Category Archives: Missouri

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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The Dillinghams and Watching The Beatles on Ed Sullivan

Posted on September 19, 2011 by darlajune

The Dillinghams were another surrogate family to me. I had such great times with them especially in the summertime. The father, Galvin, was a truck driver who drove all week and was home on weekends most of the time. The … Continue reading →

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‘Living in Smelterville’ Written by a Reader of Sprigg Street Memories

Posted on September 13, 2011 by darlajune

American Environmental Photographs Collection, [AEP Image Number, e.g., AEP-MIN73], Department of Special Collections, University of Chicago Library. The above photo, although not taken in Cape, looks familiar to those who lived in or near Smelterville. The main difference between what … Continue reading →

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Final article on “Lies” – Part 4

Posted on September 9, 2011 by darlajune

I always want that ‘happily ever after” ending that Disney portrayed in his fairytale movies. Cinderella was poor and mistreated but ended up a princess; Snow White was hated and murdered, but came alive again; Sleeping Beauty was cursed, then … Continue reading →

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Disclaimer: For Anyone Offended by My Use of the Word ‘Lies’

Posted on September 6, 2011 by darlajune

“To be clear, my mother would never purposely teach me a lie. I use the word lie because it refers to an untruth; my mother’s motivation was not to lie to me but she did pass on untruths unknowingly.” The … Continue reading →

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