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it Twelve WILKES-BARRE RECORD, THURSDAY, NO VEMBER 19, 1942 Pneumonia Victim SILENCE ASSISTED G. Nesbitt, WPB Representative to Sanction Rail Removal Pro-Axis Pressure Opens In Attempt to Swing Spain Many Attend Rites For Henry Weigand Henry Weigand, former president Reds Repulse (German Attack ALLIED CAMPAIGN i Engineer Dies With the arrival in this city of Julian Schwartz, of the Winant Cites Hard Work salvage department of the War of the Penn Tobacco Company, and well known in banking, buainess and civic circles, was buried yester by Many Silent People Russians Seize Several Great Majority of Spanish and IVrtugUfW Arc Reported Desirous to ifc main Neutral day In Oaklawn Cemetery, with A 1UUULLIU11 JJUOl vi.o II. vt- jectlons to the removal of rails on city street will be removed, and the work started shortly. Mayor Charles Secretary of Forty Fort School Board, Served as scores of friends and former busi Enemy Strong Points on Stalingrad Front ness associates paying final tribute to his memory Services for the immediate fam Loveland said yesterday, -The WPB at Washington would not approve of the rail removal on State Official ily were conducted at the Weieand certain lines abandoned by Wilkes- New York, Nov. 18 G.

Winant, U. S. Ambassador to tonight that "hard work by many silent made possible' the North African campaign and the naval victory off the New York, Nov. 18 (JP) InWrcwd suwi twrxn fiwAxit pressures have begun against the ardent dwf Vm $Xl majority of Spanish and Portuguese peopte to ramum Rrl, omUtnf to advices reaching the Associated Proa in f5w Ytt te trwu reliable European sources. Lhome, 60 Reynold Street, Kings szr III I Chester L.

Nesbitt, 53, brother-in- ton, rtev. rea w. xrurabore, with public services at 11 In St. Moscow, Thursday, Nov. 19 (A1).

German tank and infantry attacks law of Governor Arthur H. James II 1, 1 Barre Railway Company, and which in no way can be returned to active use, the Mayor explained. Aa a the removal of the rails has been held up. Mr. Schwartz, representing the With the United Nation (oreesr on the factory district of Stalin Clement's Episcopal Church, city.

Mr. Weigand, who died suddenly on Sunday, was president of Han common Nazis ar attern' frL ''pllLSv con for winter held- fj.e Marshal Rommrt" to WWW. Nwr forget grad, which the ing to capture that lne lrt anniversary oi rree-i over National Bank, and was serv AfriPA uoi'DS. ana wun unk. av j- tt Philadelphia office of WPB, in a and an electrical engineer, died early yesterday morning at his home, 71 Bedford Street, Forty Fort, following a short illnee of pneumonia.

Funeral services will be held at the home Saturday afternoon at 2 quarters, were beaten off again Tl.ElJSJ-tm.9mtit taw Lauding ing in an advisory capacity to executives on Penn Tobacco Comnanv 1 the spirit of teamwork yec'terday and counter-attacking Russians seized -several enemy between Britain and America in at the time of his death. cwwy bM they are used elements on the Iberian Peninsula hv lb- Hwtun feert Service, beean private circulation of an I strong points, the Russians an the African campaign Winant said Casket bearers and the hnsln nounced early today. In a broadcast from London carried by NBC that two recent SflCttniinLfnilnV! fr uffrta, of Spaniards helping firms and the organizations they represented were: in the course of the eneagcmen Loveland yesterday, said that he and several other representatives will arrive in thia city this afternoon to straighten out the misunderstanding. "We have every hope that the rail removal project will get started shortly," the mayor declared. more than 600 enemv troons were George Schultz.

Hanover National many. "KJtilin your friends that Last Bank; John H. Uhl. Penn Tobacco with Rev. Dr.

Joseph R. Pennell or Forty Fort Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in ML Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Nesbitt was born at Plymouth, December 14, 1889, the eon of Mrs.

