This & That – by Jack Coll

This & That

By Jack Coll

1-20-14

This & That is something Conshystuff.com has been posting once a week for a couple of months now for your reading entertainment.  We are working on a new book called “Conshohocken in Pictures and Short Stories” due out sometime later this year or early 2015.  We continue to do constant research for the new book but occasionally run across these little tid-bits that just might be of interest.  Along with the tid-bits are little antidotes that I find interesting so kick back on this January day and check out This & That, see what you find interesting.

Before we start I thought I would mention that it was 49 years ago this month when “My Girl” by the Temptations hit number one on the Billboard Charts in 1965.  If it makes you feel any younger it was only 46 years ago this month “I Wish It Would Rain” was sitting on top of the charts, are you still feeling old, OK it was only 44 years ago this month when the Temptations hit gold with “Psychedelic Shack” back in January 1970, baby we were rockin then.

September 17, 1959

Ray Gravinese Is In Business

Ray’s Tavern was opened at a gala celebration last night at a new building at Tenth and Spring Mill Aves.  Many well wishes were extended Ray Gravinese Proprietor.  His father, the late Phillip Gravinese was a member of Conshohocken Borough Council more than 30 years.

January 14, 1999

Grand Opening at Tillies

There will be a grand opening of Tillies Place, 561 East 10^th Avenue on Saturday.  Theresa Palestini known as “Tillie” purchased the former Conshohocken Oyster House in November from Art Fad.  Tillie worked at the Oyster House for more than ten years before her grandchildren Jeanette and Michael Stauffenberg convinced her to purchase the business.

Tillies Place has a 40 seat dining area with a 25 seat bar area.  Friday and Saturday nights feature music and dancing.  Tillies Place officially opens on Saturday at 3 pm with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

March 2, 1967

4 P-W Basketball Teams Win 61 Games, Lose 3

     The Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonial Jayvees notched a 21-1 record.  Their only loss was to Springfield (Delco) in double overtime.  Coach Andy Carter described it as a well-balanced aggressive squad.  Another outstanding record was compiled by the Junior High Basketball team, who had ten wins and just one loss, to Haverford.

And still another is the Girls Junior High Team, with seven wins and no losses.  The girls won their games by margins like 44-18 and 30-15, under the direction of coach of Coach Mrs. Carolyn Freed.

Coach Wallace Berkey of the boys junior high team had plenty of talent to work with, a host of high scoring eighth graders.

Gary Mitchell led the juniors with 124 points, followed by Chuck Hobbs, 100 points; Pete Rambo and Larry Crossan 70 points each; Jim Beccone 52, and Joe Romano 32.  Other members of the Junior High Team included Randy Leodore, Randy Durn, Glen Irwin, Robert Umbarger, Ruth Griffin, Daniel Kurtz, and Bill Anderson.

The Plymouth Whitemarsh High Jayvees were led by Bruce Bartholomew, Dave Kinka, Ken Pearson, Douglas Bate, Dennis Peters, Barry Frankenfield, Ed Pietro, and Bob Undercuffler.

Mrs. Freeds Junior High Girls top scorer was Kathy Moser with 80 points followed closely by Nancy Peterson and Shirley Morgan.  Other team members included Janet Luce, Denise Viola, Pam Osinski, Beth Pfeifer, and Lynn Turner.

February 11, 1999

Conshohocken Mayor Robert Frost swore in new full time police officers at the monthly borough council meeting.  Shane Murray and John Storti were promoted from part time to full time police officers.  Michael Orlier was promoted from Patrolman to Sergeant.  The Conshohocken police department currently consists of 12 full time police officers and five part time.

March 4, 1999

Emily Wertz Celebrates 85^th Birthday

Emily Wertz, a lifelong resident of Conshohocken and the wife of the late William J. Wertz was honored on her 85^th birthday at the Saloon Restaurant in Jeffersonville.  The party was given by her daughter Elizabeth Picardi and her son Joseph Wertz.

March 16, 1967

New Coffeehouse For Teens

The “Inverse Function” a coffee house for teenagers from Whitemarsh, Plymouth, and Conshohocken, will open its doors on Saturday in the Fellowship House in Conshohocken.  The “Function” theme is based on a mathematical equation which results in some odd looking décor, such as a checkered zebra.  The nucleus of the group composed of 16 students from Plymouth-Whitemarsh and Archbishop Kennedy, has done most of the planning and decorating of the facility.  The project is sponsored jointly by the Whitemarsh and Conshohocken Recreation Departments.

