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Broomtail
Will Block, Sr.
Sarah Jane Block
Lucky Stiffs
Ruhr Area
Bootlegging
Suckersville
Simmerath
Gambling
Sarge
Big Tooth
Needy
Cemetery
River Rat Boys
Skunk
Depression
Bootlegging
Pranks
Spooky

Articles About My Family and Myself

My Family

Broomtail: I Remember My Brother Broomtail
Will Block, Sr. my father
Sarah Jane Block my mother
Lucky Stiffs: I Remember “The Lucky Stiffs”
Ruhr Area
Bootlegging: Area’s history of bootlegging soared during Prohibition
Suckersville: My dad and I once got stuck in Suckersville
Simmerath: Christmas week In Simmerath--the baptism of fire of the 309th Infantry Regiment.
Gambling: Foxy advice on gambling serves well
Sarge: Sorry, Sarge, you’ll have to take my heart
Big Tooth: Demise of Reptilian ‘Big Tooth’ drew crowds
Needy: Bringing joy to the needy in Depression was fulfilling
Cemetery: Broomtail and I Met the Ku Klux Klan
River Rat Boys: A factual occurrence about Will Block Sr., embellished with poetic license, as seen through the eyes of his eleven-year-old son W. T. Block, Jr.
Skunk: No man is an island unless hunted skunk launches scent
Depression was depressing, except brother's paddling
Bootlegging brothers' joy short-lived
Pranks rule 'olden days' celebrations of Halloween
Spooky legend lives on

W. T. Block.
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