Paul Clifton Beacher ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1920 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. ¹⁷ The 1920 census recorded at 102 North Washington Avenue: Arthur Beacher, machinist in coal mine, 36, living with wife Lottie, 30; Arthur, 11; Evelyn, 9; Dorothy, 6; and Robert, 2 months. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. [Note: Robert was recorded by census taker as a mistake, should be Paul].

2. Census in 1930 in West Mahanoy Twp., Schuylkill, PA. ⁷ Arthur Beacher, machinist colliery, 46, was married at age 24 to wife L?ttie, 39, who married at age 17. With them: Arthur Jr., coal engineer in coal mines, 21, who married at age 19; Dorothy, operator in telephone co., daughter-in-law, 24, who married Arthur Jr. at age 22; Evelyn, waitress, daughter, 19; Dorothy, 16; Paul, 11; and Jean, 5. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except Dorothy's parents were from Wales. They are living at 208 Ohio Avenue.

3. Census in 1940 in West Mahanoy Twp., Schuylkill, PA. ⁸ In the 1940 Census in West Mahanoy Township was recorded Arthur Beacher, age 56, retired, living with wife Lotte, 49; son Paul, 20, clerk in lumber company; daughter Jean, 15; plus son Arthur Beacher, 31, laborer in coal mine, and his wife Dot, 33, and their daughter Joan, 6. Also in the home is Arthur Sr's daughter Joan Balliet and her husband, John Balliet, 33, clerk in lumber company, and their child John Jr., 7. Everyone was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, except Lottie Beacher in Roaring Creek, Pennsylvania; John Jr. Balliet and Joan Beacher in Shenandoah Heights; and John Balliet Sr. In 1935 everyone lived in Shenandoah Heights.

4. Occupation: E. H. Ratzburg & Son, Shenandoah, PA on 16 Oct 1940 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. ¹⁴

5. He was described as 5' 10", 146 lbs., blue eyes, blonde hair, light complexion on 16 Oct 1940 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. ¹⁴

6. Residence: 208 Ohio Ave., Shenandoah Heights, PA on 16 Oct 1940 in Shenandoah Heights, Schuylkill County, PA. ¹⁴

7. Military from 7 Dec 1941 to 4 Feb 1945 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA: World War II: serial no. 0-1169858. ⁹

8. Residence: 208 Ohio Ave., Shenandoah, Pa. On 7 Dec 1941 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. ⁹

9. Occupation: Lieutenant U.S. Army on 23 Dec 1942 in Shenandoah Heights, Schuylkill County, PA. ²

10. Newspaper: Republican and Herald: Evans-Beacher, 28 Dec 1942, Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. ³ Miss Anna Mae Evans, daughter of Mrs. Anna Evans, of Mahanoy City and Lieutenant Paul C. Beacher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Beacher, of Shenandoah Heights, were married Saturday morning at 10 o'clock in the Primitive Methodist Church, Mahanoy City. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. H. O. Fichter. During the service, Miss Dorothy Hale, of Mahanoy City sang "O Promise Me" and "I Love You Truly". She was accompanied by Mrs. George Gibson. The bride looked charming in a gown of white taffeta styled along princess lines with a finger-tip veil and seed pearls. She carried a bouquet of white pompons. Her sister, Miss Ruth Evans, the maid of honor, wore a pink taffeta gown and a short veil. She carried a bouquet of pink pompons. Rev. William Jones, of William Penn, a friend of the couple, was the best man. Mrs. Evans, mother of the bride, wore a dress of soldier blue, while Mrs. Beacher, mother of the bridegroom, wore a dress of dusty rose. Both also wore corsages of pink and white pompons. Following the ceremony, a dinner was served at the home of the bridegroom's parents. The couple later left on a honeymoon trip to New York, from where they will go to Vermont where Lieutenant Beacher is stationed. For her going-away outfit the bride chose a green velvet dress with brown accessories. The bride was graduated from Mahanoy City High School and was employed by the J. Janowitch and Sons dress factory in Mahanoy City. The bridegroom was graduated from the J. W. Cooper High School and before enlisting in the Army was employed by E. H. Ratzburg and Son.

11. Newspaper: The Record American, 28 Dec 1942, Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA. ¹⁸ Anna Mae Evans Becomes The Bride Of Army Officer
The Primitive Methodist church formed the setting for a pretty wedding on Saturday morning at ten o'clock when Miss Anna Mae Evans, daughter of Mrs. Anna Evans of 116 East Pine street, became the bride of Lieutenant Paul C. Beacher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Beacher of Shenandoah Heights.
The ceremony was performed by the Reverend H. O. Fichter, pastor of the church. During the service Miss Dorothy Hale of Mahanoy City sang "Q Promise Me'' and "I Love You Truly." She was accompanied by Mrs. George Gibson.
The bride looked charming in a gown of white taffeta styled on princess lines with a fingertip length veil trimmed in seed pearls and she carried a bouquet of white pompons. Her sister Miss Ruth Evans was the maid of honor and she was attired in pink taffeta with a short veil and carried a bouquet of pink pompons. Rev. William Jones of William Penn was the best man. The bride's mother wore a dress of soldier blue with matching accessories and the bridegroom's mother chose a dusty rose dress. Each wore corsages of pink and white pompons.
Following the ceremony a dinner was held at the home of the bridegroom's parents after which they left on a wedding trip to New York and from there will go to Vermont where Lieutenant Beacher is stationed. For traveling the bride wore a green velvet dress with brown accessories.
The bride was graduated from the Mahanoy City High School and was employed at the M. Janowitch and Sons dress factory. The bridegroom was graduated from the J. W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah, and before his enlistment in the U. S. Army was employed by E. H. Ratzburg and Son.

