| MONTH |
DAY |
NAME |
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| July |
3 |
Whiting |
Injuries received when struck by a falling
telephone pole prove fatal to George Whiting, 83, of Sylvania |
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14 |
Campbell |
Mrs. Garn Campbell of Wysox dies of injuries
received when struck by a tractor |
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15 |
Curtis |
George S. Curtis, 72, of Athens, feature
editor for The Binghamton Press, suffers apoplectic seizure while motoring
and dies in crash following |
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16 |
White |
Harry N White, justice of the peace in
Towanda since 1924, taken by death at the age of 67. |
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17 |
Acla |
Death summons Howard Acla, 42, of Wysox
township, well known World War veteran. |
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18 |
Sattler |
Herman Sattler, veteran Towanda business
man, dies at the age of 76. |
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25 |
Weather |
Temperature goes to 94 for highest to
date this summer |
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27 |
LeRaysville |
Terrific cyclone strikes LeRaysville,
doing untold damage uprooting trees, ripped roofs from homes, toppling
barns, killing livestock. |
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28 |
Rockefeller |
Large barn on Noah Rockefeller place
at Warren Center, one of best in county, burns. |
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29 |
Weather |
Mercury goes to 96 for hottest to date
of summer |
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OTHER DEATHS |
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Potter |
Mrs. William Potter, Towanda |
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O'Donnell |
Miss Catherine O'Donnell, Sayre |
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Bodnar |
George Bodnar, 77, Wyalusing |
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Scott |
Walter Scott, 74, Liberty Corners |
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Walborn |
Allen Walborn, 65, Granville Center |
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Haverly |
Mrs. Amanda Haverly, 89, New Albany |
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Lenox |
James Templeton Lenox of Rome |
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Aspinwall |
Mrs. Laura Redington Aspinwall, Troy |
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God |
Lobedia Campbell God, Wyalusing |
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Campbell |
Mrs. Candace Campbell, 80, of Athens |
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Covert |
W. H. Covert, 72, East Troy |
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Willey |
Grant Willey, 73, Franklindale |
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McCraney |
Mrs. Elisia McCraney, 81, LeRoy |
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McGuire |
Miss Georgianna McGuire, 60, New Era |
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Reynolds |
Mrs. Mary Reynolds, 94, of Athens |
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Rockwell |
Judson Rockwell, 77, of Orwell |
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Williams |
Mrs. Eleanor Williams, Towanda |
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Weaver |
Bartley Weaver, 68, Sayre |
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Harding |
Miss Ruth Harding, 39, Athens |
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Gaylord |
Mrs. Angie Gaylord, 79, of Wyalusing |
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Watkins |
Mrs. John H. Watkins, 62, Greens Landing |
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Mitchell |
Mrs. Charles J. Mitchell, Towanda |
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Covey |
Jacob Covey, New Albany |
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Bowman |
Henrietta C. Bowman of Towanda |
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MacMorran |
W. W. MacMorran, 84, Ulster |
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Robinson |
James K. Robinson, 83, New Albany |
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|
| August |
4 |
Innes |
Death summons John A. Innes, 54, retired
Canton business man |
|
5 |
VanGorder |
John H. VanGorder, veteran railroader,
dies at his home in Towanda, aged 51 |
| |
7 |
Bostwick |
Eva Bostwick, 17-year-old daughter of
Mr. And Mrs. Manville Bostwick of North Towanda, drowns while on swimming
party in Towanda creek near Monroeton |
| |
7 |
Longo |
Alfred Longo 35, and |
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7 |
Borgeson |
Harold Borgeson, 16, both of Troy killed
when Longo's airplane crashes near Troy |
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11 |
Frawley |
Bernard Frawley, 26, of Towanda RD 5,
fatally injured when thrown from motorcycle while riding through Macedonia. |
| |
13 |
Christian |
Charles Christian, 37, of Silvara commits
suicide by holding stick of dynamite against side and touching it off with
dry cell |
| |
25 |
Weather |
Mercury falls to 33 above zero for coldest
August day on record here; frost damages crops, garden truck |
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26 |
Pennell |
George Pennell, 56, and his wife Josephine,
both of Orwell township succumb to illness caused by poison food |
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30 |
Inns |
Harry Inns, 60, of Sunbury drowns in
Susquehanna river near Wyalusing |
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31 |
Weather |
Rain totalling 3.48 inches falls at Towanda
between 4:30 AM and 11:30 PM. "Flash" floods cause damage at West Warren,
New Albany and other points along creeks. |
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OTHER DEATHS |
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Peterpaul |
Michael Peterpaul of Sayre |
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Snyder |
Mrs. Josephine Snyder, 53, Towanda |
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Kithcart |
Paul Kithcart, 15, Herrick Township |
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Slade |
Miss Barbara Slade, 19, Canton |
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Walt |
Fred E. Walt, 68, Sayre |
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Henry |
