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TIMES-LEADER. THE EVENING NEWS, WILKES-BARRE. PA, SATURDAY APRIL 21, 1945 Tlvfe Tew 9.9191 WAlf ASS 0 yrKyc TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS PROFIT-TAKING IS FACTOR IN SHORT MARKET DAY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CLOTHING COLLECTION High Low Close High Low Cloa High Low Close Albert Rebennack, chairman of the local National Clothing Collection reports that men and women volun 25. 25 PROGRAM FOR LOCAL PEACE CONFERENCE A peace conference under the direction of the West Luzerne Deanery will be held In St. Ignatius Hall tomorrqw at 3 p.

m. All men of the parishes of the West Side will attend. The conference will be under the direction of Rev. Stanley Gajew-ski, director of the Holy Name So- ciety of the West Luzerne Deanery. Attorney Josenh Klhi of Wil.

teers are needed to neip sort and 15 15 44 46 9 30 pack clothes which will be collected in the borough tomorrow. Large Dasteboard boxes or wooden boxes 44 21 50 McKess Rob McLellan Strs Mid-Cont Pet Minn-Honey Reg Mo-Kan-Texas Monsanto Chem-Montgom Ward 25 15 30 46 7 93 61 15 22 Stone tc Webster Studebaker Corp Sun Oil Sunray Oil Sunshine Mng Swift Co. Swift Intl Texas Co. 44 47 9 22 50 24 171 Deere Co. Del Hudson Del Lack Detroit Edison Dist Corp-Seag Dome Mines du Pont de 30 46 7 93 61 15 46 7 93 61 16 50 24 as well as barrels ln which the ciotiv ing will be packed are also needed.

New York, April 21. (IP) Individual stocks, notably rails, persisted in today's final market of a generally upswinging week but profit cashing continued to put brakes on the climbing propensities of many leaders. 24 170 171 A fleet of 15 trucks, manned by Murray Corp liamsport will address the meeting. Boy Scouts and men of the com The program of the conference is Prices turned a bit uneven after 50 the opening. Sizable blocks of low 58 as loiiows: Our national anthem, as 13 27 62 6 13 31 34 54 8 40 22 14 14 5 19 54 11 30 6 29 13 27 62 6 13 31 34 54 8 40 22 14 14 5 19 54 11 30 6 28 munity will leave headquarters in the Kingston Corners Building Sunday afternoon at 1:30 and will visit every house in the borough for quoted issues such as Common 50 13 27 62 6 13 31 34 54 8 40 22 14 14 5 19 54 11 30 6 29 88 sembly; introduction, Rev.

Stanley the Very Rev. BOOM GEORGE 16 6 josepn J. Gagion. dean: address. At.

Eastern Air 50 Eaton Mfg 58 El Auto-Lite 50 Elec Boat 16 El Power Lt 6 El Pow Lt $6 pf 118 Eng Pub Service 21 Erie RR 16 Evans Products 19 118 Nash-Kelvinator 19 19 Nat Biscuit 25 25 Nat Can 15 15 Nat Cash Reg 34 34 Nat Dairy Prod 29 29 Nat Distillers 40 39 Nat Gypsum 15 15 Nat Lead 28 27 Nat Pow Lt 9 9 Natl Steel 71 71 Nat Supply 17 16 torney Joseph Keleher; Holy Name Pledge, assembly, led by director; 21 clothing to help suffering people in liberated areas of Europe. CDA HOLDS SOCIAL MEETING Court Mystical Rose 1296, Catholic 16 50 58 50 16 6 118 21 15 18 55 14 34 62 34 36 FOR CABINET 18 Texas Gulf Prod Texas Gulf Sulph Tex Pac Tex Pac Trust Third Ave Tran Thorn pson-Starrett Tide Wat A Oil Timken Bear Transamerica Trans West Air Tri-Cont Corp Twent C-Fox Union Carbide Union Pacific United Air Lines United Aircraft United Corp Daughters of America, held a social meeting recently at Holy Trinity 55 Fairbanks Morse Htgb Low Close A Addressog-Mult 25 Vt 25 25 ft Air Reduction 47 47 47 Alaska Juneau 7 6 7 Alleghany Corp 3 3y4 Zik Alleg Lud Stl 31 31 31 Al Chem Dye 17 17 17 Allied Mills 32 32 32 Allied Strs '26 26 26 Allis-Ch Mfg 47 46 47 Alpha Cem 26 26 26 Am Airlines 51 51 51 Am Cable Rad 12 12 12 Am Can 85 95 95 Am Encaus Tiling 4 4 4 Am For Pow 4 3'A 4 Am 2 pf 24 24 24 Am Locomotive 34 34 34 Am Fdy 24 24 24 Am Met 13 13 13 Am Pow Lt 5 5 5 14 Am Rad St 14 13 Am Roll Mill 18 18 18 Am Smelt 46 46 46 Am Stl Fdrs 31 31 31 Am Stores 21 21 21 Am Tel Tel 164 164 164 Am Tob 74 Wt 74 Am Type Fdrs 14y8 14 14 Am Viscose 40 y4 49 49 Vi Am Wat Wks 13 12 12 Am Woolen 10 10 10 Anaconda Cop 33 33 33 Armour Co. 7 7 7 Assd Dry Goods 22 Vi 22 22 Vi Atch 87 95 97 Atl Coast Line .70 70 70 Atl Refining 34 33 34 Atlas Corp. 16 16 16 Aust Nichols 14 14 14 Aviation Corp. 6Vs 6 6 19 25 15 34 29 40 15 28 .9 71 16 11 18 22 48 25 61 134 23 226 9 24 15 Farns Tel Rad parish, Swoyerville.

