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Recently Boy Scout Troop 281, as part of their Firemanship Merit Badge requirement, visited the Dallas Volunteer Fire Company where they were hosted by Brett Slocum, Assistant Chief of the Dallas Borough Fire Company, a former Eagle Scout of the Dallas troop.

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Attendees included: Donald Hosey, Craig Bowersox, David Petrikonis, James Urisko, Timothy Raul, Eric St. Clair, Chris Pelton, Greg Riley, John Tomedi, David Townsend, Chris Welch, John Beecham, David Ertley, James Sappe, Jared Dukas, Eric McTague, James Galliford, Jason Toluba, Chad Williams and Charles Wasserott V.

Six band students from the Dallas Middle School have been selected to participate in the Marywood College Junior High Honors Band. The students are: Megan Stair, flute; Holly Randloph, trumpet; Ryan Moss, trombone; Kris Kaleta, clarinet; Amy Beardworth, flute; and Valerie Prother, French horn.

1979 – 30 YEARS AGO

Back Mountain women modeled new fashions at the fashion show sponsored by Kingston Township Ambulance Association on Sunday. Modeling fashions provided by Infinity of Dallas were: Kay Walsh, Joyce Jobson, Elfriede Turner, Joan Bolinski, Nancy Buss, Laura Thomas, Debbie Drake, Carolyn Bosak, Margaret Dymond, Annmarie Boska, Lorrie Langdon and Pam Langdon.

A number of local women recently received silver pins from the American Cancer Society for their long service to the organization. Mrs. Charles Gosart was awarded a bronze plaque. Those receiving pins were: Mrs. Stephen Johnson, Mrs. Reynold Walkins, Mrs. Percy Hart, Mrs. Frank McGuire, Mrs. Florence Kast, Mrs. Charles Wagner, Mrs. Ruth Houser, Mrs. James McFarland, Mrs. Willard Durbin, Mrs. Cecil Paynton, Mrs. Frank Reiley, Mrs. Paul Eckert, Mrs. Robert Dornenian and Mrs. John Hoyeltine.

1969 – 40 YEARS AGO

Irem Temple Country Club, Dallas, will provide the setting for the annual Christmas Dance sponsored by the Dallas Rotary Anns next weekend.

Co-chairmen for the holiday affair are Mrs. Jack Stanley and Mrs. Francis Ambrose. Members of the planning committee are Mrs. David Alderson, Mrs. L.E. Jordan, Mrs. Myron Baker, Mrs. Duncan Whitehead, Mrs. Robert Coscia, Mrs. Herman Otto, Mrs. John Moore and Mrs. H.R. McCartney.

Members of Girl Scout Troop 648 attended Little Theater, Wilkes-Barre, on Oct. 30 to hear the “Sound of Music.” Some also went to Rickett’s Glen Nov. 1 where they hiked to the top, then held a cookout on the return back to the bottom of the glen.

Those participating in both events were Donna Scouten, Roxanne Keefe, Susan Jones, Sherry Strohl, Karen Weaver, Jerry Hettesheimer, Marian Siglin, Patty Kostenbauder, Doris Parrish, Betty Smith, Nancy Scouten, Marie Kostenbauder, Susan Honeywell, Shirley Strohl, Thelma Engelman, Yvonne Smith, Lucy Jones and Tommy Scouten.

1959 – 50 YEARS AGO

Dallas Elementary School’s safety patrol members were presented raincoats by the Parent-Teacher Association. Receiving coats are Richard Cross, Donna Long, Janet Kelley, Pamela Baker and Robert Kelley.

Cub Pack 233, Shavertown, and a large group of parents had an enjoyable time at their meeting Monday night at Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church when new cubs were accepted and badges awarded. Accepted and honored with badges were John Mannear, Jeffrey Farley, Lance Wills, David Ratcliffe, Mark Kessler, Mark Rogers, Elwood Ide, James Smith, William Misson, Stephen Klaboe, David Wade, Robert Kryzwicki, Michael Evans, Michael O’Malia, James Devlin, Thomas Shaver, David Germick, William Daubert, Donald Berlew, John Lewis, Robert Oley and Robert Thomas.

Mrs. Joseph Stolarick, Lehman, entertained members of the Louella Neely Bible Class. Present were Mesdames Mabel Elston, Martha Rogers, Addie Searfoss, Clara Mekeel, Loretta Miers, Sadie Johnson, Ellen Lamoreaux, Mary Simpson, Elizabeth Ide, Grace Whitesell and Mabel Stolarick.

1949 – 60 YEARS AGO

Altar and Rosary Society of Saint Theresa’s Church, Shavertown, headed by Mrs. Robert J. Williams, served a delicious roast beef dinner last Wednesday to about 80 men, members of the Holy Name Society.

Committee members: Mrs. Clifford Johnson, Mrs. Joseph Purcell, Mr. John H. Stenger, Mrs. Mary O’Boyle, Mrs. Jacob Laux, Mrs. Mary Kamor, Mrs. Leland Guyette, Mrs. James Borton, Mrs. Myron Williams, Mrs. E.P. Hendricks, Mrs. Sue Luzinski, Mrs. Joseph Rother, Mrs. Edward Williams, Mrs. William Purcell, Mrs. Alexander Wazeteer, Mrs. Albert Pesavaneo, Mrs. Frank McGarry, Mrs. Paul L aux, Mrs. Stephen Waldow, Mrs. Michael Chalawick and Mrs. Philip Coniglio.

Lester B. Squier, supervising principal of Lehman Schools believes some of his students’ eyes are bigger than their stomachs – especially those who have bought two lunch tickets at 15 cents each, for the big Thanksgiving Dinner that will be served in the school cafeteria next Wednesday afternoon.

And here’s the reason. On that day the cafeteria will serve cranberry sauce, roast Back Mountain Turkey with Lehman dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, ice cream and beverage. Portions will be extra large because the cafeteria director has purchased seventy-five pounds of turkey more than used last year.

1939 – 70 YEARS AGO

The purchase of more than 18,000 bushels of apples in Northeastern Pennsylvania recently by the Federal Surplus Commodities Corp. has made a considerable dent in this regions staggering apple surplus, the result of the second bumper crop in three years.

Twelve carloads of apples – averaging about 500 bushels to the car – have been bought from farmers in the Dallas section alone, according to Harold Brace of Orange, who is directing the whittling down of the surplus in seven counties.

This year’s crop in Luzerne County has been estimated as high as 2,500,000 bushels, which would mean that it exceeds even the bumper crop of 1937. The natural, two-year cycle, added to the fact that a freeze in 1938 killed blossoms and resulted in a short crop last year, is given as an explanation for this year’s surplus.

Information for “Only Yesterday” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post which is 120 years old. The information is printed here exactly as it appeared in the newspaper years ago.