Newspapers: Part 2 - "The War Years", Pottsville Republican 1939-1945: Schulykill Co, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Judi Gharst USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ NOTE: Everyname Index online in these archives Saturday, January 15, 1944 SHEN. YOUTH KILLED IN ITALY. PFC. Harold SCHRADER KILLED IN ACTION DEC. 31 Pfc. Harold Schrader, 25, son of Mrs. Katherine P. SCHRADER of 119 S. Ferguson street, Shenandoah, was killed in action in Italy on the 31st of December, according to a telegram received by his mother from the War Department. The youth had been in service since June of 1942 when he was inducted. He was sent overseas in December of 1942 and served in the N. African campaign before going into action in Italy. He was born and reared in Shenandoah, a son of Mrs. Katherine and the late John SCHRADER. He was associated with his father in the ice business and continued the business after his father's death. He was educated in the Shenandoah schools and was a member of the Congregational church. To survive besides his mother, there are five sisters and a brother: Mrs. Myrtle YESCALIS, Mrs. Lina STAVITSKY, Mrs. May LAUDEMAN, Mrs. Nellie PAUL all of Shenandoah, and Miss Katherine and John at home. ** MENINGITIS PATIENT HOME FROM HOSPITAL Kenneth SCHELL, 26, of Mauch Chunk St., who was stricken ill two weeks ago with meningitis has about recovered and on Friday was brought home from Harrisburg, where he had been under the treatment in the Harrisburg General Hospital. The usual precautionary measures have been taken by Health Officer Thorpe who will keep the Schell home under quarantine for a time. Schell is employed by a local taxi company. Health Officer, Thorpe, reported that Jack CAREW, Jr. , son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack CAREW, Sr., of E. Norwegian St., who had also been ill with meningitis has about fully recovered and that the Carew home will be liberated form the quarantine. The boy attends the parochial school and is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James CANFIELD of Greenwood Hill. _____________________ Monday, February 21, 1944 ACCIDENTS OVER WEEK END State Police, Pine Grove, investigated a series of accidents over the weekend, Saturday evening at 7, two cars collided a mile west of Ravine, resulting in slight damage and no injuries. One car was driven by Wayne HEBERLING, Tower City, R. D. and the other by Chas. FEIFER, 250 W. 3d st., Mt. Carmel. No one was injured. Sunday at 12:15 p.m. on route 895 between Pinegrove and Summit Station, a coupe driven by Harvey BEHNEY, Jr., Bethel, and Robt. S. FEENEY, Elkins Park, collided when the first car skidded on a patch of ice. Ramona BROWN, 13, Rehersburg, riding in the BEHNEY car, was treated at the scene for lacerations of the forehead. Damage to the Behney car was $75 and to the Feeney car, $175. At. 8 P. M. Sunday, on route 443, below Pine Grove, cars driven by Edw. C. DITZLER, Jonestown, R. 2, and Harold R. REED, Friedensburg, was damaged to the extent of $140 when Reed passed Ditzler and drove onto a parking lot just ahead of him and Ditzler ran into the rear of his car. GIRARDVILLE MAN HURT Michael ROACH, 68, Girardville, received injuries of the ribs and left shoulder, when the automobile in which he was riding figured in an accident at Mt. Carmel. He was admitted to the Ft. Springs Hospital. ** P. L. KNOWLTON DIES SUDDENLY.. Dean Of Newspapermen in Schuylkill Co. Expires In Sunday School. Percy L. Knowlton, 73, member of the Pottsville Republican reportorial staff and for 53 years a newspaper reporter in Pottsville, died suddenly Sunday morning while attending Sunday School in the Methodist Church. His death was due to a heart attack. While his virility had been gradually ebbing during the past year, he gave no indication of collapse and was in normal physical condition and cheerful daily news rounds as usual and closed his desk at noon when the day's work had been finished. Sunday morning he was a few minutes late in leaving home for Sunday school which he attended regularly prior to the church services where he sang in the choir. He hurried down Market St. and undoubtedly overtaxed his heart. Percy, as he was familiarly known, was probably Pottsville's best known citizen and especially among the older generations, as he was a familiar figure about the streets during the day and in former years covered various municipal, civic, religious, and musical gatherings. His fine physical proportions, for he stood more than six feet and weighed in excess of 200 pounds, made him a conspicuous figure in that respect alone. He covered the news in the days when trolley cars were first introduced here. He saw the growth of the city and county and the many changes wrought in the most explosive half century of the world's history. (etc. picture) ** FIRE DAMAGED ROOM IN PEACOCK ST. HOME Fire early Sunday morning damaged the home of Russel KROBERT, Peacock St. Chief SMITH said it was caused by a member of the family smoking in bed, the cigarette igniting the bed clothing and mattress. The fire spread along the floor to the walls and was burning on the outside when firemen arrived to answer to a call from Box 613. Skidmore and Peacock St. With several booster lines the fire was brought under control and extinguished. The major part of the damage which is un-estimated was confined to the bed room. _____________________ March 29, 1944 HAVEN GIRL IS BRIDE PHILA. FLYING TEACHER The marriage of Miss Catherine Mae KAUFFMAN, Sch. Haven, to John MUMMA, Philadelphia, now a Naval Reserve at Catasauqua, took place Saturday evening at 6 o'clock at the Home of Mrs. Emma MOYER, 505 Dock St., Sch. Haven, with whom the bride made her home. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Delas KEENER, pastor of the First Reformed Church, and the attendants were John KELLER, Naval Reserve, and Mrs. KELLER, Catasauqua. (etc.) ** ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mrs. Margaret WELLER, 618 Mahantongo St., announces the engagement of her daughter, Ann, to George LeRoy FASOLD, of the Army Air Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy F. FASOLD, 619 W. Arch St. (etc. picture) ** PORT CARBON SOLDIER WOUNDED IN ACTION Mr. and Mrs. James MORLEY, Port Carbon, have been notified by the War Department that their son, Pvt. Vincent, was slightly wounded in action February 5. Word was received from their son, by letter before the telegram arrived from the War Department, Monday of this week. ** FRACKVILLE SEABEE WOUNDED IN ACTION A letter received by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph BURNS, 207 S. Broad Mountain St., Frackville, from their son, Gunner's mate 2/C Edward, tells that he has received wounds of the arms and legs, but did not state how they were received. He is a member of the SeaBees and has been in New Guinea since December 24. He entered on October 9, 1942, and received his training at Camp Endicott, R. I. He has four other brothers also in the service, Pvt. Francis, who was recently assigned to Fort Knox, Ky., making the fifth one to enter the armed forces. ** AUBURN COUPLE SHOWERED WITH CARDS Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. HUBLER, Auburn, who celebrated their golden wedding anniversary March 25, have been showered with greeting cards in honor of the event. As more and more of their friends learn of the anniversary the greetings continue to pour in. Not only these cards were received with deep appreciation but also the lovely flowers, gifts of their family and of the employees of the Hubler Shoe Co. at Auburn. To top the occasion Mr. and Mrs. HUBLER will go to New York April 16, Mrs. Hubler will attend the D. A. R. national congress and Mr. Hubler on a business trip. _____________________ Thursday, April 13, 1944 ON TRIP TO AFRICA S, 2/C. IRVIN ZIMMERMAN Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Zimmerman, 13 St. Peter St., Sch. Haven, who left for service on Dec. 7, 1943, received his boot training at Sampson, N. Y. and at present is aboard ship. He recently returned from a trip to Africa and his boat was docked at Boston, Mass. He had been employed by an ice company in Sch. Haven, prior to enlisting in the Navy. He has two sisters, Pauline and Jean, at home. ** WEDDINGS Mr. and Mrs. Arthur KRINER, 512 W. Race St., their 15th Mr. and Mrs. Geo. SCHUETTLER, Palo Alto, their 6th. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. BRENNAN, Branchdale, their 31st. ** FUNERALS Mrs. Mary PETRAVICH-The funeral of Mrs. Mary Petravich, 227 Linden St., Minersville, was held from her home, Thursday morning. Mass was celebrated in St. Francis' Church by Father C. RAKAUSKAS, celebrant; Father Sebastian BABIARZ deacon, and Father John GAJ, sub deacon. The pall bearers were: William RASIMAS, Charles ZELANKO, Joseph SOBOLESKY, Peter IGNATOVIG, Joseph NEVERAUSKAS, Anthony MILAUSKAS. A. J. WILLINSKY was the funeral director. ** Miss Esther BARTOLETT-The funeral of Miss Esther Bartolett, Auburn, teacher in the Pinedale school, who died en route to Pottsville Hospital by ambulance, after having been fatally stricken in a Pottsville doctor's office, Saturday evening, was held from the D. M. Bittle Funeral Home, Schuylkill Haven, Thursday afternoon. Rev. H. H. KRAUSE, Red Hill, former pastor of the Lutheran congregation at Red Church, conducted the services at the home and grave in Red Church Cemetery. The pall bearers were: Floyd WERNER, Fred, Warren, Stanley, Robert and Charles SCHROEDER. ** George WEAKLIM-funeral of George W. Weaklim was held from his home, 547 E. Market St., this city, Wednesday afternoon. Rev. R. A. BAUSCH, of the Trinity Reformed Church, conducted the services at the home and at the grave in Christ Church Cemetery, Fountain Springs. The pall bearers were: William McANANY, John REZNIK, Edwin MAY, Robert BACHMAN, Melvin WEISS, and George SCHULER. Luther Hall was the funeral director. ** EMPLOYEE AT ALCOA IS FATALLY STRICKEN William WISNESKI, 54, Maizeville, employed as a sweeper at the Alcoa Plant, died in the Fountain Springs Hospital several minutes after being admitted Thursday afternoon. He was leaning against a pillar during his lunch period, when he collapsed and slumped to the floor. His family physician was contacted and advised his removal to Fountain Springs Hospital. He was taken there by ambulance. He is survived by his wife and several children, including a daughter, Eugenia, wife of Peter URBANAVAGE, who gave birth to a son at the Locust Mountain Hospital on Wednesday. William MENKIEWICZ, Shenandoah, is completing funeral arrangements. ** MOYERS STATION Mr. and Mrs. Irvin WAGNER are making preparations for moving in the near future to Panther Valley, where Mr. Wagner will farm. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton FIDLER announce the engagement of their daughter Beatrice to Carl ANDERSON of Pine Grove, R. D. The wedding date has not yet been set. Mildred MOYER who was on the sick list is well again. Those on the sick list now are: Mrs. Geo. FESSLER, Mrs. Harry REBER, Mrs. Henry MOYER, and Monroe SCHWARTZ. Mrs. Mamie SNYDER and Warren HUMMEL, Leesport, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph FREEMAN, Sch. Haven visited Mr. and Mrs. Philip FREEMAN. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel LAUBENSTEIN have wired their home for electricity. _____________________ NAURATH--- NAGLE WEDDING AT Minersville The marriage of Miss Pearl A. NAGLE, Beckville, and Peter J. NAURATH, Camden, N. J., took place on May 16, at the office of Squire Lloyd JONES, Minersville. The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Albert STANCAVAGE, Minersville. ** Anniversaries- Birthdays, Thursday, May 18 Marlene REILLY, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul REILLY, Palo Alto, her 13th. Mrs. Michael SCHLITZER, of Branchdale. Mrs. Lewis WARMKESSEL, Ridge ave. Mrs. John KOSICK, 1352 Mt. Hope ave. Mrs. Bessie BOLTZ, 9th and Harrison Ave. Frances BAMBRICK, son of Mrs. Thos. BAMBRICK, 814 Vine St. _____________________ POTTSVILLE CLASS OF 1944 (Partial, there are many, many more!) Lois REBER, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry REBER, 203 N. Centre St. Father is an electrician, mother was the former Martha SCHAEFFER. Has one sister, Mrs. Joseph SAGE. She took the Commercial Secretarial Course. Hobbies: dancing and singing. School activities: A Cappella Choir and Ensemble and Hi-S-Potts Newspaper. Charles F. SCHAEFFER is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles SCHAEFFER, 1638 W. Norwegian St. Father is a proprietor of a grocery store, and mother was the former Matilda NERY. Has one sister, Eleanor, attending the grade took the academic schools. Charles Course. Ambition: pilot. Hobbies: music, airplanes and sports. School activities: Band and Cadet Corps. Warren E. SCHAEFFER is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde BOHRMAN, 711 Harrison St., Mr. Bohrman is employed at St. Clair Car Shops, Mrs. Bohrman was former Dorothy LEONHARD. He has one brother, Robert BOHRMAN, attending the grade schools. He took the Industrial Course and would like to become an aviator in the Air Corps. (pictures) _____________________ Monday, July 3, 1944 COUNTY YOUTHS MISSING, KILLED IN ACTION, WOUNDED... The War Department over the Weekend in Western Union telegrams received at Pottsville and delivered by Mgr. Wm. S. BROBST, announced three county casualties. S 2/C Walter MCLAUGHLIN, Maryd, is reported missing and Pvts. Irvin E. SCHAEFFER, Pleasant Valley, and John FANOK, Marlin, slightly wounded. Pvt. Kalada Listed as Dead. According to information received by relatives, Pvt. Charles KALADA, of 338 S. Jardin St., Shenandoah, who was formerly reported missing in action, has been reported killed in action. The telegram was received yesterday by Shenandoah Western Union. S. 2/C Walter McLAUGHLIN, 24, reported as missing while in action, is a son of Mrs. Mary MCLAUGHLIN GUIDA, of Maryd. His father, the late Walter MCLAUGHLIN, died in 1921. Seaman McLaughlin entered the service in January 1944, trained at Great Lakes. Before entering the service, he was employed at Chester at the Baldwin Locomotive Works. He was educated in the Maryd schools. He was home on furlough this past Easter and his last letter was received June 3. He was born in Brockton. Besides his mother he has a brother, John McLAUGHLIN, U. S. Army, somewhere in the Pacific; a half brother, Mich. GUIDA, 17, who enlisted for service last week, and two sisters, Irene, employed at the Baldwin Works, Chester, and Dorothy, 12, at home. Wounded on Blak Island Pvt. Irvin E. SCHAEFFER, 19, is a son of Mrs. Mary SCHAEFFER and the late Wm. O. SCHAEFFER, who died last month. He is one of 14 children. He was educated in the Pine Grove Twp. Schools and before going into service in June, 1943, he worked on a farm. He received training at Camp Wheeler and at Fort Ord, Calif., going overseas from the latter place. He is reported wounded in action fighting with the infantry on the Blak Islands in the Pacific. He was with Pvt. Calvin KRAMER, Pleasant Valley, a neighbor, who was reported slightly wounded on Blak Island in a telegram received by his parents on Saturday. Besides his mother there are these brothers and sisters: Allan, Willer, Wm., Wayne, Margaret, Gertrude, Joyce, and Dolly at home; Sterling, U. S. Army, Virginia; James, Pine Grove; Morris, Paradise; Mrs. Minnie YORTY, Paradise; and Mrs. Tovilla MEASE, Pine Grove. The family are members of St. Peter's Reformed Church. (picture) Marlin BOY WOUNDED Pfc. John FANOK, 20, was wounded in action in Italy, June 2. He is a son of Mrs. FANOK, Marlin. His father, the late Anth. FANOK, was killed about a year ago in an auto accident at Branchdale. He was with the infantry and trained at Camp Croft, S. C. and Ft. George Meade, Md. He was with the 5th U. S. Army. He recently received medals for good conduct and merit. He is a graduate of Pottsville High School, class of 1942 and before going into the service he worked at Style Specialties. Besides his mother, he has a brother, Andrew, at home, and two sisters, Anna and Helen. His mother received a letter from him on June 11th in which he spoke of being wounded slightly and assured his mother he was all right. ~Buy War Bonds~ (Picture) Missing FLIER SAFE T/Sgt. Richard KRECKER Son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur KRECKER, 436 Fairview St., this city, who had been reported missing over enemy occupied Europe, since March 16, is now safe at his original base somewhere in England, word having been received on Saturday. Sgt. KRECKER, a radio operator-gunner, who has been awarded the Air Medal and two Oak Leaf Clusters, was one of the first boys from the county to bomb Berlin. He has been in service since Nov. 23, 1942. (Picture) _____________________ Saturday, July 22, 1944 ST. CLAIR WOMAN LEARNS SON SERIOUSLY WOUNDED Mrs. Lei MANGHAM, recently removed from Philadelphia to the Narcavage property, Shaft Hill, St. Clair, was informed Friday by the U. S. Army authorities that her elder son, S/Sgt. John MANGHAM, 30, was seriously wounded June 29, in France. Three years in infantry service, he served in the African, Sicilian and Italian campaigns. An only brother is at present a war casualty in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D. C. having been injured in an accident while in service in the States. Both of these young men are unmarried, having three sisters, all married, residents of Philadelphia, Texas and St. Clair. Sisters of Mrs. Mangham are Mrs. David GRIFFITHS and Mrs. Thomas LLOYD, of Wade, all daughters of the late Mr. and Mrs. John J. SIMONS, prior to death residents of Shenandoah and St. Clair. ** RECORDED DEATHS OF COUNTY BOYS IN ACTION Sgt. Neil FLANAGAN, of McDowell Co., W. Va., had the task of recording the deaths of a number of county men who had been killed in action. In a recent letter to his wife, he wrote of his work as a member of a quartermaster company in grave registrations, and he had registered the names of several men of his locality who had been killed in action. Sgt. FLANAGAN was born in New Phila., son the late Attorney and Mrs. J. P. FLANAGAN. He is well known, having frequently visited his aunt and uncles, Mrs. Thomas BUTLER, Owen and James CROSBY, New Phila., and John CROSBY, Pottsville. He is thought to be stationed near the Anzio beachhead. Etc... _____________________ Wednesday, July 26, 1944 PFC. ANTHONY P. HONOROWSKI, 32, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Honorowski, 