Father Stephen Natomas Co 11 11 i losing nymn, "oiy uoa we Praise Thy Name," assembly. CLEAN UP WEKK Burgess Brokenshire has designated the week beginning April 23rd Oas clean uf week, it should be a matter of civic pride to every citizen of Kingston to see that his place is as neat as possible by removing all ashes and rubbiBh from ths yard and cellar, and by keednar vour varhav Federat Strs Nehi Corp 18 18 Yanchuska, assistant pastor of Holy Trinity parish, and Father John E. Proposed For Secretary Firestone 34 62 34 36 88 88 124 125 Bell, senior chaplain of the Court, Of Treasury Foster Wheeler Freeport Sulph were present. Newport Indust 22 22 Air Brake 48 48 Central RR 25 24 Chi St 61 61 Chi St nf 134 133 34 35 Arrangements were made lor the 29 2 6 9 Washington, April 21 (IP) A annual communion breakfast to be held at St Ignatius' Community Hall, Market street, Kingston, on Sunday, United Drug 18 9sy4 21 Gair (Robert) Gen Baking Gen Bronze Gen Elec Gen Foods quiet boom was under way today for the appointment of Senator Shipbuilding 23 23 Norf Western 227 226 No Am Aviation 10 9 North Amer Co 24 23 United Fruit United Gas Imp Gypsum Walter F. George (D-Ga.) as Sec 16 83 retary of the Treasury.

May 6. Mrs. A. M. Kehl, chairman, appointed her committee as follows: Winifred Ondish, co-chairman; Elizabeth Wilson.

Mary Baransky, Mrs. US Hoffman Mach 19 Northern Pacific Friends of the Senator disclosed 125 35' 29 2 18 95 16 83 19 59 61 66 87 25 50 10 Rubber they have urged President Truman 58 61 66 to choose the Georgian 11 nenry cans at the side or rear of the house, keep the lids on the cans as rats and dogs thrive on garbage, we ask week. cooperatlc" ln thl" clean up Kingston Board of Health, CHAS. W. VINCENT, Secretary.

TO REPEAT CANTATA The choir of Wyoming Avenue Christian Church will repeat the Easter cantata tomorrow morning which was given on Easter Sunday night. Mrs. George Rheinhart is organist of the church, Gwilym Davies, Anna Rafter, 'Clara Rahl and Mrs. Ann Berg. Ohio Oil Otis Elevator 55 15 35 62 34 37 6 9 22 42 42 68 13 34 4 23 15 30 4 61 57 5 16 53 61 24 17 55 22 Smelt Steel Univ Leaf Tob Gen Motors Gen Out Advert Gen Ry Signal Gen Real Util Gen Refract Gillette Saf Glidden Co Goebel Brew Morgenthau.

leaves the cabinet, 28 1 18 95 16 83 19 58 61 66 86 25 50 10 14 24 46 30 87 Qwens-Ill Glass A report was received from the The President's reaction was not known. Nine days ago, when he retreat chairman, Winifred Ondish, Gas Elec (2) 25 that 53 women represented Court Vanadium Corp Vick Chem took the oath as Chief Executive, 50 Mystical Rose at the day of Recol he asked all members of Mr. Roose 6 9 21 42 42 68 13 34 4 23 14 30 4 61 57 5 16 53 60 24 17 55 22 10 6 110 wealth Southern, which appeared unchanged in blocks running to shares, helped expand volume. While gainers of fractions to a point were plentiful near the close, minus signs were well distributed. Transfers for the two hours of around 600,000 shares were the largest for a Saturday since March 10.

Investment demand still was in spired by confidence in the Truman regime and prospectts for heavy post-war consumer spending with consequent benefits to earnings and dividends. Approach of the collapse of the Nazis, some suggested, had been at least partially discounted marketwise although apprehension over cut-backs in military procurement seemed to have revived as a bearish factor. Numerous customers trimmed accounts to be on the safe side should important news from Europe develop over the week-end. In front most of the session were Pere Marquette, Gulf Mobile Ohio, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Texas Savage Arms, International Telephone, Bethlehem, U. S.

SteeL Hudson Motors, Chrysler, General Motors, U. S. Rubber, General Electric and National Power Light. Occasional stumblers were Glenn Martin, International Harvester, Goodrich, Kennecott, West-inghouse and Union Carbide. Assorted Rail Bonds advanced.

Commodities were uneven. In the Curb support was accorded Cities Service, Electric Bond Share, Hewitt Rubber, Valspar and Solar Mfg. Reach Settlement In Phone Dispute New York, April 2lMP The long-standing threat of a telephone strike among 18,000 New York City operators today had been removed as' the result of a settlement agreed upon by union leaders. Telephone Company officials and the di lection at College Misericordia, velt's cabinet to stay on indefinitely 10 Walworth Co Warner Bros Pict 14 Nevertheless, there is good reason to believe that a number of Goodrich (B F) Goodyear Granby Con Min Gt Nor Ir Ire ct Gt Northn Ry pf Green (H L) Cards were played and prizes West Ind Sug Pac Tin Cons Packard Motor Pan Am "Airways Param Pictures Park Utah Con Parke Davis Patino Mines Penney (J Penn-Cent Airl given to the winners. JLunch was changes are in the making.

