Mothers Story

The William Third Grade Second Row My mother’s voice was barely audible, and I had to ask her to repeat the name. My mother said his name was Sweet...

Betty got her name from her mother. Betty’s father did not care; he liked his dancing wife. Marjorie loved the dance and taught Betty how to dance; she put...

Eleanor Third Grade Second Row Eleanor was never considered a pretty girl. She bordered on being plain. However, Eleanor made up for any lack of physical appearance with a...

Ernest Sr. Walked with determination down the road to his sister-in-law’s house. Ernest knew she would be surprised. The boy was his. Virginia would give him up whether she...

Cindy Cindy was a happy baby girl. Cindy’s mother said it was one push, and she was out. The Doctor was amazed but relieved. Cindy’s mother was 42 years...

Jean Third Grade First Row Jean was getting ready for school. Jean’s mother insisted that she take the handkerchief her grandmother had sewn for her. Grandma Nettles had asked...

What’s That Smell? In the 1930s, during the great depression, a roaring lion had entered the scene in the form of abject poverty. The poverty of the Great Depression...

What’s That Smell?In the 1930s, the great depression was in full swing, but the Wellston school district was one of the richest in America. A 1930 oil find in...