4-H Awards 1928

Margaret and V'Ona Upton - about 1923

Eugene Register Guard

September 5, 1928

"Boys and Girls Win Awards in Sewing Classes"

"Not only girls can sew, but boys too!  Such is the revelation of a visit to the boys' and girls' Four-H club buildings on the Lane county fair grounds.  Sewing winners were judged Wednesday morning, following the judging of handwork Tuesday afternoon, with livestock judging later."

"Winners were as follows...Sewing - Division II

Slips...5th...Margaret Upton...

Pillow Slips...5th...Margaret Upton...

Dresses...5th...Margaret Upton"

"Sewing - Division I

Pin Cushions....5th...V'Ona Upton...

Towels...2nd V'Ona Upton...

Bags, First, V'Ona Upton...

Holders, First, V'Ona Upton...

Nightgowns...4th V'Ona Upton..."

Jimmie Waning Taken Suddenly Ill

Alice Bates, James Waning, Arthur Bates - Dexter - about 1928

Eugene Register Guard
February 1, 1931

"Mr. Wanning(sic) who works here for the Booth-Kelly Lumber company, was called to Eugene Saturday when his son, Jimmie, who is well-known in Wendling, was taken to the Eugene hospital for an operation.  Jimmie was taken suddenly ill while at the family home in Dexter, and was rushed to the hospital in Eugene.  Mr. Wanning(sic) went down Saturday evening to be with the boy."

Any ideas about the illness - appendicitis perhaps?

Presbyterian Woman to be "Moderator"

Margaret Waning - undated

Eugene Register Guard
October 23, 1971

"Mrs. James (Margaret) Waning, a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Eugene, has been elected "moderator" of the Willamette Presbytery of the Oregon Synod of the United Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Waning, who lives at 4637 Old Dillard Rd., is the first woman to be elected to a top district layman's post in Oregon's Presbyterian organization.

Elected this month by the clergy and lay delegates in the Willamette presbytery, Mrs. Waning will take office Jan. 1.

The Willamette Presbytery includes 31 Presbyterian churches in west central Oregon.

Mrs. Waning, who is 56 is an elder at Covenant Presbyterian and has been a member of the church since it was founded in 1963.

She was a delegate last spring to the Presbyterian General Assembly, which elected the first woman national moderator in the assembly's history.

Mrs. Waning's principle duty will be to preside over the four meetings of the presbytery to be held this year.

Also, she says, she will serve as "sort of an interpreter" between General Assembly and Oregon Synod officials and representatives in the Willamette Presbytery.

Mrs. Waning and her husband, James have three daughters and nine grandchildren."

Easter - 1960

James Waning, Beth, Margaret Waning - 1960

Easter - 1971

Cam

Kristi

Lexa

Easter - 1957

Chuck and Barbara - 1957

Summer 1942 - The Accident - Letter From Helen Upton - Part Three

Barbara & Helen Upton - October 1940

Helen's Letter Continued....

"What is V'Ona1 doing?  Still working in the bank?  Haven't heard anything of her for a long time.  Glad to hear Ellen2 likes it in Portland.  What do you think of the war out there?  Doesn't look too good here in the East.  Expect to get  Gas rationing in Erie tho' the wells are almost at our back door.  I expect your father is busy busy - Seems every one must do double work but then we shouldn't complain it is little enough for us to do back home.  It is hard to get help.  The girls are all working in the factories. 

We are all fine here at home except Butch who is getting over the whooping cough.  Jane3 has gone over there this afternoon to take care of the boys so Virginia4 & Bill can go out for a bit this evening.  They all went down to see Grandmother5 & all while I was in Jamestown.  Mother says everything is fine down there - they have a couple milking machines.  And were getting ready to pick raspberries.  They had a large crop this year.  Jimmy has a pony - and Grandmother a new Refrigerator.  Glad to hear every thing is coming along well for them.  I guess Ross6 & Jenny don't get down so often - he is working quite long hours.