West Un Tel A 24 46 30 served. uirecior or ine cnoir, and Kev. T. a. Shearer, pastor.

TODAT'S BEST DESSERT SPENCER'S HO-MADE ICE CREAM An intimate personal friend and neighbor of the late President, Mor 134 Westing Air Br West El Mfg Wheeling Steel Greyhound Corp Gulf Mob Ohio genthau may decide to step aside 14 24 46 30 134 38 30 10 20 12 46 58 after the 7th War Loan and clea Penn-Dix Cement 38 30 10 NEW PASTOR TO PREACH 42 42 68 13 34 4 23 15 30 4 61 57 5 16 53 61 24 17 55 22 10 6 111 29 46 18 27 4 30 46 10 84 33 25 27 24 Gulf Oil Harb-Walker the way for Mr. Truman to choose HOLY NAME MEETING Holy Name Society of St. Mary's Church will hold an important meeting tomorrow in the auditorium of the church following the 9 oclock mass. Penn RR Rev. Charles W.

PhilliDs. the new 134 38 30 10 19 12. 45 57 a new fiscal adviser. Such a deci 20 astor of Kingston Methodist Church. White Motor White Sew Mach Willys-Overland Wilson 81 Co.

Woolworth (FW) Worthing sion would hardly surprise Capitol will preach at both services tomor 10 6 Hayes Indust Hayes Mfg Bald Loco ct 29 29 29 Bait Ohio 17 16 16 Barker Bros 26 26 26 Barnsdall Oil 24 23 24 Bath Ir Wks 20 20'4 20 Bell Aire 14 14 14 Bendix Aviat 52 52y4 52 Benef Ind Ln 24 23 24 Best Co 50 50 50 Best Foods 18 18 18 Beth Steel 76 76 76 Blaw-Knox 15 15 15 Boeing Airplane 18 18 18 Borden Co 35 35 35 Braniff Airw 18 18 18 Briggs Mfg 41 40 41 Bklyn Un Gas 31 30 31 46 row. He comes here from Centenary Church, Binghamton. N. and Hill. Morgenthau, Treasury chief for 11 years, apparently never found the correct formula for getting along Pepsi-Cola Pfeiffer Brew Phelps Dodge Phila Elec Philco Corp Philip Morris Phillips Pet 57 111 29 25 24 25 19 18 19 27 27 27 68 68 68 38 37 38 6 6 6 6 6 6 17V, 17 17 31 30 31 2 2 2 30 30 30 20 20 20 110 110 110 25 25 25 4 4 4 37 37 37 25 24 25 10 10 10 28 28 28 25 25 25 35 35 35 107 107 107.

53 52 52 16 15 16 20 19 20 57 57 57 21 20 21 52 52 52 19 19 19 11 11 8 8 8 27 27 27 26 26 Vt 26 23 22 23 16 16 16 34 34 34 12 12 12 19 19 19 9 9 9 KINGSTON BRIEFS Gloria Seely, a student at Kings' 29 46' 46 with Congress. Some of his appear College, is spending the weekend Young Spg 24 24 24 takes the place of Rev. Dr. Norman W. Clemens, who has been assigned to First Methodist Church, Hazel-Atlas Gl Hercules Motors Homestake Min Houston Oil Hudson Motor Hupp Motor ances as the government's chief 18 18 28 witness on tax legislation have been Poor Co Youngst Sh Si 49 39 stormy.

Presed Stl Car 49 39 8 48 39 7 Zenith Radio Intensely loval to Mr. Roosevelt, Zonite Products 8 Procter Pub SvcNJ with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Montreville Seely of Union street Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Ransom, of Price street, have as their guest, Mrs. Betty Hoffman, of Illion, N. Y. Ashley Morgenthau irritated members of the House Ways and Means Com Illinois Central Interchem Corp Interlake Iron Pullman Pure Oil Budd Mfg 11 11 11 Burr Add Mach 15 14 15 mittee and the Senate Finance Daughter Is Given .26 4 30' 46 10 84 32 24 27 24 Luzerne Kingston 7-4815 LEGION AUXILIARY HOLDS INITIATION The membership of American 4 I 30 46 9 84 33 25 27 24 Committee last year by his brick wall insistence on a Roosevelt sponsored tax bill which the law War Hero's Meda Radio Corp of Am 11 11 Int Harvester Int Nick Can Int Paper Int Tel Tel Interst Dept Strs Radio-Keith-Orph Can Sou Ry 37 37 37 Canad Pacific 13 13 13 POMICTER IS HONORED makers considered too heavy for the Philadelphia, April 21 (IP) Held legion unit 323, was nation economy. in her mother's arms, little Joan Reading Co Reming Rand Repub Steel Copper Br Perhaps significantly, when Mr.

McVeigh, two-year-old daughter of division of the War Labor Board. Roosevelt vetoed the smaller rev Case (J I) Co 41 40 41 Caterpil 54 53 54 Celanese Corp 51 50 51 Celotex Corp 16 16 16 Cent Aguirre 21 21 21 119 ihe nature of the settlements. 118 119 31 32 Johns-Manville Jones Stl the late Sgt. John J. McVeigh, accepted yesterday the Congressional enue bill written by Congress.

