William Penn Life, 2011 (46. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2011-02-01 / 2. szám

Branch News Branch 14 Welcome to WILLIAM PENN ASSOCIATION Christmas Party Officers and members of Branch 14 welcomed guests to the branch Christmas party and collected food donations. (Photo by Paul Varga) Children of the New Brunswick area enjoyed the annual family Christ­mas party sponsored this past December by Branch 19. were sung. On the same day, Branch 19 held its annual business meeting and election of branch officers. Elected were: the Rev. Dr. Joseph G. Bodnar, president; Joseph A. Bodnar, vice president; Evelyn B. Bodnar, secre­tary-treasurer; and Albert Suldo and Jennifer Orlick, auditors. Branch 19 extends our best wishes to all our fellow WPA members and their families. For help with your life insur­ance and annuity needs, please call Evelyn Bodnar at 732-873-1158. Branch 59 Windber, PA by Shirley A. Rakoczy-Przywara Feb. 14 is Valentine's Day. Don't forget the very special person(s) in your life. One of our members, Tom Geiger, provided some information recently. Out of the 150 men and one woman (Irene Lucas) who were parishioners of St. Mary's Hungarian Church in Windber and served in World War II, only one, Steve Nihoff, was killed in action during the war. Many of those parishioners were also mem­bers of WPA. I have the list, and I feel this information would be of interest to you and should be ap­propriately recorded in the archives of WPA. I wish to extend cordial and hap­py greetings to all those in Branch 59 celebrating birthdays, anniversa­ries and other special occasions this month of February. My sweet little granddaughter, who is a WPA member, will cel­ebrate her seventh birthday on Feb. 16, and I want to wish her "Boldog Születésnapot, Samantha!" I'd like to include this month some information about Windber's history that you may find interesting. It originally appeared in the January 2011 issue of The Windber Area His­torical Newsletter and was compiled by researcher Patricia M. Shaffer: * The original Windber Hospital was built and officially opened on Jan. 15,1905. The Berwind-White Coal Mining Company contributed $50,000, and the Wilmore Coal Company donated a lot, 650 by 350 feet on Somerset Avenue, to build a hospital to service its coalminers. The Windber Lumber Company had the contract for the building. In 1913, it was reported that the hospital served 668 patients, including those hurt in 85 mining accidents, as well as 54 female cases. It cited that there were 16 nationalities served. * Dr. Orlando J. Shank arrived in Windber in 1898 and practiced medi­cine here until his death in 1945. He is noted as being the first physician in Windber. * An article appeared in the American Journal of Surgery in 1936, written by Dr. W. S. Wheeling and Dr. J. A. Orris. It stated that among the more unusual cases of surgery ever performed was one performed at the Windber Hospital involving the removal of a 97-pound fibroid tumor. The patient was a 48-year old female. In 1925, she noticed a mass in her lower abdomen which continued to enlarge. At the time she was admitted into the hospital on Aug. 2,1934, the patient weighed 177V2 pounds and was 5 feet, 8V2 inches tall. Surgery was scheduled for Aug. 16 under local anesthetic. A pathology report revealed a specimen consisting of a large solid tumor mass weighing 65 pounds and measured 40 by 32.5 by 20 centimeters. It was cellular, and not malignant. On Sept. 5,1934,20 days after the surgery, the patient weighed 89 pounds. Weight of the tumor removed, including fluid by drain­age, was 97 pounds. The patient continued to improve and by May 24,1935, she weighed 148 pounds. : 12: 7 *9T 4 fell 4l!5W| 1\ ^ ~ ^ 7118 18 0 February 2011 0 William Penn Life

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