1951 & 1970 Christmas photos of HH

 

 

Dec. 19, 1971

Dear Grandma,

Hi!  We're here on the plains Illinois prairie having a good time.  Eureka has about 2500 people so it's slightly larger than N.V.  There is also Eureka College and I guess Ronald Reagen went to college here.

We really appreciated the Christmas money.  We put it right to work by buying two records and going out to dinner at a place called Mr. Steak.  There's still some money left -- maybe we'll buy some dogfood.  Ha!

Tell Marianne and Larry, Cris and Rob "Hi" for us.  We'll be thinking about you all on Christmas.

Love,
Catherine & Dick

1971 Catherine's Letter -Dec.12

 

December 12, 1971

Dear Mom, Dad, Roberta, Serena, John, Mary and Grandma,

Hi!  Thanks from [for] the post card from Cleveland.  Hope you had a good time in Bahamas, and hope the rest of you managed to survive at home.

We only have a couple of more days of class and then we'll be finished with a whole semester at that great place of higher higher education, WMU, RAH! RAH!  I think I've learned alot so that makes it all worth while.

Roberta, we have taken your idea of making candles and are going at it on a large scale.  We have a bucket of sand and push the sand around to make a sort of a mold, and then pour the melted wax in.  Works really well.  We're going to give some of them away as Christmas presents.

Since K is closed for break, we've been working 8-5.  It certainly is different than working 5-11.  Especially money-wise, like the difference between $12.00 and $32.00.  Next weekend we're planning to take half of Friday and/or Monday off and go visit Bruce in Eureka, Illinois.  We'll plan on coming to New Vienna whichever weekend you get your Eagle think, John.  So keep us informed.

Mrs. Pinkham's husband (aged 49) had a brain hemorrhage two weeks ago.  She wasn't at work for about a week and a half.  I guess he's getting better now so she's there most of the time.

It seems than when I'm not writing to you I think of all sorts of things but when I start typing they all vanish from my mind.

I'm not sure yet whether we are going to mail Christmas presents to you or wait until we come.  The latter is more probable.  That way you could stretch Christmas out longer.  (You don't have to keep the Christmas tree up that long.)

John, there ae a bunch of Dick's old sweaters which I have put in a box to bring down to you.  They're probably too big now but might fit you eventually.

12/15
The latest news is that both Dick and I have applied for a job at the technical library at Upjohn Co.  We had an interview yesterday and the chances are good that one of us will get the job.  The title would be Reference Circulation Assistant and would be for 20 hours hours/week.  The pay is $3.50+ /hour.  Wow!  Will that ever help our budget!  We should know by the end of the week.

Grandma, we got your check & Christmas card today.  Thanks alot!  It was just what we needed, especially appropriate since we finished up our exams today and it is also our 4th month anniversary.

It looks like both Dick and I will get two A's and a B.  Although our B's are in different courses.

Love,

Catherine & Dick

1971 Catherine's Letter -Nov.29

 

November 29, 1971

Dear Mom, Dad, Roberta, Serena, John, Mary and Grandma,

Hi!  We've been home about 20 hours now so I thought I'd send you a thank you message.  So, thank you to Mary for the bedroom and the advice, thank you to John for all the exciting monopoly games, to Serena for her old clothes, to Grandma for sewing them up, to Roberta for all the plastic containers, and to Mom and Dad for apples, potatoes, sandwiches, etc.  We had a really good time so thanks to you all.

We got back in pretty good time.  We took Rt. 30 over towards Ft. Wayne but turned north on Indiana Rt 101 and took that up to Angola (?).  We didn't run into heavy traffic until I-94.

Mike did get in last night.  We had given up on him as the last bus from Chicago came in about 9:30.  He couldn't find our phone number though when he first got in -- so he finally came up with it at 11:00 and we went in and got him then.

It's been snowing some today.  It's not too cold though so it's all wet and slushy outside.  Could get bad tonight when it gets colder.

Classes all seem to be aimed at the end of the semester now so it'll soon be over.

Mike will be leaving tomorrow afternoon so then Dick and I will have to get some studying done that has to be wrapped up in the next couple weeks.

On the last part of our trip home our gas mileage came out 28.7 which is phenomenal since our previous "high" had been 21.0

Mom, everybody liked your cookies so well that I had to make more this morning to keep up with the demand after yours were all gone.

