1956 - Huckas in Hawaii

In 1956 family friends Bill and Norma Hucka headed off to Hawaii.

Hucka Postcard - Front

Hucka Postcard - Back

Bill Hucka sent a postcard:

"Nov. 7, 1956

Dear Folks,

We've been over here since Saturday.  Picture is at Princess Kaiulaui Hotel where we are staying.  Norma likes the weather and I like the Hula girls.

Bill Hucka"  

1956 - Bits and Pieces

Bits and pieces from 1956...

Connie's Thank-you note

I think Connie may be the girl standing with the dark dress and glasses on the left-hand side of the photo.

A note to Margaret from Connie

1956 - A Room Mother

In 1956, Margaret Waning was the Room Mother for Connie's Third Grade Class.  

A thank-you note from the entire class

A note from Jerri Chilcote

A note from Nancy Richmond

A note from Beth Allree (sp?)

Sounds as though everyone had a splendid time!

September 1956

Card from Elsie Upton - Cover

Card from Elsie Upton

"9-10-56

Dear Margaret and All:

Just a note to let you know where I am and I am fine.  I am wondering if it is raining there, it is wet here. 

Judy(1) is going to bring her father to see me to-day after she takes her boys to school.

Eleanor(2) and family came yesterday.  I enjoyed seeing them.

Lillian(3) and I went shopping Saturday and to Church Sunday morning.  Lillian has been busy canning a lot of every thing.  She is making bread to-day.

I plant to go over to see Mildred(4) tomorrow, I am not sure.

The girls(5) will be busy going to school this morning.

This is not much of a note but I can't write and listen to some one talk.  I am sorry." 

Elsie Upton Note

"Bessie, Jane and Dollie(6) came over Saturday evening, they are all fine.

I hope you are all well and I will be seeing you soon.  Bye for now.

With love,

Mom"

1 The only Judy I know is Judy Suckow - her mother was June Gantenbein - but she maybe too young to be the Judy mentioned in this letter.

2 Eleanor Greenwell Seibert - Roy and Lillian's daughter

3 Roy Greenwell's wife - Lillian Nelson Greenwell

4 Mildred Loomis - a life-long family friend - known as "Auntie Mildred"

5 Probably referring to her Waning grand-daughters

6 Warren Greenwell's (1870-1923) daughters Bess and Jane and his wife Dollie Brown Chitwood



Fairmount Presbyterian Church

Located just a couple of blocks from the Waning's Moss Street home, Fairmount Presbyterian Church became an important part of the Waning family life - and its pastor, Elwyn Tesche a life-long family friend.

In the spring of 1956 Margaret and Barbara formally joined the congregation.

The Year Was 1956

I've "picked" another year to examine in more detail through the documents available in the Waning/Upton Achives...1956 

Recital Program

1956 saw the two younger Waning sisters perform pieces at a piano recital.  I wonder if they still know any of those mentioned in the program by heart?

James Waning

Marie Willoughby and James Waning

Wendling, Oregon

about 1925

McArthur Court - The Final Men's Basketball Game

Oregon vs. ASU - Saturday 01/01/11.

The Last Men's Game @ Mac Court

Mac Court

Aaron Brooks - former U of O star - now with the NBA's Houston Rockets

Multi-talented Duck - playing the drums

Retired Rear Admiral John Dick (in beige).

He was a member of the 1939 NCAA Champion Tall Firs Basketball Team.

Jim and Margaret Waning attended the 1939 Regionals in San Francisco and watched the Tall Firs beat Texas and Oklahoma.

The scoreboard

Will and Lexa

Margaret Waning's basketball seats

Section 114

Row 5

Seats 3 and 4

A 1947 Mystery

Let's start off the year with a family mystery...

The year is 1947...

What untoward event caught Billy Waning's attention to the extent that he felt it necessary to write the War Department / Corp of Engineers?

Get-rich-quick Real Estate dealings involving the new dams?

Christmas 1947

Card from the collection of Jim and Margaret Waning

Margaret's card to Jim - Front 

Margaret's card to Jim - Inside

Otto and Elsie Upton - Card - Front 

Otto and Elsie Upton - Card - Inside

Ellen Upton Hall card - Front

Ellen Upton Hall - Card - Inside

Esther Greenwell Smith - Card - Front

Esther Greenwell Smith - Card - Inside