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Three generations of Smiths served proudly under this logo, as well. Grandpa James Smith helped build the DuPont Coated Fabrics Plant in Fairfield; one of his sons, Richard Charles,"Charlie", followed as Millwright, fashioning the gold foil for NASA's Lunar Landing Module with his hands; and his son, in turn, an administrator with the plant, till subsidization in the late 1980's.
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One of many old
Irish Blessings & wishes,
"...and
may ye be in Heaven
half and hour before
the devil knows yer gone!"
Available as reprint, artistically, with the shamrock, below alongside.
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Richard Charles Smith shown in 1944
as Army Air Corps Flight Mechanic
b.October 9,1923 -
d.May 10, 1999
"Once again, His Spirit soars!"
"Army Air Corps Song"
Off we go
into the wild blue yonder ~
climbing high
into the sun!
Here they come,
zooming to meet our thunder ~
at 'em, boys!
giv 'er the gun!
Down we dive,
spouting our flame
from under ~
off with one
helluva roar!
We live
in fame!
or go down
in flame!
Nothing 'll stop the
Army Air Corps!
On the side of the plane was Betty Boop, and Hearst Publications Official Site might entertain her fans. An individual fan site,Katy's Obsession with Betty Boopmight be as much fun!
I felt so blessed to grow up as his daughter,
though his crusty moments in old age
made his last years difficult for all, sometimes,
especially himself.
"But it's the laughter that we remember..."
once the grieving's done.
In his case, may none of us fail to do so.
In our formative years, he was at least good,
And often great...science, education, laughter, beauty, music, and infinite warmth and hugs...as one who has travelled sociologically, I must praise him...his lights instilled in us the will to live in dark places later on...a gift not to be overlooked.
Some called him "Charlie", and my Mother said it like Katherine Hepburn's Rosie to Humphrey Bogart, as another special
Charlie, in the film,"African Queen". So, in turn, I would laugh, saying it like Charlie Chan's daughter ...
"Hiya, Pop! number one daughter , here!...what's up?"..but not too often...his tastes in entertainment were alert.
In a world full of sophistications many of them great, but many so cold...I treasure
the climate in which I was raised...and hope not to fail to express my love and gratitude.
I wish I had been able to write this before he died...I did tell him, and show him ...
he would have loved this page!
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Scarlett and Rhett,
icons of their day,
however imperfect their
personalities and motives!
Only the Civil War
could have made them appear
"sweet-by-comparison"!
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Uncle Jim
The Marines’ Hymn
From the Halls of Montezuma
To the shores of Tripoli
We fight our country’s battles
In the air, on land and sea.
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title of
United States Marine.
Our flag's unfurled to every breeze
from dawn to setting sun.
We have fought in every clime and place,
where we could take a gun.
In the snow of far off northern lands
and in sunny tropic scenes,
You will find us always on the job,
The United States Marines.
Here's health to you and to our Corps
which we are proud to serve.
In many a strife we've fought for life
and never lost our nerve.
If the Army and the Navy ever look on heaven's scenes,
they will find the streets are guarded by
United States Marines.
Music by Jacques Offenback
Mercurio's lovely market still graces the Center area of my hometown, still run by Mercurios, and they
still deliver! I wish I could tell you how happy it made me to find anything the same in my home town, after a twenty year absence, and recently widowed. It was downright embarassing, by discrete Fairfield standards...wafting! Oh, dear! Still proud to have save
my own 1990's store receipt.
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On the event of the Centennial of Flight December 17, 2003, this one may not be omitted.
Whitehead's plane flew in Fairfield, CT, a year before the Wright Brothers' famous Kitty Hawk, NC flight. An agreement with
official records-keepers and the Smithsonian Institute made by heirs of the Wright Brothers, won the Kitty Hawk flight honors
that some say rightfully belong to Whitehead's plane.
Happy to receive feedback on this one.
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Nonsense & Lovesense songs ~
made people laugh and pick up on a lighthearted mood,
in the midst of wartime horrors in order to preserve the delight
in life and freedom worth fighting for. Enjoy an online party,
searching through the ocean of music online, from the
Little Whitehouse days. Many sites including Rienzihills.com little music files,
so you can actually hear the songs by the original artists.
