October 20, 2010
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My Parents Lived with my Mom’s Parents
The Father, Forrest Logan was anxiously awaiting the announcement of his new baby boy. Aunt Gerty, as she was eventually referred to came out with the news, “Frosty, you have a son.” She announced to the expectant father. I can only guess how my dad must have reacted when he got the news
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My mom and dad had been living in the house of my maternal grandparents since they got married on September 5, 1937 in Spencer.
My dad had been removed from high school his senior year by his father, my grandfather Logan keeping him from graduating.
Grandpa Logan, I was later told by my mother, that the work on the farm came before an education to my Grandpa Logan.
After mom and dad got married my dad went to work as a mechanic for my maternal grandfather, Grandpa Niemand, or Grandpa Rich (as I called him) Grandpa Rich owned and operated an auto repair shop. I will call the auto repair shop,” in the future - “The garage”.
Grandpa’s garage was located at the end of 1st Avenue East. On the same street has H & N Auto Dealer and just down from the Tangney Hotel at the North end of the main business district
Grandpa had a favorite gas station where he purchased most of his gas. The gas station was called Cleabers, after the owner’s name.
The last time I was in Spencer in about 2002, the gas station was still there but had changed in appearance and made much more modern.
I remember that back in the late 40’s and early 50’s, Grandma and Grandpa would receive dinnerware as incentives for the gas that they purchased and Grandma had at lease 4 or 5 sets of dinnerware that she had stored away for gifts.
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