DRASTIC RULES ARE INVOKED Health Officials Close Churches, Clubs and Lodges - Supplementing Order From State Men ALL COMPLY All the churches, clubs and lodges were ordered closed indefinitely by the City Health Bureau yesterday afternoon, in an effort to prevent a spread of Spanish Influenza, which has secured a slight hold in Altoona, while the department carried out to the letter, the state health commissioner's rules closing every saloon and theatre. Every place closed, with the exception of the churches, have been placarded. Nothing definite was decided in regarded to the schools. The city police will see that all rules are carried out and violations will result in arrests. With not more than one hundred cases of the disease in this city and no deaths reported as a direct result of influenza here, physicians were inclined to believe that they have the disease well in hand. One fatality resulted from the disease at Juniata yesterday morning, after it was thought that the patient had recovered, and physicians in this city are taking every precaution possible and urging their patients to be extremely careful, when they begin to feel slightly improved. PROHIBIT CHURCH SERVICE. Early yesterday afternoon the health bureau officials decided to prohibit Sunday schools and other kindred religious gatherings and after consulting with a number of ministers and City Manager H. G. Hinkle, it was deemed wise to close the churches and prohibit all services, including the usual weekly meetings. The clubs and lodges were then added to the list by the bureau, officials fearing that with other places closed people would congregate in these buildings, which might prove dangerous. Placards, secured early in the day, were tacked on the doors of every establishment that came under the ban of the state health commissioner's order, while they were also used at lodges and club rooms, but the supply failed to reach far enough to placard the churches. City Detective W. A. Davis and Patrol Driver Calvin Bell were given the job of placarding and the officers stated last night that they found no difficulty and that every person affected accepted the order without a murmur. Every pool table in the city was covered by the owners for an indefinite period, but places where tobacco, cigars, smoking supplies and magazines formed a part of the business were going full swing. They were permitted to sell merchandise, but not to allow any customers to congregate in their buildings. It was a case of a man making his purchase and then departing. None even stopped to talk about the war, which is usually the case. In every instance where police find that persons are congregating, especially in tobacco stores and favorite loafing places, the crowds will be dispersed and if the management fails thereafter to keep the customers moving, the establishment will be closed. The Health Bureau, in making this rule, does not wish to hamper the business of any merchant, but insists that the people be kept moving. PRIVATE FUNERALS. The bureau also announced that every funeral must be strictly private and where there is sickness in the family only near relatives be admitted, and then only in cases where the patient is extremely critical. The Liberty Loan float will not be affected by the ruling of the state commissioner, as speeches made from it will not be more than eight or ten minutes duration, and it will be in the open air. Also the float is going to the people, instead of them going to it, and for this reason no crowds will congregate for any length of time. When the question of the schools was taken up, it was decided to make no final ruling before tomorrow and if the situation continues as it is at present, the schools will probably remain open. However, any change for the worse will result in immediate closing of every school in the city. With regard to the disease in the city the health bureau officials announced that the situation was really not serious, but intended taking every precaution possible to prevent any spread of the disease and for the time being will halt every chance of an epidemic. Altoona Times, Saturday Morning, October 5, 1918

I believe this was meant for the list. Annie Whiteman PABlair List administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair --- the forwarded message follows ---

