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i ~ t'htJr~Girill'cWme, OC!U)ber eoeiat 1COCtta!l, but never a;:; 29, 1896 by Rev. Peter second! (Remember he I1~ McCullough. Their close himself lived to be 94-a ripe ~:::~ friends, Mr. and Mrs. John old agel) ~:;~ Purcell of Mahanoy City were He 'kept a diary for several :.;;:.::: their attendants.::~ \ Mr. Purcell first worked for years, jotting down the ~::... weather, who visited and little .••.:::. the Philadelphia and Reading aneedotes of his daily life. :~::::: Railroad as a brakeman in ~.•:.: ed Anniversary celebrations :.~... 1894. He Was advanc . to ..,.:::: were held for Mr. and Mrs. ::::.:.: conductor in 1896, then to Kyran Purcell which began :.:::::: fireman in 1899and promoted ~:::::: to engineer in March, 1903. with Mass at St. Joseph's ::::::3 He loved his work. He ate, Church, family dinner at the :~::::: k d bo t th home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank :.:~.. slept and tale au e •:::; railroad and trains, calling the Mirocke, followed by a musical :1~:::: trains by number and checking program. ::~v. The Purcells had nine •••.:.:. his silver pocket watch to see if '.',.:.: hedul IH 1 children: John, Sister Mary :::::::: they were on sc e. easo Ernest, William, Eleanor, ::3.••. . regulated his life' on such a .'.:::; schedule! Everything had to be Anne, James, Francis and ::~:::: d f . t Kyran and Joseph, deceased. ~~:::: on time an i anyone m own Mrs. Purcell passed away on ::;'.', saw him walking to work they '.~::3 knew whattime it was. He was September 2, 1960 and Mr. ::::.:.:.:. 1 d ted Purcell passed away on May :::always punctua an expec ~:§ others to be the same. He 12, 1967. They had eighteen ~.::::: walked to the Plane House grandchildren, twenty-six :::::::: each day to ride the lokey down great grandchildren and one ::::~: to Mahanoy Plane where he great great grandchild. ;:::'.', Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mirocke .••.:::: checked in for work. He was a el b d th· r f urth ::::.:-: member of Division 652 and cerate ell' iOrty- 0 :.::::3 served as committeeman from wedding anniversary on May :::;='•••••:, 21, 1976. They have two :.'.:.'.1927 to 1933 when he was::~ . children: Mrs. (Peggy) Lou ::::::: elected Local chairman, Phannestiel who has three ::::::: serving until his retirement children, Marc, Michelle, and :::::~ and was sent as a delegate to ::::::: th 1936 . t' H s a Ertc; and Jerry married to ::::::; e conven Ion. e wa Theresa Gaffney who have two ::::.'. 50-year member of the children, Paul and Erin. .•••::: Brotherhood Of Locomotive ::::••', E' H t' d t th Mrs. Mirocke showed me a .•••::: ngmeers. e re Ire a e family album assembled by ;::::.: age of 65 on May 29, 1938. Mr. and Mrs. James Purcell .:.:

