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The Plain Speaker from Hazleton, Pennsylvania • Page 32

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The Plain Speakeri
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Hazleton, Pennsylvania
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32 THE PLAIN SPEAKER, HAZLETON, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 22, 1955 Dinner-Dance Saturday Night Plans are complete for the din-, ner-dance to be held Saturday by the class of 1948 of Hazleton High School. The affair will begin at 7 p. m. and is to be held at Genetti's Pennsylvania room. A full course roast beef dinner will be served.

"The Interludes" will provide music for dancing no "The Collegiates" will also appear on the program. Chairman John Hill has announced that special guests of the class will be Mr. and Mrs. Bruce a Lamont and Mr. and Mrs.

Anthony Scarcella. Lamont was principal at the time of the class graduation and the yearbook was dedicated to Scarcella. A large number of reservations is reported. Many -town guests are expected. Tickets have been recalled and are no longer on public sale; however, the deadline for reservations has been extended until tomorrow evening.

still desiring to obtain tickets may secure them by contacting any one of the following committee: Ann Polumbo, Rose Marie Luchi Salazer, Lucille Donati Barto, Dick Hudock, John Stefanik, and John Chladon. A meeting of this committee will be held tonight at 8 o'clock at Genetti's. Hazleton, Freeland Contractors Bidders The S. D. DeFazio Construction Co.

of Hazleton last night submitted the unofficial low bid among five contractors for the construction of additions to the Tamaqua senior high school. The bid was $207,000. The Poleri Construction Co. of Freeland bid $208,489, while three others from the coal region submitted bids of a higher figure. The C.

H. Sherry Co. of Hazleton bid $18,990 was high among firms to do the plumbing work in the new he buildings. The Sherry firm bid $34,460 for the heating and ventilating, contract on which concerns placed lower bids. Today's Funerals Ellsworth F.

Karchner, founder and president of Trucking Co. who died at Binghamton, N. Y. on Saturday, was buried today from Benjamin avenue, Rev. Gail A.

Holt of Lancaster officiated and burial was in Sky-View Memorial Park, Hometown. The pallbearers, all nephews of the deceased were: Martin, Ellsworth Walter, Charles Russell andt Elmer Karchner. The funeral of Ernest E. Harwood of this city, former secretary: of the Penna. Game Commission, held this morning from the Bachman funeral home.

Rev. Erwin H. Bauder, pastor of St. Peter's Episcopal church officiated and interment was in Vine street cemetery. Pallbearers were: George H.

Farmer, Harold R. Drum, Harry Horning, Frank Hawke, Robert Russell, and Kenneth MacNeal. Ben (Biaggio) Pugliese, retired Hazleton building contractor, was buried this morning from the Joseph and Mary Fierro funeral home. Solemn requiem mass was offered up in Holy Rosary church with Rev. Louis E.

Pilati, celebrant; Rev. Henry Luchi, deacon; Rev. Joseph Bucolo, sub-deacon. Father Pilati gave the blessing at the grave in Calvary cemetery at Drums. Pallbearers were, Vincent Fortunato, James Pick, Carl Yaccino, James Doria, Joseph Logudice and Thomas Molinaro.

HUNTER BAGS BEAR While hunting at- White Haven Paul Faust of Hometown bagged a bear that weighed 250 pounds. He got his prize about a mile from the bank of the Lehigh River. ROASTISSERIE Ready To Eat Chicken (To Take PRICE'S DAIRY STORE Adv. SISTER M. SEBASTIAN Sister Mary Sebastian, a member of the Sisters of Mercy Order for 61 years, died at Mercy HospiScranton yesterday.

tall entered as a novitiate Hazleton on March 25, 1892. Sne was a daughter of the late Philip and Mary Halpin Coyle of Nesquehoning. Sister Sebastian taught for some years in St. Ann's parochial school at Freeland. MRS.

