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The Canton Independent Sentinel

90  Years Ag0  1928    10/18/2018
    Rev. W C B Turner, for the past two years pastor of the Methodist church in this place has been transferred to Epworth Trust in Elmira and is succeeded by John W. Faust, of Blossburg.The Village Improvement Association met at the home of Mrs. James U. McKay. The lesson for the day "The Department of the Interior" was conducted by Mrs. C A Innes.
 Floyd Thomas of Roaring Branch was pinned under an overturned car and severely injured.































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Troy Gazette Register

 70 Years Ago-1948    10/18/2018 
   Thomas Calkins has announced he has purchased the interests of George Van Horn Jr.  in the Van Horn Motor Company taking over the property and the agency for Chrysler and Plymouth automobile sales. The 1943 graduate of Troy High School is, at 22, the youngest Chrysler-Plymouth dealer in the United States.
​  A huge GLF truck from Towanda broke a spring and overturned about a quarter mile north of Snedekerville last Friday afternoon. Route 14 was completely blocked for over an hour. Football on Troy's beautiful Alparon Park reopened last Saturday afternoon after a lapse of 19 years with a pomp and pageantry rather reminiscent of college and university games. The Trojans and Canton battled to a 6-6 tie.
 At a very pleasant meeting of Troy Royal Arch Chapter No. 261, a 50-year pin was presented to Charles Gordinier of Camp Hill. He is an 1885 graduate of Troy High School and was principal here from 1901 to 1903. His father was the first pastor of the Church of Christ here.
A truck or car stopped all operations at the Troy Engine & Machine Co. about 4 pm Monday when it knocked off a hydrant that supplied water to that section.
 A fire destroyed the home of Mr. & Mrs. Liam Sherman about one mile from Powers Corners in the Elmira Road. It was the old Oscar Richmond homestead.

60 Years Ago-1958    10/18/2018
​   During the week of Sept 15-19, Freshmen at Troy High School were hazed by their upperclassmen. On Monday freshmen were required to be polite to everyone and carry books for any upperclassman who ordered. On Tuesday, the girls were obliged to wear green crepe paper bows in their hair and the boys to wear green crepe paper neckties. Wednesday was "Silence Day" Freshmen were not allowed to speak to anyone except seniors and teachers. On Thursday all freshmen were to wear their clothes backwards. One girl even wore her ponytail backwards! On Friday the freshmen were required to carry their books in paper shopping bags, to carry large white handkerchiefs, bars of soap and newspapers. During the entire week they had to wear cardboard nametags and collect fifty seniors' signatures.











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