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TaUpboa Ton WAJTT Ul TO 2-2121 TIMES-LEADER, THE EVENING NEWS, WILKES-BARRE, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL "27, 1945 40TII ANNIVERSARY Allies Tighten Nazi Noose Montrose Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gallagher, 170 Butler street, yesterday observed Avoca Mrs. Elisabeth Berry Moosle PETTSTdPN gf rilUty KJCHAKO C08GK0VE Phone Pit U84-J OffJe SPRING STREET Phono Pitt Phone 118 William A. Altken their 40th wedding anniversary, Mr.

Gallagher, a Lehigh Valley en of the Montrose High School AlumfiT" Association is to be held on Thursday May 24. J. DeWitt Tit--, man, of Binghamton, has been se fj lected as toastmaster, and Paul S.w Sprout, of Binghamton, will act as song leader. A committe is preparing a program for the gathering, which will be held in the Monrose Inn. CHARLES JOHNSON Charles Johnson, of Packer street, gineer, served as city councilman for a number of years.

His wife is the former Mary Mortimer, daugh died Wednesday at the Pittston Hospital after a brief illness. He was a member of St. Mary's Church and its ASSIGNED TO ATC IN NORTH AFRICA An ATC Base, Marrakech, F. First Class Charles S. Cam panel la.

son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benja min Mortimer.

Holy Name bociety. Hannover Surviving are his wife, the former COMING FUNERALS uel Campanella, 178H East Railroad ALESSO ASSIGNED TO TRANSPORTATION UNIT Pvt Samuel S. Alesso, brother of Miss LoretU Alesso, 24 East Froth-ingham street, Pittston, has been assigned to the transportation section of the Third Division as a ruck driver and now helps dispatch B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 8th Air Force. He was removed from the lines for combat exhaustion after Marie Walsh: four daughters, Mrs street. Pittston, is assigned to The funeral of Frank Capone, 190 Broad street, will be held from tne nwkfurti Magdeburg duty in the Aircraft Maintenance 19 SELECTEES ARE CALLED FOR SERVICE Nineteen selective service men have been called for military service by Susquehanna County DAft Board No.

1, covering the western section" of the county, and they will leave Montrose for the induction center in Wilkes-Barre on Monday morning, April 30, at 8:40, going by bus. Three of the men in the contingent are volunteers, Arthur A. Sterling, Johnson City, N. Thomas L. Kiryliik, Nicholson, and Orion J.

Warflf, Brackney. The others are: Donald M. Lind- William Wither, of West Pittston; Mrs. Patrick Curry, of Pittston; Rita Loaz NURSE CAPPED Mrs. Harry W.

Beach and daughter. Miss Barbara Beach, are spending a few days in Philadelphia. Mrs. Beach's daughter, Miss Mary Beach, a member of the cadet nurses' class of the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, was given a cap at the capping exercises to be held tonight. and Nan, at home; three sons, section ot tnis Base unit, commanded by Lt.

Col. Bellen H. Anthis, of the North African Division, Air Transport Command Charles, Leonard and William, at twenty-two continuous days of bat tie, six of which were spent in the home Saturday morning, at 9 with a requiem mass at 9:30 in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. Burial will be in St.

John's Cemetery. The funeral of Michael Kehoe, 64 Carroll street, will be held from the Stanley M. Leonard Funeral Home, 67 William street, Saturday morning at 9 with a requiem mass at 9:30 in St. John the Evangelist Church. Burial will be in the parish rulda Frankfurt jrTc.

uampanena received nis training at Curtiss Wright Technical Institute, Glendale. and receiving C-46 specialist training at Curtiss Wright factory at Buflalo, N. Yv- He served at Miami Beach, Camp Luna. New Mexico, Morrison Field. Fla.

and Homestead, HALF INCH ICE Fruit growers believe the freezes of the past week will greatly damage the fruit crop. Ice nearly half home; four grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Lean Burns Runnemeade, of New Jersey, and a brother, John Johnson, of Laflin. BRIEF MENTION Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas McHale, of Grove street, are rejoicing 'over the birth of a daughter in the Pittston Hospital. This is the first daughter for the McHales. They have two sons. Mrs. James McHale-tent Sunday with her son, James McHale.

who is dense Hirtgen Forest. After valescing In England, he was reassigned. He has been overseas for 8 months and before entering the service he was employed by the Gelso Coal Company. MRS. MARY CIKACSKAS SUMMONED BY DEATH Mrs.

