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From: Ibdavis7841
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Sent: 6/22/2009 6:29:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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YES, FAIRY LOOPS. I REMEMBER THE SHIRTS FALLING APART!!!!!! SPEAKING OF FAIRIES, THERE MUST HAVE BEEN GAYS AMONGST THE REST OF US HETEROS. ISN'T IT A SHAME THAT PEOPLE COULDN'T BE WHO THEY WERE AT THAT TIME & ALSO THRU H.S. THANK GOODNESS, TIMES HAVE CHANGED. BUT NOT ENOUGH.
AGAIN, PETE, I SO ENJOYED SPEAKING WITH YOU ON THE PHONE. STILL GETTING EM'S FROM FOLKS FROM BACK THEN & RESPONDING. THIS IS SOMEWHAT MELANCHOLY FOR ME.
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| On Banking day at Solis Cohen, I was the school teller for one year. the accounts were at PSFS Bank. |
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Sent: 6/22/2009 6:10:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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I was in Mrs' Kahan's class the day JFK was shot. We were on a field trip to the library. One of the librarians whispered something to Mrs. Kahan and we left. We were walking back to school wnd a woman was screming from her window. Mrs. Kahan told me (teacher's pet) to run ahead and get out the giant radio. Then we listened to it. Was anybody out there in my class?
Bob Tengood
Bob Tengood
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Sent: 6/22/2009 5:28:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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Pete,
I still remember every word of the 6th grade graduation song we sang at Rhawnhurst and it has carried me through many a dark time. The song was 'You Never Walk Alone'
Donna Sherer Burn
May the blessings and favor of the Lord be on you and yours!
When you are down to nothing, God is up to something!
In God We Trust!
Donna
Donna,
I vividly remember singing that song at Solis Cohen. I can't recall if it was in Glee Club (chorus / choir) or in one of my classes. I agree. It was and still is a very inspirational song. I believe it is from Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical Carousel
Pete
ps.. here are the lyrics
When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm
Is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on walk on with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone
Walk on walk on with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm
Is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on walk on with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone
Walk on walk on with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone
From: hareres@hotmail.com Paula Hoffman Gibson
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Sent: 6/22/2009 4:27:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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be able to go back to the time of being a little kid again.
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Sent: 6/22/2009 2:48:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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Appreciate your help. Not sure who handles this but would like to get my email address removed from this list or blog.
Thanks
Rick Pravdo No problem Rick. I'll take care of it.
Pete
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Sent: 6/22/2009 1:34:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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I had Mr. Feldman in fourth grade too! He was strict but I loved him--and those every-month field trips and parties! I truly believe I learned more on those field trips than anything else in school (although I do know the difference between deserts and desserts--ha ha :-) ). I also had Mr. Rizzo in 5th. He was a lot easier and on the surface more fun than Feldman but I learned much more from Mr. F and have always appreciated and respected him. Here were my other teachers:
K - Mrs. Magill (?)-- Loved her and kindergarten was my favorite grade. Fingerpainting ROCKED! School kinda went downhill for me after that :-)
1st - Mrs. Stern -- hated her--she scared me (and scarred me--I still can't do math! lol). She truly lived up to her name!
2nd - Mrs. McNamara -- my favorite teacher. She was so kind--very patient and loving. Gave me a bottle of perfume for Christmas which slipped out of its box on the way home and shattered on the sidewalk. I was shattered too and still haven't quite gotten over it, though therapy is helping '-).
3rd - Miss Shehe (not Catherine--her sister--Margaret I think)-- she was pretty good but I hated those multiplication tables! You gotta love the name though.
4th - Mr. Feldman :-)
5th - Mr. Rizzo ;-)
6th - Mrs. Bell -- learned a lot about Science from her (her favorite subject)--hurricanes and tornados, etc.-- but I remember she played favorites and unfortunately I was not her "pet." I also remember the May Day parade and the Maypole Dance we put on. And I was one of the "Queen's Court."
7th - Bell, Stott and Kahn (?) - Hated Stott--another "Mrs. Stern." Plus she was the math teacher, so there you go... Kahn was nice. She was the Social Studies teacher as I recall. And Bell did Science.
Remember Mr. Blumberg our principal? I worked in his office for a while (don't remember how I got that gig). I remember him being very kind. I learned to spell principal because he was our "pal."
Anyone remember a play about a queen and a pot of gold? It was a "mystery" and the clue to finding the gold was "top fo dlog." I think I originally had the lead role as the queen but got sick and was out for a week. So they replaced me and I got a silly singing part instead. So much for my theatrical career.
