Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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The morning after the flood dawned peaceful over the city. There was an almost poetic stillness in the water surrounding the high school, belying the terror of the preceeding night. In her fury, Nature had claimed 77 lives and left 9 missing in the wake of the Great Flood of ’ll. 12

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Youngsters wade up Broad Street to examine other parts of the city. Above: The bursting of the Laurel Run Dam almost wiped out the community of Tanneryville. Below: Emily Steele sits for- lornly on the rocks where her house used to be. A typical scene on Cooper Avenue in Tanneryville. When I went to sleep that night I realize that something like this would hap- pen. I thought it would just be another rainy night in July, but I was wrong. The rain was beating down heavily on the roof and the windows. As I lay in bed listening to the crackling of the lightning and the loud claps of thunder I hoped that those bolts wouldn’t strike the house. Soon I fell asleep but was wakened at 2:30 by my father. I looked out- side from the porch and I couldn’t believe what I saw. There was muddy brown water everywhere. It was to the third step on the porch. There was water rushing over the banks of the creek behind Bheam School and coming through the yard. I guess as long as I live I will be able to re- member the crash of the water rushing past and the stench of the mud after the flood. When the sun came out I could see the devastation caused by the flood. Cars were upside down. Trees were uprooted. Morrell- ville was a mess. I wondered if we were the only ones hit by the flood. There was a lot of confusion and nobody was really aware of how terribly the city and surrounding communities had been hit. v —Tom Fleming

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IN MEMORIAM Flood Victims I. Allen Lee Blough, 39, 673 Cooper Ave. 3. Desire Blough, 316, 673 Cooper Ave. 3. Jennifer Blough, 38, 673 Cooper Ave. 4. Melvin Boring, 36, 671 Cooper Ave. 5. Elvie Bowser, 68, 879 Cooper Ave. 6. Jack F. Cale. 67, 781 Cooper Ave. 7. Mrs. Marie C. Cobaugh. 70, Rear 333 David St. 8. Nancy Marie Cooper, 30, 90 D” St. Extension 9. Robert Casciotti. 34, 313 Devon Drive 10. Donald G. Cover, 34, Solomon Homes 11. Mrs. Eliza Ann Daroczy, 61, 334 Iron St. 13. Greg Allen Dixon, 9, Seward 13. Edith Faye Emmel, 41, Rear lO Vi Messenger St. 14. Judy Emmel, 7, Rear 709! j Messenger St. 15. William H. Emmel, 43, 70916 Messenger St. 16. Chad Allen Gdula, 6, Dunlo 17. Kathleen Gdula, 33, Dunlo 18. Theresa Gibson, 46, 679 Cooper Ave. 19. Ernest Shawn Gibson, 13, 679 Cooper Ave. 30. Tamela L. Gibson. 10, 679 Cooper Ave. 31. Robert Leroy Hershberger. 89, 333 David St. 33. Julia Kameliski, 76, Dilltown 33. Kimberly Keck, 33, 606 Pine St. 34. Michael Keck, 3, 606 Pine St. 35. Vincent Keck, 38, Seward 36. Donald Merle Keiper, 54, 667 Cooper Ave. 37. Andrew Koharchik, 46, Windber 38. Marguerite Koharchik, 46, Windber 39. Myrtle Leslie, 77, Seward 30. Pauline Long, 53, Hoover Trailer Courts, Seward 31. Julie A. Luther, 8, Birmingham, Alabama 33. Mary Ann Luther, 36, Birmingham, Alabama 33. Debra Ann Mavrich, 15. 866 Cooper Ave. 34. Mark Edward Mavrich, 13, 866 Cooper Ave. 35. Marline Mervine, 66, Summerhill 36. Carol Ann Pavlosky, 34, 866 Cooper Ave. 37. Norman L. Pfeil, 63. 70516 Messenger St. 38. Helen Pilot, 59, 675 Cooper Ave. 39. George Piskurich, 64, 681 Cooper Ave. 40. Olga Piskurich, 60, Johnstown 41. Larry Edward Ressler, 16, Seward 43. Thelma Ressler, 53, Seward 43. Raymond Rhoads, 34, 331 Gray Ave. 44. George Ribich, 50, Johnstown R.D. 3 45. Milka Ribich, 74, Johnstown R.D. 3 46. Katherine Rishell, 55, 873 Cooper Ave. 47. Kathy Rishell. 5, 873 Cooper Ave. 48. Thomas Rishell, 31, 873 Cooper Ave. 49. John J. Rokosz, 34, 1151 Bedford St. 50. Theodore Rummel, 64, 669 Cooper Ave. 51. Helen Schofield, 61, 1353 Solomon St. 53. James E. Schofield, 43, 1353 Solomon St. 53. Barbara Selders, 40, Rear 784 Cooper Ave. 54. Robert Selders, 43, Rear 784 Cooper Ave. 55. James E. Smith, 61, Dunlo 56. James Edward Smith, 39, Rear 709 Messenger St. 57. Todd James Smith, 7, Rear 709 Messenger St. 58. Troy Jay Smith, 8. Rear 709 Messenger St. 59. Donna (Spangler) Sowerbower, 16. Richland Trailer Court 60. Robert E. Stephens, 40, R.D. 3, Strongstown 61. Charles A. Stoner Jr., 59, 703 Cooper Ave. 63. Louella Stoner, 57, 703 Cooper Ave. 63. Sharen Stoner, 34, 703 Cooper Ave. 64. Sheldon W. Stoner, 33, 703 Cooper Ave. 65. Dorothy Teeter, 50, Johnstown R.D. 1 66. Harry M. Teeter, 74, Mineral Point R.D. 1 67. Mrs. Lula Teeter, 70, Mineral Point R.D. 1 68. Allen Thomas. 40, 677 Cooper Ave. 69. Pamela Thomas, 10, 677 Cooper Ave. 70. Patricia Thomas, 36, 677 Cooper Ave. 71. Sandra Thomas, 13, 677 Cooper Ave. 73. Edith Fern Weaver, 55, 847 Cooper Ave. 73. Kenneth Weaver, 73, 847 Cooper Ave. 74. Howard Wilson, 31, R.D. 3 Johnstown 75. George Zidzik. 50. 139 Metzler St. 76. Helen Zidzik, 63, Scalp Level 77. Susan Zidzik, 83, Scalp Level Missing I. Shirley Bailey, 41, Coopersdale Homes 3. Shawn Michael Dixon, II, Seward 3. Cynthia Gibson, 8, 679 Cooper Ave. 4. Michelle Keck, 3, 606 Pine St. 5. Florence Lydic, 50 Seward 6. Melissa Mitchell, 10, Coopersdale Homes 7. Stanley Pilot Sr., 63. 675 Cooper Ave. 8. James E. Smith, 33, no address listed 9. Mark Sowerbower. 4 months, Richland