Innehållsförteckning för September 2017 från Reminisce Extra

“Whitewater rafting in the Grand Canyon!” CHRIS MICHALSKI HUGO “Saw the Great Sand Dunes, Black Canyon, Mesa Verde, Sunset Crater and other wonders.” LAURIE HANSEN “We now live where we used to vacation—where the redwoods meet the sea.” GEORGE CLAUSING “What vacation?” PEGGY DYKE Join the conversation: FACEBOOK.COM/  REMINISCEMAGAZINE…

PUPPY LOVE Unruly Bella gets a lesson in responsibility when she has to train her new puppy in Elissa Haden Guest’s delightful Bella’s Rules. Exuberant art by Abigail Halpin. $16.99, Dial. NATURAL BEAUTY Older children will delight in this big book of poems and activities, divided by season, from zoologist Nicola Davies. Eye-popping collages by Mark Hearld. $19.99, Candlewick. SHAPED BY IMAGINATION Lois Ehlert uses only nine shapes and colored paper to create dozens of creatures, from a butterfly to a buffalo to the bear on the cover. $17, Harcourt. WORLD OF WHORLS You’ll be finding spirals everywhere after reading this lovely book. With text by acclaimed poet Joyce Sidman and stunning scratchboard art by Beth Krommes. $16.99, Houghton Mifflin. KITTY CHARMS Deborah Underwood pokes fun at a silly feline…

Australia-born Errol Flynn became a U.S. citizen in 1942, but he was already a Hollywood legend—not necessarily as an actor, but as an insatiable lothario, his reputation summed up by the phrase “in like Flynn.” Johnny Depp has glancing similarities to Flynn, including a love of the sea, but his acting skills outpace the older man’s, and Depp is, believe it or not, surprisingly shy around women.…

My grandfather Harrison Fairbanks was born in 1897, placed in an orphanage at age 6 and indentured to a single woman to work her farm. He ran away when he was 16 to reunite with his siblings in their hometown of Bradford, Pennsylvania. When he finished high school, Harry got a job at a haberdashery 20 miles away in Olean, New York. While at work, he saw Nellie Rose walking down the street and decided to find out who she was. Nellie was going to nursing school at the time, but when she met Harry the two fell in love and married in 1917. Six years later, in 1923, Harry found work as a rural letter carrier in nearby Portville, New York. He and Grandma delivered mail with their horse,…

My favorite teacher was my older brother Max French, who was a Baptist minister and high school teacher. He was so good to me, planning a good future for his little sister. Max cried when I married at 17, but he was always there for me. BECKY FRENCH NUNNERY • CLEVELAND, OH HAVING BEEN BROUGHT up by my grandmother, who taught for 35 years, and then having been a high school English teacher for 30 years myself, of course I have a favorite teacher movie. It’s Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939). My whole family identified with the dedication and love shown in that movie. SONIA D. SCHORK SIERRA VISTA, AZ CAROLINE BONNEWELL, who taught seventh- and eighth-grade English in Webb City, Oklahoma, in the early ’50s, was…

“My fondest memories of Big Town (a fully enclosed shopping mall in Mesquite, Texas) were the sights, the sounds and especially the smells. The scent of roasted peanuts and popcorn came from a kiosk in the center of the main hallway as you entered the building.” Stephen Smith • Terrell, TX “In ’57, my dad took me to Northgate Mall in Seattle, Washington, to teach me how to drive on a Sunday when all the stores were closed.” Donn Kruger Worcester, MA “The first shopping mall in our area was the Eastpoint Mall near Baltimore, Maryland. I remember one store had live penguins in a special tank with large glass panels.” Bob Walton • Dundalk, MD “At the Ala Moana shopping center in Honolulu, Hawaii, live entertainment included halau…

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Back in 1950, when I was 10, there was something I thought I had to learn to do, the sooner, the better: I wanted to learn how to smoke a cigarette. It seemed glamorous to smoke. Movie stars were glamorous, and didn’t they all smoke? I spent a portion of my weekdays walking to and from our little rural school in Franklin County, Missouri, with my brother Larry and his best friend, Lou. Our long walks gave us plenty of time to make plans—sometimes secret plans. “How about us teaching you how to smoke?” Lou suggested one day on our walk. He smiled at me, his blue eyes twinkling. Could he read my mind? If he knew I wanted to learn to smoke, did he also know I thought his…

FAVORITE PETS Are you a dog person or a cat person? Have a soft spot for birds? Lizards? Horses? The bonds between people and their animals can’t be denied. Whether your story is funny, heartwarming or just plain cute, we want to hear about your furry friend. Share with subject line “Favorite Pets.” PROM DATES How memorable was your last school dance? Did you go with someone special? Who asked whom? What did you wear? How did you get there? We’re curious about the whole evening. Share with subject line “Prom Dates.” BREAKFAST CEREAL Remember when breakfast cereal came with cool stuff inside the box—robots, 3-D glasses, instant tattoos? Maybe you saved box tops and sent away for decoder rings, bike reflectors or squirt guns. Share with subject line “Breakfast…

Little Golden Books changed publishing history when they launched in 1942. These low-priced, high-quality books boasted sturdy cardboard covers, colorful drawings and gold-foil spines. Kids loved ’em, and parents could easily buy them at stores where they shopped. Test your recall of these kid-friendly books. 1 What was the average cost of Little Golden Books in 1942? 2 Which title is the No. 1 best-seller of all time? 3 Which Golden Books author also wrote Goodnight Moon? 4 Generations of children have loved The Bunny Book, written by this Golden Books author. Who is he? 5 In 1951, the Little Golden Books titles Nancy and Doctor Dan, The Bandage Man came with this product glued next to the title pages. 6 Which of these titles is NOT a Little Golden…

