Good Old Days Magazine

Mr. Tudball and Mrs. Wiggins

On June 5, 1972, my dad went into business for himself as a heating and airconditioning repairman. After forming the Scanlan Company, Dad worked out of our rural home in south-central Ohio. Initially, his office was downstairs in our unfinished basement. I can still seeunderwear hanging to his right. A few years later, he moved his office upstairs to the end of our dining room table.

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