Harriet Nesbitt, who retsides on Gardner Street, Plymouth. He attended the public school? of the Anted successes, put coia tear into the hearts of the German general staff and revived in the minds of the older generals the memory of killed or wounded," the Soviet midnight communique said. "Eight German tanks were burned or dis n.Tfia. fapiialUw and Russian ITX the. same Company; Attorney Robert J.

JJoran, Red Cross: Atorney Law C75 hl itrumenta of the thing, rence uougnnn, unppled Children's 1" Jew, CHESTER L. NESBITT men or claeces to be affected. Association Albert Ulahn. Wyo Similar steps were taken in abled, nine guns, 12 mortars, 24 machine guns and It dugouts and blockhouses were destroyed. The battle for the factory area pf the ruined city represents the latest German attempt to gain a ming Valley Building and Loan Association; J.

Forrester Labagh, In- "If in your presence someone tries to defend Marxism or democracy, oppose this lie ao that your mmmn The "open letter," a method eon-J stantly employed by totalitarian! toS ausinai Lioan Association; J. Arthur Bolender. Rotarv Club: H. E. Stillwell, Brother Of General, Is Dead son win never oe Torced to live in such shameful times as those when their crumbling on the German front in 1918." Speaking of the gigantic task undertaken in the North African landing, Ambassador Winant told of a staff conference room in London "You could not tell which were British and which were Americans.

You were only aware of a sense of unity and comradeship in the planning' of the greatest, modern invasions ever undertaken in the Keep subversive pontics alive, ap urm iootnom in the Volga metrop olis. James Howells, junior waren, St. Clement's Episcopal Church. a ay me jews peared to be and Free Masons. You should outburst of the pro-Nazi wing of "Enclosed Only yesterday the Russians aaid the Germans had lost from 1,000 to 4,000 men dally for three weeks and from 60 to75 per cent, of the tne aiange farty.

The letter was described as rep West Side borough and later went to Pennsylvania State College where he was graduated in electrical engineering with the class of 1912. Following his graduation from college he served as int'tructor in mathematics in the Plymouth High School. For the past 21 years he resided in Forty Fort where he conducted an electrical business. Prior to moving to Forty Fort he lived tor six year in Kingston. He served as secretary of the School District for the past eight years and was exceptionally well versed in school affaire.

vFor the past four years he was engaged as nate England." This letter, according to European advices, is designed to put a pro-Axis interpretation on Franco's check Always welcome Mrs. Emily Mushinski Dies at Alden Home resenting that portion of the personnel of the attacking divisions in a supreme but vain effort to Falange which feels it cannot remain in Dower unless the Axis wins words but particularly so mobilisation oraer, thereby suggest ing provocatively that Spain is when you have suffered a loss Harry E. Stillwell, 87, a member of a well known Scranton family, died in Atlanta, following a long illness. He was a brother of Gen. Frederick W.

Stillwell, United States Army, retired, Scranton, who was commander of the Army camp at Augusta, during the first World War. Mr. Stillwell was a distant cousin of Gen. Joseph Stillwell, chief of; staff to Generalissimo nhinnir: mobilizing not to defend its neu carry out Adolf Hitler's orders to I the war. take Stalingrad by Nov.

6. i "Spaniards!" was the only address The Germans, balked In that of the letter. Like many previous drive, reerouned and for thp "open letters" of a similar type it through fire, accident or Mrs. Emily Mushinski, aged and esteemed resident of Alden. died trality but to enter the war on annals or military history." Herbert Morrison, British Minister of Home Security, also speaking from London in the Freedom House broadcast, scoffed of "imperialism" against Britain, and pointed to the British rescue of Abyssinia and the subsequent aid given to that country by Britain which "left them to run thir suddenly late yesterday afternoon at lary and expensive replace her home.

