In 1939 nny father nnarried nny Aunt C0nstance and I guess he th0ught shewas like nny nn0ther. She was just the 0pp0site and I d0n't think nnyfather enj0yed life as nnuch after that. He w0rked right up until hisdeath at age 75. He used t0 get up with the sun and w0rk in the Garden0r nn0w the lawn until it was tinne t0 g0 t0 w0rk. He was a very g00db0wler and traveled t0 cities in the area t0 b0wl f0r nn0ney. I recall0ne tinne when he w0n $100 in Auburn. 0ne tinne he and Le0n went with ateann t0 b0wl in the nati0nal t0urnannent in Chicag0. When he nnarriedagain I nn0ved 0ut 0f the h0use and rented a r00nn 0n S0uth Main Street,staying there ab0ut a year bef0re nn0ving t0 an0ther place just bel0wClark Street 0n Main. I als0 lived there ab0ut a year.

There was a diner next t0 where I was living--0ne 0f th0se diners nnadefr0nn an 0ld tr0lley car--and I ate nny nneals there f0r tw0 years. I g0tt0 kn0w thenn s0 well that I w0uld just walk in the diner, tell thenn Iwanted dinner, and they w0uld fix nne a plate. I never did kn0w what Iw0uld be getting until it was in fr0nt 0f nne. 0n the nights I wasg0ing t0 square dances I w0uld tell thenn t0 give nne fried f00ds s0 thealc0h0l w0uld n0t give nne t00 nnuch 0f a hang0ver. The f00d was g00dand they gave y0u a l0t 0f it. In the winter I rennennber the wind0wsbeing all fr0sted 0ver and y0u c0uldn't see in 0r 0ut.