Well, we go to work in about an hour and I have some other things to wrap up.

Love,

Catherine & Dick

1971 Roberta's Letter -Nov.30

 

Nov. 30, 1971

Dear Family,

Hi!  I'm now at work -- without this job I wouldn't be able to write half the letters I write.

I'm all signed up now for the 6 hour accelerated course in personnel admin. for next term.  It's in evening college & meets on Mondays & Thursdays 6:20-9:20 p.m.  There is a slight charge (of $5.00) which I can't pay till December 7th for some unknown reason.  I'll never understand how this school does things!!  I just hope the course isn't too accelerated for me!!

I'm also signed up for work -- two breakfasts -- Tuesdays & Thursdays & Tuesday lunches.  I'm to be a checker -- one couldn't ask for a better job!!

Nancy & I got back to school fine about 6:30 Sunday night.  The traffic was sure heavy -- that is after Blanchester or so.

Last night about 11:00 Judy & Debbie (two girls on my floor) told me to come to their room to see something.  Well -- they had this Christmas tree with presents everywhere.  Then they gave me a small white rug.

We got back our mid-terms yesterday in Crime Prevention.  I got a 75 -- a good old 'C'.  I'm anxious to see what WE get on the research paper.  The other two in the group didn't even go to class yesterday.  I'm sure glad I didn't count on them to do anything!!

Well -- I better be closing.  See you all --

Love in Christ,

Bert  

1971 Catherine's Letter -Nov.16

 Tuesday night, November 16, 1971

Harold Uible Family
Box 50
New Vienna, Ohio 45159

Hi, I'm having sort of a hard time with this typewriter.  It's probably because I just finished keypunching for the evening and that is a little different from a typewriter.

For the last three days I have put off writing to you all because I figured the next day I would get a letter from you.  So I'll probably get one tomorrow.  We're still planning on coming next week.  I don't think Mrs. Hall is real hep on it but she isn't real hep about anything.  So unless she comes up with a really good reason to stay home we'll bring her along.  We're definitely bringing Kuman.  You won't believe how big she's gotten.  She was in a little pain this afternoon because she ripped off one of her toenails.  I'm not sure how it happened but it really bled.

Serena, are you all recuperated?  Watch out for those occupational hazards.

Dad, I'm going to sign my name to the back of a bunch of stock certificates.  Will the bank be open Friday?  Can someone there or you serve as a witness or whatever it is I need?  Also, Dick and I would like some detailed professional advice on life insurance and health insurance.  Some guy who sold Dick's dad insurance came over and gave Dick a 10 minute high pressure talk.  I forget what company he was from.  Then a guy from Equitable who some friends of ours bought insurance from, came over and talked and did arithmetic for an hour and a half.  His approach certainly was far more appealing.  We haven't decided anything.

Thanksgiving has really sneaked up on me.  I thought it was two weeks away until I looked at the calendar last Sunday and discovered there wasn't any week between this week and Thanksgiving week.  Mrs. Hall's birthday is the day before Thanksgiving so we're going to take her out to dinner on Tuesday.  Now that I think about it maybe we will do it on the weekend as one of us will have to work at K Tuesday night.

We're taking both Wednesday and Friday nights off.  The plans are for the car to get its 3000 mile check up on Tuesday, then Wednesday we have a class from 8-9:30 and will leave shortly thereafter arriving in New Vienna at approximately dinner time.

I have been wearing my glasses occasionally lately as I decided that wearing my contacts 16-18 hours a day wasn't the best thing for my eyes.  The problem is that they are a different prescription and I can hardly see any better with them than without them.  So I'm going to make an appointment with an eye doctor I think to have the  prescription changed.  I really like my contacts but I have been thinking lately that there are several advantages to glasses.  There isn't quite the expense and care involved in glasses.  They don't require cleaning solution, wetting solution, soaking solution, etc.

There's a millage election here in K next Monday.  As I understand it if it doesn't pass (which it didn't the last time) they close the public library, cut out athletics, and have no money to pay 100 teachers.  The state board has already said though that they can't fire the teachers and they can't close the schools early.  Better hope it passes.  I guess there ae a couple of towns in Michigan where the library is under the jurisdiction of the school system.  That seems pretty stupid to me.  I suppose it does save some duplication of efforts as the public library does all the cataloging for the school libraries.  However, if the public library closes . . . .  I must say that I have a thing against the public library for making me pay $26 for a card but I sure would hate to see it closed.  The all American city without a public library?

