found in grandmother West's scrapbook Barry WEst Gordon Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller arrived here Saturday, July 7th for a visit with his parents and friends, after four months and more in the hospital. Gordon was able to resume his duties on June 30th at the expiration of his furlough he will return to his camp at Purcell, Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have also had as their guest this week, her father, Clark Scott, of Missouri, returning home Wednesday. S 1/c and Mrs. Carl Bracewell, whose marriage was a recent event, left Sunday evening for Des Moines where she will resume her duties with the Western Union Telegraph Co., and he will return to Norfolk, Va., after a furlough of thirty days for further assignment in Uncle Sam's naval warfare. Latest news fdrom Dean Duben, son of Mayor and Mrs. George Duben, is that he is now stationed at Treasure Island off the coast of California. Mrs. Fred Barber and little daughter, Mary Louise of Leon, visited the early part of the week with her mother, Mrs. Margaret Owen, returning home Thursday evening. Mrs. Mary Spencer and son Jerry came from Des Moines Saturday evening to spend Sunday in their home. Alvin Evans, well known farmer living south of town is a patient at the Trenton Hospital where he submitted to a major operation the first of the week. Mr. Evans seems to be getting along very well at this time.

I was wondering that too. I got over 100 today in western Nebraska. I'm like Carol I can't tolerate the heat. Maybe I'm just getting older. Usually during Cheyenne Frontier Days, we get rain & it cools down. Maybe we will have rain this next week during Frontier Days. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: <GenSearcher45@aol.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] weather and such > In a message dated 7/20/2005 3:14:45 PM Mountain Daylight Time, > jscott@parkspringscommunities.com writes: > I had a shovel and I just smashed and smased - I expect I killed hundreds > of thousands - along with a lot of adults. > Ok now Jack, it would seem that you not only whacked those grasshoppers > but > adults too. How many of the adults died as a result of your whacking? > Did you > mean to tell us that? > <VBG> > ;-) > Carol > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

Hello Wanda, The Decatur Co Williams we have in our file are Delilah Lentz & Thomas Williams, she daughter of Jacob Lewis Lentz and Jane Beavers. Their son, William Jacob 'Jake' Williams married Stella Parsons. Regards, Carol

In a message dated 7/20/2005 3:14:45 PM Mountain Daylight Time, jscott@parkspringscommunities.com writes: I had a shovel and I just smashed and smased - I expect I killed hundreds of thousands - along with a lot of adults. Ok now Jack, it would seem that you not only whacked those grasshoppers but adults too. How many of the adults died as a result of your whacking? Did you mean to tell us that? <VBG> ;-) Carol

RU on vacation? Well, that's a toughie. Each morning Brownie 'n I get up and ask each other what day it is. Sometimes we argue - is it Tuesday or Wednesday? But I know when it's Sunday because that day the funnies are colored. That marks a week. The weather here is Georgia weather. We haven't had but one day over 90 degrees but the humidity just about matches it. Ninety everything. Yes, I remember the hot weather in the mid thirties. We had a grasshopper attack in, I think, '36 and I volunteered to go battle them. I had a shovel and I just smashed and smased - I expect I killed hundreds of thousands - along with a lot of adults. We slept outdoors and on one occasion the temperature didn't drop much below a hundred for several "nights." Didn't know Robert McMorris but John McMorris was in our class of '43. I hate to hear of a gifted writer leaving us. Of course, their words stick for a while but then even they sort of disappear. Hope everyone is thriving this summer ... jack

I am still in need of something on Bridger, Gray and Williams of Decatur Co., IA. Weather not helping here. Been way up in te 90's for several weeks now. Today is 91 cooler. Thanks for any help on the surenames Wanda Wanda --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

