Ethel and Earl G. Aug. 26, 1933

Dear Friends,
I hope you had a good week. Mine was so so. I do have to work this Saturday, darn. Oh well, that's life. The weather is suppose to not be very nice. Rain with maybe some snow thrown. Winters way of still hanging on just a little longer.

Anyway, here are two little notes that were not in envelopes. One is dated and one not.:

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

Dear Howard,
Its me again
Say was wondering
if you'll do me a
favor to-morrow
night I'd like to
have you take us
to wellington. If you
aren't busy come over
this way ---------
- to-morrow then we
can talk more about
it okay?
  Will be seeing
you
   Love Ethel

I wonder if he picked them up and if they were able to talk about it. I wonder what it was?

           Howard Johnson
           Earl Garjenn
Between   Aug 26-33
If roan horse
is not a good
worker and about
j eight years old
I agree take said
horse back in exchange
for one that is
and roan is to
be service able sound
    Earl Georgeson

I'm not sure if I got some of the words right. I tried.
It almost sounds like someone got a horse and maybe wanted to return it.
At least that's how I understood it.
How about you?

Here is a story from  The Milwaukee Journal Thursday, March 19, 1933:

 It's to bad he had to feel like that was the only way out.
He must have made a huge mess of things.
How many other people lives were messed up from his actions?

Here is a joke from the joke book, "Bedtime Laughs" 1956:

 An old favorite.

Finally a random picture:

Maybe this is the horse in question.
Ya never know.

Well that's all I have to share with you today.
I hope you will drop by again real soon for more Fading History.
Till then.
Your friend,
Sandy

Ethel Lundstram: Feb. 8, 1932 Ogema, Wis.

Dear Friends,
I hope everyone had a good weekend. I know there are a number of places that are not doing well. Mostly on the West coast. Southern California is still on fire and now there has been an Amtrak train derailment in Washington state. As I'm typing this I just heard about it on Monday. They have not said how many people have lost their lives yet. It sounds like it was something that is very horrific.
Anyway, here is a chain letter from Ethel Lundstram;

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

    Good Luck Chain
Please make nine copies and
mail to those whom you wish
to see prosper. Within 29 hours
after you receive this. this
chain was started by an
American Colonel and must
circle the globe 15 times. It
will bring luck in nine days.
So please do not break the
chain. Prof. Mrs. Alphine won
9 millions. Mr. William Hayes
won 6 million. Mr. Frances
broke the chain and lost
all of his possessions. Have
faith your happiness depends
upon it. Recopy eliminating

the first name as mine only
must remain. Mrs. R mcMullins
to Mrs. Berta Bennett. Mrs.
Berta Bennett to Mrs. Elfert
Carter. Mrs. Elfert Carter to
Mrs. Pearl Sanford. Mrs. Pearl
Sanford to Ruth Bennett. Ruth
Bennett to Dora Mann. Dora
Mann to Miss Mary Esser.
Miss Mary Esser to Mrs.
George Gulberger. Mrs. George
Gulberger to Miss Marie Acker.
Miss Marie Acker to Miss
Ethel Lundstram and Miss
Ethel Lundstram to Mr Howard
                                     Johnson.

I wonder how long this chain letter was around. Did Grandpa send the nine letters out?
Would you pass a letter like this on or just toss it out?
If you want to share it with someone maybe I should add my name to it before you pass it on.
Just add. Mr. Howard Johnson to Sandy. Sandy to you.
Go for it.

Here is a picture from the scrap book. 1936:

  Norris dam is completed- thousand attended the dedication ceremonies at Norris, Tenn., and the picture shows the scene as the last sluice gate in this section of the TVA project was closed.- A. P. Wirephoto.

What an exciting time watching the dedication of this dam.
Is this dam still being used today and how much work has it had over the years?

Here are few pages from the joke book, "Bedtime Laughs" 1956:

Enjoy.

Finally, a random picture:

No idea where this or when it was taken. I thought that since the scrap book picture had to do with a dam I would show you another one.

Well, that's all I have to share with you today.
I hope you have a good week and don't forget to come back soon for more Fading History.
Till then.
Your friend,
Sandy