Mary Cukauskas. 174 Tomo- sey, Charles E. Bolles, Hallstead; Ralph G. Ulco. John L.

Conklin, Great Bend; Richard W. Harding, Harford; Harold W. Evans, South an inch in thickness was frozen 1 Nuembai when the mercury registered as low Montrose; Lloyd O. Darrow, Montrose; Philip S. Millspaugh, Horse-heads, N.

Y. prior to departing for overseas duyt in October, 1944. A graduate of Pittston Township High School, he was employed as a sheet metal worker for the Cur at 25 degrees on several nights. The fruit trees were practically all in blossom or the buds so far advanced OVERCOME BY GAS Peter Yanchowsky, 18 Stark street, an employe of Pittston City Street -o si rmi Ivan N. Potter, Buffalo; Denzle ngolitadt jrW Department, was overcome by sewer kins street, died this morning at 1:30 at the family home following an illness of seven months.

H. Courtney, North Arlington, N. that it is not thought possible that more than a small portion were tiss Wright Buffalo, N. gas yesterday atternoon while work ill with pneumonia at Sampson, N. prior to entering the Army.

'm rnnip ti. Aton, fnoenix, John Kvergas, Scranton; Robert L. Barber, Clayton, Paul L. Baldwin. ing in the sewer.

The resuscitator from the Eagles Hose Company was i where he is undergoing boot training in the navy. His condition Born in Lithuania, Mrs. came to this country 35 years Munich is silghtly improved. tf0 I Lawton; George R. Gregory, Spring- summoned but before it ths stricken man was removed to nis Lieutenant Joseph Regan, of the vine; toward w.

Nicholson. home. LOCAL WAR PRISONER LIBERATED IN GERMANY Sgt. William Carr. son of Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Carr, Race street, West Pittston, was released from a prison camp in Germany and is now in a hospital at an undisclosed place GRADUATES AS CADET NURSE Air Force, is spending a leave with his wife at his home. His wife will accompany him to Texas at the ex SCHEDULED TO MEET AUSTRIA Pittston City school board is ago and had resided in Fittston since. She was a member of St. Casi-mir's R.

C. Church and its affiliated women's societies. Surviving are these children, Joseph and John, Philadelphia; Mrs. Francis Masans, at home; five grandchildren and two brothers. Simon and Andrtw Matulavage, of Kingston.

scheduled to meet this evening in council chambers, City Hall. Mrs. John Lewis, the former Miss Joan Mackey, is spending the week with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Robert B.

Mackey. Mrs. Lewis recently was graduated as a cadet nurse from Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore. Laccyville Mary E. Gray, Laceyville 71 AMERICANISM PROGRAM On Monday at 2:15 p.

m. tha Laceyville High School will have an Americanism program. "Students will take part in the program and Rev. Reeves C. Havens, Jr, will speak on "Americanism." BRIEF MENTION A daughter, Mary Lee, was born to Mr.

and Mrs. Maynard Bowman piration of his leave. Private James Dwyer, who recently returned from overseas, and is now a patient in a hospital in Virginia, is spending a furlough with his parents. overseas. He was taken prisoner in Luxembourg on December 20.

Overseas three years, Sgt. Carr was attached to the Medical Corps of the West Pittston Milan 28th Division of the 112th Infantry. mzm-Pi a vmmjftn. Venice BRIEF MENTION Mrs. Augustine Reinl is reported Saw ft.

GIVEN WAR MEDAL The Good Conduct Medal has been rerroro awarded to Pfc. James F. Clark of YUGO. HASTINGS MORRIS IS HONORED ON ANNIVERSARY A dinner was held on Wednesday night at Irem Temple Country Club by Pittston District of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for Manager and Mrs. Hastings Morris in Genoa 3 LOCAL WAR PRISONERS LEARN OF YMCA ASSISTANCE Three youths from Greater Pittston area who have been liberated from German prison camps in recent months and who are now on FELLOWSHIP MEETING Church Council of Greater Pittston will, hold a May fellowship meeting on Friday afternoon.