I too remember the bell and flute club (thanks for jogging my memory--I'd forgotten that! Didn't Mrs. Bell run that?) and the PSFS savings club. I remember cards, not a bank, where your filled up the slots with quarters, dimes, nickels, etc. When it was full you turned it in and got a passbook. Or was that for something else? CUDOS for the person who said it helped pay for her honeymoon! Wow! You must have been some saver! I probably spent mine at Kresges on a Cupie Doll, a Hula Hoop or an outfit for my original ponytailed Barbie (sure wish I had saved that!).
Smiles!
Bev Spooner (nee Mandell)
Hi Bev,
Question. Do you remember what "note" you were in Mr' Feldman's bottle orchestra?
Pete
From: Coachjoel
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Sent: 6/22/2009 1:06:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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Hi Everyone,
I was in My Meyerov's class in 5th grade and he was an amazing teacher. He is still alive and was at J Hampton Moore School's 50th reunion several years ago. He still looks the same, no kidding. His father was a famous musician and song writer. He helped Frank Loesser write Guys and Dolls...for real. He used to talk about his dad all the time. Remember he signed our year books with a watercolor drawing of a pirate ship? I still have my J H Moore autograph book. Does anyone else? Caryn Leader signed it as well as Kenny Patrick, Cheryl Korman, Arlene Levitt( we're still friends!), Scott Cherry, Sharon Frank and a bunch of others. I had Miss Ronaghan in 6th grade. She was wonderful too. She had a pink piano in her classroom. I do remember the song books. They were amazing. When I think of the songs they had us sing it's unbelievable.....show tunes, songs by Rogers and Hart, Gershwin, Lerner and Lowe.... Can you just see that happening in today's elem. schools???? Not a chance. OMG< I really sound old.
In 6th grade our class put on a Japanese show. Miss R. taught us all about her trips to Mexico, the Orient, etc. I still have a history report I did for her on The Middle Ages.
Moore was a really good school. I have terrific memories of my years there.
I have my KG photo from Mrs Neibaurer's class. We were supposed to have Mrs Weiss , but she was ill so we had Mrs N as a long term sub. I went afternoons from Jan to June 1957. My classmates included Susan Seidleman the movie director who directed Suddenly Seeking Susan with Madonna. Susan lived at 1018 Kerper. Also in my class were Mona Mitchell, Gail Newman(we are still very close friends), Lisa Black, Lisa Weiss, Roy Goldman, Scott Cherry, Ana Maria Chiavala, Frank Lopresti, Fred Morrison, Larry Inver, and a whole bunch of others.
Toby Shaffer Shpigel
From: SISKOSKI (Jackie Seckinger Siskoski)
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Sent: 6/22/2009 10:51:06 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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Hi Alan
I too grew up in West Philly.My father had a funeral parlor on the corner of 51st & Chestnut,it's still a funeral parlor.My father was 55 when I was born,a survivor of Terezin & Auschwitz,he lost his entire family including his first 3 children.We moved to Jersey when I was 10,we only lived there for a year,the people in the neighborhood weren't fond of Jews.We moved to the Northeast when I was 11.I went to a private school until 10th grade when I transferred to Northeast.High school was difficult for me,I never felt as if I fit in.All the other kids had gone to elementary and junior high together and had formed groups that were hard to get in.I pretty much hung out with some kids who had transferred from Catholic schools.How amazing it is to me that after 40 years and a really good life,memories of high school are still a little painful.
Jackie Seckinger
Hi Jackie,
I never knew your father was a holocaust survivor. My parents were survivors too. It's very sad and unfortunate that you went through that painful experience of feeling that you didn't fit in. It sounds like you were able to overcome those difficulties and adapt later in your life.
Pete
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Sent: 6/22/2009 10:36:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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Sent: 6/22/2009 10:00:06 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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Hi to Ed and all the people he mentioned from Spruance.
Sandi Levin Cherenack
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Sent: 6/22/2009 8:04:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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I was also a graduate of Carnell. My favorite teacher was Mrs. Ashford. I remember Mr O'Connor. He probably hid the booze in the closet where he kept the equipment locked up. The school song I remember went like this:
HIGH ABOVE THE CITY ROOFTOPS
THERE'S AN AWEFUL SMELL
PEOPLE THINK IT IS THE GARBAGE
BUT IT IS CARNELL
As we grew up, Tarken was second home to many of us.
