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BROOKLYN EAGLE, SEPT. 20, 1953 43 BESS C23 K523I (CESSER REPAIR YOUR HOME I BRIDGE Harry J. Roth Phone for FREE ESTIMATE OLD TIMERS No down payment New low pricei 04 r-TAylor-i L7-7671J Few people realize that cancer No. 2 killer of children up to the age of fourteen years, and it is headed only by accidents. This was brought to 1 I PAINTING CARPENTRY ROOFING SIDING BATHROOMS PLASTERING "a CONSTRUCTION BASEMENTS a KITCHENS ALTERATIONS CONVERSIONS 1 TO 2 -FAMILY the attention of the bridge players in the Metropolitan area by 1 (1 o4 's 1 Old Timer Irate About Recent Squatters Letters VIOLATIONS REMOVED ruirnntM to rrwmln boiuu nt mutlple dwH-Irass.

Fire escape, sprinkler systems, bathroom ventilation, cellar enclosures, cellar eelUwrs tif retarded. Bulldlnc Permits included. Reasonable prtoas. the late William E. McKenney and for many years the Children's Cancer Ward at Memorial Hospital was i pet AT VERY LOW PRICES! I r.

charity. They ran tournaments up 5 YEARS TO PAY NO DOWN PAYMENT No Pijrnent till Dk. lit IMMEDIATE SERVICE AT LOW PRICES! MORE THAN 6.SUO SATISFIED CUSTOMERS! BEST BUILDING MATERIALS USED! RELIABLE WORK ASSURED! tne wara. jaier on wis worn was continued by Leo Leven-tritt and when, he passed away the Children's Memorial Can CHECK THE WORK YOU NEED DONE! cer Fund, was established and is now carrying on this work. Although bridge is still very helpful their important fund raising activity is the annual Fan Ball held at the Plazai Hotel.

Last year's ball raised Editor Old Timers: I must deny with all the emphasis that I can command, the unfair, untrue and prejudiced statements of those who claim that the homes of those who lived on the border of the Old Boulevard, were built of old packing boxes, patched with pieces of tin and corrugated iron. This view was sub-Kcribed to by three persons, Mrs. Doughty, Mrs. Sivin and a Mr. Rogers, who gave very inaccurate statements.

First, that St. Matthew's Church was built on an area known as Pig Town, whereas this locality is miles away behind the county buildings. Second, that the same situation existed as to the homes of those who lived in the locality of Park Place and Classon Ave. I lived in this $62,250 for the children's unit bwt and President Eisenhower made a surprise visit to the affair. This year the ball will Violations Removed CONEY ISLAND CYCLE PATH Scene shows ceremonies at opening of Coney Islcnd bicycle path in 1895.

Note particularly the ogility displayed by the bike-riaing horn-tooters. Styles of almost everything else have changed since then, but bikes look the same. be held on Nov. 16th at the Plaza and the committee ex Architect on Staff Sprinklers, Fire Escape Fireproofing pects to exceed the amount raised last year. Alfred P.

Sloan has Convert 1 Family to 2, Etc. Finished Basements Attics I donated a Cadillac car that will be awarded to the lucky ticket- Texas Bronc Buster Thrown7 by Boro Bus holder and the car is now being ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS Cement Brick Work Bathrooms, Kitchen Plastering Carpentry displayed at the Cadillac show SAVE money with textured finish. A beautiful' ARMOR -LIKE re-turf ocer that is fused on to your home under powerful presiure. 10-YEAR GUARANTEE AGAINST CRACKING PEELING AND CHIPPING BY Caretaker Killed Two Kidnapers Of Charley Ross locality for over 65 years and I want to say that the same room at Flatbush and 8th Aves. Mrs.

