Howard Braun

From Price-Weber Family website

Religion: Non-practicing Jew No issue Marshall High School (Chicago, IL) 1929 Northwestern University: attended for a short time approximately 1929-1930 Served U.S. Army, 837th Ordnance Co. 1941-1945 Was demoted in France for having sold contraband goods (admission of Howard Braun to Brian Braun in September 1986) An attempt in 1999 to obtain Howard Braun's military records was futile. The records center in St. Louis reported the records no longer exist. Occupations: owned an ice cream store (Howard's Ice Cream, Los Angeles, CA circa late 1940s), later was a shoe company executive (Shoe Company of America); 12/1994: 1223 Hidden Springs Lane, Glendora, CA 91740 Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec 1963, p.9: Howard Braun has been named regional general manager of Gallenkamp Stores Co. Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug 1964, pN9: GallenKamp Continues Expansion Program. The Topanga Plaza GallenKamp family shoe store, which opened last March, is one of the newest in the continually expanding western chain which has seen over 30 new stores open since 1960. The store is under the direction of Howard Braun, regional general manager, and Joseph Jovanovitch, district manager. Both men began their careers with GallenKamp in 1946. Braun was the district manager of the GallenKamp San Fernando Valley stores. . . Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug 1970, pD12: Howard Braun has been named executive vice president of Hudson Discount Stores. National Archives microfilm T715 roll 2392 p17 lists SS Nuagora sailing from Havre on 26 Dec 1914 and arrived Port of NY on 7 Jan 1915 with 27 year old locksmith Jacob Bronkersch with wife 27 year old Kusfusta (Augusta), 3 month old Dora and 2 year old Michel. Last permanent residence: Nancy, France. Left brother/uncle Bronkersch in Nancy. Family to join friend-brother-in-law Maurice Levit, 1313 Johnson Street, Chicago, IL. Jacob b in Siedlitz, wife in Pinsk, Dora in Nancy, France and Michel in M St. Martin. Left LaHauve, France 26 Dec 1914 on the SS Niagra. Arrived Ellis Island, N.Y. 18 Jan 1915. 1920 census, V66, ED 1026, Sheet 4 Line 62, Chicago, Cook Co., IL 1051 West Madison Street, dwelling no. 60 Jacob Braun, m, w, 32, married, immigration 1915, alien, no school, can read and write, born Russia, mother tongue Jewish, father born Russia, father mother tongue Jewish, mother born Russia, mother mother tongue Jewish, can speak English, trade none Gussie, wife, f, w, 32, single, immigration 1915, alien, no school, can read and write, born Russia, mother tongue Jewish, father Russia-Jewish, mother Russia-Jewish, can speak English, trade none Hyman, son, m, w, 9, single, immigration 1915, alien, school yes, can read and write, born France, mother tongue French, father Russia-Jewish, mother Russia-Jewish, can speak English, trade none Dora, dau, f, w, 5 3/12, single, immigration 1915, alien, no school, can read and write, born France, mother tongue French, father Russia-Jewish, mother Russia-Jewish, can speak English, trade none Josie, dau, f, w, 1 9/12, single, no school, can read and write, born IL, father Russia-Jewish, mother Russia-Jewish (The census taker heard Joseph as Josie (the name was later changed to Jerome), probably entered daughter and female as derivative conclusions. The census taker was also liberal in allowing that Gussie could read and write (she could not read or write English)) 1930 census 1411 South Tripp Avenue, April 8, 1930, ED 833, sheet 12B, lines 61-65, City of Chicago, Jacob Braun, head of household, rents, pays $90/month in rent, owns a radio, does not live on a farm, male, white, 41 married, first marriage at 23, did not attend school in the last year, can read and write, born Poland, father Poland, mother Poland, language spoken in home before coming to the US=Yiddish, year of immigration 1915, naturalized, can speak English, occupation: salesman, industry: jobber, class of worker=O; whether actually at work yesterday: yes Gussie, wife at home, does not live on a farm, female, white, 41 married, first marriage at 23, did not attend school in the last year, cannot read or write, born Poland, father Poland, mother Poland, language spoken in home before coming to the US=Yiddish, year of immigration 1915, naturalized, can speak English, no occupation, Hymen, son, does not live on a farm, male, white, 18, single, attended school since Sept 1, 1929, can read and write, born France, father Poland, mother Poland, language spoken in home before coming to the US=Yiddish, year of immigration 1915, naturalized, can speak English, occupation: clerk, industry: stone, class of worker: w, whether actually at work yesterday: no Dora, daughter, does not live on a farm, female, white, 15, single, attended school since Sept 1, 1929, can read and write, born France, father Poland, mother Poland, language spoken in home before coming to the US=Yiddish, year of immigration 1915, naturalized, can speak English, occupation: none, industry: student, class of worker: w, whether actually at work yesterday: no Jerome, son, does not live on a farm, male, white, 12, single, attended school since Sept 1, 1929, can read and write, born Illinois, father Poland, mother Poland, language spoken in home before coming to the US=(blank), occupation: none, industry: school