Thank you,
Bruce Levin
Bruce Levin
From: Ibdavis7841 (Dell Davis)
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Sent: 6/22/2009 8:02:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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Hey, Pete. Just got finished em'ing some old friends thanks to the posts you fw. Please keep these things on the current blog. All my friends are urging me to do the Facebook thing & somehow I'm getting by without it.
You know, as I'm doing other things, thoughts keep coming to me about way back when. Alright, I've got some more topics: madras, "fruit" loops- those little tabs on the back of button down shirts that we used to pull off of each other, girls will remember tweedy dress, John Romain & Etienne Aignier pocketbooks & headbands, Ladybug/Villager. More will come to me, you lucky devil. Alright, I'll give it a rest (and you, too). I know I already promised that to you. Not a woman of my word, it seems. But you are a man of yours, you didn't post the part I asked you not to & thanks.
Me
Dell,
We called the little tabs on the back of button down shirts "fairy" loops. Every once in a while, the shirt would actually rip when someone pulled off the fairy loop
Pete
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Sent: 6/22/2009 7:44:04 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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Don't remember too much about elementary school at Moore, but have fond memories of summer basketball at Tarken and playing for OCJCC. Back then everyone called me Nevada (People would call my house and ask for Nevada). Living now in California
Mark Laskin
Mark Laskin
Hey Nevada,
It's great to hear from you. A few of our classmates live out there in California. I hope you will be able to join us to celebrate our 40 year reunion in October.
Pete
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so cool to find eddie hoffman! He and I disc jockeyed a dance at a Temple Sholom USY dance
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This is so cool, going through all of the old memories. I remember Tarken playground, but they only had showers. If you wanted to swim you had to hike it over to Max Meyers.
Yes, I remember Mrs. Lipschutz at Carnell. I remember reading the Bible in the autotorium. That's where I learned the 23rd Psalm. I do remember where I was when Kennedy was shot. We were having parent visitation (at Fels Jr. High) and I was a usher. I remember feeling hopeless.
How about the first space ship? (I don't even remember when that was.) I do remember we all gathered around a small black and white TV.
I used to go to the Benner Movies on Saturday afternoons. You could stay for hours. Candy in the vending machine was 5 cents.
I'll see you in October!
Debbie (Brian) Morrissey
Living in St. Louis County, MO
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From: eileenjy@gmail.com
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Sent: 6/21/2009 9:43:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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Special hi back to Mike Jacobs. I'm pretty sure I sat next to you in Miss Ronaghan's class--right side of the room, first row.
The day Kennedy was shot I was in class at Fels in 7th grade. I think I was sitting in Miss Ostheimer's class--were we sent to homeroom? They made an overhead announcement at about 1 pm
and everyone at school was sent home. My piano teacher, a wonderful man in his 60's, died one week later. In February the Beatles showed up on Ed Sullivan. In March my father died. Very strange year for me.
Memories for others?
Eileen Masover
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From: yathinkk@hotmail.com Appel, Ilene (Katen)
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I also went to Carnell. I had Mrs. Ashton for kinder and Mr. O'Conner for gym. Also walked with a slew of kids to school. I lived on Hale St and we had tons of kids on our block. Great Stuff.... ---------- Sent from AT&T's Wireless network using Mobile Email
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From: Ibdavis7841
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Sent: 6/22/2009 7:16:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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Pete, You know what? Reading these is also time-consuming! Find myself saying Oh My God out loud frequently: from familiar names & memories. Most of the memories are LOL'ers, others sorta sad.
D
From: Ibdavis7841
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Sent: 6/22/2009 6:57:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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Pete, I thought about this, too. Feel like I'm monopolizing the floor & your time. Gonna give you back your life for a few days. You better pray for sun so I can get outside & do some gardening & get some exercise. This rain is ugh!
D
Dell,
Don't feel that way. You've started something and many classmates are now engaged in reminicing about our collective childhood.
Pete
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Sent: 6/22/2009 12:32:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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Eileen,
I too went Moore.
I also remembering calling you "Sugy"
I think, we were even in Brownies & Girl Scouts together.
And, I had been thinking about the assemblies we had each week.
We would all bring our Composition Notebooks with the mimeographed songs in them.
And, the entire auditorium would all sing together.
Now that Mike has posted a Moore "PM" kindergarten photo - I would love to see our "AM" photo
And, yes Pete we went Memories last Sat. night, too
Missed you...
