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Furniture and- undertaking seemed .. to go well together in Donora at the turn of the century for Gomfort and Kelly operated another such business on Mckean Avenue.
J. C. Laing established a dry goods store in 1901 and J. J. Boltze engaged in decorative painting.
Thomas Smith came to Donora in 1900 and ac- commodated the people with a Transfer and Dray- man business. He owned seven head of horses and "delivered the goods." Thomas Smith was appoint- ed street commissioner and high constable in Don- ora also.
Paul Nordstrom aided the town by establishing himself as an Artist and Decorator; E. L. Jones op- erated a "Butter and Eggs" store; McCune Brothers Department Store was popular in the dry goods market; Emmet S. Compton had a grocery store; Theodore Herring operated a Grocery and Meat Market up the hill on Fifth Street; Spragg and Son had a hardware store. The Spraggs erected one of the first buildings in .Donora called the Spragg Building; Faller Brothers' Furniture opened on July 1, 1901, and they erected a building which bears the same name today; household goods could be purchased from Hopton and Evans; Bertha Dodson operated the Donora Millinery Parlors; the first bakery in Donora was undertaken by Adolph Kapp in August, 1901; B. H. Hodge met the civic need as a Tinner and Roofer; George T. Michener pros- pered with receipts amounting to $50,000 a year in his Meat Market; E. F. Segner was a Jeweler and Optician; Ben Roth had a boot and shoe store on Mckean Avenue; Wallace and Pruit were grocers; W. H. Siebert, a plumber; John W. Mullin opened another drug store, the Mullin's Pharmacy; George Ferguson's grocery store was on the corner of Fourth Street and Thompson Avenue; R. O. and George S. Bennet had a plumbing business on Mc- Kean Avenue and Frank Catapan had a grocery store on Third Street.
The Irondale was the first licensed hotel to open in Donora under C. F. Cardon and later under Nat Harris and Clarence L. Egbert.
The Hotel Columbia was opened by Eneas Coul- son in November, 1901.
Allen's Livery Stables were located on Meldon Avenue between Fifth and Sixth Streets. It was first owned by J. P. Power. Arthur Allen, the next owner, was a descendant of the old Allen fam- ily that founded Allen Township. He was a broth- er of George Allen, R. F. Allen and Theodore Allen. The Allens came from Belle Vernon.
George W. Allen was on the ground here in Donora when lots were first sold. He had a real estate business, as did G. A. and Fred C. Van Pelt. The Van Pelts came here in August, 1901, at the invitation of W. H. Donner, president of the Union Steel Company.
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The Hotel McManus, Thompson Avenue and Fourth Street, was opened by Bartley McManus April 15, 1901. Bartley McManus was the father of ten lovely children. He was born of Irish parents in Scotland about ten miles from where Bobby Burns followed the plow and composed his songs.
The Hotel Donora was presided over by "the prince of bonifaces," Frank E. Garwood, from Greensburg. It was located on Seventh and Mckean.
The Hotel Indiana, J. H. Lollar, proprietor, stood at the corner of Meldon Avenue and Sixth Street.
The Miller Clothing Company, M. Miller, man- ager, opened for business in the Donora Hotel Build- ing on March 22, 1902.
J. N. Mullin and Paul Mullin operated a Real Estate business.
The Donora Ice and Cold Storage Company was incorported in March, 1901. C. M. Gay was presi- dent; Clyde T. Lewis, secretary, and Dr. J. Add Sprowls, treasurer.
The oldest grocery and general merchandise house in this vicinity was the store conducted by G. A. Watkins, at West Columbia station. At the time the town of Donora was started, this place was known as the Donora Supply Company. He had a formidable trade in both Donora and West Co- lumbia.
The Union Lumber Company had a prosperous business in these early days with officers: C. W. Lynn, C. S. McClosky and Walter Byerly.
Eggars and Graham aided Donora as Contractors Builders in 1901, and the Kirkwood Electrical Com- pany under the supervision of William Kirkwood wired much of the town for electric lighting. Kirk- wood used over 200,000 feet of wire in the buildings in Donora.
