Fire Ruins Valley View Enterprises, 1966 (3)
The Associated Press story here is from the Jim Thorpe Times, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, 15 November 1966: Pottsville Area Clothing Company Fire Routs 140 POTTSVILLE (AP) – About 140 women […]
Fire Ruins Valley View Enterprises, 1966 (2)
An enlargement of the photograph and caption that appeared in the Pottsville Republican, 15 November 1966, at the time of the disastrous fire at Valley View Engerprises, Valley View, Schuylkill […]
Fire Ruins Valley View Enterprises, 1966 (1)
From the Pottsville Republican, 15 November 1966: 140 WORKERS AFFECTED $100,000 Loss in Fire At Valley View Factory Disaster struck one of Western Schuylkill County’s major industries when fire […]
The Murder of Jennie E. Barr – A Trial & An Acquittal, 1981 (12)
In 1981, a suspect was arrested, charged and tried in an unsolved murder case from 1977. The result of the trial was that the individual was acquitted. At the end […]
Who Killed Helen Horn? (12)
On 22 March 1979, Helen E. Horn, a widow, returned home from an evening meeting of the Gratz Historical Society. Within minutes of entering her house, she was on her […]
Gratz Airport – Fatal Crash, July 1947 (1)
A photograph of the burned-up remains of the air crash that occurred in July 1947 shortly after pilot David Savidge took off from the Gratz Airport, west of Gratz, Dauphin […]
Gratz Airport – Fatal Crash, July 1947 (2)
In 1947, three accidents involved the Gratz Airport, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Two of the accidents were fatal. The second accident occurred in July 1947. Shortly after pilot David Savidge […]
Gratz Airport – Fatal Crash, July 1947 (3)
In 1947, three accidents involved the Gratz Airport, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Two of the accidents were fatal. The second accident occurred in July 1947. Shortly after pilot David Savidge […]