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14 Haileton Standard-Speaker, Saturday, ApriM 4, 1973 Physical Therapy Program Weekend Dates Saturday Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon, St. Peter's Episcopal Parish House, 9 p.m. Deaths Has Been Transferred to United Services Building future meeting. It was voted to present a Coffee Day gift certificate to the Easter Seal Society. Thp Women's Auxiliary voted to donate a week's campership and a Coffee Day gift certificate to the society.

A card party was held April 3 by the auxiliary and this group will conduct the Lily Parade. Mrs. Fellin and Seamon will at-tend a state society sponsored Sunday Anthracite Coin Show. Gus Ge-netti Motor Lodge Ballroom. Hazleton Woman's Club party at White Haven State School, bus 'leaving from MPB parking lot at 1:30 p.m.

Easter Seal Parents Council Easter egg hunt, United Community Services building, 2 p.m. St. Joseph's Confraternity of Christian Mothers, church cafeteria, 7 p.m. East End Playground Association Easter egg hunt, Mill and Walnut playlot, 2 p.m. Msgr.

Molino PTA, Our Lady of Grace auditorium, 8 p.m. Military Order of Ladybugs, Drake-Wear VFW Post, 2:30 p.m. HHS class of 1959 meeting for class reunion, Wuthering Heights Lounge, 8 p.m. Holy Trinity Slovak women, church hall, 7:30 p.m. Board-Executive Leadership Train- MRS.

HOPKIN REESE Mrs. Hopkin (Sarah) Reese, formerly of Jeddo, died suddenly April 5 at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bisessi, 1429 Rowe Glen Burn-ie, Md. Born in South Wales.

England, the deceased was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Phillips. She located in Freeland in 1923 and moved to Glen Burnie in 1955. Surviving are her husband; one daughter, Mrs.

Joseph (Margaret) Bisessi, Glen Burnie; two sons. Jonah, Schuylkill Haven, and William, Baltimore, five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Faux, Florida, and Mrs. Elizabeth Pros-ser, Levittown; and a brother, Steve, in South Wales. There are a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Monday at the Singleton Funeral Home, Glen Burnie. Interment was in the Glen Burnie Cemetery. 'IJM Li ing Program May 3 and 4 in tne Poconos. Seamon also is attending the Pennsylvania Speech and Hear WILLIAM (RED) WILLIAMSON William (Red) Williamson. Barnesville, died at 10:30 p.m.

Thursday after a lengthy illness in in the Pottsville Hospital. He had been a patient since Saturday. He was born in Mahanoy City, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Williamson.

He was a retired mechanic and miner and was of the Methodist faith. tu Surviving are his wife, the former Eva Wittmer, and these son and daughters: Mrs. Arthur (Hazel) Henninger, Park Crest: Mrs. Michael (Pauline) Souchalk. Levit-town; Paul, Georgia; Donald.

Del ano; Thomas, at home; Robert. Hazleton; Mrs. Gabriel (Emma) Horvath, Hazleton, and Joan, New Jersey. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren, four great grandchildren and these brothers and sisters: Woodrow, Bowmans; Samuel, Annapolis, Mrs. Edward (Blanche) Cedar, Arnold, Md and Mrs.

Florence Markle, Wilmington. Del. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. from the Christ Funeral Home. Hometown, with the Rev.

Karl Keller officiating. Interment will ing Association convention in Har The physical therapy program of the Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults of the Hazleton Area and Carbon County has been transferred from the Hazleton State General Hospital to the physical therapy department in the United Community Services Building, 21 N. Church St. This announcement was made when the society's board of directors met at the UCS. The session was in charge of Mrs.

John F. Fellin, president. John Seamon, executive director, reported that 37 physical therapy and 56 speech therapy sessions were provided; 14 half -days of classes for pre-school language impaired; and 14 speech evaluationssix in Carbon County and eight in Hazleton. Donations for camperships were received XI Epsilon Epsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, P. P.

L. Reddy Wives, and the Hazleton Quarterback Club. The society also received money realized from slot machine confiscations. This was awarded by the Luzerne County Court. The annual drive was reported as progressing at a satisfactory rate, with special events programs on schedule.

risburg this weekend. Alvan E. Baum and Mrs. Fellin were appointed to serve on the United Way of Greater Hazleton advisory board. READING FESTIVAL WININEKa uene leu, cnairmaji 01 me judges ior me rourieenm annual Regional High School Dramatic Reading Festival held last night at Highacres, is shown presenting silver prizes to the three first place winners, from left to right; Mark J.

