5/3/1968 – The Armstrong School District’s first annual School-O-Rama drew a crowd of about 5,000 last night to the Bel-Mont Arena. District public relations director Gerald R. Shuster said students from all seven attendance areas – Kittanning, Ford City, East Hills, Shannock Valley, East Brady, Elderton, and Dayton – are taking part in the School-O-Rama.
5/3/1968 – Applewold Municipal Authority was notified they will receive a $35,200 grant under the Conservation Bond Issue. The grant will allow for state and federal assistance to construct a sewage treatment plant to eliminate discharge of raw sewage into the Allegheny River.
5/3/1963 – Frank Gustine, former Pittsburgh Pirate baseball player, will be guest speaker at the annual Ford City Senior sports banquet.
5/3/1963 – Plans for a $300,000 improvement and reconstruction program at an Apollo steel plant are being advanced as Raycord Corp, the town’s newest industry, prepares for expansion, according to Ray Tories, president of the firm.
5/3/1958 – Fast actions of a young priest possibly averted destruction of the 110-year-old St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church here when a fire of undetermined origin broke out in the choir loft.
5/3/1958 – The new tunnel kiln plant being built by the Freeport Brick Company, adjacent to its present operations near Freeport, is rapidly nearing completion, F. H. Laube, company president, said.
5/3/1958 - Ken and Laura Wolfe of Reesedale became the proud parents of their new son, Gary, born this day.
5/3/1948 – Two Kittanning youths escaped death when the car in which they were riding went out of control on the Gault’s Hill turn near Garretts Run, went over the bank, and was demolished. The occupants were George Larko, Jr., 19, and William Rhodes, 22.
5/3/1948 – One hundred fourteen Kittanning area Boy Scouts practiced camping skills at the Pony Farm, preparatory to the Council-wide camporee at Camp BuCoCo on May 21, 22, and 23.
5/3/1943 – A consignment of 850 knitted garments was shipped last week from the Armstrong County Chapter of the American Red Cross to the Brooklyn Navy Yard at Sea Girt, NJ.
5/3/1943 – Approximately 50 percent of Armstrong County’s coal mines were being operated by full crews. The remainder are expected to resume full operations under the provisions of a 15-day truce announced by John L. Lewis.
5/3/1938 – Peace reigned on the Crooked Creek dam site as Pennsylvania Motor Police troopers warned that there must be no reoccurrence of the previous day’s outbreak of violence.
5/3/1933 – Fire starting near the road past the Bertha Montgomery farm near Brown’s Crossroads, swept over 20 acres of timber and fields. The flames threatened for a time to destroy the buildings on the property.
5/3/1933 – Work on the new structure for the Graff Woolen Mills is progressing rapidly. A roof is being placed on the new building.
5/3/1928 – Richard Hollobaugh, 20 of Sherrett, died in the Kittanning hospital from injuries received in a fall of rock at the Ambrose mine.
5/3/1928 – Fire destroyed the home and garage of John Schrecengost of Highland Avenue and damaged the home of W. A. Hetrick.