April 18, 1931

Supper Tonight

August Ruser is chairman of the committee in charge of the oyster and baked ham supper to be held tonight in the No. 2 fire house.  Other members of the committee include Horace Davis, Samuel Beaver, Frank Holt, Harvey Shaw, Franklin Thomas Jr., William Benett Jr., J. West Jones, Orville Campbell, Joseph Kelly and Charles Cauvel.  Members of the Ladies Auxiliary of the company will assist in serving the attractive menu.

January 11, 1946

(Just a few Conshohocken Recorder Ads from 1946)

Announcing

Music & Dancing

At

Wally’s Grill

300 East 6^th Avenue

Every Wed.-Fri. and Saturday evenings

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 Famous Yuengling’s Beer

Ale And Porter

Distributed by

A.   Piermani & Son

200 West Sixth Avenue

Conshohocken Pa

Phone—Conshohocken 2030-W

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 Riant Theatre

Conshohocken 502

Admission Prices

Weekdays

Matinee                           Evening

Children –14 cents         Children 20 cents

Adults —25 cents          Adults—38 cents

Saturday and Sunday

Children —14 cents            Children—20 cents

Adults—32 cents               Adults—44 cents

(Tuesday)

 John Wayne             Anthony Quinn

“Back To Bataan”

Story of the men who kept fighting in the Phillippines

(Wednesday and Thursday)

Robert Cummings and Lizabeth Scott

Don DeFore——–Charles Drake

“You Came Along”

The Most Thrilling Romance of the Year

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 Courteous Prompt Service

Ruggiero Bros.

Barbers

217 West Elm Street

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PAPERHANGING

AND PAINTING

Prompt Courteous Service

Edward Ostrowski

123 West Fifth Avenue

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 Let’s Go

Dancing————Dancing

With The Nation’s Best Known Orchestras In Person

Chuck Gordon

With his 13 Piece Orchestra and Vocalist Rosalind Stuart

Star of Stage and Radio

Saturday Night, January 12^th,  1946

Admission  $1.20  Including Tax

You saw them at the Steel Pier—Heard them at the Earle

Now’s your chance to dance with them at

Art’s Danceland, Ridge Pike

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 August 17, 1909

Another Big Novelty

The management of Little’s Opera House, (once located at First Avenue and Fayette Street, current location of Light Parker Furniture) announce a big special attraction for three nights, commencing Thursday night.  “Tuscon Joe” from Old Arizona, the only genuine North American Indian in the world, doing a high-class tenor singing act.  “Tuscon Joe” appears in native costume and his act is one of the most interesting on the vaudeville stage.  He is a graduate of Carlisle Indian College at Carlisle Pa., is well educated, clever, intelligent and in every way a credit to his race.  You might overlook some of the other ones, but you can not afford to miss this one big featured attraction.

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 February 5, 1959

Girl Athletes Are Active On Fellowship House Court

     The Konshy Kids defeated the Golden Cubs 24-8 in the Fellowship House Girls Basketball League.  The win was the Kids fourth straight.  Tina Sibole scored 18 points and Marjorie Speaker 6 to lead the Kids.  Eva Maurer and Sandra Todd scored for the Cubs.

The Golden Cubs defeated the Highlites 22-6 behind the point making of Margaret Heffentrayer and Jean Bonkoski.  Agnes Shiverick, Christine Kozlowski, and Eileen Pettine led the losers.

The Basketts and the Bouncing Bears were not scheduled.

The Volleyettes are undefeated in twelve Junior Volleyball League games.  Linda Ferenchak, Maryanne Gambone, and Beverly Jefferies paced the league leaders to three wins over the Dangerous Demons.  Pattie Flack, Marion McClure and Phyllis Batchelor did well for the Demons.

The Dangerous Bears took three from the Dangerous Demons.  Alberta Crawford, Lee Dozier, and Gloria Smith were the Bears best.  Connie Howell, Joan Sabre and Cynthia Mattis were Demon standouts.

Jonette Wolfrom, Bernadette Montemayor, and Mary Ann Delaney led the Saddle Girls to two out of three decisions against the Saints. Christine Kelly, Jane Zaleski, and Helen Moore produced the Saints scores.

The Blue Eagles (14-4) won two of three from the Saints to hold on to first place in the Girls Senior Volleyball League.  Barbara Wolfrom, Pat Cullen, Dorothy Narwich and Mary Lou Schank served well for the winners.  Keeping the Eagles in the game were Kathy Kelly, Marie Cook, Judy Sukalski, and Marie Primavera.

Carol Sithens, Marilyn Johnson and Linda Blumenauer paced the Dangerous Dolls to a two out of three series against the Hoverettes.

And that friends is the way it was all those years ago

See ya in a week or so

Happy Memories