Glancing Backward, July 31, 2010

Published: July 31, 2010

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Today is Saturday, July 31, the 212th day of 2010. There are 153 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History

On July 31, 1910, Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, whose wife, Cora, had disappeared from their London home, was arrested along with his mistress, Ethel Le Neve (posing as Crippen's son), aboard the steamship SS Montrose upon its arrival in Quebec, Canada. (Crippen was later convicted by a British court of murdering his wife and executed; Le Neve was acquitted of any involvement.)

Glancing Backward Locally

25 years ago - 1985

Nine area teens and their six adult advisors representing the Independent Baptist Church in Towanda will be leaving Bradford County early tomorrow for Prince Edward Island, Canada, on a missionary project.

Cross country bicyclists Douglas and Julie Robertson stopped at Allyn and Mitchell's General Store in East Smithfield on their way from Seattle to Boston.

Kimberly Taylor, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis D. Taylor of LeRaysville, competed for the title of Miss Teen of Pennsylvania in Reading.

75 years ago - 1935

Towanda is to have another grocery store. The Arrowhead Company, which has numerous stores in the Binghamton area, is opening a place of business in the building next to the post office.

There is still time to sign up at Swank's soda fountain for the men's singles tennis tournament this Friday.

Preparations are being made to start construction soon on the road from Granville Summit to the Alba-Windfall Highway.

Elsewhere on this date

Five years ago: Police arrested seven people during a raid on an apartment in southern England, bringing to 21 the number in custody in the relentless hunt for accomplices in the failed July 21 transit bombings in London. Jeong Jang shot a 3-under 69 to win the Women's British Open by four strokes.

One year ago: Three American tourists were arrested by Iran on suspicion of espionage during what their families have said was a simple hiking trip along the Iraq-Iran border; Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal remain in Iranian custody. Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts returned to Earth, completing a long but successful construction job that boosted the size and power of the international space station.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Don Murray is 81. Jazz composer-musician Kenny Burrell is 79. Actor Geoffrey Lewis is 75. Actress France Nuyen is 71. Actress Susan Flannery is 67. Singer Lobo is 67. Actress Geraldine Chaplin is 66. Former movie studio executive Sherry Lansing is 66. Singer Gary Lewis is 65. Rock singer Bob Welch is 64. Actor Richard Griffiths is 63. International Tennis Hall of Famer Evonne Goolagong Cawley is 59. Actor Barry Van Dyke is 59. Actor Alan Autry is 58. Jazz composer-musician Michael Wolff is 58. Actor James Read is 57.

Actor Michael Biehn is 54. Masssachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is 54. Rock singer-musician Daniel Ash (Love and Rockets) is 53. Entrepreneur Mark Cuban is 52. Rock musician Bill Berry is 52. Actor Wesley Snipes is 48. Country singer Chad Brock is 47. Musician Fatboy Slim is 47. Rock musician Jim Corr is 46. Author J.K. Rowling (ROHL'-ing) is 45. Actor Dean Cain is 44. Actor Ben Chaplin is 41. Actor Loren Dean is 41. NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte is 39. Actress Annie Parisse (pah-REES') is 35. Actor Robert Telfer is 33. Country singer-musician Zac Brown is 32. Actor-producer-writer B.J. Novak is 31. Actor Eric Lively is 29. Country singer Blaire Stroud (3 of Hearts) is 27. Singer Shannon Curfman is 25.

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