Louise Z. Newcomb (picture from her passport) 

Trips in California - 1947

Our Trip up North
Feb. 4, 1947

Tuesday

1. We left Cardiff-by-the-Sea about nine a.m. with Mrs. W. Benson, our neighbor, Mae and her dog, Pal. We went north on Route 101.
2. Between Long Beach and Santa Monica is an oil country; we saw hundreds of oil wells.
3. Long Beach has a “Cony Island”.
4. We see oranges along the way at ten cents a dozen.
5. On Santa Monica there is a movie colony.
6. We have the ocean on one side and high cliffs on the other.
7. We stay over night at “Bright View Motel.”

Wednesday
1. The country is beautiful from Santa Monica to Ventura.
2. In Ventura we visit the old mission where a wedding is taking place.
3. We arrive at San Luis Obispo and we stay overnight at O’Rily’s Court. It is new and modern.

Thursday
1. San Luis Obispo is a town surrounded by mountains.
2. We see a large cattle roundup with six cowboys.
3. The fog is thick through here this morning and we are told that they have had no rain since Christmas.
4. We are passing Camp Roberts a huge place. We have been going through a farming country all day. The fog was gone before noon.
5. We arrive at Salinas and are undecided which route to take. We have the choice of Route 1 or stay on 101. We are told that Route 1 is much more scenic but dangerous.
6. Route 101 has only two lanes for long distances.
7. We arrive at San Mateo, near San Francisco and we spend the night in “Holywood Auto Court”. It is rather foggy.

Friday
1. The owner of “Hollywood Auto Court” takes us all to San Francisco in his new Packard. We see all points of interest, or rather most points of interest.

Saturday
February 8, 1947
1. We leave Hollywood Court, where we stayed two nights, at San Mateo.
2. We see Stanford University in Palo Alto, off 101 Route and we are deeply impressed.
3. We are told that Ex-President Hoover donated his home to this University his former home in Palo Alto. And now he lives in New York. We have breakfast at twelve o’clock. We continue on Route 101 to Gilroy where we branch on to Route 152. We see orchards of citrous fruit fields under cultivation, huge herds of cattle, flocks of sheep, cotton fields and mountains in the background. We arrive in Fresno where we spend the night in a cottage for four. The weather is cloudy and it is raining a little.

Sunday
February 9, 1947
We leave Fresno about eight a.m. We go through Bakersfield and we encounter a sand storm. Then we go over mountains for a distance of about40 miles on Route 99. We go through heavy rains as we cross these mountains. The elevation is 4300 feet. We arrive near Los Angeles and we stay over night at Hightland Oaks Motel.

Monday
February 10, 1947
We leave Hightland Oaks Motel and arrive at Wilmington without seeing the city of Los Angeles. At Wilmington we inquire about the boats to Catalina Island. The weather has been beautiful most of the time on our trip. The old Ford has given perfect satisfaction. All has gone well. A trip never to be forgotten. We arrive at Mae’s home about five o’clock.

I forgot to mention the fact that we stopped to see San Luis Obispo mission in the city of San Luis Obispo.


Our Trip to Palm Springs
March 27, 1947

We left Cardiff-by-the-Sea about 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 27th with Mae and Pal.
Daddy wore his Palm Beach suit. We left on Route 101.

We changed from 101 to 78 in Carlsbad. We changed again from 78 to 395 at Vista. We went through Fall Brook. We went over mountains, mountains, and more mountains. We saw many olive and avocado orchards also many vineyards. We arrived in Perris at 1:30 pm. When we inquired about the road ahead a man told us: “It is as good as wheat.” We arrived in Beaumont at 2:30 pm where we had dinner. (This is Thursday where it is delightfully cool in Beaumont.) We came to Banning where we saw many courts. Then we came to Cabazon where we saw a cacti garden; the cacti came from all over the world.

We arrived in Palm Springs about 5 pm on Thursday the same day we left home. Palm Springs is a beautiful town surrounded by mountains. San Jacinto, San Gorganian have snow covered summits. We found the cabins too expensive in Palm Springs so we went on to Cathedral City where we paid $6.00 for a two room cabin. We enjoyed a shower with plenty of hot water and comfortable, clean beds. We stayed in Cathedral City two nights. On Friday we visited the surrounding country. Rob had expected to play golf, but he found that it was too costly. Each player was required to have a caddie.

We visited a trailer full of rare stones from all over the world. A rockologist showed some of the stones to us. Some sold for $500.00. Chuckawalla Slim is the rockologist’s name. We had our dinner at Desert Café after sightseeing all day.

Saturday – We left Cathedral City after having breakfast at Desert Café. We spoke to a lady that was bitten by a red ant and was under a Dr.’s care during several weeks. Rob saw a young man that was thrown off his horse when the horse was frightened by a rattlesnake. The young man was badly injured. Saturday morning we came to Palm village.

I forgot to say that we saw many tall, blooming shrubs in Palm Springs, Oleander shrubs, some have red, others pink, others white flowers. Bougainvilla shrubs, some have purple, others wine color, others red flowers like Mae’s, near her garage.

