William O. Wiest (1882-1950) – Pillow Butcher
WILLIAM O. WIEST William O. Wiest, age 67 years, died at his home in Pillow Monday evening. Mr. Wiest was a son of the late Monroe Wiest and Elizabeth [Lehr] […]
Lykens – Reiff & Helt, Furniture Dealer & Undertaker
An undated photograph of the interior of the Reiff and Helt Furniture Store in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The man and woman pictured are not identified. Reiff and Helt were […]
Gratz Fair Circus Performer Attacked By Lioness, 1932
GRATZ FAIR PATRONS SAW LIONESS VICTIM IN ACT Residents of this section who attended the Gratz Fair last fall, saw Marion Knowlton in one of the animal acts staged there. […]
“Mayor” Bill Dietrich of Specktown and His “Council”
Two photographs of a summer picnic in Specktown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, hosted by William E. “Bill” Dietrich (1896-1977) at the Riegle-Dietrich homestead. Bill was the unofficial “Mayor of Specktown” and […]
Harold E. Smith (1877-1953) – Retired Lykens Clothier
HAROLD E. SMITH Harold Eugene Smith, age 75 years, died at his home in Lykens on Sunday. Mr. Smith, a retired clothier, was a son of the late William Smith […]
William Richards (1917-1954) – Veteran Died From Independent Mining Accident
FATALLY INJURED IN MINE ACCIDENT William Richards, 31, of Sheridan, was fatally injured when caught in a fall of rock at an independent mine operation near Williamstown last Friday afternoon. […]
Allen F. Gilbert (1897-1955) – Millersburg Banker
MILLERSBURG BANKER DIED Allen F. Gilbert, 57, of Millersburg, died Friday afternoon at the Beach Lake Hotel at the Beach Lake Hotel at Honesdale, where he was on vacation. He […]
Robert C. Hoffman (1897-1954) – Millersburg Baseball Manager
ROBERT B. HOFFMAN Robert B. Hoffman, age 56 years, died at his home in Millersburg Thursday morning. He was a member of Trinity Reformed Church, Millersburg. Mr. Hoffman was formerly […]