Firley, Freeland H.S., Drama; Mary Beth Sklckt, Bishop Hafey H.S., Prose; and Mary Conway, Kingston Central Catholic, Poetry. At right is Wayne Funk, president of Belles-Lettres Society co-sponsor of the festival. Harman PTO Fire Hydrant Damaged At Laurel and Green A fire hydrant on the southwest corner of Laurel and Green streets, reportedly damaged when a motorist backed into it about a week At Local PSU Campus Freeland, Kingston C.C. And Bishop Hafey Win Top Bless, Distribute Willows on Sunday At St. Michael's On Sunday of the Palms, accord-ing to the Byzantine tradition, willows will be blessed before the 8 a.m.

divine liturgy at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church, North Laurel Street, city, and distributed to the faithful. Has Meeting The D.A. Harman Elementary ago, sprung a leak in the under CHARLES H. VAN HORN Charles H.

Van Horn, 232 W. Pine Mahanoy City, died Wednesday at the Pottsville Hospital. Born in Upper Lehigh, the deceased was an Army veteran and had lived most of his life in Girard-ville. He had been a resident of Mahanoy City the past 10 years. Educated in the Freeland and P.T.O.

met this week with Mrs. Russell Palmer presiding. The minutes were read by Rob Honors in Keadmg invent 1 1 1- I Ifflll. 1 1 TIT i. TT- ground portion of the system with the water flowing along the gutter and into a nearby sewer.

A spokesman for the Hazleton City Water Authority said they are Mrs. Fellin and Mrs. Michael Anderko attended the Carbon County Parent Council meeting, at Freeland. Kingston Central Cath Millville, one third, and West Haz olic and Bishop Hafey High Schools ert Merola and the treasurer's report given by Mrs. John Bugda.

Remarks were made by Pat Ca-pece on the school situation. The attendance award was won aware of the condition and expect to make the necessary repairs on walked off with top honors last night in the 14th annual Regional which Frank Gaval showed home movies of his special education class at the Bevan School. This Catasauqua schools, he was a retired mine foreman, having last been employed at the Continental Colliery, Centralia. Monday. High School Dramatic Reading by the sixth grade.

Papers will be Festival, sponsored by the Belles- group is having a white elephant sale, and its annual dinner is sent home with the children concerning the April 24 meeting with Surviving are his wife, the for mer Edna Stumof: five daughters. all the Hazleton P.T.O.'s. Boro Firemen's Bazaar July 11-14 Lettres Society of Pennsylvania State University which was held in the library on the Hazleton Campus of PSU. scheduled for May 12 at the Summit Hill Rod and Gun Club. The track meet will be held April 29.

leton, a fourth. Other schools participating were Hazleton Area, Marian, MMI Prep, Berwick and Northwest. John Busher served as master of ceremonies for the Drama presentations; Mark Colman for poetry and John Coburn for prose. Greetings were extended by Prof. Andrew Kafka of the Hazleton Campus of PSU faculty; by Wayne Funk, president of the local society, and by Robert Henry, president of the Student Government.

Judges included: Drama: Robert Rnnnpr. rnnrHinatnr. PSTT C.nm. The children of D.A. Harman Elementary will present their Mrs.

C. Joseph (Joyce) McNama-ra, Harrisburg; Mrs. C. A. (Lois) Funderburk.

Madison, Mrs. Accident Victim Joan Zmitrovich. 31, of 99 New Cranberry, was listed in fair condition at the Hazleton State General Hospital this morning where she was admitted for observation following a two-car accident at Ninth and Alter streets Friday night. City Patrolman John DiBello reported the Zmitrovich woman was traveling north on Alter Street and had stopped to make a left turn onto Ninth Street when it was struck in the rear by a car operated by John L. Ostrosky of 832 Grant St.

