Newspapers: Part 2 - "The War Years", Pottsville Republican 1939-1945: Schulykill Co, PA
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Saturday, January 15, 1944
SHEN. YOUTH KILLED IN ITALY.
PFC. Harold SCHRADER KILLED IN ACTION DEC. 31
Pfc. Harold Schrader, 25, son of Mrs. Katherine P. SCHRADER of 119 S.
Ferguson street, Shenandoah, was killed in action in Italy on the 31st
of December, according to a telegram received by his mother from the
War Department.
The youth had been in service since June of 1942 when he was
inducted. He was sent overseas in December of 1942 and served in the
N. African campaign before going into action in Italy.
He was born and reared in Shenandoah, a son of Mrs. Katherine and the
late John SCHRADER. He was associated with his father in the ice
business and continued the business after his father's death.
He was educated in the Shenandoah schools and was a member of the
Congregational church.
To survive besides his mother, there are five sisters and a
brother: Mrs. Myrtle YESCALIS, Mrs. Lina STAVITSKY, Mrs. May
LAUDEMAN, Mrs. Nellie PAUL all of Shenandoah, and Miss Katherine and
John at home.
**
MENINGITIS PATIENT HOME FROM HOSPITAL
Kenneth SCHELL, 26, of Mauch Chunk St., who was stricken ill two
weeks ago with meningitis has about recovered and on Friday was
brought home from Harrisburg, where he had been under the treatment
in the Harrisburg General Hospital. The usual precautionary measures
have been taken by Health Officer Thorpe who will keep the Schell home
under quarantine for a time. Schell is employed by a local taxi
company.
Health Officer, Thorpe, reported that Jack CAREW, Jr. , son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack CAREW, Sr., of E. Norwegian St., who had also been ill
with meningitis has about fully recovered and that the Carew home will
be liberated form the quarantine. The boy attends the parochial
school and is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James CANFIELD of Greenwood Hill.
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Monday, February 21, 1944
ACCIDENTS OVER WEEK END
State Police, Pine Grove, investigated a series of accidents over the
weekend, Saturday evening at 7, two cars collided a mile west of
Ravine, resulting in slight damage and no injuries. One car was
driven by Wayne HEBERLING, Tower City, R. D. and the other by Chas.
FEIFER, 250 W. 3d st., Mt. Carmel. No one was injured.
Sunday at 12:15 p.m. on route 895 between Pinegrove and Summit
Station, a coupe driven by Harvey BEHNEY, Jr., Bethel, and Robt. S.
FEENEY, Elkins Park, collided when the first car skidded on a patch
of ice.
Ramona BROWN, 13, Rehersburg, riding in the BEHNEY car, was treated
at the scene for lacerations of the forehead. Damage to the Behney
car was $75 and to the Feeney car, $175.
At. 8 P. M. Sunday, on route 443, below Pine Grove, cars driven by
Edw. C. DITZLER, Jonestown, R. 2, and Harold R. REED, Friedensburg,
was damaged to the extent of $140 when Reed passed Ditzler and drove
onto a parking lot just ahead of him and Ditzler ran into the rear of
his car.
GIRARDVILLE MAN HURT
Michael ROACH, 68, Girardville, received injuries of the ribs and
left shoulder, when the automobile in which he was riding figured in
an accident at Mt. Carmel. He was admitted to the Ft. Springs
Hospital.
**
P. L. KNOWLTON DIES SUDDENLY.. Dean Of Newspapermen in Schuylkill Co.
Expires In Sunday School.
Percy L. Knowlton, 73, member of the Pottsville Republican
reportorial staff and for 53 years a newspaper reporter in
Pottsville, died suddenly Sunday morning while attending Sunday
School in the Methodist Church. His death was due to a heart
attack. While his virility had been gradually ebbing during the past
year, he gave no indication of collapse and was in normal physical
condition and cheerful daily news rounds as usual and closed his desk
at noon when the day's work had been finished. Sunday morning he was
a few minutes late in leaving home for Sunday school which he
attended regularly prior to the church services where he sang in the
choir. He hurried down Market St. and undoubtedly overtaxed his heart.
Percy, as he was familiarly known, was probably Pottsville's best
known citizen and especially among the older generations, as he was a
familiar figure about the streets during the day and in former years
covered various municipal, civic, religious, and musical gatherings.
His fine physical proportions, for he stood more than six feet and
weighed in excess of 200 pounds, made him a conspicuous figure in
that respect alone. He covered the news in the days when trolley
cars were first introduced here. He saw the growth of the city and
county and the many changes wrought in the most explosive half
century of the world's history. (etc. picture)
**
FIRE DAMAGED ROOM IN PEACOCK ST. HOME
Fire early Sunday morning damaged the home of Russel KROBERT, Peacock
St. Chief SMITH said it was caused by a member of the family smoking
in bed, the cigarette igniting the bed clothing and mattress. The
fire spread along the floor to the walls and was burning on the
outside when firemen arrived to answer to a call from Box 613.
Skidmore and Peacock St. With several booster lines the fire was
brought under control and extinguished. The major part of the damage
which is un-estimated was confined to the bed room.
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March 29, 1944
HAVEN GIRL IS BRIDE PHILA. FLYING TEACHER
The marriage of Miss Catherine Mae KAUFFMAN, Sch. Haven, to John
MUMMA, Philadelphia, now a Naval Reserve at Catasauqua, took place
Saturday evening at 6 o'clock at the Home of Mrs. Emma MOYER, 505
Dock St., Sch. Haven, with whom the bride made her home.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Delas KEENER, pastor of the
First Reformed Church, and the attendants were John KELLER, Naval
Reserve, and Mrs. KELLER, Catasauqua. (etc.)
**
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Mrs. Margaret WELLER, 618 Mahantongo St., announces the engagement of
her daughter, Ann, to George LeRoy FASOLD, of the Army Air Corps, son
of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy F. FASOLD, 619 W. Arch St. (etc. picture)
**
PORT CARBON SOLDIER WOUNDED IN ACTION
Mr. and Mrs. James MORLEY, Port Carbon, have been notified by the
War Department that their son, Pvt. Vincent, was slightly wounded in
action February 5. Word was received from their son, by letter
before the telegram arrived from the War Department, Monday of this
week.
**
FRACKVILLE SEABEE WOUNDED IN ACTION
A letter received by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph BURNS, 207 S. Broad
Mountain St., Frackville, from their son, Gunner's mate 2/C Edward,
tells that he has received wounds of the arms and legs, but did not
state how they were received. He is a member of the SeaBees and has
been in New Guinea since December 24. He entered on October 9, 1942,
and received his training at Camp Endicott, R. I.
He has four other brothers also in the service, Pvt. Francis, who was
recently assigned to Fort Knox, Ky., making the fifth one to enter the
armed forces.
**
AUBURN COUPLE SHOWERED WITH CARDS
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. HUBLER, Auburn, who celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary March 25, have been showered with greeting cards
in honor of the event. As more and more of their friends learn of
the anniversary the greetings continue to pour in. Not only these
cards were received with deep appreciation but also the lovely
flowers, gifts of their family and of the employees of the Hubler
Shoe Co. at Auburn.
To top the occasion Mr. and Mrs. HUBLER will go to New York April
16, Mrs. Hubler will attend the D. A. R. national congress and Mr.
Hubler on a business trip.
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Thursday, April 13, 1944
ON TRIP TO AFRICA
S, 2/C. IRVIN ZIMMERMAN
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Zimmerman, 13 St. Peter St., Sch. Haven,
who left for service on Dec. 7, 1943, received his boot training at
Sampson, N. Y. and at present is aboard ship. He recently returned
from a trip to Africa and his boat was docked at Boston, Mass. He
had been employed by an ice company in Sch. Haven, prior to enlisting
in the Navy. He has two sisters, Pauline and Jean, at home.
**
WEDDINGS
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur KRINER, 512 W. Race St., their 15th
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. SCHUETTLER, Palo Alto, their 6th.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. BRENNAN, Branchdale, their 31st.
**
FUNERALS
Mrs. Mary PETRAVICH-The funeral of Mrs. Mary Petravich, 227 Linden
St., Minersville, was held from her home, Thursday morning.
Mass was celebrated in St. Francis' Church by Father C. RAKAUSKAS,
celebrant; Father Sebastian BABIARZ deacon, and Father John GAJ, sub
deacon.
The pall bearers were: William RASIMAS, Charles ZELANKO, Joseph
SOBOLESKY, Peter IGNATOVIG, Joseph NEVERAUSKAS, Anthony MILAUSKAS.
A. J. WILLINSKY was the funeral director.
**
Miss Esther BARTOLETT-The funeral of Miss Esther Bartolett, Auburn,
teacher in the Pinedale school, who died en route to Pottsville
Hospital by ambulance, after having been fatally stricken in a
Pottsville doctor's office, Saturday evening, was held from the D. M.
Bittle Funeral Home, Schuylkill Haven, Thursday afternoon.
Rev. H. H. KRAUSE, Red Hill, former pastor of the Lutheran
congregation at Red Church, conducted the services at the home and
grave in Red Church Cemetery.
