Nov. 18, 1929
$35K in alcohol found in home
Federal prohibition agents raided a home at 1130 Meadow Ave. in South Scranton and discovered an illegal distillery being operated there.
The agents found three stills on the first floor of the home and four more stills in the building’s attic. In addition to the stills, they also discovered 15 barrels of rye whiskey, 15 barrels of wine, 15 barrels of home- brewed beer, 21 barrels of mash and numerous bottles and jugs of whiskey, wine and beer.
The agents estimated the street value of this cache of alcohol to be $35,000. Adjusting for inflation the value today would be over $500,000.
In addition to confiscating the alcohol, the agents arrested three men who were in the home at the time of the raid. The three were taken before U.S. Commissioner Jerome Myers on charges they violated the Increased Penalties Act, better known as the Jones Act. Their bail was set at $3,000 each.
Times hosts party for orphans
The Scranton Times and Comerford Amusements treated orphans to a day at the movies at the Comerford Theater on Wyoming Avenue.
The children from St. Patrick’s, the Home for the Friendless and the Jewish Home for the Friendless arrived at the movie theater via trolley cars from the Scranton Railway Co. Children from St. Nicholas’ Orphanage arrived aboard buses from the Glen Bus Co. The children from St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital were unable to attend due to illness.
The children were treated to a premiere showing of the new Harold Lloyd talkie called “Welcome Danger,” an “Our Gang” comedy short and additional features.
Sale at the Globe
Women’s winter coats were $59.50, hemstitched damask tablecloths were priced between $3.98 and $4.98, breakfast tablecloths were $2.25, damask linen tablecloths were priced between $7 and $8, and a 100-piece Bavaria china set was $43.50.
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