[Enrique and Amanda]

Pellate?, Adolpha, Stetson?, Kennedy

United States, Florida, Tampa

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January A4 IPS
Adolphe Pellet* (i.luben,
113LO 1Seh Avenue
Tiger 4Atv
Tenfe• Amnia
(460r maser;
Stetson Mennedy, molter
("ritten ett6t1we)-
ZU A.1 -S 4...41 DA
Aaseda's house is several bleeks east of the olgar oa a
in dirt alley Lined with appetated traps shaelos A Greet? ef ehildren
4aying ,arbles in the sand losbides blemice6 doirA Latish end neGrcece
They &salter like a tusk of slashes* vhen they sus ear our upprogaunc.
Al soon as the ear stops they pither around it, e/lab mom front
and rear baspers, and the ranninG Loarda. Deal, stoat, and sallimg. ;weeds
Ohoats to the shil4men and oomes oat to "set us. She haGe qv oitei.dild4
aad oha4se my hands
"1 been vaatinG to meet your heehend i lea time," she tails -4iths
,ag enter the front ran sad sit la these clomp* straiait
The other laraishinen are a table, a new autonatlemtanta, radio, and lee
oalendores
"14011 have to torjle oar hashis how*** eve Aklandavelokystisally•
"1 only psy three dollars a mesa for it, but It's near tinriqueos job.
They're pLanntn6 to tear down a lot of these old ishotousi shooks...Toe
ohm, these old houses ere ealled ens. or two.barrelled shots -au shnsoi, as
wording to hen many apartments they have, I heard they aro Going to build
tig new apartments for )7epose, and JAW then all WIPS into one &motion
sad not be smattered all over /Lee they are 0016 i don't anew as all et
then vIll esat to move. but I Gases the pity vIll condemn taeir proper*
they don'ts
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flerida
Wive and Amanda
Folelsre
.41.•
fledorlyse mole ail this tarnitere at at oozes skid things; he uade
those banshee end tbat tabla sad that *against and Lesbos. U e mado the See
bon oat ot tin; it beeps ise good. too. t;firillos is good liko that4 he
sires as Lot aimless!". die aoses atoms oat at oLd carpet tor the toll
stove, and he as vinagar and vane vith seising.
II wish I had nitre taruiters. bat I don't limo to Go in ds646 I don't
believe t ba,ing tarnAare anlese ioa am pay ter it. Ms only %bias ve
see money on is that radio; it out tiirtymonine dollars and titty emits
and it saps is a good one. It sets all the Oahu; stations.
'Sens Droste go aimed sad bay pretty thkee* end sot in debt vben
they valet afford it and maybe the eaapany tams it away tram then eaut
them they Lem all that money. Zeroes natilog 1 hate worse than to have
oolleotor nen easing to ay home all the lino betberinc, the its oat St
me and aveping no broke. I rather bay Good healthy flood gar sow aids and
a tow little sloth's toe thee to so to sebooll it abet mum as nu& diem
ferenoe shoat ths Await's.** I it it's best to save and meep int&
sonev ahead La ease tome is sioknees or anything Limo that. It don't
look Lime we are obi. to 04 mosb ahead, thmauho
40.1hen Sarigail Ls aaraist steady be Liles to bay better took yalt
some as likes to sea the shildren set as. Au* I say ve batter eat the
40120 tools good, bat not oktra....so we eon maybe save Aar when his job elope.*
4overal oniLdran Gather in as &waive staring* and a small bey hobo
his blonde 'load in and out at another door leading to a bedroom.
muses all av 4146. &lands says. stand they sore looks Urn tramp.
These is no use tot as to mask them An the siterapoa %sun taw mar hems

ileslAts
arises sad AMOMii
ialslero
fres seboeL boons* b4 night they base 40 all dirty aGains 1 Just leave
the* alone till nIght and mash tbs. good befere thew 6p to beds
they been playing nestles mita those implored 34. mist door. Those
°cloyed 44s aro aloe shildrens their mother. she is a good roman from
ofwartlos 1 rather have ay boys plaj with then than vith a lot of °this,
4lds in this neishborboods
Besides theoo tour Aids hero I got too mom ulna liwinz with qy
amain in Lay .Assts 4he son taws hotter oar* of thea them she alit% dot
no i.lds of her owns That blonisouleaded vassal that loops 0o4Lut; his hoed
around the door Le Awas4 Jose; *Os five in old and the other boy.
Porto°, is eight. Aorta is ulnas and kosas.shelsner oldoshremis,thlrtmens"
Roes *Viol now do wog &so She 440 brown halt. a &ciliate/4 prod*
fames and Latallit,eat teruwa <Vile She does not base an and room, at lips
sties, and her oheiwkause.dress to tarn la in places.
'Ton know what,' &Oa *wadies 'Soso, thirteen wears aid. is jotting
ready to oet married. I 'wish 1 know haw to meek that idea out of her
"The wooer IMot worried sad ot *nay frau hers, the bettor,* shad's
Rosa.,
saes aa Italian.' oars Amanda. sand 2 don't uuut no Itullan sauslom
lims la the foolly."
.,-44,11, you i..14.4ut as moll it alma to ti.' ftga. as. :404W
and MI Loing to roared hla. no natter at andbody ens. llo's a wary oleo
Italian. He bas a auitaehe. dew* WU, and tall.'
ones at blao oyes.0 adds, Anaacia.

