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I was riding the Pea Picker bike on the sidewalk in 5th grade in Florissant. Somebody had edged the sidewalk, the front tire got in the groove, and I fell face-first into the sidewalk, just 100 feet away from our house. It shattered my two permanent front upper teeth. Showing my Mom (Marni) what had […]
Claude got Steve this nice bike in 1971 when we lived in Florissant. It had 5 speeds, suspension front and rear, and a front drum brake from a moped.
In 1968 Claude coached little league in New Jersey. Steve and Scott played on the team. Claude maintained a statistics book. We lost in the championship game. We had the lead but the umpire drew a line in the dirt and said we had to stand behind it to hit. Claude took it well. In […]
Claude was very focused on athletics. Some notable facts: As a youth in Altadena, CA Claude anointed himself in wintergreen oil and threw a barbell like a discus up the driveway like a Greek Olympian. As a youth in Pasadena he used to run home after school every day. At a young age he ran […]
Supporters of the Credit System claim that the system helps to regulate social behavior, improve the “trustworthiness” which includes paying taxes and bills on time and promote traditional moral values. In Shanghai, Starting May 1, 2016, elderly residents may sue their children or other family members if the latter do not regularly visit the elderly, and […]
From 1904 This is an Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion was founded on January 24, 1869.
Friday, April 6, 1962 •Southwestern Bell Telephone Company will begin pre-installing telephones in Cairo today as part of a better than $100,000 project, according to Claude Zwart, manager. Installation of the telephones is a step toward the extension of Moberly AMherst 3 telephone service to Cairo and surrounding areas. The construction of cable to Cairo […]
“The Peace dollar is a United States dollar coin minted from 1921 to 1928, and again in 1934 and 1935. Designed by Anthony de Francisci, the coin was the result of a competition to find designs emblematic of peace. It is 90% silver, 10% copper,and contains 0.77 troy oz of silver.” (Wikipedia)The Pittman act of […]
We assembled to visit Margaret for Bob and Margaret’s 50th wedding anniversary in November, 2019. From left, Jonathan, Bob, Peter, Sara, Margaret, Abby, Emily, Dan, Steve Margaret and Bob with their cake The family took a trip to the St. Louis Zoo, as the weather was very nice.
Baby pic 1961. Steve was a fat baby with a big appetite and weighed 30 lbs at 11 months. With Grandfather George, Dec. 1962. George loved his grandchildren very much! Christmas 1966 Robyn, Scott, Grandfather George holding Kaeti, Steve, John on floor Easter 1966 Robyn, Scott, Steve, John Scott, Kaeti and Steve in New Jersey […]