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EDITORIAL
Sunday, November 4, 2012
The Dallas Post
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~ Remembering love
ones with
The following memorial/hon-
or books have been added to the
shelves of the Back Mountain
Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville
Road, Dallas for the month of
October 2012:
In memory of M. Evelyn Hop-
kins Love, “Crispens Point” by
JoHannah Reardon, presented
by Florence and Robert Sher-
wood
In memory of Ann Stine,
“Flower Gardens” by Penelope
Hobhouse, presented by Bill and
Joanne Runner
In memory of Vivian New-
combe, “The Needlepoint Book”
by Jo Ippolito Christensen, pre-
sented by Jim Snyder
The following books are in
memory of my mother, Gloria K.
books
Hill and are presented by Karen
K. Lyons: “Haven” by Kay Hoop-
er, “You Don’t Want to Know” by
Lisa Jackson, “The Prophet” by
Michael Koryta
The following books are in
memory of Corey Ehret and are
presented by Susan Saylor: “God
Gave Us Heaven” by Lisa Tawn
Bergren and “A Look at Life from
a Deer Stand” by Steve Chapman
HONOR
The following large print
books are in honor of Eleanor
Fleming on her 91st birthday: “A
Fool's Gold Christmas” by Susan
Mallery, “Delusion in Death” by
J.D. Robb, “Peaches for Father
Francis” by Joanne Harris,
“Breaking News” by Fern Mi-
chaels
MOMENTS IN TIME
By Samantha Weaver
* In this season of bitter partisan rivalries, it would be well to
remember the following sage observation: “Do not trust to the
cheering, for those persons would cheer just as much if you and |
were going to be hanged.” The man who first made that observation
was Lord Protector of England Oliver Cromwell, considered by some
to be a hero of liberty, by others to be a regicidal dictator. He died in
1658, probably from septicemia. He was so reviled that, three years
later, he body was exhumed so that he could be posthumously exe-
cuted, his body thrown into a pit and his head displayed on a pole
outside Westminster Hall.
* Those who study such things say that if all the gold in the world
were combined in one lump, it would result in a cube that measures
20 yards on each side.
e |f you're planning a trip to Lima, Peru, you might want to add
Puente de Piedra to your sightseeing list. Though the Spanish name
means “Bridge of Stone,” the span is popularly known as the Bridge
of Eggs. Legend has it that in 1608, the builders the used the whites
of 10,000 seabird eggs in the mortar that holds the stones together.
* Pumpkins are native to the Americas, not Europe. This is why
the original jack-o’-lantern was a turnip.
* What do the words “obscene,” “tranquil,” “mediate,” “catastro-
phe,” “dire,” “critical,” “vast” and “apostrophe” have in common? All
of them appeared in print for the first time in the works of William
Shakespeare.
e |f you're contemplating a move to Corpus Christi, Texas, be sure
to keep in mind that in that town, it's illegal to raise alligators in your
home
MOMENTS IN TIME
The History Channel
* On Nov. 1,1942, Congress approves lowering the draft age to 18
and raising the upper limit to age 37, increasing the number of draft-
ees. During the first draft in 1940, 50 percent were rejected for
health reasons and 20 percent of those who registered were illiter-
ate.
* On Nov. 8,195], Yankees catcher Yogi Berra is voted the Amer-
ican League's most valuable player for the first time in his career. He
went on to be the league MVP twice more, in 1954 and 1955.
* On Now. 9, 1965, the biggest power failure in U.S. history occurs
as all of New York state and parts of seven neighboring states and
eastern Canada are plunged into darkness. The blackout during the
evening rush hour trapped 800,000 people in New York's subways
and stranded thousands more in office buildings and elevators.
® On Nov. 6, 1977, the earthen Toccoa Falls Dam in northeastern
Georgia gives way, and 39 people die in the resulting flood. A volun-
teer fireman had inspected the dam and found everything in order
just hours before it suddenly failed, sending water approaching
speeds of 120 mph thundering down the canyon and creek.