Florida
Antique and Amanda
10i4lere
0,11•
41 as has mite &Implores Aoss. "Ms vas are vult; 116ht Wolin*
(WA to aimw--I've been eleee to .sints
"1 don't see what 4-ou oan't marry a ubah or an ..assioso.m4KAlges
wt an Italian." says oAeoda.
"1 du like AJorleans." admits Rosa, wSamet but I san't do nothing
about its TI* only wed to Jot Amerisaos is to be na.41b.tened and live ta
Hyde 'ark and 1 Gantt do M00% don't went any damn wild orao4ers from
oat in the voids, itither. They're wild people. You eon 6row potatoes in
t. oil' ears CA ~moo twit, heeds.
"Niek4 is a b000tiokail in Sew T.Jru and he eame &Rinker. to slot%
Ills Cully Dor the holidays. He has staved so tons he has loot his job,
and now he mots to 64, book to New 1,,,rk and jot a job in a restaurants
He wants to co book and got a job and then some arw1ad, bat Lwant 411a
to maim me first and tske me with his when he oes. 1 u4vive onnsod on
live In Mew York."
"awes only aliomu uin icor three weeks." omps Amend$. mond says she
is vin6 to awry him• Atli, marriage is Ilke a lottery; you des" knew
whether you iglu or lose till it's all over. 1 .4us :mimed whom I was
thirteen years old, just like Rosa, That's 40, 1 Wmmw sheets too young to
think atiout jotting Aurried6 sine oucht to two in oeboolo
'That's richt., asserts Ldlth.
You think I want to start bum to oehool now domands ADM. "And
book to tao 40vonth zrade where aw kid brotner is noal Abll me! I
wouldn't start 600k aim ror n‘-italaji
'Rosa oar* woo wart in odbool, too." says Aisods. glibe wade all

aorta*
inviting and Armando
folklore
ass from top to gAattota-movon skipped a grade. 4he it *Ohne,. becomes
uhe had fainting spells and the dostor said she had a vosak heart. Out now
she goes to dosses and ever:thing and doesn't *war faint no mope SDI thiak
she ,Just be all right and outiat to go book to sehook, 1 used to hogs ialot.
ini; spells like Aoso before 1 mos _Anted, bet sines 1 been married 1 ain't
had an4 at all. -As, dark like 1 an, 4d fit obits am a sheet when I
Minted. 1 don't Know what that le -4 no mat to a &motor gor its
filles I was rsarrie4 ay mother hadn't never told mo mathinc. about lila
or aotilinglto that. Ivas as inhooent as the doy mos boOm4 4hom Oho
ow to vont to talk about tlooka thi s Oho vuuld look at no and 2 small
is to leave the SOM. I didn't, snow 0014W about how not to have Whine
ANI,D0 Wale 1 had am olany. 11/0 timontpook:)011 now and jot 3VA ,Ido and I
don't ount ao more. There ain't no us* t hawing Ads unless you eon 6ive"
them sane ot the things '.hely med. nos more Aids you ha vo the less theme
is to tils them*
si ulooys ood to 4tvo a ohoperosse ovorotiero. date had to oasis to
the house mootiy and eit in the Willie; Poem with Woo family and any on
oonsereatian• 41e cooaidet ovon 6ot up Lind go 4,ok to the Sitehen for a
drink or wator togotaer; I always had to go dot the water by uosele.
date had to Isom at ainemthirty, and 1 wasn't allowed to voila to the door
.i114 Am; 1 had to soy goodbye still sittlaki ammo"
+Woo oustase are orasy dplYway.* soy* aosolo "I'm 61ad 1 vas bora
in merles,"
°I moo born is Ley -esti* replies Actudi4 an Amerioan Jost 40
mush as you are, I awy ose0 from adman dossent. but Vlui one ',Andre*

tlorida
tarlitpie sad i'-4ualla
?plains
percent 3rtean just the m.o.
*Real Alerioan people sonnies, you a 04ban,* m..orts Aosmo
orlhat do sore 'shot t!ley eannider no so Wail as 1 am an Ak,r1eenV4
asks tarplia4 *leek yeah, Ism an nmriaaa—main't 1 an ths
'IV". :at a job in a sow1nc rm:AI,o saws R02646 ',not the nie4; t dam.
store Gavin: roam, 1 .i,zde tau dollars and toenty.3ve *oats last veski,
out you guano I am only an apprentlee learnLmg my trade; sill
mousy soon. There is a supervisor there 'outshine QS all the Ulu:, to ass
tat ve don't rest. ocuetites chin no is In solo other part at Os shop
ue stop a ninutsolt but when se see ram Gamin& as have to atArt ILri4ing
or he dooks part of carpal/. Ti* only may I can zest any rest is to eo te
the lavatory. .0 *tenet allousd to stay taaro tut t..Use i41nultes.*
LIM. Joao vuddsnly dashes lato,the roor- with a ruber ball and
flings nlnsell on liana*** lap. 36 is purausd by a giallo thin. bovi.leg.
gel girl oho teurfUlly aecuala Aim. in Spanish. of stealing her ball.
Amanda foreviully ta!os the ball. and returns it to tie (jai. Jam wails
etrangsly.
*Jttsoven ?Isar and iamb.* Viands explains. II took Min to this dootors
hers and they said he Afts born that may and there at nothing they
()mid do.*
*I rather be dead, than deaf and dumb lIcs that,* saleaniy deolawas
Arta.
revise milks eoutiously awe*s the room, and turns on the radio.
*I hope it iset aivash ilusle.* ha says.
*hare wines say husband. ,Unrique. new,* mkslatmcdtzikode. who's bass

