European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Wall off i Moil Ion wot born her 200 a an ago today. John j. Allot loft for u4. To 1713. Millionaire left $50,000 to erect Atlar haul Lor poor. Or. Gerhard Aitor it on of Many Alton Hill in Olldorf. John Jacob Astor from Walldorf to Waldorf by Bill coins staff writers a Poloi by Guenter so Huettle to been a hectic month for the Little j. German town of Willdorf. Right mlle out x he Delben. Main Trtol mar he no hive been it apply i on ii of Point Oft their Torr Froyla. Indr Nick have Bem furiously Fard Ulni. Am Road Rewa have been hard at it widening and re urdu inc Ilta. 1ft til Tor the birthday of a Hom flown boy who went out to mrk in Fortuni and fouo4 it America Mon than i3�l i Arimo. Larie Iloni Poitry Al the town1, main enu Ancet explain ii. Today i lie Zanoth Nilve purr of Ilir birth of John Jacob alter patriarch of the famous Antor Sunlly of new York incl in Hli Wilny the Roche it Man in the Cru Vurm. Walldorf where Aslor born in 1763, will Mark the or Tsiun with a a i a Long Lett Val featuring everything from the world premiere of a a " a Ormun american soccer match. Anil list a cd it looked u if half the a the town a 8,000 people were Init Ltd in pre paring the 30 families in Walldorf. The Onn Slon will not Only be a tribute to the town a Molt acc Erful not Lar. Hut possibly a Long awaited family reunion. The Are All named Astor and they claim various blood kinship with the prominent people of the sum surname in new York and the experts on John Jacob a re sorter found Lait week was the Driver of Bulldozer at a Road reconstruction Job warm Mcfry july 17, 1963 in front of la Asir i my i n happened Lope not knowing of their former neighbor Mic a is scoffed tit him. Aslor Winti i us Humble no nil hat me Mart Hod out of town and a bark Shirlly Riding fancy Carriage find by a squad of scrim is he Purn Ted through the Low and out of m for Good. None of John Jacob s offspring Ever visited the town either or if they did ii went without to corded notice. There have been scores of let Tern sent out by the Walldorf amors to their wealthy Kin. But the closest any of them Ever a me to rejoining the american Dynes by was l fore world War ii. When Jakob Aslor living 20 Miles South of Vail Lorf in Karls Ruhe was sent a ticket to new York. Jakob was All net to to. But he had to postpone the trip when he fell off Hla bicycle and injured himself. Then along run the War and he never did get to on belial of of Thlin Var quilt Wimily spin i. Town of i Imdorf a i Inch do a Rel of the More a conium ii new York and London actors to Nolond the festivities. At least one Flavin Aitor. It scheduled to come from org tend u doubtful the new York Branch of the family Wilt be represented but the United states will have plenty of delegates in the persons of the new York soccer club former . Amateur Rham pions who will play a team of Wall Ort s Best. The turd army band will Conn from Heidelberg for a concert and so will Fie mayor and a town councilman from As Toria. Ore., which was founded by slur in ism an a fur trading Post. All Hough this is he first still no Sli Val the town he ctr held in Honor of him. And despite the Lack of Ronli i lie tween a Olldorf and the a Tor , John a Wirob and his Home own him i ully for of each oth a. Tenn arc two Tho Niin Walldorf to prove if a the Muziii bust of the Man stand Long in the town Siu in and the Aslor Home a bit Nim Hnit hum for the poor built with Vuito Astur for to Tut air Milf. A in Hullt Lori it have Nii Idt n study of a slur s life Ted can Tell you All ult out bin emigration to America in 17k. I. And How he got out of the Pluto and flute business and into furs on the Advire of i fellow ship puh Senger. And How he built his american Kur co. Into an ional Empire with ships mailing to Europe and the or Jen i How he Laid the Rork 1 Iund ution of a family Fortune by buying up big trails of land on what were then die outskirts of new Yurk City and about his death. March 29. 1m8 in new York after he had accumulated a personal Fortune of Kome $30 million the most any one had made in America up to that time. They can even explain the i of a Dif Ference Between their town and the famous Waldorf Astoria Fotel in new York and the american towns of Waldorf when a Tor left his Birthplace they say. Wall Dorf wan spelled with Only one "1". One of the features of the festival will be an original Pony totally written and with a lot a i a t. By shed on Aster s trek nit Xii the l Elled states to found Astoria ore., and net up i West coast business. Schedule for i he anniversary festival Ali it a Hil. I �-., Watt Tyrl it for a rom item. Williria for in is Obi tuft Matt Laius u wart hmm Mil. Sim to or jul a nil a Miil he a tent tit a. 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