New York Notes on Crime, Cards, and Prohibition Climate
A collage of 1920s New York glimpses mentions Bo Broadway Joseph Vanernalte, a Seven Day Handkerchiefs embroidery tribute, and a satire on crime books versus honest endings. It notes card trick entertainers on Park Avenue, rum magnate Lou Bacardi’s take on prohibition, and a debate on repeal while hinting at market pressures and social oddities.
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New York
Park Avenue
Lou J. Bacardi
Prohibition
Lou
Brother Bacardi
City Notes and Personal Snippets From The Era
R L Meermans once wrestled with Londas the world champion in Cleveland era grappling. Police Lieut Hitler pounded a beat in the seventh ward. Fireman Mills of central, after March 9 appointment, has not drawn salary. Y M C A hosts daily handball sales for tired business men. An electrical engineer in the city plays trombone at Central Christian church Sunday school. Ffvey G Bintrin, commander of Troop P, drove a mule team in France. Homer Measel, wagon stable ker, was a horseshoer in the same outfit.
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Treat R. L. Meermans
Londas
Cleveland
Meermans
Hitlers
Seventh Ward
Mills
Central
Y. M. Ca
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Central Christian Church
Ffvey G. Bintrin
France
Phat Homer
Open Sermon Series About New Epworth Church
Rev Samuel L Maxwell will open a series of sermons at Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church starting June 14. The new church will be dedicated July 12. The aim is information preparation and inspiration and members are urged to attend each Sunday morning until dedication. The first sermon is The Story of the New Church. Next Sunday a new phase will be covered with the series finishing on Sunday morning July 5.
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Samuel L. Maxwell
Epworth Methodist Episcopal
Epworth
New Castle Area Graduates and Local Visits Highlight Weeks
Miss Ruth Elsessor and Andrew Bores graduate from New Castle High School this year amid community updates. Various locals travel, visit, or return home, including Kathryn Howell teaching in Beaver and Ida Adams visiting in Pittsburgh, with extended notes on family visits, weddings, and health improvements across New Castle, Ellwood City, and nearby towns.
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Ruth Elsessor
Andrew Bores
New Castle High School
Linn Tiweo
Letiti Natvton O
Maudne
Ida Adams
Harry Newton
G. C. Boni
Margaret, Brogan
New Cas
Paul Bannon
Arizona
Jarberton
Ohta
Albert Baxter
Joinez
Joseph
John
Daughtrer
Mennes
RG. Frederiscq
Wood City
Blood Donors to Receive $25 Under Will in Norristown
The probate filing for Samuel Wenker's will in Norristown directs that donors who provided blood transfusions be paid $25 each. The will names Wenker's executors and requires disclosure of donor names to the executors for distribution of the estate.
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Untersa Gonal News Sereden
Norristown
Samuel Wenker
Wonker
I Istrument
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Bobby Bonat
St. Cloud Blag
Fern Walker
Sears, Roebuck & CO
North Jefferson St
Castle Stationery CO
North Mercer St
Robert Mackie
East North St
Sherwin-Williams
New Castle
Welker's
Washington St. C
N.C. Dry Goods
East Washington St. YW. A
Robins Furniture Co
East
Washington St
BED Springs
Mother
East Washington St
North Mill St
Long Avenue
Haney's
Davis Shoe Co
Bill Braatz
Croton Ave
Spencer Paint & Glass CO
Capital Theater
Johnson
T. H. Hitchcock
West
Grant St
Brig
Ine
U.S. No. 1
East Washington
Wright's Market
Enna Jettick
Enna
Boothop
Kimmel's Market
North Mul St
People's Furniture Co
South
Jefferson St
Ellison’s
Mercer Sts
Mongay
NEW Castle Hardware Co
Kirk, Hutton & Co
Washington Street
Ned
W. F. Dufford & Col
Washington
DR. Finkelstein
Union Store
Henry Sloan
Bo“ Broadway
Vanernalte
D & Bret
St Gay
Ana Ton
Ceecet
Willian
Eden
Gabe
Youne Onan
West 45Th Street
Oman
Tony
Westonal
Urbana
Hoover
Spingfield
University Ofllinois
Louis L. Emmerson
Reno
New Church
West Pittsburg
Fred Frederick
R. S. Prederick
Rochester
Feed Anderson
Josephs
Iday
Mareeta Pate
Powell
Bilwood Pring
Jessah Bie
Jack Hackert
Conneaut
Avis
Bannon An
Casiiy
Minnie
Lausanne
Suchatel
Weil
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