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Growing up in Arvin, California in the 50’s was fun. Twenty-one miles from Bakersfield and only seven miles from the famous Weedpatch, Ca. mentioned in the John Steinbeck’s book “The Grapes of Wrath”. We considered ourselves the town located south-of-the-tracks of a known poor-ole Okie town. The summers were unbearably hot, usually more than 110o, and for us kids running around barefoot in this temperature, it was very uncomfortable. Fortunately, there were not too many concrete sidewalks and you got use to your feet getting hot as they buried themselves in the sand with each step, or hot tar stuck to your feet from the melted asphalt streets as you ran across them, not to dodge traffic, but to keep from getting stuck to the tar. It was a special treat to get to the El Rancho Movie Theater. If your momma was kind and your family was “well–to-do,” she would give you the 25 cents to get in and sometimes another 50...
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