Portions of 29 city streets, representing 10 miles of secondary roadway and located principally in East End or in Newberry, have been improved with crushed stone surfaces so far this summer by the municipal highway department. Twenty of the streets are in the East End, the 15th and 16th Wards, where work in former years
Picnics of the family type, innumerable auto excursions, generally, more or less family affairs, and trips to nearby pleasure parks will comprise the major activities of the patriots of Williamsport Monday, the day the 150th anniversary of our independence is celebrated. The two- and one-half days reprieve from desk, bench, kitchen counter or what have
Williamsport’s “White Wings” work while you sleep. That is, they begin to work cleaning the paved streets every night promptly at midnight. They with their big sweeping apparatus, work from midnight to 7 a.m. These crews are connected with the highway department and consist of eight men, two on the big sweeper, two on the
Approximately $4,000 in city scrip is still outstanding, according to City Treasurer Ben C. Bowman. The scrip is being held at the city treasurer’s office and will be retired on the redemption date, June 1934. If, however, taxes fail to come in rapidly enough to meet current city expenses, an amount of the scrip sufficient
Montoursville’s fire alarm system will change at midnight tonight and the permanent telephone number to report fire or tragedy in the future will be “”8385.” Through arrangements made with Capt. Norman Annich by borough officials, the fire alarm for the community will be handled at the Pennsylvania State Police barracks. A private telephone line has
Lycoming County’s $27,000 campaign for the support of the United Service Organizations will be launched here this evening with an 8 o’clock dinner meeting of the volunteer workers and an 8 o’clock public mass meeting in the Williamsport High School. Kenneth Smith, of the National USO headquarters will be guest speaker at both assemblies. Providing