Before I forget, just thought of a good book you want to read "All That Glitters" if you haven''t read it already - Very good which is poor praise.  Well Margaret I guess I have run out of news.  So I guess I'll quit this scribbling; which you should be glad of - I really should copy it - but I am afraid the ink would run out.  So will say good by for now - Love for all of us to all of you & that big little girl of yours too - She's sure a cutie kid from her picture - Take good care of the husband of yours - write soon & give me all the news.

Love Helen"

1 V'Ona Upton - the middle Upton sister
2 Ellen Upton - the youngest of Margaret's sisters
3 Jane Upton - Helen's sister
4 Virginia Upton - Helen's sister
5 Nellie (Ellen) Carter Upton - Helen and Margaret's paternal grandmother
6 Ross Upton - uncle to Helen and Margaret
7 Frances Parkinson Wheeler was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. She married Henry W. Keyes in 1903. They had three sons together. They lived in Washington and Virginia for a quarter of a century while Henry, a Republican, served in the United States Senate. He had earlier served as Governor of New Hampshire. The story of their courtship is told in Mrs. Keyes' first autobiography, Roses in December. The story of their marriage is recounted in her second autobiography, All Flags Flying. Henry Keyes was much older than his bride and, having never married before, was quite set in his ways. Early on he was dismissive of his wife's writing talent and the acceptance of her first manuscript by a reputable publisher was a triumph personally as well as professionally.  Her 1941 novel All That Glitters is also about Washington DC politics. (Wikipedia)       

Summer 1942 - The Accident - Letter From Helen Upton - Part Two

Helen Upton and Margaret Upton Waning - October 1940

Continuing Helen's letter...

"We were supposed to shop to check up on merchandise & displays in the big stores for discussion Friday but it rained & stormed so that one of the other girls & I didn't get a chance to get into any of the stores except Macy's.  So we took a cab up town & had supper in the Rainbow Grill1 on top of the R.C.A. Building.  Very nice & then I left at 11:30.  Coming home was in the Club Car before retiring when Peggy Hopkins Joyce2 came in accompanied by her detective on the way to Canada to sell War Bonds.  She needs one to protect her with those diamonds she wears beautiful & she seems a very nice person.  Also saw a couple of good plays and had supper at the Hotel Algonquin3.  If you want to read an amusing book read "Take a Wayward Inn" it is by Frank Case who owns the hotel4.  Saw Mr & Mrs James Ghason(sp) there - were sitting in the lobby & came into the dining room where we were eating.  Broadway isn't what it used to be - all the lights are out & the taxis drive around with only tiny head lights about 2 in in diameter.  So you can see there is quite a difference in the town.  Took a ferry across the river to the Jersey side past the Normandie5 - looks just like it does in the news reels.

Was in Jamestown for my vacation & Buffalo from there for a few days.  Had a nice time - nothing exciting however - didn't go much of any place - only to a few baseball games & dancing 2 or 3 times.  Visited Mrs Kennedy in Buffalo - was glad to see her again.  Saw a couple of good shows.  I hope you have seen "Mrs Miniver"6 - it is all the publicity says it is.  I also liked "This Above All"7 - also liked the book.  Read "The Sun is My Undoing"8 & Ilka Chases' book "Past Imperfect"9 - both good.  Haven't done much reading as I have been playing golf every chance I can get.  Couldn't play today as I hurt my foot fooling around last Wed at a picnic not seriously but thought it best to stay off of it as much as possible today."  

To Be Continued 

  

1 The Rainbow Room was an upscale restaurant and nightclub on the sixty-fifth floor of the GE Building in Rockefeller Center, Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The Rainbow Room first opened on October 3, 1934, and was originally conceived as a formal supper club, where the elite and influential of New York could gather to socialize over cocktails, dine on fine cuisine, and dance to the strains of legendary big bands on a revolving floor. The Rainbow Room featured a revolving dance floor, a live big band orchestra, and a view of the New York City skyline. (Wikipedia).

