April 16, 2008 03:04 pm
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In 1942, Virgil “V.S.” Cook, left, operated this used-car lot south of McLeansboro, his daughter, local resident Dorothy Cox, said. The Cooks’ family home is at right in the photo. Her father used to travel north — to cities such as Chicago and Elgin — to get cars, Cox said. “I started driving when I was 14,” she said, “and I sat on his lap when he drove.” The boy at right in the photo is not identified.
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In 1942, Virgil “V.S.” Cook, left, operated this used-car lot south of McLeansboro, his daughter, local resident Dorothy Cox, said. The Cooks’ family home is at right in the photo. Her father used to travel north — to cities such as Chicago and Elgin — to get cars, Cox said. “I started driving when I was 14,” she said, “and I sat on his lap when he drove.” The boy at right in the photo is not identified. Photo courtesy of Dorothy Cox