1931 Lucie's note from Betty Morrow -Feb.10

 

[D.W.M. (Dwight Whitney Morrow) The Shoreham - Washington, D.C.

February 10th [1931]

Dear Lucie --

You were good to send me the menu card of "The Painted Pig" party at Joseph Horne's.  I wish that I could have been there and seen the children.  Dwight and I are living here until the Senate session is over but I run home [New Jersey] almost every Sunday.  Last Sunday Anne and Charles [Lindbergh] and the baby were in Englewood -- and I bathed the baby.  What is there in Washington as much fun as that?

Ever sincerely, 

Betty C.M.

[Elizabeth "Betty" Cutter Morrow, wife of Dwight, mother of Anne Morrow Lindbergh]

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Notes:  The Painted Pig, the first of five books written by Elizabeth Morrow, is a children's book published in 1930, based on Mexican folklore.  Dwight was the Ambassador to Mexico from 1927-1930, after which he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate from New Jersey.  He served until his death on October 5, 1931.  Joseph Horne was a regional department store headquartered in Pittsburgh which operated 1849-1994 when it morphed into Dillards → Lazarus → Macy's.  The Shoreham Hotel opened in 1930, and is now ͢the Omni Shoreham, and is a member of Historic Hotels of America.

More info about the Morrows can be found in the following blog posts:

• The Painted Pig by Elizabeth Morrow 
• 1929 Dwight Morrow
  
• James E. Morrow 1837-1904
  
• Agnes Morrow Scandrett book
  

1910s-20s-30s - C.J. Uible - Multi-business Entrepreneur

Postcard Print.  HH writes on back: Store in Westboro, Ohio about 1913.  Folks lived next door [in a house] which burned.  From N.V. we use to go once a month to Westboro for groceries to help the Dudleys [who were buying out the store] pay for the store.  The building still stands 

 

Background: Business Stationery
Top left: Back of picture: "C.J. Uible in foreground - road job" appears to be on tracks
Top Right: CJ posing with c1925 - in his later life he had a fondness for Black Cadillacs, maybe this was his first one
Bottom:  "Harold on tar truck near Gratis, Ohio"  on OH-73 SW of Dayton

"Station at Morrow, Ohio that we had for a few years"

1930 Bert to Lucie Letter -May 22

R. M. BROWN

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

NEW CUMBERLAND, W. VA.

May 22, 1930

My dear Lucie:

I am reminded that on tomorrow May 23d, that you come to another mile stone [Lucie, born May 23, 1880, would celebrate her 50th Birthday] and you know you always have my best wishes.

You have been blessed with a good husband and fine children and I hope that "you all" may see many happy birthdays.

I have always been proud of . . . and love you dearly and always interested in you and your family.

I am enclosing you a check which please get cashed at once, the amount is not to remind you of the number of years, but hope you will accept it with all my good wishes for your happiness and good health.

Lovingly yours,

Bert

[Lucie's brother, Robert "Bert" Morrow Brown, was born Nov. 21, 1877, and thus was 2½ years older than Lucie.]

1939 Nat's Letter to Lucie's brother Bert -Aug.14

Monday 8/14/39

Dear Bert & all

What a trip.  Here are we now in Denver and this is one of the finest modernist Hotel we have stopped on our trip.  James has been attentive as are everyone we come in contact with.

We drove 150 miles on Friday to Cody after about 500 miles in the Yellowstone with such changing and interesting scenery during the whole 4 days & we were there [?].  Will have to be seen to be appreciated. 

Arrived at Cody after the days ride through the Canyon and passing the Shoshone Dam [renamed Buffalo Bill Dam in 1946] and many dude ranches and here is [where] we take our train for Denver.  Jennie's letter was there and it was the first news we had during the week.  Also the Independent and all the other letters mailed here.  James had package of them he had held for us.

We were shocked to hear of Mrs. Runfords accident and death.  Also Mr. L.O. ??? had stopped to see him only a week before we left and thought he would not last long as his condition was such looked as though he might go any time.  Too bad about Moss for he seemed to be in good shape or better than when he called last winter carrying a cane.  We saw him only a week before we left.  Jennie did not give any particulars, something physically must have happened.

Jim has just called.  Says we are to go to Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, Garden of the Gods and Manitou Springs.  Complimentary of the Country of the ???.  This is a two day trip not in our itinerary so this will be a wonderful trip and he says we must accept.