James Mulligan, psycholigist in Top honors were claimed by The West Hazleton Firemen's Bazaar will be held July 11 through Spring Program on Thursday, May the Hazleton Area School District, C. Donald (Ruth) Herbster, Harris Mark J. Firlev of Freeland High 14 on the lot across from the bor 17 at 7 p.m. There will be a bake sale follow was the speaker at the Hazleton burg; Mrs. Richard (June) Sling- School, in drama for his presenta ough building on South Fourth tion of "Cyrano by Parent Council meeting in March, and members of the Women's Aux ing the program in the scnooi Street, it was announced Friday.

luff. Fort Stockton, Texas; and Mrs. James (Sandra) Cooney, Gi-rardville; a son, Charles Allen-town; and 22 grandchildren. Edmond Rostand; by Mary Lon-way of Kingston Central Catholic iliary were guests. An egg hunt The dates July 16 through 19 which appeared in the Friday edi Hish.

for her Doem. "Tne wmte will be held Sunday and a picnic is being planned for July 15. It is monwcalth Campus Libraries; Miss tion story on the borough council He also is survived by a brotn- Cliffs," by Alice D. Miller, and by I planned to have Frank Gaval at a meeting was incorrect. be in the German Protestant cemetery, Mahanoy City.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. LEWIS R. JAMES SR. Lewis R.

James 72, of Edge-wood, Drums, died at his home Friday morning at 9:10 o'clock following a lengthy illness. Born in Jeanesville Oct. 27, 1900, the deceased was a son of the late John and Margaret (Hemey) James. Prior to his retirement, he had been' employed as a miner for the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. at its Jeanesville operation and later had worked for the Pennsylvania Highways Department.

He was a member of the Drums United Methodist Church and a past president of Jeanesville Local 961, United Mine Workers of America. Surviving are his wife, the for-mer Mildred Balliet; three sons, Lewis Edward P. and John all of Drums; one daughter, Mrs. Warren (Janet) Klinger, Drums; 10 grandchildren, one great-grandchild; a brother. Walter, Hatboro; and a sister, Mrs.

Ellen Dayock, Geigertown. There are a number of nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. from the Bachman and Rosenstock Funeral Home. The Rev.

Wayne Gregory, of the Drums United Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in St. Johns Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Marv Reth Skicki.

of Bishop Haiey hlayne Holland, Greater Hazleton Art. IrfaeiiP! Mrs Marsarpt T.nnrm er, James, Aiientown; a sisitr, Mrs. Hazel Sheaman, Bernville; Hiph School, for her presentation and a number of nieces and nep of "Wonderful Tarbaby," by Joel hews. Chandler Harris, in the prose cafeteria. Every female member of the P.T.O.

will bring two articles for the bake sale. Officers were nominated for the 1973-74 school term. Voting will take place and the sixth grade class will be invited to attend. They will get a pep talk from the principal about entering junior high school. Following the business meeting, there was a program.

The Rev. Mark Bochinski, St. Joseph Hospital, gave an interesting talk on sex education and children. Rev. The funeral will be held to day at 11 a.m.

from the Trukowsky uojaiu.m. Each of the first place winners tacn 01 me iirai piate wiiiiitio of the King's College faculty; Poetry: Jay Breckenridge of the Hazleton PSU Campus faculty; Eileen Brenner, Greater Hazleton Community Players, and Alan Price, of the local PSU faculty; Prose, Collins; Ernest Haeussler, Hazleton Campus faculty; Cindy Ganc, staff of Radio Station WAZL, and Funeral Home, Mahanoy City. The recejve(j awards from Wayne -f iUn Rpv. John M. Bellan will officiate Tnkn Tff Dillon will nfflninP Funk.

Weatherly, president of the local Belles-Lettres Society. Interment will be in Mount Laurel Memorial Park, this city. Thp other three winners in the three categories received parch MRS. CHARLES REISER ments from Gene Collins, a mem- Bochinski teaches a marriage Mrs. Margaret Tamea, professional staff at the Hazleton Campus.

Refreshments were served by the Hazlptnn fammis Snrnritv TTipta Mrs. Charles (Dorothy) Keiser. Fine Arts Council 147 Front Marblehead. Hazleton Area. the Greater Hazleton Area.

course at Bishop Hafey to seniors. The next meeting will be May 8. died Thursday at the University HOME CENTER -138 W. BROAD Sigma Pi and the Hazleton Camp- TT Hospital, Boston, where she Recipients were as follows: Drama William Novack, Kingston Cen Classified Ads Bring Results us nospiiauty committee. had been a patient for tnree months.

tral Catholic, second; Suzanne Parr Millville. third, and Patti Her husband is a former resi dent of Weatherly and this city. Rnrn in New York City Sept. 8, Sachse, West Hazleton mgn acnooi, fourth. Poetrv Maybe he's a 1918, the deceased was a daughter of Jacob and Sophie (Masur) Wein Tin Rprtash.