159 Sharne street follow-l weeK "ave concentrated on the fac- became immediately available out senior electrical engineer with the State of Pennsylvania and prior to ing a heart attack, tory district. Thus far, the RUs- side Spain through the German A native of Poland, Mrs. Mushin- yesterday, the ene- omcuii news agency, uio, wnicn Flo that time he represented the nory i quoted it as follows: Kaishek in China, and had lived in iekl had been a resident of the Nanti-i mv nas gained only a few yards. meats are necessary. Thei peace of mind insurance brings is worth the small cost oj the protection it buys.

"Obey your Caudillo (Franco). Pa. for 10 Atlanla for the past 30 years the midnight communique coke eection since coming to this country 52 years ago. She was a member of St. Marv's Polish Germany's side.

Baby Abandoned Los Angeles, Nov. 18 UP) A six weekp old baiby, whose mother is near death in a San Diego hospital after being bludgeoned and thrown over a cliff, was abandoned late today in a bus station by a woman in green slacks. Police cars closed In on the district search for the woman. The child had been missing since Mrs. ported slight Russian triumphs in" Remember always that Spain and Freedom House was established For years he was active in the 1 affairs of Forty Fort Methodist JOSKI'H BILSKI here for all groups participating me general oianngrad area, and northwest of Stalingrad.

It said Joseph Bilski is. died at ft-1R lnat: Church, Nanticoke, and its societies. Church where he served as a mem FUNERALS -the at trustees. nieht at the home of his tin r.ntJ Her husband, John, preceded her in me nussians dislodged the Get i l. i Hpflfh tn Mr.

and death in 1926. i j.y i mm- 1 I c.l.l. ni f-M, i mans from-pesitien northeaBt of i also sang in the church choir, was! Mrs. John Bilski, 66 Kid- these children surviving are a member of the Men's Bible Clas, Street, Georgetown. wlo vitucasus ttiacK sea coast.

Anstttt, Mrs. Besides his parents he is survived and was a teacher in the church Irs B. I.shr, Charles in me ngnt against tne axis. 1 1 Food Shipped to Greece Montreal, Nov. 18 UP) Two Swedish steamers the Akka and Arrowanga steamed out of harbor here today for Piraeus, port of Athens, with Canadian wheat, powdered milk and large quantities of for the oppressed lnThe-Am Red Star B'tgoats month of the Burt, Agne.

school. His wife, the former Gertrude A. James, died in April, 1932, and A Jjlkftua. Mrs Marv i inez Maciam, was round bleed- ing and unconscious at the foot of I an 80-foot cliff north of San Diego Eyes Sore? Tired? by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Koterba; a brother, Edward, and sister, Theresa.

He was a communicant of St. Battle of Stalingrad, said the Gcr-1 Mry Lneeate. Mr. since then her sister, Mrs. Martha Filomena inhcr, Joseph, F.

yesieraay. Anna, assistant superintendent of nurses at Nanticoke State Hospital; Sister Mary Electa, at Gumbola; Mrs. John Zavieihlock, Alden, and Edward of Chester, Pa. Seven grandchildren and one greatgrandchild alao survive. MAURICE S.

KEEFEB The funeral of Maurice S. Keefer Mary's Polish Church, Park Ave Here'g prompt relief! Bath tyea with Lavoptik. Burning Inflammation, aorenM McGrady, Mrs. Anna j.aiia advances of 50 yards daily from Oct. 15 to Nov.

5 when they -abandoned that attempt to reduce the roioy, jonn r. Uower, Lyman liarrity, tired fueling, itching from local Irritations. all lelleved. ConlH. annthna MfmnhMi mm U'ltriaa, Minnie r.dward J.

people oi ureece Feast for Hoboes At His Funeral Is nue, city. GLENN W. PECK Glenn W. Peck, Pine Street, Scranton, veteran Delaware, Lacka ti 8 were quoted as sav They have been guaranteed Safe i monev refunded 2. veara ftiieeea PnliMl James, Mrs.

