Warsaw, In: a Long Time Ago

By Dale Long

In this entertaining autobiography, you will travel back in time with Dale Long and his adventures growing up in Warsaw, Indiana. You will find from boyhood to adulthood, Dale is someone worth getting to know. Dale shares impactful moments from his early life and ends with a challenge just for you. What are you waiting for?

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Apr 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9781664260573

Dale Long

Dale Long lives in Warsaw, Indiana with his wife, Karen. Living in Warsaw for 82 years, Dale has learned what it means to live for Jesus, encourage others daily, and serve his wife faithfully.

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Warsaw, IN:

A LONG TIME AGO

1938-1973

DALE LONG

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Copyright © 2022 Dale Long.

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make no explicit guarantees as to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and

in some cases, names of people and places have been altered to protect their privacy.

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ISBN: 978-1-6642-6058-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-6642-6057-3 (e)

WestBow Press rev. date: 04/11/2022

Contents

Introduction

School Days

Growing Up at 774 West Center Street

Early Jobs

High School Years

Work and Marriage

Back Home

Afterword

Introduction

H ow did this book ever come to be? I never saw myself as a writer and never ever thought about writing a book!

It began with a desire to preserve some of the stories of my growing-up years and what life was like back then, for my family and for future generations. At eighty-three years of age, as I’ve talked with younger people over time, I have realized that this period of history and the personal experiences of that time are almost lost. To many, they may not seem important, but my passion to share those memories continued to grow until I knew I had to write them down.

Will there be a sequel to this story? Maybe. I’m thinking about sharing some of the stories from my forty-five-year marriage to Karen and our family life. It will definitely be an adventure book!

This book is dedicated to my wonderful parents and family, and to anyone who has influenced my life in any way. You have been a part of my journey to become the man I am today, and for that, I am most grateful.

A very special thank you to Tierney Boggs, who has invested hours and hours helping us through this process to bring my story to life.

What’s your story?

School Days

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W arsaw, Indiana, was a small town of about six thousand people. The city limits were about seven blocks from the courthouse in three directions. It was longer on the east side and connected with another small town called Winona Lake.

We had five schools within the city limits, including East Ward, West Ward, and Center Ward. That makes them sound more like prisons than schools. There was also a freshman high and a senior high. If you lived outside the city limits, you rode the bus to West Wayne or East Wayne schools for grades one through five. You went to Center Ward for sixth grade.

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West Ward

I walked to West Ward for first through fifth grade. It was a two-story brick building. First, second, and fifth grades were on the first floor. Third and fourth grades were on the second floor.