1908 GHU postcard -Aug.21

[This post originally published Sunday, September 20, 2009.  Some of the questions at the end of the post have been answered since then.]  

On March 1, 1907, Gladys Hiestand was probably looking forward to the spring washing of her hair. Bigger news on that day for post card aficionados was the US Postal Service changed their rules so that postcards with a divided back were finally permitted. According to A Brief History of Postcard Types by Stefano Neis, The address had to be written on the right side of the back of the postcard while the left side was reserved for writing messages. At this time in American history the postcard hobby became a public addiction.

Postcards from this period are most collectible when they do not have writing on their fronts. Ones in prime condition currently go for $300 and up on vintage post card sites, whereas one like Grandma's, not including the historical family value, can be found on ebay for 99 cents. This "Real Photo" printed in England was considered of lesser value than those printed in Germany.

I like this card as it is the oldest card that has a message from Grandma. 

Fri. morning [Aug 21, 1908]
Dear Mary: We arrived safe and sound Wed. morning and surprised them all greatly. Mamma got along better than usual. We enjoyed the pears greatly and ate them all but one, but Ellen & Roberta [Aunt Luna's daughters] soon made way with it. Found them all well. Gladys

• • • • • • • • • •

Questions to be answered:
How long did Aunt Luna live in Mound City? At some point she moved to Columbia.

• Married at her parents house in 1901, had wedding dinner, then took the train to Mound City, MO. (Her obituary states she was married in 1899, but a clipping in February 1901 describes the wedding and sets the date as 20 Feb 1901.)  The family moved to Columbia MO so the children could attend the University of Missouri.

What did Uncle [first name unknown to me] Mitchell do in Mound City?

• Aunt Luna's husband – Robert Glenn Mitchell, was born 1869 (five years older than Luna) in Hillsboro.  In 1900 he is listed as a clerk in Mound City; 1930 a carpenter.  He died in 1943.   

How long did it take to get from Hillsboro to Mound City via train in 1908?

• Probably 12-16 hours – would have required changing trains in Cincinnati and St. Louis.

When was Aunt Luna born?

• Luna Hiestand Mitchell 1874-1970 

When were Ellen and Roberta (and their siblings) born?

• Ellen Mitchell Lippmann 1902-1999
• Roberta Mitchell Phillips 1903-1993
• Lois Mitchell Schuetz 1908-1990
• Robert H. Mitchell 1910-
• Gladys Mitchell Paxton 1912-2000
• Luna Mitchell Herron  1915 - 

Did "Mamma" not travel well or was she poorly in general?

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Other blogposts about Aunt Luna can be found here.  

Aunt Luna Hiestand Mitchell

Aunt Luna Hiestand Mitchell (1874-1970) was the older sister of Gladys Hiestand Uible, being born  18 years before Grandma.  She married Robert G. Mitchell in Hillsboro on February 20, 1901 and they moved to Mound City, Missouri.

Mitchell-Hiestand Wedding Clipping 28Feb1901 Hillsboro Ohio News-Herald

They had six children: Ellen (1901), Roberta (1904), Lois (1908), Robert (1910), Gladys (1912) and Luna (1915).  They later moved from Mound City to Columbia, Missouri, in order for the children to attend college there.  Robert died in the 1930s.  We visited Aunt Luna on the trip west in 1962 and she visited New Vienna several times.  HH reports that Aunt Luna was the slowest eater he ever knew – even slower than Grandma!  Evidently a Hiestand family saying was that it may take a couple of hours to fix a meal so we shouldn't gulp it down in 10 minutes.

Robert and Luna Hiestand Mitchell c1915 postcard

 

Revised the date on the (above) back of the postcard after realizing the children mentioned with the cameras would have been a bit older. Message is quite faded but was written by Luna to her mother (Mary Ellen Fawley Hiestand) and/or sister, Gladys.  Transcription follows.

This picture Ellen snap-shot as Rob. & I came from the Chare-Park at the Evangalistic (sic) service in the afternoon.  They all thought it so inferior on account of the light.  They did not want me to send it but here goes –!


Roberta will take some shortly with the children at play with her kodak.  – Luna

1966 Aunt Luna & daughters Roberta & Gladys, & GHU -Oct.11

Gladys Hiestand Uible, aka "Grandma" or GHU was the youngest of five siblings, including one, "Fawley," who died as an infant.  Her two brothers lived in Hillsboro as adults, Harry on the family farm, and Dorsey.  Her only sister, Luna, born in December 1874, was 18 years older than Gladys.

Luna married Robert Glenn "Rob" Mitchell, 1869-1974, in February 1901 in Hillsboro. Following the wedding dinner they left for Mound City, Missouri, where they lived until moving to Columbia, Missouri in the 1920s. Aunt Luna died in 1970 at the age of 95.  She is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia, Missouri.

Luna and Robert were the parents of six children, five daughters and one son.

• Ellen Mitchell Lippman 1902-1999
• Roberta Mitchell Phillips 1903-1993
• Lois Mitchell Schuetz 1908-1990
• Robert H. Mitchell 1910-?
• Gladys Mitchell Paxton 1912-2000
• Luna Mitchell Herron 1915-?

The pictures below, except for the 1915 postcard, are dated Oct. 11, 1966.  The one with Gladys Paxton (who didn't want her picture taken?) and Gladys Uible includes "at her home in St. Louis."  For the text of the postcard and a bit more about the Mitchell family check out the 2012 blog post "Aunt Luna Hiestand Mitchell."

1966 Roberta Mitchell Phillips, Gladys Hiestand Uible, Luna Hiestand Mitchell -Oct.11

1966 Luna Hiestand Mitchell & Roberta Mitchell Phillips -Oct.11

1966 George Phillips, Roberta Mitchell Phillips and Gladys Hiestand Uible -Oct.11

1966 Gladys Hiestand Uible and Gladys Mitchell Paxton -Oct.11

Robert and Luna Hiestand Mitchell c1915 postcard

1962 Seattle World's Fair & West US - Week 1

The great trip west of 1962 began a few days after all the excitement of CJ and Gladys Uible's Golden Wedding Anniversary celebration.  The rough itinerary and highlights of the first week included the stops listed below.  Week One included visiting Aunt Luna [Luna Hiestand Mitchell 1874-1970, sister of Gladys Hiestand Uible], three state capitols, Rocky Mountains, and Salt Lake.  Rough mileage for the week was 1970 miles.

