Articles of Interest

       
 Articles of Interest
  
  Coaldale Mining and Events
  Coal Mining in Coaldale...(May, 1953, courtesy of Jack Yalch, The Valley Gazette, March 1979)
  When the Miners Said Goodbye Forever...April 1973
  He Helped Unionize the Breaker Boys at No. 8 - "Peter A. Bybel"...January 1990
  Panther Valley Mining Suffers Death Blow 1960
  Dr. Marvin " Marvie " Evans - No. 8 Breaker - DO YOU REMEMBER
   16,000 Visited No. 8 Mine at Coaldale in '35
  Anthracite Wage Agreement of Nov 1., 1952
  Letter to Coaldale Mining Company Employees in 1959
  Whatever Happened to the Number 8 Breaker Whistle?.....By Ed Gildea...November 1975
  Song - Three Men from Coaldale 1972 And TheU-Nee MAN Polka
  Legends of the Mines -1976
  Pennsylvania Coal Mines
  Picking, Cracking and Screening Coal.....By Stephen A. Kalista, Sr.
  Equalization March Born in Coaldale (1933)
  Coaldale Colliery, by John Berninger American Art
  The Last Strike of the Panther Valley’s Deep Miners
  
   I Never Hit a Homer...By Bob Sharpe
   More on Harold's Corner Store ...By Bob Sharpe
   The Table Rock....By Bob Sharpe
   Collecting Splinters...By Bob Sharpe
   Phil_Domin....By Bob Sharpe
   Harold's Corner Store..A Lesson from the Coach ....By Bob Sharpe
   A Week at Lake Hauto ... By Bob Sharpe
   Skrabby...........James F. Skrabak ...By Bob Sharpe
   Sharpe Family -articles - with Photos
   Father Mychal Judge OFM FDNY...By Bob Sharpe
   Dr. Len Lithgow......Novocaine is for Sissies...By Bob Sharpe
   MARIAN HIGH SCHOOL AND HUGH “WINK” GALLAGHER...By Bob Sharpe
  
   Clubs, Organization and Stores
   History of the Coaldale Cub Scout and Boy Scout Troops...1976
   History of the Coaldale Brownies and Girl Scout Troops...1976
   Air Scouts
   History Story of Coaldale Business & Professional Womem's (BPW) Club - 1976  
   VFW - AM
   Coaldale VFW Home Gets Facelift (1978)
   Coaldale Lions Club - 1976
   It's Business as Usual at Kuetalaitis' s in Coaldale
   Coaldale Store Closes as Steve Vahovich Retires - 1979
   Coaldale Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 - 1976
   C.H.O.S.E - 1996
   King Brothers Orchestra
   The West Ward Rod and Gun Club
   Coaldale Hospital
   Costello's Restaurant is Closed for Business April 29, 2011
   Coaldale Bars
   Halloween in Old Coaldale - 1950...By Bill Scutta
   Christmas 1953 ...By Bill Scutta
   The Story of St. Mary's...Submitted by Bill Scutta
   Big Green
    Big Greens; Latter-Day 1946: Big Greens retain Title 1923...(BG)...(Big Green)
    COALDALE WINS FROM POTTSVILLE MAROONS - 1923...(BG)
    THE ANTHRACITE FOOTBALL LEAGUE - 1987...(BG)
    Re: Big Green: Asplundth’s Wonderful Toe Crowns Coaldale Victors 3-0...(BG)
    COALDALE VICTOR IN SEASON WINDUP – Coal Title in Dispute -Big Greens - 1922...(BG)
    The Ballad of The Big Green...(BG)
    Big Green: Teamwork and Who was the best - 1973...(BG)
    Blue"Bonner Coaldale Superstar and Legend...(BG)
    LES ASPLUNDH remembers...(BG)
    Foes_Found_It_did not_Pay_to_Go_One_on_One_against_ "Blue"_Bonner 1976...(BG)
    Big Green - 1920 Season 1955...BG
    Football Practise To Start Tuesday 1921....BG
    A Poetic Tribute to Big Green Football Great “Blue” Bonner 1973...BG
    COALDALE WINS FROM POTTSVILLE MAROONS - 1923...BG
    The “Latter-day” (1946) Big Green...BG
    Coaldale Football - History...BG 
   
