OUR CITY
The student of ancient history will find in his study of the
achievements of the early Greeks that the glory of the old city of Athens
was due to its great leaders. People of Farrell can easily understand
this, for it has been under the direction of progressive leaders that
Farrell has advanced to a third class city from a straggling cluster of
homes and business houses within a period of thirty years.
The year of 1932 will be an especially
memorable one in the history of Farrell, for it was on January 3, 1932
that the Borough of Farrell ceased to exist and Farrell, the third class
city, became a reality. The move, coming as it did during trying economic
conditions, was further evidence that the city's leaders were building
firmly for the future.
It would be unfair to give major credit to any individual or group of
individuals for Farrell’s rapid advance. The third class city
classification has been the dream and goal of Farrell’s public officials
since the borough was incorporated.
However, it was under the unselfish guidance of a borough
administration composed of Clyde Scowden,
burgess; Andrew Stefanak, Andrew Wilson, George
Davis, John Balach, George Renshaw, Anthony Pintar, Nick Santell, Andrew
Bobby and Carl Lubbe, councilmen, and
Joseph Cantelupe, treasurer, that the final
steps were taken.
These men realized that old political lines would be broken down by the
provisions of the third class city code, but they gladly took the step in
the interest of the community.
When the voters went to the polls to name a new administration, Joseph
Franek, a resident of the borough for many years and an ardent
worker in behalf of the community, was named mayor. Councilmen
chosen were all of established repute in some line of endeavor who, time
after time, had proved that they had the best interests of the community
at heart. They are: Lewis Levine, Michael Nevant,
Harry Gerber, and John Krauss. John Kaliney was
named city controller. Joseph Cantelupe was
returned as city treasurer.
Since taking office the new administration has acted with the same
wisdom and forethought as their predecessors and the continued progress of
Farrell as a third class city is assured.
--William
J. Thomas
from the 1932 Reflector, Farrell High School yearbook
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