Roberta & Catherine on Pike's Peak enroute to Seattle World's Fair.  June, 1962

The trip was made in a (Ford?) station wagon, staying mostly in motels – this was when Motel 6 actually cost $6, though they were few and far between, there were plenty of motels of that ilk where a double room plus two sleeping bags enabled us to fit in one room.  There was a luggage carrier on top of the car.  Toward the end of the trip we stayed at a Holiday Inn - which seemed like a deluxe place.  According to the Wikipedia Holiday Inn history, the chain was started in 1952, began franchising in 1957, and had 100 hotels in 1959.

El Charro Motel, Hays KS. c1960.  Postcard mailed 1962

Caption: EL CHARRO MOTEL U.S. 40 Hays, Kansas ph: MA 4-3423

21 units, W/W carpets, T.V.'s, Room Phones, Air Conditioned, Tub and Showers, Heated Pool, cribs available.  Photo by Jack O. Ekey.

1962 Hays KS Postcard from HH to M/M CJ Uible - June 22

Thurs. Eve. [6/22/62]
Had nice visit with Aunt Luna & Roberta [Luna's daughter].  She seemed quite good but stays close at home been up town twice this year.  Had lunch in Topeka, saw the Capitol Bldg.  Kansas looks quite green & tomorrow night Denver.

*****
Breakfast was the usual Uible fare – grocery markdowns purchased the night before, cereal, and fruit.  McDonalds were beginning to show up around the country and we enjoyed watching the food be cooked and seeing the sign of how many hamburgers had been sold.  Picnics were also common, and boxes of frozen vegetables would be wrapped in foil and heated on the grill.

1962 postcard Fort Hays Motel - 527 E. 8, ST.  Hays, Kansas

Steamboat Motel in Steamboat Springs, CO 1962 enroute to Seattle World's Fair

June 20 Wednesday - Columbia MO - 520 miles - visited Aunt Luna and her daughter, Roberta.
June 21 Thursday - Hays KS - 391 miles - postcard to M/M CJ Uible, lunch & visit to state capitol in Topeka
June 22 Friday - Denver CO - 340 miles - visited state capitol - another visiting tourist asked if Catherine was John's mother.
June 23 Saturday - Pike's Peak - 98 miles - we made crayon signs saying "Pike's Peak or Bust."
June 24 Sunday - Steamboat Springs - 217 miles - loved the swimming in a big municipal pool.
June 25 Monday - Moffat CO - 162 miles - Dinosaur National Monument - Catherine lost Dad's pen while using it in the car and had to stay in the car to find it.  Ten minutes later Dad returned to the car to say he found it in his "other" pocket.
June 26 Tuesday - Salt Lake City UT - 242 miles - another unique swimming experience in the Salt Lake, visited state capitol

Postcards from Grandma, Aug. 21, 1908

On March 1, 1907, Gladys Hiestand was probably looking forward to the spring washing of her hair. Bigger news on that day for post card aficianados was the US Postal Service changed their rules so that postcards with a divided back were finally permitted. According to A Brief History of Postcard Types by Stefano Neis, The address had to be written on the right side of the back of the postcard while the left side was reserved for writing messages. At this time in American history the postcard hobby became a public addiction.

Postcards from this period are most collectible when they do not have writing on their fronts. Ones in prime condition currently go for $300 and up on vintage post card sites, whereas one like Grandma's, not including the historical family value, can be found on ebay for 99 cents. This "Real Photo" printed in England was considered of lesser value than those printed in Germany.

I like this card as it is the oldest card that has a message from Grandma. In case you can't read the message on the card itself, she writes:
Fri. morning [Aug 21, 1908]
Dear Mary: We arrived safe and sound Wed. morning and surprised them all greatly. Mamma got along better than usual. We enjoyed the pears greatly and ate them all but one, but Ellen & Roberta [Aunt Luna's daughters] soon made way with it. Found them all well. Gladys


Questions to be answered:
How long did Aunt Luna live in Mound City? At some point she moved to Columbia.
What did Uncle [first name unknown to me] Mitchell do in Mound City?
How long did it take to get from Hillsboro to Mound City via train in 1908?
When was Aunt Luna born?
When were Ellen and Roberta born?
Did "Mamma" not travel well or was she poorly in general?

Stay tuned for further postcard adventures!

1949 Jean's Letter -Aug.29

Friday
August 29, 1949
Dearest Mother,

Do hope you'll enjoy these snapshots -- these were taken about a month ago.  We took some last week which I expected to be very good but Catherine was squinting -- too much sun, I guess.

Just about a half hour ago while I had my back turned -- peeling beets -- Catherine rolled off the chair & gave her head an awful bump -- but she's forgotten about it now.  Now she's scooting around the playpen & almost did a summer sault in order to sit up.  In her bathtub she does it very nicely & thoroughly enjoys the whole procedure.  We're past the stage of just getting her clean --  we both  take her bath.

Mother Uible & Aunt Luna have gone to Hillsboro this afternoon again to see friends & will be back in time for dinner.  Aunt Luna is so different from Mother Uible -- takes life easy  & really enjoys everything while Mother Uible prods her on to get her going.  There's 18 years difference in their ages -- Aunt Luna married when M. Uible was 8 & went out to Columbia, Missouri, had 5 girls, 1 boy.  Her husband died 3 years ago & now she goes to see all her family each year about this time & is away for 2 months.  They range all the way from Columbia MO to New York City -- all have families except the son who is a Dr. in Chicago I believe.  Tomorrow they're invited over to their brother's for dinner & Sunday we're all going over to Hillsboro for Church & dinner leaving the 3 children with a "sitter."

We got the deeds in the 8:00 AM mail & I waited for Harold to come to sign them -- he usually is in for a few minutes some time; He didn't show up so I took them up there, down to a notary -- to the post office for additional postage then being too late for the 10:00 outgoing mail, took them to the depot in order that they might not have to sit around all weekend.  By the way, I hadn't planned on going any further than the shop so didn't bother with the carriage. 
Catherine is quite a heavy load -- no matter how you handle her.

She has also found her tongue & is continually trying new ways to make noises.  It's 8:00 now -- she's been in bed half an hour but purring way down in her throat.  Today for the first time (after her head bounce) she seemed to enjoy a pice of Zweiback.  Usually she plays with it awhile in her mouth & then spits it out.

With your card & the deed, I also received a letter from Jeanne Campbell -- says she was down Tuesday evening.  Received the Readers Digest & looking for the Good Housekeeping as Mother Uible's came yesterday, so it has been quite a red-letter day for mail.

