Big Boys have Double Barrels!
In my youth, practically all country boys were into guns and fishing. I got my first Daisy BB gun at about 8 or 9. There were frequent...
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- May 7, 2019
Is there anybody .... outthere?
Radios and electronics captured my interests fairly early. My first recollections were watching my brother build a “crystal set”. This...
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- May 5, 2019
DIY Hillbilly Rollercoaster
You cannot call reading a hobby but my grandmother supplied me with a subscription to Popular Mechanics, a magazine that is still...
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- May 5, 2019
76 Trombones in a big parade ...
Also, Billy Murray was an influence on my interest in music. I had been sentenced to piano lessons somewhere between the ages of 8 and 10...
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- May 5, 2019
Bikin Billy Murray!
Billy Murray introduced me to two other hobbies during the 8-12 year old range. He had a nice new bicycle and Billy was always doing the...
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- May 5, 2019
The making of an Engineer!
At early ages, the distinction between hobbies and toys is sort of fuzzy. But I will start here because I sense that those things we did...
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- May 4, 2019
Extra, extra, read all about it!
The first big public event I recall was discussion of the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. That happened when I was 5 but it was...
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- May 1, 2019
Jack Armstrong meet Amos Andy
Other than the heating and plumbing characteristics or out home mentioned above, our home at Crittenden was quite comfortable. My...
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- May 1, 2019
Jones Family
Another black couple that lived on the farm provides many fond memories. Alameda and John Jones came to the farm after Kurt and Alice....
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- May 1, 2019
Farm Life
Life on the farm provides many fond memories and probably had major influence on what I am. There were many life lessons to be learned in...
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- May 1, 2019
Grandmother and Grandfather Hughes
I never knew my other grandmother (Hughes). She died when my father was quite young (six years old). My other grandfather, Robert Owen...
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- May 1, 2019
Big Momma Emma Claycamp Menneffee
Grandma was a big woman who gives me fond memories. For her time she was an explorer. I recall her going on a vacation by herself...
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- May 1, 2019
Sparklers, Firecrackers, Snakes and Roman Candles
I have many memories of my grandparents. My grandfather, Bartlett Kniffin Meneffee, was a doctor that had started practice within a few...
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- May 1, 2019
Modern Conveniences
I often look at our modern housing and marvel at the change that has happened in one lifetime. The heating in our house was completely...
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- May 1, 2019
Depression Years
Although these early memories are from what is known as “The depression years," I have no recollection of being deprived of anything. I...
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- Apr 23, 2019
The Dancing Hillbilly!
I always looked on my brother as a mentor. The age spread kept us from being very competitive with each other. I do not ever remember...
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- Apr 23, 2019
One Eyed Boston Terrier
Perry was always a good student and managed to finish high school a year early in 1939. I think he skipped a grade in his elementary...
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- Apr 23, 2019
Perry's Dancing Days!
Perry graduated from Crittenden High School in 1939 and then moved on to college at Hanover College near Madison, Ind. I do not have...
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