Stories from Elsie Johnson
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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 help me. I’ll never f...
Another Difficulty
Difficulty I think my father thought he was taking me on an educational trip. It was to a packing house. It was a terr...
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 was a mixture of boys ...
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 school so in the wi...
Christmas Memories
It was early Christmas morning. We could hear giggling and knew the girls were waiting at the top of the stairs for ever...
Christmas Reflections
My Children’s Days Everyone had to be up and wait on the staircase before we could see what Santa left! Xmas Tree sin...
Scarlett Fever
I remember my sister came down with Scarlett Fever. The first thing that went up on our house was a huge yellow sign war...
Being Sixteen In The 1930s
School Activities - Girl Reserve Club - an athletic cub with after school games. Cheerleader - would practice after scho...