Through the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce, Williamsport is assured of a new textile industry with splendid prospects for development. The Chamber is pleased to announce today that the J.G. Smith of Lopez, Pa., makers of pajamas, will open a branch factory in Williamsport and will occupy under lease, a portion of the Lycoming
Jack Frost’s handiwork attracted so many motorists to mountain roads and wooded spots Sunday that the travel bureau of the Lycoming County Motor Club was kept busy and open all day yesterday. The tinting of the foliage and colorful scenes of the region are believed to be at their peak, rust reds as well as
The visit of Commander Zipolito Velentinni, noted orator and author of Italy, and Chevalier Giuseppe di Silvestro, editor of the “Free Speech” of Philadelphia, yesterday afternoon and evening, was marked by two important events and much enthusiasm among the Italian residents of this city for the permanent exposition which is to be established in Italy
Police appealed for parental supervision to help curb damaging vandalism and promote the safer riding of bicycles. To implement the bicycle program, police find people riding without lights, and will require the bike owners to report to police headquarters within 24 hours with a light on the bicycle. Names and addresses of the violators will
In purchasing her cigarettes, Sister Sue no longer has to bother with alibis, not here in Williamsport. Stage fright that used to caused her to say, “they’re for my brother,” have given way to, “give me a pack of fags old dear,” and if that doesn’t work, she can use a little stronger language. Clerks
The caretaker of the tower clock at the Courthouse forgot to wind it last Thursday, subsequently it stopped late Saturday evening or early Sunday morning. Motorists and pedestrians in the vicinity of the Court House over the weekend, and particularly sales personnel of downtown stores looked twice, and then again as they hurried to their
