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m'ses day.mcil'schools.I too slippery.{ Little Linda Jean has a holeangeolun-s.Sent,fairlan-enchHundreds Eating Flapjacksdrethewhiexaears i for vorks at .therher,blic um. : !n proside :er-)torr 1 d3ybe-1 is nte sesPancake Days got underway in Monessen last night when almost 1,000 meals were served in the Parking Plaza which has been converted into a giant outdoor restaurant.By 'noon today more than 500 additional meals • had, been prepared by head cooks Eino Kal-vesmaki and John Sucevic.The sponsoring Chamber of Commerce was prepared to serve more than 5,000 meals before the “restaurant” closed for the day at about 8:30 p. m.The Pancake Days celebration will conclude tomorrow after more hotcakes are offered from 6 a. m. to 8:30 p. m.The event, co-sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Peoples Natural Gas Co., started yesterday afternoon with a parade which featured the Monessen High School band, ■Monessen Drum Corps and the famed Aunt Jemima.Aunt Jemima will be at the Parking Plaza .throughout most of today and' tomorrow. A continuous program of entertainment will also be offered. .Tickets sell for $1 for. adults and 50 cents for children. The holder is entitled to a meal, the entertainment and a chance at some special prizes. \AH proceeds from the event, will go toward the Monessen Public Library and Memorial Civic Cen,ter. With practically all of the’ food donated, the Chamber hopes to realize a ,'Substantial sum from the three-day eVent.Hit-run ReportLeslie Stark, 525 McCrea Ave., Donora, reported to police that a hit-run driver struck and damaged his station wagon while it was parked near Morgan Ave. and Schoonmaker Ave. last about 8:15. Vi.yeaMAKING PANCAKES — The' famed Aunt Jemima shows how pancakes should be flipped on the griddle as “cooks” J. Karl Beery, Edgar Shuster, Eino Kalvesmaki-and Mayor Hugo Parente looks on in the kitchen area at the Parking Plaza in Monessen. The Plaza is the scene of the current Pancake Days promotion, proceeds from which will go toward the city’s Public Library and Memorial Civic Center.
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Monessen Daily Independent
Monessen, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Sep 09, 1958
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