Friday Photo: Joanna Marie Kathrine Larsen Paulsen

(Joanna) Marie Kathrine Larsen Paulsen

some information lists Christine for middle name, rather than Kathrine

1868 - 1955

mother of Lars Jensen

photo taken in 1938

Birthday Joy

Honorable Discharge

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Book of Ruth: Had Grape Juice and Cake

Ruth had numerous small notebooks, including this one from the late 1960s.

(a bit bigger than a deck of cards)

"Ice cream, which we ate with bananas and stale cake"

2509 Pierce Street

Omaha, Nebraska

July 4, 1938

Dear Marie,

Just a line on the Fourth, while Bob's here reading the paper. Martin and Betty went out to Vensalyst Park with Dora and Pop.

I washed Martin's hair this morning, gave him a bath, cleaned and cut his nails and dolled him up in clean clothes fit to kill. He really looked nice.

Nothing new since we saw you last. Bob was over Sunday and stayed for supper. Afterwards, he bought some ice cream, which we ate with bananas and stale cake

By the way, enclosed is a little item I found in today's paper which I thought you might like to see.

Well, I can't think of anything else to say so guess I'll just shut me up.

Say "hello" for me to Mrs. Dolph, Hilda, the rest of the kitchen gang, Kay, Shirley, Chiyo, and the other counsellors.

Drop us a line, won't you?

Loads of Love,

Lottie (and family)

Lotta Trouble

"Allied Youth Post Meeting on April 5"

"193 Make Honor Roll; 41 Perfect"

"Safety Influence in Schools Encouraged"

"Old Man River Smash Hit; 500 See Fantasy Of Sunny Southland"

"Charles W. Taylor Heads Nation-Wide Constitutional Contest"

...and...

the "Lotta Trouble" column.

The title says it all...

(click on image to read)

And check it out! Betty Burkhalter was the editor in chief! OK, I realize this is not a relative because, well, my Burkhalter relatives came directly from Switzerland to Oregon, but this is kinda cool. And rather random.