Christmas - 1931

Card - Front

Card - Inside

Note - Page 1

"Dear Mrs Waning:

We were so glad to receive your card & letter.  It's nice to get greeting cards from old friends at Xmas but always so much nicer if a few personal lines are added.  We never open a card but we look to see of the sender has written a note to us.  Each year it seems we have to cross off some one's name from the list who has been taken from this life.  This year Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Westling, & Jessie Jackson are gone.  We learned the other day that H.J. Nelson, former Depot Agency at Wilsall, had passed away last January.  Guess you remember him.   

Glad to hear you folks are all well and doing good. 
We are thankful to say everyone is well.
Dad feel fine - has no work,..."

Note - Page 2

"...but is always busy around the house or yard.  We have been building to the house this past summer & fall & the boys & Dad have done all the work themselves so Dad has been busy all the time.

Emil & family live near Thornton, Idaho on her mother's farm.  Herbert & wife live on the farm at Chico where they moved to when they left Shield's River.  Have  done real well.  John & family live in town here & he does any work he can pick up.  Has worked recently for the Forest Service.  Roy is working at Penney's until Jan. & then will be in the upholstery business.  He lives with us.  MY husband is a printer & works on the Daily Enterprise.

Do you hear from any of the Shields' River people at all?  If I had time I 'spose I could 'ramble on' about old neighbors but if you correspond with any of them I would probably just bore you with things you have already..."

Note - Page 3 

"...heard.  We used to see Perry Staley occasionally but haven't seen him now for 3 or 4 years.  Do you hear from him?

Roy says he would enjoy hearing from Jimmie sometime.  Guess they are about the only ones of the schoolmates their ages who are not married yet, or is Jimmie married?

We always enjoy hearing from you so drop us a line when you have time & I'll do my best to answer.  Altho I neglect letter writing, I sure like to get them.  Am enclosing a snap of my kiddies.

Lovingly, 

Helen Durden"