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An advert for The Morning Call in 1900 after its rebranding, showcasing the Newspaper's headquarters on 16 South 6th Street David A. Miller, a Muhlenberg College senior, was the newspaper's first reporter; in 1904, he and his brother Samuel acquired the newspaper, owning it until 1920, and later serving as its president from 1934 until his death in 1958.
Charles C. Curtis (October 29, 1893 – June 24, 1960) was an American newspaper executive and military officer from Pennsylvania. The longtime advertising manager of Allentown's The Morning Call, Curtis was also a career officer in the United States Army and Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Curtis served from 1917 to 1953 and attained the rank of major general.
Frank R. Fischl Jr. (October 25, 1926 – October 12, 2016) was an American U.S. Air Force colonel and politician. In 1966, Fischl, an Air Force pilot with the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War, was awarded the Silver Star, the U.S. military's third-highest decoration for valor in combat, "for gallantry in connection with military operations" for his role in an airstrike ...
Allentown, the largest city in the Lehigh Valley, third-largest city in Pennsylvania, and county seat of Lehigh County, in May 2010. The following is a list of notable people who were born, or lived a significant portion of their lives, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.
Howard Petrie was born in Beverly, Massachusetts on November 22, 1906. When Howard was three years old his family moved to Concord.The Petries later lived in Arlington and then Somerville, where Petrie received his secondary school education.
Marty Ravellette was the fourth [1] child of the farm family of Ernest D. Ravellette and Laurene Ravellette (née Frohreich). [2] [3] He was born without arms. [1]Faced with the challenge of this disability, his family was convinced to place him at the age of two months in the Good Shepherd Home, known today as the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network, in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Curtis Thomas Simmons (May 19, 1929 – December 13, 2022) was an American professional baseball left-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1947 to 1950 and 1952 to 1967.
Lenel was born May 20, 1914, in Strasburg, Germany during the German Empire in present-day France, the son of the late Walter and Luise (Borckenhagen) Lenel.During his youth, Lenel met and was strongly influenced by Albert Schweitzer, who frequently stayed with the Lenel family while visiting Heidelberg.