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In 1888, the newspaper's name was changed to Altoona Mirror. In 1907, the Slep company name was changed to Mirror Printing Company. The paper remained in the Slep family until being sold to Thomson Newspapers in 1984. Under Thomson ownership, a Sunday edition was launched in 1987 and the paper switched its weekday publication to mornings ...
Hugh Pitcairn became the president, and the Tribune remained in control of Pitcairn and the Dern family until 1912, when Col. Henry W. Shoemaker assumed ownership and merged it with two other papers, [1] the Altoona Gazette and the Altoona Times. [3] Front page of the Altoona Tribune, April 5, 1860
The first Mass in Altoona was celebrated by the Reverend John Walsh, pastor of St. Mary Church in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Although it is not known for certain, it was probably in 1850. [3] The first church in town, St. John the Evangelist, was dedicated the following year.
Dorothy Bagley was diagnosed with dementia in 2021, after showing early signs in 2016. Though her memory faded, Bagley was able to recognize her husband, Merv Bagley, and say their signature, call ...
Shortly after 11:00 a.m. EST on July 19, 1996, an F1 tornado touched down northeast of Altoona approximately 1 mile northwest of Sickles Corner on Brush Mountain. This tornado moved southeast taking down a swath of trees and causing minor damage to homes along a 1.5 mile path before ending one half mile southeast of Sickles Corner.
Arrange a rack in center of oven; preheat to 325°. Pat beef dry with paper towels. Using a spice grinder, mortar and pestle, or zip-top bag and a rolling pin, pulse or crush onion soup mix ...
The dog's mom brought him his new bestie in the best way possible — in a box! Just think of it, it was a boxer, getting a boxer, in a box. There's a real poetry to the situation, isn't there?
Altoona (/ æ l ˈ t uː n ə / al-TOO-nə) [9] is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States.The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 census. [10] It is the principal city of the Altoona metropolitan area, which includes all of Blair County and was recorded as having a population of 122,823.