On the anniversary of my paternal Grandpa Teddy's death in May, 1965, I've been redoing my newspaper research and learned something new, thanks to additional newspapers now in databases and fully searchable.Background: Theodore "Teddy" Schwartz was born in Ungvar, Hungary on May 21, 1887. He came to New York City in March of 1901, married my Grandma Hermina "Minnie" Farkas in 1911. The portrait above shows him around the time of his marriage. Just as the US was entering World War I, Teddy started up a dairy store in the South Bronx, New York. With a small son and expecting more children in the future, this family-owned store would provide more stable income than his previous occupation as insurance and steamship agent.Teddy's Dairy was a small, one-store operation, always in the Bronx, selling basics like butter, eggs, and pantry items. Also soda pop, candy, pickles, and assorted household supplies. He sold his store once or twice and opened in a new location each time, moving further…
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