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Some of you guys might get a kick out of this. 

My great uncle Norman passed away recently, and he and his brothers all had a tendency to keep EVERYTHING, and had a lot of receipts that they were hoarding in boxes in their attics.  My cousin is still looking through my uncle's boxes full of papers, and the other day she found this:

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That isn't even his.  It's his dad's receipt for their first family car!  They drove it to CA from Kansas during the freaking Dust Bowl. 

 
hannaugh said:
Some of you guys might get a kick out of this. 

My great uncle Norman passed away recently, and he and his brothers all had a tendency to keep EVERYTHING, and had a lot of receipts that they were hoarding in boxes in their attics.  My cousin is still looking through my uncle's boxes full of papers, and the other day she found this:

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That isn't even his.  It's his dad's receipt for their first family car!  They drove it to CA from Kansas during the freaking Dust Bowl.
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Wow! I wonder how much 728 bucks was compared to today's money?
MULLY
 
Wow, I wonder if the families knew each other!  My uncle was born in 1927 and my grandpa was born in 1919.  They moved when my uncle was pretty young though.  I don't think he really remembered much of it.  My grandmother also lived there as a small child. 

I was also curious about the inflation and how much money that would be equal to.  I also looked up the price of a Gibson Les Paul and Fender Strat in 1959 and what it would be equal to today.  Things have not changed much for Gibson, but a new Fender Strat is more affordable today than it was in the late 1950s.  Interesting stuff. 
 
You know Independence, Kansas is quite a small town.  I would guess chances are pretty good they might have known each other.
I think everyone knew everyone back in those days of small towns. 
He was born in Independence, Kansas and then later moved to Parsons, Kansas then to Wichita, Kansas.
His name is John Leonard [I think they called him Johnny back then] and he has a brother named Fred and a sister named Jeanette.
What was your families last name...
 
Black Dog said:
You know Independence, Kansas is quite a small town.  I would guess chances are pretty good they might have known each other.
I think everyone knew everyone back in those days of small towns. 
He was born in Independence, Kansas and then later moved to Parsons, Kansas then to Wichita, Kansas.
His name is John Leonard [I think they called him Johnny back then] and he has a brother named Fred and a sister named Jeanette.
What was your families last name...
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My grandfather's family was named Cox and my grandmother's family was named Wilkinson.  Gerald, John Wylie Jr. and Norman Cox were my grandpa and uncles, and Dixie Wilkinson was my grandmother.  Unfortunately I can't ask anyone about your step father because since my uncle's recent passing, there is no one left from that part of the family in that generation.  :(
 
That's cool as hell!  Check out the phone # too.

My uncool Grandmother told a story of her and her sister skipping school and joyriding her dad's Model T.  Neither one knowing how to drive, they had a fender bender.  They rounded up enough money to get a replacement fender, but even when they all come in black, brand new sticks out on a faded vehicle.  They got busted, and Grandmother just got a lot cooler.
 
Super Turbo Deluxe Custom said:
That's cool as hell!  Check out the phone # too.

My uncool Grandmother told a story of her and her sister skipping school and joyriding her dad's Model T.  Neither one knowing how to drive, they had a fender bender.  They rounded up enough money to get a replacement fender, but even when they all come in black, brand new sticks out on a faded vehicle.  They got busted, and Grandmother just got a lot cooler.
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Haha I love stories like that!  My grandparents used to tell me crazy stories about getting in trouble as kids all the time.  They were like the Little Rascals or something. 
 
hannaugh said:
Some of you guys might get a kick out of this. 

My great uncle Norman passed away recently, and he and his brothers all had a tendency to keep EVERYTHING, and had a lot of receipts that they were hoarding in boxes in their attics.  My cousin is still looking through my uncle's boxes full of papers, and the other day she found this:

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That isn't even his.  It's his dad's receipt for their first family car!  They drove it to CA from Kansas during the freaking Dust Bowl.
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Here ya go, a 1928 Ford Model A Fordor Sedan factory photo. Pretty boss if you ask me!!
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MULLY
 
Trouble used to be a lot more fun to get into. This newfangled trouble... they just don't make it like they used to.
 
hannaugh said:
Some of you guys might get a kick out of this. 

My great uncle Norman passed away recently, and he and his brothers all had a tendency to keep EVERYTHING, and had a lot of receipts that they were hoarding in boxes in their attics.  My cousin is still looking through my uncle's boxes full of papers, and the other day she found this:

994262_10201525731924116_887537507_n.jpg


That isn't even his.  It's his dad's receipt for their first family car!  They drove it to CA from Kansas during the freaking Dust Bowl.
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I like how they spelled "Four Door"  "Fordor" a little play on words..
 
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