Have arranged our reservations to leave Denver on the 4 o'clock train Burlington and Chicago line popular train.  Arrive in Chicago 8:30 AM Friday morning.  If the Penn. RR agent can arrange we will leave on the 11:10 train Pan Handle through Columbus and arrive Sherwin's about 12:30  3:12 PM Friday.  If we have to change by reaching Chicago we'll wire you.

Bert we have had most wonderful weather.  Only a few drops of rain for a few minutes after leaving Seattle.  A little cool while we have been in the Rockies as we have been from 1 mile to over 3 miles above sea level now for over two weeks.  You see the weather at no time interferes with sight seeing etc --

And how Mr. Palen is known all along the line & can arrange a tour.  Not once has there been a hitch and not once have we had to wait 10 minutes for communications.  The trains are so well managed.  Some or most all have 2 diners, Club car and Observation and Each Road Santa Fe, Burlington, southern and Northern Pacific & ??? all running 1, 2 & 3 sections almost continuously and so well managed practically on time always.

You probably have read about the ["City of San Francisco"] Streamliner wreck near Reno was caused by vandals who had pulled the spikes on several rails.  It was the SP Track streamline.

Your letters and paper state Centennial was a grand success.  We all regret we couldn't get back in time.  Lucie & Jean are anxious to hear all about it.

They have been out all morning looking the shops over.  Jean has become quite a shopper.  She surely has taken in everything and will have a lot to talk about for sometime to come.

1939 Lucie's Letter -Aug. 7

Lucie, Nat & Jean are on a train trip to the west which included visiting Nat's brother, James Freeman Ballantyne (1873-1957) who with his wife Maud (1872-1958) and son James, Jr. (1905-1951) moved to Idaho in the 1910s and then to Portland Oregon in the 1920s.

Monday 6:30 A.M.

Aug. 7, [1939]

Dear folks at Home [could include Lucie's brother Bert or son Bob, both in New Cumberland and/or Virginia who was married and living in Pittsburgh]

You see I am up to do the family washing but only part of my family.  We had a lovely day yesterday here at Mt. Rainier, gazing upon snow flowers and people by the thousand and also saw a glacier.  I don't know whether your father has written of the delightful evening we had  with Mrs. Fred Atkinson.  We all liked her so much and she seemed so glad to meet us -- says she reads the Independent all the time.  Fred is in Monterey, Cal. and will be gone five weeks.  We were there for dinner and took the ten bus back to Tacoma where we remained all night and then took the bus Sunday morning for Mt. Rainier.  They had signs every where not to feed the bears and to hang your food in the trees not to leave it in the cars for they could smell it. 

Paradise Inn is a very attractive hotel in the mts.  It reminded me very much of the Old Cheat Hotel at Mt. Chateau [Cheat Lake is in Monongalia County WV] only larger.  We had a good Sunday dinner & supper here and watched the tourists and picnickers children feeding the chipmunks - old ladies dressed in slacks about half way up their legs must have been borrowed lots of fine looking people in beautiful cars, people carrying baskets with their babies warming milk bottles so you see we had a busy day.  [Written in the margin:]  12,000  people at Mt. Rainier yesterday (Sunday).

Maude, Jim & Jr. brought us to the train and Maude gave Jean and I a beautiful talisman rose with a card: "For you a rose in Portland grows."  But the best part was a letter written by Bert to Jim Ballantyne -- news from home.  But they were so pleased were simply beaming.  It was very thoughtful of you and they appreciated it and it made us so much happier to get a line from home.

We are hoping for mail in Seattle to-day.  We arrive there at 12:30 Monday for lunch.

We are wondering how the centennial is coming on.  Thought many times of the union services yesterday and regret we cannot be there.  This is a big Day.  Gov Holt (WV governor 1937-1941) is to be there.  Hope we receive our Independent.  Trust every body keeps well and Best that you will be able to stand the strain.  I hope all the members of our family will do their part toward making it a success.

Nat and Jean are great pals and enjoy being together and talking over the trip.  It has really been wonderful every day different.

Much love to all.  Will not mail until we reach Seattle until we see if we receive any mail.

12:30 P.M.  Just arrived and no word from home.  all are disappointed as we had been in the Mountains for the past two or three days.

