Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, 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 I was hap.
py 10 hear that Mrs. Esther Green,
her mothsr-in-law, Ia improving
nicely. Mrs. Green has lived In 81.
Paul many years.
Next I went across the street
and spent some time with Harnis
Hickman. her daughter. Mabel and
Albert. Mabie's husband. Sharon,
daughter Of the Harpers was out
In the yard playing. Hermis said
she would be happy whsn she
could get out and work In her
flower beds.
Speaking Of Eva Neal We dscid-
cd 10 40 over and see how she was
getting along since recent sur
gerry. We were surpriAed and hap
py that she IL up and about the
house. She expects 10 be feeling
herself very soon.
From there we went 10 see Mrs
Cora Strothers who has been bed
fast for long time. She IL very
cheerful patient. Her sister takes
care Of her. II was such a nice day
We next stopped Mt the home Of
the Bruce Bibbs. Bunch" and
Bruce were enjoying "A restfui day
At home We talked about vacation
time and wondered what and
and where people would be going
Quite n few friends are talking Of
long vacation trips this year,
After leaving Hermle at her
home ! found myself nj Ida Mae
Murphy's house Jannbelle. her
husband Jimmie, and their SONS
we're home, I saw the new baby
son Gary Alan. He saw me, too
and when he looked hr closed his
eyes and went 10 Sleep lie has
the incest dimples and h a lovely
large baby
went down 10 Richards knotty
pine rOome and saw his piano. his
iIi-F1 record player and listened
10 some operate and classical re.
cords
The following Monday went
down town Ia do some shopping.
50 ! thought must be slipping,
After having driven around the
block several times and not find.
ing n parking place I drove into a
ramp The Globe Mountain Pass
In Arizona In said 10 he one Of
the worst 10 drive through know
II In full ~ steep hills and short
sharp turns, hut must tell you a.
ncared the incline In that ramp
thought, my. this IL going
straight mp Well, made that
sharp incline. but In the next
breath wondered who was go
ing 10 make that first "hair-pin"
curve, me or that wall coming Mt
me
Well, made II and decided
that wasn't SO bad and just M !
thought I would get a parking
place. saw that big aign. FULL,
Keep To Right thought. Oh, no.
not mp that spiral again, but I
couldn't stop 50 up that steep in
cline and around the hair.pin
curve went. That incline was
| sleeper than the first and the
curve more "curvcy' or WIS u
Just my Imagination
when had reached the second
level third flnorl gave n sigh
and know there was nice spot
waiting Tor me to park In. bu, no,
there was that sign again. II said
keep 20 tho right You guessed Il.
knew when l had had enough.
and this was Il, sat there and
hOnkcd my horn once Never in
my NE has one horn made 50
much noise. Looking back and
IL 4 4 hal T.saliNg alF,VNV.s..t
traffic ON that stairway" Not
one man but two came my way
The one who reached me first
said DO vuu think YOU need n
little help up 10 the next level :"
said Il need little help alright
and Il viii not be up to the next
level " YOU don't take me down
10 the street level" lie said he
thought wanted to park there
said thought 50 too. hu, now all
wanted was To- get off that
spiral and sce the ground
ON the way home Il had given
up the idea OF parking l saw
MARY Kyle waiting on y corner for
bus We went ont 10 see Ida
BRADY and while there We saw
her parakeet playing with tiny
TOYS Just like n child
Ida ssvs u Is real company and
~ she talks 10 u Buddy really
sounds like ne knows II hy the
chatter he keeps ur AFTER she
has stopped talking
heard a horn honk and turned
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