My Grandpap Mellott lived on a big farm and saw mill with his two brothers; and this reminded me of Lucy. Lucy was a big, very big, very very big red pig, that became a favorite and was never butchered. I can remember she wasn't very friendly and we (grandchildren) were told to stay away from her. It is hard to even believe that I would have even ventured near Lucy, but I guess I did, because I clearly remember being told not to bother Lucy. I don't remember cows, horses or any other animal, except the dogs and chickens. I definitely remember the standing rule was: if you can catch a chicken, you can take it home. We (my brothers and I) spent many afternoons chasing chickens. We never took one home. On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:23:19 -0400 "CA BICKEL" <[email protected]> wrote: >About this time of year it was getting to be the hog butchering season for our ancestors. Does anyone have information or stories to contribute? Our ancestors were farmers and loggers in Greenfield Township and I have accumulated several stories about this annual event, including the one about our great grandfather. It is said he was old and frail but came out anyway on that cold day in November 1908. "He caught cold and died because he couldn't miss hog butchering day." > >Carol >(the city girl from Baltimore) > > > >----------------------------------- >No flaming permtted on this list. This is a one flame and you are out rule. >----------------------------------- >The Blair Co. mailing list has no association with the Blair Co. Genealogy Society. >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Annie Whiteman PABlair List administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-al/allison-zimmerman.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-al/brady-ribson.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-al/creighton-oswalt.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-al/deniser-flanigan.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-al/dreifus-scheeline.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-al/frank-bender.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-al/frantz-bowser.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-al/hamlin-walker.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-al/hare-ross.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-al/kinch-jackson.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-al/lingenfelter-stultz.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-al/loose-davis.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-mz/martin-lynn.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-mz/macfarlane-clingerman.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-mz/mccaulley-hummel.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-mz/mcnalley-blattenberger.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-mz/meloy-moore.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-mz/musser-gates.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-mz/orr-freet.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-mz/rath-knepp.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-mz/reeser-meadville.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-mz/vaughn-bennett.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/blair/vitals/marriages-mz/trib-1899-6.txt Thanks to Betty Greenleaf for contributing the Miracle Whip cake recipe from the 1st Meals of Brethren Women cookbook. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/blair/receipts.htm#mwhipcake If you have an old Blair county family recipe or one from a Blair county church or organizational cookbook, and would like to contribute it for our cookbook, please email me at [email protected] Judy Banja Blair Archives. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/blair/

About this time of year it was getting to be the hog butchering season for our ancestors. Does anyone have information or stories to contribute? Our ancestors were farmers and loggers in Greenfield Township and I have accumulated several stories about this annual event, including the one about our great grandfather. It is said he was old and frail but came out anyway on that cold day in November 1908. "He caught cold and died because he couldn't miss hog butchering day." Carol (the city girl from Baltimore)

Message: 4 Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:52:14 -0400 From: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: PABlair October 16 2007 Obits for Blair & Surrounding Areas To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi Annie, Will you please send: William Fickes (Imler) *nice obituary, but no mention of parents or spouse! Thanks Carol in Baltimore

If you would like a scanned copy of any of the following obits, email me offlist and include the name and the date the obituary was sent to the Blair list. Obits sent to the Blair list today will be available for six months. Bertha Foor Rhodes, (Rays Cove), wife of Howard Rhodes. Bertha Hudson Sprankle, 1973 (Grazierville), daughter of John and Martha Straw Hudson, wife of Howard Sprankle. Daniel Shriver, 1973 (Martinsburg), son of Franklin and Elizabeth Kensinger Shriver, husband of Annie Frye. Dr. J. A. Knipple, (Blue Knob) Elvirda Miller Lynch (Cresson), daughter of Isaac and Harriet Wagner Miller, wife of James Lynch. Ethel Buck Latterner, 1962 (Cresson), daughter of Samuel and Ellen Bruce Buck, wife of Leonard Latterner. Eunice Brown Showell, 1973, daughter of Harry and Fannie McGarvey Brown. F. Marie Lynam, daughter of James and Josephine Howell Lynam. Francis Shadle, 1973 (Williamsburg), daughter of William and Ida Edwards Shadle. George Smith, 1973 (Osterburg), son of Samuel and Margaret Ressler Smith. George Lybarger Hannah Wilson (Fishertown) Harry Lynn, (Martinsburg native), son of John and Margaret Emeigh Lynn. Hattie M. Smith, 1973 (Bellwood), daughter of Charles and Mary Anderson Smith. Herbert Lucas (Altoona native), husband of Beth McGregor. Janet Davidson Larson, (Johnstown), daughter of William and Mary Woods Davidson, widow of Charles Larson. Jennie Hoover Larrabee, (Hollidaysburg), daughter of George and Anna May Calhoun Hoover, wife of Frank Larrabee. John Lyons, 1963 (Bellefonte native), son of John and Clara Sunday Lyons. John McFarland (Tatesville) Margaret Seifert (Bedford), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Seifert. Marian Houck Lehman, (former Altoona resident), daughter of Alonzo and Laura Law Houck, widow of George Lehman. Mary Garver (Point View) orphan that lived with the Helsel family. Mary Price Wilkins (West Providence), widow of Ephraim Wilkins. Nevin Burket, 1972 (Imler), son of Edward and Laura Burket, husband of Glenn Langham. O. Park Sollenberger, 1973 (Williamsburg), son of Andrew and Viola Park Sollenberger, husband of Edith Crisswell. Paul Burkett, 1972 (Everett native) Pauline Gibbons Burket, 1959, daughter of Walker and Agnes Clark Gibbons, wife of Carl Burket. Pearl Snyder Burket, 1974 (Roaring Spring), daughter of Edward and Ruth Ullery Snyder, widow of Ranson Burket. Raymond Smeltzer, 1973 (Altoona native), son of Ferdinand and Anna Smeltzer, widower of Eva Brookbank. Robert S. Smith, (Riddlesburg) Ross Burket, 1974 (Sinking Valley), son of John and Alice Crawford Burket, widower of Elizabeth Brown. Teresa Lednik, 1963 (Coalport), daughter of Thomas and Anna Zernovic Lednik. William E. Smith, 1973 (Loysburg native), son of J. Ross and Dorothy Livingston Smith, husband of Genevieve Hoover. Annie Whiteman PABlair List administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair

BRETT'S STORE FOUR YEARS OLD On Oct. 3, 1914, one of Altoona's leading department stores was launched and today, the store which has steadily grown and prospered and become a household word in practically all homes in the city and surrounding country, is celebrating its fourth anniversary. Bretts means fair dealing, and the store is prepared to start on its fifth year in Altoona without a regret, without an excuse and with no apologies to make. The store has made good, and the people of Altoona have recognized its worth as a shopping center. When the store opened four years ago the management decided to give all persons who made purchases on the opening day, an annual dividend of 5 per cent. A record was kept of the sales and all persons making purchases at Bretts on Oct. 3, 1914 can get their dividend by calling at the store today. In addition to the dividend, the store is offering a discount of 10 per cent. to all patrons of the store on this, the fourth anniversary. Altoona Times, Thursday Morning, October 3, 1918

I didn't see any other posts to the list on answering this topic. Hopefully you got some good replies. This is what I do. I request the newspapers on microfilm through Inter Library Loan (ILL) from the State Library of Pa to my local county library. So far borrowing the microfilms has not cost me anything, even when I ask for multiples. I have done this for Huntingdon, Blair and Somerset counties so far. This is the search form for the State LIbrary of PA: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8020/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First Search for: newspapers pennsylvania blair Choose "subject' heading in the box to the right then click on search You will get a list of newspapers and time periods published that are available on microfilm. Ask your local library about how to request these items. It will be sent to your local library for you to view on their microfilm readers for about 3 weeks. You can give a time frame you're interested in for example June-August 1909 & you will get the numerous microfilms needed for the given paper to cover that time period. Happy hunting! Andrea On Monday, October 15, 2007, at 02:06PM, "Melissa F. Kline" <[email protected]> wrote: >Hello, > >I need a few obituaries from the early to mid 1900s. Is there a local library that has newspapers on microfilm or would it be better to see if the local historical society can get them? > >Any information appreciated. I'm new to researching in this county. > >Thanks! >Melissa F. (Morgan) Kline >Cecil County, Maryland > > >----------------------------------- >No flaming permtted on this list. This is a one flame and you are out rule. >----------------------------------- >The Blair Co. mailing list has no association with the Blair Co. Genealogy Society. >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

