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Question 1When former Pitt-

ston area residentRobert McCawleyreturned to his home-town for a visit whatdid he have difficultyfinding?

1964 – 48 Years AgoA2C Joe Makala of West Pittston

was selected Outstanding Airman of theMonth out of 5,800 airmen at Char-lestown Air Force Base, South Carolina.An Air Force radar operator, he washonored for his exemplary conduct andperformance of duty for working 10,18-hour days during the Panama Crises.He was awarded an all-expenses-paidfishing trip to Lake Moultrie, SouthCarolina.Martin L. Mattei, supervising princi-

pal for the Northeast School District,announced the inaugural summer schoolprogram for students in grades seventhrough 11.Resident students were charged a $5

refundable fee and non-resident students$25 for a two-hour course and $40 for afour-hour course.The Pittston Township V.F.W. Bowling

League sponsored a trip for local base-ball fans to attend a Phillies-Giantsbaseball game at Connie Mack Stadium.Enjoying the trip with fellow league

bowlers were Bruno Migliosi of WestPittston, Dominick “Maverick” Nar-done, Al Mecadon and John “Bozo”Connors.At this point during the ’64 season,

the hopes of Phillies fans couldn’t behigher. And they would stay that waymost of the season. On Father’s Day,future Hall of Famer Jim Bunning threwa perfect game against the New YorkMets.Come September, the 1964 Phillies

held a six and a half game lead with 12games to play. They then lost ten straightgames (the first seven played at home)and fell into a second place tie.The Phillies finished in a second-

place tie in the National League with theCincinnati Reds, while posting a recordof 92–70. The teams finished one gamebehind the NL and World Series cham-pion St. Louis Cardinals, and just twogames ahead of fourth-place San Fran-cisco.The formerWyoming Valley Hotel,

also known as the Valley House, was inthe process of being demolished to makeway for area redevelopment projects.The hotel dated well before 1900. TheBoyle Family of Pittston purchased thehotel at the turn of the century and it

was frequented by city visitors and tour-ing performers.It was said that heavyweight cham-

pion Jack Johnson was once employedas a porter there.Operators of the hotel included Joe

Keating, Thomas Kehoe, J. Hefronand Jim Galasso.US Navy Seaman apprentice Joseph

Chonka, of Wyoming, and SeamanEdward T. Carey, of Pittston, werecrewmembers aboard the guided missilecruiser USS Little Rock.The cruiser was set to embark on a

training exercise then set sail for theNorth Atlantic.The Little Rock began a three-year

conversion from a Cleveland-class guncruiser to a Galveston-class guided mis-sile cruiser at New York ShipbuildingCorp in 1957, in Camden, NJ.The vessel was reconfigured to carry

48 of the long-range Talos missiles.

1974 – 38 Years AgoThe John D. Stark Post 452 Amer-

ican Legion of Greater Pittston FiringSquad participated in the 196th HardingMassacre anniversary program. Mem-bers of the squad wereWilliam Rule,detail commander;William Detato,Paul Minnelli, William Pikonis andDonald Carey.The program was to take place “a

short distance north of the Harding FireHouse.”According to a published genealogy

of Captain Stephen Harding (1723 –1789), “Stephen moved with his familyto make a permanent settlement on thewest side of the Susquehanna River,near ‘falling spring.’ This settlement wasnamed ‘Harding Settlement’ and is nowthe village of Harding.“Stephen commanded Fort Jenkins

during the Wyoming Massacre. Two ofhis sons were among the first killed inthe massacre. Captain Harding, his wifeAmy and two of his sons are buried inthe Jenkins-Harding Cemetery locatedat the corner of Wyoming Avenue andLinden Street in West Pittston.”Wyoming Area seniors were presented

awards at a special ceremony. DonaldShemanski received the ROTC scholar-ship as one of only 56 recipients in theState.

