Mr. Fixit
By Ed Pinter, December 6, 2017 — In 1946 I purchased a 1934 Chrysler Airflow with low mileage. At work I was a shop steward. The US Congress was in session, and the Senate was to vote on FDR’s Minimum … Continued
By Frederick Kuzmin, August 2, 2017 — This is back in my military time, I was on the flight line for the Queen of England, the first time that she ever came into the states. She was walking down the stairs … Continued
By Blanche Bowers, August 2, 2017 — I raised two good kids. They were productive in society. My son was a Master of Ceremonies at Junior’s Last Laugh for quite a long time. I had a basic education I went on … Continued
By William Zack, August 2, 2017 — I was working on a railroad in Missouri, and I was a painter’s helper. They had an opening for a first class painter. I applied for it because I was a painter’s helper and … Continued
By Carol Swantek, July 12, 2017 — When I was 18 years old, I worked at Murphy’s in the West Erie Plaza after I graduated high school. I met my husband on a blind date. He was a teacher and we … Continued
By Blanche Bowers, July, 12, 2017 — I started out doing advertising, printing advertisements for a small company in Erie. From there, I went to a bigger company what does basically the same thing. I moved on to a company that … Continued
By Frederick Kuzmin, July 5, 2017 — I started going to boot camp like everybody does. And I got transferred right to what we call AIT and I was in the air police, or security police, whatever you decide to call … Continued
By Nancy Lyons, June 27, 2017 — I was in my twenties and I lived in Michigan and they had a really bad snowstorm. I used to work in a TB sanatorium and I had to be to work so, lovely … Continued
By Blanche Bowers, June 27, 2017 — When I was in school, we walked several miles to get there, and one time I remember it was snowing. We were out in farm country, in the Franklin area, and there were hitched … Continued
By Barb Winkleman, July 26, 2017 — I have had some very interesting jobs. I had gone to work at Mark’s Toys, it was a big toy company in Erie. That is where I met my first husband. Then I … Continued