Through The Years

Williamsport Sun: July 10, 1934 – Masten and Marsh Hill Long Isolated and Deserted, Again Enjoy Telephone Service 0
Lou Hunsinger, Jr.
- Old News
- July 9, 2025
Masten and Marsh Hill, two Lycoming County villages along the Susquehanna and New York Railroad, which were once flourishing towns with many lumbering and railroad activities, again have telephone facilities after being without the service for more than 20 years. The annual report of the Ralston Telephone and Telegraph Company which was submitted recently shows
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Williamsport Sun: July 5, 1955 – Local Fireworks Seen by Thousands in Area 0
Lou Hunsinger, Jr.
- Old News
- July 2, 2025
The valley echoed with explosions last night and spectacular and aerial bombs lighted the sky for all in the Greater Williamsport area to see. The occasion was the annual July 4th fireworks display for all to see co-sponsored by the Sun-Gazette Co. and the Grit Publishing Co. It is estimated that more than 60,000 people
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Williamsport Sun: June 22, 1939 – British King and Queen Take Home Williamsport Products for Daughters’ Fair 0
Lou Hunsinger, Jr.
- Old News
- June 25, 2025
When the British monarchs, King George and Queen Elizabeth land today from their Canadian and American tour and open their bulging trunks their two young daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose will have some “Williamsport manufactured” goods with which to have a World’s Fair party their parents planned for them. Paper tablecloths, paper napkins, cups
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Williamsport Sun: June 14, 1950 – Many Attracted to Local Drill of VFW Drum and Bugle Corps 0
Lou Hunsinger, Jr.
- Old News
- June 18, 2025
Parade-loving East End residents are treated once a week to a show staged at the Penn Street Armory by the Howard W. Kahler Post 844 VFW drum and bugle corps. The 40-piece organization meets every Wednesday evening at the armory for drill practice. Before proceedings are long underway, a large crowd of youngsters and grown-ups
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Williamsport Sun: June 8, 1932 – Williamsport Company Strikes Pocket of Gas in Potter County 0
Lou Hunsinger, Jr.
- Old News
- June 11, 2025
The explosion of a pocket of gas in Newton-McGraw Number One, an operation of the Williamsport Natural Gas Company, in Hebron Township, Potter County on Sunday night delayed the drilling for only one day. At a depth of 4,555, feet, the drill penetrated into a pocket of about three million cubic feet of gas which
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Williamsport Sun: June 2, 1942 – Evacuation of Ordnance Area Well Ordered 0
Lou Hunsinger, Jr.
- Old News
- June 4, 2025
Movement of farm residents from the White Deer Valley to new homes in the area to make way for the Pennsylvania Ordnance Works was carried out by local agencies with little expense and practically no confusion, officials of the Agricultural Division of the Lycoming County Defense Council announced Monday night. Organization of the migration was
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Williamsport Sun: July 10, 1934 – Masten and Marsh Hill Long Isolated and Deserted, Again Enjoy Telephone Service 0

Williamsport Sun: July 5, 1955 – Local Fireworks Seen by Thousands in Area 0

Williamsport Sun: June 22, 1939 – British King and Queen Take Home Williamsport Products for Daughters’ Fair 0

Williamsport Sun: June 14, 1950 – Many Attracted to Local Drill of VFW Drum and Bugle Corps 0

Williamsport Sun: June 8, 1932 – Williamsport Company Strikes Pocket of Gas in Potter County 0

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