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Have you got a story to tell or a picture to share about Coaldale stores?
For a few years now I’ve been writing articles about some of the stores I’ve frequented years ago in Coaldale. For a small town we had many more stores than younger residents could imagine. Many of them were the “Corner Store’ variety which usually attracted customers from a very close part of town. Others, like many along Philip Street, had a bigger draw. Most sold groceries, but others were clothing, jewelry, drugs, hardware, or variety types. Names like Vahovich, Schonberger, Daley, Ambrose, and Millen were well known by all.
I would love to hear from any of our group who would like to share what you remember or pictures you may have of these people and stores. You don’t have to make a production about sharing your thoughts. I’ll try to condense and incorporate anything you wish to pass along. All these places were unique and most of the owners were certainly characters in their own right.
Give it some thought and let me know what you have to share.
Contact: Bob Sharpe
Photos of the Week
High School Commencement – 1913
(Coaldale Observer, Saturday, May 31, 1913)
The five graduates of the local high school acquitted themselves very creditably at the commencement exercises in St. Mary’s Hall on Monday evening.
John P. McGeehan as Salutatorian presented the aims of the graduate in a clear concise manner and showed the makings of a first class orator.
Matthias Vorsteg the Class Historian recited some of the inner workings of the class in an amusing manner that pleased the auidience.
A piano duet by Misses Jennie Bachman and Lucretia Maury gave evidence of the musical talent possessed by these two young ladies. The High School is fortunate in having them numbered among its scholars.
Prepare To Pay Price For Worthy Things, Speaker Tells CHS Grads - 1963
(Evening Record, June 1963)
Dr. Robert E. Jenks of Millville, N.J., was the principal speaker at the sixty-first annual commencement exercises held last evening at the Coaldale High School.
He told the graduating class, “Outstanding accomplishments down through the years were done by young people. Live meaningfully and significantly. All worthwhile things in life have a price, those who know what they want in life are prepared to pay for it. Know what you want and be determined to pay the price.
He further admonished, “Knowledge and intelligence are important but you also need a courageous and adventurous faith. The first law of life is giving. Learn to give. Only by the outgo of our lives we learn the meaning of living. God has created us to give.”
Coaldale High Commencement Was Held Wednesday Night (1954)
(Coaldale Observer, Friday, June 11, 1954)
Fifty students received their diplomas on Wednesday evening at commencement exercises in the Coaldale High School auditorium. The class numbers 31 boys and 19 girls.
Dr. Douglas Silverton, noted author and lecturer, delivered the commencement address. He chose as his topic, "What Have You To Declare?"
Dr. Silverton told the graduates that they were graduating to "an uncertain future. The present is baffling most of us, and the past stands out sharp in our memories."
The speaker told the Class of 1954 that success in the future would not come easily. The "world is not too eager to receive the benefits of your knowledge, that is, until you have proven yourselves. Be vocation conscious. Don't go into work that has no future or work for which you are not suited. Don't expect success immediately. However, if you have ability, intellect and determination, you are sure to achieve success."
Commencements: Years of 1913, 1954 and 1963
