INTRODUCTION

The first 14 episodes contained in this document are based on what I remember from the 1920s and 1930s, with particular attention to my parents Paul and Carrie Wrathall, and the way they affected my life. The next 8 episodes concern my experiences before, during and after World War. The last episode (The Trip to Sweden) took place in 1970, but it is included because it concerns my mother. The episodes are in the following order:

1. The Early Years
   Pneumonia
   Cut Leg
   Joshua Clark
   
   
2. Wrathall and Matthews
   
   
3. The Grain Field Episode
   Playing with Matches
   The B.B. Gun
   Appendicitis
   
   
4. The Saw Mill
   
   
5. The Mayoral Election
   Loss in County Commissioner Race
   My First Pony
   "Topsy"
   
   
6. The Mare Named "Gwenny"
   Her Colt, "Pig" (Sport)
   Dad's disappointment
   
   
7. The Model "A"
   Addition to the House
   Dempsey-Tunney "Long Count"
   Flooded Basement
   
   
8. The Cattle Dog
   Corn and Silage
   
   
9. Jo-Ann of Ark
   "Old Dick"
   The Fur Coat
   
   
10. Haying Time
    Method of Harvesting
    Derrick and Hay Fork
    An Accolade for Mother
    
    
11. Lambing Time
    Shearing Time
    
    
12. School Years
    Grade School
    Junior High
    High School
    Sports
    
    
13. "Matt Hall"
    
    
14. Schoolyard Maintenance
    Custom Harvesting of Grain
    
    

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15. College Years
    
    
16. Army Training
    
    
17. Flying School
    
    
18. Combat Training
    
    
19. War In Europe
    
    
20. Occupation
    
    
21. Return Home
    
    
22. Smokey
    
    

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23. The Trip to Sweden