How did you get things fixed up with Becky Cullen Vulgamore [?] so that they could get the deed right away?

The church (Methodist) parsonage is to be sold at auction tomorrow afternoon & we are planning to go.  The trustees have bargained for another house at $5500 -- not near as nice & needing many repairs & much smaller.  They've already had to fix the roof and put in a sink.  It has no bath tub (they plan to build a shower in between the kitchen & living room.  There is only a coal oil stove & beside all this it's right behind the schoolhouse & in front of the baseball field where they have recently installed stadium lights in order to have night games so the noise will be terrific all day & night too.  It's only a 6 room house & the one they're selling is an eleven.  Mother & Daddy Uible & a few others were against buying such a "lemon" & now others are seeing that plus being afraid the present parsonage won't sell for near as much. 

We have been getting most of our food from the garden -- brought in a basket of tomatoes tonight that were ripe, also are enjoying beets, carrots, cabbage, corn, onions, broccoli, beans, rhubarb & some Grimes golden apples are coming & also pears.

The house behind us is almost completed -- the couple plan to move in early in September.  Harold & I went to peek in the windows & just then Mr. Phillips drove up & showed us around.  It's 5 rooms apple green living room, cream & wine kitchen, blue & dusty rose bedrooms, peach walls, yellow upper walls & wine floor in bath.  Purple-gray colored dining room.  Nice but I'd prefer our own.

Anxious for reactions to pictures -- hope you like them all.

All our love,

Jean, Harold & Catherine

1953 Jean's letter - July 18

First and last pages of this 1953 eight page letter from Jean to her mother are scanned below. Transcription follows.

We haven't heard from you since the card we received July 3rd!

Friday

July 18, 1953

Dearest Mother,

We really hated to have to call our visit off to New Cumberland.  Things just didn't seem to be for our going though.

Roberta has had a temperature and runny nose for two days now - seems to be pretty much herself but bothered by not being able to breathe at times.  Harold I'm afraid has caught it for his nose is running today & he doesn't feel too peppy.

I've not had any cold but somehow have been terribly hoarse & don't sound a bit like myself.

Catherine (so far) is fine so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Aunt Luna leaves tomorrow morning on the 10:19 train for New York to visit her daughter.  This is the longest stay she's had here for quite a while – nine days.

We have been waiting for the plasterer to come since May 15 and he finally came last night to look at it & promised to come back tomorrow (Sat.) afternoon to start it.  I told him we had planned to go away so he said he couldn't come til the end of the following week if he doesn't come tomorrow.

Harold's mother made an appointment for him for tonite at 6:30, not knowing that we had other plans.

Paul Steele is on vacation & the district supt is to speak & knowing Paul asked Harold to introduce him & left the bulletins for him.  He (Harold) had planned to give someone else these duties if we went away & unless he's feeling better soon someone else will still have to do it.

All put together, we just felt it would be better for everyone's health to stay home.  But we regretted not getting to see you yet.  Is it just impossible for you to come down to New Vienna?  It only takes 5 hours by train or 1½ by plane & we'd be glad to meet you anyplace.  Dayton, Columbus, Xenia or anyplace.  Blaine said Bob was to get out of the hospital today & Jim next week - do hope they're both much better.  I know you have them both on your mind but couldn't you spare a few days for the Uibles.

Tuesday I drove Aunt Luna & Mother Uible to Cincinnati to go shopping & to the doctors.  Catherine & I took a bus & went to the zoo & had a big day.  They had amusements there as well as animals & the former was by far the bigger attraction.  We got hot dogs & root beer & ice cream twice & by 1:30 Catherine wanted to know when we were going to eat lunch so we ate downtown again before meeting to go home.  We stopped at Mary & Joe Hiestand's (the farm where Aunt Luna lived from the time she was 11 til she got married).  Linda (the older daughter ) had just been entertaining her 4-H club, a couple with 4 boys had arrived unexpectedly that day from Tennessee so they were having more than their share of company.

Wednesday I took my first piano lesson of the my later life and hope I continue a little better than my previous attempts.  I went as far as could in an adult book I bought a couple of months ago so now am able to  go on further – chords now which I hear in my sleep.

Catherine says to tell you she's sorry not to get to see you.

Next Wednesday is the Redeemer's Class Picnic and the following Sunday is the day set for the Sunday School Picnic.  The night before we're having an ice cream supper and the day after Bible School begins & I've promised to help with that but we'll see about getting away that weekend.  ( Jul August July 25- or 26th)  If we do get up there then, we'll definitely expect you to come home with us (or will take it as a personal offense, if you don't!)  Guess I have to get tough if I ever hope to get you down here – Love - our very best, Harold, Jean, Catherine & Roberta.

June 28, 1989-99

Ginny's birth eve

HH's Diary 1989-1999 [lightly edited]

Wednesday 1989 - [Wendy visiting] Trimmed shrubbery in front of Wells break area.  Picked last of peas.  More black raspberries than red.

Thursday 1990 - Had supper at Burger Chef [from Burger Chef locations:  860 Rombach Avenue This location became a Hardee's which eventually closed. Donato's Pizza used the building from sometime in the 1990's until the summer of 2006. The building will be razed to construct a new building housing Donato's Pizza and several other shops.]  $6.83 for the 2 of us.  Then yogurt at Pick'n Save at $1.99/lb.  Also bananas at 18¢/lb.  Square dancing.

Friday 1991 - Went to Hillsboro at lunch time.  Mother seemed real well.  Tony McIntosh has been putting new metal over warehouse windows on Main Street, $12/hour.  Put some dirt – got a load – on the rough places across the street.  Oh the poison ivy, especially on one tree.

Sunday 1992 - [to Lexington KY in anticipation of Ginny's birth] Left home at 9am for Newtonsville, where Jim Wise, our former pastor, now is.  Their service was at Stone Lick State Park, about 100 there and a # of young people.  We met the Goodings at 1:00 at Mike Fink's, very inexpensive at noon, $10 for the 2 of us.  Interesting house and park along the KY part.  Had reservations at the Greenleaf Motel, $36 hospital rate.  Crowsons came by around 9:30 pm.  Hotel was built about 40 years ago out in the country as was a Howard Johnson's with the unique entrance.

Monday 1993 - [NV to Rolla MO]  We leave at 7AM with the New Vienna Senior Citizens for Branson, MO.  $549 for the week, Monday through Saturday. [From Itinerary:  Stop to visit Fantastic Caverns in Springfield MO then to Best Western Coachlight in Rolla.  Dinner at Sirloin Stockade, adjacent to hotel.]

