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5 WYOMING AVOGA NEWS OF Announcement la made ot th marriage ot Mlsa Rachel Marola WEST SIDE Death af Bradley Piaster Bradley Feaster, ot (Of Plttaton avenue. West Avoca, died yesterday after a long llmess. He was born in Freeland, and for tha past 19 years bad been a resident ot West Avoca. His nearest survivors are several nieces and nephews. The funeral win be held tomorrow afternoon at 1:90 o'etmook from the Snowdon Funereal Home, 24 Broad street, ptttston, with services conduoMd by Rev.

Lalajhton Pitkin, pastor of tha Avoca Methodist Church. Burial win be In Freeland Cemetery. Friends may flail at tha funeral home this evening. Playful pals are Polly and Snooks, pete ot Elliot E. SImpion of Camel, N.

and the talkative parrot's favorite perch Is a rumble seat position atop her Boston Bull friend, whose only reaction seems to be a slight concern about the photographer's flash bulb. jt LxA. t. The marrlaga of Dorothy Carroll, daughter of Mrs. Apnea Carroll 614 McAlpin street, West Avoca, and Laverne WUlstM, son ot Mr.

and Mrs, Harry O. Willard. 426 Brook street, Mooslc, took place Saturday night In St Marys Church hare. Tha William BurchlU performed tha ceremony. Attendants were: Bather Casey, Avoca, and Pobert Tools, Mlnooka.

Floyd Pointon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pointon. Grove street, recently discharged after 41 months service with the Army Air Corps, has entered the Do! am School for Morticians, Philadelphia. WOMAN DIED OP INJURIES Mra.

Susan Busch, aged 72 years, of 249 Gardner street. Plymouth, died yesterday afternoon In Nes bitt Hospital, ot Injuries received In an auto accident last Tuesday night. She was crossing Main street, Plymouth, when she was struck and thrown to the pravement by a car driven by Josaph Manuskonis. of EdiwardavlHe, who waa placed under ball and will now be charged with involntary mansaihighter. Mra.

Buech was a resident of Plymouth an her lite, and was a member of the Plymouth Bnaech of the Salva tion Army. NIMITZ SCORES MILITARY MERGER Admiral of the Flaat. Chastatu Nimltz testlis before the senate merger of the armed forces. Nimltz reversed his opinion of a yar s7 In favor of the merger declaring he favored closer cooperation among the War, Navy and State Departments but opposed single military Mrtt Kurts, of New York, formerly ot Wyoming, daughter of Mr. and Mra.

Frank Kurts, of Ninth street, to Leon Vincent Waft, ot New York, formerly ot Wyoming, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Watcavaga, af Monument avenue. Forty Hour devotions ara being held In St. Cecilla'a Church, start ing yesterday and continuing through Tuesday.

A Thanksgiving play entitled, "Father TaHce Turkey." wit be presented by the seventh grade students tonight at the meeting of the Parent Teacher Association. Miss Anna Brsya and Mrs. Harriet M. Dickson are supervisors Guest speaker will be Mrs. James Stewart Williams, president ot tha Luserne County Federation of Women's Clubs.

who has chosen aa her subject, "Youth DURYEA Forty Hour Devotions Forty Hour Devotions are being conducted In St. Joseph's Lithuanian Church and will close Tuesday night with a solamm procession In which visiting clergy, altar boys and children ot the parish will participate. Preachers tomorrow will be Father Norlsunas, of Efflmhurst, In ths morning, and FaJther Trlbender, oJ St. Caelmlr'e Chunch, Pittston, tomorrow night. OLD F0Fa GIRL DIES Catherine Romayne Greco, 10, 120 Oak street.

Old Forge, died Saturday afternoon at her home after a long illness. Daughter of Sandy Greco, former Old Fonge councilman, and Emma Ott Greco, she waa a student in the fifth grade In Old Forge public school, and a member of St. Paul'a Evangeltoal Church, Taylor. 1 GDI DUPONT OFFICIAL DIES Nov. 18.

Francis J. Byrne, 67, former assistant director of the public relations department of E. I. Dupont de Nemours Co. and veteran newspaperman, died yesterday at St.

Francis 0 NORTH IASTCRN DIVISION States Army after serving over two years, IS months in the C. B. t. theater. Ha has returned to bis home aifter visiting relatives and frlemda here.

