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‘panied by their children.
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and Mrs. Robert Bachman, Demunds
. NT, was the Christmas guest of
PATLAL PENNSYLVANIA
Purely
Personal
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilkes,
Westminister Drive, Dallas had as
Christmas guests, Lt. jg and Mrs.
Robert Wilkes Jr., Groton, Conn.
Miss Mary Wilkes, a student at Uni-
versity of Ohio, and Michael, who
is a freshman at University of Vir
ginia.
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Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Kunkle are
spending the winter at the Bon Air
Apartments, 219 N. Federal High-
way, U.S. 1, Dania, Fla.
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Mr. and Mrs. Herman Thomas,
Madbhell Avenue, have returned
hon? after vacationing in the Vir-
aw
gin Islands for several weeks.
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Mr .and Mrs. Martin Samuels and
children left Saturday morning to
spend the holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jacobs, Mcn-
treal, Canada.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Mitchell,
Lehman Avenue, have moved to
McLean, Va.
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Robert Dolbear Jr. a student at
Paul Smith College, Saranac Lake,
N. Y., and Miss Gloria Dolhear,
Ridgefield, N.J., spent Christmas at
home. 2% sor . |
Mrs. Leighton Scott and son
Leighton, Jr., were Christraas guests
of Mrs. H. H. Zeiser and Mrs. How-
ard Risley, Huntsville Road.
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‘Mr. and Mrs. Robert Krebs, Camp
Hill. Pa., were holiday guests of Mr.
an rs. J. Milton Culp, Huntsville.
Also arriving for tho family get to-
gether were Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Bettenson, New York City. :
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Wayne .Shonk, who is stationed
in 1 ffiissiop: with the U.S. Air
Ford®, spent the Christmas holiday
with his wife and family, Shaver-
town, RD 5, Pa.
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Georgia McCutcheon is spending
the holiday recess with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Gecrge McCutcheon.
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kreidler,
Division Street, spent the holiday
with relatives at Lake Ariel accom-
Mrs. Richard Rowlands, Trucks-
ville, is visiting her daughters, Mrs.
Charles Fennell and Mrs.
Rivera at Rochester, N.Y.
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Kenneth Higgins, son of Mr. and
Mrs. ‘Samuel Higgins, RD 3, Dallas,
is. spending the Christmas recess
from Drexel Institute, Philadelphia,
with his parents.
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Karen Culver, Boston, Mass., who
~ has ‘just been made a buyer in the
department store in which she
works, returned on Wednesday after
spending the holiday with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Culver,
Dallas.
si * * &
*. and Mrs. Thomas E. Hontz,
and family, Pittsburgh, came in for
Christmas to surprise his mother
dad, Mr. and Mrs. ‘Thomas
ontz, Sr., Perrin Avenue, Shaver-
town. /
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Betsy Duda, daughter of Mr. and |
Mrs. Peter Duda, Davennort Street, |
celebrated her 2nd birthday on De- |
cember 23. The occasion was ob- |
served with a family gathering. |
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Summer Bachman, son of Mr. |
Road, was home from hic Air Force
Base in N. Carolina to spend the
holiday with his parents. Daughter |
Grace Pesikey and her husband Tom
took their young daughter down to
Tennessee to visit his parents for
ip Christmas vazation. ;
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Janice Bronson, New York City |
and Dean Bronson, Virginia. were |
® for Christmas with their par- |
Fits, Mr. and Mrs, Alfred Bronson, |
Sweet Valley.
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-Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Steele, |
Water Street. had as holiday guests |
their sons. Vernon with the Coast |
Guard at Governor's Island. N. Y.,
and Douglas, at Culinary School at
New Haven, Conn.
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Thomas Gansel. Sweet Valley, a
brother of Mrs. Havden Richards,
Dallas, is a patient in Nesbitt Hos-
pital. where he was admitted on
Monday after having been stricken
ill on Sunday.
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‘Mr. and Mrs. John Kratz and in-
fant daughter, Milltown, N. J., wil! |
arrive today to svend the holiday |
with her mother, Mrs. Irven Scho-
bert. Dallas.
‘Mr. and Mrs. John Dvmond and
family, Allentown, and Johnnie
bo student at Mansfield State
ollege, were Christmas guests of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Dana, Carverton.
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Judv Stanley, formerly of Arling-
ton, Va., has returned to this area
and will reside with her parents.
"She was employed by the Depart-
ment of Health and Welfare in
Washington, D. C.
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Mr. and Mrs. Richard Womer,
Noxen, were called to Westfield,
N. Y., over the weekend due to
serious injuries of their nephew.
