Elsie Johnson Stories

First Christmas Together

It was our first Christmas together. We had been married four months and were so “in love”. We d . . .

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First Car

It was a “Whippet” Willys-Knight – what a funny name for a car I learned to drive on! My mothe . . .

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A Difficulty

When I was about 7 years of age a huge dog jumped on me and knocked me down - no one was near to hel . . .

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Another Difficulty

Difficulty I think my father thought he was taking me on an educational trip. It was to a packing . . .

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Dating in the 40’s

We used to date some but most of all we had a group. I guess you’d call it a ‘gang’ now. It wa . . .

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Clothing in the 40s

When I was in high school in Perry Iowa, we were never allowed to wear pants!!! I did walk a mile to . . .

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Christmas Memories

It was early Christmas morning. We could hear giggling and knew the girls were waiting at the top of . . .

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Christmas Reflections

My Children’s Days Everyone had to be up and wait on the staircase before we could see what Santa . . .

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Scarlett Fever

I remember my sister came down with Scarlett Fever. The first thing that went up on our house was a . . .

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Being Sixteen In The 1930s

School Activities - Girl Reserve Club - an athletic cub with after school games. Cheerleader - would . . .

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Autumn Recreation

Yes – I’m a thief! No, I’ve never been caught I must confess. It happened many years ago while . . .

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Alcohol???

“You won’t put beer in my refrigerator!” said my mother to whomever had brought beer on their . . .

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