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The Library of Congress catalogs the Shamokin News-Dispatch as published from 1933 to 1967. The catalog identifies the Shamokin Daily News and Shamokin Dispatch as predecessor titles.

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C. C. Leader store expansion clipping, page oneFirst page of a January 20, 1923 Shamokin newspaper clipping about the C. C. Leader store expansion.Image date: 1923-01-20

Introduction

The Library of Congress catalogs the Shamokin News-Dispatch as published from 1933 to 1967.

Chronology

The catalog identifies the Shamokin Daily News and Shamokin Dispatch as predecessor titles.

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Second page of a 1923 newspaper clipping describing improvements at the C. C. Leader store in Shamokin — **C. C. Leader store expansion clipping, page two**Second page of the January 20, 1923 Shamokin newspaper account of improvements at the C. C. Leader store.Image date: 1923-01-20

**Myron Thomas newspaper story from 1928**October 11, 1928 Shamokin News-Dispatch clipping about photographer Myron Thomas and an Edison portrait.Image date: 1928-10-11

Full Shamokin News-Dispatch page from July 12, 1956 with local furniture, appliance, and community advertisements — **Shamokin News-Dispatch advertising page from 1956**A July 12, 1956 Shamokin News-Dispatch page featuring local retail advertisements and community news.Image date: 1956-07-12

Librarian serving three young patrons at the newly opened Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library in 1962 — **Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library opening in 1962**A July 17, 1962 newspaper photograph of young patrons at the newly opened Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library location at Independence and Ninth Streets.Image date: 1962-07-17

Mayor Thomas F. Landy and library association members at a 1953 Shamokin-Coal Township Library ribbon cutting — **Shamokin-Coal Township Library ribbon cutting in 1953**A September 14, 1953 newspaper photograph of Mayor Thomas F. Landy cutting the ribbon at the library's Eighth and Water Streets location.Image date: 1953-09-14

Man working beneath the repaired Public Library entrance sign in a 1958 Shamokin newspaper clipping — **Shamokin public library sign repair**A 1958 newspaper clipping documents a Junior Chamber of Commerce project to repair the public library entrance sign.Image date: approximately 1958

**Thomas Edison portrait associated with Myron Thomas Photography Studio**Thomas Edison portrait associated with Myron Thomas Photography Studio in Shamokin.Image date unknown