'This is the only picture I have of this family together. John was the risk taker (Run Runner). Lost his fortune in the crash of '29. Nora became a nurse, was a captain in a nurse corps WW II. Clarence was an aircraft mechanic--Shipyard WW II--and had a Cushman bakery truck until he retired. He also built banks dorys. Julia had polio and went to the Muslim School of Art and became quite successful. John, Julia, and Nora lived together until their 80's in the family home on Powder Point. Pictured: John Smith (9), Nora Smith (7), Clarence Smith (8)--my father, Julia Smith (10), Francis Smith (4). Location: Powder Point.'
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