Tuesday 1994 - [Glenwood Springs to Grand Junction Colorado with Aunt Mary] Had expected to visit Fran Brown near Meeker but her answering unit said "she had been called away."  Drove to Grand Junction and visited the Dinosaur Valley Museum.  Ate at a sorry place just across the street.  Visited the Colorado National Monument.

Wednesday 1995 - [NYC to home] We were the only ones on the plane from Washington DC to Columbus. (19 passengers)  Parking $4 in Red Lot, $6 in Blue Lot.

Friday 1996 - [to Covington KY] MV had made reservations for us at Riverview Quality Inn right off I-75 in Covington, had room 525, $70+ and they had 524.  Nice pool with retractable top (partial).  For supper we went to Don Pablo's right on the river, just east of I-471.  Oh what a crowd and the noise but great view.

Saturday 1997 - [Somerset KY with Roberta, Sid, John, Julie, Kate, Serena] Big breakfast at Crowsons.  Had lunch at Wendy's.  In PM went to Burnside Marina, it was hot.  MV had tables for about 25 people for buffet supper,  It rained about ½ way there.  Talked with a couple, he's a retired pharmacist.

Monday 1999 - [Columbia to Independence to Kansas City MO, with Serena] After the breakfast at the hotel we drove by Aunt Luna's old house at 408 Price Ave. [can't find this street on Google Maps, so name may have been changed], near College Ave.  and out to Boman [? can't find that street either] to see where the Sankers live.  [HH adds in 2011 that the Mitchells (Aunt Luna's family, she was Gladys Hiestand Uible's sister) moved to Columbia from Mound City so the children could go to college there.  They lived in a BIG frame house.]  Got to the Truman Museum (after driving through very hard rain) about 11am, the usual oval office, etc. etc.  Harry T. had a hard and not too successful life until he got into politics, thanks to Pendergast.  [Tom Pendergast was a Kansas City political boss.]  Bess's Mother was anti-Harry.  Copies of many letters that they [he and Bess] exchanged, including his proposal of marriage.  We ate at nearby Harry T's Restaurant.  Went back to the museum after lunch, an older lady in her 80s was the guide.  She did a great job.  On to this hotel [this entry written on stationary from The Raphael Kansas City: Kansas City's elegant "little" hotel] where we had reservations, $139, Suite 105.  Very nice.  Ritz is across the street.  They gave us coupon for  25% off in the dining room.  Walked along the river to go to Jules (and found out they had gone out of business) [closed April 1999] so went back [to hotel] and had dinner.   I had K.C. steak, $22 with salad, potatoes, and asparagus.  Very nice.  We walked back to Barnes and Noble and looked around.  The hotel left us chocolate cookies on the bed.

1962 Mary Horton writes letter re 50th Anniversary

A few tidbits about home life with the Hortons in spring 1962 but details and concerns regarding the upcoming Open House in celebration of the CJ and Gladys Uible Golden Wedding Anniversary are the focus of this letter from Aunt Mary to Mom and Dad.

Love those trademark HA's and the chatty style.  Transcription follows.

Mary Uible Horton letter to Jean & Harold - May 1962

 

[May 1962]

Friday about lunch time

Dear Jean and Harold:

I went to the bookstore this morning and bought 25 Golden Anniversary invitations.  Gold edged with bells and words "Golden Anniversary" in gold printed on the front.  On the inside in black script is the form: (And see if you think this fill-in makes sense or give me any suggestions):

The pleasure of your company is requested

for open house, honoring Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Uible

on Sunday afternoon, the seventeenth of June

at 2 until 5 o'clock

at home of Harold H. Uible

New Vienna, Ohio

Please omit gift

The _________ I did under the printed form on the card.  Is their any question yet as to the TIME?  Did you consider 3 until 6?  Would this give more time for naps, etc. after church for the elderly people and people who have to drive from out of town and might avoid the rush hour 3 to 4.  I'm agreeable to the 2-5.  but just make it definite in next letter so I can fill in my invitations.  I'm going ahead and address them.

Jean, in reading your letter I made some mental notes or things I wanted to ask you or to make clear in my own mind.  So, here goes!

I think it would be nice to put the announcement in both Hillsboro papers and stagger it as you suggest.  (How did you like the picture?  I didn't think it did a whole lot for Dad ... he was too self-conscious when they shot it) but not bad as a whole.  I intend to call the Church Secretary and will put announcement in L.W. Bulletin a week in advance or when Naomi suggests.  Also, I may give an announcement to Tourist Class and Mens Bible Class.

I'm all for eating out on that Sunday.  Aren't you?  Less confusion at home for Mother.  (She may think differently ... ha)

Do you have a solution for Robbie?  You know how he is?  Do you have someone in mind to keep him out of mischief and to keep him occupied and out from under foot for 3 hours?  (I'm not worried about John.  Your kids have always behaved better than mine!)

Now if you stagger hours at Punch Bowl and Guest Book every half-hour.  You would need 12 P.B. [punch bowl] and 6 at the guest book if my arithmetic is clicking to-day.  HA!  Is Mother definitely asking the ones you mention in your letter to serve?  And the times they are to come?   If so, do I make any mention of same when I send them their official invitation?  I can, if you have the hours worked out.  Or is it simpler for Mother to contact them personally in Hillsboro?  Just so I know what is expected there.  You probably could arrange the Aunt Margery [Uncle Dorsey's wife, 1881-1969.  Uncle Dorsey 1876-1959] side at one time and the Aunt Mary [Uncle Harry's second wife, 1883-1971, Uncle Harry 1872-1967] side at a much later or earlier time because they will probably gang up in car pools.  Are you with me?  HA!  Let's not have any awkward scenes with the conflicting relatives!

If, when I get into this and I add some more names I will give them to you.  Most of them I doubt if they would or could come but I'm sure they would be interested in knowing about it.  One the relative side: Can you get the addresses from Mother or can she mail to me, just so you know what I'm doing, of Ellen, Lois, and Gladys Mitchell (plus married names).  Some of them might be taking summer trips, coming or going thru.

When I write the Hillsboro cousins I will include their children in invitation.  Ann, Jodie' girl might come and Vivian's Emily.  I don't know where Frank Jr. and Suzanne are.  I plan to write a note to little Luna.  I may also write a note to Aunt Serena and Aunt Luna.  (Depends on whether I get swamped with something coming up here at home ... ha ... like chicken pox, etc.)

