln
Street, Dallas, He is able to be up
and around.
"Ed Inman and Chuck Malkemes,
members of the Freshman Class at
Pennsylvania State University, are
spending the holidays with their
families. They are selling Christmas
trees at the Atlantic Malkemes
Station.
+ C. W. Smith who has been a pa-
tient at General Hospital for sever-
al weeks expects to return to his
home on Machell Avenue this week-
rend, ; '
Senater and Mrs. Harold Flack,
New Goss Manor, spent several
days last week in New York City.
‘Mr. and Mrs. Francis Warren
and’ family, Pennsauken, N. J. have
purchased and moved into a home
wp 140 Tunkhannock Highway. Mr.
Warren is pharmocoligist with
Smith, Klein and: French. Labora-
tories.
Mary Dora, student at Marywood
College, and Burelle, member of the
ophomore Class at Pennsylvania
State University, are spending the
. Christmas vacations with their par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs, D. T. Scott,
Huntsville Road, Dallas,
Mr. and Mrs, Roger Kennedy and
family, formerly of Greenwich,
Conn., are renting a house on Main
Street, Dallas.
Mr, and Mrs. John Perrish and
family have moved from SwoyeNe
ville to 71 Park Street, Dallas. Mr.
Perrich is employed by Consoli-
dated Cigar Company.
Mr, and Mrs. E. J. Gallagher and
one year old Joseph, formerly of
Kingston, have purchased and
moved into a home at 91 Perrin
Avenue, Shavertown. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Gallagher are employed by the
Bell Telephone Company,
Mrs. Thomas Kingston, Tarleton
Avenue, has been a patient at Nes.
. bitt Hospital for sometime suffering
from pneumonia.
wMr., and Mrs, Norwood Brader,
a wich Hill Lane, will spend the holi-
ays with their daughter and son-
in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Ben Marshall
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7» Jack Lee, Terrace Street, Dallas,
_ left on Sunday for Fort Lauderdale,
© ‘Fla. He will return at Christmas
time for his mother, Mrs. C. Roscoe
Dr. and Mrs. J. R. VanLoon and
daughter, formerly of 168 Main
+: Street, Wilkes Barre, have taken up
permanent residence at their sum-
~ mer home, Alderson, where Dr.
~ VanLoon will establish a full time
office. ENR
“Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Kocher,
Ruggles, and daughter, Mrs, Harold
Birth and children, Cynthia and
Bradley, recently motored to New
[Port News. Va. to visit their
_ daughter and son-in-law, Mr, and
Mrs, Reese Langston and Timothy.
David Strazdus and Eber Zebley,
~ Bootwyn, Pa., spent last weekend
pth Mr. and Mrs, August Shraz-
Nius. ‘While here, David shot a nine
point buck at Noxen.
“““Fred N. Stout, for thirty-four
ps a resident of Carverton, ob-
rved his eighty-ninth
birthday
_anniversary yesterday.
"Mr. and Mrs. John Winchoski,
Hunlock Creek, R. D. 2 have an-
, Bounced the birth of a baby girl
© “at General Hospital on December
12.
Carol Durkin, student in Switzer-
land, will spend the holidays with
Henry Welch, School Custodian
Is Guest At Retirement Dinner
Henry Welch, custodian of Dallas
Elementary School for the past
‘fourteen years, was given a ‘Re.
tirement Dinner” by the adminis-
trative staff, the faculty, and cafe-
teria personnel of the Dallas School |
Thursday, at the Irem Temple
Country Club.
In appreciation of his years of
commendable service, seasoned with |
thoughtfulness and kindness to all,
Mr. Welch was presented with
leather luggage by William A, Aus- |
tin, Elementary Supervisor of the
given a corsage by Mrs. Louise Col.
well, principal of the Dallas Ele-
mentary School.
- ‘While “Well Wishes” were being
extended by members of the faculty |
and the cafeteria personnel too, Dr. !
