The courtship and marriage of Reynold Glaeve and Bernice Schotl
gleaned from a letter Dad wrote to grand-daughter Jennifer.
"Courting? Having no car I rode the street cars from Southwest of town almost to South St. Paul. "
"In those days Rice Street boys took a dim view of a 'foreigner' from going with their girls. So I would take the Rice Street car out there and Jackson Street car home. Saved a few bloody noses."
Rice Street at Ivy Street
"In 1938 I was married to a Catholic girl. Although neither of our families were happy about us marrying outside of our denominations, they did not interfere. We were married in the parsonage of St. Bernards since it couldn't be a church wedding "
In 1939, Reynold and Bernice are living at 65 Garfield St. Reynold's occupation is listed as apprentice at American Hoist and Derrick.
65 Garfield Saint Paul MN from photo 2022
In 1941, Reynold and Bernice are living at 1001 Matilda St. Reynold's occupation is listed as machinist at American Hoist and Derrick.
American Hoist and Derrick on Robert Street
Thinking about the name Bernice which has no connection, as far as I know, to the family. And what was the influence of popular culture on these young Austro-Hungarians moving off the farm to the city. Were they reading the popular magazines? Were they aware of F. Scott who continued to mine his St. Paul up-bringing for his best selling short stories and novels.
"Bernice Bobs Her Hair" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, written in 1920 and first published in the Saturday Evening Post in May of that year. It appeared shortly thereafter in the collection Flappers and Philosophers.
next time: the move and home ownership at 711 Parkway Dr.
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