Wheelock Community Aid gathers for social evening
Mrs Clara Walker hosts Wheelock Community Aid on West Pleasant street with prayers led by Mrs Merle Williams, devotional from St Matthew, a poem Not All Gloom, and a business session. Guests shared tube painting and a salad course as plans noted for the September 10 gathering. Several local residents and travelers were listed as guests and visitors. The report also notes the composer George W Meyer, 75, died in a hotel fire in New York, linking to a second item in the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheelock Aid
Clara Walker
West Pleasant Street
Wheelock Community Aid
Merle Williams
Matthew
Kenneth Harvey
Walker
Guy Willams
New York
George W. Meyer
My Gal
Shorenam
Yesteryear in Society 1939 August 24 25 26 28 events
Local society page highlights August 24 1939 to August 28 1939. Families travel for visits to Pittsburgh Charleston and Buffalo. car showroom event for Chevrolet salesmen. Adirondack trip. birthdays and small gatherings. garden party and Republican Women rally attendance. Additions include engagements and weddings with residents visiting relatives and attending initial showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl L. Henton
Keith
Olivia
Yootor
Pittsburgh
Charleston
W. Va
Awrence Thomas
Robert Lewis
Harry Boutwell
W. M. Anderson
Thomas Motors Company
Chevrolet Motor Company
Anna Shields
Florene Dempsey
Helen Morrell
Charles Breidenstein
Buffalo
Adirondack Mountains
Canada
A. J. Roth
Detroit
Mich
Corty
W. N. Jones
Marion Street
Roths
Harold G. Wolfe
Walter
Verysburg
G. W Wolfe
N. J. Bogden
Glenn Wood
North East
Warren ‘Titus
Merle Kinkead
Lawrence McCray
Russell Briges
Ralph Martin
L. J. Titus
Louis Jackson
al Jackson
George McMahon
Kinkead
Bertha
Ethel Jackon
Raymond Young
C. Christensen
George
Hazel Duffy
Ming L. Terry
Concord Street
Don Kincaid
Baltimore
Gerry Kincaid
North Center Street
Herbert D. Pracken
Seattle
Wash
Guy Simmons
C. W. Bracken
Seventh Day Adventist Church
C. G. Carnes
United
Evelyn BE. Brooks
8. W. Brooks
Milton A. Johnson
Gerald Johnson
Rd-3
Wattsburg
Methodist Church
Thoians
Delores O'Hare
John W. O'Hare
Culver
Charles W. Butters
M. Butters
East Wayne Street
North East Council of Republican Women
W W. Waterhouse
Corton W. Smith
Wallace M Young
Snd
Walter Peake
Besmond
FS ‘Austin
Sally Elliott
Philadelpia
VFW Auxiliary Holds Regular Meeting in Garden Room
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary met with ten members present as Junior Vice President Miss Helen Porter led in the president’s absence. Donations were made to the departmental presidents fund and cancer and hospital funds. The district meeting is set for September 13 in Titusville with Sally Ruff attending. a local delegation plans to attend. The next meeting is scheduled for September 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary
Helen Porter
Titusville
Sally Ruff
Area Firemen To Sponsor Barbecue
Spring Creek firemen will host a public chicken barbecue on September 9 at the West Spring Creek fire hall. Ed's Barbecue of Jamestown will prepare the meal with baked beans potato salad macaroni salad cabbage rolls cake coffee served 5 to 8 pm. Firemen aided by the Ladies Auxiliary aim to raise funds for a newly purchased fire truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Creek
West Spring Creek
Jamestown
Bridal Shower Honors Mary Jane Catalfa at Spring Street Home
Mary Jane Catalfa was honored at a bridal shower hosted by her sister Mrs Paul Crowell at her Spring Street home. Guests enjoyed a multicolor theme with streamers flowers and a pink and white cake. The guest of honor, who plans to wed Leon Cable Jr of Bear Lake, received numerous gifts and will marry Septem ber ath at St Thomas Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Keith
Pamela
Random Road
Keith
Thomas Rinehart
Bell|ville
Ohio
R. R. Merriman
Ruth
Homer Pi
Rey
Merriman
Nazatee Church
Marytin Anderson
East South
Keey
Harold Anderson
Mead Avenue
Oliver R. Millard
Tulsa
Oklo
Lloyd Millard
Emporia
Kan
Robert E Coyle
Meriam
Bertha M. Gregory
East Main Street
Oliver Millard
Titusville
Wilmer Coles
Dayton
Pulson
Bert Anderson
Wayne Street
Coles
Grove City
William Price
Youngstown
Bruce Thomas
Second Avenue
And
Lioyd
Thomas and Family
Ot Snyder Circle
J. J. Desmond
East Pleasant Sites
Jane Mulherrn
Wis
Danel B. Tangart
Kathrine Florence Desmond
Oliver Brown
DC Club
Merle Besson
Merle Dodd
Albert Wiggers
Herbert Trisket
Charles Wood
Corry Hospital
Leland Croscult
Arthur Schneider
A. M. Gabriel
Buffalo
N. Y
Mary de Lury
South Center Street
Ruth Bennett
Pittsburgh
Jank Howe Jr
Howard Ross
Percy Corbin
Garrett Wiggers
Robert Bachomer
Harry Parker
Ora Cook
Flint
Mich
Buick
Erie County
Soath
Willam M. Kettenring
Esther M. Lillie
Clarke Johnson
Mae Ridemt
Mary Jane Catalfa
Spring Street
Paul Crowell
Lois Daniels
Nick Aquilino
Lucy Glacoms
Leon Cable Jr
Bear Lake
St. Thomas’ Church
Plank Road Club Holds September Session Invite Extended
President Mrs Lawrence Miller led the Plank Road Club meeting at Mrs Howard Mowers home on R D 2. Seven members attended. Mrs Arthur Miller invited the group to meet at her home in September with exact date to be announced. A social period followed with games and contests. Prizes went to Mrs Miller and Mrs Philip Wade. Gelatin dessert, coke and lemonade were served.
