EDUCATION: 1928 Purple and Gold, Altoona Catholic High School, Altoona, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Banja Copyright November 2003. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/1picts/1928achs/achs28.htm _______________________________________________________________ PURPLE AND GOLD SENIOR ANNUAL Edited by CLASS OF 1928 ALTOONA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL [photo] "SURSUM CORDA" Volume 3 Dedicated to Reverend James Francis Hanlon, A.M. [photo] Class Flower: Crimson Rose Right Reverend John J. McCort, D.D. [photo] Class of '28 John Hacala, President Rita Phalen, Vice President Catherine Smithmyer, Secretary John Larmer, Treasurer Graduating Seniors [individual photos] Frances Batist, "Fran" Mary Jane Behe, "Jen" Evelyn Bliss, "Heavenly" James Breslin, "Infant" Andrew Buechele, "Andy" Martha Clear, "Martie" Helen Cupples, Helen "The Great" George Datris, "Pigeon" Paul Dawson, "Pete" James Drass, "Cowboy" Irma Exler, "Taxi" Robert Farabaugh, "Fair Beau" Margaret Fellinger, "Peg" James Finn, "Jim" John Finn, "Huck" Mary Garvey, "Wits" John Gebhardt, "Gebbie" Anna Greiner, "Ann", John Hacala, "Hack" Paul Hatch, "Jay" Helen Hoover, "Pete" Marcella Howell, "Win" Charles Jones, "Buck" Simon Kirsch, "Sigh" Robert Koeck, "Kek" Herman Koenig, "Private" John Larmer, "Banty" Mary Agnes Long, "Shorty" Clara Love, "Curly" Mildred Lumadue, "Milly" Dorothy Luther, "Dot" Marie Agnes Luther, "Aggie" Francis McCormick, "Mick" George Meyers, "Dream" Jeanne Moore, "Jeanie" Evelyn Myers, "Ev" Eugene Neff, "Radio" Beatrice O'Brian, "Bee" Bridgie O'Toole, "Bridgie" Richard Parrish, "Dick" Martha Pfister, "Gerry" Rita Phalen, "RI-TA" Marie Porta, "Don" Eulalia Quinn, "Lale" Hannah Sheehan, "Han" Catherine Smithmyer, "Katrink" Hugh Spangle, "Jimmie", Gerald Stevens, "Jerry" Leonard Tremmel, "Len" Bernard Vogel, "Bernie" Paul Waring, "Jake" Marian White, "El" In Memoriam Marcella C. Quirin Joseph Gallagher Business Staff [photo] James Finn Hugh Spangle John Hacala Bernard Vogel Freshman Class - Girls [photo] Freshman Class - Boys [photo] Sophomore Class - Girls [photo] Sophomore Class - Boys [photo] Junior Class - Girls [photo] Junior Class - Boys [photo] [Unidentified] Girls Group [photo] Orchestra [photo] Our Alumni Officers of the Alumni Association: Sibley Culp, '26, President George McMullen, '27, Vice-President Martha Barron, '26, Secretary Gilbert Schmittle, '27, Treasurer At St. Francis College, Loretto, Pa.: Robert Ansman, '26 Joseph Berger, '26 Eugene Bradley, '26 Raymond Cupples, '26 John Kilcoyne, '27 Edward McConnell, '26 Frederick Miller, '27 John O'Leary, '26 Charles Rodgers, '26 Joseph Ronan, '26 At Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Indiana: William Clear, '26 John Hoffman, '26 Edward Lee, '26 Charles McAleer, '27 William McAleer, '27 Terence Wharton, '27 At Villanova College, Villanova, Pa.: Donato Alamprese, '26 James Kilcoyne, '26 Nicholas Irvin, '27 Ralph Mannion, '26 Francis Stevens, '26 At Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa.: John Corless, '26 James Dillon, '26 James O'Donnell, '27 Gilbert Schmittle, '27 At Carnegie School of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pa.: Marcellus Kirsch, '26 At Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.: Leo Dodson, '27 At Westinghouse Electric Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.: Lee Hoofnagle, '27 At Pitt University, Johnstown, Pa.: Gilbert Adams, '27 At Lock Haven State Normal, Lock Haven, Pa.: George McMullen, '27 Mary McMullen, '26 Regina Meyers, '27 Helen Ryan, '27 Frances Sullivan, '27 At Indiana State Normal, Indiana, Pa.: Mary Catherine O'Toole, '26 At State College, State College, Pa.: Mary Grace Kirsch, '26 At Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.: Mary Adams, '26 Delphine Airhart, '27 Grace Cowan, '26 Bernice Gill, '27 Genevieve Moran, '26 At Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.: Mary Taylor, '26 At Mercy Hospital, Johnstown, Pa.: Kathleen Washington, '27 Among the Alumnae who have been "chosen and set apart" to serve the Divine Master in Religion are: Dorothy Lyman, '26, Sisters of Charity, at Greensburg, Pa Collette Leahey, '27, Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, at Scranton, Pa. Elizabeth Moore, '26, Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, at Scranton, Pa. Marian Doran, '27, Sister of St. Joseph, at Baden, Pa. Bertha Geisler, '26, Sister of Mercy, at Cresson, Pa. Anna Hauk, '27, Sister of Mercy, at Cresson, Pa. Helen Hollenshead, '27, Sister of Mercy, at Cresson, Pa. Once in a Blue Moon Senior Play of the Class of '28 The Cast [photo] Moon Lady Josephine Halley Attendants Betty Hoffmann, Hilda Drenning, Anacita Kibler, Grace Landolfi, Mrs. Montgomery Catherine Smithmyer Sylvia Montgomery Mary Agnes Long Leatrice Montgomery Helen Cupples Mr. Babbitt Morton Hugh Spangle