Miss Charlotte Martin, Lyons,
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Tony |
‘Martin, Lehigh Street, Shavertown.
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THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1966
BECTION A — PAGE 5
[ Interest
eighborhood News And Notes Of Persona
Fiancee Of Timothy J]. Bouton
MISS VERNA
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Pritchard, 205
Maple Street, Trucksville, announce
the engagement of their daughter, |
Verna Lee, to Timothy Jon Bouton,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Bouton, |
27 Western Avenue, Ravena, New
York.
Miss Pritchard, an alumna of
Wyoming Seminary, is a member of
the senior class at Allegheny Col- |
lege, Meadville, Pa. She is an ac- |
od
Kerry Lynn Kratz
Mr. and Mrs. John Kratz, Mill-
| town, N.J., announce the birth of}
|a daughter, Kerry Lynn on Decem- |
ber 12 at St. Peter's Hospital, New !
Brunswick, N.J.
Mother is the former Margaret
| Schobert, Overbrook Avenue, Dal-
| las. |
Sean David Billings +
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Mr. and Mrs. David G. Billings
tof Oak Grove, Kentucky, announce
| the birth of a son, Sean David on
| December 19, 1966 at the Fort
| Campbell Army Base Hospital.
Mr. Billings is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Ray of Chase. Mrs. Bill-
ings is the former Phyllis Major,
' daughter 6f Mr. and Mrs. Allison
Major of Shavertown. Mr. Billings
' will have completed his Army serv-
| ice in February, at which time they
will return to this area.
Daughter Born
Staff ‘Sgt. and Mrs. Lee Barber
announce the birth of a daughter, |
December 17 at Homestead, Fla. |
The new arrival weighed in at |
seven pounds and is the first child |
of the couple. !
Mother is the former Evelyn Dev-
ens, Jackson Township. Sgt. Baker
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. |
Baker, Stafford Street, Trucksville.
David Alexander Price
Mr. and Mrs. William Price, Ter- |
race Avenue, Dallas, announce the |
birth of their first child, David |
Alexander on December 21 at Gen- |
eral Hospital.
The baby weighed in at seven |
pounds, five ounces. |
Mother is the former Sylvia |
Knauer, Selinsgrove. Mr. Price is |
Professor of History at King's Col- |
lege.
Miss Marjorie Walp, Lancaster, |
Pa., is recuperating at the home of |
her parents, Mr. snd Mrs. Ralph |
Walp, Shavertown, after being a |
surgical patient at General Hospital. |
Marjorie is on the ‘Faculty at Man- |
heim Central School District, Man- |
hiem, Pa. :
Keller Is Promoted
To Lance Corporal
Lance Corporal Edward Keller got
his second promotion in five months
at the Marine Base in New Rivers,
N. C., the first from Private to Priv-
ate First Class, the most recent to
Lance Corporal. He has been in
service for a year.
He was able to spend Christmas
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Keller, at Hillside, where
his sister Deborah was also a week-
end guest. Deborah, with living
quarters in Alexandria, has a post
with the Veterans Administration
in Washington. She expects to
continue her college education in
the Capital.
Edward has the responsibility for
seeing that parachutes are properly
packed and maintained, a detail
Teacher Ill :
LEE BOUTON
tive member of the Alpha Xi Delta |
sorority.
Mr. Bouton was graduated from
Albany Academy, Albany, New York,
and is also a member. of the senior
class at Allegheny College. He is
a member of Delta Tau Delta fra-
ternity and is in an Officer Candi-
date Program with the United
States Navy Reserves.
'MYF Carols
Jr. MYF of Shavertown Methodist
Church gave a play on December
22 and following the program the
group went carolling throughout the
community. The girls and boys
then went to the home of Mr. and
‘Mrs. Jack Porter where they en-
joyed hot chocolate and cookies.
Miss Helen Bowser, director and
Mrs. Joseph Allen accompanied
them. t
Daughter Born
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ondish, Car-
penter Road, Dallas, announce the
birth of a daughter on December
22 in General Hospital.
This is the first child of the
couple.
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Forty Seventh Anniversary To Be
Celebrated By The Thomas Hontzes
i Mr. and. Mrs. Thomas E. Hontz,
50 Perrin ‘Avenue, Shavertown, will
observe their 47th wedding anniver-
sary on December 31.
The couple were wed in Christ
Lutheran Church, Wilkes-Barre by
Rev. P. N. Wolsen, D.D. Mrs. Hontz
is the former Bertha Hirner, Wilkes
Barre. Her husband is a native of
Slocum, Pa.
