Two years Teachers College, about 1930.
Sent on to Iowa State, for Batchelors.
Teaching, Assigned to Masina Iowa.
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Had her own car when she arrived in Massina Iowa as teacher. This was a big deal for a single woman at the time. Was probably a V8 Ford Roadster. Was "Sporty" or "sports car" altho that term was not generally used until after the War.206

It was simply not done for a school teacher to “date” in a small town like Massena Iowa. Mary lived in town as a school teacher, Ed (John Edward) was the post master. They both would go to Omaha, she to the hous on G street, so they could court. Mary’s father, Daniel J Farrell b1860 did not approve of smoking, but Ed was a smoker. 201

1925 Attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa with Genevieve King
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John Edward Amdor b. 8/29/1904 (he died in 1987 - I think -
right at the Easter season) - He was sick several different years about
Easter time - I know that when he got past Easter, I always figured that
he was good for the next year-
When he was in the hospital the last time they asked if he was a smoker
- we said
yes, but not for about 15 years... The doctors would shake their heads
and say no that shouldn't do it... - Later when Pat moved to the farm,
she replaced the gas furnace and the furnace man told her that the
firebox had a hole in it. - I think that as he spent a lot of time in
the farm house during the winter, he slowly accumulated a lot of carbon
monoxide in his system and when he got past spring and was out doors and
didn't have the furnace on, he got better..
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