FABULOUS KIRKWOOD HISTORY IN PICTURES

From Beth Browning came a real gem this morning. It seems Francis Scheidegger donated all 9000+ of his negatives to the Western Historical Manuscript Collection archives at UMSL. They are posted on a website, which you can see here . When you get to the website scroll down thru the subject list until you come to Scheidegger's photos, click the thumbnails for larger images. They start in 1949, but further on they go back to 1947...everything from Valley Park midget races to the Loop in 1947~~~ with street cars, parades, stores, homes, and much more in between! You can also type in a year at that same submit search page - I put in 1965 and the listings are there but not the photos. BE SURE TO LOOK BACK IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE IN THE 1965 COLLECTION THERE WILL BE ONE OF BILL BAILEY WITH HIS CENTENNIAL BEARD! REMEMBER THE CONTEST? And all those guys with those lush beards? Do you gals remember thinking it was weird? I did, never have been a "facial hair" type!! The site states that there will eventually be over 9,000 images! What a treasure! THANKS Beth SO much for sharing! [10/12/10 - I just reviewed this site again and didn't see back to 1947 but there are a LOT of familiar scenes, you'll love it!] Who knows what this is?
I do, I sat right there many a time drinking fountain Cokes with my mom, she was addicted to Coke! Remember, the paper cone seated in the metal holder, they were a nickel! And Doug White's mom sold cosmetics, Revlon 'Queen of Diamonds' lipstick, to my mom!

MICKEY (MIC) MARIETTA NEEDS OUR PRAYERS

I have just learned, courtesy of Ken McBride, that Mickey Marietta has suffered a brain aneurysm and is hospitalized, paralized. Apparently he is lucid and his wife thinks he would enjoy hearing from his old friends and classmates. Please send him pictures, cards, letters, etc. at 15075 State Route H, St. James, MO 65559. The home phone # is 573 699 4938. Our thoughts and prayers are with him - many of us Robinsonites remember Mickey from way back when, as kids on the streets around Thebe's Market! God Bless....

FRED LYON's widow passes away

Just this morning I received the following email forward by Jim Olson. Maxine was a lovely lady who stayed in touch with many KHS alums, mostly the boys who were coached by Fred. Jim and Fred, and thus Maxine, were particularly close. This email is just as it came from Ginger Fletcher at KHS:

"We just received news today that Maxine Lyon Henty passed away on May 8. Dr. Holley, KHS principal, remembered how fond you were of Maxine and wanted to make sure you received the news. I am including the information I found on www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary, [go to legacy to leave a message for the family.]

Henty, Maxine Lyon Born Dec. 26, 1933, passed away May 8, 2010. Services: Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 12 at Salem United Methodist Church in Ladue, 1200 S. Lindbergh at 9:30 a.m. followed by a memorial Service at 10:30 a.m. Service by Kriegshauser West Mortuary. Share your condolences at www.kriegshausermortuary.com There will be a visitation Thursday, May 13 at Coffeleschneider Funeral Home in Hume, MO, from 1-2 p.m. followed by a graveside service at Underwood Cemetery, Hume, Mo. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Crohn's Society, 1034 South Brentwood, Suite 1510, St. Louis, MO 63117 or the Scieroderma Foundation, Restricted Research Funds, 300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105, Danvers, MA 01923."