Martha Ruth, Preacher's Daughter: Her Journey Through Religion, Sex and Love

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Marti Eicholz. Martha Ruth, Preacher's Daughter: Her Journey Through Religion, Sex and Love

INTRODUCTION

LEBANON—THE BEGINNING

ELNORA and EPSOM. Martha Ruth age 2

ENGLISH. Martha Ruth age 4

COLUMBUS. Martha Ruth age 8

EVANSVILLE. Martha Ruth age 12

FRANKFORT. Martha Ruth age 15

TERRE HAUTE. Martha Ruth age 16. Terre Haute was located alongside the eastern bank of the Wabash River and near Indiana’s state western border with Illinois. It lies 75 miles west of Indianapolis. After World War II, Terre Haute brought an economic upswing when Plizer Chemical, Allis-Chalmers, Columbia Records and Anaconda Aluminum came to town

FRANKFORT. Martha Ruth age 19

INDIANAPOLIS. Martha Ruth age 20

FORT WAYNE. Martha Ruth age 20

CLOSING

ABOUT the AUTHOR

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World War I had ended.

This was a great time to live in Indiana and to call yourself a Hoosier.

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The parishioners were good to us. They invited us to their homes for meals, sharing the fruit from their gardens and heavily laden trees. Bushels of fruit, green beans, tomatoes, and other vegetables were canned for the winter months. Late in the season, you could find bushels of reasonably priced fruits and vegetables for canning at farmers’ roadside stands.

Once a year, we would take a trip to Austin, Indiana. Austin had a warehouse that would open to the public to rid its stock of dented cans at a few cents each. We would fill the car with boxes of dented cans, an excellent resource for supplementing our food supply.

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