The new penitentiary at Lewisburg is expected to be ready soon, Director of Prisons Sanford Bates said yesterday. “Attorney General Mitchell will announce a formal opening date just as soon as contractors inform us the penitentiary is ready for occupancy, possibly within several weeks,” Bates said. “Many worthwhile savings have been made in construction of
Sylvania Electric Products new central packaging and finishing building located on a 25-acre plot located at 1891 East Third Street north of the Montoursville highway, and west of the Williamsport Country Club, is approaching completion. The new facility intended solely for the use as finishing and warehouse site, is expected to be in operation sometime
The schools in Williamsport will not be closed because of the new case of infantile paralysis discovered here Tuesday. Health Officer William J. Mollenkopf advised city council, sitting in session as a Board of Health, that precautions already taken as a result of the illness of 30-month-old Myra Wolfe of 1512 Mt. Carmel Street, eliminated
While aviator Walter Jackson made two more splendid flights at the Lock Haven aviation and race meet yesterday it remained for Williamsport motorcycle racers to give the audience the real thrill of the day and furnish the excitement. It was during the 10-mile motorcycle race, and the machines were flying around the track at a
Lycoming County Court today delayed the preliminary injunction about the Sunday movie case. This had the effect of placing the matter on the November general election ballot. Making their decision today Judges Don Larrabee and Charles S. Williams held a court of equity on the restraining order was without authority to assert jurisdiction of the
The possibility of Lycoming County becoming a gas and oil producing territory is of sufficient importance to entice of one of the largest operating companies in the western part of the state to obtain legal sanction for future development here. This is the explanation on the back of the application by the T.J. Phillips Gaas