anrigao and Amaada
-afore
oaf.
to the :Aura.* L4rislas sea.* to be *boat fort' Aars aid; has a rattail
ba44ono face. U44 velars to bs iuita aative und virllo.
'1 don't sooll *hill:rens* kviltinalts Asanda. 4,:then I Go to visit
ao--.abovly av ehildren aome slant, und sit dosin and behave taemaolves and
Conn run around hollorti. Thad don't alvaws 441 for bread when I go
visiting. olUbents like a lot of klis to.
',joss oats 44/‘40- all day0 It's bud for ..tis tooth aod onLat uot
Li -xi It to lim bat he arias it I don't, 74011 ta4s all the Jennies iou
will jvie Ax14 but kde toll' tu-.4 no a4.agels or diaos or nothlnz lies tots
1 J241111 4/2;it0 :o noes,ot notlin,; ;Arnica I- nhole iiies he mast
CAnd oanaios Is the only t'llac, iou aun 4:41. alth.
;#74ra4aLoo to ta40 a baotn* 404.10t1,0* gia s,avtes 6OLOG
to have to tale a 114%1 he ots o:1 tbc t4lnt anl alt.; tiara r4aure.
irlst to .2,81,; i'mt nuvinc, to to bath. IAA tr., to ta4s hiL4 oft
let and aU reat hell, re. The oak/ caa, you son was. nia tali, a bath
is to _Qt a ...eat and -.WO out 1LSe eau are ALIL Lo whig
.ide awe a)ten I tame off Ay welt IAeon Lubiosea,° says'arits.
sova4in„, r‘k tho Arid ti-aeo nos' i treat taa4 Load and bny taingft
thih4s i4 don't bu 4S ewt41:44• I bugy Lk wit* a dress atal the Ade
taw dollar suits for .;-•ristne wad ao 'oak; not:4'1440
',Jose .are lo stubborn,' *-ionda joss on. *and ghat a tamper he's cpt1
.4Am be mats oogstilin6 and oeet Dale ou understand stint be ewe
name a fuss. I *ant to wend hiw. to eehool u& 0,34A as I asa. Us has a
sped head on aims ib Gan learn to %rite and sill pt Wan& tine, 1 think.
He *pas to shows and 11.,:a. W4N4 vary web. You ohould sea the motions he

71eride
ri4we and &ands
(Ass through 4hen he owes home and tries to teli ne what he saw. He
imitates automobiles. thirplenos, horses, evnrjthing. Yon should see hio
imitate derive shaving and !aushieg his teethe
Jose is sitting an the aunt steps, sepleding oups.with a shell
lomektweees. ae watches the asps airy earefnlly so he ova see the smoke
alld tell when they implode. de explodes the last sap, looks around fer
approval. and Ate the heed of the hemmer la mouth and *hews on it.
is alcove °hewing on Imes xind ofirml.e Aaanda ompluizus. "els
rays *hadn't; of7 his belt bookie or emothing like that. Woichmthes Liot
;As belt fastened up now --with a mateMistie. tI. ohews off his bolt buokles
faster than I 564 slew them on,
P30 you ,Irapefralt Julari Pra 7:4n5 to ee you sone Owl/A Of it
i ,:ot at the relief station. It ~rive one Ant In cash ean. Grapefruit
joie, maiess very rood drinks lith swn4 I r,et ofms of it all the ti:141,...
1-04 time they give he five ow .s. I fined sone of it nice, in leases 4th
Lao and auger for the 44s, bat they don't Lika it en4 won't drink It.
'Lay like the land% Uut ti -ay von% drink the ,Aleeo
'The relief station hers Avis sway iota of good Using& They zive
me niee *Iota* tor the ehildren' end they aive us ean ,;net, near. and
lots of tiltai;s4, It's real geed stuff, too, and ialps out plenty. I heard
that Roosevelt vas _olne, to start giving awed lots more %him M1 e that,
and sell thiegs very °heap to poor people on relief. It sore will be
derfUl if he Joss.
'quad is pretty cheep in Thor ,et mil for ten eents a quart
...but even as, lots of people do net hove eneuGh money to buy to oot.

Florida
Earl cpio and MORA&
Pal „lose
..p..
I have MOOR people go to the meat market and utak fte fro, soomps fa doge.
and than cook the serape end oaks soap to drink.
*Serious used to halo a little obuokoyes eager factory of As Ofts
Ho had twelve mon working Car him at one tiao, jut dou Amoy ho didn't hose
enough oapital to hoop going. HO had to buy all hie unteeial gimr Ga in mg
4411 fOr °audit* so he needed more emptied than he had,. He is good Lug..
;lamina:I and ems deinc good mith it tor awhile.
Nir one ambition is Dor ow klA3 to finish aohocil and z4A7'4el even 4,io to
ocale606 That's the main reason I miSh L3rigne Gould get startetl mith his
jib juswWife *6minp.smeo he could alike enough uonoy tdo 4a,nd the boys to
0011060s IC I had the means I sure would help biai k;oft star -bid Li;t ?us ont
tastory again*
Is did try to borrow money but ths banks mouldn't loud hia (Ay bo.
pause ho didn't have enuglb easarity, end ho (met know n4body aloe mho
°Guild lend him any. He umnts OD herd to start a bitoger oC 4is own again;
that's all he's livinc; nor. the toy he Um start again.. ,..00k: he A.oked
out this 1E1144 from a eataloguse la's earitizi all these labels inoes, he
starts up amino 7 think It mos the prettisot ono; nobodw eon goo thiO
label but him homages hp bought the rights to ite It looks liko ha mill
never be obi* to oet started agala4 but while there isLisa there La hope,
troy bey."
"Look all these aigors boiind this doer, says 41ripo. vi kosp
taw.' Ad here ior ft friond ot tam mho hose Utt1 buakeye Duman.. Rijit
now, the tint oi the year, the ourhussobooks-ud on all siaws amt-eolhoste
ton revenue stamps en theme Olas*..he's a,j rilad—Rhe koep thous *Agars

