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Witt, Francis
Publisher. Born in Shamokin, Pa. Son of John Martin and Anna Czernik. In 1912 became clerk at the Post Office, Shamokin, Pa. Owner of the Printing Shop and publisher of weekly Polish paper: "Przyjaciel Gornika" (Miner's Friend), in Shamokin. One of the founders of St. Stanislaus parish in Shamokin. Member of P.N.A. and Kosciuszko Society.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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