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The Great Depression
The high plains passage
by Bill Jodrey
... the days of a hobo not pleasant to remember but are unforgettable
Hard times: the 1930's
by Paul A. Hupper
... A Melrosian, retired in Florida, remembers the depression days
Seven-passenger Packard for sale
by Jim Driscoll
...Dad bought it for $100; the adventure begins
What did you do for fun, Daddy?
by Jim Driscoll
... King of the part-time jobs
The In-Between Generation
Jim Driscoll
One solution to Depression woes ....
by Russ Priestley
Going from High School into World War II
by Virginia Eck
... It was 1939. We were still in the depression
The Paradox: A new car for $500, a salary of $10.
by Len Dalton
... a wealthy grandfather takes his own life ...
How Cork City Survived the Depression
Virginia Hanley
...Random stories of how some people coped with difficult times
My Personal Responses to the Depression Era
Bill Jodrey
... left high school in a pique of frustration ...
Not Everyone Went Hungry
by Kay McCarte
...if I was deprived, I never knew it.
Mary, my back is against the wall!
by Mary Driscoll, matriarch of the Melrose Driscolls.
...Feast to Famine, the Great Depression brings the Driscolls to Melrose.
One Worker's Life During the Depression
By Gene Marchand, as told to Virginia Hanley
... This Nova Scotia native looks for a better life.
My father had work, but many didn't...
by Paul Hupper, MHS '37
... Personal insights on hardship and survival
Depression Days and Labor Sympathies
By Jackie Wattenberg
... They say you can always tell Depression people by their saving habits...
What Was So Hot About The Great Depression???
Leonard B. Dalton
... Humanity profits from adversity
Learning to Read in a Gravel Yard
by Dorothy S. O'Connor
... he thought he couldn't be fired, because he had graduated from MIT.
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