Others feature, lyrics, or lyrics + musical score.
And some link to website fanclubs with photos,
biographies and links to related material.
Silly songs that work... Like this one:
Chickery Chick
Lyrics by Sylvia Dee,Music by Sidney Lippman
Sammy Kaye (#1 in 1945)
Once there lived a chicken who would say "chick-chick"
"Chick-chick" all day
Soon that chick got sick and tired of just "chick-chick"
So one morning he started to say:
"Chickery chick, cha-la, cha-la
Check-a-la romey in a bananika
Bollika, wollika, can't you see
Chickery chick is me?"
Every time you're sick an tired of just the same old thing
Sayin' just the same old words all day
Be just like the chicken who found something new to sing
Open up your mouth and start to say
Oh!
"Chickery chick, cha-la, cha-la
Check-a-la romey in a bananika
Bollika, wollika, can't you see
Chickery chick is me?"
Then see how many of these titles get you humming. :-)
A Bicycle Built for Two (Daisy Bell)
About a Quarter to Nine
A Bushel and A Peck
A Kiss to Build a Dream On
Accentuate the Positive
After The Ball
After You've Gone
Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't She Sweet
Ain't we crazy
Ain't We Got Fun
Alabama Jubilee
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alphabet Love Song
Always
Always in My Heart
A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square
Anniversary Song
And The Band Played On
Anything Goes
Any Time
April Showers
Are you from Dixie?
Are you lonesome tonight
As Time Goes By
A Sleepy Lagoon
A Sunny Disposish
Aura Lee
Avalon
Baby Face
Ballin' The Jack
Barney Google
Basin Street Blues
Beale Street Blues
Beat Me Daddy , 8 To The Bar
Because of You
Beautiful Ohio
Beer Barrel Polka (Roll out the Barrel)
Beyond The Blue Horizon
Blueberry Hill
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
Blue Skies
Body and Soul
Bonaparte's Retreat
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Breakman's Blues
Brother Can You Spare Me A Dime
Buffalo Gals
Buttons & Bows
By The Beautiful Sea
By the Light of the Silv'ry Moon
Bye Bye Blackbird
Bye Bye Blues
Cab Driver
Canadian Capers
Charlie on the MTA
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Chawing Chewing Gum
Chickery Chick
Clancy Lowered The Boom
Cruising Down The River
Cry Me A River
Cuddle up a little closer, lovey mine
Daddy
Dark Town Poker Club
Dark Town Strutters Ball
Dear Hearts and Gentle People
Deep Purple
Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend
Don't Bring Lulu
Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree
Down By The Old Mill Stream
Down By The River Side
Down Yonder
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Embraceable You
Enjoy Yourself
Every Time We Say Goodbye
Farewell Blues
For All We Know
For Me and My Gal
Frankie and Johnny
Friendship
Give My Regards To Broadway
Glow Worm
Good Night Irene
Good Night, Sweetheart
Goody, Goody
Ghost Riders In The Sky
Green Eyes
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Harbor Lights
Hard Hearted Hannah
Harrigan
Has Anybody Seen My Gal
Have I Told You Lately
Have You Ever Been Lonely
Hello My Baby
Hot Time In The Ol'Town
Tonight
Huggin' and Chalkin'
Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider
I Didn't Know The Gun Was Loaded
I Don't Know Why
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
I Had A Hat When I Came In
If I Didn't Care
If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Baked A Cake
If You Knew Susie
If I Had My Way Dear
I Love You Truly
I'll Be Seeing You
I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time
I Can't Get Started With You
I Guess I'll Get The Papers and Go Home
I Kiss Your Hand, Madame
I'll Get By
I'll See You In My Dreams
I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
I'm an Old Cowhand
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
I'm in the Mood for Love
I'm Just Wild About Harry
I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover
I Miss You Most Of All
I'm Nobody's Baby
Indian Love Call
In The Mood
In the Shade Of the Old Apple Tree
In My Merry Oldsmobile
I Only Have Eyes For You
It Had To Be You
Its A Sin To Tell A Lie
It's Been A Long, Long Time
It's Just a Little Street Where Old Friends Meet
It's Only A Paper Moon
It's Only A Shanty In Old Shanty Town
It's Too Soon To Know
I've Got You Under My Skin
I Want A Girl
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like..."
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
JaDa, JaDa
Jealous
Jeepers Creepers
Juanita
Just A-Wearyin' For You
K-K-K-Katy
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries
Lily of Laguna
Little Brown Jug
LittlePal
Little Man You've Had a Busy Day
Little Old Lady
Look for the Silver Lining
Love for Sale
Love Letters (straight from my heart
Lovely Hula Hands
Love Me or Leave Me
Love's Old Sweet Song
Lovesick Blues
Lullaby of Broadway
Ma!
Make Love to Me
Makin' Whoopee
Mairzy Doats
Margie
Mary (is a Grand Old Name)
MacNamara's Band
Me and My Shadow
Melodie D'Amour
Memories Of You
Mexicali Rose
Missouri Waltz
Moonglow
Moonlight Bay
Moonlight Serenade
Muskrat Ramble
My Blue Heaven
My Foolish Heart
My Gal Sal
My Happiness
My Mammy
My Melancholy Baby
My Mother's Eyes
My Old Pal
My Sweetheart's the Man in the Moon
My Wild Irish Rose
Near You
Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out
Nobody's sweetheart
Nola
Now is the hour
Oh Johnny
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Old Shep
Ole Buttermilk Sky
On A Slow Boat To China
Once In A While
Once In Love With Amy
One For My Baby
On the road to Mandalay
On Top Of Old Smokey
Our Love Is Here To Stay
Paddlin' Madeline Home
Pal of my Cradle Days
Peg O' My Heart
Pistol Packin' Mama
Play a Simple Melody
Playmate
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
Pretty Baby of Mine
Prisoner of Love
PUT ANOTHER NICKEL IN...
Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet
Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey
Put Your Shoes On Lucy
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Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Red River Valley
Red Roses For A Blue Lady
Red Sails In The Sunset
Red Wing
Room Full Of Roses
Rose O'Day
Row, Row, Row
Rum and Coca-Cola
San Antonio Rose
School Days
Second Hand Rose
Sentimental Journey
Shine On, Harvest Moon
Side by Side
Sidewalks of New York
Silver Threads Among The Gold
Singin' In the Rain
Sing, Sing, Sing
Sioux City Sue
Sleepy Time Gal
Smile
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Somebody's Taking My Place
Somebody Stole My Gal
Somewhere over the rainbow
Sonny Boy
South Of The Border
Stardust
Stars Fell On Alabama (
Strike Up the Band
Summer Time
Sunrise Serenade
Swanee
Sweet Adeline
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Swinging On A Star
'S Wonderful
T' 'ain't No Sin to Take Off Your Skin
Take Me Out To The Ballgame
Tea for Two, Two For Tea
Tell Me Why
Tennessee Waltz
Thanks for the Buggy Ride
Thanks For The Memories
That Gang that sang Heart of My Heart
That Old Feeling
That Old Gang Of Mine
That's My Desire
That's My Weakness Now
That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine
That's Peggy O'Neil
That Wonderful Mother Of Mine
The Ballad of Rodger Young
The Clapping Song
The Donkey Serenade
The Glory of Love
The Gypsy
The Hut-Sut Song
The Little Man Who Wasn't There
The Old Folks At Home
The Old Lamp-Lighter
The Night Paddy Murphy Died
The Sunshine of Your Smile
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
The Thing
The Umbrella Man
The White Cliffs of Dover
The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
There'll always be an England
There! I've Said It Again
There's A Long, Long Trail A-Winding
There Is A Tavern In The Town
There's an Old Spinning Wheel
This is the Army, Mister Jones
Those Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up
There'll Be Some Changes Made
Three Little Fishies
Three Little Words
Tico Tico Til We Meet Again
Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again
Tiger Rag
To Each His Own
Too Fat Polka
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ra
Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goo'bye
Twilight Time
Two Little Girls In Blue
Ukulele Lady
Up A Lazy River
Wait "Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
Waiting for the Robert E. Lee (1912)
Walking My Baby Back Home
Wearin' o' The Green
We'll Meet Again
What'll I Do
When I Grow Too Old To Dream
When I Lost You
When I Take My Sugar To Tea
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
When You and I Were Young,Maggie
When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver
When Your Old Wedding Ring Was New
When You Were Sweet Sixteen
We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line
Whispering
Whistle While You Work
Who Threw The Overalls In Mrs. Murphy's Chowder
Will You Love Me In December as You Do In May?
Wing and a Prayer
With A Song In My Heart
Won't You Ride In My Little Wagon
Yearning
Yellow Rose of Texas
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
Yes, We Have No Bananas
You Always Hurt the One You Love
You are My Sunshine
You Belong to Me
You Belong to My Heart
You Do Something to Me
You Gotta See Mamma Every Night
You Made Me Love You
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
You'll Never Know
You're Daddy's Little Girl
You're The Cream In My Coffee
You Tell Me Your Dream
Young at Heart
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On theeee Ray-dee-Oh!
Difficult to believe that the odd-looking object,
an old-time radio, could have been the center of
family entertainment, but it was.
Amazing things portrayed "on the air" - like the songs and stories noted here -
kept families riveted in a circle around it.
the concepts and characters and stories and
historical events are still talked about today.
Silver threads among the Gold
Darling, I am growing ooooo-ld!
Silver threads among the gold!
Smile upon my brow todaaaaay!
Life is fading fast away!
Oh, my Darling, you will be.....will be,
Always young and fair to me!
Smile upon my brow todaaaaay!
Life is fading fast away!
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Margaret Whiting (?)
There's a tree in the meadow,
with a stream drifting by,
And carved upon that tree
I see, "I love you 'til I die."
I shall always remember
the love in your eye
The day you carved upon that tree
"I love you 'til I die."
But further on down lovers' lane
a silhouette I see.
I know you're kissing someone else,
I wish that it were me.
By that tree in the meadow,
my thoughts will always lie.
where e'r you go you'll always know,
I love you 'til I die.
--repeat from
"... further on down lovers'....." to end.
"Always"
I'll be loving you, always
With a love that's true, always
When your every plan
Needs a helping hand
I will understand, always
Loved you from the start, always
Bless your little heart, always
Not for just an hour,
Not for just a day,
Not for just a year,
...But ALWAYS!
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Unca' Bill
since this project began, photos, geneology, stories and other data have come to the author!
the material archieved here represents just a start....
so, visit again, when you can!
Eldest Son of Jim and Else, my Baptismal Godfathere, and living, is William "Bill" Smith, second from left in the Army Corps of Engineers photo, below, with friends!
"Sarge" fought in the Battle of the Bulge: the casualties were very high, and his toughness with his men won threats of all kinds from his beleagered company, but he got them through it , serving proud, and surviving !
When the battle was over and the men learned of the historic losses suffered by other units, they had hugs for him, instead! "He brought 'em home alive !"
"Casablanca Hat" is me...I married the
"Son-of-a-priest-turned-Fed", who made
medicine after his military service.
A Chemist, dead set against Chem warfare, he opted for Corps of Engineers, to "do something constructive :-)" if he had to go to war. His USACE in VietNam found him,postwwar, superintendent of Chem.Mfg., and one of the consultants for the Greenville, NC plant construction. The building was sold to Processors of Holland Bulbs, when Wellcome reorganized to get the money that paid the cost of the Human Genome Project, some years after his death. He died in '81, and, though we missed him bitterly, I am happily healed, and warm still from memories from the wonderful years, full of wonderful experiences, with my own Handsome Prince,
with the "hands of the healer".There were extra exciting
"Accidental Fed" times to my credit through his family, and thus, the hat. But, unlike the heroine in the famous film, "Casablanca", as long as he lived, there was no romantic confict. Lucky Lady, me!
Proud of Uncle Henry Smith, USACE Motorcycle MP in WWII, then FPD blue, motorcycle, then detective for the force, and lots of related and community honors, including the Irish Feis, for many years and the Lions Club, event photo, above. He also helped with P.A.L.
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