The Wachtel Brothers and Company operated a "Men's Outfitters" store on Mckean Avenue.
In the spring of 1902, R. F. Allen of Belle Ver- non, associated himself with Charles Coatsworth of Monongahela and purchased the lumber and yards of the Willson Lumber Company on Meldon Ave- nue. The directors of the company were: Charles Coatsworth, George Allen, A. J. Vernon, A. B. Allen, B. C. Strickler and Charles Teeple.
The Union Pharmacy was conducted by a limited partnership composed of James P. Castner, Lewis G. Tomer and John S. Culbert. The pharmacy was opened April 1, 1901, on Meldon Avenue.
The J. C. Heslep Coal was obtained from the "System" mine on the Heslep property. James Heslep owned and operated the mine assisted by his two sons, Frederick and Robert. The mine was situated near Eleventh Street and Meldon Avenue.
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Outstanding Donorans Introduction
Donora is justly proud of the many individuals who were blessed with particular talents and of those who have achieved their goals in their fields. Many were born and educated here, others lived here for a period of time, but one thing they have in common, part of their success was in some way influenced by Donora.
Medical
Success is difficult to define. However, those who alleviate the troubles of others certainly de- serve mention. Therefore, we will mention first the members of the various medical fields.
Dr. W. H. Lewis, Sr., practiced in the Donora- Webster vicinity for over fifty years and received recognition from the American Medical Association for this service. His son, W. H. Lewis, Jr., is a Harvard graduate and is a recognized heart special- ist in New York City.
Leo O'Donnell, head surgeon at Mercy Hospital, and an associate of the Medical School of the Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, is widely known for his suc- cess in operating on "Athletes' Knees." His hobby is the University of Notre Dame Alumni Associa- tion.
John, his brother, is a medical diagnostician at the Allegheny General and St. Joseph's Hospitals in Pittsburgh. He is president of Allegheny Coun- ty Chapter, American Medical Association.
John Urbaitis is a psychiatrist and is Assistant Superintendent at Warren State Hospital. His brother, Peter, is also an M.D.
Captain Ralph Fielding's, U. S. N., latest as- signment has been Naval Medical Attache at the American Embassy at Moscow.
Commander George S. Watkins, U. S. N., has specialized in Industrial Medicine. Locally, he was known as 'Tackle" and "Football Captain" in his school days.
Albert Roode is a medical missionary in Sudan, Africa. This followed an interesting war history in the medical corps, aboard the destroyer, "Quick." One of his sons was born in Africa.
Kenneth McPherson was the medical attendant of the late Theodore Roosevelt, at the President's personal request. His death at the front in World War II was of international importance.
Pomeroy Polevay is a plastic surgeon at Uni- versity of Pennsylvania Hospital.
Rufus Parrish is our first renowned colored doctor.
Milton Applbaum is a specialist in various skin disorders and centers his services in this valley.
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Lewis Weiss is an ear, nose and throat specialist in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, as is John Cacia in Ev- ansville, Indiana.
The Keefer girls are an interesting pair. Julia is an M.D. and Frances, a dentist.
Dr. George Traugh, Jr., D.H.S. 1905, practic- ing physician in Fairmont, West Virginia, was one of the early mathematics teachers in his own high school before completing his medical studies. His brother, John, is an M.D. and they are the sons of one of the town's doctors that served for many years. The old doctor was also an ordained min- ister. Their mother, Mrs. Mertie Traugh, was a member of the local school board that served earn- estly for the welfare of Donora's youth.
Dr. Morris Heatter gave his service as team physician of Donora High School for many years. He is at present the school physician. His broth- er, Max, is located in Monessen, Pennsylvania.
Serving locally are the two Rongaus brothers, Walter and William, Dweese Brown, Ralph Koehler, Joseph Novotny and Edward Roth. Others that have adopted various cominunities are William and Chester Tomaseski, George Toth, John Heill, Mer- cer Neale, Jr., William Mitro, Michael Kolczum, and the two Johns brothers, Donald and Nicholas, plus the late Doctors Perri and Issacs.
