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| ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 34, 35, and 36: 34. d. Burns Hall. 35. Gene Ambrose, Joe Rilo, Frank Trimmel, Charlie Hontz. 36. Mr. Leonard J. Melley. |
34. These are the 10 students who graduated 91 years ago in 1916 from the high school in Coaldale (which may or may not have been named “Coaldale High School” at the time). In the first row are Ann Phillips and Vera Sharpe. In the middle row are Bertha Ponting, Franklin Maury (who later married Ann Phillips), and Theresa Boyle. In the back row are Leroy Bonner, Walter Evans, Michael Pavlick, Alice Brennan, and John Wasilko. The Coaldale High School building wasn’t even built until 7 years after this photo was taken of the Class of 1916, so where in Coaldale was their graduation ceremony held?a. The Ritz Theatre; b. The East Ward School (which was later the junior high school and even later the Emco building) on Phillips Street; c. The Picnic Grounds on Lehigh Street; d. Burns Hall (which was located on First Street just below Phillips Street near what used to be the Russian Club); e. Manila Grove Dance Hall; or, f. Blue Bonner’s back yard on Second Street |
 35. In 1948, these four Coaldale athletes won the state championship gold medal in the Class B Half Mile Relay race. Name these four gentlemen.Hint: All four are among Coaldale’s inductees in the Carbon County Area Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, and their names are among those listed in the History section of this website. Click here: |
 36. In celebration of President Abraham Lincoln’s upcoming birthday on February 12, we have, in the two photos below, disguised a Coaldale High School teacher as President Lincoln by superimposing the teacher’s face onto President Lincoln’s body. One of the photos of the teacher was taken in the late 1930s and the other was taken in the early 1960s. See if you can look behind the beard and identify this (Biology/Chemistry) teacher. |
| ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 31, 32, and 33: 31. Sonny Haggarty was the only member of The Shan-Tones not from Coaldale. Sonny was from Tamaqua and he replaced the original drummer for the band, “Puppo” Shubeck. 32. c. The Seek Ideal Boys Band. 33. e. Bean soup. |
 31. The photo shows the members of Coaldale’s great Rock and Roll band, “The Shan-Tones.” In the top row, left to right are: George McDonald, Russell King, and Pete Cheplick. Seated are: Sonny Haggarty and Bob Polinchak. Name which of these gents was the only non-Coaldale resident and name the Coaldale resident that he replaced in the band? |
32. The name of this band appears on the bass drum in the photo. What was the actual name of the band? a. The Ideal Boys Seek Bandb. The Boys Seek Ideal Band c. The Seek Ideal Boys Band d. The Boys Ideal Seek Band e. The Ideal Seek Boys Band |
 33. Coaldale’s Jimmy “Punk” McHugh was in high demand to work as a chef at picnics in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. What food was his specialty? .a. Pierogies |
| ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 28, 29, and 30: 28. (f.) Hospital 29. George McDonald (#13) and Andy Zweisdak (#16) were in the Shan-Tones. They both played guitar. 30. Steve Allen. Here’s a video clip from one of his television shows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RppQRBwbhOs |
 28. In 1827, John Moser, Coaldale's first settler and town humorist built a house and started to farm some land in the western part of town. That land, known then as Moser's Field, is now occupied by what Coaldale landmark?a. Joe “Chappy” Sharpe--Tom Raymer Memorial Park |
29. This is a photo of the CHS 9th-Grade Basketball team in 1957. Kneeling (left to right) are: Joe Wargo, Bill Jones, Dan Gerber, Darryl Sharpe, Paul “Moocho” Kovach, George Svok,  and Arthur Brobst. Standing (left to right) are: Mike Galiszewski, George McDonald, Mike Domin, Burt Gbur, John Kondertavage, John Smar, and Andy Zweisdak. Which two of these players were once members of the Coaldale Rock and Roll band called The “Shan-Tones,” and what musical instruments did they each play? |
 30. Name the 1950s-era TV personality who is wearing glasses in the photo and shaking hands at Number 9 Mine with coal miner George Murphy. The other coal miners (left to right) are: Chic DeFebo, John Mateyak, Howie McMichael, Pete Conchi, and Steve Mateyak. |
| ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 25, 26, and 27: 25. Mary Hoben. 26. Tommy Kuetalaitis. 27. Ted Matrician, Evan Evans, James (Jim) McCartney. |
| Test your memory of Coaldale people, places and events by trying to answer the Coaldale Quick Quiz questions numbered 25, 26, and 27.
The answers to questions numbered 22, 23, and 24 are at the bottom. |
 25. The three girls in this photo were cheerleaders for the St. Mary’s Harps in Coaldale in 1938. Left to right, the girls are: Betty Ferry, Mary Hoben, and Honey Schilling. Which one—Betty, Mary, or Honey—became a nun (Sister Marian William), earned a PhD in Medieval Literature from the University of Pennsylvania, and later became President of Immaculata College, a Catholic liberal arts college that is located in Chester County, PA? |
 26. Name the Coaldale businessman shown in this 1975 photo.Hint: A native of Lithuania, he operated a tailor shop at three different locations on Phillips Street in Coaldale between 1910 and 1924. In 1924, he moved his business to 139 Second Street where he also sold items such as men’s clothing, work shoes, boots, dish towels, hats and caps, overalls, underwear and gloves. |
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27. Name these three Coaldale High Class of 1961 speedsters who were members of the Mile Relay team.