Betty Morton Bridgie O'Toole Mrs. Lila Lavender Irma Exler Billy Maxwell James Finn George Taylor Richard Parrish Sir Percival Chetwood Paul Dawson M. Rene Le Mon John Hacala Suzanne Evelyn Myers Hop Sing Hi Gerald Stevens Skylark Roams George Meyers Mooney Bernard Vogel Chorus Senior and Junior Classes Football Team [photo] Football Results Altoona Opponents 0 Osceola Mills 6 6 Spangler 0 7 St. Francis Prep 0 34 Nanty-Glo 0 7 Williamsburg (Away) 0 6 Carrolltown 6 0 Johnstown C.H.S. 13 Individual Scores Player No. of Touchdowns Points after T.D. Bradley 7 Eckenrode 2 Conlon 2 T. Irwin 1 Burke 1 Snyder 1 Basketball Team [photo] Altoona 45 Spangler 13 51 Saxton 26 67 Carrolltown 21 24 Saxton 20 Away 53 Cambria Rowe 29 30 Alumni 23 34 Juniata College 22 46 Beaverdale 21 21 St. Francis Prep. 27 Away 59 Mount Union 39 47 Dusquesne Prep. 27 38 Renovo Catholic 25 Away 26 Lock Haven 23 Away 41 Lilly High 25 18 Beaverdale 34 Away 35 Pitt Jr. College 33 36 Johnstown Catholic 28 Away 35 Sigma Phi Sigma 31 53 Mount Union 49 Away 51 Lock Haven 31 44 Lilly High 43 Away 48 Renovo Catholic 27 61 Clearfield Catholic 9 36 Pittsburgh Tech 25 29 Pitt Jr. College 40 Away 60 Jersey Shore 25 47 Theta Kappa Phi 55 11 Jersey Shore 15 Away 49 Johnstown Catholic 34 63 Penn Central 49 42 Hibernians 38 37 Catholic Big Five 29 34 Hibernians 38 Totals 1371 974 Individual Scores Player No. of Touchdowns Points after T.D. Bradley 7 Eckenrode 2 Conlon 2 T. Irwin 1 Burke 1 Snyder 1 Patrons Colonial Hotel Mr. Jerry Crist Mr. John Dughi Mr. M. A. Fox Gaver's Pastry Shop Haberstroh's Confectionery Mr. John Haller S. A. Hite and Son Mr. George Jacobs Mr. Adolph Koehle Mr. Paul Kuhn Mandel's Fur Shop Meredith's Drug Store Mr. Francis Meyers Dr. J. O'Donnell Mr. Roy Osman Mr. Elwood Raugh Mr. John Ritchey Welsh Brothers Advertisers [several pages cut or missing] Morgan Drug Co. 1204 Eleventh Street, Altoona Cor. 12th Ave. & 16th St., Altoona 1700 Eighth Avenue, Altoona 603 Fourth Avenue, Altoona 315 Allegheny Street, Hollidaysburg W. F. Sellers & Co. 1408 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona Fordham University 190th Street and Third Avenue, Bronx, New York Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pa. Campion A Preparatory School Conducted by the Jesuits Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Mount Saint Mary's College Emmitsburg, Maryland Mount Saint Joseph College Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia Villa Maria College and Academy West Eighth Street, Erie, Pa. Mount Aloysius Academy for Girls Cresson, Pa. Compliments of Anthony O'Toole, Alderman, Third Ward, Altoona Compliments of The Union Bank Penn Central [utility company] Altoona Leather Store 1509 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona L. A. Bettwy, Plumbing, Electrical Service, Heating 840 Seventeenth Street, Altoona Herff-Jones Co., School and College Jewelry, Indianapolis Leo C. Cassidy Supplied Invitations for Class of '28 1930 W. Chestnut AVenue, Altoona William Friehofer Baking Company 923 Twenty-eighth Street, Altoona Independent Gasoline George Meyers Hardware and Radio 1419 Fourth Street, Altoona D. G. Puderbaugh, Registered Architect Myers Building, Altoona Bender's [Meats] 306 1/2 Allegheny Street, Hollidaysburg Altoona Builders' Supply Co. Carl H. Gliechert, Meat and Groceries 1516 Thirteenth Street, Altoona Dolheimer's Sheet Metal Works Hoffman's Dairy United Home Dressed Meat Co. F. J. Hoover, Wholesale Dealer in Cigars . . . . C. Casanave Estate, Horse, Dog, Bird Furnishings . . . . James B. Finn, Electrical Contractor, Hollidaysburg Myers Brothers, Florists 1016 Green Avenue, Altoona Klevan Bros., Shoes 1300 11th Avenue, Altoona Shaeffer Studio, Photography 1117 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona Meyer Jonasson & Co. 1226 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona A. W. Weidner, Blanche I. Hake Upholstering, Interior Decorations, Slip Covers, Window Shades, Linoleums, . . . . Wolf Furniture Company 1501-1503 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona Twelfth Avenue Women's Shop Leonardson, Davis & Ward Co. 1423 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona Capitol and Olympic Theatres Where the Better Pictures Always Prevail George M. Bitner, Jeweler J. W. Miller, Optometrist 713 1/2 Twelfth Street Geo. Beck, Butcher 1312 Thirteenth Street, Altoona McGuire . . . . Coal and . . . Altoona Hatch Brothers Star Printing Company, 1305 Eleventh Street Red Hill Service Station Stephen Kirsch J. Kilcoyne, Realtor and General Insurance Room 319 Central Trust Building, Altoona L. William Borland, Realtor Union Bank Building, Altoona Klesius' Little Plumber, Jno M. Klesius Canty's 12th Ave. Men's Shop 1421 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona The Spence Electric Store 1310 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona