BRAKEMAN ROLLED AT HUNTINGDON STATION William M. Hanks, aged 21, of 1125 Seventh avenue, a freight brakeman, suffered contusions of the left arm, chest and abdomen when he was "rolled" between a train and the iron fence at the Huntingdon passenger station at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was brought to his home here. Hanks had gotten off a car on the front of extra 1471 and started to the cabin to get his lantern, when he was caught by the train. The distance between the train and the fence was so small that he was unable to free himself and was "rolled" for a considerable distance. His injuries are not thought to be critical. Altoona Times, Tuesday, December 3, 1918 WILLIAM H. CARLES MISSING IN ACTION Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Carles, of 114 Fourteenth avenue, Juniata, received a telegram from the war department at Washington yesterday which states that their son, William H. Carles, has been missing since Oct. 8. The young man left Juniata Sept. 22, 1917, for Camp Lee, with a number of selectives from this section. Later he was transferred to Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga., and April of this year was sent overseas as a member of Company M, 328 infantry. The parents recently received a letter from the soldier, the letter having been written on Oct. 6, two days before the time he was supposed to be missing. He had seen considerable fighting but up to that time was safe. Prior to going to camp he was employed as a flagman on the Pittsburgh division. ALBERT WYREMAN DIED OF PNEUMONIA, IN FRANCE A telegram was received by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wyreman of Duncansville stating that their son, Albert R. Wyreman had died in France on Sept. 10, death being caused by pneumonia. The young soldier was 26 years old and had resided all his life in Duncansville. He had arrived overseas on Aug. 5. He was a member of the fourth battery, field artillery, and was sent from his home to Camp Jackson on June 1 and was only in training at that place about six weeks when he [was] sent overseas. The last letter received by his parents was written on Aug. 14. Among other things he stated that he was on his way to the front. He was a member of the Lutheran church and Duncansville places its first gold star in the service flag in honor of him. Besides his parents he is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Luther of Pittsburgh, Harold in the United States service, Miss Olive, a nurse at the Altoona hospital, and Maud Grace, Charles, Paul and Helen, at home. Altoona Times, Wednesday, December 4, 1918 BEN BAIRD TINNED Benjamin Baird, a popular young man of Gaysport, who entered the matrimonial state several days ago, was treated to a tin shower last evening at the Berwind-White car repair shops where he is employed as a machinist, by his shopmates. Ben was taken completely by surprise, being called into the office by the foreman shortly before quitting time, 6 o'clock, being told that he was wanted on the phone. A few minutes later the employes rushed into the office and two of the men took hold of the young man, while the others rushed in supplied with all manner of tinware from a wash board to a tin spoon, and in a few minutes the astonished machinist looked like a walking tin store, loaded down with the great assortment of utensils. He was then placed in a small wagon drawn by a Shetland pony led by two men, and at the head of his fellow workmen was paraded up Allegheny street amid a great din of horns, drums and other noise instruments; to his home in Gaysport where the celebrators sent the young bridegroom into the house to his bride with enough tinware to last them a lifetime. Altoona Times, Wednesday, December 4, 1918 Judy Banja Blair County PA USGenWeb Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/blair/