CATHERINE HARTMAN DEATHS MRS. MARY S. LEYMEISTER Mrs wigsburg, died S. on Leymeister Sunday at of home of her daughter, Dr. Ruth Ditchey, of Tamaqua.

She was a sister John Reidler, owner the Reidler Knitting Mills, of Hazleton. She took up her residence with her daughter a month ago. Her husband, Hiram died in May of this year. Leymeister, Mrs. Leymeister is also survived by a son, Dr.

Luther Leymeister, of Reading. In addition to her brother of this city, three brothers and three sisters survive. PATRICK J. BURKE Patrick J. Burke of 125 East Chestnut street, died suddenly at 2:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon enroute to the Hazleton Hospital in the Hazleton ity ambulance.

Mr. Burke suffered an attack while at work as freight conductor of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, near the Harleigh Colliery. Mr. Burke was born in Eckley, the son of the late Patrick and Margaret McGinley Burke, and lived in Hazleton the greater part his life. He was a member of St.

Gabriel's Church, and the Name Society. He was a member of the Fraternal of Eagles, the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, and the Men of Malvern. His wife, Caroline Gleim Burke, died in 1918. He is survived by two daughters and a son, Mrs. Frank DeBellas of Hazleton, Patrick, Jr.

of Philadelphia, and Mrs. James Boyle of Homestead, Florida. Also surviving are the following sisters and brother: Mrs. Mary Sweeney of Hazleton, Mrs. John F.

Maher of Philadelphia, Miss Margaret Burke and Frank Burke, both at home. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock, from the late home, with solemn high mass of requiem at St. Gabriel's Church at 11 o'clock, and interment in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 6 o'clock this evening until time of the funeral. Pike Extension Opens On Wed.

The first 37 miles of the Northeastern extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike are to be opened to the public tomorrow. The extension runs from Plymouth Meeting to the Lehigh Valley interchange near Allentown with an intermediary interchange at No formal dedication or opening ceremonies are planned. Traffic over the 37-mile section is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a. m. A temporary maximum speed of 50 miles an hour has been set.

The entire extension will end at a point north of Scranton and will lengthen the Turnpike to 470 miles. It is scheduled for completion next fall. Estimated cost of the extension is 320 million dollars. It will have eight interchanges in all when completed. WILL MEET TONIGHT The committee in charge of the annual Christmas Party to be held by the Bunton Bock Ideal Club for the children of members will meet at the East End grove tonight at 7:30.

Annual Thanksgiving Dinner or Supper November 24, 1955 Turkey or Ham Mt. Zion Church, Briggsville, Pa. Adult $1.50 Children .75 THANKSGIVING DAY SPECIALS Deitch's Bakery Leader Pastry Dept. Pumpkin Mince Meat Pies Crunch' Doughnuts Pumpkin Cup Cakes DIAL GL 4-4321 NOTICE Meeting of the Drake Wear Home Association Tonight 7:30 P. M.

At The Post Rooms All members urged to attend. Signed A. Hoffman President Ideal Venetian Blinds Manufacturers Made Ready Made VENETIAN BLINDS 2.98 up FREE ESTIMATES Retape Record Wash We Pickup and Deliver Call Day or Evening GL 4-4831 437 W. Broad St. Mine Work Schedule Mine work schedule for tomor- row: Working -Hydrotated Anthracite Coal Co.

Milnesville; Glen Alden Coal Audenried Mines; all operations of the Jeddo- Highland Coal Lattimer Coal Payne Coal Jeanesville. Idle--Beaver Brook Coal Hazleton Shaft Breaker. Eighty-five Guests At Kiwanis Luncheon Eighty-five guests attended the annual Kiwanis 4-H Capon Club luncheon at the Hotel Altamont at noon" today. Chairman Stephen Yenchko presented the members of the Black Creek 4-H Club whom Kiwanis sponsored in raising a number of flocks of poultry this year. The youngsters were chaperoned by Mrs.

