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I cannot forget the excitement of getting the Sunday paper and following the comics while being read over the radio. (No TV then)
When TV finally came to Arizona, all I can remember is Kukla, Fran and Ollie, Roy Rodgers, Gene Autry and The Lone Ranger. Actually both Gene Autry and Roy Rodgers visited our elementary school with their horses and all.
The earliest car story I can remember is in 1953 when my mom's Buick breaks down in Vaughn, New Mexico. There was not much in Vaughn in those days. Some valve lifters went bad. The mechanic had never seen a Buick like this before but said he would try to fix it. He had to drive to Albuquerque (100 miles) to get parts. My mom started to get worried if he could fixit and did she have enough to pay for the repair. We ended up there for 3 days. My brother and I spent all of the time playing around the old railroad terminals and a pin ball machine. In the end the mechanic felt sorry for us being stuck there and basically charged for the parts which was only a few $$$. That was the good ole days.
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