The Williamsport flood control project is rapidly nearing completion, city council was advised today in a letter from the Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, Md. All work under two government contracts, now has been substantially completed, Maj. John A.B. Dillard of the Baltimore office reported. Levee Unit 48, which is the section on the west
The police today investigated a robbery that took place at the Troisi tailoring establishment, 431 Pine Street, where entrance was made sometime during the night or early morning and goods valued at several hundred dollars were removed. It is believed that the affair occurred after midnight. The establishment occupies the middle storeroom of the Larrivee
Efforts of a carnival spirit prevail in downtown Williamsport when the city observes “American Heroes Day” to promote the sale of war bonds and stamps were pushed by the merchants today. A number of stores will have patriotic booths in front of their places o business staffed with women defense workers attired in patriotic and
Thousands of people last night jammed their way into Sunset Park, or their cars, that overlooked the roadway of the park, to witness the Fourth of July celebration there. Traffic in the vicinity of the park became heavy soon after 7 o’clock and was seriously congested for the succeeding four hours. During this period, it
After the moon had climbed over the rim of Bald Eagle Mountain last night, as the moon played hide and seek among the clouds, music began to flow from a highly decorated and lighted flat boat that was anchored in the channel of the river at Fischer Park while numerous craft of the Susquehanna Canoe
Flood waters continue to recede along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River today, but leave in their wake a toll of destruction in Williamsport and Lycoming County, unmatched since the monstrous flood of 1936. Since cresting at an official National Weather Service level of 31.36 feet at the Market Street Bridge at 3 PM
