Glancing Backward, 2/2/12

Published: February 2, 2012

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Today is Thursday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2012. There are 333 days left in the year. This is Groundhog Day.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Feb. 2, 1912, Frederick R. Law parachuted from the torch of the Statue of Liberty in a stunt filmed by Pathe News.

Glancing Backward Locally:

25 years ago - 1987

The first round of the seventh annual Scholarship Challenge is completed, sending last year's champion, Horseheads High School, along with Tioga Central to the finals on March 7.

There will be a computer validation session on Feb. 9, 11 and 18 at the Waverly Free Library. The library has an Apple IIe microcomputer for public use available to patrons with a library card.

Jodi Crawford of Grover, the local 4-6 grade winner in the Sharitz Bus Safety Post Contest, has won first place in the Pennsylvania competition and second place in the national competition.

50 years ago - 1962

The first of three Agindustrial Conferences for a seven-county area, of which Bradford County is a part, was held recently at Williamsport. There was an attendance of more than 200, of whom 30 were from Bradford County.

Residents of the Wilmot Drive area are worrying these days over something besides the wintry weather. There's a strange animal which has been seen several times of late and which answers the description of a mountain lion.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Remsnyder were married 16 years ago today.

75 years ago - 1937

The addition of a new line of washers at Middaugh's was announced yesterday by J. Macklem Perkins, proprietor of this well-known local business place. Perkins stated that the line of Easy Damp-Dryer Washers is now being carried at the store.

Having already sent two cars of relief materials to the flood victims in the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys, officers of the Bradford County Chapter of the American Red Cross are now busily engaged getting a load together for the third.

A steam shovel has been in operation at Silvara during the past week doing flood control work.

Elsewhere on this date:

In 1536, present-day Buenos Aires, Argentina, was founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain.

In 1653, New Amsterdam - now New York City - was incorporated.

In 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War, was signed.

In 1887, Punxsutawney, Pa., held its first Groundhog Day festival.

In 1922, the James Joyce novel "Ulysses" was published in Paris by Sylvia Beach's Shakespeare and Co. on Joyce's 40th birthday.

In 1943, the remainder of Nazi forces from the Battle of Stalingrad surrendered in a major victory for the Soviets in World War II.

In 1971, Idi Amin, having seized power in Uganda, proclaimed himself president.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Elaine Stritch is 87. Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing is 86. Actor Robert Mandan is 80. Comedian Tom Smothers is 75. Rock singer-guitarist Graham Nash is 70. Actor Bo Hopkins is 70. Television executive Barry Diller is 70. Country singer Howard Bellamy (The Bellamy Brothers) is 66. TV chef Ina Garten is 64. Actor Jack McGee is 63. Actor Brent Spiner is 63. Rock musician Ross Valory is 63. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is 60. Model Christie Brinkley is 58. Actor Michael Talbott is 57. Actress Kim Zimmer is 57. Actor Michael T. Weiss is 50. Actor-comedian Adam Ferrara is 46. Rock musician Robert DeLeo (Army of Anyone; Stone Temple Pilots) is 46. Actress Jennifer Westfeldt is 42. Rock musician Ben Mize is 41. Rapper T-Mo is 40. Actress Marissa Jaret Winokur is 39. Actress Lori Beth Denberg is 36. Singer Shakira is 35. Country singer Blaine Larsen is 26.

Thought for Today: "Mistakes are the portals of discovery." - James Joyce (1882-1941).

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