Borough of Etna - Centennial Festivities Yearbook (Etna, PA)

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The old residence of the Chalfan! Family in Etna. The Woman's Club. In 1928 Spang, Chalfant Sz Co. acquired the plant of the Standard Seamless Tube Company of Ambridge, Pa. This plant, founded in 1913 by H. C. Fownes, had been a leader in developing improved pipe to meet the demands of ever deeper drilling. When the Company was bought by Lhe National THE CHALFANT HOUSE properly now belongs to Etna's Chalfant Supply Company in 1930 it was one of the oldest and most progressive steel pipe manufacturers in the U.S. After the merger with National Supply, Spang, Chal- fant Sz Co. operated as the Spang, Chalfant Division of that Company. In May of 1943 Spangis took part in the war effort 1, 6 . Spang's production of Bombs Q23-pound Fragmentation Bombsl 1943 by producing 23-pound Fragmentation Bombs in the Conduit Department. 150 women were employed in this production. ln the following two year period 781,004 bombs were assembled and delivered. The U.S. Ordnance Department commended the workers at Spang's for their contribution to the war effort. In 1958 National Supply was bought by Armco. This company decided to phase out the Etna mill and in 1961 Lhe mill was closed and its production moved to Ambridge. Founded in 1323 and closed in 1961, Spangs was a part of the Etna scene for 133 years. The last piece of pipe was manufactured April 30, 1961. Spangs contributed much to the well-being and -pleasures of the people of Etna. The former Etna Theatre fnow Volkswagensj was built for the town by Spangs and was called the Helma. The present boro playground and pool were also built and maintained by Spangs. ln the old building on Bridge Street there was a hospital for the mill workers where accident cases in the mill were treated. Any one could get help there. Dr. Mcliinstry was in charge in the early 190015. Spangis whistle has joined the steam locomotive whistle. For years the whistle was part of life in Etna. The time of its blowing was so accurate that people set their clocks by it. Due to passing of the mill Etna will not be the same again. 47 4

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OLD 1900 DINKEY AND CREW BUTT WELD 1914- iif Y K3 V OFFICE FORCE IN 1904: Anthony Wills, W. J. Hampton, J. H. SCl1lil'll'.llf?l', Charles Aliltot, Johnston Armstrong, James Price, William Wallare, Ralph Barr and Edward Patterson. PAY OFFICE CREW 1904: William Jeremiah, Al. Jones, Bill Evans, William Taylor, Crawford Porter. . V MACHINE SHOP 1877-FRONT: Mansfield B. Lea, Hemmerlin, name unknown. BACK: Rich Bagley, Lea, Al Kendrick, Marlin Metzger. James Bates, and C. Jahn. ' 'NN 1892 The company store twhere a dozen eggs cost f . Qfl. Entrance - li. far left: men paid from right win- dow. Site of old Stock House. Pic- tured also is the real old Spang Dinlcey. The Old Plank Road in front is now But- ler Street. i . . - .-.EQ -an . Tl1 'Rf'lllF'El MMS of SIWUQ, Cl'-llfdrll N Co., IRTS, thv yt-ar llu-y laid 17 iles Old Etna Supply Co., successor to SPHUF' of plpl- to lmrmg natural gas into tht- Etna pl.1nl. Cuinpiiiix thi-n --:ullwl Etna Chriliant,,Sr,lInmp:-ny's general store. Iron Works

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r to is M I N 0 T E S ll Q A Pafna1List0fTnen1eStObe ' Played at the Helma Theatre During December The Voice in My Heart Cohan 'Due Sweet Day Zamecnik l lust a Little Love, a Little Kiss Sileser i -ove-r's Lane Borch A 3 THE OLD HELh,IA Nhen I Found You . Rombetg LATER ,ove Theme from Fall of a Nation . Herbert THE ETNA HARRIS THEATRE i SPECIAL NUMBERS FEATURED WITH NOW PIANO AND ORGAN l I'd Love to Waltz Through Life with You ' Ziegfeld Follies In Love with Love YI Stepping Stones What Do You Do, Sunday, Mary? Poppy Swannee River Blues LIL Ziegfeld Follies A SPECIAL NUMBERS FEATURED WITH I SONG SLIDES A Kiss in the Dark The World is Waiting for the Sunrise Chansonette THE HELMA, ETNA'S IEW MOTION PICTURE THEATRE I a ' sp-Hg-we -x lx pu... Xe E .1 if V: 5. r f .+- H 533 w l 1 :ii -.,,1 ,. I ,Au ,1'i,t ,. . New Swimming P THE ETNA PLAYGROUND 1969 ool. opening night, Aug. 6, 1923, Children on the Sea Wave Playground Spang, Chalfant St Co., Inc. l all 'L tl Q 1 JR-...ggi r f lr? g l 1 mu. , l ll --H-1lw--M4f- f----s11- , Tx I 'g h' ' ---.AU