January - February 1936 from The Calls 1935-1943

 From 1936 Diary (1936. square of 44!)

As usual, we had New Year's Dinner here. Had twenty three. Lacking were Evelyn's folks, Helen and husband and Alden, eight of them. We had a quiet, pleasant time. 

January and February in 1936, seem to have been quite uneventful. There was much bad weather. Jan 22 at night was very bad, very cold, the roads were filled with snow. Edith did not get to school the 23-24. "Mon. to Fri Jan 17-20. Very cold, part of the time blustering. Schools did not hold Wednesday-country schools and some children were marooned from home by impassible roads." "Lucile Torrey's husband Arthur Haynes died Jan. 17, after a year's illness."

Eileen was taking music lessons of Mrs Miller, Fridays after school. 

Charles and Irving wired for Electricity a house near Akron, Mr Doktor's 

Charles prepared for a banquet for the Akron Growers, and wrote and figured on the business of that and his other interests. He worked our furniture, repairing old pieces. 

We canned half a beef, 54 qts, and 14 cans of soup.

Early in March we canned 12 qts of pork, dried out lard. 

We washed Tuesday's, including Alden's laundry, and calculated to have it ironed and mended so it could be mailed back Thursday, and used the following week. I had Mrs. Louise Bridges Berger help me half a day a week until she got steady work in Le Roy. I like her very much. 

Irving and Mr. Browne, pastor of the Morganville church, gave addresses at the annual W.C.T.U. supper at Morganville, Jan. 16. 

Thelma went to Farmer's Week for part of the time. 

Jan 12. Carrie and Frank were here to call. Katherine has high blood pressure, and ailments so the doctor told Jim he needn't expect she would live long. Doris, Clarence's wife has been to California to visit her mother and other relatives. She was gone only three weeks. 

I worked on Our Memories, wrote for Charles, pieced blankets of samples, two for Evelyn, one for Bertha and one for me. I worked on bed spreads, candlewick in red for Ralph, Blue for Philip, and an applique for Louisa (see diary March 11, Feb 11)

Had a new black coat $ 20 with gray fox collar

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Patty's notes on this entry

Had twenty three.- Based on who wasn't there - the 23 attending may have been  1) Charles Joslin Call, 2) Elizabeth Ann Coe, 3) Charles Arthur Call, 4) Bertha May Hotchkiss, 5) Marion Alberta Call, 6) Robert Olin Call, 7) Edith Adele Call, 8) Edith Alberta Call, 9) Malvern Smith Jones, 10) Eileen Evelyn Jones, 11) Robert Vincent Call, 12) Lucille Alice Hale, 13) Marie Charlotte Call, 14) Elizabeth Ann Call, 15) Evelyn Hale Call, 16) Robert Vincent Call, Jr., 17) Richard Coe Call, 18) David Lincoln Call, 19) Irving Joslyn Call, 20) Thelma Louise Keitel, 21) Herbert Joslin Call, 22) Louisa Ann Call and 23) Irving Fancher Call. 

Call Family August 1925

Back Row: Charles Arthur Call, Bertha May Hotchkiss, Elizabeth Ann Coe, Charles Joslin Call, Elizabeth Ann Call (on lap), Edith Alberta Call, Marie Charlotte Call (standing) Lucille Alice Hale, Evelyn Hale Call (on lap) Robert Vincent Call

Front Row: Marion Alberta Call, Helen Elizabeth Call, Robert Olin Call, Eileen Evelyn Jones, Edith Adele Call, Alden Malvern Jones, Irving Joslyn Call 

Evelyn's folks - Evelyn Clara Call, her husband Francis William Hankins and their three children, Ralph William Hankins, Elizabeth Ann Hankins and Philip Charles Hankins

Helen and husband - Helen Elizabeth Call, daughter of Charles Arthur Call and Bertha May Hotchkiss, and her husband Robert Wilson Johnson. 