Former Telephone Girls |
Gather At Sterling
At a lovely holiday party, former |
Dallas Telephone operators, Com-1
monwealth Company, met at Hotel
Sterling Saturday evening = and
dined, visited and reminisced. A
delicious Smorgasbord dinner was
enjoyed in the main part of the
hotel, after which guests gathered
in a party room and exchanged gifts
and talked informally. |
Incidents dating back to World |
War II when many took reports of |
boys lost, wounded or killed, along |
with humorous and delightful anec- |
dotes about local folks were re-
viewed. A gay and festive and!
wistful evening was had by all.
Present were Mary Gregory, Bar-
bara Williams, Jennie Rummage,
Ethel Shaver, Marjorie McCarty, |
Betty Hutchinson, Doris Walters, |
Ferne Sabol, Betty Williams, Ruth
Gregg, Elizabeth Bunny Kuchta,
Irene Kocher, Marion O'Dell, Martha
Reese, Frances Gavigan, Peggy Duk-
inas, Mable Jones and Jean Misson.
Cheri Lynne Williams
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Williams an-
nounce the birth of a seven pound,
three ounce baby girl, Cheri Lynne,
at General Hospital on December 6.
Mrs, Williams is the former Pat
Thompson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Thmpson, Dallas R.D. |
She has been staying with her par-
ents while her husband is taking
advanced training with the U.S.
Army Medical Corps at Brook Army
Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. |
Both Mr, and Mrs. Williams at- |
tended Central State College. in |
Ohio. This is the first grandchild |
of the Thompsons. |
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
J. Durkin, Shrine View.
Mrs. Emma Gensel, Heller's Grove,
was admitted to Mercy Hospital
Tuesday night by Kingston Town-
ship ambulance. She had been ill |
for some time at her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Levo Kocher, Mon-
mouth Junction, N. J. spent the
weekend with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Farr.
Mrs. Bernard McDermott is con-
valescing at her home on Lacka-
wanna Avenue following major sur-
gery at Wyoming Valley Hospital.
Chief of Police Herbert Updyke
of Kingston Township Police is a |
patient at Nesbitt Hospital. |
Jay Farr who is with the Air |
Force in England recently broke his |
hand while working with missiles
-at the Base,
Stefan Hellersperk, member of
the Senior Class at Bucknell Univer- |
sity, will arrive next week to spend
the holidays with his parents, Mr. |
and Mrs. Stefan Hellersperk, West
Dallas. &
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Reason- :
er, Meadowcrest, have announced
the birth of a baby girl at General
Hospital on December 9.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parsons, Shav-
ertown, have announced the birth
of a daughter at General Hospital
on December 9. ;
i
- the Christmas party of Harveys
Lake Woman’s Service Club last
week. Mrs. Donald Smith acted as
accompanist and director of the
cast which included Ruth Higgins,
~ Donna Prebe, Nancy Covert, Susan
and Sandy Tait, Linda Howell, Lois
Frantz, Carol Crawford, Karen
Fisk, Janet Balshaw, Debbie Sav-
_ickas, Donna Smith and Patti Lar-
© TOME.
Sandra Yellitz, daughter of Mr.
“and Mrs. Peter Yellitz of Noxen,
was chosen Girl of the Month for
“Décember and received a gift from
the Club. Sandra is a member of
the senior class at Lake School and
"thas an outstanding record of schol-
astic achievements. i
Mrs. Clarence Moledor and Mrs.
Bar Crispell were winners of the
. turkeye raffl and Mrs. Joseph Elga-
way, as Santa, distributed a quan-
tity of door prizes. A miniature
Chrstmas tree decorated the tea
table. Co-chairmen of refreshmnts
were Mrs. Harvey Kitchen and Mrs.
Grace Martin. :
«= The current project is the pack-
ing of Christmas Cheer baskets for
\
Gi Scouts Present “Nativity”
At | ake Service Club Meeting
a “The Nativity” was presented bythe aged and shut-ins of the com-
Girl Scout Troop 27, West Dallas,
munity. Well-stocked food boxes
will be sent to needy families of the
ared. .
Next meeting is scheduled for
January 4 at 7:30 pm. at the school.