The big new mall across from the mall where we went the last time you were here has been finished for a couple of months now.  It has a Jewel/Turn-Style where we've been several times.  I priced the groceries and they are al  about 1-3¢ higher than where I do our grocery shopping, Shifty Acres (Meijer's Thrifty Acres).  However the Jewel compares very favorably with all the other super markets.  There are always lots of of people.  Mrs. Pinkham (head librarian at K) raves about the meat.  Which is saying something as she used to buy her meat at a regular butcher shop to get the quality they wanted.  Personally I think hamburger is hamburger.  They are also building a new Jewel near the Sears and Holiday Inn where you stayed before.

Well, it's time for me to get my things gathered together as it is almost 11:00 and Dick will be finishing up at the library and zipping down to get me.

See you all next week!

Love,
Catherine & Dick

1971 Roberta's Letter -Nov.9

 

Nov. 9, 1971

Dear Family,

Hi!  I'm now at work -- can't hardly beat a job like this!!

Shelley & I made it back to school fine about 4:30 Sunday night.  Cincinnati didn't have near the snow we had.  Or maybe it already melted by the time we got here.

I had Aunt Mary's carbon copy waiting for me when I got back to school.

Pat made it back last night.  Guess she got here in time for her classes yesterday.  After supper we went over to her car & got the COLOR T.V.!!  Gee -- we're living in class now!!  Would you like to hear what we watched last night?  First there was the news, then Lucille Ball, Doris Day, My Three Sons, and "Arnie".  Um -- maybe there was something between the news & Lucile Ball. I really can't remember as all this time I had my American Lit book OPEN!!

I think tonight if the T.V. is on, I'm going to have to force myself to go to the study room.  As I've got the "traditional" Criminal Law test tomorrow.  (Vocationional Interest test) It's pretty bad when you have to let a machine tell you what to do.

The more I think about it, the more I don't want to go to school next term -- that is full time.  But I would like to take two evening courses.  I'm going to go & talk to the evening school people either this afternoon or tomorrow afternoon.

I'm almost positive sure I could get a job (full-time).  Especially since I'm willing to lower myself to be a waitress (HA, HA!)  Or as Lucy Hildbrant said --I could take care of "old ladies".

I don't think I'll be coming home this weekend.  Of course by Friday it may be a different story.

Next Monday is the day that Gloria (from J. & Dub) & some others are coming down to the Paul Dixon show & then make a day of it.  I wrote them last night & said they better count me OUT!  Now -- how about that??

It is a nasty old day out today -- raining & cold.  The weather sure did change in less than a week!!

Hello to Grandma -- How do you like my room?  I bet "it" feels different now -- being kept neat for a change!!

If you're (anyone) over at Americare do tell Mrs. Matthews & Lucy Hildbrant hello for me.

I better close --

Love in Christ,

Bert

P.S. I did talk to my advisor yesterday -- now I've even got less faith in this school than before!

1971 Catherine's Letter -Nov.5

 

November 5, 1971

Dear Mom, Dad, Serena, John, Mary, Grandma, and Roberta,

Hi!  Winter has arrived here.  It snowed on Wednesday and I finally decided to quit wearing my summer clothes.

Life seems to be rushing madly by.  Except for classes which go pretty slow.  After having gotten used to 10 week quarters at K. the 16 week semesters at Western seem to go on forever.  We're both doing pretty well in them, though.

I got a call from Ambassador Travel this morning wanting to know if I could key punch 8-10,000 addresses for them in the next two weeks.  It's worth $45-75 to them so I'm going to find the time.

We are planning to come down for Thanksgiving, all four of us.  We'll bring our sleeping bags if you don't think there were will be room for all of us to sleep.

We drove up to Rockford yesterday where there is a factory outlet for Wolverine (Hush-puppies) shoes.  Dick got a really nice pair of boots for $11.

Sorry to hear about Mrs. Rudisill.  Things like that are always tragic.  

I'm glad you like the cereal, Dad.  I had never tried that kind but it was similar to the brand I did buy once.

We have to go into town to look at some reference books now since we have that class tomorrow so I'll be signing off.