If you would like a scanned copy of any of the following obits, email me offlist and include the name and the date the obituary was sent to the Blair list. Obits sent to the Blair list today will be available for six months. Anna Hardy Ingram, 1970, daughter of Lewis and Bridget Hardy, widow of William Ingram. Beulah Chestney Richards, 1984 (Juniata native), daughter of Millard and Tilly Steffey Chestney, wife of Albert Richards. Brian Keith Imler, 1967, son of Wilbur and Elizabeth Feathers Imler. Charles Imler, 1979 (New Enterprise), son of Joseph and Opha Snell Imler, husband of Vera Kagarise. C. Kenneth Imler, 1972 (Osterburg), son of Cyrus and Jennie Croyle Imler, husband of Gladys Imler. Clara Berardi DelBiondo, 1969 (Bellwood native), daughter of Bernard and Cleonice DeCristoforo Berardi, wife of H. Daniel DelBiondo. Dean Dickson, 1969, son of Charles and Mabel Madera Dickson, husband of Zella Pierce. Dewey Imler, 1970 (Imler), son of Isaac and Elizabeth Mowery Imler. Elba Horton, 1949 (Broad Top City), daughter of Paul and Ora Leeder Horton. Elmer Blair, son of Joseph and Margaret Blair, husband of Ada Steffey. Elmer Thompson, 1949 (Mount Union) Eugene Gorsuch, son of Winfield and Esther Gorsuch. George H. Davis, (Glasgow), son of George and Mary Boone Davis, widower of Agnes Chilcote. George Kensinger, 1984, son of Aphriam and Susan Seedenberger Kensinger, husband of Bessie Brumbaugh. Harry Imler, 1973 (Osterburg), son of Joseph and Susan Weyandt Imler, widower of Edith Cramer. Infant Evans, 1949 (Huntingdon), son of Mr. and Mrs. John Evans. James DeMatteis, Sr., 1964, son of Michael and Mary Camaroto DeMatteis, widower of Elizabeth Petragallo. James McCormick, son of James and Helen McCormick. Jane E. Lower, 1984, daughter of Cecil and Maude Shoop Lower. John Basum, son of Ralph and Gladys Basum. John W. Imler, 1967 (Woodbury), son of James and Ida Smith Imler. Josephine DeGol, 1969 (Gallitzin), widow of Anthony DeGol. Leah Woods Fronk Dietrich, 1969 (Westover), daughter of Warren and Marrietta Snyder Woods, twice married; Orville Fronk, Alvin Dietrich. Martina Miller Donaldson, 1969 (Gallitzin), daughter of John and Sarah Garman Miller, widow of Frank Donaldson. Mary Dorris Miller, (Huntingdon native), daughter of William and Julia Dorris, widow of Charles Miller. Mary Troy Ruckinger, 1984, daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Gregor Troy, wife of Joseph Ruckinger. Nathan Ireland, (Lorretto) Newton Davis, 1969, son of Scott and Mary Patterson Davis, husband of Virginia Gardner. Otis Imler, 1972 (Hollidaysburg), son of Bruce and Minnie England Imler, husband of Catherine Bice. Patrick Mallon, 1984, son of John and Elizabeth Hagan Mallon, husband of Betty Belin. Robert Wertz, 1984, son of Donald and Charlene Wagner Wertz. Rose McNelis Dixon, (Tyrone native), daughter of James and Agnes Schell McNelis, widow of James Dixon. Thomas Fisher Bailey, (Huntingdon native), son of John and Letitia Fisher Bailey, husband of Wilhelmina Lentz. Vorris Decker, son of Gideon and Emma Regina Decker. William Imler, 1971 (Gannister), son of John and Ruth Miller Imler, husband of Violet Williams. Annie Whiteman PABlair List administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair

Hi Blair List, I got an email from several of you that the link to the Walmart photo site didn't work. If you are having problems and want to see the pictures, send me an email at [email protected] and I will forward the album from the Walmart site directly to you email, and it should work. Sorry for the inconvenience. I can't send the invite from the Walmart to the mailing list, but I will be glad to send it to any of you that request it.Lana Clark http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~lanaclark/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lana Clark" <[email protected]>> To: <[email protected]>; "Valley Log" <[email protected]>> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 10:25 AM> Subject: PABlair Unidentified very old pictures> > > > Huntingdon County, Blair County and Clark/Bard related folks,I have uploaded > 100 pictures from a box belonging to Lulu Harris Bard(Frank Bard), many of > which probably probably belonged to her mother Charlotte Allie Clark Harris. > Charlotte was the daughter of William F Clark and Diana Houck. Her brother > was James Walter Clark (my great grandfather). They were all from > Shirleysburg. Her sisters were Mary Clark Smith(David Smith), Wealthy Clark > Burkholder(Daniel Burkholder) and Jennie Horton(Ephraim Horton) who also > lived in Huntingdon Co. Her brother William A Clark moved to Illinois, and > the photos from there are probably connected to his family.If there was any > identifying information I included it on the name given to the photo. > Cities are usually because the name was shown along with the studio name. I > also have the studio name on a number of them.Here is the link to Charlotte > Allie Clark (14 OCT 1847 - about 1923) on my database on Rootsweb, which > will give you a bit of background of folks related to her.I am sending this > to Blair county folks also because many of the photos are listed as being > taken in Altoona.Link to Charlotte on rootsweb : > http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lanaclark&id=I181Here is > the link to the photos on the Walmart site. If you don't have a login for > Walmart you can quickly sign up for one. It is free, and they have never > sent me spam (check that you want no email)I am not trying to sell anyone > anything, just trying to share these photos and see if anyone can identify > any of them.Link to > photos:http://photos.walmart.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=18745642/a=3352188/t_=3352188If > you can identify any of the folks in these photos, PLEASE contact > me!Thanks,Lana Clarkhttp://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~lanaclark/> > _________________________________________________________________> Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble > challenge with star power.> http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct> > > -----------------------------------> No flaming permtted on this list. This is a one flame and you are out rule.> -----------------------------------> The Blair Co. mailing list has no association with the Blair Co. Genealogy > Society.> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message> > _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts!  Play Star Shuffle:  the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct

Oh Annie, you're going to make me cry with all these memories. I recall an elevator operator at Gables too. My mother would take me to BonTon and Gable's for the doorbusters. We'd be in line, always near the front when the doors opened. I was amazed at how my mother always got to the merchandise she wanted before it was gone. Somehow I acquired her skill and now I'm proud that my daughter is even better at bargain shopping than my mother and I. I still have a sale coat from BonTon that will never fit again but I don't have the heart to toss it. I intend to make sure my dad's legacy includes his train layouts at Gable's. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "Peg Marple" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 3:27 PM Subject: Re: PABlair Pot Pie > Oh I do remember the model train displays!! I can also remember going to Gable's for candy. Gable's was a huge department store--sort of an upscale Walmart. You could get anything there, including furniture, all types of clothing, jewelery, perfume, and have your photo taken. I still have a coat from Gable's. It doesn't fit, but maybe some day it will again, and also it may come back in style. I can remember going shopping there and realizing I only had one check left in my checkbook. I was sent to see Mr. Little, and explained my problem to him, he very sweetly told me to just go ahead and shop, and he would have me make out the check for the total at the end of the day. (this was in the days before check cards, etc.) I did so, and at the end of the trip, went back to his little office and made out the check. I think it was for something like seventy dollars. I had done a lot of shopping!! I also loved Bon Ton. I would go there a lot, and decide what I wanted, go home and tell my Mother, and she would say to me, spend your own money!! I also loved Shirley's Shoes, they carried the t-straps which were popular back then. When our dry cleaners ruined shirts brought in by Joel Cohen (Young Men's Shop) I remember him saying, just tell me they were MY shirts, and not customers' shirts. Luckily, there were his shirts. He took it very well. > I remember Bon Ton had an elevator operator, but it doesn't seem to me that Gable's did, am I remembering correctly? > > On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:47:56 -0400 > "Peg Marple" <[email protected]> wrote: > >speaking of Gables, remember the awesome Christmas model train displays? > >they were built by my father. > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > >Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 5:50 PM > >Subject: Re: PABlair Pot Pie > > > > > >> Had another flash back. I remember Tom and Joe's across the street from > >City > >> Hall. I remember people standing in front of Gable's department store > >> waiting to catch a bus. I loved 11th avenue when I was a kid. The street > >was > >> always crowed. Annie, I remember the Green Ave market also. I had > >relatives who > >> had a spot there called Kuhn's. I remember my parents would go there every > >> Saturday to get lunch meat and cheeses and fruits and vegetables. I came > >from a > >> long line of great cooks. My grandmother was a cook at the Cathedral > >convent > >> for years and also cooked at the rectory. My daughter is a wonderful > >cook. My > >> boys tell her all the time that if she weren't their sister they would > >marry > >> her. :) > >Marueen

