DP Features

February 7, 2010

Only Yesterday

Back Mountain Wrestling Club had fourteen boys place in the Tunkhannock Tournament. They are: Jude Gentsch, Ronnie Hartman, Aaron Kubasik, Nick Raczkowski, Rich Harris, Matt Marchikitus, Dan Nichol, Matt Magee, Eric Maciejczak, Harry Hazletine, Joey Farber, Gregg Mussman, Jimmy Higgins and Jacob Lanyon.

No, it’s not a typographical error; there is a new telephone exchange in the Dallas area. Phone subscribers shouldn’t be surprised if they learn a neighbor or business now has a number that begins with 674.

Mary Ellen Tirpak, newly-appointed librarian at the Back Mountain Library, was hosted by board members and staff at a reception at the library. Miss Tirpak has a master’s degree in library science from Clarion University as well as an M.S. in English and educational media from Marywood College. She received her B.S. degree in library science from Kutztown State College.

30 YEARS AGO

Eleven Dallas Senior High School students will represent the Dallas School District at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District Chorus Festival to be held at Montrose Area High School.

The Dallas students qualified in October at pre-auditions held for students from approximately 45 schools in Northeastern Pennsylvania. These students are: Lee Ann Curtis, Linda Akers, Wendy Baird, Lisa Luksic, Robert Robinson, David Orehotsky, Stephen Schwartz, Harry Davenport, Matthew Hoidra, Jerome Ross and John Lyons.

The annual meeting and election of officers was held at the borough building in Dallas on Jan. 28. The following officers were elected: president, Robert Richardson; vice president, Timothy Carroll; secretary, Lynn Sheehan; treasurer, Paul LaBar. Director – 5 years, Thomas Doughton; Director – 4 years, Edwin Roth; Director –3 years, William Baker; Director – 2 years, William Ward; Director – 1 year, Donald Bulford.

Ambulance chief, John Wega; assistant ambulance chief, Larry Carson; fire chief, Robert Besecker; and corresponding secretary, Kay Wright.

The Pennsylvania State Senate this week confirmed the appointment of Charles Lemmond, Jr. to fill the unexpired term of Judge Richard Bigelow, who resigned in March 1979. The senate approved Governor Dick Thornburgh’s appointment of Lemmond to the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Tuesday afternoon by a 48-0 vote. Atty. Lemmond will be sworn into office Friday afternoon by President-Judge Bernard C. Brominski.

40 YEARS AGO

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Spaciano, 91 Shagbark Drive, Shavertown, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception given by their children at the Kingston Fire Company Social Hall. The Spacianos are the parents of six children: Louis and Victor, Trucksville; Vincent, Levittown; Mrs. John Kucavich, Thompsonville, Conn.; Mrs. Peter Skameritz, Berwick; and Anna, Harrisburg.

Students who will represent the Dallas Senior High School Band in the P.M.E.A. Northeast District Band are: Diane Chadwick, Patti Lewis, Judy MacAvoy, Harry Swepston, Donald Wallace, Lindsey Sherwood, Brock Phillips, Alan Zaboski, Michael Moore and Dennis McCartney.

Three Back Mountain residents, seniors at Wilkes College, have been selected for publication in “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.” Those from this area are: Ann Barnes, Dallas, Paula Gilbert, Dallas, and Russ Williams, Fernbrook.

50 YEARS AGO

Six Westmoreland students will play in the Northeastern District Band Concert at Susquehanna High School next week. They are: Brenda Clause, flute; Vivian Cobb, clarinet; Harold Smith, tenor saxophone; Marilyn Eck, bass clarinet; Barry Baird, cornet; and David Kimball, bassoon.

Robert Bachman was elected president, Mrs. Gerald Stout vice president of Back Mountain Memorial Library Association at the annual meeting Thursday night, and Mitchell Jenkins, retiring president, was accorded a rising vote of thanks.

Mrs. Fred Howell was retained as secretary, and Homer Moyer as treasurer.

Luigi’s Pizzeria, Route 309 and 115, Dallas, was celebrating its Grand Opening. The restaurant, owned by Lou Goeringer, featured oven fresh pizza, Italian style spaghetti and other Italian specialties.

60 YEARS AGO

More charter members will be accepted tonight at a dinner meeting of the newly formed Harvey’s Lake Lions’ Club at Brokenshire’s Harvey’s Lake Hotel.

At an organization meeting held last week at the home of Ben Banks, Harvey’s Lake, Calvin McHose was elected president; Dean Shaver, secretary; and Fred Brokenshire was appointed head of the committee to arrange for a charter meeting. Sheldon Cave was named chairman of the membership committee.

Attending the meeting were: Atty. Joseph O’Donnell, deputy district governor of Lions, Ezra Moyer, district representative, Andrew Kizis, Emerson Schmaltz, Harold S. Donnelly, James O’Connell, Carl Shiner, Fred Brokenshire, R. Dean Shaver, Calvin McHose and J. Sheldon Cave.

Court Our Lady of Fatima, No. 1478 Catholic Daughters of America, St. Therese’s Church, announces a benefit party to be held February 21 in the church auditorium. Proceeds will be for the Gate of Heaven Church building fund.

At local Acme stores, two cans of Ocean Spray Cranberry sauce sold for 31 cents; a 12 ounce jar of Peter Pan Peanut Butter sold for 34 cents; Hershey’s chocolate bars were six for 25 cents; and a one pound box of Nabisco Premium saltines was 25 cents.

70 YEARS AGO

An actual alarm – turned in while volunteer firemen of Dr. Henry M. Laing Company were conducting siren tests last Saturday – took the community, and more than a few of the firemen, by complete surprise.

All afternoon the firemen, who are experimenting with an alarm system, had been testing. Townsfolk had been warned to ignore the siren blasts, so when the real alarm came most people dismissed it immediately as “more of that testing.”

Taking no chances, 15 firemen (more than was needed) responded. The fire was at the home of David Boyce, near Hays Corners, where sparks from a chimney had ignited shingles. No difficulty was experienced in extinguishing the slight fire.

A deep-dyed plot at Dallas Borough High School for an outbreak of “hookey” on Monday afternoon was nipped in the bud by alert school officials.

Apparently a group of ring-leaders had proposed a “Senior Skip Day,” which was to be observed by a wholesale skipping of afternoon classes. Supervising Principal T.A. Williammee detected the unusual number of absences when he received his report from the teachers early in the afternoon. With the help of a truant officer, he began an immediate investigation, news of which brought some of the erring pupils back to school promptly.

As soon as the plan was exposed it collapsed, and only nine pupils remained absent without reasonable excuse. Those youngsters admitted their error, and have been assigned to make up the time after regular school sessions.

Richard Henry Disque, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Disque, 149 Machell Avenue, Dallas Borough, has passed the examination held by the State Board of Undertakers and is now fully licensed to engage in business. He decided immediately to engage in business for himself and his offices will be at the Machell Avenue home.

Information for “Only Yesterday” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post which is 121 years old. The information is printed her exactly as it appeared in the newspaper years ago.

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