Mr. Hontz who has been an or-'
ganist for many years played the
evening of his honeymoon at Christ
Lutheran Church where he served
in this capacity for a number of
years. He was one of the first or-
ganists of St. ‘Paul's Lutheran
Church, Shavertown, which wias just
beginning its congregation at that
time and continued to play there
until 1962.- As- a young man Mr. |
Hontz began work with the Boston |
Store becoming manager of its gro--
Shavertown Couple Nearing Half
Century Of Connubial Happiness
At one of the jolliest households |
in the Back Mountain, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Spaciano, Shagbark Drive, |
Shavertown, will mark their 47th
wedding anniversary on January 7.
Mrs. Spaciano is the former Mary
Madio,” Geneva, N. Y. The couple
were married at Holy = Rosary
Church, Wilkes-Barre, by Rev. Luigi
Cesare.
They are the parents of six chil-
dren, Vincent, Levittown, Pa.; Louis,
Trucksville; Anne, Harrisburg; Yo-
landa, Thompsonville, Conn.; Ma-
falda, Patterson, N. J.; Victor,
Shavertown. Seven grandchildren
and one great-grandchild complete |
the family roster.
Prior to retirement last year, Mr. |
Spaciano was employed by Wilkes- |
Barre Transit Company for 38 years. |
Mrs. Spaciano, also retired, was an |
employee of Natona Mills for 19
years.
Banquet Is Held
By Education Asso.
The Lake-Lehman Education
Association’ held its Christmas|
banquet at Irem Temple Country |
Club December 15. Upon arrival the |
ladies received holly corsages, while |
the gentlemen received cigars. Mr. |
: Delbert Hines gave the invocation |
before the smorgasbord dinner, |
which was followed by dancing to |
the music of a local band. The tables |
were decorated with centerpieces of |
holly placed in milk glass vases
accented by sprigs of spruce with |
eteria staff received Christmas gifts |
from the association and gifts were |
exchanged among the guests. Christ- |
mas greetings were extended to the |
group by Mr. Willard Sutton, pres- |
ident of the Board of Education; Mr.
Robert Belles, supervising principal;
School Principal; Mr. Charles James,
Mr. Anthony Marchakitus, High'
Elementary School Principal; and
Mr. Lester ‘Squire, Superintendent of
the Wyoming Valley Technical In-
stitute.
Never out-of-date!
Dateline Waiches
| garet Hall, Dennis Lockerd, Michael
| Olenick, Debbie Ostrum, Karen Pur-
| vin, Robert. . Sprau,
| Billy Tippett, Kathy Thomas, David
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cery department. He also was em-
ployed at Percy Brown's, the A & P
Stores and Grgenkahn’s. Some years
ago he went into busineis for him-
gelf retiring in May.
There are four children, Mrs. Ruth
Earl, Robbinsville, N.J.; Thomas E.
Hontz, Jr., Pittsburgh; Mrs. Betty
Youngblood, Falls Church, Va.; Mrs.
Doris Mae Hughey, Dallas, Ten
grandchildren complete the family
circle,
Both Mr. and Mrs. Hontz have
been active in church affairs, Mrs.
Hontz being a ‘past president of
the Ladies Auxiliarv of St. Paul's.
Mr. Hontz served as 1 memaber of
church council and ss treasurer of
the congregation. They have resided
in Shavertown for the past 40 years.
A quiet celebration is planned to
mark the occasion.
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Although interested in many sub-
jects, Mr. Spaciano and his wife
enjoy most the coming of their
children and grandchildren for a
gay visit "and the welcome mat is
extended likewise to their many
friends.
They are members of St. Therese’s
Church, Shavertown.
Class Feted At
Xmas Party
The Sunday School Classes of |
Mrs. Joseph- Allen and Milton Evans |
held a Christmas Party December |
17 at the Allen home on Pioneer
Avenue.
Games were played and refresh-
ments served.
In attendance were Ernest Ash-
bridge, Kevin Chadwick, Wayne
Frederick, Barbara Griffith, Mar-
Keith Rogers,
Nagle, Cynthia Bucan, David Sif-
frar, Elaine Ward, Janet Torr, Susan
Wallace, Miss Helen Bowser, Mr.
Evans and the hostess.
