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“Mayor” Bill Dietrich of Specktown and His “Council”

Two photographs of a summer picnic in Specktown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, hosted by William E. “Bill” Dietrich (1896-1977) at the Riegle-Dietrich homestead.  Bill was the unofficial “Mayor of Specktown” and […]

September 21, 2018
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Chest X-Rays at the Gratz Fair, 1948

CHEST X-RAY TO BE GIVEN AT GRATZ FAIR, 22 SEPTEMBER [1948] Men and women attending the Gratz Fair, Wednesday, [22 September 1948], will have an opportunity to obtain chest x-rays […]

September 20, 2018
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Bleachers Added at Gratz Fair, 1986

A 1986 photograph of workers assembling aluminum bleachers at the Gratz Fair next to the grandstand.  The bleachers were purchased from an Iowa firm. _________________________________ From the Pottsville Republican, 4 […]

September 19, 2018
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Mines Closed to Allow Men to Attend Gratz Fair, 1913

Mines Closed to Allow Men to Visit Gratz Fair Special to the Telegraph Wiconisco, Pennsylvania, 19 September [1913] — Thursday being the most important day of the week for Gratz […]

September 19, 2018
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Gratz Fair Sued for Death on Race Track, 1930

Gratz Fair Operators Are Sued for $25,000. The Gratz Agricultural and Horticultural Association, which conducts the Gratz Fair, is named defendant in a $25,000 damage suit filed in the Dauphin […]

September 18, 2018
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Ma and Pa Kettle at the Gratz Fair, 1952

In 1952, the fourth film in Universal-International’s Ma and Pa Kettle series was released, Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair, starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride. The synopsis of […]

September 16, 2018
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Stunt Driver Hurt at Gratz Fair, 1949

GRATZ FAIR STUNT DRIVER HURT AS SAFETY BELT FAILS A safety belt which was not so safe after all proved the undoing of John Filipick, 27, stunt man for Ward […]

September 15, 2018
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Marie E. Buffington (1899-1949) – Secretary in Selective Service, World War II

Marie E. Buffington Dies At Gratz Marie E. Buffington, 50, died Saturday night at her home in Gratz.  She was born in Gratz, a daughter of Henry G. Buffington and […]

September 13, 2018

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