Wayne Whiting Bleakley, Jr.

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Husband Wayne Whiting Bleakley, Jr. ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 3 Jan or 29 Jan 1915 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1 3
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         Father: Wayne Whiting Bleakley (1891-      ) 1 2 3
         Mother: Margaret C. Amberson (      -      ) 1 2 3

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General Notes: Husband - Wayne Whiting Bleakley, Jr.

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He was educated in the Franklin public schools and after studying at The Hill School at Pottstown, entered Pennsylvania State College, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1938. For a brief period he was associated with the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, but soon returned to Franklin to take over the presidency of the Franklin News-Herald Company, publishers of the "News-Herald," an important organ of news and opinion in Venango County.
Mr. Bleakley was active socially as well as in business; he was a member of the Franklin Club and Wanango Country Club and was affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He was independent in politics and a member of the Episcopal Church.

1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 530.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 44.

3 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 388.