Following graduation, Donald wouldbe commissioned as an officer in theU.S. Army.Deborah Anzalone and Dominick

Mazzarella received jackets from ChiefPetty Officer Thomas Conroy of theU.S. Navy for outstanding performancein their physical education classes. RitaWeiss received the Betty CrockerHomemaker of Tomorrow Award award-ed to outstanding girls in the field ofhome economics.George Oschal was given the Daugh-

ters of the American Revolution awardfor Good Citizenship and Karen Puzareceived the Rensselaer Medal for high-est average in math and science.St. Anthony’s Parish in Exeter enlisted

the help of wives and children of men inthe parish to contribute ideas for theirFather’s Day Liturgy.Janine Oliveri composed lyrics for a

song. Ann Marie Ferrara, Angelo andLisa LaNunziata, Sandra Clarke,Karen and Joseph Serino were sched-uled to take part in the readings for theMass. Helping in the arrangements wereMrs. Michael Zaboski, David Pizano,Sandra Clarke, Jeanne Pizano, Rev.Enrico Giovetto, O.S.J. Regina Meshi-ni, Gerald Zaboski, Mrs. ChesterShimko, Sam Baldo and Rev. Law-rence Pio, O.S.J.

Question 2What was missing in 1984 that Du-

pont officials believed belonged to theborough?

1984 – 28 Years AgoOver 300 sixth graders entered the

annual Greater Pittston Jaycees Father’sDay Essay Contest founded byWilToole in honor of his late father, Ed-ward. Out of the many entrees, 13-year-old Adam Norwig took the top prize forhis touching essay dedicated to hisadoptive father Bill Norwig. Bill and hiswife Carol, who had adopted a Koreangirl, Tamara, two years earlier, openedtheir home and hearts to Adam who wasborn in Seoul, Korea.For his prize-winning testament,

Adam received a $50 savings bond andplaque.In an excerpt from his essay, Adam

wrote, “This weekend dad took me on afishing trip with a few men from ourchurch and they all made me feel specialbecause dad tells me I am much morethan adopted. I am accepted and loved. Iam one of the family and part of eachone.”Dominic “Rabbits” Perconte of

Wyoming was elected to a state office atthe convention of the Fraternal Order of

Eagles at Mechanicsburg. Mr. Perconteheld many positions with the Eagles anddedicated many hours to assist in funddrives and charitable functions held bythe club.The Sunday Dispatch “rhyming

weather forecast” on Sunday, June 17,1984:A little cool,rain on the wayjust enough todampen Dad’s Day

1994 – 18 Years AgoThe Dispatch Student-Athlete award

winners of the year were highlighted inthe Sunday Dispatch.Winning the top honors were Pittston

Area’s Vince O’Hop, basketball andvolleyball; Denise Insogna, PittstonArea, track and basketball; Jim Pizano,Wyoming Area, football and track;Christy Dreabit, Wyoming Area, bas-ketball and track; Erin Brennan, SetonCatholic, basketball; and Kevin Silin-skie, Seton Catholic, baseball and bas-ketball.WilliamWatson, founder of theDispatch, created the award in 1970.

Answer 1Former area resident Robert McCaw-

ley traveled from Ashville, N.C. withoutgetting lost.Due to new highway construction at

the Dupont exchange, he could not findthe familiar roadway to the Browntownsection.The Sunday Dispatch asked Township

Supervisors Jim Murphy, Patsy Salvoand Tom Fino if perhaps a large signstating “this way to Browntown” couldbe installed.

Answer 2Dupont Borough Officials filed pa-

pers to reclaim properties they believedbelonged to the borough. The issue,which had been disputed since 1953,concerned 12 homes whose owners paidtaxes to Avoca and Pittston Township.However, the Packer Street propertiesappeared to be within the Dupont Bor-ough line.

Dear Dad, you are a very specialperson to us, not only as our father, butas a good friend. Whenever we need ahelping hand, you are always there.Thank you, Dad, for being the Dad youare. We love you. Happy Father’s Day.TheWilliam Paoloni family, in an

open letter to be read at the 1974 St.Anthony’s Parish Father’s Day Liturgicalcelebration.

