Nov. 15, 1954
Olympians in Scranton
Olympians converged on Scranton to help raise funds for the Olympic Fund of the Scranton Junior Chamber of Commerce.
The guests of honor at the Hotel Casey were Jesse Owens, gold medalist of the 1936 games; Dr. Walter Tewksbury of Tunkhannock, gold, silver and bronze medalist of the 1900 games; Mayfield native Johnny Terpak of the 1936 games; and Margaret Hoffman of the 1928 and 1932 games.
In his speech, Owens asked those in attendance to make a donation to support the athletes competing for the United States at the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City and at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
Dangerous way to play
Two East Scranton boys, ages 6 and 7, were discovered playing with 42 dynamite caps in a yard in the 800 block of Union Street. The discovery was made by a neighbor, who called the Scranton police. When the police arrived, the neighbor turned over the blasting caps to them. The boys told the police they found the caps at dump near Gibson Street.
Toy sale at American Auto
Chain-drive tractor, $6.95; pedal-powered Champion Auto, $11.98; ride-on locomotive and trailer, $7.94; Teena-Toddler lifelike walking doll, $4.98; board game Chutes and Ladders, 69 cents; and a Winky-Blinky firetruck, $1.69.
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