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August, 1958
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For better than a half century the diBenedetto family have been recognized among the substantial, industrious, leading families of
gaged in business here since 1900.
It was in that year that Joseph ' diBenedetto and his wife came to Bay St. Louis from, iheir Independence, La. home, intending to make their visit a temporary one.
Charmed with the environment,
Mr. and Mrs. diBenedetto decided to remain and make Bay St. Louis their permanent home, so he and his bride, the former Josephine Alessi, bought a piece of property and began growing strawberries, which they marketed and sold to a local grocer. It was diBenedetto who first introduced the Klondike berry to Hancock County. This berry which was so successful in the Louisiana Strawberry Belt did equally well here. Prosperity began for the family in their new home. After a few years of strawberry and truck farming, Joseph and Josephine decided to enter the grocery business. They rented a beach location and purchased stock for this venture which kept them in business for the following thirty-five years. Several changes of location took j. lace, but the name of diBene-d tto kept steady customers th ough the years with an assurance of quality merchandise to be purchased from the store bearing this name. Their business made a specialty of the finest, quality Kansas City meats, and MS'. diBenedetto made all trips necessary - to New Orleans to personally select the fine fruits and vegetables sold in his stores.
Seven children were born to Joseph and Josephine, four sons, Anthony, George, Joseph and Dorn, inic, and three daughters, Mary (Mirs. Harry Benjamin) Jennie (Mrs. J. C. Roland) and Nina ?( (Mrs. Paul Doyle.)
The boys received their school- Sv ing at S't. Stanislaus, and the girls 2-' all attended and were graduated from S. J. A. Mrs. Benjamin, before her marriage, became interested in the business operated by her parents, eventually became manager.
About eight years' ago Mr. and Mrs. diBenedetto decided to retire, and leased the* modern beach building, which they had built to another grocery business. Mrs. Benjamin, who was not married at this time left for New York to visit her brother-in-law and sister, Major and Mrs. J. C. Roland, and was at this time that she met
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and later married Mlajor Harry Benjamin U, S. A. Following the retirement of Major Benjamin : they returned to Bay St. Louis, : purchased a site of ground, built ? *nd moved ipto one of the lovely iiew homes of this city.	:
Mrs. diBenedetto died suddenly : in December, 1957. Since the . death of his wife, Mr. Joe has been making his home with his son, George.
Georpe diBenedetto today owns and operates a successful appliance and furniture business which is housed in the building on the beach owned by his parents. He was married to the former Miss Irma Belle Fahey, whose untimely1 death occurred two years ago in Lourdes, France. There are three children, two girls and a boy, who make their home with their father and grandfather on Carroll Avenue.
George diBenedetto entered the appliance business in Bay St. Louis following his discharge from the U. S. iNavy in 1946 at the end of World War II. He purchased a location on Ulman Avenue, erected a building where he had display area and repair shop. He attended Coyne Electrical School, Chicago, HI.,* to learn the technical end of his business. Later he leased this building to the Grey Hound Bus (Continued on Page 54)
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