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1949 – 63 Years AgoThe end of World War II began with

the surrender of Germany on May 8,1945, and concluded with the surrenderof Japanese forces on August 15, 1945.According to an article published on

January 9, 1949, “when most people hadforgotten the servicemen and womenand their sacrifice” the Dupont HoseCompany continued to honor the veter-ans by offering free admission to themfor their many dances and events. Theinvitation included new enlistees as well.The Jenkins Township Women’s

Club was entering its ninth year as acommunity activity withMary Manganas its new president,Mary Lynch, vicepresident; Pauline Spadi, secretary;Phyllis Zebretsky, treasurer; Mary

Claire Burke, chaplain and Nora Mur-tha, social chairman. The club began asa civilian defense unit and after the warconverted to a charity organization with45 members.The men of the Niagara Hose Com-

pany were proud of their fire truck eventhough it had been in service for about25 years. The American LaFrance pum-per had a gold trim design on the bodyand fenders. Although the men admittedthey would have liked a new truck, theydid not want people to complain abouttheir “old faithful”.The LaFrance Manufacturing Compa-

ny joined with the American Fire En-gine Company to become the AmericanLaFrance Fire Engine Company. Manyof the models produced during the earlyto mid-20th century are consideredprized collector’s items, and have foundproud places in museums and privatedisplays all over the world. The compa-

ny, still in operation today, celebrated its100th anniversary in 1973. To read moreabout the company’s history go to amer-icanlafrance.com.

1959 – 53 Years AgoJoseph Taylor of Duryea received

designation as a special aide on the staffof United Spanish War Veterans Com-mander in Chief, Thomas H. Hammon.Mr. Taylor served in the army for threeyears and in the navy for four. Duringthat time, he saw duty in China, thePhilippines and Cuba. He was awarded acitation for his participation in rescueefforts after the 1906 San Franciscoearthquake, logging 72 straight hoursaiding firefighters. The earthquake,which registered between an estimated7.7 or 8.25, is perhaps remembered mostfor the resulting fire that devastated thecity.The economic forecast for Greater

Pittston was not so rosy in 1959. FredPeters, Manager of the Pittston Bureauof Employment Security, announced thatunemployment rose 10.1 percent in 1958bringing the total figure to 16.8 percent.In comparison, the unemployment ratefor state leveled off at 9.7 percent andthe national average posted at 7.1 per-

cent. New businesses such as JenkinsSportswear, Alma and Pittston Fashions,Gar-Wood, JoNita Dress Co., EarleHardware, Universal Electronics, Mar-vell Kitchens, Prospect Iron Works, andDuchess Coat and Suit Company wereexpected to create a turn-around in thelocal job market.Residents were concerned with the

number of indecent motion picturesshowing in area theaters. The Knights ofColumbus on South Main Street decidedto hold a forum on movie censorship,invited the public and WPTS radio tobroadcast.

1969 – 43 Years AgoAt a time when calendar girls were the

norm, Henry Burke of Avoca changedthe trend. After traveling 3,000 miles toCanada on a fishing expedition andpulling in four Arctic chars, a repre-sentative of outboard motor manufactur-er Kiekhaefer Mercury snapped a photo.The photographer quickly identifiedhimself as a representative of the com-pany and stated his wish to publish thephoto on the company’s upcoming cal-endar.

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Arctic char or Arctic charr isboth a freshwater and saltwaterfish in the Salmonidae family.Elmer Carl Kiekhaefer, a con-summate inventor, resigned aspresident of the company in1969, the company namechanged to Mercury Marine.One of the fish weighing 20pounds and measuring 40 inch-es was displayed at Zambor’sSporting Goods in Pittston.Paul Cadden, manager of

the Bureau of EmploymentSecurity, announced that theeconomic picture was brightciting 3.3 percent unemploy-ment in the Greater PittstonArea. A significant increase inwages offered by local industri-es contributed to the positiveoutlook for 1969.John P. Corcoran, Employ-

ment Service Manager, stated ademand for workers was at anall time high. Many businessesimplemented on-the-job train-ing to entice applicants. Thebureau in cooperation with thePittston Area School Districtoffered vocational training. Theproject was financed under theManpower Development Train-ing Act of 1962. The Act autho-rized a three-year programaimed at retraining workersdisplaced by new technology,200,000 people were recruited.Rather than renewing MDTA,Congress passed The EconomicOpportunity Act of 1964, whichcreated the Job Corps and theWork Incentive Program in1967.

