Elaine's Cache

Elaine and Stevie ... where?

Judy and Steve - 5-year birthday party ... she gave me a Winnie the Pooh book which I gave to Doug

Steve and Elaine (seated in barrel chair) ... our favorite photo

Elaine, Mom and Steve

Mother - Lucille Lloyd Adkins, age 22

Herman Rutherford Lloyd

Twin died at a young age

If you go to Grandma Lloyd's house, you will find Dad scissored out!

Our Dad, Sam Adkins, typical post-divorce photo ... scissored out!

Dad's listing of places, times and dates - China! Yes, he did fly over the Great Wll ... wonder if Trump did so!

Arrived at 1200 on October 2 … when giving my Dad a ride in a Piper J3, he said, "I flew over the great wall in a plane like this." The military version of the J3 was a very popular aircraft for gathering intelligence … our Dad served in the Marines Intelligence in the Pacific

Uncle Estel - center with skull cap

I loved to joke that my uncle worked in a "Hollywood Body Shop" … a euphemism for strip joint.

Very cute Elaine sitting on itchy settee ... barely able to smile

1 year and 10 months

Elaine Adkins - Age 4 - taken on her birthday 3-27-1940

Elaine says, "This is my 'Big' Sister picture"

Elaine, "I wonder?"

Elaine with Steve's freshman? photo ... never had a good crew cut

Penny Postcard in case you didn't notice - Aug 20, 1946 - Omaha, Nebraska

Elaine Adkins Lozier 2000 - MY LIFE - assignment in seminar ... WOW!

Russia helped us win WWII by forcing Germany to fight on two fronts!

The entire world was hungry ... new clothing was sparse.

Nylon hose were very hard to find ... painting a "hose line" along the back of your leg was one option!

Yes, they really did this!

Notice Dave's tall dad at Six-Two weighed only 165 pounds! Rationing of sugar, beef, etc. kept one's weight down.

Notice how small the coupons are ... to save paper, a critical resource

No one had new cars during the war.

Note: Speed limit of 35 mph! ... did we slow down for Bush's war?

Interesting, you must return the book within 5 days after expiration.

Scrap included newspapers, hangers, pots and pans, metal, etc.