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THE WILKES-BARRE RECORD, MONDAY, MAY 14, 1984 W. S. Smiles Dies Suddenly Son of Early Settlers of Pittston Is Heart Attack Victim Death came suddenly to Walter Scott Smiles, 73, of 174 William Street, Pittston, on Saturday mornat 5:15., Mr. Smiles was stricken with a heart attack at 3:30. He was born in Pittston on January 10, 1861 and was the son Walter and Susan Carr Smiles.

settlers of that city. Mr. Smiles had been employed by the Pennsylvania Coal Company Chemical and later by the Wyoming Company at Upper Pittston. He is survived by his widow and following children: Mrs. Margaret Richards and Miss Jeanette Smiles of Pittston; Mrs.

Euphemia Davis of Ashland, and Allan W. Smiles of West Pittston, also two sisters, Mrs. Hannah Rennie of Pittston and Mrs. Margaret Clayton of Carlisle, and ten grandchildren. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 3.

Services will be conducted by Rev. Rinker, Presbyterian pastor of Pittston Church. Burial will be in Pittston Cemetery. OBITUARY ANNA M. SCHOOLEY KREMER Anna May Schooley Kremer, 56, native of Wilkes-Barre and a daughter of the late Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Schooley, died at her home, 1803 Lehigh Street, Easton, early Saturday morning. She was seriously had ill been eight poor since an attack of for weeks. Her health pneumonia several years ago. Surviving her husband, Phillip K.

Kremer, a daughter, Mrs. Hildegard Kremer Cooper, of Philadelphia, and a Funeral services will be held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2. She WAS a member of Olivet Presbyterian Church. MRS. HARRIET FISHER Funeral services for Mrs.

Harriet Fisher, who died late Friday night at the home her nephew, Elmer Fisher, South Pennsylvania Avenue, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at Kniffen's Funeral Home, 465 South Main Street. Burial will be in City Cemetery. MRS. MARY STOFEY Mrs. Mary Stofey, 62, died Saturday night at home, 23 West Chestnut Street, following a short illness of complications.

The funeral' will be held Tuesday morning at 9 with a requiem mass in Sacred Heart Slovak Church. Burial will be in the parish cemetery at Dallas. Surviving are four children, Joseph and John Stofey, at home; Mrs. Dudley Veese and Anna of Long Island. She also leaves two sisters, Mrs.

Anna Benno of Hazleton and Mrs. Catherine Gaydosh of Catawissa. IRVING LEGRAND Irving former resident of West Pittston, died Saturday N. Y. funeral will be held morning pile his home Brooklyn, from the Snowden Funeral Home, 34 Broad Street, Pittston, tomorrow afternoon at 2 with burial in Pittston Cemetery.

Surviving are a son, a student at Penn State College, and a daughter, Esther at Mansfield State Teachers' College; also his parents, Mr. and August LeGrand, a sister, Mrs. Harold Casper, and two brothers, Lawrence and Stanley, all of West Pittston. He had been resident of Brooklyn for the last 15 years. ANNIE BENTZ HILLMAN Annie Bentz Hillman, wife of Edward D.

Hillman, a former resident of Wilkes- Barre died yesterday at her home. in Germantawn: Besides her husband, she is survived by, one sister, Mrs. Warwick Miller Philadelphia. She was a sister-in-law of Mrs. Arthur Hillman and Mrs.

Shepherd Ayars, both of Wilkes-Barre. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. MRS. KATHERINE BOYLE Mrs. Katherine wife of Cornelius Boyle, died vesterday afternoon at her home, 88 Custer Street, following an illness of several weeks.

She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Garrity and had resident of this city for many years. Mrs. Boyle was a member of the L.

C. B. Catholle Daughters, Council of Catholic Women, Altar and Rosary Society and the Third Order Surviving of St. Sarah, Maria, Joseph, and three A sisters, Mrs. Margaret and James; three brothers, Michael, a John and Patrick Garrity, Jones, Mrs.