Florida
;arions and Snoods
kolklere
40,102.
hem ee he emit hate to pitY-Ao revenuo. That's about the only may he is
able to mono any away, ;Agars sell so sheep nook,.
'Dias has cons over to St. Petersburg to sell emas boxes of elgors
to the tourist, mdtheet no stomps en theme 4:tiotialeo he cots lem with
aoosy, so he Aoki's up extra good eigors and *oils than to tourist like
that; he sells them dean*, but they is better Agars. By not paying nove-
na* on then he J3leite. :WO*/ pretty good. Out that's docklerons,
you know, he ;3ight walk ap to en °Wiser or vomothinc.
4'.4a4 444 tO e the b1f ext bootlegzer in Thor City darin; the prois
AhLiition, Is had sixty thousand dollar* in the bank at ono tine, and NM
he no ham nothing. the pollee took it all firs and bribes to jot
hlia out at jell. Jigs USO to be plenty tOU61%. Ad hes cAttinG :lore old
and soft noes he sup so long as no has to sat and a little ,xoney to apand
he is goin6 to enjoy niaselt while he is alive*
410 the teetorYL wort to now, I none thirty oasts an hour hut it's
at rociular siork all the tins. The day* mhot we aro workinks m* nom, &Loot
two dollar* aod tnirty cents& that's not so bad as s lot or people makes*
The smallost emoont tally goy In tho towaries now is ten dollars n meek
and you bow to mork very fast o asoount of the vogemhour lwe mini; loom
Unless you eon work foot and good the *moony will fire on.
"There ain't no young people --very Youb600-woridee in the teetertele
the Governmont won't allow it. A UM years ago thav found too boys working
who wars seventeen years old, and they motto the boys quit toe footory ar.4
co book to **hoots They wouldn't have been h4red in the first ,Isee it
Vnoy hadn't lied about their okrAa Thore is lotto a few smokers working

.loride
C,arigee ena aaunde
VoLaure
0041"
in te• ralstories wiTri .,aost of the7, Gum* rroa ,:ohor6la.-
0%ou Ka4w „tpatos the -atter with Uaela ura.;ivar tioui4e7,1 inter4des
andis• °Thew live so fer out k.ne rammi4k; wu4or „pt there
0•lbal to ;,ekhe eiik.stive &Ilia's a mesa."M1 ou4Aluaoite but
now &met Jt34 A aaoh ,Jore L4a14 *AAA ol_atoeu dollars. 4ss it's
otly bosoms° the asehinae *EL oi&-..rs so eheaw; iom eau Ou4 tea boot
434 oe oiGar nom. taw rar Avo acute. uln't ao,dold 014;ari
thw uuod-tue youn6 mookle all sou4n6 oliioretioom, 46,44411 la L.,116
out. or eAgism
"111 ti.lo tt u .440 1414441M 4141IAro u week -we aldnot nave.
114 unions. ybo t4Atva -why we sot so &z,uua deg. ,Oomot we use to striae a
Avt einue tae 4nAtocni4o4zeoliiied o uin't Aua u utrikio, ire um,
to o en stras aad everdb.o4 etio-44 tuLptaet -,44411; 4.uu -out Gail
Cuba nuuld -cad somot1,4e dec.:At 0: Jur Akos, tu tuke claw'
oor raolltes viailo AO QU StrIOOr worse, Urn imiewle Le iiierot le all
oh miler hi -t4
arala of uniou is ao aoaerit ta us. 4thors 40 46414 atria uaW
we toms to Alaeloa 11•ua Liam Lot Iuj auve 1110
get pormleston eroa tine nntIoaal ualun uad tau., ,4unit wit uu
striite. If AO E.:so Ghana oad utrike unidaei .4AtiitOUL dOrMiaailyti. -,43 all left
our jebe At the SuJtorloa unit tnera le iiluuto wore -ere tu UkAAO uar AMOS,
wit000eve/t, up is tap ocoe 14AA4 t44108.04A4; duu 44,1 it -ma --114i414 4-•
thkit'd 4'46140 iii4u44m1t dikAait -,i,441 its no wu4u 6iow 400ds ae etiv
I.ts aLL rlaat. go iirove ,e 444,4J toe meg be At geed wen en the
Lewor Lord And tine ,,iuiprowe h-iourta

lox 11a
.r, 14• aami
tinG t4 *toe the oitr4s --;;arkarst *Ulla. Jut It Aidn't di.; no Lpod. The
citrus Linio-4 I/rota a letter to Vie lo:-ctionakents onion, Chad the lon&shosms.
stoppodt frAttes•atileh, beinz :)ao;-..ad hi soot 1.1"norors...
evid tiey also .ot t-1-9 illea.A103 uniofl to $tO Lin t. :41d. in10w
:04;eSbotly -Jai% vio;wtinLte frtit stints in the ,ar„..ist,, T,loet, ens rota Ga..
wars* t sVDSV, 3.01‹,Wto t401,6 an zioost .-intp :14
!.#1,eiand; the tie wait' nit Jv. t.i 4111.1.4.11k1104 Lta (Afore to iat%1 the
of the panang pltints. Citrus 1.* a parlittaliie rood. and ;Attlee.
tt Is'Iandlod it rots wld to :orziers o& it4 olre it
is vp.Aoy diffat. 'i,11 the riunQ ries haw elm -islands C otira stored u.i?,
a.:11 Ln04,0 there i a strike, t"; ve .21ont; ol.„-Ars to lost a on time.
That is why tho companies win the atriAs. noot%coo to) otara 4111 a
t1,4). .The co-apailies %Avg, on•Liugh t!)..A.ti out or mass, ',Ida°
tc3woruors el:: not even have food for their bullies. If ti o worors
onoui.,:i to oat -AA') MAY/ cou.ld win the *trill.** „wittisr.
r.wLe-ihooar law la .tunnw.
rut awls:m.11.1.mM ,11,40 Lilat 1.4.4‘ so thinu•
wooldjf .(tt,r 'iorAcrej t„ cot ^kkro (44 not
to or s_ Lin. ut :to not 1.orri% thAt. St, 1..; Ai 1 tWIA
Sand ,AIKA vs lost t.:inir ,vbs from th hidro 14teause
that law. The r,otory mars etri.:0` they no ea
;,rofit it' they pa;i
tne voric re so musti money, so t. A; tire tit) y40 rkilrta and ct rk
tIKA oh 1:10 a. Qr rAAArarie. the Euotor:, oe,nora oan At.ei tt: 4;vki 1--421V wage*/
thit they Atztej oanste and that's All there is to it. They At to
to -..top all the xr,rit for tromcalves.

