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Bart Beck

Stories From the Life of LeBart Eugene Beck - 1910 to 2002

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  • ABOUT BART BECK
  • FORWARD
  • DEDICATION
  • THE WEIGHT OF MAN
  • THE BOOK
    • INTRODUCTION
      • MY FIRST COMPUTER
      • SLOW PROGRESS AND THE REA
      • LUCKY OLD MAN
    • ON THE FARM
      • MY BIG NOSE
      • MY FIRST BICYCLE
      • MY FIRST AIRPLANE
      • OUR FIRST CAR
      • OUR CALVES
      • EARLY INVENTOR
      • WORLD WAR I
      • SLEIGH RIDES
      • TIE SHEDS & HOPPING BOBS
      • COUNTRY LIVING
      • LAUNDRY
      • MARCELLUS ELECTRIC
      • ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
      • SIDE ARM HEATER
      • BULLHEADS
      • GRANDFATHER BECK
      • GRANDMOTHER BECK
      • GRANDFATHER PATTERSON
      • GRANDMOTHER PATTERSON
    • THE 1920s
      • HOME BREW
      • OLD RADIOS
      • RADIO AND TV
      • THE PAPER BOY
      • HORSE RADISH & BIG PAY DAYS
      • THE MUTINY
      • ODD JOBS
      • WHEEL SCRAPER
      • BLUE PRINTS
      • RAILROAD DIVISION
      • HARVESTING GRAIN
      • PLANTING CORN
      • HARVESTING THE CORN
      • MUCHO HOMBRE
      • THE MODEL “T” FORD
        • STARTING A MODEL “T”
        • WHAT MADE IT GO
        • TIRES
      • FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER
      • DITCH JUMPERS
    • THREE RIVERS IN THE 20s
      • MAIN STREET
      • MOM AND POP STORES
      • OTHER BUSINESSES
      • THE STRAWBERRY FARM
      • THE HOFFMAN POND
      • SWIMMING HOLES
      • THE WARDS
      • INDUSTRY
      • RAILROADS
    • WHEN THREE RIVERS WAS 150 YEARS OLD
      • DR. SCIDMORE
      • STREETS OF THE CITY
      • THE GRANGE
      • THE FIRE WHISTLE
    • THE 1930s
      • THE OLD MILL
      • BABY DUCKS
      • THE DEPRESSION
      • HOLIDAYS
      • SALAD DRESSING
      • DEPRESSION JOBS
      • HAY
      • OLD QUEEN
      • THE WHIPPET
      • MUNK’S MODEL “T”
      • ELWIN’S BIG MOMENT
    • OUR MOVE TO NORTH CAROLINA
      • JUST A NICE LITTLE TOWN
      • RICH IN HISTORY
      • THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
      • OLD BUCK
    • NORTH CAROLINA PULP COMPANY
      • THE POWER PLANT
      • THE PROCESS
      • THE BOILER ROOM
      • THE TURBINE ROOM
      • STARTING UP A COLD PLANT
      • THE EXPANSION
      • THE PARSONS TURBINE
      • THE WESTINGHOUSE TURBINE
      • SOUTHERN CHARACTERS
        • THE NORMANS
        • HOPE HARRISON
        • FOGGED IN ON HIGHWAY 64
        • ERNEST SUMNER
        • BEATER ROOM OILER
        • PHONE’S RINGING
      • HAROLD KLINE’S CIDER
      • FRIENDS?
      • MAKING PAPER
      • INCOME TAX
      • THEN I QUIT
    • MUTUAL BOILER INSURANCE COMPANY
      • AL KANE
      • THE INSURANCE INSPECTOR
      • THE PISTON RINGS
      • THE BOILER X-RAY
      • THE CHICAGO SPEECH
      • PARIS ILLINOIS
      • WEST VIRGINIA PULP AND PAPER
      • BUCK SLOAN
      • THE WAR RATIONING BOARD
      • THE METER BYPASS
      • TRAINEES
      • CINCINNATI BEER
    • ROCKY RIVER PAPER COMPANY
    • CLIFTON ENGINEERING COMPANY
      • OUR WORK
      • NORTHER MICHIGAN JOBS
