Wednesday, September 23, 1925
Warmer
Harry’s birthday, a lovely day. The laundry came home early and I got all the ironing done, without being overly tired. There was an auto collision at the foot of the hill early this AM and a man killed. He had the right of way but another fellow coasted down hill, didn’t stop and ran into him. The first dead person the boys ever saw. Harry Doyle reported improving rapidly.
(Harry was one of Grandma’s brothers, born in 1883, so he was 9 years older than her. She had two other older brothers, George Guy (1880), whom they called Guy, Andrew Wilbur (1881), whom they called Bur, and Harry Jordan. All three brothers were in the printing/newspaper business. I did read in Grandma’s family history that Harry moved around a lot, and at one point she lost touch with him for several years, while he was in California, probably in the 1930’s.
Harry Doyle was mentioned on September 16, and Mom added more info on him in a comment, if you would like to go back and read that.
It appeared that Grandma had a pretty good day today; no mention of the baby coming or of having any aches or pains.
Times have changed considerably on Rural St. where Grandma raised her family and lived until she died. There was an article in the Indianapolis Star yesterday about the problems on that street, with a subtitle "city's most violent neighborhood". Some of the worst violence is about six blocks north of where Grandma lived, on the other side of Brookside Park, but some of it is near where she lived.)
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Back when I was small our neighbor hood was a "family" neighborhood, Now I would hesitate to drive thru it,and never at night. Mother always said the bad element wouldn't get past the park. They not only got past the park, but have managed to take over the entire area. Sad.
ReplyDeleteBack when I was small our neighbor hood was a "family" neighborhood, Now I would hesitate to drive thru it,and never at night. Mother always said the bad element wouldn't get past the park. They not only got past the park, but have managed to take over the entire area. Sad.
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