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Downtown Johnstown - Franklin and Main 

 

January 4, 1947: Diary of a Johnstown Housewife

From the diary of Elizabeth Oldham from Moxham:
Saturday - January 4, 1947
We cleaned and unpacked a lot of stuff and Harry & Margaret and Clifford and Leone was all here to day. They helped a lot. Boy do I wish we was fixed up. I am disgusted takes so long and so much cleaning. Dad had to have the Dr to day. So we got Dr. Kuhlmann and Margaret was here a while this morning.

Crusade for Freedom - Downtown Johnstown - 1950's

From 1950 to 1960, millions of Americans participated in Radio Free Europe’s "Crusade for Freedom." They signed "Freedom Scrolls" and "Freedom Grams," attended Crusader meetings, marched in parades, launched leaflet-carrying balloons, and donated Truth Dollars in support of the American effort to broadcast news and other programming to the peoples of communist-governed European countries. The Crusade for Freedom proved to be a powerful tool of the state-private network’s anti-communist agenda.

January 3, 1947: Diary of a Johnstown Housewife

From the diary of Elizabeth Oldham of Moxham:
Friday - January 3, 1947
Ida and I worked hard all day. Margaret and Harry come over and helped us and Clifford come and helped us. We got quite a bit done to day. My but it goes slow.  
Dad seams to have a fever.

U.S. Steel - Pattern Shop

U.S. Steel - Pattern Shop - Moxham Plant

Eureka I Found It

 

This is about the only good picture I have from Windber - wish I had more.

West End Electric

 

West End Electric - Fairfield Avenue - Dial 57-861

January 2, 1947: Diary of a Johnstown Housewife

From the dairy of Mrs. Elizabeth Oldham of Moxham:
Thursday - January 2, 1947
Clifford Sale, Dock Hidorn(?) and James Wofford and our Clifford and Harry and Eddie come out to move us in to Johnstown. It is a bad rainy day. But it cleared up some this evening. We left out at the camp before dinner. And got here in good time. We are here but dad is not feeling very good.

U. S. Steel

U. S. Steel - Moxham Plant



January 1, 1943: REDS POINT OFFENSIVE AT CAUCASUS AFTER CLOSING TRAP AT STALINGRAD

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The Johnstown Tribune - January 1, 1943

Birth Notes:

Mr. & Mrs. George Curry - daughter

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Patterson - daughter

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Piazza - son - James Franklin

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Thomas - daughter - Margie Ann

Mr. & Mrs. George Weiner - son

Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Ribblett - daughter

Mr. & Mrs. Gorge Loya - daughter

Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Irvin - son

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kern - daughter

Mr. & Mrs. William Saurfield - son

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A Snowy Day in Town

Thought I'd start the new year off with one of my favorites - Downtown Johnstown on a day much like today. 

The Diary of a Johnstown Housewife - 1947

 With the start of a new year - thought I'd kick off a unique look into the life of a Johnstown woman thru her diary for the year of 1947. I just picked this up on Ebay for a couple of bucks - I couldn't resist - I just love this kind of stuff. But it also makes me feel bad that their own families didn't care enough to keep a treasure like this - I also feel the same way over family pictures that no longer have anyone to enjoy them.
Anyway back to the diary that contains the thoughts and daily activities of a Mrs. Elizabeth Oldham of Moxham. Doing a quick Google search - it looks like she died in 2004 - but I couldn't find her obit.
On the front page are two more names listed - a Mrs. Fleegle of Walnut Street and Ethel Heaton - I have no other information on these women either - except maybe the Ethel might be related somehow to Elizabeth. On the title page - you also have a grape jelly recipe. Must have been really important to her for her to put it up front.

So welcome to Wednesday - January 1, 1947:
 At the camp...
We are packing and getting ready to move. Eddie and I stayed up to hear the whistles, but only heard a lot of booms. We slept some after 12 o clock. The last night at the old camp.