It seems to have been an extraordinarily un-lazy summer, to judge from the news which has come our way. There is, of course, the comforting fantasy that someone out there lay in a hammock and did absolutely nothing for three months, and, while that illusion remains, here’s what some of the rest of us have been doing.
Baby News! Vince and Lois Schoemehl have a son, Timothy Martin, born on August 8, weighing 6 lbs. Lois is doing well, walking a bit now that she no longer sports a cast, and all the Schoemehls are naturally ecstatic over the birth of a first baby for Vince and Lois. Congratulations, too, to the grandparents, Vince and Lou Schoemehl, who now have as many grandchildren as children. Not for long, though, as son Gerry and his wife Barb are also expecting!
Richard and Carolyn Sachs, of the 6200 block of Westminster, had a baby girl in July. Also in Parkview, Dorothy and Ed Gotway are thrilled to announce the birth of their first son, John Edward. Baby John’s four sisters will no doubt do some helpful spoiling. There are babies all over Parkview these days, and more to come: Sharon and John Nelsen, of the 6200 block of Westminster, are expecting in March, and Bob and Nancy Hinkebein of the 6200 block of Washington are expecting a new additon this winter.
Maggie (Hart) Mahon will be back teaching at St. Roch’s this fall, while Grandma takes care of brand-new baby Catherine, born in July.
Congratulations to the Mahons!
Another Parkview baby—Judy and Bob Little are happy to announce the birth of Susan on June 26. Congratulations!
From the 6000 block of Pershing, Bryan and Tina (Eberle) Gerard are expecting their second child
Congratulations to all the new and the expectant parents!
THE PAPER thanks Mrs. Catherine Sullivan of the 6100 block of McPherson and Mr. Jim Brady of the 6000 block of McPherson for their generous donations to THE PAPER. We appreciate very much these thoughtful gifts which make us feel we must be doing something right!
There have been rather a large number of weddings this summer. Dick and Arline Webb of the 6100 block of Pershing were married for the second time (his parents were out of the country, so the formal wedding had been posponed) at Grace Church, on June 18. After a reception in Scariot Hall, the Webbs, wedding apparel and all, came to—what else?— the Prom! Their presence made for quite a stimulating addition to the already sparkling atmosphere of prom night. Where else…?
Also wed this summer were Margaret Dahline and Marty Punke, of the 6100 block of McPherson. Congratulations!
And on the 6100 block of Westminster, renovating neighbor Paul Metzler was wed on July 16 to Marty Wickizer. Our best wishes!
In the McGinn family on Pershing, there were two weddings: Mike and his bride Joan were wed in July and are now living in Clayton. Terry wed Sally Storey at St. Roch’s in August, thereby uniting two of our neighborhood’s “most prominents”. Good luck to the young newlyweds!
Avis Carlson was honored at two autograph parties this summer, one at Paul’s Books, and one sponsored by the City League of Women Voters. Avis has also been interviewed on the radio recently, in connection with her new book, IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME. Her first book, SMALL WORLD, LONG GONE continues to be such a success that it is about to be published in paperback.
Awfully suburban of them, but as we’re so broad-minded around here, we’ll report to you anyway that we have among us a championship racquetball team. Yes, folks, rights here in Skinker-DeBaliviere, Susie Roach, Gee Stuart (Prom Queen, too), and Karleen Hoerr won a genuine trophy as the best team in the Beginner’s League. Susie won a second trophy for having High Point in the League. Wow!
With sadness we report that Ralph Hancock, of the 6200 block of Westminster, passed away in July, after several months of illness. We extend our sympathy to Joyce and all the family.
We also offer our condolences to Sue Tepas and her family. Sue’s father passed away in June.
A busy summer in the housing business, and our neighborhood certainly has its share of new owners. Welcome to our new neighbors all over the area. We hope to be meeting you soon, as meetings and social events are held this fall. If we have overlooked a new neighbor you know, why not let us know?
On Kingsbury, Dan and Bobbie Lodes have moved to Webster Groves, and their house has been purchased by John and Peggy Griesbach. John teaches at St. Louis University Law School. The Griesbach’s have two daughters, Sarah, five, and Lucy, almost two. Also on the 6100 block of Kingsbury, Bill Keslar and his wife Sandy Baker have moved into the Creighton house on Kingsbury. Welcome! Jim Creighton has moved nearby to the DeMun area, and we hope to be seeing him hereabouts!
The Pyatok-Tiger house on McPherson was purchased this summer by Kim and John Soya, who also have a new baby girl! Also on the 6100 block of McPherson Bob Smith has bought Leon Gordon’s house. Leon is moving into an apartment, and we hope to be seeing him frequently. The Morros’ house on McPherson now has another family member resident: Lucy’s sister, Ellen Livingston. It is nice to welcome Ellen without saying goodbye to Lucy and Boyd, for they have moved only a few blocks, to the 6200 block of Washington.
Tom Reel has sold his rehab on the 5700 block of Waterman to John and Linda Thomas. John schedules buses for BiState, and Linda works at Monsanto. Welcome!
