- Attorney General of Pennsylvania William Schnader, a Republican candidate for governor and a Shamokin native, was among the 653 people in attendance at the Shamokin High School alumni reunion. That number of people was the second best in the event's history. The festivities were held at the American Legion Hall on Independence Street.

- The Shamokin Legion itself was bursting with pride. The American Legion magazine, which had 850,000 readers nationwide, cited the Shamokin Legion Clubhouse, which had cost a quarter of a million dollars, as the best in the entire U.S. as far as legion posts were concerned.

- Citizens of Shamokin in general took pride in hearing the news that Anthony Clerwinski of West Pine Street had become a medical doctor, earning his M.D. at the University of St. Louis, Mo. For 12 years, young Tony Clerwinski had been one of the best known newspaper boys in Shamokin.

- At St. Mary's Church in Kulpmont, 60 priests were on hand for the 25th anniversary of the church, as well as the ordination of the Rev. Dr. Joseph Petrovits.

- The main speaker at the Lithuanian-Catholic conference in Shamokin was a popular labor figure, Mart Brennan, of the United Mine Workers Union. He was president of District 9, which included Shamokin. His message was short and clear. He said, "Don't buy your coal from companies based in the big cities."

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The Time Machine for May 30, 2012: Back in 1934