1957 MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

It is with great sadness that I find these types of things at estate sales. The fact that the family didn't care to keep & preserve these precious memories saddens my heart.

My greatest hope is that perhaps they didn't even know it existed...or maybe a child or grandchild was unable to look through personal items before a sale took place...and that I can get some of these items in the hands of family members that will treasure and preserve for future generations of the family.  If not, it would be nice to get the individual pictures to a classmate, teacher, family of one of the teachers....well, you get the idea.

I tried to do some quick internet search, but there are several MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS in different areas.

If you are a great internet sleuth, or perhaps you went to this school or know someone who did...help me get the word out please!  I'm sure some of the kids in these pictures would love to reminisce.  Share it with them!!!

This is the front & back cover of this cute little bound booklet.  It measures about 4-3/4" x 6"

If you know someone in any of these pictures, please feel free to add in comments on the post. If time permits, I'll add to the proper picture.  I think it would be fun to identify as many of these kids as possible.  Please feel free to share the link on family genealogy sites...

1957 Tommy Cowan, 4th Grade

MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MISS WAGNER, FIRST GRADE (1st Grade)

MRS. HEMPHILL, FIRST GRADE (1st Grade)

MRS. MORRIS, SECOND GRADE (2nd Grade)
I think the little girl in front is a brownie scout with her little beanie!

MRS. WILLIS, SECOND GRADE  (2nd Grade)
Look at the little girl scouts in their uniforms!!!  ADORABLE !!!

MRS. WILKERSON, THIRD GRADE (3rd Grade)
Check out the little boy scout in the back!

MRS. FLOWERS, THIRD GRADE  (3rd Grade)

MRS. DARK, FOURTH GRADE (4th Grade)

MRS. GRAY, FOURTH GRADE (4th Grade)
In the whole book, I think this is my favorite picture.  See the little girl in front on the far right hand side...she looks like Miss Personality.  I would love to hear about her life...I bet she was a character.

MRS. GILES, FIFTH GRADE (5th Grade)

MRS. LUCAS, FIFTH GRADE (5th Grade)
Look at the fashion forward young ladies with their bobbie socks & scarves.

MRS. McCALL, SIXTH GRADE (6th Grade)
Love the saddle-oxford shoes!!!

MRS. RABURN, SIXTH GRADE (6th Grade)
I'm guessing she was sick on picture day?  Where is Mrs. Raburn?

1944 Greenville, SC Local Soldiers serving during WWII

I am hand transcribing this information in the hopes of getting this one page of newspaper into the hands of a family member of one of the people mentioned in this article.  This is the second of four columns.  Time only allows so much typing per day.

It was published June 6, 1944 in THE GREENVILLE PIEDMONT newspaper (Greenville, SC).  These are soldiers that served during WWII.  Thank you for your service.

My end goal is to get this page of the paper into the hands of a relative of someone mentioned OR maybe if a business still exists that is advertised....get it to the owners.  It's only 1 page, so I can only get it to one person.  But my wish is that the paper will be treasured and preserved.

The page in which all this information is included is also the front page of the paper.

This is a small scan of part of the front page

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Invasion today found many Greenville area soldiers stationed in England and probably taking part in either active or supporting roles.

In response to radio invitation that names of such men be reported, the following had been given The Piedmont at press time:

Cpl. Samuel B. Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. SamEvans of 2 Central Ave, Greenville

Pvt. Samuel G. Reese, whose wife, Mrs. Vivia Wiggins Reese, lives at Greer

Sgt. Jackson T. Ramsy, son of Oscar H. Ramsy of 419 North Main St.

Pfc. Frankie Fosco, Mrs. Stella Fosco, wife, 53 Second St., Woodside.

Cpl. William Long, Jr., Mrs. Louise Long, wife, Mauldin.