We visitted a date ranch call Ripley’s groves, where we bought dates to send away. We also purchased a basket for Mary L and John. We came to Shield’s Gardens, a famous place. We sat under a grapefruit tree and enjoyed a date milk shake, Mae’s treat.

We arrived in Indio then in Kane Springs on 99 and continue on 99 instead of branching off on 78. But after inquiring at an oil station about the roads we went bake to Kane Springs and took 78 across Anza Desert State Park. We came to Banner over mountains on a winding road. The wild lilacs everywhere were in bloom. The scenery was breath taken. This was on Saturday at 4 pm. We came to Julian where the elevation was about 4000 feet. We went through Ramona then to Escondido where we did our shopping. From there we went to Mae’s home, that was our home too, at that time at Cardiff-by-the-Sea. The trip was a grand success. It was a great joy to see a little more of California.

We were gone only three days from Thursday a.m. until Saturday evening, March 29th.

Trip to Europe - 1956

Our Voyage to Europe
April 6, 1956

We left 2327 E. 68th St. Chicago for New York. The 7th of April we went through the United Nations Palace. On Sunday we went to church in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. We had lunch with Miss Wells, a retired school teacher. We stayed at the Hotel Bristol, 48th St. West. On Monday the 8th it snowed all day with a mixture of rain. I was forgetting to say, we had a turkey dinner on Sunday with Miss Wells, Au Restaurant Français. Later in the afternoon we went to Radio City Music Hall for three hours. (On Sunday the 8th we went to church for the service at the New York Cathedral (The Cathedral Church of the Diocese of New York) Episcopal which was still under construction.

On Monday, April 9th we went and saw a little of the most beautiful library of New York. Later I went to the top of the Empire State Building. From there I could see East River, South River and P River.

At three o’clock, April 9th we went to the dock. The ship Christoforo Colombo was ready to leave at 5 o’clock. I had the surprise of my life when I saw Barnard Hempelman, Sr. on the ship waiting for us. He handed me a huge box of delicious candy. It was a great joy to see him. We sailed away at 5 o’clock pm. A sumptuous dinner was served that evening. The ocean was very rough during several days. We were four in our cabin; it was rather crowded with all our suitcases. I had an upper birth and had to have extra protection to keep me from rolling to the floor. For one or two days we were strapped to the dining room table and were told to hang on to it. At times it seemed as if glasses food and all would go to the floor.

One night everything that was loose in our cabin began to fly every which way. The next day some of the passengers were injured.

April 13th, 1956
The ocean was a little calmer today. We saw two islands of the Azores Archipelago. We saw a few seagulls and a rainbow. I had become used to the rocking of the ship. I had no sea sickness to speak of. April 14th we made a tour of the ship with a guide and saw all the machines that are used on a large ship.

The captain of the ship gave us a cocktail party.

April 15th we went to Mass. A Bishop from London gave the sermon. The violin music was very touching. Quite a large number of passengers got off at Gibraltor. Mr. and Mrs. Wheatlake were among the number. We missed them very much. We passed “Andria Doria”, the sister ship of the one we were on. (Editor’s note: On Wednesday, July 25th 1956, at 11:10 pm on a dark and foggy night, two great ocean liners, T/N Andrea Doria and MV Stockholm, collided near New York, sinking the Andrea Doria.)

We packed our suitcases to leave the ship the following day. On Tuesday about 1000 passengers debarked from the Christoforo Colombo. The Custom House was very easy on us. We didn’t open our bags at all. I saw Naples for the first time, a picturesque and blusterous city. We called at the American Express Co,. to obtain informations. A friend of Miss B’s invited us to dinner in her beautiful apartment building on top of the highest hill, offering a view of the whole city.

Crossing the streets is most dangerous in Naples. The hotels are cold in April; heat is very expensive.

April 19th 1956
We went to Pompeii and Herculaneum to see the ruins that are nearly 2000 years old. In the afternoon we went to Vesuvia and saw it as it is today. The last serious eruption was in 1944 we were told.

We went to Sorrento at Hotel Victoria. We left in style for Positana Amalfi Ravello, had lunch at Caruso Belvedere for a fancy price.

April 25 we left Sorrento for Capri and stopped at Hotel Morgano. It was all very interesting. From there we returned to Naples. We stayed two days in Capri. April 27 We left Naples for Rome on a luxurious bus. On our way we made two stops, at Caserta and Cassino where we lost so many of our boys during the war. Cassino was completely destroyed now it is replaced by a new modern town.

Saturday, April 28. In Rome, we took the Bus Tour and went through the Vatican. Rome is an ancient city of fountains, monuments, and palases. On Sunday we went for St. Peters Church for Mass, had lunch in the English Tea Room. It rained very hard. The next day we took a long walk to the Pineian Hill and stopped at the fashionable Doney’s Tea Room. Who should stop next table to ours but Grace Kelly, now Princess Ranier and Prince Ranier of Monico. Grace looked very pretty. Later we took a second tour and went into the Catacombs. Our guide told us there are about 70 miles of underground passages in Rome.