12. Newspaper: Record American, 21 Oct 1943, Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA. ¹⁹ 1st Lieutenant Paul C. Beacher. husband of the former Anna Mae Evans of town, who is now residing with him at Fort Smith, Ark., recently received his wings as a liaison pilot in the Army Air Forces when he was graduated from the Liaison Pilot Training School at Denton, Texas. He was assigned as a field artillery liaison or "grasshopper pilot," as they are known in the Army, after completing a course on October 13 at Fort Sill, Okla., where he studied advanced aero-batics and field artillery liaison work, He is now attached to an on armored division at Camp Chaffee, Ark.
Lieut. Beacher, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Beacher, of Shenandoah Heights, received his first lieutenant commission on April 16. Following his enlistment in the Army in June, 1941, he was stationed at various camps throughout the country. He, attended the Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, Okla., and was commissioned a second lieutenant in October, 1942.
Before entering the service, he was employed by the E. H. Ratzburg Lumber Co., at Shenandoah.

13. Newspaper: Evening Herald: Captain Paul C. Beacher, 7 Feb 1945, Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. ²⁰ Promoted to Captain
Captain Paul C. Beacher (photo)
Paul C. Beacher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Beacher, Sr., of 208 Ohio avenue, Shenandoah Heights, and husband of the former Anna May Evans, of Mahanoy City, was promoted to the rank of captain in the Army Air Forces on January 24, at an undisclosed East Coast post. He is now believed to have gone overseas.
Captain Beacher, a graduate of the J. W. Cooper High School, enlisted in the Army in June, 1941. He received his basic training at Fort Bragg, N. C, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in October, 1942, when he was graduated from the Officers' Training School at Fort Sill, Okla. Receiving his wings as a liaison pilot when he graduated from the Liaison Pilots Training School at Denton, Texas, he was promoted to first lieutenant on April 16, 1943.
He was assigned as a field artillery liaison pilot after completing a course at Fort Sill, Okla., where he studied advanced aero-batics and field artillery liaison work.

14. Newspaper: Record American, 7 Mar 1945, Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA. ²¹ Captain Paul C. Beacher has arrived safely in England according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Beacher, Sr., of Shenandoah Heights and his wife, who resides in town. Captain Beacher sent word via a cablegram which was followed by letters from him.

15. Newspaper: Record American, 25 Aug 1945, Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA. ²² Capt. Paul C. Beacher is spending a 30-day furlough in Mananoy City visiting his wife and in Shenandoah Heights visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Beacher. Captain Beacher, who recently returned from the European theatre, will report to Oklahoma for reassignment.

16. Occupation: 1948 Allentown City Directory: Beacher, Paul C (Anna M) battery commander Hdqtrs Battery 213 AAA Group P N G h 1101 Fair Acres in 1948 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA. ²³

17. Census in 1950 in Sunbury, Northumberland, PA. ²⁴ The 1950 census recorded at 508 Chestnut St.: Paul C. Beacher, stock clerk, 30, living with wife Anna M., 30, and daughter Carol A., 4. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

18. Residence: 508 Chestnut Street, Sunbury, Pa. On 27 Mar 1950 in Sunbury, Northumberland, PA. ⁹

19. Newspaper: Patriot-News, 18 Apr 1965, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ²⁵ NOW THEY KNOW WHO HE IS
Danville 'Mystery Man Heads 17,000 - Member Organization
DANVILLE - A rather disconcerting telephone call came to Paul C. Beacher, of nearby Mahoning Twp., immediately after he was elected president of the National Assn. of Purchasing Agents. The call was from a staff member of a trade paper in New York who wanted to know: "Who is Paul Beacher and where is Danville, Pa.?" The reporter, later in the conversation, told Beacher his paper had had complete profiles on two other candidates who had been vying for the NAPA presidency but no one on his paper even knew of the Danville man. It's different now, for since his election Beacher has been criss-crossing the nation in connection with NAPA work while also carrying on his regular job as purchasing manager for Thompson Ramo Woolridge.
BEACHER SAID he had not been surprised at the call from the New York reporter, since the presidency of NAPA usually goes to individuals from large cities. There are, he said, 17,000 members in the organization, which is observing its 50th anniversary. Since his installation, in Dallas, Tex., last May, he has often been referred to as "the man on the go" by his fellow members. He is already nearing his goal of visiting the NAPA sessions in 60 different cities over the nation and has traveled about 70,000 miles.
He has done much to tell the story of the purchasing agent, a man vital in industry but about whom the general public knows little. Beacher, born and educated in Shenandoah, is a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard and is a veteran of World War II.
IN REGARD TO his presidency of the NAPA, he commented: "There are at least two things needed for this post, an understanding company and an understanding family. Fortunately, I'm blessed with both." He said one of the biggest thrills of the job has been the opportunity of meeting. SO many people in so many parts of the country.
"I've had the e opportunity to speak with mayors of large cities, presidents of major companies and purchasing people on all levels of work. I've even been made an honorary citizen of Shreveport and El Paso." One other thing too, the staff of that New York trade people now know the answers to "Who is Beacher?" and "Where is Danville, Pa.?"
(photo of Paul C. Beacher).

