Chapter 40: 1947 • Larry’s diary (age 13) Aug 1 Got paid for morning route and paid off my $15 clothing bill at Baers Aug 2 Paid dad $5 and I still owe him $10 for my radio Aug 3 Went swimming nearly all day... Continue
Rude Awakenings
Chapter 39: 1947 • Larry’s diary (age 13) Jul 1 Going to work in dads store from now on regularly Jul 2 I was delivering papers on my morning route and a girl fell on courthouse spike fence and got a very deep cut on... Continue
Chapter 38: 1947 • Larry’s diary (age 13) Jun 4 Graduated from 8th grade elementary school. I got a wristwatch and binder as gifts. Went to graduation party and danced with Barbara Miles Jun 5 At 2 PM left for 3 week vacation to stay... Continue
Chapter 37: 1947 • Minnesota ~ Dad’s first trip back to the family farm was for his mother’s funeral ten years prior. He and Mom took the long train trip to the Midwest, bringing Larry who was almost four and Carleen who was a year younger.... Continue
Chapter 36: 1947 • Sonora Missive to Marceline (part 2 of 2) May 2, 1947 (continuation of the letter from my mother to her favorite niece) Boy, if I had the chance to live my life over again do you think I would have gotten... Continue
Chapter 35: 1947 • Sonora Missive to Marceline (part 1 of 2) When our cousin Marceline turned seventeen (the same age Mom was when she married Dad), she became engaged to a young man named Roy. She wrote my mother of her wedding plans; Mom... Continue
Chapter 34: 1947 • Sonora (continuation of my brother’s diary) 1947 • Larry’s diary (age 13) Apr 1 Received pay of five dollars and paid father on radio Apr 2 Bought hatchet and knife. Chopped down a small bush for my paper route. Bought stamps and... Continue
Chapter 33: 1947 • Sonora ~ “Shhh,” she whispered, filling a glass with water. As Larry came flying down the hall, she sloshed the glassful under the door. His soles hit the wet linoleum; sliding right past, he crashed feet first through the white balusters... Continue
Chapter 32: 1947 • Sonora ~ My siblings were no angels in disguise as they tore through the house like a band of young heathens. The kids not only had the run of the house, they had the run of the town. Most summer days the... Continue
Chapter 31: 1947 • Sonora ~ continuation of my brother’s diary 1947 • Larry’s Diary (age 13) Mar 1 I bought boy scout whistle card and slide. Got radio into my room. Bought new kite and put it together. Got a new lock for door.... Continue