Hello Dear Reader,
Grandpa (Wesley) Carter’s new boss’s name was Harvey Walters. He made Wes lead foreman on his crew along with a man by the name of Ray Taylor. Wes and Ray worked together as partners. It wasn’t long until Harvey, Wes, and Ray became close friends and they and their wives socialized once in a while.
When work on the steel plant ended Ray and Wes went to work for the American Asbestos and Magnesium Company as millwrights. When that job ended Wes worked for Walker and Walker Construction Company building a water aqueduct from Deer Creek reservoir to the point of the mountain. He was lead foreman again. He was gaining leadership experience and making friends with each new job.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Friday, July 31, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Wes's Father, Edward Furlsbury Carter
Hello Dear Reader,
Edward Furlsbury Carter was born 10 Jun 1878 in Santaquin, Utah. He married Annie Blake on May 6, 1903 in the Salt Lake Temple. They were the parents of 10 children, eight of whom lived to adulthood. He died June 1, 1942 of cancer. You can read his history and learn a little more about him by going to The Family Thicket. His information can be accessed from the home page or from the site map. He was dearly loved by his family.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Edward Furlsbury Carter was born 10 Jun 1878 in Santaquin, Utah. He married Annie Blake on May 6, 1903 in the Salt Lake Temple. They were the parents of 10 children, eight of whom lived to adulthood. He died June 1, 1942 of cancer. You can read his history and learn a little more about him by going to The Family Thicket. His information can be accessed from the home page or from the site map. He was dearly loved by his family.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Good News--and Bad
Hello Dear Reader,
Because Grandpa (Wes) Carter had become a very qualified carpenter his foreman, Hank Willinger, made him the lead carpenter on his crew. This gave Wes the opportunity to do much layout work and he was always given the better jobs such as hanging doors and doing inside finish work.
But, as usual, sometimes when we think things are great we’re blindsided. Hank went back into the Navy and about the same time Wes got a call, probably from Mary as she was there, telling him that his father had died.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Because Grandpa (Wes) Carter had become a very qualified carpenter his foreman, Hank Willinger, made him the lead carpenter on his crew. This gave Wes the opportunity to do much layout work and he was always given the better jobs such as hanging doors and doing inside finish work.
But, as usual, sometimes when we think things are great we’re blindsided. Hank went back into the Navy and about the same time Wes got a call, probably from Mary as she was there, telling him that his father had died.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Monday, July 27, 2009
Construction of Geneva Steel Mill
Hello Dear Reader,
Mary wrote to Wes telling him that a steel plant was going to be built in Vineyard near Provo. The steel mill, named Geneva after a resort once located near Utah Lake, was to be built there because the location was far inland from the west coast making it safer from possible Japanese attacks.
Wes returned to Provo again and was one of the first carpenters to be hired. He helped build most of the temporary facilities for the project. This is what Geneva Steel looked like in November 1942 while under construction.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Mary wrote to Wes telling him that a steel plant was going to be built in Vineyard near Provo. The steel mill, named Geneva after a resort once located near Utah Lake, was to be built there because the location was far inland from the west coast making it safer from possible Japanese attacks.
Wes returned to Provo again and was one of the first carpenters to be hired. He helped build most of the temporary facilities for the project. This is what Geneva Steel looked like in November 1942 while under construction.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Back to Fort Huachuca
Hello Dear Reader,
Grandpa (Wes) soon got work as a carpenter at a small arms plant in Salt Lake. He and Mary bought a trailer house and parked it in a trailer park in Salt Lake for a few weeks. Then, presumably to save money and be close to family, they moved it onto Uncle Vern and Aunt Myrl (Hall) Bray’s property in Midvale. They lived there until the job was completed. After that they pulled their trailer to Provo and parked it behind Grandpa (Ed) and Grandma (Annie) Carter’s house at 1200 West 5th North.
World War II had begun but work was still slack in Utah. Wes went back to Fort Huachuca where they were building a big addition to the fort. This time Mary and Kent stayed in Utah.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Grandpa (Wes) soon got work as a carpenter at a small arms plant in Salt Lake. He and Mary bought a trailer house and parked it in a trailer park in Salt Lake for a few weeks. Then, presumably to save money and be close to family, they moved it onto Uncle Vern and Aunt Myrl (Hall) Bray’s property in Midvale. They lived there until the job was completed. After that they pulled their trailer to Provo and parked it behind Grandpa (Ed) and Grandma (Annie) Carter’s house at 1200 West 5th North.
