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1929

McAdoo race car driver killed in crash at New Jersey track – 1929

Posted on April 19, 2020April 18, 2020 by Jake Wynn

22-year-old John Rohrer was mortally injured in a violent wreck at the Woodbridge Speedway in October 1929.

Posted in Schuylkill CountyTagged 1929, Automobiles, Carbon County, Cars, Luzerne County, McAdoo, Racetrack, Racing, Schuylkill County, WeatherlyLeave a comment

“Due for a comeback?” – An address on the Coal Region on eve of Great Depression

Posted on March 31, 2020March 30, 2020 by Jake Wynn

Mining engineer Max Fredericks gave a prediction of a bright future for the anthracite industry the day before the stock market collapsed.

Posted in Coal Region, ShamokinTagged 1920s, 1929, anthracite, Coal, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Depression, Economy, Great Depression, Newspaper, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Shamokin, SpeechLeave a comment

“Big Change Now At Hand” – The Coal Region in the late 1920s

Posted on February 2, 2020January 30, 2020 by Jake Wynn

In May 1929, some of the anthracite industry believed mining was about to make a comeback. They were wrong.

Posted in Anthracite mining, Coal RegionTagged 1920s, 1929, anthracite, Coal, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Economy, Great Depression, Labor, Newspapers, Pennsylvania1 Comment

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