5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁of ▁public ▁safety ▁and ▁council ▁of ▁national ▁defense ▁for ▁Bla ir ▁County ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁Kurt z ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁Si xty - e ighth ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁five ▁succeed ing ▁Congress es . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Republican ▁National ▁Con vent ions ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁city ▁solic itor ▁of ▁Al to ona ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Al to ona , ▁with ▁inter ment ▁in ▁Al to ▁R este ▁Bur ial ▁Park . ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁The ▁Political ▁Gra vey ard ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Juni ata ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : P en nsylvan ia ▁Republic ans ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Al to ona , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : P en nsylvan ia ▁law y ers ▁Category : Rep ublic an ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of