The Story Thus Far of Homer Croy Family
Amos Croy and his wife settled on a Missouri farm after marriage where Homer was born. Sundays meant church and dinner with chores like dehorning calves sausage making and steer weighing. The Croys attended the Omaha Exposition where Homer saw his first horseless carriage motion picture and a hula dancer. Renzo a former hired hand returned and bought nearby farm welcomed by all. Homer began high school as the first Croy to attend finding peers and friends over time.
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Amos Croy
Missouri
Homer
Croys
Omaha Exposition
Renzo
Knabb
Phebe
Cain Cemetery
McCormick Reaper
New York
Cain Farm
Booth Tarkington
St. Joseph
University
St. Louis
Lafayette Street
Puck
Returning to the Farm and the Drive to New York
Homer reflects on leaving the Knabb farm for city life and journalism in St Louis and New York. He recalls his frail mother, his father’s pride, the changing rural community, and his resolve to pursue writing while balancing family ties and farm duties.
Baseball's grass roots cry for a new youth plan
Cardinals owner Sam Breadon urges a new baseball commissioner to rebuild youth access to the sport from ages 12 to 16. He cites neglect by major and minor leagues, crowded cities, and scarce space, calling for a nationwide youth movement and school programs to revive interest and participation in baseball.
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WWE
Sam Breadon
Cardinals
Big Southwest
Ozarks
Texas
Cottonwood Trail
Tris Speaker
Rogers Hornsby
Dizzy
Paul Dean
Carl Hubbell
Pepper Martin
Bill Dickey
Arkansas
Lonnie Warneke
Mt. Ida
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Jack Coombs
Colby Carbine
Duke
Hagen
Sarazen
Ouimet
Nelson
Hogan
Chick Evans
Goodman
McSpaden
Johnny Farrell
Harry Cooper
Jim Farley
Edgar Hoover
Ford Frick
American Legion
United States
Army
Navy
Brendon
Larry MacPhail
Horace Stoneham
Noted Painter John Singer Sargent Failed to Sign Some Works
The famous painter died in 1925 and sometimes forgot painting certain works. He could identify them later by a unique feature a fine red or green line around white objects, a cue tied to an eye defect.
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John Singer Sargent
Also Mentioned on This Page
Escow
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
School of Journalism
Kansas
White House
Lespedera
Dave
Grantland Rice
JOLLY
Hill
Los Angeles
Cal
Aeen
Kellogg
Kellogg’s
Will
Sue
Fleischmann
Fleischmann's
Ornce
Laxativi
Mae
Ecan
Rubin
Ben-Gay
Ben-Gay Oey
Ben Saaon
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