May 1st—It was a great holiday in Italy. We went to St. Peters church. We found ourselves in a crowd of about 60,000 thousand people. The Swiss Guards marched in their colorful uniforms. There were police guards. Pope Pious was brought in and there was a great demonstration. He blessed all the people there and their dear ones at home.

May 3
We walked nearly all day. We saw the beautiful University of Rome and we went to the Royal Pallace which was then occupied by the President.. We went to Pincian Park on a high hill. We also went to the famous Railroad Station. It was very different from any railroad station I had ever seen. The construction is mostly of glass.


May 4
Friday again we went to Saint Peter’s Church. I climbed to the top of the tower of that famous Church 310 steps. Later we went to Foro Italica, Mussoline’s Forum. Then we went to Piazza Benezia. We looked at Victor Emanuall where the Unknown Soldier is buried. We also went to see the great amphitheater in Rome, Coliseum. It was built in the first century A.D. A large part is still standing. After seeing many more curiosities, we returned to our hotel to pack.

May 5
Saturday
We left Rome on the C.I.T Bus for Florence at 8 a.m. It was a beautiful ride, for it gave us a chance to see the picturesque country side. We stopped at Assisi (St. Francis of Assisi).

May 6, 1956
Sunday
We roamed around Florence, went to see Hotel Helvetia, but did not care for it. The we went to 82-83 (Une Pention) Villa Merlo Ripoli Biancha (Sisters of John the Baptist). It was a beautiful place and we were happy there. The following day we went to Montecatini. It was the most romantic resort I had ever seen. We took a horse and buggy ride through town. I was wishing we could have stayed there for a week or tow in one of their fine hotels. One day we went to Pisa to see La Tour Penchie, the Pendent Tower. It took two hours on the bus from Florence. We walked to the top of the tower. Pisa is quite a city.

One afternoon we were invited to a tea in a villa upon a hill in Florence Leonareo? Lena Venzia and her grandchild Ariana.

We left Florence May 14th, 1956, on a Monday to go to Venice. It was an all day drive on the C.I.T. Bus. It was evening when we arrived there and went to the Hotel Gabrielli, in a gondola by moonlight. It was all very romantic. The next day we went through the Excelsior Hotel a place of luxury on the Ledo Isle one of the largest Isle. Venice is built on 144 islets.

From Venice we went to Milan. We had a grand view of the most beautiful Lakes of Italy. Once more I had the joy of seeing the great Cathedral of Milan. I had seen it in 1909 with my husband.

We left Milan the 19th of May and went over the Alps in a bus to St. Moritz in Switzerland. St. Moritz is a very scenic summer and winter resort. It has more than 50 hotels. We stopped at the “Hotel Languard”. All the large hotels were still closed the 21st of May.

Europe 1962
1. The Swiss National flower is the Edelweiss
2. Avanlanches
3. a cogwheel railway
4. the alps filled 2-thirds of the land.
5. the Rhine River

Trip to Europe - 1956

Medieval Streets
Ancient Castles
Spanish patios
Baroque churches
Fashionable villas
One finds striking contrasts
Gondolas
Motorcycles
Stadiums
Lido (Venice) Swimming
The Blue Grotto of Capri
Magnificent villas
The Cradle of Art
Artistic treasures

Phillippe Revilliod

May 20, 1956
Arrived in St. Moritz May 19, 1956 from Milan, Italy. We registered at Languard (?) and had dinner there that first evening. We were told that our room would be each six francs a night. We arrived toward evening, it was raining. The following morning it was snowing hard and there was a few inches of snow on the ground. The beauty of the mountains was out of this world. At noon the sun was bright and the snow on the streets soon vanished.

Mont Brien the small Hotel in Geneva (Aunt) Miss Barnard’s


Our Trip to Europe
April 7, 1956
Sailed April 9

May 22, 1956
We left St. Moritz Tuesday a.m. for Chur, Zurich Chaffausin and Lohhingen, my dear Rob’s native town. We stayed there one night and had a grand visit with Rob’s sister-in-law, saw the place where Rob was born, visited the church, saw the street fountain and nearly the whole village. Hotel Zumhirsch was where we stayed all night. The village looked lovely to us. If only it had been near cherry season we would have waited for it. That part of country is known for raising the best cherries in the country. Lohingen is a quaint, darling, progressing little village most of the inhabitants are people of the soil. The hill-sides are covered with vines. Rob’s mother owned her share of them during her time.

Our day in.

May 29, 1956
We stopped at Hotel Baren in Interlaken. We met Mrs. Erickson in Zurich where we bought each a green bag alike. Of course Mary was with her. From Zurich we went to Luzern on the 27th of May and I was in bed for a day with a bad cold. On Sunday we took a boat cruise on Four Caton Lake. We were in Luzern three days the 26, 27 and 28th.

From Luzern we went to Interlaken and were there about four days. From Interlaken we went to Bern, Hotel Wachter. Before that we went to Wimmis and from Bern we went to Bienne where the two brothers live. We had a visit with them.


