European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Russeli new York not among the great men i failed to Mel during my child Hood was . Mencken. I a reminded of Chi by news that fancy ritual eating and after dinner speaking arc planned in Bali More for the 100th anniversary of Mencken t birth on sept. 12, and i am somewhat miffed about not being invited to Pipcak looking Back on it i think it highly Peculiar that i never met Mencken since for four years we lived scarcely 100 Yards apart he on the North Side of Baltimore s Union Square i on the South Side. What u even stranger is that Mencken never met me As a nest Wanerman and observer of american life Mencken presumably took a professional interest in the world around Tim. Whereas i. A Book Ridden taboo boy terrorized by pedagogues was not in the business of seeking out great men and Hunt ing them to ground for handshakes. Yet Mencken never made the slightest Effort to meet me or anyone else in the neighbor Hood so far As 1 have been Able to learn. This Hai since Given me pose Over claims made for Mencken As a great journalist. Those of us among whom be lived Day in and Day out know that Mencken did t even do any leg work in Bis own neighbourhood. Tie made no Effort to meet my aunt and Uncle who lived Jusi two doors West of his House on Hollim Street. He did not even attempt to meet Eddie rink i. Who Wai the Best Fundoll football player in he neighbor Hood and later went on to become the hut 16-year-old for two blocks around to get it Driver us fact u that Mencken bad very link traffic with the neighbourhood though he still lived in the House at 1524 Hollin Street where he had been born. Ai a result perhaps almost nobody in the neighbourhood realized thl he Wai a great Uncle living Twu door away had heard thai he was an important writer. He bothered to inquire because the inevitable White Marble Tepi of Mencken i House unlike Hose of other Row Bouses on Hollim Street had a Brou hand rail that Wai Al ways kept at a High was nut a neighbourhood of High polish at that Lime and my Uncle sensing that a swell lurked among la. Had hiked around about who he might be. A famous writer somebody old him. Wednesday september 3, 19bo the stars and stripes Page 11 european Edthh col of Sta Laeb Walt. Com. Eve mint Nix Roo Elmer d. Feb Kkt i Kir 1 Merilh cd Mil Toji nmn emr n i us Horland unit Law or , and form Orul i. Tin Sun rat Silm to euwi1�d i cortex Kitoff w the Tow armed forum powr Mot a of a new. Of Tell i in rom not no i Iyow in. . Boy Towl Ltd let wit the my Tinel Dow lava in ii ntu4pr Coo twirled it is a my muh i of due hmm m Tekip erasures. Moa that Elk o a writ. la 1979, the . Fan Rrt the Chatrow Foi thu Neal Stab lobed a Utica wide nor the Targy Corker rating program which Litney build Obj temperature and hot water h la to oar Atka i welfare a Well restriction Png Raa to enforce riot Teet for their neg Bbosa whole conc Mtima per Turt Huniu. The Tinti Wen needed efforts an negated by the so Fiji Tell again Coerte Energy in order to offset the ,4, a Unitt it. 11,. By we Lent Bubko Iid. R. Or weft Juni. I a of Ute Tomn Marr i other funds. Tab Rote Ether Community nil Deli of noded Eleas. It i mixes Ltd bit Comfort Tenis during Cool per Kab by a Uible Drenter pne Lees and limited Nih air Malinc. If Nomra Raber Odd weather Bra top indoor temperature to Don the pc in Robed Kift Budine Occo pure of Boot cwt act the Tomn Onitt a err or tit Aad till for building it armature Check. If later or temperatures indeed Are Belowch inn aeration Linita and it Loots a it the a cibber " " Malo you for More lean48 hours the should consider thru it Rauk Beal i pen pals i
