Gratz Fair a Failure, 1893
Gratz Fair a Failure The Gratz Fair thus far has had a very small attendance owing to continued rains. The fair closed last evening. There is a desire among some […]
Bleachers Added at Gratz Fair, 1986
A 1986 photograph of workers assembling aluminum bleachers at the Gratz Fair next to the grandstand. The bleachers were purchased from an Iowa firm. _________________________________ From the Pottsville Republican, 4 […]
Mines Closed to Allow Men to Attend Gratz Fair, 1913
Mines Closed to Allow Men to Visit Gratz Fair Special to the Telegraph Wiconisco, Pennsylvania, 19 September [1913] — Thursday being the most important day of the week for Gratz […]
Gratz Fair Sued for Death on Race Track, 1930
Gratz Fair Operators Are Sued for $25,000. The Gratz Agricultural and Horticultural Association, which conducts the Gratz Fair, is named defendant in a $25,000 damage suit filed in the Dauphin […]
Gratz Fair Hot Dog Stand Raided for Selling Alcohol, 1932
Gratz Fair “Hot Dog” Stand Raided; Nab Two A raid by State Police last night at a “hot dog” stand at the Gratz Fair resulted in the arrest of two […]
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Gratz Fair, 1952
In 1952, the fourth film in Universal-International’s Ma and Pa Kettle series was released, Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair, starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride. The synopsis of […]
Stunt Driver Hurt at Gratz Fair, 1949
GRATZ FAIR STUNT DRIVER HURT AS SAFETY BELT FAILS A safety belt which was not so safe after all proved the undoing of John Filipick, 27, stunt man for Ward […]
Millersburg-Upper Paxton High School Band, 1963
A 1963 photograph of the School Band of the Millersburg-Upper Paxton Union High School, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. None of the individuals in the photo are identified. _______________________________ From the […]