Weatherly. second; Tina LaPorte, Freeland, third, and Susan Feese, Shamokin, fourth. groucn morning Death Notices berg. Surviving, in addition to her husband and parents, is a sister Mrs. Ruben (Joan) Abrahams, Ocean-side, N.Y.

Funeral services will be held rrose Stack. Kineston Central POTT At. St. Joseph Hospital, Thursday. ADril 12th, Carmella Catholic, second; Monica Chilcoat, Freeland, third, and Barbara Thrash, Weatherly, fourth.

A hrpakdown of the awards pre Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Jeffries and Son Funeral Home, Weatherly. Rabbi Abraham Ruderman of Beth sented last night shows Kingston Central Catholic claimed one nrsi anH two seconds: Freeland a first, Israel Temple, and the Rev. George Harris, rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, this city, will of Bott.

Funeral services Monday, April 16th, at 10 a.m. from Gre-bey, Beltz Gleim Funeral Home. Interment in Mt. Laurel Memorial Park. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the funeral home Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 till 9 o'clock.

Grebey, Beltz Gleim, funeral directors. one second and a third; Weatherly, ficiate. Interment will be in union a second and a third; Bishop Hafey, a first; Shamokin, a fourth; Cemeterv. Weatherly. Friends may SAT.

and MON. TWO DAYS ONLY! call Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. Funerals BRESKY At St. Joseph Hospital. Thursday, April 12, Mr.

John Bresky. Funeral Monday at 9 a.m. from the Stanley E. Anilosky Funeral Home, McAdoo. Mass of hp Resurrection in St.

Kunegun- Rnhprt J. Palucci. 441 W. 24th PETER F. ZIENTEK Peter F.

Zientek, 52, of 704 Wis-mer West Pittston, died suddenly Friday afternoon at his home. He was born in Hazleton, a son of the late Anthony and Anna (Zlotnick) Zientek. During WW II he served with the U.S. Army in the European Theater and took part in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a member of several veterans' organiza da's Church at 9:30 a.m.

Inter- mpnt in the Dansh cemetery 0 if who died Wednesday, was buried yesterday from the Fierro Funeral Home. The Rev. Michael Pulicare gave the blessing at the funeral home, and the Rev. Paul Cottone was celebrant of the Mass of the Resurrection in Most Precious Blood Friends may call Saturday 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday 2 to 4 ana to p.m.

Stanley E. Anilosky, super HIGHER-WIDER SUPER SCREEN visor. because of his morning At Edsewood. Drums tions in the West Pittston area. He was a member of the Im pa VHHav.

ADril 13. 1973. Lewis R. C. Church.

Interment was in Calvary Cemetery, Irums, where the Rev. Charles Rokosz gave the blessing at the grave. Pallbearers were James LaRose, Matthew Palucci, William and SUPER PERFORMANCE Superb picture brightness and clarity! THE TAMPA 2004 maculate Conception Church in West Pittston. Surviving is his widow, Josephine; and the following brothers and sisters: Michael, Leo, Richard and Mrs. Thomas (Clara) Preso of Philadelphia; Mrs.

Joseph (Hel R. James, husband or Miiarea Balliet James. Funeral services Monday 10:30 a.m. from the Bachman Rosenstock Funeral Home. Interment in St.

Johns Cemetery, St. Johns, Pa. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday afternoon 2 to 4, evening 7 to 9. John H. Rosenstock, funeral director.

Kandy Skuba, Nicholas and Joseph Ccrullo, Daniel Matriccino and SC3lV Louis Parrell. en) Smith of Exeter; and Antnony OUTSTANDINGS DEPENDABILITY! Long TV lile and few service problems. ThP funeral of Miss Elizabeth M. and Joseph E.S. of Hazleton.

Gladnick, 201 N. Broad West The funeral will be held Monday at 9 a.m. from the Strubeck fu SUPERSCREEN for 7973 Hazleton, who died Tuesday, was held yesterday from the family neral Home, Luzerne Avenue, West Pittston, with a Mass of the Res residence. The Rev. Carl Ulrich was cele urrection at 9:30 in the Immac hrant of the Mass of the Resurrec KEISER Mrs.