World War II had begun but work was still slack in Utah. Wes went back to Fort Huachuca where they were building a big addition to the fort. This time Mary and Kent stayed in Utah.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Friday, July 24, 2009
Home for the 24th
Hello Dear Reader,
It was the middle of July and very hot when Grandpa (Wes) and Grandma (Mary) Carter loaded everything they owned into their small Plymouth Coupe and headed back to Provo. Wes said, “What a miserable trip! . . . It was a mighty hot 1,000 mile trip to Utah.” They were happy to be reunited with their families and show off their new baby. They were home in time to enjoy the Pioneer Day celebration.
By the way, Happy Pioneer Day everyone. We owe a lot to our pioneer ancestors.
Love,
Aunt Genni
It was the middle of July and very hot when Grandpa (Wes) and Grandma (Mary) Carter loaded everything they owned into their small Plymouth Coupe and headed back to Provo. Wes said, “What a miserable trip! . . . It was a mighty hot 1,000 mile trip to Utah.” They were happy to be reunited with their families and show off their new baby. They were home in time to enjoy the Pioneer Day celebration.
By the way, Happy Pioneer Day everyone. We owe a lot to our pioneer ancestors.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Winding It Up in Arizona
Hello Dear Reader,
When Kent was well enough Grandpa (Wes) and Grandma (Mary) made the long journey over the hot desert to have him blessed in the Bisbee Ward. It is about 45 miles from Fort Huachuca to Bisbee. Today it takes about an hour and twenty minutes to make the trip. Back then it probably took at least twice as long.
The job at the fort was nearing completion. Wes, Verl Croft, and the foreman, Owen Radford, were the only civilians left employed at the base. Mary and Wes decided it was time to return to their families in Utah.
Love,
Aunt Genni
When Kent was well enough Grandpa (Wes) and Grandma (Mary) made the long journey over the hot desert to have him blessed in the Bisbee Ward. It is about 45 miles from Fort Huachuca to Bisbee. Today it takes about an hour and twenty minutes to make the trip. Back then it probably took at least twice as long.
The job at the fort was nearing completion. Wes, Verl Croft, and the foreman, Owen Radford, were the only civilians left employed at the base. Mary and Wes decided it was time to return to their families in Utah.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
An Answer to Prayer
Hello Dear Reader,
Taking Kent to Major Moore was an unusual situation because army doctors were not allowed to treat civilian patients. But Dr. Moore was able to diagnose the situation immediately and Grandpa and Grandma Carter considered him an answer to their prayers. Wes said, “He informed us that the formula was all wrong and the baby was starving. We started feeding him whole milk with a tablespoon of real cream in it.”
Kent started to gain weight and improve in health. He was a beautiful baby with large blue eyes and black eye lashes.
Taking Kent to Major Moore was an unusual situation because army doctors were not allowed to treat civilian patients. But Dr. Moore was able to diagnose the situation immediately and Grandpa and Grandma Carter considered him an answer to their prayers. Wes said, “He informed us that the formula was all wrong and the baby was starving. We started feeding him whole milk with a tablespoon of real cream in it.”
Kent started to gain weight and improve in health. He was a beautiful baby with large blue eyes and black eye lashes.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Great Concern
Hello Dear Reader,
After Grandma (Mary) Carter recuperated from giving birth she and Wes moved to Miller Canyon so they could be closer to Fort Huachuca and Wes’s work. They rented a small, two-room cabin with meager furnishings.
Wes said this: “Our baby had never really been well. He was a very small premature baby when he was born and we were never able to get anything to agree with him. He seemed to get worse each day and we were very concerned as there was no place to go for help for him.” This was a great worry to the new parents.
Love,
Aunt Genni
After Grandma (Mary) Carter recuperated from giving birth she and Wes moved to Miller Canyon so they could be closer to Fort Huachuca and Wes’s work. They rented a small, two-room cabin with meager furnishings.