Charles Bennett, of Windsor, Canada, spent the week end here visiting his mother, Mrs. Ida Bennett, of Luzerne avenue, who is still undergoing treatment In Pittston Hospital for a fractured aim Her condition la much Improved. William J. Miller, of Exeter avenue, who waa Injured in an auto accident on lower Wyoming avenue, Thursday night, and was treated ait Pittston Hospital, returned to his home yesterday. His wife, who was also Injured In the accident, remains the hospital.

She is suffering from painful lacerations of the face and body bruises. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence D. Jones, of 120 Linden street, announce the approaching marriage ot their daughter.

Elizabeth Sara, to Stephen G. Wilson, aon of Mr. and Mra. George Wilson, of Exeter avenue. The ceremony will be performed on Thankiaglvlng Day evening at six o'clock.

In 9t. Paul's Methodist Church, Broad street, Pittston. The wedding; of Miss Jana E. French, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

A. H. French, of 152 Philadelphia avenue, and Charles K. Ktrfey, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Chas. K. Klrby, of 22iS Linden street, will take place Thursday, Nov. 22nd, at twelve o'clock, noon. In tha First Presbyterian Church, Pkbtston.

Mlsa Phyllis Clark ententained the bridal party of the Huddleson Frick wedding and a group of frlemda at her home, on Delaware avenue, sitter the rehearsal on Friday The guests er Joyed a delightful time, and delicious refreshments were served' by the hostess. 1 Mm. William Cool, of Exeter avenue, received a SMephone messags on Saturday from husband, First Lieut. William' H. Cool, Informing her that he had arrived In the United States on Friday from the European Theater of Operations, and expects to be home la a few days.

Mr. and Mra. Roy Statikhouse, of Philadelphia avenue, have received a letter from their son, Kenneth, 0 I) HIGH LIFE SALAD DRESSING CAMPBELL'S TOMATO SOUP Thanksgiving Offering Is For Education The United Council of Week Day Religious Education In West Pitts ton announces that the offering to be received at the union Thanksgiving service, Thursday morning at 8 o'clock In the First Methodist Church, will be designated for the school of religion being set up. la estimated that $700 is needed for tha work for the coming year, and members of the Protestant churches are asked to be generous in their giving to this worthy cause. The following religious groups are unit ing In this effort: Luzerne Avenue Baptist Church, Salvation Army, St Mark's A.

M. First Congregational Church, First Prestoyterian Church, First Methodist Church and Trinity Episcopal Church. Rev. Gordon L. Roberts Is chairman of the Council.

BREVITIES Friendly Clnde of tha Methodist Church will meet tomorrow for all day quilting. Opl. Charles Han, of Ft. Monmouth, N. is spending a leave at his home on Parke street.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Southern, of Stanton street, are spending a week in New Jersey. Mr. and Mra.

Lee Marhefka, of Georgia, are visiting Mr. and Mra. Arthur Turner, of Stanton street. Francis Riufbtn, 2 In the Mine Warfare School at Tortotown, is spending a leave at his home on Stanton street, Mr. and Mrs.

Richard E. Jones, of Delaware avenue, spent the week end with frfetde In Philadelphia. Mr. and Mra. WiUard Roberta, of Philadelphia, spent 'the week end with the former's parents, Mr.

and Mra. Walter Roberta, of Wyoming avenue. Mra. H. C.

Hoover, ot 232 Spring street, left today to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with her daughter, Mrs. E. N. Zerttle, of Washington, D. C.

i Caimp 104, P. O. of win meet in D. A. Hall, Linden street, this evening at 7:30.

Membens, please note change of tbne. A social will follow the regular meeting. Stuart Jenkins, 22 Spring street, waa honorably discharged from Bainbridge, aft err serving 2ft years In the U. S. Navy.

Prior to hie discharge he was serving as FJM The Children's Society, of the Finst Methodist Church, win meet Tuesday evening at four o'clock. Moving pictures of Indian child MfJ will be shown. Primary children are also Invited. Mra. K.

O. Gage, of Wyoming avenue, has returned after visiting her daughter. Mrs. L. W.

VanBus kirk, of Baston, and her granddaughter, Mra. Robert Keiser, of Jackson Heights, N. J. Mra. Henry M.