Annie Sittner, John I .1 1 1 ZHinHki. hva'1" rder2d city taken Kry by Nov. 1, then fixed the date at I u' Wolfe, Ralph H. Wicklem, Kdward was held yesterday afternoon from Bernard conduct by all warring govern- by thousands. Get Lavoptik today.

(Eyt-ment8- 'cup Included.) At all druggiats. Adv. Edwards, has made her home with the Nesbitt family in Forty Fort. Surviving in addition to hie mother and 6ister-in-law are these children, Chester L. Nesbitt, chemical engineer with the General Electric Company, Schenectady, Lt.

Ruth A. Nesbitt, ANC, stationed at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, N. Grace Nesbitt, senior at State College, and Harriet Nesbitt, senior at Forty Fort High School. Active In fraternal affairs Mr. Provided by Doctor the family home, 52 Pierce Street wanna and Western Railroad en Mrs.

Sophia Anstett wife of Nicholas Anstett from 126 Lehigh Street, Friday 9:30. Requiem mass 10 St. Nicholas' Church. Parish cemetery, Shavertown. Cabinet Member Son gineer, died yesterdy morning Services were in charge Moses Taylor Hospital.

His widow iof Rev- Abram G. Kurtz of Kings-and three children survive. iton Presbyterian Church. The funeral will be held on Frl-! Casket bearers were John Keefer, dav ftmn 9 a i Samuel Keefer, William Seiple, Plan Now For His Christmas Soldier Gilts A 1 i Ignatz (Buchur) Baker, mine accident VIl Derlin nmnrfraKt victim, from 131 South Sherman Street, "VUUWl o.on 1I.mil.ni num. fl St accident Thursday 8:30.

Requiem mass 9 St. i i Urn CO home at Hallstead, with burial iniPonJald Paul Bitten- Inter- bender and William Crane. Mary's Polish Church, Park Avenue. Rose Hill Cemetery. Burial ment was in Fern Knoll Park, Dallas.

GEORGE YATSKO Nesbitt was a member of Kingston Lodge 395, Free and Accepted Masons; Dieu le Veut Commandery 45, Knights Templar, and Shekinah Chapter 182, Royal Arch Masons, and Irem Temple. Berlin (from German broad- adio said tonight that John Amery SOn of L. S. Amery, George Yatsko, 66, died yesterday i mrs sarin pnuiFu morning at his home, 118 Zerbey Avi.nne Rrtwarrt5.vlHp Mn-. Sarah belong resi- Parish cemetery, Wyoming.

Agnes Burt from 40 Mitchell Street, Sebaatopol, Thursday 9. Requiem mass 9:30 St. John's Church. St. Casi-mir's Cemetery.

Mrs. Mary Crossin from home of daughter, Mrs. William fa hey. Ill John Street, Kingston, Thursday 9. ii.

i den of tne Heights section, was oiiiains secretary of State for Start buying1 your gifts, now and send them in plenty of time. MONEY BELTS buried yesterday afternoon from the home, 133 South Meade Street, with scores cf friends and relatives The funeral will be held on morning at 10:30 with a re- xuu m. woum oe joined by British G- Wodehouse and possibly James Joyce, the notorious Lord Haw Haw, on a broadcast to OBITUARY quiem mass at 11 in St. Marv's Greek Rite Catholic Church, Kingston. Burial will be in SS.

Cyril Methodius' Cemetery, Edwards- JOHN J. CURRAN John J. Curran, formerly of Avoca, died Tuesday night at his attending the funeral. Services were in charge of Rev. William Smith, pastor of First Primitive Methodist Church.

Burial was in City Cemetery. Casket bearers were George Irvin, Edward Williams, Charles Baer, Joseph Davis, Harry Barrett and ciiKianu xnursday night. Wodehouse, who has spoken on the German radio before, has been living with his wife and friends in the South Hartz mountains, but ho is now at Berlin's hotel Adlon, the Requiem mass 9:30 St. Ignatius' Church. St.