In summary, we note that this totals thirty-five medical doctors that lay claim to being "Donora Boys." Donora, too, is proud of the many family physicians of the past and present that have seen fit to locate and work so industriously in our com- munity.
In the other medical branches, we have our den- tists. Henry Schmitt, diminutive Donora High School and University of Pittsburgh athlete, was the first local boy to locate at home. He is an out- standing citizen, and the father of eight children. His hobbies are hunting and fishing. Brother Jos- eph, W.P.I.A.L. halfback, 1921, has offices in Erie, Pennsylvania. Lewis Ferretti, recent gradu- ate, has chosen his home town in which to practice. Jacob Graham settled in Pittsburgh as did Frances Keefer. John Purcell is in Brownsville, Pennsyl- vania.
These six might call themselves "Donora boys," yet Donora has been fortunate to be adopted by the other men who chose to locate here and thus helped protect our health.
The members of the nursing profession are numerous and truly serving everywhere. In in- dustrial nursing, we have had many local girls but one name revered by Donora workmen for the past three decades is Grace Hickman.
The Donora School District officially started the school nursing system in 1921 with Gertrude Hayes. She was followed in later years by Anna
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Burkhardt and Mary Daugherty. In earlier years, Marie Watson and others helped with the school work but they were employed by civic organizations, such as the Visiting Nurse Association.
Captain Annabelle Watkins is serving with the Army in Japan as a dietician. She is the sister of Commander Watkins of the Navy.
Harriet Latta Clark, former teacher and speech therapist was a physical therapist with the Army during World War II.
Religion
In the field of Religion, we have Mose M. Shaw, a leader in the youth movement of the United Pres- byterian Church. His fellow graduates of 1905 called him Max.
Myrtle Stump Mccullough is an ordained min- ister of the Baptist Church as is her husband, Wal- ter. Each has his own parish in Homestead, Penn- sylvania.
There are two Pipiks in religion. They were ordained in the Greek Rite of the Catholic Church. John, known as Father Michael, is one of the very few Benedictine Monks in the United States of this Rite.
Lawrence Connair, known in religion as Father Roger, served as a Commander in the Chaplains Corps in the U.S.N. in two Theatres of War-Afri- can and Pacific.
For many years our synagogue was in charge of Rabbi Elefant. Three of his sons, local school pro- ducts, Maurvin, Milton and Benjamin are Rabbis serving in Boston, Massachusetts, New York City and Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.
It is to be expected that individual churches will recognize their own sons and daughters who have dedicated their lives to God in serving mankind. Many priests, nuns, and ministers could be listed.
Some of these not mentioned above are the Rev- erend Fathers, Krysmalski, Adamek, Ribik, Elco, O'Connell, Mccullough, Marconyak, Felepchak, Conway and Hruska, and the late Fathers, Odelga and McNamara. The ministers are the Reverend J. McPherson, London, Hogg, Boettiger, and Chil- cate.
Art
In the field of Art, we have two interesting contributions. They are Renzo and Renato Ru- tili, twin brothers. Both attended Donora Senior High and have won International art prizes. Renzo had the honor of designing the school seal which is still in use and which may be found on every class ring. He also designed the furniture display for Macys and the display for the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company at the New York World's Fair. During the war, Renzo designed multiple gliders
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for the U. S. Army Air Force. Renato has special- ized in the field of advertising. His work may be seen in many nationally advertised magazines.
Ernest E. Compton, a Donoran, with his father, designed the Senior High School Building. Both men are well known as architects.
Music
In the field of music, Chuck Evans is distin- guished by playing in and serving as president of Fred Waring's orchestra. Edith Sagul is a concert artist and has taught the study of the flute at the Juillard School of Music.
Two brothers, Glorian and Frank D'Andrea, have had varied musical careers. Frank earned a Doctorate in Music at Columbia and now heads the music department of a western university. Frank has performed at the Royal Academy of Music, London, England and participated in the Vienna Festivals before World War II.
