Tag Archive | Missouri

Thriller Thursday: Self Surgery

Are there murders, bizarre accidents or other thrilling stories among your family history? Tell us about them through words and pictures during Thriller Thursday. This is an ongoing series by Anne Kruszka at Gene Notes.

This is not someone related to me but it belongs in Thriller Thursday, and maybe a relative might be researching and stumble across this post.

Robesonian Newspaper

Trenton, MO

November 7, 1957

Ancestry.com

[Transcribed]

Trenton, MO-Gilbert McCulley, 49 used a pocket knife to cut of his left hand when it was caught in a mechanical corn picker.

McCulley, working alone on his farm near Galt, Mo., said he shouted before resorting to the knife.

He then unhooked his tractor and drove three-quarters of a mile to his house. A daughter called a relative who brought McCulley 20 miles to a hospital in Trenton. His condition was reported as fair.

Wow! Self-Surgery! I could never imagine doing this…but he had a supernatural strength that came across him and he survived a tragic accident of losing his hand.

The material, both written and photographic on these pages is the copyright of Yvette Porter Moore unless stated. Material on this site may be used for personal reference only. If you wish to use any of the material on this site for other means, please seek the written permission of Yvette Porter Moore

Wordless Wednesday: Old Photo’s Part #1

Aug31

I have inherited a large collection of photo’s and will use the Wordless Wednesday prompt to continue posting photo’s of family and their friends.

Vashon H.S. Dance, St. Louis, Missouri, 1946
My Dad, Walter Porter, on far left
Other names on back of picture:
L. Wright, Edward Tripp, Delores, Trank Mays
(Not sure who is who) Porter Family collection

Henry Hodge (Far Back Left at desk)
Federally funded program through the Settlement House
St. Louis, Missouri
Henry Hodge Photo Collection
1940

Sports Center Saturday: Vashon H.S. Wolverines Football 1946 & 1947

Aug21

Vashon High School is a public school founded in 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri. The School was named in honor of two African American educators: John B. Vashon & his son George B. Vashon.

My father Walter J. Porter, who they referred as “Cisco The Kid,” and his best friend Henry Hodge (Uncle to me) played the same year on 1946. My father was 2 years ahead of Henry in High School. My father was #31, and in 1946 was the Vashon High Football captain.

My father did not play football after H.S. as he said he had a bad knee and really wasn’t that big; but my Uncle Henry played for the U.S Marines in the 1950’s while he was stationed in San Diego.

[After I posted my Uncle Henry said he rode the bench the 1st 2 years he played football, and frankly doesn’t know how he even got picked to play with the military].

(The collection of photo’s are from Henry Hodge’s scrapbook)