Floyd Wagner of Sugarloaf Valley. Speakers at the luncheon were Prof. Fred Leuschner of Penna. State University and Luzerne County Farm Agent E. V.

Chadwick. Capons were presented to each sponsoring member. Schools Close Wed. For 4-Day Holiday Schools of the city will close tomorrow afternoon for a four-day Thanksgiving holiday, Supt. Tho-.

mas L. Hinkle said today. Students will be dismissed at the end of Wednesday's session and will not return to the classrooms until Monday morning. Employment Office To Close Fri. The Hazleton office of the Bureau of Employment Security, 35 North Church street, will be closed Thursday and Friday of this week in observance of Thanksgiving, it was announced by Joseph J.

Garrity, manager. Since the local office is normally closed on Saturday and Sunday this observance provides a fourday holiday for state employes. Claimants for unemployment compensation benefits have been rescheduled to file for such benefits before and after the holiday. Employment Service activities will be resumed on Monday. THE ALBERT J.

BATES COMPANY sells real estate FOR MORE! GL 4-1361 Adv. Trovitch's Pastry Shop THANKSGIVING SPECIALS PUMPKIN CUSTARD PIE FRUIT CAKE FRESH APPLE PIE Place Your Orders Early Retail Shop 414 S. Poplar St. GL 5-3731-Call Deliver Visit Veterans In Hospitals The Welfare Committee of the Greater Hazleton Veterans Assn. visited the following veterans in regional hospitals today: Hazleton Chester Perlinsky, Anthony McCauley, Anthony Yacowatz, Dominic Pape, Louis Kubick, 'Mrs.

Mary Mulraney, Gold Star Mother. West Hazleton-David Barnes and Mrs. Mary Samborowski, Gold Star Mother. -Clifford Falatko; Freeland- -Cornelius O'Donnell; Jeanesville-Alvin Beishline; StocktonJohn Rusinko; Minersville-William Toennes; Ebervale Helen Evancho, Gold Star Mother; Drifton-Edward Thomas. Visiting the veterans and assisting them in VA matters were Charles McElwee, Sister Neomisia, Anthony Urillo and Dr.

M. L. Blum. Taken To Syracuse To Face Charges Two boys, picked up here by city police on Saturday, were returned to Syracuse, N. yesterday by Detectives Dudinsky and Reardon, of the Syracuse police to face charges of burglary and larceny of an automobile.

The boys, booked as Robert Newton, 16, and Richard Purdy, 15, both of Syracuse, were held at KisLyn pending extradition, and were taken into custody here after the car they were driving became involved in an auto accident. Chief of Police Havrilla said the car, an expensive model, was stolen from a parking lot in Syracuse, and is still in the custody of local authorities pending establishment of ownership. WAS TOASTMASTER Attorney Donald McCay of Weatherly served as toastmaster at a dinner for Carbon County GOP Chairman Paul Beattie at the AmVets home in Lansford last night. If you're downtown for lunch, try the HAZLE DRUG LUNCHEONETTE. Adv.

NU-TASTY PASTRY 15th N. Locust Phone GL 4-5557 HOLIDAY SPECIALS Pumpkin Pie Mince Meat Pie Huckleberry Pie Poppy Bread Nut Bread Put Your Order In Early St. Stanislaus P. T. A.

Rummage Sale 689 Alter Street Today from 10 a. m. 'til 9 p. m. We Have A Complete Selection of the Finest TURKEYS CAPONS ROASTING, FRYING and STEWING CHICKENS and CHICKEN PARTS at Low Prices.

Miller's Poultry Market 53 South Wyoming Street, Hazleton, Pa. For Free Delivery Dial GL 4-5511 BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR Diamond SEE SANDY FOR THE Lowest Prices Anywhere! We're out of the high rent district, and we want to pass these low overhead savings on to you. Quality for quality, at our special prices, we will not be undersold! BUY NOW AND SAVE! We Give GREEN STAMPS With Every Purchase! SANDY'S JEWELERS 64 NORTH WYOMING STREET FINAL IREM CEREMONIAL Final ceremonial of the year at Irem Temple, Wilkes-Barre, will be held at the mosque on Friday evening, December 9. A class of 150 will be inducted into the Shrine and several affiliates pledged. says the ceremonial Potentate Co.

