BIO: Ralph L. DIGGINS, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dave Wilson Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************************** __________________________________________________________ McElroy, James Thomas Jr., McElroy's Family Memories, Huntingdon, PA: (Author), 1930, page 42. __________________________________________________________ PROF. RALPH L. DIGGINS Broad Top City, Pa. Principal Dudley High School: He was born at Broad Top City, Pa. He is a son of John Calvin Diggins, who is retired. He was a carpenter and teamster, and was employed at various coal mining companies. He married Elizabeth Horton, who died December 15, 1929. The Hortons trace their ancestry back to the seventeenth century, to William the Conqueror, of English stock. Barnabas Horton, who in the seventeenth century built a home a Southold, Long Island. The home remains intact. He was a Justice of the Peace. Arnold Haupt, another ancestor, was in the Revolutionary War. Both John Calvin Diggins and his wife reside at Broad Top City, Huntingdon Co., Pa. Ralph T. Diggins began his schooling at Broad Top City. He taught at Cookstown, Huntingdon County, Pa.; also at Dudley, Barnettstown, Broad Top City, Robertsdale and Wood. At present he is Principal of the Dudley High School. He is a Councilman and Vice-President of Council. He has served on the election board at Broad Top City. He is a World War veteran, enlisting at Huntingdon, Pa., July 23, 1918; went to Camp Lee, Va.; there for three months; was made a bugler; was in Depot Brigade for two weeks; then to Replacement Camp, Co. F, Replacement Battalion; went to Newport News, Va.; embarked on transport (Antigone), arrived at Brest, France; was fourteen days en-route; went to Pontanazon; there for several weeks, thence to St. Aignon, where troops were trained; left for Noyon; was in Interior Guard Co.; went to Contres, where soldiers were drilled; he was a bugler for company and camp; went back to St. Aignon; was assigned as a bugler to Co. C, 132nd Engineers; was stationed at this point till end of war. Armistice signed, went to St. Naisaire; went on transport (Calamares); landed at Hoboken, N.J., July 20, 1919; went to Camp Mills, there for two weeks; sent to Camp Dix for discharge. Total service one year. Began as private, finished as bugler. He is the adjutant of Watson-Black American Legion Post, No. 126, Broad Top City, and active in its behalf; a member of the I.O.O.F., No. 579, Broad Top City. Has filled all offices; is chief of records of the Red Men. He belongs to State Teachers' Association; also the National Teachers' Association. A Republican in politics. One brother, Cloyd. Wife deceased; Harry deceased; died at the age of thirty-eight years. One sister, Elsie, at home. He is single. Teaching is his profession. Strives in every way to elevate the schools to a higher degree of efficiency.