Grandfather Won One Hundred Dollars for Naming a Blue Can

in the journal,” I said. “Grandfather told his brother he couldn’t take credit for the name. It belonged to Mary.”

“He named it, Martha,” Clara said, her voice rising as she slammed the tailgate shut. “The town knows he named it. Don’t start this.”

“To be precise, the letters in this journal do not match the official company story,” I said.

Clara leaned continue reading …