Ruth Hamp, representing hornets and landmarks are there MtaimHsssi K2Q ss wken I was a boy. Now en Editor Old Timers: the Childrens Fund is stationed there and will be glad to ters Mr. Rogers with his very Back in the days when George (Bunny) Werner was a AMERICAN SEAL PAINT CO. EST. 1851.

kind and condescending assur youngster, the fine homes of Bennett, Bergen, DeNyse, Van Brunt, Wardell and other early settlers were scattered through 1 give any information regarding the ball and has tickets available to anyone who wants them. Charley Ross Kidnaping Case story, as told by George si ance inviting me to walk around my old neighborhood I have known as man and boy for over 65 years. Alright, Mr. Werner: Here is a deal that was beautiful Bay Ridge. West of 2nd Ave.

on 69th St. was the hotel known as the "Old Homestead," where on evenings the men would gather to discuss matters of interest to the com played ten times in a local du-i "My father and a few friends were chatting with Mr. Scott, Koeers. walk with me and I munity. plicate game.

Every declarer was In a heart contract played will show you that you don't know what you are talking who at that time was caretaker by North. Some were in four Over in Flatlands, the Kouwenhoven family, close relatives to the Werners, did much to develop that section. The famed about. for the Van Bunt estate on Shore Road and 85th St. They ROOFING Free Estimate I and a couple of pairs were in six.

Nine of the declarers won You say Douglass St. is now Cropsey family spread Its good influence throughout the Town Shingling, Siding, Roofing Insulation, Weather-stripping were standing at the bar of the Old Homestead Hotel on 69th 11 tricks and only one North player took 12. See if you PRESSURKOTE RE-SURFACER of New Utrecht. As I write this I wonder how many of George Werner's friends still reside in Bay Ridge and can recall the time Bunny and one of his pals, named Ben Lyons, decided they wanted to lead the wild free life of cowboys and hit the V( known as Lincoln Place. Douglass St.

was not or ever known as Lincoln Place. We will start at Henry Malstead's on the corner, next is the three-story would have found the correct west of 2nd Ave. Waterproofing Aluminum Storm Windows Metal Celotex Ceilings entile Floors, Iron Rail "My father had just remarked that it was time to be getting Contains the two indestructible minerals asbestos and mica and is air-blasted directly to the surface, quickly drying to a colorful textured finish, equal in thickness to 20 coats of paint. trail for the wild and woolv west. line of play.

AK4 CJKQ8653 OAK6S A None along, when two men, strangers in that section, came In and Buffalo Bill Cody had sown the seed in their minds when he brought his Congress of Rough Riders to Ambrose Park ordered drinks. Mr. Scott, know Decorator Colors can lie Applied to back in 1895. Young Werner got the nickname Bunny be ing that the Van Brunt people cause of his speed on the football field. He could cover ground like a scared Jackrabbit whenever he had a football tucked 4.10853 ij None 0Q84 AJ8752 0975 4Q10643 ROOFING SHINGLING INSULATION SIDING BUILDING CLEANING EASY CREDIT TERMS NO MONEY DOWN UP TO 3 YEARS TO PAY AAA AVC0 CONSTRUCTION CORP.

ULster 2-4252 under his arm and eager tacklers sought to bring him down were not at home, voiced the suspicion that the strangers might be prowlers or, worse, as the newcomers finished their drinks and left. Accordingly, Bunny Werner and Ben Lyons made it out to Texas the hard way. Ben Lyons remained in Texas, while Bunny rode A 3962 10 1 K9 the wide open spaces of the West until he met the girl of his Mr. Scott my father and two for the van Brunt estate on others followed at a discreet heart. Then and there Bunny decided to homestead in Wy apartment, the two-story and basement frame house of the Hannas," next Mr.

Sweeny and his daughter, who was engaged to Bob Moran, a reporter on the N. Y. Herald; the two beautiful Degan girls and their mother; then Eddie Costello end his mother; Voltz's tailor shop, his son Gus, who afterward was a civil engineer in the Department of Plants and Structure; then came Joey Fo-gel's little candy store. Then Degraw now known as Lincoln Place. This street was cut through only from Washington Ave.

to Classon, Ave. On Degraw St. lived the O'Haras. Pete and Jack were policemen, one a bicycle and the other a mounted. The oldest O'Hara girl married George Beatty, a prominent contractor and builder.

oming. The longing for his old town and old friends never North is the declarer and the distance. left him, for on June 23d of this year I received a telegram PAINTING Free Estimate Outside Scaffold Work I contract was six heart. East led the ace of clubs, which, of -1 Rmlriinirt Stprnn Cleaned from my old friend which went as follows: "Will be at Larry DeLuca's place, 69th St. 3d Ave.