410 W. New York St., Shenandoah, one of five brothers in the service, has been reported killed in action in France on June 18th in a War Dept. telegram received Tuesday. Pfc. Honorowski was a member of an infantry group and enlisted in January 1940. He had been in service overseas since the latter part of last year. Other brothers in service are: Edward, Stanley, in Submarine service in the Pacific; Ronald, stationed at King's Point, N. Y. and Charles, in the Merchant Marine. Other survivors are: Rev. Jos. WALTER, Brooklyn, N. Y.; John, Peter, and Dolores at home; Sister CHARLES, St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn.; Mrs George DIEHM, Long Island, N. Y. MISSING S/Sgt. Alexander J. RUKOWICZ, son of Mrs. Sophie RUKOWICZ, 408 W New York St., Shenandoah, is missing in action over Austria since June 26th, a telegram to his mother Wednesday revealed. WOUNDED Pfc. James J. CANTWELL, Jr., 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. J. CANTWELL, Sr., of Jonestown, was seriously wounded July 6, in the invasion of France. This was revealed today in a Western Union telegram from the War Department received at the Pottsville office. Pvt. CANTWELL has been overseas since March. He entered the service in October 1942, and received training at Camps Atterbury, Ind. And Breckenridge, Ky. He attended Cass Twp Schools and before going into the service was employed at the Pottsville Shops. He was last home in January and his last letter was received by his mother on July 12 and in which he made no reference of having been wounded. Besides his parents, at home, he has a brother, Norbert, at home, a sister, Mrs. Michael KESO, Jonestown, and a sister, Betty, at home. His father is employed by the Primrose Coal Co. PFC. Henry J. MAY, son of Mrs. Minnie MAY, Lavelle, was seriously wounded in action in France on July 5, word having been received on Wednesday. PFC. Norbert J. LAPINSKY, son of Mrs. Agnes LAPINSKY, 337 W. Pine St., Mahanoy City, was slightly wounded in action in France on June 20. The telegram, delivered Tuesday, was preceded by a letter from her son, stating that he had been wounded, but was on the road to recovery. PFC. Lawrence W. TOBIN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence TOBIN, Tremont, was slightly wounded in action in France on July 8, according to a telegram received by his parents on Tuesday evening. ** _____________________ Wednesday, August 9 DEWALDS OBSERVE 40th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Luther DEWALD Sr., of 34 N. Berne St., Sch. Haven, observed their 40th wedding anniversary with a picnic at Fritz's Grove. A large scale cake was the centerpiece of the table and a chicken platter was served. Games were played. The DEWALDS are the parents of six children, all of whom attended but one, Sgt. Luther DEWALD, Jr., now stationed at Camp Polk, La., and one grandson, G. M. 1/C Bruce DEWALD, now on active duty at sea. Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur DEWALD and daughter, Nancy of Tarentum; Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Dewald, Mr. and Mrs. Harry HUMMEL, Mr. and Mrs. Jack KLINE of Hamburg; Mr. and Mrs. Arlan SCHAPPELL and son Richard, of Lebanon; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. RUDY, Reading; Mr. and Mrs. Earl FRITZ, and son James, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer KLINGER and son Richard, Orwigsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Harry DEWALD, daughters, Athlea, Joyce, Janice, June Rose and sons Harry Jr. and Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Lester ANDERSON, daughter Gay and sons Richard and Orin of Sch. Haven. ** Military FUNERAL For Sgt. Chas. STABLER. The military funeral of Sgt. Charles STABLER, son of Mrs. Emma STABLER, of 1508 Spruce St., Ashland, took place from the home of his mother. Sgt. STABLER died in an airplane crash at Keesler Field, La. Mass was celebrated at 10 o'clock at St. Joseph's Church, Ashland. The Rev. Francis P. K. HOEY officiated the Rev. Fabian ANDRESKO, assistant pastor of St. Mauritius church was the deacon, the Rev. Alfred MONAHAN, sub-deacon of Gordon was president of the sanctuary. The pall bearers were: Edward L. BERMISTER, Thomas TOWERS, Sgt. H. JONES, Thomas BERRIGAN, Ray LAWSLER, all members of the American Legion. The color guards were Joseph FINN, Francis TIERNEY and Dan SNYDER was the bugler. The firing squad consisted of Joseph BOSCHE, Samuel BRONSTEIN, Anton LOEPER, Robert MCLAUGHLIN, Gene BIDDLE, Roy STEVENS and William POPE. The interment in St. Mauritius cemetery. Sgt. Francis MOHANAN of New York City stationed at Keesler Field, a member of Sgt. STABLER's company and a friend of the deceased, escorted the body to Ashland. ** Minersville COUPLE TO WED Jane L. HASENAUER and Joseph F. COADY Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Jane Louise HASENAUER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred HASENAUER, of 103 Spruce St., Minersville, to Flight Officer Joseph F. COADY, son of Mr. and Mrs. William COADY, 453 North St., Minersville. (etc. pictures) ** ETHEL STEIDLE IS BRIDE LIEUT. CLAUDE R. BUTLER. Miss Ethel STEIDLE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry STEIDLE, 715 N. Third St., became the bride of 1st Lieut. Claude R. BUTLER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur BUTLER, Cressona, at a pretty wedding at noon Wednesday. The ceremony was performed in Trinity Lutheran Church by the Rev. Oscar WEBER, ass't pastor. (etc.) ** TAMAQUA COUPLE WED IN ELKTON The marriage of Miss Geraldine F. ZIMMERMAN, daughter of Frank X. ZIMMERMAN, Rowe St., Tamaqua, and S/Sgt. Frederick B. BROWN, of Camp Stewart, Ga. Took place in Elkton, Md., with the Rev. William LAMBERT, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, performing the ceremony. Mrs. BROWN was graduated from the Tamaqua High School and is employed at the Atlas Powder Plant, Reynolds. Sgt. BROWN is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John BROWN, W. Broad St., Tamaqua. He is a graduate of the Tamaqua High School and prior to entering the service, two and half years ago, was employed at a Tamaqua chain store. _____________________ Thursday, August 24, 1944 LT. COL. MARTZ, 3 OTHERS MISSING, TWO ARE KILLED Lt. Col. William MARTZ, 33, son of George and Harriet MARTZ of Greenwood Hill, this city, is missing in action in France, one of a long list of county casualties just revealed by the War Department. The young officer, a graduate of West Point Military Academy, and overseas since last October, disappeared Aug 8 while leading a tank battalion against the Germans the telegram delivered by Mgr. Wm. S. BROBST of the Western Union here to his parents last night, reveals. In other telegrams an Orwigsburg major, previously reported as missing in action, Aug 8., is now a prisoner of the German government; a missing KASKA boy also is a German prisoner; Orwigsburg and McAdoo Heights boys have been killed; Mt. Carbon, Rappahannock and Maryd boys are missing and several others are wounded. The list of casualties is the largest for some time. MISSING LIEUT. Col. Wm. V. MARTZ, 404 Fleet St., Greenwood Hill is a native of Pottsville and a graduate of Pottsville High School, Penn State College and West Point. During his school career he was quite an athlete in both track and football and at West Point starred in the backfield as a member of the varsity team. He has a brother, Lloyd, member of the Pottsville School Board, in service somewhere in Italy with a company of engineers; a brother, David, Third ave., this city, identified with a large powder and explosives company; a sister, Mrs. Catherine MCCOLLOUGH, Jacksonville, Fla., his father is employed by the Penna. Railroad Co. He was married to the former Emma WALTERS of New Phila. After graduating from West Point in 1935, he was attached to the cavalry at Ft. Riley, Kan. He was also stationed for a time at Ft. Bliss and Ft. Knox and later at Panama. He was reassigned to Ft. Riley and later sent to the command and general staff school at Ft Leavenworth before going to Camp Hood. He first became commander of a tank destroyer battalion at Camp Gordon, Ga. S/Sgt. Thomas A. KEENE, 28, son of Mrs. Theresa COLE, 40 Main St., Mt. Carbon, is reported missing in action in France as of July 28. His mother was notified by the War Department in a Western Union telegraph delivered Wednesday night by Mgr. Wm. S. BROBST. Sgt. KEENE has been overseas two years. He entered the service in January of 1942. He trained at Camp Wheeler, and was on maneuvers in Florida before going overseas. He had been employed by the Capital Baking Co. He attended the parochial schools of St. Patrick's Parish. He has these step-brothers and sisters: Joseph COLE, Mt. Carbon; Mrs. Marion PEARCE, Ephrata and Theresa COLE, McSherrytown. He was a member of St. Francis de Sales Church. PVT. Joseph CUTHIE, 20, son of Mrs. Isabel CUTHIE, Rappahannock, is reported missing in action in France since August 3. He was a member of an armored division, and had been overseas for almost nine months. He was inducted June 2, 1943, at Allentown, and received his basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. He also trained at Camp Bowie, Tex., with an