John Miller and Mrs. Frank Martin. The funeral will be held on Wednesday morning with a high mass of requiem in St. Mary's Church and burial in St. Mary's Cemetery at Hanover.

MARTHA KNARR WAGNER Mrs. Martha Knarr Wagner, 80, yesterday at 5 p. m. at the alode her daughter, Mrs. Charles Bone, 135 East Main Street, Nanticoke.

Deceased was born in Sweet Valley and had lived in Nanticoke for many years. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Bone and, Mrs. William Engle of Elizabeth, J. The funeral will take place from the home, 123 East Main Street, Nanticoke, and will be private.

will be in Trucksville Cemetery. JOHN D. JONES John D. Jones, 64, veteran employe of the active Lehigh Valley Coal in Company and politically Miners Mills. died at 9:30 last night after a week's illness at the home, 639 Miner Avenue, Parsons.

Mr. Jones was a native of Wales, coming to Hudson at the age of 3. Most of his life, however, was spent in the Miners Mills section. He was employed at the Dorrance Colliery for many Miners years, Mills was and registerassessor took an active interest in the Miner Congregational Church affairs, being a the official hody for several years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Ralph and Milton, of Parsons, and a sister, Mrs.

Thomas Lockman of Swoyerville. Services will be held Wednesday afternoon. MICHAEL PISZCZEK A several months' illness resulted in death yesterday morning at 6 o'clock of Michael Piszczek at the residence, R. D. 2, East End Boulevard.

Mr. Piszczek was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Church, Plains, a and took an active part in church societies. He is survived by his wife and the following children: Stephen, John and Victoria Coates, Joseph, Anthony, stellomand Margaret Piszczek, all MRS. W.

D. HARRISON Mrs. W. D. Harrison, 78, died on Friday night at the family home in Bloomingdale where she had been a resident for 50 years.

Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2:30 with burial in Bloomingdale Cemetery. Mrs. Harrison was a member of the Methodist Protestant Church. Surviving are her husband and the following children; Mrs. Edgar Jones, Olyhant; Mrs.

Arlie McDougal, Berwick; J. C. Harrison and Fred N. Harrison, Scranton; Frank Wilkes Howard A. Harrison, Kingston, and Jasper Harrison, at home.

She also leaves sisters, Mrs. Esther Smith, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Earl Seward, Fairmount Springs, and Mrs. Frank Hacker, Red Rock. MRS.

JOSEPH LUTKOWSKI The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Lutkowski, 19, who died Friday night at Nanticoke State Hospital will take place tomorrow morning at 8:30 from the home, 8 Thomas Street, Sheatown, with a requiem mass Holy Trinity Church, Nanticoke. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Lutkowski was born at Nanticoke and was a member of Holy Trinity Church.

Surviving are her mother, Agnes Krajewski; three sisters, Helen, Stella and Frances Krajewski, and five brothers, Frank, Anthony, Chester, Joseph and Edward, PERRY HOOVER, SR. Perry Hoover, 68, died on Friday night at his home at Pike's Creek following an illness of complications. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2:30, with services in Maple Grove Church, Rev. George Sweet officiating. Burial will be in Sweet Valley Cemetery.

Until recently Mr. Hoover was a resident of Plymouth years. Surviving are the following' chil- STRAW VOTE ON GOVERNORSHIP According to Saturday's Philadelphia Inquirer and Evening Public Ledger, a secret straw vote taken by the Labor World shows the candidates for the Republican nomination for Governor running in the following order: First, Charles J. Margiotti; second, General Shannon; third, William A. Schnader; fourth, Thomas Phillips, and fifth, John A.

McSparran. Approximately 150,000 votes were taken in sixty-one counties. The ratio indicates a plurality of 100,000 for Margiotti. MARGIOTTI CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE. RADIO TONIGHT OVER STATION WBRE 6:45 to 7:00 P.

