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Tag Archives: Great Depression
Dad’s Story…The Great Depression, Bonnie and Clyde, and a Red Dress
Remembering my dad today has brought to mind a question he loved to ask—tell me what The Great Depression, the big city, Bonnie and Clyde, and a red dress have in common. Now on the surface they … Continue reading
Posted in Dallas, Fathers Day, General, Great Depression
Tagged Bonnie and Clyde, covered wagon, Dad, Dallas, DP&L, Father's Day, God's love. lightning strike, Great Depression, iceman, lineman, Texas, WWII
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Unexpected treasures … My dad showed up for me one more time
1939-1940 Dallas Power & Light crew and truck. (My dad: 2nd man from the right) Life often surprises us with unexpected treasures, my dad showed up for me a few days ago. I was searching through old files trying to … Continue reading
Posted in General, Great Depression, Memories
Tagged 1939, 1949, 1977, Dads, Dallas, Dallas Power & Light Company, Denton County, fathers, God, grace, Great Depression, grief, quotations, surprises, Texas, treasures, writing
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A “Great Depression” Wedding …
The Great Depression, Marietta, Oklahoma, a big city, and a red dress — what do they have in common? Nothing at all, except it was when and where my mother and dad got married. On August 26, 1932, eighty-three years … Continue reading
Posted in America, Dallas, General, Great Depression, marriage, Memories, Time Capsule, Wedding
Tagged Dallas, Gainesville, Great Depression, Lake Dallas, Little Elm, Marietta, memories, Oklahoma, Shiveree, Texas, Turner Hotel, wedding, World War II
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Time Capsule — Buses, Streetcars, and Hot Peanuts
Remembering a special time in 1951. Bill and I married January 7, 1955. We would have been married 60 years if he had lived. Precious memories. I posted this picture on Facebook to commemorate a treasured day in my life—and … Continue reading
Posted in General, Time Capsule
Tagged 1950s, 1951, Adamson High School, buses, Dallas, downtown Dallas, Elm Street, football jackets, Great Depression, hot roaster peanuts, last generation of innocence, letter jackets, Majestic Theater, movies, Oak Cliff, Palace Theater, Planters Peanut Store, Rialto Theater, streetcars, Texas, touch football, Tower Theater, World War II
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Betty Kerss Groezinger 