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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
More Friends
Back Row:
Bob “Pig” LINCOLN, Bill COLEBANK, Theodore “Boots” KLINK
Front Row:
Jimmy BAKER, Jesse “Snitz” COLEBANK
This picture must have been taken shortly after the beginning of WWII because “Pig” Lincoln is not yet in uniform. He did serve and brought an English girl home as his wife.
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Friday, May 16, 2008
Friends
1923
Virginia COLEBANK, Annabelle KLINK, Dessie Lewis
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American Legion Auxillary
Francine COLEBANK is one name I remember from the times I went to the Auxillary with Mother. She had a son who was an expert trumpet player in the Point Marion High School band. Anther member that we visited was Billie BERG’s mother. Billie taught my Sunday School class. She gave me a brown chinchilla coat one winter. Later, she moved to Philadelphia to get married. (Molly CAMPBELL taught mine says younger sister)
And of course, there were many visits to Bundy and John MCCLAIN. She had a nameplate on her front door that read, ‘Hemstiching.’ She was also pretty deaf. She was the one who handed out the red poppies for kids to deliver for Armistice Day.
The McClain’s gave us magazines such as McCalls, Better Homes and Gardens, etc. I read them from cover to cover and tried to make exotic flower gardens.
John McCLAIN worked at McCLAIN Sand Co., (probably owned it) and he was Sunday school superintendent at the 1st Disciples Christian Church.
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And of course, there were many visits to Bundy and John MCCLAIN. She had a nameplate on her front door that read, ‘Hemstiching.’ She was also pretty deaf. She was the one who handed out the red poppies for kids to deliver for Armistice Day.
The McClain’s gave us magazines such as McCalls, Better Homes and Gardens, etc. I read them from cover to cover and tried to make exotic flower gardens.
John McCLAIN worked at McCLAIN Sand Co., (probably owned it) and he was Sunday school superintendent at the 1st Disciples Christian Church.
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More from Helen
The HOSTETLER’s
Mother used to go to American Legion Meetings with Fleming and Anne HOSTETLER and leave all the kids together at the Hostetler’s. They had a shed where we played and some of the DILS kids would come up and play with us.
The HOSTETLER’s lived on what is now called Blosser Hill Road. It was set farther back than most with a long lawn in front. Another road ran perpendicular to Blosser Hill Road past one side of the house and the Dils lived below next to the Debolt’s on Rt. #119, which we called the “State Road.” (Later, this house was occupied by “Ham” Swift.) On the other side of the perpendicular road was a house belonging to Maggie and Harry DIEHL.
I once went with the HOSTETLER kids to visit their grandfather, Ambrose FRANKENBERRY who lived on the back road to Fallen Timbers. Grandfather FRANKENBERRY (whose nickname was “Groundhog”) stood on a chair to get down a jar of stick candy from a corner cupboard. The room was dark but we could see with the shaft of dust-speckled golden light streaming in the window.
(I think this is the same house where “Pig” Lincoln later lived. Not too long ago, I got an e-mail from a person in England who was related to “Pig” Lincoln’s wife and wanted some information about them.)
Coming up - the people I remember from going to the Amercan Legion Auxillary meeting with Mother.
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Mother used to go to American Legion Meetings with Fleming and Anne HOSTETLER and leave all the kids together at the Hostetler’s. They had a shed where we played and some of the DILS kids would come up and play with us.
The HOSTETLER’s lived on what is now called Blosser Hill Road. It was set farther back than most with a long lawn in front. Another road ran perpendicular to Blosser Hill Road past one side of the house and the Dils lived below next to the Debolt’s on Rt. #119, which we called the “State Road.” (Later, this house was occupied by “Ham” Swift.) On the other side of the perpendicular road was a house belonging to Maggie and Harry DIEHL.
I once went with the HOSTETLER kids to visit their grandfather, Ambrose FRANKENBERRY who lived on the back road to Fallen Timbers. Grandfather FRANKENBERRY (whose nickname was “Groundhog”) stood on a chair to get down a jar of stick candy from a corner cupboard. The room was dark but we could see with the shaft of dust-speckled golden light streaming in the window.
