Col. John H. Ball (1888-1953) of Tower City – Veteran of Both World Wars
FUNERAL FOR COL. BALL, TOWER CITY NATIVE Col. John H. Ball, age 65 years, U.S. Army, retired, died at his home in Williamsport. 28 February [1953]. Colonel Ball was a […]
William F. Knecht (1865-1949) – Publisher of West Schuylkill Herald
FORMER PUBLISHER DIED AT TOWER CITY William F. Knecht, president of the Tower City National Bank, died at his home in Tower City last Thursday night at the age of […]
“Gratz Rookies” on Parade
An undated photograph of a group of women dressed as soldiers and probably marching in a parade. The woman at left is carrying a sign that reads, “Gratz Rookies.” Identified […]
Tour of New West Brookside Colliery Breaker, 1917
A newspaper photograph of a tour of the new West Brookside Colliery Breaker in 1917, Tower City, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania. The photograph appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald on 1 […]
Lloyd Neiswender (1933-1950) – Killed in Hunting Accident
DAYTON YOUTH KILLED IN HUNTING ACCIDENT Lloyd Neiswender, 17, of Dayton, near Williamstown, lost his life in a hunting accident, shortly before noon Saturday. According to State Police, the youth […]
World War II – Clair I. Carl – Killed in Action Over Germany, 1944
FUNERAL TODAY FOR TOWER CITY VETERAN [1949] Private funeral services for Staff Sergeant Clair I. Carl, whose body was returned to the United States from Europe [in 1949] will be […]
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]. […]
World War II – Leon Artz – MIA, POW, then Liberated
A World War II military portrait of Leon Artz, that appeared in a local newspaper at the time he was reported missing. MISSING IN ACTION Private Leon Artz, son of […]