2 Peggy Hopkins Joyce (May 26, 1893–June 12, 1957) was an American actress and celebrity, famed as much for her several marriages to wealthy men, colorful divorces, scandalous affairs, her diamonds and generally lavish lifestyle as for her work on stage or screen.  Born Marguerite Upton in Berkley, Virginia, she was known as "Peggy", a traditional nickname for Margaret or Marguerite. "Hopkins" and "Joyce" were the surnames of her second and third husbands, respectively (of six overall).  She owned the Portuguese Diamond, one of the most expensive in the world, that she sold to Harry Winston and which is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. (Wikipedia)
3 The Algonquin Hotel is a historic hotel located at 59 West 44th Street in Manhattan (New York, New York). The hotel has been designated as a New York City Historic Landmark.  The 174-room hotel, opened in 1902, was designed by architect Goldwin Starrett. It was originally conceived as a residential hotel but was quickly converted to a traditional lodging establishment. Its first owner-manager, Frank Case (who bought the hotel in 1927), established many of the hotel's traditions. Perhaps its best-known tradition is hosting literary and theatrical notables, most prominently the members of the Algonquin Round Table. (Wikipedia)

4 Further reference to The Algonquin Hotel & Frank Case.
5 SS Normandie was an ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France for the French Line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. She entered service in 1935 as the largest and fastest passenger ship afloat; she is still the most powerful steam turbo-electric-propelled passenger ship ever built. During World War II, Normandie was seized by the United States authorities at New York and renamed USS Lafayette. In 1942, the liner caught fire while being converted to a troopship, capsized and sank at the New York Passenger Ship Terminal. Although salvaged at great expense, restoration was deemed too costly and she was scrapped in October 1946.
6 Mrs. Miniver is a 1942 drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson in the title role. It was based on the fictional English housewife created by Jan Struther in 1937 for a series of newspaper columns, Mrs. Miniver. The film won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Director. (Wikipedia)
7 This Above All (1941) is a novel by Eric Knight. It was adapted into an Academy Award winning movie in 1942. The novel has been adapted to a movie of the same name in 1942 directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Tyrone Power and Joan Fontaine. It won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction.
8 By Marguerite Steen, it was best-seller on both sides of the Atlantic.  The massive slave-trade and Bristol shipping saga The Sun Is My Undoing (1941); this was the first part of a trilogy, but the remaining volumes were far less popular. 
9 Ilka Chase (April 8, 1900 – February 15, 1978) was an American actress and novelist. She was in the first Broadway cast of Clare Boothe Luce's play The Women (1938) and subsequently appeared in Neil Simon's Broadway hit Barefoot in the Park.  Her autobiography, Past Imperfect (Vol I) Which said " Those who never fail are those who never try." was published in 1942 and Free Admission (Vol II), published in 1948. She also wrote more than a dozen other books.  Chase died in Mexico City, aged 77. Her epitaph reads: "I've finally gotten to the bottom of things."

Summer 1942 - The Accident - A Letter from Helen Upton - Part One

A long, newsy letter from Margaret's paternal cousin, Helen Upton arrived in August 1942.  Helen was born about 1914 (one year older than her cousin Margaret), but was leading quite a different life - that of an unmarried, working, Big-City girl. 

Helen Upton - Springfield, OR - October 1940

Envelope

"Sunday Aug 23 -

Dear Margaret & Family -

Surprised to receive your letter & very sorry to hear your news.  I wish there was something I could do to help.  I hope Jim is getting better fast.  Some how it is hard to sentence him in bed for such a long time.  He is so active & such a big guy.  U get they had a hard time at the hospital to find a bed big enough for him.  It won't be long now before he will be home & up again.

And no doubt Uncle Otto will be glad to have that day come again too.  How has he been able to get along without Jim this summer - with all the men in the army, navy etc - Won't be long around here now when the streets will be entirely without men except for old, old men or boys in uniform home on short leaves.  Getting pretty desperate already as it is.