fiends
Enrique and Amnia
relkiere
"That law is piayiuG hell with the little booms", Ateterl•o• too.
bueheye owners (met pay their tethers no eerie then seventy.tive eents or
one dollar a days OD amigos* they art stamp% tram that Law I guises Lay
luive to 49 oat et busineaso
4The natisoal *Meer of the eigeruadersemaioam.tho one who imagoes.
.4 Oat *Moors tar trilaG to start the Q114.mis tribal' to oet the give
ladustry imempt free the vage.hoar lawal Us says that is the way their
mans what have been tired sea Got their jobs bask. ant the arty I thih4 it.
the Gevernmeat ought to to the eoupeay take Wo4 these mons and Amp up
with the law, or else thy did they pass a /we 11;26 that in the fleet glees?
full theme ors kind at ineuranes the Government has ziado the oompsnies
start for the soraers is eli rioiht. There was a, men in onr taster/ Got
Nast with a am net lonG age, and he ums La bed one week mad that ineurveme
pay hits just the same as it he was at work. -ian4 that's ail riLpti we
never had 'whales lib, that bexores
the Gaugarilla parade is 1930 the &awry float had a beautifml
Gabon girl au it...she U4D i.,,ItAitirialsev4•414 they bad her almost [mood painted
ali over with Gold pai*lk. aios after the parade she Lot *Lek and she was
4104 for two days and died. The doeter said the pialet uad poisoned Wu
Her family didn't pt andthins:
*in the aational Union sit.dana strum on the .4.:
voile it was in Tampa all V. LIOD went an striae but ans..he was a Ley .ost
4ian. They all sit down on the *hip. ote had they vas an strike, iala know.
so we wont 4own to the dot* to see what was aeggeuiriG sadism twill Getting
along. They had pleat lines all armed the amok. acne of the nen ashed

'Florida
Sari,* ant Alesods
Mitten
as Is Win, was a ewer et the paper and some eigasettes and we did. 4hen
no sot bask it was raining lihe bell end the AMNIA lines viers standing out
in the sales Ihen the poilmeen drove up with too big open trams. aril
Illey vent on the ship with that, blaskjedw and gene and wrested ommytody
end pat thee in tbe trashes
wthey pet all this nen in this tombs and they me peeked in jest
lihe settles they drove to the jail stealing up in the trash in the Min
aod staging all the mays they sing all kinia smogs and my they ain't
gems be Le jell loads
All our sip, mime lookup a oolleetion and also went to a loss
employ sad horrowedamey to pay the tines tor the strikers so they mull
get out a jails ao sent oLgare ant **garottes to the Jail tbr this eni
the restaurants in Iter Mt, seat gsod ibed tree •the polies searehed all
the deed sad eLgarottos hears thei mull 41ve it to the sea in Joil• OVor
a long time atter theme• get out at jail all it as bider anion non paid
ton seats week to psi beak the loan (mow tor the tine ,..maney• Bet nor
the national etlies of the MN is ming as all teaks
*Ibis morning everybody is @apposed to register for the meta/ mourity.
I as going down to register at the Labor Temple tryst& went to mine with :boo
Perim mideely bosoms attentive., *Leta. go with paw he says to
ne, *end then when yea lease daddy /ou won't have to ride bask all tif jour..
selfS"
Alamart 414 heave says marigeelp and chases eerier out og the homes
is inrilie eed I drive to the Labor Davie Aimee
is net auto Moat now this mom mann* works yeti he 'nye.

Florida
Serifs* oat Astoada
Yelidera
whet I thint it le this lows it 40 not ao to lorisms1 wean IX the Ow
tory is not opee-sbbes ebe fasten- eel the iloveraccat have the soeiai in.
some, to:mother whloh the, 00V Yoe Aloe abaft Wu" or Alurslaattis• VIM
oily pa:you* a ~Jain person, Of yoar arms* salary; I daei it how
umoh, bob it me sounds geed, all fish** Ice soft et anyUlatop though,
unless you register. Everybedy Is regloborinlee*
The Labor Somple Is sonnereisd h: aell, wwwii of won, Imams *WA'
clna and tom the m41,4* reminds me of Wheal segues at vetted
polls. irelgie tat4os las plass in the lire of people waltik; to rojetera.
Altbaegh all eeeversablen Is in Spanish. I hoar froverni interjeetioas in
Saclishe sash as s,;:7411 sat 'Matte aim."
I dead, to enter the building, and as I walk theos0 the outman*
I an Lumedietely approaehed Sy a Gabon ago mho &Mei
nom .iserispane'i tom dtkia the petition to ilit the embanm en Spsii00
lie has .a eard taLle created near the doervey. and appmeaehes ever.,00e who
enters.
I tall hte that I an eismeher of the Jarasanitila bruhen of the
Apdloat autos* and north ,Aaerleen Ghmaittee to aid Spanish ihnocraev, and
he responds enthmalastleallay.
He calls to a stoehy aihan men at the detail stands
"This Ls Wr. Oineaba0 he tows, 3e is the Tampa chairmen of the
SPanish 44 commibteW
"I an pirased to meet you,' says Giziesta. 01 hope dos will be home
tor the neettng when we &pease, two youns ladles atm are tourimg the wants:
le oroanded ambuicanee•1 ume of the /oust& ladies drum the +tabula's, far

Florida
Sorigue awl Aavada
Feliaore
mojaa,
loyalist Spain, and the other vas a name The Teepee Ministeriaa Aallasee
le going to some?oneer the meetiog 4th asp it will U4P the first Urania
this seentry that a ministerial allianoe ha* done that, And gor tim first
time wewill vit the Amerisans in Tempe to ear neetinge,"
sOinesta just returned fron 4ashigifitsv arev woks Woe ostlastss
the other mu. 'In few days he is in bask is Jashingien again testa
toad as adelegate to the gengromefer Fools and Doaloorvoys'
*Yes, learn plenty in iseniagtohe °toast& says, AI vent with a
delegation to ask ammgrossmen to lift the *abaft* en Spine Moe vs Set
00111 friend in Cioodo Popper; Popper, no is s good gay. There vele an.
other Cengressmen Ilho told to us: 'lea are Crum Florida and not my soar,
stituones, at in dour request yea represent the najorltV of the Aulorloss
people, and so do I." That sure make as feel geode
"there was another Chogresenan vhe maids nes. I will vote to lift
to embargo on Spain this time...4nt listen. I vont jou to understand that
it Is not I Ito have ehaoged ay vises singe I voted against lifting the emw
burp) last year. It is the situation that has *hanged.' Tea asei he aLSOt
want us to say that me more rit and he was wrong, or that he had SNM14
around to our point of 14414 Junivih. the Line Conferenes. and Presides*
hooseveltes speeeMes sore are wading a let of people up.
lea shomld have seen us when we vont into ...not., GeORGO4 erase.
from Georgia; we almost ,„ot thrown out. I don't ,;JeSil there has been
Spaniard in Georgia 01400 Ds dote flarohed through.
"I learned a lot In .austkincton, all right. I *atoned these buys
math and 1ew there ass MWW real liberals. west of thee see

Florida
4.Firique and Ammil*
unedneated shed meshed Antietam. oontroiled by the ,dig intermit/woo
A :ming man who has been standiag behied Gtnoal. listenik: to the
eonversation steps ap and whispers enutionsly to 4m* 0Iou ,:,ust be LIMO
quieter and not talk too and* beeanse the woman sellinG drinks at the cold
drink stand is s Le alas Zion so yen ettsir be earefit14*
el vas jest talking about the Sileuteh aid ouleattoo•I replies Waikato,
'bet the Klan don't like it so Igoose I n164% a* well be earefel.--De yea
know Pershing, vho is fold representative for the Spanish eannitteev
he spoke here in the Leber 24eplie net litog IWO. No Is wry gicilad4 ail
ri6h10 At the meeting he read a note he had reeelved at the hotel that
said* nionpa is an unhoolthy place fee liberals4e Alsor hi, read the note
he said* r1hoever wrote that not should be sent ono 'eying riot to owe
over here bemuse Yber City is ea unhealthy plass for Fascists.' Svorytedy
laugh; they sore like Pershirc."
Zarigue approaches' having del/ roCietered. and Aods to (Annetta and
the others. 8121ve ay regards to our friends Lit Jeekeenvillete soya °intuits
as tell him goodbye. 4nee we leave, I see over the front entrance a
lair. poster labelled*
LaDAR/77 IFIL VI tJM;.• •(4° 4 ,ALD 4iCIA I
*Those mere very lataill4Alitsions you were titlark; toes iirtrigier says4
*Dwarf* leaders in the unions: the houleaporavthaiiiaaildh 43.41 Caucilitau4
and all like that. dll the *miens ARA* I 4oust knew how many thousand
eigers and agarettes to eend to Spitin..sie steyed in tap butteries and
work overtime to mako those things for Spain•
albs Spanish Aid oemaittee hos tee 4ses to stand by the faetary deer

Florida
Wriciao and Aikada
Voi.4ore
alb
oecrytic %ft Get pap one or the mon tins a cot.Lo u he4 Opain11 und
the other man writes the reeelpte or whatever sou 4vo• ',it is aLloat like
baiing bolt, the way the, work ma buy a Zive...00nt Joon or ae
mueb more as you trAnt,
at t f* ia misel
mesh every man tilt.°
AlthouGh It is only too ***look in the arternuoa .Ahan no return to
the hwiloss .UMNAK IS already consider/a-6 wbat 4he should 000. gor the
eaTening noel, whioh la eatea at lour o'aloakop 4we eaplalas that it le
Oaban oastom to eat at itouril teems* that allow* tirAo to oluna 1.4,2 the illtehu
en ;atom, hiGht; and aloo* nbah they reties surly, tcro ii%oad le tnoraudoliy
.ijosted boron, they Lo to sleei•
cihat would jou all liko to at ,i:or stwuril dais nai:s. 040 moat to
iiiSwicitiinG you 1140. I don't clew Jaeh maout waking zpnerteMe dinners."
oval don't waqt 7viorioan lbode" says :41t44. Iliw am: tired of
eating A:melee/1 rook it haan't ciot an taste tv4 L hat's oao reason tiv
I °awe to Tam" so I ooali oa4 sow. aood Cuban ft)o4,4
"I know a .../An who soils combs.. says Snriqae. •Is I eon at tind
hie whits he Is clrea4im•be stays drunk :wilt oi the tiao.i ea4 dot three
dosen ovabs for Arty oantc4 Liaes Ter, Good imiggiAadejo
iListand like o9141adagp tiel491Qagigethblaok Loans). Ambanant
(Spanish Leans), straiusiaatia, (rive vita he li,ech all athan
pl.nty hots* -11th m474*
"I i;nowrios aritae sags, ;a44 the eapanada• Usk know. the gamin.
all armshed op and ctiao 4ivi hot a-uloo and than lry inide little lobs
Giviee reoeipts that may 'woody Gan nelft, smiq say
And they print in th, gave the mord or 4or