.:~ . Their first home was on which contains all the Purcell ~::::: North Nice Street opposite the descendants placed by family. ::::.~ Jefferson School. They then :.:.::: bought the double dwelling at She also showed me a letter of ::::~: -.;:0 d recommendation written by a ;:::::: 416-418Washington street an priest in County Kilkenny, ::::.:.: remained there all their lives. :.::::: Mr. Purcell believed in doing Ireland on April 18, 1871, for ::::),: all the repair work around the her grandmother to a priest in::::::: America. She brought this with :-::::: house himself and if he didn't her when she arrived in the ::::::: know how to fix something he States: ::::::: borrowed a bookon the subject ::::~: and found the solution. He cut "I certify th(lt I have known ::::::: d Judith Brennan from her :'.:. . hIS'sons hair and men ed the •:.:. childhood. She is the daughter ::.;::: family shoes. Nothing was too of a good piouS widow, my ~::::.':'~. great a challenge! He then housekeeper. After the death Of, '!.~taught his sons the ideas he h.'".••• learned, his philosophy being, her exemplary father, s e .:.~1~ "a busy man is a happy man." entered my house with her ~~'. HI'sretl'rement had a sl'ml'lar mama in the sixth year of her ...:~ age and became educated ::.:::: schedule as when he worked! .~::::: Everything had to be done at a under my immediate care m ~::'.' figures, arithmetic, English '.'.'.' definite time. He arose each '.'.::: . t th t' grammar I geography, and· ~::::: .mormng a e same Ime, needleworK. ::::::: . attended Mass every morning, "I had her placed in my ::~:::, and had his meals on schedule. ::-:::~ Each afternoon he visited with National School as Junior :.~::: Literary teacher, paid by the ::::. • Squire l"nnnelly at his office on d h :3.:.: vv government. an s e always .•••. West Frack Street and oc- .'.:~: cupied the same chair. They evinced the most engaging, :§:•••. anxious and zealous disposition ....:::: talked politics, local news and dis bar f h' ::),•••. 1 d th Id' bl I in the . c ge 0 er various .••.:.:. so ve e wor s pro ems. duties. She would prove a great :.:.::~ When Squire Connelly passed ::::'.', ff boon to a family of young ;:'.:::: away each chair from his 0 Ice children and could easily ~;:=; was given to the family ot the become available as a cook or ~~:::: "regulars." Mr. Purcell's general servant as ::::•••. chair is nowin possession of his :;-.,:::: housekeeper or otherwise and ::::'•• granddaughter, Peggy. 1 d f thful '.',:~: Dinner was on schedule and won't fai to be foun at ~3:::: TV was enjoyed for the almost, to a fault." :~'.-. ~~ . §:~;.:.:.:.:.:.:-:.:.:-:-:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:~:.:.:.:.:.:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~::':;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:::;:::::;:~~:~:~:~:-:.:':':':';':':':':':':':0:.:.:.:.:0:;:;:;::::\

EDITIONFRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1976

f Centennial doings ISixteen days until centennial week. A jam-

packed week is in store and everyone is in-vited.

Dress-up hours this weekend are Friday 6-10and Saturday 5-l0.

Belles meetings-Catholic Belles August 9at 8 p.m. in the K of Crooms; Spojnia BellesAugust 10 at 7:30 in St. John's Hall; PolishStar Belles August 10 at 7 p.m. in St. Ann'sHall; Zion Belles August 11 at 7 p.m. in theLutheran Hall; Mission Belles August 11 in theMethodist Fellowship Hall.

Ladies night tickets still available for theAugust 15 shindig at Ace Hall. ... centennialbooks on sale at headquarters for $3....registrations taken for the big firemen'sparade at 874-1301, 874-3409 and 874-0641.

Promoted by BellEdward Wylonis, a native of

Frackville, has been namedassistant engineeringmanager, for the .AmericanTelephone & Telegraph Co. inNewJersey. A 1959graduate ofFrackville High Seheol; hejoined Bell as an engineeringassociate at Harrisburg in 1963after graduating from PennState University. He alsoearned a masters degree in

administration from PennState and was Bell's actingequipment engineer at thecentral office prior to receivinghis new assignment atBasking Ridge, N.J. A residentof Mechanicsburg, he ismarried and has a daughterand son. His parents, Mr. andMrs. Edward Wylonis, live at337E. Oak Street, Frackville.

On .Mayo staff

Dr. Peter MuchaDr. Peter Mucha, native of

Frackville, bas been appointedto the staff of the Mayo Clinicat Rochester, Minnesota, as aconsultant in surgery. His'mother, Mrs. Peter Mucha,lives at 'JJYl South Centre street,Frackville. His father isdeceased.

Dr. Mucha will have chargeof the emergency rooms of St.Mary's and RochesterMethodist Hospitals, bothaffiliates of the clinic, and hewill instruct at Mayo Medicalschool.

Mayo Clinic is a private

group practice with 650physicians and medicalscientists, 800 residents andother advanced trainees inmedicine-related fields, andmore than ~,O()() paramedicalpersonnel.

