Mrs. Thomas

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Member of the Thimble Club. Lives on West Chestnut Street.  Does her shopping on Thursdays, before Thimble Club.

Mis' Troutman

Sister-in-law of Mis' Appelrot. Is considered a very particular housekeeper. Came with Mis' Appelrot as a guest to Thimble Club meeting.

Mis' Dean

Wife of Harry Dean.  Gave Sade 3/4ths a gallon of homemade ice cream for use at her Thimble Club meeting.  She lives on Mulberry Street. 

Mis' Vrockli

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Member of the Thimble Club.

Mis' Allbrick

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Member of the Thimble Club.

Mis' Adams

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She and Sade had a long talk; Sade can't remember anyone else who can move their jaw so fast. Member of the Thimble Club.  Lives on N. Stockton Blvd.  Does her shopping on Thursdays, before Thimble Club.

Mis' Heesner

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Member of the Thimble Club.

Owen V. Coonbreef

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He traveled extensively in the eastern part of North Dakota. He became an armed guard at the Ohio Home for the Obstinate but later changed positions to become an armed guard at the Missouri Home for the Agreeable.  He converted all of his money into nickels and dimes to "make it convenient."  He married a woman 21 years old - he was 24.  Died in 1909.

Charley H. McSpillter

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From Belvidere.  He married a woman 38 years old (he was 42.) He divided his time between Little Rock, Arkansas and Somerset, Kentucky. He sat aside every Thursday afternoon to practice on the automatic valve trombone, which he could play by ear.  He could also play the violin, pipe organ, rope and steam [unintelligible] by ear.  He loved cold oatmeal - preferred it to beef steak.

Mis' Kessler

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Loaned an egg beater to Sade.  Borrowed sugar from Sade.  Had an argument with Sade over Mis' Trogle's shoe size, which she said was size 4½.  Is a member of the Thimble Club.  Can't remember Orville Wheeney's first name. Invited Uncle Fletcher to stay with her during the winter of 1946-47 and told him she has a balloonascope (like a telescope), a broken cornet, parrot and seashells (hold them up to your ears and it sounds like Lake Eerie.) Has a daughter named Geraldine.

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Larry Wayne

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From Dismal Seepage, Ohio; he founded the city of Blue Grove, Minnesota and named every street in the city "Alvira Jordle."  He married a woman aged 36 - he was also 36.

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Mis' Armbruster

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87 year-old member of the Thimble Club. Has been known to be somewhat confused as she told the ladies her son was a balloonist (he actually might be a balloonist.)  She also thought Mis' Trogle wore size 4½ shoe.

Mr. Rogers

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Assumed owner of Rogers shoe store.

Mis' Watson

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Told Mis' Kessler that Sade made the best peanut brittle she ever put in her mouth.

Margaret Trogle

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11 year old daughter of Alvy and Mis' Trogle.  Vic, trying to get in touch with Mis' Trogle, talked to her on the telephone and got her to reveal her mother's shoe size.

Uncle Ray

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Uncle of Hazel Gibbers; employed at the Missouri Home for the Agreeable.

Willis Walters

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Burgler.  (aka Wicked Willis Walters the wretched wolverine from Westcott, Wyoming.)  Stole $180 in Towanda.  Had a gun "mule."

Uncle Pete

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Uncle of Hazel Gibbers; employed at the Ohio Home for the Abstinent.

Albert Gibbers

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Male half of the stranded honeymoon couple that came to visit Vic and Sade.

Hazel Gibbers

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Wife of Albert Gibbers.  Female half of stranded honeymoon couple that came to stay with Vic and Sade.  Mistakenly thought her mother knew Sade's mother. Niece of Mis' Keller.  Her uncles are Uncle Pete and Uncle Ray.