SPRING THING: We heard from Gary Eaton last Tuesday: “”We
haven’t yet seen a hummingbird at our feeder at Beers Hollow in
Eldredð but last night at 6 p.m. we had an oriole and he was back
this morning at 6:30.”” We mean to get Gary’s comment in sooner but
it somehow got lost in the (computer) shuffle. By now, he’s
probably got chicks hatching down there in Eldred![neWLine]
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OLD TIMES: More today from the Bradford Landmark Society’s
newsletter on historical events in Bradford during the spring
months:[neWLine]
* April 4, 1946: John “”Jack”” Hermes now manages Kendall
Service Station (formerly Bradford Filling Station) on the corner
of Main and Congress streets (36 Main St.).[neWLine]
* March 6, 1906: John L. Sullivan, in a letter to the editor in
The Bradford Era, says that he will be appearing in Bradford in
vaudeville and will give $1,000 to any man that he cannot stop in
four rounds.[neWLine]
* March 22, 1918: Douglas Fairbanks, actor, visits
Bradford.[neWLine]
* May 25, 1938: Marian Anderson, famous black singer, in concert
tonight at Third Ward School auditorium (Bradford Landmark has
autographed copy of program).[neWLine]
* March 20, 1963: The Bradford Community Industrial Corp.
announces a new industry in the city, Plexowood Inc., whose plant
will be built on Holley Avenue.[neWLine]
* June 9, 1963: Work continues on schedule at Hamsher House,
which is being renovated for University of Pittsburgh School of
Nursing at Bradford.[neWLine]
* June 16, 1963: Last and final dosage of the Sabin oral vaccine
is received by 17,510 persons.[neWLine]
* May 4, 1964: Mammoth 90-foot, 2-ton steel beam for new high
school auditorium building is pulled through traffic-cleared
streets.[neWLine]
* May 14, 1964: The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Emery
Hotel to be used as student dormitory.[neWLine]
* March 23, 1965: Clark’s Discount Department Store opens
Thursday. Located at 667 E. Main St., it promises to be a ‘shoppers
wonderland.'[neWLine]
* April 8, 1965: An “”after-hours”” deposit box has been built
into the front right wall of the City Hall on Kennedy street with
all deposits and payments dropping four feet into a secure heavy
metal box.[neWLine]
* May 29, 1965: Bottle ‘O’ Beer Distributor holds grand opening
at 100 Barbour St.