May 4, in the West Pittston Methodist Church. Tea will be served following at their home on April 17. backer street, Avoca, according to an announcement made at a 15th Air torce Service Command station in Italy. He has been overseas 13 to be recovering from a major operation which was performed in the City Hospital, Binghamton, the latter part of last week. Miss Teresa Kelly attended the funeral of Miss Margaret M.

Law, in Taylor, on Wednesday. Miss Law was visiting in the home of a brother in Chicago when she was stricken ill and died. MILES montns. tie is a brother of Mrs, tne program. Mrs.

Robert Mitchell heads the committet of arrange uatnenne George of the Avoca ad Mrs. Edward F. Donahue, Oxford, N. visited her daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Rosencrance and family.

Mr. Elmer Howell and sister, Mrs. Clarence Lloyd, New York, spent several days with their sister, Mrs. E. E.

Pickett. Mrs. Claude Sherwood and daughter, Sharon Rae. have returned from extended furloughs at their respective homes have come to learn the good that has been done for them in their "dark days" of imprisonment hv thp Drisoners' aid. YMCA.

a par ments. aress. IS IN IRELAND PFC KENNETH VANSICKLE REPORTED MISSING IN WAR Pvt. Michael Houlihan of Mai The Nazi "redoubt" indicated by circle on map Is under siege from three sides and from the air. The U.

S. 3rd and 7th Armies and the French 1st are closing in from the north. Russians are driving from the east and U. S. 5th and British 8th from the south.

Patriots reported the liberation of Milan, Turin and Genoa, behind German lines In Italy. Today the American Third Army invaded Austria and shut the front door to Hitler's Alpine redoubt nonor ol his 25th anniversary with the company. Arch Corby acted as toastmaster and Introduced Judge J. Harold Flannery and former Governor Arthur E. James, who spoke on Mr.

Morris' faithful service to that company. Joseph D'Andrade of the Germantown District, presented the service medal and Matthew Carey presented a gift to Mr. and Mrs. Morris from the agents. Mrs.

Morris street, Avoca, is a projectionist at Pfc Kenneth P. VanSickle. son of ALUMNI BANQUET The annual banquet and reunion visiting at Bradford. an air service command depot in ticipating agency of the National War Fund which shares the contributions to the Greater Pittston Community War Chest. They are: Sgt.

Donald J. Smith. West Pittston: Set. Gennaro Adonizio and ireiana, word irom that place dis 0 closes. He is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Florence VanSickle, Franklin street, is reported as missing in France since March 15. He was formerly awarded the Purple Heart for arm wounds received in France last February. Mrs. uaniei J.

Houlihan. ski is the former Stella Shuleski of Tech. Sgt. Vincent Novack, Pittston. To aid in meeting the food needs Dupont Center street, Hudson.

GETS SON'S MEDALS WISHING WELL Mrs. Mary Babiarz, 749 John street. Avoca. is the reeinipnt of the Mrs. Kathleen E.

Cocco, 225 Ziefler, of prisoners of war, war prisoners' aid, YMCA. is co-operating with the International Red Cross and has Phone Pittston 1182 Purple Heart Medal and the Expert aiso received 25 roses from the Pittston group. MEETING POSTPONED The meeting of Pittston Citv Council, scheduled to be held last night, was postponed until tomorrow night at the regular hour in City HalL Registered U. S. Patent Office.

Two other VanSickle boys are in the service. They are Pfc Clarence VanSickle, a patient at Fort Eus-tice Hospital, Virginia, following wounds received on Pelilieu Island, South Pacific, and SSgt. Ellsworth VanSickle, U. S. Infantry, in Italy.

niiaiiiryman ijaage, awarded her son, Pfc. John Babiarz, who was PROPERTY OWNERS TO MEET Dupont Property Owners' Associa DANCE TONIGHT Leaders of Boy Scout Troop 193 of Sacred Heart Church will conduct a benefit dance tonight in the parish school auditorium. John Murphy is general chairman, assisted loaned that organization truck equipment for distribution of food parcels. wounaea eD. 11, in Germany.

