Historical September 1989 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Summer is supposed to be a slow time in the real estate business, but we managed to acquire a number of new neighbors anyway. Karleen Hoerr from Feinberg Realty was kind enough to give me the names of these new arrivals: Mary Margaret Cross is new on 61XX McPherson.
She has two daughters, Laura and Alison. Andy and Linda Cross have moved into the 60XX block of McPherson. Mark and Robin Mense are now in 59XX McPherson. Ben and Annette Homan are new additions to Nina Place.
Look for Michael Holohan and Faith Sandler on 60XX Westminster. Alan Larson has moved into 62XX Pershing. Joe Griesmeier is new to 61XX Kingsbury.
We gain, but we lose, as well. Tom Hussey of 61XX Washington has become Associate VP of Physical Facilities at the University of Pittsburgh.
He left all of his children here in St. Louis, however, so we can count on seeing Tom and Marty from time to time.
Our trusty photographer, King Schoenfeld, has successfully avoided the bedlam usually associated with cranking up our favorite paper for fall by going on vacation.
He stashed his children with his folks in Wisconsin earlier this summer and has now gone to retrieve them and cool off a bit. Jenny Fox went to Colorado Springs with some friends this summer and managed to avoid being snared by any of those dangerous young chaps at the Air Force Academy. Meanwhile, her brother Alex visited John and Ann Morris on Pauley Island, South Carolina. Your humble servant took advantage of Southwest Airline’s $19.00 fare to take his tribe up to a provincial reunion in Detroit. Yep, provincial.
It seems that a whole group of Italians left Perugia about the same time and settled in Detroit within a few blocks of my grandfather’s bar. Guess where everybody used to hang out. Calling themselves the Paizans, they are now regrouping out in Suburbia.
We couldn’t pass on this opportunity to present our son Cameron—the newest male in the clan— to our tribe. Jim McLeod took 12 students to Germany this summer. I don’t know if an experience like that qualifies as a vacation, but I’ll put it here, anyway.
The Breuns of 61XX McPherson had two rather interesting vacations.
On the first trip the family traced the Lewis and Clark trail. Later, Ray and KMOX’s Bob Hardy accompanied another group to Alaska to visit the more or less unspoiled and unoiled wilderness there. Tom and Karleen Hoerr had the most exciting vacation this year of anyone.
They planned to visit the Far East: Hong Kong, Singapore, and Bangkok.
They had wanted to visit China, but there was this revolution going on and they were discouraged from seeking that destination.
Once they arrived out there, they dropped Singapore (it didn’t break) and got into China; the word was out that it was probably OK. Karleen assured me that she and Tom are not brave; all was peaceful in the areas they visited and the lack of tourist crowds was refreshing. Everyone’s favorite kind of trip is a honeymoon and Ken Cohen of 61XX Pershing and Margie Brammeier became eligible for one by getting married this summer. P.S. Thank you, Margie and Ken, for your contribution to the Times in honor of Cal Stuart presiding at your wedding. Marriage frequently leads to maternity, so let’s see who is expecting babies. Robin Moore, Nancy Farmer’s secretary at SDCC, is due to have twins in October, although her OB thinks September looks more likely. Barrett Toan and Polly O’Brien of 61XX Kingsbury are expecting a baby on Halloween. Larry and Nancy Hughes of 60XX McPherson are expecting their first child on November 17. Nancy actually went to the trouble of booking herself to Indianapolis on the same plane I was taking to Detroit so she could tell me about this. Paul and Katie Kurtz welcomed Nathaniel Polk Beckwith Kurtz to 60XX Washington on July 3, 1989. SDCC Director Nancy Farmer and 28th Ward Committeeman Bruce Yampolsky (55XX Waterman) both were cited—not for speeding!—by the St. Louis Police District Public Affairs Committee for community service. Rita Washington-Sweets, well known to melodrama lovers in this neighborhood, has been appointed Director of Audience Development for the St. Louis Chapter of Young Audiences, Inc. Alexander T. Marshall, son of Geneser and James L. Jeter (58XX Waterman) has won a National Merit Scholarship.
He will attend Washington University. Leslie Peters succeeds Polly O’Brien (see maternity notices) at the West End Arts Council. Nina Guirl, 55XX Waterman, has been appointed the Marketing Director of the St. Louis Artists Coalition.
She moved back to St. Louis from New York City.
The Happy Taco opened at 5917 Delmar, between Family Dollar and the Courtesy Country Store.
This store is also locally owned, by Gloria Montano and Lourdes Henares of 63XX McPherson.
These people are terribly nice, so be sure to visit them. Terry Vanicelli of 62XX Washington has started up Help! Computer Services.
This firm seeks to assist first time microcomputer users and others who need help or training outside of normal business hours. Terry is an old pro: he helped introduce the original IBM PC to St. Louis ‘way back when. Al and Shirley Polk hosted their twelfth West End Neighbors Picnic at Forest Park on August 13.
This free affair included chow, a band, and a bike raffle. Foreign Affairs: The Sister Cities program is alive and well, thanks in part to Ray Breun and Msgr. Sal Polizzi of St. Roch’s.
This summer about 10 young men and women from our sister city of Bologna spent three weeks with selected St. Louis families.
Two of these families were the Shaughnesseys of 55XX Lindell and the Hamiltons of 62XX McPherson. Msgr. Polizzi hosted a barbecue for everyone participating over at St. Roch; about 50 attended. OTTIE’S CORNER: Officer Edwards gave a bike safety program in Parkview on July 22.
This event began with a parade, featuring Cub Pack 31 as honor guards. Prizes were awarded for the best decorated navigable bike. Popcorn was provided in abundance by the folks at the Tivoli Theater.
After the presentation, Ottie gave the children a test, prior to awarding bicycle licenses.
The most important question was what to do when coming to a stop sign.
All of the kids yelled “You Stop!” Officer Edwards then sent the kids home, asking them to remind their parents to do the same, a practice not often followed in Parkview. SDCC and Officer Edwards will probably present another bike safety program for the SDCC neighborhood in the spring.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September 1989.
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