Kersteen Hernan, will have Santa Claus and a bag of gifts as well as the playing and singing of carols by the band and chanters. Strode's Sausage and Scrapple PRICE'S DAIRY STORE Adv. ALVINE SPECIAL FREE 6 Bottles of Coke with each pan of Pizza PHONE GL 5-2252 670 Alter St. DIAL GL 5-1771 CIGARETTE MACHINE SERVICE REX Vending Company 110 North Wyoming St. IN UNIVERSITY BAND Clark D.

Sachse, Main street, Conyngham, is among the 97 Lehigh University students at Bethlehem who are members of the 1955-56 University band. DANCE Thanksgiving Nite Butler Fire Hall Caller -Varner Square Modern Polka HOME DELIVERY PIZZERIA GL-5 GL: 4 9011 84 ST FREE SODA Today's Special 1 Qt. Soda Free With Every Pizza NOTICE! MEDVITZ HOTEL Closed This Evening Reservations Now Being Taken For Christmas Parties, Weddings, etc. MONEY Lona OK. LOANS $20 to $600 At this office you can get: MONEY to buy such items as: Furniture TV Boat Upholstery Radio Outboard Motor Used Car Camera Air Conditioner anything to make living more ient, more pleasant, more comfortable.

MONEY to buy such items as: Tools Refrigerator Baby Carriage Hoist Washing Machine Vacuum Cleaner Electric or Gas Range to make your work at shop, on the farm, easier. And, remember you can get Credit Life Insurance at this office which will pay the balance your loan in case of natural or accidental death. TELEPHONE WRITE or VISIT PREFERRED FINANCE SERVICE, INC. Mrs. Catherine Hartman, who died at Bethlehem Sunday, was a daughter of the late Mr.

and Mrs. William Knickerbocker, of Hazleton. Her only survivor is a sister, Mrs. John Thomas, Bethlehem. Her husband was the late George Hartman.

Burial was made this morning at Bethlehem. MRS. ROBERT H. MILLER Mrs. Robert H.

Miller, nee Edna J. Leininger, of 306 Third street, Weatherly, died at 6:45 a. today. She was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, at Weatherly, and of the Ladies Auxiliary to the American Legion Post there. Surviving in addition to her husband are the following children: George, at Weatherly; Victor and Grace, both at home; John, Orwigsburg; Mrs.

Willis Graaf, Lehighton, and Mrs. Victor Bacile, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. These sisters and a brother also survive: Eulah Leininger, Allentown; Mrs. John Hamm, Isabel and Isaac Leininger, all three of Weatherly.

There are four grandchildren. The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p. m. from the Warner funeral home, with Rev. Samuel F.

Stauffer, pastor of Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, in charge of services. Interment will be in Union cemetery, at Weatherly. Friends may call Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. IRA AUGUSTA ERNST Ira Augusta Ernst, of 272 Main street, Conyngham, died at 5:00 p.

m. yesterday while pursuing his duties as custodian for the Conyngham borough school district. Death was attributed to a heart attack. Born in Sugarloaf Township, the deceased was a son of the late George E. and Della (Culp) Ernst, and had lived in Conyngham for 35 years.

Prior to that, he was a resident of Coxeville and Oneida. Mr. Ernst was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Conyngham; the Conyngham Fire Sugarloaf Council, Jr. O. U.

A. Sugarloaf Fish and Game Club, U. M. W. of Beaver Meadows, and a social member of the Conyngham Valley Veterans Post No.

8161. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Ethel Peters, with whom he resida brother, George C. Ernst, of the Conyngham National Bank. The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.

m. Friday from the Grebey Funeral Home and burial will be made in Union Cemetery, Conyngham. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p. m. Thursday.