Babi tion will hold its meeting at the arz has fully recovered from his borough building Sunday afternoon wounas ana ftas returned to duty I 1 at 3. nv eiueieu ine Army UCt. lz, 1943 by Gerald Corcoran and Elmer Stevens. irom tsetnienem where he was em FUNERAL TOMORROW HOSPITAL BIRTHS A son was born at Pittston Hospital Wednesday night to Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Stubbs, of Chesapeake City. Md. The mother is the ployed by the Bethlehem Steel Com The funeral of John Boyanowski pany. He was trained at Camp MEMORIAL SERVICE A memorial service will be held in Second Presbyterian Church, Parsonage street, Sunday evening at 7:30 in tribute to the late Rocco Ditoro, the second member of that congregation to give his life for his will be held from the home. 315 BRIEF MENTION Seaman 2c William C.

Curnow is home from Sampson, N. on a seven-day leave. Rainbow Club will meet this evening at 8 at the home of Mrs. August Haefele, Luzerne avenue. Ziegler street, tomorrow morning at nueeiei, ua, ana camp Meade, and was sent overseas in April.

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josenn Hani Heart R. C. Church and burial will country. Services will be in charge be in the church cemetery. BRIEFS Sarmatia Men's Club of SS.

Peter and Paul's Church will sponsor a benefit social party tonight at 8:15 in the parish auditorium. Councilors of MYF of Plains Methodist Church will meet tonight at 7 with Rev. and Mrs. Robert Wood, North Main street. arz is in tne CHURCH ANNIVERSARY Upper Pittston.

A son was born at Pittston Hospital this morning to Mr. and Mrs. John Remus, 82 Front street, Port Griffith. ui nev. Aiexanaer lurco.

TO GET RED CROSS TRAINING Mrs. Peter Platten, the former Helen Beaver, left today for Wash The jubilee celebrati MISS MARY WASKO DIES AT HER HOME IN DUPONT of the Lanecliffe Prpshv tprinn CoaU and Suits greatly reduced for Clearance. Also a group of Church. Avoca. is Dlanninc fnr thn vresses ington.

D. C. where she will enter American University for a month's Miss Mary Wasko, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wasko, of 214 Smith street, Dupont, died yesterday at the 75th anniversary celebration of the Josephine's Dress Shop WILLIAM M'GARRYS TO OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY Mr.

and Mrs. William L. McGarry, special training given by the Amer ican Red Cross. cnurcn to De neid Sept. 23.

Rev George N. Makelv. Dastnr nf th Junior choir of Miner Congregational Church will rehearse tonight at 6 at the church. Miss Margaret Jones' class of tamiiy home after several weeks illness. She was born in Dupont and church from 1888 to 1893, the only UNION SERVICE 68 Plank street, Pittston, will observe their 25th Wedding anniversary tomorrow.

They were married was a memoer or the St. Johns living miiuer pasior oi tne cnurch Miner Congregational Sunday school will meet tonight at 7:30 at the home Slovak R. C. Church. Pittston.

ana nev. a. u. Hehrends, present Union service of West Pittston churches will be held Sunday evening in Luzerne Avenue Baptist paatui, were named Honorary co- Surviving are her parents and the following sisters and brother, Mrs. HERE is a pleasant little game that will give you a message every day.

It Is a numerical puzzle designed to spell out your fortune. Count the letters in your first name. If the number of letters is 6 or more, subtract 4. If the number is less than an add 3. The result is your key number.

Start at the upper left- tJ hand corner of the rectangle and check every one of your key numbers, left to right. Then read the message the letters under the checked figures give you. Coprrijht 194). by William J. Miller.

Distributed by Klnr Features. Inc. niaiiuieii. on April 28, 1920, in St. Jonn tne Evangelist Church by the late Rev.

H. F. Reap, who celebrated a nuptial mass. Attendants were Miss Regina Maloney of Avoca, and Ber uominicK Azzoiiini, Long Island, N. Margaret, Helen and Barbara at home, and Cnl.

John, in France. or Miss Peggy Williams, 11 Sheridan street. Plans for the annual Senior-Junior dance are being completed by class officers. The dance will be held on Tuesday night, May 15, in the high school gym. Tunhhannoch nard McGarry of Upper Pittston.

The funeral will be held Monday Mrs. McGarry is tne tormer i morning at 9:30 with a mass of Mrs. J. B. Farr Phone 3737 cnurcn witn Kev.

w. John Hill, pastor of the First Congregational Church, preaching. NAMED CHURCH OFFICERS At the annual business meeting of the First Presbyterian Church Wednesday, Nathan Anthony, Robert Comstock and W. N. Thompson were re-elected trustees for three- NEWS OF LOCAL MEN IN THE ARMED FORCES Eugene M.

