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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

School started after Labor Day and ended after Memorial Day. The only discount store was the 5 and dime aka ‘the dime store’ It did not sell food (except 1 penny candies). Heck, there were barely chain guards! There were lots of kids to play with (we were the baby boom after all). Kids walked to school.

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