M. to 11:30 P. M. PROMINENT SPEAKERS -forMARGIOTTI -forHON. CHAS.

J. MARGIOTTI GOVERNOR dren: Mrs. Bertha Hutchins, Unityville; Perry, and Fred Hoover, Pike's Creek; Arthur Hoover and Mrs. Louise Seitek, Kingston; Mrs. Lydia Sipele, Plymouth, and Richard Hoover and Mrs.

Edna Meyers, Millville. His wife died nine years ago. MARGARET BEVERLY JONES: Miss Margaret Beverly, Jones, 19, daughter of Mr. Mrs. Reese Jones, 341 East Green Street Nanticoke, died Saturday morning at 10:30 at the family home.

Miss Jones was highly regarded in Nanticoke. She was a soloist in Moriah Congregational Chureh, President of the Dramatic Club of the church, a teacher in the Sunday School and a member of the Church School Board. She was a lifelong resident Nanticoke. Surviving are her parents; two brothers, Emerson of Walter Reid Hospital, Washington, D. C.

David at home and a sister, Audrey, at home. The funeral will take place Wednesday afternoon at 2 from the family home, 341 East Green Street, Nanticoke. Services will be conducted in Moriah Congregational Church by Rev. Carlton Jones and wiRed Griffith Evans. Interment in Hanover Green Cemetery.

MRS. JOSEPH. HOPE (Contributed) Following a long illness Mrs. Joseph Hope of Stowell passed away Friday, of May 4. She was the daughter Mr.

and Mrs. John 1883. O'Mara and was born. June 24, Mrs. Hope, was married to Jo19, seph Lovelton, September 1916.

Surviving are the following children: Thomas, John, Grace, Rita and Leonard, all at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John O'Mara of Stowell; seven brothers, Leo, Pittsburgh; Robert, Wyalusing, and James at home; five sisters, Mary, Anna and Loretta, at home; Margaret; Bingof hamton, and Sister Mary Benigna St. Mary's Convent, WilkesBarre. Funeral services were on Tuesday morning at St.

Anthony's Church, Stowell. Rev. William A. O'Mara of Catholic University of America, Washington, D. cousin of deceased, was the celebrant of a requiem mass assisted by Rev.

W. P. Lynch of St. Anthony's Church and' Rev. John P.

Kelley of Nicholson. Pall bearers were Lawrence Collins and Robert Hope of Stowell, Joseph and Robert O'Mara of Wilkes-Barre, John Byrne of Meshoppen and Ambrose Cullen of Binghamton, N. all nephews of deceased. FUNERALS HENRY L. DAVIS Scores of friends and relatives attended the funeral of Henry L.

Davis, late of Shavertown, which was from held the on Saturday Jones afternoon Hugh Son Funeral Home, 34 Church Street, Edwardsville. Services were In charge Rev. Thomas W. Hughes, pastor of Welsh Baptist Church of Edwardsville. Flower carriers were Richards, William James, Ezra Evans, William Lewis and Raymond Shaver.

Casket bearers were Richard Jones, Richard Daughton, Roberts Thomas Rees, Thomas Bebb, Robert and John Griffth. Burial was in Denison Cemetery at Forty Fort. pronounced the benediction. MRS. MARY PRIBULA Funeral services were held Saturday morning for Mrs.

Mary Pribula from the 39 Morris Street, Plymouthy followed by a high mass of requiem in St. Stephen's Church, Plymouth, celebrated by the Rev. Michael Harven. Bearers: Anthony Halineky, John Chelosky, Jacob Rzadzski, Stephen Rakosh, Stephen Miko and John Onderko. Interment was in parish cemetery at Lehman.

ANNA KESSLER Mrs. Anna Kessler was buried Saturday afternoon at 1:30 from the DAVID A. M'GARRICK The funeral of David A. McGarrick was held Saturday morning from the family home, 22 West Liberty Street, Newtown, with a large gathering of friends and relatives in attendance. high mass of requiem was celebrated in St.

Leo's Church, Ashley, by Rev. J. J. Hefferan. The floral tokens were numerous.