Wes said this: “Our baby had never really been well. He was a very small premature baby when he was born and we were never able to get anything to agree with him. He seemed to get worse each day and we were very concerned as there was no place to go for help for him.” This was a great worry to the new parents.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Monday, July 20, 2009
First Child
Hello Dear Reader,
After several months of living in Fry and because Grandma (Mary Hall) Carter was pregnant she and Wes moved to Bisbee where Mary could be near a doctor. Bisbee was 45 miles from Wes’s work so he drove ninety miles each day and, remember, this was long before freeways were even thought of.
Wesley Kent Carter, Wes and Mary’s first child, was born in the Copper Queen Hospital. According to Grandma (Mary), “It was too soon and [he was] too small. We nearly lost him. In desperation we finally took him to the fort to a [Colonel] Major Moore who helped to get him started.”
Love,
Aunt Genni
After several months of living in Fry and because Grandma (Mary Hall) Carter was pregnant she and Wes moved to Bisbee where Mary could be near a doctor. Bisbee was 45 miles from Wes’s work so he drove ninety miles each day and, remember, this was long before freeways were even thought of.
Wesley Kent Carter, Wes and Mary’s first child, was born in the Copper Queen Hospital. According to Grandma (Mary), “It was too soon and [he was] too small. We nearly lost him. In desperation we finally took him to the fort to a [Colonel] Major Moore who helped to get him started.”
Love,
Aunt Genni
Friday, July 17, 2009
Vital Statistics
Hello Dear Reader,
Here are some family vital statistics: Wes was 5’ 10½“tall. He was a dish-water blond with blue eyes. He had the ruddy complexion of a red head. His eyebrows were completely blond. He had full lips that always seemed chapped. His eyes were very sensitive to the sun and often bloodshot. He said his “favorite color was sky-blue pink, the color of his eyes.”
Mary was 5’3” tall and small boned. She had black hair and green eyes. She had large hip bones and said she had inherited “the Ferguson hips.” Her shoulders were very narrow so she was definitely pear shaped. One of her distinguishing features was her hearty, infectious laugh. That trait was one that all of the Halls shared.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Here are some family vital statistics: Wes was 5’ 10½“tall. He was a dish-water blond with blue eyes. He had the ruddy complexion of a red head. His eyebrows were completely blond. He had full lips that always seemed chapped. His eyes were very sensitive to the sun and often bloodshot. He said his “favorite color was sky-blue pink, the color of his eyes.”
Mary was 5’3” tall and small boned. She had black hair and green eyes. She had large hip bones and said she had inherited “the Ferguson hips.” Her shoulders were very narrow so she was definitely pear shaped. One of her distinguishing features was her hearty, infectious laugh. That trait was one that all of the Halls shared.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Thursday, July 16, 2009
True Love
Hello Dear Reader,
After Grandma (Mary) Carter arrived in Arizona she and Wes found a shortage of housing. The only place they could find was a big, old deserted house in the town of Fry. Apparently Verl Croft’s wife and children arrived at about the same time as Mary (maybe they caravanned or traveled together) because the Croft family lived in one room, Wes and Mary lived in another room, and yet another couple lived in a back room.
They had no electricity, no heat, no water, and no bathroom facilities. They used boxes for chairs, orange crates for cupboards, and a new garbage can with ice in it for a refrigerator. They bought used bed springs and a table. They lived in this manner for several months. True love!
Love,
Aunt Genni
After Grandma (Mary) Carter arrived in Arizona she and Wes found a shortage of housing. The only place they could find was a big, old deserted house in the town of Fry. Apparently Verl Croft’s wife and children arrived at about the same time as Mary (maybe they caravanned or traveled together) because the Croft family lived in one room, Wes and Mary lived in another room, and yet another couple lived in a back room.
They had no electricity, no heat, no water, and no bathroom facilities. They used boxes for chairs, orange crates for cupboards, and a new garbage can with ice in it for a refrigerator. They bought used bed springs and a table. They lived in this manner for several months. True love!
