75 Years Ago

Herald of Dec. 28, 1944

John William Lehman, well known young man of Locust Street, Martinsburg, on Monday received a Christmas “gift” that instead of bringing joy to the members of the family, detracted considerably from the usual merriment of the holiday. The “gift” was in the form of a notice from the draft board to appear for induction into the armed services at the Harrisburg induction center on Jan. 5. It came from No. 3 board in Altoona, the young man having lived in Altoona at the time of his registration.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Imler and their daughters who reside several miles out of Woodbury on the back road to Ore Hill were not looking forward to a very merry Christmas this year, as earlier in the month, they had received a telegram from the war department that their only son and brother, T5 Andrew A. Imler, on Nov. 18 had been killed in action in the fighting around Luxembourg. Christmas day, however, turned out to be a much sadder holiday than they expected as the father is in the hospital with a broken leg.