,lor4do
:44riiao Aatul4s
r01,4600
roli.s of louzhe Tha dom0 esoos orisp &ad wou A.to ‘tAto tat, ,,uod hot
shrimp' 1 think ,TAibe 4om Uo thut all ricAte
A* 'aurae* off to the store to bow tho n000ssury its 4.641(4046 -iimm
he roturas. ao 400s to the 4tceet and bikjinso iireiuriak; tha aØOeatable
emeada nits in to front rona sad listuas to the radio, 'I Jure kpt me
a good 000i to, :-Awiblau440 Om 0106 %%Arlo* mode lote ore OM**
LAW 1:041 and he liAna tes 40 1141 6,1-41 tu lot alci it. You kta0Wo post
all Cabun mon to ood pooksa*
tno •-dtotion window dad at .rique. lbw entire house is
$40a por_Aaaid mit4 tho odor at the doom ellah ao „Irepros 4w irginc tinu.
ly abapped execal and red poppers A.. tgaAtta .:4ate Lod calls
olio tho ahruli) c.ro 6,11:34, he Alla thea tato earaoe with his ilaors.
The sodas la strali'aed terewove t4e orgoolp jarlio. and poppers, and then
44&;. viAL1 the Don6.i „kadn or Awls, b-Uni;, dustless and water.
und portions of surinp 4re a4oulAid ia tt. o etiatuatotaa, ors 'woks krlet La
var., hot lard, wad owe oat orial? aa4-,oldou brovu.
A* hue Air a iure oat of riusho ufaioh ao stratus un;:t then stoma
IvIt4t a4clit&o:1 ai teblospoontol olord. 3a, alropftree a salad ot
alLaed towatood. utioars. A -a lettaes, and pout* WOW* At 41. 414301446 of
salt, ;icor,. olive 011 and vinoor. lo poaraAeW lurj2 4tuessi aStwaillen•
Linderimi wino, and alull,w i;ioses toe the tizildrona
4csaeome shouts "ielloo froa the front dolma, ontege• (gad walks ad
awn tao )allo iALs is As .0aridad Jutting's.° says Aianndme skihe La a
voty exxl Trieftd to .48 wuko-to.1 to wet .;.olo.°
ii6at,
r duid is auot alnateen ju‘ra Jili 404*

florida
thrive and Amanda
folklore
her 0os '113,ryiti.4lurk, eand _:ier hair :11+a/11434 moved.tv ranaine a few
lauctaug ead joiiitx;Lis6"ista. stoliWkvate eiVe Sa
.3611144 "Isu vori glad to hale apt youe
Ceridad has Jane ;icon& Was 4,:boa ,Irialsingt..olves fit TU.
Three her aistora lis iti Lt in tho 1..tat ree vire. now Carldad is
to lio :tit it, tho it one, acid Iier :;04t1101, Jut 4A;OLO tit Mir 141
to t1,10 4131 Oil0O4 It hurts `31sr -aotbor to ..-74o1/ 1.44 J4ridad LiJAN, to
dio, like all the ot sore, liar the e t her all the tina but
it la way 1.40P.z.04 4.03 is a/ •igrfteki t4'.411t :ter d4Ince. Thni aro u easy oise
az t ir1sTo t)ealtittile
.hoa, the aoo4-inc, la over an./ t1 TGU1. trA.Au thotet la
ou:Lien barct at-vvry "%pia and eneited ;"ipaalti wiloh I ao iintiLla to wise..
otA=.4. :eriw 40.3hoe out or tho irout door. I els'. ..ihnt nue Appunod. but
roJoieo no ancer, v L3 got/ i4inutas .orloo retarns, nal there is ;lore rapid
14 _irt:L in slpanish. The dinner pttin,„ old..
tt lust kauada eaya, '4IA, 1 oloso iou :4.14 ic 10:41 1LAMV; WO bees
tr. t..:orrow same time trots the ry,ielibora Tut nano o;. ttiee, has k.iet any

...xtati it “round the Attie,. 4,,tiaaa will h*asa the Lis
taLla. 1•4, ao -‘6 od not to hay* n iUie, .,ut t wvar UOO
At all :At -Nor aLout the wall t.u. itiat ,Atruelr to evoor.
,toaasda. ..'erieo tears tin end off Jr ut leaf at Won
Lreitd. Zia bursas ima oxtre, AIL/ Usti,
•ict aiouta n3ut lioak (4na Ail our ...41tIa! You
Ofi latter t(i to 41i. .:GazI LO Out Mt,. our %hat."
e,..a etartiod 1%, 0. loud ,..00e...4 froL airoutly

Florida
airilas and Awaada
FOlklare
ebtila
ki*shsa mindow cAmorrehe LoolGhe 10444114§
owlet's a eow dOiag so alosel, I alt.
That vas no am,* saps iinriquey Ilhat vas a Ammimar.a horse..
PooPelvertarit
They all lau6U loader than ever. "dare it ma a oohs says Letrella,
sLarigae oa0it to beashoilad telling Joists like that at the dinner tablas
The nei6hbors beep their ool, in a shed ric;ht under the now,
*That remind ee of a good jokey' says 4arique, °One time there mae
an old aan mho had heree alai.** 'Bertha.' and his daughter ass riatamt
'Bertha, too. her vas a Johag man mbo minted to burrow the horse one
day, so he ae4ed the Wd aan it (mold borrow Bertha tor a little *Ala*
The old son ra!: bls Gan and say, *all no, abata 'CAM&
14 ViinkZ let -jou try ciut my aftualtairl
The resgoaes to this joke almost upsets the tale.
'4 notion you don't laugh so moon Like the Latin people,' Amanda moo
to ma. oi ammo ;JOU Awl pod end just don't lau6A so numb. I think that
is all 'LOU gat I Just mast neip laoghlores You 414044 bears* La the
Aoture Mew; samotime 'when I see samothing real Away laugh so aueh I
hole to ep outside to .to from la&OlLae, ee milks*
"40414 you like to go far a rideto aske ;41the attar the table ham
beau oleara46
nosy savoy andthing You 411 tent to do.* reAkaa Amadei* elOa gp pat
0ti. your suit, eriguiel 110 are 04116 for a ride and I like to see yam ciresami
al) in yam suite"
Agur a iow minutes L;nrityse appears in a neatly Preougui brume sable