Flynn, seaman 2c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard G. Flynn, 30, Luzerne avenue. West Pittston, is spending a 7-day leave at his home after completing his recruit training at the Naval Training Station, Sampson, N.

Y. Prior to entering the service he starred with St. John's High School varsity basketball squad. Mrs. Raymond Loecoskis, 172 Carroll street, received word that her husband, Pvt.

Raymond Los-coskis, who left for duty in the armed forces with Pittston selectees on April 17th, is now stationed at Parris Island, S. where he is undergoing basic training in the U. S. Marine Corps. Prior to en requiem in St.

John's Slovak Helene Pascoe of Pittston. Mr. McGarry is employed as chief clerk to the superintendent of the Lehigh BRIEF MENTION Church, Pittston, and burial in the cnurch cemetery at Exeter. Wyoming Lafayette Piatt is a patient in the Robert Packer Hospital at Sayre, where he submitted to a minor Valley Railroad at Wilkes-Barre. They have four children: Pfc.

Joseph Gerard, serving in the Philippines with a railway battalion; Second John Shoemaker Pittston 3055 BREVITIES Pfc. Frank Knick of Camp Newark, N. is spending a furlough at th uperauon. Mrs. Russell LOtt.

of Meshonnen. year terms. George Knecht and Frank Cree were named auditors. Carlyle Barritt was elected director of the Every Member Canvass for Lieutenant Rosemary stationed is a patient in the Robert Pnnkpr HEADS DANCE TO BE GIVEN AT BONITA HALL home of his parents. 411 Ziezlpr at Camo Lee.

with the Army Hospital at Sayre, where she un street. 1946-47. Nurse Corps, and Grace Marie and Jane Ann, both at home. Boy Scout Troop. 361.

of the Com derwent an operation for appendi citis. munity wouse. will hold a joint Mr. and Mrs. McGarry will leave Mrs.

Harvey ChaDin entertainer) WEST SIDE CLEANUP WEEK meeting tonight with Bnv Senut CURIOUS WORLD i i i IT NEVER SETS Jj I I f) lOO COLD TO fl ''x A i J- VJf TOO COLD TO I OC rV7 SNOW IN -r-uVr-" --'V. At Below zero i 1 1 PfTl TEAPERATURES, if "XN I A. SNOW FALLS IN tt DIAMOND-LIKE A of tonight for Richmond, where they will spend the week-end with West PitUton will observe the at dinner on Wednesday night at the Hotel Prins. Her guests were Troop 362, of Pittston, at the Community House. mr.

and Mrs. James Hover. Wilkes. Barre; Mr. and Mrs.

C. R. Nev. their daughter, Rosemary. TWO MINE ACCIDENTS Voldi Bovmi, of 242 Damon street, Wyoming; Mr.

and Mrs. John Dushore. and Mr. Chanin. tering the service he was employed by the Kehoe-Berge Coal Company at William A.

Coliiery Seaman 2c James Lavan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lavan, 90 South Main street, and Seaman 2c James McGarry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McGarry, 66 Washington Terrace, are enjoying 7-day leaves at their home after completing their recruit training at the Naval Training Station, Sampson, N.

Y. Lavan served as varsity fullback week of May 1 as cleanup week. Burgess Andrew B. Jones, requests the co-operation of property holders in beautifuying the borough. Plains Ttvp.

Stanley Petroski 2 Union Street Phone 3-2645 West Pittston, a laborer at the Payne Coal Company, was admitted to The dinner was in honor of the birthday anniversaries of Mr. Cpl. John S. Borek has arrived in the Pacific area, according to word received by his wife, the former Miss Margaret Kosik. He is with the 4th Marine Air Wing.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Warunek of 131 Lincoln street, are today observing their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Born, to Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Lapinski, of Palm street. Srrantnn Pittston Hospital yesterday after Lhapin, Mr. Hamer and Mrs. Nev. noon suffering from a fractured Mr.

and Mrs. Josenh J. Bonrhnn. right arm incurred while at work sxy and Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Hen-ninger had as Sunday tdinner He was carrying a jackhammer on St. John's football squad last guests, Mrs. Emma Coliskey and miss xrissa uonskey. MEMORIAL PROGRAM FOR SERGEANT JACOB BENISH A memorial program is to be held Sunday afternoon at 2 at the Mid-vale Honor Roll plot, South River street. Plains Township, in honor of a son, in the Mary Kellar Scranton.

