All-America City
2904, 2022

All-America City

…the construction of a new fountain, plantings at parking lots, new flags and holiday decorations. Improvements were made to the Splane Airport to the tune of $500,000. Old railroad freight…

Notable Women
1908, 2022

Notable Women

…Gitti was a member of the executive staff of the New York City’s Department of Welfare. Gitti, who married Jerry Needleman of New York City, died in 2005 in New…

Rich and Famous
0302, 2023

Rich and Famous

…edition of “Petrolia,” written in 1870 by Cone and Walter R. Johns. A second carriage accommodated local officials, as well as a reporter from the New York World newspaper. Many…

Taking Flight
1911, 2021

Taking Flight

…England, in 24 hours and was considered “the last word in comfort and safety.” Its cruising speed was set at 150 miles per hour. When the U.S.-to-England flights debuted, newspaper…

Grove Hill Legends
1509, 2023

Grove Hill Legends

…job as a cabin boy and later sailor for the East India Co. He ended up In New York City in 1863 and joined the military. He fought in several…

Maybe She’s Born With It
2511, 2022

Maybe She’s Born With It

…According to the Red Oak Express newspaper in Iowa, the clubs had “mushroomed over the nation the past two weeks” in early 1940. The originator, reported the newspaper, was Webb…

Ducks and Roses
0402, 2022

Ducks and Roses

…as a social beverage.” Newspaper Advertisement for Ludwig Mayer’s Famous Rye Whiskey Oil City Boiler Works An Oil City company, organized in 1881 by Daniel O’Day and Michael Geary, had…

Early Theaters
2207, 2022

Early Theaters

…starring act being one of the late President McKinley”. All newsboys working for The Blizzard newspaper were guests of honors at the Lyric shows and he joined them each evening…

The Jewish Community
1702, 2023

The Jewish Community

…Jewish services were held there until it was decided to build a new house of worship. A new synagogue was built on the site of the former Venango Club on…

Notorious Women
1310, 2023

Notorious Women

…time of the purchase, Anna lived in Arapahoe County, Colorado. The story is she came by train to Petroleum Center and then walked to her newly purchased land. Anna built…