The pall bearers were: Floyd WERNER, Fred, Warren, Stanley, Robert
and Charles SCHROEDER.
**
George WEAKLIM-funeral of George W. Weaklim was held from his home,
547 E. Market St., this city, Wednesday afternoon. Rev. R. A.
BAUSCH, of the Trinity Reformed Church, conducted the services at the
home and at the grave in Christ Church Cemetery, Fountain Springs.
The pall bearers were: William McANANY, John REZNIK, Edwin MAY,
Robert BACHMAN, Melvin WEISS, and George SCHULER.
Luther Hall was the funeral director.
**
EMPLOYEE AT ALCOA IS FATALLY STRICKEN
William WISNESKI, 54, Maizeville, employed as a sweeper at the Alcoa
Plant, died in the Fountain Springs Hospital several minutes after
being admitted Thursday afternoon.
He was leaning against a pillar during his lunch period, when he
collapsed and slumped to the floor. His family physician was
contacted and advised his removal to Fountain Springs Hospital. He
was taken there by ambulance.
He is survived by his wife and several children, including a
daughter, Eugenia, wife of Peter URBANAVAGE, who gave birth to a son
at the Locust Mountain Hospital on Wednesday.
William MENKIEWICZ, Shenandoah, is completing funeral arrangements.
**
MOYERS STATION
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin WAGNER are making preparations for moving in the
near future to Panther Valley, where Mr. Wagner will farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton FIDLER announce the engagement of their daughter
Beatrice to Carl ANDERSON of Pine Grove, R. D. The wedding date has
not yet been set.
Mildred MOYER who was on the sick list is well again.
Those on the sick list now are: Mrs. Geo. FESSLER, Mrs. Harry REBER,
Mrs. Henry MOYER, and Monroe SCHWARTZ.
Mrs. Mamie SNYDER and Warren HUMMEL, Leesport, and Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph FREEMAN, Sch. Haven visited Mr. and Mrs. Philip FREEMAN.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel LAUBENSTEIN have wired their home for
electricity.
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NAURATH--- NAGLE WEDDING AT Minersville
The marriage of Miss Pearl A. NAGLE, Beckville, and Peter J. NAURATH,
Camden, N. J., took place on May 16, at the office of Squire Lloyd
JONES, Minersville. The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Albert
STANCAVAGE, Minersville.
**
Anniversaries-
Birthdays, Thursday, May 18
Marlene REILLY, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul REILLY, Palo Alto, her 13th.
Mrs. Michael SCHLITZER, of Branchdale.
Mrs. Lewis WARMKESSEL, Ridge ave.
Mrs. John KOSICK, 1352 Mt. Hope ave.
Mrs. Bessie BOLTZ, 9th and Harrison Ave.
Frances BAMBRICK, son of Mrs. Thos. BAMBRICK, 814 Vine St.
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POTTSVILLE CLASS OF 1944 (Partial, there are many, many more!)
Lois REBER, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry REBER, 203 N. Centre
St. Father is an electrician, mother was the former Martha
SCHAEFFER. Has one sister, Mrs. Joseph SAGE. She took the
Commercial Secretarial Course. Hobbies: dancing and singing.
School activities: A Cappella Choir and Ensemble and Hi-S-Potts
Newspaper.
Charles F. SCHAEFFER is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles SCHAEFFER,
1638 W. Norwegian St. Father is a proprietor of a grocery store, and
mother was the former Matilda NERY. Has one sister, Eleanor,
attending the grade took the academic schools. Charles Course.
Ambition: pilot. Hobbies: music, airplanes and sports. School
activities: Band and Cadet Corps.
Warren E. SCHAEFFER is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde BOHRMAN, 711
Harrison St., Mr. Bohrman is employed at St. Clair Car Shops, Mrs.
Bohrman was former Dorothy LEONHARD. He has one brother, Robert
BOHRMAN, attending the grade schools. He took the Industrial Course
and would like to become an aviator in the Air Corps.
(pictures)
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Monday, July 3, 1944
COUNTY YOUTHS MISSING, KILLED IN ACTION, WOUNDED...
The War Department over the Weekend in Western Union telegrams
received at Pottsville and delivered by Mgr. Wm. S. BROBST, announced
three county casualties. S 2/C Walter MCLAUGHLIN, Maryd, is reported
missing and Pvts. Irvin E. SCHAEFFER, Pleasant Valley, and John
FANOK, Marlin, slightly wounded. Pvt. Kalada Listed as Dead.
According to information received by relatives, Pvt. Charles KALADA,
of 338 S. Jardin St., Shenandoah, who was formerly reported missing
in action, has been reported killed in action. The telegram was
received yesterday by Shenandoah Western Union.
S. 2/C Walter McLAUGHLIN, 24, reported as missing while in action, is
a son of Mrs. Mary MCLAUGHLIN GUIDA, of Maryd. His father, the late
Walter MCLAUGHLIN, died in 1921. Seaman McLaughlin entered the
service in January 1944, trained at Great Lakes. Before entering the
service, he was employed at Chester at the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
He was educated in the Maryd schools. He was home on furlough this
past Easter and his last letter was received June 3. He was born in
Brockton.
Besides his mother he has a brother, John McLAUGHLIN, U. S. Army,
somewhere in the Pacific; a half brother, Mich. GUIDA, 17, who
enlisted for service last week, and two sisters, Irene, employed at
the Baldwin Works, Chester, and Dorothy, 12, at home.
Wounded on Blak Island
Pvt. Irvin E. SCHAEFFER, 19, is a son of Mrs. Mary SCHAEFFER and the
late Wm. O. SCHAEFFER, who died last month. He is one of 14
children. He was educated in the Pine Grove Twp. Schools and before
going into service in June, 1943, he worked on a farm. He received
training at Camp Wheeler and at Fort Ord, Calif., going overseas from
the latter place. He is reported wounded in action fighting with the
infantry on the Blak Islands in the Pacific. He was with Pvt. Calvin
KRAMER, Pleasant Valley, a neighbor, who was reported slightly wounded
on Blak Island in a telegram received by his parents on Saturday.
Besides his mother there are these brothers and sisters: Allan,
Willer, Wm., Wayne, Margaret, Gertrude, Joyce, and Dolly at home;
Sterling, U. S. Army, Virginia; James, Pine Grove; Morris, Paradise;
Mrs. Minnie YORTY, Paradise; and Mrs. Tovilla MEASE, Pine Grove. The
family are members of St. Peter's Reformed Church. (picture)
Marlin BOY WOUNDED
Pfc. John FANOK, 20, was wounded in action in Italy, June 2. He is a
son of Mrs. FANOK, Marlin. His father, the late Anth. FANOK, was
killed about a year ago in an auto accident at Branchdale. He was
with the infantry and trained at Camp Croft, S. C. and Ft. George
Meade, Md. He was with the 5th U. S. Army. He recently received
medals for good conduct and merit. He is a graduate of Pottsville
High School, class of 1942 and before going into the service he
worked at Style Specialties.
Besides his mother, he has a brother, Andrew, at home, and two
sisters, Anna and Helen. His mother received a letter from him on
June 11th in which he spoke of being wounded slightly and assured his
mother he was all right.
~Buy War Bonds~ (Picture)
Missing FLIER SAFE
T/Sgt. Richard KRECKER
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur KRECKER, 436 Fairview St., this city, who
had been reported missing over enemy occupied Europe, since March 16,
is now safe at his original base somewhere in England, word having
been received on Saturday.
Sgt. KRECKER, a radio operator-gunner, who has been awarded the Air
Medal and two Oak Leaf Clusters, was one of the first boys from the
county to bomb Berlin. He has been in service since Nov. 23, 1942.
(Picture)
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Saturday, July 22, 1944
ST. CLAIR WOMAN LEARNS SON SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
Mrs. Lei MANGHAM, recently removed from Philadelphia to the Narcavage
property, Shaft Hill, St. Clair, was informed Friday by the U. S. Army
authorities that her elder son, S/Sgt. John MANGHAM, 30, was seriously
wounded June 29, in France. Three years in infantry service, he
served in the African, Sicilian and Italian campaigns.
An only brother is at present a war casualty in Walter Reed Hospital,
Washington, D. C. having been injured in an accident while in service
in the States. Both of these young men are unmarried, having three
sisters, all married, residents of Philadelphia, Texas and St.
Clair. Sisters of Mrs. Mangham are Mrs. David GRIFFITHS and Mrs.
Thomas LLOYD, of Wade, all daughters of the late Mr. and Mrs. John
J. SIMONS, prior to death residents of Shenandoah and St. Clair.
**
RECORDED DEATHS OF COUNTY BOYS IN ACTION
Sgt. Neil FLANAGAN, of McDowell Co., W. Va., had the task of
recording the deaths of a number of county men who had been killed in
action. In a recent letter to his wife, he wrote of his work as a
member of a quartermaster company in grave registrations, and he had
registered the names of several men of his locality who had been
killed in action.
Sgt. FLANAGAN was born in New Phila., son the late Attorney and Mrs.
J. P. FLANAGAN. He is well known, having frequently visited his aunt
and uncles, Mrs. Thomas BUTLER, Owen and James CROSBY, New Phila., and
John CROSBY, Pottsville. He is thought to be stationed near the Anzio
beachhead. Etc...
