Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - DEC. 11, 1936
Veteran officers of Dallas Post No. 672,
American Legion pushed to obtain a Post Home.
A definite name for the post was also to be
selected. Stuart Major was commander.
Dallas Borough School seriously considered
replacing high school football with soccer. The
school considered this move because of the
difficulty that smaller schools had in building
football teams from a small student body.
College Misericordia was remembered in the
wills of two prominent Wyoming Valley people.
Monsignor John J. Curran, and Mrs. Mary
Stegmaier left in excess of $5,000 to the college.
You could get - Oranges 25c¢ doz.; Emperor
grapes 2 1b. 19c; legs of lamb 23c 1b.; pork loins
19¢ Ib.; chuck roast 23c 1b.; smoked hams 33c
Ib.; peanut butter 1 lb. jar 15¢; evaporated milk
10 tall cans 67c; coffee 2 1b. 33c.
40 YEARS AGO - DEC. 13, 1946
Dale Dodson, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Dodson, was a member of the four thousand
man expedition led by Admiral Byrd to Antarc-
tica. Dodson sailed aboard the Seaplane Tender
Pine Island out of Norfok, Virginia, with the
United States Navy.
Homemaking Teachers of Luzerne County
schools met and reported that several would
attend the annual State Farm Show at Harris-
burg. Holding demonstrations at the show were
Lake, Lehman, Dallas Township and Huntington
Township schools.
Married - Lena Hackling and Frank Shaneber-
- ger; Margery McHale and Gilbert Manchester.
Deaths - Orlando Schooley, Dallas.
You could get - Chuck roast 40c 1b.; cod fillets
29c lb.; pollock fillets 25c¢ 1lb.; broccoli 25c
bunch; Danish cabbage 2 lb. 5¢; baking powder
8 oz. pkg. 9c; Camay soap 2 bars 21c; Spic &
Span 20c pkg.; 1g. loaf bread 10c.
30 YEARS AGO - DEC. 14, 1956
Although police had obtained a couple of good
leads, they still had no definite clues on the
$1,500 worth of diamond rings were stolen from
a broken show window.
Although the total number of housing units
built in the Back Mt. area was down slightly in
1956, the opening of Linear Plant and the State
Correctional Institution in Jackson Twosnhip
promised new home building in 1957. This
information was noted by Howard Whitesell,
partner in Whitesell Brothers, who was building
three and four bedroom homes for $13,000 to
$18,000.
Engaged - Emily Sickler and Eugene Consi-
dine, Jr.
Married - Sylvia Becker and Richard Meyer;
Carol Kern and James P. Arnold.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Albert Morris, 50
years.
Deaths - Willard Miller, Oak Hill; Mabel
Kocher, Harveys Lake; Dean Piper, Sweet
Valley.
You could get - Chuck steak 45c 1b.; chicken
29c 1b.; Kraft salad oil 30c pt.; Blue Bonnet
margarine 2 pkg. 55¢; cream cheese 8 oz. pkg.
37¢; 10 lb. bag potatoes 59¢; 6 cans Red Heart
dog food 85c; 6 jars baby food 59c.
20 YEARS AGO - DEC. 15, 1966
Dallas School Board voted to convert the
Senior High School to gas heat. According to
Milton Evans, chairman of the property commit-
tee, the changeover would result in a savings of
$5,000 to the school district.
The first snowfall of the winter season gave
the Back Mountain eight inches of snow and
caused hazardous driving conditions.
Devins Mill at Dallas was sold to Agway
Farms, Inc. Richard Cook, who transferred
from Honesdale, would manage the store.
Engaged - Judith Katherine Welch and Robert
Charles Ashman; Margaret Hennessey and
Edward Coolbaugh.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rogowski,
25 years; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Meade, 25 years;
Area has
‘New York
Connection’
The Back Mountain area now
has a “New York Connection”
at 659 Memorial Highway,
Dallas.
Barbara Meyers makes a
shopping trip to the big city
each week, weather permitting,
to ensure that the area gets the.
very latest in affordable fash-
ions for men and women - with
Dallas Post/Jane Renn
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Williams, 23 years.
Deaths - Ilma Roderick, Centermoreland; Ella
Churnside, East Dallas.
You could get - Standing rib roasts 69c Ib.;
turkeys 39c 1b.; bananas llc lb.; tangelos 59c
doz.; pineapples 3-$1; potatoes 10 lb. bag 75c¢;
pink salmon 69c lb. can; marshmallows 19c
10 YEARS AGO - DEC. 9, 1976
Unemployment in the Back Mountain area
soared to 14.9 percent. Harveys Lake Borough
noted an unemployment rate of 18.2 percent.
Col. William Dierolf, Applewood Manor,
Dallas, was elected president of the Dallas
School Board. Ernest Ashrbridge was outgoing
president.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Orin Beckerman,
20 years.
Deaths - Harold Paul Gebler, Harveys Lake;
Albert Krachenfels, Forty Fort; Walter Ragu-
konis, Huntsville; Emily Traver, Kunkle; Mrs.
John Sponer, Dallas.
You could get - Center cut pork chops $1.39;
loin end pork roast 89c lb.; country spare ribs
89c 1b.; fresh bologna $1.09 lb.; margarine, 3 lb.
$1; Ivory soap, personal size bars 4-49c; Phila-
delphia cream cheese 8 oz. pkg. 55¢; tangerines
69c cloz.; tomatoes 49c¢ 1b.
Checks given
Sigfried Weis, President of
Weis Markets, Inc., Sunbury,
announced that Christmas
Profit Bonus checks totaling
over $1 million have been dis-
tributed to more than 7600
employees.
BUSINESS SURVEY
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the emphasis on ‘‘affordable.”
Meyers has a selection of
men’s dress shirts from $12,
including Koman, a brand fea-
tured in Gentleman’s Quarterly
magazine and sweaters in the
range of $18 to $30. An exception
is the bulky handmade Equa-
dorian sweater, which is
$55.¢‘Skiers love them,’”’ said
GAY'S
The store tries to offer person-
alized shopping, and Meyers is
on the lookout for things her
customers request during her
buying trips.
In addition to pant sets and
dresses, generally priced from
$16 to $35, women get a special
bonus because the colorful
men’s sweaters really are
unisex, the owner said.
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