Verhovayak Lapja, 1953 (36. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1953 / Verhovay Journal
September ia. 1953.__________________________Verhovay Journal PAGE 5 POWER CITY NEWS SPRINGDALE, PA. AND VICINITY by Edward A. Mattie Branch 296 During the past ten years, Branch 296 has been continuously growing and expanding. Each year it has been the sincere desire of the branch officers to give to its members the best service and social activities that they so rightly deserve. With this purpose in mind, the past several years has seen a rapid growth in its membership., The time has finally arrived whereby Branch 296 must expand its facilities. Those of you who have been attending the branch meetings know that we have been negotiating for a NEW Verhovay Home. I can now report that the former Odd Fellows building on Walters Lane has been secured as the site of our new home. With this building, Branch 296 will be able to expand its social activities by having a modern social quarters, dance and meeting hall, and a banquet hall. The building will be ready for occupancy on or about January 1st. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE BOWLING The bowling season is now getting under way. Like last year, the Verhovay Branch 296 Mixed Tenpin League is open to both men and women members. The bowling will take place at the Trocarino Bowling Alley in New Kensington (Parnassus), on Sunday afternoons at 3:00 P.M. The time is especially suitable for husbands and wives, or families, to bowl together. Any member who desires to bowl should get in touch with Mrs. Walter Wesoloski or Edward Mattie. A one dollar entry will be charged. COMING EVENTS Each Saturday evening a modern orchestra will play at the Verhovay Home for your dancing and listening pleasure. Every fourth Saturday, starting September 26, Arthur Nagy and his Hungarian Orchestra will be engaged. Every member and his guest is cordially invited to attend these affairs. To commemorate this great step, the officers and trustees have decided to conduct a campaign for new members. We are asking each member to secure ONE NEW MEMBER for the branch. There is no limit to the number of persons a member can recommend, but each member should recommend at least one. This can very easily be done by talking to a neighbor, a friend, relative, or a fellow worker. In the very near future each member will receive by mail information and details for the membership campaign. So start now ! BACON ROAST The bacon and lamb roast held on August 16 at Springdale Park was a great success. It was intended only as a small quiet social gathering. But the turnout was very gratifying. Many thanks to the officers and to the members for this affair. Ilona Fulop, who won wide acclaim as one of the foremost journalists and writers read in The United States and in Canada, died suddenly August 4, 1953. The noted Hungarian author was a motion picture scenarist in Hollywood at the time of her death. Ilona Fulop came to this country in 1914 from Szabadka, Hungary. She immediately embarked on a successful newspaper career, and thru the years associated her efforts with various Hungarian publications. She rose to the position of editor and authored several literary pieces that will permanently retain their popularity in Hungarian American literature. MISCELLANEOUS Birthday greetings to Mrs. Julia Dolansky . . . Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wislie, Jr. celebrated their wedding anniversary in August . . . Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Balash Sr. spent a week end with Mrs. Walter Wesoloski and son at their cottage near Erie . . . They were joined later by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wislie and daughter . . . Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bodnar Jr. and daughter also vacationed near Erie . . . Alex Üveges has finally arrived home from Korea . . . Leonard Makowski is also home in New Kensington after serving with the Army in Germany . . . A shower in honor of Miss Betty Jean Dunmore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Dunmore, was- held at the Verhovay Home. About 35 of her friends were on hand. Betty Jean will be a September bride. Ilona Fulop was a favorite with the readers of the Verhovayak Lapja, our Hungarian language publication. Her stories appeared often in that issue and were well received because of their warm direct style. We recall too that she opened the first Verhovay office in New York City during the time she was our organizer there. Ilona Fulop is now a conspicuous part of the history of Hungarians in America. Branch 48 of N. Y. €. Bowling League Holds Annual Election of Officers On Friday night, August 21st, the bowlers of Branch 48 held their annual meeting, at which time they elected officers for 1953-54 and discussed plans for the coming season. The officers elected were as follows: Charles Fabian, President of League; Matt Weiser, Vice President; Alexander Ancsanyi, Secretary- Treasurer. It was proposed and passed upon that the regular bowling season for the 6 teams of Branch 48 shall start on Tuesday night, September 8th, and shall consist of 36 weeks of bowling. It was also agreed that this league shall send a team, or perhaps two, to the next National Bowling Tournament, wherever it shall be held. The season’s bowling will be held at Fok Bowling Academy, 3010-31 St., Astoria, Long Island. Since Mr. Alexander Ancsanyi has been doing a grand job in keeping the books and records of this league, this is the third time he has been elected to the post of secretarytreasurer. There is mutual understanding among the bowlers of this league that no president or vice president shall serve more than a term of two consecutive years. For this reason, John Partmann, former president, and Ernest Nemeth, former vice president, declined the nominations, resulting in the elections mentioned above. Fraternally, ALBERT IBOS, President JOSEPH TOMA, Field Supervisor- Branch Manager New Members in the Senior and Juvenile Orders, Month of July, 1953 Br. Location No. Par. Hazleton, Pa. 1 2 Mt. Carmel, Pa. 1 8 Johnstown, Pa. 4 13 Trenton, N. J. 1 14 Clevelánd, Ohio 14 15 Chicago, 111. 15 17 Lorain, Ohio 1 21 Youngstown, Ohio 2 26 Sharon, Pa. 5 27 Toledo, Ohio 12 31 Barnesboro, Pa. 1 34 Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 36 Detroit, Mich 9 40 Martin’s Ferry, Ohio 1 45 Cleveland, Ohio 7 48 New York, N. Y. 11 52 New Brunswick, N. J. 2 55 Hammond, Indiana 1 59 Scalp Level, Pa. 5 71 Duquesne, Pa. 3 76 Philadelphia, Pa. 1 84 Lockawanna, N. Y. 2 87 Passaic, N. J. 5 88 Yatesboro, Pa. 2 90 Allentown, Pa. 1 91 Akron, Ohio 2 98 Bethlehem, Pa. 1 106 Niles, Ohio 1 108 Youngstown, Ohio 1 120 Perth Amboy, N. J. 1 129 Columbus, Ohio 5 130 East Chicago, Ind. 2 132 South Bend, Ind. 12 133 Phillipsbprg, N. J. 3 138 Gary, Ind. 2 147 Avella, Pa. 1 150 Masontown, Pa. 4 163 McKees Rocks, Pa. 1 174 Scranton, Pa. 1 177 Wyano, Pa. 2 180 Zelienople, Pa. 1 186 Congo, Ohio 1 189 Alliance, Ohio 5 196 Sagamore, Pa. 2 214 Flint, Mich. 3 216 Northampton, Pa. 2 226 McKeesport, Pa. 5 247 Clune, Pa. 1 249 Dayton, Ohio 1 272 Jessup, Pa. 4 275 Milwaukee, Wise. 1 277 Pittsburgh,' Pa. 1 285 Oakdale, Pa. 1 288 St. Clairsville, Ohio 1 296 Springdale, Pa. 3 310 Lynch, Ky. 1 336 Harrisburg, Pa. 1 349 Weirton, W. Va. 2 352 Coraopolis, Pa. 4 364 Youngstown, Ohio 4 383 Buffalo, N. Y. 5 386 Nanty Glo, Pa. 7 391 Canton, Ohio 1 415 Central City, Pa. 2 417 Trenton, N. J. 1 424 Tarrytown, N. J. 4 438 Lockwood, Ohio 1 443 Detroit, Mich. 9 480 Caldwell, N. J. 2 511 Detroit, Mich. 1 525 Los Angeles, Cal. 4 542 Hutchinson, Pa. 4 555 Leckrone, Pa. „ 1 575 Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 SENIOR ORDER 136 JUVENILE ORDER 100 TOTAL NEW MEMBERS 236 ----------------------------IN PUBLIC LIFE Mrs. Mary K. Sotak, member of Branch 361, Cleveland, Ohio, has achieved notable successes in the civic and political life of the 29th ward in Cleveland. She is outstanding for her sponsorship of various public improvements, including the transportation facilities». Her candidacy in the September 29 primaries adds another of our members to the prominence in Cleveland affairs shown by more than a few Verhovayans in that great lake city. T Ilona Fulop Passes Away
