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Show 1 REMEMBER" BY THE OLDTIMZRS -J From Mrs. Bertha Andrew, Belfry, Mont.: I remember when mother had to wash the wool and cotton and then -went to the woods and found the different plants to color It red or brown. Then she corded It, spun the thread and wove the cloth to make our wool blankets, cotton towels and underwear. I also remember the old song, "Just Because Be-cause She Made Them Goo-Goo Eyes." From Mrs. : Vern Boulton, Boise, ! Idaho: I remember when I was a little girl, Dad always sent me to the icehouse Sunday morning to get the Ice for the wonderful homemade home-made Ice cream mother made. We would all take our turns at the freezer. From Mrs. Allen Thompson, Eubank, Eu-bank, Ky.: I remember when women rode mules and horses to church. They rode side-saddle, with one baby In their laps and one on behind. The men would either walk in front or ride another horse ! or mule. The women wore long calico dresses that dragged the ground. From J. T. Fllllnglm, Gracevill, I Fla.: I remember - when the preacher announced night meeting he said it would , Start at early ' candlelight. If he had said seven S o'clock, not many people "would i have had clocks or watches to go by. From Alice Nicholson, Cascade, Mont.: . I remember when you I , went to the store to get a gallon of kerosene, and the grocer put a potato po-tato on the spout so It wouldn't spill. (Mall your memories to THE OLD TIMER, BOX 310, FRANK' FORT, KY.) |