I always had 50 cents to take Kitty to the movies.

@1941 to 1942

When I worked as a laborer, it was my job to get sandwiches for 5 or 6 fellas at the grocery store. As I was standing there one day waiting for the woman to make the sandwiches, it occurred to me I could make them.

So I bought ham, cheese, liverwurst, rye bread, and mustard. I made them on the seat of my car and wrapped them in paper, and passed them out. The fellas never noticed the difference. I made a nickel off of each sandwich.

On Wednesdays, Kitty liked to see the new movies. She would ask me if I had 50 cents in my pocket, as the tickets were a quarter each. I could always tell her I did because of those sandwiches I made.

It would be pretty rough. We didn’t eat dinner. Kitty wanted to see 3 movies. We wouldn’t get out till midnight. Then, it would be too late to get something to eat, as it would break my fast for Communion the next day.