Love,

Catherine & Dick

P.S. I did get a new check from DP&L so that is all straightened out now..

1971 Roberta's Letter -Nov.2

 

(election day)

Nov. 2, 1971

Dear Family,

Hi!  I go to work in about ten minutes so all I'll be able to do is start this.

I did check with Lt. Heinlein yesterday about what Linda said about the eye requirement and she is 100% right.  I told him I thought people in the Police Science program should be told this.  He agreed.  There are two other people in our class that do wear glasses -- I wonder if they know.

Nicky Cruz was really good Sunday.  Tho he had quite an accent -- had to really concentrate.  It lasted alot longer than I thought it would.

I suppose John told you all that we got lost getting there but we still got there in good time.

Since I'm so unsure now about my major I'm thinking all the more seriously about going to evening school, and working full time.  I just can't see going to college if I don't know what I'm here for.  Time will tell . . . .

I'm now at work, don't have to start for about five minutes tho.  Today I got to sleep in till about 8:00.

Pat went home this morning to vote.  Do let me know how the election turned out in New Vienna --

I don't think I'll be coming home this week-end.  I'd like to stay here and get the report done for Crime Prevention class.  Trouble is that it's suppose to be a group project and the other two are in no big hurry to do anything.  It's not due till the 29th of November but I'd still like to get it out of the way.

Mary Ferguson (from GFC) sent me a big box of cookies.  I got them in the mail when I got back Sunday night.

I just picked up my check today before work.  Pretty good check (almost $40.00) -- too bad it's another two weeks before I'm paid again!!

This Friday I'm going to go to the Optical place.  Also to the Court-House about some more info about drugs.  Did Sheriff Osborn call you all up about any information?

Well, I better be closing.  Do tell Grandma & everyone hello for me.

Love in Christ,

Bert

1971 Catherine's Letter to MV -Oct.26

 

October 26, 1971

Dear Mary Virginia,

Hi!  Sorry I have been so long in answering your letter.  I have been keeping busy doing all sorts of things.  

I found some walnut trees so I have been picking and cracking walnuts to add to brownies and cookies, etc.  I also found a whole bunch of beech nuts.  At least it's easier to get the outer husks off them.  While Dick was out hunting he found a pear tree way back in the fields.  I put on my old backpack and walked back there yesterday.  I almost picked more than I could carry, they got really heavy coming home.  I made pear sauce out of about half of them.  It tastes OK.

Sunday, I made some rye bread.  It turned out pretty good.  Also I took part of the dough and added more salt, & shortening & flour, plus some poppy seeds and then made crackers out of it.

What's new with you?  What is your class doing for the Halloween carnival?  How are the brownies and your MYF group going?

Would you please tell Dad for me that his birthday present is on the way.  I'm going to the post office to mail it today.

Write soon!

Love,

Cathy

1971 Roberta's Letter -Oct.26

 

Oct. 26, 1971

Dear Family,

Hi!  I'm now at work -- but don't have to start for about ten minutes.  On Tuesday I'm a "checker", so I' still not all that busy (at first).

I just got done eating my lunch -- trouble is that it's only 10:30 and I'll be hungry for supper about 3:00 this afternoon.

Last night I finished my American Lit paper which is due this afternoon.  I just hope we don't have another one to do for a LONG time, as writing it was like pulling teeth.  Then while I was typing it two screws fell out of my type-writer.  One I got back in -- hopefully in the right place -- but the other I couldn't figure out where it went.  But, I think it has something to do with the tabs, as they no longer work.  If & when I have time I'm going to take it & get it fixed.

Mary & Larry Ledford came down & got Diane about 6:00 Sunday night.  They gave me ALL the sheets.   (Thanks)  OH -- last night about 11:00 p.m. Pat & I went down to the Linen room to get her clean sheets out and to put my dirty ones in.  Well -- there was a sign on the door that said the Linen room closed at 10:00 p.m., but then the door was unlocked so we went in any way.

About five minutes later when we tried to get out, we realized we were locked in!!!  So we knocked, yelled & knocked & yelled some more.  Finally someone came down from the lobby & got us out.  (The Linen room is in the basement).

Yesterday as I was walking back from class I met Kathy Kenny Wallen.  She said they were living near Xavier University.  I didn't know till yesterday that she was going here.

