75 Years Ago

Herald of Nov. 14, 1946

Governor Martin announced the date for Thanksgiving this year as Nov. 28, which is the last Thursday in the month. In reminding the citizens that Thanksgiving dates back to 1621, when the Pilgrims at Plymouth set apart a day for thanksgiving after the harvest, he added: “Let us be thankful for our heritage of freedom, won by the pioneers and preserved through the sacrifice of American lives in various wars, and for the faith that complements the material advancement of the United States of America”.

Howard Zimmerman, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Zimmerman of Williamsburg, suffered chest injuries on Friday morning when his glove caught on a lever of the dinky engine he was operating and caused him to be squeezed against a door of the plant of the Pennsylvania Electric Company where he was employed. He was taken to Mercy Hospital , Altoona, where an X-Ray examination was given to ascertain the extent of his injuries.