DP Features

December 20, 2009

Only Yesterday

The Walsh Auditorium at College Misericordia was filled Saturday with “Little People” and their friends and families as Christmas joys were spread. The auditorium, which is usually occupied by college students, was the setting for the Little People Day Care annual Christmas Program under the direction of Miss Kohler.

Little people aged from toddler to kindergarten performed songs, poems and a Christmas play to a very receptive audience. Some of the child performers were: Tracey Hudak, Sarah Brin, Steven Nieman, Loni Piekanski, Jared Salla, Ben Nulton, Tonya Hoopengardner, Ryan Ciocca and Ryan McMillan.

Lake-Lehman High School Band members were honored recently at the band’s annual Christmas Banquet held at Convention hall, Pittston Township. Thirteen senior members were presented jackets for their years of dedication in the band. They are: Valerie Kliamovich, Colleen Delaney, Lori Stair, Molly White, Lori Lamoreaux, Kevin Koflanovich, John Lincoski, Shelly Hoover, Jason Yensha, Darcie Yetter, Rob Wilson, Ralph Bowman and Scott Brown.

1979 – 30 YEARS AGO

Second grade students from Trucksville Elementary School decorated the school cafeteria with Christmas decorations and drawings for the holiday season. Participants included Tommy Dickson, Robert Boedecker, Dawn Sims, Sean Appel, Corey Sands and Roseann Gorey.

Dallas resident Charles D. Lemmond, Jr. was named by Gov. Dick Thornburgh to the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Tuesday afternoon. Atty. Lemmond will fill the unexpired term of Judge Richard Bigelow, who resigned in March.

A graduate of Forty Fort High School, Lemmond received his bachelor’s degree in government from Harvard University and his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Officers of the newly-organized Harvey’s Lake Historical Society were elected at a meeting held last week. New officers are: Sandra Serhan, president; Mrs. Peter Savage, vice president; Atty. F. Charles Petrillo, secretary; and Mrs. Marguerite Cauda, treasurer.

1969 – 40 YEARS AGO

The Acme market – long a Dallas landmark – will have a new home this summer when work is completed on the huge new market now under construction at the corner of Church and Foster Streets, Dallas. At groundbreaking ceremonies Monday morning, Acme Market’s division manager Harry Carson, announced the new structure will boast an area of 20,000 square feet or 25 per cent more area than Shavertown Acme.

Carson noted that the new market will house a delicatessen as well as a complete selection o f gourmet foods. In addition, the division manger said, “we plan to have the largest frozen foods department in the area.”

Back Mountain residents were warmly greeted Monday morning by officials of the First National Bank of Wilkes-Barre at the opening of the bank’s Dallas Village office located at the intersection of Routes 309 and 415. On hand to greet customers along with the bank’s president and upper management was Dallas Village office manager William H. Price; assistant manager Robert D. Richardson; and Betty Marquis, Pamela McDonald and Bonnie Patton, tellers.

Brownie Troop 650 recently attended a performance of “The Princess and the Pea” at King’s College. The group of girls was chaperoned by Mrs. Hans Dreher, Mrs. Lloyd Warneka, Mrs. James Thomas and Mrs. Clyde Davis.

In attendance were Sheri Ann Bango, Molly Brace, Marcia Davis, Susan Dreher, Martha Dick, Molly Elston, Peggy Elston, Kate Kale, Christine Kern, Gayle Kirk, Lori Leib, Linda McDonald, Martha Shannon, Michelle Thomas and Linda Warneka.

1959 – 50 YEARS AGO

Mrs. Herman Thomas was elected president of Back Mountain Library Book Club at the Christmas meeting on Monday. Mrs. Arthur Ross was named vice president, Mrs. Ornan Lamb secretary, and Mrs. George Montgomery, treasurer.

At the Himmler Theater, Dallas, Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas were featured in “Devil’s Disciples.”

Mrs. John Stenger was installed as president and Mrs. Myron Williams as vice president at the meeting of Our Lady of Victory Altar and Rosary Society held at the rectory last Thursday. Other officers: Mrs. William Connolly, secretary; Mrs. Thomas Meighan, corresponding secretary and Mrs. Frank Lutinski, treasurer.

1949 – 60 YEARS AGO

Football mothers of Kingston Township entertained members of the grid team Wednesday at a banquet in Trucksville Fire Hall. Cheerleaders received individual corsages and team members boutonnieres. Bob Richards was chosen as football captain for the year.

Certificates were awarded to those earning football letters. They were Bruce Cleasby, John Cottle, Carl Henning, Carl Johnson, Dean Johnson, Robert Richards, Joseph Youngblood, John Cashmark, Jack Connor, William Fine, Dennis Ide, Stanley Davis, Carl Follmer, Robert Gordon, Richard Lewis, Jack Pesavento, Edward Carey, Glen Carey, Jack Richards and Donald Purvin.

Ralph Sands, Carverton cattle breeder, was elected Master of Mountain Grange 567 Saturday evening.

Also elected were Abe Gay, overseer; Mrs. Emma Perrego, lecturer; Charles Parrish, steward; Herman Coon, assistant steward; Mrs. Minnie Miachek, chaplain, Thomas Earl Sr., treasurer; Mrs. Estelle Pascoe, secretary; and William Perrego, gate keeper.

Members of I.O.O.F. Booster Association made up of Odd Fellows from all lodges of this area are making plans for the Christmas Party for the Sunbury Orphanage. The party will be held Friday night at the Oneida Lodge, Dallas. Committee members include Harvey Sutton, John Kindig, Herbert Atherton, Earl Monk, Charles Perkins, Eugene Piatt, L.K. Sutliff, Atle S. Kocher, Cletas Sweezy and Dr. Robert Williams.

1939 – 70 YEARS AGO

Amos Kitchen was two years old the first time he dropped a line in Harvey’s Lake. That was 69 years ago. He was still wearing dresses and his hook was a bent pin, tied on a piece a string dangling from a little pole his mother had cut from a tree.

At 71, Amos Kitchen, graduated long since to masculine attire and grown-up tackle, is still yanking fish out of Harvey’s Lake, even though his failing eye-sight has left him almost blind.

This week, “The Pennsylvania Angler,” bible of the State’s fishermen, published a photograph of Mr. Kitchen proudly displaying two fine lake trout he coaxed into his boat last summer.

Movies playing at the Himmler Theater, Dallas, included “Dust Be My Destiny” starring Priscilla Lane; “Trapped In T he Sky” starring Jack Holt; “A Christmas Carol” starring Robert Owen; and “Coast Guard” starring Randolph Scott.

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.

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