Nicky Cruz is going to be speaking at Music Hall -- in Cincinnati this Sunday at 3:00 if it all works out I want to be back to hear him.

Saturday Jeanne went to Middletown by bus.  Since I was experienced at taking city buses & getting to the bus station she wanted us to go along.  We got down there about 11:00, as the bus was suppose to leave about 11:30.  Well, the bus left at 10:30, but she got the next one at 1:00.  Then she had to go to Hamilton -- by way of about 10 stops.  Had to change buses at Hamilton -- finally got to Middletown about 3:30.  

She was scared about getting back -- but luckily the people brought her back.

While we were down at the bus station at 11:00 we saw Diana (works at J & Dub).  She was on her way home from Florida.  She had gotten in to Cincy about 9:30 A.M. and didn't leave till that 1:45 bus to Wilmington.

Shelly Purtee had an appointment Monday at Wilmington College about transferring there next term.

Well I better be closing.  Do tell Grandma & everyone that I say hello.  Will see everyone this week-end.

Love in Christ,

Bert

1971 Catherine's Letter -Oct.19

Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1971

Dear Mom, Dad, Serena, John, Mary, and Grandma,

Hi!  It was really nice talking to you on the phone the other morning.  I found my list of things that I had wanted to tell you and it turned out that we had covered them all even without the list.

My life doesn't seem to have altered tremendously in the last four days just because I have now [officially] graduated.  At least that is one major obstacle out of the way as far as continuing my education.

And that leads me to the real news.  We decided (at least tentatively) that it is really senseless to rush through library school.  Especially after having spent some pressure type years at K.  So our revised plan is to take only half load at Western and finish up in April 1973.  There is also a chance of both of us getting part time jobs at Ambassador Travel working with the computer so we could bring in a little more money and thus add to our savings and give us greater capital when the time comes to go somewhere else.  Also since we'd like to do as much traveling as possible.  We figure by next spring we'll move into an apartment in town so that will cost a little extra, too.

9:30 A.M. Thursday

Well I didn't get this finished the other day.  Hunting season started yesterday so Dick spent from 10AM on in the field.  He was lucky because our only class was from 8-9:30.  There was colloquium on intellectual freedom.  I stayed for about half of that but it was so nice out that I couldn't stand being inside any longer so I walked around town and studied my Spanish until it was time to go to work at 5.  He relieved me about 6:45 so I had time to get to my Spanish class.  He was pretty frustrated as he and John Hayes spent the whole day out and hadn't gotten any pheasants so he went out early this morning to try his luck again.

I got my diploma yesterday and also a check today for my caution deposit or something.

I'm reading a book by J.I. Rodale called Our Poisoned Earth and Sky.  The first part is all about food additives and preservatives.  I'm beginning to see why alot of people are turning to organic gardening & foods.

There is a new organic food restaurant in Kalamazoo.  We went out to eat there last Saturday.  The prices were very reasonable but the food wasn't anything extra.

We've both gone on diets.  His to see how many calories over 2200 he can eat and mine how many under 1600, with the proper nutritional balance, that is.  So far we've both been dong pretty well.

Love,

Cathy & Dick

1971 Catherine's Letters -Oct.8

 

October 8, 1971

Dear Mom, Dad, Mary, John, and Serena, and Grandma,

Hi!  Thanks for your letter which came yesterday, also got one from Mary and one from my old friend Sue Durham (originally Steusloff from Colorado) who is living in Beaverton, Oregon.  So it was a big day as far as the mail goes.

We got our first check from Jewel and deposited it in the bank for safe keeping.  We also got our first pay checks last week after having worked five weeks.

I asked the girl who supervises at the library on weekends if she would be able to work for us at Thanksgiving.  She's from southern Indiana and said her mother wants her to come home (sound familiar?) but that she wasn't sure if she was going to go and if she didn't she would work for us.  So, it is still up in the air.

Glad to hear Roberta's doing well and working hard.  Has she got a job at the police station, too?  I think I lost her address so could you send it to me along with Grandma's?  Please.

Dick and I went to give blood yesterday at a bloodmobile at WMU.  He's never given before and wasn't real sure he wanted to.  They wouldn't accept him because his blood pressure was too low.  I gave my 11th pint.  Considering that is over a four year period it isn't very good since it is possible to give five times a year I could have been on my 20th pint.  I'll get there eventually.