At the store we haven't a company assistant manger & couldn't get one so the boss made our local floor man the assistant.  I have been pretty busy since I wrote you last.  How long ago that was I have lost track except for a from Youngstown where I am on a relay job for the company.  They enlarged the store there - had quite a crew from other store helping.  Had a nice time - was the second relay job I was on - was in East Liberty in Pittsburgh in February.  Had a nice time there too.  However I won't be going on any more as I have a new jog at the store.  Am in charge of the Ready-to-Wear on the second floor.  I don't remember if you were up there or not but it is quite nice.  Just had it repainted & shades added - makes quite an improvement to the place.

Was in New York a couple weeks ago to a meeting of most the the department heads held at the hotel, Pennsylvania where we stayed.  Left here on Sunday eve and got there the next morning & left N.Y. on Thursday & reached Erie again in time for work Friday morning.  They kept us busy while we were there didn't even have time to do any shopping."   

To be Continued... 

Summer 1942 - The Accident - Letter From Mary Emert

About the time Jim finally left the hospital, he received a letter from his Aunt Mary Emert.

"2007 Montana St Los Angeles Oct 7th

Dear Jim, -

Your Mother sent me your letter to her and I am sending it back to Ella1 so all can know how you are getting along.  I hope by this time you are on your feet.

Here is a ticket to the show.  I hope you are much better than you expect to be when you get on your feet and that you will so be able to go home.

I had the stomach flu about three weeks ago and am not over it yet.  I feel better but haven't much strength but am gaining slowly.  Remember me..."

"...to your wife and daughter, Mother and Mother-in-law.

I am writing this for Mrs Emert2 and will stay with her until she is stronger and am an old friend of your Mother's and the McAdam family.

Mary sends love -

Myrtle Doughty"

1 Ella McAdam Caufield

2 By 1942 Mary Emert's Familial Paulsy was so bad she could no longer write letters.

Summer 1942 - The Accident - A Postcard From Joe Caufield

Joe Caufield - about 1942 

Cousin Joe found time to write a postcard.

Postcard - Front

"Aug 24

Dear Jim,

As you know I have been working all summer.  I am now on my vacation in Astoria.  I will come to Eugene this coming Sat.  I think the bus leaves here at 7:40am - and gets there at 3:30pm.  I am coming down on the Oregon Motor Stages.  If nobody is there to meet me I will try and see you before I catch a bus to Dexter1.  I also wrote Aunt Net that I was coming so if everything is okay I will see you Sat.

Your Cousin,

Joe C."

1 Joe is taking the bus out to Dexter to visit his maternal Aunt - Janet (Net) McAdam Waning.

After all those horrible, hard hours at the dairy, he deserves a small vacation before school starts up again!  



Postcard - Reverse



Summer 1942 - The Accident - Postcard from Olivia Upton Adams

In mid-August Olivia Upton Adams sent Margaret a postcard.

Front of card

Back of Card

"Aug 19th - 42

Dear Folks -

Your card received fast before we left home for Wheelers a Dr.  Glad to hear Jim is making good progress in his recovery and we hope he will continue.  The hot weather will be hard on him, wish we had some here, it's very cool, foggy over the ocean.  Canned 20 pts of tuna yesterday and will have salmon any day now.  Some have B.O.1 every nite now for the duration.  Hope Jim is much improved by now.

Love, Olivia"

1. Black Out  

Summer 1942 - The Accident - Letter from Ella McAdam Caufield

In late July 1942, Ella Caufield sent Jim a letter...

"July 23 - 42

Dear Jim - At last I found out that you were in the Sacred Heart H. I hope it is a concrete or brick building so it will not be too hot. It has been either very hot here or raining. We cut some hay in orchard about the 4th & got that in dry but the rest or most of it - got rain for a wk. Some we had to turn & shock twice but it is all in but a couple of loads on the X?X?(cannot read). Ezra, Jack & myself with the help of Ezra's wife driving the hay fork. Took hay across river this year.