Wednesday nine a.m. Meet course, was ruffed in the Pointing and Caulking SAVE UP TO 50 North hand. The ace of trumps "They learned that the two strangers had a small boat tied up at the water's edge, which they entered and set off in a southerly direction. As they headed in the direction of the Van Brunt home, Mr. Scott me there.

Reply collect Bunny George Werner care Mrs V. K. Lenehan, 7502 Ridge Boulevard." on your fuel oil bill with a new At DeLuca's place, on that Wednesday, Bunny was waiting for me. Bill Fay and he were chatting when I arrived. Bill was knocked out and a neart return was taken in the South hand.

Now here Is where the players who lost their contract went wrong. They all led the king of clubs and discarded a Mm, feared they might land and at Fay, long time resident of Old Bay Ridge, is an old buddy of GENERAL ELECTRIC tempt to loot his employers ours. Mr. Fay is captain ot ronce tor tne Moore-McuormacK house, so he and his compan Lines in New York. I'll leave it to your imagination as to the spade from the North hand.

ions hurried along the road that What was wrong with that happy reTinion we had at Larry's place. Larry DeLuca was in on it too, for Larry is, and has been, a barber in Bay Ridge OIL BURNER play is that it was too early for Now, Mr. Rogers, don't let declarer to know what is his ran parallel with the coast line. "When they arrived at the Van Brunt home they hid behind some bushes just in time to see the two men come up out of test discard. It is true they us hear you say he lived in a bhack he might pin your ears back.

When I first knew Packy Corrigan he lived on the 6econd floor over Curran's store on Franklin at St. for over fifty years. "I keep in touch with Brooklyn through the Brooklyn Eagle," Bunny said. "You're an Old Timer here, Paddy, be my guide while I'm here. I sure would like to meet some of the folks whom I know by name through the columns of the Old Timers in the Eagle.

I have already called on Henry didn't lose a spade but when they took the diamond finesse the slam contract was lost and the North-South pairs who NO DOWN PAYMENT 3 YEARS TO PAY Pay Nothing Till November! the cellar door of the old home. Caretaker Scott was armed, and mm Oil Burners Free Estimate 1 All Famous Make Burner Steam Heat Systems Increased Water Pressure I called out to them and ordered them to surrender. The house stopped at game only took eleven tricks. Liberal Lies and introduced myself. He took me over to the old car Trade-in Allowance for your old breakers decided to put up a jima j.i hi t.

'ii 1 1 i The correct line of play was TTT JI 1 71 TVI 1 1 lilITI PICKPOCKET FURNACE" very simple. North must layi fight, and Mr. Scott shot both men, killing one instantly and critically wounding the other. barns at 58th St. and 3d Ave.

Hell, there's no more trolley-cars there, it don't look the same to me." "Lies remembered old Bay View Park and the daisy field GuirantHrfJ Reiulv timid and nitind deliver lei aft where you and the rest of us used to play that gentle game The wounded man name was Mosher, and he lived long down the ace and king of one of his suits and hope that a queen drops. And, because diamonds was the only suit you could take a finesse, you must can TOOAT TW Frtt Horn. Haalini Siirveyl of Shinny. He has his butcher business to look after, and it TAylor enough to tell Mr. Scott in My Father's Hearing.

Do not look was kind of him to take time out and show me around. If you CONVERSION UNITS Marks Aves. He was a hard working hod carrier; his son, Packy, married the Ryan girl and lived on St. Marks Ave. at the rear of the German Memorial Hospital.

