Millie writes “On July 24, 1922, I went with Joe and Vera (her sister and her husband) to Newdale in a white topped buggy for the Pioneer Day celebration. A baseball game was part of every activity during the summer. Each community had their own team and Att Atkinson was one of the best players on the Teton team. His favorite position was shortstop and second base. He was quick, aggressive and anxious to win. He was always happy and joking with the other team members. After the the game was over, he threw his saddle in the back of Joe's buggy and tied his horse to trail behind. Our courtship had begun.”
Att and Millie both worked hard in the harvest that year, but they still found time for courting. After work, they would sit around the table and visit, go on walks, and go dancing every Saturday night.
In October when the fall work was all done Joe and Vera decided to go to California to look for work. Att wanted to go but wanted to marry Millie before he left. Millie was three weeks away from being 18, and thought she was old enough. They were married September 30, 1922 in the Rexburg Court House. Att's folks gave them a wedding dinner at 2:00. By 4:00 they had started for California in a 1914 Ford with Joe, Vera and their two kids.
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