Monthly Archives: September 2011

“I got a letter from Russell written that Sunday [December 7, 1941]. He was very discouraged and down knowing that the year he signed up for would stretch into no telling how many years and that he would probably be … Continue reading →

“It was very hot and dusty in Oklahoma and they were having to make long hikes with a lot of equipment on their backs, and he [Russell] was pretty miserable. He started writing as soon as he left Greenville, and … Continue reading →

“I was riding around with Son McMillan and a boy named Joe Ross from Minter City on Sunday afternoon, December 7, 1941, when I first heard about Pearl Harbor being bombed. We had been hearing so much war news and … Continue reading →

“My job in Greenwood was much more pleasant. There were three of us in the office, Mrs. Lillian Barron, home economist, Ramon Harris, the supervisor and thirty-seven-year-old bachelor, and myself. We all went to a district party together, and Ramon … Continue reading →

“Two men had rooms in the other side of the house, but they had a separate entrance and their own bath. There was a boarding house, Mrs. Sharkey’s, where I could eat my meals if I wanted to, across the … Continue reading →

“I continued to attend Draughon’s. Then I got a part time job with the District Extension Office under a youth program known as the NYA, where the federal government paid me a huge salary of $11 a month to help … Continue reading →

“By this time [1940] the war in Europe was worsening and it looked more like we would be drawn into it. All of the boys had had to sign up for the draft, and a lot of them were joining … Continue reading →

“We could only date on the weekend [at Delta State] and were not allowed to ride in a car (although we did). You could walk to the show on Friday night but had to be back in the dorm by … Continue reading →

“In May of 1939 I graduated from Greenwood High School. There were a lot of parties, and it was an exciting time in our lives. That summer I spent a month in Jackson with Leota and was having so much … Continue reading →

“This was the big band era, and we listened to the radio a lot. The Hit Parade on Saturday night would feature the top ten tunes of the week. We listened to Tommy Dorsey, Kay Kyser, Glenn Miller, Bennie Goodman, … Continue reading →