Also present were Mesdames
Howard Jones, Carrie Rood, Luther
Hummel, William Gennetts, Clar-
ence Montross, George Searfoss, Al-
bert, Armitage, Delmar Wintersteen,
Nettie Condoras, Joseph Rauch,
Theodore Hennes, H. E. Payne, Fred
Dodson, Edgar Hughes, Sr., Clarence
Oberst, Elvin Bean, Osmand Cas-
terline, James Gillis, Robert Timko,
Jennie Miller, Ora Bean, Ruth
Deets, Calvn McHose, John Zorzi,
Sr., Elwood Whitesell, Al Chavan-
onis, Raymond Garinger, Clarence
Swire, Ivan Steinruck, Arthur Dar-
nell, Robert Pilger, Lee Bicking,
Rowland Ritts, Malcolm Nelson |
Wilfred Ide, Charles Williams, John
Savickas, Allan: Covert, Joseph Tait, |
Jessie Garinger, Rev. and Mrs. John |
Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Craw- |
fod, Donald Smith, Miss Bernadine |
Darnell, Miss Ruthie Zorzi, Miss
Treva Traver, Miss Pauline Davis,
and Mrs. M. LaVelle.
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| Park, Arline Rood, Manta
| to,
| Mrs.
| daughter of Mrs. Price.
Robert A. Mellman, Supt. of the
Dallas Schools, and Francis Am-
brose, a member of the Board of
Education, took leave of the Rotary
Meeting for a short while to extend
their felicitations also.
Festive decorations of red tapers |
and evergreens, tasty food, and
interesting games moved Mr, Welch
to, state quite mistily, “This is a
night I shall never forget. I'll miss
you and the boys and girls.”
Additional faculty members
present were:—Ruth Ambrose, Oce
Beryl Austin, Cornelia Davis, Grace
Fleming, Margaret Hughes, An-
toinette Mason, Mary Mohr, Joseph
Steele,
and Sara Welker with Lois LaBar
and Harriet Miller ofthe cafeteria
personnel.
Book Club Will Enjoy
Christmas Tea, Carols
Back’ Mountain Library Bock
Club will enjoy a Christmas tea and
carol singing Monday afternoon at
| 2 in the Library’ Annex. Mrs. John
| Wilson and Mrs, Otto Weyand are
hostdsses. Mrs. Herman Thomas
will preside. The beautifully decor-
ated Christmas tree in the child-
ren’s room will provide a festive
background for the tea table,
Mrs. Gertrude Behee
Has 82nd Birthday
Congratulations to Mrs. Gertrude
Behee who celebrated her 82nd
Birthday on December 6. Mrs. Be-
hee was the honored guest at a
dinner at the Hotel Sterling, at-
tended by Mrs, E. Balliett, Mabel
Balliett, Earline Balliett and Mrs.
Dan Conner of DgR¥s, California
who has been visiting Mrs. Behee
for the past week. She left on Sun-
day for other points in her visit to
the East Coast,
Nancy Mae Elston
Is Honored At Shower
Mrs. Harold Elston, Overbrook
Avenue entertained at a personnal
shower in honor of Nancy May Els-
bride-elect.
The table was attractive with a
pink umbrella centerpiece. Roses
and pink candles in crystal holders |
| complemented the centerpiece.
Attending were: Mrs. Bette Grose,
Mrs. Jane Stair, Mrs. Glennis Price,
Mrs, W. F Schimmel, Mrs. Adeltha
Mahler, Mrs. Helen Kishbaugh, Mrs.
Clarence Elston, Mrs. Gertrude
Schneider, Lyan Shouldice, Edith
| Fritz, Nancy Elston, Mrs, Harold
Elston.
