Chapter 65: 1950 • Camp McBride, Strawberry Lake, Pinecrest, California Even though she shunned ruffles and ric-rac, Betty carried a purse wherever she went, typically a small shoulder strap as it freed her hands to climb fences. She had a collection of pocketbooks handed down... Continue
Rude Awakenings
Chapter 64: 1950 • Sonora, California At fourteen, my sister Carleen stepped into our mother's shoes when Mom was gone. It was expected and she didn’t think much about it, she simply did it. When she went anywhere she took me with her. On her... Continue
Chapter 63: 1950 • Sonora, California Note: My brother’s daily entries in the months of March and April were typical of those in the past dealing with school, sports, band, and work; I only posted excerpts from part of April, where they took on a... Continue
Chapter 62: 1950 • Sonora, California Feb 1950 • Larry’s diary (age 16) Feb 8 Went to scout meeting and signed up with air scouts. Baby Cathy is sick with cut finger. ********** Mom’s ham and cheese sandwiches were our favorite lunch. She ground the... Continue
Chapter 60: Summer 1949 • Sonora, California 1949: Abbreviated entries of Larry’s diary (age 15) Aug 31 Went to San Francisco and Sellers, Decca, Warehouseman, Dunham, Cariagan & Town were all on strike. Only had one meal, drove back in dark. Sep 2 Washed Carters... Continue
Chapter 61: 1949-1950 • Sonora, California 1949 • Larry’s diary (age 15) The month of October was about school, basketball games, orchestra, movies, books, and work November: much of the same December: same, but these few entries were of interest: Dec 22 Got Christmas tree... Continue
Chapter 59: Summer 1949 • Sonora, California ~ Coming out of the Sonora Library (the library and the church tied for first place as Claudia’s second home), one of the nuns recognized Claudia and stopped her and to pat her seven-year-old head. “What a pious child... Continue
Chapter 58: Summer 1949 • Sonora, California ~ As Sonora was a backwater with no Catholic school, five Franciscan nuns in black habits and white wimples were imported every summer to bring the local schoolchildren a proper religious education, and for five weeks the nuns... Continue
Chapter 57: 1949 • Sonora ~ Larry’s diary (age 15) Jul 16 2nd night of pageant. Gov Warren was there. Uncle Charlie and Aunt Velma came up. Got to bed after 2. Almost late for scene 3. I was an actor in the Big Columbia... Continue
Chapter 56: 1949 • Sonora ~ Larry and Dad took monthly trips to San Francisco to purchase stock from the Decca, Columbia, and RCA Victor wholesale dealers. Larry decided which records to purchase, as he knew all the popular songs as well as classical music.... Continue