 Hint: Anagrams for each of their names from left to right are: CADET MARTINI, A SEVEN VAN, and CREAMY JAM SCENT. Here’s an online anagram generator to help you to un-scramble their names: Brendan's - anagram generator |
| ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 22, 23, and 24: 22. Candy Stripers. 23. Dorothy (Sicenavage) Nardini 24. Foag Gallagher |
 22. This is a photo of a group of nurse’s aides at Coaldale Hospital in 1959. The group was co-organized by the founder of Coaldale’s C.H.O.S.E. organization, Joe “Chappy” Sharpe, who is in the photo, and Mrs. Mary Miller who is standing next to Chappy. Mrs. Florence Sharpe, who is standing next to Mrs. Miller, was the nurse’s aide instructor. The aides, from bottom to top along the railing are: Mary Moyer, Frances Mackovic, Ann Marie Sharpe, Patricia Pavlick, Dorothy Webb and Janet Danchak. Along the wall from bottom to top are: Anastasia Bybel, Sylvia Berger, Ann Fedora, Paulette Zak, and JoAnne Hollywood. The question is: What was the official nickname that was used at the time to describe this group of nurse’s aides: a. The Coaldale Hospital Angels |
 23. Speaking of nurses, which member of the CHS Class of 1963 is currently a nurse at Miners Memorial (formerly Coaldale) Hospital. The names (left to right) are: MaryAnn Taras, Georgia Lee Mackay, Patsy Heinz, Annie Burns, Marianne Smith, Beverly Roncek, Theresa Kachurak, Judy Trubilla, and Dorothy Sicenavage. |
 24. Over the years several men served the citizens of Coaldale as the Chief of Police. Which of the following former Chiefs of Police of Coaldale is pictured?
a. Tub Murphy |
| ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 19, 20 and 21: 19. The four Coaldale native football players—Dan “Deacon” Evans, Bob “Cotton” Stoffey, Ed Kassak, and Bill Donovan--served our country by either piloting helicopters or flying in jets during their tours of duty in the military. Dan served in the U.S. Army, Ed was in the U.S. Navy, and Bob and Bill were, and always will be, Marines. Bob of course authored the best-selling book titled Cleared Hot!: A Marine Combat Pilot’s Vietnam Diary. See: 20. Joe Daley (or, was it Daly?) 21. The 1940 Tiger co-captains were Frank Surotchak (#41) and Frank Priggins (#30). |
 19. What was similar about the military service that each of these four Coaldale native football players contributed to our country? |
 20. Name this former Coaldale teacher who in 1910 went to New Mexico, bought "half-wild broncos," loaded them onto a train, and had them shipped back to Coaldale where he sold them for $10 to $50 per bronco.Hint: He lived on Water Street, and his sisters ran a store on East Phillips Street |
| 21. This is a pre-game shot of the captains and coaches for the 1940 Coaldale-Lehighton season-opening game, which the Tigers won 37-0. Coaldale played Lehighton a total of five times and never lost, scoring 171 total points (64 points in the 1924 game alone) to 13 total  points for Lehighton. The Lehighton captain (#21) in the photo is George Bibighaus, the name of the Lehighton coach is Lew Ginder, and Coaldale coach Tom Raymer is on the right. Name the two Tiger co-captains.Hint: They're both named Frank, and two other Tigers with the same last names also played football for the Tigers approximately two decades after the 1940 contest. |
| Answers to 16, 17, 18: 16. Some of the other business establishments that were or are on Second Street in Coaldale are: Kuetalaitis’ Clothing Store, Moe Burns’ Halupki House; Menconi’s Grocery Store; Sheerin’s Pool Room; Henry Plocinik’s Meat Market & Pool Room; Sotak’s Carpets; Domin’s Bar; Mickey’s Bar & Grill; Paris J. DeSantis, Attorney at Law; Hoben’s Ice Cream Parlor; American Legion; McCartney’s Confectionery; Anna Hoben’s Dress Shop, Panchura Dress Shop; Rossi’s Candy Store; Jeffries Funeral Parlor; Furey Newspaper Agency; Demyanovich Barber Shop, etc.. |
 16. This is a photo of the Ritz Theater, Coaldale's predecessor to the Angela, as it stood on Second Street above the intersection with Ruddle Street. At 1:30 a.m. on December 26, 1948, the Ritz was destroyed by fire. Firemen from Coaldale, Lansford, Summit Hill and Tamaqua fought the blaze for three hours. When the fire was finally extinguished, only the front wall of the theater, which opened on Oct. 13, 1933 and was remodeled just six months before the fire, was left standing. Elvis Presley never had the chance to perform at the Ritz before it burned, but in honor of the upcoming 72nd anniversary of Elvis’ birth on January 8, 1935, here is how his show at the Ritz might have looked and sounded:
Elvis at the Ritz |
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17. Name the enterprising Coaldale businessman (pictured with his family below) who owned and operated the Panther Valley Cleaners and Dyers in the 1930s with his brother John and who later owned and operated a Coal Company in Coaldale. Hints: He used to tow banners with an Aronca airplane and drop footballs into Lansford stadium from the airspace above during football games. One football would have a lucky number on it and the person who claimed the football would win a prize. Also, the slogan of his Panther Valley Cleaners and Dyers business was: “Come clean with us and we will dye for you.”
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 18. Name the Coaldale native who was awarded a “Congressman’s Medal of Honor” in 1981 for performing emergency medical treatment.Hint: He was co-captain of the 1962 undefeated, untied Coaldale Tigers football squad and co-captain of the 1967 Lehigh University football team. During his four-year football career at Lehigh University, he started every game as either a Tight End or Split End, one year on the Freshman team and three years on the varsity squad. He established three Lehigh pass-catching records: most passes caught in one game (13 against Rutgers University), most passes caught in one year (58 in 1966), and most passes caught in a career (132 in three seasons). The 58 passes he caught in 1966 ranked 1st in the East and 7th nation-wide. Following his senior season, 1967, he was named as a first team Split End on the All-Middle Atlantic Conference team, he was chosen as a member of the prestigious NCAA All-American Academic Team, and he was selected to represent Lehigh University as the Lehigh Valley Scholar-Athlete at the 1968 National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. |
| The answers to the Questions numbered 13, 14, and 15 from December 27 are: 13. George McCartney 14. Joe Garland 15. What the five Coaldale gentlemen have in common is they all have/had nicknames that begin with the letter “P”: George “Popeye” Barron, Peter “Peewa” Rohall, Mike “Pussy” Paslawsky, George “Perky” Priggins, and Frank “Pancho” Kassak. |
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| The answers to the Questions numbered 10, 11, and 12 from December 23 are: 10. Wise Man #2, Paul Dirnberger, is related to the shepherd (#5) Tom Dirnberger, who by the way is also a wise man. The others in the photo are: #1 Dave Griffith, #3 John Perchik, #4 Mike Galiszewski, #6 Sandy Fetsurka, #7 Mary Ann Havrischak, #8 Sylvia Berger, #9 George Svok, and #10 Marie Pavlick. 11. The Coaldale businessmen are Charlie “Bircho” Dougherty and Abe Schonberger. The five former Presidents of The Coaldale BPW are: Kate Evans, Thelma Martinec, Helen Soberick, Helen Pascoe, and Anna Breslin. 12. Michael Kidda. |
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| The answers to Questions #7, #8, and #9 from December 16 are: 7. Jane Polansky and David Griffith. |
| 7. The voices of the young lady and young man pictured below could be heard singing "O Holy Night" all over Coaldale during the Christmas seasons of the late 1950s and early 1960s. This was when Christmas songs were sung by CHS students and broadcasted all over the town through the two huge speakers mounted on top of the Coaldale High School. Name these two talented Coaldale vocalists. Hints: The young woman’s father was a well-respected teacher who excelled in teaching English and languages at CHS. She graduated from CHS in 1964. The young man, shortly after graduation, joined the Navy and lived in England where he still resides. His late, younger brother was a co-captain of the 1963 Coaldale Tigers football team. Here also are two links to the song “O Holy Night” on youtube: Jessica Simpson - O Holy Night
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8. What famous event in the history of Christmas in the Panther Valley is represented in this photo? Hint: The famous event involved a parachute. |
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The answers to Questions #4, #5, and #6 from December 9 are: |
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4. In 1954, eight years before The Chicago Bears’ lineman William “The Refrigerator” Perry was even born, a Coaldale High School lineman was moved to fullback in short yardage situations. Name that lineman (#77 on the photo).
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5. Name the clarinet player in this 1977 photo of The King Brothers Orchestra.
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6. Name the seven Coaldale-native players on this photo of the 1960 Marian High School Fillies basketball team, which finished that season with an 11-2 record. Hint: Counting from the left the Coaldale players are the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, and 10th players. The initials of the seven Coaldale players are, left to right: GD, KR, AMP, PP, PY, MM, and AK.
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| The answers to Questions #1, #2, and #3 (See Below): from December 2 are: 1. The American Lithuanian Citizen’s Club. (Check out Lithuanian Christmas traditions at this site: http://www.msichicago.org/temp_exhibit/catw2006/traditions/countries/lithuania.html.) 2. “Jake” Flyzik and John “Herman” Horoschak 3. Melrose Hoffman |
| 1. Identify the social club that used to be in the building pictured below.
Hints: The building was next door to the residence of Turkey Butts. When the social club was |
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2. Name these two Coaldale gridders who gained All State Honorable Mention recognition for the 1957 football season.
Hint: “Jake” and “Herman.” |
 3. Name the Coaldale woman pictured.Hint: She represented Coaldale in various beauty contests throughout the country in the 1940s/1950s. Her first name contains two syllables and the first syllable rhymes with “bell” and the second syllable rhymes with “goes.” |