Both the Cor-rigans and Ryans paid rent for their homes Old Mr. Corrigan died years before the subway was even thought of. However, as the Corrigans and Ryans lived on Degraw what did the subway have to do with their moving? My critic from the Seventh Ward has added to his description that the area was littered with broken bottles, rusty tin cans and alll can find time to take me around, I'll give you and Brooklyn any further for Charley Ross. Call HY.3 700S Historian Jamie Kelly a true and interesting account of the INSTALLED GUARANTEED He is dead. And the woman in whose care he was being held Charley Ross kidnaping case.

My father was Johnny-on-the- chance the ace and king of spades first. The queen dropped. Now North was able to finesse the nine of spades in dummy and discard one diamond from the North hand on i.OO spot when caretaker Scott of the Van Brunt estate shot the 299 FOR AS LOW AS for us, we had to kill in order to protect ourselves so she wouldn't talk. 932 Utica Brooklyn 3 kidnapers as they attempted a get-away after trying to burg larize the van Brunt home." It appears that the bov, Then Bunny rattled off the names of some of the contrib the jack of spades and another; one on the king of clubs. The only loser was the ace of Charley Ross, died while they were trying to collect the ran utors to the Eagle: The Bard of Brooklyn, Clarence E.

Heller, 1 iiwW WW1. Ul-l only loser was the ace of. orti of rubbish giving the im James Mannix, Mr. Guilfoyle and Joe Brady, as proof that he followed the Old Timers page. He spoke of the lift it gave to som money, and then they killed the woman to silence her forever.

Before Mr. Scott could learn where the bodies of the 'pression that those who lived thert were shiftless, dissolute Wa supply all material: Wlra, Posts, Gates, Fittlnta, CUT IT TO EXACT SIZE aftar aoa of onr axperta aas helps yoa with vanr plans and (nrnlslMA complete Instructions for Installation. Just brinf your sketch, with slses ana we'll do the rest. hearts. Just think It over and you will agree that it wasn't too difficult to find the correct line of play on this deal.

anod with social standards on old Brooklynitea far from their own home ground. He ex-; pressed his sadness at the passing of his old friend, -Bob Ryder. After a quirk once-over my Larry DeLuca, we went over woman and boy were buried par with "Tobacco Road." AN OLD ST. TERESA BOY. Mosher expired, after confess to New York to say hello to Dan Harrington, actor and ven ing his part in the kidnaping.

The man killed instantly was triloquist of bygone days. We recalled the happy days and FREE ESTIMATES GALLAGHER AND SHEAN nights at Steins' Beach, where friend Harrington starred OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR SPECIALISTS Easy operating custom-built doors 'Garage extended with brick or wood 8x7 one-piece door named Joe Douglas. "About the turn of the cen BROOKLYN Best Sellers MATERIAL SOUGHT Editor Old Timers: in many of the afterpieces put on by Joe McKenna at the famed bathing beach that linked South Brooklyn to' Bay tury, when they were laying Sslvanflitd 2 mash, 9 ss. wire In SO ft. rolls Big Sister Etta, known to SPECIAL ii- Hiih sit.es Ridge.

Today it is known as the Army Base. Next stop we hospitalized vets in dozens of made was at Meeker Ave, in Brooklyn, to greet Bill Cooney hospitals for her work in 38 rt. 4S Hllh S24.W 3" Hish a9.9JI High ,3. S.14.0S out and widening streets at the base of Owl's Head Park, near the site of the Murphy farm, laborers uncovered the remains of a woman and small child, together with a silver buckle bringing entertainment to the The following report it based on ales last week at Abraham St Straus. Namm Loeter's and Martin's.

.50 s)accr 1 1 rn 9M On Thursday we traveled here, there, and all around town. Friday, June 25, was regular monthly meeting date at the WW Complete Slock of Ornamental Fencing Gates, including Wslk and Drirewar al SIMILAR LOW PRICES wards, is writing a book on the life and times of the famous team of Gallagher and Shean. She calls it "Positively, Kllngler home for Old Timers Jack Spelman, Charley Legge, Host Klink and yours truly. Bunny Werner was welcomed with open arms. From Klink's, Bunny and I went out to the from a child's shoe.