armored infantry battalion. Edward STILLWAGER, 30, son of Mrs. Mabel STILLWAGER, Maryd, has been missing in action in France since Aug. 1, according to word received by his mother. He entered the service on May 10, 1941, and has been overseas since December 194e with an armored division. He had been employed at the Bell Colliery prior to his entrance into the Army. KILLED. PFC. Edward W. TROUT, Jr., son of Mrs. Nora and the late Robert TROUT, husband of Mrs. Ada May TROUT, Orwigsburg, was killed on Aug 6 in action with the infantry in France. This was revealed in a Western Union telegram received by his wife Thursday morning and delivered from the Pottsville Office by Mgr. Wm. S. BROBST. Pvt. TROUT, the first Orwigsburg boy inducted into the service had been overseas since March 1943, when he landed in Wales. He trained for the infantry at Camps Croft, Livingston, Campbell, Pickett and Indiantown Gap. He was born at Orwigsburg and educated in the Orwigsburg schools. He was employed by the Zulick Shoe Co. of Orwigsburg. He was a member of the Reformed Church. His wife was the former Ada MOYER, of Pinedale. Besides his wife and mother, there is a brother, Lewis, in France, and two sisters, Mrs. Alma AREGOOD, Pine View, and Mrs. Ada WILDRICK, of Upper Darby. (picture) PFC. Stanley KULKUSKY, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John KULKUSKY, Grove St., McAdoo Heights, was killed in action in France July 30, according to word received by his aunt, Miss Helen PERRIN, McAdoo Heights, with whom he made his home for a number of years. (continued on page 12) _____________________ Monday, August 28, 1944 ST CLAIR GIRL IS BRIDE OF PORT CARBON MAN Mrs. Stephen PAVOLICK The marriage of Miss Anna ZAHURANEC, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew ZAHURANEC, St. Clair, to Stephen John PAVOLICK, son of Mrs. Anna PAVOLICK and the late John PAVOLICK, Port Carbon, took place Saturday morning in the Immaculate Conception Church. Father MATIOS performed the ceremony at 9 o'clock. (etc. picture) ** AMOS BURIAL Tuesday The funeral of Jacob AMOS, Shenandoah, who was found in the Wallace Hotel on Saturday, will be held from the J. Harry Waters Funeral Home on Tuesday, with private services. Interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery. ** BROTHER WOUNDED Sister Mary KEVIN, until a year ago stationed at the Holy Family convent in New Phila., but now at the Misericordia College, Dallas, Luzerne county, was informed by telegram that her brother, Pfc. Michael LEWIS, of New York City, was wounded in France Aug. 10. The information was received by Mgr. Wm. S. BROBST of the Western Union here. _____________________ Tuesday, September 12, 1944 PINEGROVE BOY BAGS FIVE NAZI PLANES IN TWO DAYS An Eighth AAF Fighter Station, England-A slight youngster from Pine Grove, Pa., who flys a Mustang fighter on escort with our bombers over Europe, racked up a score of five Nazi aircraft blasted by his guns in two days. He is 1st Lt. John S. KEESEY, 20 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. KEESEY, Pine Grove, R 1, and official reports list his two-day bag as two FW-109's destroyed; one FW-190 probably destroyed; and two more damaged heavily. He has already been awarded the Air Medal with an oak-leaf cluster for combat missions. Describing one of the dog-fights in which he was engaged, Lt. KEESEY reported his squadron was attacked by approximately 55 enemy aircraft over Dreux, France,. At about 17,000 feet 25 Nazi fighters dove under us and split up as we turned into them, he said, We followed them down to about 3000 feet when they pulled up into some clouds. We pulled up after them and just about then 30 more enemy ships dove on us from above the clouds. I passed through the new attackers head-on. I began blazing away almost immediately and saw my slugs tear into three of them. One of the three had a burst of hits on his fuselage and about the canopy which I believe must have killed the pilot. I report that one as probably destroyed, the other two damaged. They were firing at me as we passed head-on and I recall seeing some of their shots striking my right wing.. After we had passed, I glanced over and saw one of the FW-190's on the tail of a Mustang which was trailing smoke. I rolled over to the left and took an angle shot at the Nazi, saw a few strikes from my burst. FOUGHT 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND... The Mustang that was being attacked went into a steep spiral with the FW-190 still stuck on his tail. I latched myself onto the tail of the FW-190. We went down to 100 feet. He spotted me back there and began turning violently, but I managed to stay with him, firing all the while. I began getting more strikes on the enemy plane and noticed he was trailing smoke. I was down to one gun by the time, having fired so much ammunition during the earlier stages of the fight. We were in a turn at about 100 feet above ground when I fired my last burst, watching hits on the cockpit. The slugs must have wounded the pilot because the plane slipped out of the turn and hit the ground in a dive. When he hit the ground his left wind and tail section were torn off. He bounced back up and finally crashed about 200 yards from where he first struck. The day before while escorting bombers in Munich, Lt. Keesey fought with a Nazi pilot for about five minutes over Munich itself until the enemy bailed out under a rain of strikes on his ship. Lt. Keesey, husband of Mrs. Louise R. Keesey, W. Mill St., Pine Grove, is a 1941 graduate of Pinegrove High and was active in the Hi-Y before entering service. (picture) _____________________ Monday, October 9, 1944 PUBLISHER'S SON KILLED Lebanon, Pa.-The War Department has informed Henry L. WILDER, president of the Lebanon News Publishing Company and the editor of the Lebanon Daily News, of the death of his son, Pfc. John H. WILDER, 22, from wounds suffered in action in France, July 26. WILDER was a halfback on the 1942 undefeated Amherst football team. ** SHOVEL TOPPLES KILLS WORKMAN George W. BAST, 39, of 464 E. Market St., Williamstown, died in the Warne Hospital Sunday afternoon, at 4:30 o'clock of a fractured spine and internal injuries. He was employed as a shovel operator by the Franklin Lykens Colliery at Williamstown, and at 8:30 o'clock yesterday morning, the steam shovel he was operating upset and pinned him beneath it. He was a son of the late Elmer and Sarah MEGGET BAST; was a resident of Williamstown for 35 years; and was a member of the United Brethren Church. For years he resided with the ARTZ family, Mr. ARTZ is fireboss at the Colliery, Williamsport. Surviving are his stepmother, Mrs. Laura BAST, Lebanon; and the following brothers: Charles E. and Martin BAST, Williamstown; Gordon E., in the Navy at Fort Monroe, Va.; Joseph in France; one stepbrother, Ivan ZIMMERMAN, Mechanicsburg. His funeral will take place from the Dodson Funeral Chapel, Wednesday afternoon and interment will be made in Fairview Cemetery. ** RAVINE, GORDON BOYS DIE IN ACTION; TWO MISSING Ravine and Gordon boys are dead in action, Cressona and Cumbola soldiers are missing and half a dozen others have been wounded, the War Department has just notified their families. KILLED. PFC. Wm. G. LEHR, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry LEHR, Ravine, was killed in action in Germany on Sept. 22nd, a telegram from the War Department received on Monday morning announced. He entered the service on April 1942, and received his training with the infantry at Camp Wheeler, Ga. And left for overseas duty in October 1943. He is a 1935 graduate of the Pinegrove High School. He was married to the former Dorothy BECKER, Pinegrove. Surviving besides his parents and his wife are two brothers, both in the service: Carl, a member of the Quartermaster Corps, in Italy and Harry, with the infantry in New Guinea. ** PVT. Donald GETTY, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin GETTY, of Gordon, was killed in action in Italy on September 20, according to a War Department telegram, received by his parents on Monday. He has two brothers in the service. MISSING. Sgt. Edgar JENNINGS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry JENNINGS, Schuylkill St., Cressona, is missing in action in France since September 17, according to a telegram from the War Department received on Friday. He entered the Army on March 27, 1942, and was trained in an armored division at Camp Polk, La., and left for overseas duty in May of this year, arriving in England on D-Day. He had previously been reported missing in France on July 21, but at that time was transferred to the infantry. He was graduated from Cressona High School and had been employed by the Reading Locomotive Works at Reading. He had one brother, Lester, Phila., and one sister, Mrs. Frank PARRY, Cressona. S/SGT. Jos. J. HOJNICKI, 28, son of Harry and Mary HOJNICKI, of Cumbola, is reported as missing in action in Germany as of Sept. 16. This was revealed in a report by the War Department in a telegram received at Pottsville and delivered by Mgr. Wm. S. BROBST. Sgt. HOJNICKI, a native of Cumbola, has been overseas since October of 1943. He was with the infantry and trained at Camps McClellan, Ala., Butner, N. C. Gordon Johnson, Fla. And