You're funny, Jack! I remember my retired friends telling me they couldn't keep track of the days either. Now that I'm retired, if I don't have things schedules, it's hard to remember what day, week, year it is...<g> And if I don't write my schedule down, forget it. When I have an appointment now, I tell them to call me the day before. Makes everyone a lot happier when you don't skip appts. Good to hear from you again......boy, I'll bet there was a lot of tobacco juice with all those dead grasshoppers <g> Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: <jscott@parkspringscommunities.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:11 PM Subject: [IADECATU] weather and such > RU on vacation? Well, that's a toughie. Each morning Brownie 'n I get up > and ask each other what day > it is. Sometimes we argue - is it Tuesday or Wednesday? But I know when > it's Sunday because that > day the funnies are colored. That marks a week. > > The weather here is Georgia weather. We haven't had but one day over 90 > degrees but the humidity > just about matches it. Ninety everything. > > Yes, I remember the hot weather in the mid thirties. We had a grasshopper > attack in, I think, '36 and I > volunteered to go battle them. I had a shovel and I just smashed and > smased - I expect I killed hundreds > of thousands - along with a lot of adults. We slept outdoors and on one > occasion the temperature didn't > drop much below a hundred for several "nights." > > Didn't know Robert McMorris but John McMorris was in our class of '43. I > hate to hear of a gifted writer > leaving us. Of course, their words stick for a while but then even they > sort of disappear. > > Hope everyone is thriving this summer ... jack > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >

My van temp DID reach 103---eventually---however, it didn't suffer as a result. Good grief girl, that had to be absolutely miserable! I don't know what you were fighting, but I'm glad you won. Keep in touch, and stay healthy. (Cooler today---only supposed to reach 99--no records broken.) Sherry in sunny N. California > [Original Message] > From: Stacy Smith <slsmith@grm.net> > To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 7/20/2005 4:50:26 AM > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Is everyone on vacation? > > Well...highest temp? I know you were meaning outside, but the reason I > haven't been active for awhile is MY temp was between 103.7 and 104.2 Sunday > and monday. So, your van's temp didn't quite make mine. > (I can joke about it now..since I am almost back to normal) > Stacy Smith > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sherry Balow" <balowmsg@earthlink.net> > To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 5:54 PM > Subject: RE: [IADECATU] Is everyone on vacation? > > > > Hey Barry and others---I was going to jump in with an elephant story after > > Steve's last post. He had me hearkening back to the 70's. (1970's, not 70 > > degree weather), and it was s-o-o-o s-l-o-w here that I thought we might > > all post ours. (Elephant stories.) I then got busy with McGahuey, Easter > > and Bullard stuff -- forgot about the elephants. Anyway, now we should > > play "Who has the highest temp", since we're HERE. So--my contribution: > > The van registered 99 when I returned from shopping at 2:30, however, > we've > > got 103-106 predicted for today. It will be the 4th day in a row of 100+ > > with 5 more days possible. (If it's over 100 through Thursday, will be a > > new record.) OK Woodland and Arroyo Grande---check in! Are we having fun > > yet? (I've got a tube ordered for the lake---think I'll take it away from > > the kids!) > > > > Sherry > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: <BRWest@aol.com> > > > To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Date: 7/18/2005 2:29:57 PM > > > Subject: [IADECATU] Is everyone on vacation? > > > > > > Hi all to the list. Haven't seem much action on the list. Everyone > > must be > > > on vacation. It finally got warm here in Western Oregon. > > > Barry > > > > > > > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > > > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > > > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > > > > > ============================== > > > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your > > ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn > > more: > > > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta > > rgetid=5429 > > > > > > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > > > ============================== > > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