Mary's Cemetery, Hanover. Joseph F. Fisher, from home of parents, Albert, Friday 2, Rev. J. R.

Schuster officiating. Drums Cemetery. John P. Foley, late of 21 Barnum Place, city, from McLaughlin Funeral Home. 142 South Washington Street, Friday 9.

Requiem mass 9:30 St. Mary's Church. St. Mark's Cemetery, Hanover. Lyman Gower.

formerly of Plains-ville. from home. East Stroudsbure. j3 tar i s. Droaacast sam.

It added that Amerv had arrived Joseph Hcxie. Arrangements by Writing Kits Sewing Kits vnie. Surviving are his widow, Anna, and these children, Mrt. Julius Ukulski, New York; Elsie at home; Eli, Kingston; Mrs. Joseph O'Boyle, Newark; Helen, Emil, William and Charles, at home; two stepchildren, Robert Pavlik, Edwardsville, and Ann Pavlik, at home; a sieger, Mrs.

Andrew Tomko, Noxen, and three grandchildren. Chicago, Nov. 18 CP) Dr. Ben Reltman, who was known as "the friend of the hoboes" for several decades, hag asked them to eat, drink and be merry at his funeral The posthumous invitation to the strange soiree was contained in his will when It was filed in probate court today. The document stipulated that $500 of bis estate should be used to pay for his final rites $350 for the undertaker "and a like sunt for food and drink for hoboes who will be invited by my son to a funeral dinner." It added: "I should like the service to be in a big hall, with drink, fun and a happy good time for all." Dr.

Reitfnan, a physician who befriended hoboes and who founded a hobo college here 20 years ago, died Monday at the age of 63. The will, dated Oct. 16, 1936, set forth that "life has been good, all of It," and closed with this request: "All my life I have been a radical and a revolutionist and have been interested In anarchist, Socialist, Communist, I. W. W.

and hobo movements, and I ask my son upon my death to make a liberal contribution organizations fostering these movements from the life insurance policies of which I have made him beneficiary." SI $1 65c Thursday 2. College Hill Cemetery, East home, 317 Worth Webster Avenue, Scranton, after'a lingering illness. The funeral will be held Friday morning with a requiem mass in St. Peter's Cathedral. Interment will be in St.

Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Curran' and resided in Scranton most of his life.

He was employed as a mechanic for the Grove Silk Mill, Scranton. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. nomer ti. uranam. MRS.

MARY VINSO The funeral of Mrs. Mary (Hau-tur) Vinso was held yesterday morning from the home, Grant Street, Exeter, and was largely attended. A requiem mass was celc- btroudsburg. Edward J. Harrity from 47 Jones Street, Friday 9.

Requiem mass 9:30 St. Boniface Church. St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover. Hose, 50 Wool in Berlin three weeks ago "to study conditions," and said he had been prompted by the Allied invasion of North Africa to send a message to England.

Joseph Kobuszewski, War Veteran, Dies ROBERT ZINN Robert Zinn, infant son of Mr. jbrated in St. John's Slovak Church, Pittston. bv Rev. J.

J. Bednarcik and Mrs. Lutncr Zinn, 75 Wood Shoe Shine Kit In Canvas Duffle Bag 1. 50 Mrs. Annie James from 41 South Grant Street, Thursday 2, Rev.

Llewellyn Williams officiating. Hoi len back Cemetery. Bernard Kryzsinski from 907 Marcy Catherine Curran; three sisters, May, Catherine and Nellie, all of Scranton, and three brothers, Frank and Alderman James P. Curran. Scranton, and William P.

Curran cf Los Angeles. Street, city, died yesterday morning in Wyoming Homeopathic Hospital. The body was removed to the Luther M. Kniffen Funeral Home, 465 South Main Street, from where Masses at the side altars were read by Rev. Michael Harvan and Rev.

