BROWNSVILLE TIME CAPSULE
by Glenn Tunney
25 Years Ago - March 1978
* Jennifer Jacoby continued her climb up the oratorical ladder
this week by winning first place in the 41st annual inter-district
American Legion voice contest, which was held at Laurel Highlands
High School. Jennifer, a junior at Brownsville Area High
School, was sponsored by A. Kramer Axton Post 295, Brownsville.
She is the daughter of Mrs. Maxine Jacoby, Pittsburgh, and the
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Karpus of 401 Second Street,
Brownsville.
Jennifer will now
participate in the regional finals at St. Fidelis Academy in
Herman on Monday. Judges were Dr. Doris Coldren, Fayette
Campus, Penn State University; and John Everly and Mrs. Nellie
Mancini, instructors at Laurel Highlands. Peter Kachur,
instructor at Laurel Highlands and chairman of the American Legion
inter-district competition, was moderator.
* It was a first for members of the Pittsburgh Steelers
basketball team, who played a game before the entire student body
of the Redstone Middle School in Republic. The Steelers
team, which won a 58-41 decision from the middle school faculty,
included Wenford Gaines, the team’s high scorer with 15 points,
Ernest Pugh, Steve Furness, L. C. Greenwood, John Banaszak and
Loren Toews. Playing for the Redstone faculty were Ted
Martin, who led his team with 10 points, Frank Pryor, Joe Borsody,
Rich Suba, Joe Barantovich, Joe Shashura, Clyde Cardarelli, Bob
Fetsko, and Dan Solomon.
45 Years Ago - March 1958
* Mrs. Edith P. Shumar, 348 First National Bank building, has
been notified by the U. S. Secretary of the Army that her son,
Robert C. Shumar, 32, has died in Korea. According to the
telegram, First Lieutenant Shumar died as a result of multiple
injuries and burns incurred in an aircraft accident. His
body will be returned to Brownsville for burial at the earliest
possible date.
Lieutenant Shumar
served with an artillery unit in Korea and was attached to the Air
Force in recent months. A pilot, he was flying a
reconnaissance plane on a secret mission when he suffered the
fatal injuries.
He was a 1943
graduate of Brownsville High School. During World War II, he
served in the Merchant Marines and entered the Army in December
1948. Prior to entering the service, he had been an
insurance agent for Lincoln National Life and had also been
employed by Shelly, Inc., Snowdon Square. He is survived by
his mother, his brother Thomas, and a sister, Mrs. Paul Miller of
Shutterly Avenue, California.
* The Rosefield Food Center, destroyed in a $125,000 fire on
November 19, 1957, is being rebuilt. Construction is now
underway and the new supermarket is expected open on May 15.
Site of the new Richeyville market is about 40 feet from the old
site and about 65 feet from Route 40. More parking space
will be made available by placing the new store west of the old
building’s site.
The owners, Jack,
Max, and Alvin Greenfield, all of Brownsville, said their faith in
a sound economic future for the area influenced them to rebuild
their store. According to the Greenfields, the new
supermarket will contain 5,200 feet of floor space. The
building will be of concrete block with a Roman brick front,
featuring aluminum and glass, with a roof made of steel. The
Brownsville Construction Company is the general contractor for the
building.
* The Redstone Township High School band will get new uniforms.
The Band Mothers, organized in October 1956, have accumulated
$3,500 toward the uniforms by staging a variety of benefit events.
The Redstone township school board is matching this amount, making
sufficient funds to buy 115 uniforms for band members and
majorettes. The school board also passed a resolution making
the school colors black and white.
The Band Mothers,
with the assistance of Julius Montagna, band director at the
school for 22 years, will select the type of uniforms to be
purchased. The Redstone band won first place in the St.
Patrick’s Day parade in Pittsburgh last year.
* Bethlehem Joint High School’s hopes of nailing down the
WPIAL Class B basketball championship went out the window when a
smooth-working Wampum High School team walked out of the Pitt
Field House with a 69-57 triumph. The Indians’ victory was
paced by brothers Richie and Harold Allen, who scored 18 and 15
points respectively. Adam Popielarczyk led the scoring for
Coach Jack Smodic’s club with 18 points, followed by Bill
Eloshway with 14 and Joe Sosnak with 13.
60 Years Ago - March 1943
* A very interesting lesson on Alaska was presented by Miss Myrtle DeLaney at the weekly meeting of the Brownsville Reading Circle. The group convened at the home of Mrs. J. K. Bush, Prospect Street. President Mrs. Fred J. Chalfant, Sr. appointed a program committee for the new year. It includes Mrs. E. L. Stehman, chairman, Miss Emma DeLaney, and Miss Sue Swan. Next week’s meeting will be at the home of Miss Mary Orr, High Street.
* Despite rumors to the contrary, the WPIAL will attempt to
carry on its baseball league this spring as normally as possible
under wartime conditions. Although the number of teams will
probably be cut in half, the league will endeavor to carry as many
teams as last year. Last spring approximately 50 schools
participated in the loop with the Redstone Black Hawks capturing
the crown. Redstone has already announced that it will not
field a team this season.
Decisions as to
whether to field teams this season are yet to be made by
Brownsville, East Bethlehem, California, East Pike Run,
Centerville, Ellsworth, Monessen, and Marion.
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