Ninth grade students KarenPliska, Mary Ann Pintha,

Carol Salvo, MaureenMcLaughlin, John Russin,Patricia Gross, Eileen McAn-drew, Glenn McArdle, MaryMcLaughlin, Arlene Cellucci,Joseph Iannuzzo, PamelaPokorney, Cynthia Heffronand Mary Novak were awardedcertificates for performing inthe top ten cent on the NationalEducational DevelopmentTests.

1979 – 33 Years AgoInsurance agent Cyril M.

Bosak presented a check for$10,459 to assistant fire chief,William Yedesko, vice presi-dent Stephen Scoda and presi-dent David Polak of the Du-ryea Excelsior Hose Company.The firehouse, four trucks, andequipment were lost in a devas-tating fire. Hose company offi-cials were scouting possiblesites to rebuild.Area men, Joe Gorman,

Dan Conte, Allan Glodzik,Rick and Walter O’Hairedecided to form a hunting club,which brought them some luck.The men bagged four bucksranging from four to ten pointsin the Mt. Springs area of RedRock.Bill Pope had carried mail

for the Pittston Post Office for35 years and was training asubstitute for his job. He didn’tmind though, the substitute washis daughter Cathy who be-came the first female lettercarrier at the Pittston Post Of-fice. .

1989 – 23 Years AgoA new wing of the Holy

Rosary School was dedicatedaccommodating kindergarten,

first and second grade students.The school opened in Septem-ber of 1934. Its first teachersand administrators were “drawnfrom” the Bernardine Sisters.As enrollment steadily in-creased, the school switched toa full day kindergarten In Sep-tember of 1988, and workedtoward a seamless transition toupper grade levels.Tretha Milkanin of Plains

and 15 other students of Wyom-ing Seminary traveled to Russiafor a two-week tour. She notedthe people seemed “tense” andnot very friendly in the capitalcity of Moscow. In Uzbeckis-tan, she found the Soviets moreresponsive to American tour-ists. Tretha enjoyed the cultureand warmth of Leningradwhere she and a friend wereinvited unexpectedly to join awedding reception held in theirhotel. The cleanliness of thecities and the people’s curiosityof anything American im-pressed her the most. ThePrime Bishop of the PolishNational Catholic Church askedTretha to write an article of herexperiences, she did and it waspublished in Straz the PolishNational Union weekly.

MysteryBorough tractor.It seems it was not parked in

its usual place on Center Streetand no one had seen it for quitesome time. Questions wereasked but no one had a clue toits whereabouts. Borough offi-cials were sure such a largepiece of equipment could notbe misplaced or pilfered with-out the knowledge of author-ities. However, there was thatlarge fire escape still missingfrom the Barry Street School.

“All Americans really havequite a lot to be thankful for, Iknow I am! I am glad that I wasable to reach this conclusion atsuch an early age. I will cherishthis experience as long as Ilive.”Tretha Milkanin,, My Im-

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ston mournedthe passing ofJim Thorpe,most revered asthe best and mostversatile athlete in the world.To what Pittston athlete didThorpe pay homage?

1953 – 59 Years AgoAfter a record 44 years as

Jenkins Township auditor, PatBurke retired from politics. Patwas born in 1884 and moved toSebastopol in 1900. He startedwork at the age of nine in thecoal collieries, working his wayup to “weighmaster” for theValley View Coal Company. Hewas an ardent fan of St. John’ssports teams and especiallyliked the St. John’s PittstonHigh School match-up onThanksgiving Day. Pat marriedthe former Anna V. Williams.The Sunday Dispatch In-

quiring Photographer askedPittston residents, “If you re-ceived an all-expenses paid trip,where would you go and why?”

Philip Medico, answered,“Italy, where I could look upmy father’s relatives.”

