| Broomtail: I Remember My Brother Broomtail |
| Will Block, Sr. my father |
| Sarah Jane Block my mother |
| Lucky Stiffs: I Remember “The Lucky Stiffs” |
| Ruhr Area |
| Bootlegging: Area’s history of bootlegging soared during
Prohibition |
| Suckersville: My dad and I once got stuck in Suckersville |
| Simmerath: Christmas week In Simmerath--the baptism of fire of
the 309th Infantry Regiment. |
| Gambling: Foxy advice on gambling serves well |
| Sarge: Sorry, Sarge, you’ll have to take my heart |
| Big Tooth: Demise of Reptilian ‘Big Tooth’ drew crowds |
| Needy: Bringing joy to the needy in Depression was fulfilling |
| Cemetery: Broomtail and I Met the Ku Klux Klan |
| River Rat Boys: A factual occurrence about Will Block Sr.,
embellished with poetic license, as seen through the eyes of his eleven-year-old son W. T.
Block, Jr. |
| Skunk: No man is an island unless hunted skunk
launches scent |
| Depression was depressing, except brother's paddling |
| Bootlegging brothers' joy short-lived |
| Pranks rule 'olden days' celebrations of Halloween |
| Spooky legend lives on |