This is their second child. The mother is the fnrmar wnen ne fell, his arm being caught between the hammer and a tie. His condition is good. Robert Meyers, of 225 Boston avenue. West Pittston, a laborer at William A.

Colliery, Kehoe-Berge Coal Company, was caught in a fall of rock and suffering a fractured right foot while at work yesterday. His condition is good. Mrs. Lawrence Babcock, Miss Elizabeth Schlatter, Miss Lena Klein and Mrs. George Sherwood were at Sayre on Sunday to visit Miss Wilhelmina Schlatter, who is a patient in the Robert Packer Hospital.

Wood Woolsey. Stroudsburg. for una Olejnik of Dupont. Dupont school board will meet on May 3 at which time hiris Ulll ho 'r me lurmshing to the district of school supplies of the year. Pfc.

Charles S. Campanella, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Campanella, 178 East Railroad street, Pittston, is assigned to duty in the Aircraft Maintenance section of an ATC Base, Narrakech, F. commanded by Lt.

Col. Rellen H. Anthis, of the North African Division, Air Transport Command. A graduate of Pittston Township High School. Pfc.

Campanella left for overseas last October. Seaman 2c William P. McFad-den returned to Sampson, N. after spending a 7-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

William P. McFadden, 202 Elizabeth street. ui. nuu octuilU CiaSS. merly of Tunkhannock, spent several days in Turwchannock.

I AVanted Bookkeeper and typist, with or wothout experience. Box 334, this paper. Mr. and Mrs. William Shaeffer will move next week from the Staff Sergeant Jacob Benish.

SSgt. Benish was killed Germany April 4. He is the fourth Mid-vale serviceman to make the supreme sacrifice for his country. Others are: Joseph Thomas, killed in the Battle of North Africa; Stephen Novak, killed in France last Summer, and Frank Pilwallis, paritroop-er, killed in Germany early this year. Plans for the exercises were made at a meeting held at the home of Mrs.

Anna Seasock, Maffett street, when Thomas Price was named NAMED MAY QUEEN Miss Betty Istok of Pittston was elected as May queen for the crowning of the Belessed Virgin Keithline home on Putnam street to their new home on Wyoming avenue which they recently purchased from Bradley Wakeman. Mary to be held by the Blessed Vir Duryea Old Forge Michael SwetHck, 228 Marcy St. Phone Moosic 998-R JOSEPH DEGREGORIO, SR. OF OLD FORGE DIES eDeGregorio, 60, rear John's Slovak gin Sodality of St. Joseph Zarzecki, above, president of St.

Joseph's Senior Choir and Church. RI6HT FOOT IF YOU START OFF Jr 4 i 'ON THE LEFT FOOTJ "Says I i I PRANKLIN T. SONEl, QzLzF-'ZL I VRy CHILD I Girls selected as the Mav aueen's Z. N. P.

Group 2962 of Wyoming, is Exeter John Shoemaker Phone, Pittston 3055 chairman It was also decided that members of Boy Scout Troop, 191, under leadership of Scoutmaster Robert Zawatski, will take part. general chairman of the polka attendants are: Irene Miskovis, Helen Hornick, Mary Ziabro. Agatha Krulick, Agnes Ondew, Eleanore Hudock, Florence Mesaris. Anna modern dance to be conducted by Committee in charge of arrange the two organizations Saturday eve MEMORIAL MASS ments compromise Mrs. Anna Sea- Mae Dooley, Marie Zavada.

Vero i ui ousquenanna street, Old ill6' last niht a o'clock at the Taylor Hospital after a few weeks illness. Born in Italy, he resided in Old Forep Mr ning, April 28 at Bonita Hall, Third sock, Mrs. Anna Pilwalils, Mrs. nica Dunaj, Rita Wasko, Mary Ann Bozasi, Margaret Kundr and Celia street, Wyoming. A solemn high mass in memory of Pfc.

