Gratz Airport – Fatal Crash, July 1947 (5)
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 Fair Sued for Death on Race Track, 1930
Gratz Fair Operators Are Sued for $25,000. The Gratz Agricultural and Horticultural Association, which conducts the Gratz Fair, is named defendant in a $25,000 damage suit filed in the Dauphin […]
Austin Klinger (1899-1953) – Sacramento Auto Dealer
AUSTIN KLINGER Austin Klinger, age 53 years, automobile dealer and garage owner of Sacramento, died in a Pottsville hospital on Friday. He was a son of the late Mr. and […]
Board of Trade Meeting Held at Hegins, September 1911
With the plans for the building of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad came a number of so-called “investors” who sought money-making opportunities in the Lykens Valley. At a meeting held in […]
Dennis Knorr (1945-1953) – Accident Victim in Gratz
GRATZ BOY IS ACCIDENT VICTIM Dennis Knorr, 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Knorr of Gratz, was instantly killed when struck by an automobile while attempting to cross Route […]
Clarence E. Miller (1898-1952) – Died On Hunting Trip
Gratz Man Dies on Hunting Trip Clarence E. Miller, age 54 years of Gratz, died suddenly Saturday, at a hunting cottage near Galeton, in Potter County. Mr. Miller was […]
Rufus Umholtz (1875-1951) – Squire of Sacramento
PROMINENT SQUIRE DIED Rufus Umholtz, a highly respected and life long resident of Sacramento passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday evening, 12 March [1951], from a heart ailment. […]
Mary Elizabeth Kessler (1951-1953) – Killed By Ice Cream Truck
CHILD LOSES LIFE WHEN HIT BY TRUCK Mary Elizabeth Kessler, 21-month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kessler, was killed when hit by an ice cream truck in the […]