Gratz News – October 12, 1927
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, 12 October 1927: Those who attended the Holy Communion held here, Sunday were Miss Marie […]
Gratz News – June 10, 1929
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz Items” section of a local newspaper, 13 May 1936: Dr. Joseph Gamber of Tower City was a business caller in town […]
Esther M. Rissinger (1925-2019) – First Woman Movie Projectionist in Pennsylvania
ESTHER M. RISSINGER VALLEY VIEW – Esther M. Rissinger, 93, died April 24 [2019[ at Lehigh Valley Hospital – East Norwegian, Pottsville. She was born July 16, 1925, in Sacramento, […]
Sacramento – Klinger Chevrolet, 1980
A 1980 advertisement for Klinger Chevrolet, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Sales and Service CHEVROLET THE GREAT HIGHWAY PERFORMERS _______________________________ From the 1980 Yearbook, The Comitus, of the Tri-Valley High School, […]
Magdalena [Fawber] Hoffner (1822-1909)
Mrs. Magdalena Hoffner, nee Fawber, died at her home near the Mountain House [Jackson Township], on Wednesday, June 23rd [1909] after an illness of several years. Her age was 86 […]
Hegins Man Dies in Fire, 1981
A photograph of the aftermath of a fatal 1981 fire at 658 E. Main Street, Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in which 26-year-old Paul L. Klinger lost his life. The fire […]
Midland Pennsylvania Railroad – Events of 1916
News of the year 1916 of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad is presented here as reported in area newspapers. For all previous articles on this doomed project, see: Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. […]
Lykens Valley Building & Loan Chartered, 1911
A building an loan association for the Lykens Valley was granted a charter on 21 September 1911 in order to complement the Lykens Valley Board of Trade and the Midland […]