IN BLOOM: Maxine Weis of Emporium called last week to report
that “”snow drops”” – not the real kind; a flower – had begun to
appear in her yard.[neWLine]

Normally, she tells us, these little bells peek up through the
snow and, at least at the time she called, there was no snow for
them to peek up through![neWLine]

These flowers which are white with a green stem and cap “”are
usually hanging out there blowing in the breeze and all so pretty.
I look at them and say, thank you, that they are blooming so
vigorously.””[neWLine]

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JALOPY: Elmer DeLucia of Bradford tells us he grew up in the
same neighborhood at the Suppa family, including Jalopy Suppa who
has been the subject of a few RTSs in recent weeks.[neWLine]

In all, Elmer says, there were nine brothers – not eight as we
had previously reported. Elmer knew them all and can tell us that
Jalopy’s real name was Vincent and Anthony was better known around
town as “”Inch.””[neWLine]

Others included Patsy (“”Cheese””), Louie, Johnnie, Constantine
(“”Jiggs””), Biaggio, Joe Joe, and Alfonso (“”Happy””). And it was
“”Happy”” who was killed in World War II – not “”Jiggs”” as we had
reported from a previous writer.[neWLine]

There was a sad story in this family, Elmer tells us: “”The
mother somehow fell into the high waters at the back of their
house. Her body washed away and was found back of our house, a
short distance from Suppa house.””[neWLine]

“”My father, our neighbor John Romano, other city people came
down to remove her. I remember her very well, a very small
lady.””[neWLine]

He also has some feedback on those baseball “”tickets”” which
the Suppas sold. “”Joe Joe contacted me to help sell the tickets.
The tickets were bought from a bookie agent in Indianapolis, Ind.
Ten dollars bought several books, and 120 tickets on a book sold at
10 cents a ticket. The winner would get $8, Suppa’s,
$4.””[neWLine]

“”Later on, World Series, All-Star games … Inch then took over
and sold them for $1 each, $120 taken in – $80 to winner and $40 to
Suppas. Joe Joe was the one who handled the money and took care of
the house expenses.””