Jackson Township – Who Killed William A. Shaffer?
In early July 1944, William A. Shaffer of Jackson Township, near Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was found in bed, murdered by a shotgun blast that tore off part of his […]
Lykens – Shop N Play Grand Opening, 1962
From the West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City), February 9, 1962: SHOP N PLAY CENTER TO OPEN AT LYKENS NEXT THURSDAY The largest commercial development in this area will be formally […]
Wiconisco – Shaffer Beauty Salon. 1971
A newspaper advertisement for the Mary Shaffer Beauty Salon, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from the Lykens Standard, August 19, 1971. NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS _______________________________________________ Ad obtained through Newspapers.com. Corrections […]
Tremont – Unknown School
An undated newspaper photograph from the Press-Herald (Tremont) series, “Down Memory Lane,” of a grade school in the Tremont area, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The only clue given was that the […]
Local Servicemen Meet on Pacific Island, 1944
GRATZ AND LYKENS BOYS MEEY VALLEY BOYS ON PACIFIC ISLAND One recent Sunday afternoon in the Southwest Pacific, a group of valley service boys spent an enjoyable afternoon reminiscing facts […]
Bud Weiser – Major League Baseball Player from Shamokin
Bud Weiser was born in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 8 Jan 1891, and died at that same place, July 31, 1961. He is buried at the I. O. O. F. […]
Lykens – Don’s Food Rite, 1999
A 1999 newspaper photograph of John E. Hale, produce manager at Don’s Food Rite, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, stocking organically grown fruits and vegetables. The photo accompanied an article titled […]
Rausch Creek School, 1920
A newspaper photograph of the teacher and pupils of the Rausch Creek School, Rausch Creek, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, as published in the “Down Memory Lane” column of the Press-Herald (Tremont), […]