Undated photograph of St. Ann’s Boy Scout Troop 118 standing with the Seneca District sign. The area that comprised the Seneca District now is part of the Tatonka district of the Greater Niagara Frontier Boy Scouts.
Boy Scout Troop 118 Seneca district
Troops in the Seneca District (circa 1934) were:
1: St. Stanislaus RC Church
9: American-Polish Scouter’s Pow Wow
17: St. Joachim’s RC Church
30: SS. Peter and Paul’s RC Church
41: Westminster House
51: Westminster House
60: St. Nicolas’s Ukrainian G.C. Church
87: Trinity United Evangelical Church
105: Lovejoy M.E. Church
107: St. John Kanty R.C. Church (still active)
111: St. Stanislaus R.C. Church
113: St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
118: St. Ann’s R.C. Church
131: St. Agnes R.C. Church
137: Pilgrim Evangelical Church
139: St. James Evangelical Church
148: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
151: St. Stanislaus R.C. Church
153: St. Matthew’s Evangelical Church
298: Kiwanis Community Troop
*St. John Kanty Troop 107 is the only troop remaining active in the old Polonia area of Buffalo and are planning to celebrate their 90th anniversary this year.
List of Troops circa 1934 from the Buffalo Council Achievement Round Up Program
Cream butter, brown and granulated sugars until well blended. Add salt, soda and flour. Blend well. Add eggs and mix thoroughly. Add vanilla, blend well. Add chips and nuts- mix ONLY until incorporated into batter. DO NOT OVER MIX. Drop by spoonful onto greased cookie sheets. Bake in 350°F oven for 7 minutes. DO NOT OVER BAKE.
Makes 2½ dozen large cookies.
Marshall Field’s Gourmet: A Taste of Tradition.
So much retail- so little time. Or something like that. I have just discovered the browse newspapers section of Fulton History and now I will be getting nothing done.
Why 1971? Why not. Why Tonawanda retail history? Because that is the first newspaper I snagged since I know the area & remember some of the now closed stores.
The Division & Erie location in North Tonawanda would have been in the plaza that Budway’s Groceries is. No good Google streetview available.
2101 Elmwood is now an Ahold Era Tops Supermarket. Prior to it being Tops there had been a Gold Circle & other stores on the site.
I am unsure where in the (former) Bells-Park Edge Plaza that the Rite Aid would have been in. The Plaza is still standing there with a Savers thrift store in the former Bells-Park Edge store/ Curtis-Wright Airplane Hanger. (Even if Google Street view still shows Office Depot in the former hanger)
The 452 Main Street location? Still a Rite-Aid. I can’t post a Google Street view of the front since traffic isn’t allowed on Main Street- so here it is from Pearl Street.
Tops- Why Pay More? (credit to Fulton History 1 & 2)
This ad also dates to January 1971 and is North Tonawanda specific with only two locations mentioned.
1385 Nash Road is sitting empty. I believe it may have been converted to Vix at one point- Vix being Tops drug & general merchandise discount store.
Sunday Sales arrest
Remember when stores were closed on Sundays and that being open and selling stuff could lead to arrest? I don’t but there was a time when it was a big deal and against the law.
In January, 1971 charges against the manager and clerk of the Ames Department Store were dismissed. Apparently Ames and a few other stores opened the Sunday before Christmas in hopes of getting a few sales.
Cut meat and ribs in 2-inch pieces. Cook onions in fat in Dutch oven or 12-inch frying pan until yellow. Add garlic, caraway seeds, paprika, and water; bring to a boil. Add meat, ribs and salt. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add sauerkraut and enough water to cover. Cook about 45 minutes or until meat is tender; stir occasionally. Blend flour and sour cream; add to the stew and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve with buttered noodles. Yield: 8 servings.
I really try to not editorialize the recipes I find- but there are things that make me go WTF/ simple dog head tilt. There are a lot in this Betty Crocker collection & of course I will have to post many of them. Because I am evil like that.
Let us just say the early 70s were not a good time for food & food photography. I blame the drugs of the late 1960s. Of which there was a lot of. (I’m still not sure what the explanation for some of the food choices of the 1950s were…)
HAMBURGER PIE
1 pound ground beef
1 tablespoon instant minced onion
Potato Buds instant puffs (instant potatoes)- enough for 8 servings
¼ cup catsup
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup shredded sharp Cheddar Cheese (2 oz)
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Heat oven to 350°. Mix meat, 1 1/3 cups of the instant puffs (dry), the egg, salt, pepper, catsup, onion and milk. Spread into ungreased pie pan, 9×1½ inches. Bake uncovered 35 to 40 minutes.
Prepare remaining instant puffs as directed on package for 4 servings. Top baked meat loaf with mashed potatoes, sprinkle with cheese. Bake 3 to 4 minutes longer or until cheese melts.
, 1964
