The Turbotville School (Torn Down in 1937)

A six room, two story school  in Turbotville sold for $105 in 1937.  It was torn down and the ground was used for a public playground.  The photo above is a post card postmarked 1910.

Today, a pavilion beside the community hall stands where this school once stood.

The Daily Item 

Sunbury, Pennsylvania

24 Nov 1937, Wed  •  Page 10

The Turbotville  School in 1904

 

Turbotville Class Of 1912

Taken at St. James Lutheran Church Commencement

Back Row L-R: Martha Shade, Elsie Schyler, Harry Grittner, Margaret Gold, E. Schuyler

Front Row L -R -  Charlotte Menges, Principal Leon Crandall, Jennie Watts

Turbotville Class of 1914

Back Row L-R: Edward Reynolds, Samuel M. WIlliamson, John Gold, Myron Savidge, Paul Grittner.

Front Row L-R: Lena Schell, Principal Ira Goss, Alice Dye

Notes: 

Alice Dye married a Doebbler and became a teacher at Turbotville.  

Samuel Williamson took over his fathers meat packing business, and served as President of the Turbotville National Bank.

John Gold became a professor at Bucknell University

Myron Savidge was an officer at the Turbotville Bank

Paul Grittner was the funeral director in Turbotville.

Turbotville Class Of 1915

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