We are delighted to report that Nick and Denise Gollubske have finally—for real!— moved into their completely redone house on the 6100 block of Westminster, and, if you haven’t seen it, it is worth a stroll over that way. Also on Westminster, Joel and Judy Bush and their charming seven-month-old Rachael have recently moved here from Quincy, Illinois. Joel works with computer programs, and Judy is a commercial artist.
New neighbors on the 5800 block of Waterman are Randy and Nancy Barley. Welcome to the Barleys—we hope to be meeting you soon. On the 6100 block of Waterman, Mr. and Mrs. Jim McLeod have purchased a home. Jim is an Assistant Dean of Washington University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and has been named Administrative Assistant to Chancellor Danforth. As impressive as that sounds, the McLeods are also amiable and neighborly and, we hope, will be active in the neighborhood. We were happy to meet them at the Rosedale Dinner in June, and we hope they’ve had a happy summer getting settled here.
The Block Unit of the 6000 block of McPherson, whose activities have begun to be more ambitious, has had meetings all summer. Their officers, some of them newly elected, are as follows: Chairman, Marilyn Jones, Vice Chairman, Dorothy Lloyd, Secretary, Annette Sills, Treasurer, Diane Coombs, Civic Chairman, Dan Schesch, and Program Chairman, Loretta Lloyd. Their most recent block meeting featured Cal Stuart and Mr. Merllon Hines from the Beautification Commission, both of whom spoke to the group about ways to improve the appearance of the block and about ways to get loans for home improvement.
The Block Unit has plans underway to begin a Teen Club, and their first project will be a car wash and/or garage sale, to be announced.
New neighbors on this block include Mary L. Bradley, and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Jones. With a block club like this, we feel sure that they have really been welcomed to the neighborhood.
In other news, Mrs. Edna Bennett was hospitalized early this summer and remains quite ill. Her neighbors on McPherson and throughout this neighborhood wish her well. Also hospitalized, but, happily, home now and ready to be busy again is Dorothy Lloyd. Dorothy’s daughter Donna had a baby boy on August 2, so that household is busy and happy! Congratulations!
Several members of the Westminster Block Club took part in a CPR Training Course in June. CPR stands for CardioPulmonary Resusitation, and it is the technique used on heart attack victims, as well as victims of drowning, electric shock, etc. The six-hour course, given free of charge by the Heart Association, is available to any group of 8 persons wishing to have the training. You can call Karen Davidson at the Clinic for more information. One really worthwhile activity accomplished this summer!
It is always nice to know that old friends still care, and this summer several previous residents were back among us for awhile. Jynny Meininger, who now lives in California, was honored at a party at Botz’s in June. Friends from other parts of the city attended, too, so it was almost a “reunion” for Jynny, who has been consistently missed by all who worked with her on neighborhood activities.
Ruby and Ed Kammerer and son Jimmy, who lived on the 600 block of Westminster for many years, were back for a visit too, and a picnic in Forest Park was organized to gather all their friends together.
Barb Keiser was in town briefly, gathering children from Grandma’s to go back to Cleveland, where she and Gary now reside. She visited friends Annie Martin, Cherie McKee, and others.
In travel news, Mrs. Mary Keaveny and her daughter Justine, who graduated from St. Roch’s this spring, went to Ireland on a tour sponsored by St. Louis University. And Pearl Livingston, our neighbor on the 6100 block of Waterman, recently returned from an exciting cruise on the Caribbean, with stopovers in the Virgin Islands and Haiti.
Another serious accident which occurred this summer was the fall, in a cave, of Jim L’Euyer, our neighbor on the 5700 block of DeGiverville, Jim will be having a long recovery, but we can report to you that he is doing well. Quite by coincidence, this writer was reading a column with a somewhat similar slant in another local paper, THE CURRENT WAVE, while on a camping vacation, and stumbled onto a dramatic account of Jim’s accident. We would like to share with you—from a wholly different point of view—this description of the rescue of our neighbor.
It has been a very long summer for some of our neighbors whose lives unexpectedly included months of recuperation from accident and illness. Father Peet of St. Roch’s was hospitalized for a time this summer; happily, he went in time for the treatment to be preventative, so he was able to have a vacation and be out and busy again now. We are very happy to report that Bob Renard, of the 6200 block of McPherson, who was badly injured in a fall off a cliff early in the summer, is now at home and even walking on crutches. Jim Templeton, of the 6000 block of Kingsbury, suffered a heart attack in June, but he is home now and doing well, well, we hear. It is certainly lovely to be able to report such happy news! Chris Wright, of the 5800 block of Pershing, was also hospitalized for some weeks this summer, but she is home again and doing well, we’re glad to hear. Terri (Botz) Mantooth, daughter of our long-time neighbors Joe and Bette Botz, of the 6100 block of Kingsbury, has been in the hospital much of the summer.
We are delighted to hear that Terri is now on the road to recovery.
Originally published in The Paper, September 1977.
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Archival transcription note: The printed spellings ‘additon,’ ‘posponed,’ and ‘rights here,’ the address ‘600 block of Westminster,’ and the repeated ‘well’ are retained.
Original source: SD_Times1977_09.pdf, printed page(s) 4, 5; PDF page(s) 4, 5.