~~ LOYALVILLE
Mrs. Morgan Price and daughter,
Donna Lasco, recently enter-
tained at buffet luncheon honoring
Mrs. Joane Steele, who is also a
Those at-
tending were Mrs. Dorothy Steele:
Mrs. Judy Cooper; Mrs. Lisa Lee;
| Mrs. Lois Session; Mrs. Betty Gail
and daughter, Nancy; Mrs. Mae
Lee; Shirley Johnson; Jean Cigar-
ski; Mary Manzoni; Mrs. Helen
Crane; Mrs. Ruth Crane and Gladys
Faye Brown and Cathy Price, the |
honoree and the hostesses. Mrs.
Steele received many lovely gifts.
Mrs, Ethel Gelsleichter recently
became a member of the Wyoming
Valley Florists Association. She at-
| tended classes held at the V.F.W.
hall, Kingston. 5
At the installation of new mem-
bers, Bill Guy, Tomaqua, was com- |
mentator. Three featured design-
ers were Don Deeble, Montrose;
| Ralph Dillon of Roses Inc., Blooms-
| burg and Marion Fisher, New Jer-
| sey.
The school was well attended
and the exhibits were exceptional |
and outstanding. The school is held
for Florists and their shop repre-
sentatives.
Two hunters got deer early Mon-
day morning, Nelson Harris a four-
point buck, Leonard Baer a spike
| buck.
Qut of town callers at the Russell
Kitchen home on Sunday included
Ed Eckhart, Robert Wallace, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Hough, all of Ber-
wick; Marjorie Morgan of Ring-
town; Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor,
Lorraine and Linda, Bloomingdale;
Matha Cragle of Mooretown.
You can be Proud
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Mrs. Mildred Weidner, R. D. #2,
Dallas, announces the engagement
of her daughter, Wilma Mae, to
Willard R. Lansberry, son of Mrs.
Agnes TLansberry and the late
Lawrence Lansberry of Lehman.
Miss Weidner is also the daughter
of the late Earl Weidner.
Miss Weidner, a graduate of Dal-
las-Franklin-Monroe High School, is
Celebrate 35th
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith cele-
| brated their 35th wedding anniver-
sary on Sunday with a family din-
ner, at which all members were
present, including granddaughter
ents’ ‘anniversary for her own eight
was an invited guest,
Mr.
December 11, 1926, at the Evan-
gelist Church in West Nanticoke,
Lois Delkanic Makes
Bloomsburg Dean's List
Lois R. Delkanic, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Michael L. Delkanic,
| Loyalville, has attained the honor
|of being selected for the Dean's
| List at Bloomsburg State Collegé
| for the spring semester. In order to
| make the , Dean’s List a student
|
| must have a 3.5 quality point aver-
| age for the semester
and a cumu-
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| Established
Betrothed |
a ai At Birthday Party
WILMA MAE WEIDNER
Mr. and Mrs Albert Sonith
Wendy, who selected her grandpar- |
month birthday, Jane Ann Cooper |
and Mrs. Smith were married |
MEN'S WEAR
| KINGSTON
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| employed as Secretary to the
Comptroller of Commonwealth Tele- |
phone Company, Dallas. i
| Mr. Lansberry attended Dallas |
| Township School, and served with
| the United States Army in Ger-
| many, He is engaged in dairy
| farming in Lehman.
| A spring wedding is planned. |
|
|
|
Anniversary |
|
by Rev. Frank Moyer. Mrs. Smith
is - the former Genevieve Bonning,
‘Sweet Valley. Mr. Smith is self-em- |
ployed, hauling cars for Great Lakes
Forwarding Company,
|" There are three sons: William,
‘married to the former
| James of Nevel
Ross Elementary School.
|
| lative ‘average of 3:00.
Lois, member of the Senior Class, |
| is doing her practise teaching in
| the Berwick Area Elementary
| |
| Mary Beth Bynon
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Byron, Fern-
| brook, announce the birth of a
| baby girl, Mary Beth, weight seven
Nesbitt
| Hospital, yesterday, December 13. |
! pounds, four ounces, at
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Shirley |
Hollow Road; |
' Robert, a senior at Lake-Lehman; |
and Darwin, in the sixth grade at
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Gerald Shonks, Guests |
Gerald Shonk, Chase, was the
honored guest at a surprise birth-
day party Saturday night with the
following in attendance: Mr. and
Mrs. Pat Novitski, Mr. and Mrs.
