At Home in Mississippi

Growing up in the 40 and 50 in MIssissippi
by BethShelby
My life growing up in the 40's and 50's
Prologue

Prologue: At Home in Mississippi

Posted February 7, 2024
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A bit a about the family which I would be born into.
Chapter 1

Lead-In to an Humble Beginning

Posted January 28, 2024
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Lucille and Glover struggle to pay off their debt.
Chapter 2

Crisis with the Mortgage Money

Posted January 29, 2024
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Lucille's longing to start a family grows stronger.
Chapter 3

A Desire For Something More

Posted February 2, 2024
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This is a sad time in Lucille;s life.
Chapter 4

Devastating News

Posted February 4, 2024
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Lucille gets around to admitting, she pregnant.
Chapter 5

The News is Out

Posted March 3, 2024
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The days lead toward the family additon.
Chapter 6

Countdown to Delivery

Posted March 15, 2024
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The Weir family grows by one.
Chapter 7

Making a Grand Entrance

Posted March 27, 2024
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Preeclampsia, formerly called toxemia
Chapter 8

Postpartum Crisis

Posted April 6, 2024
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I heard our personalities start forming from birth.
Chapter 9

Little Things Which Shaped Me

Posted April 18, 2024
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Getting acquainted with life and extended family.
Chapter 10

Exploring My New World

Posted April 22, 2024
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My life in Mississippi before before WWII
Chapter 11

Potty Training

Posted May 5, 2024
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Other things I'm remembering from my twos and threes.
Chapter 12

Tidbits, Cures and Other Kids

Posted May 6, 2024
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The desire to get even sometimes starts young.
Chapter 13

The Doll

Posted January 7, 2022
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My experiences with trying to understand God.
Chapter 14

Communicating With God

Posted May 7, 2024
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A Radio News Story and a Briar Patch
Chapter 15

The Radio and a Briar Patch

Posted May 9, 2024
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More of my thinking at age three.
Chapter 16

Favorites, Fears, and Willpower

Posted May 16, 2024
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More tales of life when I was three.
Chapter 17

Old Things and New Changes

Posted May 12, 2024
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Events of December 1941
Chapter 18

War and a Peaceful Holiday

Posted May 19, 2024
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A typical Mississippi man in preintergregation days.
Chapter 19

My Uncle Willie

Posted May 24, 2024
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My life growing up in the 40s and 50s in Mississippi.
Chapter 20

Career Decision at Age Four

Posted May 27, 2024
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Another look into my life around five.
Chapter 21

Up, Up, and Away

Posted May 30, 2024
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An unusual character in my story.
Chapter 22

Our Neighbor, Joe Seay

Posted June 2, 2024
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A mixture of things during 1942 and 1943
Chapter 23

War Years and Other Happenings

Posted June 9, 2024
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The long awaited first day of school arrives.
Chapter 24

That Memorable First Day

Posted June 12, 2024
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There are days when things go wrong.
Chapter 25

The Pros and Cons of School Days

Posted June 15, 2024
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Early memories of my first year in school.
Chapter 26

School Days in the Forties

Posted June 23, 2024
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My first train ride to Texas to visit relatives.
Chapter 27

All Aboard for Texas

Posted June 29, 2024
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Life in 1944 in Mississippi
Chapter 28

Family Outings and Planned Trip

Posted June 27, 2024
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This is my first time being away from Mississippi
Chapter 29

Texas Adventure

Posted July 6, 2024
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A chapter in the book Growing Up in Mississippi
Chapter 30

Friends Come in all Colors

Posted July 9, 2024
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The south still had it problems in the 40s.
Chapter 31

Trouble Erupts

Posted July 11, 2024
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Various religious ideologies cause tension in my world.
Chapter 32

Tiptoeing on Holy Ground

Posted July 18, 2024
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Chapter in Growing Up in MIssissippi
Chapter 33

Summer of 45 and Changing Events

Posted July 27, 2024
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A chapter in the book,Growing up in Mississippi
Chapter 34

Lessons in Humility

Posted July 28, 2024
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Highlight at age nine.
Chapter 35

Beginning of the Post War Years

Posted August 6, 2024
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My dad tries to give me experiences he didn't have.
Chapter 36

The Greatest Show on Earth

Posted July 22, 2023
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My early and later experiences and thoughts about guns.
Chapter 37

The Gun and I

Posted July 24, 2024
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A Mississippi summer and beginning of 5th grade
Chapter 38

Southern Heat and Back to School

Posted August 8, 2024
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A 1948 tornado strikes a town in Mississippi.
Chapter 39

In the Clutches of a Tornado

Posted August 10, 2024
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Mixed feelings and other traumas.
Chapter 40

The Days Following the Storm

Posted August 12, 2024
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I found myself doing something I regretted.
Chapter 41

Summer of my Indiscretion

Posted August 31, 2024
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Seventh grade was a mildstone and a stumbleing stone.
Chapter 42

Dealing with Changes

Posted September 3, 2024
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A couple of other things happening the year of the storm.
Chapter 43

1948 Becomes History

Posted August 25, 2024
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In 1949-50, I was a child becoming a teenager.
Chapter 44

Growing Past Childhood

Posted September 10, 2024
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A continuing chapter in the book Living in Mississippi
Chapter 45

Eighth Grade Continues.

Posted September 25, 2024
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Mostly events happening in 1951
Chapter 46

The Year 1951 and Thereafter

Posted October 2, 2024
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In 1951, I was adjusting to changes in the awkward years.
Chapter 47

The Beginning of High School

Posted October 7, 2024
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Starting 8th grade brought on new changes.
Chapter 48

The Beginning of the Teen Years

Posted September 22, 2024
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My first camping experience.
Chapter 49

A Bad Week in Summer

Posted October 20, 2024
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Someone who will become a best friend.
Chapter 50

Meeting a New Friend and Cousin

Posted October 25, 2024
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My mom, my teacher and me.
Chapter 51

Fashion Wasn't My Thing

Posted November 1, 2024
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A bit more about my awkward teens.
Chapter 52

More Memories of Freshman Year

Posted October 17, 2024
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from school bus to my uncle's cafe to a skating party.
Chapter 53

The Skating Party.

Posted November 9, 2024
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Six weeks of an interesting summer.
Chapter 55

Unexpected Vacation

Posted November 15, 2024
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More of my summer of 1953 in Texas
Chapter 56

Summer Vacation Continues

Posted November 19, 2024
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1954 continues.
Chapter 57

Traditions and Summer's End

Posted November 28, 2024
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Continuing coming of age in Mississippi story.
Chapter 58

My Senior Year Begins

Posted December 2, 2024
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Another chapter of my life in Mississippi.
Chapter 59

Senior year continues in 1955

Posted December 9, 2024
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New Year, 1955 is my first date with Evan.
Chapter 60

Dating in 1955

Posted December 6, 2024
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From a Texas vacation to Junior school year.
Chapter 61

Vacation's End and Junior Year

Posted November 23, 2024
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Changes are taking place in my life.
Chapter 62

Graduation and Beyond

Posted December 17, 2024
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My first year at a local college and dating on weekends.
Chapter 63

Off-Campus College Life

Posted December 21, 2024
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