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Grandmother D reports
I shall never forget the 1952 election, although I was a mere slip of a small child. Back then, voters marked with a pencil their ballot choices with an "x" on large sheets of newspaper-like paper. I remember a serious defugalty, which occurred at our precinct, because my grandfather wanted to go into the voting booth with my grandmother, who was blind and could not see the ballot choices and, thus, could not, on her own, mark her ballot.
Finally, after about half an hour of "discussion," Grandfather was allowed to accompany Grandmother and assist her in marking her ballot.
Politically, Grandmother and Grandfather were, being born in the late 19th century, literally joined at the hip. They had survived the Great Depression and many other unfortunate and uncertain times and events. That said, they were, in many areas, in those golden days--and before their time--independent thinkers and doers.
My admiration and respect for them know no bounds.
In answer to your assumed questions, yes, their 1952 ballots were like unto bookends. <g>
For all of their lives, they had chosen well.
Holly |
