Teams / Groups / Activities

The two photos above are from the collection of Kirk Hall and show the Alonzo L. Weigel American Legion Post 533 Drum and Bugle Corp. Kirk estimates that the photo on the left was taken during the early 1920s and the photo on the right was taken later in the 1920s.

The photos below are from the collection of Nicholas Kloszewski, his mother's family lived on Blaine Hill. Nicholas identifies his grandfather, Anthony Janicki, as being in the Firemen's Band photo first row, sixth from left, with his clarinet. If you can identify others in these photos please contact me.

Names of membership of Blaine Hill Firehall and Blaine Hill Firemen's Band in 1935 was provided by David Pershing from Blaine Hill who at time of providing names, January 2017, is 86 years old, . His son Robert provided technical support to his father in supplying these names. Names are left to right for all photos and if an individual is not known then this is indicated with an X, misspelling of some names probably occurs.

The trophies lined up in front of the Band are awards received at numerous competitions with their rendition of Beer Barrel Polka having people dancing in the streets.

Blaine Hill Firemen's Band

Left side blowup

Row 1: Fatty Musisko, Lou Bonno, Eddie Holmes, Philips, Salaby, Tony Janicki, Mel Yacomelli

Row 2: Band Director Herman, Jim Thornton, Joe Bell, Homer, Charlie Telesfore, Matt Thornton, Regis Hunt, Matt Sovitsky

Right side blowup

Row 1: Uvegas, Fritz, Brown, Joe Hammadock, Benny Corts, Bernadosky, Pete Zaken, John Thornton (standing)

Row 2: Charlie Sovitsky, Ted Opher, Matt Sovitsky, Philip Large, Hobart Barton Jr, Steve Uvegas

Blaine Hill Firemen's Members

Left side blowup

Row 1: Kasich, Larcinese (Large), Cherepko, x, Nick Yacomelli, Campaneo

Row 2: Mr. Mesner (janitor at Wylie school), Music director Herman, Charlie Sovitsky, Matt Sovitsky, Musisko, Brown ?, x, Pete (Wiggy) Zaken

Row 3: Peter Kasick, Ted Opher, Homer, Charlie Telesfore, x, Tony Janicky, Bill Homa

Center section blowup

Row 1: Lou Bonno, x, Matt Thornton, Alec Zaken, x, Ed Miller, x

Row 2: x, Joe Bell, Homer, Benny Corts, x, Salaby, Joe Hammadock

Row 3: x, Bernadosky, x, Mel Yacomelli, Steve Uvegas, x, x, Dave (Putzy) Marraccini, x

Row 4: (near wall on steps) John Kasonich, Popp, rest in white on steps unknown

Right side blowup

Row 1: x, John Thornton, Suckell, Marraccini, Cordero, x, x, x

Row 2: x, x, x, x, Hotlovich (in suit), x, x, x, x

Row 3: Homa, x, Joe Chomas, Yosha Graban, Suckell, Judy Gogoel, x

Row 4: x, x, x, Joe Korona, x, x

Lions Club of Elizabeth, PA

Lions Club throughout the United States including in Elizabeth, PA hold Fund Raisers of various types to raise money to donate to charities with an emphasis on the Blind and Visually Impaired. A fund raising event primarily utilized during the late 1940s into the early 1960s was an annual variety show with club members performing activities such as singing and dancing to entertain the audience. Photographs of some of these events were taken and then sold as additional Fund Raisers which show members of the Elizabeth, PA Lions Club performing on stage.

1910 8th Grade Class Wylie School 1915 1st Grade Class Wylie School

Elizabeth Grade School 1934 - 1935

1938 Elizabeth High School Graduating Class

From the collection of Nicholas Kloszewski's grandmother. Nicholas believes his grandmother is one of these students.

Teams

1932 Elizabeth Junior High School Basketball Team

1939 Elizabeth High School Football Team

Front Row: 1 - Jack Davison 2 - E. J. McCorkle 3 - Arthur Bonno 4 - Kirk Hall 5 - Angelo Gatto 6 - Bill Sickles
7 - Stanley Urbanovich 8 - Carl Light 9 - Joe Furno, Coach

Second Row: 10 - Ike Troutman, Teacher 11 - John Watson 12 - Metro Barna 13 - Jim Beadling 14 - Hugh Williams
15 - Tom Kelly 16 - Bob Bucy 17 - Bert Yates 18 - George Dobrich

Third Row: 19 - Bill Ekaitis 20 - Glenn Smith 21 - Justin Lorantas 22 - Ken McKown 23 - Joe Rubino 24 - Bill Herget 25 - Jim Bennett

Fourth Row: 26 - Charles Pelcharsky 27 - Bobby Jones 28 - Joe Session 29 - Paul Snead 30 - Timmy Johnson
31 - Albert Guffey 32 - Earl McCorkle 33 - Paul Stracelsky

Fifth Row : 34 - Bob Stang 35 - Sherwin Griffith 36 - Al Posa

Activities

These three photos are from an article published in the magazine "S&D Reflector" story on boat building in Elizabeth, PA, no names were given and the only location was in the paragraph on the right.

Amos Myers writes that the house in this photo is located at 405 Douglas Avenue on Blaine Hill. The man to the left standing on the ground is his Grandfather Amos Elisha Myers, his father Amos Elmer Myers is on the ground center and his Uncle Glenn Myers is standing to the right. Amos dates the photos as during the 1920s.

added 1/16/16

JW mentions a few times that a skiff was built for a particular job, but he does not write that skiff (rowboat) building was an ongoing activity at Elizabeth Marine Ways which does not mean that it was not. There were various Marine Ways in the Elizabeth area that could have been involved in building these small boats. The men are identified as being Arch Cowan and George Go(a)lloway who are not mentioned in JW's journals as working at EMW but are mentioned on the "Names" page.