Teofil Wrublewaki. Casket bearers were Andrew Hnelnicky, Michael Soyka, Michael Chonka, George S. Krinak. Michael Bechart and Adam Sokoch. Inter- Officer Shirts, fine Joseph Kobuszewski, 51, well known resident of 428 Field Street, Nanticoke, died at 9 yesterday morning in Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton.

A native of Poland, he had been poplin by Jayson the funeral will be held this after Street. Duryea, Thursday 9. Requiem mass 9:30 Holy Rosary Church. Parish cemetery, Ira R. Lee.

late of Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County, from funeral home, Scranton, Thursday 2. Forest Hill Cemetery. Charles Lahr from 326 West 8th HARRY HARRINGTON I'i Jl Wnrrlinrtnn ifi rtie nn I wl" OS in jbi. -aa uch.clc.j, 'Piv nt. hin horn Brit tain Greenwood Cemetery.

Tuesday at his home, Brittain WILLIAM P. HONEYWELL street, cerwicK. ne was a veteran1 JOSEPH BONO William P. Honeywell was buried a resident of the Nanticoke section for 30 years. He was a veteran of World War I and waa wounded or war ana was wcunaea JoseFtl Bond 63 dic(1 at 12:43 yesterday afternoon from the home Street West Wyoming, Thursday 2:30, Rev.

James Leeper officiating. Moun u.Uuu lyesterdav afternoon at his home. or ms sister, Mrs. Josephine Krako- tain View Cemetery. surviving are nis motner, ivirs.

101 SirIlntinn strBBf m.lskv. 185 Chanel Street. T.nzprnp Rosanna Howell of Espy, and these ness of complications. with a large gathering of friends brothers and sisters, Lewis Har Mrs. Mary Loflus from 322 South Main Street, Old Forge.

Thursday 9. Requiem mass 9:30 St. Lawrence Church. St. Catherine's Cemetery, Mos in action in the Argonne.

He was a member of St. Mary's Polish Church, Nanticoke. Surviving are his widow, Amiela, and these stepchildren, Joseph Korch, Baltimore, Anthony, John and Frank Korch, Mrs. Henry rington, Berwick; John and Mrs. Mr.

Bond was a lifelong resident attending the funeral, services were of Wilkes-Barre and for 30 years 1 in charge of Rev. W. D. Glenn of cow. Mrs.

Filomena Lucente from 8 Front Street, Pittston, Saturday 9. Requiem was employed as a salesman at the Luzerne Presbyterian Church, former Benesch furniture store on Casket bearers were John Wright, Public Square. Patrick Cullen, William James, Surviving are his widow, and James Tregan, Norman Oney and these children, Ralph V. Bond, Amos Oney. Burial was In Wardan Teaneck, N.

Harrv G. Bond. Cemetery, Dallas. mass uur uacly of Mount Carmel James Yost, Blocmsburg; Mrs. Hurley Shiner and Mrs.

Earl Michael, Berwick, and Mrs. Rinold Wheeler, Mechanicsburg. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 with Rev. H. R.

Shipe officiating. Burial will be in Rose-lawn Cemetery. Church. St. John's Cemetery, Pittston.

Mrs. Anna McGrady, late of 282 South Hancock Street, from funeral home. 243 irynosKi, Mrs. Stanley iwaslofeki, Mrs. Philip Skonieczkl, Mrs.

Frank Wasklewicz, all of Nanticoke, and Betty Korch, at home. The funeral will be held from the Wilkes-Barre; William Bond, Camp flCKett. V. MISS Maiv Knnrf of' railIMJiUlY home; two eisters, Mrs. B.

F. Con- The funeral of John Michalow, home on Saturday morning at 8:30 with a requiem mass at 9 in St. ners, city, and Mrs. William Har-! 14 months, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Mary's Church. Interment will be MAn.t. .1 I Stdnhflr, Ulnhdlnw 1ST ouulu vvniiuiiuii iSLreet, inursaay 9:15. Requiem mass 9:30 St. Nicholas' Church.

