Nov. 22, 1929
Dunmore eatery and hotel raided
Sands Restaurant and Hotel, 702 Quincy Ave., was raided by federal Prohibition agents the evening of Nov. 21.
Agents reported that when they entered the building they discovered the owner, Richard Sands, and his wife using equipment to pump beer from the basement to the barroom.
In addition to arresting the couple, the agents confiscated 17 half-barrels of beer, a gallon of wine, a gallon of gin and a small amount of whiskey.
This was the fourth raid conducted by Prohibition agents in Dunmore that week.
Lecture at GAR Hall
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War conducted a lecture at the GAR Hall on Penn Avenue to mark the 66th anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
Professor John Seeley, principal of Scranton-Lackawanna Business College (now Lackawanna College), spoke to the large crowd that included several Civil War veterans on American ideals and patriotism.
“Will the United States endure everlasting or even for 500 years or more, the average life of a nation?” Seeley asked during his talk. “The answer depends upon the stability of her citizens and the purity of her ethical code.”
Shopping at Ross’
Fur-collared coats, $25.98; women’s silhouette dresses, $9.98; winter coats for boys, $5.98; winter coats for girls, $7.98; women’s and misses’ pumps, $2.98 a pair; children’s shoes, $1.98 a pair; and women’s hats, $1.98.
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