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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.