These were Fiction 1. Battle Cry- believed to be the bodies of! the woman and the bov de- COMPLETE LINE OF BUILDER'S HARDWARE AND PAINTS Mr. Gallagher? Absolutely, Mr. Shean!" D0Q0DC Kouwenhoven home at 5401 Kings where Bunny and one of the Kouwenhoven girls had a joyful reunion and really ficrioea Dy me aying Mosher." Werner added. She appeals to Old Timers i.

Beyond This Place Cronin J. Desiree 4. The High and the Mighty Gann who may know any stories mmm about the pair to get in touch GEORGE J. WERNER. Spotted Horse, Wyoming.

'BUCK' MALONE with her. What she is seeking -IFoJtari 5. The Dark Ange' is material which ha8 not been Time and Time Again 6. talked Old Times. Oldtimer McGoff was an interested listener.

Riding the bus back to Bay Ridge, Bunny Werner, cow-boy hat, boots, belt, and all, muttered something about it being harder to hold himself sure on the bus than it would be on a bucking bronc Cattleman Werner said, "How about giving Mr. Kelly the Charley Ross story for his records?" Down to the hall of records we went, and in the next column is the story as told to Jamie Kelly, Brooklyn Historian, by my friend, Bunny Werner. PARKER (PADDY) McGOFF ARNT WALAAS 857 54th St. UL. 4-0066 A cloud Is over Brooklyn, Ana eacn of us feels alone For we have lost one of our tjtoro Comfort HUton 7.

Too Late the Phalarope Paton 8. The Bridges at Toko-ri Michnr 9. The Deep Six Diftner 10. Come My Beloved Buck published before. ETTA ROMBOM.

38 Dahill Road PAYS TRIBUTE TO MAN WHO NEVER SAID NO Editor Old Timers: The subject seems to be about the tight rope walker in Luna Park, I have seen all finest, Joseph Buck Malone. i GOT A FLOOR PROBLEM? Here's Your Answer All Brooklyn will remember 1 His individual wav: SEEKS SCHOOLMATES FROM P. S. 93 AND 134 The way he would exnress General Editor Old Timers: those things in Coney Island, himself In what he had to say. I read your Old Timers news but have you Old Timers for These were my ancestors and Coney Island was a pasture for their cows.

JAMES W. VAN SICKLEN. Tlx Asphalt Tile fndurinq Beoufy every Sunday and my sister Those who knew him slightly always sent It to me when I gotten the man, Joe Salvia the man who never said no? It did not matter to him who you moved up-State to Albany but Migni nave thought of him as gruff; But to all who really knew him, Paging William Banahan Editor Old Timers: were, as there was no discrim-nation in those days when I 1, A House Is Not a Home Adler i. The Power of Poiitive Thinking PenZe 3. The Silent World Cousteau Dunyu 4.

A Man Called Peter Marshall 5. How to Play Your Best Coif He was a diamond in the Enjoy more comfort at less cost with Iron Fireman Vortex oil burner. Exclusive Does any one know the rough. now i am employed here again, so I shall follow It myself from here. i I would like to hear 'from some of the folks that went to P.

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In the picture of Luna and Bond about 30 years ago? If any one knows his 6. Call Me Lucky -Crosby numanity By lending helping hands. 40 or 45 years ago, when our principal was S. Morey. whereabouts I would appreci ate this information.

This is would also like to know, or All the angels will be vleing rather wonder, why the Coney Robert Capelli, an old friend 1 have you in their corner Park, run last week, there was Rister Pavilion and Frishman's Restaurant, where Frlshman was killed. How many of you remember that, and also the steam efigines that ran into Brighton Beach Hotel? EDWARD WHITEHEAD. IRON FIREMAN 356 4th Brooklyn MAIN 4-0307 For no matter where vou are. 7. India and the Awakening East Rnntmiolt 8.

Lile Among the Savages Jackson Horn of the Hunter Ruark in. Period Piece Raverat of his, who also lived on Butler St. Island Mardi Gras does not have something to represent the first settlers in Gravesend That placs will the stronger. RAT BEISEL. ROBERT CAPELLT.

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