Cpl. James Nelson West, son of Mrs. M.L. West, Rt. 3, Simpsonville

Maj. Waldon F. Woodward, son of Walter F. Woodward, 614 E. Washington St

Tech. 5th Grade Harry C. Pearson, Mrs. Martha Pearson, wife, 409 West Ave

Pfc. Henry Earle Alewine, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Alewine, Taylors

Cpl. Couglas Owen, son of Mrs. C. E. Owen, 4 Blake St. Dunean Mill

Pfc. Clarence M. Traynham, Jr.  Mrs. Eileen Traynham, 37 Moody St.  Monaghan.

Pvt. Rolly J. Hall, Mrs. Gladys Hall, wife, Syle St. Dunean Mill

Cpl. Charles Hallman, Mrs. B.I. Hallman, mother, 6 Waccamaw Ave

Pfc. John C. Beck, Mrs. Ruth Ann Beck, 7 Elizabeth St.

Cpl. Goerge Parker, son of George S. Parker, 5 Rutherford St.

Pvt. Harry Bridges, son of C.D. Bridges, 114 Ware St.

Sgt. Herbert Henderson, son of J.N. Henderson, Rt. 6

Staff Sgt. Guy N. Keisler, son of Mrs. O.W. Sutton, 8 Morningdale Dr.

Seaman Second Class Jack Muriel Harden, son of W.T. Harden, Rt. 3, Easley

Capt. M.D. Harden, Mrs. Bula Harden, Central.

Pfc. James C. Goodwin, Mrs. Louise Goodwin, wife, 6 Hampton Ave

Sgt. W.H. Griffin, Jr., son of W.H. Griffin, Sr., 6 Hampton Ave

Capt. Richard V. Magill, Mrs. Kathryn Magill, wife, 103 W. Stone Ave

Staff Sgt. Haskell Goodwin, Mrs. Evelyn Goodwin, wife, 210 Webster St.

Sgt. R.W. Trotter, Mrs. Mildred Trotter, wife, 105 Lois St

First Lt. Samuel D. Norris, son of Samuel M. Norris of Piedmont

Sgt. John A. Sherrill, son of Mrs. Louise Sherrill of 6 Howe St

Master Sgt. Edward O. Chambers of 6 Howe St

Pvt. Chesely L. Griffin, Jr., son of Chesely L. Griffin of Dunean

Pfc. Ralph W. Hester, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maude Ginn, 9 11th St., Judson

St. Sgt. Claude Leach, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Leach, 29 11th St, Judson

Lt. William B. Timmerman, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.Y. Timmerman, 211 W. Croft St

Cpl Alvin J. Harper, 233 N. Laurens St

Sgt. Robert E. Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Brown of Easley, Rt. 2

Sgt. Stephen L. Kondwros, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Kondwros of 10 Jones St

St. Sgt. Jack McDonald, whose parents live at 13 Jones St.

Pfc. Hillard E. Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Adams of 54 Seventh St. Woodside

Master Sgt. Edwin E. Crenshaw, son of the Re. and Mrs. G.E. Crenshaw of 837 W. Washington St

Cpl. Robert L. Flynn, whose wife lives at 110 Lavinia Ave

Sgt. James C. Apkinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Apkinson, Sr., of 121 Ware St

Pvt. Everett James Hester, son of Mr. and Mrs. O.A. Hester of 1 Seyle St. Dunean

Pvt. John B. Hicks, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Hicks of 45 Seventh St. Woodside

Pfc. John C. Dill, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Dill of 18 Wright St, American Spinning

Cpl. C. J. Scott and Pfc. Heyward P. Scott of 17 Sullivan St.

Cpl. H.D. Hutchens, whose wife, Mrs. Ouida Hutchens, lives at 341 Jones Ave

Cpl. Charles Davis, whose wife, Mrs. Thelma Davis, lives at 610 Petigru St

Pfc. Ed. G. Henderson, whose wife, Mrs. Terry Henderson, lives at 610 Petigru St.

St. Sgt. Marion G. Clardy, son of Mrs. Hattie Clardy of 19 Townes St.

