Category Archives: 1960

The Mississippi River – My Confidante

Posted on July 10, 2014 by darlajune

  This morning I was thinking about my life in Cape Girardeau, MO, growing up very near the Mississippi River and how special that river was to me as a child & also as a teen-ager.  There was just something … Continue reading →

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This Blog is Amazing!

Posted on October 14, 2013 by darlajune

I am so thrilled at the response of all of you reading this blog! So many childhood friends that I thought were lost to me forever have found this blog and gotten in touch after all these years. I feel … Continue reading →

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Mr Hilderman’s Grocery Store

Posted on October 11, 2013 by darlajune

There were 2 neighborhood grocery stores near my home in the 1200 block of South Sprigg; Sheepy’s (near Womack Drug Store, a few blocks away) and Hilderman’s on the corner of Ranney & Hackberry. Hilderman’s was only one block from … Continue reading →

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Anybody Else Remember the Aluminum Christmas Tree?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by darlajune

When we moved to South Sprigg Street in the late 50’s, the new fad for Christmas at that time was the ALUMINUM CHRISTMAS TREE. We had one. We also had the light that sat next to it on the floor … Continue reading →

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My Pet Chicken and His/Her Early Demise (Update 12/9/11: New Info Reported)

Posted on December 8, 2011 by darlajune

  Ken Steinhoff’s article today about chickens (click here to read his article) brought back memories of the pet chicken I had when I was living on South Sprigg Street. Many of you have heard me tell this story so … Continue reading →

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A Tree Tried to Kill Me

Posted on November 22, 2011 by darlajune

One of my favorite places to be when I was a kid was in a tree. One of my neighborhood friends had a pretty good climbing tree. One summer day I climbed up on the biggest branch I could find … Continue reading →

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His Name Was Mr. Jesse Harris

Posted on November 22, 2011 by darlajune

I posted an article last month about a man called Sam, who often walked through the old South Sprigg neighborhood. He was the subject of false rumors spread by the adults who lived there, simply because he was a black … Continue reading →

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A Mosquito Bite Made an Invalid Out of Me (Temporarily)

Posted on October 12, 2011 by darlajune

The summer I turned 11, a health problem developed involving my blood and my kidneys. It all started out with a mosquito bite on my ankle. It itched, I scratched it, and of course the skin was broken and a … Continue reading →

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Does Anyone Remember a Man Named Sam?

Posted on October 9, 2011 by darlajune

Does anyone else from the Sprigg Street neighborhood remember an African-Amercan man named Sam? He had mostly white hair from what I could see, although he always had on a hat with a droopy brim. He always had a pole … Continue reading →

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Jack Kennedy Maupin – born 1960

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Mark

The following article was written by my younger brother, Mark, at my request. Thanks, Mark, for this article about our baby brother, Jack (aka Jackie Boo-Boo). My sister, Darla, asked me to write an article or two for her blog … Continue reading →

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