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On the lighter side. A few things were a bit nicer than today. There were two newspapers, the Democrat in the morning and the Tribune at night. When something sensational occurred an extra paper was printed and the paper carriers would go at a fast pace up and down the streets and alleys yelling: “Extra! Extra! Read all about it!”, and shouted out whatever it was that happened. I remember three such extras: The Dione Quintriplets were born, the Lindbergh baby was kidnapped, and the Graf Zeppelin passed over Johnstown - I believe it was lost.
There were two mail deliveries, about four mail pick ups at the corner mail boxes, of which there were many more boxes than there are today.
The doctor came to the house at any hour of the day or night, and there was more of a relationship.
On New Years Eve all the church bells rang and all the mill whistles blew, and everyone went out on their porches shouting “Happy New Year” to each other and neighbors.
Just an Added Personal Note
My father, Otto Luttringer, owned a Men’s and Young Men’s Clothing Store at 519-521 Main Street. One of his advertisements was in the Johnstown Tribune Friday evening on April 29, 1921, on page 21. When the depression hit he lost the store, people could not pay their bills and many stores went out of business because of this. He was hired by Schwartz Bros. Dept Store as a buyer and salesman, I as a child was a model in their Style Shows. Schwartz Bros. still looms above the 1St Summit Bank, which occupies the first floor.