50 YEARS AGO - JAN. 1, 1937
Arthur Kitchen trapped a magnificent wildcat
at Mountain Springs. The bounty on the wildcat
was $15. :
Dallas-Shavertown Water Company customers
service was resumed following a broken pump
over the Christmas holidays. Residents of Spen-
cer, Parrish and Shavertown wells were without
water on Christmas.
Married - Evelyn Deater and Paul Sabon.
Deaths - Mrs. Frank Traver, Noxen.
You could get - Eggs 33c doz.; butter 2 1b. 74c;
peaches 2 lg. cans 3lc; cabbage 2 1b. 9c;
cauliflower 19c hd.; carrots 5c bunch; spinach 2
Ib. 13c; Alaska salmon 3 tall cans 29c.
40 YEARS AGO - JAN. 3, 1947
Rev. Herbert E. Frankfort, St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church, Shavertown, resigned. Pastor
for the past ten years, Frankfort had succeeded
Dr. Elson Ruff who had been pastor of St. Paul’s
from its founding in 1925.
their 54th wedding anniversary in their East
Dallas Homestead.
An attempt to rob Kuehns Drug Store was
foiled when Mr. Kuehn discovered an intruder
while fixing his fires.
Engaged - Marian Thurston Kraft and Wallace
G. Whitaker.
Married - Jeanne Trevethan and John Robert
Garbutt, Jr.; Joyce Secivy Reed and Lester
Worthington Fiske.
Deaths - Ruth Lord Rittenhouse, Sweet Valley.
You could get - Pork butts 45¢ 1b.; chuck roast
40c 1b.; stewing oysters 60c pt.; broccoli 1g.
bunch 25c; oranges 25c¢ doz.; Octagon soap 2
bars 9c; shredded wheat 15¢ pkg.
30 YEARS AGO - JAN. 4, 1957
The Kazokas and Strenfel families, working
together on their Christmas display at Lake
Silkworth won first place for the second year in
the Lehman outdoor lighting contest.
Three local educators attended the Pennsyl-
vania State Education Association annual meet-
ing in Harrisburg. Edgar Hughes, Jr., Robert
Dolbear and Anthony Marchakitus reported that
speakers were informative and interesting.
Engaged - Fay Wanda White and Richard
Ranson Hess; Doris Ockenhouse and Walter
Galka, Jr.; Jeanne Ruth Crume and J.E.
Thomas; Eleanor Phoenix and Roger Opdahl.
Deaths - Bert W. Brace, Orange; Alfred
Moore, East Dallas; Fred Crispell, Harveys
Lake; Hersey Womer, Weatherly; George Hoff-
meister, Dallas.
You could get - Steaks 79c 1b.; fryers 37c lb.;
rib roast 59c¢ 1b.; potatoes 50 1b. bag $1.39;
oranges 39c doz.; rutabagas 5c lb.; sharp cheese
8 oz. pkg. 39¢; Sunshine crackers 25c¢ lb. box.
20 YEARS AGO - JAN. 5, 1967
Police. A replacement was needed for Alexander
McCulloch, who resigned in August. Russell
Honeywell was Police Chief.
Local township boards elected presidents:
Wesley Lamoreaux was reelected chairman of
Jackson Twp. supervisors; Fred Lamoreaux
returned to the office of Dallas Township;
Edward Hall was supervisor chairman in Kings-
ton Twp.
Engaged - Ruby Grace Spencer and Roy
Fulkersin.
Birthdays - Mrs. May Terry, 90 years old.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Lester Fiske, 20
years; Mr. and Mrs. Wrighter Benscoter, 25
years.
Deaths - John Edwin Hanson, Harveys Lake
amusement park owner; Edith Thompson,
Noxen; Eugene Miller, Dallas; Sherman Harter,
Westmoreland Hills; Harold Carey, Upper
Demunds Road; James J. MacCormack, Dallas.
You could get - Boneless round roast 79c 1b.;
legs of lamb 57c 1b.; chicken parts 39c for legs
or thighs; seedless grapefruit 5 lb. bag 49c;
cabbage 10c lb. mushrooms 49c 1b.
REMEMBERING
MAUDE BRONSON - 77, of
Pikes Creek, died December 22
in the Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital. A lifelong resident of
Pikes Creek, she was employed
as a dietician at the Nanticoke
State Hospital and the Retreat
State Hospital, Hunlock Creek,
for 35 years, retiring 10 years
ago.
WILLIAM LOPUHOVSKY -
81, formerly of Queen of Peace
Road, Harveys Lake, died
December 21 in the Carpenter
Nursing Home, Idetown, where
he had been a guest since July.
Prior to his retirement, he was
self-employed as a farmer and
previously served as a school
bus driver for the Lake-Lehman
School District.’
ROXIE SIGLIN - 91, of Island
Road, Noxen, died December 20
in Wilkes-Barre General hospi-
tal. Born in Kunkle, she lived in
Noxen most of her life.
NANCY EVANS - formerly of
Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, a
guest at the Meadows Nursing
Home, Dallas, died in Mercy
Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. Born in
Plainsville, she was employed
by the Singer Sewing Co., Phila-
delphia, until her retirement.
MAY DELL DAVIS - 249 N.
Maple St., Kingston, a native of
Dallas, died December 19 at her
home. She lived in Dallas for
many years before moving to
Kingston where she resided for
the past 15 years.
BERNICE MAGILL - Mrs., 57,
of 173 Overbrook Ave., Dallas,
(The following Back Mountain
properties have been listed for
transfer at the Luzerne County
Courthouse: )
W. WAYNE DORNSIFE, to
DANIEL W. DORNSIFE, 130
Orchard East, Dallas, Property
there - Dallas Boro, Newberry
Estates, 103 Orchard East.
JAMES E. CARROZZA, to
ANGELO BEVILACQUA, Ridge
Ave., Harveys Lake, Property
there - Harveys Lake, $52,000.
PER TAX CLAIM, DAVID
KAZOKAS, to INVESTIC, LTD.,
312 Prospect St., Nanticoke,
Property there - Lehman Twp.,
Leg. Rte. 40069, $310.
PER TAX CLAIM, CHARLES
ULITCHNEY, to DAVID E.
DULSKY, 71 E. Carey St.,
TOTHE
641 Memorial Hwy.
Dallas
675-3003
1991
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