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SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 1940
Sewickley Observes First 100 Years of History
Ready to supply information on Sewickley's Centennial are
these girls, stationed in a booth at Beaver and Broad Sts. Various
women's clubs take turns m staffing: the booth. Shown above are
four members of the Gradale Sorority .Club, left to right, Martha
Milligan, Pearl Westonr Nellie Littfecott and Mary Boyd. Below,
Miss Boyd goes into action, as she pins a Centennial: Badge in the
lapel of Howard F. Miller, of Sewickley. •
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Planes and Bombs Usher in
Centennial Celebration
Bursting' bombs,' the drone of
planes, and the shrieking of a fire
siren drew hundreds of Sewickley
residents to the streets there yesterday. ''"
Women ran from their houses,
children stopped their play and all
business was at a standstill.
was a blitzkrieg—against history, not man.
The din signaled the opening of
Sewickley's " five-day '„ Centennial
celebration, and if committee ambitions are realized, the next 'five
days will write new history for" the
down-river community. •
At noon, an aerial salute of 18
bombs was fired from Cemetery Hill
to officially open the celebration.
Simultaneously, a dozen low-flying
planes appeared in formation over
Sewickley, as Fire Chief John
Doughty sounded the fire siren.
Regatta Postponed
The blare of auto horns and the
ringing of church bells added to
the tumult.
Clouds which forced postppne-
ment of a regatta until today failed
to dim the ardor of the celebration.
A sound truck, parked at Beayer
and Broad St., played, repeatedly
the Centennial's theme songs, "God
Bless America" and "America."
The regatta, drawing racers from
all over the nation will be run off
today at 2 p. m. at the old Glen
Osborne Dam site. Winners
share a $500 purse, in three classes,
10 prizes at -.$25, 10 at' $15 and 10
at $10. "/■'! "t
A concert by the Ambridge Community Band was played
Sewickley' Grade School grounds
last night, first of a series oJ
musical presentations which will include a choir of 300 voices, and
drum ■■ and bugle corps.
Churches Co-operate
Sewickley's seven churches conducted Centennial services today,
memorial service is scheduled
tonight in . the Y. M. C. A. Field,
featuring as speaker. John G.
Buchanan, president of 'the Allegheny County Bar Assn. "'
Historical Exhibition opened
today at the St. Stephen's Epis-
:opal Parish House and will '
continued through Wednesday, final
day of the celebration. > Garden
Tours are being conducted from
10 to 12 o'clock noon and 2 to
each day through many of
the fine gardens in Sewickley and
The Heights. Sports will be featured Monday and Tuesday, and
the Centennial Parade at 7 p
Wednesday, followed by a fireworks
display will wind up the activities.
Sewickley was named Sewickleyville 100 years ago, the "ville" being dropped _}Z years I?*jr when
the borough was incorporated. At
present, the community has 6100
residents, and carries an .assi
valuation of nine million dollars.
The celebration is under the co-
chairmanship of William E. Gray
and Frank Hegner. i
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