A slip of paper recording a £5 bet between two generals over the military fate of Europe in the Second World War is expected to fetch £12,000 at auction.

General Bernard Montgomery of the British Army took a break from re-organising he Eighth Army in Italy to make a bet with his American comrade, General [...]

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Money was almost nonexistent in our home during the Depression.
Dad was a great provider, always the hard-working optimist, but little was left over for extras, much less presents.
He was a building contractor, not that anyone was building anything, and had acquired a large metal holding tank that he stored behind our home.
A few days before [...]

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My sister, Gladys Jones Dempsey, passed away Oct. 15, 2009 and she had dictated the following before she died. I hope you can use it:
It must have been about 1919 and it was Christmas Day in Vero Beach.
Uncle Gary Roberts had a big garden of beans that were ready to pick. You know, if you [...]

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A great memory like this one of Grant and Conrad with their Silly Straws…can’t be beat! Grant was enthused and since he was pretty sure this may be all he was getting this Christmas (moms purchase from Aaron Brothers) he made the best…(read more)
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After 67 years of marriage, celebrating with friends and family, we found ourselves facing Christmas alone for the first time.
Children have their own families grown and now spend Christmas at home, as we did. Our daughter had us over Christmas Eve before she left for her son’s home near Topeka, Kan.
Our neighbor Jason was alone [...]

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