    Personalities:
    Casey" Gildea
    COALDALE'S MAN OF ACTION - 1986..James H. "Casey' Gildea
    Joe Sheppe, Old-Time Boxer, Visits Coaldale - 1979  
     Kalista Family - A hundred years of history 2010
    Captain Winlack - Civil War Hero - Coaldale's Postmaster
    Dolph Tokarczyk, a Coaldale guy
    Philip J. Jeffries ....."Our Heritage" ...(Website)
    "TOM RAYMER"S SENSATIONAL RECORD ... Retires After 39 Years." 1965
    "Doc" Julo
    Dan Ziegler’s Collection of Badges...November 1988
    Colonel Bob Stoffey
     Faye Lewis (1948 Alumnus) - Coaldale activist - Honored on her Birthday . July 3, 2000
    Danny Sneddon - 1925
    Tony Wargo - Navy's Greatest Fan ...By Edwin C. Jones, Jr.
    George Welsh - Testimonial to a Midshipman 1955
     Robert (Bobby) Parfitt...2003
     RICH MILLER - A SCHOLAR, ATHLETE, and LEADER ... By Mike Punchara ...1981
     Dr. Richard C. Miller... Received " Congressman's Medal of Honor" - December, 1981
     Archbishop Francis James Furey - 1979
     Legion Will Honor Outstanding Citizen (1933)...Tommy John Evans
     Coaldale Postmaster's 1872-2005
     GILDEA IS NAMED TAMAQUA COACH 1943
     1978 Shamrock Award – Dick Hoben (CHS 1937) ...July 1978
     Macenka was the Best of the Ballroom Dancers...1974
     Frank Cassman..A Glistening Souvenir of a Mining Career...1973
     Exploits of John “Honeyboy” Evans -- On the field, in the ring, on the track...1979
     My dad, my hero and best coal miner in the whole world...Bill Evans...2010
     The Story About My Dad - And His Dad ...Harry Everhart ....2011
     Dr. Condy C. Gallagher
     Miner Musician: Albert Bryce Morgan
    Coaldale High School
      Commencements 1903_1963
      CHS 1963 CLASS PRESENTS CLASS NIGHT EXERCISES   
      CHS- Building - 1914  CHS- Building - 1914
      Coaldale Songs
      How Our School is Growing 1932
      Coaldale Complex - 1974  
      Saving the Tiger 1975
      Coaldale High School Commencement - 1919
      Brownie, Teachers, Fun and Games in Coaldale...1991
      Neil J. Boyle –First President of Coaldale School Board...1961- 64
   Baseball
   Bleacher Echos – 1932...Community
   Coaldale Church Baseball League...50th Anniversary Banquet 1982...Community
   Coaldale Prefers Track in Spring; Baseball Ended 1961...CHS
  “Flatty” Klepic Snares P.V. Pitching Honors – 1946....Community
    Coaldale Got the Pennant on a Forfeit 1943....Community
   Baseball Photos and Photoreports
   Basketball
  CHS Basketbll-1920
  Coaldale Beats Lansford in Foul-Marred Contest (1946)
  Gbur Added to List of Tiger Greats
   Track
   Track Records...Re: 1961...CHS
   Track Photos and Photoreports
   Coaldale Prefers Track...1961
   Black Diamond Meet Records...1956
   Football
   100 Years of Coaldale Sports Legends... 2011
   Schuylkill County Dream Game – South Team – 1940
   Sports History-1969
   1950 Football Newspaper Articles
   Coaldale 13 Tamaqua 6 1942 (1991)
   FLASHBACK - PANTHER VALLEY SPORTS HISTORY
   Coaldale Celebrates Winning of Championship - January 14, 1922
   Thanksgiving_1950_1962_Football
   Football Born at CHS & St. Mary's in 1921
   Coaldale Sports Feats -- On This Date – 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
   Lansford-Coaldale Scoreless Struggle in the Snow - 1938....By Jack Yalch
   Tigers defeat Kulmont 12-6 --1960
   Coaldale ...Jars Mcadoo, 31-0 ends 15 game Losing Streak - 1960
   The Big Game on Thanksgiving was St. Jerome’s Versus Coaldale - 1989
   Thanksgiving 1945.....By Curt Williams
   Review of the 1934 Football Season (9-0-0)
   Tom Raymer Had to Rebuild at Coaldale (in 1942)
   Navy Let George Do It And He Did -1954
   Welsh Still Is Coaldale's Hero -1986  
   Coaldale Hands Scranton Tech 1st Loss (1950)
   Coaldale Coaching Post Open Fourth Time in Four Years...June 7, 1959
   Tamaqua, Coaldale May Never Renew Football Relations 1959
   Pickup Games in Coaldale To Top Of Football World 1990 - George Welsh  ...By Bob Laylo
   Vince Gildea Coaches First PVC Football Team (in 1944)
   Pete Radocha...Football and Baseball...1986
   Bill Sproule...1955
    Bob "Bogie" Griffith...1963
   Bill Edwards: a player, coach, athletic trainer, and developer of athletes
   `Wink' Was In A Class By Himself...1992
  Coaldale, Lansford End Long Series on Thursday...Nov. 24, 1963
    Professional Football
   Gildea in Line for Punt Title – 1936
    Forever Young .....By Dennis Gildea
    Beaky ...By Dennis Gildea
    A worthy selection -1986-...By Bob Urban
    THE 1962 TIGERS - UNBEATEN, UNMATCHED  ...By Bob Urban
    A Walk Back Through Time with An Old Friend (Geno Poli)....By Bob Urban
    Bleeding orange, bleeding black  ...By Bob Urban
    A Night for Geno.....By Bob Urban
    Poli meant so much to Coaldale  ...By Bob Urban
    Doc and Chappy, Back Home Again.....By Bob Urban
    Coal Cracker: No Challenge Was Too Great for the Soldier   ...By Bob Urban
    Bob_Urban - 1978
    Tribute to a Winner - Geno Poli...Bob Urban
 