        • ONAWAY
        • A REAL GOOD JOB
        • MUD-MUD-MUD
        • CLIFF SWEAT
        • STUPID ME
        • SETTING POLES
        • “WHITEY” DAVENPORT
        • WHAT NEXT
        • ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
        • FALSE ECONOMY
        • TAX DOLLARS AT WORK?
        • THE WEATHER PROPHET
        • THE SAC AIR PATROL
        • THE PAT HUNT
      • THE CAMP
        • US “INGINEERS”
        • THE PADRE
        • THE ROCKET LAUNCHER
        • CRAIG LAKE
        • SAM
      • CAPE CANAVERAL
        • THE REDSTONE ROCKET
        • THE SMALLER MISSILES
        • THE ESCORTS
        • OUR SUMMER IN FLORIDA
        • MULLET JUMPING
        • THE “AS BUILT” DRAWINGS
        • BACK TO THREE RIVERS
      • THE NUN ENGINEER
      • THE NEGOTIATOR
      • SAM (AGAIN)
      • MOBILE PHONES
      • GOOD OLD GEORGE
      • ANOTHER NEGOTIATOR
      • EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
      • HOW TO GET ATTENTION
      • SOFT HEARTED
      • SOFT HEARTED AGAIN?
      • THE LAST ONE ON SAM
    • HORSEPOWER & KILOWATTS
      • THE STATIONARY GASOLINE ENGINE
      • THE CORLISS ENGINE
      • THE UNIFLOW STEAM ENGINE
    • AT HOME AT THE LAKE
      • OUR LAKE HOME
      • OUR BOYS
      • HAWK JUNCTION
      • HAWK JUNCTION CAMPGROUND
    • CHARACTERS I HAVE KNOWN
      • THE LITTLE RASCALS
      • DODGE COUPE UP IN THE AIR
      • FLINT SEDAN
      • FRESH CIDER
      • HARRY SHIVELY
      • FISHER LAKE TAVERN
      • WALTER DARR
      • HENRY COLLINS
      • THE ROVER BOYS
      • THE BRIGHT GREEN RUG
      • BEER AND BEANS
      • THE BATH
      • THE INVENTOR
      • JOHNNY
      • THE CLOWN
      • EARL MATNEY
      • ANSWERING MACHINE
    • A FEW GOOD STORIES
      • CLARK BECK & JOE FITCH
      • THE GOOSE HUNT
      • DYNAMITING FISH
      • THE HAM BONE
      • MORE BIG ONES
    • TRAVELS WITH THE BECKS
      • OUR FIRST LONG TRIP
      • SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY
      • OUR EARLY VACATIONS
      • WHILE IN OHIO
      • THE HILTON
      • HIGHWAY PATROL
      • THE RIP OFF
      • JUNCTION TEXAS
      • THE BAD “U” JOINT
      • BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA
      • LAKE SUPERIOR
      • NOVA SCOTIA
      • FIRST CALIFORNIA TRIP
      • BENNEY AND LOLA
      • OUR FIRST WINTER OF TRAVEL
      • ANOTHER CALIFORNIA WINTER
      • THE YELLOWSTONE TRAILER
      • TRAVELS WITH THE ADELMANS
      • LOUISE’S HEART ATTACK
      • POINTS OF INTEREST
      • OVER SEAS
      • OUR SEA CRUISE
    • IDEAS AND OPINIONS
      • THE EXPERT
      • THE FOOD WE EAT
      • KICK IT
      • COD FISH GRAVY
      • SKATE BOARDS
      • HOT STUFF
      • IT DIDN’T FIT
      • WHO’S WHO IN YOUR FAMILY
      • SEARS CATALOG
      • THE MICROWAVE OVEN
      • HAVE YOU NOTICED?
      • A LITTLE MIXED UP
      • MORE GOOD OLD DAYS
      • WHO ARE WE?
  • Favorite Links

Favorite Links

  • The official site for the city of Three Rivers, Michigan
  • The Three Rivers Public Library site.
  • Marcellus, Michigan
  • Bart Beck’s son Jim grows Christmas Trees in Patchen, California.
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