Daily Tribune, page 22, Tuesday, July 8, 1930 George "Baldy" Brandt, Altoona, Electrocuted Well-Known Athlete Killed at Roaring Spring by Wire Carrying High Voltage Special to the Tribune Roaring Spring, July 8 - George R. ("Baldy") Brandt, aged 39, of Altoona, an employee of the Penn Central Light and Power Company was eletrocuted yesterday afternoon when he came in contact with a wire carrying approximately 13,200 volts of elecricity at the Roaring Spring sub-station. He was pronounced dead four hours after the accident, after efforts at resuscitation failed. Brandt was engaged in replacing transformers at the sub-station, which had been damanged by Sunday's electrical storm. Brandt was popular in Blair and Cambria Counties. He was a versatile athlete, being at various times a member of baseball, football and basketball clubs. Several years ago he was a professional boxer, appearing in several bouts in the Cambria and Blair County sections. Does anyone know who George's parents were? Was he married? _________________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008