Helen Korngold Diary, August 18-24, 1919

Helen Korngold, Dec. 1919, New York City

This year I am sharing the 1919 dairy of Helen Korngold of St. Louis. Helen is relaxing in her last weeks before beginning her teaching career.

August
Monday 18
Worked

Tuesday 19
Worked. Picture show with family.

Wednesday 20
Worked. Fashion show with Spiro’s Sam Pasternak & Karol & Lorine

Thursday 21
Cleaned. Highlands Swimming Party.

Friday 22
Cleaned up. Temple. Florence’s birthday

Saturday 23
Downtown. Riding with Al Fitterman – he’s quite nice.

Sunday 24
Dinner for Irl & Rebecca

Notes:

Aug 19
Which movie did Helen see?


Aug 20

Sam Pasternak born Sept 21, 1898, to Ida (1876 – 1961) and Henry Pasternak (1873 to 1946). He died in 1998. Sam and his family are buried at B’nai Amoona in University City, St. Louis, MO. A Henry Pasternak appears in the St. Louis City Directory as a traveling salesman in 1916 and 1917.

Lorine Korngold, Helen’s sister

Aug 22

Birthday of Florence Korngold

Aug 23

Several possible people appear in the census. Al Fitterman appears in the 1920 St. Louis City Directory working as a press feeder. Another Albert Fitterman shows up on the 1917 St. Louis City Directory as “Pres. 1917 O’Fallon.” An O’Fallon estate shows as the place of work for Clarence O’Fallon, president of O’Fallon Estate. An O’Fallon Real Estate exists today.

Aug 24

Helen’s cousin Irl Rosenblum was the son of Jennie Frey, daughter of David and Sophia Frey. Irl was a music teacher. He married Rebecca Hochman and they had a daughter Rita and son Irl (1895-1956) who became an attorney. Irl Jr.’s WWI Draft Registration shows he was born March 25, 1895, and was tall with a medium build, and had brown eyes and light brown hair.

In the news:

August 17, 1919, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

August 19, 1919 ad St. Louis Post-Dispatch