Hello all Logan co. WV kin & others; At first, I want to tell you of our limited news, back in the 1930 s; 1940 s. We had no TV.A few had staticy radios were around.But we did have the newspapers, which kept us informed.I remember learning to read the Cincinnati Post at an early age.We didnt have money for several newspapers, so we chose the Post.I think it was two cents a copy back then. The comics were great in the Post: Dick Tracy,Ella Cinders,Tailspin Tommy,Orphan Annie were some. Its sad to see the demise of the great old newspapers.But im glad I never had any tv , now that I think it over. I would never had the chance to learn reading skills. In the great depression years, we sort of pulled our way along by whatever means necessary. We didnt really need any alarm clocks; the roosters woke us at 5 am.The churches had bell towers who rang at 10 am Sundays. Summers were busy times, growing our food supplys. All food that could be preserved was did so in Mason jars, and crocks. To sum it up,we had enough food , but clothing was hard to come by. We usualy wore hand me downs, that the older kids out grown. Every kid "brown bagged" their school lunches, which contained leftovers from the previous meals at home. I will never forget how good the homemade biscuits, with apple butter betwixt, tasted at lunch. Hope you enjoy my stories. Cousin Shelby ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Hi Shelby, Thank you for the memories. We must have taken the Sunday paper as I remember mom reading the comics to me on Sunday after dinner. We had a tall floor model radio with a small red light at the bottom that showed it was on. We children would lay on the floor in front of it to listen to the Lone Ranger. I suppose they had done this before I was born in 1948, as we were born in 42, 44, 46 and 48. Everything dad bought came from Sears catalog. He had bought a tape recorder, reel to reel, top style. The fun part was everyone who played a guitar or sang at churches around and knew dad had this would come over on mostly Sunday's to be recorded. As a kid it was fun to have the company and the music. Dad tried to preserve the music to cassettes but with age they either broke or the sound is distorted on most. He had the recorder long before I came along so I am sure it was a great novelty and enjoyment to the friends around. Mother told of how her mother listened to the war news on a small radio and worried about mother's oldest brother who was in the war. She said the radio cut in and out at the worst of times. How many children were in your home? Judi Hello all Logan co. WV kin & others; At first, I want to tell you of our limited news, back in the 1930 s; 1940 s. We had no TV.A few had staticy radios were around.But we did have the newspapers, which kept us informed.I remember learning to read the Cincinnati Post at an early age.We didnt have money for several newspapers, so we chose the Post.I think it was two cents a copy back then. The comics were great in the Post: Dick Tracy,Ella Cinders,Tailspin Tommy,Orphan Annie were some. Its sad to see the demise of the great old newspapers.But im glad I never had any tv , now that I think it over. I would never had the chance to learn reading skills. In the great depression years, we sort of pulled our way along by whatever means necessary. We didnt really need any alarm clocks; the roosters woke us at 5 am.The churches had bell towers who rang at 10 am Sundays. Summers were busy times, growing our food supplys. All food that could be preserved was did so in Mason jars, and crocks. To sum it up,we had enough food , but clothing was hard to come by. We usualy wore hand me downs, that the older kids out grown. Every kid "brown bagged" their school lunches, which contained leftovers from the previous meals at home. I will never forget how good the homemade biscuits, with apple butter betwixt, tasted at lunch. Hope you enjoy my stories. Cousin Shelby ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message