Mr 32 reached yesterday at a conference in Washington and announced hv Truman joined other members of Reynolds Tob Richfield Oil Rustless I Medal 01 Honor. the Senate in overriding the Presi Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Pomicter, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pomicter, 29 Fall street, has been awarded the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque as a member of an aviation signal company at headquarters bomber command in India, according to the War Department. Corporal Pomicter, who has completed eight months of service in India, entered the Army on January 5th, 1943.

He has been a member 21 The nations highest honor was posthumously awarded her father Leonard J. Berlinger, director of the dispute division, was not revealed. boosted to 59 with the initation recently of a group of new members at if ceremonial in the Odd Fellows hall. Mrs. Mary Gorewich, president, conducted the ceremony assisted by officers of the unit.

Tables were decorated with flowers and a gift was presented to Mrs. John Kielty, the speaker of the evening. Lunch was served followed by music and dancing. Mrs. Margaret Hart entertained with several musical numbers.

Cerro de Pas 34 34 34 Ches Ohio 50 50 50 Chi Pneu Tool 25 25 25 Chrysler Corp 104 104 104 Climax Molyb 39 39 39 However Berliner said the nro- who, armed only with a trench knife, charged attacking Germans dent 3 disapproval, 72 to 14. OPA May Audit 53 52 53 106 106 106 posals agreed upon "had not previously been submitted to or con near Brest, France, killing one be Colgate-Palm-P 35 34 34 Collins Aik 39 39 39 21 21 21 sidered by the board." 14 Unofficially it was understood thm Utility's Books Pittsburgh, April 21 (IP) A new of the cited unit for the last eight Col Fuel Ir 28 27 28 fore he was fatally wounded last Aug. 29. His action provided time for his platoon to reorganize. The award was made in front of the Liberty Bell at Independence 13 27 41 months.

He bombed vital zones of plan involved shortening the length of time in which operators could advance from the minimum audit of the books of the Equitable Kan City South Kelsey-Hay Wh Kennecott Cop Kroger Grocery I Lehigh Lehigh Port Leh Val RR Lehman Corp. Lerner Stores Lib-O-F Glass Libby, McN Liggett My Lockheed Aire Loew's Inc. Long-Bell Lbr A Loose-Wil Biscuit Lorillard (P) Present were: Agnes Cosgrove, 'lorence Frederick. Susan Petro. the Japanese mainland, Formosa, Malata, China, Burma, Thauland, Indo-China and Manchuria.

17 74 Gas made by an outside firm 24 39 40 13 33 8 41 19 62 8 89 21 77 18 46 22 56 weekly pay to 437 a week and mnlr Hail. JBrig. uen. Malcolm Lind-sey, commanding officer of the may be sought May 9 when the Colum El 5 5 5 Coml Invest Tr 49 49 497's Coml Solvents 17 17' 17 Com' with Edis 31 30 31 Com'wlth South 1 1 1 Conde Nast 28 27' 28 Cons Edison 28 "28 28 Cont Bak 10 9 10 ing the period for retroactive na 17 Public Utility Commission Indiantown Gap (Pa.) military post, Mary Sigismondi, Anna Kane, Mary Gorewich, Victoria Gorewich, Sylvia Oliver, Marie Voitch, Margaret Hart, Genevieve Benson. Stella longer.

5 21 24 39 40 13 33 8 41 19 62 8 89 20 77 18 46 22 56 34 8 7 20 24 25 20 24 38 40 13 33 8 41 19 61. 8 88 20 77 18 46 22 56 34 8 7 20 24 25 a hearing on the company petition The decision still must be an. 41 for a rate raise. Savage Arms Schenley Distill Sears Roebuck Servel Inc. Sharp Dohme Shell Union Oil Simmons Co.

Sinclair Oil Smith (AO) Corp. Socony-Vacuum Sou Am So Rico Sug Sou Cal Edison Southern Pacific Southern Ry Southern Ry pf Sparks Within Sperry Corp Spiegel Inc Stand Brands Stand Oil Cal Stand Oil Ind Stand Oil Std Stl Spring 30 ARRIVES IN FLORIDA Mrs.JMary. -Zywatek has received word that her son, Pfc. Stanley Zywatek, has arrived at his new base. Perry.

after soendins a gave the medal to the little girl. Davis Approves oKraDui, Mary Anderson, Gisela OPA Attorney Harry R. Booth Cont Can 44 44 44! asked for such an audit yesterday 13 27 41 16 73 17 4-41 30 45 43 75 7 29 14 32 42 37 61 10 27 41 17 74 17 5 -41 30 45 44 75 7 29 14 33 43 37 61 10 proved by the union membership and by the WLB itself. Freedom Of Press and was told by Commissioner World Peace Plan furlough with his mother at the family home, 27 Barnes street. His Henry Houck that if he submits a written application, the request may 45 44 75 7 29 14 33 Louisv Nash Adams, Jennie Varanhar, Josephine Survilla, Viola Killeen, Nellie Bal-chus, Catherine Cocking, Eleanor Calkins, Mabel Myers, Sophie Ser-bel, Mary Moreck, Isabel Eustice, Mary Brace, Mary Killeen, Anna Angeline Gunari and Lena Hendershot, be granted.

San Francisco, April 21 (IP) Drother, Private Edward Zywatek, is at Camp Blanding. Florida. Both Commissioner Houck refused to Publishers' Topic Chicago. April 21 4m Thi Na Cont Motors 11 10 10 Cont Oil Del 35 34 34 Corn Uroducts 64 63 64 Crane Co. 31 31 31 Crosley Corp.

