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Helen received a badge from the Red Cross for 400 hrs of War work ("For making sweaters, socks, and serving. You know, haha"- Helen's words written on the back of her Photo wearing Red Cross uniform and Badge)13 Helen Was the third wife Louis Csipo. Her birth name was Ilon or Ilona Kopar312 My grandmother Csipo told us her name was changed on the first day of school. The teacher pointed to her and said, "You're Helen Cooper!" This was despite the fact that her father's name was not changed at Ellis Island. She often said she hated the name Helen but had used it so long it was too late to change it back. - Roberta Calhoun.340 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hi Scot. I sent this to Nancy Kantra some time ago,and thought you might like a copy. Roberta --- RD Calhoun wrote: > Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 06:27:10 -0700 (PDT) > From: RD Calhoun > > Subject: A few stories > > I was > wondering if you had heard different versions of the > family > stories that are familiar to us. > > My grandmother Csipo told us her name was changed on the > first day of school. The teacher pointed to her and > said, > "You're Helen Cooper!" This was despite the fact that > her > father's name was not changed at Ellis Island. She often > said she hated the name Helen but had used it so long it > was too late to change it back. > > When Bill was adopted out his brother and sisters knew > the > family that took him. They even saw him rarely. One day > they got hold of a camera and made their way across town > to > take his picture. It was a major undertaking and they > were > all excited about it. But afterwards they found that the > picture did not come out, and they did not see him for > years after that. Aunt Clara asked everyone she met > where > she worked at Roosevelt Hospital if they had heard of > him. > After years of this, someone had! Thats how the family > was > reunited. > > Helen & Clara's father disappeared for a long time after > he > left home for Califiornia to find work. The family > thought > he had abandoned them, but that was when he had his > stroke > at 32. A friend of his kept showing him a photo of the > family but for a long time he did not recognize them. > Somehow he worked his way back home. He made it to > Hopelawn and when my grandmother saw him she screamed (to > her grandmother, I think) to go inside because a beggar > was > coming. > > It was a real treat at Christmas to get fruit in your > Christmas stocking. But you never ate fruit raw, it was > bad for you. > > Alex Cooper was only 2 years older than his son-in-law > Louis Csipo. It was said that they came to America to > avoid being drafted into the army. Louis stowed away 3 > times before he got here, and then he came under someone > else's name, Csikasz Gabor. Mom & Arnold know the rest > of that one. > > I am sure Mom has many more! Have you heard the same > ones? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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