Advertisement Brislin-Breslin Sell Property! Another property was sold at-afair-price by Brislin Breslin, Reliable Real Estate Dealers of 306 West Broad Street. A modern 6 room house located at 343 E. Juniper St. was sold by BRISLIN BRESLIN to Mr. and Mrs.

Samuel Sist. BRISLIN BRESLIN, Real Estate Dealers, have a large list of cash buyers for all types of property located in all sections of Hazleton, Conyngham, Drums, Freeland, Weatherly. To sell your property quickly for cash call BRISLIN BRESLIN, GL 4-2601 or 306 West Broad street. POULTRY and EGGS FREE DELIVERY 640 West Broad PHONE Open 'Til GL 4-2421 9 TONITE Killed Grade (Not Packaged) (Not Frozen) Selection Breasted 5 to 23-lb. Turkeys Complete Selection For Thanksgiving ROASTERS FRYERS ROASTERS STEWERS PARTS DUCKS Free Delivery WEDNESDAY to TRESCKOWMeADO0 KELAYRES BEAVER MEADOWS 36 WEST BROAD STREET Over Dove Restaurant HAZLETON Gladstone 5-3680 Open Saturdays Open Wednesday to P.

M. LOANS MADE IN ALL NEARBY TOWNS SENAPE'S HOT PITZA Delivered By Heated Trucks GL 4-1831 or GL 4-9168 TWO NEAPOLITAN PIZZA PIES One Dollar ($1.00) For Delivery GL 5-0521 HOT and COLD HOAGIES ASSORTED SANDWICHES 221 East Diamond Ave. Open Sunday Evenings RETENELLER'S BROAD AND LINCOLN GL 5-3616 Rudy Joe's FRESH MEATS ALL FRESHLY MEATS CUT (None Packaged) All Meats Sold With A Money- Back Guarantee! Thanksgiving Specials! YOUNG, ARMOUR'S STAR, PRIME, U. S. GRADED Turkeys lb.

lb. Avg. Pan Ready Most Tendons Removed BELTSVILLE ARMOUR'S GRADE PRIME TURKEYS HEN YOUNG TURKEYS to 10 lbs. Killed average lb. 55c 10-16 Average lb.

lb. 55c HAMBURG PICNIC COUNTRY HAM SCRAPPLE 3 $1.00 5-lb can $3.59 lb. 19c Hickory Smoked (Sliced) BACON cello pkg. lb. 41c COMPLETE LINE OF QUALITY MEATS Closed Thanksgiving Day WE GIVE Open Friday and Saturday WORLD GREEN STAMPS RETENELLER'S Fancy Foods and Produce -Thanksgiving Specials1955 NEW CROP For A Special ThanksgivingDIAMOND BRAND One of RETENELLER'S Fancy lb.

Fruit Baskets WALNUTS 47c Made Up By Connoisseurs Bleached Fresh Fancy ESCAROLE Cape Cod or ARTICHOKES ENDIVE Cranberries for lbs. 3 25c lb. pkg. 2 25c 19c Delicious Apples 5 lb. 25c Sweet Potatoes 4 lb.

29c Bose (Rusty) or D'Anjou Ripe Tomatoes, cello carton 23c Pears (Lg.) 5 for, 25c Snowhite Mushrooms 3 lb. bsk. $1.29 Green Cucumbers 5 for 25c Green Onions 2 buns. 23c White Turnips 4 lb. 25c Red Radishes 2 cello bags 13c Snappy Green Beans 2 lb.

29c Pie Pumpkins Fresh Fruit Salad 1b.29c WEDNESDAY ONLY! -DULANEY- Home Made, Fresh Frozen Strawberries 2 pkgs 58c each Ford Hook Lima Beans 2 pkgs 53c Pumpkin Pies 50c NOTE: CLOSED THURSDAY, THANKSGIVING DAY FRIDAY We Give WORLD GREEN STAMPS.

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