Cpl. James Ernest Bishop, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Bishop, Sr. of Route 1, Piedmont

Coxswaim William Joseph Brown, son of Mrs. W.A. Brown of 314 Arlington Ave

Pvt. Willis Pepper, whose wife, Mrs. Edna Pepper, lives at 46 Fourth Ave, Judson

Tech. Cpl. Robert B. Hellams, Jr, whose wife, Mrs. Edith Earle Hellams, lives at 15 Whitsett St, Greenville

Cpl. William J. Long, Jr. whose wife, Mrs. Louise Shealey Long, lives at Mauldin

Pfc. Robert L. Simpson, Jr. Whose wife, Mrs. Esther Phillips Simpson, lives at Piedmont but is now employed in Greenville

1st Sgt. Joseph A. Henderson, whose wife, Mrs. Janie Viola Webb Henderson lives at Travelers Rest, Route 1

Sgt. Pete J. Pleicones, whose wife, Mrs. Grace Pleicones, lives at 518 West Washington St

Pvt. Charles Ozell Purvines, whose sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Green, lives at 119 Church St. Ext, Sans Souci

T. Sgt. Sam A. Hunt, Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam A. Hunt, Sr., 102 Augusta Place

Pvt. Marcus I Hester, son of Mrs. O.W. Hester  55 Sirrine St.

Cpl. Andrew A. Anastos, son of Mrs. Elex Anastos, 1005 West Washington St.

Cpl. George L. Zalants, son of Mrs. Zalants, 1005 West Washington St

Cpl. Paul Turner, son of Mrs. W.E. Turner of Rt 5 Buncombe Rd

St. Sgt. Wilton L. Rodgers, whose wife lives at 24 Beattie St

Pfc. James H. Alexander, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Alexander of 15 Woodside Circle

First Sgt. William O. Bosworth, whose wife lives at 401 Pinckney St

Cpl. Henry H. Taylor, son of Mr and Mrs H.V. Taylor of Slater

Tech. Sgt. William M. Hackney, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W.N. Hackney of 422 Pendleton St

Sgt. William Riley Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.F. Taylor of a500 Washington Ave

Staff Sgt Ashley E. Butler, son of Mrs. Ashley A. Butler, 3 Parkwood Dr.

LEAKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

 This is the fun part of being a 'collector'.

I have spent years rescuing a variety of items that others consider junk or trash.  Doing the research on these artifacts is so much fun.

It often provides fun and interesting history.

I just wanted to share something I found when digging around in some papers I acquired many years ago at an estate sale, then stashed away.

There were a little stack of postmarked envelopes, most postmarked from North Carolina.  There was one in particular that caught my attention.  I travel quite a bit on weekends for leisure and I'm fairly familiar with even the small towns in my state.  This little town represented on the postmark was totally unfamiliar to me.

So, off to google it.  What I found was a little town that ceased to be in the mid 1960s.


I found this cool website that has information about this little township as well as a visitor register where people are sharing memories of this town.  Here is a link to the site:

LEAKSVILLE website


Something else I found amusing was the 'return address'.  It simply reads that if the addressee doesn't claim within 5 days, return to sender.  Also, take note that there is nothing more than the name, city, and state.  Wow.  Can you imagine how small the area must have been?

I know this is a short post, but thought it was worth sharing.

March 5, 1946 Russian Spy Ring Newspaper article

With the internet behind their wings, I guess they are just upping their game these days...but as this article details, we have had issues with Russia for decades.

This article is from my personal collection of vintage newspapers & clippings. This was in the Tuesday, march 5, 1946 edition of the Detroit Free Press.  Front Page.

Nicolai Zabotin appears to be the ring leader.

October 12, 1932 Hillsdale Daily News MICHIGAN clippings

I acquired a few pages of this newspaper.  I am sharing clippings to assist with genealogy & ancestry research. 

It is very time consuming for me to scan all this information, so please be sure to comment if you see something that helps you.  It will be an encouragement for me to continue this project.

 Norman B. Collins, president of two Chicago banks, was kidnapped with his wife. pictured with their son Norman S. Collins.

 Samuel Insull wanted for imbezzlement

 Prohibition has increased crime!

 Mrs. Margaret Heldt of Eagle Bend Minnesota hammers toes so drivers can get through picket lines.