Michael Esposito, who was killed in action in Germany, was sung at St. Anthony's Church yes JWMF'- 1 BLIND AT 8IRTH 2 'Xfiy-trrA AND NOT UNTIL TWO-AMD I A-HALP YEARS IS. THE COLOR, V. VISION FULLY DFVFIrtDBP. I Agnes Zawatski, John Brulo, John Stockunas, Mrs.

Alex Zybsheski. voiansky. 43 years. Surviving are sons, Patrick and Joseph, Old Forge-J- "Marisco, and Mrs. Rose I.pmhn onrf TO REVIEW BOOK Officers of the club are: President, Mrs.

Anna Seasock; vice president, Mrs. Alex Zybheski; secretary, George Hreha; treasurer, John Stockunas. terday. Rev. Dominic Albertelll was the celebrant, Rev.

Cesmus Ar-cudi, deacon, and Rev. Demo Roma, sub-deacon. Pfc. Esposito was the Rev. James Leeper will review the book.

"And God Was by NEXT: Nature's flylnr Mary Gatto, Old Forge. The funeral will be held Mnnrfnv son of Mr. Joseph Esposito, Wyoming Army Chaplain Eben Cobb Brink; on Sunday evening at 7:30 in the morning at 9:30 with a mass of re- I 1 'of avenue. uuiciii in oi. Mary K.

C. Church, Old. Force, and burinl in th Presbyterian Church. BRIEF MENTION Sandy Pennica is spending some time at San Antonio, Texas. Cpl.

Margaret A. Tittenmeyer of Mill street has been assigned to Pope Field, N. C. As a precaution against rabies, 18 students of St. Mary's Assumption School were inoculated yesterday by Dr.

B. J. McGuire. Mrs. Eleanor Remas of Brooklyn, N.

spent a few days with her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mary Gvodas, 23 Meade street. SebastoDol. Mrs 9 Based on the experiences of Chap noaa cemetery. Schalls Radio and Electric service.

Radios, washers, cleaners. 158 Abbott, Plains. Call 3-4350. PLAINS LEGION HOST TO MEMBERS OF 40 AND 8 American Ilegion, Post 558, Plains, played host to members of the 40 and 8 in the American Legion Home, lain Brink, the book, including nar ANTHONY CZAPLINSKI, JR. Immaculate Conception PAHtTTY Friday Evening at 8:15 Ptttstoa Old Post Offloe Bulldlnf DOOR PRIZE $150 25 Game $8 to $50 axtra X.apboardsf 10c Each Ho Specials Sold AdmJUrtoa 60c, Plus loe aa Total 60o ROSEMARY CONWAY PROMOTED Pvt.

Rosemary Conway, USMC, daughter of Mr. and Mfs. William Conway, Mason street, has been promoted to private, first class. She Anthony Czaplinski. 154 DioV son street, died at his hnmo VJAn.

ratives of men to whom he ministered in this country and in Europe, given insight into much of the religious experience of our day night following a lingering ill- is stationed at Camp LeJeune, N. East Carey street. Arthur Engler of He is survived hv hie Remas is a former resident of Sebastopol. Her son, Kazirher J. FORM SOFTBALL LEAGUE An inter-mural Softball lea true Mr.

and Mrs. Anthony Czaplinski, Leon and Zigmont in the Southwest Pacific: Mrs. Richard Tiirnpr has been organized at the Exeter iorty rort, chief de gare, presided, and about 50 members of the organization from all sections of the county attended. The Rest Haven plans for vets of World War I and 2 was discussed. tivooas, lc, is serving the Navy, stationed in the Philippine Islands.

He is the husband of the high school. The four teams in the BRIEF MENTION A former resident of Wyoming. Mrs. Margaret Keil. is visitine- hpr Staunton, and Marion, at home! lormer Mary Semyon.

loop are named Army, Navy, Coast Guard and Marines. The activity L'lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMlllllllllllllllllllllllinillllllllllMMIIlllllMiiiiiiMMjl sister. Mrs. Mary Jones at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Lernv MilW Mr iae iunerai win take place Saturday morning at 9 with a high requiem mass at 9:30 in Holy-Rosar Church. was organized under the suDervisinn oi Lnaries uicon, physical instructor. Jones is the mother of Mrs. Miller. BRIEF MENTION HOSPITAL BIRTH Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Zbierskl, Bald Mountain, former Hudson residents, announce the -birth of a son at General Hospital on April 25. This is their first child. Mrs. Zbier- Mrs.