(I think this is the same house where “Pig” Lincoln later lived. Not too long ago, I got an e-mail from a person in England who was related to “Pig” Lincoln’s wife and wanted some information about them.)
Coming up - the people I remember from going to the Amercan Legion Auxillary meeting with Mother.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
Point Marion High School 1940
Helen writes:
Irene CORDERY taught algebra class at Point Marion High School in 1940. There must have been thirty-five or so students in the class. Students were always seated alphabetical…Frank BALINT, Helen BARNES, Dorothy BEECH….. and so it went. Today I am reminded of some of those thirty-five kids.
On the other side of the room was the star of the class, Ann WANECKECK from Green County. And then Virginia WYATT, one of the cheerleaders.
In the middle of the room was Sarah EMORY from the Gans area. Frank BALINT’s friend Joe SHEARER was also near the middle of the room. I remembered him from examination days in Springhill Township.
A+B=C was a new experience for me and Miss Cordery seemed to understand it all. She also taught Biology.
Miss Cordery’s homeroom was named “Poughkeepsie” because she had gone to college at Vassar.
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Irene CORDERY taught algebra class at Point Marion High School in 1940. There must have been thirty-five or so students in the class. Students were always seated alphabetical…Frank BALINT, Helen BARNES, Dorothy BEECH….. and so it went. Today I am reminded of some of those thirty-five kids.
On the other side of the room was the star of the class, Ann WANECKECK from Green County. And then Virginia WYATT, one of the cheerleaders.
In the middle of the room was Sarah EMORY from the Gans area. Frank BALINT’s friend Joe SHEARER was also near the middle of the room. I remembered him from examination days in Springhill Township.
A+B=C was a new experience for me and Miss Cordery seemed to understand it all. She also taught Biology.
Miss Cordery’s homeroom was named “Poughkeepsie” because she had gone to college at Vassar.
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A History of the Blosser family of Blosser Hill
Blosser Hill in Springhill Township near Point Marion, PA was founded by John BLOSSER Sr. and John BLOSSER, Jr. John BLOSSER, Sr. was born about 1729 in Lancaster Co., PA and was the son of Abraham BLOSSER. In 1792 John BLOSSER sold the land he owned in York Co., PA and moved to Springhill Township. He purchased two tracts of land called “Dover” and “Greenfield” at the “Mouth of the Cheat” for 283 pounds of lawful Pennsylvania money. By 1795 tax lists show that he now owned 500 acres of land as well as 2 horses.
John Sr. married Catherine BEERY, daughter of Nicholas BEERY. They had seven known children: Abraham - who moved to Fairfield Co., OH; John who remained on the family farm; Jacob who appears in the 1810 and 1820 censuses but then disappears;
Nicholas who remained on the farm and married Ann CAGEY and died without children; Isaac and George also moved to Fairfield Co., OH; and Anna married Jacob CLEMMER. John Sr. and Catherine both died about 1814 are probably buried in the CAGEY-BLOSSER cemetery located in Greater Point Marion.
John BLOSSER, Jr. was born Nov 1, 1766 in York Co., PA and died Feb 7, 1829. He married Mary CLEMMER, daughter of Jacob “Jasper” CLEMMER and Anna Barbara NEFF. Mary was a sister of Jacob CLEMMER who married John’s sister, Anna. John Jr. acquired his father’s farm and other holdings which included two islands in the Cheat River. One of these still exists above the Cheat bridge. The other island was in the Monongahela River below the point and was dredged away many years ago. John Jr. and Mary had 12 children. Most of these children moved away from Blosser Hill except Isaac who married Rebecca GILLESPIE and continued to live on the family farm in Blosser Hill.
These are the folks who settled and lived on Blosser Hill. Today there are a number of people who live on Blosser Hill who descend from this family. Some may not even know it.
These are the facts. Now we need some flesh on the bones. I know somebody who may have some answers for that.
