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Ma Mayfield

Johnnie Headrick Mayfield age 57 in 1945

By: Joe Mayfield

During the 1940s and 1950s people had to have a way to take care of the everyday things that occurred, from cuts, to burns, or just a splinter. There was no way to go to the doctor every time someone had a scrape, or scratch, it was necessary that they know what to do to take care of themselves.

BEFORE IT WAS WRIGLEYVILLE

by Mike Fak

Authors Note: I was born in 1948 in Chicago Illinois. Until 1960 I lived at 3824 North Sheffield, just a block and a half from Cubs Park. The following is a compilation of memories that for whatever reason I found myself compelled to turn into this story.

A picture of Mike Fak in 1955 outside Horace Greeley School yard.

The photo is of one of Alice's childhood homes with brother Curtis standing at the left corner. The old building is being restored by Danny Copelan.

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Amish Friendship Bread Starter

1 large covered glass or plastic container

put in

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar

1 cup milk

mix all ingredients together in container and do the following steps below.

Do not refrigerate

Keep securely covered at room temperature from Day 1 through Day 10

Day 1- Make starter

Many Sunrises

From the New York Times February 28, 2006

Robert Scott, War-Hero Author, Dies at 97

By Richard Goldstein

Brig. Gen. Robert L. Scott Jr., one of America's most celebrated World War II fighter pilots and author of the best-selling wartime memoir "God Is My Co-Pilot," died yesterday at an assisted living center in WarnerRobins, Ga., home of Robins Air Force Base, near Macon. He was 97.

LETTER FROM A FARM KID, NOW AT SAN DIEGO MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT.

Dear Ma and Pa,

I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the

Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to

join up quick before maybe all of the places are filled.

I was restless at first because you got to stay in bed till nearly 6

By Bill Hawksford

Port Said, known as the “Gateway to the East” was Billy’s first port of call in Egypt after being banished from the British Empire as a result of his misadventures during his army service in Yorkshire. You will sense the aroma of Port Said 3 miles out, he was advised, but the wind must have been blowing extra hard that day, because the sweet pungent objectionable air normally associated with rubbish dumps filled the nostrils and heralded in another world 10 miles away.

Author Unknown

by Dale Castle

I’ve always wanted to talk to a person 100 years old. I finally got the opportunity last Saturday when I met Gladys Watkins. As I walked to her front door, I wondered what kind of shape a woman that age would be in. Surely, someone would answer the door for her and probably push her into the living room in a wheel chair. I’d probably have to almost yell to be heard and she wouldn’t be able to see me very well. I couldn’t have been more wrong.

War Editorial – End of Summer Thoughts

by Dr. Zo Simmons

Life is just a yummy plate of garden vegetables. Yes, it sounds corny, but I’ve always found comfort in the simple truth of this metaphor. Tasty, homegrown vegetables from my garden remind me of the beauty, joy, and serenity, which more than compensates for all the hard work, muscle strain, pest and diseases encountered along the way.