Delores, do you remember the old wood floors there..and the smell of them? Mother told me that the men in WWII served with MrEhrlich and Mr Subotnick and had invited them to Swainsboro. They were Jews and were highly respected. Mary Lou Flanders Kingry ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:09 PM Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE] Erlich - department store in Swainsboro > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: DeloresThompson75 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.georgia.counties.emanuel/1678.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Considering our considerable age difference, I knew Bennie Ehrlich quite > well. According to "Emanuel Memories", he was born in 1889 and received a > BS from Columbia University in NY. He was co-owner (I believe he had a > brother) of Ehrlich's department store on the north side of Court House > Square and was often there. The store sold clothing and accessories for > men, women and children and was rather stylishly laid out for a small town > department store. > > He also managed Ehrlich Farms where he bred sheep. He was very active in > local civic and fraternal organizations and highly regarded in the > community. His bio mentions no wife or children. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > Emanuel County GaGenWeb > http://www.thegagenweb.com/gaemanuel/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1519 - Release Date: 6/25/2008 > 4:13 PM > >

Mary Lou wrote: "Do you remember the old wood floors there..and the smell of them?" A lot of buildings including the schools had those plank floors. The caretakers sprinkled them with an oily, granular material then swept them. I suppose it was to keep the dust down and the wood from drying out too much; but you're right, I can still remember that smell. I've often wondered since then if that didn't make them highly flammable as well. Mary Lou wrote: "Mother told me that the men in WWII served with Mr Ehrlich and Mr. Subotnick and had invited them to Swainsboro. They were Jews and were highly respected." In Bennie Ehrlich's bio I found it interesting that he had served as "chairman" of Swainsboro Country Club (many clubs don't even allow Jews to be members). And you're right that they were highly respected. > From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected]> Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:47:08 -0400> Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE] Erlich - department store in Swainsboro> > Delores,> do you remember the old wood floors there..and the smell of them?> Mother told me that the men in WWII served with MrEhrlich and Mr Subotnick > and had invited them to Swainsboro. They were Jews and were highly > respected.> Mary Lou Flanders Kingry> ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]>> To: <[email protected]>> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:09 PM> Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE] Erlich - department store in Swainsboro> > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.> >> > Author: DeloresThompson75> > Surnames:> > Classification: queries> >> > Message Board URL:> >> > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.georgia.counties.emanuel/1678.1/mb.ashx> >> > Message Board Post:> >> > Considering our considerable age difference, I knew Bennie Ehrlich quite > > well. According to "Emanuel Memories", he was born in 1889 and received a > > BS from Columbia University in NY. He was co-owner (I believe he had a > > brother) of Ehrlich's department store on the north side of Court House > > Square and was often there. The store sold clothing and accessories for > > men, women and children and was rather stylishly laid out for a small town > > department store.> >> > He also managed Ehrlich Farms where he bred sheep. He was very active in > > local civic and fraternal organizations and highly regarded in the > > community. His bio mentions no wife or children.> >> > Important Note:> > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > > above and respond on the board.> >> >> >> > Emanuel County GaGenWeb> > http://www.thegagenweb.com/gaemanuel/> > -------------------------------> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message> >> >> > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message.> > Checked by AVG.> > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1519 - Release Date: 6/25/2008 > > 4:13 PM> >> > > > Emanuel County GaGenWeb> http://www.thegagenweb.com/gaemanuel/> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message