(Courtesy of Karen Ax)

On the left of this composite we see Dr. Boyd and his wife, Sallly Hetzel Nickerson Boyd. This photo was taken on August 25, 1943. Dr. Boyd died a little over two months later on October 28, 1943. On the right is 31 year old Sally and their 4 year old son, Gary. Doc Boyd had his office on the west side of 315 West Market Street. He lived in the right side and all of the upstairs. His unexpected death shocked the whole community.

(What other business was located in Dr. Boyd’s office in the late 1950s? Answer next month.)

Answer to Last Month

In 1968, C. W. Wagner, Chairman of the Board of Tri-County Economic Development, Inc., a non-profit public agency, was awarded a $20,000 grant by the Department of Community Affairs to establish a pilot project to see what might be done to assist Senior Citizens in Snyder County to have a higher quality of life. This was the forerunner to what later became the Area Agency on Aging.

Barry Goss, Betty Inch, and Margaret Solomon were hired to staff this pilot project, under the direction of the Chairman.

One of the things done early on was to meet with seniors in each of the municipalities of Snyder County to secure their interest and input. From these meetings, senior centers were organized, and Beavertown was the second town to have one in the old Lutheran Church.