Joe Rucco added, “Bermuda,by what I see in the movies, itseems to be a beautiful coun-try.”

Nancy Mullery, Avoca,stated, “Honolulu, I’ve readabout it, heard about it and seenit in the movies. Of course, Idon’t suppose it will ever hap-pen.”If it was Saturday night, then

the place to be was the WestSide Youth Center which of-fered youngsters ping pong,games, music and refreshments.The West Pittston High Schooland Student Council officersKen Darby, Shirley Sandlock,Jimmy Jones and AndrewDovin operated the center. TheLettermen’s Club, a groupmade up of Garden Villageresidents interested in providinga recreation facility for the area,founded the center in 1945.Dance band members KenWeiskerger, Andy Dovin,Francis Margantini, LeeOwens, Jack Robbins, PalmerNorris, Alex Slusser, TommyDreisbach, Charles Stein and

Jarrett Miller entertainedwhile couples danced the nightaway.

1963 – 49 Years AgoThe Easter holiday was fast

approaching and many resi-dents had placed their ordersfor chocolate bunnies, marsh-mallow eggs, jellybeans and thelike at the Sweetland Restau-rant and Candy Shoppe. Pro-prietors Chester Sobuta and AlForlenza, along with theirwives, spent months preparingand filling orders for many arearesidents. However, in onemoment all was lost. A devas-tating fire destroyed the busi-ness and the delicious chocolateconcoctions inside. The ownersvowed to re-open.

Carmella Kasulis, a womanof Italian descent living in theOregon section of Pittston,walked into city hall where sheattempted to explain to patrol-man Angelo DeSanto her di-lemma. DeSanto was, fortu-nately, fluent in Italian andunderstood. Kasulis discoveredshe had accidentally tossed intothe trash a bag containing per-sonal items and a wallet con-taining her weekly salary of$40. DeSanto remembered thatFred Kause, a Pittston truckdriver, serviced the Oregonsection and called him for as-

sistance. After taking Mrs.Kasulis home, Kause and Mr.Kasulis went to the city dumpand went through the garbagedumped earlier in the day. Thebag was found with the familyphotos, paperwork and walletbut not the $40. The Kasuliseswere happy to have retrievedtheir personal items.The Sunday Dispatch In-

quiring Photographer asked,“When Pittston City finishes itsredevelopment work, whatwould you suggest be startednext?”

Peter Morganti of Pittstonanswered, “East ColumbusAvenue and work up to the eastand north toward the forks ofthe road.”

Cataldo Andaloro of Pitt-ston Twp. stated, “Develop aplace for the kids to go it mightkeep them out of trouble.”

Chick Colarusso of Pittstonadded, “The side streets needrepair, sidewalks need replac-ing, the way they did in theOregon section.”

1973 – 39 Years AgoPittston Area High School

hosted the General MotorsPreviews of Progress ScienceShow. Students witnessed nine“science-in-action” demonstra-

tions, including that of an un-manned Moon rover, 10-buttonsolar cell, various new materialsand products and a laser beamto translate sounds into visualpatterns of light. Started in1936, GM believed its free roadshow would promote the com-pany’s message of innovation.The caravan of vehicles, per-sonnel, exhibits, props and tentstook the form of a parade whenit entered a town, but by 1977,the Previews of Progress showconsisted of a dozen GM sta-tion wagons that traveled tohigh schools across the country.It was announced that Penn

State University football coachJoe Paterno would be principalspeaker at the High School AllSports Banquet. Paterno, whobegan coaching at Penn State in

1966, compiled the best won-loss record in the nation inguiding the Nittany Lions topost-season bowl games. From1966 through 2011, he held therecord for the most victories byan NCAA Division I FootballBowl Subdivision with 409 andwas the only FBS coach toreach 400 victories.

