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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When Kennedy and Nixon faced off, 60 years ago, these two suburban women looked their best to vote — for either one of them!

Democracy in America

First, The Gram With a Thousand Rules: “Subject: Election day.

“When we first moved to the suburbs, I made close friends with the lady across the street. As our families grew, our kids also became lifelong friends, but the memory that stands out during this election year is the ritual we performed each election day.

“Our husbands voted before they went to work, and we waited until the lines would be shorter before we loaded our preschool kids in her car and drove off to the local school to cast our votes.

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Remember those idyllic drives in the country? “It always sounded as though a cannon had gone off under our feet when an inner tube would blow. . .”

Gee, our old La Salle ran great!
Or: The Permanent Family Record

The Gram With a Thousand Rules: “Subject: Oh, Those Wonderful Country Drives.

“We took a lot of them on Sunday afternoons.

“You could bet on it. If it was a beautiful Sunday and none of Daddy’s pals had been invited to dinner and all of his saws were sharpened, Daddy would say: ‘Come on, everybody. Hop in the car. We are going for a ride!’

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