Letter from Thurston to his mother 1934

Thurston had a job with Texas Power & Light Company selling washing machines.  His brother Watt was already working for them and managed to get Thurston hired.

From Hillsboro on a Tuesday he wrote"

Mother Dear….

Well, I broke the ice--and sold a machine--now I have good chance of selling a few more.

Here is five (dollars) …I bought me a hat.

Now I've written about 4 or 5 letters and haven't heard from you at all.  These Bohemians are hard people to trade with.  They act so darn bashful.

If I could surprise this outfit and sell a lot of washers---I believe I could get transferred into a district job.

I love you Lots…'N... Lots….Son

How my father and mother first met in 1936

In 1936 Thurston had been traveling Texas with his brother for almost two years.  He sold electrical appliances for Texas Power & Light Company.

Somehow in Sherman, Texas he double-dated with a friend and met my mother, Anna Louise Ricketts.  She was petite and very smart.  At 16 she had finished high school and went to work in the insurance office that belonged to her father and his brother Sam.

I think it was love at first sight.