Annette Bowman had a lovely birthday party at her home for Esther Geisler on Nov. 15. The house was decorated most tastefully with Christmas ornaments. Refreshments included coffee and a delicious homemade cake. Those in attendance were her sister, Ann Williams, and Maggie Blum, Mildred Boudreaux, Dixie Roder Williams, my wife Ruth and myself. We …
In 1840, Beverly Berwick inherited the Town of Berwick. After the Civil War, times were hard and he was unable to pay the $1 per lot tax and lost his property to the Yankees. He was later married to the late Marry Belle of New Orleans and she was the first teacher to open a …
The highlight of our Christmas activities was the Christmas party held at Fanny Vidos’ house Dec. 22. First of all we were greeted at the door by Fanny’s daughter, Molly Ann Kuntz of Charleston, S.C. I had not seen Molly since she was a teenager and the meeting was one of joy and fond remembrances. …
One day there was a beach-comber walking at Grand Isle. He was a bottle floating toward land. He picked it up, wiped it clean and then uncorked it. Then, a small Genie came out and thanked the beach-comber for letting him out of the bottle. He told the beach-comber that for his reward for letting …
The other day the coffee drinkers that meet at the restaurant every day at 2 o’clock were discussing and commenting on how many of our gang had passed away. We have been meeting every afternoon for about 30 years and many, many have left us. Among them were Tarville Davis, “Baby” Guzzetta, Clyde Stansbury, Floyd …
I will never forget the day that I was at the Ber Theatre all dressed in my white suit, ready to go out, when I forgot something in my locker, way up on the top shelf. When I reached up on the shelf, I knocked over a gallon of red paint all over my head …
Gorilla meets soda jerk: A gorilla walked up to a soda fountain and ordered a chocolate ice cream soda. The attendant behind the counter was amazed to hear a gorilla speak, but brings the soda anyway. the gorilla finished the soda and handed the attendant $10. The attendant doesn’t think that the gorilla knows anything …
Embarrassment? Yes! Did you know that one of my coffee drinking buddies – not naming him, but his initials are “L.T.” “L.T.” told us that one day at the casino in Charenton, he walked up to one of the slot machines and there was a little old lady sitting there playing. There was a large …
Back in the ’20s, things were really tough. The wages were 12-1/2 cents per hour – top wages were 25 cents an hour at the Oyster Shell Plant in Berwick. This was a life-saver by the two Ackerman brothers from New York. In those days, you worked 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. …
Remember the Nehi drinks that were distributed and bottled at Mancuso Bros. Bottling Plant? That’s when the ladies started dressing with their skirts “Nehi!” I’m surely glad that nobody ever named a drink “Waisthi!” Mancuso Bros. was also the distributor of Jax beer. Jax beer was a big seller and very popular in those days …