Welcome to Sprigg Street Memories! My name is Darla June Franklin. My maiden name was Yow.
This blog will be my place to re-live old memories and introduce you to the people who lived near me in the South Sprigg Street neighborhood of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, during the late 1950's and early 1960's. Hopefully you may find my memories entertaining or informative. Maybe you have some memories or photos from that neighborhood and time also. If so, I hope that you will share them with me and also with others who may happen to visit this blog. You may leave a comment or email me at darlayow@gmail.com-
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The Mississippi River – My Confidante
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
Posted in 1960, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Sprigg Street
Tagged Cape Girardeau Missouri, Mississippi, Mississippi River
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Mr Hilderman’s Grocery Store
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
Posted in 1960, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Neighbors, Ranney Street, South Cape, Sprigg Street
Tagged bologna sandwich, Cape Girardeau Missouri, grocery store, hackberry, hilderman, penny candy, ranney, Sheepy, soda bottles, stafford, womack drug
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Back at the keyboard again
Well, I am back again. I have been on an extended hiatus for many reasons, health being one of them. But this morning, I called my unofficial blog mentor, Ken Steinhoff, and he gave me my marching orders. He said … Continue reading
His Name Was Mr. Jesse Harris
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
Posted in 1960, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, racism, Ranney Street
Tagged Cape Girardeau Missouri, Jesse Harris
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Does Anyone Remember a Man Named Sam?
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
Posted in 1960, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Neighbors, racism, Ranney Street, Sprigg Street
Tagged Cape Girardeau Missouri, hobos, ranney, Sam, sprigg street
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The Webers – Part 2
(continued from 8/26/2011) Yesterday I wrote about meeting and becoming acquainted with Mary Weber, one of the neighbors of the South Sprigg Street neighborhood where I grew up. The beginning of our relationship was somewhat traumatizing for me as a … Continue reading
Posted in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Neighbors, Sprigg Street
Tagged Cape Girardeau Missouri, muscular dystrophy, weber
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The Seabaughs and Sitting on the Roof in the Summertime
The Seabaughs were our next door neighbors on South Sprigg. The parents were Virgil & Maggie. Virgil was a stout man with brown hair and a round face who seemed to always be smiling or else concentrating on his … Continue reading
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