By J.
The Art Fair is over, and another steamy St. Louis summer is about to begin. Soon there will be swimming and sunning, vacations and noisy kids. The Paper will be taking a breather too, so let us fill you in on the latest events in the neighborhood.
If you’re out at Six Flags this summer, look for a familiar face — —Sylvia Collins, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. William Collins, will be performing at Miss Kitty’s Saloon. Congratulations on a super summer job…Another interesting (and exhausting to hear about) summer job is that of Sandy Ashley of the 6100 block of Westminster. She’ll be coaching a softball team at Hanley School, as well as teaching track and gymnastics at Beaumont. If Sandy survives the summer, she’ll be starting her junior year at Lindenwood this fall. Another area teenager in the news is Dan McCarthy of the 6100 block of Kingsbury, a student at SLUH. Dan recently placed second among second year Spanish students of the metropolitan area. The test was sponsored by the St. Louis chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.
Mother’s Day was really special for several neighbors this year. Mary Boyts’ mother was visiting, as were Marge Weir’s and Cherie McKee’s. Marge ‘s and Cherie’s mothers were also very successful at their Art Fair booths. We hope they and all the other visiting friends and relatives enjoyed the excitement of another smashing Art Fair/House Tour.
No new babies born this month, would you believe a car? Yes, that’s really Cherie McKee at the wheel of a fantastic new station wagon. A rousing cheer, please.
And baby news of another sort: we mistakenly reported last month that former neighbor Jo Fredericks had had a baby girl. As this offspring was a longhoped-for boy, it was not your run-ofthe-mill goof. Apologies and our best wishes to the Fredericks.
Joining the ranks of the renovators are Bob and Debby Burke, teachers at St. Roch’s school, who have just bought a house in the 6000 block of Kingsbury. Welcome!
We just learned that Sharon McPherron of 6100 block of Kingsbury will be spending 6 weeks in Egypt during the summer. We will be pressuring her for an account of her travels in a Fall issue of The Paper.
You were probably dodging the downpour (or taking a nap or drinking beer) at the end of Art Fair, so you may well wonder who cleaned up Kingsbury. (Even if you didn’t wonder, you’re going to find out anyway.) The very small group due our great thanks are Jim Templeton, Sam and Lu Green, Chuck Green, Jimmy Hudspeth, and Laura Green.
The Paper also wants to thank all the pancake eaters and makers who helped us raise a good deal of much needed cash. We all look forward to bringing you the news of the neighborhood again this fall, and we wish all our neighbors a happy and interesting summer. Don’t forget to let us know what happy events befall you and yours, and, come September, we’ll let the world know.
Happy vacation, everyone.
Originally published in The Paper, June 1975.
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Archival transcription note: Signed J; full author identity remains unverified.; This issue corrects the May report about Jo Fredericks’s baby: the child was a boy. The earlier printed text is retained, with the subsequent correction documented.
Original source: SD_Times1975_06.pdf, printed page(s) 6; PDF page(s) 6.
