On Wednesday, January 15, 1936, Dale borrowed a farmer neighbor’s car and drove to Osceola to apply for a job with Nellie Race. The next day, she hired Helen and Dale to work nights at the Puritan Café – Helen as waitress and Dale as cook. Above: the restaurant was at the “Four Corners” in Osceola, at the intersection of U.S. highways 34 and 69.