Festival Balloon
Ronnie Spencer, Overbrook Ave-
nue, Shavertown, found a baloon
released during the Bucktail Flam-
ing Foliage Festival near Renova, |
Penna. i
Ronnie found his souvenir near |
red candles. School adminstrators, | Beaumont on November 25. It had | first copy today, and am looking
custodians, secretaries, and the caf-| been released by Leon Aunkst of | forward to the future issues. |
Montgomery, Pa.
The gas filled balloon was re- |
leased near Hyner View. A large |
prize was offered for that one found |
farthest from the site of release. |
An accident is usually the only |
winner in the race against time.
my sincere thanks to you for send-
SHARON VIRGINIA COOMBS
and Mrs. Elbert F. Coombs, is currently a student at Shenan-
doah Bible College, Roanoke, Va.
Mr. Sink is an alumnus of Augusta
Military Academy in Fort Defiance,
Va., and is studying for the ministry
Mr.
Dallas, RD 2, announce the engage-
ment of their daughter, Sharon Vir-
ginia, to Willard Gardener Sink, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Whorley W. Sink,
Roanoke, Va. at Shenandoah Bible College.
Miss Coombs is a. graduate of! The wedding will take place June
Lake Lehman Area High School and 17, 1967.
Mr. And Mrs. John Dobinick
To Mark 42nd Anniversary Date
and Mrs. John Dobinick, | Alice Williams, Harveys Lake; Sgt.
Dennis Dobinick, Biloxi, Miss.; Mrs.
Diane Sax, Shavertown and Mrs.
| Kathy Kazimer, Alexandria, Va.
| There are jglso 16 grandchildren.
Mr. Dobj rick is retired from New
Jersey Central Railroad and Mrs.
Dobinick from College Misericordia.
Mr.
Goeringer Avenue, Shavertown, will
celebrate their 42nd wedding anni-
versary on January 18, 1967.
The former Catherine O’Brien and
Mr. Dobinick were wed in St. Mary's |
Church, Wilkes-Barre. They moved
to Shavertown shortly after their
marriage. The couple are members of St.
There are five children, Mrs. Dor- | Therese’s Church, Shavertown,
othy Flick, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. | — - ene
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Kiwanis Women
Hold Holiday Meet
Dallas Women of Kiwanis held
their annual Christmas paity on
Wednesday evening, December 21 at
Irem Temple Country Club.
Tables arranged by Mrs. William 2
Guyette, Mrs. Vincent Roman and
Mrs. Robert Wilkes were festive
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with artificial red and white poin- ©
settias nestled on pine branches and
enhanced by tall red Christmas
tapers.
Following the dinn~r a short busi-
ness meeting was held with Mrs.
Thomas Kreidler presiling. Mrs.
John Marsh, Service Committes
| Chairman reported that 26 Thanks-
{ giving food basket= had been de-
| livered to mne=dy
Back Mountain
families. She read several thank you
notes from the recipients. The holi-
day bake sale was reported a success
{ by Mrs. John Blase.
| Roman, Leo Corbat*
Christmas gifts were exchanged at
the conclusion of the meeting.
Present were Mesdames Vincent
Edward Wil-
son, William Price, George Mec-
Cutcheon, Alfred Ackerson, Harold
Brobst, Mitchell Jenkins, = James
Huston, John Marsh, Merrill Fae-
genburg, Donald Anthony, F. W.
Anderson, Robert Maturi, George
Thomas, Edward Thompson, William
Guyette, Robert Wilkes, John Blase,
| Harry Lefko, Thomas Kreidler.
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21st Frniversary
For Dallas Couple
§
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Roberts, Tunk-
hannock Highway, will observe their
20th wedding anniversary on Jan-
uary 9.
They were married in Santa Bar-
bara, Calif., Mrs. Roberts being the
former Evelyn Rominski, Toledo,
Ohio. Mr. Roberts is the son of
Mrs. John Roberts, Dallas.
They have four daughters, Janet,
Beverly, Jacolyn and Carlene.
The family are members of Hunts-
| ville Christian Church. Mr. Roberts
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is employed at Dallas Dairy.
Joey Has Birthday
Joseph Allen, Jr., was guest of
honor at a Christmas Birthday party
on Tuesday evening at his home.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. James
Lord, Vernanne and Jimmy, Clar-
ence Lord, the Allen children, Mr.
and Mrs. John Clause, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Baganski. :
Bppreciates Home Paper
1st Lt. John B. VanHorn writes
from Vietnam: “I want to express
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ing me the Dallas Post. I got my
“It’s very seldom that we see
any newspapers at all around here,
and a home-town newspaper is
especially appreciated.
“The Dallas Post definitely has
something that Stars and Stripes
lacks.
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