World of Yesterday

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Pedigree

1. 1. Kubal, Ferdinand
      1. Jaroš, Božena Žofie [I8287]

Source References

1. Vladimír Nevlud: Mokrolazečtí hostinští ve stínu dvou totalitníchrežimů – nacismu a komunismu [S0880]
   1. • Page: Kubal pages 1, 2, 4
      • Source text:

        After World War I, Josef Jaroš died, and the inn found itself in financial difficulties. In 1925 , the widow Marie decided to hand over the inn to her youngest daughter
        Božena and her husband Ferdinand Kubal. Ferdinand, a railway attendant born in Kunčičky near Místek and coming from an innkeeper's family, brought 20,000 crowns, which he borrowed from his older brother Václav, and thus the inn was saved.

        The war brought considerable damage to the Kubalas, the mess and losses affected mainly their cars, but they did not avoid their houses either. In the post-war chronicle we read that Ferdinand Kubala became the first chairman of the newly formed National Committee, whose foundation was even supposed to take place in the cozy kitchen of the Kubala family. Ferdinand's name also appeared in other lists of committee members, where he was supposed to represent the Czech National Social Party. However, in June 1945 his name disappeared from the list, and with it his short period of public service.

        The family gradually tried to continue their pre-war activities. Božena ran an inn, Ferdinand worked in trucking, and their livelihood was supplemented by the coal trade.

        In February 1948, the Communist Party came to decisive power in Czechoslovakia, and with it all the hopes of the tradesmen, based on pre-election promises of support, fell. Ferdinand lost his license to operate road transport, which was transferred to ÿSAD, and he lost the opportunity to run the coal business, which was taken over by Kamenouhelné doly. ... Finally, the Kubals lost the operation of the inn. The final blow was the nationalization of the inn without compensation in 1961.

        After losing the inn, the Kubals settled in the neighboring house number 121. Their marriage remained childless, so they raised a foster daughter, Pavlína, who lived with them after the war. After a few years, Pavlína moved with her husband and three children to Opava, and the Kubals were left alone. Ferdinand died in 1971 in Mokry Lazce. Božena sold the neighboring house number 121 and moved to a retirement home in Opava in 1981. The life story of the Kubal family from Mokry Lazce ended with Božena's death in 1987.