grammar school so he took all our family to the harbor and we got to tour this historical ship. It was a 44 gun frigate. Launched in 1797. It is probably the most famous U.S. Naval vessel - Won a battle on 8-19-1812 against the British. It was restored extensively in 1925 by public donations. Boston is it's home port.

After Charles Lindbergh made his non-stop solo flight from New York to Paris, France in 1927, he came to Los Angeles and Daddy took us to the Coliseum where the parade ended and "Lucky Lindy" was interviewed and given a key to the city. His flight was the first of its kind in the world.

School play costume

Mother taught we girls to cook and bake. She said I was a better cake baker than her and lots of times after school she'd ask me to make a cake and I'd bargain with her - I'd make the cake and she'd watch it bake so I could go out and play.

In 1930 - if I remember correctly - mother and daddy had a bad argument one evening and the next day mother packed her things and Willa's things and they left dad, Dan and I. For several weeks I kept house, laundry, etc. stopped at the store on my way home from school for things for dinner. Daddy advertised for a housekeeper and Mrs. Schotz was hired. While she was with us she helped me make a costume for a school play. That summer Eloise Shearers and I went up to Sierra Madre and stayed with Grandpa. We hiked up the trail to Mt. Wilson and went swimming in the Sierra Madre pool - it was made by damming a small river. The shallow end was where the water flowed in and the deep end at the far end where the water flowed out. It was so pretty there in the canyon and the water was so cold, brrr!! When grandpa was younger he took my brother up to the pool and
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