[T1S1] his birth in Homestead, PA, outside of Pittsburgh; father's dry goods store and service as president of the Homestead school board; atmosphere in parents' home; comparison between Homestead and Pittsburgh; recollections of adolescent years; residence in Braddock, PA, after his marriage; his jewelry business in Braddock during the late 1920s; travels; changes in neighborhoods in Pittsburgh; comparison of his upbringing versus that of his children; recollections of the circus in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh; recollections of life in Braddock; discussion of his jewelry store; his involvement with Braddock Lion's Club, the Braddock school board, housing in Braddock, the Salvation Army and the Red Cross
