Word: lombardis
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...original proprietor ran his shop until his death in 1930; his wife continued on as general manager and cashier until 1941, when Nicholas Lombardi, who had been working there for 20 years already, and John Capolupo bought the shop. This pair still heads the staff of barbers...
There have been between seven and eight barbers since 1945. Two who left to go to war in 1941 returned four years later and resumed their posts. When a man comes to work for La Flamme's, he usually stays around a while. Of the present employees, Lombardi and Capolupo have been there 30 and 29 years respectively; the others have worked ten, ten, nine, nine, and three years. La Flamme's, in a way, grows on them...
Pittsburgh (Lombardi) 12, Philadelphia...
...Father Lombardi spoke first. He said: "It is either in Communism or Christianity that humanity must find a solution . . . There is much good in Communism . . . but the good there is in you, Mr. Spano, comes from your being Christian not Communist . . . We aren't opposed to Communists who expect social betterment . . . but the purely materialistic view which discards spiritual values, leads to the dictatorship of a single class and to the concentration of this dictatorship finally in the hands of a single man . . . May Christianity enliven all that is Christian in Communism...
...false," cried Father Lombardi in rebuttal. "We advocate courageous social reforms, division of property, support of the needy . . . My greatest hope at this moment, Mr. Spano, is that your soul may be saved. For this I would gladly give my life though I too am only an unworthy sinner." As he finished, he clasped Spano's hand and warmly embraced...