Two buildings were purchased on South Jefferson Street in 1969 to make room for what is now the municipal parking lot.
10/07/1969 – Kittanning Borough Council last night gave approval to purchase business property on South Jefferson Street for a parking lot. The property is now owned by John Stofega and is bordered by the state liquor store and the Urban Café. It is expected to accommodate 32 parking stalls. The property is being sold for $75,000. Councilmen Walter Wick and Daniel Yapp voted against the purchase. Wick said the new lot would affect the Jacob Street lot and take revenue away from it. Yapp said he felt the measure was “rail-roaded through”.
10/07/1969 – The Armstrong County Redevelopment Authority got the green light to begin notifying property owners in the Kittanning hospital redevelopment area that the federal government is ready to buy their properties.
10/07/1969 – Kittanning Borough Council finalized the sale of their borough building to Armstrong County Trust Company for $70,200. They also raised the overtime parking fine from 25-cents to 50-cents.
10/07/1969 - Approximately 625 firemen, wives and loyal supporters attended the first annual Firemen’s Ball at Bel-Mont Arena on Saturday evening.
10/07/1969 – Ford City Borough Council agreed to have sewage from part of Manor Township treated at the Ford City Sewage Disposal Plant. Manor will pay 60-cents per 1,000 gallons of sewage treated. The area to be serviced is drained by the Garretts Run , Fairgrounds, McGrann, Pattonville, Graff’s Hollow and Hansotte Plan areas.
This photo was taken of the F. Moesta & Son store in 1914.
2019 - The former Moesta & Son building is now occupied by Two Short Gals consignment shop.
10/07/1969 – Moesta & Son, Inc., a Kittanning landmark at its 215 Market Street location and the state’s second oldest family-owned clothier, has completely remodeled its interior to help celebrate its 114th birthday. Frederick Moesta, a native of Ehlen, Germany, who immigrated to Pittsburgh in 1851 when he was 20, opened his doors at a South Jefferson Street location in 1855. He was prominent in Kittanning, serving on town council and as borough treasurer. He also helped found St. Luke’s Reformed Church. Full time employees at Moesta today include John Oresick and Michael Perpich of Ford City, and Larry Cogley, John Shaner, and David Miller of Kittanning.
10/07/1969 - Mrs. Almeda S. Keesy of Schenley Post Office terminated more than 41 years of continuous service at Schenley Post Office when she retired on Sept. 30, 1969. She assumed office on May 15, 1928, and had balance of 2078 hours unused sick leave at the time of retirement.
10/07/1964 - Kittanning High School’s three remaining home football games will be played at 1:30 p.m. Saturday afternoons because of a lighting system cable failure, it was announced last night.
10/07/1959 - The Rev. William M. Bayle, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Kittanning, has been named vice-chairman of the professional division in the forthcoming campaign of the United Fund of Middle Armstrong County.
10/07/1959 - Five sirens will be blown periodically in Kittanning and West Kittanning on Friday in observance of Fire Prevention Day. The observance is sponsored by Kittanning Area Chamber of Commerce, which has scheduled school fire drills, fire truck rides, a downtown fire drill and other activities.
10/07/1959 - Richard Labutko, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Labutko of McGrann, is in fair condition at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital where he is receiving treatment for injuries suffered when the bicycle he was riding was hit by an automobile.
10/07/1954 - A large number f Ford City High School pupils will canvass the town and surrounding districts for Kiwanis Kids Day, seeking contributions toward purchase of new band majorette uniforms.
10/07/1954 - J. R. “Jake” Einstein, retired Kittanning merchant, was 94 years old yesterday and still keen in all his faculties.
10/07/1954 - Armstrong County Committee of the American Legion has applied to the courts for a charter as a non-profit corporation.
10/07/1954 - Kittanning Borough workmen today began installation of 15-minute parking regulation signs in the vicinity of the post office building.
10/07/1949 - A truck was demolished and three other vehicles were damaged when a truck was hit by the locomotive of a southbound freight train near the railroad station along North Grant Avenue. The accident happened when the truck and a car passed, going in opposite directions.
10/07/1944 - Pvt. Russell Schrecengost was seriously wounded in action in France, according to a War Department telegram received by his wife, Frances, of Kittanning RD 1.
10/07/1944 - Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McKelvey of 502 S. Jefferson St., received a telegram from the War Department, informing them their son, Pvt. Donald McKelvey, had been wounded in action in France on Sept. 11.
10/07/1944 - Mrs. Elva Jean Brown of Kittanning RD 3 has received a telegram from the War Department stating her husband, Pvt. Richard J. Brown, was slightly wounded in action in Germany on Sept. 17.
10/07/1939 - A half-blooded Persian cat owned by A. S. Schreckengost, 251 North Grant Ave., Kittanning, gave birth to two pair of kittens nearly a week apart.
10/07/1939 - Knocked down by an automobile while he played on N. McKean St. in front of Central School building, Peter Rudolph suffered bruises and minor cuts.
10/07/1929 - The Rev. and Mrs. John Moore will observe their silver wedding anniversary Oct. 10 in Point Breeze Grange Hall, on Bradys Bend Road.
10/07/1929 - A new bridge over Buffalo Creek, on the Kittanning-Butler link of the Benjamin Franklin Highway, is now being used by travelers.
BIBLE MEDITATION – For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ. – 1 Thessalonians 5:9 The goodwill of God has arranged for our salvation.