Pickett, Va. He attended St. Anthony's School of Cumbola and the schools of Blythe Township. He was employed in war work at Pottstown before going into service. Besides his parents there is a sister, Frances, at home. PFC. John MAZAK, nephew of Andrew TKACH, Coaldale, was officially reported as missing in action in France, September 21. He had lived with his uncle in Coaldale and later lived in Lansford. He entered the Army in 1942 and left for overseas in 1943. PRISONER. PVT. Henry BEHR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry BEHR, 427 E. Elm St., Tamaqua, reported missing in action in France on August 2, is now a prisoner of war. WOUNDED. Pvt. John LATANISHEN, 24, son of Andrew LATANISHEN, of Buck Run, was slightly wounded in Holland, on Sept 17, according to word from the War Department in a telegram received at Pottsville on Monday morning and delivered by Mgr. Wm. S. BROBST to his sister, Helen, at Buck Run. Pvt. LATANISHEN entered the service in 1941 and trained as a paratrooper at Ft. Bragg, N. C., Camp Edwards, Miss., Ft. Jackson, S. C., Camp Genning, Ga., and Camp McCall, N. C. He was born at Mahanoy Plane and was educated in the schools of Cass Twp. His mother, Mrs. Margaret LATANISHEN, died about a year ago. He is a member of St. Michael's Church at Buck Run. Besides his father he has three brothers and sisters; Cpl. Nicholas, Saipan; Pvt. Steve, in England; Mrs. Anna CARRERAS, Collingdale, Pa.; Mrs. Mary GUMPPER, Phila.; Mrs. Tessie KUNCTA, Linden, N. J.; Helen Margaret and Julia at home. PVT. Frank BERNOTSKY, son of Mrs. Margaret YANITIS, Shaft, was slightly wounded in action in Italy on Sept. 20th, a telegram from the War Department announces. Pvt. William WHETSTONE, husband of Mrs. Elizabeth WHETSTONE, 138 _ Orwigsburg St., Tamaqua, has been slightly wounded in action in Germany September 20. Pfc. Charles REINHART, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira REINHART, 410 Arlington St., Tamaqua, was slightly wounded in action in France on September 18. (continued on page 12) _____________________ Thursday, October 12, 1944 AWARDED PURPLE HEART Sgt. Arthur SHAY, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dennis SHAY, 724 Sanderson St., this city, has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action, and is now a patient in a hospital in Martinsburg, Va. He entered the service in 1942, and has been with the Field Artillery but is now a member of a headquarters company of the Air Forces. He had been in service overseas for the past 21 months and wears the African campaign ribbon with two bronze stars for his participation in action at Bizerte and Sicily. _____________________ VALLEY VIEW-DORIS SHADLE IS BRIDE-ELECT Mrs. Mabel SHADLE announced the engagement of her daughter, Doris SHADLE, to S 2/C Dean KOPPENHAVER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley KOPPENHAVER. _____________________ Saturday, October 28, 1944 CASUALTIES ONE KILLED, ONE MISSING, MANY WOUNDED OVERSEAS The war overseas again take its toll, with a Zion's Grove soldier being reported killed in Germany, one from Coaldale missing in action in France, and a number of others wounded on the battlefields of Holland, France, Germany and Saipan according to notification received by their relatives. KILLED. PFC. Eugene A. STAUFFER, husband of Mrs. Bertha E. STAUFFER, Zion's Grove, was killed in action in France on October 8, word having been received by his wife on Friday. MISSING. Pvt. Stephen A. YAROSKI, son of Alexander YAROSKI, 13 West Lehigh Ave., Coaldale, was reported as missing in action in France since August 15, according to a telegram received by his father, Friday. Pvt. YAROSKI has been in the service nearly five years and has been overseas about one year. He has a brother, Pvt. Andrew YAROSKI, who is at Patterson Field, O., after recently returning from two and one-half years service in Italy. WOUNDED. Sgt. Russell SCHWENK-son of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus SCHWENK, W. Columbia St., Sch. Haven, was slightly wounded in action in Holland, according to a War Department telegram received by his parents on Thursday. Sgt. SCHWENK, a paratrooper, enlisted in the Army on August 13, 1942 and received his training at Fort Benning, Ga. He participated in the invasion on D-Day and later entered Holland. He is a graduate of the Sch. Haven High School and prior to entering the Army was employed at Middletown. He has two sisters, Ann and Betty, and one brother, Robert. (picture) S/Sgt. John MANUE, JR., son of John MANUE, Sr. and the late Anna MANUE of Forestville, was slightly wounded in action on the 6th of October at Saipan. This was revealed by the War Department in a telegram delivered from the Pottsville Western Union office by Mgr. Wm. S. BROBST. Sgt. Manue was with a company of engineers and has been overseas since May of 1943. He entered the service three years ago and was trained at Ft. McClellan, Ala. And Camp Clayborn, La. He was born at Buck Run and was educated in the schools of Cass Twp. He was engaged in war work at Newark, N. J. before going into the service. He is a member of St. Nicholas Church, Minersville. His mother died in March of 1943 and it was to her that the telegram was directed. Besides his father there is a brother, Alex, with the armed forces in France, and two brothers, Peter and Joseph, at home and these sisters: Mrs. Eva ANDERSON, Cherry Point, N. C., Mary, New York City in war work, and Kathryn and Susan, at home. (picture) S/Sgt. John E. SMITH, 32, son of John and Mary SMITH, 601 Mauch Chuck St., Pottsville, was reported by the War Department as having been slightly wounded in France on Oct. 8. A telegram was delivered to the family by Mgr. BROBST. Sgt. Smith enlisted over two years ago and was with an armored unit. He trained at Camp Chaffee, Ark. And Cook, Calif., before going overseas in March of this year. In civilian life he was employed at the St. Clair car shops. He is a member of St. Patrick's Church. He was born in Pottsville and educated in the local schools. Besides his parents there are three brothers, Wilfred, U. S. Navy somewhere in the Pacific; Edmund, a returned veteran from overseas now located at Camp Stewart, Ga. And Paul, at home. There is one sister, Rita, at home. PFC. EDW. D. MEARS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph MEARS, Snyder Ave. McAdoo, was slightly wounded in action in France, Oct. 8th. He is in the infantry having been overseas since the later part of June. He has four brothers in the service, S/2C John T. MEARS, stationed at Brooklyn, N. Y; Pvt. Joseph MEARS, with the Army in New Guinea; Pvt. Leo. P. MEARS, with the Army in Belgium and Pvt. Stanley MEARS, at Sheppard Field, Texas. PFC. Ear MONGER, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey MONGER, Oak Grove, Pinegrove R. D. 1, was reported to have been wounded slightly in action in Germany on October 12, according to a telegram on Friday evening. He trained at Camp Shelby, Miss. He entered the Army on May 7, 1943, and has been in service with the Infantry overseas since June of this year. He was graduated from the Pinegrove H. S. and had been employed in farming with his father before leaving for the service. He has a brother, Leonard, serving in the Navy; and a brother, Randolph, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Ellen POTTS, Pinegrove, and Mrs. Paul COMER, Virginia. (picture) PVT. Michael STEVENS, husband of Mrs. Mary STEVENS, 411 S. Broad Mountain Ave., Frackville, has been slightly wounded in action in Germany on October 10, through work received from the War Department on Friday. PVT. RILEY J. GILBERT-husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Harris GILBERT, Frackville, and son of Mrs. Hannah GILBERT, was reported to have been seriously wounded in action in Germany, on October 10. A telegram from the War Department was received by his wife on Friday. ** RELEASED PRISONER Lt. Vincent LEWIS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben LEWIS, of Schaeffer's Hill, Minersville, arrived home for an extended furlough. Lt. Lewis has been overseas for a long time and was a prisoner of war in Romania, later being released. He is suffering from burns of the body. He was at first reported missing in action over Italy on July 20. ** RECOVER BODY ENSIGN THOMAS Word was received from the Naval Department on Saturday morning by Mrs. Susan THOMAS, 313 Indiana Ave., Shenandoah Heights, that the body of her son, Ensign John, who met death in a plane accident, near the naval training base at Wildwood, N. J., on Sept. 4, 1944, had been recovered in the Delaware Bay and that it was now at the naval hospital in Phila. It will be brought the home from where burial will take place. _____________________ Saturday, December 30, 1944 CASUALTIES Three Reported Missing, Six on List of Wounded. Three county boys are reported as missing in action and a number of wounded in France, Italy and Germany, according to the War Department, telegrams received by the next of kin. MISSING S. 1/C Bernard Paul PALEK, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph PALEK, of Lower Wm. Penn, has been reported as missing in action according to a telegram received by his parents. The message revealed no details