A Cousin’s Birthday

Birthday Invitation Inside

Parents keep everything from the first baby! Here’s an invitation to Howard to come to his cousin Whitfield’s birthday. Dated Saturday, October 5th. The year that seems most likely (an October 5th landing on a Saturday) is 1946.

Birthday Invitation
Birthday Invitation Inside
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Howard to Claire

In Claire’s scrapbook. Inscription says< “from Howard when Gertrude died.”

I have no idea who Gertrude was. The cat listed as KIA in the clipping was called Phoebe Whifflebum or Woom.

Howard to Claire
Letter from Howard to Claire
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Mr. Mrs. H. Gibbons make Newspaper

Mr & Mrs H Gibbons

A clipping from Hampton Bureau, the Daily Press. No date.

Bottom inscription says, “Mr. & Mrs. Howard Gibbons made the paper”.

Side inscription MAY say:
“Ye, Gods; ‘Tis Real ISemg.” From “As You Like It” or “Do you?”

Mr & Mrs H Gibbons
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