1940 Jean's High School Diploma -June 6

1929 Dwight Morrow

The following clippings are both from the Hancock County Independent, January 10, 1929

John Marshall, Dwight Morrow Get

Warm Welcome in U.S. Senate          

The last official visit paid to the Senate by John Marshall, retiring assistant attorney-general, was in company with his friend and patron, Dwight M. Morrow, ambassador to Mexico, whose latest acquired title is "father-in-law of Lindbergh."  Both men are former residents of Hancock County.

Mr. Marshall was paid many a fine compliment and extended best wishes by senator of both parties, with whom he got along famously while dispensing patronage of the department of justice.  That was his duty; he was the assistant attorney-general in charge of personnel, otherwise administrative officer of the big department.  He represented his branch of the service frequently before Senate committees.  He had many friends among the senators, several of them intimate.  Senator Pat Harrison and Marshall favored each other as golf partners at the Chevy Chase Club.

Mr. Marshall's last visit to the White House in an official capacity was to go before President Hoover to sign the commission of his (Marshall's) successor, Charles PP. Sisson of Rhode Island.  The following day the Senate confirmed Sisson's nomination.  When Mr. Sisson appears and is sworn in, Mr. Marshall will turn over the office to him.  Mr. Marshall will practice law in Washington D.C. as a member of the firm of Covington, Burling & Rublee.

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Morrow is Still Cabinet Favorite

Hancock County Son Leaves Washing-

ton Without Seeing Hoover.

 Dwight M. Morrow, ambassador to Mexico, a former Hancock county boy having resided for a number of years at Pughtown, and mentioned prominently as the next secretary of state, last [sic] Washington Monday night without seeing President-elect Herbert Hoover, according to press dispatches from the Capitol.

Mr. Morrow left for the Bahama Islands within a few hours after Mr. Hoover reached Washington.  He is to remain there about ten days, returning to Washington for final instructions before departing for Mexico to resume his duties as the official representative of the United States.

Although the fact that Mr. Morrow did not get a conference with Mr. Hoover, caused some speculation, those close to the political situation it meant little, that Mr. Hoover is seeing nobody at this time regarding his cabinet selection.

Throughout the political world it is earnestly believed Hancock County's son is to be the next secretary of state.

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Morrow did not become Secretary of State.  Henry L. Stimson of New York served as US Secretary of State, March 28, 1929 - March 4, 1933.  Morrow served as US Ambassador to Mexico from 1927-1930, then was elected as Senator from New Jersey 1930 until his death on October 5, 1931 at the age of 58.

Other posts about the Morrow family include:

• 1935 Elizabeth C. Morrow note to Lucie Brown Ballantyne - Sept. 12, 1935
• 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

William E. Cline (1931-2012) - 2nd Cousin

Earlier this year we reviewed information about Alexander Bell Ballantyne, grandfather of Jean Wallace Ballantyne Uible and great-grandfather to the Ballantyne-Dailey-Uible cousins.

Alexander is also the great-grandfather of William E. Cline whose mother, Anna Ballantyne Cline, was the first cousin of Bob, Virginia and Jean Ballantyne.

Many New Cumberland family names are mentioned in this obituary which is a copy of what Mary Frances Gavey (William's sister) mailed to the New Cumberland newspaper, The Hancock County Courier, for publication. Transcription follows.

William E. Cline - 2nd cousin - obituary June 2012.  He is brother of Mary Frances Gavey who wrote this to be published in the New Cumberland newspaper.

WILLIAM E. CLINE

William E. Cline (Bill), was born in New Cumberland in 1931 to Clarence and Anna (Ballantyne) cline. He died at his home in Winter Park, Florida, on Tuesday, June 26, at age 80.

Bill is survived by his wie of 57 years, Dorothy, and his three daughters, Tomlyn, Patricia and Susan, his five Grandchildren and many nieces and nephews, his three brothers, Marc, Page and Jim, and his two sisters, Mary Frances and Peggy and many cousins.

Bill served in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot, instructor and a Rescue Helicopter pilot flying many Rescue Helicopter Missions in Vietnam.  Bill was in the service for twenty years.  Upon retirement from military service, Bill worked for the John Hancock Insurance Co. in Orlando, Florida for twenty years.

Bill liked to work out many Technological Strategic flying maneuvers along with other friends who had been pilots.  It was a satisfying adventure for him and he was very good at it.  Bill also loved fishing and being with his family.

Bill was predeceased by his maternal Grandparents, Alexander and Mary (Conley) Ballantyne, his parents, two brothers, Hawley (1996), Thomas (2006), his Father's sister and husband Ruth and Bob Herron and his cousin, David Herron, his Mother's sisters, Tatt Fisher and Natalie Parsons

Hancock County, West Virginia

This was on the webpage link that Mary Virginia sent to everyone.

The page can be found by clicking the title of this post or by clicking here.