September 17:

— 1922 — The Zion Mission Church old people’s home was dedicated in Frewsburg, later known as the Frewsburg Rest Home.

— 1932 — The first reunion of Busti District 11 schoolgirls from the classes of 1899-1909 was held, later expanding to include all Busti Rural Schools.

— 1944 — The first combat use of the Jamestown-developed drone bomb, the TDR-1, occurred in the Solomon Islands during World War II.

— 1947 — Two diesel locomotives were put into service on the Jamestown, Westfield & Northwestern (J.W. & NW) Railroad, transitioning from the all-electric system.

— 1951 — Jamestown’s First Colored Baptist Church officially changed its name to Emanuel Baptist Church.