 Stalin

 Clifford Weatherwax of Hillsdale college attends Olympic games. School dental report. Hillsdale College performance of "Glittering Gates". Mentioned are Joe Barrow, George Culver, Miss Blanche Zimmerman, James Kirkpatrick, Miss Muriel A. Foster.

Advertisement for Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs. B.R. Nye picture.

 Advertisement for Leo J. Dutcher Funeral home

 Blondie of the Follies.  Marion Davies, Robert Montgomery, Jimmy Durante, Billy Dove, Zasu Pitts, James Gleason, Jack Denny.

 Arthur Maillefert will not remain prisoner.

Garden City, Kansas
The Garden City sugar refinery will begin operations employing 250 men. Joe Stewart, plant manager.

USNA Naval Academy Walking through time ~ NAVY HISTORY

Came across some magazine publications in my literature collection from the USNA

Here are some of the more interesting pictures.  I have included the names of the people in the pictures...hoping it will help with some genealogy research or just provide family and friends a snapshot of someone they knew, admired, or loved.

From 1954:  LCDR. Arthur Radford in vintage flying gear standing beside a plane with his hand on the prop.

From 1954: Navy's Blue Angels. LCdr. Richard L. "Zeke" Cornier of San Diego, Dayl Crow of Oklahoma City, Roland "Auz" Aslund from Vancouver, Washington, and Ken Wallace from Elizabethton, Tennessee

From 1954: LaCrosse - Jack Jones makes another tremendous save as Bill Martin checks his opponent's stick. Mattison Burt watches.

From 1954: Track - Mark O'Hara, Bernie Czaja

1954: Boxing- Pat Byrne & Tiger Trone

From 1955: Navy-Duke football game. Ron Beagle, Len Benzi, Earl Smith, Pat McCool, Joe Gattuso, George Texter

I'd love to get some positive comments if you see something you like.

1954 Navy Vs. William & Mary ~ American Football

I captured a few images from the game program that I thought I would share.

Hoping someone that might be related to one of these fine chaps might enjoy the pictures.

There are many more in the program, so if you think a relative of yours might have been involved and would like me to look for a picture, just let me know.

I put the names in the body of my blog...hoping that someone that might be doing a search of relative names will happen upon this post when the search engines crawl.

This is J. Philip Monahan

 Charlie Sumner & Jerry Sazio

 Walter F. Boone

 First Row: Jim Royer, Jim Owen, Alex Aronis, Hugh Webster, Captain Phil Monahan, Bob Craig, Joe Gattuso, John Hopkins, and Ronnie Beagle
Secon Row: George Thomas, John Honse, George Textor, Dick Dutnell, Bob Davis, John Weaver, Jack Garrow, Frank Bendrick, Pat McCool, George Welsh
Third Row: Dick Echard, Bill Smith, Wilson Whitmire, Ed Malynn, Chet Burchett, Vernon Dander, Lee Brantley, Paul Gober, Bob McElwee
Fourth Row: Jim Byrom, Geore Warren, Ken Holden, Leonard Benzi, Bill Hepworth, Bill Mohn, Jim Wood, Vince Monto, Dick Guest, Jim Hower
Fifth Row: Merl Johnson, John McHugh, Jim Barker, Charles Levis, Dave Korzep, Don Jahn, John Russell, Roy Freeman, Bob Vaselenko

 And this was just a fun advertisement in the program

Miss Greenville, SC Contestants~ 1963 Newspaper Clipping

PLEASE, leave comment, like, or share if you enjoy these clippings and I will continue to try to get them on as time permits.

I love genealogy and researching my family, so I hope this helps someone else as they do research on their own family.

This is a clipping from the Greenville News, November 26, 1963

12 contestants qualified for the Miss Greenville pageant.

Mary David, Dainne Langley, Elaine Barton, Ann Cunningham, Sharon Duke, Karen Cromer, Gaile Edwards, Kaye Jones, Peggy Wiliams, Glenda Hollingswoth, Elizabeth Simpson, Patricia Arnold.