St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-05-25
THIS N THAT
BY HAZEL UNDERWOOD

The other day made some
calls IN st. Paul and spent a very
enjoyable afternoon. While visit
ing with Mamie Green ! was hap
by 10 hear that Mrs Esther Green,
her mother-in-law, Is improving
nicely. Mrs Green has lived in st.
Paul many years.
Next went across the street
and spent some time with Hermie
Hickman, her daughter. Mabel and
Albert, Mable's husband. Sharon,
daughter Of the Harpers was out
in the yard playing. Hermie said
she would be happy when she
could get out and work in her
flower beds.
Speaking OF Eva Neal we decid-
ed to 20 over and see how she was
getting along since recent sur
gerry. We were surprised and hap
by that she is up and about the
house. She expects to be feeling
herself very soon.
From there we went TO see Mrs.
Cora strothers who has been bed
fast for a long time. She is very
cheerful patient Her sister takes
care OF her. II was such a nice day
we next stopped at the home Of
the Bruce Bibbs. Bunch" and
Bruce were enjoying a restful day
at home We talked about vacation
time and wondered what and
and whore people would be going.
Quite a few friends are talking Of
long vacation trips this year.
After leaving Hermie at her
home / found myself at Ida Mae
Murphy's house. Janabelle, her
husband Jimmie, and their sons
were home / saw the new baby
son Gary Alan. He saw me, too
and when he looked he closed his
eyes and went TO sleep He has
the incest dimples and is a lovely
large baby
went down 10 Richards knotty
pine roome and saw his piano. his
Hi-Fi record player and listened
10 some operate and classical re-
cords.
The following Monday I went
down town TO do some shopping,
so l thought, must be slipping!
After having driven around the
block several times and not find
ing a parking place I drove into a
ramp, The Globe Mountain Pass
In Arizona Is said 10 be one OF
the worst TO drive through / know
Il Is full Of steep hills and short
sharp turns, but I must tell you as
I neared the incline In that ramp
II thought my, this is going
straight up. Wen, I made that
sharp incline, but in the next
breath l wondered who was go
ing TO make that first "hair-pin"
curve, me or that wall coming at
me.
Well I made u and decided
that wasn't so bad and just as !
thought I would get parking
place. saw that big sign, FULL,
Keep To Right | thought, oh, no,
not up that spiral" again, but !
couldn't stop so up that steep in
cline and around the hair-pin
curve l went. That incline was
sleeper than the first and the
curve more "curvey" or was II
Just my imagination?
When l had reached the second
level third noorl / gave a sigh
and knew there was a nice spot
waiting for me TO park iu but no,
there was that sign again. II said
keep to the right. You guessed II,
/ knew when I had had enough,
and this was H. I sat there and
honked my horn once Never in
my life has one horn made so
much noise Looking back and
down saw I had really stopped
traffic ON that stairway" Not
one man. but two came my way
The one who reached me first
said. do You think YOU need a
little help up to the next level ?" I
said. Il need a little help alright
and II will not be up 10 the next
level. II YOU don't take me down
TO the street level" He said ne
thought l wanted to park there I
said I thought so too but now all
l wanted was to get of that
spiral and see the ground
on the way home Il had given
up the idea Of parkingl I saw
Mary Kyle waiting on a corner for
a bus. We went out TO see Ida
Brady and while there we saw
her parakeet playing with tiny
toys Just like a child
Ida says Il Is real company and
as she talks 10 Il Buddy" really
! sounds like he knows Il by the
chatter he keeps up AFTER she
has stopped talking
| heard a horn hnnk and turned
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