One of Williamsport’s oldest landmarks will be effaced as such when the 75-year-old Park Hotel is remodeled into a home for the aged through operations to begin in early October. Built three-quarters of a century ago it was known in its earliest days as the Herdic House. It was named for Peter Herdic, who built
Give a good push with your free foot, and off you roll — that’s about all there is to this newest fad to move into the area. It’s skateboarding — a kind of surfboarding on dry land for those who can’t hit the beach — and its lots of fun. Quite big in southern California,
“We just play them. We don’t have to carry them,” said the mighty mites of the Monterrey, Mexico, Little League team. The confident pint-sized visitors from south of the border then went out to beat a veritable team of giants from La Mesa, California, 4-0, Friday afternoon to capture the championship of the 11th annual Little
City Council, at a special meeting today, decided to bring to a head the question of responsibility for the street car rails which are beginning to prove to be a menace to traffic, and City Solicitor Frank C. Cummings was called in to give an opinion. While he did not give a positive opinion, he
Thousands stormed the business district of Williamsport last night as they joyously celebrated the surrender of the Japs. President Truman’s official announcement of peace given by radio at 6 p.m. Eastern War Time set off a demonstration never excelled in this city and probably only equaled by the jubilation which followed the signing of the
When the second group of undernourished children left this morning from the Health Center to go to Camp Lycoming, near Buttonwood, three from the first group were returned in order that the beneficial influences of the camp life might mark further improvement in their conditions. Twenty children were loaded into cars provided by friends of