Leave tonight for Yellowstone.  Will be in the Park about 4 days.  On then to Denver arriving on Friday eve or Saturday.  Will advise from there our itinerary.

LBB 

1939 CJ Uible Honored -June 15

This blog post was originally published in the New Vienna Ohio Memories Blog 

which is currently inactive.  (nvhsmemories.blogspot.com)

June 15, 1939 New Vienna Reporter, front page
Pictured: C.J. Uible, Dusty Miller, Mack Sauer, G.C. Wright, James R. West

Transcription:  These men will take part in the dedication ceremonies of the New Vienna municipal building Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock.  G.C. Wright is general chairman.  Dusty Miller* will be the principal speaker.  Mack Sauer will make a talk.  C.J. Uible is the contractor who built the structure, and James R. West is the mayor of the village.

Avon Theatre Opened Thursday

Five Nights Weekly to be Open

NEW VIENNA – Last Wednesday evening when the doors of the Avon Theatre were opened for the first show, "Blondie," New Vienna was suggestive of Wilmington on New Years Eve at the Murphy.  The Theatre was filled with people for the first show.  Many were unable to obtain seats and waited for the second show, at which the house was again filled.  Ladies were presented with orchids.  For Friday night, when "The Hardys Ride High" was shown, the house was well filled.  In comparison with other movies, many movie fans are stating the Avon is equal to the best.

The theatre has a seating capacity of 280 and is equipped with latest type, comfortable seats.  Screen and equipment is the latest and most efficient.

J. Henry Davidson of Lynchburg, operates the Avon.  He also has theatres at Georgetown, Sardinia, Greenfield and Lynchburg.  K.R. Roberts is associated with him at Georgetown and Greenfield.

Millard Kessler is manager of the theatre.  He was for many years with Bell's Theatre at Hillsboro.

The theatre will be open Friday and Saturday, Sunday and Monday and on Wednesday for a 10¢ bargain night.

Dedication Program

New Vienna Municipal Building

Saturday, June 17, 3 p.m.

Avon Theatre

Band – Patriotic Number
Invocation – Rev. F.H. Smith
Introduction of Architect – C.W. Sullivan
Introduction of Contractor – C.J. Uible
Introduction of General Foreman – Vaughn Huffman
Introduction of President of Council – Dr. L.H. Fullerton
Band
Talk – Mack Sauer
Grange Quartet – Ben Terrell, Lawrence Terrell, Carl West, Burdette Bernard
Address – Dusty Miller
Band
Benediction – Rev. R.E. Linder
Inspection of Building

Fine Program Arranged; Dusty Miller to Speak

Municipal Structure Completed at Cost of Approximately $32000

NEW VIENNA– The new $32,000 municipal building will be dedicated Saturday afternoon with exercises being held in the auditorium.  G.C. Wright, chairman of the dedication committee will preside.

Dusty Miller will headline the program.  The New Vienna Band will furnish the music.  A complete program appears elsewhere on this page.

One of Finest in State

Without question, New Vienna can now boast of one of the finest municipal building to be found in any small town in Ohio.  It contains a theatre, room for U.S. Post office, mayor's office and council chambers and fire department headquarters.

The building is of brick and concrete and is fireproof throughout.  Construction was started October 7, 1938 by C.J. Uible, New Vienna contractor.  It has latest type indirect lighting system, hot water heating system, and asbestos tile floors in office rooms.  Venetian blinds are to be installed int he post office room and council chambers.

Located at Third and Main

The building stands on a lot 98 by 165 feet, at the corner of Third and Main streets.  Properties of Mae and Charles Nordyke and Stella Hunt were razed to make room for the structure.  The building is 63 by 100 feet.  A waterbound macadam street with curb and gutters is being laid around the back and south side of the building.

In short, nothing has been left undone that would add to the beauty and convenience.

Approximately 45% of the cost was given by the government as a P.W.A. [Public Works Administration, also known as WPA, Works Progress Administration project.]  A bond issue was passed by the voters of New Vienna making the village's share possible.

Grunkemeyer and Sullivan and Associates of Cincinnati were architects on the building.  H.O. Townsley usually represented the firm.

Village officials are: James R. West, mayor; R.J. Rulon, clerk; Dr. L.H. Fullerton, president of council, Oscar Dennis, Fred Johnson, Carey Fox, and Clay Richard Clark, councilmen; Mrs. Marie Simkins, treasurer.

