Vickie, Do you know anything more about the John Burda who died July 22, 1932 in Cannonsburg? He could be related to me as my grand father and grand mother were both descendants of Burda, my grand father had 14 aunts and uncles named Burda. I plan to go to Poland in Juy to see if my maternal grand parents were cousns, second or third.Richard [email protected] wrote:> ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 PA-CARNEGIE-D Digest Volume 03 : Issue 103 Today's Topics: #1 Long Ago July 7, 1937 McDonald PA ["Victoria Hospodar Valentine" #2 JUNE 1938, Wedding Abstracts ["Bill & Sandy Miklavic" <[email protected]] De: "Victoria Hospodar Valentine" À: [email protected] Objet: Long Ago July 7, 1937 McDonald PA Record-Outlook Out of the Long Ago Forty Years Ago July 3, 1897 W. J. and Hugh WILSON of Arlington heights have bought a thresher and cleaner and a 13-h.p. Peerless engine for $1675. They are prepared for a big threshing business this fall. Mr. POTTLE, the noted chef, has reopened his restaurant at the Miller corner. A large barn containing 15 tons of hay belonging to T. A MILLER was struck by lightning and burned. John WEISGERBER has bought W. H. BROWN's meat market. The KAMMERER still house was destroyed by fire. The big warehouse full of whisky was untouched. P. HOEY has the foundation dug for a 24x50, three-story brick block. 40 sheep belonging to T. B. WEST were killed by dogs. The Oakdale U. P. church has extended a call to the Rev. J. T. JAMISON of Buffalo, this county. The Midway gas office has been moved to the POTTER block in Bar street. Thirty Years Ago July 6, 1907 Miss May WORK of Candor and Dr. John S. HILL were married Thursday, July 4, in the home of the bride's parents. Herbert SINGLETON is waking around this week with the aid of crutches, because of a badly sprained ankle. Harry WITHERINGTON, well-known oilman, was instantly killed when he fell from an oil derrick in Cadiz, Ohio. Burglars entered the Charles BRICELAND house and stole a valuable watch belonging to Mr. BRICELAND. An attempt was made to enter the J. B. SMITH house, but the robbers were frightened away. Mrs. Catherine MONAHAN, 75, died July 4 in her home in Barr street. While cutting a tree on the James CALLAHAN lease, C. R. ZERBY found a nest of blacksnakes that, when put end to end, measured 94 feet. Some fiend poisoned A. DECOLA's horses July 4. Two horsed are dead and the third will probably die. Twenty-Five Years Ago July 6, 1912 Miss Mary B. STURGEON, 84, was found dead June 20 in her home in Fourth street. Robert JOHNSON of Oakdale received a scalp wound and cuts about the body, and Frank BOAHL of Steubenville sprained his left leg when their car overturned in a ditch as the tried to avoid hitting a drunken man, who was staggering in the path of the car. The third occupant of the car was unhurt. Joseph FRANKS, 6, of Midway, underwent an operation in the West Penn hospital. Campbell GILLES and Gertrude BROCKMAN of Midway were married June 26. Clyde SMITH 18, of Midway received his diploma from the General District and Printing Telegraph Co. school in Pittsburgh. He has taken his degree in eight subjects of the course by practical work. The McDonald Stars defeated the Christian Hill team of Midway July 4 by the score of 13-7. Batteries for Midway were CANONGE and CRAMER; for McDonald JOHNEN and HANS. Twenty Years Ago July 6, 1917 Thirty persons took the test for the summer normal in Midway. Deaths of the week were Samuel Houston PYLE, 46, of Center avenue, McDonald; Mrs. W. S. ARMOR of Murdocksville, and Dorothy BOWLAND of Sturgeon. Andrew BOYNE of Imperial broke his leg when his uncle's motorcycle overturned. Ella HALEY and Louis WHITTLING of Imperial were married June 27 in the home of the bride's mother. Bulger donated $250 toward the Red Cross. Edmond GOSSELIN, Sr., of Midway sprained his arm. Rosslyn MCCARTY of Midway left July 5 for Gettysburg, where he joined the regiment in which he enlisted. Mayo RONER of Bulger was accidentally shot July 4 and taken to the Steubenville hospital. William MCLEAN, 27, superintendent of the Oak Ridge mine, Oakdale, was found dead July 6. His body hung suspended from a chain at the tipple of the mine. It was believed he was the victim of an accident. Frank GAMBLE of Oakdale was badly bruised, Robert DAVIS broke his hand and sustained body bruises, and Ross ALLINDER was seriously injured when their car, driven by GAMBLE, skidded around a curve near the Oakdale chemical plant. Arnold STEWART, another occupant, was not injured. Fifteen Years Ago July 7, 1922 Mrs. Arthur M. SMITH was elected secretary of the Robinson township school board. Grace MULLIGAN of Fannie street, McDonald, and Charles A. WACKER of Oakdale were married July 6 in St. Alphonsus church. Three new teachers have been elected to McDonald high-Miss Laura SPROWLS, west Alexander, Miss Lucille NAIRN of Midway, and Miss Forsyth of New Concord. John W. WILES has purchased the oil interest of F. F. CONLEY of Bradford in the WADE farm sough of town. James Wilbert MOODY, 28, of Clinton died June 30 in the Mercy hospital. Elmer MCCLAIN, employed in the Standard Tinplate mill in Canonsburg, had his left leg severely cut in the hot mill department. Henry MCELHANEY of Midway was injured when his wagon upset, throwing him out. James KELLY, 4, of Midway cut his eye when he fell on a piece of tin while at play, and it will be necessary to remove it. Ten Years Ago July 7, 1927 "Boots" COUDERC, who is camping with several McDonald boys at Dr. ORWIG's cottage near Titusville, caught a 7 1/2 -lb. Muskellunge. Mrs. Edward GIBSON, 37, of Oakdale died July 6 in the Mercy hospital. W. C. FIFE of Oakdale had his tonsils removed in the Mercy hospital. Emily VANSELOW of Glendale and Matthew Lee HURNEY of Oakdale were married July 21 in Wellsburg. Charles BURZACK of Noblestown had his car damaged when it was crowded off the road by a passing auto. Gomer MARZAK of Noblestown was seriously injured when his car overturned in Oakdale. Wild M. SPARKENBAUGH of Oakdale and Richard P. FIERST of Pittsburgh were married Saturday, June 9, in the home of the bride's parents. Ruth LESCALLETTE of Midway was severely burned while discharging fireworks. Five Years Ago July 7, 1932 Thieves entered the hen house of Hugh FRAZEE and stole twelve of his Buff Orphington roosters. Fire broke out in Samuel BROIDA's department store in Burgettstown, damaging it to the amount $10,000. Attorney George LUTTRELL of Burgettstown was fatally injured when he fell 14 stories from his office in the Erie Trust building. Claire MALARKEY, 12, of North McDonald street injured his spine and sustained a severe cut on the hip when he fell 20 feet from and oil derrick on the HULYK (McDonald) farm. Harold NIX, 12, of Sturgeon was painfully injured, and it is feared he will lose the sight of both eyes, when carbide exploded near his home on the Fourth. A. C. "Slim" RANSOM of Burgettstown was elected to succeed W. B. COX as athletic director of the McDonald High School. Thomas RANKIN of Venice and Della STRAIN of Primrose were married June 28 in Wellsburg. John BURDA, 44, died July 2 in the Canonsburg hospital. ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 3 --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? -- Une adresse @yahoo.fr gratuite et en français ! Testez le nouveau Yahoo! Mail