Education
In the field of education, Andrew S. Sukel, local school superintendent co-authored a widely used citizenship text book.
Dr. David Moskovitz is a long standing member of the mathematics department at Carnegie Insti- tute of Technology and co-author of several math- ematics text books.
James Charlesworth is a pioneer in the establish- ment of courses in labor relations and government.
Marvin Shagam is our only student at Oxford University, England.
Twenty-five years ago it was noted that fifty- nine local high school graduates had taught in Don- ora. At present, 55 teachers in our public schools were local products. One of these, Edwin Ore, has composed the school Alma Mater.
In the broad field of education, we have men who have earned distinction by attaining a doctor- ate, the ultimate in formal education in the field. There is Clarence Genovese, a former Donora school teacher and psychologist, who is now a consultant in Industrial Psychology in New York City. There is Michael Duda who served as both teacher and administrator in the local schools and is now super- intendent of schools in Monessen. There is Michael J. Herk, who is, at present, the principal of Donora Senior High School and Joseph Balogh, who is, at present, assistant professor of sociology at Bowling Green College.
Government
The following are adopted Donorans: Grant Fur- long, M.D., has been Donora's contribution to Feder- al Government. He served as congressman from this district. He has held other positions such as Post- master, State assemblyman, and numerous county positions and is County Sheriff at present. He is
HERE'S TO
THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF DONORA
FOR
THE NEXT
50 YEARS
from the
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probably Donora's best known citizen and knows the greater portion of the population by their first names. He is a busy man for he has always con- tinued his active medical practice.
Judge D. M. Anderson - Washington County, Orphans' Court, is Donora's best known legal rep- resentative and our only Judge.
J. Add Sprowls, M.D .- deceased, was an as- semblyman and a member of the Board of Directors at Morganza.
Vincent Capano-local attorney, served as as- semblyman.
M. M. Neale-local mill executive and a lead- ing citizen is on the Board of Directors at Torrance State Hospital.
Ben Binns, local realtor, better known as the town's banker, is on the Board of Trustees at Cali- fornia State Teachers' College.
Added to these, are many local men admitted to the bar. Among these are Paul Neel, George Fra- zier, John Koedel, Nicholas Polkabla, Malcolm and Dwight Anderson, Daniel E. Cannon, Arnold and David Hirsch, Achilio D'Emedio, and Leonard Greenwalt.
Major Margaret Goodman Brown has continued her relationship with the WACS.
Science
In the field of Science, Donora has contributed Myron Fair, formerly a teacher of physics at Du- quesne University and who is now working on Atomic Research at Oakridge, Tennessee. Another is Walter Kaufman, a research engineer who de- signed the catapult on aircraft carriers and who is now pioneering in jet propulsion. We also have Walter Houseler, a well-known authority on high explosives as well as American stamps. Jean Col- gan and Paul Yavorsky are two among very few ever to receive fellowships in scientific research to the Mellon Institute. Dwaine Edwards was also honored by receiving a fellowship to Columbia University.
Industry
In Industry, we have our local Superintendent of the Donora Steel and Wire Company, Harold Cope, D.H.S., 1910. Our local industry has been the opening link for many in successful work in Industry.
Fred Carpi is a vice-president of the Pennsyl- vania Railroad. His start was the P.R.R. freight office in Donora.
James B. Castner of Wilmington, Delaware, is an executive in the plastic research of the Dupont Company. He is one of the descendants of the town's first settlers.
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J. J. Joy, inventor of the Joy Coal Loader, is a name known to all coal men. He is often given credit for revolutionizing the coal industry.
Business
Gregg Neel, D.H.S., 1908, has headed the real estate groups in Pennsylvania and is probably the best known realtor in Pittsburgh or Western Penn- sylvania.
Alfred Zeffiro is a name often repeated along the nation's highways. His trucks and vans are likely to be seen most anywhere in the eastern part of the United States.
