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11 years ago
coffeemom
There is a web page memorial with FAQs http://www.olafire.com/ There is also a memorial on Find a Grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=14833
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11 years ago
coffeemom
My Father owed the Royal Blue in Riverside.aka Fivek's Finer Foods. My grandfather bought the store in 1945 and sold it to my dad in 1953. We lived in one of the apartments in the building until our family moved to the burbs. We kids had the best packed lunch boxes. Twinkies and snoballs were involved. I worked at the store when I was in Jr. High. I would catch the train from Hinsdale. There were
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11 years ago
coffeemom
My Parents had a Mom and Pop grocery store in Riverside in the 1950's. I remember my Dad would sell Meister Brau Boch. It only was available once a year. He said it was the strong beer at the bottom of the kegs. Was he pulling my leg?
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11 years ago
coffeemom
"Oh beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain For Purple Martin gasoline..." (I can't be the only one who sang it that way.)
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