Casket bearers were Daniel Finnegan, Joseph Gilroy, John Hennighan, Eugene Flynn, Anthony Gorman and Michael Green. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover, where Rev. Father Hefferan Martin Talarski Funeral Today Martin Talarski, former treasurer of Larksville Borough and a former resident of Nanticoke, will be buried this morning at 8:30 from theo home of his daughter, Mrs. Klemaszewski, Honey Pot, Nanticoke.

requiem mass will be celebrated in St. Stanislaus Church, Nanticoke, and interment will be in the parish cemetery. home of her daughter, Mrs. Daniel Bartle, 51 Allen Street, West Nanticoke. Members of the Pals Club of Lynwood, Ladies' Aid Society of St.

John's Lutheran Church and American Legion Auxiliary attended in a body. After brief services at the home, further services were conducted in St. John's Lutheran Church by the pastor, Rev. Theodore Rehkopf, assisted by Rev. Griffith Evans of the Lynwood Church.

Flower carriers were members of the Pal's Club. Pallbearers were Charles Miller, Harry Kessler, Raph Snyder, Raymond Snyder, Fred Bliech, Gus Eidschun. Interment was in Nanticoke Cemetery. MARY KULAKOWSKI The funeral of Mrs. Mary Kulafrom kowski was held Saturday morning the home, 1022 South Market Street, Nanticoke.

friends and relatives were in attendance, and the floral tributes were numerous. A requiem mass was celebrated in St. Mary's Church with Rev. A. G.

Lewandowski officiating. Flower carriers were Helen Twardowski, Frances Bieda, Mary Wernusz, Helen Roda, Martha Twardowski, Josephine Witowski, Anna Wintergrass, Verna Wintergrass, Josephine Zaveshlak, Helen Skrip, Charles Zikowski, Bernard Kozkevic, Walter Butka, Leonard Rushin and John Michewicz. Pallbearers were Joseph Yascz, John Michlewicz, Peter Jones, Thomas Ostachefski, Joseph Walendzewicz and Louis Nalepka. Interment was in the church cemetery. SUSAN KURCHINSKI Many friends and relatives attended the funeral of Mrs.

Susan Kurchinski which was held from the home, 416 Garfield Street, Nanticoke, at 9:30 Saturday morning. Members of the Rosary Society and Ladies' Slovak Union attended in a body. A high requiem mass was celebrated in St. Joseph's Slovak Church, Rev. John M.

Puskar officiating. Pallbearers were members of St. Joseph's Lodge: Stephen Slabodnik, Paul Wolfe, John Sheeder, Andrew Klaga, Frank Bucewski, James Knizer. Interment WAS In the church cemetery. Daughters of 1812 Westmoreland Chapter, United States Daughters of 1812, met at Pen-y-Bryn, the summer residence of Col.

L. A. Watres on the Elmhurst Boulevard on Saturday afternoon. Reports were given by the committee chairmen, Mrs. Henry J.

Carr and Mrs. Francis H. Doane. Members of chapter visited the attractive grounds of the Watres estate. The afternoon's program was concluded with an organ recital given by Col.

Watres. Among those in attendance from Luzerne County: Mrs. Nellie H. Davis of Forty Fort; Mrs. Dunham Lamb, Henrietta Hartman and Mrs.

Flora McCabe and Miss Ella Kintz of West Pittston. HOW DUST CLOUD HIT GOTHAM BEGAN WED. A.M. BISMARCK MINNE MOINES KANSAS CITY RICHMOND ROCK Map shows the track of the dust storm, resulting from the prolonged drought and high winds in the Mid-West, which came east in a long yellow pall and powdered New York's face with a fine layer of dust. Begining in Winnipeg, the storm reached maximum intensity at Iowa and had thinned considerably before it hit Gotham and Southeast.

