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MARY'S MEMOIRS
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Mary's diary this
week is pretty short for
her. The smelt are run-
ning in Hood Canal, and
she goes to the Puyallup
Fair with the gang and
has a splendid time!
Enjoy !
Thursday, Sept. 17,
1936
Mrs. Nystrom rented
the back of the old store,
because Gordon and
Erma Kern are going to
be married and live in
his place. To the beach
late.
Friday, Sept. 18, 1936
Sam went to Seattle
and brought back some
special sheets because
ours never were sent out
this week. Not a very
good day.
Saturday, Sept. 19,
1936
A busy day. Very
warm out an.d quite busy
all day. Saw Dorothy
Eddy, so we made a date
to go-to the fair at Puy-
allup Wednesday next.
• Ernie Cox and Charlie
have the washroom
shingled and wirtdQws , ,
and doors in. Looks very
good, too. Mary Theler poses with
Sunday, Sept. 20, 1936
Speed and I cleaned ~ ~ Emmet when he took his
out the back of the olddad to the boat. I took
store so Mrs. Nystrom all the stuff from the
could move in, arid,was ~ , old green cupboard and.
it a job! Never saw so sorted it out down at the
much stuff to move -- store. Part Iput in a box
all paperwork, etc. Sam so I can take it to Char-
went to Seattle at 12:15" " lie down at the beach."
to a special meeting 9o Charlie went out with
I closed up at 7:15 p.m. Elmer Beard and Richey
A1 went to town with ' ~ fishing today and he
b
Photo courtesy of the Mary Thelet Collection
fish in this family-album photo.
caught about 700 pounds
of smelt. My, they were
happy.
Monday, Sept. 21,
1936
"A busy day and lots of
mail. Sam went to Taco-
ma and the truck broke
down, so he had to stay
all night. Charlie and I
went over to Elizabeth'S
and got her to come back
with us. She said she
would stay until after' '
hunting season; than I
could get another girl.
Tuesday, Sept. 22,
1936
Sam not home until~
nearly 7 01clock. We put
in a very quiet day. To
the beach early. Everyone
was tired. All ready to go
to the fair. Sam went to
an oyster meeting.
Wednesday,
Sept. 23, 1936
Rudy, Char-
lie, Dorothy
Eddy, Gladys
Harris and,
Hillary Bald-
win and I all
went to Puyal-
lap together
and did we
have fun! We
got there at
the grandstand. The
horses were splendid.
The flowers were won-
derful too. Saw the own-
er of Hollycroft gardens
there from Gig Harbor.
Does any-
one know if
the smelt are
running? I
went smelting
about 15 years
ago and had a
blast. Thank
you for reading
this week's di-
By CLYDENE
HOSTETLER
ary.
9:30 and didn't get
back until 11 o'clock
that evening. Of course
spent quite a lot of time
driving and laughed at
Rudy and Charlie both
driving the car. Have
you got the lights on?
Have you got the choke
in, etc. We laughed until
we were breathless. We
saw a fine show from
• Clydene Hostetler
is a longtime Belfair
resident, local historian,
media archivist and doc-
umentary filmmaker of
"Hidden in Plain Sight."
She has been research-
ing Mary Theler's life
for the past 11 years.
She can be emailed at
clydeneh@wavecable.
com.
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in the county fair booth competition
Three Log Cars Wrecked at the P'uyallup Fair with the highest
score ever given in the county booth
One of the worst logging train division, 942 points out of 100, it
wrecks the Peninsular railroad was announced by the judges late
has experienced for several years, Tuesday.
happened near trestle 1 above town,
Tuesday evening, when three loaded It was the second time in the past
cars piled up in a cut while No. 7 was four years that Huston has copped
making its last trip of the day.the blue ribbon for Mason County's
agricultural exhibit, his previous
No particular cause is given for the conquest in the period coming in
cars leaving the track, but the three 1936. He took fourth money in 1937
cars and the logs they carried piled and third last year.
up in a tangled mass that required
five or six hours to straighten out. i-i0i~;lf~.'ir;~[g|~.~m~itI~m
Fortunately none of the brakesmen Harstine Bridge Bonds Defeated
were hurt, and the damage is
confined to the three wrecked trucks. Mason County voters Tuesday
rejected for a second time a bond
irbib'dl~q~;Ie[O~-~m~lnu~:~mm issue to construct a bridge to
Harstine Island.
Mason County Booth Sets Record
: winning First Prize at Fair The bond issue for construction
of an addition to Pioneer School
942 Points Credited t0Lee Huston's was approved by that district's
Creation Constitutes Highest Total voters as was a bond issue by the
Ever Given in 40-Year Fair History. Grapeview Fire District's voters for
Cagey old Lee Huston called on all the purchase of a fire truck. Voters
the cunning 24 years of arranging in the North Mason School District
fair booths has brought him, to win for the second time defeated a special
first place money for Mason County levy for maintenance and operation.
tl journal
Serving All of Mason County Since 1886
Shelton's Bus Drivers Strike,
Picket District
A dispute over guaranteed pay,
because it is connected to retirement
credits and insurance benefits, seems
to be at the heart of why Shelton's
school buses aren't running this
week.
The bus drivers, represented
through the Teamsters Union by
Owen Linch, threatened to strike
last week when the school board
refused to meet with them at an
executive session.
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