My dad was born in 1924 in town. He was telling me about helping the ice man deliver ice when he was 9 years old. Ice man would buy him breakfast if he showed up at 6:00 if I remember right. Today hiring a 9 year old would put a man in jail for the rest of his life! Dad said he enjoyed it because he got to go to ride around town and into the country.
He was born Sept 11 1924 and a friend of his was born Sept 12 1924. The friend would some times call dad 'old man' LOL.
Speak of Ice, my brother-in-law's mother lives in the house she was raised in and by the back entry door there is a smaller door the ice man used to deliver ice to the ice box. Not many houses in this area still have that setup. It hasn't been used for probably 80 years but it's still there ready to be used.
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