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Plank Road Club
Lawrence Miller
Howard Mowers
R.D. 2
Arthur Miller
Miller
Philip Wade
Rock and Roll Star Headlined Centennial Crowd At Titusville
Teenagers and adults packed the Titusville High School parking lot and nearby street to hear Bill Haley and his Comets. Police estimated around 9,000 in attendance as the concert ran late due to a faulty loudspeaker, with attendees dancing on the fringes and some teens lifting dates onto shoulders amid oppressive heat near the bandstand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville High School
Bill Haley
Comets
Tore
Venango Dems Name Oil City Mayor Candidate
Venango County Democratic leaders led by Chairman Paul Steffee announced Richard H. Voit as the party nominee for mayor of Oil City in next November's election. Voit, a local insurance agent and Venango County Motor Club manager, will replace Francis J Hovis Jr., who resigned after leaving Oil City for employment in Philadelphia. The selection was endorsed at a Democratic executive committee meeting in Oil City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venango
Dems
Oil City
Democratic Party
Venango County
Paul Steffee
Richard H. Voit
Motor Club
Voit
Francis J Hovis Jr
Hovis
Ql City
Philadelphia
Volt
Fifth break in area prompts Kane troopers report
Kane state troopers report a fifth area break in Ludlow at Swanson and Company. Between 00 and 150 dollars were taken from a cash register in a rear basement entry. Police noted no vandalism and an early Wednesday discovery with preliminary investigation ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kane
Swanson and Company
Ludlow
Ranadeking
Ernest Swanson
Hold Rites For Orville Hutt
Funeral services for Orville P. Hutt were held from Bracken Funeral Home yesterday at 2 pm with Rev. E. C. Docherty officiating. Interment followed in Wrightsville Cemetery. Grandsons Robert Devereaux Orville Huff Jr Joseph Huff Jr Jesse Huff Jr Thomas Sherwood and Robert Carlson served as bearers. Attendees from away included Arey Hutt Fred Lisinetsky Erle Anna Dunham Geneva Hille and others from West Hickory Cha dChatauqua Pittsfield Warren Meadville Wrightsville Oil City and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville P. Hutt
Bracken Funeral Home
E. C. Docherty
Wrightsville
Robert Devereaux
Orville
Joseph
Jesse Huff Jr
Thomas Sherwood
Robert Carlson
Arey Hutt
Fred Lisinetsky
Erle
Anna Dunham
Geneva Hille
West Hickory
Glenn Groves
Chautauqua
Paul Gibson
Perry Hill
Ann Hill
Phyllis Hill
Earl Stevenson
Youngsville
Fred Rulander
Pittsfield
Ernest Thomas
Sarbrick
Richard Chambers
Warren
Hattie Daley
Tra Chambers
Carl Thomas
Meadville
Yarnon Smith
Vernon Heath
Oil City
Crash Kills Frewsburg Youth 19
A 19 year old Frewsburg driver died last night when he lost control on Falconer Frewsburg Road, crashed through guard rails, and struck a utility pole. Richard Markham died of fractured skull and internal injuries. Coroner Samuel Bowers ruled the death accidental. The victim was the son of Mr and Mrs Alton Markham. The crash occurred around 7:50 pm. Jamestown police aided by State Police in the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frewsburg
Frewabure
Falconer-Frewsburg
Richard Markham
Samuel Bowers
Alton Markham
Jamestown
Bishop Annabring Dies After Heart Attack in Superior
Bishop Joseph J Annabring of the Roman Catholic diocese of Superior died Thursday from a heart attack. He served decades in the church, leading parishes and ministry across the diocese. His death leaves a vacancy to be addressed by church authorities and mourners in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Succumbs
Superior
Wis
Joseph J Annabring
Kids Play Havoc With Centennial Parking Signs
Titusville police report a group of teenagers damaged Centennial Parade signs and nearby station signs during the town’s Grand Parade events. Several youths reportedly tore down temporary signs and caused mischief around the parking areas while authorities intensified efforts to identify those responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
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Yesteryear
Flye Rexall Drugs
Center
Elmview Jersey
Elmview Jersey Dairy
Auto Glass Table Top Glass General Auto Repair
Frank‘s Auto Service
Thomas Motors
Orville Hutt
Corry Savings & Loan
Corry
Corry Savings Cloan Go
Canter Street
Transworld
2Nd Army Military Band
Youngsville Firemen’s
Rainbow State
Crash
James Stewart Lee Remick
Ben Gazzara
Arthur O'Connell
Eve Arden Y
Kathryn Grant
Joseph N. Welch
Judge Weaver
Eeemend Pictuh
Plete
Jon Walleoweippen
Stilvox
Loblaws
Edgebrook
Pudhinur
Shalimar
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