Stay tuned.
(An expanded form of this article was written by Gordon Baker and appeared in the Feb 28, 2008 Point Marion News. This blog publication was approved by the author)
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John Sr. married Catherine BEERY, daughter of Nicholas BEERY. They had seven known children: Abraham - who moved to Fairfield Co., OH; John who remained on the family farm; Jacob who appears in the 1810 and 1820 censuses but then disappears;
Nicholas who remained on the farm and married Ann CAGEY and died without children; Isaac and George also moved to Fairfield Co., OH; and Anna married Jacob CLEMMER. John Sr. and Catherine both died about 1814 are probably buried in the CAGEY-BLOSSER cemetery located in Greater Point Marion.
John BLOSSER, Jr. was born Nov 1, 1766 in York Co., PA and died Feb 7, 1829. He married Mary CLEMMER, daughter of Jacob “Jasper” CLEMMER and Anna Barbara NEFF. Mary was a sister of Jacob CLEMMER who married John’s sister, Anna. John Jr. acquired his father’s farm and other holdings which included two islands in the Cheat River. One of these still exists above the Cheat bridge. The other island was in the Monongahela River below the point and was dredged away many years ago. John Jr. and Mary had 12 children. Most of these children moved away from Blosser Hill except Isaac who married Rebecca GILLESPIE and continued to live on the family farm in Blosser Hill.
These are the folks who settled and lived on Blosser Hill. Today there are a number of people who live on Blosser Hill who descend from this family. Some may not even know it.
These are the facts. Now we need some flesh on the bones. I know somebody who may have some answers for that.
Stay tuned.
(An expanded form of this article was written by Gordon Baker and appeared in the Feb 28, 2008 Point Marion News. This blog publication was approved by the author)
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Hope Hollow 2
June 1939
On Sunday afternoons, Aunt Dessie took us on long walks to Hope Hollow. We didn’t know that she had gone there years before with her friends. In this photo:
Back row left to right
Herbert PORTER, Harold BARNES, Lois BARNES Holding Martha LEWIS
Herbert PORTER, Harold BARNES, Lois BARNES Holding Martha LEWIS
Front row:
Emma LEWIS, Aunt Dessie, Tillie LEWIS, Betty BARNES Aloma BARNES, Hazel PORTER, Ethel LEWIS, Fannie LEWIS.
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Emma LEWIS, Aunt Dessie, Tillie LEWIS, Betty BARNES Aloma BARNES, Hazel PORTER, Ethel LEWIS, Fannie LEWIS.
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
1st Disciple's of Christ Church
HELEN WRITES
J. Lee YOUNG walked the pipeline past our house on Blosser Hill at regular intervals in the 1930’s. The line went down over the hill by Mary and Bill STAMMLER’S place on the way to Brown’s Hill (coal during WWI) and on toward Nilan. I wonder who owned the gas company. Was it Point Marion Gas Co. or Fayette County Gas Co. or Green Co. Gas Co,?
J. Lee YOUNG lived on High School Hill in Point Marion, PA overlooking the 1st Disciple’s of Christ Church on Morgantown Street. He taught the men’s bible class. Frank BOWERS was Superintendent of the Sunday School and led the singing of “Onward Christian Soldiers,” “I Would be True,” “Fairest Lord Jesus” and “Love Lifted Me.” John McCLAIN was also a prominent member of this church. Oren DICE and Robert EARLY, a graduate of Yale University, were ministers of the 1st Christian Church. Robert Early really concentrated on building a vibrant youth group . We had outings at Camp Buddy, Sunset Beach, at Lake Lynn and exchanges with other youth groups near Pittsburg. And there was an annual picnic at Shady Grove where we got to drive the Dodg’ems.
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J. Lee YOUNG walked the pipeline past our house on Blosser Hill at regular intervals in the 1930’s. The line went down over the hill by Mary and Bill STAMMLER’S place on the way to Brown’s Hill (coal during WWI) and on toward Nilan. I wonder who owned the gas company. Was it Point Marion Gas Co. or Fayette County Gas Co. or Green Co. Gas Co,?