The dedication committee is composed of G. C. Wright, chairman, Willard Mongold, D.R. Smith, Dr. L.H. Fullerton, C.J. Uible, H.M. Phillips, and Mrs. Irene Gray.

*****  Other front page news:

Tonsils Removed

NEW VIENNA– Jane Selph [Fauber] daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Selph submitted to tonsillectomy last Thursday at the Dr. Waring hospital.  Dr. J.B.H. Waring, surgeon.  Dr. Charles W. Matthews, physician.

Improve Property

NEW VIENNA– Mrs. Bess Donohoo is improving the appearance of the exterior of the Monarch Restaurant by new paint.  Wilbur Huffman is doing the work.  Boyd Hardware furnished the paint.

Blanchester to Play Here

NEW VIENNA– New Vienna Cubs made it five straight over the tri county league opponents by beating Buford on their diamond Sunday 3-0.  Don "Conky" Conklin pitching a 2 hit ball one of them being the scratch variety.

In beating Blanchester 5-1, Lynchburg 9-0, Dodsonville 11-0, St. Martin 5-4 and Buford 3-0, Simkins won two 5-1 and 5-4, Conklin two 13-0 and 11-0 and Rollins one 11-0.  With Lefty Baugh pitching 1 hit ball the last four innings of the Dodsonville game, Manager Phillips has quie an array of pitchers who are capable of starting a game.

This Sunday a much improved Blanchester team will play on New Vienna's diamond with Conklin on the mound for New Vienna and Gray catching.  Carnahan will pitch for Blanchester.  Game time, 2:30.

*****

*Thurman "Dusty" Miller (1881-1977) of Wilmington, born in Highland County, was a nationally known editor and speaker.  He owned several newspapers including the New Vienna Reporter and also taught school at one time in both Highland and Clinton County.  Whether he owned the New Vienna Reporter at the time of this article (1939) is unknown.

Cecil Uible 1883-1969
Gurney C. Wright 1882-1964 Funeral Director
Mack Sauer 1896-1960
James R. West 1880-1958
Don Conklin 1913-1975
John Henry Davidson 1908-2001 Avon Theatre Operator
Kibler R. Roberts 1906-1984 Associate Theatre Operator
Jane Selph Fauber, whose tonsils earned her front page status, may be the only person mentioned on this page still living. The baseball players are hard to identify without first names.

James R. West (1880-1958), was mayor 1932-1943, preceded by D. C. Bond in 1931 and followed by Harry L. Carey 1943-1945. West was opposed to the new municipal building and served as Chairman of The Citizens Committee opposing the bond issue. See blog post – Voter Pamphlet Against the Municipal Building.

Fred G. Johnson (~1881-1961?, NVHS 1895) - 1930 census, living with his parents Wavious (?) J. (~1856-?) and Ella (~1860-?) Johnson on Laymon Road, occupation auto supplies salesman. He must have moved into NV, in order to be on the council?  Or it could have been a different Fred Johnson.  John and Linda Levo's great-grandfather, Fred S. Johnson 1855-1938, died a year prior to this event so it's doubtful he would have been considered a member of the Council.

Robert Joseph Rulon 1887-1967, lived on Church St. in 1930 and was employed as school janitor, married to Abigail, father of William, Curtis, Alberta, Paul, Janet, +

Dr. L.H. Fullerton, 1905-1979, lived on 2nd St., near school in 1930 with wife, Elsie, and baby Marguerite. His wife, Elsie Staubus Fullerton, died in 1994, she was related to the Bernards.  Later in the 1930s he had an addition built on to the front of the house to the east of the new Municipal building for his office and lived in the rear part.  Patients had to climb a high set of stairs to reach the office.  In the 1950s he moved his office into the then new medical building on 3rd Street south of the Municipal building and built a new house east of NV on SR-28.

Oscar R. Dennis, 1880-?, lived on Main St. in 1930 with daughter Hilda Cade and baby grandson, Robert M. Cade. His occupation is listed as Real Estate Broker.

Carey W. Fox 1877-?, lived on Main St. in 1930 with extended family. Carey's occupation is listed as garage mechanic.

Clay Richard "Dick" Clark 1902-1982 (NVHS 1921), in 1930 he, his wife Gertrude and son, Jacque, are listed as living on "Vienna Valley Road" near then baby Harold Thornburg and his parents, so perhaps that is now Thornburg Road. He was later the manager of the Farm Bureau and Gertrude owned Clark Clothing Store in New Vienna. In 1930 his occupation is listed as farm laborer.

