I have one more chapter to complete on boarding houses from 1925 to 1930 and my rough draft will be complete. There are a few folks who owned boarding houses that I have no info on. I am hoping one … Continue reading
War Saving Stamps and Certificates were provided for in the bond act of September 24, 1917, and put in operation December 3, 1918. Thrift stamps cost 25 cents each, but did not accrue interest. Sixteen thrift stamps on a thrift … Continue reading
McKinley Austin, Chattanooga, Tenn., to Aida Austin, Eldred August 4, 1917 Dear Aunt, I am here and like it better than at Fort Slocum. We get better food and the officers seem better, though we had a fine sergeant there. … Continue reading
My Tuesdays are meatless My Wednesdays are wheatless I am getting more eatless each day. My house is heatless My bed is sheetless They’ve all been sent to the Y.M.C.A.. The bar rooms are treatless My coffee is sweetless, Each … Continue reading
This is my mom and her brother in their band uniforms. Pal the dog found his way into many photos. This looks to be around 1938 or 1939.
The third Smith wedding in a year (March 2012 to February 2013) took place over the weekend. Before the wedding I was working on the WWII years and writing multitudinous “notes to remember.” In the week since the arrival of … Continue reading
I am currently working on the years 1934 through 1941. I have this photo of my dad on a Merry-Go-Round. Does this location look familiar to anyone?
I am currently working on the Town of Highland Story in the years 1930 to 1933. My father graduated from Eldred Union (he was the only graduate that year) in June 1930 and then went to Baker Business School. I … Continue reading
Do these two people look familiar to anyone?
