William Penn Life, 2016 (51. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2016-04-01 / 4. szám

Tibor's Take with Tibor Check, Jr.

Do you remember (Part 2)....

LAST MONTH, I offered readers an informal "trip down Memory Lane," listing various people, events, places and activities from areas where many American-Hungarians lived. I learned of these cultural touchstones while rummaging through a collection of photos, records, newspaper clippings, brochures and handwritten notes compiled by my grandparents, encompassing the years 1940 to 2005.

Tbis month, tbe nostalgia bus continues down the road to more centers of Magyar activities, with stops in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and beyond.

Again, this is not a complete list but a sample of what was presented to me via this particular collection of memorabilia. If you recall other people, places and events not mentioned here, I would love to know about them. Please, contact me at SilverKingl937@yahoo.com.

Our first stop today is Bethlehem, Pa., where some of you may remember:

• Frank Mikisits and Tatra Records

• Ilona the primas

• White House Night Club

• The Magyar Restaurant and Pastry Shop

• Szittyái Zenekar

Traveling west, we roll into Pittsburgh, the home of WPA's Home Office, where some Magyars might recall:

Hungarian Radio on WWBR Dorothy and Company Veres Janos Zenekar

• The delicious cherry leves (soup) served on

Hungarian Day at Kennywood Park

• "The Garden of Hungarian Song" radio program

with Orosz Juliska every Sunday

• Colonial Manor

• The Miss Hungarian Pageant of the Tri-State Area

• The mayor proclaiming March 18,1954, as

"Hungarian Freedom Day"

• Dr. Viktor Molnár's "Hungarian Varieties" radio

program

• The Mickey Orchestra

• The Magyar businesses and taverns of Homestead

Next, we head northwest, to the city of Youngstown, Ohio, and a collection of memories that includes:

• Cardinal Mindszenty's visits in 1947 and 1974

• Paprika Restaurant

• Frank Orosz and his orchestra live on

radio station WKBN in 1943

• Magyar picnics at the Whippoorwill Picnic

Grove

• The International Institute's Food Festival held at the Idora Park Ballroom with special guest chef Louis Szathmary demonstrating the art of Hungarian cooking

Sikora-Medve Orchestra Tom Jerabek tuning your piano The book Felhők Szárnyán by Msgr. Dezső Török Hungarian Heritage Day Rendes Brothers Orchestra The beautifully crafted Hungarian-themed wood carvings created by Andy Horvath St. Stephen's Hungarian Dance Group, under the direction of Ruth Fabian Horvath's Tea Room

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