Lykens – Jacob Light’s Clock on Exhibit, 1924
From the Lykens Standard, August 1, 1924: WONDERFUL CLOCK AT WEST BOROUGH PARK Among the attractions at West Borough Park [Lykens] this week is a large mechanical clock. It is […]
Williamstown – Memories of Legionnaires Disease, 1976 (4)
JOHN B. RALPH WILLIAMSTOWN – John B. Ralph, 41, of 136 E. Market Street, died Monday at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. He was an employee of Park Publishing Company, […]
Williamstown – Memories of Legionnaires Disease, 1976 (3)
JAMES T. DOLAN James T. Dolan, 39, , of 127 W. Market Street, Williamstown, died at 12:10 Sunday morning at Pottsville Hospital where he was admitted, July 29 [1976]. Mr. […]
Williamstown – Memories of Legionnaires Disease, 1976 (2)
From the Pine Grove Herald, August 5, 1976: DISEASE FATAL TO TWO FROM WILLIAMSTOWN WILLIAMSTOWN – John Ralph and James Dolan, both Williamstown natives, died approximately 24 hours apart last […]
Hegins – Hay Wagon Causes Death of Farmer, 1924
FATAL INJURY TO AARON H. OTTO A very sad accident occurred on the farm of Harry Otto, Hegins, on Saturday evening, July 12 [1924], when his father, Mr. Aaron H. […]
Williamstown – Memories of Legionnaires Disease, 1976 (1)
A three-day convention of the American Legion opened in Philadelphia’s Bellevue-Stratford Hotel on July 21, 1976, coinciding with the celebrations in the city for the Bicentennial of the Signing of […]
Lykens – School Children To Be Examined for Defects, 1924
This brief notice from the front page of the Lykens Standard, July 18, 1924, urged parents to take their children to the local Clinic for examination – prior to their […]
Killing a Robber in the Mahanoy Valley, 1876 (9)
Part 9. The Nathan Henninger farm was located in Cameron Township, near Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. While four to six men were burglarizing Henninger’s stone house, a gunfire exchange took place, and one […]