May 31, 1965
We left Interlaken and went to Spiez to Wimmis where we saw Fritz and his dear home. From there we went to Bern. It rained hard when we arrived in Bern early in the afternoon. Watcher Hotel is where we stopped.


June 7, 1956
Geneva
We came to Geneva Tuesday the 5th of the month at the Hotel des Familles. We had my ticket, return ticket to USA changed from August 10th to June 23th at the Cunard office. Today, the 7th we went to see Annie and Albert in their dear little home. They served fresh strawberries and Miss B. and I did justice to them. It was Albert who prepared the tea and whipped cream. I was forgetting to say that Wednesday the 6th we went through the United Nations Palace. Can I ever forget the grandeur of it all?

June 11, 1956
Saturday the 9th I came with Albert to their home in Plans des Ouets and it is wonderful to have all good things things to eat on. Annie tells me about taming a bird called Mark. I must tell about it. It seems that they fed that bird about five years; he would fly in the kitchen in a circle and then leave until the following day. Then one fine day he came with a mate who waited outside; he flew in the kitchen as usual and it was the last time. They never saw him again. Annie and Albert grieved for many days. They found him when he had fallen out of his nest and brough him up.

Bern, Switzerland
Just when did we arrive in Bern? We went to see the hospital where Rob stayed in 1908 and 1909. The Sister Superior took us through the old building and the new and showed us the beautiful grounds and their new chapel. It surely brought back the past.


June 23, 1956
I arrived in Paris the 24th of June 1956 and stopped at the Hotel St. Petersburg. I had the best meals there that we had all the way. I took three sightseeing trips. The first one was to Malmaison and Versailles. The second one was to Notre Dame and the third one was a general trip. Oh, yes, I took a fourth trip. It was to see the Gardens of Paris, Le Bois de Boulogne and Le Bagatelle where the roses were beautiful. It was on Friday that I went to the musée; I was there all day.

I do not think I have said a word about going to Young Frau when we were in Interlaken. It was a great day’s trip. I went alone. Miss Barnom had seen it twice. The weather was beautiful when we left Interlaken that morning. The scenery was out of this world; we were climbing all the time and going through many tunnels. About 100 people went up. We saw snow and glaciers and skiers on top and had about two hours there. Then we came down again. We were in a long tunnel about a half hour and during that time I slept. When we came out of the tunnel a pouring rain woke me up. And it was very foggy, one could only see a few feet ahead. The rain then turned to hail about the size of pea’s. There was a high wind. I expected to see the windows smashed on the side of our coach where the hail struck. But finely it stopped before I could see any damage done. Miss B. was waiting for me at the station and it gave me great pleasure to see her. We ran into Miss Ericton in one of the stores. Nearly every building is a Hotel in Interlaken. How do they all make ends meet? I wonder.

Wakona Club
Des Moines, Iowa
Phone CH4-8117

B.G. Hempelman
Des Moines, Iowa
Phone 7-0441

I returned to America on the Caronia Ship in a luxurious cabin all for myself.

June 23, 1956
A student from the Sorbonne and his mother from Evanston were delightful. Ingersol

Memories
It was a beautiful sight to see huge fields of narcisses growing wild near Montreaux. Hotel Sanloup above Les Avants. May is the best time to see these flowers.

My green bag was purchased in Zurich, Switzerland May, 1956

Memories
We went through the engine rooms of the Christoforo Colombo ship. What a huge equipment!

April, 1956
We little thought that the ship Andria Doria (a sister to our ship) would soon be doomed. As we passed it, salutes were exchanged. April, 1956

Things to Remember - 1961

1. Had dinner at Clair’s the 3rd of March, 1961.

2. Came to Chicago from Elgin, with John, Mare, and two other boys, Sunday Jan. 15, 1961.

3. We had a destructive ice storm here in Des Moines Feb. 18, 1961.

4. Went to Elgin from D.M. the 22nd of November for Thanksgiving and the holidays in 1960.

5. Had a very bad fall on a sidewalk in Elgin, Ill. In December 1960. Was in bed one month.

6. Ruthy and Barney drove me to Elgin from Des Moines Sept 7, 1961.

7. I left Elgin for Chicago October 4, 1961 and stayed with Miss Rosalie Barnard, 2327 E. 68th St., Telephone Midway 3-0250.

8. I left Miss B. Nov. 8, 1961 and returned to 1231 St. Place, Des Moines.

9. Ruthy, Lisa and I went to a farm (apple orchard) and purchased 2 bushel apples, Jonaththan for $5.10. Nov. 11, 1961.

10. Nov. 19, 1961 I went to Plymouth Herald church service.

11. Mrs. Maryel from Plymouth Congregational Church called Dec. 5, 1961 over the phone.

12. December 22, 1961, Friday. We are having a blizzard. It started this morning and now this evening we already have mountains of snow.


