(Courtesy of The Beavertown Historical Society)

Originally the main building was Jim Wiand’s barn located near where Jim Etzler’s butcher shop is now. Russell Benfer moved it in the late 1930s to begin his planing mill. This main building is now owned by and is located at Paul Kline’s property outside of Beaver Springs. Karen’s Kut and Kurl is now on the site of where this building stood.

(Can you name at least two others that owned this business? Answer next month.)

Answer to Last Month

The Rhamstine family was part of Beavertown from the 1840s until 1946, when Max and Sue and family moved to Sunbury. In 1957 they moved to St. Petersburg, Florida.

Ernie enlisted in the Army, and after honorable separation attended the University of South Florida where he got his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. In 1968 he moved to Orlando to teach in a new community college. He later got his doctorate and continues at the same college as a professor of microbiology.

Dr. Ernest L. Rhamstine lives with wife Beth, son Scott, 30, and daughter Jennifer, 25, and 7 golden retrievers. His home page on the internet is HERE. Email drelr[at NO SPAM]comcast.net, and all are invited to visit.

His mother, Mildred Sue is still living in Florida, and to date she has 4 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. His brother Thomas lives in Pensacola.

(Courtesy of Ruth Ritter Rigel)

Shown here posing in front of the little building across from Albert’s Barber Shop of today, (which for many years was the town’s post office, and offices of the Beavertown Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and other things) are five children who we will identify with the names they had then. From left to right in row one are Charlotte Ettinger (deceased), Ernest Rhamstine and Marjorie King. In the back row we find Ruth Ritter and Dorothy Ettinger. We don’t know who owned the boy’s bicycle shown.

(What ever happened to the boy, Ernest Rhamstine, shown here? Answer next month.)

Answer to Last Month

Of the 27 family names that played in the Citizens Band in 1920, 15 still live in Beavertown. Those family names in the band then and in Beavertown today are: Bingman, Dreese, Freed, Moyer, Spaid, Specht, Straub, Renninger, Hassinger, Goss, Saylor, Mattern, Herbster, Smith, and Walker.

Names such as Albert, Wetzel, Musser, Cover, Rine, Beaver, Follmer, Miller, Weiser, Heintzelman, and Snyder are no longer here.

(Courtesy of Dorothea Snyder Eisenhauer)

Luther Albert was the leader of this band. This photo was taken on South Center Street, just off of the square in Beavertown. Mrs. Esther Aurand identified all of the members but one for the Beavertown Historical Society, but space does not permit listing them all in this article. This band had stationery with their name and photo on it. Phyllis Wagner donated a piece to the B.H.S. This was used to solicit business for the band, so not all their concerts were in town.

(How many family names that played in this band are still living in Beavertown? Answer next month.)

Answer to Last Month

The first pastor of what is now God’s Missionary Church was Rev. Daniel Dubendorf.

Not in any particular order, some other Pastors were the Reverands Wise, Noll, Straub, Coolie, and Rhodes.

During WWII, Rev. Charles Straub helped to dedicate Beavertown’s Honor Roll for the boys then in the service of their country.