Daily Life in Depression Era 1930s

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1. Shirley Bussman
   February 21, 2021 @ 12:51 am

   I was born in 1939. I remember being told how bad it was.
   At 2 1/2 I started doing some shopping for my mom. At 5 I
   was doing the family shopping which included using war
   stamps. They were called something else but I can’t think
   of it right now. They were used to buy mostly staples like
   flour, sugar and other things. Our house had a stove like
   the one in the video, it heated the whole house. On Saturday
   ny brother, sister and myself took a bath that was heated
   up and we were right by the coal stove. We didn’t have hot
   running water or even a toilet. My sunday shoes were padded
   with newspaper. I do have pictures of myself back then. I looked
   like a waif. LOL!! All my clothes were hand-me-downs. As soon as I
   was old enough I had to get some kind of a job and go to school
   too. I had to buy my own clothes and shoes as I got older.
   Being the oldest I didn’t have the things my other siblings
   had. I was told that my Dad got work at as a farm hand.
   My Mom told me great stories of the hobo’s. I remember my
   Grandma used a black iron and it was heated on a stove. I
   never knew my Mom’s mother as she died when my Mom was 15.
   My Mom did raise the other kids and graduated from High School.
   Three of my Aunt and Uncles were adopted by a Professor and his
   wife so they got college degrees for $1 a year. Incredible times and
   I’m not unhappy that I was a part of it. One of my favorite things was
   the radio, I would listed to it every night before bed. I don’t know if
   anyone will read this but I just wanted to relive it again. Not enough
   room to tell all the things that I remember here. I hope you enjoyed
   my telling part of what it was like back then.

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2. Mary Erb
   July 22, 2020 @ 11:02 am

   This gives me some added insight about my parents and grandparents.

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