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Detailing the characters from the radio show, "Vic and Sade." All characters are from the mind of writer, Paul Rhymer. (1932-1946)
Showing posts with label Virginia Avenue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Virginia Avenue. Show all posts
Mis' Fisher
Loaned Sade the book, "The Bridge of Saint Louis Ray.'' Has a husband named, 'Pete'. In 1932 Lives across the street and is an extreme busybody. Lives on the corner of Kelsey and Virginia Ave. Sade wants Vic to introduce her to Mr. Ruebush and his wife. She can't hardly sleep except in the mornings.
Mis' Wheeler
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Sells Christmas cards. Lives on Virginia Avenue, but far down the street from the Gooks. Tends to make wild expressions when talking to someone to show interest. She has "enormous feet" according to Sade. Doesn't like Ruthie Stembottom because she has tiny feet. A member of the Thimble Club. Says Hank Gutstop steals coal at the Chicago-Alton rail yards. Vic called her a "gossip" and a "magpie." Wanted Rush to go shopping with her and model clothes as she was buying for a boy his size.
Mis' Husher
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She and her husband and son, Charlie live on Virgina Avenue. Her husband sends his clothes to Wisconsin to be washed and ironed. Once borrowed one of Vic's lodge boots to hang over the mantlepiece at Christmas. Owner of a sweet pea garden. She fell on some ice and broke the heel of her shoe in front of the Cigar Store. People were standing around her and she looked up at them and said "Save the pieces." One of the men picked up the heel and handed it to her while she was still sitting on the pavement. Is jolly and nice but has a real temper. Is taller than her husband. Her first name is Edna.
Mis' Elder
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Lives across the street from Gooks. Looked out the window to see Mr. Donahue leave to his new job. Is an hysterical person. Has the habit of saying one sentence at a time and waits for a response. Has a bad temper. Got into a row with Mis' Call, put on her hat and stormed out of the house, not realizing she left her own house.
Mis' Donahue
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Neighbor of the Gooks who lives "next door." Wife of Mr. Donahue. Moved from next door to Mulberry Street and Back and almost moved again. A member of the Thimble Club. Gave Sade a porch swing. Gave Sade a new piece of luggage as a going away present. Doesn't like Mis' Appelrot. A very sweet woman. Has a sister who lives in Pontiac, (Illinois). Her parents also live in Pontiac. Likes pecans on her chocolate ice cream.
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Mr. Husher
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He and his wife and son, Charlie live on Virginia Avenue. His name is probably 'Charlie' since his son is known as 'Little Charlie' (almost always.) Sends his clothes to his mother in Wisconsin to be washed and ironed.
Mr. Erickson
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The Gook landlord. Likes to do house repairs cheaply. Sade does not like him. Owns and rents out at least 3 houses on Virginia Avenue. Seems to like to hold onto junk. He puts a variety of items in his hatband, including pins, matches, paperclips and "things he's found in the street". He also has a collection of shabby suit coats and overalls that are 'stored' at the Gook home. Sade believes his wife told him to get rid of them and believes he hides them out over at their house.. Sells Christmas cards. Sade once described him as "greasy" and "oily." Once left the Gooks an axe so they could make a contest out of destroying the banister. Dropped off wallpaper samples with various odd things on them, including apes and apparent psychedlia. For Beulah's 7th wedding anniversary, planned on giving her the Gook house without giving her the actual deed. He dropped by the Gook house to see if the back porch really needed fixing. Bought Sade a gift: a doorbell. Is of the town's four noted male criers.
CHARACTER ANALYSIS: Mr. Erickson sounds like a loud, corpulent man, with a round, moon-like face that always wears a smile; but with shrewd eyes constantly probing for financial gain. He thinks he impresses people with his good humor and open-handedness, but, because of his love for appearances over character, and bargains over value, he seems shabby and vulgar. - Sarah Cole
Mr. Donahue
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His first name is "Pete." Lives next door to the Gooks. A freight train engineer - sems to be always asleep, at least in the day time and sleeps with his window open. He and his wife gave Sade a new piece of luggage. Got a promotion at his job at the railroad to the job of Traveling Inspector of Locomotives. Invited Vic to ride the engine with him on a trip to Chicago. Punched Mr. Gumpox in the nose because he blew a kiss at his wife while on his garbage route. Had his lunch eaten by Howard, Gumpox's horse - he got mad and hit Howard with a newspaper. Asked for a demotion back to his job as an engineer on the railroad because he couldn't sit down on train without getting his fancy clothes dirty.. Before he changed back to his old job, he had designs on moving to the ritzier part of town on Oakland Avenue. A good friend to Erkhardt, Mis' Scott's brother. Once slept in a bed in the back of Erkhardt's on a trip to Chicago and back. Very frugal with his money. He attempted to fix Rush's hair after Smelly Clark gave him a haircut. Hates vacation time from work as it turns his life upside-down. He hates leisure; enjoys keeping busy with his hands. Mr. Gumpox made accusations that Donahue was known to throw hot coal into his window at the Bright Kentucky Hotel when the train roared past and also yelling at him (via train) at 2 or 3 am.
Mr. Call
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Father of Heinie Call, Sidney Call and Frida Call-Chinbunny. Sade saw him walking down the street. Lives across the street from Gooks, yet he owns a farm 6 miles away as well. Looked out the window with his wife to see Mr. Donahue leave for his new job.
Heinie Call
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Rush's friend. Enemy of Russell. Lives across the street from the Gooks. Worked as a delivery boy for the drugstore. His phone number is #5542-L. When his sister Freda was married, he went around jokingly saying, "I've lost a sister but gained a brother-in-law." Has a much older sister, Sidney. His uncle bought him a rabbit. Has 60 pairs of pants at his grandmother's house in Wisconsin. An enemy to Russell Miller. Takes violin lessons. Almost got into a fist fight with Blue Tooth Johnson.
Grandpa Snyder
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Lives with daughter next to the Calls on Virginia Avenue. Uses a wheelchair and a uses a tin horn for his ear. While he is hard of hearing, he pretends to be much more deaf than he really is. He sells Christmas cards. When you refuse to buy his cards, he yells. He spends a lot of time on Clinton Boulevard.
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