William Conwav has returned RECEIVES PURPLE HEART Mrs. Lucy Faulent, 141 Kramer street, has received the Purple Heart which was awarded her son, Pvt. Edward L. Faulent, for wounds re- from New York where she visited her' sister, Mrs. Stanley Galicia.

She also visited her brother. Charles to Wed tomorrow John Glatz, 208 Third street, announces the approaching marriage of his daughter. Miss Irene E. Glatz to Otto J. Mappes of Wilkes-Barre tvucnarski, who is a patient at the I uenevue Hospital there.

on Saturday, at 2, in St. Peter's ceivea in uermany on Feb. 12th. BRIEFS Orlanio PoDe Post No. 277 of St Side Glance Bu ALB RAIT a ft ikj; n- CCrK.

1W IT UtA UYKt, IWC T. tH Wt U. PAT. Church, Wilkes-Barre. iffi 01, Anthony's Church will meet on Sunday afternoon at 3.

A social will be Prospective members' are Arnold Wesenyak underwent an BRIEF MENTION 1 CILE OUT COSTUME JEWELRY I $1.20 to $10.00 Values I PINS EARRINGS I. NECKLACES Fed. Tax Included 1 LARGE SELECTION uperation at tne Taylor Hospital. Corp. Thomas Skowronslrf M.

welcome to attend. Junior Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian Church will mppt nn A confirmation class will be held pon Army Air Base, North Carolina, Sfitllt.Hav mnraini, 1 41 1 Mrs. itaipn Davis, institute street, to in St, Anthony on October 28. CORPORAL ISTOK LD3ERATED Cpl. Joseph Istok.

who was a oris Now. tnr thu modem, aoien- ku uu a nine, A bridal shower was held for Mrs. Frank Wachala, Fourth street, who became the bride of Corp. Frank Wachala on ADril 7. Thn hncase nme wim nis moiner.

Mrs. Anna Skowronski. Miss Helenr Russick and Mrs. Beatrice Yachulavich have returned from Washington, D. where they few days visiting Miss Alice Selskis.

A son was born to Mr and oner of war in Germany, has been liberated and is now recuDeratine in tifio way to dry up pimples and acne itch crveraifcht. and other blemishee, it externally caused, reepocd at if by marie with KLEtREX. Absolutely cafe, quick-acting. Eaav to use. Not a nwaav oint a nospitai in France, in a letter to his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Michael Istok. Cedar street, he stated that he Miss Vicky Szymezak, Johnson street, West Wyoming, where the affffair was- held. Mr. and Mrs.

Lrnv Miliar TBT had lost S3 pounds while In the Nazi Joseph Wycallis. The mother is the former Sophia Ozovek. Mr. Wycallis Is sergeant of the Duryea police force. ment, smelly salve.

fi.Lht.KhA, medicated liquid, dry seconds, will not stain pillow. OVERNIGHT NOME TRIAL MUST DELIGHT prison. Corp. Istok, who has been In the service since 1940, expects to come home on a furlough next children James, Betty, and Donalee recently motored to Stroudsburg. TOD OR DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK montn.

Get a bottle of KLEEREX today. Try It totiuEbt.ii ou most see noticeable ftfniftSi results in your mirror in bi i 71 stf the morning or return to SS for DOUBLE YOUE MONET WYOMING Theatre T0M1OKT" "This Is The Life" With Donald O'Connor and Susanna Foster. AU Steel Wheelbar- ftn arrows, heavy weight VfJO Reed ti 9 QC and Strollers Pl6si70 Jchn Kurlancheek Sens 408 Main St, Duryea Leading Credit Jewelers 64 STvPITTSTON Fire Ib aura net Ob Tons Xonso raroltnr Oaflcda Instirsnca Agency Fir, Automobile, Flats 'oust Buratj Bonds HOST 1487 U7t Wjrominf Aranoo, JBxatos REA DERICX'S ii I III ill I llsi a i jA "But it helps. Mom. to DUt on mv shirt hpfnr I r-Qh) Cmi llllllfk a B.

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Years Available:
1884-1972