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St. Michael's R. C. Church

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Girl and boy sitting at, boy standing at, table (all wearing military uniforms); telegraph equipment in center and left. Caption: "Dots and dashes--Arlene Colgan, A/S, 15, of 87-29 Myrtle Ave., and Warrant Officer Charles Dimino, 15, of 41 Jerome St., give instructions to Cadet Tim Phelan, 9, 378 Barbey St., who tries his hand at the wireless key. The landlocked Cypress Hills section of East New York proves to be no barrier to 150 nautical minded youngsters who trek each week to the St. Michael's R. C. church parish hall at 225 Jerome Street [near Atlentic Avenue] headquarters for the local Catholic Sea Cadets. ".

IMAGE DATE1951
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