The Letters - October 3, 1918 - No Envelope - From Dr. W.O.Lubken to someone named Bob

Dr. W. O. Lubken

Vine Street

Johnstown                                                                                             Johnstown, Pa.

                                                                                                                 Oct. 3^rd 1918

Dear Bob,

I read your letter written to the council of war and your feelings in regard to enlisting is just a duplicate of my own feelings on the matter that I took it home for my wife to read. It certainly is a proposition for fellows in our position. I was examined the day you left for camp and will no doubt get my notice within the next week or so. 

Hammer (?) was rejected on account of varicose veins. Barbin (?) was given a captaincy, and Girley was also given a captaincy. Stewart, Earl Conrad, Griffith & Buzzard have been examined and Jefferson & Davis go down go down next week to take the exams. Custer and (name unreadable) Porch were also examined. 

Mrs. Wm. Matthews was instantly killed in an auto accident yesterday. (Broken Neck). Mrs. Pete Carpenter broken arm. Mr. Frank Barnhart broken arm. Walter Rose who was driving the car has a broken shoulder and several broken ribs. The accident happened at the foot of the Ogletown Hill. 

Bob will you kindly send me a list of things I should buy before going to camp. Should (?) we take our styro (?) , fountain pen and things like that or are those things furnished? Must close cannot think of any other local news that will be interest to you. 

Bill

 

Arlington Hotel - 173 Iron Street

 

October 22, 1942 - Pvt. Raymond Karshin

 

May 26, 1870 - Cows Gone Wild

Missing child of a man named Clawson from Cambria City found safe in Conemaugh. 

 

March 26, 1904 - Some Local Obits

John Pesuch - Browntown Crossing

Susan Berkey wife of Norman S. Berkey

Mrs. Wilhemina Snowball Headrick

Ella Garnet and Anna Hartfield

George Foltz died at home of his daughter Mrs. James McCann

Mrs. Elizabeth Wissinger died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Jas. Lehman

 

WWI - VAD (Voluntary Aid Dispenser) Retta Owen & Alice (unknown last name) - Woodvale

 

October 22, 1942 - John J. Anderson - Nanty Glo

 

March 5, 1904 - KILLED ON THE RAIL & JOHNSTOWN ATTEMPTED MURDER

George Tohovocz - 328 McConaughy Street - killed by train by Stone Bridge

Peter Yeager shot by Mrs. Mollie Knabe. 

Constable Ripple

Suspect George Maser

Mrs. William Michael

Patrick Lyden

Frederick Knabe married to Mollie (Snider) Knabe

 

March 5, 1904 - **WARNING GRAPHIC READ** HOLOCAUST AT MORRELLVILLE & ANOTHER FIRE AT MORRELLVILLE DESTROYS HOMES & BUSINESSES

Fatal fire at a small house at the corner of Spruce and Decker Avenue in Morrellville. Mrs. Anges Shenefelt left the house for a few minutes and in that time - that's when the fire started, Killed were two of her children - 6 year old Elsie an invalid and little baby Robert. 

Business and home fire in Morrellville around the 72 Fairfield Avenue area. James Dick, John Esterly, William Stutzman, 

George Cupp

 

The Letters - April 22, 1918 - To Mrs. Anna Hay from her Granddaughter Alice Mills Hay - daughter of Mrs. Hay's son John

                                                                       Woodlyn, Pa

                                                                       April 22, 1918

Dear Grandmother,

Enclosed you will find a so called picture of myself (no picture was found in the envelope) which I had taken for the year book at school. The family here at home do not think it particularly good but I shall let you judge for yourself. 

I had intended to writing you before this to thank you for those papers that you filled out & that father gave to me on the 17^th of last month when I passed my eighteenth birthday. At the present time I am not going to do anything with them but put them away until I have the time to give over to that and the financial standing is better. 

As you know I hope to graduate from high school next June. I had a lovely letter from Gertrude Wagoner at Well College asking me to come there next year, but father feels I ought to not go away and leave mother and then too more especially he does not want me to live away for such a length of time. So at the present I have or rather am planning to remain at home next winter and take up my music both piano and vocal I hope.

We are having quite a farm this year with a big garden and the two front meadows are down in grain. A farmer from up the road is farming them while father is running the garden. John (her briother) is still working at the Chester Ship Building Company and likes it exceedingly well. 

Hoping your quite well,

Lovingly, 

Alice Mills Hay

 

February 27, 1904 - LITTLE BOY DROWNED & Cooking Bird in Cambria City Smelled to High Heaven and Donor Got the Run

Six year old John Francis Minahan - drowns in the Conemaugh River while playing with his friends. 

Tony Musante took to Stave Gabrella's birthday party in Cambria City a week old dead chicken.

 

Johnstown - 1953