Ruth’s Neighbors
1961-1962

1. Mr. and Mrs. Blank
2. Mr. and Mrs. Patricks
3. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wires
4. Mr. and Mrs. Laures
5. Gene and Pat Harker
6. Mr. and Mrs. Greely
7. Mr. and Helen Shuster
8. Mr. and Mrs. Worrel new neighbors Little Anna

“Andrea Doria” sank July 26, 1956 a sister to “Christofer Columbus”


May 1963
I went to Williams Bay to keep Miss Van Biesbroeck, Margurate, company while Mr. Mrs. And Micheline went to California. I was there 2 ½ weeks. From there I went to Elgin to be with my daughter Mary-Louise and the Eshelman family.

I was there about two weeks. From there I came back to 1231 57th Place, Des Moines, Iowa.

1963
Ruthy Hempelman wears the “Supp-Hose” stockings that are very good.

I stayed with my daughter Mary-Louise and her family until July 11. Then John, Mary-Louise and Marc brought me back to Des Moines in 1964.


June 6, 1964
The Barney Hempelman family and I, Louise Newcomb, grandmother, left Des Moines for a vacation June 6. I rode with the family as far as Elgin, Ill. Then we all stayed at my daughter’s home overnight. The next morning the Hempelmans left for the east New York City, Washington, etc. 1964

1964, Oct 2
Cyd Eshelman is having her first school party. She has invited 7 girls and 7 boys.

Unity Church of Des Moines
3118 Grand Avenue
Glenn K. Mosley
Ordained Minister

Mr. and Mrs. H. Krebser
With money goes not only comfort, but also power and influence.
1966.

B. Hempelman
Crestwood 7-0471
Des Moines

Liz Wires
CR9-6983

Paul Willey
Kansas City, Kansas

August 4, 1961 - Des Mats

August 9, 1962
Ruthy took the children to Waverly, Missouri. Eric, Syd, and Lisa. I went with them. We met Claire and Barnard, Sr. Hempelman in Waverly. The three children went with them to Strafford, their home; for a week’s vacation. Strafford is near Springfield.

Ruthy and I came back to Des Moines alone. It proved to be an all day trip, a very pleasant one.

Louise Newcomb

Clair and Barnard, Sr. brought the three children home from Strafford the 16th of August. Claire and Barnard stayed with us four days. Aug. 22, 1962.

Mrs. And Mr. (Ruthy and Barney) Barnard, Jr. Hempelman, 1231-57th St. Place, Des Moines, Iowa. Telephone – Crestwood CR7-0471.

A Swimming Meet at West Des Moines August 25, 1962.

A Swimming Meet at Iowa Falls, Iowa August 20, 1962

Mr. and Mrs. J. Eshelman
568 Elm Grove Drive
Elgin, Illinois

Phone-Sherwood2-0600.
1962

National Bank
Des Moines, Iowa
29th and Ingersoll Ave.
Bank Book
$461.15
Left with Ruthy and Barney Hempelman
Account Number 3504
Louise Z. Newcomb or Ruth Hempelman

Oct 9, 1962
1. I went to Elgin October 9, 1962.
2. I gave Mary Louise $10.00 the 15th (a week)
3. I left Elgin November 9, 1962 for Chicago and left Chicago December 8, 1962


April 11, 1963
I went to Elgin, Ill from Des Moines April the 11, 1963.
I went to Williams Bay May 3, 1963. Marguerite and Micheline Van Biesbroek came to Elgin after me. I stayed until May 22 with Marguirite. Mr. and Mrs. Micheline came home from California May 21. They bought a house in Tucson, Arizona. They plan to move there from Williams Bay before the first of August, 1963.

Miss Dorothy Hinds, Miss V.B. and I went to Lake Lawn for dinner May 5th. It was a Smorgambor dinner $3.10.

Miss V.B. and Michelilne left for California May 5, 1963.

I left Williams Bay the day before Memorial Day, May 29, 1963. I left at 6:30 in the morning with John.


May 26
We stopped at Hennings. I had a talk with Mr. Hennings. Barbara had been married about a week.

Mrs. John Titus
Redondo Beach
204 Avenue
California
(Simone Vanbiesbroek)

Miss Dorothy Heigns
Williams Bay, Wisconsin
(A school teacher)

I came back to Des Moines June 11, 1963. So I was gone two months.

1963
We all went to visit Barney’s parents in Strafford, near Springfield in Missouri. We left Des Moines June 30 on Sunday and returned home July 3. We all had a very enjoyable time. Carolyn, Dari, Nancy, Judy, Donna, and Allan were there.

My trips in 1961

Left Des Moines Sept. 7, 1961, for Elgin, with Ruthy and Barney.

Left Elgin for Chicago Oct. 4, 1961 Stayed with Miss Barnard.

Left Chicago for Des Moines on the Rock Island November 8, 1961.

Left Des Moines in April 1962 for Elgin. Returned to Des Moines the last part of May 1962.

Left Des Moines for Elgin October 9, 1962, Left Elgin for Chicago November 9, 1962, Left Chicago for Des Moines Dec. 8, 1962.


My Trip in March, 1953.

Richardson Grove State Park. Redwood Empire
Mae, Zella, Louise
California

Sailing to Europe on Christofora Colombo Cabin Class. Italian Line April 9, 1956.

