Tag Archives: Great Depression Era

a man of letters – 1941 before Pearl Harbor

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Sheila Morris

My dad and eight classmates graduated from Richards High School in rural Grimes County, Texas on May 22, 1941. He was 16 years old, the smallest and youngest boy in his class – but chosen to be class president. On graduation day he delivered the “welcome” to a small … Continue reading →

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Looking For Simpler Times In Simpler Times

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Sheila Morris

Songs of the Show Boat Copyright 1935, G.F.Corp. In the year 1931 the United States was experiencing one of the most painful economic downturns of its relatively young history.   The Great Depression as it came to be known by economists … Continue reading →

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