Post No. 1 of the American Legion held its first regular meeting last night at the YMCA auditorium at which time Carl Schug, the temporary president resigned because of political conditions and Captain Jackson M. Painter was unanimously elected to take his place. The meeting was called to order by President Schug and the minutes
Masten and Marsh Hill, two Lycoming County villages along the Susquehanna and New York Railroad, which were once flourishing towns with many lumbering and railroad activities, again have telephone facilities after being without the service for more than 20 years. The annual report of the Ralston Telephone and Telegraph Company which was submitted recently shows
The valley echoed with explosions last night and spectacular and aerial bombs lighted the sky for all in the Greater Williamsport area to see. The occasion was the annual July 4th fireworks display for all to see co-sponsored by the Sun-Gazette Co. and the Grit Publishing Co. It is estimated that more than 60,000 people
When the British monarchs, King George and Queen Elizabeth land today from their Canadian and American tour and open their bulging trunks their two young daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose will have some “Williamsport manufactured” goods with which to have a World’s Fair party their parents planned for them. Paper tablecloths, paper napkins, cups
Parade-loving East End residents are treated once a week to a show staged at the Penn Street Armory by the Howard W. Kahler Post 844 VFW drum and bugle corps. The 40-piece organization meets every Wednesday evening at the armory for drill practice. Before proceedings are long underway, a large crowd of youngsters and grown-ups
The explosion of a pocket of gas in Newton-McGraw Number One, an operation of the Williamsport Natural Gas Company, in Hebron Township, Potter County on Sunday night delayed the drilling for only one day. At a depth of 4,555, feet, the drill penetrated into a pocket of about three million cubic feet of gas which