Sailed for Le Havre, France to New York. Steamship Caronia June 23, 1956.



Robert S. Newcomb

Rev. J. Benneth Warren Pastor of the First Congregational Church of Williams Bay officiated at the private funeral services for Robert S. Newcomb. O’Brien, Betzer Funeral Home in Delavan, Wis. Cremation followed at Green Wood Crematorium in Rockford
November 21, 1951


Chicago
Mary Louise Newcomb
Mercy Hospital
State School of Psychiatric. Two months course.

Mary-L Newcomb
Municipal Contagious Disease Hospital, Chicago.
Battle Creek, Michigan
Percy Jones Hospital
Cadet on Staff.


Mrs. Eva Russo
Box 85
Clarendon Hills, Illinois

1964 – Sept. 19
Cyd purchased a two piece dress for $21 or $ two
Sept. 19

I am now an octogenarian person since March 17, 1960 (Octogenarian)
Louise Z. Newcomb

John’s business went through June, 1962 in Elgin.

With money goes not only comfort but also power and influence.



From Miss B.

Enjoy the ocean breezes and get your fill of sun,
Forget about your problems,
Relax and have some fun . . .
Hope it’s so enjoyable
That when you’re back you’ll say,
That trip was simply wonderful
In every single way.

June 23, 1956
From Paris to Le Havre on the Caronia to New York
(Table Maten)

1. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan
2. Miss Rector (on my left)
3. Mrs. Marshall (Husband Hospital)
4. Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Giessewchoffer

The Cunard Steamship Company, Limited
Left from New York April 9th on the Christoforo Colombo, landed in Naples.
Was to return on the Mauretania Steamer; transferred to the Caronia steamer. Sailed June 23, 1956 for New York.

Cast thy bread upon the waters. It is one of the most beautiful compensation in this life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. - Emerson



What became of Dr. John Holland?
“The little Brown Church of the air.”
1963


Birthdays

Mr. H.U. Krebser
Oct 19, 1897

Mrs. H.U. Krebser
? 1896

Robert Krebser

Mrs. Charles Hennings
Aug. 20
Passed away 1955.

Mr. Charles Hennings
July 23, 1887

Barbara Lock
Aug. 19?, 1939

Carolyn Hempelman
Sept. 18, 1924
(Mrs. D. Frye)


Deaths

Robert S. Newcomb
passed away November 19, 1951

Brother Paul Miserez
passed away March 15, 1953

Ernest Miserez passed away March 15, 1953

Sister Annie passed away in Switzerland, 1957

Sister Mary, Mrs. William Capewell passed on in Jan. 5, 1961

Will Capewell passed away Jan. 1961

“A fund of courage, spirit, and determination we all need.”

“Can anyone climb to the top of a ladder four rungs at a time?”

“Henri Dunint founded the Red Cross whose international headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.”


The Old Woman

As a white Candle
In a holy place
So is the beauty
Of an aged face

As the spent radiance
Of the winter sun,
So is a woman
With her travail done

Her brood gone from her
And her thoughts as still
As the waters
Under a ruined mill
-Joseph Campbell

From Miss Louie Deupree
6907 S. Paxtin
Chicago 49, Ill.

1960 Christmas
Meilleurs souvenirs et affectieuses amities
Mis Van B.

Les Couleurs
vert—verte-gris-grise
brun-brune-noire-noire-bleu-bleue
rouge-rouge
Jaune – Jaune
rose-rose
blanc blanche;

Feb. 23, 1958
As stated in the will, the stock value in July 1952, was $1673.00. When sold Sept 6, 1954 the amount received was $4,647.25 Feb. 23, 1958

Des Moines
1231 57th St. Place

Cards sent
1961 (December)

1. Mrs. Entwistle (Eva)
2. Eleine Miserez
3. Rick + Rill
4. Constant + Jeanne
5. Ruby Capewell
6. Winona Christonsen (Arnold)
7. Miss Marguierte van Biesbroeck
8. Albert Miserez, Watertown
9. Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Coughlin
10. Bud and Deloris Miserez
12. Mary L. and John
13. Miss Barnard
14. Mae + Herbert Jones
15. Grace + Leland
16. Marcella + Dean Jepson (Cali)
17. Mrs. Flynn (Chicago)
18. Miss Louie Dupree
19. Mr. + Mrs. C.C. Krunnfusz
20. Eva
21. Lucy Entwistle
22. James Stewart
23. Vernon, Mildred Miserez
24. Leola Williams
25. Mary L. + John
26. Ralf Larson
27. Mrs. Erickson

Sent Christmas Cards December 1961



Words

1. Antonyms – words of opposite meanings

2. Synonyms – One of two or more words of the same language having the same or nearly the same essential meaning

3. Homonym – a word having the same pronunciation as another, but differing from it in origin, meaning, and often in spelling

4. Simile - sĭm'-ĭ-lē, a figure by which one person or thing is compared to another (The road stretched before us like a silver ribbon.

