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Labor roots in the Appel Pointer  Family?

9/2/2013

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Among the many family pictures
that I have is this one. It is a picture of the St. Louis Metal Polisher and
Buffers Union preparing for the annual Labor Day parade. There is not a date on the picture but I would estimate it to be early to mid-1940. Don’t you love the decked out horse that will lead them and that they are all carrying fans to help with the heat that Labor Day. My grandfather Anthony Pointer was an active member and labor leader in this union in the 1940s in St. Louis. Tony helps organize the Metal Polishers Union in St. Louis and was instrumental in keeping it out of the mafia.

PictureOutdoor amphitheater Our Lady of the Snows
One of Tony's achievements as a metal polisher was being one of the metal polishers that worked on the  Doors on the Our Lady of the Snows Shrine in Bellville Illinois. He was a member of the Clifton Heights Lodge no.520 AF&AM (Mason) and Metal Polishers International Local # 13


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Old Testament Doors
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New Testament Doors
Yes, Even the Appel Pointer family has labor roots!
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    Donald Martin Appel

    Researching family history since the 1960's, my first exposure was looking at my grandparents family bible. I have been hooked ever since. I preently live in Phoenix Arizona and are greatful for the internet

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