Oh I do remember the model train displays!! I can also remember going to Gable's for candy. Gable's was a huge department store--sort of an upscale Walmart. You could get anything there, including furniture, all types of clothing, jewelery, perfume, and have your photo taken. I still have a coat from Gable's. It doesn't fit, but maybe some day it will again, and also it may come back in style. I can remember going shopping there and realizing I only had one check left in my checkbook. I was sent to see Mr. Little, and explained my problem to him, he very sweetly told me to just go ahead and shop, and he would have me make out the check for the total at the end of the day. (this was in the days before check cards, etc.) I did so, and at the end of the trip, went back to his little office and made out the check. I think it was for something like seventy dollars. I had done a lot of shopping!! I also loved Bon Ton. I would go there a lot, and decide what I wanted, go home and t! ell my Mother, and she would say to me, spend your own money!! I also loved Shirley's Shoes, they carried the t-straps which were popular back then. When our dry cleaners ruined shirts brought in by Joel Cohen (Young Men's Shop) I remember him saying, just tell me they were MY shirts, and not customers' shirts. Luckily, there were his shirts. He took it very well. I remember Bon Ton had an elevator operator, but it doesn't seem to me that Gable's did, am I remembering correctly? On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:47:56 -0400 "Peg Marple" <[email protected]> wrote: >speaking of Gables, remember the awesome Christmas model train displays? >they were built by my father. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 5:50 PM >Subject: Re: PABlair Pot Pie > > >> Had another flash back. I remember Tom and Joe's across the street from >City >> Hall. I remember people standing in front of Gable's department store >> waiting to catch a bus. I loved 11th avenue when I was a kid. The street >was >> always crowed. Annie, I remember the Green Ave market also. I had >relatives who >> had a spot there called Kuhn's. I remember my parents would go there every >> Saturday to get lunch meat and cheeses and fruits and vegetables. I came >from a >> long line of great cooks. My grandmother was a cook at the Cathedral >convent >> for years and also cooked at the rectory. My daughter is a wonderful >cook. My >> boys tell her all the time that if she weren't their sister they would >marry >> her. :) >> Maureen >> >> >> >> ************************************** See what's new at >http://www.aol.com >> >> >> ----------------------------------- >> No flaming permtted on this list. This is a one flame and you are out >rule. >> ----------------------------------- >> The Blair Co. mailing list has no association with the Blair Co. Genealogy >Society. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message > > > >----------------------------------- >No flaming permtted on this list. This is a one flame and you are out rule. >----------------------------------- >The Blair Co. mailing list has no association with the Blair Co. Genealogy Society. >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Annie Whiteman PABlair List administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair

HI! Just my two cents in from one of the Tyrone group. There are lots of local cookbooks out there and if we could get them scanned in and share the recipes - this could benefit those that have had family recipes slide away from them. Lots of local churches, firehalls, organizations did up cookbooks as fund raisers and its amazing how many cooks gave up the recipes and gave their names to them. So with giving the names with the recipes would be great ---I had found quite a few in yardsales and a couple of them had my great aunt and her daughters recipes that I didn't have and was pleased to find them!!! Also many of the cookbooks have their histories attached to them.....so this is one way to flesh out your family history and genealogy ---rather than just names, dates and places.....so many people just settle for that -- its all the extras that help fill in and get you to know your family and its backgrounds. So I am all for this on this link!!! This list has been so much more active for this!! Chris Wilt> From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:28:27 -0700> Subject: PABlair recipe opinions> > I would like to add a bit to the contents of this thread. For those of us> whose family came from the area but have never been there, it allows us to> perhaps imagine that at one time our ancestors may have enjoyed the same> things. It gives us an idea of the atmosphere of the area and the wonderful> folks who lived there.> Barbara in Arizona > > Subject: Re: PABlair recipe opinions> > Annie: I say "Amen!".........I love All the discussions on PABLAIR and > find them all interesting and enjoyable!> > Nancy in South Carolina> > > > > > -----------------------------------> No flaming permtted on this list. This is a one flame and you are out rule.> -----------------------------------> The Blair Co. mailing list has no association with the Blair Co. Genealogy Society.> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail and Microsoft Office Outlook – together at last.  Get it now. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA102225181033.aspx?pid=CL100626971033

