Historical September 1981 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Welcome back after our summer hiatus — Washington Heights has been a busy place. Pam Busch, daughter of Horace and Anna Busch, was married this summer in addition to Leslie Doyle, daughter of Addie Doyle.
Congratulations to the new brides and their families. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Griffin of the 5700 block of Waterman are the proud parents of baby boy Jason who was born on June 3 and weighed 8 lbs. 4 oz.
The neighbors say he is a handsome young man.
Our condolences go to Council Smith and his family for the loss of Lee James Smith, brother of Council, who died on May 15.
He was a resident of University City, Mo. and formerly employed by MoPac.
Congratulations to Mrs. Gloria Lowery of the 5900 block of DeGiverville for receiving a scholarship from AnheuserBusch to continue her education at St. Louis University.
The Cordons of the 5900 block of Pershing will be sending their daughter to the University of Southern California this fall. Accolades and acclamations were heaped on our residents this summer. Nathan Long was honored for his efforts in the desegregation of Soldan High School.
He is presently completing a Job Corps training program and is making plans for college.
Anna Busch has received yet another honor for her contributions as a volunteer.
On June 21 she received an award for community work given by the Grand Harmony Chapter of Eastern Star. Esther Herron of the 5800 block of DeGiverville was appointed Commissioner to the Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority. Also, if July 9 seemed a little nicer to you, it may have been because Mayor Vincent Schoemehl proclaimed that day as Queen Esther Herron Day.
Congratulations to Esther whose many years of dedicated work make her so deserving of recognition.
Another resident, Anna Bell Gates of the 5900 block of DeGiverville, also heard from the mayor.
She received a letter of congratulations for her award commemorating 11 years of service at the Newstead Baptist Church as College Day Coordinator. Shirley Polk and John Thomas did a great job of organizing the WHN picnic in Forest Park on August 9 — kids and grownups alike seemed to have a good time.
One of the many highlights of the day was the music by John Thomas’ own group. Shortly after the picnic, Shirley entertained relatives from California. Doug and Cleo Alexander were visited by Cleo’s parents who came all the way from New York to see them and their granddaughter. 5900 DeGiverville sponsored a bike ride on the Forest Park bike trail on July 25 complete with refreshments after the ride.
This block will also hold the Third Annual DeGiverfest on September 5. Be sure to attend since there will be fun, food and a friendly block to delight you. That’s all the news for now. Special thanks to Blanche Reel who has joined in the effort to pry and collect information for this article. Stay tuned for interesting details of vacation trips next month.
Originally published in The Paper, September 1981.
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