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    Going to St. Jude, graduated in 71, never saw...

    Going to St. Jude, graduated in 71, never saw anything. Lots of stories of our choirmaster, though. Had Fr. Sidney Eckhart as the Chaplain for the Boy Scouts, and he used to come out to where we...
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    Lowell stuck us with a fork, we're done!

    Lowell stuck us with a fork, we're done!
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    Only thing that would be worse would be for St....

    Only thing that would be worse would be for St. Jude to be merged into St. Matthew's.
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    Question - What is another word for cemetery? ...

    Question - What is another word for cemetery? Answer - Detroit Yes connections. The last entry in this thread was July 25 - a whole week has passed since the last entry. When is the last time that...
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    Being stuck in Connections makes ya feel like...

    Being stuck in Connections makes ya feel like Baby sitting in the corner.
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    It should be Hey Jets! Looks like Lowell needs...

    It should be Hey Jets! Looks like Lowell needs to be schooled in the finer parts of Detroit lore!
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    It was Walter Gogoleski and Frank DeSantis. And,...

    It was Walter Gogoleski and Frank DeSantis. And, to be truly honest, I do not remember Mrs. Sullivan. Guess only those who were sent to the office so much would remember her. haha
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    Anyone know if CFG got the letters for the church...

    Anyone know if CFG got the letters for the church to put somewhere?
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    what gets me is the fact that the crosses are...

    what gets me is the fact that the crosses are down from over the doors. Also, little help. What is the deal with the front door of the school and the front door on the gym on 7 Mile? Can't figure...
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    Laing north to Moross, west on Moross to St....

    Laing north to Moross, west on Moross to St. Jude.
    For lunch, always took it. First few years I had my Bonanza lunch box with the thermos with a yellow cup. After the thermos broke - I then brown...
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    page 2? Come on Jets!!!

    page 2? Come on Jets!!!
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    Sorry, doing a cleanup in rm 109.

    Sorry, doing a cleanup in rm 109.
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    In the strip between Payton and Riad on Morang...

    In the strip between Payton and Riad on Morang were of course Sapphire Gift Shop where all blue section members bought their mom's a gift at least 10 times, Normandy Optical, a dry cleaners of which...
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    Long live the Blue Section!!!!!!!! Blues...

    Long live the Blue Section!!!!!!!! Blues rule!!!!!!!!!



    Now, you are in my neck of the woods. Ross Drugs never went under another name until it was sold in the 1980's. The pharmacist was...
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    Tastee Freeze was the place to go for banana...

    Tastee Freeze was the place to go for banana splits - somehow I lost my spoon recently. Kites and candy and pop were always bought at Ross Drugs on Morang and Whitehill. Rocky Road was my favorite...
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    how bout the incinerator door?

    how bout the incinerator door?
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    did they make the coal door on the rectory?

    did they make the coal door on the rectory?
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    one thing I have found true here in the south is...

    one thing I have found true here in the south is Catholicism is a minority. most of the traditions we had in our childhood are lost here. not all of them, but something like a May Crowning is few...
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    St. Stephen here in Old Hickory, TN doesn't have...

    St. Stephen here in Old Hickory, TN doesn't have a school, but we have the land and plans for whenever, not looking like it will happen in my lifetime. I can't remember seeing anything about May...
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    great video. a question, does anyone remember...

    great video. a question, does anyone remember statues in the two alcoves on the front on the Rex side, and the rear by the Rex side?

    Also, that light is on the back wall of the rectory.
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    definitely a light somewhere. question comes up,...

    definitely a light somewhere. question comes up, what happened to those red chandoliers [[sp) that aren't there anymore?
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    I always heard Fr. Grady enjoyed a little...

    I always heard Fr. Grady enjoyed a little libation or 2 at times. Anyone remember Fr. Echlin? Seems he had cancer, maybe throat, and came back after surgery for a short time and had a scar on his...
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    10 more minutes and we would be yesterday's news....

    10 more minutes and we would be yesterday's news. Question, which priest were you closest to? Mine would have been Fr. Eckert [[sp). He was the chaplin for scouts and was pretty active with us. ...
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    the grocery store long ago was Krupa's. It then...

    the grocery store long ago was Krupa's. It then changed some names, and for the life of me, I can't remember them. I do remember being on the 3rd floor of Denby and seeing the place when it had...
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    CFG, you are correct. In that strip, there also...

    CFG, you are correct. In that strip, there also was Normandy Optical, a pizzeria later, another dry cleaner, a surf shop later, think there was a butcher shop around the corner on Payton, and I...
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