Dorothy, 147 Front Marblehead, beloved wife of Charles Keiser al Boston, April 12, 1973. Services Monday, 1:30 p.m.. Jeffries Son Funeral Home, Weatherly, Pa. Interment in Union Cemetery, Weatherly. Friends may call Sunday 7 to 9 p.m.

ulate Conception Church, Luzerne Ave. Interment will be in tne tion in Holy Trinity R. C. Church North Laurel Street, and the Rev Mount Olivet Cemetery, Caverton. Friends may call Sunday from Donald Haycock was seated in tne sanctuary.

Both priests gave the 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. blessing at the grave in the parish PORTABLE TV cemetery. Pallbearers, all nephews of the deceased, were Joseph Gladnick, The promise of no morning backache from sleeping on a too-soft mattress William, Edward, James, lnomas and Francis Ferry. SPOTLIGHT SPECIAL PRICE 125.00 Marshall Romig Gas Station Operator Dies Marshall J. L.

Romig, 1025 Birk-bect Freeland, owner and operator of Romig's Service Station, West South that community, PATTON At St. Joseph Hosnital. Wednesday, April 11, Mrs. Elizabeth (Slifka) Patton. Funeral Monday at 8:30 a.m.

from the Frank J. Bonin Funeral Home, Second Street entrance. Mass of the Resurrection in St. Joseph's R. C.

Church at 9 a.m. Interment in St. Patrick's Cemetery, McAdoo. Friends may call Saturday 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 tc 9 p.m.

Frank J. Bonin, funeral $Q)Q)95 Q-dT Twin or Twin or Your morning's only as good as your mattress. Sealy Posturepedic is designed in cooperation with orthopedic surgeons for comfortably firm support all night long. That way you wake up feeling refreshed, ready to start the day right. Sealy wants you to wake up happy I WITH CART JC Egg Hunt Next Saturday Full Size Each Piece died Friday morning at the Davis Nursing Home, Mountaintop.

Ill for several months, he had been a Plans are progressing for next Saturday's Greater Hazleton Jay- CHOICE OF COMFORT: Extra Firm or Gently Firm KOMIG At the Davis Nursing Home. MountaintoD. April 13, euest at the home for a week. cee's initial Easter egg hunt. Chairman Jack Lamont an Born in Weatherly, the deceas 1973.

Mr. Marshall J. L. Romig of nounccd last night the festivities will eet under way at 1 p.m. He 1025 Birkbeck Freeland.

Funeral services Monday, 2 p.m. from the Cotterall Funeral Home, Interment will be in Union Cemetery Weatherlv. Friends may call said the site of the hunt will be kept quiet until the last minute to nrpvont anv possible pranks. ed was the son of the late Alfred and Emma (Heller) Romig. He was a member of St.

John's Reformed United Church of Christ, Freeland. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Stasko, Freeland. and a number of nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m.

from the Cotterall Funeral Home. Freeland. The Rev. at the funeral home Sunday 2 to 4 Lamont said children from two through eight years of age may narticinate in the hunt, noting that Custom "Perma Set" VHF Fine Tuning 3-Stage I. F.

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K. CotteralJ, tu neral director. there will be several prizes. Steve RothweU is assistant STUKAS Joseph Peter, Monday, April 9, at VA Hospital, Orange, N.J.. formerly of Zion Grove.

Funeral services Saturday, 9 a.m from the Oravitz Funeral Home, chairman. KNIT IDENT QUEEN SIZE 60x80' George C. Hosier, of St. John's Reformed UCC, will officiate. Interment will be in the Union Cemetery, Weatherly.

Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Fishermen from the Aran Is lands, who dIv their trade off Ire $279.95 2-pc. set KING SIZE 76x80 $399.95 3-pc. set land's coast in small boats, wear sweaters knitted by their women. Since each woman develops her own pattern of stitches, the sweaters serve as identification when thp hnrfv of a man lost at sea Shenandoah, Pa.

Mass of the Ke surrection at 9:30 in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Ring-town. Burial in the parish cemetery, Ringtown. Deceased is a member of the Eagles Lodge, Ha-jleton American Legion Post, Nuremberg, Pa. UNDERWENT HEART SURGERY Donald Wech, 715 N.

Locust is a patient at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, where he underwent heart surgery this week. MATTRESSES STREET FLOOR, HOME CENTER washes ashore..

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