6/18/1968 – The House has sent to Gov. Raymond P. Shafer landmark legislation which would make Pennsylvania the first state in the country to assist non-public schools with cash payments.
6/18/1968 – Richard J. Ambrose of 600-3rd Avenue, Ford City, was found guilty of failing to reveal his identity at the scene of an accident by an Armstrong County Criminal Court Jury yesterday. According to testimony offered in the case, Ambrose was one of the drivers involved in a two-car collision September 2, 1967 on old Route 28, one mile east of Kittanning.
6/18/1968 – Officers were nominated by Armstrong County Firemen’s Association delegates during a monthly meeting held last night in the headquarters building on Route 66, near Crooked Creek. Fred Wain of Ford City was nominated for president. John Johnson of Applewold was nominated for second vice-president. Others nominated are: Clarence Fair, Freeport, assistant secretary-treasurer; W. L. Lukehart, Kittanning #6, and Rev. Charles Pegg, Bethel, chaplain; Stanley Wolfe, Leechburg, trustee for a three year term; Leno Leri of Freeport and Cliff Lewis of Kittanning #6 for delegates to Western PA Firemen’s Association. Leri was also nominated delegate for Firemen’s Legislative Federation. The meeting was attended by 94 firemen representing all 31 affiliated companies.
6/18/1963 – Dr. William Bay Irvine, 70, president of Marietta College since 1948, died today in Marrietta Memorial Hospital after b eing ill for six weeks. Dr. Irvine was principal at Kittanning High School from 1937 to 1941.
6/18/1958 – Robert Young, valedictorian and Marilyn Turko, salutatorian of Ford City High School Class of 1958, gave their graduating orations to Ford City Kiwanis Club at their weekly dinner meeting.
6/18/1953 – Walker Refractories Co., world’s largest producer of fire brick, reached agreement with the United Construction Workers for an 8.5-cent-an-hour general wage increase.
6/18/1953 – Pickets maintained their vigil at the Aluminum Ladder Co. plant in Worthington as contact negotiations remained at a standstill.
6/18/1948 – Approximately 150 members and friends of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Ford City met in the church auditorium at a reception held for Pastor and Mrs. Earl S. Walker and daughter Barbara Elizabeth.
6/18/1948 – Armstrong County will receive $30,964 as its share of the Liquid Fuels tax collected during the six-month period from December 1, 1947 to June 1, 1948.
6/18/1943 – Electric was restored to residents in the lower end of Ford City at 11 o’clock yesterday morning after a severe rain and windstorm.
6/18/1943 – Five girls of the First Methodist Church, graduated this spring from Kittanning High School, were entertained at dinner by the Wesleyan Service Guild.
6/18/1938 – Only two hospitals in the “sixth district” remained without the eight-hour duty sought by the Armstrong County Registered Nurses Association.
6/18/1938 – Roger C. Stone, Kittanning violinist, will appear as one of the soloists in a concert recital to be given Sunday afternoon by Max Shapiro at Carnegie Lecture Hall, Pittsburgh.
6/18/1928 – A new road between South Bend and Shelocta under construction during the past year was opened to public travel.
6/18/1928 – Albert R. Pechan of Ford City received the degree of Doctor to Dental Surgery at commencement exercises of University of Pittsburgh, held in Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh.