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Around Town
Lillian Stika Rolfes is pictured with her younger sister, Cecilia in the late 1930s.
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Bismarcks and Éclairs
By Robert A. Julius
Every bakery offered its own succulent specialty -- and we sampled them all!
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Defective Detective
By Martin Filchock
How many differences can you find between these two pictures?
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Duke Harry
By DeLila Lumbardy
With hearts pounding, and mane and hair flying, they rambled the wide open spaces of their living room.
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Good Old New York City
By Eileen Higgins Driscoll
The thrills of the Big Apple were theirs to sample!
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Granny's Button Jar
By Lynda Miller Vandiver
A little girl's imagination transformed it into the perfect plaything.
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Happy Trails -- On Top of Old Smokey
With Ken Tate
Fresh off its diamond anniversary, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers living history lessons.
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Heart Shower
By Linda Myers Browning as told to Donna McGuire Tanner
Far from friends and with no pennies to spare, how could they celebrate Valentine's Day?
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Home Cooking -- This Spud's for You
With Carol Tannehill
Great-Grandmother's potato dishes are filling -- and filled with love.
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Home Remedies -- The Little White Pill That Could
With Vicki Tannehill
Despite a stodgy reputation as "your grandma's painkiller," aspirin really works -- and in ways you might not have thought of.
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House of Tools
By Garfield McAdam
Grandfather was a builder -- of scooters, boats and relationships.
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How I Met My Wife
By Robert Delaney
He opened his mouth -- and inserted his foot up to his knee.
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King Cake Party
By James D. Doggette Jr.
Find the plastic baby in your serving, and you, too, could be royalty!
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Making Soap With My Grandfather
By Paul Chovanec
We needed lard, lye -- and some of Grandma’s bread and jelly.
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Money for Movies
By Lois Bruce
We were free to go to the show -- but the show wasn't free!
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Old Schoolhouse, Cherished Memories
By Karen L. Bowen
People of all ages shared the fun when the building opened its doors.
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On the Air
By Edward Menninger
Radio fired up our imaginations in a way TV could never equal!
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Recipe Swap
This department allows you to ask other home cooks from around the country and the world for help.
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Springtime Babies
By Barbara Dodge
The arrival of fuzzy yellow chicks was a high point of the season.
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Sunday Funnies -- Blondie
By Chic Young
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Taking the Train to Adventure
By E.A. Dyer
The rumbling, hissing thrill of a ride on the rails wins out over a 5-year-old's fear.
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The Best Whupping I Ever Had
By William S. Mason Jr.
He learned his lesson the hard way, but it stuck with him.
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The Bookmobile
By Elaine Faber
How would the President ever forgive her for treating his gift so carelessly?
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The Checkers Game
By Nannie Tyson Ariola
A homemade board and Coke lids made for hours of pleasure on cold winter days.
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The Foxes and the Hole Dog
By Carol Bubolz
Our unusual pets gave us lots of joy back in the Good Old Days.
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The Good Times
By D. Arthur Knowles
His beloved big brother made his birthday wish come true.
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The Magic of Licorice
By Neal Murphy
You either love it or you hate it -- and I love it!
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The Red-Faced Customers
By Mildred Blankenship
Ask a man for the object of our search? Unthinkable!
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The Soldier's Dog
By Shirley Waxbom
He was a treasured and beloved member of the family for more than a decade.
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A Dog Named Lassie
By Myrlen Britt
She had no fancy pedigree -- just a heart full of love.
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Lost and Found
By Audrey Corn
Even bossy cousins can come in handy sometimes.
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