Daily Archives: May 19, 2009

Winner in the November election the 26th mayor of York, Pa.

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Jim McClure

Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Marshall is seen on primary day Tuesday. The 91-year-old was the first elected female mayor of York. She served one, four-year term starting in 1978. Background posts: Unfortunate incident puts leading York woman back into news and York’s … Continue reading →

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York Mayor E.S. Hugentugler clamped down on anti-Great War speech

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Jim McClure

Mayor E. S. Hugentugler, York’s mayor during World War I, faced a difficult job at a difficult moment. York’s new mayor next year will face staggering challenges, but perhaps miniscule when compared to those faced by Hugentugler. Background posts: York’s … Continue reading →

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10 lawyers have filled high-profile York County D.A.’s post since 1950

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Jim McClure

Challenger Tom Kearney, left, and Stan Rebert square off in a Rotary forum earlier this month. The forum was streamed live via the York Daily Record’s Web site, www.ync.com/ydr. (Updated: Stan Rebert conceded defeat in the primary to Tom Kearney … Continue reading →

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York’s first mayor Daniel K. Noell named one of his sons, well, ‘York’

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Jim McClure

Daniel K. Noell served as York’s first mayor. While gaffe-prone, he loved the city. Background posts: Once pulled down, York’s market sheds won’t go back up and York community leader: ‘We didn’t have equal opportunity to achieve’ and Pastors denounce … Continue reading →

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York countian part of Jay C. Smith’s death row case that inspired Joseph Wambaugh’s ‘Echoes in the Darkness’

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Jim McClure

This story from the York Daily Record on May 31, 1992, tells about a York County junkman’s find of evidence in the murder case of Susan Reinert in 1979. One of the defendants in this dramatic case, Jay C. Smith, … Continue reading →

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