Williamsport’s baseball fandom was formally introduced to George Herman (Babe) Ruth yesterday afternoon and if Ruth likes us as well as we like him, the good impression is a mutual one. Incidentally, it may be mentioned that Ruth’s All Stars, four of whom were members of the Pennsylvania R.R. team won the game, an eight-
The James V. Brown Library has on display for demonstration one of the modern discoveries for the enrichment of the lives of blind people. It is known as a “talking book.” These talking books are records that have entire books or plays on the record. The records are in Braille and are played on a
Everything is all ready for the invasion of Philadelphia by Garrett Cochran Post 1 American Legion. A large delegation of the members and the band will leave Williamsport this evening on the special Sixteenth District train on the Pennsylvania Railroad for the eighth annual Legion convention which this week will be held in the sesqui
A war-travelled English dog that bears the significant name of “Golden Vallamont” is a new member of the household of Maj. Herman Finkelstein of 500 Vallamont Drive, who has returned from the European war. Major Finkelstein, wearing seven battle stars and a Presidential citation, is home on convalescent leave. At the end of 30 days,
Councilman Charles E. Steiger declared war on Brandon Park’s bird colony last night and peppered their meeting places with “shot” in unheralded “raid.” Declaring the thousands of birds that make the park’s trees their home a “nuisance,” Mr. Steiger and two police officers swooped down on the park and fired away. Councilman Steiger went to
The Williamsport Grays captured the 1934 New York-Pennsylvania League pennant last night in Binghamton by taking their fourth game in the post-season title season with the Binghamton Triplets, winning 7-2. Six hits bunched in the first two frames off Kemp Wicker and Floyd Olds, including homers by George Miner and Bill Baker, were sufficient to
