NEWS: George M. LANDIS Retires, 1918, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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VETERAN STOREHOUSE STOCKMAN IS RETIRED

George M. Landis, of 1533 Ninth Street, Honored at Altoona Car Shops.

  George M. Landis, of 1533 Ninth street and highly esteemed by many men at the 
Altoona Car shops, last evening retired from the P. R. R. company's service by 
reason of his having reached the age of 70 years. He is hale and hearty and the 
wish of his many friends is that he may live long to enjoy the rest he has well 
earned.
  Mr. Landis was born in Cumberland county, Pa., on May 10, 1843, and entered 
the service of the company in 1871 and worked until 1874 when he left the city 
and returning in 1889 re-entered the employe of the company in the Altoona Car 
Shop store house as a stockman which position he had since held. He was a 
valuable man to the department and possibly knew more of wooden car 
construction than most any person in the service.
  The employes of the department from Storekeeper A. C. Corbin to the youngest 
employe last evening tendered a fitting farewell to the veteran. At 7:40 
o'clock he was summoned to their midst and Byron Satterfield, on behalf of the 
employes of the department presented him with two boxes of good cigars, a fine 
pipe, a jar of smoking tobacco, pass case and a number of good books. Mr. 
Landis is a great reader and will appreciate the latter gift immensely now that 
he will have time to read. He made a hearty response and thanked the men for 
their remembrance and assured them that their comradeship would never be 
forgotten.
  Mr. Landis has no particular plans for the future but among the first things 
that he anticipated doing is to visit his aged father, Michael Landis, aged 98 
years next month, at the Landis home in Cumberland county.  There are few men 
that have been retired by the Pennsy that can boast that their father is still 
living.

Altoona Tribune, Saturday June 1, 1918, page 11