    Angela Theatre
    THE BITTER NIGHT THE RITZ WENT UP IN SMOKE
    Veteran's
    A Tank Named Coaldale WWII
             Fly to Texas 2009
    Veteran's Rite - 1972
    Bill Gaddes B-29 --2011
     Coaldale’s Peter Brunda Eyewitnessed ’41 Attack on Hawaii...By James J. Furey
    Tribute to Women -2009...By Faye Lewis
    Coaldale Teacher Among First to Join WAVES in 1942
    Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941...By Curt Williams
    Thanksgiving - 1918
    B-29 and B-52 TAIL GUNNERS DONATE GUNSIGHT ...Bill Gaddes
    Coaldale native promoted to Air Force Lt. Colonel ...Jan. 03. 2006
    Steve Rajnic's Last Letter...1944...Chris Parker
    Coaldale Memorial Services Pay Tribute To Fallen Soldiers...1984
    Coaldale Honors Military Heroes In Ceremonies...1993...Christina Parker
    THE INCREDIBLE 100 GUN ‘MAN-O-WAR’ 1500’s TO 1800’s...by William Gaddes
    Major Bernard J. Duffy...Circa - 1945
    Community    
    Recreation Center
    Seek's Four Schools 1973.....By Michael Havrischak
    Coaldale Schools Are No More 1977
    The Opening of the "Panther Creek Valley Hospital"......(1910)
    History of Hospital in Coaldale
    1930_High School Dedication
    The No. 12 Swimming Hole Near Coaldale...By Steven A. Kalista
    GILDEA IS NAMED TAMAQUA COACH 1943
    Coaldale Begins Birthday Festivities...2000
    Coaldale Calendar —2000 ...175th Anniversary Committee Reports
    Daredeviles:Cannonball.Santa, Infamous Games   
    Coaldale Council Favorable to Swimming Pool
    Coaldale Begins Birthday Festivities - 2000
    Cave-in Spelled Doom for a Coaldale Block  ...July 1959
    Victory Ship Name Honored Coaldale and Coal Miners  ...By Jack Yalch
    When Women from Coaldale were Railroad “Gandy Dancers”
    Education in Coaldale...Compiled by Ann Farrel
    St. Mary's Orthodox Church...Centennial Jubilee
    Subsidence...1963
    History of Coadale...1881
    Odd and Ends
    Foag Gallagher's "Psychology".....By Jack Yalch
    Bishop from Russia at Coaldale Church Dedication in 1914
    Vignettes from The Coaldale Observer Newspaper...1916 -1932
    MAN ROLLS OUT DREAM BOAT 1963
    Yes, the Switchback Railroad Started in Coaldale 1987
    No Suggestive Dancing...1913 - (2)William Sharpe 1974
    Coaldale native's dog a winner - 2010.....By Ron Gower
    I'm dreaming of a Black Christmas
    The "Staties" hit the Coaldale Horse Parlor
    TEAM HUSQUARNA RIDER - 1980
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