Williamstown – Boy Killed by Biscuit Truck, 1924.
CHILD KILLED BY AUTO TRUCK AT WILLIAMSTOWN A shocking accident happened at Williamstown on Monday when a truck of the Sunshine Biscuit Company of Harrisburg, hit George Pravila, the 10-year-old […]
Williamstown – An Almost Disastrous Fire, 1924
1924 was a year of disastrous and almost disastrous files in the Lykens Valley area. This fire, which occurred in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in November 1924, almost burned around […]
Body of River Drowning Victim Found, 1925
A story of an impoverished young man, formerly of Lykens, trying to collect driftwood from the Susquehanna River so he could heat his home for his wife and five young […]
Gary Collins – NFL Receiver from Williamstown
A montage of football trading cards and a photograph of Gary Collins, a receiver for the National Football League team, the Cleveland Browns, 1962-1971. Collins was from Williamstown, Dauphin County, […]
Williamstown & Lykens – Blanning Hardware, 1925
A 1925 advertisement for Barrett Roofings, sold by Blanning Hardware of Lykens and Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. From the Lykens Standard, March 27, 1925. WE HAVE THE RIGHT ROOF House, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Paul Briggman – Sock Thief of Wiconisco, 1924
Local officials, the owners of a hosiery mill and a dye factory, and several residents of the Lykens Valley area testified against Paul Briggman of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in […]