George Masker, Mr, and Mrs. Clif-
ford Hawke and children David,
Timmy and Linda, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Baluh and the hostess, Mrs.
Gerald Shonk and children Wayne
and Linda. Mr. Shonk’s birthday
is actually on Christmas Day and as
is’ the case in many instances, he
has been deprived of birthday par-
ties in the past. Mrs. Shonk is also
in the same position, her birthday
falling on December 26th. Congrat-
ulatons to them both.
Jean Steinruck Feted
On 10th Birthday
Mrs. Charles Steinruck enter- |
tained at a surprise birthday party |
on Saturday honoring her daughter, |
Jane, who was ten on December 7.
The birthday cake, which was
beautifully decorated in pink and
white was baked by the honoree’s
mother. Games were played and
refreshments served to Lynn,
Adams; Cindy Kay Culver; Nancy
Gross; Cheryl Thomas; Dale Ed-
wards; Brenda Edwards; David Paul
Cragle;. Gene and Sandy Holcomb;
Kevin Ray; Joleen Shaw; Sandra
Steinruck; the honoree and the
hostess.
ial Board Meets
At Mary Nienius Home
Loyalville Church Official Board
met at the
home of Mary Nienius. Rev, James
Garahan presided over business.
Waneta Hoppes will act as superin-
tendent in absence of Arthur Dar-
nell who is working in New Jersey
and, Esther Baer will take Cradle
Roll while Thelma Leach is in
Hawaii, Luncheon was served to
following present: Dianne Wegner,
Josie Hummel, Cora and Sharon
Dougal, Thelma Leach and son
Dale, Pearl and Gilber Ide, Martha
Stienruck, Maryann Swire, Wilfred
Ide, Mildred Darnell, and above
| mentioned, The next meeting will
be held at the rhome of Mr. and
Mrs. Gilbert Ide, Idetown January
2-62.
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Dallas Legion And Auxiliary
American Legion Post
672, Dallas, and its Auxiliary will
hold their Children’s Christmas Par-
ty at the Legion Home, Saturday
afternoon, December 23 at 2.
Commander Buckley has appoint-
ed Paul Shaver and Dick Staub
as Co-Chairmen. In turn, the co-
chairmen, in preparing for over
300 children of the area, have ap-
pointed the following committee:
Prizes: William O’Brien, Leonard
Harvey, Stephen Hartman and Al-
vin Shaffer, Jr.; Publi Tom
Reese, Arthur Garinger; Refresh-
ments: James Davenport, Thomas
Kane, Richard Fuller ‘and Martin |
McEnrue; Decorations: Bernard Me- |
' Robert John Russell
Attorney and Mrs. Edward E.
Russell, of Mount Airy, Philadel-
vhia, announce the birth of their
third child, a son, Robert John Rus-
sell, on December 7. Mrs. Russell
is the former Ruth Rummur, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William C.
Rummur, of Philadelphia.
Attorney Russell is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer D. Russell,
of Machell Ave, Dallas.
He and his wife also have a
daughter, Ann, 4, and a son, Ed-
Plan Holiday Children's Party
ren Cease, Leonard
ie Boehme; Christmas
¥ and Peter
s: Joe Drust,
Reese, Harold
, Joseph Ora-
Harold Brobst.
and Auxiliary
December 22 to
pare the treats for
n
rs:
S
E. Reese, President
has appointed
port, Jean Buckley
ien as Co-chairmen
Committee for the
party.
Local Couple Engaged
and Mrs. Stanley J. Kata-:
cinski, Summit Street, Shavertown,
have announced the engagement of
their daughter, Barbara to Robert
H. Blessi son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Blessing, Holcomb Grove,
Shavertown.
Miss Katacinski is a graduate of
West Side Central High chool.
She. is private secretary for Allen,
Rodda and Hauck. Mr.. Blessing.
was also graduated from West Side
Catholic High School. He is a mem-
ber of the Senior Class at King's.
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