Glancing Backward, 3/12/10

Published: March 12, 2010

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Today is Friday, March 12, the 71st day of 2010. There are 294 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On March 12, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the first of his 30 radio "fireside chats," telling Americans what was being done to deal with the nation's economic crisis.

Glancing Backward Locally:

25 years ago - 1985

Mary Kay Schrader, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schrader of Sayre, has been named the "Rose of Tralee," the queen of the 1985 Syracuse St. Patrick's Parade.

Chad Chenot from Towanda, a sophomore history major at The College of Wooster, is participating in the 1985 Wooster Scot Band, an 85-member band in which he plays the bagpipes.

Langan's Pharmacy of Sayre is celebrating the grand opening of its North Elmer Avenue location today.

50 years ago - 1960

The new Monroe-Franklin Elementary Joint School at Powell was formally dedicated last night with so many trying to attend that part of the crowd had to stand in the hall.

At the regular meeting of the Tri-County Joint Operating Board, Scott Griswold of Canton was elected a teacher in the Tri-County District for the 1960-1961 school year and Miss Lida Thomas of Kingston was elected to fill the position on the music faculty vacated by Edward Sims.

A national survey shows that there are 123 cars in Bradford County per 100 households, ranking the county high in the United States in automobile population.

75 years ago - 1935

Charts prepared by the Department of Public Instruction at Harrisburg indicated that the schools of Bradford County set an interesting professional standard for teachers in as much as the records show that 99 percent of the teachers employed are credited with two or more years of preparation for teaching and 33.8 percent of all teachers employed are college graduates.

When Walter E. Dyer of Wysox was tearing down an old kitchen attached to his home a few days ago, he found a 3-foot ruler, which had been placed in a crevice years ago. The ruler was given away by the D.T. Evans store, a local firm of some time ago.

Two calves were born to a cow on the farm of A.E. Devine at Stevensville. This is the third pair of twins for this same cow.

Elsewhere on this date:

In 1664, England's King Charles II granted an area of land in present-day North America known as New Netherland to his brother James, the Duke of York.

In 1938, the Anschluss merging Austria with Nazi Germany took place as German forces crossed the border between the two countries.

In 1939, Pope Pius XII was formally crowned in ceremonies at the Vatican.

In 1947, President Harry S. Truman established what became known as the "Truman Doctrine" to help Greece and Turkey resist Communism.

Ten years ago: In an unprecedented moment in the history of the church, Pope John Paul II asked God's forgiveness for the sins of Roman Catholics through the ages, including wrongs inflicted on Jews, women and minorities.

Five years ago: Brian Nichols, who had slain a judge and three other people, surrendered to authorities in suburban Atlanta after holding Ashley Smith hostage in her own apartment. (Nichols was later sentenced to life in prison.)

One year ago: Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty in New York to pulling off perhaps the biggest swindle in Wall Street history.

Today's Birthdays: Playwright Edward Albee is 82. Singer Al Jarreau is 70. Actress-singer Liza Minnelli is 64. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is 63. Singer-songwriter James Taylor is 62. Singer Marlon Jackson (The Jackson Five) is 53. Former MLB All-Star Darryl Strawberry is 48.

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