Anna Machuga

Anna Machuga, taken in abt 1940, Mother of four, Joe, Mike, Ann, and Helen. Moved from Union Town, Pa. Husband "Michal Machuga" was a coal miner, who died while in prison for shooting his boss over a financial dispute. After that, life got a whole lot better for the Muchuga's some how.?? That is the question, why did life get so much better after the union town incident.? Might have been some kind of big insurance payoff or something?
People in photo include: Anna Machuga