5. Metaphor – The metaphor asserts that one thing is another.
(The setting sun turned the sea into blood.


Fraternity
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Barey Hempelman
Des Moines, Iowa

Barney + Ruthy Hempelman
Received $2000.00 from the Elgin Loan + Homestead Association
Elgin, Illinois
Oct. 4, 1955

Barney + Ruthy Hempelman received $2000.00 from the stock Ad. Mul. Sept. 1957

Mary L. Newcomb nursed at Percy Jones Hospital, Battle Creek, Michigan, during six months From Aug 3, 1945

Coronary Thrombosis is the blocking by a blood clot of an artery leading to the heart.

Henri Dunant – founded the Red Cross whose international head quarters are in Geneva, Switzerland

1955
Birthday Flowers

January…………………………..Carnations

February………………………….Primroses

March……………………………..Violets

April……………………………….Daisy or Lily

May………………………………..Hawthorn or Lily of the Valley

June………………………………..Roses

July…………………………………Water Lily

August………………………………Poppy

September……………………………Dahlias

October……………………………….Begonia

November……………………………..Chrysanthemum

December……………………………..Poinsettia



For Plants
Milarganite
Verta Green

Tod and Tracy Young
Brother and sister

Becky Jackovich
Becky Jackovich
Cyd’s friends

Scott Jeffrey Eshelman
North Texas State University
West Dormitory 3306
Denton Texas
Sept. 14, 1964



Unearned

While meditating on the past
There comes to me the thought
Of all the blessings that are mine
How few I’ve really bought.
How weak my efforts for them all
How little have I paid,
How small compared with actual worth,
The sacrifice I’ve made.

The gift of sight that I may see
The grass and flowers and trees,
The ear to hear the songs of birds,
And humming of the bees.
The sense of smell that I may know
The sweetness of the rose,
The strength to walk and mingle here,
With everything that grows.

The gift of friends of sterling worth
Whose hearts are open wide
Who keep their faith and trust in me
Whatever may betide.
For helping hands in time of need
And cheers to meet the test
And kindly words that spur me on,
To do my level best.

For pleasures here and pleasures there,
Wherever I may roam
But most of all the sweetest too,
The blessing of a home,
The greatest gift of all to me
Of gifts I can’t repay,
And so the least that I can do,
Is, thank the Lord today.

(Frank C. Nelson)
1953


Meilleurs Vaux de Noël
Et Souhait sincerès pour L’an Nouveau
Marguerite van Biesbroeck
1958

Since November 21, 1959. I have Begonias and one Phylodendren in my room here in Des Moines. They are small and I love to watch them grow. Dec. 27, 1961

As stated in the will the stock value, July July 1952, was $1673.00. When sold Sept. 6, 1957 the amount received was $4,647.25. Feb. 23, 1958






Churches

Bryn Mawr Community Church
7000 Jeffery Avenue
Chicago, Ill.
Oct. second 1955


Sinai Temple
5350 South Shore Drive
Chicago 15, Illinois
October 9th, 1955

Cast thy bread upon the waters.
It is one of the most beautiful compensations in this life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself – Emerson

Ruthy has a Java Temple bird
1961


Religions
1. Christianity
2. Judaism
3. Hinduism
4. Buddism
5. Confucianism
6. Taoism
7. Islam


August 25, 1962
Cyd Hempelman won the Champion Amateur Athletic Union in diving at Iowa Falls, Iowa.

1962 – Sept.
The pilot on Ruth’s stove had to be changed this Sept. 1962.


The Apostles

Abraham, Moes, David and Daniel
The apostles were nearly all fishermen in meager circumstances. St. Paul was a tent-maker. Today all these men stand forth as mountain peaks and beacon lights to all mankind.

1962 Elgin, Ill
Scott Eshelman won the Jr. City Golf Champion
Sept. 1962

Fox Valley Typesetting Co.
Elgin, Ill.
John Eshelman became a member of this company in Elgin, in June, 1962.

My Social Security Number
330-03-8696 1965



Marriages

Mary-Louise Newcomb and John Eshelman were married in Williams Bay, the 29th of Sept. 1945.

Ruth Frances Newcomb and Barnard Hempelman were married in Williams Bay the 31st of May, 1946.


Birthdays
Miss Rosalie Barnard March 2
(I came here at 2327 East 68th St., Chicago 49, Ill.) in the year 1953, September


(Abraham, Moses, David, Daniel.) The apostles were nearly all fishermen in meager circumstances. St. Paul was a tent-maker. Today all these men stand forth as mountain peaks and beacon lights to all mankind.


