Friday’s Faces From the Past – Mystery location

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Although technically there is not a face in this photograph, it is still a mystery. The original is about the size of a postage stamp. Since the photograph survived, the building may have some significance that I am currently unaware of. Possible locations may be: Terre Haute, Lafayette, Bloomington, Clay City and Kentland. We can probably rule out Kentland from the start as it is likely too large of a building to be found there. Any suggestions? Or does anyone actually recognize the building?

Photograph from the private collection of Deborah Sweeney.

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Modern Maccabees

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MODERN MACCABEES HAVE A TENT HERE

New Organization Was Instituted in Fort Wayne Tuesday Evening,

T.H. Wilson, of Detroit, district deputy great commander, instituted a tent of the Knights of the Modern Maddabees in Fort Wayne on Tuesday evening, officered as follows:

Past Commander, H. Julian Slade; commander, Claude C. Hollenback; lieutenant commander, O. M. Lovalace; record keeper, Perry Thompson; finance keeper, O. E. Hadsell; physical, Dr. W. D. Calfin; chaplain, C. A. Byrt; sergeant, R. S. Pettit; master-at-arms, R. B. Bock; first M. of G., Wilson Yagerlehner; second M. of G., J. S. Gislett; sentinel, Emmet Cowell; picket, F. J. Ehrman.

Meetings are to be held on the first and third Tuesday evenings of each month above the gas office on Court street. This is the original pioneer order of Maccabees, incorporated in Michigan June 11, 1881, and has considerably over 100,00 members in its home state. It is a wholly distinct and separate order from the Supreme Tent Knights of the Maccabees, which began business two years later, and which has been established in this city for some time past.

“Modern Maccabees Have a Tent Here,” The Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 29 July 1903, p. 14, col. 6; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 23 December 2013).

Temporary Additional Duty (Roscoe)

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: February 11, 1943 envelope

: February 11, 1943, p. 1

: February 11, 1943, p. 2

Letter transcription:

2/11/43
Lt. (jg) Yegerlehner
Receiving Station
U.S. Naval Advanced Base
Noumea, New Caledonia
% Fleet P.O.
San Francisco Calif.

Dear Mother,

Now it may be some time before you get mail regular from me again. I’ll write as often as possible but the outgoing mail may not be so good – Don’t be discouraged if it runs into months before you get a letter but don’t worry. I’m not writing anyone else you might write the folk and tell them the mail service is going to be slow. I just don’t have the time to write to them all at present, but will do so just as soon as established. Now please don’t worry because that won’t help and after all there is

[page 2] nothing to worry about but I can’t tell anymore than that at present.

Lots of Love
Daddy

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Visiting Mother

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Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Yagerlehner will spend Sunday with Mr. Yagerlehner’s mother at Wabash.

“Local Lines,” The Fort Wayne Evening Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 22 September 1900, p. 4, col. 3; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 23 December 2013).

Fair and Colder (Gladys)

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Letter transcription:

MRS. R. S. YEGERLEHNER
KENTLAND
INDIANA
2-11-43

Dear Daddy – It is fair and colder. Had snow flurried this a.m. but not much snow fell. I would rather have the cold now than the warm days like we had the first of the week. I am hoping we have an early warm spring. Should have good lawn this summer if the rain & snow of this winter will help. Mark is writing to you. John is talking to D. D. didn’t sleep much until after his 2 P.M. feeding then woke when Mark came home. He chewed his fingers like a tooth may be coming thru but I won’t believe it until I see one. If D. does everything J. & M. try to teach him he will be a super – quiz kid. John is trying to get him to patty cake now.—Had an accident – that is J. & M. did – Mark was using the ink and was writing on a chair with the ink on the floor & John upset it – I had to mop up so my hands are stained. Just wrote Mead’s thanking them for the 5 lb can Dextri & Pablum. Haven’t been out much this week so short on news. Papers didn’t come today (as usual). Mr. Boomershine leaves for the Navy tomorrow. He got a (j.g.) I don’t know where he is to go – except someplace in the East. Will write all the details you ask for in a registered letter but you may be slow in getting it – will try to explain things fully. Must send Jim something for his birthday – that is – sending something for Mother. I sent him a card. It is too cold to take D. out today so will go to town in the car.
Love Mother

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Wordless Wednesday – Christmas 1980

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Yegerlehner, David with Deb & Si - Holden, Massachusetts, 1980-12-20 #2

Yegerlehner, David with Deb & Si - Holden, Massachusetts, 1980-12-20

Yegerlehner, David with Deb & Si - Holden, Massachusetts, 1980-12-20 #3

Celebrating Christmas on December 20th, 1980 with Papa in Holden, Massachusetts.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Photographs from the private collection of Deborah Sweeney

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Marriage License

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MARRIAGE LICENSE

Charlie A. Lanier and Luella C. Boles.
Henry Ohse and Ida L. Reynolds.
Emanuel M. Smith and Emma M. Hazell.
Wilson Yagerlehner and Alice M. Hess.
Louis E. Wiley and Etta E. Vallien.
John H. C. Bender and Maggie Waldschmidt.
Joseph W. Wilt and Lucy Sweet.