Joe1 may get over before school starts as he must have a little vacation. Looks very thin..."


"...Joe is a real dairyman now - works at a place we pass going into T.  It is from 4 or 4:20 (if they sleep in) until 8 when he eats.  Sun & Sat's.  He gets from about 10-4 on Sun off.  There have been a number of filling station jobs open but he has no transportation except a bike & with rain that wouldn't be too good.  He says he gets less than 10cents an hr - Anyway he figures 16 hr and gets $40 a mo.  He runs a machine & strips his own string now.  We feel if he sticks it out (1 mo. Sun) he will be ready for a dif. job..."
  

"...next summer & he'll be 16 & able to drive a car.  Boys 16 are getting $6 a day in Astoria on the nets, driving horses that draw nets in.  Our new Blimp base, back of the Fairgrounds, pays boys 18 .80-.90 an hr & every man who can, has gone there to work so filling stations etc are just left with owners.
About 35 families (some places) have been vacated in that region.
Ronnie was in for 4th but Joe only had 10-4 off so not much sport.
Have wondered if Beth2 takes a chance on leaving her new man.  Tires are surely a premium here, but I do believe gas rationing the only solution as it seems..."

"...some get new tires & cars for pleasure while some logger has to walk to a neighbor & then they patch up tires between them.  No more word from Bud3 so I think he is not 5 da. away now.  The war does not look too good & casualties are beginning to be felt in Til.  Just the notice but not where.  Marjorie4 said, "Tell Jim to keep his chin up" but she has it wrong as you have your feet up if you look like some I've seen here.  Well it was bad but could have been worse & a rest maybe what you needed - anyway it is what your are getting - Anyway luck & hope you are not in too long.  The Armstrongs have moved away & do I miss them.

Lots of love & the best,

Aunt Ella"

1 Joe - Joe Caufield

2 Beth - Beth Emmert - niece to Ella - cousin to Jim

3 Bud - Waldo Caufield - in the Navy in WW2

3 Marjorie - Beth's mother Rob Emmert's wife     

Summer 1942 - The Accident - Card from the Huckas

In July, Bill and Norma Hucka sent a card.

Card - Back and Front

"We sincerely hope you are making rapid gains on the road to recovery.  Suppose Bill told you that Chuck had come out home for a few days.  Yesterday we tried out the old swimmin' hole and found the water just fine.  To-day Chuck & his dad are going to make hay.  We have just finished getting our oldest bunch of pullets in off the range and they are sure looking nice.  

Your friends,

The Huckas" 

Card - Inside

4-H Club April 1928-1929

Dexter School - March 1928
Front Row: Lena Parmenter, Betty Vincent, Rosalie Parker, V'Ona Upton, Don Cameron Middle Row: Cecelia Cruzan, Frances Hunsaker, Paul Laird, Margaret Upton, Gussie Cruzan, Elizabeth Laird, Everett Morgan Back Row: Dora Glaspey, Matilda Shaw, Earnest Shaw, Violet Whinninghand, Mr. Ross Mathews, La Gretla Wright, Alice Morgan 


Sunshine Club's Report is Made"

"The Sunshine club, one of the Four-H clubs at Dexter, Ore., of which Mrs, Ross Mathews is leader, met at the school house Dec. 21 with 15 members present:

Frances Hunsaker, Mildred Allen, Cecelia Cruzan, Alice Morgan, Margaret Upton, Murle Powell, La Cretia(sic) Wright, Mary Kiersey, Viona(sic) Upton, Rosalia Parker, Theda Phibbs, Lena Permanter, Matilda Show, Velda Wright.

Report of the club was turned in to Arnold D. Collier, County club leader and assistant county superintendent of schools."

Eugene Guard, December 29, 1928, page 14.    

