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Glancing Backward, 11/6/09
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share thisToday is Friday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of 2009. There are 55 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Nov. 6, 1934, Nebraska voters approved a constitutional amendment which dissolved their two-chamber legislature in favor of a nonpartisan, single legislative body (or "unicameral"), which was implemented in 1937.
Glancing Backward Locally:
25 years ago - 1984
The North Central Pa. Historical Association's Distinguished Historian Award went to Towanda resident Andrew S. Johnson, who is a social studies teacher at Northeast Bradford and was president of the county historical society for 18 years.
Lyle A. Halflett was elected chairman of the Troy Community Hospital board.
Kristina, 9, and Kimberly Johnson, 8, of Powell are celebrating their birthdays today. The Monroe Franklin School students are the daughters of Donna Johnson of Powell and Terry Johnson of Tobyhanna, Pa.
50 years ago - 1959
Ralph Carls, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russel Carls of Wysox, and a senior in the secondary department at Mansfield State Teachers College, was elected president of Kappa Delta Pi.
William G. Ott, professor in law at the Goldey Beacom School of Business in Wilmington, Del., brought The Daily Review a $1 bill issued from the Towanda Bank. The bank was established in 1834 in the basement of the Thomas Elliott house, where Lafy's Grill is located. The bank went out of business in 1843.
The Minnequa Grange won a $50 bond for their community service project - the restoration of the Minnequa Spring and its park.
75 years ago - 1934
As the new Towanda Borough Municipal Building is not yet completed, the borough council held its meeting in the Grand Jury Room of the courthouse.
The fifth grade class of Towanda Second Ward held a spelling contest. The winner was Marjorie McVaugh.
As the South Waverly town hall was torn down last spring, the new polling place was set at 399 Fulton Street in premises owned by Arthur Bingham.
Elsewhere on this date:
Ten years ago: During his visit to India, Pope John Paul II praised Christian missionaries and exhorted his bishops to spread the Christian message across Asia.
Five years ago: An Ivory Coast airstrike killed nine French peacekeepers and an American aid worker, prompting France to wipe out the country's modest air force.
Today's Birthdays: Director Mike Nichols is 78. Country singer Stonewall Jackson is 77. Singer Eugene Pitt (The Jive Five) is 72. Singer P.J. Proby is 71. Country singer Guy Clark is 68. Actress Sally Field is 63. Pop singer-musician Glenn Frey (The Eagles) is 61.
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