Glancing Backward Jan. 25, 2010

Published: January 25, 2010

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Today is Monday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2010. There are 340 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Jan. 25, 1890, reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) of the New York World completed a round-the-world journey in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes. The United Mine Workers of America was founded in Columbus, Ohio.

Glancing Backward Locally

25 years ago - 1985

Lisa Kim, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Tai Kim of Towanda, received the Good Citizen Award at the December meeting of the George Clymer Chapter DAR.

During a workshop meeting of the Sayre Borough Council, Bob Conner of Purcell Developers, Lewisburg, Pa., spoke regarding the construction of a $1-million apartment complex project on borough-owned land on Warren Street.

Gasoline prices may continue to drop, however Valley service station managers do not expect the price of regular gasoline to fall below $1.

50 years ago - 1960

Teachers of Troy elementary building and friends gathered at a dinner at the Troy Hotel to honor Mrs. George Billingsley for 10 years of service in the Troy Community Joint Schools.

Cornerstone laying ceremonies for the $350,000 South Waverly Elementary School were held yesterday with Dr. Lewis Rathgeber, president of Mansfield State College, as guest speaker.

Candidates in the Asylum Grange Youth Committee's Queen of Hearts Contest are Janet Mosier, Bonnie Blow, Irene Steinberg, Sharon Johnson, Patricia Smith and Nancy Kissell.

75 years ago - 1935

The Standing Stone Grange received from the National Secretary a beautiful Honor Grange certificate as a reward for their work in the past year.

Dan Quinlan, famed minstrel show player, will be the principal speaker at the annual Grace Episcopal Church men's banquet.

The Rigsbee Sextette, a group of six sisters who put on a program of sacred music, will be at the East Troy charge Sunday for the regular service.

Elsewhere on this date:

One year ago: The White House used the Sunday talk shows to warn the country could face a long and painful financial recovery, even with major government intervention. The Eastern Conference won the NHL All-Star game 12-11. Jeremy Abbott won his first title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Cleveland. "Slumdog Millionaire" won the Screen Actors Guild Award for best cast of a motion picture; "30 Rock" and "Mad Men" won best for TV comedy and drama casts.

Today's Birthdays: Journalist-author Edwin Newman is 91. Basketball Hall of Famer Dick McGuire is 84. Actor Gregg Palmer is 83. The former president of Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze, is 82. Actor Dean Jones is 79. Country singer Claude Gray is 78. Blues singer Etta James is 72. Movie director Tobe Hooper is 67. Actress Leigh Taylor-Young is 65. Actress Jenifer (cq) Lewis is 53.

Actress Dinah Manoff is 52. Country musician Mike Burch (River Road) is 44. Iowa Gov. Chet Culver is 44. Rhythm-and-blues singer Kina is 41. Actress China Kantner is 39. Actress Ana Ortiz is 39. Musician Matt Odmark (OHD'-mark) (Jars of Clay) is 36. Actress Mia Kirshner is 35. Actress Christine Lakin is 31. Rhythm-and-blues singer Alicia (ah-LEE'-sha) Keys is 29.

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