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Wednesday, July 26, 1944
PFC. ANTHONY P. HONOROWSKI, 32, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Honorowski, 410 W. New York St., Shenandoah, one of five brothers in
the service, has been reported killed in action in France on June
18th in a War Dept. telegram received Tuesday.
Pfc. Honorowski was a member of an infantry group and enlisted in
January 1940. He had been in service overseas since the latter part
of last year. Other brothers in service are: Edward, Stanley, in
Submarine service in the Pacific; Ronald, stationed at King's Point,
N. Y. and Charles, in the Merchant Marine. Other survivors are: Rev.
Jos. WALTER, Brooklyn, N. Y.; John, Peter, and Dolores at home; Sister
CHARLES, St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn.; Mrs George DIEHM, Long
Island, N. Y.
MISSING
S/Sgt. Alexander J. RUKOWICZ, son of Mrs. Sophie RUKOWICZ, 408 W New
York St., Shenandoah, is missing in action over Austria since June
26th, a telegram to his mother Wednesday revealed.
WOUNDED
Pfc. James J. CANTWELL, Jr., 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. J.
CANTWELL, Sr., of Jonestown, was seriously wounded July 6, in the
invasion of France. This was revealed today in a Western Union
telegram from the War Department received at the Pottsville office.
Pvt. CANTWELL has been overseas since March. He entered the service
in October 1942, and received training at Camps Atterbury, Ind. And
Breckenridge, Ky. He attended Cass Twp Schools and before going into
the service was employed at the Pottsville Shops. He was last home in
January and his last letter was received by his mother on July 12 and
in which he made no reference of having been wounded.
Besides his parents, at home, he has a brother, Norbert, at home, a
sister, Mrs. Michael KESO, Jonestown, and a sister, Betty, at home.
His father is employed by the Primrose Coal Co.
PFC. Henry J. MAY, son of Mrs. Minnie MAY, Lavelle, was seriously
wounded in action in France on July 5, word having been received on
Wednesday.
PFC. Norbert J. LAPINSKY, son of Mrs. Agnes LAPINSKY, 337 W. Pine
St., Mahanoy City, was slightly wounded in action in France on June
20. The telegram, delivered Tuesday, was preceded by a letter from
her son, stating that he had been wounded, but was on the road to
recovery.
PFC. Lawrence W. TOBIN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence TOBIN, Tremont,
was slightly wounded in action in France on July 8, according to a
telegram received by his parents on Tuesday evening.
**
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Wednesday, August 9
DEWALDS OBSERVE 40th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Luther DEWALD Sr., of 34 N. Berne St., Sch. Haven,
observed their 40th wedding anniversary with a picnic at Fritz's
Grove. A large scale cake was the centerpiece of the table and a
chicken platter was served. Games were played.
The DEWALDS are the parents of six children, all of whom attended but
one, Sgt. Luther DEWALD, Jr., now stationed at Camp Polk, La., and one
grandson, G. M. 1/C Bruce DEWALD, now on active duty at sea.
Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur DEWALD and daughter, Nancy of
Tarentum; Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Dewald, Mr. and Mrs. Harry HUMMEL, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack KLINE of Hamburg; Mr. and Mrs. Arlan SCHAPPELL and son
Richard, of Lebanon; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. RUDY, Reading; Mr. and Mrs.
Earl FRITZ, and son James, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer KLINGER and son
Richard, Orwigsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Harry DEWALD, daughters, Athlea,
Joyce, Janice, June Rose and sons Harry Jr. and Wayne, Mr. and Mrs.
Lester ANDERSON, daughter Gay and sons Richard and Orin of Sch. Haven.
**
Military FUNERAL For Sgt. Chas. STABLER.
The military funeral of Sgt. Charles STABLER, son of Mrs. Emma
STABLER, of 1508 Spruce St., Ashland, took place from the home of his
mother. Sgt. STABLER died in an airplane crash at Keesler Field, La.
Mass was celebrated at 10 o'clock at St. Joseph's Church, Ashland.
The Rev. Francis P. K. HOEY officiated the Rev. Fabian ANDRESKO,
assistant pastor of St. Mauritius church was the deacon, the Rev.
Alfred MONAHAN, sub-deacon of Gordon was president of the sanctuary.
The pall bearers were: Edward L. BERMISTER, Thomas TOWERS, Sgt. H.
JONES, Thomas BERRIGAN, Ray LAWSLER, all members of the American
Legion. The color guards were Joseph FINN, Francis TIERNEY and Dan
SNYDER was the bugler. The firing squad consisted of Joseph BOSCHE,
Samuel BRONSTEIN, Anton LOEPER, Robert MCLAUGHLIN, Gene BIDDLE, Roy
STEVENS and William POPE. The interment in St. Mauritius cemetery.
Sgt. Francis MOHANAN of New York City stationed at Keesler Field, a
member of Sgt. STABLER's company and a friend of the deceased,
escorted the body to Ashland.
**
Minersville COUPLE TO WED
Jane L. HASENAUER and Joseph F. COADY
Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Jane Louise
HASENAUER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred HASENAUER, of 103 Spruce
St., Minersville, to Flight Officer Joseph F. COADY, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William COADY, 453 North St., Minersville. (etc. pictures)
**
ETHEL STEIDLE IS BRIDE LIEUT. CLAUDE R. BUTLER.
Miss Ethel STEIDLE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry STEIDLE, 715 N.
Third St., became the bride of 1st Lieut. Claude R. BUTLER, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur BUTLER, Cressona, at a pretty wedding at noon
Wednesday. The ceremony was performed in Trinity Lutheran Church by
the Rev. Oscar WEBER, ass't pastor. (etc.)
**
TAMAQUA COUPLE WED IN ELKTON
The marriage of Miss Geraldine F. ZIMMERMAN, daughter of Frank X.
ZIMMERMAN, Rowe St., Tamaqua, and S/Sgt. Frederick B. BROWN, of Camp
Stewart, Ga. Took place in Elkton, Md., with the Rev. William
LAMBERT, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, performing the ceremony.
Mrs. BROWN was graduated from the Tamaqua High School and is employed
at the Atlas Powder Plant, Reynolds.
Sgt. BROWN is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John BROWN, W. Broad St.,
Tamaqua. He is a graduate of the Tamaqua High School and prior to
entering the service, two and half years ago, was employed at a
Tamaqua chain store.
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Thursday, August 24, 1944
LT. COL. MARTZ, 3 OTHERS MISSING, TWO ARE KILLED
Lt. Col. William MARTZ, 33, son of George and Harriet MARTZ of
Greenwood Hill, this city, is missing in action in France, one of a
long list of county casualties just revealed by the War Department.
The young officer, a graduate of West Point Military Academy, and
overseas since last October, disappeared Aug 8 while leading a tank
battalion against the Germans the telegram delivered by Mgr. Wm. S.
BROBST of the Western Union here to his parents last night, reveals.
In other telegrams an Orwigsburg major, previously reported as
missing in action, Aug 8., is now a prisoner of the German
government; a missing KASKA boy also is a German prisoner; Orwigsburg
and McAdoo Heights boys have been killed; Mt. Carbon, Rappahannock and
Maryd boys are missing and several others are wounded.
The list of casualties is the largest for some time.
MISSING
LIEUT. Col. Wm. V. MARTZ, 404 Fleet St., Greenwood Hill is a native
of Pottsville and a graduate of Pottsville High School, Penn State
College and West Point. During his school career he was quite an
athlete in both track and football and at West Point starred in the
backfield as a member of the varsity team.
He has a brother, Lloyd, member of the Pottsville School Board, in
service somewhere in Italy with a company of engineers; a brother,
David, Third ave., this city, identified with a large powder and
explosives company; a sister, Mrs. Catherine MCCOLLOUGH,
Jacksonville, Fla., his father is employed by the Penna. Railroad
Co. He was married to the former Emma WALTERS of New Phila.
After graduating from West Point in 1935, he was attached to the
cavalry at Ft. Riley, Kan. He was also stationed for a time at Ft.
Bliss and Ft. Knox and later at Panama. He was reassigned to Ft.
Riley and later sent to the command and general staff school at Ft
Leavenworth before going to Camp Hood. He first became commander of a
tank destroyer battalion at Camp Gordon, Ga.
S/Sgt. Thomas A. KEENE, 28, son of Mrs. Theresa COLE, 40 Main St.,
Mt. Carbon, is reported missing in action in France as of July 28.
His mother was notified by the War Department in a Western Union
telegraph delivered Wednesday night by Mgr. Wm. S. BROBST.
Sgt. KEENE has been overseas two years. He entered the service in
January of 1942. He trained at Camp Wheeler, and was on maneuvers in
Florida before going overseas. He had been employed by the Capital
Baking Co. He attended the parochial schools of St. Patrick's Parish.
He has these step-brothers and sisters: Joseph COLE, Mt. Carbon;
Mrs. Marion PEARCE, Ephrata and Theresa COLE, McSherrytown. He was a
member of St. Francis de Sales Church.