20. Newspaper: The Daily Courier, 21 Jul 1965, Connellsville, Fayette, PA. ²⁶ Guard Unit Will Fly to Oregon for Training

Harrisburg - A unit of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard wil be airlifted to Camp Rilea, Ore. for summer training in what will be a "first" for a Keystone State unit.

The 3rd Automatic Weapons Batallion of the 213th Artillery, known historically as the "First Defenders" will fly in full combat equipment in plans of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 171st Air Transport Wing based at Greater Pittsburgh Airport.

The contingent of about 375 guardsmen under the command of Col. Paul C. Beacher, is scheduled to fly non-stop from Olmsted Air Force Base at Middletown to Portland, Ore., in time to begin the two-week training session scheduled for Aug. 7-22.

21. Newspaper: Lebanon Daily News: Pa. Guardsmen Parade In Oregon Before Governor, 16 Aug 1965, Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ²⁷ CAMP RILEA, WARRENTON, Ore. - Over 1,000 citizen-soldiers of the Pennsylvania and Oregon Army National Guard paraded before Oregon's Governor Mark Hatfield, the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, Maj. Gen. Thomas R. White, Jr., and a reviewing party of high-ranking military and civilian dignitaries during the annual Governor's Day Review here Saturday. Parading with the Oregon Units at this West Coast training site was the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 3rd Automatic Weapons Battalion, 213th Artillery, commanded by Col. Paul C. Beacher of Danville, Pa. The 375 members of the Keystone State's air defense battalion flew non-stop by Air National Guard troop carriers to Portland, Ore., arriving here the previous Saturday. The Pennsylvania Guardsmen will return to their hometown armories via C-121 Super Constellations next Sunday.

22. Residence: on 8 Sep 1966 in Danville, Montour, PA. ¹³

23. Residence: on 17 Jan 1977 in Danville, Montour, PA. ¹¹

24. Residence: on 1 Jul 1978 in Danville, Montour, PA. ¹⁶

25. Residence: on 1 Dec 1978 in Danville, Montour, PA. ²⁸

26. Residence: in 1983 in Danville, Montour, PA. ²⁹ 23 Maple St, Danville, PA, 17821-1311.

27. Residence: in 1989 in Lady Lake, Lake, FL. ²⁹

28. Residence: 333 24th Ave Lot 171, Fort Gratiot, St. Clair, MI 48059 in 1998 in Fort Gratiot, St. Clair, MI.

29. His Social Security Number was 183-10-2113 on 28 Mar 2001 in , , , USA. ³⁰

30. Obituary: Times-Herald: obituary of Paul C. Beacher on 29 Mar 2001 in Port Huron, St. Clair, MI. ³¹ Paul C. Beacher

FORT GRATIOT TWP. -- Paul C. Beacher, 81, of Fort Gratiot Township died Wednesday, March 28, 2001, in Port Huron Hospital.

He was born Nov. 5, 1919, in Shenandoah, Pa., to the late Arthur C. and Lottie Wagner Beacher. He married Anna Mae Evans on Dec. 26, 1942, in Mahanoy City, Pa.

Mr. Beacher was purchasing manager for T.R.W. for 20 years and 10 years for Koppers, retiring in 1986. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and retired from the National Guard as a colonel.

He is survived by his wife, Anna; two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Michael (Nancy) Schwalm of Fort Gratiot and Mr. and Mrs. Justin (Carol) Smith of Gardiner, Maine; four grandchildren, Ashley Johnson, Rebecca Smith and Hannah and Sarah Schwalm; a great-granddaughter, Olina Johnson; and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2001, in Colonial Woods Missionary Church with funeral services at 11 a.m. The Rev. Gary Aupperle will officiate. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider the Alzheimer's Association. Arrangements are by the Pollock-Randall Funeral Home, Port Huron.

Paul married Anna Mae Evans, daughter of David Jenkin Evans and Anna Priscilla Bailey, on 26 Dec 1942 in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA.^{1 2 3} (Anna Mae Evans was born on 11 Jun 1919 in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA,^{2 29 32 33 34} died on 12 Sep 2017 in Fort Gratiot, St. Clair, MI ^{33 34} and was buried on 15 Sep 2017 in Port Huron: Lakeside Cemetery, St. Clair, MI ^{33 34}.)