Farm Journal 1933

My friend lent me her family keepsake: copies of the Farm Journal.  I had a delightful time reading articles (one on how to remove whiteheads, another how to make a mustard plaster, etc.) and finding familiar items in ads that had been in our humble life. 

I'm sure that Dad and Mom would have loved to trade in their old separator......but not necessarily get a new one.

Who cannot remember the rough Lava Soap?  Maybe if I had used it more?????

Civilian Conservation Corps

I certainly remember Dad talking of the CCCs and here is proof of his involvement. Notice that his stay was only two weeks. His job was to be a cook. Maybe that is why he didn't last! This is just one more piece of evidence of the hard times and the willingness to do whatever it took to earn a $.
Shannon found some interesting information on the web at the addresses listed below. This is an education in itself.

http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/ccc/index.htm

http://www.geocities.com/oralbio/castellucciorbio.html

http://www.geocities.com/oralbio/ottbio.html

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1586.html

Phantom of the OPERA!

Who did not spend time browsing this book? The pictures were "different" if not educational.

The privileged owner herself! Mother must have had a college class with opera being the center of attention. When I look at the book now, it must have been a difficult class to digest. Notice the title of "Miss". We don't use that so much any more, unfortunately.

Now she is a beauty.

And here is the Great Caruso himself. How fortunate we were that our parents liked good music and passed that on to us. There is not one of us who has not thrived in one area of music or another.