Huntingdon County, Blair County and Clark/Bard related folks,I have uploaded 100 pictures from a box belonging to Lulu Harris Bard(Frank Bard), many of which probably probably belonged to her mother Charlotte Allie Clark Harris. Charlotte was the daughter of William F Clark and Diana Houck. Her brother was James Walter Clark (my great grandfather). They were all from Shirleysburg. Her sisters were Mary Clark Smith(David Smith), Wealthy Clark Burkholder(Daniel Burkholder) and Jennie Horton(Ephraim Horton) who also lived in Huntingdon Co. Her brother William A Clark moved to Illinois, and the photos from there are probably connected to his family.If there was any identifying information I included it on the name given to the photo. Cities are usually because the name was shown along with the studio name. I also have the studio name on a number of them.Here is the link to Charlotte Allie Clark (14 OCT 1847 - about 1923) on my database on Rootsweb, which will give you a bit of background of folks related to her.I am sending this to Blair county folks also because many of the photos are listed as being taken in Altoona.Link to Charlotte on rootsweb : http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lanaclark&id=I181Here is the link to the photos on the Walmart site. If you don't have a login for Walmart you can quickly sign up for one. It is free, and they have never sent me spam (check that you want no email)I am not trying to sell anyone anything, just trying to share these photos and see if anyone can identify any of them.Link to photos:http://photos.walmart.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=18745642/a=3352188/t_=3352188If you can identify any of the folks in these photos, PLEASE contact me!Thanks,Lana Clarkhttp://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~lanaclark/ _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts!  Play Star Shuffle:  the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct

Would anyone have any information on the Paul Just family, wife Emma, from the 1910 on period. I believe Paul Just Sr. died in 1916. He had a son Paul and several daughters. Emma lived with her daughter and son-in-law (last name Robbins) after the daughter married. They were from Altoona and Paul Just ran the Phoenix Hotel in the 1900's. Thanks. Connie

Hi Everyone, Enjoying the discussion. We were in Altoona in 2005 and ate at a dinner, think that is what it is called, but can't remember the name. It was old and seemed to be a popular place for locals. Food was good. I have a question on obituaries. My 2nd great paternal grandmother, Mary Ann Morgan Laing, lived in Altoona but died April 1, 1903 New Kensington, Westmoreland Co., Pa. Her obituary ask that it be published in the Altoona paper but I wasn't able to locate it. Have just learned that her granddaughter, Elsie Evans, died Tues., Dec 13. 1910 in Allegheny Co. She was 22 years old and the daughter of John Evans and Margaret Laing Evans. The family ask that the Altoona papers please copy. Does anyone have copies of these obituaries? I couldn't find anything on line. Thank you, Lona Laughlin Boudreaux Monroe, La

I would like to add a bit to the contents of this thread. For those of us whose family came from the area but have never been there, it allows us to perhaps imagine that at one time our ancestors may have enjoyed the same things. It gives us an idea of the atmosphere of the area and the wonderful folks who lived there. Barbara in Arizona Subject: Re: PABlair recipe opinions Annie: I say "Amen!".........I love All the discussions on PABLAIR and find them all interesting and enjoyable! Nancy in South Carolina

