BIOGRAPHY
Claude L. Reyman

What a special day for two events to take place at the same time.  It was October 29, 1934 these events took place.  The first event took the country by surprise - "the Stock market crashed ushering in the Great Depression".  The second event - a twinkle in my father's and mother's eye was their first special event on October 29, 1934.  At 6.03 a.m. at the Ainsworth Hospital, Claude L. Reyman gave out his first loud cry.  Bruce Sr. was 39 and mother 28 years old.  Dr. A.G. Rasck provided his technical skills in this special event.  The weather was around 39 degrees, a bit cool and brisk when I arrived (that is outside) not in the hospital!  I am not sure what Bruce and Edith used to drive to the hospital as the first car that I remember was a 1938 four door Chrysler sedan.  It was used for ranching and driving to town.

1934 was a special year in many ways.  I think it would be appropriate to mention some of the events that took place that year, so a nostalgic look back in time "remembering when" 1934.

1934 World News

The United States pulls out of Haiti.
Austrian Nazis assassinate Chancellor Dollfuss.
General Lazaro Cardenas is elected President of Mexico.
The U.S.S.R. joins the League of Nations.
Riots threaten order in Paris.
Adolph Hitler is elected president of Germany following the death of Paul Von Hindenburg.
Puerto Rico requests statehood, and
the launching of luxury liner Queen Mary takes place in Scotland.

1934 National News

The National Archives are established.
Numerous strikes sweep the nation during the summer, including the first general strike.
The Great Smokey Mountains National Park is established.
John Dillinger is shot and killed outside a theater, in Chicago.
Shirley Temple appears in her first movie.
The Export-Import Bank organizes in Washington D.C..
Bruno Hauptmann is arrested for the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's child, and
Bonnie and Clyde are killed in a police ambush in Louisiana.

1934 Sports News

World Series Champion - St. Louis Cardinals
U.S. Open Golf - Olin Dutra
Pro Football Champion - New York Giants
Indianapolis 500 Winner - Bill Cummings/104.863 MPH
Stanley Cup Winner - Chicago Black Hawks
NCAA Basketball Champion - Wyoming
College Football Champion - Minnesota, and
Kentucky Derby Winner - M. Garner on Calalcade

1934 Cost of Living

LIVING

New House                                        $5,972.00
Average Income                                $1,601.00 per year
New Car                                             $625.00
Average Rent                                    $20.00 per month
Tuition to Harvard University          $410.00 per year
Movie Ticket                                     $.25 each
Gasoline                                             $.10 per gallon
United States Postage Stamp            $.3 each

FOOD

Granulated Sugar                               $.59 for 10 pounds
Vitamin D Milk                                  $.42 per gallon
Ground Coffee                                    $.35 per pound
Bacon                                                  $.25 per pound
Eggs                                                    $.17 per dozen
Fresh Ground Hamburger                  $.12 per pound
Fresh Baked Bread                            $.8 per loaf