as to the whereabouts of Seaman Palek and the date he was first reported missing is not mentioned. Seaman Palek entered the Navy on Nov. 22, 1943, and he has a brother, Joseph, serving with the Army somewhere in Germany when last heard from. The missing boy was graduated from W. Mahanoy Twp. H. S. and later was employed in Hama's Bakery, Shenandoah Heights. There are two brothers in the family, Thomas and Edmund, at home. Sgt. Cyril J. ROWLAND, Connerton, of Army Air Forces, is listed as missing in action over the Negros Islands in the Philippines group, according to word received by his wife. He is the son of Mrs. Sarah and the late John B. ROWLAND, of Connerton. His wife is the former Betty BOYLE, of Lansdowne. They are the parents of a 14 month old son. Sgt. ROWLAND entered the service in 1942 and received his basic training at Scott Field, where he was later assigned to two years as a radio instructor. Before going overseas, two months ago, he had been stationed for short periods in Arizona and California. His last known station was in the Dutch East Indies. Prior to his induction, Sgt. Rowland was employed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. He is a graduate of Bloomsburg College and McCann's Business School and Cooper H. S. class of 1929. He studied engineering at Penn State for one year. Harry SYKES, son of Harry SYKES, Pittsburgh, a former resident of Girardville, has been reported missing over Germany since Nov. 22, according to word received by his aunt, Mrs. G. H. WATKINS, E. Main St., Girardville. WOUNDED. Sgt. Edward GLADSKY, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward GLADSKY, of 424 W. Lloyd St., Shenandoah, has been wounded in action for the second time according to a telegram delivered to his home Thursday afternoon. The message reported the boy as slightly wounded in action on Dec. 10, somewhere in Germany. He was previously wounded in action in France on Aug. 10, and later returned to active duty somewhere in Luxembourg. Sgt. GLADSKY has been overseas since February and has received the Purple Heart and the expert infantrymen's badge. He entered the service in September of 1942. Sgt. Laurence VAN BLARGAN, Oneda, has been wounded for a second time and is now in a base hospital in Italy. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Van Blargan. He was sent overseas two years ago and last year spent much time in a hospital at Casablanca where he spent the Christmas season. He entered the service May 19th, 1941 and is in the Air Force Ground Crew Ord. Co. PFC. Brook L. HORN, Jr., 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brook L. HORN, Sr., of Pine Knot, was slightly wounded in action in Luxembourg, Dec. 6, according to a War Department Telegram received by his mother. He was with the infantry and has been in the service since August of 1941. He received training at Ft. Bragg and spent a year and a half in Panama. Before going overseas last June he was located at Camp Carson, Colorado. He was born at Pine Knot and is a 1935 graduate of Cass Township H. S. Before entering into the service he worked at independent mining. He is a member of Zion Lutheran Church, at Minersville. He has these brothers and sisters: Lieut. (jg) Paul, U. S. Navy; Carl, Heckscherville; Merlin, Minersville; Dr. Arthur HORN, Gratz and Mrs. Bonita SMITH, whose husband, Ronald SMITH, is with the armed forces in Texas. (picture) PFC. Anthony J. ZOMCHICK, 68 Patriotic Hill, near Mahanoy City, was slightly wounded in action in France on Dec. 14th, a telegram having been received by his mother on Saturday morning. PFC. Edward J. MATUSIK, husband of Mrs. Marie MATUSIK, 1265 W. Coal St., Shenandoah, was officially reported to have been seriously wounded in action in France on Nov. 30th. M/Sgt. Michael HOROS, 38, son of Mrs. Anna HOROS, Lansford, was wounded while in action in the Philippines. This news was received by his sister, Mrs. Ben MACKALUSH, Nesquehoning. He has been in the Army for 19 years. _____________________ Wednesday, January 19, 1945 NEW RINGGOLD SOLDIER IS MISSING. Sgt. Herman OSENBACH of New Ringgold, who has been reported missing in action since Dec. 17, 1944, according to word received Jan. 6, 1945, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. OSENBACH of New Ringgold. He is a graduate of Port Carbon High School, 1940, and his mother was the former Maude KOCHER. He was inducted into the service Dec 8, 1942, and was stationed at Ft. Meade, Md., and Camp McCoy, Wis., before going overseas in Sept. of 1943. He was in Ireland and England and was in the invasion of D Day. He was promoted to the rank of Sgt. In France, and went on to Belgium and Germany, from which place he was last heard from. Another brother, Pvt. Berton R. OSENBACH is in France, and the following brothers and sisters are at home: Jean, Betty, Mae, Dorthy, Violet, and Harold. ** EVAGENE COLLARD ENGAGED TO JAMES R. BAZLEY, JR. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer J. COLLARD, Ann Arbor, Michigan, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Evagene, to James R. BAZLEY, Jr. U. S. N. R., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert BAZLEY, Oak Road. ** MESSAGE FROM PRISONER. S/Sgt. Charles YOKITIS, a prisoner of war in Germany camp known as Stalag Luft No. 4, filed an express message with the International Red Cross, which was received by his mother on December 19. This express message arrived in the form of a cablegram and, while sponsored by the U. S. Government, is activated by the International Red Cross. It read, Am well and hope you are the same. Feeling fine as a POW. Write soon. Sgt. YOKITIS, who is the son of Mrs. Joseph YOKITIS, E. Fifth St., Port Carbon, was declared missing last May 29, and it was not until September 9 that his mother received word that he was a prisoner of war. From September until the express message arrived in December, the family had had no news from him. He enlisted January 2, 1942, and received his training at Orlando, Fla.; Texas; Buckley Field, Colo., and McCook, Neb., from where he left for overseas in March, 1944. He saw action Brazil, Italy and Africa, and flew 11 missions before he was shot down over Australia. Another brother, Vincent, now in the South Pacific, took part in the invasion of the Philippines. (picture) ** OBITURARIES MRS. ALICE GROCKI (GRUTSKI) Mrs. Alice Grocki (Grutski) died at her home 307 _ W. Centre St., Shenandoah, on Wednesday morning, following an illness of two months. She was born in Poland but has lived in Shenandoah since she was a young girl. She was a member of St. Casimir's Church. Surviving are two sons, Anthony and Edward of Shenandoah and three daughter: Mrs. Victoria OSOWIECKL, Staten Island, N. Y.; Mrs. Joseph GALITSKY and Mrs. Frank STRAND, both of Shenandoah. Also 15 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Alex and Leonard WENTZ, funeral directors. _____________________ Wednesday, February 7, 1945 PT. CARBON SERVICEMAN AND ENGLAND GIRL WED. Sgt. And Mrs. Charles LURWICK, whose marriage took place January 30 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Port Carbon. Mrs. LURWICK is the former Viurma Fay JENKINS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry JENKINS, Port Carbon. Sgt. LURWICK, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. LURWICK, Port Carbon, completed a 30 day furlough, this week and left for Fort Dix, N. J. He recently returned after three years overseas , serving in New Guinea, Australia, and Netherlands East Indies. (pictures) ** FUNERALS George F. FAUST, The funeral of George F. FAUST, Wadesville, took place Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the Jas. S. Evans Funeral Home, St. Clair. Services were conducted by Rev. John STEPHENS of the Primitive Methodist Church and Rev. FAHRINGER, of St. mark's Reformed Church, Pine Grove, after which interment was made in St. Mark's Browns Church. Bearers were: Jas. MULLIN, Vincent SCANLAN, Wm. BRENNAN, Jos. HEAD, Jos. CORBY, Edward DRESS. ** IN MEMORIAM IN SAD and loving memory of our dear mother, Sarah EVANS, who passed away one year ago today, Sadly missed by her daughters. ** CARD OF THANKS THE FAMILY of the late Pvt. John CANDEE, killed in action in Belgium, wish to thank all whose who offered condolences, sent cards, sympathy cards and flowers. ** Legal Notice: Testamentary Notice Estate of Oscar J. HUMMEL, late of the City of Pottsville, County of Schuylkill, State of Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of administration on said estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted thereto are requested to make immediate payments, and those having claims or demands against same will present them without delay for settlement to: O. Lee HUMMEL Charles W. HUMMEL, Executors. ** Testamentary Notice Estate of Wasyl MASTALAR (MASTALER) late of the Township of Branch, County of Schuylkill, and State of Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of administration on said estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted thereto are requested to make immediate payments, and those having claims or demands against same will present them without delay for settlement to: John M. MASTALAR, Administrator ** Administrator's Notice Estate of John E. COLLER, late of the Borough of Schuylkill Haven, County of Schuylkill, and State of Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of administration on said estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted thereto are requested to make immediate payments, and those having claims or demands against same will present them without delay for settlement to: Amy B. COLLER REICHERT, Charles H. COLLER, Administrators. 