“Marriage License,” Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 22 November 1899, p. 4, col. 6; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 22 December 2013).

Planting things in the yard (Roscoe)

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: February 10, 1943 envelope

: February 10, 1943, p. 1

: February 10, 1943, p. 2

: February 10, 1943, p. 3

Letter transcription:

2/10/43

Dear Mother,

Still the same old hot weather but the wind is blowing rather briskly so inside or in the shade we don’t notice the heat so badly.

You said the money order for the uniform had not arrived and neither has it showed up here. I wrote the Bureau of Supplies and accounts but haven’t heard from them as yet. That seems to be the place where all that kind of stuff is handled.

Now get a load of this. I’m going to take a good big warm water shower this P.M. (We now have hot water) and I’m also thinking of getting a hair cut.

[page 2] I speak of that last as if it were an event. Write me of things about the house and yard that you think necessary in the spring and I will give my judgment later on. We’ll still have time to get letters back and forth before the time to plant things in the spring. I may have some suggestions which I’ll write later when the weather is more settled here.

There was no mail this A.M. but we have hope always in the P.M. Seems as if most of it comes on the afternoon mail delivery. I’ll write more later as I might get mail and have some things to say extra.

[page 3] Just happened to think, however, I’m going to send a box of my things home like my blue suit and blue rain coat and some shells and a few other things to numerous to mention. It may take several months for that to arrive because it’s more like freight – all my white suits and white shoes are in there also. Now I’ll finish after the mail.

There was no mail so there isn’t much more to write. Really I’ll try to do better next time.

Lots of Love
Daddy

Wedded Wednesday

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WEDDED WEDNESDAY

Wilson Yagerlehner and Miss Alice M. Hess were united in marriage at 7 o’clock Wednesday evening at the parsonage of the West Jefferson Street Church of Christ. Rev. P. J. Rice was the officiating minister, and a few close friends of the bride and groom witnessed the ceremony. A reception at the home of the bride, on Elizabeth street, followed, and many friends called to offer congratulations. Mr. Yagerlehner is an electrician in the employ of Hattersley & Sons, and both he and his bride are highly esteemed young people with a wide circle of friends.

“Wedded Wednesday,” Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 16 November 1899, p. 4, col. 2-3; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 22 December 2013).

Three letters today (Gladys)

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Letter transcription:

MRS R. S. YEGERLEHNER
KENTLAND
INDIANA
2-10-43

Dear Daddy – Three letters today – yours of Jan 30 – Feb 1 & 2. Also Mark’s birthday money. He will write you a reply. You had seen Dan Heinkle – I saw Helen in Laf. last Fri. of course didn’t have your letter then. I will write a registered letter and give you all the info you ask for. It always makes me feel better when I get a letter saying you have had mail of any kind, and especially from here. I am anxious to get your reaction to the pictures I sent by registered letter last week. The weather has turned on us again and from the spring we have had Sun Mon & Tues it is raining & blowing and a forecast for cold again. It was pouring down when the children went to school. Mr. Zell took all 4 to school – their two & our two. Had a valentine from Jim – he is still at Camp B. and I told you before Thelma is there now. Just re-read your letters to help me write things you asked about, but will send reg. air – registered full of details. The boys are going to the father & son banquet tonight. Warren Unger and Powell are taking them. John saved enough and I advanced Feb allowance so he got another bond yesterday at school. Mark isn’t as careful with his money so doesn’t put as much in stamps as John. David slept all night – after his 6 P.M. bottle until time for his 6 o’clock bottle this morning. I hope he makes that regular. He is getting vegetable soup now. The Mead J.[Johnson] Co. sent me a 5 lb. can of D.M.[Dextri-Maltrose], a large box of Pab. [Pablum] and a bottle of Vit C tablets besides the 50 c.c. bottle of Oleum Percomorph. Mother is hanging up some of D’s clothes so I must get lunch started and formula mixed. Telephone just rung but it was a false alarm. There is a little storm in the air and makes the line pop. Same old telephone service – if you know what I mean. Had the coal bin filled again ($34) this time.

Love Mother