(Etta) Marie Simkins 1894-?, lived on corner of College & 2nd Sts, mother of Eloise and Fred Allen Simkins. She was a widow and her occupation in 1930 is listed as dressmaker.

Others on Dedication Committee:
Willard [R.W.] "Shorty" Mongold, 1898-1975. In 1930 he and his family lived on Main St., and he was employed as a drill factory machinist. He founded (?) Southern Ohio Tool & Die, and was a good friend of C.J. Uible and was the main reason the Uibles moved to New Vienna in 1927. Picture of him and clipping about Southern Ohio Tool Co. at this link.

D.R. Smith, owned gas station on corner of SR-73 and SR-28, which is now Shell. He sold this service station lot for big $ per HH, invested the money in property in Florida, and then lost it during a real estate bust. His wife was active in the pro-library movement of the NV Women's Club in the late 1930s.

Harley Martin "H.M." Phillips 1880-1960, owner of clothing store where Bill Holmes worked, lived on Main Street in 1930.

Mrs. Irene Gray 1884-1974 lived on West St. in 1930. Her husband, Burl, was a Veterinarian. In 1930 they had three children: Louis, Lane [or Zane? NVHS'38] and Marjorie (NVHS'40).  Marjorie later married Ernie Sullivan and ran "Good Deal" Realty in New Vienna.  According to HH, Marjorie was likable but a bit ditzy, and was famous for burning her Christmas tree in the street (SR-73 just north of Christian Church) in front of her house on New Years Day.

1939 Nat & Lucie in Cuba -Feb.

1939 Lucie & Nat Ballantyne in Cuba
Lucie is last woman on the right in back row, Nat kneeling with hat in hand in front.

1930s HH Valentines to GHU & CJU -Feb.14

1938 Pittsburgh versus West Virginia ticket -Sept.24

No details available about this ticket.

1938 HH Church Membership -April 17

1938 Cochran-Ballantyne Wedding Ceremony -Jan.22

Cochran-Ballantyne Wedding Ceremony

Performed at M.E. Church

East Liverpool, Saturday Jan. 22d

An impressive wedding took place at 11:30 o'clock, Saturday morning in the Methodist Episcopal church East Liverpool, when Miss Harriette Cochran, daughter of Mrs. Blaine H. Cochran of Thompson avenue, became the bride of Mr. Robert Brown Ballantyne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Wallace Ballantyne of New Cumberland, W. Va.  Before the altar which was decorated with palms, ferns and lighted tapers, Rev. J.K. McDivitt, pastor of the local Presbyterian church performed the ring service, owing to the illness of Rev. Paul Secrest, pastor of the M.E. church.

Preceding the ceremony Mrs. Harold Downard presented the following organ rectal: Prayer (LeNaigre), "Ave Maria" (Schubert), and "Oh Promise Me" (D'Koven).  during the service she played "I Love You Truly" (Carrie Jacobs-Bond), using Mendelssohn's Wedding March for the recessional

The bride was given in marriage by her mother, Mrs. Blaine H. Cochran.  Miss Betty Pickin was maid of honor and Mr. J. Scot Brown a cousin of the bridegroom, served as best man.

Gowned in an aqua ensemble with navy blue accessories, the bride wore a shoulder corsage of orchids and lilies of the valley.  She attended Ohio Wesleyan at Delaware and Washington School of Secretaries at Washington D.C.  She is a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority and previous to her marriage was employed in the offices of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company in East Liverpool.  The maid of honor wore dusty pink brown accessories and her corsage was of camellias.

The bridegroom is a graduate of the University of West Virginia, Morgantown, where he is a member of the Phi Kap]a Psi fraternity.  He is associated in business with his father in the West Virginia Fire Clay Manufacturing company

Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served in the Traveler's hotel for members of the immediate families and friends.  Mr. and Mrs. Ballantyne left by motor for Florida, later visiting Cuba.  After March 1st they will reside in Mt. Lebanon, Pa.