Alden - Alden Malvern Jones, son of Edith Alberta Call and Malvern Smith Jones

Edith - Edith Alberta Call (1889-1989) daughter of Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe. She married Malvern Smith Jones. In 1940 census, Edith was listed as a rural school teacher. She may well have been teaching in 1936. 

Lucile Torrey - Lucille Evelyn Torrey (1900-1997) daughter of George Horace Torrey and May Jennie Hurd. She married  G. Arthur Haynes

Arthur Haynes - G. Arthur Haynes (1900-1936) son of George Byron Haynes and Alice May Heath. He married Lucille Evelyn Torrey

Eileen - Eileen Evelyn Jones (1919-2015) daughter of Edith Alberta Call and Malvern Smith Jones. She married James Gordon Lye. 

Mrs Miller - Possibly Rosaline Miller, wife of George Miller. The family lived in Stafford, not too far away from the Call family based on Census listings. While there were other Mrs. Miller's in Stafford, these Miller's lived the closest. Rosaline's mother-in-law Rachel lived with her son George and his family, so she is another candidate to be the piano teacher

Charles - Charles Joslin Call (1859-1939) son of Robert Call and Charlotte Joslin. He married Elizabeth Ann Coe

Irving - Irving Joslyn Call (1900-1995) son of Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe. He married Thelma Louise Keitel

Mr Doktor's - Possibly the family of Martin Doktor. The family lived on County Line Road in Pembroke, which is about eight miles from Akron. In 1942, the address was listed as County Line Road in Akron on a World War II draft registration record

Alden's laundry - Alden Malvern Jones (1915-2010) son of Edith Alberta Call and Malvern Smith Jones. He married Marie Elizabeth Bennett. 

Mrs Louise Bridges Berger - Louise Bridges married George Burger in 1917. They lived not far from the Call family according to the 1940 census. 

Mr Browne - Richard P. Brown was the Minister in Morganville from 1935-1937

W.C.T.U. - The Women's Christian Temperance Union advocated for a "sober and pure world" achieved through abstinence, purity, and Christianity. Charlotte Joslin, wife of Robert Call, organized the Stafford and Morganville chapter of the W.C.T.U in 1884, and served as President of the local organization through 1905. Her daughter Elizabeth Alberta Call Daniels, and her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Ann Coe Call, also served as President of the local chapter. Many Call and Coe family members were active in the W.C.T.U.

Thelma - Thelma Louise Keitel (1905-1996) daughter of Herbert P. Keitel and Mary R. Fancher. She married Irving Joslyn Call 

Carrie and Frank - Carrie Evelyn Coe (1864-1948) daughter of Albert Coe and Deborah Prentice. She married Frank Lincoln Walkley (1867-1961) son of Rosman L. Walkley and Maryetta Peck

Katherine & Jim - Katherine Louise Persell (1905-1957) daughter of George A. Persell and Mary Duggan. She married James Harry Walkley (1903-1985) son of Frank Lincoln Walkley and Carrie Evelyn Coe

Doris, Clarence's wife - Doris Donnan (1897-1957) daughter of William Cowan Donnan and Susan C Freeman. She married Clarence Willard Walkley, son of Frank Lincoln Walkley and Carrie Evelyn Coe

Our Memories - Memories of the Calls - https://pattyhankins.blogspot.com/p/memories-of-calls.html and Memories of the Coes - https://pattyhankins.blogspot.com/p/memories-of-coes.html

Evelyn - Evelyn Clara Call (1895-1962) daughter of Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe. She married Francis William Hankins

Bertha - Bertha May Hotchkiss (1882-1946) daughter of Horatio Nelson Hotchkiss and Carrie Adell VanNamm. She married Charles Arthur Call, son of Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe

Ralph - Ralph William Hankins (1927-1997) son of Francis William Hankins and Evelyn Clara Call

Philip - Philip Charles Hankins (1933-2006) son of Francis William Hankins and Evelyn Clara Call

Louisa - Louisa Ann Call (1931-1975) daughter of Irving Joslyn Call and Thelma Louise Keitel

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