Harold Cope, general superintendent of the American Steel and Wire Works here was chosen by the people of Donora to head their celebration that heralds the fifty-year period of its existence.
Mr. Cope is an enthusiastic and vigorous civic leader and a Donoran. After graduation from the local high school in 1910, he studied engineering at Penn State. His first job here was as a "blue print boy" which was followed for a brief period in 1915 in a surveying capacity known industrially as a "red man."
In 1917, Mr. Cope worked in the Blast Furnace Department and in December of the same year, he became turn foreman in that department.
In 1922-1924, he was on a student apprentice training program.
He became General Foreman at the Blast Furnace in 1926 and in 1934, he was elevated to the posi- tion of Superintendent of the Blast Furnace.
In 1940,- he was made Assistant General Su- perintendent of the plant and then in 1942, he went to Cleveland as a Divisional Metallurgist.
On January 1, 1945 he became General Super- intendent of the Central Furnace and Coke Works at Cleveland.
On August 1, 1949, Mr. Cope came back to Donora in his present capacity.
He is active in church building programs and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, American Foundry Society and the American Iron and Steel Institute.
His hobbies are varied and include metal work, wood work, photography (in this he is really good) and fishing (some doubt is cast upon his ability here).
Donora is fortunate to have Mr. Cope with us again. He understands Donora and Donorans are proud to have such an outstanding son lead them to a glorious Jubilee Celebration.
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One of Donora's oldest landmarks is the Irondale Hotel, situated on Mckean Ave- nue at the corner of Sixth Street. It was the first licensed hotel in the borough, and is still the gathering center for many "old- timers" who like to talk over the events which occurred here in the early 1900's. Originally opened by Frank Cardon, it is now operated by Alex Dombrosky.
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At this time, in closing our brief story of Don- ora, we offer Donora's "Official Family and the Members of the School Board."
August Chambon, Donora's present burgess, came here from Besseger, France, on August 3, 1907. He was graduated from Donora High School in 1918. Burgess Chambon was elected to the borough coun- cil in 1937 where he served until 1943. Then he assumed the unexpired term of Dr. Grant Furlong, as burgess. After that, he was elected burgess and is now fulfilling his second term. Mr. Chambon is in the transportation business but, aside from his duties here and at the borough building, he is en- thusiastically striving to better the firemen's organ- izations. He was the president of Western Penn- sylvania Firemen's Association and one of the origi- nators of that organization in Washington County. He was the first president of the Washington Coun- ty Firemen's Association in 1940. At present, he is the Treasurer of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Firechiefs' Association and for the past five years has served as Fire Warden in Washington County.
The borough council members are: John Mara- sovich, James Gallenton, Charles Wunderlich, An- drew Sasko, Rudolph R. Schwerha, John Duda and John P. Jaso.
Sylvester Erdelyi is Borough Secretary; W. W. Dennis, Borough Engineer; Joseph Polkabla, Borough Treasurer; Paul Barna, Solicitor; J. J. Norton and Joseph Droboszewski are Justices of the Peace! George Saxon, Constable and John Hornbake, Tax Collector.
Donora's Board of Health is comprised of: Dr. William Rongaus, Chairman, Chester Glinka, John Gidick and Charles Stacey. The secretary is Miss Elizabeth Ostrander and the borough health offi- cer, Frank Sczymezk.
It has been noted that a native Donoran, Andrew S. Sukel, is Superintendent of the Donora Public Schools.
The present school board members are: Presi- dent, Charles Stacey, Patsy Amatangelo, Louis Dem- eter, Paul Johnston, Louis Busto, Thomas Puglisi and Michael Culyba with Paul- Barna as School So- licitor and George Frazier as School Secretary.
There is no conclusion to the story of Donora, for history is the unfolding of the lives of people and their influence upon one another and the im- pact of their lives upon the future. What that fu- ture in Donora is going to be will always harken back to the influences and actions of the people in this story added to the unraveling thread of lives of Donorans today.
