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Listed at the bottom of this post, you will find an ongoing list of installments of Inez’s Clippings. I hope you find them heartwarming. Grandma would have loved that!

A couple weeks ago, my mother lent me a treasure box that had belonged to my grandmother, Inez. I was told I might as well see what I could do with it. So I have archived each and every piece inside and had a deep thought process of what I would do with them. I’ve come to the conclusion that these need to be shared before the yellowing of the paper crumbles and all is lost.
Grandma thought each clipping was worthwhile. It was during her early years teaching in Iowa that she began saving these, around 1925 and into 1940’s -roughly. I feel as the family blogger, I’m meant to give my family a glimpse of her personality (for those who never got to know her) through all of these tidbits she so carefully protected in this little yellow box. I also feel it’s going to be a labor of love from her to all of us who cherished her so. I think she’d be extremely pleased.
And so this Mother’s Day, I’m sharing a poem from this stash put aside for future generations. Thank you Mom for allowing me this priviledge! Happy Mother’s Day!

The Entries
- To Dr. Alex
- Sunday Funny
- Doctorly Advice
- Mrs. Lafferty and Mrs. O’Hara
- Fairy Tale
- Gather up the Sunbeams
- Tree Toad Tongue Twister
- Not an Idle Thing
- Daily Smiling
- The Water Dipper
- Poor, Potatoes and Molasses
- Sleep Deprivation
- Pepper Chicken
- ‘Miss’ Understood
- Exceeded the Stop Limit
- Uncle Neal
- Herdin’ em’ Up
- A Week in Autumn
- Stretching a Dollar
- Scatter Sunshine
- Big Washout
- Plenty Smart
- What Are Ya Huntin
- Our Best Wishes
- Sweet Year Before Thee
- Why Sneak Up On ‘Em
- Q&A with a Blogger Award
- Sand on the Track
- Kicked
- Just Made Over
- The Water Jug
- Summer’s Ice
- Page 2 of the Day Book
- Page 3 of the Day Book
- The Fog Has Finally Lifted
- More of a Giver
- Big Event
- This Is Merry Christmas!
- No One is Replaceable
- Bellflower in the Cradle
- 79. January Freeze
- 80. Moving 1937 and 1938
- 81. No School, Measles
- 82. Winter Weather
- 83. The Missouri Move
- 84. Neighborly Beginning
- 85. When Inez Met Glenn
- 86. Quilting and Club Meeting
- 87. 819 W. 4th Street
- 88. All Men Between 21 and 35
- 89. Heart Strings Attached
- 90. Work History
- 91. Glenn Meets Iowan’s
- 41. Waist Not
- 42. Page Eleven
- 43. Who Loves Winter
- 44. From 12 to 15
- 45. Page 16
- 46. The Telegram
- 47. 28 Below
- 48. January’s Weather
- 49. A Stash From Way Back
- 50. Hand Lotion and Tablecloth
- 51. Try a New Direction
- 52. National B.H. Catalog
- 53. Feb. 14 – 17, 1930
- 54. Women’s Work, Never Done
- 55. Church Social with Coffee
- 56. Seven (7)!! Grades to Herself
- 57. The Trouble With Weather
- 58. Ames Music
- 59. Picnic Time!
- 60. Radio Waves
- 61. Big Purchase
- 62. Thimble and Buttons
- 63. Time Lapse
- 64. Grandma Davis
- 65. Family Tie
- 66. 1932
- 67. Music to the Ears
- 68. Treats
- 69. Halloween 1932
- 70. The Advertisement
- 71. Halloween Party – pt.3
- 72. Christmas Party 1932?
- 73. More Christmas Page 44
- 74. Roosevelt Inauguration
- 75. Hacked, Page 47
- 76. 40 Relatives
- 77. First Snow and a Dust Storm
- 78. Party at LeGrande’s and Baptism
- 92. Dinners and Visits
- 93. Jobs and Intermissions
- 94. Wedding Bells
- 95. Shower and Charivari