PVT. Joseph CUTHIE, 20, son of Mrs. Isabel CUTHIE, Rappahannock, is
reported missing in action in France since August 3. He was a member
of an armored division, and had been overseas for almost nine months.
He was inducted June 2, 1943, at Allentown, and received his basic
training at Fort Knox, Ky. He also trained at Camp Bowie, Tex., with
an armored infantry battalion.
Edward STILLWAGER, 30, son of Mrs. Mabel STILLWAGER, Maryd, has been
missing in action in France since Aug. 1, according to word received
by his mother. He entered the service on May 10, 1941, and has been
overseas since December 194e with an armored division. He had been
employed at the Bell Colliery prior to his entrance into the Army.
KILLED.
PFC. Edward W. TROUT, Jr., son of Mrs. Nora and the late Robert
TROUT, husband of Mrs. Ada May TROUT, Orwigsburg, was killed on Aug 6
in action with the infantry in France. This was revealed in a Western
Union telegram received by his wife Thursday morning and delivered
from the Pottsville Office by Mgr. Wm. S. BROBST.
Pvt. TROUT, the first Orwigsburg boy inducted into the service had
been overseas since March 1943, when he landed in Wales. He trained
for the infantry at Camps Croft, Livingston, Campbell, Pickett and
Indiantown Gap. He was born at Orwigsburg and educated in the
Orwigsburg schools. He was employed by the Zulick Shoe Co. of
Orwigsburg. He was a member of the Reformed Church.
His wife was the former Ada MOYER, of Pinedale. Besides his wife and
mother, there is a brother, Lewis, in France, and two sisters, Mrs.
Alma AREGOOD, Pine View, and Mrs. Ada WILDRICK, of Upper Darby.
(picture)
PFC. Stanley KULKUSKY, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John KULKUSKY,
Grove St., McAdoo Heights, was killed in action in France July 30,
according to word received by his aunt, Miss Helen PERRIN, McAdoo
Heights, with whom he made his home for a number of years.
(continued on page 12)
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Monday, August 28, 1944
ST CLAIR GIRL IS BRIDE OF PORT CARBON MAN
Mrs. Stephen PAVOLICK
The marriage of Miss Anna ZAHURANEC, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
ZAHURANEC, St. Clair, to Stephen John PAVOLICK, son of Mrs. Anna
PAVOLICK and the late John PAVOLICK, Port Carbon, took place Saturday
morning in the Immaculate Conception Church. Father MATIOS performed
the ceremony at 9 o'clock. (etc. picture)
**
AMOS BURIAL Tuesday
The funeral of Jacob AMOS, Shenandoah, who was found in the Wallace
Hotel on Saturday, will be held from the J. Harry Waters Funeral Home
on Tuesday, with private services. Interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
**
BROTHER WOUNDED
Sister Mary KEVIN, until a year ago stationed at the Holy Family
convent in New Phila., but now at the Misericordia College, Dallas,
Luzerne county, was informed by telegram that her brother, Pfc.
Michael LEWIS, of New York City, was wounded in France Aug. 10. The
information was received by Mgr. Wm. S. BROBST of the Western Union
here.
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Tuesday, September 12, 1944
PINEGROVE BOY BAGS FIVE NAZI PLANES IN TWO DAYS
An Eighth AAF Fighter Station, England-A slight youngster from Pine
Grove, Pa., who flys a Mustang fighter on escort with our bombers
over Europe, racked up a score of five Nazi aircraft blasted by his
guns in two days.
He is 1st Lt. John S. KEESEY, 20 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John D.
KEESEY, Pine Grove, R 1, and official reports list his two-day bag as
two FW-109's destroyed; one FW-190 probably destroyed; and two more
damaged heavily. He has already been awarded the Air Medal with an
oak-leaf cluster for combat missions.
Describing one of the dog-fights in which he was engaged, Lt. KEESEY
reported his squadron was attacked by approximately 55 enemy aircraft
over Dreux, France,.
At about 17,000 feet 25 Nazi fighters dove under us and split up as
we turned into them, he said, We followed them down to about 3000
feet when they pulled up into some clouds. We pulled up after them
and just about then 30 more enemy ships dove on us from above the
clouds.
I passed through the new attackers head-on. I began blazing away
almost immediately and saw my slugs tear into three of them. One of
the three had a burst of hits on his fuselage and about the canopy
which I believe must have killed the pilot. I report that one as
probably destroyed, the other two damaged.
They were firing at me as we passed head-on and I recall seeing some
of their shots striking my right wing..
After we had passed, I glanced over and saw one of the FW-190's on
the tail of a Mustang which was trailing smoke. I rolled over to the
left and took an angle shot at the Nazi, saw a few strikes from my
burst.
FOUGHT 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND...
The Mustang that was being attacked went into a steep spiral with the
FW-190 still stuck on his tail. I latched myself onto the tail of the
FW-190. We went down to 100 feet. He spotted me back there and began
turning violently, but I managed to stay with him, firing all the
while.
I began getting more strikes on the enemy plane and noticed he was
trailing smoke. I was down to one gun by the time, having fired so
much ammunition during the earlier stages of the fight.
We were in a turn at about 100 feet above ground when I fired my last
burst, watching hits on the cockpit. The slugs must have wounded the
pilot because the plane slipped out of the turn and hit the ground in
a dive. When he hit the ground his left wind and tail section were
torn off. He bounced back up and finally crashed about 200 yards
from where he first struck.
The day before while escorting bombers in Munich, Lt. Keesey fought
with a Nazi pilot for about five minutes over Munich itself until the
enemy bailed out under a rain of strikes on his ship.
Lt. Keesey, husband of Mrs. Louise R. Keesey, W. Mill St., Pine
Grove, is a 1941 graduate of Pinegrove High and was active in the
Hi-Y before entering service. (picture)
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Monday, October 9, 1944
PUBLISHER'S SON KILLED
Lebanon, Pa.-The War Department has informed Henry L. WILDER,
president of the Lebanon News Publishing Company and the editor of
the Lebanon Daily News, of the death of his son, Pfc. John H. WILDER,
22, from wounds suffered in action in France, July 26. WILDER was a
halfback on the 1942 undefeated Amherst football team.
**
SHOVEL TOPPLES KILLS WORKMAN
George W. BAST, 39, of 464 E. Market St., Williamstown, died in the
Warne Hospital Sunday afternoon, at 4:30 o'clock of a fractured spine
and internal injuries.
He was employed as a shovel operator by the Franklin Lykens Colliery
at Williamstown, and at 8:30 o'clock yesterday morning, the steam
shovel he was operating upset and pinned him beneath it.
He was a son of the late Elmer and Sarah MEGGET BAST; was a resident
of Williamstown for 35 years; and was a member of the United Brethren
Church. For years he resided with the ARTZ family, Mr. ARTZ is
fireboss at the Colliery, Williamsport.
Surviving are his stepmother, Mrs. Laura BAST, Lebanon; and the
following brothers: Charles E. and Martin BAST, Williamstown; Gordon
E., in the Navy at Fort Monroe, Va.; Joseph in France; one
stepbrother, Ivan ZIMMERMAN, Mechanicsburg.
His funeral will take place from the Dodson Funeral Chapel, Wednesday
afternoon and interment will be made in Fairview Cemetery.
**
RAVINE, GORDON BOYS DIE IN ACTION; TWO MISSING
Ravine and Gordon boys are dead in action, Cressona and Cumbola
soldiers are missing and half a dozen others have been wounded, the
War Department has just notified their families.
KILLED.
PFC. Wm. G. LEHR, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry LEHR, Ravine, was
killed in action in Germany on Sept. 22nd, a telegram from the War
Department received on Monday morning announced.
He entered the service on April 1942, and received his training with
the infantry at Camp Wheeler, Ga. And left for overseas duty in
October 1943. He is a 1935 graduate of the Pinegrove High School.
He was married to the former Dorothy BECKER, Pinegrove.
Surviving besides his parents and his wife are two brothers, both in
the service: Carl, a member of the Quartermaster Corps, in Italy and
Harry, with the infantry in New Guinea.
**
PVT. Donald GETTY, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin GETTY, of Gordon, was
killed in action in Italy on September 20, according to a War
Department telegram, received by his parents on Monday. He has two
brothers in the service.
MISSING.
Sgt. Edgar JENNINGS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry JENNINGS, Schuylkill
St., Cressona, is missing in action in France since September 17,
according to a telegram from the War Department received on Friday.
He entered the Army on March 27, 1942, and was trained in an armored
division at Camp Polk, La., and left for overseas duty in May of this
year, arriving in England on D-Day.
He had previously been reported missing in France on July 21, but at
that time was transferred to the infantry.
He was graduated from Cressona High School and had been employed by
the Reading Locomotive Works at Reading. He had one brother, Lester,
Phila., and one sister, Mrs. Frank PARRY, Cressona.
S/SGT. Jos. J. HOJNICKI, 28, son of Harry and Mary HOJNICKI, of
Cumbola, is reported as missing in action in Germany as of Sept.
16. This was revealed in a report by the War Department in a
telegram received at Pottsville and delivered by Mgr. Wm. S. BROBST.
Sgt. HOJNICKI, a native of Cumbola, has been overseas since October
of 1943. He was with the infantry and trained at Camps McClellan,
Ala., Butner, N. C. Gordon Johnson, Fla. And Pickett, Va. He
attended St. Anthony's School of Cumbola and the schools of Blythe
Township. He was employed in war work at Pottstown before going into
service.
Besides his parents there is a sister, Frances, at home.
PFC. John MAZAK, nephew of Andrew TKACH, Coaldale, was officially
reported as missing in action in France, September 21. He had lived
with his uncle in Coaldale and later lived in Lansford. He entered
the Army in 1942 and left for overseas in 1943.
PRISONER.
PVT. Henry BEHR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry BEHR, 427 E. Elm St.,
Tamaqua, reported missing in action in France on August 2, is now a
prisoner of war.
WOUNDED.
Pvt. John LATANISHEN, 24, son of Andrew LATANISHEN, of Buck Run, was
slightly wounded in Holland, on Sept 17, according to word from the
War Department in a telegram received at Pottsville on Monday morning
and delivered by Mgr. Wm. S. BROBST to his sister, Helen, at Buck Run.
Pvt. LATANISHEN entered the service in 1941 and trained as a
paratrooper at Ft. Bragg, N. C., Camp Edwards, Miss., Ft. Jackson, S.
C., Camp Genning, Ga., and Camp McCall, N. C. He was born at Mahanoy
Plane and was educated in the schools of Cass Twp. His mother, Mrs.
Margaret LATANISHEN, died about a year ago. He is a member of St.
Michael's Church at Buck Run.
Besides his father he has three brothers and sisters; Cpl. Nicholas,
Saipan; Pvt. Steve, in England; Mrs. Anna CARRERAS, Collingdale, Pa.;
Mrs. Mary GUMPPER, Phila.; Mrs. Tessie KUNCTA, Linden, N. J.; Helen
Margaret and Julia at home.
PVT. Frank BERNOTSKY, son of Mrs. Margaret YANITIS, Shaft, was
slightly wounded in action in Italy on Sept. 20th, a telegram from
the War Department announces.
Pvt. William WHETSTONE, husband of Mrs. Elizabeth WHETSTONE, 138 _
Orwigsburg St., Tamaqua, has been slightly wounded in action in
Germany September 20.
Pfc. Charles REINHART, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira REINHART, 410
Arlington St., Tamaqua, was slightly wounded in action in France on
September 18. (continued on page 12)
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Thursday, October 12, 1944
AWARDED PURPLE HEART
Sgt. Arthur SHAY, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dennis SHAY, 724
Sanderson St., this city, has been awarded the Purple Heart for
wounds received in action, and is now a patient in a hospital in
Martinsburg, Va. He entered the service in 1942, and has been with
the Field Artillery but is now a member of a headquarters company of
the Air Forces. He had been in service overseas for the past 21
months and wears the African campaign ribbon with two bronze stars
for his participation in action at Bizerte and Sicily.
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VALLEY VIEW-DORIS SHADLE IS BRIDE-ELECT
Mrs. Mabel SHADLE announced the engagement of her daughter, Doris
SHADLE, to S 2/C Dean KOPPENHAVER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley KOPPENHAVER.
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Saturday, October 28, 1944
CASUALTIES
ONE KILLED, ONE MISSING, MANY WOUNDED OVERSEAS
The war overseas again take its toll, with a Zion's Grove soldier
being reported killed in Germany, one from Coaldale missing in action
in France, and a number of others wounded on the battlefields of
Holland, France, Germany and Saipan according to notification
received by their relatives.
KILLED.
PFC. Eugene A. STAUFFER, husband of Mrs. Bertha E. STAUFFER, Zion's
Grove, was killed in action in France on October 8, word having been
received by his wife on Friday.
MISSING.
Pvt. Stephen A. YAROSKI, son of Alexander YAROSKI, 13 West Lehigh
Ave., Coaldale, was reported as missing in action in France since
August 15, according to a telegram received by his father, Friday.
Pvt. YAROSKI has been in the service nearly five years and has been
overseas about one year. He has a brother, Pvt. Andrew YAROSKI, who
is at Patterson Field, O., after recently returning from two and
one-half years service in Italy.
WOUNDED.
Sgt. Russell SCHWENK-son of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus SCHWENK, W. Columbia
St., Sch. Haven, was slightly wounded in action in Holland, according
to a War Department telegram received by his parents on Thursday.
Sgt. SCHWENK, a paratrooper, enlisted in the Army on August 13, 1942
and received his training at Fort Benning, Ga. He participated in
the invasion on D-Day and later entered Holland.
He is a graduate of the Sch. Haven High School and prior to entering
the Army was employed at Middletown.
He has two sisters, Ann and Betty, and one brother, Robert. (picture)
S/Sgt. John MANUE, JR., son of John MANUE, Sr. and the late Anna
MANUE of Forestville, was slightly wounded in action on the 6th of
October at Saipan. This was revealed by the War Department in a
telegram delivered from the Pottsville Western Union office by Mgr.
Wm. S. BROBST.
Sgt. Manue was with a company of engineers and has been overseas
since May of 1943. He entered the service three years ago and was
trained at Ft. McClellan, Ala. And Camp Clayborn, La. He was born at
Buck Run and was educated in the schools of Cass Twp. He was engaged
in war work at Newark, N. J. before going into the service. He is a
member of St. Nicholas Church, Minersville.
His mother died in March of 1943 and it was to her that the telegram
was directed. Besides his father there is a brother, Alex, with the
armed forces in France, and two brothers, Peter and Joseph, at home
and these sisters: Mrs. Eva ANDERSON, Cherry Point, N. C., Mary, New
York City in war work, and Kathryn and Susan, at home. (picture)
S/Sgt. John E. SMITH, 32, son of John and Mary SMITH, 601 Mauch Chuck
St., Pottsville, was reported by the War Department as having been
slightly wounded in France on Oct. 8. A telegram was delivered to
the family by Mgr. BROBST.
Sgt. Smith enlisted over two years ago and was with an armored
unit. He trained at Camp Chaffee, Ark. And Cook, Calif., before
going overseas in March of this year. In civilian life he was
employed at the St. Clair car shops. He is a member of St. Patrick's
Church. He was born in Pottsville and educated in the local schools.
Besides his parents there are three brothers, Wilfred, U. S. Navy
somewhere in the Pacific; Edmund, a returned veteran from overseas
now located at Camp Stewart, Ga. And Paul, at home. There is one
sister, Rita, at home.
PFC. EDW. D. MEARS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph MEARS, Snyder Ave.
McAdoo, was slightly wounded in action in France, Oct. 8th. He is in
the infantry having been overseas since the later part of June. He
has four brothers in the service, S/2C John T. MEARS, stationed at
Brooklyn, N. Y; Pvt. Joseph MEARS, with the Army in New Guinea; Pvt.
Leo. P. MEARS, with the Army in Belgium and Pvt. Stanley MEARS, at
Sheppard Field, Texas.
PFC. Ear MONGER, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey MONGER, Oak Grove,
Pinegrove R. D. 1, was reported to have been wounded slightly in
action in Germany on October 12, according to a telegram on Friday
evening.
He trained at Camp Shelby, Miss. He entered the Army on May 7, 1943,
and has been in service with the Infantry overseas since June of this
year.
He was graduated from the Pinegrove H. S. and had been employed in
farming with his father before leaving for the service. He has a
brother, Leonard, serving in the Navy; and a brother, Randolph, at
home; two sisters, Mrs. Ellen POTTS, Pinegrove, and Mrs. Paul COMER,
Virginia. (picture)
PVT. Michael STEVENS, husband of Mrs. Mary STEVENS, 411 S. Broad
Mountain Ave., Frackville, has been slightly wounded in action in
Germany on October 10, through work received from the War Department
on Friday.
PVT. RILEY J. GILBERT-husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Harris GILBERT,
Frackville, and son of Mrs. Hannah GILBERT, was reported to have been
seriously wounded in action in Germany, on October 10. A telegram
from the War Department was received by his wife on Friday.
**
RELEASED PRISONER
Lt. Vincent LEWIS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben LEWIS, of Schaeffer's
Hill, Minersville, arrived home for an extended furlough. Lt. Lewis
has been overseas for a long time and was a prisoner of war in
Romania, later being released. He is suffering from burns of the
body. He was at first reported missing in action over Italy on July 20.
**
RECOVER BODY ENSIGN THOMAS
Word was received from the Naval Department on Saturday morning by
Mrs. Susan THOMAS, 313 Indiana Ave., Shenandoah Heights, that the
body of her son, Ensign John, who met death in a plane accident, near
the naval training base at Wildwood, N. J., on Sept. 4, 1944, had been
recovered in the Delaware Bay and that it was now at the naval
hospital in Phila. It will be brought the home from where burial
will take place.
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Saturday, December 30, 1944
CASUALTIES
Three Reported Missing, Six on List of Wounded.
Three county boys are reported as missing in action and a number of
wounded in France, Italy and Germany, according to the War
Department, telegrams received by the next of kin.