YOUR SPACE ®
Jane Tomkinson, of Dallas, took this photo of the Market Street
Bridge that connects Kingston and Wilkes-Barre.
"YOUR SPACE" is reserved specifically for Dallas Post readers
who have something they'd like to share with fellow readers.
Submitted items may include photographs or short stories and
should be sent via e-mail to news@mydallaspost.com, by fax to 675-
3650 or by mail to The Dallas Post, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA
18711.
Information must include the submitting person's name, address
and telephone number in the event we have questions. Readers
wishing to have their photos returned should include a self-ad-
dressed/stamped envelope. Items will be published in the order in
which they are received.
The editor of The Dallas Post reserves the right to reject any items
submitted for publication.
20 YEARS AGO -1992
Communications Workers of
America at Commonwealth Tel-
ephone Company staged an in-
formational picket on October
30th. The current contract for
the union was cancelled on Octo-
ber 24th and
negotiations
on a new
three year
contract are
at a stale-
mate.
Lehman-
Jackson
fifth-grad-
ers Jason Race, Dan Wolfe and
Jason Harris recently compared
their pumpkin with that of Joe
Swire and Scott Healey in a math
exercise in measurements and
basic statistics. The exercise was
part of Mrs. McKeel’s lesson.
YESTERDAY
30 YEARS AGO - 1982
Brownie Troop 654 held in-
stallation ceremonies last week
to start another year of activ-
ities. Troop members are Angie
Coolbaugh, Carlin Tyrell, Heath-
er Hodne, Jessica Kerr, Lynn
Murphy, Holly Mannear, Chris-
sy Veremeychik, Jannell Cool-
baugh, Cindy Mair, Judy Kirken-
dall, Michelle Stahl, Lori Eckert,
Patrice Shovila, Ann Smaka, Kel-
ly Freeman, Amy Shelley, Nancy
Downend and Kim Baird.
TJs softball team of Shaver-
town finished in third place in
the first annual playoff tourna-
ment of the Der-Nap Slo-Pitch
softball tournament. The team
also placed first in Division II of
the regular league season. Team
members are: Jeff Misson, Char-
lie Malarkey, Charlie Rattigan
(manager), Dale Prynn, Andy
Prynn, Tom Scouton, Joe Straz-
dus, Jr., Chris Luksic, John Cum-
mings, Dean Rattigan, Carl Ide
and Don Marth.
40 YEARS AGO -1972
Tropical storm Agnes has not
dampened the enthusiasm of
members of the Shavertown
Branch of Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital Auxiliary as they pre-
pare for their 10th annual Holi-
day Fair which will be held Nov.
15 and 16 in the auditorium of
the nurses’ home. Committee
members include Mesdames El-
sa Boehme, Harold Shappelle,
W.H. Deirolf, Vincent McGuire,
William A. Austin, Leon Beisel,
William Brown, Brian Shortz,
Abram Nesbitt III, Charles Per-
kins, Lyman Lull, Elmer Daley,
Robert Kleiner, Charles Maxwell
and Edward Baker.
50 YEARS AGO -1962
Ernest A. Gay is general chair-
man of Dallas Kiwanis Club Har-
vest Moon Ball, to be held at
Irem Temple Country Club Sat-
urday evening, with Bobby
Baird’s orchestra playing. Deco-
rations, Mr. Baird promised, will
be something special, arranged
by George McCutcheon with a
Harvest motif, and kept a dense
secret until the night of the Ball.
Winner of the Woody Wood-
pecker pendulum clock at the Jo-
nathan R. Davis Fire Auxiliary
spaghetti supper in Idetown,
was Gus Shuleski, Center Hill
Road.
60 YEARS AGO -1952
Darrel Major, president of the
Lehman High School EFA.
placed in the upper third as a
judge of poultry at the National
E.F.A. Convention held in Kan-
sas City last weekend. Represen-
tatives who judged poultry, alive
and dressed as well as eggs,
came from every state in the
Union.
