Bessie: Oct. 4, 1934; Westboro, Wis.

Dear Friends,
I hope everyone had a very good weekend. Mine was uneventful. The weather was a little too warm for me but, what ya gonna do. So no hiking for us.
Anyway, here is a letter from someone named Bessie:

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

                   Westboro, Wis.
                   Oct 4, 1934
Dear Howard
  Thanks a lot for letting
us know about the house.
I am very sorry to have
caused you that bother
we found a place here
nearer camp to move into.
Eugene didn't want me
so far away from him
I guess. We are moving
to Pete Fausts house.
Please come down and
see us sometime and
we will do the same.
Your letter was missent
to to Medford and a didn't
get it until yesterday.
that's why I didn't answer

any sooner.
Thanks again for the
bother.
    Goodbye-
              Your friend
                 Bessie

It sounds like Grandpa must have been trying to help Bessie and Eugene  find a place to live. I do wonder what house he found for them.
I think that their names have been mentioned before by someone.

Here is a picture from The Minnesota Union Advocate, August 30, 1934:

 This is a scene on the Minneapolis strike front which immediately preceded the shooting of Henry Ness,
veteran striker, and the wounding of 50 others. Men who tried to carry the wounded from the scene were shot down by police.

Here is part of a head line from the same paper:

The top head line on this page is:

"MILITARY GETS SECRET LETTERS OF CITIZENS ALLIANCE"

Maybe sometime I'll find away to share the whole story that goes with this headline. It covers about 3/4 of the page.

Here is a story from "Fate" November 1950:

I guess my idea about being messed up kind of makes you an expert in understanding others that are just as messed up or worse.

Finally, a random picture:

Not sure what year this was taken but I do remember that being there when I was growing up.

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

Margie: July 21, 1931 Westboro, Wis.

Dear Friends,
I hope everyone had a good weekend. Did you go shopping over the weekend? I tried not to. I'm one who does not like to be in those kind of crowds, they make me nervous. I also don't like to shop on line. Not my cup of tea.  The weather around here is very warm for this time of year. I just hope we will at least have a little bit of snow when it comes to Christmas Day. Right now there is a lot of brown showing with no snow and no real ice on the different lakes or rivers.I still keep expecting for winter to really hit us full steam.
Oh well, here is a letter from someone named Margie

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

                Home

             Tues. 10:00 o'clock A.M.

Dear Howard:-

                 I just got

the great news from the

Milwaukee Journal and

since I know you are

interested I'll send you

the numbers I had were

25-215-227. Will you

please send them to me?

Thanx a whole lot!

am going to town this

a.m. so got to hurry.

                 Your friend

                   Margie

P.S. I am sending the old 

sections back to you as you

might want them.

Well, I don't know who this is. Or even if there are any more letters from her.

I wonder what those number mean and what was the great news from the Milwaukee Journal. Was it a random drawing she won or something like that?

Will the answer ever be found?

Well, here is a picture from the scrap book. 1936:

Safe on board the British ship Discovery II, Lincoln Ellsworth

(left) and his companion, Herbert Hollick- Kenyon, are shown

in the clothing they wore when they were rescued at the Bay of

Whales, Antarctica._ A.P. Wirephoto.

I wonder why they had to be rescued. 

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

Enjoy.

Now, a random picture:

(Written on the back)

Tractor & Pulp racks

returning empty

No idea when this was taken or who is in it.

Well, that's all I have to share with you today.

I hope you have a very nice week.

Don't forget to come back soon for more Fading History.

Till then.

Your friend,

Sandy