Overcast cool fall day. Arose 7:15 A.M. Breakfast etc. Took papers to Kirchenbaum. To College 9-11 A.M. Home. To Chapel 12-12:45 M. Dinner. Eggs in 39 cases. Helped candle. Down town. Studied etc. To bed 8:30 P.M. Thankful.
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I wasn't sure who Kirchenbaum might be, so after ruling out fellow students and professors, I looked him up in the census. There was a Lester Kirchenbaum who was a junk dealer in 1930 in Schenectady, but in 1920, I found the entire family living in Schenectady. The father was a junk dealer and the son, Lishka at that time, was also a junk dealer with his father. They were all born in Russia and had been citizens since 1902. It makes sense that Stanford would be bringing papers--probably newspapers--to either the father or the son and perhaps getting money back for them.
An interesting side note: in 1945, Lester was accused of overcharging paper mills for waste paper he sold them. This was against the rules of the OPA, or the Office of Price Administration, which governed rationing and price controls during WWII. Here is the article about it that appeared in the January 6, 1945 Schenectady Gazette.
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I wasn't sure who Kirchenbaum might be, so after ruling out fellow students and professors, I looked him up in the census. There was a Lester Kirchenbaum who was a junk dealer in 1930 in Schenectady, but in 1920, I found the entire family living in Schenectady. The father was a junk dealer and the son, Lishka at that time, was also a junk dealer with his father. They were all born in Russia and had been citizens since 1902. It makes sense that Stanford would be bringing papers--probably newspapers--to either the father or the son and perhaps getting money back for them.
An interesting side note: in 1945, Lester was accused of overcharging paper mills for waste paper he sold them. This was against the rules of the OPA, or the Office of Price Administration, which governed rationing and price controls during WWII. Here is the article about it that appeared in the January 6, 1945 Schenectady Gazette.
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