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Explore this record →A Doctor’s Intervention at Benton, 1935
A December 1935 report placed a Benton physician at the center of David Shaffer’s capture after a car crash.
Newspaper coverage: 1935
Shamokin Stories collection
From the Newspapers
Stories of Shamokin drawn from the newspapers of their day.
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A Library Built by Its Community
Fundraising drives, a ribbon cutting, a repaired sign, and a move across town trace the work that brought books within reach of Shamokin and Coal Township readers.
Newspaper coverage: 1940–1962
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Agnes Sholly Knights: Shamokin’s “Lady Doctor”
A teacher became a physician, crossed Shamokin’s coal hills on house calls, and kept serving patients long after she expected to retire.
Newspaper coverage: 1897–1947
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Cannon for a Soldiers’ Memorial
Congressional requests, brief newspaper notices and a 1905 postcard reveal several stages in Shamokin’s effort to place cannon beside a soldiers’ monument.
Newspaper coverage: 1899–1902
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Fairview Firemen: Carts, Trucks and Music
Two remembered photographs and a 1925 parade report show Fairview Fire Company as an equipment-owning volunteer organization and a public presence beyond the fireground.
Newspaper coverage: 1925–1964
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Rufus K. Polk: Industry, Congress and Local Service
A two-page Danville obituary remembered Rufus K. Polk as an industrial manager, congressman and participant in the practical affairs of his community.
Newspaper coverage: 1902
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The Search for a Name at Hickory Ridge
Reports from 1904 trace an unidentified man’s discovery, a mistaken identification, and a renewed search for his name.
Newspaper coverage: 1904
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The Town That Gathered to Remember
Shamokin’s commemorations in 1929, 1939, and 1964 celebrated different occasions through shared public participation.
Newspaper coverage: 1929–1964
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Two Unexplained Encounters
A stone displayed in 1907 and a brief sighting in 1952 show the difference between an intriguing report and a settled explanation.
Newspaper coverage: 1907–1952
Community & everyday lifeExplore this record →Two Victories Worth Remembering
A baseball season finale and a football championship belong to local sporting memory on their own terms.
Newspaper coverage: 1927–1955
Community & everyday lifeExplore this record →Where Shamokin Went to Play
From Edgewood Park in the early twentieth century to later neighborhood parks and family attractions, recreation gave Shamokin-area residents places to gather beyond work and school.
Newspaper coverage: 1898–1949