1+ hour, 27+ min ago  (705+ words) Born July 13, 1926, Donald Sweda had a self-described quiet childhood in a large family in Mayfield, a borough about 14 miles northeast of Scranton. His family dealt with the challenges of the Great Depression and then war. Don, formerly of Catasauqua, is…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (372+ words) In 1941, our local communities were organizing a civil defense system. We were concerned with the war in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia. According to the Cement News, the Northampton Rotary Club heard a speaker who spent years in Japan....