Aunt Mamie taught school 1914

Mamie Frances King, my father's oldest sister, graduated Comanche High School in 1913.  Right away she got a job teaching school somewhere remote in Comanche County.

 She stayed with a nearby family during the week, and on weekends Papa Atwood would go on horseback and bring her back to Comanche.

Here are some photos from that time.

Snow in Comanche January 1943

On January 2, 1947 Aunt Laura wrote in her letter to Aunt Mamie:

"we are having the most beautiful snow.  It started New Years Eve and the forecast for tonight is more snow.  We (Ed and Laura) are carrying water to the chickens three times a day for three days so far."

We lived nearby Ed and Laura's place that year. Snow was and is so rare in Texas.  It was huge fun.  Here are a couple of pictures from that day. In January 1947 Bill was 4 and a half and I was 8 and a half.  Our birthdays are 4 days apart.