They tell of a poor fellow who was so ugly that when he put on a turtle-neck sweater, some young boys caught him and kept him in a bucket.
8/7/1968 - General Electric announced today it purchased a 50-acre site here for construction of a heat treatment facility. The quarter-million dollar plant will heat treat metals used in the manufacture of electrical equipment components throughout the country. Occupying 45,000 square feet of space, the plant will employ approximately 25 persons in early 1970. It will be situated adjacent to the Linde Union Carbide Corporation south of Applewold.
8/7/1968 - Gary Gearhart, 22, of Rural Valley RD1 suffered minor injuries last night when his pickup truck left the Margaret Road and turned over. Police said his vehicle missed a curve and went through a section of guard railing. The wreck occurred half mile north of the Cherry Run intersection off Route 422.
8/7/1963 - Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Rosenberger revived “the good old threshing days” Saturday as a work crew used the old-fashioned method of threshing oats on their farm.
8/7/1963 - The Kittanning Triboroughs (Applewold, Kittanning, and West Kittanning) were embarked today on a comprehensive planning program, the nudge needed for launching authorized financing of a project outlined by Kittanning Planning Commission.
8/7/1958 - The elimination of state paid fees to certain county officers and a salary schedule for county office holders in PA are amongst the recommendations to be presented to the State Association of County Commissioners when they meet 25-27 Aug. in Philadelphia.
8/7/1958 - Freeport- Dale Johnston, 21 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Johnston of Lock 5, Freeport, left by plane for Sydney, Australia, where he has enrolled in a missionary school.
8/7/1958 - An enthusiastic crowd of about 2000 people watched whilst 2 High School bands, Elderton Joint and Rimersburg-Sligo Joint, tied for first place in the Junior Band division of the West Kittanning Firemen’s parade last night.
8/7/1958 - Ford City- Annexation of Ford View to Ford City Borough should be approved by the court, it was decided unanimously by a fact finding commission which made a study of the proposition.
8/7/1953 - Raymond George, 18, of Shelocta RD 1 was taken to Armstrong County Memorial Hospital for treatment of injuries received when his car overturned in an accident on Route 422, one half mile east of Kittanning.
8/7/1953 - Pfc. Leo Kijowski, 25 year old Ford City soldier whose life was saved by skin graft from his twin brother Leonard, has been transferred to Aspinwall Veterans Hospital.
8/7/1948 - A telephone survey revealed that most taverns in Kittanning have removed Joseph S. Finch company’s products from their shelves. Not one of the taverns questioned in Ford City indicated that it had banned the sale of the strikebound Schenley company’s product.
8/7/1948 - More than 500 people viewed the new McHenry and Painter Company business offices on Market St., during the formal opening and 50th anniversary event. George Painter said that about 20 managers from insurance companies attended the affair.
8/7/1943 - KDKA headliners to urge bond sales here tonight. Local speakers to share place with radio artists in spectacular rally in front of Elks home.
8/7/1943 - The Kittanning liquor store, which has been located in the Keystone Building on N McKean St. since its opening, will probably be moved in the near future to S Jefferson St. although its exact location is not clear. Legal notices authorized for publication by state offices in Harrisburg give the location as 137 S Jefferson St. The address, “137 Jefferson St.”, is shown on official fire maps in Kittanning as a 2 story building that was burnt out by a fire in 1933.
8/7/1933 - Official ones of the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company reported that miners at all works of the company returned to work this morning. 5000 workers in mines in Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson, and Clearfield Counties returned to work under an agreement worked out between President Franklin D. Roosevelt, General Hugh P. Johnson, and John L. Lewis.
8/7/1933 - The Freeport centennial celebration closed Saturday night after a busy day. Outstanding features were a wee one parade and a Legion one.
8/7/1928 - The American Bureau of Engraving and Printing started producing new $1 bills which are about 1/3 smaller than the present paper currency.
8/7/1928 - George Williams, 21 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Williams of Briar Hill, was fatally injured Saturday when struck by a car on the Butler-Kittanning Road.