We had some folks from our class and lots of other familiar faces
Working on our reunion and reading all of the memory jogging e-mails is great
Looking forward to seeing so many classmates and catching up in person
And, as for the day Kennedy was assassinated- I was at Fels in the 7th grade in Mr. Norsoph's class.
I had him for Science and he was also my homeroom teacher.
He was the nicest. He was also a pharmacist (at Rhawn and the Blvd.)
Barbara Lewis Baxt
I too went Moore.
I also remembering calling you "Sugy"
I think, we were even in Brownies & Girl Scouts together.
And, I had been thinking about the assemblies we had each week.
We would all bring our Composition Notebooks with the mimeographed songs in them.
And, the entire auditorium would all sing together.
Now that Mike has posted a Moore "PM" kindergarten photo - I would love to see our "AM" photo
And, yes Pete we went Memories last Sat. night, too
Missed you...
We had some folks from our class and lots of other familiar faces
Working on our reunion and reading all of the memory jogging e-mails is great
Looking forward to seeing so many classmates and catching up in person
And, as for the day Kennedy was assassinated- I was at Fels in the 7th grade in Mr. Norsoph's class.
I had him for Science and he was also my homeroom teacher.
He was the nicest. He was also a pharmacist (at Rhawn and the Blvd.)
Barbara Lewis Baxt
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Sent: 6/22/2009 12:20:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
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Hi Everyone,
just thought I would add a little to the conversation. Do you know that Fels has been condemned and is being torn down? My ex- husband's wife works there and she told me the situation had gotten so bad that the second floor had been off limits for a while. Last day of school is the last of fels. The NEW FELS is on the site of the old JFK hospital. Classes start in the fall.
The Solis Cohen memories are great. I can still see Mr. Bolton running out the room crying. It was the first time I had seen a grown man show that kind of emotion.
My brother still lives in my parent's old house on Kindred Street. And while I have tried to convince him otherwise, he is taking my niece out of private school and sending her to our alma mater starting in September. She is in the magnet school.
As for the "OLD KING GEORGE " quote ... wasn't that a line from a song the Mr. Feldman taught in 4th grade? I never had Mr. Meyerov.
Some other Solis-Cohen teacher memories, Mrs Zallas (math was the sports team averages, especially the Phillies), Miss Cerino, the blonde haired pony-tailed teacher. I feared her almost as much as Miss Levin in 1st grade, but she forced me to have the legible handwriting I have today.
Well, keep up the memories. Oh, and Arlene, I remember your father delivering the bagels to our house every Sunday morning.
Sandi Bergman
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Dear Dell; I remember you from Solis Cohen and also from Camp council. I believe we were in the same bunk at CC camp. You may remember me from my brother the Famous Bob's Water Ice. We just had a wonderful reunion for Camp Council this past Memorial Day weekend at Camp Golden Slipper. There were many girls that went to Camp Council there and it was great. We have been doing this weekend for the past 4 years. There will be another gathering for the Camp Council Girls in August. Please e mail me and let me know if you are interested in more info about Camp Council Girls. I will be going to the NE Class of 69 reunion in October. Keep in touch, Brenda Weiser Cohen |
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Hi fellow Ne'ers.It's so much fun reviewing all of the memories listed in the e-mails. This is Miriam(Meles)Piatetsky.I attended Moore,Fels and NE.Where have the last 40 years gone, since we all said good bye to the "noble school standing on a busy city street?"Some memories are ever so vivid and others---------------well, they've sort of faded with my youth. At Moore, a yucky memory is going to the nurse's office for the annual weigh in.Oh, how I hated when they announced your weight out loud for all of your friends to hear.(chubby children hated that).How about trying to squeeze your way onto the bus going to Fels when it was already over-packed when it arrived at Loretto and Unruh?(please Mr Bus Driver----you can stop and squeeze on another kid).And the day that Pres Kennedy was shot----I was at an orchestra rehearsal with Mr. Yudkin.(I played violin).Everyone left school early that day----and it seemed so gloomy all the way home.And my Hebrew class at NE High was great.I took Hebrew as my language because I knew that I could ace the course.In fact, I recently saw Mr.Schachter, at a hotel down the shore during Passover.He's still feisty and on the ball.Yes, we all loved the wiggily waggily sliding board. How about that iron giraffe that you could climb inside of at Max Myers.And the pool-----------I can still smell the strong chlorine that they poured into the water.Remember when they would add chlorine and everyone had to get out of the pool? Too often that powdery stuff would blow into your eyes when they poured it into the pool if it was a little windy out.As for the kiddie t.v. shows in those days-----I was on Happy the Clown with my little brother, once.I rode on the top of Chippie the Chipmunk and my brother rode in the cart that the engine pulled. I was also on Our Gang,Pete Boyle.I entered a contest to win a puppy. You had to name the puppy and write an essay telling why you wanted to win the dog.Guess what???Yep, I won the little doggie.So, the next week they taped the program and I received the dog.It was on a Friday morning.By Monday morning, my father took the dog back(it had to be returned to the ASPCA if for some reason you couldn't keep it). I guess my parents weren't the pet owning type. I was so upset with my parents.Okay, that's it for now.I'll follow the e-mails and add more next time. Wishing everyone a safe and pleasant summer. Miriam |
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Yes, I remember Mrs. Lipschutz at Carnell. I remember reading the Bible in the autotorium. That's where I learned the 23rd Psalm. I do remember where I was when Kennedy was shot. We were having parent visitation (at Fels Jr. High) and I was a usher. I remember feeling hopeless.