Among the out-of-town relatives were Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Wallace Ballantyne and Miss Jean of New Cumberland and Mrs. James F. Dailey of Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Brown, Mrs. F.W. Simpson Somerset, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald, Ligonier, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Keith Chambers, Wheeling, W.Va., Mrs. Cora D. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs T. Wilmer Crawford and Miss Sue Rupley of Pittsburgh and the following local friends: Mr. and Mrs. John Miskelly, Mr. C.A. Ballantyne, Mrs. Fred Fisher, Mrs. Kate Cramer, Mrs. F.R. Yount, Mrs. Richard Solomon, Miss Virginia Marshall, Miss Jennie Sanford, Misses Elizabeth and Margaret Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Brown, New Cumberland, Mr. Stewart Williamson and son Robert Wilkin, of Steubenville.

1937 Constance Cutter Morrow wedding announcement -June 22

Constance Cutter Morrow (1913-1995), second cousin of Jean, or second cousin once removed of the Ballantyne-Dailey-Uible cousins, was the youngest child of Dwight Whitney Morrow (1873-1931)  and Elizabeth Reeve Cutter Morrow (1873-1955).  Her siblings were Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001), Elizabeth Reeve Morrow Morgan (1904-1934), and Dwight Whitney Morrow Jr. (1908-1976)  This wedding announcement indicates Constance was marrying Aubrey Niel Morgan (1904-1985), who had previously been married to Constance's sister Elizabeth, who died three years prior.

1937 Andelia Hudson Shull Uible (1845-1937) Obituary -Mar.25

C.J. Uible's step-mother, Andelia Hudson Shull Uible, died March 25, 1937, at the age of 92 at the home of her son J.W. Shull, in Liberty, Indiana.  She married David Uible in 1892 after the death of CJ's mother in 1890.  Andelia and her first husband, John Shull, were the parents of five children, two daughters and a son were pre-deceased.  David died in 1926.  She is buried in the Blanchester (Ohio) IOOF cemetery.

Andelia is shown third from right in front row below:

Uible Reunion Sunday April 19, 1925.  Gladys Hiestand Uible third from right standing.  Will Uible further right standing.  Presumably David Uible seated with cane and his wife Andelia Eglantine Hudson Shull Uible to his right.  Gladys would have been pregnant.  Could Mary be peeking out second to the left of David?  Where is CJ?  Possibly in the back row between two taller men.  David died the following year.

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More information about Andelia can be found in the following posts:

Family Research: Uible, Shull Family  published April 29, 2012

Cecil J. Uible 1883-1969 published January 7, 2013

1936-37 HH Report Cards

Interesting that only one signature was recorded by CJ on the New Vienna report card, at the end of the first grading period.  This was the year of the family trip to California and other western points, so perhaps didn't come back to New Vienna after the 2nd period, until the last 6-week segment.  The Lake Worth report card for the same school year includes only the 4th period (or first period of the 2nd semester).  Meaning the 3rd and 5th periods were spent traveling, or were not sufficiently attended to justify ranking.

Best subjects include Citizenship, Reading, History, and Geography.  Lake Worth includes a lot more subcategories for each subject than New Vienna, and also a whole section on "Habits and attitudes desirable for good citizenship."  Weight at age 11 was 89 pounds.

1936 HH's writing ~Dec.30

 

(Spelling and grammar were probably not a priority, and have not been corrected.)
[written between Christmas and New Year's Day 1936]

Today it has been raining, last night went to see Cristmas tree lane.  It was a mile half long with grown pines.

We went down [to] San Digo the weekend before exmas that night we went down in to Mexico, they had the longest bar in the world.  The longest next day we went to the naval base on the islands.  We visited Ramona's marrage place in old town San D.

We started for Los Angeles that afternoon.  I've have only went twice swiming in the Pacif the other time in B. Pools.

For Christmas I got game of monopoly, play dog, nuts, 4 bannas in stockings.  My cousin got a football and a couple other things.  He has been trying to teach me to play football.

Half of the presents was for Srena Pugh a baby that has not been born.  [Serena Reynolds Pugh, 1914-1968 and her husband, Keith E. Pugh 1914-?, were expecting a baby at Christmas time, 1936.  Keith Pugh, Jr. was born a few months later.]

We may leave for San Francisco if it clears up.

We leave for Fla. Jan. 5, 1937.  Our address will be 915, 13 Ave. (or B. St.?)  We stayed there last year.  We had a white tinted tree for Christmas.

Harold H. Uible

1936 New Cumberland High School Grade 9 -Oct.20

Jean Ballantyne Uible, 3rd from left seated in front row.  Jeanne Campbell Sanker, 4th from left top row.