47 St. Peter St., Schuylkill Haven, Pa. ** Testamentary Notice Estate of James J. NOLAN, late of the City of Pottsville, County of Schuylkill, and State of Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of administration on said estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted thereto are requested to make immediate payments, and those having claims or demands against same will present them without delay for settlement to: Thomas J. ANDERSON, Administrator C. T. A. 724 Anderson St., Pottsville, Pa. _____________________ Tuesday, February 12, 1945 CASUALTIES Pottsville Captain, Palo Alto Seaman Killed; 2 Prisoners According to the latest war casualty releases, a Pottsville captain was killed in the invasion of Luzon; a Palo Alto seaman previously reported missing in action, is now listed as dead and two Pottsville soldiers are prisoners of war. KILLED. Capt. Alfred A. WEISS, a brother of Mrs. Abe BREIT, Pottsville, is reported killed in action somewhere in the Pacific. A War Department telegram was received by Mrs. BREIT today. Capt. WEISS before entering the service made his home here with Mr. and Mrs. BREIT and had contemplated becoming assistant to Mr. BREIT in the Management of the Grace Shop conducted by Mr. BREIT. The war, however, changed these plans. Capt. WEISS entered the service December of 1940 and since that time served in Hawaii and was later transferred to Officers' Candidate School at Ft. Benning, Ga. After completing the course and being second high in his class he was commissioned second lieutenant in Aug. Of 1942. After being offered an instructors post at the school, he requested combat duty in the South Pacific. (etc. picture) ** BOATSWAIN MATE 2/C BLAIR THOERNER, son of Mrs. Martha THOERNER, 202 W. Bacon St., Palo Alto who was reported missing in action on December 11 of last year is now listed as dead. A Navy Department report of casualties revealed that he was accidentally killed in an explosion. Thoerner, 31, entered the service by enlisting in the Navy in 1943 and received amphibious training at New Port, R. I. He went overseas last August. He attended the Pottsville schools and was a high school graduate. He had been employed at the Freed Battery Service on S. Centre St. He was married to the former Elsie Grace TEMPLIN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John TEMPLIN, Elk Ave., this city. She is at present teaching in the local schools. Besides his wife and mother, there is a sister, Mrs. Carl DEITRICH, of Plainfield, N. J. ** MISSING. Pvt. Leo W. STANITIS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony STANITIS, of Ashland, R. D., was reported missing in action in the Philippines since January 10. He has been in service since May 26, 1942, and is a member of an Engineer's battalion. ** PRISONER. T/Sgt. Wm. J. DEVINE, son of Mr. and Mrs. William DEVINE, of 505 Mauch Chunk St., who was reported missing in action over Austria on Dec. 11 is now listed as a prisoner of war of the German Government. This was revealed today by a War Department telegram. T/Sgt. Nazarene Nat PICCIONI, 24, son of Emideo and Rose PICCIONI, 304 N. Seventh St. Pottsville, who previously was reported missing in action is now listed as a prisoner of war of the Nazis. (cont. on page 6) _____________________ Monday, February 19, 1945 Wm. F. YOCUM William F. YOCUM, 70 who a few days ago suffered a stroke, died early Monday morning at his home on Charles St., this city. He was a native of Bloomsburg, but for 30 years was a resident of Pottsville. He is a retired employee of the P. & R. C. & I. Co., having worked in the foundry of the local shops as a master moulder. He resided at one time in Pittsburgh and was the oldest member of the Pittsburgh Aerie of the Eagles. He was also a member of the Master Moulders Asso. He is survived by his wife who was the former Harriet WITMER, and a daughter, Evelyn, wife of Edward HAWLEY, 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren, and these sons: Harrison, of Tremont; Charles, Geo., Walter, Pottsville; and Howard of Mt.Carmel. There are the following step-brothers and sisters: Charles of Cleveland; John, Roy and Isaiah, Bloomsburg; Geo. Williamsport; Mrs. Rebecca MENGINE and Mrs. Frank MOSS, Bloomsburg. Funeral Thursday afternoon from the T. D. Bergen Funeral Home on Mahantongo St. Burial in the Union Cemetery. _____________________ Tuesday, July 3, 1945 MCADOO HEIGHTS SOLDIER KILLED. Casualties among county boys in the Pacific continue to mount, telegrams to their next of kin back home reveal. Latest victim is Pfc. Stephen G. RUSNOCK, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael RUSNOCK, of McAdoo Heights, who was killed in action on Luzon on June 3. Inducted into the Army in August, 1944, he served in Manila and Luzon. Besides his parents he leaves a sister and three brothers. _____________________ Monday, July 9, 1945 HIT-RUN DRIVER KILLS COUNTY MAN. Frank GRAHAM, 47, formerly of Shenandoah, recently an employee of the University hospital, Philadelphia, was struck by a hit-and-run driver and fatally injured on the highway on University ave. bridge, Philadelphia, early Sunday morning. He was a widower and stayed at the home of his daughter until he obtained this position at the hospital, two weeks ago. A veteran of the first World War, he went to Philadelphia several years ago to receive treatment at the Naval Hospital and remained there since. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. P. J. GRAHAM, Shenandoah, he is survived by two daughters, Anna Marie and Patricia, of Philadelphia; one son, Pfc. John, with the Anti-Aircraft in Germany, and four sisters, Mrs. B. M. HOFELICH, Slatington; Mrs. John GILROY, Shenandoah Heights; Mrs. Joseph McLAIN, New York City; Mrs. Michael STIEF, Mt. Carmel. His wife preceded him in death a year ago. J. J. FRANEY, funeral director, left for Philadelphia for the body, and funeral services will be held from the funeral home, 129 N. Jardin St., Shenandoah, Wednesday morning, followed by mass in the Church of the Annunciation and Interment in the parish cemetery. _____________________ Friday, July 20, 1945 POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL Mrs. Emery FETTEROLF, Hegins, Surgical. Joseph SCHOFFSTALL, Minersville, medical. Hannah BEHNEY, Pine Grove, surgical. Donald VERCHIK, St. Clair, surgical. PETROSKI BURIAL MONDAY. Funeral services for Simon A. PETROSKI will be held Monday morning from the Reily Funeral Home, with mass to be celebrated in St. Casimir's Church, St. Clair. Interment will be made in St. Stephen's Cemetery. BURY TIM SULLIVAN MONDAY. Funeral services for Timothy J. SULLIVAN will be held from his late residence, 511 E. Market St., Monday morning. Mass will be celebrated in St. Patrick's Church and burial will be made in St. Patrick's No. 3 Cemetery. _____________________ Saturday, July 21, 1945 MISS RUTH EISENHUTH BRIDE OF CPL. GERACE. The marriage of Miss Ruth EISENHUTH, daughter of Mrs. Ursula EISENHUTH, Schuylkill Ave., and Cpl. Andrew GERACE, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dominic GERACE, Main St., took place Saturday morning at 10 o'clock in St. John the Baptist Church. (etc.) ** LADIES OF THE G. A. R. HAD BUSINESS MEETING: The Ladies of the G. A. R. held a business meeting at Malta Hall, Friday night, Miss Beulah GANGLOFF presiding. The evenings prize went to Mrs. Ella GILLARS. Following the session a birthday party was held and hostesses were: Miss GANGLOFF, Mrs. Bessie MOORE, and Mrs. Mae LEYMEISTER. Attending were: Mrs. Louise DOYLE, Mrs. Rosalin P. KINZEY, Mrs. Ana SIMMONS, Mrs. Mae LEYMEISTER, Mrs. Martha BICHT, Mrs. Caroline GRIFFITHS, Mrs. Gertrude FERNSLER, Mrs. Theresa SCHERZINGER, Mrs. Bertha SCOTT, Mrs. Agnes HOFFMAN, Minnie WATKINS, Nancy DEWALD, of Phila., Mrs. Bessie MOORE, Mrs. Florence FIELDING of St. Clair, Mrs. Edith BIGLER, and Mrs. Ella GILLARS. ** HILDA HEINBACH TO BE BRIDE OF CHAS. ACHENBACH.. The marriage of Miss Hilda HEINBACH, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Heinbach, Sch. Haven, to Charles ACHENBACH, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Achenbach, Hamburg, will take place Saturday afternoon in Auburn. The ceremony will be performed at 5:30 in the Church of God, by Rev. WAGNER. (etc.) ** CRESSONA GIRL IS BRIDE OF KANSAS SERVICEMAN. Mr. and Mrs. George SELBERT, Cressona, announce the marriage of their daughter, Elsie, to Corp. Clarence D. KOLACHNY, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank KOLACHNY, Ellsworth, Kansas. (etc.) _____________________ Saturday, July 28, 1945 LOST CREEK BOY KILLED IN CRASH. A Five year old Lost Creek boy enroute with his parents by auto to Camden, N. J., where the family was moving was killed when a tire blew out and the machine upset near Allentown Friday. He is Thomas HANNA, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hanna, and