How about the first space ship? (I don't even remember when that was.) I do remember we all gathered around a small black and white TV.
I used to go to the Benner Movies on Saturday afternoons. You could stay for hours. Candy in the vending machine was 5 cents.
I'll see you in October!
Debbie (Brian) Morrissey
Living in St. Louis County, MO
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Pete,
Any info. on Howard Fatell ?
I just visited Nord Zeidner in Ft. Collins, Colorado, who I became exceptionally close with in high school (he lived around the corner attended Solis, Wilson, then Central ). At one time I worked at Welsh's luncheonette and at closing time I could take the remaining coffee. I then went over Nord's house where we played ping pong, pool and worked diligently to solve the problems of the world. He left the area at aged 18 for college and never returned but we forged a bond which has stayed strong. He's a virologist working for CDC, intially trained as a veternarian and has had some interesting overseas assignments. He came to Phila. with his wife and family in 2000 to attend my son's Bar Mitzvah at the now defunct OCJCC-BI.
Best regards,
Ed Moses
I just visited Nord Zeidner in Ft. Collins, Colorado, who I became exceptionally close with in high school (he lived around the corner attended Solis, Wilson, then Central ). At one time I worked at Welsh's luncheonette and at closing time I could take the remaining coffee. I then went over Nord's house where we played ping pong, pool and worked diligently to solve the problems of the world. He left the area at aged 18 for college and never returned but we forged a bond which has stayed strong. He's a virologist working for CDC, intially trained as a veternarian and has had some interesting overseas assignments. He came to Phila. with his wife and family in 2000 to attend my son's Bar Mitzvah at the now defunct OCJCC-BI.
Best regards,
Ed Moses
Hi Ed,
I don't know what ever became of Howard Fatell. It would be interesting to be able to reconnect with him now.
Pete
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The day Kennedy was shot I was in class at Fels in 7th grade. I think I was sitting in Miss Ostheimer's class--were we sent to homeroom? They made an overhead announcement at about 1 pm
and everyone at school was sent home. My piano teacher, a wonderful man in his 60's, died one week later. In February the Beatles showed up on Ed Sullivan. In March my father died. Very strange year for me.
Memories for others?
Eileen Masover
From: Soozie1952
To: NE69news
Sent: 6/21/2009 9:38:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Re: 5 - Elementary School Memories part 5
Hi Pete!
I am so enjoying all these recollections of the good ol' days! Allen Rosen (Hi Marlene!) wanted to know if anyone else lived in West Philly. I lived there at 61st and Catherine St and went to Bryant Elementary for Kindergarten and 1st grade. We moved from my grandparents' house there to Oakland St after that year. I knew David Brenner was from that 'hood after reading his book. He mentioned Mr. Crappy, the hardware store man. I remembered walking past his store all the time. I also remember when the church on the corner of 61st and Catherine was struck by lightening, triggering the fear of thunder and lightening I had until my late 20s.
I definitely remember where I was when Kennedy was shot. I was in 7th grade at Mayfair Elementary (yes, another move) and it was just about time for us to go to gym. But that day the gym teacher came to our room instead and was whispering something to our teacher. Her expression suddenly became very solemn and she looked like she was about to cry. The gym teacher walked us to gym and sat us in a circle. He then told us what was know at that time. I remember the first report was that Kennedy was shot while riding horse, but we soon learned that was not the case. Everyone was crying, even the boys. I remember going home after school to find my grandmother crying in front of the tv, and when my mom came home from work she was crying, too. What a sad day. By any chance does anyone recall reading a very interesting article by Truman Capote regarding Kennedy's assassination and his (?) theory that Kennedy was still alive? I wish I still had the article. I've tried a couple times to locate it on the internet but so far I haven't found it.
Hi to some of my old school friends whose names I have seen here.....Andi Horn, Paula Hoffman (Hey Pud!), Cynthia Hirch, Ed Hoffman (there were 7 of us).
Pete, I'm going to see if I can find any memorabilia filed away at Solis-Cohen. If I can dig anything up I'll let you know. Sometimes all that stuff is hidden away in boxes, but since Solis-Cohen had their 50th a couple years or so ago maybe those memories aren't buried too deep.
Susan (Hoffman) Klassman
From: mshapiro10@comcast.net
To: NE69news@aol.com
Sent: 6/21/2009 9:24:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: - Elementary School Memories
Hello ALL,
Cynthia I may know who you are married to. What is his 1st name? Did he live on Tyson Street? Did anyone in cyberspace go to Crossan Elementary school? Susan Miller from our class is the secretary there now. Ellen that knew Barbara L. - chance you by any chance update us on how she is doing? The "FAT" man being referred to as Dean Allen was Mr. Simpson. His sidekick Melvin McMasters with the large forehead eventually became principal at Masterman and has since retired.
I remember the Polar Cub. How about Saturday's at the Cavalier on Cottman Street????? Allan did you know Sally Starr was a whore? My father and uncle did. Carol Mac Millian that graduated with us won a HUGE treasure chest of toys from her show by sending in a Good & Plenty wrapper. I bought a Sally Starr doll a few years ago to add to my icon doll collection. I also saw her at The American Cowboy Bat about 10 years ago. Her house had burnt down many years ago and she is looking to get her memorabilia back if anyone has any. I also saw Soupy Sales and Clarabelle. I saw Buffalo Bob at the Antique Show in Atlantic City about 12 years ago. And I got all their autographs too! Lucky me....
I remember the sugar cube polio treats too...I got mine at NE High School. I loved the slide at Max Myers but my local playground was Jardel and the Halloween parties they had there where you got to touch brains, eye balls etc , as well as the hula hoop contests. In the summer they would have arts & crafts. I took dancing lesson there for $.25 with Carol Macmillan, Ginger Garten, Marilyn Kowalic and Helen Reese. Ginger went on to become a dance major at Boston University. I remember a truck being parked outside there and after swimming you would get a $.10 water ice and a $.05 pretzel.
Anyone with family or relatives in the NE please let me know when they want to move. I love to collect old memorabilia as the reunion committee can attest to. Also if they have old items or beach tags from AC please keep me in mind. I love what Wendy Goldman's mom gave me.
Cheers to the "Good Old day,"
Mimi
Leon have you been able to locate Stanley Fields in Oregon so we can take him off the missing list?
From: yathinkk@hotmail.com Appel, Ilene (Katen)
To: NE69news@aol.com
Sent: 6/21/2009 9:17:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Re: 5 - Elementary School Memories part 5
From: chayosi@comcast.net (Arlene Myzner)
To: nehs1969@gmail.com
Sent: 6/21/2009 9:10:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Re: Great to see you
Hi Eileen,
I was so happy to hear from you. Yes, I am planning on going to our class reunion in October. I moved to Florida in 1982 and have been living in Jacksonville for the last 22 years. Do you know if Roz Katz is going to this reunion? Also who else?
Regards,
Arlene
I was so happy to hear from you. Yes, I am planning on going to our class reunion in October. I moved to Florida in 1982 and have been living in Jacksonville for the last 22 years. Do you know if Roz Katz is going to this reunion? Also who else?
Regards,
Arlene
From: rich1maga@yahoo.com
To: NE69news@aol.com
Sent: 6/21/2009 8:51:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Re: 4 - Elementary School Memories part 4
I am really enjoying reading all of the "Elementary School Memories".. I would love to hear f more of the Spruance Memories. Wondering if we could get this going with Level 2 and bring in "Middle School Memories " as well. I went to Fels and haven't heard too much mention of that school yet. Rich Magaziner |
We need some graduates of Spruance and Fels to volunteer and submit their memories into our discussion. I'll offer an incentive. I promise to buy a cosmopolitan at our 40 year reunion for anyone who ignites a discussion about Spruance and Fels.
Pete
Posted by ne69news
at 8:26 PM EDT
Updated: 06/27/2009 11:31 AM EDT
