Newspaper Bags

[cyclingday]

Collecting. What a nightmare. After school, then the route, then knocking on doors until it got dark. One of the houses was real creepy. It was peeling paint and the yard was overgrown. You couldn't see the street from the front door. An old lady lived there and she didn't want to answer the door. The guy I got the route from showed me how to get her to come out and pay. He would start banging on the door non-stop while he screamed at her to come out. "I know you're in there," at the top of his lungs. On my first collection from her I told her I wasn't going to do that anymore. She told me she was deaf. From then on, I left an envelope and picked up the money the next day. Whew!

Oh, man!
That is hilarious!
I could go on and on telling stories about the paper route when I was a kid.
I can tell by your experience, that we've probably got a lot of similar experiences.
Totally classic!
Kids these days don't know what they're missing. Lol!
Mowing lawns and delivering the newspaper.
Talk about developing a strong work ethic.
Omg!

 

[TR6SC]

Oh, man!
That is hilarious!
I could go on and on telling stories about the paper route when I was a kid.
I can tell by your experience, that we've probably got a lot of similar experiences.
Totally classic!
Kids these days don't know what they're missing. Lol!
Mowing lawns and delivering the newspaper.
Talk about developing a strong work ethic.
Omg!

We were lucky for sure!

 

[cyclingday]

I picked up these service award patches here on the Cabe, thanks to @Wards Guy..
So, when @New Mexico Brant posted that Dayton Daily News bag this morning, I knew, I had to have it.
Thanks, guys!

 

[cyclingday]

 

[cds2323]

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Here's a pic of a Dayton bag in action.
Port William, Ohio 1969.

A hearty Midwest delivery boy.

 

[Thonyv1974_]

View attachment 787285 This one of the kids stuffing inserts sure brings back the memories.
The drop off point kept having to move from house to house, because we were so rowdy, that none of the Mothers could take it for long.
I remember when it was my turn to host the drop off, my mom went ballistic.
Our initiation for the new guy, was that he had to take his shirt off so that we could all shoot him with rubber bands. Lol!
The guys and I would go collecting until we had enough for a hot fudge sundae at Tastee Freeze, then we'd hit hard the next day when collections were due.
Boys with be boys!

Sunday mornings. .

 

[weebob]

I was visiting my great-grand daughter the other day and I ask her for a newspaper. she said grandpa we don't waste money on that old stuff ,,here use my IPHONE. I'll tell you what that fly never knew what hit him.......

 

[Barto]

Yup, a day like this sometime back in the late 60

Here's a pic of a Dayton bag in action.
Port William, Ohio 1969.

A hearty Midwest delivery boy.View attachment 787479

Oh boy, the memories of delivering papers - in the snow (I'm a New Englander). Hated it! XMAS AM out in the snow freezing my tires off, lugging all those papers. Then of course we all had Sunday papers to assemble and deliver - all for a few cents but ah, the feeling of $$$ in your pocket made it all OK.....then Sunday would come again!
Ended up working out a deal with the local milk-man, he would lug my papers around as long as I delivered his milk. I knew I was doing his work but he was lugging my papers (which he read on ever stop ) so it was kinda a win - win. It was nice to have someone to talk too as well. Funny thing is now that I'm re-counting my story, I just relized this was how I graduated from Balloon tire bikes to the new sleek 10 Speeds of the day - if I only knew..thanks for bringing this totally awesome memory back for me!!!!

 

[stoney]

View attachment 787281 1939 Hudson, Detroit.

Love the AutoCycle

 

[Handyman]

Vintage Fitchburg Sentinel Newspaper Bag on Iver Johnson Truss Frame Roadster..................can it possibly get any better than this !!!!
Pete in Fitchburg