Times Square and Harris Ford Receipts 1959

Here are a couple of auto parts receipts from 1959. Times Square Motors sold Lincoln and Mercury cars, along with all the parts and accessories used by auto repair shops and vehicle owners. Times Square was located at 144 East 12th St. in Erie, PA. Harris Ford, which sold and serviced Fords, was located at 150 East 12th St. It's cool to come across old paper items like this because this is the type of item that most people would have throw away. The one on the left was for an item that cost 36¢ and the bill on the right was for a hose which cost $1.22. 

If you find an old receipt for a new car that was purchased in Erie, send it in and I'll post it here.

Enjoy more historic facts and photos of Erie, PA at: oldtimeerie.blogspot.com

Boys Baseball 1959 League and Team Listing

Boys Baseball 1959 Team List Erie, PA

One dozen leagues participated in Boys Baseball in the spring of 1959 in Erie, Pennsylvania. 

The leagues included Presque Isle, Commodore Perry, Lawrence, Carl Mango, Gridley, 3-B West Side, 3-B East Side, Anthony Wayne, Wolverine, Niagara, Marvintown and Kingtown.

Individual teams were sponsored by Cott Beverages, Gem City Ice Cream, Gasland, Sterling Milk, Erie Forge and Steel, Erie Sport Store, Bucyrus-Erie, Eckerd Drug Store, Ross-Copus Tires, Stanley Bros. Furniture, General Electric, Duchini Concrete Block, Erie Insurance Exchange, Sanida, Duggan's Niederriter, Mehler's, Erie Times News, Elks Club, East Erie Turners, Baldwin Bros., Pepsi-Cola, Alliance Home and Fraternal Order of Police.

Dr. Carl Mango was killed on December 14, 1944 in the Philippines. There was a field named for him off of Greengarden Blvd. in Erie. The Carl Mango League was named for him. His story appears in the book "Ghost Soldiers" and you can read an excerpt here: http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/ghostsoldiers/