J. Lee YOUNG lived on High School Hill in Point Marion, PA overlooking the 1st Disciple’s of Christ Church on Morgantown Street. He taught the men’s bible class. Frank BOWERS was Superintendent of the Sunday School and led the singing of “Onward Christian Soldiers,” “I Would be True,” “Fairest Lord Jesus” and “Love Lifted Me.” John McCLAIN was also a prominent member of this church. Oren DICE and Robert EARLY, a graduate of Yale University, were ministers of the 1st Christian Church. Robert Early really concentrated on building a vibrant youth group . We had outings at Camp Buddy, Sunset Beach, at Lake Lynn and exchanges with other youth groups near Pittsburg. And there was an annual picnic at Shady Grove where we got to drive the Dodg’ems.
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An Obituary -
Noelene HOUZE PACKRONE 93 years, of Point Marion, Pa., passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, May 3, 2008.
Noelene was born in Point Marion, Pa., on December 10, 1914, the eldest Daughter of Noel J. HOUZE and Pearl A. Kincaid HOUZE.
After graduating from Point Marion High School, she went to work at the L. J. Houze Convex Glass Company, which was founded by her Great Uncle.
During World War II, she worked in the Goodyear Aircraft Defense Plant in Akron, Ohio.
Upon returning home, she worked at various local places including the Houze Glass Craft Outlet and The 119 Superette, from where she retired in 1980.
Noelene was a very faithful member of Saint Hubert Roman Catholic Church, Point Marion, and the Altar Rosary/Christian Mothers Society.
She was a local historian on the Houze ancestry and glass company.
She was most proud of her collection of World War II articles and photographs of local war veterans.
Friends will be received in the LOUIS E. RUDOLPH FUNERAL HOME, 15 Main Street, Point Marion, Pa., Thomas B. Rudolph, Funeral Director and Supervisor, on Monday, May 5, 2008, from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, May 6, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, May 7, 2008, until 10:30 a.m. when brief Prayers will be said.
A Mass of Christian Burial follows in Saint Hubert Roman Catholic Church, Point Marion, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Father Joseph A. Sredinski as Celebrant.
Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Point Marion, Pa.
Memorials may be made to Saint Hubert Roman Catholic Church, c/o 50 Morgantown Street, Fairchance, PA 15436 and Friends of the Old Cemetery, Post Office Box 214, Point Marion, PA 15474.
©The Herald Standard 2008
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Noelene was born in Point Marion, Pa., on December 10, 1914, the eldest Daughter of Noel J. HOUZE and Pearl A. Kincaid HOUZE.
After graduating from Point Marion High School, she went to work at the L. J. Houze Convex Glass Company, which was founded by her Great Uncle.
During World War II, she worked in the Goodyear Aircraft Defense Plant in Akron, Ohio.
Upon returning home, she worked at various local places including the Houze Glass Craft Outlet and The 119 Superette, from where she retired in 1980.
Noelene was a very faithful member of Saint Hubert Roman Catholic Church, Point Marion, and the Altar Rosary/Christian Mothers Society.
She was a local historian on the Houze ancestry and glass company.
She was most proud of her collection of World War II articles and photographs of local war veterans.
Friends will be received in the LOUIS E. RUDOLPH FUNERAL HOME, 15 Main Street, Point Marion, Pa., Thomas B. Rudolph, Funeral Director and Supervisor, on Monday, May 5, 2008, from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, May 6, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, May 7, 2008, until 10:30 a.m. when brief Prayers will be said.
A Mass of Christian Burial follows in Saint Hubert Roman Catholic Church, Point Marion, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Father Joseph A. Sredinski as Celebrant.
Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Point Marion, Pa.
Memorials may be made to Saint Hubert Roman Catholic Church, c/o 50 Morgantown Street, Fairchance, PA 15436 and Friends of the Old Cemetery, Post Office Box 214, Point Marion, PA 15474.
©The Herald Standard 2008
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