City Cemetery. Miss Minnie O'Brian, late of 80 Elizabeth Street, city, from Homer E. Graham Funeral Home, 324 South Franklin Street, Thursday 2, Rev. Francis Edwards officiating. Hanover Green Cemetery.

liam T. Bond, city, and two grand-! was yesterday from the home in the parish cemetery. MRS. EDWARD MYERS Mrs. Edward Myers, the former Elizabeth Long of Old Forge, died at 12:30 yesterday afternoon at her home, 222 Madison Street, city, after a brief illness.

She was a member of St. John's Church and its so- cieties. cnnaren. "'n Kranupurenta, jyu, ana i The funeral will be held on Sat- Michalow, 14 McFarlane, city.jL-,- Vfavfnn urday afternoon at 2 with service Services were conducted in St. IldlClUH John Sittnfir.

formprlv nf Wilkes. in charge of Rev. Francis Fropmnn Mary's Greek Catholic North Mam Street, by Rev. Gecrge; rniinni'lmhn HIo Barre wno died in New from tiOlinClinian IJieSI funeral home. 70 Souh Grant Street, or firwood Method at Phiiroh Surviving are her husband and Burial will be in Hollenback rPm! 1 Hoyko.

Interment was in the pa thMP phi rjron William KDirinanr a iV, irk- city, i'rlday 2. Cty Cemetery. Ralph H. Wolfe, late of 339 South Main Street, from Friendly Lutheran JinansemenLS Dv Luther v'juu Mrs. Stanley Frank, Tren-; Kniffen.

Saturday at Buffalo after a brief NPntnn TV TMnu pi ton, Si. Pvt. John Myers, El I Josenh Maver former mavor of Pasn Tovna nnrt fmif hmthani A 1 Juacpil imnytl, lOI Uler mayor OI teTUeS-; HABKYW. STRONG Vee! Church, city. Friday 2.

Rev. Herman Heim officiating. Mt. Greenwood Cemetery. Body will lie in state on Friday from 11- to 2.

Friends may call at Luther M. Kniffen Funeral Home. 465 South Main Street, tonight and tomorrow night. Edward Wicklem from home of daughter, Mrs. John McCue, 105 East Main Street, Plymouth, Thursday 9.

Reauiem mass St Vincent's ii, iT. nie nome, white holders since ia38, died today of a Forge, and John Long, Netcong, Haven, RD 1, after several weeks stron? were held yesterday after-! heart ailment. He was 65 SS-J' illness. A native of New York he noon at the home of his sister. Mayer, a native rbf Hazleton, 'MRS.

SCSIE BEISHLINE feeO Soffit? h'ine 67' died on i Surviving are his widow, Sarah, i w3d Methodist Church officiated. agent "and Insurance broker. He Zr. gR A of thee children. Mrs.

Benjamin Casiet were Lewis Phil- formerly was president of the Tri- uiou6uiciuiuti, Jrs. JOfenn pnimnn 1 main luu, ucuite uon- l.nmiA nf Mim np Church, Plymouth. Parish cemetery. RD, after a long illness. and Hyman.

all of New York; Mol-1 rov- Harvey Boyn and Charles Surviving are hie two sons. J. Ken- The funeral will be held Fridav lie, Mary. Marearet Louis. Vthoi Fields.

Burial was in Maple Hill Lewis neth of Belmar and J. uemetery. Mayer of Somerville. Majas. HOMER E.

GRAHAM FUNERAL HOME 324-326 South Franklin Street Wilkes-Barre Established 1874 and all at home; Abe of WCiite Haven, and eight grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon from the funeral home, 348 South River s.ee.t. city, with Rabbi Jacob Stein officiating. Burial was in Lee Park Cemetery. bearers were Mark Jaffee, William Mushowitz, Harry Rut-stein, Isaac Levey, Abe Pickarsky and Cantor Jacob Stein 1 1 afternoon at 2 from St.

James' Church, with Rev. George Smith of-, ficlatlng. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Several nieces and nephews survive. WLADISLAWA KULIKOWSKI Mrs.

Wladislawa Kulikowski, 13 Crow Street, Plains, died early yesterday morning in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital where she had been a patient for a week. The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 9 with a requiem mass at "in-St Joseph's Church. Burial will be in the parish Surviving are her husband Anthony and these children: 'Edwin stationed with the Army at Panama; Joseph, with the Army at Char-1 TF VOU live near a railroad track you may have caught a glimpse of a troop train Miller Funeral Home Established 1871 JACK S. MILLER. Director North Main Street Plains PRIVATE DISPLAY ROOMS FUNERALS loaded with men.

loue, xn. Melen, Chester, Anthony. Julia and Richard, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Zook, Mrs. John DIugQ.

Bridgeport Conn. MRS. AGNES HOLDA Mrs. Agnes Holda. 41.

wife of An. and buy your tickets as far in advance as possible. Cancel them promptly if you change your mind. 'Someone eise is wait ing for them. Try to travel in the lighter midweek days.

be surprised what these small things will do to help move the troops and speed the time of victory. Lehigh Valley Railroad is busy. Tha fuel situation in the east demands prompt handling particularly the Vitally needed anthracite. Foodstuffs and other necessaries for the civilian population will hot be neglected but Lehigh Valley Railroad and its people are not too busy to serve you well and cheerfully. And we can promise our passengers and our shippers that we shall make every train mile count toward victory.

M. J. McLaughlin, Inc. FUNERAL HOME 142 South Washington Street Wilkes-Barre West Side Office 4H WyQininf Avenue. Kingston DANIEL R.

HERRON The funeral of Daniel R. Herron, late of Huntington Mills, was held yesterday morning from the McLaughlin Funeral Hctne, 142 South Washington Street, city. A requiem mass was celebrated in St. Charles' Church, Sugar Notch, bv Rev. James Houlihan.

Mrs. Anthony F. Kane was organist. Qasket bearers were Patrick, Neil and Anthony Mc.Mananan, John Madden, Philip Kane and Xhomas Ginley. Burial was in St Charles' Cemetery where Rev.

Thomas Gildea gave the It's a military secret how many there are and where they are going. But it's no secret that the number is tremendous, the movements long and that America's rail--roads seek to give our soldiers and sailors the utmost in while they travel. If you see a business man waiting for a seat in a dining car and grinning about it you'll know he is one more citizen who has that "the troops come first" 7 And here are some ways you can help the railroads in their job of moving the troops and moving their masses heavy equipment Make your Pullman reservations 4 drew Holda, 15 Hemlock Street Georgetown, died at 11 yesterday morning" in Wilkes-Barre-' Mercy Hospital where she was admitted as a patient on October 9. Surviving, besides her husband, re three children, Andrew, Joseph and Mrs. Mary Ruggiera, all of Wykeo-Barre Township.

ThT funeral will held from the 1 I LUTHER M. KNIFFEN FUNERAL HOME 469 South Main Street Wilkes-Barre home Saturday morning at 9 with a requiem mass in St Joseph's Men, Women! Old at vnurcn, ueorgetown 40, Get Pep IiEhighIijIjey Railroad On of America's Railroads-ALL mobilized for war i- I Ct! ri.nu;. r.HF i- ,,0 the fiery of y'" nowifwi arter 40 by bodies farkin? v- Iron, Mirtum DhoDhit vit I' i0" Get in the scrap! From gadgets to gas tanks the United States needs metals' "7 a ltd, vammn a- i I BUY U. S. WAR SAVINGS I0NDS-RIOUtARLY 1 '1.

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