Thurs., April 18, 1935 - Helen went today to spend several days at Lindsey [sic]. Warm today. Irene came after me and we went to Ethel's party. Rews, Nuss, Lefler, Gladys Reichert were the other guests. Played Hearts - had a good time and good lunch.
Fri., April 19, 1935 - Mom's fiftieth birthday. Donald and Allen brought cars and took us to Dist. 40. Warm today, had a good time. Into town at 4:30, fixed dessert for club tomorrow nite. Went to church tonite -- took Holy Communion. After church Ray, Willie, Lillie, Louis, Martha and baby, Harry and Mary Kahler and Grandma Ruschmann came up to our place. We had a midnight lunch.
Sat., April 20, 1935 - Worked like the dickens getting ready for card club tonite. Only 8 members were there and they didn't come until 10:00! Brr! Nuss, Ethel, Rews were here by 8:30.
I am finding it difficult to imagine Grandma Anna at 50 years old. I just realized that on this particular birthday, Grandma Anna had a 23-year-old daughter and when I was 50, my baby boy was 21-years-old. I never did the math before to realize Grandma Anna had her firstborn at around the same age I did. I found that the median age of brides when Grandma Anna got married was 21.6, whereas she was 25. So, she had children a little later than others in her time, I am thinking. All this doesn't mean anything really, just a bit of rambling on my part. Here she is with Grandma and Uncle Ray, probably shy of 50, but I love the attitude:
I am guessing Grandma meant Aunt Helen went to Lindsay, a town in Nebraska, although I am confused as to why she would spend several days there. So far as I know, we do not have family in that area. This is what wikipedia says about Lindsay:
In 1862, subject to the provisions of the Homestead Act, families began settling in the fertile land near Shell Creek. Lindsay was platted in 1886. A large share of the early settlers being natives of Lindsay, Ontario, Canada caused the name to be selected. Lindsay was incorporated as a village on March 7, 1888. By the early 20th century, Lindsay had an electric utility and water system comprising a 100-ft well and a 60,000-gallon tank. The Chicago and North Western Railroad's Albion Line consisted of 115 miles of tracks through Lindsay, on which were operated four freight trains and two passenger trains daily. By 1917, the population of Lindsay had grown to almost 500 people. What is now the Lindsay Corporation was founded in the village in 1955 by Paul Zimmerer as the Lindsay Manufacturing Company to be a maker of irrigation and farm automation equipment. The company has retained a manufacturing facility in Lindsay, but is now headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska and its stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange with a ticker symbol of LNN. In 2005, the company accounted for 80% of employment in Lindsay, employing about 460 persons of the village's total employment of 577. As of the census of 2010, there were 255 people, 111 households, and 77 families residing in the village.
Two things . . . Canadians? And a business started in a little Nebraska village is now traded on the NYSE. Nicely done, Lindsay. (That's a photo of Lindsay above.)
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