I thought I might send notes to Thelma Matthews, Peg Henderson and Jean Schulze .... friends that I knew in H.S. and college.  I doubt tho if they would attend.  What or how are you estimating the crowd?  HA!  That would be anyone's guess, eh?  Did anyone suggest anything there, so many over actual invitations?

Before I forget it are Avis Miller and both Nichols sent to Westboro, Ohio?  Does Walter Nichols live in Westboro and his mother with them?  And who is Howard Stewart in Wilmington????  Just curious, have address.

Incidentally, what are you planning on wearing?  Always a question with the ladies?  Are you going dressy, light or dark?  HA!  Have you seen Mother's dress?  I saw it before she left and of course she had picture taken in it.  Very pretty I thought.

I think Cris was floored with Serena's letter!  HA!  That was quite a letter for a first grader!  You tell her, Cris was flattered!  Isn't her birthday soon?  And when is Roberta's?

I think Marianne will want to stay in NV.  The change was good for her.  It is quite different going to a consolidated school than our group schools.  Last night the Arts (7-8-9) of Junior High gave a program consisting of art exhibits and ceramics and the 9th grade chorus presented their Spring Concert.  Joe is the accompanist this year and has worked so hard all year.  He did a wonderful job (shouldn't brag) and then Browns and Walkdons (you do know the latter) entertained the group with punch and cake at W.'s house.  Lanterns outdoors on the patio with a jungle-like atmosphere.  Was fun.  Had loudspeakers hooked up and the kids did the twist.  They do that so easy!  There were some-90 invited but not all came after the concert.  The program was poorly attended.  Disgusting!

Anything I can help you do let me know.  I thing you should give me all the names.  You have done more than your share plus all the responsibility of getting ready.  How about it?

The weather is hot.  Haven't turned on the air conditioner tho.  Costs a lot of money just to keep ME cool.  I'm the only one here for the most part.  Tonight is the opening of Little League so we will be at the ball park for a little while.  Surely diversified interests in the Horton family.  Cris is looking forward to that camping party this summer.  Hope it works out.  Harold is going to be busy with all this ....  Wedding Anniversary, the Hortons and your TRIP!  Aren't you looking forward to that?

Love, Mary, Bill and All.

1978 Roberta's Letter -Aug.22?

[8/22?/78]

Tuesday Morning

Good Morning Everyone!

Thanks for calling on Sunday – was good to talk to all of you.  John did have a letter from you all – he brought it to breakfast on Monday – w/out my saying anything.

I'll be home a week from today – seems impossible that the summer is almost gone – it sure has gone by fast!  It flew!  It was great having you all here – though that time went far too fast!

Bet you all were surprised about my fast trip to Florida – I hated to see Rob have to make the trip alone – esp. when I knew he was in a hurry to get there.  Hortons house was really a mess – they were having plastering – painting – etc. done.  We got in at 1:30 – hadn't eaten lunch – and couldn't get close to the refrigerator.  Their phone bill will sure go up – w/ Rob at home now –  We all miss Robbie – but I would have done the same thing – maybe – if that was what I wanted to do.

We all went bowling Sunday night – I had Carlos & Indira for a day & a half – wish you could see those 2 bowl – Carlos bowls on a league in the city – does pretty well – but really a comedy.  Indira gets up there & throws the ball w/ both hands – and got 3 strikes in a row!  Wow!

I've been doing lots of crewel – not needlepoint – I'll have to show you all what I've got going & doing – but hope to save them for Christmas presents – It's so much easier – and quicker than needlepoint.  I usually go down & sit out in front of Kaufman – and work – that way – if I need help I've got it all around!  They tend to be very critical – which I guess doesn't hurt.

Had a letter yesterday from Marion – she was back in Denver after trip to California – was to fly to her parents last Friday – she does want to drive out to Arizona – with us – Buffie & myself.  But we will plan to take 3-4 days – leaving Augusta morning of 31 August.  Why doesn't Grandma plan to fly out 5th or 6th of September – I'd like to get to Yellowstone before the cold weather does!  Last year was just a preview – it would be neat to stay at the Yellowstone Inn – according to my book – it only costs about $22 a night.

Serena – are you still interested in going WEST w/me – you are welcome – but don't do it unless you want to – did you check out the differences – money wise?

Dawn Rosario is sure enjoying her stay/work at the farm!  She says all the time – how she wants to come back next year & work in the dining room again – and Mary Va could come as canteen operator ––

Wednesday night we – Dawn & I plan to go into the city – spend the night & Thursday – it will be my last trip in – haven't been in since you all were here – or rather there.

Time to get ready for breakfast –

 –– now 9:15 – John & Carol & about 12 teenagers have left for the "shore" not exactly sure where – in the Red Avis Van – they won't be back till about 6:00 - supper time.

I too had a letter from Pat Paxton Peters – all I can say is that I hope he gets along w/ the dogs.  [anyone have an idea about his relationship to the family – I'm thinking he could be a great-grandson of Aunt Luna? Grandson of Aunt Luna's daughter, Gladys Paxton?]
 
What's the latest as to the Morgans?  I can't imagine them moving to Ohio – it will be interesting as to what happens ––

Got to go – am to meet a bus – Ray's day off –

Love,

Aberta

1970 Aunt Luna Hiestand Mitchell Obituary - Died 13 July 1970

Mrs. Luna Mitchell

Mrs. Luna Mitchell, 95, of 408 Price Ave., died at 3:30 a.m. Monday [July 13, 1970] at Boone County Hospital.  She had been ill several months.

She was born in Hillsboro, Ohio, Dec. 13, 1874, to Ira and Mary Fauley [Fawley] Hiestand.  In 1899 [1901], she was married to Robert G. Mitchell.  He died in July, 1943.

Mrs. Mitchell had lived in Columbia for 50 years and was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Mound City.

Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Cyrus Lippman [Ellen], Naples, Fla., Mrs. George Phillips [Roberta], 408 Price Ave., Mrs. E. L. Schuetz [Lois], Indianapolis, Mrs. Lester Paxton [Gladys], St. Louis, and Mrs. Robert Herron [Luna], Haworth, N.J.; a son, Dr. Robert H. Mitchell, Kansas City; a sister, Mrs. C.J. Uible, New Vienna, Ohio; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. David Holt, First Presbyterian Church.  Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery

Friends may call at Memorial Funeral Home after noon today.  

