The Wedding of Blanch Blatstein, Dec. 7th, 1947. Left to Right - Herman Shooster, Harry Shooster and his wife Ida, Harry Lesnik, Izzy Shooster and his wife Sylvia, Morris Lesnik, Ruby’s wife and Ruby Lesnik, Mary Lesnick. Front - Dora and Frank Shooster.
One day, Frank was supposed to go on vacation in Saratoga. This was the beginning. But anyhow we are going to Saratoga. Every time I went, I went on account of him. I only wanted to save him. Save his life by giving him some time off. So Frank says, ‘We have to postpone. I have someone special to see.’ He didn’t tell; he had a machine in the shop that he used to shave his own teeth. A grinding wheel. He was always grinding his teeth. So, what was the man that ruined the vacation? Another dentist, Plafker. So he went to Plafker to make teeth, and Plafker’s teeth weren’t ready yet. Frank said, ‘I wanted the top and bottom all the same set of teeth. But before I took my teeth out, I had a gold cap on one tooth. So, I wanted to have the same appearance. So, I told the dentist to put the gold cap where I had one before so I wouldn’t look different. So, I was wearing the teeth, and I was satisfied.’ One day, not long, I lived here already, not long before he died, Frank says, ‘Dora, I’m bringing a dentist here, and I want you to get new teeth.’
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Dora Shooster - And little-by-little, Mr. Shooster, was a wonderful, wonderful, busi- nessman. He was always... that’s why I insist- ed he has got to go away for more thoughts and to be free. One month a year. That’s why I sent him to Atlantic City every year. I thought maybe I could save him… He died anyhow at 57. I couldn’t save him. But then, thank G-d, now when Harry is already in the building business, and he’s got an accountant, and when the accountant comes to the building, he says, ‘Harry, you know more than I know. You keep books that I want to learn from you.’ FRANK’S TEETH Dora Shooster - Ay ya yah. [deep woefulness] That itself you could write a book, over 40 sets of teeth. Every dentist in Chester made him 2-3 sets of teeth. The man worked always on Shooster’s teeth.
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