Tower City High School, 1922 – 50th Reunion, 1972
TOWER CITY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF ’22 HOLDS REUNION Tower City High School class of 1922 has met every five years and frequently in intervening years. The golden anniversary was […]
Santa Arrives by Helicopter, 1949
In 1949, the Merchants Bureau of the Pottsville Chamber of Commerce sponsored the arrival of Santa Claus, by helicopter, at the Pottsville Bus Terminal. This was announced in a full […]
The Last Train to Pottsville, 1981
On June 30, 1981, at 8:10 p. m., the last regularly scheduled passenger train arrived at the Pottsville Railroad Station, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania from Philadelphia, The train, a diesel-driven […]
Highlights from the “Washington Square Democrat,” 1878 (5)
A column entitled “Quarter Century Back,” as published in the Elizabethville Echo, July 31, 1903, refers to the predecessor of the Echo, published in 1878 at Washington Square by J. A. Ettinger, and known at […]
The JoAnn Lawrence Murders, 1985 (2)
Part 2 of 2. On April 1, 1985, two elderly women were found dead in their apartments in Perry County, Pennsylvania. At first, the police considered the possibility that this […]
The JoAnn Lawrence Murders, 1985 (1)
On April 1, 1985, two elderly women were found dead in their apartments in Perry County, Pennsylvania. At first, the police considered the possibility that this was a murder-suicide. Eventually, […]
Highlights from the “Washington Square Democrat,” 1878 (4)
A column entitled “Quarter Century Back,” as published in the Elizabethville Echo, June 26, 1903, refers to the predecessor of the Echo, published in 1878 at Washington Square by J. A. Ettinger, and known at […]
Panoramic View of Wiconisco
An undated birds-eye or panoramic view of Wiconisco, Dauphin County. This picture appeared in the Lykens Standard, April 17, 1969. It accompanied an article by C. L. Peters. The photo […]