Christmas - 1935

A charming Christmas card from a young Joe Caufield (age 11).

Card - Front

Card - Inside

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



Dexter Ranch 1929 or is it 1933?

Jim Waning, Joe Caufield, Billy Waning, Beth Emmert

This photo is dated 1929, but I think based on a couple of other photos it must be from 1933 instead. 

It appears that in 1933 Beth Emmert came up for a vist with her grandparents, Harry and Mary Emert...and Joe Caufield also spent part of the summer in Dexter.

 

Billy, Net, Harry, Mary, Beth, Jim, and Joe

The Cousins

Beth, Joe, and Jim

McAdam Cousins

Joseph Caufield, James Waning, Waldo Caufield

This is a photo of Jim Waning and his two younger cousins.  Joe and Waldo were the sons of Jack Caufield and Ella McAdam.  On the edge of this photo is written, "July 18, 1943 - Just before Nook's wedding".  I think it Waldo's marriage to Eleanor maybe - I've never heard of anyone referred to as "Nook".