MISSING
S. 1/C Bernard Paul PALEK, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph PALEK, of
Lower Wm. Penn, has been reported as missing in action according to a
telegram received by his parents. The message revealed no details as
to the whereabouts of Seaman Palek and the date he was first reported
missing is not mentioned. Seaman Palek entered the Navy on Nov. 22,
1943, and he has a brother, Joseph, serving with the Army somewhere
in Germany when last heard from. The missing boy was graduated from
W. Mahanoy Twp. H. S. and later was employed in Hama's Bakery,
Shenandoah Heights. There are two brothers in the family, Thomas and
Edmund, at home.
Sgt. Cyril J. ROWLAND, Connerton, of Army Air Forces, is listed as
missing in action over the Negros Islands in the Philippines group,
according to word received by his wife.
He is the son of Mrs. Sarah and the late John B. ROWLAND, of
Connerton. His wife is the former Betty BOYLE, of Lansdowne. They
are the parents of a 14 month old son.
Sgt. ROWLAND entered the service in 1942 and received his basic
training at Scott Field, where he was later assigned to two years as
a radio instructor. Before going overseas, two months ago, he had
been stationed for short periods in Arizona and California. His last
known station was in the Dutch East Indies.
Prior to his induction, Sgt. Rowland was employed by the Baldwin
Locomotive Works. He is a graduate of Bloomsburg College and
McCann's Business School and Cooper H. S. class of 1929. He studied
engineering at Penn State for one year.
Harry SYKES, son of Harry SYKES, Pittsburgh, a former resident of
Girardville, has been reported missing over Germany since Nov. 22,
according to word received by his aunt, Mrs. G. H. WATKINS, E. Main
St., Girardville.
WOUNDED.
Sgt. Edward GLADSKY, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward GLADSKY, of 424 W.
Lloyd St., Shenandoah, has been wounded in action for the second time
according to a telegram delivered to his home Thursday afternoon.
The message reported the boy as slightly wounded in action on Dec.
10, somewhere in Germany.
He was previously wounded in action in France on Aug. 10, and later
returned to active duty somewhere in Luxembourg.
Sgt. GLADSKY has been overseas since February and has received the
Purple Heart and the expert infantrymen's badge. He entered the
service in September of 1942.
Sgt. Laurence VAN BLARGAN, Oneda, has been wounded for a second time
and is now in a base hospital in Italy. He is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Van Blargan. He was sent overseas two years ago and last
year spent much time in a hospital at Casablanca where he spent the
Christmas season. He entered the service May 19th, 1941 and is in
the Air Force Ground Crew Ord. Co.
PFC. Brook L. HORN, Jr., 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brook L. HORN, Sr.,
of Pine Knot, was slightly wounded in action in Luxembourg, Dec. 6,
according to a War Department Telegram received by his mother.
He was with the infantry and has been in the service since August of
1941. He received training at Ft. Bragg and spent a year and a half
in Panama. Before going overseas last June he was located at Camp
Carson, Colorado. He was born at Pine Knot and is a 1935 graduate of
Cass Township H. S. Before entering into the service he worked at
independent mining. He is a member of Zion Lutheran Church, at
Minersville.
He has these brothers and sisters: Lieut. (jg) Paul, U. S. Navy;
Carl, Heckscherville; Merlin, Minersville; Dr. Arthur HORN, Gratz and
Mrs. Bonita SMITH, whose husband, Ronald SMITH, is with the armed
forces in Texas. (picture)
PFC. Anthony J. ZOMCHICK, 68 Patriotic Hill, near Mahanoy City, was
slightly wounded in action in France on Dec. 14th, a telegram having
been received by his mother on Saturday morning.
PFC. Edward J. MATUSIK, husband of Mrs. Marie MATUSIK, 1265 W. Coal
St., Shenandoah, was officially reported to have been seriously
wounded in action in France on Nov. 30th.
M/Sgt. Michael HOROS, 38, son of Mrs. Anna HOROS, Lansford, was
wounded while in action in the Philippines. This news was received
by his sister, Mrs. Ben MACKALUSH, Nesquehoning. He has been in the
Army for 19 years.
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Wednesday, January 19, 1945
NEW RINGGOLD SOLDIER IS MISSING.
Sgt. Herman OSENBACH of New Ringgold, who has been reported missing
in action since Dec. 17, 1944, according to word received Jan. 6,
1945, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. OSENBACH of New Ringgold. He is
a graduate of Port Carbon High School, 1940, and his mother was the
former Maude KOCHER.
He was inducted into the service Dec 8, 1942, and was stationed at
Ft. Meade, Md., and Camp McCoy, Wis., before going overseas in Sept.
of 1943. He was in Ireland and England and was in the invasion of D
Day. He was promoted to the rank of Sgt. In France, and went on to
Belgium and Germany, from which place he was last heard from.
Another brother, Pvt. Berton R. OSENBACH is in France, and the
following brothers and sisters are at home: Jean, Betty, Mae,
Dorthy, Violet, and Harold.
**
EVAGENE COLLARD ENGAGED TO JAMES R. BAZLEY, JR.
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer J. COLLARD, Ann Arbor, Michigan, have announced
the engagement of their daughter, Evagene, to James R. BAZLEY, Jr. U.
S. N. R., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert BAZLEY, Oak Road.
**
MESSAGE FROM PRISONER.
S/Sgt. Charles YOKITIS, a prisoner of war in Germany camp known as
Stalag Luft No. 4, filed an express message with the International
Red Cross, which was received by his mother on December 19. This
express message arrived in the form of a cablegram and, while
sponsored by the U. S. Government, is activated by the International
Red Cross. It read, Am well and hope you are the same. Feeling fine
as a POW. Write soon.
Sgt. YOKITIS, who is the son of Mrs. Joseph YOKITIS, E. Fifth St.,
Port Carbon, was declared missing last May 29, and it was not until
September 9 that his mother received word that he was a prisoner of
war. From September until the express message arrived in December,
the family had had no news from him.
He enlisted January 2, 1942, and received his training at Orlando,
Fla.; Texas; Buckley Field, Colo., and McCook, Neb., from where he
left for overseas in March, 1944. He saw action Brazil, Italy and
Africa, and flew 11 missions before he was shot down over Australia.
Another brother, Vincent, now in the South Pacific, took part in the
invasion of the Philippines. (picture)
**
OBITURARIES
MRS. ALICE GROCKI (GRUTSKI)
Mrs. Alice Grocki (Grutski) died at her home 307 _ W. Centre St.,
Shenandoah, on Wednesday morning, following an illness of two
months. She was born in Poland but has lived in Shenandoah since she
was a young girl. She was a member of St. Casimir's Church.
Surviving are two sons, Anthony and Edward of Shenandoah and three
daughter: Mrs. Victoria OSOWIECKL, Staten Island, N. Y.; Mrs. Joseph
GALITSKY and Mrs. Frank STRAND, both of Shenandoah. Also 15
grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Alex and Leonard WENTZ,
funeral directors.
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Wednesday, February 7, 1945
PT. CARBON SERVICEMAN AND ENGLAND GIRL WED.
Sgt. And Mrs. Charles LURWICK, whose marriage took place January 30
in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Port Carbon. Mrs. LURWICK is the
former Viurma Fay JENKINS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry JENKINS,
Port Carbon. Sgt. LURWICK, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. LURWICK, Port
Carbon, completed a 30 day furlough, this week and left for Fort Dix,
N. J. He recently returned after three years overseas , serving in
New Guinea, Australia, and Netherlands East Indies. (pictures)
**
FUNERALS
George F. FAUST, The funeral of George F. FAUST, Wadesville, took
place Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the Jas. S. Evans
Funeral Home, St. Clair.
Services were conducted by Rev. John STEPHENS of the Primitive
Methodist Church and Rev. FAHRINGER, of St. mark's Reformed Church,
Pine Grove, after which interment was made in St. Mark's Browns
Church.
Bearers were: Jas. MULLIN, Vincent SCANLAN, Wm. BRENNAN, Jos. HEAD,
Jos. CORBY, Edward DRESS.
**
IN MEMORIAM
IN SAD and loving memory of our dear mother, Sarah EVANS, who passed
away one year ago today, Sadly missed by her daughters.
**
CARD OF THANKS
THE FAMILY of the late Pvt. John CANDEE, killed in action in Belgium,
wish to thank all whose who offered condolences, sent cards, sympathy
cards and flowers.
**
Legal Notice:
Testamentary Notice
Estate of Oscar J. HUMMEL, late of the City of Pottsville, County of
Schuylkill, State of Pennsylvania, deceased.
Letters of administration on said estate having been granted to the
undersigned, all persons indebted thereto are requested to make
immediate payments, and those having claims or demands against same
will present them without delay for settlement to:
O. Lee HUMMEL
Charles W. HUMMEL, Executors.
**
Testamentary Notice
Estate of Wasyl MASTALAR (MASTALER) late of the Township of Branch,
County of Schuylkill, and State of Pennsylvania, deceased.
Letters of administration on said estate having been granted to the
undersigned, all persons indebted thereto are requested to make
immediate payments, and those having claims or demands against same
will present them without delay for settlement to:
John M. MASTALAR, Administrator
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Administrator's Notice
Estate of John E. COLLER, late of the Borough of Schuylkill Haven,
County of Schuylkill, and State of Pennsylvania, deceased.
