. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. Abraham Strauss ler, also a luthe of Russia, boughtout the interest of Jac-b Strau:s iuFebruary,-1909, and since-that timehas been a^^cciated with the subJBctof this sketch in :\Iount Union. has iilodded his way from aynnr boy to a successful business;nan. W. P. DUNMIRE W. P. Dunmire. undertaker, wasborn in McVeytown, Pa., where heresided, all his life uo to the he came t) Mount Union, Mar. 420. W p. Dan mire 15. 1907. Mr. Dunmire received hiseducation in the jniblic schools ofMcVeytown, and upon choosing un-der
. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. Abraham Strauss ler, also a luthe of Russia, boughtout the interest of Jac-b Strau:s iuFebruary,-1909, and since-that timehas been a^^cciated with the subJBctof this sketch in :\Iount Union. has iilodded his way from aynnr boy to a successful business;nan. W. P. DUNMIRE W. P. Dunmire. undertaker, wasborn in McVeytown, Pa., where heresided, all his life uo to the he came t) Mount Union, Mar. 420. W p. Dan mire 15. 1907. Mr. Dunmire received hiseducation in the jniblic schools ofMcVeytown, and upon choosing un-dertaking for his life work he wentto Altoona, pursned a special coursegiven by H. .J. Long and Prof. Fitz-hue. after which he spent G monthsin practical work with undertakersHickey & ONeal of the MountainCity. Leaving Altoona, Mr. DunmireA-ient to Pittsburg, where he enteredthe school of H. J. Lous, pursuinga course in eanbalming. The nextyear he entered and spent one year 421 iu the Renouard College of Embalm-ing in New York City. After his ]H-eparation, Mr. Dun-raire settled in McVeytown, first, hishome, ou Mar. 1, 1901. When hecame to Mount Union, in 1907, he Ic-cated first and was associated withGeorge R. SmaAvley,* furniture dealer,bis headquarters being in the Smaw-ley rooai. At the present time is located in the Welchbuilding, corner of .Jefferson streetand Pennsylvania AAenue. He is afirst class undertakei\ He is knownthroughout the
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