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The Old East Side in Kansas City, Mo.

  Before I entered high school, my world consisted of 24th to 27th Street, Jackson Avenue to Hardesty.  We walked along 24th Street from Cypress to Brighton Avenue every school day from Kindergarten to seventh grade.  It was seven and a half city blocks; lots of steps for little short legs.  We walked with the Nash kids most days.  During bad weather we'd all pile into Fran Nash's old Nash automobile for the welcome ride.  Walking home on 24th Street every day I became familiar with all the businesses.  I have a detailed drawing/map that I'd be happy to show anyone interested. Following is just a small part of the businesses from Jackson to Spruce. On the northeast corner of 24th & Jackson was a drug store, Dave Maney's Drug Store, later Young's Drug Store, next to the east was Closser's Meat Market, later Floy's Beauty Shop, then 24th St. Cleaners, Hyers Tavern (renamed My Excuse Tavern), then Joe Kessler's Shoe Repair.  On the northwest...
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Meeting Friends Who Were In The Service Returning From 0verseas

 Many of our friends and neighbors had been drafted to help fight our enemies.  When they could come home for a10 or a 30 day leave we always welcomed  them at the Union Station and saw to it that they either had a good rest or good meals at our house.  My Mother was a superb cook and I never saw her use a recipe book.   When the war ended and our boys (who had become men) came home there were great celebrations in our neighborhood and all over the world.  I was ten years old when the war ended.  Vice President Harry Truman became President of the United States when President Roosevelt suddenly suffered a stroke.  "Give'em Hell Harry ended that terrible war quickly.  Not long after Germany surrendered the United States dropped two Atomic Bombs on Japan.  They also surrendered quickly and they came aboard the USS Missouri to sign the peace treaty.   GROWING UP ON KANSAS CITY'S EAST SIDE was wonderful.  Those were the y...
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World War II -

 So many things were rationed during the war.  There were War Ration Books distributed to the people of the United States.  Some of the things rationed were gasoline, meat, leather shoes and on and on.  My mom had a wonderful Victory Garden in the back yard, so we had lots of fresh vegetables.  Also in our back yard was a huge cherry tree.  Mom would ask if we wanted cherry pie.  Then, when we said YES she would say, "okay then get up in that tree and pick enough cherries".  Actually I think we ate more cherries than we picked for the delicious pies.  Which reminds me of a story about the day my very best friend, Judy Liston, and I were playing tag in the top branches of the tree.  Cherry tree tag consisted of eating a cherry and trying to hit the other person by spitting the seed at them and succeeding.  Well, just as I spit a seed at Judy from the tip top of the tree the branch gave way and down I flew.  First I hit our wire ...
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SUGAR'S SHENANIGANS

Sugar's name in real life is Shirley Fisher.  My family has been after me for many months to begin a blog about my life.  Well, shenanigans have been a large part of my life and the nickname Sugar has been with me all my life.  Some people may not have known my real first name.  When someone asked me what my name was I would merely answer "Sugar Warren" (maiden name).   The family asked me to relate things from my earliest childhood to the present.  Wow, that'll take a long time, telling you "stuff" from 84 years ago to the present time.  They also said the contents don't have to be in any special order.  Good!! I have their permission to just ramble on about anything I remember.  Since I'm the oldest member of the whole family, no one can contest whether or not parts are true.  This is going to be fun.  So, here goes!! On October 27, 1935, I was born at home at 2457 Lawn Avenue, Kansas City, MO.  It was the middle of the ...
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