Letters of administration on said estate having been granted to the
undersigned, all persons indebted thereto are requested to make
immediate payments, and those having claims or demands against same
will present them without delay for settlement to:
Amy B. COLLER REICHERT,
Charles H. COLLER, Administrators.
47 St. Peter St., Schuylkill Haven, Pa.
**
Testamentary Notice
Estate of James J. NOLAN, late of the City of Pottsville, County of
Schuylkill, and State of Pennsylvania, deceased.
Letters of administration on said estate having been granted to the
undersigned, all persons indebted thereto are requested to make
immediate payments, and those having claims or demands against same
will present them without delay for settlement to:
Thomas J. ANDERSON, Administrator C. T. A.
724 Anderson St., Pottsville, Pa.
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Tuesday, February 12, 1945
CASUALTIES
Pottsville Captain, Palo Alto Seaman Killed; 2 Prisoners
According to the latest war casualty releases, a Pottsville captain
was killed in the invasion of Luzon; a Palo Alto seaman previously
reported missing in action, is now listed as dead and two Pottsville
soldiers are prisoners of war.
KILLED.
Capt. Alfred A. WEISS, a brother of Mrs. Abe BREIT, Pottsville, is
reported killed in action somewhere in the Pacific. A War Department
telegram was received by Mrs. BREIT today.
Capt. WEISS before entering the service made his home here with Mr.
and Mrs. BREIT and had contemplated becoming assistant to Mr. BREIT
in the Management of the Grace Shop conducted by Mr. BREIT. The war,
however, changed these plans.
Capt. WEISS entered the service December of 1940 and since that time
served in Hawaii and was later transferred to Officers' Candidate
School at Ft. Benning, Ga. After completing the course and being
second high in his class he was commissioned second lieutenant in
Aug. Of 1942. After being offered an instructors post at the school,
he requested combat duty in the South Pacific. (etc. picture)
**
BOATSWAIN MATE 2/C BLAIR THOERNER, son of Mrs. Martha THOERNER, 202
W. Bacon St., Palo Alto who was reported missing in action on
December 11 of last year is now listed as dead. A Navy Department
report of casualties revealed that he was accidentally killed in an
explosion.
Thoerner, 31, entered the service by enlisting in the Navy in 1943
and received amphibious training at New Port, R. I. He went
overseas last August. He attended the Pottsville schools and was a
high school graduate. He had been employed at the Freed Battery
Service on S. Centre St.
He was married to the former Elsie Grace TEMPLIN, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John TEMPLIN, Elk Ave., this city. She is at present teaching
in the local schools. Besides his wife and mother, there is a
sister, Mrs. Carl DEITRICH, of Plainfield, N. J.
**
MISSING.
Pvt. Leo W. STANITIS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony STANITIS, of
Ashland, R. D., was reported missing in action in the Philippines
since January 10. He has been in service since May 26, 1942, and is
a member of an Engineer's battalion.
**
PRISONER.
T/Sgt. Wm. J. DEVINE, son of Mr. and Mrs. William DEVINE, of 505
Mauch Chunk St., who was reported missing in action over Austria on
Dec. 11 is now listed as a prisoner of war of the German
Government. This was revealed today by a War Department telegram.
T/Sgt. Nazarene Nat PICCIONI, 24, son of Emideo and Rose PICCIONI,
304 N. Seventh St. Pottsville, who previously was reported missing in
action is now listed as a prisoner of war of the Nazis. (cont. on
page 6)
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Monday, February 19, 1945
Wm. F. YOCUM
William F. YOCUM, 70 who a few days ago suffered a stroke, died early
Monday morning at his home on Charles St., this city. He was a native
of Bloomsburg, but for 30 years was a resident of Pottsville. He is a
retired employee of the P. & R. C. & I. Co., having worked in the
foundry of the local shops as a master moulder. He resided at one
time in Pittsburgh and was the oldest member of the Pittsburgh Aerie
of the Eagles. He was also a member of the Master Moulders Asso.
He is survived by his wife who was the former Harriet WITMER, and a
daughter, Evelyn, wife of Edward HAWLEY, 12 grandchildren and two
great grandchildren, and these sons: Harrison, of Tremont; Charles,
Geo., Walter, Pottsville; and Howard of Mt.Carmel. There are the
following step-brothers and sisters: Charles of Cleveland; John, Roy
and Isaiah, Bloomsburg; Geo. Williamsport; Mrs. Rebecca MENGINE and
Mrs. Frank MOSS, Bloomsburg. Funeral Thursday afternoon from the T.
D. Bergen Funeral Home on Mahantongo St. Burial in the Union
Cemetery.
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Tuesday, July 3, 1945
MCADOO HEIGHTS SOLDIER KILLED.
Casualties among county boys in the Pacific continue to mount,
telegrams to their next of kin back home reveal.
Latest victim is Pfc. Stephen G. RUSNOCK, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Michael RUSNOCK, of McAdoo Heights, who was killed in action on Luzon
on June 3.
Inducted into the Army in August, 1944, he served in Manila and
Luzon. Besides his parents he leaves a sister and three brothers.
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Monday, July 9, 1945
HIT-RUN DRIVER KILLS COUNTY MAN.
Frank GRAHAM, 47, formerly of Shenandoah, recently an employee of the
University hospital, Philadelphia, was struck by a hit-and-run driver
and fatally injured on the highway on University ave. bridge,
Philadelphia, early Sunday morning. He was a widower and stayed at
the home of his daughter until he obtained this position at the
hospital, two weeks ago. A veteran of the first World War, he went
to Philadelphia several years ago to receive treatment at the Naval
Hospital and remained there since.
A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. P. J. GRAHAM, Shenandoah, he is
survived by two daughters, Anna Marie and Patricia, of Philadelphia;
one son, Pfc. John, with the Anti-Aircraft in Germany, and four
sisters, Mrs. B. M. HOFELICH, Slatington; Mrs. John GILROY,
Shenandoah Heights; Mrs. Joseph McLAIN, New York City; Mrs. Michael
STIEF, Mt. Carmel. His wife preceded him in death a year ago.
J. J. FRANEY, funeral director, left for Philadelphia for the body,
and funeral services will be held from the funeral home, 129 N.
Jardin St., Shenandoah, Wednesday morning, followed by mass in the
Church of the Annunciation and Interment in the parish cemetery.
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Friday, July 20, 1945
POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL
Mrs. Emery FETTEROLF, Hegins, Surgical.
Joseph SCHOFFSTALL, Minersville, medical.
Hannah BEHNEY, Pine Grove, surgical.
Donald VERCHIK, St. Clair, surgical.
PETROSKI BURIAL MONDAY.
Funeral services for Simon A. PETROSKI will be held Monday morning
from the Reily Funeral Home, with mass to be celebrated in St.
Casimir's Church, St. Clair. Interment will be made in St. Stephen's
Cemetery.
BURY TIM SULLIVAN MONDAY.
Funeral services for Timothy J. SULLIVAN will be held from his late
residence, 511 E. Market St., Monday morning. Mass will be
celebrated in St. Patrick's Church and burial will be made in St.
Patrick's No. 3 Cemetery.
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Saturday, July 21, 1945
MISS RUTH EISENHUTH BRIDE OF CPL. GERACE.
The marriage of Miss Ruth EISENHUTH, daughter of Mrs. Ursula
EISENHUTH, Schuylkill Ave., and Cpl. Andrew GERACE, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dominic GERACE, Main St., took place Saturday morning at 10
o'clock in St. John the Baptist Church. (etc.)
**
LADIES OF THE G. A. R. HAD BUSINESS MEETING:
The Ladies of the G. A. R. held a business meeting at Malta Hall,
Friday night, Miss Beulah GANGLOFF presiding.
The evenings prize went to Mrs. Ella GILLARS. Following the session
a birthday party was held and hostesses were: Miss GANGLOFF, Mrs.
Bessie MOORE, and Mrs. Mae LEYMEISTER.
Attending were: Mrs. Louise DOYLE, Mrs. Rosalin P. KINZEY, Mrs. Ana
SIMMONS, Mrs. Mae LEYMEISTER, Mrs. Martha BICHT, Mrs. Caroline
GRIFFITHS, Mrs. Gertrude FERNSLER, Mrs. Theresa SCHERZINGER, Mrs.
Bertha SCOTT, Mrs. Agnes HOFFMAN, Minnie WATKINS, Nancy DEWALD, of
Phila., Mrs. Bessie MOORE, Mrs. Florence FIELDING of St. Clair, Mrs.
Edith BIGLER, and Mrs. Ella GILLARS.
**
HILDA HEINBACH TO BE BRIDE OF CHAS. ACHENBACH..
The marriage of Miss Hilda HEINBACH, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Heinbach, Sch. Haven, to Charles ACHENBACH, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Achenbach, Hamburg, will take place Saturday afternoon in Auburn. The
ceremony will be performed at 5:30 in the Church of God, by Rev.
WAGNER. (etc.)
**
CRESSONA GIRL IS BRIDE OF KANSAS SERVICEMAN.