Evans, of 71 East Oak street, has gone to Baltimore, where she wW' spend several weeks with the family of her brother, Everett Vaughan. The Drama Department of the West Pittston Woman's Club will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of the chairman, Mrs. John O'Neill, of Wyoming avenue. Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Thonuyi have changed their residence from Fifth street to their newly purchased home, 213 Delaware aivenue, formerly owned by Mrs. Charles Work heiser. Sgt. William B. Richard's, of Peterson, N.

formerly of West Pittston, has received his honor able dlwohange from the United i Lovely Wedding Of Glcnda Frick Ind II. Hud die son Amid a lovely setting of palms and an altar bouquet of white chrysanthemum, the wedding of Mies Gleada Susan Frlok, daughter of r. and Mrs. Raymond M. Frick, 5 117 Parke street, and Conporal lowand D.

Huddleson, aon of Mr. itod lira. Ralph Huddleeon, of Phila delphia, formerly of West PMtaton, tooK place! an Saturday arming ait tlx O'clock In the sanctuary of the First Methodist Church of West Pitteton. The Impressive ceremony was witnessed try a Urge company af relatives and friemcte. Tha offktfatlng dercyaiaa waa Rev.

Dr. J. RoHawd Crotnpiton, of Kingston, etipertotendsn of Methodist Chunohei In Wtlkes Bacre dis trict, who waa assisted by Rev. Roy T. Heniwood.

pastor of tha Waal PHJtston Church. Tha bride waa glv Lfh IMAIlIM hA fsrffftsr. VmIss Phyllis I. Clark, of West Plttaton, played the wedding muste. Before Iha eeromony aha played "Wedding Mom," Jacques lAitf nana; Ch.

Neustedt; "Dream," Richard Wagner. Tha wedding inairtches war the "Bridal Chorua" from and the "WeflStna; March" by Mendelssohn. During tha ceremony he selections were Perfect love." Barnlby, and "Aiva' Maria," by Bach Gounod. Tha aololat waa Mra. Sheldon A.

HadDouga. ef Chester, sister of tha brida. Her selections were Hour Do I Lara Thee?" Uppe: "Thorugh tha Team." Younran3," and "ML Cadman. Tha bride's eowa was of white nt dull aUrt of whlta net land ssUn acgd terse. It waa made I with Vawaitheart eckHne and breoMt length ateewes, with Juliet shoulder seng Tall, aha carried a rtitb New Testament, wh bowjoet jf anon white mess showered w4th bouvmrdU.

)MaId of honor waa Mlsa Rwth K. Jrost, of Forty Font. Her gown waa Jroade similar to that of tha brlda, wish bodice af blue lace and Dull Jsklrt of blue net. She wore a Dutch cap of aet Woe Iter crown. She car nea a snu mun, wren Bouquet at pink carmtlone tied with chiffon rtbibon the color of her gown.

Tha bridegroom's best man waa Daivld Ja, OraireH, of West Plttaton. Ushers) were John Barle Naegele. of Lansdaia, and Harvey Huddle eon, of West Plttaton. umol of the "wdegroom. JThe brlda and bridegroom are 'Doth graduates of West Plttaton High School.

Tha brlda is also a gradual of tha School of Nursing of Lankenaiu Hospital, Philadelphia. Corporal Huddleson waa a student at Tetmple University before entering tha army. Following tha ceremony, a reception waa held ait Dial Rock Chapter House, D. A. R.

Aifter Dec Conporal and Mia. HudkMsaon win reside at 817 44th treat, Newport News, Va. Among tha out of town guests at the wadding were Mieses Helen Bister, Esther Kamper and Eve lyn Noble, of Philadelphia, class itaa of tha brlda at Lonkenau Ital; Walter Tuokar. of Phila delphia, and Mlsa Polly Jeanne Pel. ton, of Carlisle, pa.

ourt Of Honor or Boy Scouts Tuesday Night Plttaton District Conmilttee, Boy Scouts of America, will conduct a Court. of Honor tomorrow evening at eight o'clock In the Legion Home, at which time Scout John Grind fd, aon of Funeral Director and Jrna, D. Orlndrod, win be Jm. A 41 Scout tha highest rank In Scout donv Ha la a member of Troop No. Church.

Changing tha Eagle Scout will be these leading rertdenite of the community: William A. Hay. house; Rev. Gordon Relgtor, church: Judge J. Harold Flarenery, law and order, PlilHp Miller, Scouting; Prof.

n. J. W. TempMn, school. Participating In the ceremonies win be all troops In Plttaton, com Vising approximately 478 Scouts Jbd dubs.