Glad I could help. The only other children that we could find for Emanuel Ebbs I is: The first female Ebbs b.1787 who married Thomas Brown & had daughter Matilda. None of the records ever gave her a first name. 2nd female Ebbs b. 1788. Mary b. 04/12/1793 in York Co., PA d. 01/27/1869 Lewistown, PA Mifflin Co. m. 10/29/1809 Emanuel Baumgardner b. 1784 Lost Creek Valley, PA Mifflin Co. d. 01/27/1861 Lewistown, PA Mifflin Co. I think I have a couple obituaries on one or two of their children but could not post to findagrave because I didn't know for sure where the cemetery was in Kansas. We then have Emanuel II who married Mary Maria Kagarise & everyone is aware of them I think. We have James already posted & Daniel b. 1809 York Co., PA m. Ann Orner b. 1814 If anyone has found any other children for him I would certainly appreciate hearing from them. One of the references for lineage on Emanuel Ebbs I lists a Helen Crozier Sayre - Allegheny Co. records. That is all that I have on her from someone that passed the information down to me. I have never been able to figure out the connection. If there is anyone else that has anymore information on her I would certainly appreciate hearing from them. If anyone has an obituary on Emanuel Ebbs II or Mary Maria Kagarise I would appreciate having a copy of that also. Thanks so much Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: Beth Campbell Rykhus To: slbearer Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 7:29 PM Subject: Re: James Ebbs Thank you so much. Now making more sense. Just needed that connection. Beth -------Original Message------- From: slbearer Date: 10/16/2007 4:25:28 PM To: Beth Campbell Rykhus; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: James Ebbs James Ebbs B. 09/16/1796 (date retrieved from The Keystone Gazette) no obituary has been found. He was the son of Emanuel Ebbs I & Nancy Cannon. He married Margaret McKee b. Abt 1806 d. 1865. She died at age 65. It does not appear that James & Margaret had any children. Emanuel Ebbs I served in the Revolutionary War & that is who they were commenting about in the note below. ----- Original Message ----- From: Beth Campbell Rykhus To: slbearer Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] James Ebbs Susan, Which Ebbs family is this James connected to ? Beth -------Original Message------- From: slbearer Date: 10/15/2007 7:59:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PACAMBRI] James Ebbs Keystone Gazette, Centre Co., PA, October 7, 1892 James Ebbs, of Loveville, is one of the oldest citizens in that community. He is now 96 years of age, having reached that age on the 16th of last month. Mr. Ebbs' health is reasonably good and he is active. But for five years past he has been quite deaf. Mr. Geo. Cornelius, who was in Bellefonte on Turesday, informs us that Mr. Ebbs' father was in the revolutionary war and that he lived to the rare old age of 111 years. He was a tinker by trade and the soldier with which the old gentleman used to work is still preserved in Mr. Cornelius' family. While it is extremely sad that Mr. Ebbs is afflicted with blindness yet he is taken good care of by affectionate relatives and it is to be hoped that he will survive many years longer. - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacambri/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Annie: I say "Amen!".........I love All the discussions on PABLAIR and find them all interesting and enjoyable! Nancy in South Carolina ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 6:12 PM Subject: Re: PABlair recipe opinions > This is MY opinion of the exchange regarding recipes and food on the Blair > list. I have had one offlist request to change the path the list was > heading, and as I explained; this list doesn't get cluttered with offtopic > issues often, and actually is a very quiet list. A few days of this will > not hurt anyone, and since everyone has been diligent in the subject line, > there is always the delete option. I encounter the same thing at the > beginning of the year when we have our roll call. I am accustomed to > getting hundreds of emails daily, and would be shocked to find only half > that amount. I understand not all of you expect or want that amount of > emails, but I would either delete, or sit back and enjoy the emails. I > find the emails very interesting and I have gotten two terrific pumpkin > recipes from a lister.(we rushed the first recipe over to my daughter and > discovered I had forgotten today is the day she is not to eat, preparing > for a medical procedure) It also gives me a push ! > > to work my brain a little bit, trying to remember what stood where and the > names of the little shops at the farmer's market. > > Annie Whiteman > PABlair List administrator > Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz > Blair County Coordinators > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair > > > ----------------------------------- > No flaming permtted on this list. This is a one flame and you are out > rule. > ----------------------------------- > The Blair Co. mailing list has no association with the Blair Co. Genealogy > Society. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >