Charles M. Coles
Mr. Coles was born in Lykens, Pennsylvania, and is a son of the late Samuel B. Coles, pioneer newspaperdom in this valley. Mr. Coles attended the Lykens High School, from which he entered the South Broad Street Conservatory of Music, Philadelphia, graduating from that place in 1890. For twenty years following he taught music in and around Lykens and Wiconisco. In 1910, he associated himself with his father in the newspaper business, publishing the Lykens Standard. Mr. Coles, upon the death of his father on 26 September 1916, continued to publish the paper and since that time has made very rapid and progressive strides. He has added to the job printing department more modern machinery, greatly facilitating himself for more output. In 1921 he erected a modern, model printing plant, one not to be seen elsewhere between Harrisburg and Pottsville, of which the community is well-proud.
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From: “Who’s Who in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania,” Lykens-Williams Valley History-Directory and Pictorial Review, by J. Allen Barrett, published in 1922.
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