Kant Ptercy. chairman the advancement committee, wlffl asent advanceimertt certlflcates: EIUanyA. Dalleda, Beaver Scout, a "award Star Scout certlflcates: lOmaa Hoover Beaver Scout, WIS present IJfe Scout certificates. Dlno SabatHll, Robert Amies and raHace Crossman will render tmiel. 1 aeleotlons.

Rev. Gordon A. Relgler. Trinity plaaopal Church, will give the In vocation, and Very Bev. Enrico Glovetto, O.

S. Our Lady of Mt. Canmal Church, will gtve the bene oSotton. AS friends of Scouting and par Icnlarhr bova Interested In It are icardlany Invited. WIEIam A.

Hay chairman of Pfttston District scouting. Douglaa Caasar. Scout oromlesloner, win be master of leeremonlea. toOK ni( Ulll I 1 mrnm PHONI ISM n. Wl OAU MR AND DIUVIR PRESCRIPTIONS Golden Wedding Anniversary Of John A.

Allans Mr. and Mrs. John A. Allan, Mtt Susquehanna avenue, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary yesterday and there was a family dinner In observe no. Tha couple ware married on Nov.

II, 1895, In St. John tha Evangelist' R. C. Church, Plttaton, by the late Bw, George J. Dixon.

Mra. Allen la the former Catherine Kane, daughter of tha lata Mr. and Mrs. Jaimes Kane, early settlers on Plank street. Mr.

Allan was born In South Plttaton, a aon of tha lata Mr. and Mra. John A. Allan and was one of tha original members of Plttaton City Council under tha present Commle aioa form of government. Mr.

Allan was a patient at Plttaton Hospital for aeveral weeks, but la now home and la well on tha road to recovery. It was an occasion of much pleasure to have htm present with other members of his family at the anniversary dinner. Capttal DonaM J. Allan, who is home on terminal leave, and Opl Frank Allan, of Font Dlx, N. were among the family members in at tendance.

Mrs. Lena Marsden Died Sunday Morning Funeral Tomorrow Mra. Lena Conrad Mareden, aged 73 years, widow of George Maradea, a life long of the Plttstons, died Sunday morning at her home, 92 Luzerne avenue, after a long ill Mrs. Marsden waa born Pitts ton, and was the daughter ef the lata Mr. and Mrs.

August Conrad. Her father conducted a shoe store at 74 North Main street, and the family home for many years waa ait 321 Race street. She waa married to George Marsden, who was a prominent painting contractor in West Plttaton and who waa active In the community IKe. Mm. Marsden waa a member of the West Pittston Methodist Church and of Wyoming Chejpter, No.

1, Order of the Eastern Star, In Pitts ton. Surviving are two sons, Dr. Wilson C. Marsden, of WUikes Barra, and Walter Mareden, of Philadelphia, Tha body was removed to Luther M. Kniffen Funeral Rome, MS South Main street, Wllkes Barre, from where the funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev.

C. Wilfred Steffy, of St. John's Lutheran Church, offidarlnj. Interment will be In Oaklawn Cemetery. Friends may cal tonight from 7 to 10 o'clock.

Mrs. Myrddyn Hastie Died Very Suddenly On Saturday Evening Great sorrow has been occasioned in the community on account of the sudden and untimely death of Mrs. Myrddyn C. Hastie, of 20 Atlantic avenue, a highly esteemed young woman, with many friends, who passed away Saturday night at seven o'clock in Neelbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston. Death waa due to complications that followed the bintih of a daughter on Saturday morning.

The Infant daughter is doing well. Mrs. Hastie was 26 years of agt. She waa the former Evelyn MoCon. nell, daughter of Dr.

Arthur Mc Connell and tha late Mrs. McCon neii. She was born In Oklahoma City, and waa graduated from the West Philadelphia High School. For the past seven years she had been a resident of West Plttaton, and she was married here to Mr. Hastie, Surviving are her husband and Infant daughter, father and tha following brothers and sister: Earl and Wendell, Rochester; Arthur, Buffalo; Mrs.

Helen Rekua, at home; William, California; Nell, a student at Drexel University, Philadelphia, and Robert, U. 8. Navy, California. The funeral wIM be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock, with services at the home. Interment will be In Memorial Shrine Cemetery.

Rev. Richard A. Rlnker. pastor emeritus of the First Presbyterian Church of Pittskon, will officiate at the funeral. EXETER Forty Hours' Devotion WW be held SL Anthony'e Church today and tomorrow.

