Newspaper Boy Story

Item #325

True Builders of America

(October, 1983) It is October 19, 1931. In the midst of the Depression, the Kid is trying to fill his father’s shoes—as well as his hat—by selling newspapers to supplement the family income. He looks young, but old beyond his years. He has the encouragement of his pup, Shady, whose paw prints can be seen circling the fire hydrant. The newspaper tells accounts of Thomas Edison’s death, Hitler’s rise, the League of Nations being tested and Al Capone’s attempt to get out of a jail sentence. The paper didn’t print that it was also Tom Clark’s birthday!

Dr. Thomas F. Clark