Hey, Stacy, we can't have you getting sick in the summer like that. The heat is miserable enough without a fever. Take good care of yourself. You are missed!!!! Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stacy Smith" <slsmith@grm.net> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 4:59 AM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Is everyone on vacation? > Well...highest temp? I know you were meaning outside, but the reason I > haven't been active for awhile is MY temp was between 103.7 and 104.2 > Sunday > and monday. So, your van's temp didn't quite make mine. > (I can joke about it now..since I am almost back to normal) > Stacy Smith > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sherry Balow" <balowmsg@earthlink.net> > To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 5:54 PM > Subject: RE: [IADECATU] Is everyone on vacation? > > >> Hey Barry and others---I was going to jump in with an elephant story >> after >> Steve's last post. He had me hearkening back to the 70's. (1970's, not >> 70 >> degree weather), and it was s-o-o-o s-l-o-w here that I thought we >> might >> all post ours. (Elephant stories.) I then got busy with McGahuey, >> Easter >> and Bullard stuff -- forgot about the elephants. Anyway, now we should >> play "Who has the highest temp", since we're HERE. So--my contribution: >> The van registered 99 when I returned from shopping at 2:30, however, > we've >> got 103-106 predicted for today. It will be the 4th day in a row of 100+ >> with 5 more days possible. (If it's over 100 through Thursday, will be a >> new record.) OK Woodland and Arroyo Grande---check in! Are we having >> fun >> yet? (I've got a tube ordered for the lake---think I'll take it away >> from >> the kids!) >> >> Sherry >> >> >> > [Original Message] >> > From: <BRWest@aol.com> >> > To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> >> > Date: 7/18/2005 2:29:57 PM >> > Subject: [IADECATU] Is everyone on vacation? >> > >> > Hi all to the list. Haven't seem much action on the list. Everyone >> must be >> > on vacation. It finally got warm here in Western Oregon. >> > Barry >> > >> > >> > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== >> > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, >> > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu >> > >> > ============================== >> > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your >> ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. >> Learn >> more: >> > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta >> rgetid=5429 >> >> >> >> ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== >> Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, >> Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu >> >> ============================== >> Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >> ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >> > > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >

Hello all, I've been enjoying the shares from Grandmother West's Scrapbook. Thank you so much. Here in Colorado we have very low humidity which is great but the temp has been over 90 everyday FOREVER! or so it would seem to me. I was raised in Kansas with 100 & 100 and when I was a kid I passed out and got very sick from the heat a number of times - so much so that my thermostat seems to have been affected. I have NO tolerance for anything much above 20 degrees (or so it seems). Next week when the new movie about Penquins comes to town I think I'll go see it and pretend I'm in antartica at least for a couple of hours - though I might just stay and watch it twice. Happy days to all of you dear genealogy friends! Carol in Colorful but hot Colorado

Been on vacation to Idaho and back again, just a busy, busy summer. It has been in the 90s for at least 3 weeks and very dry except for 1.5" of rain Sunday night which was a Godsend for the corn this year. Hope all are staying cool.

We lived in Omaha for 25 years and enjoyed reading Mr. McMorris's column every day. He made my husband remember fondly some great times in his hometown. Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darrell Eckardt" <dreckardt@cox.net> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 3:34 PM Subject: [IADECATU] DEATH OF ROBERT MCMORRIS >A noted Omaha World Herald columnist, Robert McMorris, died this past week. >He was born and raised in Leon, IA and graduated from the Leon High School >about 1944. Some of his better-known colums were "Memories of a very small >town". > > I am sure some of you will remember him. If you would like you can find > an atricle that appeared in the 17 July 2005 " Midlands" section of the > Omaha World Herald. Go to: > > > http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1636&u_sid=1461448 > > > Darrell/Omaha > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

I was born in Humeston in 1934 at home. My Aunt and Grandmother came over to be with Mom and baked 13 loaves of bread!!!!!!! They couldn't find my Mom-I was in a basket-they started looking for her, and she had gone out in the yard to sleep under a tree. Mom loved to tell that story. Donna in OR

Mid-90's in south Texas... now have rain and winds from Emily - but no threat. Jean - figured Arizona would be the hottest! We were in Las Vegas a couple weeks ago and they were having cooler temps - 104 - 106! Thank goodness we missed their "hot" temps! LOL Conni McDaniel Hall -------Original Message------- From: Jean Belzer Date: Monday, July 18, 2005 18:16:45 To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [IADECATU] Is everyone on vacation? 117 Arizona. Jean Smile And The World Smiles Too. -----Original Message----- From: Sherry Balow [mailto:balowmsg@earthlink.net] Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 3:55 PM To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [IADECATU] Is everyone on vacation? Hey Barry and others---I was going to jump in with an elephant story after Steve's last post. He had me hearkening back to the 70's. (1970's, not 70 degree weather), and it was s-o-o-o s-l-o-w here that I thought we might all post ours. (Elephant stories.) I then got busy with McGahuey, Easter and Bullard stuff -- forgot about the elephants. Anyway, now we should play "Who has the highest temp", since we're HERE. So--my contribution: The van registered 99 when I returned from shopping at 2:30, however, we've got 103-106 predicted for today. It will be the 4th day in a row of 100+ with 5 more days possible. (If it's over 100 through Thursday, will be a new record.) OK Woodland and Arroyo Grande---check in! Are we having fun yet? (I've got a tube ordered for the lake---think I'll take it away from the kids!) Sherry > [Original Message] > From: <BRWest@aol.com> > To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 7/18/2005 2:29:57 PM > Subject: [IADECATU] Is everyone on vacation? > > Hi all to the list. Haven't seem much action on the list. Everyone must be > on vacation. It finally got warm here in Western Oregon. Barry > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb com/~iadecatu ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx .

A noted Omaha World Herald columnist, Robert McMorris, died this past week. He was born and raised in Leon, IA and graduated from the Leon High School about 1944. Some of his better-known colums were "Memories of a very small town". I am sure some of you will remember him. If you would like you can find an atricle that appeared in the 17 July 2005 " Midlands" section of the Omaha World Herald. Go to: http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1636&u_sid=1461448 Darrell/Omaha

Hi All, I've been busy helping people with Canadian ancestors most of the summer so only reading the mail on the list. It's bright sunshine and severe clear blue skies in Cheyenne--86 degrees at 10:30 AM but [and I hate to rub it in... ;-) ] with humidity at 12%. Now you know why we all look like prunes here--we're dried out!! LOL Frontier Days start on Friday and that means winter follows--we only have 2 seasons here.... ;-) Sandy in Cheyenne

Yes. Irma I do remember the Hot smmers of 1934 & 1936. We lived North of Leon and one day it was 119 in the shade. No electricity at that time. I wonder how we survived but I guess we didn't know any better, we just lived through it. Betty in Weldon

Wonder how many of you remember the heat in Iowa back in 1934 and 1936. I read or heard that those years had the highest temp on record.........115 or around there. I surely remember those days when we had no a/c or even electric fans. We kids made a bed on our front porch as so hot in the house and we thought that was a blast. In Leon we were so fortunate to have a swimming pool which was constructed by the WPA or CCC men. Anyway, my little bro and sis and I went to the pool almost every day back then. How lucky we were.. From Irma in Iowa

I just remembered something else. I had excema when I was a baby and I was born in 1935. No wonder my Mom had to put stiff cuffs on my arms so I wouldn't scratch my face. Now I know how that itching can drive you crazy......and back then, we didn't have any of the cortisone creams......it was ugly, brown ointment and I doubt it did any good! Just got my dresses dirty. As Betty says, we live through it. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "irma" <overwi@lisco.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 6:04 PM Subject: [IADECATU] re: Weather in Iowa > Wonder how many of you remember the heat in Iowa back in > 1934 and 1936. I read or heard that those years had the highest > temp on record.........115 or around there. I surely remember those > days when we had no a/c or even electric fans. We kids made > a bed on our front porch as so hot in the house and we thought > that was a blast. > In Leon we were so fortunate to have a swimming pool which > was constructed by the WPA or CCC men. Anyway, my little > bro and sis and I went to the pool almost every day back then. > How lucky we were.. >>From Irma in Iowa > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Barry, we're here. I think everybody is doing their errands early in the day and hibernating til the sun goes down if they aren't on vacation. The cars get so hot while you're in shopping you hate to open the door. I live in Southern California and it's not as humid as back in Iowa but it's been over 50% some days. Then you feel it more. Irma, my Mom told me she used to take naps on the floor of the house to try to keep cool. She didn't tolerate the heat any better than I do! I've been back to Iowa in summer and I remember those hot nights out on my Grandma's farm. I don't see how the men worked so many hours in the sun getting the hay in but I guess they ate a lot of water and lemonade. We usually went back in October when it was turning cooler and the leaves were so pretty. (probably my Mom's idea!!!!) Gosh, just talking about it makes me want to go back again! Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: <BRWest@aol.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 2:29 PM Subject: [IADECATU] Is everyone on vacation? > Hi all to the list. Haven't seem much action on the list. Everyone must > be > on vacation. It finally got warm here in Western Oregon. > Barry > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >