Rita Ruth was born January 30, 1941 to Julius and Myrtle (Reno) Johnson at their rural home. Her first crib was a glass incubator borrowed from the Rushville hospital. It was placed on two kitchen chairs at a relative’s home in Gordon. The high schoolers were fascinated with the baby in the box and welcomed their friends there. Rita took her first fall when one boy’s foot kicked the chair l...
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