Event on July 4, 1969. Written April 1994 at Judson for The Scribblers. Clevelanders will always remember July 4, 1969. The day dawned hot, sultry, and foreboding. The air was so still it made the heat unbearable. Patriotic programs, parades, and fireworks were scheduled for every municipal park in the Greater Cleveland area, and the greatest… Continue reading The Storm
Category: Cleveland-OH
Essays about the years and events in Cleveland, OH. (1922-2000)
The Wedding
Event in 1935. Written April 1993. The excitement was at fever pitch in the Dial clan the day after we came home from our river trip. It was David’s wedding day! David was the family’s baby, a very special gentleman, and much loved by all. He was unspoiled, mild-mannered, gentle, and generous to a fault with…… Continue reading The Wedding
The River Trip
Event in 1935. Written September 1989. It was the Mark Twain Centennial Year when Robert and I took a memorable vacation. We started out in our fancy new blue Buick, armed with “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn,” which Robert read aloud as I drove toward the Mississippi River and Mark Twain country. We went through Nauvoo,…… Continue reading The River Trip
My Trip To My Class Reunion – Ex ’23
Event circa 19331. Written September 1989. There was a brilliant full moon when I set off for my alma mater, Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. I had acquired Robert’s agreement that I deserved a brief vacation. My obligations as a wife, mother, and homemaker caused much toil preceding this departure. Bob, aged four and one half,…… Continue reading My Trip To My Class Reunion – Ex ’23
When A Distinguished Visitor Was Unwelcome!
Event circa 1931. Written September 1989. Dr. Emory Dial’s Lorain Ave. Clinic’s second floor housed the clinic surgery, recovery room, X-ray, and doctors’ offices around one huge waiting room. It also held his own spacious two-bedroom apartment. The first floor was mostly commercial, with one optometrist occupying the space by the main Lorain Avenue entrance. The…… Continue reading When A Distinguished Visitor Was Unwelcome!
The Dial Family Apartment
Event circa 1921. Written ????. It wasn’t the way it was supposed to be. My Prince Charming had invited me to see his home — meet his family. I had met his mother and father previously. They seemed friendly and warm. I approved of them. It was their home that surprised me and even shocked me.…… Continue reading The Dial Family Apartment
The Trip To New Haven (1922, 1957)
1957 text and audio recounting of the 1922 disaster-laden family trip from Ohio to the Yale University commencement.