Dr. Mucha received the M.D.degree in 1968 fromHahnemann Medical College, .Philadelphia, and just com-pleted a four-year residency insurgery in Mayo GraduateSchool.

He is married to the formerSonja Semanchik of Frack-ville. They have two sons.

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Bloschichak, .Lotti Jaskerski,Mike Little, Mary Johnson,Barbara Walsh, RonaldMorgan, Alma Wagner,

\ Thomas Gaughan, Joe Barnes,Peter Pellock, Jimmy Fitz-patrick, John Lazusky, MikeAndrushian, VioletAndrushian, John McNutt,Peggy McNutt.

Rose PolinJ MardelleHummell, Dell Andrushonis,Lorraine liberati, Mike Klak,John Hafey, David Kehler,Vince Aucenbach, Mary JoGerrity, Fred Brennan, AnnBrennan, Frank McClosky,Alice McClosky, Len Dower,Mitch Tlysta, Butch Fizel,James Hahn, Mary Hancher,Mrs. Chrin, Jack DixonFamily, Eli Hancher, Mr. andMrs. John Basara, ButchHalaburda.

George Lane, SwirskyFamily, Frances Brecker,Mary Cickavage, Mrs. ArlanSwade, Mr. and Mrs. PaulPilcunis, TOhySavitsky, MillerFamily, Betty Luciani, PaulTorick, Larry Buscavage, J.Zelonis1 Jean Keirn, TomTobin. Andy Plaxa. Mr. andMrs. Ed McCabe, KathyProck, Ed Jaskierskie, LenThomas, Peter Pellock, G.Finnerman, Bob Hughes,Joseph Anthony, 'peanutsBadar.

Registration open for baby paradeA centennial theme will be

used for the Frackville BabvParade on August 21 atMemorial Park starting withlineup at 12:30. Registrationforms are available at the IceCream Parlor in centennial

headquarters or by callingParade Director Carol Dietz.There will be four categories:Birth to two. three to five. six tpeiJtllt. and floats. On Mrs.Dietz's committee, who willmeet at 8:30 p.m. Monday at

the Elks, are Jean Rhoades,Charlotte Neiberger, EvelynPrep, and Norbert Turnbach.

The judges are Cissi Tomko,Berni Hinkle, Jean Keirn andJanet Dean. .

Keystone Kops keep Hoosegow filled to brimThe Keystone Kops have

sworn to break up the moderndress ring in Frackville andwill search' the town for of-fenders tonight from 6to 10andon Saturday from 5 to 10.

Last weekend during dressup hours the following citizenswere caught and fined orthrown in jail, according to theoffense. Roy Mengel, JimLerch, Francis Miller, DelmarPhillips, Joe Parrish, MikeWapinsky, Mr. and Mrs.Birster, Nelda Rubright, Mrs.Fisher, Carol Becker, JimLafey, Ruth Ann Humpf, GregHumpf, Anne Seitzinger, BillSeitzinger, Walter Shappell,Ann Gulbinsky, Frances,SIotcavage, Lucille Phillips, AlSmarousky, Tommy Kessler,Harriet Dillman.

Dick Richards, SnookieKarvas, Roberta Richards,Francis Dillman, AnneYeager, RUssPekuda, ThomasPost, John Huth, Vince Kurry,John Medvetz, MableYurkonis, Joseph Yurkonis,Bill Craig, Joe Andrushian,Steve Harvest, Left Harvest,Joe Hysock, Isabelle Husock,Wasil Bronko, Bobby Zack,Jean Jankitis, Shag Caton,Paulette Kaplafka, Mikt:Drag,Dan Pascavage.

Anna Alexo, Sarah Shirako,Muzzy Bloschichak, Charlotte

Guess who's in the clutches ofthe Keystone Kops? None other than Frackville'sJack Dixon, who had the tables turned on him by the Kops last week. Jack hadsome guests at his house and he called the Kops to come and arrest them forviolating centennial rules, but when the Paddy Wagon arrived, poor Jack foundhimself and his family incarcerated for infractions. So mind your P'S and Q's thisweekend or you'll find yourself in the same boat with Dixon. The Kops will be onthe prowl for violators of dress-up day regulations (Humpf)