01/08/1970 – Quick action on the part of a male student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania Armstrong County Center averted what could have been a dangerous, costly fire in the school’s women’s dormitory this morning. Edward Zeigler of Somerset was in English class at 8:15 AM when he looked across the courtyard to Trust Hall and saw smoke coming from a third-floor window. He immediately left class, ran to Trust Hall, grabbed a fire extinguisher, and attempted to put out the fire in the room occupied by Donna Hilty of Apollo RD1 and Grace Mooney of Lincoln Place, Pittsburgh. The fire came from a cardboard box containing plastic bags filled with foam stuffing that were sitting near an electric heater that had been running all night. Fire and water damage was contained to just one room, but smoke damage filled the entire floor.
01/08/1970 - Dayton Borough received a grant of $3,200 from the Pennsylvania Department of Commerce Wednesday as 25 per cent of the estimated cost for improving the Dayton water system.
01/08/1970 - A girl’s gymnastic meet in which seven schools will take part is scheduled for Saturday in Elderton High School gym. The event will start at 11 a.m.
01/08/1970 - Nu Mine native Michael Honkus, commander of Kiski Valley substation of Pennsylvania State Police, has been promoted to lieutenant and transferred to Greensburg as commanding officer of the Criminal Investigation Section of Troop A there.
01/07/1970 – The Elderton Gymnastic team consisted of Shawnee Boyer, Carol Erdley, Robin Olsen, Kim Rearick, Teresa and Shawani Slama, Debbie Stiteler, Lisa Erdley, Luanne Shaw, Jonnette Heath, Cheryl Wissinger, Lori Miller, Maryann Aikins, Lucy Slama, Tammy Spencer, Barb Tosi, Barb Aaron, Diane Silvis, Jodi Graham, and Leslie Kaufman. Their instructor was Erwin Olsen.
01/08/1965 - Merle McClanahan, North Buffalo Township supervisor and longtime president of Armstrong County Association of Township Officers, was re-elected to another term when the association held its 53rd annual convention here.
01/08/1960 - Plans are underway for installation of a water softening system for Manor Township and Ford Cliff Borough customers of the Manor Township Joint Municipal Authority, according to a decision of authority members.
01/08/1960 - Four new councilmen took office at a reorganization meeting of Dayton Borough Council. Burgess W. B. Lawson administered oaths of office to Eugene Bussard, E. Good, Ralph McGaughey and James Carrick.
01/08/1960 - Fifty high schools sent 167 singers to Ford City to participate in the Central Western District Chorus. The three days of rehearsal will be climaxed with a concert in the high school auditorium. Dr. Ivan Trusler, head of the music department at University of Delaware, is guest conductor for the musical event.
01/08/1955 - The Pittsburgh Symphonetta, an ensemble of 26 handpicked musicians from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, will appear in Kittanning under auspices of Kittanning Junior Chamber of Commerce.
01/08/1955 - The Butler High basketball team lived up to its nickname of Tornado as it swept over a bewildered Kittanning High five 65-36. Ed Kline with 14 points was the top point-getter for KHS.
01/08/1955 - Glassers Get Sound Win With Easy 79-40 Verdict Over Har-Brack. Ford City Total Thought To Be New High For Glasstown Basketball Team. Kenny Bryant Leads scorers with 18 markers.
01/08/1945 - A large pickup truck belonging to Auman’s Market, North Jefferson St., here was destroyed by fire near Woodlawn Crest on the Worthington Road.
01/08/1945 - Armstrong County corporations and individuals invested in $2,795,449 worth of government securities in the Sixth War Loan, to exceed the county’s assignment by $95,449.
01/08/1940 - Attesting the wide popularity that he enjoys among Kittanning school children and in community life, W. Bay Irvine, principal of Kittanning High School, received 889 convalescent greeting cards during his recent illness.
01/08/1940 - London: Forty-seven million Britons, including King George and Queen Elizabeth, went on war time rations today as regards to butter, sugar, ham and bacon.
01/08/1935 - Ford City: The purchase of an electric scoreboard for use in the new gymnasium building was authorized here by the senior class of the high school.
01/08/1935 - To the 9,616 volumes on library shelves at the start of the year were added 471 by purchase and 178 by gift, the librarian reported to Kittanning Town Council. Sixty-nine volumes were lost or withdrawn, leaving a total of 10,194 volumes at the end of the year.
01/08/1930 - The Joseph S. Finch Co. Distillery at Schenley is one of those selected by the Federal government to manufacture more than 600,000 gallons of medicinal whiskey.
01/08/1930 - Harry F. Drury died at his home on 4th Ave., Ford City.
BIBLE MEDITATION – Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. – Job 22:21. The first order of business for each man is to meet the boss and get straightened out. Only then will everything else fall into place.