ALIVE IN 3 CENTURIES, 102-YEAR-OLD KEEPS ON READING WORLD NEWS.Byline: Bettie Rencoret Senior Columnist LANCASTER - Lewis Harrell of Lancaster is one of a special breed. He turned 102 this year, which means he was born in the 19th century, has lived through the 20th and is starting the 21st. Born April 7, 1897, he was 2 years old when the last turn of a century occurred. During his next 100 years, he saw more progress and technological change than anyone could have imagined. He was alive when the Wright Brothers took their first flight, Henry Ford built his Model-T, women gained the right to vote, indoor plumbing replaced outhouses OUTHOUSES. Buildings adjoining to or belonging to dwelling-houses. 2. It is not easy to say what comes within and what is excluded from the meaning of out-house. and refrigerators to0k the place of ice boxes. Harrell was 32 when the stock market crashed and the world's economy sank into the Great Depression. He was 44 on Dec. 7, 1941, when the bombing of Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor, land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are many U.S. military installations, including the chief U.S. triggered U.S. entry into World War II. Throughout his working years, he served in the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. as it went through all of the changes needed for a growing population and increase in the volume of mail handled. He has seen the ever-rising cost of postage, the advent of the ZIP code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. and computer modernization. Harrell belies his chronological age chron·o·log·i·cal age n. Abbr. CA The number of years a person has lived, used especially in psychometrics as a standard against which certain variables, such as behavior and intelligence, are measured. . His only concession to it is to let his wife, Lee, 76, do most of his communicating since his hearing isn't what it used to be. They make frequent trips into the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Senior Center for lunch on weekdays. "When they arrive, they find a place to sit and he immediately reads the newspaper - without glasses yet," said Nina Frazier, center director. They attended the end-of-the-century celebration at the center Tuesday, and Harrell enjoyed himself, with Lee by his side to help him carry on conversations. The Harrells moved to Lancaster about 11 years ago from Van Nuys and still have family there. "We're just hoping to win the lottery so we can move back there to warmer winters," she said, "although we have to admit the last two have been nice here." Menus for the week at the senior life nutrition sites in Lancaster, Palmdale and Pearblossom have been announced. All meals include bread, margarine and coffee, tea or milk for the suggested donation of $2. Monday: Hamburger patty, french fries, carrots, fruit, salad with tomato, onion and lettuce. Tuesday: Roast pork, cornbread dressing, tomatoes, coleslaw cole·slaw also cole slaw n. A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise or a vinaigrette. , pumpkin cake. Wednesday: Lemon chicken Lemon chicken (Traditional Chinese: ) is a common dish from many different countries. In American Chinese cuisine it usually consists of pieces of chicken meat that are sautéed or deep-fried and coated with a lemon-flavored , sweet potatoes, peas, marinated beets, apple cobbler, pineapple juice. Thursday: Pinto beans with ham, cornbread, broccoli, lettuce salad, tapioca pudding. Friday: Hot turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, garden salad, fruit cocktail. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Lewis Harrell, 102, and his wife enjoy an end-of-the-century party. Bettie Rencoret/Special to the Daily News |
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