Pallbearers will be Cyrus Lippman, Dr. Robert Mitchell,  S. J. Hanna, Leighton McCormick, Jr., George Phillips, Jr. and Thomas Mitchell Schuetz.

--obituary from an unidentified newspaper, probably the Columbia Daily Tribune. 

[Corrections as known, and daughters named in italics]

1970 Aunt Luna's Obituary

Mrs. Luna Mitchell

Mrs. Luna Mitchell, 95, of 408 Price Ave., died at 3:30 a.m. Monday at Boone County Hospital.  She had been ill several months.

She was born in Hillsboro, Ohio, Dec. 13, 1874 to Ira and Mary Fauley [sic-1] Hiestand.  In 1899 [sic-2], she was married to Robert G. Mitchell.  He died in July, 1943.

Mrs. Mitchell had lived in Columbia for 50 years and was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Mound City.

Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Cyrus Lippman, Naples, Fla., Mrs. George Phillips, 408 Price Ave., Mrs. E.L. Schuetz, Indianapolis, Mrs. Lester Paxton, St. Louis, and Mrs. Robert Herron, Haworth, N.J.; a son, Dr. Robert H. Mitchell, Kansas City; a sister Mrs. C.J. Uible, New Vienna, Ohio; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. David Holt, First Presbyterian Church.  Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Friends may call at Memorial Funeral Home after noon today.

Pallbearers will be Cyrus Lippman, Dr. Robert Mitchell, S.J. Hanna, Leighton McCormick, Jr., George Phillips, Jr. and Thomas Mitchell Schuetz.

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[sic-1] Fawley
[sic-2] 1901 per clipping about the wedding

1981 GHU letter to Roberta -Jan 12

 

Drawing by Joe Horton 1979

Dear Roberta  --  Jan 12 [1981]  -- 

We use to think we could keep warm in Fla. but the last week you have to draw upon your imagination along with some real heat to keep warm & not to forget your warm sweater & better have a warm coat near.

Your nice package arrived to-day & of course we had to sample it soon after opening the goodies.  Rob had to arrive from school at the time & I told him since the air was so cold he might need some extra calories to keep him going.  Since I only let every one have one piece then I am sure the extra sweetness would hardly affect one's weight.  Thanks a lot.  I am sure I will enjoy each piece I eat & I will have calls as to where is that box from Roberta?

How is Buffy by this time?  I believe he knows when Marion is getting ready to take off & he works himself up into a ditter over the idea.  Our dog Tippie always knew when we were getting ready to leave in the car & he was right at the car door trying to edge his way into the car if possible.  He loved to ride.

Last week one afternoon late we had 3 callers.  -- Ellen (1902-1999) who you know & her 2 sisters Lois (1908-1990) from Texas & Luna (1915-?).  [GHU's sister, Aunt Luna' Hiestand Mitchell's (1874-1970), daughters].  You know her from Princeton I had forgotten, as you have met her.  They all met in Fort Lau. -- Luna had suggested the place.  It seems as if she has a Boy Friend & he was there also that week.  Believe it or not she has had a face lift.  She thought she had too many wrinkles.

Of course you hear the news from home so will not go into that.  I just hope the Korean girl will not cause them too much inconvenience.  Hope you don't struggle too much over your tax report.  I have received my book so must get my figures added soon to send to your Dad to finish.

It is past my bed time so must be on my way & get out extra cover for it is to be cold tonight is the report.

Love, Grandma

1967 Family Letter to Catherine -Oct.5

October 5, 1967

Dear Catherine:

Recd your letter this morning along with two post cards for John which we all enjoyed.  Your schedule appears to be interesting, at least you will not have to rush from breakfast to class.  We wonder how many classes you have on the 4th floor of the Science bldg.?

Am enclosing a deposit slip which will give you some operating capital for a while, also two more dividend checks, one on the little side the other not so little.

Mrs. Julia Smith was telling me at noon today about Debbie up at Capitol and how the teacher was giving them a lecture and ask if everyone understood it.  All the hands went up that they didn't and there was more lecture and still as many hands went up that didn't know what was going on, including Debbie.  So don't be easily discouraged Catherine.

Is the K library crowded at night?  Have you been in the public library?  How often to you have dorm meetings or does it just depend on the occasion.  How often does mail come?  How about Sunday delivery?

Hi – Daddy brought this home last evening and I wanted to add a note today.  We were getting most anxious about you and glad to receive your letter yesterday.  John was pleased with both his cards too.  He'll be writing you again for you know how he likes to receive mail (as we all do).  How does your schedule work with your roommate's?  It looks as if Tuesday and Thursday mornings (except for Physics quiz) would give you breathing spells to concentrate on interrupted study or do you find it necessary to go to the library for that?  Your room sounds like it would be real pretty with the brown and plaid and green walls.  Did you ever find the end for the towel rack?  I tried in Marshall Field but they wanted to sell me a whole set and even then I wasn't sure of the proper length.  You can buy just the end pieces (you do have to buy a pair) but take the center down to a hardware and they will match it up.

We got an invitation or rather an announcement of the Homecoming Activities at K College but doubt if we make it for that – not that we wouldn't like to see you but you know us and football, etc.  How are you hoping the World Series will turn out?  I hate to desert the National League but guess I'm really rooting for the underdog.  Daddy will be coming back through St. Louis and if the series is till on he may have to sleep in the airport for everything is tied up – also bad at Kansas City with the FFA convention in full swing that week.  Daddy and Grandma are leaving Monday morning (10/9) and Grandma will keep the car (hers) in Columbia MO at Aunt Luna's and Daddy is flying on to Los Angeles coming back Friday and home Saturday.

It started raining last night and is still keeping it up so we are finally getting the ground wet but too late to do much good.  Just hope it lets up during paper delivering – collecting this afternoon.  Kevin is doing fine substituting – of course his mother is taking him around on Serena's route until he learns it but at least he is nearer home when he finishes it than on John's.

I am enclosing Roberta's letter and the swatch of material if I locate it before the letter gets sealed.  (Do you have any samples of material from your curtains – we'd be interested in seeing those.)  Roberta also included a six page paper she had written on "How the Aborigines Survive" with a bibliography of 5 different sources.  The teacher gave her an A- and told her she had a good bibliog., picked good points and to "Keep at it!"  It was most interesting.  If it hadn't been for her spelling she probably would have gotten an A but at least she showed her own inimitable self throughout.