Mrs. Silas Henry 47, Sayre |
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Cox |
James S. Cox, 47, Sayre |
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Douglas |
C. Henry Douglas, 67, Hollenback |
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Blake |
Miss Minnie Blake, Towanda |
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Grace |
John Grace, 62, Towanda, RD 4 |
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Baldwin |
Mrs. James D. Baldwin of LeRaysville |
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Spencer |
Mrs. Carrie I. Spencer, 73, Canton |
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Mahood |
Margaret L. Mahood, Troy |
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Mott |
Mrs. Iila Mott, 47, Big Pond |
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Yontz |
Mrs. Lucy Helen Yontz, 85, Athens |
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Hannon |
John P. Hannon, South Waverly |
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Jenkins |
Jay R. Jenkins, 63, Wysox |
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Kinney |
Frank Kinney, Wyalusing |
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Turner |
Mrs. N. Matilda Turner of Towanda, 84 |
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Selleck |
Mark Selleck, 74 of Mountain Lake |
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Morse |
Guy Morse, 25, Canton township |
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Pine |
Raymond Pine, 19, Canton |
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Pennell |
George Pennell, 56, Orwell |
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Kitson |
Mrs. Alvada Kitson, 77, Towanda |
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Stone |
Eugene E. Stone, 89, Camptown |
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Coon |
Mrs. Frances M. Cook, 70, Canton |
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Lindley |
Solomon Lindley, 77, of Granville Center |
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| Sept. |
2 |
Gustin |
Ronnie E. Gustin, Elmira aviator, fatally
injured in plane crash at Athens |
| |
9 |
Collins |
Thomas Collins of the Marie Antoinette
Inn, Wyalusing township, taken by death |
| |
9 |
Gooding |
John W. Gooding, 61, Sayre, victim of
carbon monoxide poisoning. |
| |
10 |
Kuykendall |
Death summons Benjamin Kuykendall, Esq.,
president of the Citizen's National Bank and one of Towanda's most distinguished
men. |
| |
11 |
Yanofsky |
Charles F. Yanofsky, veteran Towanda
business man, dies at age of 68. |
| |
14 |
Passage |
Harry C. Passage, veteran Towanda shoe
merchant dies at the age of 72 |
| |
14 |
Pruyne |
Fire destroys large barn and contents
on William Pruyne, Sr., farm near Milan |
| |
17 |
Williams |
Lyle Williams, 30, of Orwell township
instantly killed when struck by falling tree while working in woods. |
| |
20 |
Mercur |
Death summons Mrs. Rodney A. Mercur,
82, prominent Towanda woman |
| |
21 |
Cummiskey |
Robert Cummiskey, 65, of Towanda killed
by Lehigh Valley train near East Towanda |
| |
22 |
Rowland |
Richard Rowland, 52, of Sayre drowns
in Chemung river near Athens |
| |
29 |
Soper |
Death summons Roy C. Soper, veteran Sylvania
merchant, at age of 63. |
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OTHER DEATHS |
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Compton |
William Compton, 70, Franklindale |
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Campbell |
William D. Campbell, 90, Herrickville |
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Taynton |
Mrs. James Taynton, South Waverly |
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Stevens |
Raymond D. Stevens, Gillett |
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Bull |
Miss Florence Bull, 86, Liberty Corners |
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Dixon |
Hugh J. Dixon, 54, Sayre |
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Cobb |
Miss Eva Emeline Cobb of Stevensville |
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Gowan |
Mrs. Theresa Dieffenbach Gowan, Evergreen |
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Fredericks |
Mrs. Leroy Fredericks, Sayre |
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Allyn |
Mrs. Cora A. Allyn, 83, Warren Center |
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Eames |
Thomas Eames, 92, LeRaysville |
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Keltz |
Rozell M. Keltz, 73, Canton |
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Rockwell |
Mrs. Carrie Rockwell, 84, Granville township |
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Strong |
Miss Lydia Strong, 77, Wyalusing |
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Hawley |
Clara E. Hawley, Athens |
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Barlow |
Mrs. Mary Barlow, Towanda |
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Rickey |
Mrs. Margaret Rickey, Towanda |
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Parker |
Truman Parker, 58, Canton |
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VanVechten |
Mrs. Lizzie Thomas VanVechten, 75, Canton |
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Spencer |
David Spencer, 78, Burlington |
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Brewster |
Fred N. Brewster, 83, Herrick Township |
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Fellows |
Mrs. Alice Nyphena Fellows, 87, Leroy |
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Drost |
Edward Drost, 66, Canton |
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Loder |
George C. Loder, 62, Canton |
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Golden |
Mrs. Eva Isaacs Golden, 35, Canton |
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Collins |
Allen Collins, 74, Canton |
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Jackson |
Henry E. Jackson, Athens |
| |
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Bowman |
William H. Bowman, 72, Sayre |
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Thayer |
Charles Thayer, Troy |
| |
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Bowen |
Mrs. Etta Bowen, 76, Warren Center |
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Avery |
Mrs. Viola E. Avery, 72, Monroeton |
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Cease |
Mrs. Gertrude Cease, 72, Canton |
