Model A Fords
Steve, Which of our friends had a Model A? I remember a car, I think, but not who owned it. Thanks, Bubba --------- MANRY STARTED THE...
E. Rivers
During a summer in the late 40’s, E. Rivers School, the primary school that I grew up in caught fire . After word got around, many of us...
Lightning bugs:
A natural phenomenon that may no longer exist was the broad and thick occurrence of “lightning bugs”, more widely known as fireflies....
Troop 1 Peachtree Heights:
Charles joined, and I later, Troop 1 Peachtree heights, Boy Scouts of America.The Scoutmaster was Jimmie Collins, a decent tough...
Riding to E Rivers on my bike
E Rivers School was about a mile from our house. Cross West Wesley Road and down Vernon road to Peachtree Battle Avenue, left for a short...
Officer, what did I do?:
Jim Manry asked this question after a policeman followed him up his driveway following a high-speed chase that started miles away on...
McCallie days:
I spent three years, high school sophomore through senior, at McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I joined Charles who was there...
Manry’s yard:
We used to be building things constantly in Jim Manry’s back yard. His yard was perfect because it was very large and essentially had no...
Larry Doyle fights Jim White @ E. Rivers
I have a very clear memory of the “fight of E. Rivers”.. Apparently Larry Doyle did not get along with Jim White but I do not know what...
Jitter Marines
When I was 11, 12 (WW II) or so, a bunch of us boys would meet, usually on Brookwood Creek near Brighton Road and create war games. The...
Gone with the Wind
My mother knew Margaret Mitchell, author of “Gone with the Wind”. They were not close friends but spoke occasionally. Mother was...
Fired by my piano teacher, Helen Fraser
Though I was musically inclined and enjoyed singing, I never successfully conquered a musical instrument. We tried, my mother and me, and...
Deaths
There were 4 childhood deaths that impacted me: Chris’s (African American boy in Meridian) death, that of Tom Scott, Frank Scott’s older...
Camp Elklore: polio, best junior camper!
During the summer of 1942 or 1943, I went to Camp Elklore in Southern Tennessee. Charles had been there and enjoyed ti and the sons John...
Schools:Primary/Secondary Schools
At 5, I attended Kindergarten at Mrs. Bloodworths, right across Peachtree Battle Ave. from E. Rivers (primary) School. I went through the...