Mr. and Mrs. George SELBERT, Cressona, announce the marriage of their
daughter, Elsie, to Corp. Clarence D. KOLACHNY, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank KOLACHNY, Ellsworth, Kansas. (etc.)
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Saturday, July 28, 1945
LOST CREEK BOY KILLED IN CRASH.
A Five year old Lost Creek boy enroute with his parents by auto to
Camden, N. J., where the family was moving was killed when a tire
blew out and the machine upset near Allentown Friday.
He is Thomas HANNA, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hanna, and was
pronounced dead at Allentown Hospital.
The accident happened shortly after 2:45 p. m. on Route 22, a mile
west of the Allentown city limits. When the tire blew out the
machine upset and the child's head was pinned between the side of the
car and the ground. The child was alone on the back seat which was
filled with luggage and is believed to have had his head out of the
window at the time of the accident.
The boy is an only child, and the body will be brought to Lost Creek
for burial.
**
KILLED BY TRIP OF CARS
Adam YACUNSKY, 62, 210 Pitt St. Tamaqua, a company miner employed at
the Tamaqua Colliery of the L. N. C. was instantly killed when he was
caught under a trip of mine cars while at work at the colliery on
Saturday morning at 8:30 am.
In addition to his wife, Anna, to whom he was married seven months,
he is survived by three daughters from a former marriage: two
stepsons, and several brothers and sisters, residing in the western
part of the state.
**
JOHN PARTON MISSING AT SEA
Seaman John Parton, Missing Pottsville.
Seaman John Parton, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Parton, 214 South
9th Street, this city, is reported missing in action by the Navy
Department in a telegram received by his parents Saturday morning.
He was aboard a submarine somewhere in the Pacific.
On Monday of next week he will reach his 21st birthday and has been
in the service since 1943. He graduated from Pottsville High School
in 1942. He has been assigned to submarine service since January of
this year. At that time he spent a brief furlough at home.
In addition to his parents he has two sisters, Dorothy, wife of Thos.
ADCOCK, of Laurel St.; Catherine, wife of Paul AUCHENBACH, now in Iowa
with her husband who is under treatment in a government hospital, and
a brother, Julian, of Lansford, associated with the L. C. N. Co.
(Picture)
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Monday, August 6, 1945
FIND BODY OF MISSING MAN.
The badly decomposed body of Alex PALAMAR, 55, of Jonestown, near
Minersville, missing from his home since July 21, was found on the
farm of Dr. Robert NEWHARD of Orwigsburg, late Saturday morning.
Dr. E. L. KLOCK of Orwigsburg deputy coroner said he died from
exposure.
The body was found by Mrs. Charles FETTERHOLF, a neighbor, in a field
about 18 feet from the highway behind a pile of snow fence.
Palamar's disappearance was reported to the Pottsville state police
on Aug. 2.
The dead man is survived by four sons, Harry, Michael, Edward, and
Joseph. The body was released to Undertaker RITZEL of Minersville.
Deceased was born in Austria and had been a resident of this country
for the past 33 years. He had been employed at the Pottsville
Castings & Machine Shops, and was a member of St. Nicholas' Greek
Catholic Church, Minersville, and the church societies. His wife
died two and a half years ago.
Surviving are the following children: Michael, Harry, Edward, and
Mrs. Albert WASILUS, all of Jonestown; Pvt. John in the Army, whose
present whereabouts are unknown and Cpl. Joseph, in the South Pacific.
The funeral took place in the RITZEL Funeral Home, Minersville,
Monday morning. Mass was celebrated in St. Nicholas' Church by Rev.
M. LYSCHENSKI, and interment was in the parish cemetery. Members of
the church societies were pall bearers.
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MISSING FLIER REPORTED DEAD.
Staff Sergeant Theodore G. SISAK, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael
SISAK, of 422 West Center St., Mahanoy City, who was previously
reported missing in flight since July 14 between Dinjan, India, and
Lulliaug China, is now reported killed on July 14, the same day as he
was reported missing.
A War Department telegram was received by his parents on Saturday.
Sgt. SISAK was serving as an aerial radio operator with the 2nd Troop
Carrier Squadron of the 10th Air Force. He enlisted August 20th 1942,
and received his basic training at Keesler Field, Miss. Later he was
transferred to the Sioux Falls Air Base, S. D. where he qualified as
an aerial operator and mechanic.
After serving as an instructor at Sioux Falls Base, he was
transferred to George Field, Ill. And later to Fort Wayne, Ind. Where
he was stationed until he left for overseas duty. He was a member of
the Troop Carrier Command on the Ledo Road in Burma for three months.
A 1938 graduate of Mahanoy City High School, he was employed at the
General Electric Company in Phila., at the time he entered the
service.
He was a member of St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church.
He is survived by his parents and the following brothers and
sisters: John, of Phila., Elizabeth, wife of Fred STEINBACH, of
Spinnerstown; George, of Park Crest; Anna, wife of John SHUMANIS, of
Philadelphia; Ethel, wife of William HOLT, of Venice, Calif., and
Virginia, at home.
**
RICHARD JONES IS LAID TO REST
Funeral Services for the late Richard L. JONES, insurance broker and
secretary of the Greater Pottsville Federal Savings and Loan Asso.,
who died in this 84th year at his home, 335 S. Second St., were held
Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the Chapel of Resurrection. The
funeral was largely attended with Rev. Alfred MARTIN, assistant
rector of Trinity Episcopal Church officiating.
Pall bearers were: Carl NEUMILLER, Rob't. RODGERS, Edgar MEADE,
Millard JONES, John TOBIN, Philip DONNE. The interment was made in
Charles Baber Cemetery. The viewing on Sunday nigh was attended by
many friends and acquaintances of Mr. Jones and relatives of the
family. There was a profusion of flowers.
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Tuesday, August 7, 1945
BRANCHDALE SERVICEMAN AND ENGLISH GIRL WED.
Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Winifred COOKE, of
London, England, and S/5 Joseph G. KILRAINE, Branchdale.
The ceremony took place I the Church of Our Lady of the Visitation,
England, with Father J. Conlon officiating. The attendants were Miss
Doris COOKE, a sister of the bride, and Sgt. Frank VOGEL, Montana, a
friend of the bridegroom. Sgt. Joseph KERBELIS, Connecticut, was the
usher.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert COOKE, Greenford,
Middlesex, London.
Mr. KILRAINE is the son of Mrs. Mary KILRAINE, of Branchdale. He
attended Reilly Township H. S., Branchdale, and has just returned to
the U. S. after 20 months in England. He is now on furlough and will
report at the conclusion of his leave to Indiantown Gap. (pictures)
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Saturday, September 1, 1945
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
Warren L. DEWEES, Lebanon, an apprentice seaman in the U. S. Navy,
awaiting a call in active duty, was killed by a bolt of lightning on
the porch of his home on Thurs. He had just removed working clothes
in an outbuilding and was in his bare feet crossing a cement porch
when the bolt struck. No marks were left on his body and it was
considered one of the strangest cases on record.
**
GIVE UP SEARCH FOR COALDALE FLIER.
Mrs. Amelia WAICE, Coaldale, mother of the missing Lt. Francis WAICE,
has been notified that the search for him has been discontinued. No
trace of the flier, who was en route from Florida to Phila., has been
found by the many searching parties looking for him. Aircraft from
ten bases, plus sea, air and land rescue facilities of the Navy from
Jacksonville and the Florida State Police and Forestry Service took
part in the search.
**
MAH. PLANE BOY FREED FROM JAP PRISON CAMP
Metro A. KITSOCK, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas KITSOCK, Mahanoy
Plane, was one of the nine Pennsylvanians released from a prisoner of
war camp in Japan. He was taken prisoner when the Japs captured the
Philippines and was in the service since April, 1941, with an
anti-aircraft battery. In January, 1943, his parents were informed
that he was a prisoner.
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September 28, 1945
TO BE BURIED SATURDAY
The funeral of the late Martin McLAUGHLIN, who died at Lancaster,
will take place Saturday morning from the home of his son-in-law and
daughter Mr. and Mrs. Wm. FARNON, Second and Ogden Sts., Girardville.
Mass will be celebrated in St. Joseph's Church with interment in St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Ft. Springs. M. J. Clarke has charge.
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Friday, December 21, 1945
WM. F. GINTHER CLAIMED BY DEATH
Wm. F. Ginther, former proprietor of a meat market at 18th and Market
St., this city and vice president of the City National Bank died at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth MCDONALD, 4 S. 19th St., this
city, on Friday. Mr. Ginther had been ill but a short time. He was
a native of Pottsville and was a son of the late Jacob and Anna
Ginther, and lived his lifetime in this community. He was an expert
baseball player and was an expert hunter and wing shot and won
championship trophies in Sch., Dauphin and Berks County one year. He
was known to his friends by the nickname of Punk.
He was a member of St. John's church and societies of the church. He
was vice president of the City National Bank and was a member of the
Yorkville Hose Co.
He was unmarried and is survived by the following sisters and
brothers: Anna, wife of George LYNN, Pottsville; John, Minersville;
and Mrs. Elizabeth McDONALD, Pottsville with whom he lived.
His funeral arrangements are being completed by the Reiley Funeral
Service.