Memories of the Gladneys

I have fond memories of the Gladneys: Aunt Estelle, Harvey and Lucille 
and kids Gail, Hal and Judy.

Daddy and Harvey did a lot of farming together. Often their mutual crops 
were planted in the Gladney fields.
Many is the day brother Wayne and I would get off the school bus at
their house with Gail as our family would be over there visiting and
working.
Lots of evenings our time might be spent covering the truck crop Harvey 
and Daddy were growing (to keep it from freezing). I remember squash 
particularly.
Other days, we'd watch TV...like the Mickey Mouse Club. The Gladneys had 
television long before we did.

I also remember the Dreher house...somewhat to the NW of the
Gladneys. There were Saturday night dances there. Seems to me
most of the neighborhood came. Sometimes the menfolk would
be out front telling jokes and talking about things that aren't
repeatable here!!!
Aunt Estelle could really "cut a rug"!

I particularly remember one night Gerald Feaster and I decided to
"shock" some people. There was and old crank telephone behind
the dance floor room. Those old 'phones could (electrically) shock
the crap out of you if you got across the wiring while cranking it.
So, Gerald and I got a long piece of wire. Gerald ran it up his clothing
and let it come out his sleeve. He was to give a tug on the wire when
he got the ends of the wire on someone and I was to crank like mad.
As it turns out, I cranked like mad while Gerald was still holding the
wires. Lots of yelling and screaming to say the least.