James Garrity, engaged in
laundry and dry cleaning, was
welcomed into Dallas Rotary
Club at the meeting at Irem Tem-
ple Country Club Thursday
night. Induction ceremony was
conducted by Attorney Willi \
Valentine.
70 YEARS AGO -1942
When the Community Chest’s
tank visited Dallas schools a few
days ago, it was given a royal wel-
come by the entire student body
and faculty. Along with the band
and its sparkling twirlers, three
champion scrappers led the pa-
rade. The three scrappers are:
Donald Besecker, Herbert
Brobst and Robert Monk. Twir-
lers included Virginia Ferry,
Nancy Hislop and Jane VonArx.
New books find their way to shelves
/
i
at the Back Mountain Memorial Library
The following new books
have been added to the shelves
at the Back Mountain Memo-
rial Library, 96 Huntsville
Road, Dallas, for the month of
October 2012:
EXPRESS
“The Panther” by Nelson
Demille, “The Uncommon Ap-
peal of Clouds” by Alexander
McCall Smith, “The Racke-
teer” by John Grisham, “An-
gels at the Table” by Debbie
Macomber
FICTION
“The Panther” by Nelson
DeMille, “The Uncommon Ap-
peal of Clouds” by Alexander
McCall Smith, “The Racke-
teer” by John Grisham, “An-
gels at the Table” by Debbie
Macomber, “Where’s You Go,
Bernadette” by Maria Semple,
“Vulture Peak” by John Bur-
dett, “The Beautiful Mystery”
by Louise Penny, “The Black-
house” by Peter May, “The
Giving Quilt” by Jennifer Chia-
verini
NONFICTION
“Killing Kennedy” by Bill
O'Reilly, “Fodor’s New York
City 2013,” “Blackhorse Rid-
ers” by Philip Keith, “To Heav-
en and Back” by Mary C. Neal,
“What Do You Want to Do Be-
fore You Die?” by Ben Nemti-
n..et al, “No Easy Day” by
Mark Owen, “The CIA’s Great-
est Covert Operation” by Da-
vid H. Sharp, “Boundless Po-
tential” by Mark S. Walton, “In-
to the Fire” by Dakota Meyer,
“Implosion” by Joel C. Rosen-
berg, “The Guide to Compas-
sionate Assertiveness” by
Sherrie M. Vavrichek,
LCSW-C, “Happier at Home”
by Gretchen Rubin, “Former
People” by Douglas Smith,
“Confront and Conceal” by Da-
vid E. Sanger, “Shiloh 1862” by
Winston Groom
BIOGRAPHY
“Who I Am” by Pete Towns-
hend
BOOKS ON CD
“Low Pressure” by Sandra
Brown, “Bones are Forever” by
Kathy Reichs, “The Tombs” by
Clive Cussler, “Zoo” by James
Patterson, “Me the People” by
Kevin Bleyer, “A Wanted Man”
by Lee Child, “The Casual Va-
cancy” by JK. Rowling, “Tele-
graph Avenue” by Michael
Chabon, “They Eat Puppies,
Don’t They?” by Christopher
Buckley
YOUNG ADULT
“Blink Once” by Cylin Busby
SPECIAL DONATIONS
“How Did that Get in My
Lunchbox?: The Story of Food”
by Chris Butterworth, donated
to the Children’s Room by
State Representative Karen
Boback
“ARE YOU PLANNING TO VOTE
mm x n : lp
“Yes, but I'm still de-
ciding even though |
“No, because I'm very
undecided. | watched
the debates and think watched the final de-
they both have weak- bate.”
nesses.” Diane Thompson
Krista Porasky Dallas
Falls
IN THE
“| sure am. Things are
awful and | don't want
things to continue.”
Marsha Paczewski
Dallas
GENERAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY?"
“Yes | am. I'm a Re-
publican and I'm vot-
ing for Romney."
Heather Cave
Shavertown
“Yes, always. | usually
vote Republican.”
Mike Parsons
Dallas
“| watched all the de-
bates, very entertain-
ing. But it's a very
personal thing for
me."
Tom Niznik
Kingston Twp.
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