NEWS: Thomas B. HUNTER Celebrates 93rd Birthday, 1946, Antis Township, Blair County, PA

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93rd Birthday Finds Veteran in Good Health

Thomas B. Hunter, well-known veteran school teacher, is observing his 93rd 
birthday today.  He resides with his niece, Mrs. H. B. Dunmire, in Antis 
township and walks to the newsstand in Bellwood daily, a distance of two miles, 
to get the Altoona Mirror.  He retains all his faculties and good health.  He 
attributes this good health to temperate habits and physical exertion derived 
from long walks.  Due to his excellent memory he is often consulted on local 
historical matters.

Mr. Hunter was born in Birmingham on Sept. 25, 1853, the son of John and Keziah 
Hunter.  At the age of 2, his parents moved to Antis township where his father 
was division foreman on the Pennsylvania railroad.  He received his education in 
the Antis township schools, Mountain seminary, Birmingham, and at Professor 
Youngman's select school at Clearfield.

At the age of 17 he applied for a teaching position in Blair county but was not 
accepted due to his age.  He therefore accepted a position as a teacher in the 
St. Augustine school in Cambria county at a salary of $30 per month, out of 
which he paid $7 for board and laundry.

The following term Mr. Hunter taught at Dean at $35 a month.  He began his third 
year as a teacher in Antis township school at Tipton where he received $40 a 
month and remained for two terms.  He then taught four terms in Bellwood.

Mr. Hunter also taught in Sinking valley school, the Coleman school, 
Mountaindale, Lloydville; then back to Logan and Antis townships where he 
retired in 1922, after 43 years of teaching.

Since his retirement Mr. Hunter has been active in church, civic and political 
affairs.  He is an active member of the Methodist church and Sunday school of 
Bellwood, having taught in the Sunday school for many years, also served as 
superintendent and a church trustee.

In 1881 he was united in marriage with Miss Ida E. Stimer, to which union there 
were three children, all of whom are now deceased.  Mrs. Hunter died in 1913.

Altoona Mirror, September 25, 1946