35 35 35 Crucible Steel 45 45 45 Cuban-Am Sugar 16 16 16 Curtis Publishg 11 11 11 Curtiss-Wright 5 5 5 Curtiss-Wr A 19 19 19 it looks like a good start" has been made toward setting up a world or attended the local public schools. allow testimony about Equitable' 43 parent company, the Pittsburgh and ganization to maintain peace," says 34 8 7 20 24 25 Macy (R H) Manati Sugar Marine Midland Marshall Field Martin (GL) Mathieson Alk 37 tional Editorial Association, repre- a.ntl-. 1 Art II, West Virginia Gas on the tormer U. 5. Senator James J.

Davis 61 (R-Pa). ocimiiK puDusners or smaller dailies and weeklies, met tndav tn ground this would carry the scope of the case across State lines and 10 Davis, here while traveling TS PETERS CITED TS Roy B. Peters, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Byran Peters, 127 Hartford street, who is on an Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress, has been awarded the third Oak Leaf Cluster act on a freedom of the press thus out of Pennsylvania jurisdic through the West, said yesterday "the American delegation is made tion.

Association members vesterdav at other son, Jack. Mrs. Suda is the former Miss Marian Shabelski of up of competent, honest men, and Reds Tighten HORWATTS TO GET MEDAL AWARDED SON -toe United States Marine Corps announces the presentation of the Bronze Star Medal, posthumously, to Sergeant Paul T. Horwatt, USMCR, for heroic service with the United States Marine Corps at Guam Lslands. Sergeant Horwatt was killed in action.

Presentation of the Bronze Star to the Air Medal. He has 25 missions Plains Ttvp. Stanley Petroski 2 Union Street Phone 3-2645 have every hope that the confer their streamlined, curtailed meeting, praised the efforts of Kent Cooper, executive director nf Th Chinese Destroy to his credit He is a former Ashlev ence will proceed successfully along the road to a program that will lead Associated Press, in behalf of freedom of the press the world over. Enemy Spearheads High School student and attended Wilkes-Barre Business College. He is with the 9th Bomber Group which received the Presidential cita Berlin Noose to perpetual peace.

He said he does not plan to attend SELECTEES GET SEND-OFF FROM VICTORY LEAGUE I he also elected Charles L. Rvder. Pringle. LOCAL SOLDIER IS LIBERATED Sgt. Alex A.

Wrobleski, of 586 Cherry street, Edwardsville, has been rescued from a prisoner of war camp in Germany and will be returned to the United States soon. Wroblewski, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chungking. April 21 4IP Chinese the conference.

Medal will be made to his parents. troops, battling large Japanese forces driving across Western Hu Mr. and Mrs. George Horwatt, re Fourteen selectees of Local Board 11 of Plains were honored at a going away program yesterday in the Plains theatre prior to their depar (Continued From Far One) Mariner's Medal publisher of the Cobleskill, N. Times as president to succeed W.

Verne McKinney, publisher from Hillsboro, who was elevated to chairman of the board. siding at 348 Miller street. "Luzerne. nan Province, have destroyed enemy spearheads 65 miles of the tion, and which took part in the England to Africa shuttle bombing. SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES St.

Leo's Masses, 7, 9 and 10:3. Holy Rosary Slovak Masses, 7:30, 9 and 10:30. Christian and Missionarv Alli ture for service in the armed lorces. The presentation ceremony has been Mrranged by the United States Marine Corps, and will be held U. S.

14th air force air base at Chin- ing use of planes to disperse German armored formations. 1 An earlier German broadcast said For Pittston Man The program was sponsored by the Plains Victory Service League. Alex Wrobleski, was wounded on July 7, 1944, and was taken prisoner the same day. He has a sister. kiang.

A Chinese high command com that 3,000,000 persons still were in Washington, April 21 P)-The American Tankmen The league gave wallets, each con munique said today that heavy fire-blackened Berlin awaiting the taining $1 to the boys going away. Petty Officer Mary Wrobleski, with the WAVES at Washingtons. battle." ance Sunday school, evening, fighting was in progress at several points in Hunan to stem the Jap War Shipping Administration announced today the award of Mariner's Medals to the following Pennsylvanias: Gerald Conroy, Pitts- The announcement of the shelling Dr. Walter F. Kozik made the presentations.

Al Wysocki was master of ceremonies. Rev. Robert Char- Shot Nazi General With the U. S. First Army In Ger anese advance on the air base 250 Welsh Presbyterian Mornine.

of the German capital by Russian ar miles southeast of Chungking. tillery was made by the German Sunday school, prayer ton; Vincent T. Nicholson, 7300 Kelly merlain. Miner Congregational many, April 21. American Transocean Agency.

service, 0 p. m. Other Chinese troops, meanwhile, have retaken the Japanese strong street. Pittsburgh. tankmen shot a high-rankine Ger Wednesday night at 6:15 at Sacred Heart parish hall, Luzerne, where Sergeant Horwatt attended school and church.

He was also prominent in athletic activities of the parish. Henry Greenwald, Luzerne, has been named as chairman of the presentation ceremonies. The Presidential Citation will be read by Lt. (jg) L. W.

Higgins, USN and the presentation to the rents will be made by Lt. Col. maid L. Dixon, USMC, officer in arge, Eastern Procurement ion Public Relations. Meanwhile.

Moscow dispatches Methodist Morning, 10: Sunday Mariner's Medals were delivered hold of Hsihiakow. near the Shensi said that the Nazi defenders of Ber TO DEDICATE BIBLES Bethesda Congregational Church will dedicate a pulpit Bible and 140 pew Bibles at the service tomorrow morning at 10 oclock. W. Charles Walters has given the church the pulpit Bible in memory of his mother. Members of the congregation con scnooi, vesper service, 3:15 posthumously to the next of kin: Church, was guest speaker and gave invocation and benediction.

Joseph Kelly, American Legion post chaplain, spoke in behalf of the local legion post and presented courtesy cards to each member of the con lin had fired the forests outside the Province border northeast of Chungking. Hsihsiakow is 80 miles north Carl Epley, Mrs. Helen Epley. wife, man general to death yesterday in the Ruhr pocket when he and his men ran from a house and killed a U. S.

soldier with a machine oistol. MYF, 6:30. Presbyterian Morning, 10:30 Philadelphia; Harold Knight Hughes, city in a desperate attempt to halt the Russian tank armies grinding Sunday school, Fellowship Mrs. H. K.

Hughes, stepmother, The Americans were making a through suburban defense lines. of Laohokow. Board Considers Solebury; John Mrvan, John tingent Harold McGroarty made groups, evening, 7:30, Dr. George C. Westberg, Wilkes-Barre, Women To Die Trenches routine patrol south of Schmallen-bers when eight Germans burst out Mrvan, father, Braeburn; Ray the presentation address.

The German radio said a decree mond W. Taylor. Mrs. F. Taylor, tributed the pew Bibles in memory of loved ones.

Eighty -three were given in memory of Sgt. Charles Keirle, who was killed in Germany, had been issued in the doomed capi will be guest speaker. BRIEF MENTION wile, Media. School Strike of the house and fired on them. A tankman opened fire with a ma-chinegun.

Besides the American and tal requiring all men and women unable to reach their customary Dlaces of work because of the cur Mrs. John Swortwood entertained MARK WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Palmentera, 50 Ryman street, observed their wedding anniversary last Everybody's Happy Members of Swoyerville boroueh the German general, two of the gen- members of her card club at her by his wife, Mrs. Charles Keirle, and his parents, Mr.

and Mrs, Stanley Lloyd. Hill Field. Utah. April 21 M5) tailment of transportation to report school board were reluctant to talk before convening this afternoon in home, 17 West Hartford street. Fol uccjuik men were Killed ana two others wounded.

Three escaped. Buell D. Shives of Denver, a fore week at their home. They two lowing cards refreshments "were immediately and build antitanic 00 stacles and die trenches. Schalls Radio and Electric service.

Radios, washers, cleaners. 158 Abbott, Plains. Call 3-4350. SCHOOLS COLLECT PAPER Memorial high school's students collected more than one and one half tons of waste paper in a drive yesterday under directions of J. A.

McCaa, high school principal. The public school students according to Mr. McCaa, collected 17,477 1 pounds. This took in Lt. M.

J. Duddy, children, a son, Raymond Edward, special session in the high school to consider the student-strike which man at Hill Field, loaned his spare tire to a stranded motorist who promised to return it pronto. Swoyerville "Barricades are already blocking The Cat Came Back Greensboro. N. C.

Anrii 2im W. H. Dennis, Hartford street, had has tied up high school activities for a first grade pupil at Sacred Heart parochial school, and a daughter, Anna Adella, who observed her fifth as his guest. John Kistler, a former Phone many street of the town and are being strengthened and supplement Wruble Shives waited, but no tire. Then tne last three school days.

The walkout started on Wednesday Ashley resident. he saw in Hill Field's newspaper an If Tom, 13-year old feline favorite could talk he'd probably pull the Mark Twain gag about news of his ed continuously tne Droaocast saia. when approximately 50 students. birthday April 5th. Mr.

Palmentera, who was a mem CANDIDATES DRAW FOR BALLOT POSITIONS Bv German account tne riussian Mr. and Mrs. Vernus O'Connell, Hartford street, have as their, guest their daughter, Ida Mae O'Connell account of a motoriset who borrowed a tire, then couldn't return it because the slio of DaDer on which the death being exaggerated. assault had carried within seven Jtr of the ramed forces, serving Ballot positions for municipal 3.300: Maffett street building. mostly athletes, failed to return to class following the noon lunch period, in protest aealnst the oos- miles of the city limits.

a the iniantry, was honorably ais- wnen he failed to appear and the Benjamin Harrels found a carcass candidates for the Primary Election North Main street building, benefactor name and address were of Philadelphia. Seam'on 2c William Battison, lo charged May 11, 1944, and is now a storm sewer that looked bk sioie departure of Louis Palermo, written had gone through the family wash. employed by Roots Transfer, vfyo- Tom, he was buried in the garden. cated in Philadelphia, is spending a leave at the family home on Mary on June 19, for Swoyerville Borough, were selected yesterday at the Bureau of Election office. Aspirants for borough offices in ming.

Mrs. Palmentera is the former Now Shives has his tire back and football and baseball coach. The action spread so that on Thursday and Friday there were only fifty with floral wreath and all. street. But Tom came back.

He'd been the motorist, W. R. Sanders of Murray, Utah, also is happy. locked in a neighbor's cellar. Mrs.

Bernard Roche, Ashley street, had as recent guests, Mrs. Ellen Minnick and daughter Winifred of order of their appearance on tne voting machine on the Republican and Democratic tickets resulted as or lewer students who reported and the number was. not sufficient to warrant holding classes. Cotton avenue, Cleveland street, Keystone, 900. Maybell'g Beauty Salon.

Permanent Wave, 5.00. Children's Ends. S3.50. For appointment dial 1-1282. HOSPITAL PATIENT Ellen Wildes, formerly of Plalns-ville, now residing in Newark, N.

is a in the Beth Israel Hospital at Newark, where she underwent an appendectomy. Lydia Marie Missal of Larksville. Forty Fort TO PLAN COMMUNION BREAKFAST Dark Clue Chicago. April 21 (IP) After Mrs. follows: Philadelphia and Mrs.

Mayme Far' ney of Pottsville. Slight Mixup Spokane. Wash, April 21 WV Burgess John J. Cicero, Louis G. Brominski; Stephen Nevolas, School Decatur.

April 21 (IP) The 130 Bus Drivers Continue Strike Vork, Pa.v April 21 (IP) War workers piled into taxicabs today to report for work as 130 bus drivers who failed to work yesterday indicated they would remain idle today. Mayor John L. Snyder urged the York Bus Company and Local 858, Amalgamated Association of Street, Railway and Motor Coach Employes of America (AFL) to come to terms. "Every effort should and must be Thomas Palsha a member of the U. S.

Navy, stationed at Sampson, Shirley Bernstein lost a diamond ring in a loop theater, attendants turned up the house lights full blast to help the search. Joseph Urban, Anthony Harzinski, County commissioners are worrying about delays in the delivery of a N. is on leave at his home on Plans will be made for the annual Charles w. zim, rax uoiiecior grade schools are studying Dumbarton Oaks avidly. One is preparing a comparison with the League of pigeon wnistie.

Charles street. Mrs. Albert Weiss and Mrs. Detectives James rraut stepped Building superintendent Kimball Communion breakfast to be held by the Holy Name Society of Holy Name oarish. at the meeting of the BOND QUOTA IS $7,500 George Swetts, Joseph Stesney; John Hospador, Steve Farris; School Directors Joseph Tobias, Paul P.

Romanauskas; John J. in. You ve got to give diamonds the right kind of light." he said, dousing Devereaux said the experimental whistle, which would disperse the Mrs. Maurice H. Kirshner, chair Now the kids are going to take committee members and officers of Thompson O'Connell, North Main street, had as recent guests Mrs.

William Knopfle and daughter Nancy, Flushing, Long Island, and birds by a high pitched sound, had their parents in. One sixth grade all the lights and using his flashlight. After a few minutes search, the faint man for the seventh, war i-oan Drive in the township, announced Render. Andy A. Chepaga, been completed but burned out be Emilio Zanetti, Stanley E.

Nowickie; the auota for the bond booth oper fore it could be installed. ray spotted the ring. made to have officials from both sides settle their difficulties or have the society tomorrow morning after 11 oclock mass. John H. Dougherty is general chairman of the affair.

NEW PASTOR AT Auditor Joseph K. baiata, ating in the lobby of the Plains "Moonlight is still better, com They had it operating once, but Mrs. James Gallagher and children James and Judith of New oYrk class is preparing a presentation on the subject for the Parent-Teacher Association, and at least two other sixth grade groups are getting ready to meet with mom 'n pop on the thfv ent it mixed un that it mented Traut. George Saxon; Frank Kazokas, Georee Backo: Justice of the Peace a governmental agency enier me picture to settle it for them," he said. Theater was set at $7,500.

The theater bond booth had the same quota for the Sixth War Loan drive and went over the top. affected dogs instead of pigeons," said commissioner Wylie Brown. George Havrilla, John Sarnak; John Kopetchney, Steve Stefan-ides; Council 1 W. Walter Antos. Andrew Gulla; John City.

Catholic War Veterans, Post 274, of Holy Rosary Slovak Church will conduct a dance tonight in the parish hall, Newport and Charles street. Sponsored by St. Leo's Parent-Teachers' Association a well at Named pastor of Forty Fort Methodist Church at the recent Wyoming Conference, Rev. Edgar F. Singer Volunteers in charge of the booth: Jennifer Jones KingstonTtvih Phone Dallas 19 or 268-R-5 TRUCKSV1LLE METHODIST Mrs.

Edward Zawatskl, Mrs. J. Wendell Jones. Mrs. V.

Molsko, Mrs. Adamchak, Joseph Matushek; Coun I WISHING WElTSI will begin his pastoral duties here tomorrow. His former pastorate at Honesdale Is being -taken over by To Seek Divorce Tom Kelly, Mrs. Lullu Brader, Mrs. cil, 2 Mike Kmetz; jonn v.

Sherinskv. Blase Gavlick; 3 Allan Randall, Mildred JuoacK, Hollywood, April 21 JP) Jenni ley. Dr. Joseph R. Pennell, pastor tended and successful paper demon stration was held this afternoon in the Community House, Hartford street 01 Joseph Wheeler Kolesar; Joseph Walko, George Mustapich.

Dolores Katsock, Velma Pennoni, Ruth Kaufman, M. Tomassetti, Ruth Sunday morning at 10:30 a special service will be held in keeping with the United Nations Peace meeting urging all churches to be in prayer Registered U. S. Patent Office. ijre lor tne past lour years.

fer Jones, brunette actress who won a film Oscar in 1943, soon will sue actor Robert Walker for divorce on Weinstem, Lila Kirshner. Vera Sin- or that meeting. The pastor's BASKETBALL DINNER TOMORROW NIGHT SPORT DANCE TONIGHT Senior Class of the high school will sponsor a sport dance tonight in the high school gymnasium in honor of senior lettermen. 1 cavage, Shirley watklns, Shirley Buglehall and Janet Sulickt- BRIEFS Edwardsville grounds of mental cruelty, her at torney, Frank Belcher, has an nounced. theme "Prayer Changes Things." ST.

