When I was a kid

Our radio was a Zenith that sat on our kitchen counter. There was a Saturday morning program that always started at 9:00 called Let’s Pretend. It was my favorite program when I was little, I believe it was those stories that helped me develop my imagination. As I grew older I became addicted to cowboy shows, Gene Autry, Roy Roger’s, Tom Mix, the Lone Ranger, the Cisco Kid and Hopalong Cassidy. I listened to their programs while helping milk the cows, after supper and any other time I could

Back to let’s pretend, I happened to turn the radio a little before 9:00 one Saturday. and heard the end of the program beforehand sign off and heard the most beautiful song ever. Kate Smith was singing America the Beautiful and after it was over I asked mom the name of that song. She told me the name and said they always signed off with that song. After that I always tuned in early so I could hear that song, I truly loved that song. I have always thought that song should be our National Anthem.

Moving on to my teen years, we got our first TV when I was 14. It was black and white and the screen was 12 by 12. Prior to that the only TV belonged to a neighbor about two miles away. One Christmas someone was doing a Christmas special so they got out the sleigh pulled by a couple horses and picked up all the neighborhood kids and took us to their house to watch it on their TV. It was our first time watching TV. It was amazing, I’m sure there was probably 8 or 10 farms that had some heavy lobbying for tv’s after that.

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  1. ConnieBJuly 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM

    I can imagine the scene of a horse drawn sleigh at Christmastime and then neighborhood kids gathering around a tiny TV. What a fun memory. I would love to live in a time where watching TV was much more of an event than it is now!

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