Edna and Edward Swanson: May 4, 1928 Chicago, Ill

Dear Friends,
I hope you had a good weekend. Mine was a little shorter and kind of busy. I worked on Saturday for 6 .25 hours then the husband and I went to a fair. I did a lot of walking. I was tired and on the crabby side on Sunday. But I got over it. The weather was good around here.
Anyway, here is a letter from Edward and Edna Swanson. They were originally from Grandpa's neighborhood.

As always, for those that find it hard to read, here is what it says:

                  Chicago, Ill.
                   May 4, -28
Dear friend Howard
  I just got a letter
from home they told me
they gave you that dog
of mine. If I should
ever want it back
when I come home
sometime. I'm sorry
your dog died. Let me
know how you like
Boono. When you write
to you know how
you like her I am
working for a whole
sale packing house

just across the
street from Montgomery
Ward Co. It is inside
work.
        Your friend
         Edward Swanson
1903 Winnemac ave
      Chicago Ill.

Hello Howard:-
  How are you? I am
fine& hope you are the
same. When are you
coming to Chi? Don't
forget to come & see
us. If you were here
tonight we would take
you to a Swedish festival
Hurrah! for Sweden?
                   Edna

I think they are siblings. I'm sure I have shown you pictures of then at one time or another.
I wonder if Grandpa was able to keep the dog or if he had to give it back.
I wonder how often he was able to go to Chicago. People always seam to want him to come and visit them.
I wonder what kind of a whole sale packing company he worked for and how long did he work there?
More questions that will never get answered.

Here are the last two viewer cards from the Childhood Fun set:

 Count the Puppies.

Trying to be Good.

How many puppies do you count? I think there are ten puppies and two adults
I wonder how long that puppy stayed in the basket.


Here is a random picture for you to look at:

This is Arlene Winn a junior at PHS  the school year 57-58. I'm not sure who's classmate she was.

Well that's about all I have to share with you today.
Stay cool. And I hope you will come back again real soon for more Fading History.
Till then.
Your friend,
Sandy

Edna: May 3, 1924 Chicago, Ill.

Dear Friends,
I hope you enjoyed the beautiful weekend we had here. It could be the last warm sunny weekend for the rest of the year. (sigh) We took the dog for a walk and saw a couple of natures other beings. A snake which once fawn saw tried to go after it and ended up tossing it in to the ditch. The second thing we saw was a porcupine sleeping in a tree. I didn't have my camera with me but once we got back home I got the camera and got a picture of it. I'll show it to you after I share with you a letter from a new person.
 Her Name is Edna. I have a of picture of an Edna Swanson. I'm not sure if she is the writer of the letters but I will show you a picture of little Edna Swanson.
But first the letter.

Here is what is says:

      Chicago, Ill.,
      May 3, 1924
Dear Friend Howard:
  I'll bet you will
faint when you see
that I have written you
at last. I sure have
been going to do so
many a time, but
other circumstances
have prevented it.
You know I am
quite a busy girl
and have been
almost all the while

I have been in Chicago.
I graduated from my
College the 18th. So
I have been working
this week. The people
where we stay Mr.
Block is Vice President
of United Cigar Stores Co.
of America. So he has
me working for
him in his office.
I like it very much.
I had to fill out
an insurance blank
and had to have
references so I gave
you as one. I did
not know your

occupation, so I said
it was Lumber Business.
So if you hear from
them I know you
will give them a good
opinion of me, as you
are one of my truest
friends, you know.
  How is Thomas?
Greet him from me.
Tell him to write me
soon. Gladys says
to greet you. Mr. Block
has given us money
to go to show every
night this week.
And every morning
I ride with him
down in the taxi.

don't have to pay any-
thing.
  I don't think I will
come home until
next fall. But any
way I know I will see you. Am
getting kind of lone-
some for my old
friends.
  Well Howard
please write me
soon. I will be
waiting to hear
from you & Thomas
      Sincerely,
        Edna
3817 Rokeby St.

It sounds like she was someone who lived close to Grandpa and then went to Collage in Chicago then got a job.
Here is a picture of Edna.

I wonder if she is the writer of this letter. There are more to come. Maybe sometime she will sign her whole name and not just her first.

I looked up United Cigar Stores Co. of America and this is what I found.

It was a chain store not only selling cigars but other things like Micky Mouse watches and shoe trees. By 1926 it had 3000 stores.


I think it was very nice of Mr. Block to pay for her and Gladys to go to the show every night.
I wonder how often Grandpa and Edna got to see each other?

So many questions that will never be answered because they have already faded from history.

Here are a couple of pictures of the lumbermen at work.

No idea who are in these pictures and I don't think I ever will.

Before I go here is the picture of the porcupine I saw this weekend taking a nap in a tree.

Well that's all I have for you today. I hope you have a good week.
Till next time.
Your friend,
Sandy