Dr. Boris Pasternak wrote the book: Zhivago


Birthdays
1. Scott Jeffrey Eshelman
Nov. 4, 1946

2. Mary Glenn Eshelman
Jan. 24, 1949

3. Marc Robert Eshelman
December 6, 1949

4. Kurt Mathew Eshelman
Feb. 1, 1952

5. Kay-Louise Eshelman
July 20, 1953

6. Susane Eshelman
April 12, 1955

6. Mary-Louise Newcomb Eshelman
Oct. 4, 1922

Jenny a new baby girl July 26, 1961


Birthdays

John M. Eshelman
Oct. 15, 1922

Rick’s Birthday Oct. 19 (1956) 59 years old Krebser
Rill’s Birthday Feb 1 (1956) 59 years old

Robert’s Birthday June 13 (1956) 18 years old

Mary Louise Eshelman
Oct. 4, 1922


1964
Letters Written

Dec. 19 Leola Williams
Dec. 21 Arnold Miserez
West Point, Nebraska
Dec. 21 Vernon and Mildred


Eshelman
568 Elm Grove Drive
Elgin, ILL

December 26, 1964 Eshelman Family
Day after Christmas

Leola Williams
Walworth County Home
R.R. #3, Box 195A
Elkhorn, Wisconsin 53121


1965
Jan. 2
Letters Written

Mr. and Mrs. Krebser
Beryl and Rick
1705 Cypress Ave. Bellair
Clearwater, Florida 33516

Miss Ruby Capewell
195 High View Drive
Stratford, Connecticut 06497

Miss Marguerite Van Biesbroeck
4477 E. Holmes Street
Jan. 7, 1965

John and Mary Louise
568 Elm Grove Dr.
Elgin, Ill.
Jan. 7, 1965

Scott Jeffrey Eshelman
North Texas State University
West Dormitory 330
Denton, Texas
$1.00
(Jan. 9, 1965)


Windsor Heights then comes Clive, Bernard Hempelman’s work place is Clive, 1964.
He started to work for the Briggs Printing Company in the year 1962. Oct.

1965 Jan. 12
Letter’s written
Miss Rosalie Barnard
2327 East 68 St.
Chicago, 68 St.

1965
Letters written
Mary L. and John
568 Elm Grove Dr.
Elgin, Ill. Jan. 15

1965
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Buelter Barbara
418B Wright St.
Delavan, Wisconsin
Dale, Barbara and Cris Jan. 20

To Polk County Tuberculosis and Health Association
208 Flynn Building
Des Moines, Iowa
50309
$1.00
Jan. 20


Birthdays
Bernard Eric Hempelman
June 11, 1948

Cyd Louise Hempelman
March 28, 1950

Lisa Clare Hempelman
June 8, 1951

Ruth Newcomb Hempelman
Dec. 29, 1924

Mr. Bernard L. Hempelman Sr.
Jan. 9, 1898

Mrs. Claire Hempelman
January 9, 1898


Cast thy bread upon the waters. It is one of the most beautiful compensation in this life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. Emerson

Electronic Engineering Company
Refrigerator
August 10, 1963


My bedroom heater
Temco
Des Moines, 1960

Letters written
1965
Jan. 23


Bernard and Clare Hempelman
Roural Route #1 Stafford Missouri
Jan. 23

Scott Eshelman
North Texas State University
West Dormitory 3306
Denton Texas Jan. 24, 1965
(I am holding this letter.)

Mr. and Mrs. H.U. Krebser
1705 Cypress Ave. Bellair
Clearwater, Florida 35516
Jan. 28-1965 Beryl and Rick

Feb. 3 1965
Wrote to Mary-Louise and John.

Feb. 4, 1965
Wrote to Kurt Eshelman
568 Elm Grove Dr.
Elgin, Ill (Birthday $1.00)

Wrote to Kay Eshelman
568 Elm Grove Drive
Elgin, Ill.

Barnard and Clare Hempelman
Roural Route 1
Strafford, Missouri
(I wrote)
Feb. 9


Letters Written
Feb. 14, 1965
Scott Eshelman
North Texas State University
West Dorm 330
Denton, Texas 76201
(Letters written)


Letters written
Miss Rosalie Barnard
2327 East 68th St.
Chicago 49, Ill.
(Feb. 16, 1965)

Feb. 20, 1965
Mary-Louise and John
568 Elm Grove Drive
Elgin, Ill. (Feb. 24)

Mrs. Marcella Jepson
2362 Oxford
Cardiff-by-the-Sea
California
(Wrote Feb. 25, 1965)


Letters Written
March 11, 1965

March 11—Mary-Louise and John 2 letters

March 11—Plymouth Congregational Church

March 11
Mrs. Julia Van Biesbroeck
4411 Holmes Street
Tuscon, Arizona

Miss Mary Glenn Eshelman
568 Elm Grove Dr.
Elgin, Ill.
March 14, 1965

Mary Louise and John Eshelman
March 24, 1965


Letters written
March 20, 1965

March 20—Mary Louise and John



Marguerite VB
4411 E. Holmes Street
Tucson, Arizona

Mrs. C. C. Krunnfusz
1036 Hill Avenue
Elgin, Ill. (May 1)

Mary Eshelman (May 2)
Elgin
568 Elm Grove Dr.

Scott Eshelman
Wrote to Scott the last part of April, 1965
$1.00


1965
Letters Written

May 8, 1965
Scott J. Eshelman
3306
North Texas State University
Denton, Texas

Eshelmans
About last part of June

Miss Rosalie Barnard
2327 East 68 St.
Chicano 49, Ill.
(July 12, 1965)

Eva Russo
16 South Prospect
Clarendon Hills, Ill. 0514