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Historical June 1982 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
As a Post-Dispatch Paper Carrier on the Kingsbury Avenue route, Anne McCarthy turned her job into great opportunities.
For each of the three years she has been delivering papers, Anne has entered the Young Columbus Contest sponsored by Parade Magazine.
The first year she won a black and white TV set. That was the year Shaun Thomas of McPherson Avenue won a trip to Ireland. Anne won a 10-speed bike the second year and this year—the grand prize—a 10-day trip to Norway and Denmark.
To win, Anne wrote an essay on why she wanted to visit these countries and had recommendations from three of her teachers at St. Roch’s School.
On April 4, the dream trip began.
One hundred fifty Paper Carriers, ranging in age from 10 to 17, and their counselors, boarded a 747 Scandinavian Airliner headed for Copenhagen, Denmark.
There they met the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen. Anne loved touring the country of Hans Christian Anderson.
A highlight of the trip was seeing the “Little Mermaid” memorial to him in the harbor.
The Carriers also visited newspaper plants and offices in both countries.
In Oslo, Norway, they were also greeted by the Lord Mayor and the American Ambassador. Anne was impressed with the beauty of this country.
There was still snow high in the mountains when they visited Holmenkollen, a ski resort where 78-yearold King Olaf skis every Sunday during the winter. Anne noted that the weather in Copenhagen was cooler than in the northern city of Oslo. Other observations were that fast food restaurants are very popular, especially Burger King.
There were four Burger Kings on one street in Copenhagen.
The ice cream in both countries was outstanding. People of all ages use bicycles for transportation. Papers are usually delivered by Carriers on bikes. Bikes were everywhere!
And you seldom saw them locked up.
There was a warm, friendly, informal atmosphere in these two cities.
The schoolchildren in both Norway and Denmark begin the study of English in the fourth grade.
In Denmark they also begin the study of German in the seventh grade due to their proximity to Germany.
This made communicating easy for the American visitors.
On the unusual side, Anne noticed gangs of punk rock types in Mohawk haircuts and wearing “Fonzie” jackets sitting on street corners drinking beer. Apparently anything “Fonzie” is “cool.” Anne is the daughter of Jim and Anne McCarthy of Kingsbury Avenue and is one of 13 enterprising McCarthy children. Paper delivery is a family affair.
The McCarthy clan has had this route for years.
It automatically goes to the next in line when they graduate from the eighth grade at St. Roch’s. Mark, Dan, Molly, Vincent, Marion, and Sophie had it before Anne; Peter and Brigid are next in line.
The family involvement in newspapers extends to Anne’s father who, during the big snow when paper trucks couldn’t get through, bought enough papers in Clayton for Anne to deliver to her customers.
The dream trip is over and Anne will pass down her paper route as she pursues new challenges. Anne will be a freshman at Rosati-Kain High School in the fall.
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Anne McCarthy. The Paper, June 1982, page 8. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Paper, June 1982.
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