taught him to swim. Let's back up a little.

In 1926, if I remember correctly, Mother sued daddy for divorce. Daddy, Dan and I went to court and met mother and Willa there. We all talked a lot and we girls cried a lot and before it was over everyone made up and in a few weeks mother and Willa were back home and before long life was back to normal.

Mother and Willa came back home again after a few months away in 1930. I had an attack of shingles around my chest and back that were very, very painful and the pain lasted off and on for many years and ended my piano lessons.

We had another younger couple move into our neighborhood just 4 doors from us. Wallace and Billie McLyman. Our families became real friends. Their little girl Betty Jane was born April 1, 1931. We helped Billie with housework and tending Betty - Wally worked for the City of Los Angeles. He was also a veteran of WWI and belonged to the Vets - American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps - he played base drum. Billie was very pretty and petite. We spent may happy hours at their home and they in ours. Whenever it was a national holiday or special event Wally and the Drum and Bugle Corps would march and play in the parades, sometimes 2 in one day. He and Billie would take Willa and I with them and we would have good spectator seats. We even went to the Shrine Auditorium for a performance with them. Billie had a brother Tom, he was on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lexington, he was so good looking and I had a real crush on him. Whenever he and his friend Bill had shore leave they spent it at McLymans - sigh!!!
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