Marilyn McFarland

Biography

Timeline

1. Fifth and sixth grade

   Carol keeps a class autograph book

   Class autograph books were popular during these grades. Carol's surviving book contains verses from family and friends.

   Carol's Chapter

2. Summer between her junior and senior years in high school

   Carol’s first part-time job at Tasty Treat

   Mrs. Poston cooked and Carol delivered food on trays hooked to car windows. Carol says they made about seventy dollars plus tips that summer.

   Carol's Chapter

Stories mentioning Marilyn

• Neighborhood Friends and Games for Every SeasonBarbara remembers her closest neighborhood playmates and the pretend games she shared with Margie Britz. Childhood pastimes included swimming at Riverside Park, Popsicles, catching lightening bugs, lemonade stands, jump rope, cards, treasure hunts, yard games, and Jacks at school. She describes the frightening nighttime chasing game One O’clock And The Ghost Isn’t Here. Winter brought snow games, sledding, cocoa, and warming up on the register; fall brought leaf piles and Halloween treats and pranks. Quiet pleasures included reading Little House in Big Woods and watching clouds beneath sheets on the clothesline. Children also played in summer rain, although they were warned about “Night Air.”
• Names and Verses Tucked AwayCarol invites comparison of family signatures and recalls Bernie's report that Dad's birth certificate spelled his name Floyde, leaving the reason uncertain. She still keeps her grade-school autograph book and shares playful verses and coded messages written by family and friends.
• Carhop Trays and Late-Night ReassurancesCarol’s first part-time job was serving root beer, hamburgers, and malts as a Tasty Treat carhop. Owner and neighbor Mrs. Mary Poston hired Carol, Dee, and Marilyn McFarland; Carol recalls that they made about seventy dollars plus tips that summer. Mrs. Poston also owned Hasty Tasty Restaurant, where Barb washed dishes on second shift. Despite being frightened when returning home around 1:30 a.m., Barb joked that she was protecting Carol from Peeping Toms.

Referenced in

• Barbara's Chapter — CHILDHOOD PASTIMES & FRIENDS
• Carol's Chapter — PLEASE SIGN IN
• Carol's Chapter — SITTER