Grandma brought up a letter which she had received from Aunt Mary – really a letter from Marianne with just a note from Aunt Mary – about her haircut – everyone thinks she looks older, and the problems she is having with two of her friends (not roommate).  Julie Norton is so homesick and the girl next door came in so drunk – they tried to get her to her room quietly but the housemother heard her and told the girls to take her to the infirmary (and reprimanded later).

By the way, I guess everyone has his problems – Diane Hise is suing her husband for a divorce.  He evidently has gone under two names for they are both listed in last night's paper.  It seems I had just seen her with him a day or two ago helping him with the Noble project (whatever that really is).  Daddy says they they have 2 prospective pharmacists in mind.  [Norman Cyril "Doc" Noble died in March 1967.]

The East Clinton Homecoming game is to be on Thursday night, Oct. 19, and the dance is on Friday night.  Treva Moore is the Homecoming Queen with her attendants not known as of yesterday.  There is no school on Friday – the teachers are to observe elsewhere that day so no school either on the 20th or 27th.

I haven't heard a thing yet about the yearbooks so take it that they ae not in or yours would be delivered – eventually.

We also go a you a new typewriter ribbon – in Ft. Wayne – the only one I could find that would fit and Daddy was really shocked to find it was a silk one for $2.50.  Bet you got a better price than that.

Anxiously looking forward to any and all mail from you.

Love and XXXXXXXXXXXXX,

Mother

P.S. Guess what I found out beside Dayton's car on the school walk yesterday – the same thing you lost last year except is wasn't so new.  I took it back up and put it in Wilma's drawer but don't know whether anyone will have the nerve to ask for it.  Mr. Raisch was in his office & I was afraid he would ask me what I was doing.  [???]

1936 & 1944 trips - California and Florida

I don't recall a journal in our fall 1936 trip to CA.  Just stops in Columbia, Mo to see Aunt Luna, then in NM the police helping us get out of "A" [Albuquerque] because of the lack of road signs.  In LA  we stayed in some hotel to visit Aunt Serena and I learned to ride a bike on Wilshire Blvd.  Spent Christmas in LA and ate at Clifton's Cafeteria.  Then eating too many raw dates and the bad results on our way to FL.  We were in LA area for Christmas and then on to Florida.  Dad being in the construction business wanted to see the then new Hoover Dam, plus some bridge in New Orleans.  They had either a Lincoln or a Packard with electric windows -- that was quite a novelty in l936.  The previous winter or so we had stopped at different places around FL and believe it was just having people they knew from Clinton County that wintered in Lake Worth is the reason we ended up in LW.  I think Dad did most all the driving, but uncertain as to the status of MUH [whether she went, or whether she drove?  She would have been 23 in 1936].


[Arizona, presumably December 1936 or January 1937 - Image Unavailable]

[HHU on left and friend ~1937 - Image Unavailable]
In 1944, Bill Horton was in WA state and Mary and I drove out in his 1936 (?) Chevrolet.  The front bumper came off which we fixed with some wire.  The first night out was Madison, WI and a night at Old Faithful, which was pretty well shut down and they were down to unisex rest rooms.

[Photo above of HHU, September 1944 in the Badlands]
One of the first things I recall about arriving in Palo Alto, [in the fall of 1944 to attend Stanford] after hitch hiking from the Seattle Area, where Bill Horton was at Ft. Lewis, was the prices -- i.e. that CA salad was 75 cents, while in our area of Ohio that was the price of a whole big meal. You know in Cleveland [attending Western Reserve] I had to eat every meal on my own (there were no dorms) and the going price was 50 cents and by buying a package of ten meals we got 10% off.  As a depression kid a dollar was a big deal.


Christmas season of 1944 I spent with the CA relatives.  One of Aunt Serena's daughter's husband had a small hog farm and we would go to the day old bakery and get a pick-up load of old bread for the hogs.  More positive we did go to the Rose Bowl parade.  Of her five children only Leslie had two children.

That Junior year in Cleveland (1945-46), attending Adelbert College, I lived much closer to the campus (the apt. where your Mother also had a much larger room and then she and Jean Campbell moved into an apt of their own up the street) and about a  block from my cousin Rudledge's home.  He and his wife were both attorneys.  [Dad, I'm sure there are many more details which would interest us regarding the college years.  Keep thinking about what else you can share...]
[Photo below from left, HHU, GHU, MUH, CJU ~1944 between house and garage in New Vienna]

1910 May Calendar postcard

Uncle Dorsey received a lot of postcards in this era, most advertisements such as this one.  Presumably he shared them with his younger sister, our grandmother, Gladys Hiestand Uible.

As a refresher to his place in the family:

• Dorsa D. Hiestand was born Dec. 31, 1876, died March 10, 1959.  He is the great-uncle of the Uible-Horton cousins.
• He was the third child of Ira Franklin (1851-1912) and Mary Ellen Fawley Hiestand (1853-1929).
  
• His siblings:
  Harry Clarence Hiestand (1872-1967)
  Luna Hiestand Mitchell (1874-1970),
  Fawley Hiestand (1879-1881)
  Gladys Ethel Hiestand Uible (1892-1983)
  
• In 1900-1902 he spent some time in Warrensburg, Missouri where he attended Normal School (Teachers College)  [Note: Aunt Luna moved to Missouri in in 1901.]
• Married Margery Herrell (1881-1969) from Missouri on May 10, 1904 in Johnson, Missouri.  Before 1910 the family had moved to Hillsboro.
  
• Dorsa and Margery had four children who would be 1st cousins 1x removed:
  Mary Georgeana "Mugs" Hiestand Scarborough, 1905-1996
  Aileen Hiestand Evans, 1907-1988
  Margery Doris Hiestand Hilliard, 1909-1982
  Frank Ira Hiestand, 1911-1979
  
• Occupation:
  1910 the census reports he was a Grocer
  1920 - Farmer/Grocer
  1930 - Farmer
  1940 - Supervisor of A.A.A. Program

June 1, 1910 Gladys to her Mamma

Volumes of Good Wishes (June 2, 1910), originally uploaded by morgazgc.

June 2, 1910, originally uploaded by morgazgc.

Wed. Evening. [June 1, 1910] I received your letter all O.K. Was glad to hear you were going to the class play. Mamma please do not worry about me working too hard for I have not done hardly a blessed thing since I have been in M[ound]. City, but go down town for the mail twice a day. I am invited to a birthday party Friday. Girls and I got ice-cream soda this afternoon. Robert picked 12 gallons of strawberries out at farm today & is not yet through. Sis getting along fine going to sit up in bed Sat. Took a drive Monday evening. Received a letter postal from Donna [?] today & also a letter from Cecil & Helen G. sent a postal. G.H.