PAUL'S LUTHERAN Attorney Joseph H. Finn, former supervising principal here, will deliver the address at the Masses at St Joseph Church, At the Vesper service at 8 p. m. a PROMOTED IN RANK Mrs. Joseph Watson, the former Candle Light Prayer Service for testimonial banquet given for the They married In her home town, Tulsa, Okla in 1939 and separated in November, 1943.

The attorney said the couple's those in the service and candles Hudson, tomorrow will be at 7:30, 9 and 10:30. Rev. A. B. Bocianski stated last night.

Rev. Henry Wayda is assistant. Miss Rowena Davis, daughter of the Swoyerville High School basketball chamDions of the North League to 2-J 4 3 1 a 4 3 8 HHSEOJ AO 7 4" 2 4i I 2V 7 4 A A 2 3-" 5 7 5 4 7 2" OR 1 2" I 4 8 2 3 -6 4 5" 2 7 B-D YAW TIL 2 4 3 7 5 .4 8 5 2 7 6 2 i 3 ST i 2 .7 8 4 5 2" 3 A 8 8 6 I 7 4 2 5 3 7 4 2 lighted on the Altar for these: William Dieroff, Jr, Samuel H. Green, Allen Winter. Kenneth J.

Disque, late Gomer Davis 01 ureen street, received word that her husband. children. Robert, Jr 5 and Michael, 4, will reside with Miss Jones. Members of the Holv Name so morrow night at Trinity auditorium under auspices of Swoyerville Community Sports Club. Josiah Watson has been promoted from Photomate to 2c.

PM 2c Watson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. ciety of Sacred Heart Church will receive communion 'in a body tomorrow at the 9 a. m. mass.

Masses John Owens, Robert Smith, Wilbur Fine, Thomas Makrovitz, Smith, Sheldon Smith, Carl Smith, Other speakers win De uau a. The Door. Suh! TO SPONSOR CARD PARTY Mrs. James Williams is chairman for the card party to be sponsored by the West Side Second World War Mothers on May 17 at Forty Fori Borough building. She will be Assisted py a committee.

BREESE CLASS MEETING Meeting of the S. S. Breese class of Fortv Fort Methodist Church will be held Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Dorothy Fisco, of Shavertown. Alfred Watson, of 88 Vine street Santa Fe, April 21 P) Farmer A.

F. schrader said ne here will be 9 and 11. Hill-dale chapel at Keystone chapel at 9. Young, president of the North League, and Coach Edward Chiampi. Rev.

Leonard Gajewski and Rev. Stephen Janchuska will give invocation and benediction. S. A. Farris BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT didn't mind obliging when a Mr.

and Mrs. John Suda, 31 Plym SS. Peter and Paul Church masses stranger opened his front door, walked In and asked for a match is chairman. 28 players will be outh street, Edwardsville, announce the birth of a son at Mercy Hospital on March 22. They have one tomorrow will be at 7:30, 8:30 and 10:30.

Rev. J. B. Pilny, pastor, and James Smltn, crnest s. rung, Richard P.

Williams, Thomas A. Batey. NEW PASTOR ARRIVES Rev. Charles H. Gilbert has been appointed by the Wyoming Conference to the Carverton-Mount Zion-Orange Methodist Circuit for the tenth year.

He announces Sunday but awarded gifts.1 1 When the man crawled into bed ROOSEVELT Theatre and dropped off to sleep, Schrader lost little time in yanking the intruder out and showing him the door. Edwardsville) Cont. 1 To 11 P.M. GRAND H.lriAVIMrsI TONIGHT T.t HERE is a pleasant little" fame that will five you a message very day. It is a numerical puzJtle designed to spell out your fortune.

Count the letters In your first nam. If the number of letters Is 8 or more, subtract 4. If the number is less than 8. add 3. Ths result is your key number.

Start at the upper left-hand corner of ths rectangle and check every on of your key numbers, left to right Then read ths message the letters under ths checked figures glvs you. CeprHtM 1945. Vy WUHam J. Miller. Distributed by Tflw services for April zz as loiiows: "Gypsy 'Wildcat" Church at Mount Zion at PLAINS THEATRE DOUBLE FEATURE "RANGE LAW" With Johnny Mack Brawn Alt "OH WHAT A NIGHT" tit, Chntr.

"lam't Plrn-k Wtilp" POORS OPEH I P. M. CultnSUOBl Sunday School at 10:30. IwartrrUl Cont. Tna I P.

X. "Secret Ccir.n!2Rd" With Jt O'BrfM Cttoli LrnidU CfcMter Morrli Maria Montes Jon Hall MATIHES OSLT nr TECHMICOLO Rev. Walter F. Skurskl, assistant. Hudson PM Church, Rev.

Frank Dracup, pasjor. Sunday school at 9:45. Morning services at 11. Evening at 7. Church at Carverton at Sunday School at 10:00.

Church at Orange at 7:30: Sunday Susanna Foster, Turban Bey Boris I jtrlo.7 HFRIFF OF LAS VEGAS School at 10:00. 8UN. "CAK'I HELF SINGIKO'1.

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