1936 Ballantyne Party -Sept.10

1936 Ballantyne Party Invitation -Sept.10

1936 Ballantyne Party News Clipping -Sept.

Two Hundred and Fifty Guests at Ballantyne Home for Supper Dance

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A SUPPER DANCE for two hundred and fifty guests was given by Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Wallace Ballantyne at their home on Ridge avenue in New Cumberland Thursday night in honor of a group of young people among them their daughter and two nieces, all three recent brides.

In the receiving line with the Ballantynes were Mr. and Mrs. James S. Dailey (Virginia Irene Ballantyne) of Steubenville; Mr and Mrs. Frederick Fisher (Elizabeth Ballantyne) of New Cumberland; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Parsons (Natalie Ballantyne), of New Cumberland; Mr. and Mrs. John Cupp (Elizabeth Dupka) Pittsburgh; Eleanor Mentzer, Steubenville, and her fiance, Gerald K. McGeorge of Cincinnati (they will be married in October): Dr. and Mrs. T.E. Cato, New Cumberland.

[Elizabeth "Tatt"  Ballantyne Fisher, 1906-1993, and Natalie Virginia Ballantyne Kessel Parsons, 1909-2000 were sisters, daughters of Charles Alexander "C.A." and Mary Conley Ballantyne.  A third sister, Anna Irene Ballantyne Cline, 1904-1981, was married in 1926.]

Mrs. Dailey is Mr. and Mrs. Ballantyne's daughter.  Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Parsons are their nieces.  Both were June brides.  Mrs. Cupp is a former classmate of Mrs. Dailey's at Ellis school for girls.  She was also a June bride.  Dr. Cato is Hancock county coroner and health supervisor and is leaving with Mrs. Cato for Baltimore where he will enroll for a nine months post graduate course at John Hopkins.  Mr. and Mrs. George Renner, the fourth, of Youngstown (Mrs. Renner is the former Betty Davidson of Hollidays Cove), were also on the honored guest list, but Mr. Renner's illness prevented him from attending.

The guests were welcomed in the reception hall.  Mrs. Ballantyne wore cream lace; her daughter, Mrs. Dailey, wore pale blue georgette with long cape; Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Parson wore black velvet; Miss Mentzer, red lace; Mrs. Cato, pink lace; Mrs. Cupp, black and white lace.  All had corsages of gardenias.   Fall flowers were lavishly used through the house, snapdragons and delphinium offset by lighted tapers, centering the buffet supper table.

Dancing was enjoyed until one o'clock to the music of Paul Campbell's orchestra.  Lanterns decorated the garden and veranda, where many of the guests danced and enjoyed refreshments.

Steubenville guests included Mrs. W.E. Dailey and family, Eleanor Zink, Edward Ekey, Mr. and Mrs. F. Howard Pierce, Attorney Joseph Stern, Marjorie Lee, George W. Cochran, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Mentzer, Thomas J. Welsh, Dr. and Mrs. F.B. Harrington, Dr. and Mrs. S.A. Harris, Fred Fagen, Dorothy Morgan, Betty Anglin, Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Foringer, W.A. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wickersham, Robert Anglin.

Clara Virginia Nichols, William Curn, Virginia Little, Ruth Hennings. Mr. Becker, Helene Grismore, Nate Cohen, Fredericka Clark, Herbert Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rudolf, Everett Ferguson, Jr., Betty Bargar, Robert Overmyer, William Robinson, Ethel Dailey.

Other guests were present from Pittsburgh, Niles, Mansfield and many surrounding communities.

1975 Oscar & Elizabeth Johnson's Windmill

1975 Wilmington News-Journal - Feb. 19 p.8
Elizabeth and Oscar Johnson dwarfed by their towering windcharger

Electricity as 'free as the wind'

by RITA CAREY

Staff Writer

Last month, the Oscar Johnsons of 10251 SR 73, New Vienna, paid more for their electricity than they paid during the entire 10 year period from 1937-1947.

After an initial investment of $69.95 for a Wincharger in 1937, their electricity was as "free as the wind."  Last month they paid $82.

Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson explained recently, "Our farm is one-half mile back a lane from SR 73 near Snow Hill Country Club.  I went there as a bride almost 42 years ago.  At that time our electric came from a 32 volt generator powered by a gasoline motor and 19 storage batteries.

