Monday, August 25, 2014

Just Another Story. My Mother's Childhood #3

Page 30.
     At some point in her late teens, one of her aunts did take my mother in for some amount of time. In Cleveland Heights High School she excelled. She was in the world renown CHHS choir and was also on swim cadettes, performing in The Great Lakes' World Exposition of 1937. She attended college, possibly graduating from Cooper School of Art in Youngstown, Ohio. She also dated one gentleman "David" heavily and married him, allegedly to prove to her aunt that she was a "good girl". After "8" months the marriage ended and was annulled, for reasons that no family folklore knows. But further mystery reasons, Jane kept his last name. After the split, they both proceeded to join the army. My mother was a WAC and served in the Philippines under MacArthur. "David" died in service. My middle brother is allegedly named after him. (But it's equally possible that his name was Jeremy and that I'm named after him.)
     As usual with Jane, some of this is conjecture, some probably happened and some maybe not. As stated in previous blogs, my mother was a pathological liar. So, I take any and all of her biography with a grain of salt. I know for fact that she was approximately alive from 1919-1984. Those are the only undeniable truths. Now-a-days I see the humor. I do believe though that today's biographical information is possibly close to the truth. 

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