World War II – Harvey L. Adams – Killed in Normandy Invasion, 1944
KILLED IN NORMANDY INVASION Mrs. Earl Adams of Orwin, Pennsylvania, has been notified that her son, Pvt. Harvey L. Adams, 23, was killed in action in France, 6 June [1944]. […]
Porter Township – Topographical Map
An undated topographical map of Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, produced by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The communities of Tower City, Sheridan, Reinerton, Orwin, Muir, Williams Valley […]
Joel A. Dinger (1920-1946) – Killed in Plane Crash in Georgia
TOWER CITY PILOT KILLED IN PLANE CRASH Captain Joel A. Dinger, 26, pilot in the U. S. Army Air Forces, son of Mrs. Maria Dinger, Tower City, R. D., was […]
Anna Snyder (1893-1933)
TWO MEN HELD IN DEATH OF LYKENS WOMAN The arrest of two men by Pottsville Police, followed the death of Miss Anna Snyder, 39, of Lykens, after an autopsy revealed […]
Lightning Kills Florence Showers in Her Home, 1913
The following story appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot, 3 July 1913: LIGHTNING KILLS TOWER CITY GIRL IN HER HOME Father Stunned by Same Bolt Unable to Go To Her CHURCH […]