Dick got his hunting license the other day.  Paid for it out of the food budget so hope we get some good meals out of it.  Pheasant season doesn't start until the 20th but he and Kuman go out in the fields practically everyday.  Dick says maybe we'll bring some down for Thanksgiving.

Could you make an appointment for me with Dr. Hause for that weekend if he is going to be around and working?  I'd appreciate it.  

We're having our first reunion this weekend.  Bruce Morgan, who is teaching English in Eureka, Ill. has Monday off because of Columbus Day so he's coming for the weekend.  We have class tomorrow morning but after that the rest of the weekend will probably be pure party.  One thing I can say for Western, is that even if it is grad school I don't feel nearly as pressured as I did at K as far as studying.

Spanish class is fun.  I don't remember hardly anything from my old high school Spanish but perhaps it does give me slightly more aptitude than had I never seen a word of it before.  At least it makes it very obvious how easily things like that slip away.  I'm reading a book in German to keep that from slipping away.  Just last night I finished reading The Drifters by Michener.  I was very impressed,

I have to patch Dick's jeans and darn some socks so I better get a move on.  Sue said in her letter that she makes all of their clothes.  Including her husbands pants, sports jackets, winter coat for their little girl, etc.  What little I do is plenty enough for me.  We went to the Goodwill the other day and it was really nice to see clothes at a decent price;  skirts for 43¢, dresses for $1.29.  I refrained from buying any though as we seem to have a well stuffed closet already!

Love, Catherine & Dick

* * * * *

Oct. 8, 1971

Dear Mary,

Hi!  Thank you for your letter.  We put it on the bulletin board in the kitchen.

Kuman is fine.  She's getting really big and she loves to go running around out in the fields.  She also likes to chew on practically anything -- shoes, legs, hands, paper, etc.

I can't wait for school to be out either.  Only I have to go until August.

Mom said you really like the Brownies.  Is that right?

We have a new kind of cereal called "Fruesli".  We bought it at a health food store.  I really like it, (Dick doesn't) it has nuts and raisins in it.

Do you know what soybeans look like?  They look sort of like peanuts.  The other day I tried to bake some in the oven with a little bit of salt and oil.  They came out a little funny as I let the oven get too hot.  I'm going to try again only cook them longer at a lower temperature.  Have you been doing any cooking?

Write again soon.

Love,
Cathy

P.S. Did either you, Roberta, or Serena leave the stationery I gave you here?  I seem to have an extra box.

1971 MV's artwork -Oct.8

 

I Love You Mother --- Form Mary Virginia Uible

Note at bottom written by Jean:

October 8, 1971 2nd grade (Miss Purtee)
Day of Fisher Bros. Circus at East Clinton

1971 Roberta's Letter -Oct.5

 

October 5, 1971

Dear Family,

Hi!  Well, It's almost 10:30 and I just got done rereading my American Literature for the afternoon.  Slept in till 9:00 this morning!!

Janice & I got back fine Sunday.  She appreciated the Ham Sandwich, raisins, etc.  So did I.

Last night the Wigets came about 4:00 and I went out to Tri-County with them.  I came back on the last city bus -- out that way -- for the evening -- at 7:00 p.m.  Got back here about 8:00.  Went through parts of Cincinnati that I never knew existed.

Then about 9:00 I called up Melissa as I had heard from Aunt Mary yesterday & had a message to give to her.  She was going to a laundry-mat to do her clothes & wanted me to go.  So I went & then got back here about 10:30.  Read my American Lit . . . as I already said had to reread it this morning.

Crime Prevention class was very interesting yesterday.  Some other team took the topic we had "Forged Checks," so we are going do do ours on "Treatment of Drugs".  If you come across any info that would help us, do save it.  I'm going to see some people around here about it, as soon as I can.

I could be typing but my room-mate is asleep.

Tomorrow is our first Criminal Law test.  That should prove interesting.

Friday morning -- if all works out -- I'm going to the Police Academy.

How did the MYF's go Sunday evening?  Were there any donuts left?

Hey -- I  just got called -- to go to work!

Got to go --

Love, 

Bert

1971 Catherine's Letter -Sep.28

 September 28, 1971

Dear Mom, Dad, Serena, John and Mary,

Hi.  Glad to have gotten your postcard yesterday.  Our typewriter needs a new ribbon so I am typing this at the library where I have only about ten more minutes before it will be time to go around and close the windows so we can go home.

