How to start your 101st year, when nobody (?) is listening!

The Permanent Paternal Record
And: Keeping your ears open

Rusty of St. Paul: “A friend of mine turned 100 on Friday the 13th. He is my friend because his son, whom I went to high school with, is one of my best friends.

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What did it take to land a job at the Spearmint factory?

Ask a silly question . . .

Bill of the river lake: “Subject: Easy job interview.

“The other day, a friend of mine remembered that many years ago,
he had a job interview to work at Wrigley’s Spearmint factory.

“His interview was very brief, as the only question asked of him was:

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Remembering, on Veterans Day: They also served . . .

The Permanent Family Record

EMD from the Saintly City: “This is a photo published (circa 1943) in the St. Paul paper of my grandmother, Margaret (Ruddy) DeLay, writing to her six sons, who were serving during World War II. Left to right: Harold, Bernard, Paul, Gene, Jay, John.

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Let’s time-travel back to the ’50s, in the “Halloween Capital of the World”!

Then & Now
Halloween Division

Then, Booklady: “With Halloween celebrations severely curtailed this year, I retreated to my memories of growing up in the ‘Halloween Capital of the World,’ Anoka.

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