Paul + SHOMERS, Suzanne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married WHISTLER, Marie E on 6 Dec 1933 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Marie (daughter of WHISTLER, Ernest and Olive) was born on 23 Nov 1916 in New York; died on 11 Jan 1995 in Parkersburg, Wood County, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 12/6/1933

Cogratulations are being offered to
Joe Shomers, Jr., popular young Niagara
Falls athlete, for. the signing of
a life contract to Marie Whistler,
when he took her hand In marriage
last Sunday afternoon.
Joe is Interested In various sports
and plays right wing In hockey, left
field In softball and on the line in
football. His new manager is prominent
in social activities.
All of his teammates wish them
lots of luck and happiness and hope
that his name will continue to appear
Inv the lineups.

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Niagara Gazette - 10/26/1958

"YOU SHOULD never worry
about having something to do
tomorrow. If you do, you're not •
ready for retirement . . . "
That a d v i c e comes from
Joseph F. Shomers, the city's
chief electrical inspector, who
is ready for retirement. On Oct.
31. he'll close his record books
at City Hall for the last time,
ending a career as a municipal
employe that began June 1, 1927.
"I feel good about retiring
. . . I guess I'm a little lazy,"
Mr. Shomers,quips.
The congenial city official, 67
years old, lives at 1029 92nd
St., in the LaSalle section of the
city. He was born at 339 Sixth
St., which makes him a fullfledged
native of Niagara Falls.
In fact, the Shomers' family
roots go far back into the history
of the city.
My grandfather on my
father's side was here before
the Civil War," Mr. Shomers
said. "When the Civil War
came, he lost a leg serving in the
Union Army. Then my grandmother
volunteered as a nurse."

MR. SHOMERS, a career city
employe, first became involved
in municipal affairs' way back
in 1906 when Anthony C. Douglas
was running for election
against Mayor O. W. Cutler.
Joseph Shomers was just a
boy that election night.
Mr. Cutler was declared reelected.
Jubilant Cutler backers formed
a winding torch parade,
marching to the winning candidate's
home. Young Joe Shomers.
then 15, was in the parade.
The next day came a recount.
Douglas had won the election!
"And I got heck for staying
out so late that night," Mr.
Shomers recalls.

A KEEN INTEREST in
municipal affairs apparently
stayed with Joseph Shomers, for
he became LaSalle village clerk
on April 1, 1921.
He served in this post until
1927, when LaSalle was annexed
by Niagara Falls. Mr. Shomers
then became a clerk in the
city assessor's office, working in
this capacity until all of the
village property was transferred
to the city assessment rolls.
On Jan. 14, 1930, Mr. Shomers
was appointed an inspector
in the city's electrical department.

His job entails inspecting and
giving final approval to all elec-.
trkal installations in buildings
constructed in the city. And by
virtue of his. job, he's come to
know, virtual every nook and
cranny of the city.

AND HE'S QUALIFIED for
the job. Mr. Shomer's experience
in the field includes employment,
in the maintenance department
of the New York Telephone Co.,
the old Federal Telephone Co.,
the Ontario Power Co. and the
Niagara Electric Service.
During his youth Mr, Shomers
was educated at the Fifth
Street School and at Niagara
Falls High School.
In 1911, he married Gertrude
H. Luick, also of Niagara Falls.
Mrs. Shomers died last January.
They have eight children:
Joseph J. Shomers, Parkers-
burg, W.Va.; Frank Shomers,
1254 88th St.; John Shomers,
1029 92nd St.; Mrs. Emily Chris-
tian, Packard Ct.; William Shomers,
North Tonawanda; Mrs.
Joyce N. Schultz, 1229 93rd St.;
Thomas G. Shomers, North
Tonawanda; and Clarence Shomers,
North Miami Beach, Fla.

NORTH MIAMI BEACH
will fit right into Mr. Shomers'
retirement. He plans to visit his
son there during the winter
months. And while in North
Miami. Mr. Shomers will get to
see another Niagara personality
—Adin W. Chase, who retired
last year as the city's traffic
director. Mr. Chase lives just
south of Miami.
Asked what he plans to do
after retirement, Mr. Shomers
replied:
"Nothing—I'm just going to
have a good time and do
a little fishing occasionally.
He'll probably do a bit of
reading, too. Mr. Shomers says
he subscribes to Reader's Digest
and reads it "from cover to
cover" every issue.
His favorite meal is a "good
steak."
* * *
MR. SHOMERS is rightfully
proud of Niagara Falls as his
home town.
He helped organize the National
Electrical Contractors
Assn. chapter here and has travelled
about the country a lot as
an officer.
"When people say, 'Oh—
you're from Buffalo,' I resent
it," Mr. Shomers said. "I say
I'm most certainly not from
Buffalo, I'm from Niagara
Falls!"
In view of this, Mr. Shomers
should be a pretty good ambassador
for the city while visiting
in Miami.

Joseph married LUICK, Gertrude Helen in 1911 in Niagara County, NY. Gertrude (daughter of LUICK, Johann Jacob Leonhard and RUECKERT, Emilie Dorothea) was born on 8 Mar 1894 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died in Jan 1958 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ernest married Olive about 1914. Olive was born about 1894 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]