Petition to “Rescue a Crime Infested People,” 1925
After a series of many robberies that occurred in a one month period between April and May, 1925, the leaders of the various communities in the Lykens Valley petitioned the […]
Reinerton – Lemke Service Station, 1952
A 1952 advertisement for Lemke Service Station, Grand Avenue, Reinerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Harry Lemke, Proprietor ___________________________________ From the 1952 yearbook, Senior Sentinel of the Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. A complete […]
Williamstown Men Arrested for Robberies, 1925
From the Lykens Standard, May 22, 1925: ______________________________________________ WILLIAMSTOWN TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF SERIES OF NEARBY ROBBERIES In Default of $1,000 Bail Each, Three Were Lodged in Jail; Working Other […]
Lykens – Thieves Take Cabbage & Potatoes, 1924
From the Lykens Standard, October 18, 1924: GARDEN ROBBED OF POTATOES AND CABBAGE Some time during Thursday night some theives entered the premises of Mrs. Ira Sheseley, West North Second […]
Lykens – Hosiery Mill Worker Has Bike Stolen, 1924
From the Lykens Standard, October 18, 1924: BICYCLE PARKED TEN MINUTES; STOLEN Eugene Bretz, who is employed at ythe Lykens Knitting and Manufacturing Company Hosiery Mill, this place, had his […]
Ashland – Sausser Monument Works, 1952
A 1952 advertisement for Myron L. Sausser, Sausser Monument Works, 400 Hoffman Boulevard, Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Sausser included a message in his ad: Only a Few People In Town […]
Crash Kills Muir Man & Injures 11 Others, 1924
The Lykens Standard of September 26, 1924, reported on an accident involving two packed autos that left a coal mine with shift workers heading home to Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. […]
Herndon – Mandata Poultry Company, 1952
A 1952 advertisement (business card) for Mandata Poultry Company, Herndon, R. D., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1952 yearbook, Senior Sentinel of the Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. A complete digital […]