"4-H Clubs Report Regular Meetings"

"The Sunshine Club held a meeting at 10:45am on April 4, at the Dexter school house.  Ten members were present.  The club plans to have its achievement day on May 2.  Those attending were Margaret Upton, V'Ona Upton, Theda Phibbs, Frances Hunsacker, Matilda Shaw, Mary Kiersey, Merele Powell, Velda Wright, Rosalie Parker, Cecelia Cruzan, and Mrs. Ross Matthews, leader".

Eugene Guard, April 10, 1929, page 13.     

Summer 1942 - The Accident - A Second Letter from Janet McAdam Waning

In late July Jim received a newsy letter from his mother.

Billy and Net McAdam Waning - undated

"Dexter Oregon

July 26, 1942

Dear Jimmie -

It's some time since I have written you a letter & I'd much rather have called & chatted but Billy1 is too busy to go to Eugene & we have enough feed for chickens to(sic) so no call to go except to visit you - but we'd like to do that but best not to take the day out - as grain is ripening fast and he has so much ahead of him, ready.  He is mowing the little piece south of the barn & windrowing it - can't use the binder - &  guess there isn't much he can use it on - So it will be slow if he has to mow it all - Loris mowed the piece next to Clair Williams place & the one this side of where we dug potatoes - He will pick up the windrow with combine - but we will bunch ours (some job) - and thresh it loose.  We got in what hay he had down,  got the barn pretty well filled up & has(sic) mowed the piece next to woods on the hill & he says the thistles are as high as the horses backs or there about - the best they have ever done - cultivation with the engine helped them - Guess it's quite a mess - The hay is fine up there too.  He'll bunch it & put it in when he can.  He has two boys coming tomorrow.  They live up by M Goodmans - I think he said Durkee was their names - I spose(sic) Mgt2 told you New'm3 had quit the woods & this time for sure - His birthday was yesterday 25th - 75 - about time to retire from woods work.

Last Sat. week ago Mr & Mrs Sherwood came & stayed till Wed PM - They were doing fine & he was eating food for him - when I spoiled it - I killed one of my fat red hens & made gravy and dumplings - Her long suit - so guess she ate too hearty & got sick - She didn't get out of bed till they went home about 2pm - Poor Mr Sherwood was mad & worried as could be.  I was sorry for him - He says, 'best place for her is home - She eats too damn much.' 

Lew & Kenny helped put in the hay Kenny led or drove one of Lew's horses just left her here & Kenny road his pony over - Then Wed Rhoda & Ray'm came too for dinner.  

Retta Wallace Francis - 1944 

A letter from Retta Wallace saying Joe4 died the 15th - Mary5 was over there with her - so that's over & done with - Letter from Marjorye6 - but nothing about coming up - I guess it's off - for Robt was gone on a fishing trip for 3 days - & Beth has become engaged to her new boyfriend & wearing a beautiful diamond & he has the other ring to match - but Bob & M tho't they'd better wait a little - as they have only been acquainted 4 mos - Fast worker him - must think he'll have to go into army - So Beth couldn't leave down there now while everything is going so fine, Marj says, 'He has a good job & nice fellow' so thinks it  be O.K. - Bob Wolf should come back - & be ready to get her on the rebound -

Robert, Beth & Marjorye Emmert

Eva is some better but at Emmerts yet - Munseys7 wrote they were at Camp in Yosemite Park - I think Park, but it may be in the Valley somewhere - Their daughter got a vacation if a month with pay is she got out of town & went to a complete change - or not pay - So she took the folks on this trip - She & mother went up on bus & dad was driving up later - Said they & Morrises had a barbecued steak dinner at Roberts the 4th. 

Paul and Berthy Munsey with Bob Emmert

Tues evg the Cresseys came up from camp for an hr or so.  Then Sat evg John & Mr came for cream & spent an hr or so - & today in PM Mr & Mrs Cressey Sr drove in for a call - John...(is) quite smart to visit with - Well I must quit this it's eleven o'clock & I've been writing so fast I doubt you can make it out - but Margt can - I hope baby & Margt keep well & that you are going to need a bath robe before long.  We get pretty anxious to see you but know we can do no good - so will stay home & work - the strawberry patch makes more watering & I need some wooden feet.  With love & best wishes to you all from Mother"    

1 Billy - Willard Lowe Waning - Jim's father

2 Mgt & Margt - Margaret Upton Waning - Jim's wife

3 New'm - Newman Hall - Billy Waning's partner

4 Joe Francis - Retta Wallace Francis' husband - Retta was Janet's maternal cousin 

5 Mary - Mary McAdam Emert - Janet's oldest 1/2 sister 

6 Rob (Bob) Marjorye & Beth Emmert - Janet's nephew, wife, and his daughter.

I don't think Beth married this young man as her first child was not born until 1952. 

7 Munseys - Paul and - friends of Bob Emmert family - visited Dexter with Emmerts in 194--

link here:  

http://waxingandwaningcousinconnections.blogspot.com/2010/08/dexter-ranch-1946.html

Summer 1942 - The Accident - A Letter from Janet Waning

In July James received a note from his mother, Janet McAdam Waning.

In her usual "waste not - want not" fashion she is reusing a note for Proctor and Gamble and her stationery.

Envelope

Note - Front

"Good morning - It's cloudy out here and Billy1 can't mow - too damp & grain won't roll-off the wind rower - Billy gave KEnny $1.00 a day, 3 days - Hay is quite good quality. The boys came & are at work bunching - $4.00 per 8 hrs - Newman2 went down to see if he could get Loris to cut the south field - So Ma has some hayers to cook for but no worse than last wk with the two breakfasts - Our cream supply is slim now - but will have two cows freshen 2nd wk or before in Aug - Pet and Ginger give us plenty for table yet but will tell cream man not to come Thurs - Hens do pretty good - will have about 72 doz - or 21/2 cases today - 33 last Mon - and..." 

Note - Reverse

"...that keeps the amt up - less dozens more per doz - Huelett was up & looked at calves but Billy tho't he wasn't paying enough - 6c for the cow & 8 for the calves - Huelett buys for Blue Bird Co. - Clair Williams family have moved to Salem or where ever he is working - The old school house is a thing of the past - Has been sold & torn down - Lew M said $150 - I don't know who to - Hosticks are all gone - & house rented - not the shop...News up to the minute .  Letter from Soph3 - about same there - no world if Robt4 got out - said she hadn't heard a word. Mac5 is O.K. - Heaps of love to you all - Ma -"

1 Billy - Janet's husband Willard Lowe Waning

2 Newman Hall - Billy's partner

3 Widowed sister-in-law Sophie Ingvalson McAdam 

4 Guessing that she is speaking of her nephew Robert McAdam - letter from his sister indicates that all is not well (in jail?)

5 Janet's brother - Matthew (Mac) McAdam

1479 Moss Street

With the completion of Matthew Knight Area, we now drive by Moss Street to attend basketball games and concerts.  1479 Moss Street was the Waning family home from the Spring of 1944 until 1965 when they moved to Old Dillard Road.

Moss Street - Looking North - December 1954

Moss Street - Looking North 2011

Two Horse-Chestnuts remain on the east side

I like to think Grams would be amused by the melding/merging of U of O sports and her old home.  The question would be "Given its proximity, would she still need a ride to Matt Knight Arena?" 

1479 Moss Street - Spring 1957

1479 Moss Street - Spring 2011

1479 Moss Street - South side

1479 Moss Street - North side

Oregon Wins the CBI

It was a thriller! In the best of three Championship series of the College Basketball Invitational, Oregon lost the first game to Creighton, won the 2nd game, and finally won the third game with :02 seconds left in regulation!

Matt Knight Arena from Moss Street

Duck History in Matt Knight

Did you know Duckie is a DJ?

He is...and he wears the bling too!

Matt arrives at the game.

The Mosh Pit after the win.

E.J. Singler is an especially happy Duck.

The Happy Winners!