I got the refund check from WMU.  We paid for your prints of the wedding pictures with it and then I put the rest in our savings account.  I figure that is simpler in the long run because then I can withdraw the money to pay for the next term when that is due.  There will probably be enough left to pay for half of a term after that even.  If I remember, and if I can find it I will send you the form WMU sent to me with the money.

Classes are going pretty well.  We're having our first tests in both cataloging and building library collections tomorrow.  So we spent practically all day today studying.

I did go pick some grapes in a housing development about two miles away.  The vines have been abandoned but there sure were lots of grapes.  I picked about two large paper sacks full.  We're considering making some homemade wine.

Oh yes, the big thing I wanted to tell you is that we will probably be down for Thanksgiving.  It isn't for positive yet as we're not positive that someone will work for us the day after Thanksgiving.  I'll try to talk to her soon before she has a chance to make any other commitments.  Mrs. Hall will probably come with us, although then again she might not.  We said something to her once and she said something to the affect that you probably wouldn't want her but we insisted there was always room for one more.  We'll probably bring Kuman too.

Sept. 30

Got your letter today, Mom.  Thanks for it and the pictures.  Do you want them back?  That reminds me that I also want to enclose two thank you notes that I didn't have addresses for.  I wrote them a long time ago.

The tests went pretty well the other day.  Of course, we don't know yet how we did.  Speaking of tests I haven't yet heard whether I passed comps or not.  I found out pretty definitely that I passed the URE's which was what they were waiting to find out before they told me about the other two.  The problem now is that Dr. Fugate went with the foreign study students to Europe and won't be back for a couple of days.

We sent John a present today so hope it gets there by his birthday.

Our living arrangement is far from ideal but we all seem to be getting on tolerably well.  Dick and I seem to be managing fairly well on our $45 per week except for the week we bought the car.  That certainly ruined the average.  Ha!

Love, Catherine & Dick

1971 Roberta's Letter -Sep.27

 September 27, 1971

Dear Family,

It is now Monday morning about nine o'clock and I just got done walking my two roommates to their classes -- that start at eight o'clock then went to the cafeteria and saw Nancy Walker who is working there as a checker. Then checked into a job myself.  And I start work tomorrow night as a checker.  That is where you check of the numbers of people as they walk in the door.  I'm a check on Tuesdays and Wednesdays -- suppers only.  Then on Monday, Wednesday and Friday I work as a "runner" whatever that means, for breakfasts only.

Mary, Vanessa, Brenda, and Diana did make it up here last night.  They didn't make it here till about six thirty.  I guess they sat around about an hour to see if they won a TV.

Then we all went out and ate at a Mexican place.  They did make it up the steps, but I doubt if they will ever be up here again . . . . not many people make the trip up here very often.

I had an awful time trying to cash the J and W check.  None of the banks around here would cash it unless I had an account at their bank.  So at the third place I said ok, I'll start an account.  But then they said, after I had already signed my name on two cards, etc., that I would have to deposit the whole amount, so I told them to forget it.  Finally, the book store that I bought some books at cashed it.  The book-store on campus wouldn't cash it.

Vanessa told me that Grandma has gone to Americare.  Do tell her I say hello and that I will be writing . . . just give me time.  Do tell Mrs. Matthews and Lucy Hilderbrant that I said hello.

Thanks alot for the brownies.  It was pretty funny -- as they thought there was a pair of shoes being that it was a shoe box.  I imagine there would have been some missing . . . had they known they were brownies.

Shelly Purtee brought up all the stuff yesterday.  Thanks for sending the information with her.  She is bringing her car up next weekend.

What is Mr. Zook's phone number?  I might check with him about coming home next week-end.  I am planning on coming home this week-end.  I wrote Sandy and told her if she needs me I'll be more than glad to work.

Yesterday I went to Church with Melissa.  After church we went down for tea and cookies and this girl asked me my name and I said Uible and she said she knew some Uibles.  It turned out to be Dick Uible and her father who is an orthodist [orthodontist?]  is putting braces on ------ Uible.  Isn't that something????

I don't know yet how I will get home.  It makes it bad since I have that class from three till five on Fridays.  Also the last bus leaves at five fifteen so doubt if I can make that bus.

