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Postmaster Appointed In Coaldale (1991)
October 10, 1991|The Morning Call John R. Poko has been appointed postmaster of Coaldale. He assumed the job Sept. 7. |
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Coaldale residents asked to urge U.S. Post Office to remain open (2012)
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 By CHRIS PARKER [email protected] The U.S. Post office plans to slash in half the daily hours the post office in Coaldale is open, from eight to four. On Tuesday, one borough councilman shared a letter he received from the Association of United States Postal Lessors, a group of people who lease buildings to the Postal Service, asking borough residents to let the U.S. Post Office know they want to keep their local post office open, even if it means reduced hours. Councilman Joe Hnat told council about the letter, which refers to the U.S. Post office's POStplan, a strategy to cut hours at 13,000 post offices nationwide to as little as two hours a day, or close them completely. "Clearly, a fully functional post office, open eight hours a day, six days a week, is vital to every small town and rural community in the United States," the letter said. "Moreover, rural communities like yours are often at an economic disadvantage when it comes to government services. The post office is often the only governmental agency in town. It is well known that many seniors depend on postmasters to assist them with bill paying, mailing packages and purchasing money orders," the letter said. It goes on to say that the "Postal Service has profiled your post office as unprofitable, even though it is prohibited by federal law from discontinuing a post office for financial reasons.” The letter asks people to check the Option for Reduced Hours in the USPS Customer Survey. The surveys will be mailed to USPS customers and will be made available at post offices over the next two years. Public meetings will also be scheduled. The letter also invited people to visit www.auspl.com to learn more about the issues. In Pennsylvania, 204, or 12 percent, of the state's 1,730 post offices are scheduled to be closed. They include the ones in Parryville, Mary D, and Pocono Manor. |
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PROFILE: Captain William Winlack, Company E
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instead put to work at a young age on his family's farm. Seeking a better life for himself, Winlack, at age sixteen, set sail for America, arriving in New York City on August 30, 1843. He migrated to Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, a short time later and was hired as a coal miner at the Black Heath mines. He paid close attention to mining operations and in time became an engineer, in charge of machinery at the mine. In 1854, and at just 28 years of age, Winlack became the superintendent of a colliery in Silver Creek, half-way between Pottsville and Tamaqua. While serving in this position, Winlack also formed a local militia unit, which he dubbed the Wynkoop Artillery. Serving as a lieutenant in this company was his good friend and coworker William Cullen.
almost to a man, to serve for a three-year term, and was mustered once again into service, this time as Company E, 48th Pennsylvania Infantry.
were engaging in counter-mining, trying to locate the 48th's tunnel. Thus, late on the night of July 17, with the main gallery completed at some 511 feet, Pleasants awoke Captain Winlack, himself a mining man, and with another soldier, the three crawled the length of the mine. "Lying down with every sense alert, in perfect darkness, and supreme quiet for a period of thirty minutes, until a low whistle, the intended signal, came from Pleasants, brought them together. . ." Pleasants whispered in Winlack's ear: "What do you think about any counterboring?" Winlack whispered back: "The rebels know no more of the tunnel being under them than the inhabitants of Africa." "That's just what I believe," answered Pleasants, and the three men crawled their way back out. Of course, some Confederates were aware of the tunnel, including General E.P. Alexander, who did indeed order a number of counter-mines dug. All of them, however, were too high to discover the 48th's mine. |