was pronounced dead at Allentown Hospital. The accident happened shortly after 2:45 p. m. on Route 22, a mile west of the Allentown city limits. When the tire blew out the machine upset and the child's head was pinned between the side of the car and the ground. The child was alone on the back seat which was filled with luggage and is believed to have had his head out of the window at the time of the accident. The boy is an only child, and the body will be brought to Lost Creek for burial. ** KILLED BY TRIP OF CARS Adam YACUNSKY, 62, 210 Pitt St. Tamaqua, a company miner employed at the Tamaqua Colliery of the L. N. C. was instantly killed when he was caught under a trip of mine cars while at work at the colliery on Saturday morning at 8:30 am. In addition to his wife, Anna, to whom he was married seven months, he is survived by three daughters from a former marriage: two stepsons, and several brothers and sisters, residing in the western part of the state. ** JOHN PARTON MISSING AT SEA Seaman John Parton, Missing Pottsville. Seaman John Parton, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Parton, 214 South 9th Street, this city, is reported missing in action by the Navy Department in a telegram received by his parents Saturday morning. He was aboard a submarine somewhere in the Pacific. On Monday of next week he will reach his 21st birthday and has been in the service since 1943. He graduated from Pottsville High School in 1942. He has been assigned to submarine service since January of this year. At that time he spent a brief furlough at home. In addition to his parents he has two sisters, Dorothy, wife of Thos. ADCOCK, of Laurel St.; Catherine, wife of Paul AUCHENBACH, now in Iowa with her husband who is under treatment in a government hospital, and a brother, Julian, of Lansford, associated with the L. C. N. Co. (Picture) _____________________ Monday, August 6, 1945 FIND BODY OF MISSING MAN. The badly decomposed body of Alex PALAMAR, 55, of Jonestown, near Minersville, missing from his home since July 21, was found on the farm of Dr. Robert NEWHARD of Orwigsburg, late Saturday morning. Dr. E. L. KLOCK of Orwigsburg deputy coroner said he died from exposure. The body was found by Mrs. Charles FETTERHOLF, a neighbor, in a field about 18 feet from the highway behind a pile of snow fence. Palamar's disappearance was reported to the Pottsville state police on Aug. 2. The dead man is survived by four sons, Harry, Michael, Edward, and Joseph. The body was released to Undertaker RITZEL of Minersville. Deceased was born in Austria and had been a resident of this country for the past 33 years. He had been employed at the Pottsville Castings & Machine Shops, and was a member of St. Nicholas' Greek Catholic Church, Minersville, and the church societies. His wife died two and a half years ago. Surviving are the following children: Michael, Harry, Edward, and Mrs. Albert WASILUS, all of Jonestown; Pvt. John in the Army, whose present whereabouts are unknown and Cpl. Joseph, in the South Pacific. The funeral took place in the RITZEL Funeral Home, Minersville, Monday morning. Mass was celebrated in St. Nicholas' Church by Rev. M. LYSCHENSKI, and interment was in the parish cemetery. Members of the church societies were pall bearers. ** MISSING FLIER REPORTED DEAD. Staff Sergeant Theodore G. SISAK, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael SISAK, of 422 West Center St., Mahanoy City, who was previously reported missing in flight since July 14 between Dinjan, India, and Lulliaug China, is now reported killed on July 14, the same day as he was reported missing. A War Department telegram was received by his parents on Saturday. Sgt. SISAK was serving as an aerial radio operator with the 2nd Troop Carrier Squadron of the 10th Air Force. He enlisted August 20th 1942, and received his basic training at Keesler Field, Miss. Later he was transferred to the Sioux Falls Air Base, S. D. where he qualified as an aerial operator and mechanic. After serving as an instructor at Sioux Falls Base, he was transferred to George Field, Ill. And later to Fort Wayne, Ind. Where he was stationed until he left for overseas duty. He was a member of the Troop Carrier Command on the Ledo Road in Burma for three months. A 1938 graduate of Mahanoy City High School, he was employed at the General Electric Company in Phila., at the time he entered the service. He was a member of St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church. He is survived by his parents and the following brothers and sisters: John, of Phila., Elizabeth, wife of Fred STEINBACH, of Spinnerstown; George, of Park Crest; Anna, wife of John SHUMANIS, of Philadelphia; Ethel, wife of William HOLT, of Venice, Calif., and Virginia, at home. ** RICHARD JONES IS LAID TO REST Funeral Services for the late Richard L. JONES, insurance broker and secretary of the Greater Pottsville Federal Savings and Loan Asso., who died in this 84th year at his home, 335 S. Second St., were held Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the Chapel of Resurrection. The funeral was largely attended with Rev. Alfred MARTIN, assistant rector of Trinity Episcopal Church officiating. Pall bearers were: Carl NEUMILLER, Rob't. RODGERS, Edgar MEADE, Millard JONES, John TOBIN, Philip DONNE. The interment was made in Charles Baber Cemetery. The viewing on Sunday nigh was attended by many friends and acquaintances of Mr. Jones and relatives of the family. There was a profusion of flowers. _____________________ Tuesday, August 7, 1945 BRANCHDALE SERVICEMAN AND ENGLISH GIRL WED. Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Winifred COOKE, of London, England, and S/5 Joseph G. KILRAINE, Branchdale. The ceremony took place I the Church of Our Lady of the Visitation, England, with Father J. Conlon officiating. The attendants were Miss Doris COOKE, a sister of the bride, and Sgt. Frank VOGEL, Montana, a friend of the bridegroom. Sgt. Joseph KERBELIS, Connecticut, was the usher. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert COOKE, Greenford, Middlesex, London. Mr. KILRAINE is the son of Mrs. Mary KILRAINE, of Branchdale. He attended Reilly Township H. S., Branchdale, and has just returned to the U. S. after 20 months in England. He is now on furlough and will report at the conclusion of his leave to Indiantown Gap. (pictures) _____________________ Saturday, September 1, 1945 KILLED BY LIGHTNING Warren L. DEWEES, Lebanon, an apprentice seaman in the U. S. Navy, awaiting a call in active duty, was killed by a bolt of lightning on the porch of his home on Thurs. He had just removed working clothes in an outbuilding and was in his bare feet crossing a cement porch when the bolt struck. No marks were left on his body and it was considered one of the strangest cases on record. ** GIVE UP SEARCH FOR COALDALE FLIER. Mrs. Amelia WAICE, Coaldale, mother of the missing Lt. Francis WAICE, has been notified that the search for him has been discontinued. No trace of the flier, who was en route from Florida to Phila., has been found by the many searching parties looking for him. Aircraft from ten bases, plus sea, air and land rescue facilities of the Navy from Jacksonville and the Florida State Police and Forestry Service took part in the search. ** MAH. PLANE BOY FREED FROM JAP PRISON CAMP Metro A. KITSOCK, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas KITSOCK, Mahanoy Plane, was one of the nine Pennsylvanians released from a prisoner of war camp in Japan. He was taken prisoner when the Japs captured the Philippines and was in the service since April, 1941, with an anti-aircraft battery. In January, 1943, his parents were informed that he was a prisoner. _____________________ September 28, 1945 TO BE BURIED SATURDAY The funeral of the late Martin McLAUGHLIN, who died at Lancaster, will take place Saturday morning from the home of his son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Wm. FARNON, Second and Ogden Sts., Girardville. Mass will be celebrated in St. Joseph's Church with interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Ft. Springs. M. J. Clarke has charge. _____________________ Friday, December 21, 1945 WM. F. GINTHER CLAIMED BY DEATH Wm. F. Ginther, former proprietor of a meat market at 18th and Market St., this city and vice president of the City National Bank died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth MCDONALD, 4 S. 19th St., this city, on Friday. Mr. Ginther had been ill but a short time. He was a native of Pottsville and was a son of the late Jacob and Anna Ginther, and lived his lifetime in this community. He was an expert baseball player and was an expert hunter and wing shot and won championship trophies in Sch., Dauphin and Berks County one year. He was known to his friends by the nickname of Punk. He was a member of St. John's church and societies of the church. He was vice president of the City National Bank and was a member of the Yorkville Hose Co. He was unmarried and is survived by the following sisters and brothers: Anna, wife of George LYNN, Pottsville; John, Minersville; and Mrs. Elizabeth McDONALD, Pottsville with whom he lived. His funeral arrangements are being completed by the Reiley Funeral Service.