First class in three hours!!!

Love,

Bert

1971 Roberta's Letter -Sep.24

[Roberta is now a student at U.C.]

Sept. 24, 1971

Dear Family,
 
Hi!  Hope the phone call tonight didn't scare you all too much!  Do appreciate you all giving me the class #'s.  I've already looked up the building & room numbers.   Now tomorrow I'll have to look up these buildings!!

Today was a busy day -- we had alot of meetings -- met with student advisor, etc.

Tonight Melissa came by & we went to her place.  We tried to call the Hortons (Her idea!) but they weren't at home.

I have two classes in Building A-4 5th floor of that COMPLEX!!

My two roommates are Melinda & Jeanne.  Melinda is from Shelby, Ohio -- near Mansfield.  Jeanne is from New Jersey.  She is a 3rd quarter freshman.  Melinda is just out of high school!  She is pretty funny -- even has a book of etiquette up here!!  Melinda wants to be a legal secretary, Jeanne is in Business.

Shelly Purtee went home this week-end.  Thought I would wait till next week-end!!

I think I'll wait & get my books paid for first before I start a bank account!

I'm going to talk to Mr. Saga tomorrow about the job at the lunch room.

Well I better close -- do tell Grandma & Mrs. Brewer [or Mrs. Brown?] hello for me!!

Love --
Bert

1971 Cris's Letter -Sep.19

SEPTEMBER 19th [1971]

Dear Uible Family & Grandma,

Here I am in GA. TECH, awaiting tomorrows opening of classes.  To say the least I don't know what to expect, except plenty of studying and sore excruciating headaches.  HA!  Actually, I'm real optimistic and anxious to be initiated as a full fledged RAMBLIN RECH from GA. TECH!

This week has been devoted solely to getting settled and oriented on campus.  My dorm room worked our real well even though I was placed at the last minute in worst of the freshman dorms.  My room is well located, for across the hall is the latrine facilities, to the right of that is a water fountain and a phone, while to the south of my room is a staircase which adds privacy and quietness to the room, not mentioning the fast get away for classes in the morning.  Also my roommate and I are quite compatible, which is very lucky!

My schedule includes more Math, Physics, AFROTC, and a computer course.  You'll be interested to know that I've definitely decided to continue with ROTC.  I hope I'm doing the right thing for this coming Thursday I raise my right hand and enlist for four years of active duty.  However, I hope to devote two of those four years towards a Masters in Industrial Management, so actually I'm serving only two years.  This plan is agreeable with me.  My B.S. plans right now include majoring in Industrial Engineering.  My tentative date for graduation is Winter of 74.  UGH!

Yesterday, I attended my first football game at Tech, and must say it was alot of fun.  At the beginning of the game, before the players went onto the field an old Model A Ford (Ramblin Reck) came on to the field and every one cheered.  See the Ramblin Reck is sort of our heritage at this school.  By the way, we won (a minor point)!

Today, (Sunday) I went to church and met my first "SOUTHERN BELLE".  She just happened to be sitting right by me some how.  Anyway, after the service, being forward like I am (HA!) I asked her to join me for dinner but that got a BIG NO !  However, I got her address and will ask her to this weeks game!  Also after church she asked me if I was a voice major.  I thought that was funny for my roommate calls me, GOLDEN THROAT!  HA!

Speaking of singing I tried out for the male glee club last week.  I hope to join for there is a remote chance the group might tour Russia this summer!  If that falls through for the summer I'm also applying to work this summer in Europe.  This is done through the school's YMCA.

Speaking of travel, Aunt Jean, I think the Folks are planning to visit the African coast for three weeks!  Is the bet still on?  They are planning to take off for three weeks around the 20th of Dec.

J.B. I've also wondered if you would do me a big favor, if you would please!  I wondered if you would mail me my watch COD.  also check and see if I left a pair of two tone shoes at your house.  If so, please mail that also for me COD.  It would be much appreciated!  The shoes are brown.

Grandma, hope you are feeling better now and wish you a fast recovery so you can join us in the Winter.  Take care for I'm thinking of you all always.

Love,

Cris

P.S.  H.H., what's new with the factory as far as the pinwheel and bubble business goes?  Any bugs in your new ball painting conveyor system.

1971 Roberta - Clipping about Canadian Indian program -Sep.