It augers well that Donora is known nationally as "The Home of Champions," for upon that theme a tradition might well be built so that its stature will be truly more and more imposing.
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DONORA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM OF 1905
232 MELDON AVENUE
DONORA, PA.
DONORA LUMBER COMPANY
- PHONE 870 - 871 -
OUR GOLDEN JUBILEE PLUS ONE YEAR
INCORPORATED JULY 17, 1900
"EVERYTHING TO BUILD ANYTHING"
OFFICERS
JOHN SULLIVAN, President MARTIN WEHOUSIE, Treasurer & Manager
ALFRED ZEFFIRO, Vice-President
HOWARD COLGAN, Secretary
EMPLOYEES
Cornelius Ammon Joseph Kutasie
Donald Porter
James Scalise
Joseph Rands
Martha Volk Albert Kovalak
Michael Chromulak
Michael Vayansky
Pete Kovalak
George Karabin Jerry Bercik
John Prystash
Paul Sukla
Matthew Wyvratt
Yolanda Greco
Thomas Hauck
A Special Thanks
to our Office Staff
MRS. ALDEN MILLER MRS. JAMES SMITH MRS. W. D. LAFFERTY MISS BEVERLY MERMELSTEIN MR. RONALD CURTIS
Commercial Appliance Company
Main Office: 104 W. Otterman St. Phone 144
GREENSBURG, PA.
Wholesale-Retail
Tri-State's Leading Commercial Appliance Distributor Restaurant - Bar - Hotel Equipment Mills Air Conditioning Market and Dairy Equipment Hussman Meat Cases
Ayers Music Center
422 Mckean Ave. DONORA, PA.
For Thirty Years A Piano Tuner
THE BEST PLACE TO BUY THAT NEW OR USED PIANO
SINCE 1933
John S. McCans
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Old First National Bldg. - 6th & Mckean
DONORA, PA.
Property Management - Rents - Sales Appraisals - Bonds - Insurance Notary Public
DONORA,
1201
GREETINGS FROM DONORA'S OLDEST AUTO DEALER 1911-1951 DODGE DEALER SINCE 1914
Mr. R. M. Ridgely, Ross, to all who know him, came to Donora in 1901, worked as a steam engineer for the Wire Mill for ten years, then in 1911 went into the automobile business at the location now occupied by S. M. Langer, where he sold the Stoddard-Dayton car for over a year until the company quit making them. During the first year he sold 21 cars, the first of which was sold to Heath Zundel of R. D. 1, Belle Vernon, Pa.
During 1912, 1913 and 1914 he sold the Huppmobile. During 1914 he took on the Dodge dealership. Dodge car No. 32, of the first day's assembly by the Dodge factory, was sold by R. M. Ridgely, also to Mr. Heath Zundel.
Other makes of cars sold during the years by Mr. Ridgely: EMF (every morning fix) Paige, Jewett, Chandler, Cleveland, Packard, Willys, Jor- dan, Chevrolet, Na- tional, Marmon, Aus- tin, Huppmobile, and Stoddard-Dayton.
First car owners in Donora, 1911:
Ben G. Binns, John W. Ailes, George Watkins, "Chuck" Jones, Freddie Wil- liams, Fred (Barney) Foertch, J. F. Lewis, Dr. M. H. Day, Dr. W. W. Lewis, M. J. O'Donnell, M. E. Fal- ler and Ben Hodge
R. M. RIDGELY Your DODGE DEALER since 1914
As Donora has grown and prospered so have its merchants, including Mr. Ridgely. Many Dodge cars have been sold from the present location at 840 Mckean Avenue, Donora, the most sales in one year being in 1933 when 635 new Dodge cars were delivered.
This has all been possible through the loyal following of satisfied customers, of which we are very proud.
It is the wish of Mr. Ridgely that his old customers know that he holds their friendship and trade in the highest regard.
R. M. RIDGELY
DODGE CARS - DODGE JOB-RATED TRUCKS & PLYMOUTH CARS PHONES 76 & 77
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