Tag: The Great Depression

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Looking for Your Next Read? Try These Three Captivating Books Set in the Philadelphia Region

If you’re looking for your next read, there are plenty of compelling fiction books with characters who call the Philadelphia region home to choose…

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Bucks County Leadership: Jennifer Carlson, Executive Director, The Colonial Theatre

Jennifer L. Carlson, Executive Director of the Colonial Theatre, grew up in Lancaster County and moved several times as a kid. To make friends, she…

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From Great Depression to Great Grandchildren: Katherine Binns of Warminster Celebrates Joyous 102nd Birthday

Warminster resident Katherine Binns is celebrating turning 102 years old, writes Nick Iadonisi for 6 ABC.

“She’s just a happy soul,” says Katherine’s…

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Millions of Bucks County Tax Dollars End Up in Philadelphia Through City's Wage Tax

Millions of tax dollars from Bucks County have ended up being collected in Philadelphia due to the city’s Wage Tax. Staff reporters from Daily…

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Langhorne WWII Veteran, 102, Passes Hours After Watching a Birthday Parade in His Honor

Eugene Edwards of Langhorne — a WWII veteran who spent the entirety of the conflict in North Africa and Europe — passed away at 102 at St…

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Laura Mitchell Keene Dies; The Warrington Artist-Educator Descended from a Famed Abolitionist

Laura Mitchell Keene of Warrington has passed at age 98. The author-educator-artist was a descendant of abolitionist John Pierre Burr, organizer of the…

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Firstrust Bank: 88 Years of Grit, Vision, and Family Strength in a Local Financial Institution

American life in 1934 was on the upswing. The Great Depression was showing signs of abating; the U.S. gasped at the first photograph of…