"In 1936 we built a new house and in 1937 replaced the gasoline generator with a 32 volt windcharger (brand name Wincharger).

"It consisted of the generator and a 10 foot air plane-type propeller, a governor to maintain the proper speed (375 RPM) even in the strongest wind.  It weighed 170 pounds and cost $69.95 at the factory in Sioux City, Ia.  It generated 650 watts of electric which was stored in the 16 glass storage batteries."

"It was something new in this part of the country, and although many told us it wouldn't work we were determined to try it anyway.  

"We had a 45 foot windmill tower in our yard and we mounted it on top of the tower.  It would generate in any breeze of seven miles or more.  I always picked a windy day to wash and iron, as those motors required a lot of power."

Oscar said the advertisement and booklet which came with the windcharger said it could be assembled with a screw driver, wrench and pliers. "And, that's all it took."  He assembled it by himself atop the windmill tower.

"We kept the old gasoline powered outfit just in case, but I don't remember every having to use it, Elizabeth added.

"In those days, all light bulbs, small motors and household appliance could be bought in either 32 or 100 volts.  It furnished power aplenty to operate my washer, iron, sweeper, radio, lights and various small electric motors in Oscar's farm shop.

"In 1947 the war was over and the power company could get the wire to build us a line back our long lane, so we changed over.  So for 10 years, our windcharger solved our energy problem.

"By this time, they no longer manufactured 32 volt things.  The windcharger still stands atop its tower in our backyard to remind us of the good old days when our electric was as free as the wind.

"The only upkeep we had was a few drops of oil when we thought of it.  The water for the storage batteries we got by melting snow in winter and storing it in glass containers."

"We still melt snow for our car and equipment batteries," Oscar said.  If we run our of snow, we catch rain."

1935 Jean's 7th Grade class picture - New Cumberland WV

1935 Jean Wallace Ballantyne (Uible) in 7th Grade Class Picture, New Cumberland, WV.  

Others pictured include: Front Row left to right, Jean Turley (Clark), --, --, Dean  McAtee, Mary Smith, --, Helen Kralovic, --.  Middle Row: Becky Cullen, Mary Margaret Graham, Laura Biparovich, Betty Ward (Miller), Jeanne Campbell (Sanker), Margaret Young, Catherine Smith (Foster), Jean Ballantyne (Uible), Madeline Cullen.  Third Row: only one identified is second from left Dean Stentz.  Teacher (in rear), Melvin "Bill" Thayer.

Back of 1935 7th Grade Class Photo

1935 Elizabeth C. Morrow note to Lucie Brown Ballantyne -Sep.12

Deacon Brown's Point, North Haven, Maine was the summer home of Dwight Morrow 1873-1931, former Ambassador to Mexico (1927-1930) and U.S. Senator from New Jersey (1930-31).  His father's youngest sister, Mary Virginia Morrow Brown 1857-1890, was the mother of Lucie Brown Ballantyne 1880-1957.  Thus, Dwight was first cousin to Lucie, and a first cousin twice removed from the Ballantyne-Dailey-Uible cousins.  

Dwight's wife, Elizabeth Reeve Cutter Morrow, 1873-1955, wrote the following note to Lucie in September 1935.  Transcription follows.

September 12 '35

[DEACON BROWN'S POINT

NORTH HAVEN

MAINE]

Dear Cousin Lucie, –

How kind of you to send us that large and luscious box of candy!

Raymer's is a name to conjure with : the box is full of my favorites and I ate more at luncheon than is good for a grandmotherly figure.

We all send you a warm thank-you for such a generous present !  This is a sweet-tooth family – just the kind to appreciate your gift.

I'm glad that your trip was a success.  You sent me such a kind note about our little visit.  The pleasant day we were all together is marked in the guest book with the group picture.  I will see you [sic] that you get one later.

Ever sincerely,

Elizabeth C. Morrow

Other posts about the Morrow family include:

• James E. Morrow 1837-1904 – father of Dwight and brother of Lucie's mother, Mary Virginia Morrow Brown
• The Painted Pig by Elizabeth Morrow – Children's book, subtitled A Mexican Picture Book, was published in 1930.
• Agnes Morrow Scandrett Book – Agnes 1869-1953, a sister of Dwight, was also 1st cousin to Lucie, book is about cruising the coast of Africa in the 1930s