Harry E. Umholtz (1875-1948) – Killed By Auto in Gratz
GRATZ MAN, 74, KILLED BY AUTO Harry E. Umholtz, 74, was instantly killed when struck by an automobile on the highway near his home in Gratz Friday evening. He sustained […]
Guy R. Klinger (1889-1948) – Rural Mail Carrier
GUY R. KLINGER LAID TO REST SUNDAY Guy R. Klinger, aged 59 years, died Thursday afternoon at the home of Walter Umholtz in Gratz. He was a son of the […]
Harry E. Rush (1879-1948) – Pennsylvania Railroad Agent at Elizabethville
HARRY E. RUSH DIED THIS MORNING Harry E. Rush, age 68 years, retired agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, died suddenly at his home, East Main Street, [Elizabethville], this Thursday […]
Ronald “Skipper” Koppenhaver (1933-1947) – Drowned in Strip Mine Hole
BOY DROWNED IN MINE STRIPPING HOLE Ronald Koppenhaver, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clair Koppenhaver, of Keffers, drowned in a water-filled abandoned mine stripping hole at Keffers last Wednesday […]
Thomas Bowman (1897-1942) – Mine Accident Victim
HELD FUNERAL FOR MINE ACCIDENT VICTIM SATURDAY Funeral services for Thomas Bowman, 44, of Tower City, who was killed in an accident at an independent mine working last Tuesday [10 […]
Spring Glen – Hotel Zerby, 1926
An advertisement for Hotel Zerby, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. HOTEL ZERBY WILLIAM ZERBY, Proprietor LIGHT LUNCH, ICE CREAM PARLOR, CHOICE CIGARS AND SOFT DRINKS SPRING GLEN, PENNSYLVANIA _______________________________ Corrections […]
A Country Auction in Specktown, 1977 (3)
This is Part 3 of a multi-part series on a Country Auction that took place in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 June 1977. The auction was for the […]