Rev. Atphonsus Man ley, S. T. llrat pastor, will preach in English at the dosing service. Rev.

Father Bancl wW preach in Kalian and wIH hear confessions. Mr. and Mra. Thomas Best, of Ml Battle avenue, Exeter, announce the birth of a son fast night at Pitts ton Hospital Braail Is the only Independent nation of the Western Hemltire whose language la Portuguese! WW la Oa Sale At All rsftlswa Stern Far TsjaakajMnt 2 Dto 23c 220Mpii.23c as, plat. 2 le.ceetiner 43c 2 pt.

23c Military Affairs Committee aamthst Hospital In Wilmington. Byrne retired two yeans ago af' tsr 27 years with tha compear: BeVt fore Joining the Dupont staff, 'ha 3 was a feature writer and aj editor of the old Philadelphia fttbtie't Ledger and one time writer for Jbejjj Frank A. Muneey publication. 4 I9 2C 2I it, ii r.1 Mw PW r23c I3c I5e PaSJ KSTBVM 2 No. 2 Cass 29c Cut Beats burn kv.

No.2Vacs 14c Asparagus mmirs 2 37c Egg Noodles p.r.purs l6 2lc Fey. Tama toas fmriavnNo.2csJc Rafugea BtaMtX. 19c McCormlck Spices Ms Kb IO Kin a OatS FOX HILL WhaatiM Cocomall ChMfloab Corn Heal ouaker Wheal Meal 2 8 I pi IOc Mc who 1s serving in the Navy, saying he has arrived In Gensan, Korea, He that mountainous country remlndM him of Pennsylvania. The weather there Is cool now, much like our Fall. He spent a month In Manila, In the Philippines, and week In TJlithe, an Island la the Carolinas.

Mra. Jenny May, ef 16 South Main street, baa gone to Jersey City, N. to spend the Thanks. giving season with her daughter, Mrs. Plnkney, and later will go to Long Island, to spend the holidays with another daughter.

Mr. and Mrs. August Haefele, of Luzerne avenue, leave tomorrow morning for Princeton, N. to visit their aon. Rev.

John McLach lan, who Is a senior student in Princeton Theological Seminary. Later they win go to Lafayette, N. to spend the Thanksgiving sea son with their aon and his family. Mrs. Thomas Jones and Mra.

Ralph Rozelle ententained at a var iety shower on Friday nUght at tha former's home, on Montgomery ave nue, In honor of Mlsa Jana French, wide erect. Mr. and Mra. William Helming and son, Harold, and Edward Fan, all of Mehoopany, have been vlstt ing Mr. and Mrs.

A. E. Arnold, of Montgomery avenue. Harold Hen ning, who spent the past three yeans with the army in India, was discharged recently at Indlantown Gap. John A.

Smith, Seaman 2 of 204 Lacoe street, has been as tirniAif tk Aih, An tl TT Of Princeton, a new Essex cHass air craft carrier soon to be oonvmls stoned. He Is now in training at Newport, R. I. A course In Spanish must be tak en by every Army Air Force offi cer. BLENDED JUICE 46.c49 DAUING SPECIALS! Duff's MiGS HOT MUFFIN or WAFFLE 23C Gold Modal Flour Sd Davts Dotting Powder i2.

15c Drer Rabbit Molasscs'u 20c 25c Sno Shoon Coko Flour 25c Vo iosotvo (bo rlobs) flo IsSnIv otfooHlltioB ef say ssVsrtiesd sMfskaaaNss, If, and I910E NEEDS Fil lattkogiutii3 aatCV a UsBse" OCTAGON 1 TOILET SOAP OCTAGON POWDER OCTAGON CLEANSER OCTAGON GRANULATED SOAP PALMOLIVE SOAP 21c la SUPER SUDS GIVES YOU LOTS OF SUDS EN LONG DISTANCE lines are crowded, the operator will say: "Please limit your call to five minutes." But when, next year some tune, 2,100,000 miles of Long Distance telephone CafCUrtf 20 MULE TEAM UCrattO KM DIRTY HANDS have been added to the Bell System, she will this very rarely. Meantime, you'll help a lot by helping returning service men call home. DorOat 20 MULE TEAM ym TH KIL TELEPHONE COMPART OF PENNSYLVANIA ft'i'St VMib J. J.Jir 4.

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