Paul Ettinger was a son of Charles H and Emma A. (nee Clauss) Ettinger, baptized May 3, 1896 at Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church (224 N. 6th) in Allentown, Pennsylvania by the Rev. J. D. Woods. My mom remembered her Uncle Paul favorably. Like my mom's father, who was his brother, he worked at C. H. Ettinger in Allentown, Pennsylvania, a plumbing, heating and stove business.
Paul served in World War I, PFC U.S. Army Ambulance Corps (USAAC). It is likely he trained in Allentown, as the present Fairgrounds were a USAAC training camp.
Paul was an early driver in Pennsylvania, appearing in the 1917 List of Motor Vehicle Registrations and Licenses from the Pennsylvania Highway Dept: 30173, Paul Ettinger, 113 N. 15th St., Allentown." That means he was still living at home when he began driving in his early twenties. He later lived at 1107 Allen Street in Allentown, which was the same block his brother, my grandpa lived when my mom was born at 1137.
As the eldest living son, Paul was admitted first to the family business; his larger share of it reflected his early entry, and sadly created a bit of tension between the brothers, particularly my cranky grandpa who resented the apparent favoritism.
Paul was married in Allentown on May 20, 1919 to Rubie S. Weber, daughter of William and Amanda (nee Swartz) Weber. They wed at Grace Evangelical Congregational Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He became the father of Charles and Paul Fredrick Ettinger.
Paul and Rubie lived very well from the successful family business he and his brothers shared, and their county farm in Trexlertown (which my mom recalled quite fondly) was a gathering place for family with its bucolic setting, large back porch, stone walls that Rubie had constructed, and canoeing from out back that could take you all the way to Hamilton street.
For all this, Rubie wanted just a little more; her dream was to have a Cadillac, which Paul refused, buying Oldsmobiles. After Paul passed, Rubie finally got her Caddy.
Paul served in World War I, PFC U.S. Army Ambulance Corps (USAAC). It is likely he trained in Allentown, as the present Fairgrounds were a USAAC training camp.
Paul was an early driver in Pennsylvania, appearing in the 1917 List of Motor Vehicle Registrations and Licenses from the Pennsylvania Highway Dept: 30173, Paul Ettinger, 113 N. 15th St., Allentown." That means he was still living at home when he began driving in his early twenties. He later lived at 1107 Allen Street in Allentown, which was the same block his brother, my grandpa lived when my mom was born at 1137.
As the eldest living son, Paul was admitted first to the family business; his larger share of it reflected his early entry, and sadly created a bit of tension between the brothers, particularly my cranky grandpa who resented the apparent favoritism.
Paul was married in Allentown on May 20, 1919 to Rubie S. Weber, daughter of William and Amanda (nee Swartz) Weber. They wed at Grace Evangelical Congregational Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He became the father of Charles and Paul Fredrick Ettinger.
Paul and Rubie lived very well from the successful family business he and his brothers shared, and their county farm in Trexlertown (which my mom recalled quite fondly) was a gathering place for family with its bucolic setting, large back porch, stone walls that Rubie had constructed, and canoeing from out back that could take you all the way to Hamilton street.
For all this, Rubie wanted just a little more; her dream was to have a Cadillac, which Paul refused, buying Oldsmobiles. After Paul passed, Rubie finally got her Caddy.
Paul Ettinger was a son of Charles H and Emma A. (nee Clauss) Ettinger, baptized May 3, 1896 at Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church (224 N. 6th) in Allentown, Pennsylvania by the Rev. J. D. Woods. My mom remembered her Uncle Paul favorably. Like my mom's father, who was his brother, he worked at C. H. Ettinger in Allentown, Pennsylvania, a plumbing, heating and stove business.
Paul served in World War I, PFC U.S. Army Ambulance Corps (USAAC). It is likely he trained in Allentown, as the present Fairgrounds were a USAAC training camp.
Paul was an early driver in Pennsylvania, appearing in the 1917 List of Motor Vehicle Registrations and Licenses from the Pennsylvania Highway Dept: 30173, Paul Ettinger, 113 N. 15th St., Allentown." That means he was still living at home when he began driving in his early twenties. He later lived at 1107 Allen Street in Allentown, which was the same block his brother, my grandpa lived when my mom was born at 1137.
As the eldest living son, Paul was admitted first to the family business; his larger share of it reflected his early entry, and sadly created a bit of tension between the brothers, particularly my cranky grandpa who resented the apparent favoritism.
Paul was married in Allentown on May 20, 1919 to Rubie S. Weber, daughter of William and Amanda (nee Swartz) Weber. They wed at Grace Evangelical Congregational Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He became the father of Charles and Paul Fredrick Ettinger.
Paul and Rubie lived very well from the successful family business he and his brothers shared, and their county farm in Trexlertown (which my mom recalled quite fondly) was a gathering place for family with its bucolic setting, large back porch, stone walls that Rubie had constructed, and canoeing from out back that could take you all the way to Hamilton street.
For all this, Rubie wanted just a little more; her dream was to have a Cadillac, which Paul refused, buying Oldsmobiles. After Paul passed, Rubie finally got her Caddy.
Paul served in World War I, PFC U.S. Army Ambulance Corps (USAAC). It is likely he trained in Allentown, as the present Fairgrounds were a USAAC training camp.
Paul was an early driver in Pennsylvania, appearing in the 1917 List of Motor Vehicle Registrations and Licenses from the Pennsylvania Highway Dept: 30173, Paul Ettinger, 113 N. 15th St., Allentown." That means he was still living at home when he began driving in his early twenties. He later lived at 1107 Allen Street in Allentown, which was the same block his brother, my grandpa lived when my mom was born at 1137.
As the eldest living son, Paul was admitted first to the family business; his larger share of it reflected his early entry, and sadly created a bit of tension between the brothers, particularly my cranky grandpa who resented the apparent favoritism.
Paul was married in Allentown on May 20, 1919 to Rubie S. Weber, daughter of William and Amanda (nee Swartz) Weber. They wed at Grace Evangelical Congregational Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He became the father of Charles and Paul Fredrick Ettinger.
Paul and Rubie lived very well from the successful family business he and his brothers shared, and their county farm in Trexlertown (which my mom recalled quite fondly) was a gathering place for family with its bucolic setting, large back porch, stone walls that Rubie had constructed, and canoeing from out back that could take you all the way to Hamilton street.
For all this, Rubie wanted just a little more; her dream was to have a Cadillac, which Paul refused, buying Oldsmobiles. After Paul passed, Rubie finally got her Caddy.
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