BIO: Jack HOLLINGER, 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 101. __________________________________________________________ JACK HOLLINGER Huntingdon, Pa. Furniture: Born in York Co., Pa., Aug. 3, 1890, on a farm. Son of Daniel M. Hollinger, a cigar manufacturer, in business seven years; employed both male an female help; was killed in accident, by a runaway horse, in 1894, at the age of thirty-four years. His mother, Ida J. (Horn) Hollinger, is living. Jack Hollinger early in his life began to grasp the idea of the business world. For ten years he was buyer of ladies' ready-to-wear clothing for Weist & Sons, York, Pa.; clerked one year for J.S. Shapiro, Mount Union, Pa., and for Joseph Hurwitz one year. He operated and owned the Fair Store at Mount Union for seven years. In April of 1927 he entered into partnership in the firm of Whetstone-Hollinger, dealers in high-class furniture and floor coverings. Mr. Whetstone died suddenly, Mr. Hollinger taking over the business. He served in the World War. Enlisted at Columbus, Ohio; was there for two weeks; sent to San Antonio, Texas, where company wsa formed at Kelly Field; assigned to the 655th Aerial Supply Squadron; sent to Long Island City; drilled for two weeks; left for overseas; at Hoboken, N.J.; on U.S. transport (Carpathia); on water seventeen days; arrived at Glasgow, Scotland; immediately boarded train for Winchester, England; thence to La Harve, France; spent from eight to ten months at Tours, France; assigned to American Peace Mission at Paris, for three months, and from there started for Bordeaux, France, for return to the States. Left on U.S. Transport (Texas); took eleven days to return; discharged at New York. He has two brothers: John, Easton, Pa.; Daniel, Yorkana, Pa., a foreman in cigar factory. Two sisters: Nora, Yorkana, Pa.; Serle, Windsor, Pa.; one sister deceased, Bertha, twenty-two years of age at death. Jack Hollinger was married to Ethel McElhone. They have on son, Jack Van Gordon, ten months of age; one daughter, Louise, three years of age. Mr. Hollinger is one of Huntingdon's busy business men.