Love,
Aunt Genni
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Mary Arrives in Arizona
Hello Dear Reader,
I thought you might like to see some early photographs of Wes and Mary. The first one is of Wes sitting on the running board of his 1933 Plymouth coupe playing with his dog, Blackie. The second one is of Wes and Mary when they were a young, newly-married couple. There you go!
Love,
Aunt Genni
I thought you might like to see some early photographs of Wes and Mary. The first one is of Wes sitting on the running board of his 1933 Plymouth coupe playing with his dog, Blackie. The second one is of Wes and Mary when they were a young, newly-married couple. There you go!
Love,
Aunt Genni
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
United Again
Hello Dear Reader,
Fort Huachuca was a Negro army camp and Wes Carter, Verl Croft, Don Davis, and Ren Barney built barracks. In the beginning they lived in unfinished barracks the construction company furnished for their employees. It wasn’t long until Wes and Verl were given the best jobs on the project because they were such good carpenters. They became friends with the foreman, Owen Radford, and his wife.
Wes saved his money for several weeks until he had enough to send for Mary. She drove their old car down accompanied by their half-cocker spaniel, Blackie. That must have been a scary trip for a young wife. It was 600 miles.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Fort Huachuca was a Negro army camp and Wes Carter, Verl Croft, Don Davis, and Ren Barney built barracks. In the beginning they lived in unfinished barracks the construction company furnished for their employees. It wasn’t long until Wes and Verl were given the best jobs on the project because they were such good carpenters. They became friends with the foreman, Owen Radford, and his wife.
Wes saved his money for several weeks until he had enough to send for Mary. She drove their old car down accompanied by their half-cocker spaniel, Blackie. That must have been a scary trip for a young wife. It was 600 miles.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Monday, July 13, 2009
Work in Arizona
Hello Dear Reader,
Grandpa (Wes) Carter was able to save a little money and decided to go to Fort Huachuca, Arizona where carpenters were being hired for construction of a new army camp. He pooled his resources with Don Davis, Ren Barney, and Verl Croft who had all worked with him at the power plant and they left Provo in Ren Barney's car for Arizona.
Fort Huachuca is located below Tucson on the Mexican border. When these men arrived they got work immediately. Wes’s starting wage was $70.00 a week—people back home could hardly imagine that that amount of money could or would be paid a carpenter. While he was in Provo he thought $20 a week was a lot.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Grandpa (Wes) Carter was able to save a little money and decided to go to Fort Huachuca, Arizona where carpenters were being hired for construction of a new army camp. He pooled his resources with Don Davis, Ren Barney, and Verl Croft who had all worked with him at the power plant and they left Provo in Ren Barney's car for Arizona.
Fort Huachuca is located below Tucson on the Mexican border. When these men arrived they got work immediately. Wes’s starting wage was $70.00 a week—people back home could hardly imagine that that amount of money could or would be paid a carpenter. While he was in Provo he thought $20 a week was a lot.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Saturday, July 11, 2009
More Traditions
Hello Dear Reader,
Let's get back to the traditions that Wes and Mary began as newly weds. Sometime during the Christmas season they made candy—traditionally fudge and divinity but sometimes pulled taffy. Wes usually made the divinity. It is one of the few things I remember him cooking and he did it well. Here is the recipe:
GRANDPA’S DIVINITY
2 cups sugar
2 egg whites, beaten until very stiff
½ cup white corn syrup
½ cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup chopped walnuts, optional
Mix sugar, syrup and water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Bring mixture to a boil and cook without stirring until hard, almost brittle when dropped in cold water. Pour slowly over egg whites, beating constantly. Continue to beat until it creams or until it looses its glossiness and becomes dull. Add vanilla and nuts, if desired. Drop from a spoon. (Divinity is better if kept in a covered container overnight.)
Christmas dinner usually took place on the afternoon of Christmas Eve in celebration of Wes’s birthday. Then there was time for family parties and reading the Christmas story from the Book of Luke before bed. Wes and Mary opened their gifts on Christmas morning and then visited parents, brothers, and sisters to see “what Santa brought,” and exclaim over wonderful gifts. Christmas was always anticipated and the season was full of love and joy.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Let's get back to the traditions that Wes and Mary began as newly weds. Sometime during the Christmas season they made candy—traditionally fudge and divinity but sometimes pulled taffy. Wes usually made the divinity. It is one of the few things I remember him cooking and he did it well. Here is the recipe:
GRANDPA’S DIVINITY
2 cups sugar
2 egg whites, beaten until very stiff
½ cup white corn syrup
½ cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup chopped walnuts, optional
Mix sugar, syrup and water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Bring mixture to a boil and cook without stirring until hard, almost brittle when dropped in cold water. Pour slowly over egg whites, beating constantly. Continue to beat until it creams or until it looses its glossiness and becomes dull. Add vanilla and nuts, if desired. Drop from a spoon. (Divinity is better if kept in a covered container overnight.)
Christmas dinner usually took place on the afternoon of Christmas Eve in celebration of Wes’s birthday. Then there was time for family parties and reading the Christmas story from the Book of Luke before bed. Wes and Mary opened their gifts on Christmas morning and then visited parents, brothers, and sisters to see “what Santa brought,” and exclaim over wonderful gifts. Christmas was always anticipated and the season was full of love and joy.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Friday, July 10, 2009
More Wedding Details
Hello Dear Reader,
The article in the Evening Herald went on: “A beautiful gown of white satin was worn by the bride, and her fingertip veil of net edged with lace, fell from a crown of seed pearls. She carried pink rosebuds. All the attendants wore dainty taffeta frocks, in blue, salmon, and lavender, respectively, and corsages of sweet peas and rosebuds.
“The bride’s father acted as master of ceremonies, and during dancing, a program was furnished. Refreshments were served all evening. The beautiful gifts were in charge of Mrs. Lois Black of Castle Dale, sister of the bride.
“The young couple are spending a few days in southern Utah, and will return to make their home in Provo.” This last sentence surprises me. If they did go to southern Utah I never heard about it and neither one wrote anything about it in their histories.
Love,
Aunt Genni
The article in the Evening Herald went on: “A beautiful gown of white satin was worn by the bride, and her fingertip veil of net edged with lace, fell from a crown of seed pearls. She carried pink rosebuds. All the attendants wore dainty taffeta frocks, in blue, salmon, and lavender, respectively, and corsages of sweet peas and rosebuds.
“The bride’s father acted as master of ceremonies, and during dancing, a program was furnished. Refreshments were served all evening. The beautiful gifts were in charge of Mrs. Lois Black of Castle Dale, sister of the bride.
“The young couple are spending a few days in southern Utah, and will return to make their home in Provo.” This last sentence surprises me. If they did go to southern Utah I never heard about it and neither one wrote anything about it in their histories.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Back to the Wedding
Hello Dear Reader,
I apologize but I need to go back in Grandpa (Wes) and Grandma (Mary) Carter’s story as I just found a newspaper article giving more details of their wedding.
The heading says, “Many Provoans At Wedding In Spanish Fork.” After stating where and when the reception was held the article went on: “The delightful affair was largely attended and the guests were received by the parents of the bride and groom; Boyd Christiansen of Provo, best man; the groom and bride; Mrs. Lila Madsen of Provo, cousin of the bride, matron of honor, and Miss Mary Ellen Argyle of Lake Shore, friend, and Mrs. Maurita Carter, Sister-in-law of the groom, bridesmaids.
Aunt Rita (Maurita) became a bridesmaid at the last moment because Aunt Angie (Wes’s younger sister), who was supposed to have that honor, had eloped with Morris Cameron and they were in Las Vegas getting married that day.
Love,
Aunt Genni
I apologize but I need to go back in Grandpa (Wes) and Grandma (Mary) Carter’s story as I just found a newspaper article giving more details of their wedding.
The heading says, “Many Provoans At Wedding In Spanish Fork.” After stating where and when the reception was held the article went on: “The delightful affair was largely attended and the guests were received by the parents of the bride and groom; Boyd Christiansen of Provo, best man; the groom and bride; Mrs. Lila Madsen of Provo, cousin of the bride, matron of honor, and Miss Mary Ellen Argyle of Lake Shore, friend, and Mrs. Maurita Carter, Sister-in-law of the groom, bridesmaids.
Aunt Rita (Maurita) became a bridesmaid at the last moment because Aunt Angie (Wes’s younger sister), who was supposed to have that honor, had eloped with Morris Cameron and they were in Las Vegas getting married that day.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Beginning Christmas Traditions
Hello Dear Reader,
Grandpa (Wesley) Carter continued to work on the addition to the Provo City power plant until after the first of the year when it was closed down for the winter. “But,” he said, “We had a wonderful Christmas and holiday together.”
That was the beginning of their tradition of special Christmases. Shopping for just the right Christmas tree was a big deal and it was decorated with great care. First the colored lights went on and had to be evenly spaced. Next the ornaments, colored glass balls and toys, were placed on each branch. Last the silver-colored icicles which were made of lead were hung. It seemed to take hours to hang each individual strand. The icicles were heavy and hung beautifully when separated from each other and carefully placed so the ends never looped but were straight. The tree was totally covered with them. I wish I had a picture of a tree decorated this way so you could see how beautiful they looked back then.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Grandpa (Wesley) Carter continued to work on the addition to the Provo City power plant until after the first of the year when it was closed down for the winter. “But,” he said, “We had a wonderful Christmas and holiday together.”
That was the beginning of their tradition of special Christmases. Shopping for just the right Christmas tree was a big deal and it was decorated with great care. First the colored lights went on and had to be evenly spaced. Next the ornaments, colored glass balls and toys, were placed on each branch. Last the silver-colored icicles which were made of lead were hung. It seemed to take hours to hang each individual strand. The icicles were heavy and hung beautifully when separated from each other and carefully placed so the ends never looped but were straight. The tree was totally covered with them. I wish I had a picture of a tree decorated this way so you could see how beautiful they looked back then.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
First Apartment
Hello Dear Reader,
After their wedding Grandpa (Wes) and Grandma (Mary) lived with their parents—going between the Halls and the Carters is the way I imagine it. But as soon as Wes had his first payday the newlyweds rented their first apartment. The cost was $18 a month. The apartment was located on 2nd East and 5th South in Provo. They were very happy there. I don't know which house their apartment was in but this will give you an idea of the area as it looks now. Love,
Aunt Genni
After their wedding Grandpa (Wes) and Grandma (Mary) lived with their parents—going between the Halls and the Carters is the way I imagine it. But as soon as Wes had his first payday the newlyweds rented their first apartment. The cost was $18 a month. The apartment was located on 2nd East and 5th South in Provo. They were very happy there. I don't know which house their apartment was in but this will give you an idea of the area as it looks now. Love,
Aunt Genni
Monday, July 6, 2009
Unemployed
Hello Dear Reader,
Wes continued to work as a carpenter for Axel Christiansen but soon after his marriage to Mary the house the company was building was finished and the job they anticipated fell through. Wes was unemployed. It wasn’t long until the money he and Mary had saved was gone. He joined the Union and went to Salt Lake where he found work at the municipal airport building. He worked one day before he was fired.
He started looking again and looked for two or three weeks. Finally, the job the Christiansens expected, an addition to Provo City Power plant, started up. Not only did Wes have work but he got a raise. He was now making 50¢ an hour for a total of $20 a week. He said, “We were rich!”
Love,
Aunt Genni
Wes continued to work as a carpenter for Axel Christiansen but soon after his marriage to Mary the house the company was building was finished and the job they anticipated fell through. Wes was unemployed. It wasn’t long until the money he and Mary had saved was gone. He joined the Union and went to Salt Lake where he found work at the municipal airport building. He worked one day before he was fired.
He started looking again and looked for two or three weeks. Finally, the job the Christiansens expected, an addition to Provo City Power plant, started up. Not only did Wes have work but he got a raise. He was now making 50¢ an hour for a total of $20 a week. He said, “We were rich!”
Love,
Aunt Genni
Sunday, July 5, 2009
The Following Day
Hello Dear Reader,
The day following the wedding reception, Grandpa (Wesley) Carter took Mary’s little brother, Norley, hunting. Norley was sixteen years old and it was his first deer hunt. Because Wes had sold his deer rifle to buy gas to get to his wedding reception he had to borrow a gun.
