That is spelled "Worcester" and is "properly" pronounced "Woo-stuh" ("oo" as in "woof" NOT as in "Wooster, Ohio"). I grew up in Worcester, and a half-sister (also a Whitney descendant) lives there. My spouse always mispronounces Worcester, and I think that is because she doesn't get it, although I sometimes wonder if she is just needling me. Rose Zella wrote: Apples to Valentines---- I just watched a blurp on TV about Whitney Valentines manufactured in Worchester, Mass. in the 1940's. What a versatile family. Rose Zella Oh yes--Would you Be My Valentine? Certainly! While we are on the subject of Worcester in the 1940s, I happen to be trying to locate a man named Hayward (or Haywood?) who lived at 49 Oxford Street in Worcester, Mass. circa 1945. Does anyone have access to old Criss Cross-type directories? Could you tell me what if anything is available on that address back in the 1940s? I think the closest place to me where I could find old city directories for Massachusetts is the Library of Congress, but I rarely get to D.C. Miles Fowler ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.nexet.net

Worchester,Mass. City Directory-1942 49 Oxford St.-Lodging house owned and operated by Annie A. Sullivan-widow of Pierce J. Sullivan. Building is valued at $5500 size- 4630 sq. ft. and appraised at $1200. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miles Fowler" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 12:36 PM Subject: [WHITNEY-L] And cotton ginning! > That is spelled "Worcester" and is "properly" pronounced "Woo-stuh" ("oo" as in "woof" NOT as in "Wooster, Ohio"). I grew up in Worcester, and a half-sister (also a Whitney descendant) lives there. My spouse always mispronounces Worcester, and I think that is because she doesn't get it, although I sometimes wonder if she is just needling me. > > Rose Zella wrote: > Apples to Valentines---- > I just watched a blurp on TV about Whitney Valentines > manufactured in Worchester, Mass. in the 1940's. > What a versatile family. > Rose Zella > Oh yes--Would you Be My Valentine? > > Certainly! > While we are on the subject of Worcester in the 1940s, I happen to be trying to locate a man named Hayward (or Haywood?) who lived at 49 Oxford Street in Worcester, Mass. circa 1945. Does anyone have access to old Criss Cross-type directories? Could you tell me what if anything is available on that address back in the 1940s? > > I think the closest place to me where I could find old city directories for Massachusetts is the Library of Congress, but I rarely get to D.C. > > Miles Fowler > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sent via the WebMail system at mail.nexet.net > > > > >

I just love Whitney dialogue! About 2 years ago, maybe longer we had quite a thing going about Worcester and I do know how to spell it. I can also pronounce it. (However this computer has a gremlin in it and lots of extra letters show up in things I write. Anyhow that was an on going thing for some time and was very enjoyable. Anyone who missed it could see it in the archives I'm sure. I started it I think because I was watching PBR on TV and it was at Worcester and one of the riders was a young man named Cody Whitney. Bull riding is a normal thing out here in Wyoming and I was just surprised to see it in Mass. Anyhow over a period of time I have found all these wonderful Whitney things from people on this site. As I said apples, wagons etc. etc. I have kept them all and plan to bind them into a book for my children. Some of them of course go back many years and I guess I was pleased to see the Valentines were in 1940's. Also I received a Whitney Christmas Wreath again this year so the Whitney entrepreneurs just go on and on. Thanks for your comments and also for being my Valentine! Rose Zella On Feb 12, 2005, at 10:36 AM, Miles Fowler wrote: > That is spelled "Worcester" and is "properly" pronounced "Woo-stuh" > ("oo" as in "woof" NOT as in "Wooster, Ohio"). I grew up in Worcester, > and a half-sister (also a Whitney descendant) lives there. My spouse > always mispronounces Worcester, and I think that is because she > doesn't get it, although I sometimes wonder if she is just needling > me. > > Rose Zella wrote: > Apples to Valentines---- > I just watched a blurp on TV about Whitney Valentines > manufactured in Worchester, Mass. in the 1940's. > What a versatile family. > Rose Zella > Oh yes--Would you Be My Valentine? > > Certainly! > While we are on the subject of Worcester in the 1940s, I happen to be > trying to locate a man named Hayward (or Haywood?) who lived at 49 > Oxford Street in Worcester, Mass. circa 1945. Does anyone have access > to old Criss Cross-type directories? Could you tell me what if > anything is available on that address back in the 1940s? > > I think the closest place to me where I could find old city > directories for Massachusetts is the Library of Congress, but I rarely > get to D.C. > > Miles Fowler > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sent via the WebMail system at mail.nexet.net > > > > > >