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Shep's sixth grade English teacher in the short story "Miss Bryfogel And The Case Of The Warbling Cuckold"

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Date:	2/23/2006
Topic:	Miss Breyfogel, Jack Miner
Desc:	----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 3:10 PM Subject: Re: Miss Bryfogel > Breyfogle is a very unique name and that was my > grandmother's maiden name, Aunt Ruth never married. Back in those days if a > teacher got married it would end their career as a school teacher. Therefore > she was an old maid school teacher. If you ever get a copy of the Hammond > High School (The Dunes) yearbook from, I believe 1925-1947 you'll see her > pictures in there. My family is also well known in the region, my grandfather > was cofounder of Miner-Dunn Restaurants and was a couple blocks north of > Hammond High when they started (5440 Calumet Avenue). Maid-Rite was their > stiff competition and since I am only a yomgster at 45, I vaguely remember > the Red Rooster but I did tip a few beers at Flicks Tap in Hessville. I was a > college student at Purdue Calumet, my college buddies and I would go there > occasionally. It was and probably still is the typical Calumet region gin > mill. Lots of smoke and bunch of steelworkers drinking Strohs plus other > froth and slosh. > > Certain parts of Hammond has gone down hill, I don't know if you ever been > to Hammond but when I was a kid in the early 1960s, we used to go downtown on > the bus and go to Edward Minas by ourselves. I guess a kid wouldn't be able > to do that now. > > Joel Miner
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