Grandma is visiting Aunt Luna (her Sis) in Missouri, evidently Luna has had surgery or been very sick as one can infer she has been/is bedridden. No mention of a new baby. Perhaps they had some household help if Grandma is to believed that she hasn't been working too hard. Who is taking care of the girls, Roberta and Ellen? Who is doing something with the 12 gallons of strawberries? Glad Granddad is staying in touch. Where (or who) would we be if they had not gotten together!

I like Grandma's use of the word blessed, as in "blessed thing". Not an expression you hear anymore. And of course I like the book related postcard which is in excellent condition. The silver design around the edges makes it look like something battered and torn. This card says in tiny print on the bottom (as pictured) of the message side something about London and "printed in Germany." As for going for a ride, there is no indication it is an "automobile" ride which I think might still have been uncommon for 1910. There is at least one more card from this trip which should be arriving (to us modern day folks) via blog next week.

Mary, your guess is as good as mine as far as interpreting Ira's handwriting. I don't think there are any more postcards from him or we might get more clues.

1957 Roberta, Catherine, Debbie Herron, Serena, Jean, Luna & Gladys –July

1957 Roberta, Catherine, Debbie Herron, Serena, Jean, Aunt Luna & Gladys –July.  Spotty in background.  Jean pregnant with John.  Front porch, 66 College Street, New Vienna.

June 28, 1989-99 Ginny's birth eve

Dad's Diary 1989-1999 [lightly edited]

Wednesday 1989 - [Wendy visiting] Trimmed shrubbery in front of Wells break area.  Picked last of peas.  More black raspberries than red.

Thursday 1990 - Had supper at Burger Chef [from Burger Chef locations:  860 Rombach Avenue This location became a Hardee's which eventually closed. Donato's Pizza used the building from sometime in the 1990's until the summer of 2006. The building will be razed to construct a new building housing Donato's Pizza and several other shops.]  $6.83 for the 2 of us.  Then yogurt at Pick'n Save at $1.99/lb.  Also bananas at 18¢/lb.  Square dancing.

Friday 1991 - Went to Hillsboro at lunch time.  Mother seemed real well.  Tony McIntosh has been putting new metal over warehouse windows on Main Street, $12/hour.  Put some dirt – got a load – on the rough places across the street.  Oh the poison ivy, especially on one tree. 

Sunday 1992 - [to Lexington KY in anticipation of Ginny's birth] Left home at 9am for Newtonsville, where Jim Wise, our former pastor, now is.  Their service was at Stone Lick State Park, about 100 there and a # of young people.  We met the Goodings at 1:00 at Mike Fink's, very inexpensive at noon, $10 for the 2 of us.  Interesting house and park along the KY part.  Had reservations at the Greenleaf Motel, $36 hospital rate.  Crowsons came by around 9:30 pm.  Hotel was built about 40 years ago out in the country as was a Howard Johnson's with the unique entrance.

Monday 1993 - [NV to Rolla MO]  We leave at 7AM with the New Vienna Senior Citizens for Branson, MO.  $549 for the week, Monday through Saturday. [From Itinerary:  Stop to visit Fantastic Caverns in Springfield MO then to Best Western Coachlight in Rolla.  Dinner at Sirloin Stockade, adjacent to hotel.]

Tuesday 1994 - [Glenwood Springs to Grand Junction Colorado with Aunt Mary] Had expected to visit Fran Brown near Meeker but her answering unit said "she had been called away."  Drove to Grand Junction and visited the Dinosaur Valley Museum.  Ate at a sorry place just across the street.  Visited the Colorado National Monument.

Wednesday 1995 - [NYC to home] We were the only ones on the plane from Washington DC to Columbus. (19 passengers)  Parking $4 in Red Lot, $6 in Blue Lot.

Friday 1996 - [to Covington KY] MV had made reservations for us at Riverview Quality Inn right off I-75 in Covington, had room 525, $70+ and they had 524.  Nice pool with retractable top (partial).  For supper we went to Don Pablo's right on the river, just east of I-471.  Oh what a crowd and the noise but great view.

Saturday 1997 - [Somerset KY with Roberta, Sid, John, Julie, Kate, Serena] Big breakfast at Crowsons.  Had lunch at Wendy's.  In PM went to Burnside Marina, it was hot.  MV had tables for about 25 people for buffet supper,  It rained about ½ way there.  Talked with a couple, he's a retired pharmacist.

Monday 1999 - [Columbia to Independence to Kansas City MO, with Serena] After the breakfast at the hotel we drove by Aunt Luna's old house at 408 Price Ave. [can't find this street on Google Maps, so name may not be correct], near College Ave.  and out to Boman [? can't find that street either] to see where the Sankers [?] live.  Got to the Truman Museum (after driving through very hard rain) about 11am, the usual oval office, etc. etc.  Harry T. had a hard and not too successful life until he got into politics, thanks to Pendergast.  [Tom Pendergast was a Kansas City political boss.]  Bess's Mother was anti-Harry.  Copies of many letters that they [he and Bess] exchanged, including his proposal of marriage.  We ate at nearby Harry T's Restaurant.  Went back to the museum after lunch, an older lady in her 80s was the guide.  She did a great job.  On to this hotel [this entry written on stationary from The Raphael Kansas City: Kansas City's elegant "little" hotel] where we had reservations, $139, Suite 105.  Very nice.  Ritz is across the street.  They gave us coupon for  25% off in the dining room.  Walked along the river to go to Jules (and found out they had gone out of business) [closed April 1999] so went back [to hotel] and had dinner.   I had K.C. steak, $22 with salad, potatoes, and asparagus.  Very nice.  We walked back to Barnes and Noble and looked around.  The hotel left us chocolate cookies on the bed.

1967 GHU Missouri postcard to John -Oct.11

Missouri University postcard - mailed 1967.  Caption: The columns of Missouri University a part of the revered tradition of this top-ranking school at Columbia, Missouri.

Wed. afternoon [postmarked Oct. 12, 1967, Columbia MO, presumably Grandma was visiting Aunt Luna.]

Just 4 oclock & finished washing the dinner dishes.  My nap can wait until tomorrow.  You would enjoy seeing the men saw these large trees in the yard & especially the round saw that they used in cutting up the large trunk in the ground.  We are enjoying the vegetables & mushrooms.  I know you are taking good care of Granddaddy.  Love, Grandma