Florida
t.nriiiee and Armada
PolLare
4.113".
*Ms ma that suit et a lottary ibr one dellaft* gape Mends* The
clan told flin it he wanted to buy an extra .pair of pasts to nateh, it
would °oat bin sis.dollare. I told hia to co ahead and 4et the extra
Ants boaause tab% raw the suit mould b goad tor twise as lang as if he
auk' bad one ?air or punts. I bim-Lht his that *raps sd.rt bes oeurlars.
tar ii;briitlAik It oast two dollars.*
ttAnda is rollia4 her nelson a oletheasdin. *I as isuir partly
ood, huh?* 245 asks. *You know I deet ,et to 3o to the beauty parlimr
4t about oboe /ear. They don't do it so 5ood as I do oace.tioesi 1
ht ammo of tho :Arlo in the boeuVi parlor how to As balsa.*
In duo tin) we are seat' to leate. *Let's drive over to Tamps
tonilvt.* auLvoats 4.:11tho
In Yampa, we drive slowly so rdith and Anima" 044 look in the shop
Andes*. ,Eseh window evokes some sash comment, to apanish. Ms 41411
lindet• (law ?ratty •Divinot* (Jdvdoe) *ne assustals (I don't We MED
+That*s the jail Aossaaor wee team out ate ruddivad sAY4 ihrI9lugh•
*iiIht in the aiddA0 of town. They took bin out and sat dawn in a
bucket of hot tar, eastrated nt, boat aikA, and did all ainits at thiao te
I bees beard peoplc arjue aoaut whether the Alaa, or the poli444, or
both, Aid it. All I know is that tisk/ leek 41-1 ritlat out of jail.
*I been in that jail. 4.ne al„ht ohea I was eml.in4 ,alue alock, the
Oridcn I saws /ad; olio') or Um Pali aid Get reek to Jim in and emelt
Act S, wa I Grabbed nor around the waist 404 ileld OU and she dolled sad
raised all 4nds of _41.1. The pollee Gans, and I tbueee tug, thou** us
11,41 gLhussi anruy, third to us 'coot, to Jail atd sold is we scald sell

Florida
..(irilimo and Masada
rolwlore
.4142.
it to to jaljo. 1 stayed in that jail moan dNys oegbee -Anemia wou1d
borrowdollars to pai nci fins to got este
o drivoovur s Ori& os into a residonlial emstion at last, noose
anO woll..4ait lawns.
This is is IsInn4.1 says Amanda. arm; is where all the million.
&ices wna rich wimple live. It's vary pretty in the d(1„tine but _col met
see m00% now. That's the no, that's not it.
wx6114 jt.n doa't 4111WW notrUnaihomt this part or tam." bori
wI've onlj rode over hero am :Avis sland Qto. or tolow Amanda on.
alto. °I tail yoo what ou oulit to seei the raussuLa in this Tempo Bay
AA01. Ta,LAI; thincs in there vor:; old, taomsmnds at vow', elci.
I like it in there. I only been there one tins omt that time I stayed
tree hours looAar., at all those thtza. It omre is iAterosting. I hope
you ,41 there bo;.or* jou 1w4ve; deo would /Lao ite
CiA the new awn om oup at taste.. stuad., -4Amin Ura reads SOW iaiN440.
awl& is mittind on tho rullinc oi the rreot .orvah. loo4ne up into the SW.
01611. I ,00ss doait have to worry no novo about havin6 an ItoLtom
son,inwlewe she tolls LIt dojoatodly. itnieiv and Ihada ritpit and he
wont as .7444. I 01044 it's a Good thing. s didn't Jot siond-se guild
anyway.'
"1'a glad iom and omt now Lorna, you marriod fromonte 4ramdar
o are given tho /tont eloepL,L room,
rho osst Lzoroing oe are rawboned by Alma who galls. "lome (wane is

Florida
&mire 1,414 Aomada
talklere
a'is ;irateanot 'sn ouletw5.-k-Ailaaa omstaa avarybodil
Cate Y,a0s1 t,loy Carol 11-4e.P
,4tor Lro4ide,ot oh' ooZtee siGd Oree4. *ms prepare to depart Sir
44*.00uvIlle* ...riqeo mad &mods vrwi;ont mitt a pioi4e6e et sendmiuhers
to take witiA OO ior lualo44 aeoeral mios a ttio suradAue oocroU1tw L-,capafrult
jmloos aad maad Or Laak be,42.40
4402 •;.0 4o41.4 dive doL: egiot.A.46 1.-tettar to tako with jaaso
Avaaata dap 4but Aman't eva- kV An i;aci At4g woos tiA0 tor
14e0 4:4Ort JO, 04.sik10.4
-.4 start :Att ;root door. tbe 431.1.1reo Lot
4ails 'Aid :tore,' I say, *don't et iJirried beore
to
and £111 Ortac.ou a 4100 rOr. 11431.441440/
"11 to is •111,valt."
"1t t wilds vLit t Jao.alonallia Josstitsesammts sagas
ovcot don't 41,474 ‘,-Aal ;011 owr bie to Atkin/ tlwie ,4.idas I ain't 6ot
t..44.1Qk tw look 41.17Ltz, CiOM ital. At Gone. 1 flavor bowl 4117‘1101.0 Zol
out, AAA, told ;:c.00k. s4d Ws ;:uAlt03,1 to ese 4004sonvIlle 601ors
die.„ m„ and '4oat At, 4ao%41 Oty sLooiitlya.“ A,..;11101k
jaimih.-u,],til we ;wit asi;a1a."
QUO week after air retur4 to JaeseavtAle. se ',eels* a posollot
r-oakter‘rd trUiOi.t Li;',4asa ~sled Acimai ami task aro
XAvth 4t t115 VOI411
7$1611pasa