He and Norley went up Spanish Fork Canyon, shot a nice buck, and were home before noon. Norley was pleased to see his deer hanging under the big tree in the family’s yard in Lake Shore. Grandpa (Laning) and Grandma (Caroline) and a still-younger brother, Bert, were all proud of this accomplishment too.
The day following the wedding reception, Grandpa (Wesley) Carter took Mary’s little brother, Norley, hunting. Norley was sixteen years old and it was his first deer hunt. Because Wes had sold his deer rifle to buy gas to get to his wedding reception he had to borrow a gun.
He and Norley went up Spanish Fork Canyon, shot a nice buck, and were home before noon. Norley was pleased to see his deer hanging under the big tree in the family’s yard in Lake Shore. Grandpa (Laning) and Grandma (Caroline) and a still-younger brother, Bert, were all proud of this accomplishment too.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Friday, July 3, 2009
Gifts
Hello Dear Reader,
The wedding reception ended at about 10 o’clock. Grandpa (Wesley) Carter said, “What a relief it was to get off from my feet! We were too tired when we left the church [so] we left the wedding gifts there until the next morning [when] we picked them up and took them to Lake Shore.”
Wes and Mary were grateful for all who shared the glorious occasion with them and who expressed their love by giving lovely wedding gifts to the bride and groom. The gifts covered the entire front room in the Halls’ home. If any of you remember the room, it was big—at least it seemed big to me but I was fairly young when the house burned down. Maybe someone out there can let us know the dimensions just for curiosity’s sake.
Love,
Aunt Genni
The wedding reception ended at about 10 o’clock. Grandpa (Wesley) Carter said, “What a relief it was to get off from my feet! We were too tired when we left the church [so] we left the wedding gifts there until the next morning [when] we picked them up and took them to Lake Shore.”
Wes and Mary were grateful for all who shared the glorious occasion with them and who expressed their love by giving lovely wedding gifts to the bride and groom. The gifts covered the entire front room in the Halls’ home. If any of you remember the room, it was big—at least it seemed big to me but I was fairly young when the house burned down. Maybe someone out there can let us know the dimensions just for curiosity’s sake.
Love,
Aunt Genni
Thursday, July 2, 2009
A Memorable Party
Hello Dear Reader,
Grandpa (Wesley) Carter said he didn’t realize it at the time but being married in the temple followed by the lovely reception was the highlight of his life. Grandma (Mary) Carter’s family had spent days in preparation for the party. Invitations were sent to every family in Lake Shore and to all of Wes’s and Mary’s friends and relatives.
Grandpa (Laning) Hall hired a live orchestra and everyone enjoyed dancing throughout the evening. There was a program. Wes said each person on the program made dumb remarks about the bride and groom—I can just hear the laughter. The refreshments served were chicken sandwiches (from chickens the Hall women raised, killed, plucked, cooked and prepared into sandwich spread), potato chips, pickles, wedding cake, and punch. Sounds good to me!
Love,
Aunt Genni
Grandpa (Wesley) Carter said he didn’t realize it at the time but being married in the temple followed by the lovely reception was the highlight of his life. Grandma (Mary) Carter’s family had spent days in preparation for the party. Invitations were sent to every family in Lake Shore and to all of Wes’s and Mary’s friends and relatives.
Grandpa (Laning) Hall hired a live orchestra and everyone enjoyed dancing throughout the evening. There was a program. Wes said each person on the program made dumb remarks about the bride and groom—I can just hear the laughter. The refreshments served were chicken sandwiches (from chickens the Hall women raised, killed, plucked, cooked and prepared into sandwich spread), potato chips, pickles, wedding cake, and punch. Sounds good to me!
Love,
Aunt Genni
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The Reception
Hello Dear Reader,
On October 17, 1940 Grandpa (Laning) and Grandma (Caroline) 
Hall gave a reception for the newlyweds in the Spanish Fork First Ward cultural hall. Wes (Carter) had to sell his deer rifle to get enough money for gas for the trip to Spanish Fork that evening. He and Mary arrived at the church building about 7 o’clock and guests started arriving soon after that.
The evening was a huge success. So many people attended the party it was hard to get them all in the cultural hall. Here’s how the young couple appeared that evening:
Love,
Aunt Genni
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