Samuel Salvo, of Avoca,received the Navy 30 YearLength of Service Award inrecognition of three decades ofservice. Salvo served in theArmy Air Corps during WorldWar II and was later employedat the Tobyhanna Army Depot.According to the Army AirForce Historical Association,shortly before World War II the

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Corps was renamed Army AirForces, but many Corps person-nel had a strong sentimentalattachment to their branch.According to the website, aaf-ha.org WW II servicemen “stillproudly identify themselves asveterans of the Air Corps.”“Not Just Words – But Ac-

tion” was written on the Fieldand Stream EnvironmentalAction Award certificate pre-sented to the Wyoming AreaEnvironmental Problems Class.Jack Samson, editor of Fieldand Stream Magazine, recog-nized class director DavidDembowski and studentsMark Arkromas, David Am-ico, Raymond Bjorheim, JohnBorzell, Dolores Brozzi, DianeCupano, Jack DeFaveri, LouisDegnan, Jeff Dymond, JohnGenelow, Frank Goryl, JohnGrochal, Mike Hronich,Charles Huthmaker, DanKepick, Dotty Martin, Raline

Mastruzzo and RosemaryMigliosi for their work in pre-serving, protecting and improv-ing the environment.

1983 – 29 Years AgoLeo Butsavage, Fred Sick-

ler, Nello Ferretti, Frank Bel-mont, Walter Breymier, FredMelvin, Octavius Argenio,Tony Denisco, John Champi,TomMorratti, Joe Gentile,Frank Brocconi, John Dwyer,Jerry Venetz Dante BovaniandWebber Schwartz weresworn in as West Pittston Aux-iliary Police.

2003 – 9 Years AgoMatt Rynkiewicz, of Exeter,

took the title of State Championin the 100 Yard Breast Stroke,logging a winning time of1:02:93 at the 2003 Pennsylva-nia State YMCA Swimming

Championship at Penn StateUniversity. Rynkiewicz repre-sented Pennsylvania in theNational YMCA champion-ships held in Fort Lauderdale,Florida.To honor Jean Yates of Pitt-

ston and her generosity andcontribution to the building ofthe new Pittston Library, astatue of a young girl reading abook was unveiled by PittstonMayorMichael Lombardo,Ellen Mondlak, president ofthe Library Board, and BrendaLispi president of the Friendsof the Library. To mark thebeginning of National LibraryWeek, a fundraising campaignheaded by John and AnnmarieAdonizio was introduced at theunveiling. Although states suchas Michigan, Ohio and Mis-souri celebrated a form of Li-brary Week as far back as 1913,the event did not become na-tional until May 1958. To readthe history of libraries, read the“History of Libraries in theWestern World by Michael H.Harris.

AnswerSports legend Jim Thorpe

called Charley Trippi “thegreatest football player I eversaw.” A popular star during hisheyday and a good guy, CharleyTrippi was elected to Pro Foot-

ball’s Hall of Fame in 1968 andis also a member of the CollegeFootball Hall of Fame, the RoseBowl Hall of Fame and theGeorgia Sports Hall of Fame.To read more about Trippi logonto www.footballhistorian-.com - Archives - Pro FootballHistory.

The library connects us withthe insight and knowledge,painfully extracted from Nature,of the greatest minds that everwere, with the best teachers,

drawn from the entire planetand from all our history, toinstruct us without tiring, andto inspire us to make our owncontribution to the collectiveknowledge of the human spe-cies. I think the health of ourcivilization, the depth of ourawareness about the under-pinnings of our culture and ourconcern for the future can allbe tested by how well we sup-port our libraries.

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Soup, Bake, Book Sale

Exaltation of the Holy CrossChurch, Buttonwood, HanoverTownship is having a soup, bakeand book sale onThursday,April

19 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. PiggieSoup is soup of the month. Costis $7 per quart, take outs only.Pre-order by calling Judi at 825-6914 or Barry at 831-5593.

Pittston nurses

The 1982 class of the PittstonHospital School of Nursing isplanning a 30th anniversaryclass reunion for the fall of 2012.Members of this graduatingclass are asked to contact eitherTed Kross or Janet Kelly(Endres) to gather contact infor-mation and help plan event.Kross can be reached through e-mail at tedandgina9@com-cast.net or 655-4952. Kelly canbe contacted through e-mail atjanetakelly@aol.com or 693-4165.

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