Grandfather Won One Hundred Dollars for Naming a Blue Can

“I don’t have time for more old papers,” she said, her voice clipped and dry as she taped a cardboard box shut. “The house is practically sold. We have to let it go.”

“This card is the official winning entry from the 1937 naming contest, to be precise,” I said, rubbing the silver heart charm on my bracelet. “Look at the handwriting continue reading …