AT JUST 130 WORDS, Goodnight Moon reads like the simplest of poems. Combined with Clement Hurd’s colorful depictions of the “great green room” which darken gradually to the final page, the story is a genius of ritual and reassurance. Margaret Wise Brown reportedly thought up the story in a single morning, basing it on her childhood habit of saying goodnight to her toys. It came out in September 1947, a companion to The Runaway Bunny, Brown’s successful 1942 book. Today, Goodnight Moon is one of the world’s best-selling picture books. It has been translated into a dozen languages. Share your story: REMINISCE.COM/  SUBMIT-A-STORY…

Prior to July 1953, I was a healthy, active boy who played tag and baseball with my younger brother and friends and roller-skated down the streets of my hometown in eastern Iowa. But every summer across America, families kept careful watch for symptoms of the polio virus. One fateful day when I was 7, I woke up with a backache and a high fever. My parents rushed me to Guttenberg Hospital, about 10 miles away. Within minutes, I was put in an ambulance with my mother and taken to Dubuque Hospital, where we transferred to another ambulance and went to the children’s hospital in Iowa City. There, Dr. Collins, a polio specialist, told my parents that I had contracted the dreaded disease, for which there was no cure. This was…

‘‘We were confident that she was in control, that we were safe and that all was well with the world.” My third-grade year is more vivid to me than most of my other school years combined. The main reason was our teacher, Esther Ficken. It was comforting to walk into her classroom. Mrs. Ficken had taught my dad in first and second grades (she was Miss Arends back then) and my mom in first grade. She wound up teaching three of their six children for third grade. I have a book that Mrs. Ficken gave to Dad for Christmas in 1933. A month later, when Dad turned 6, Miss Arends and all of her class were at his birthday party. Throughout his life, Dad called her “Teach.” Mrs. Ficken had…

Pop-song poet laureate and Russian immigrant, Irving Berlin, could neither read nor write music and composed solely on the black keys. When finished with a tune, he turned to his musical secretary, Helmy Kresa, to transcribe his creation. Fueled by chewing gum and cigarettes, Berlin, a lifelong insomniac, penned “White Christmas” after an all-night writing session on Jan. 8, 1940. That Monday morning he went to his Manhattan office and told Kresa: “I want you to take down a song I wrote over the weekend. Not only is it the best song I ever wrote, it’s the best song anybody ever wrote!” Kresa, who had transcribed for Berlin since 1926 and was used to his boasts, smiled as his boss seated himself at his piano and played. By the time…

During the early 1930s my father, Bruce Clark, auditioned on a radio show called Major Bowes’ Original Amateur Hour. Edward Bowes had been a major in the Army Reserves during World War I, and he and his band entertained the troops. His Original Amateur Hour was the American Idol of radio at the time, launched long before the advent of TV. People would write in and vote for the winner. My father played harmonica and told jokes between songs. The major liked him, put him on the show, and my father won. After performers won, they got to go on tour. The major employed various troupes to play live on the stages of the big movie theaters that were built in the 1920s and ’30s. Each troupe had roughly 10…

My father was a copywriter and worked on products such as Rinso, Duz and Dr. Lyon’s tooth powder. In 1946 many people used tooth powder instead of toothpaste. We put a tiny amount of powder in a hand, added a drop or two of water and mixed it into a paste. When I was 7 my father cast me in a print ad for his client. I remember wearing silk pajamas, and there was a hairdresser who put up my hair. Most of all I remember the woman who acted as my mother and rubbed my back when I complained about the heat from the lights. In the postwar years, toothpaste in a tube became more popular. Believe me, it’s a lot less messy. What about you? Do you remember…

A few years ago, a friend asked me to review her research, which she was ready to publish in book form for her family members. Hers was one of the best I’d ever seen, because she incorporated her family’s history alongside local and national events occurring at the time. By studying the social history of the times, we gain powerful clues about the day-to-day lives of our relatives. Consider researching these topics: Migrations that brought certain groups to an area Epidemics that affected families and neighbors Political leanings in an area Military regiments that may have formed in the county Local libraries or government buildings often have history rooms where you can find historical data. Other resources to search include: County histories, often called “mug books” (information may not be…

Bye Bye, Mr. Winter. Good Luck! From your 5th Grade Class Fond Farewell BY RODNEY WINTER ST. JAMES, MN During December 1968, in my third year of teaching fifth-graders in a small town in southern Minnesota, I got my draft notice for the Army and was ordered to report for duty the next month. I was fortunate that the district superintendent got my induction date moved to July so that I could complete the school year with my students. Near the end of May, the music teacher, Mrs. Beilke, and my students surprised me with a farewell party. They got me a cake decorated with red, white and blue frosting and the words “Bye Bye, Mr. Winter. Good luck! From your 5th Grade Class.” They also gave me flowers, a…

DETROIT SCULPTOR Marshall M. Fredericks created The Lion and Mouse, below, to illustrate the Aesop fable of the same name. Marshall is known for his public artwork designed for plazas, parks, gardens and even royal palaces. You can view more than 2,000 of his sculptures at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum in Saginaw, MI. BIG DAY FOR DRESSING UP Northland Center in Southfield, MI, was the largest open-air mall in the U.S. when it opened in 1954. Standing in front of the mall’s whimsical Marshall M. Fredericks-designed The Boy and Bear statue in 1957, from left, teens Mary Jo Kelly, Cathy Benkert, CAROLE ZWICK and, kneeling, Carla Aderente say goodbye to eighth grade on graduation day. Carole now lives in Redford, MI.…

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