June / July 2012, Polish American News - Page 15 Museum’s Historic Reflections Project Part 6 From the Desk of Mary Ann Zerkowski, President July 21, 1935 - Myron “Moe” Drabowsky (Born) Berks County Polish American Myron Walter “Moe” Drabowsky was born in Ozanna, Board of Education Poland. He was a well known right-handed relief
[email protected] pitcher in Major League Baseball and played for $25,000 in Scholarships several teams including the Chicago Cubs, Baltimore The following Polish-American high school Orioles and the Chicago White Sox. In 1987, Moe seniors are receiving scholarships from the returned to Poland as a baseball ambassador to Polish American Board of Education of Berks help his birth nation form its first team for Olympic County. competition. July 22, 1983 - Martial Law (Ended) Walter Bialas Scholarship ($5,000) Martial law in Poland (Polish: Stan wojenny w Brian A. Wachowicz, Berks Catholic High School Polsce, “the state of war”) refers to the period of time from December 13, 1981 to July 22, 1983 Mary Oziemkiewicz Memorial Award ($3,000) when the government of the People’s Republic Colleen M. O’Rourke, Wyomissing Area Senior High School of Poland drastically restricted normal life by Edward E. Cwiklinski Scholarship ($3,000) introducing martial law in an attempt to crush Ryan J. Walter, Berks Catholic High School ($2,000) and the political opposition against Communist rule in Poland. Andrea M. Bannon, Exeter Township High School ($1,000) July 23, 1829 - Wojciech Boguslawski (Died) Polish American Board of Education Scholarship ($3,000) Wojciech Boguslawski, born in Glinno village, near Christina E.