Wife Beater Fined And Held in Bail Charged with beating his wife, Mrs. Sophie Warick, 25, of 62 Johnson Street, mother of four children, Jacob Warick, 29, was fined $10 and costs and held in $300 bail for domestio relations court on May 18, when arraigned in police court on Saturday. The woman said the husband Wilkes-Barre Hairdressers and Cosmetologists' Association Heartily Endorse the of the Following Representatives: John Hermansen, 4th Leg. Dist. William Roan, 5th Leg.

Dist. Willard Shortz, 6th Leg. Dist. Benjamin Jones, 7th Leg. Dist.

Gordon Mason, 7th Leg. Dist. John Heffernan, 3rd Leg. Dist. Attorney General Wm.

A. Schnader Will Broadcast Over Station WBRE Tonight From 7 to 7:15 WM. A. SCHNADER Re-elect State-Wide Radio Re-elect REED With WBRE Transmitter REED TUNE IN TONIGHT ON THESE PROGRAMS SENATOR DAVID A. REED RALPH S.

MORRIS MRS. W. H. MAINWARING 21 Senator Reed on WBRE 7:15 to 7:30 Mrs. W.

H. Mainwaring on V-BRE 8:30 to 8:45 Ralph S. Morris on WBRE 10:00 to 10:15 Color Bearers to Meet on Thursday Color committee in charge of arrangements for the national detense mass meeting, to be held in this city Friday night has requested those who are carrying the colors representing the various or- Temple Thursday at 7. Persons in ganizations to meet at Irem this group should bring a standard for each flag or banner. The women have been directed to wear all white and color bearers for male organizations should wear uniforms.

Committee in charge has as members: Mrs. Lena Moon, Albert. Post and Clyde Stevens. YOU ARE PRIVILEGED TO -VOTE FOR ONE MAN AND ONE LADY FOR REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE DISTRICT Respectfully Solicit Your Support and Vote at Next Tuesday's Primary Election came home on Friday: night and beat her into insensibility with his fists. She sald he threatened to kill her if she notified the police.

When she appeared in police court both of the woman's eyes were blackened and she had severe bruises of the face and nose. Robert M. Miller and Adeline M. Davis ORGANIZED LABOR CONDEMNS DAVID A. REED sistently supported legislation to safeguard and advance these selfish interests at the cost and distress of the plain people, both of this State and the Nation.

447. Senator Reed has effectively represented the Mellons and Steel Trust, the Morgans and all the rest of the exploiting interest, therefore, be it "Resolved, That we, the delegates assembled in convention of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor, do most emphatically go on record as condemning the record of Senator Reed and we call upon all Republican voters of Pennsylvania to eliminate Senator Reed and his influence for the selfish interests from public life, by preventing him from securing the nomination as candidate of the Republican party for the office of United States Senator, at the primary election to be held May 15, 1934." AND HIS CANDIDACY FOR U. S. SENATOR The Pennsylvania Federation of Labor, Meeting In Philadelphia In Annual Session, Friday, May 11, 1934, Unanimously Passed This Resolution: "Whereas, The voters of Pennsylvania, eligible to participate in the Republican primary 'election to be held May 15, 1934, will be called upon to place in nomination their candidate for the office of United States Senator, and "Whereas, David A. Reed, who has been United States Senator for Pennsylvania for the last twelve years and is now again seeking the nomination at the primary election on May, 15, 1934, and "Whereas, During his term of office, Senator Reed has given every aid and support to those seeking special privileges as against the welfare of the people, and "Whereas, Senator Reed has made every effort to defeat legislation submitted in the United States Senate for the improvement and advancement of the interest of working men and women, and "Whereas, as evidence of this, "1.

Senator Reed voted against the Federal child labor amendment. $2... Senator Reed voted to perpetuate company unions as legal entities under the National Industrial Recovery Act. "3. Senator Reed voted against the Black 30-hour workweek bill.

"4. Senator Reed voted against the National Industrial Recovery Act and has consistently opposed it. "5. Senator Reed voted against most all remedial legislation supported by the war veterans. "6.

Senator Reed as the representative of special privilege interests reputedly worth 30 billions of dollars, has con- VOTE PINCHOT.