Sodomy at the Tremont Cafe, 1972
From the Pine Grove Press-Herald, December 14, 1972, comes a story of sodomy and prostitution at the Tremont Cafe, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The arrest of the cafe owner and […]
Back Street Hornblowers at War Bond Premier, 1944
A newspaper photograph of the Back Street Hornblowers of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from the Lykens Standard, June 16, 1944. Identified in the photo (left to right): Donald Cook; Richard […]
The Water Bucket Murder, 1935 (2)
A newspaper photo from the Harrisburg Telegraph, August 28, 1935, showing John Doney, who was arrested by Millersburg Police Chief R. W. Stakley for the murder of Doney’s long-time-friend Michael Barnhart over the right to draw a bucket of […]
The Water Bucket Murder, 1935 (1)
A newspaper photo from the Harrisburg Evening News, August 29, 1935, showing the arrest of John Doney by Millersburg Police Chief R. W. Stakley for the murder of Doney’s long-time-friend […]
The Murder of Verna Klink, 1929 (2)
Front pages from the Harrisburg newspapers at the time of the murder of Verna Klink, by a former Halifax man, Harry B. Bowman. The above page is from the Harrisburg […]
Lykens Man Survived 24 Mine Accidents
LYKENS MAN WHO FIGURED IN 24 MINE ACCIDENTS STILL WORKING IN GARDENS Lewis E. Enders, 68, of Lykens, is about town doing his bit in the [1944] war effort by […]
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 […]
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 […]