INS Danas PENNSYLVAN IA , For Wedding Invitations, Try The Post ~ J ol ic a is | PICK - i BU. 1-1636 DAN KOZICH BACK MT. BEVERAGE up BEER — SODA Dallas Luzerne Highway OPEN 9 fo 9 | Nal APPROVED ’ I SERVICE O’MALIA Laundry & Dry Cleaning ‘Luzerne - Dallas Highway Enterprise 1-0843 DRIVE - IN . and ring us for Sanitone Service . THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1961 Maryalice Stars As The Lucia, Selected By School In Sweden pageant is held with choir singing, and a procession led by the Lucia wearing her white robe, red sash and tall crown of seven lighted candles, The Lucia recites an old, old poem appropriate to the cere- mony. .She has a court who per- form for her, much the same as in our May Queen ceremonies, except it is more on the serious side. The students in the school vote for the one they want to be the Lucia. This very special honor has DES SERA GE SE SERA been given to Maryalice Knecht, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Knecht of Harveys Lake, who is attending Samrealskola in Simris- | hamn, Sweden. mildly. Her letter to her parents on December first carried the mes- sage in inch high letters in Swedish, “I WILL BE THE LUCIA”. The holiday celebrating in Sweden i : i actually begins with the Lucia on M ARY. ALICE KNECHT | December thirteenth and continues | right through New Year's. The town |" December thirteenth is Lucia Day | is decorated with evergreens and | in Sweden. In the home the eldest | white lights. They do not use col- daughter, wearing a white robe and | ored lights as we do. The business {a crown of lighted candles, wakes | places in the town all arrange their | the family in the early dawn and | | Christmas merchandise and Christ- | serves them Lucia bread and coffee. | mas displays at the same time and | The* ‘custom dates back to 400 A. D. | then everyone in town goes to see | or possibly earlier. In the hospitals | the displays the same day. Old and other public ‘places the custom | friends meet and visit, and it makes | is also observed. In the schools a |, very pleasant community celebra- tion, a : = Maryalice is very excited about % 3 | the Christmas Holidays. The school u [holiday is about three weeks long ye | and promises to be a lot of fun. Christmas gifts are exchanged on Christmas Eve in Sweden. There will be many guests in the Davidson . home where she is staying. Some are expected from Finland, India and Sudan, along. with relatives from Stockholm. They are ‘skating in Sweden now | on artificial rinks. The lakes in southern Sweden do not freeze sufficiently for skating. There has only been one very light snow fall a 2. Zi 1 = | lately. And may goad fortune attend you. oo KUNKLE ' Enlists In Air Force | Robert S. Gregory Jr., son of Mr. {and Mrs. Robert Gregory, ; | enlisted in the U.S. Air Force De- | cember 11. : | Robert is a 1960 graduate of | Lake-Lehman High School. He also attended Penn State ZEEE EE ZI AE OE TRIB, Z ». 2 IRE hd We i if & TORS x University and Wilkes College prior y Ws JH 8 to his enlistment, 8 > 7 ¥| Air Force enlistees are given eight ¥; IJ Ee 8 | y KUNKLE 8 weeks of basic training at Lackland $3) MIR, and MRS. DAN MEEKER} | | Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas 3 8 and then are assigned to an Air 1 18 | Force school or to an Air Force base 5 OR 5-1846 [for “on the job” training. | Sesasm ii | Young Gregory was enlisted’ by | Tech. Sgt. Jake Brin, local Air Force E-3 hy Rm it ts Co and a happy New Year to our many friends and kind patrons. It’s been | a privilege to serve you. See you soon. | HALL'S PHARMACY Registered Pharmacists always on duty. “MAIN HIGHWAY OR 4-4161 | Recruiter whose office is in. the | Veteran's Building, Wilkes-Barre. | Weeden In Allentown Donald E. Waeden, formerly of Dallas, has assumed duties as Al- lentown district manager of the Roy- al McRee Corporation. Weeden comes to Allentown from Albany, N. Y., where he was assis- tant district manager. Before that he spent several years in the data processing department of the comp- ‘any at Wilkes-Barre. | The company’s office in Allen- | town is at 1041 Hamilton St. | A diamond is one of the hardest | substances known to man—particu- | larly to get back. | Mistletoe: Bad for tree but good { for twos. Every Sunday is Family Day at Gus Genetti's | From Monday to. Saturday, Each Day We Feature a 95¢ Chefs Special Luncheon. Facilities for All Occasions. FOR OUR GUESTS’ CONVENIENCE 8 DIFFERENT DINING ROOMS and Beautiful COCKTAIL LOUNGE : All Air Conditioned SHAVERTOWN ° . When you celebrate YOUR BIRTHDAY OR ANNIVERSARY ; | here we will bake you a cake | “A Fine Vacation Spot NEW YEAR STORE HOURS in. Pennsylvania” | . : : : For Reservations SaM To | | Call GLadstone 4-2494 EMERGENCY PHONE OR 5-1681 | ROUTE 309 = Hazleton-Wilkes-Barre He, Highway employed at Lackawanna G.L.F. pet- | Lehman Township Youth Stolarick At School roleum bulk plant at Avoca has | completed an advanced management | training course in Ithaca. The school was part of the Co- | operative G.L.F. Exchange long-range | program to train personnel for man- | agement positions. Edwin was one | of 18 manager-trainees recommend- | ed by district managers and plant | managers to attend the school, De- cember 11-15. With U.S. Marines CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (FHNTC)- Marine Pvt. Ernest L. Harris, son of | | | | | Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Harris of | | 96 Claude Street completed inten- | ' which disappeared almost immed-- Lehman, To say she was |sive combat training, November 12, thrilled by the honox is putting it |at the Infantry Training Region, | | Camp Lejeune, N.C. I/2 Spring Chicken LOBSTER TAIL PLATTER EVERY SAT. 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