Arnold's Story: February 28, 1950

Bill writes about Dolly and Wayne's wedding on February 4, his 60th birthday party, his new Lincoln Sport Sedan in Danube blue metallic, the new furniture and carpets bought before Dolly's wedding reception, and booming business for his Ideal System Company. He still owes $20,000 mortgage on the house in Glendale. 

It sounds as if the Glendale chapter of Reserve Officers Association is not thriving, perhaps due to lack of interest.

The enclosure is a sheet with notes taken by Hazel Nevis from a conversation with her sister in law Mary Ann (Nevis) Silva, Bill's oldest surviving sibling. She is said to have a good memory and offers information about her mother Marianne Enos Brown (Mariana Enos de Brum) and father Jacinto Joseph Nevis (Jacinto Josê Neves) as well as Jacinto's father Vincent Nevis (Vicente Neves). 

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Arnold's Story: February 27, 1950

Hazel has forgotten to forward Arnold's insurance premiums again.

She describes the big 60th birthday party for Bill with their closest friends, children and Bill's siblings. The oldest, Mary, has died already but the second oldest sister, Mary Ann, has a good memory and provided some information on their parents Jacinto and Marianne. Bill was clearly proud to show off his new Lincoln and the modernizations at his business, The Ideal System Company.

Among Bill's birthday gifts are an electric popcorn popper and and an automatic juicer; from the 1940s for several decades kitchen and home gadgets start filling up homes across America.

Hazel remains active in her church.

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I appreciate that Arnold is typing this letter. His cursive handwriting is difficult to read, I find. In later decades he wrote in all caps to be completely legible, probably for his secretary to type up correspondence and scientific papers. 

Arnold will do surgery work at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital as part of his third-year medical studies. And he already thinking ahead to his internship after his fourth year.

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Arnold's Story: February 18, 1950

Dolly thanks Arnold for his wedding gift (silver tablespoons to match their silver set). As the bride, she had the responsibility to write the thank-you notes. Etiquette requires she write them within one to three months after the wedding, and she is about two weeks out here. Dolly and Wayne had a short honeymoon on account of the needs of his dry-cleaning business.

Arnold and Dolly's father Bill had a 60th birthday on the 16th and their mother Hazel is throwing a party tonight, the 18th, for family and friends.

Dolly and Wayne's residence at 1122-B East Garfield, Glendale, no longer exists; it was torn down for the Glendale Community College (Garfield Campus).

Glendale News-Press wedding announcement for Mrs. Eldon Wayne Murphy (Mary Nevis),
February 18, 1950, mistakenly putting the wedding on February 14 instead of February 4

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Arnold's Story: February 4, 1950

Dolly and Wayne married on February 4 at Wee Kirk o' the Heather in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. The reception was in her parent's home at 501 Mountain Street, Glendale. Here is a photo of Dolly's parents (Bill and Hazel Nevis) and the mother of the groom (Bertha Murphy).

Hazel Nevis, Bill Nevis, and Bertha Murphy (February 4, 1950)

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Arnold's Story: January 20, 1950

I found an entry showing that Arnold wrote to famed scientist and Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling on January 20, 1950, thanking him for some constructive criticism on a paper he wrote and promising to rewrite the paper:

Day-to-day activity of Linus Pauling shows he corresponded with Arnold Nevis in January 1950 

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Dolly's wedding invitation arrives:

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Arnold's Story: January 10, 1950

Laura Hall writes with news of her family and mutual acquaintances.

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Arnold's Story: December 23, 1949

A Christmas card from Laura to her big brother Arnold, with a fold-up sleigh enclosed:

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Arnold's Story: December 7, 1949

Hazel writes, as Dolly did before her, to let Arnold know not to renew Bill's subscription to Time Magazine as he prefers the Post (perhaps The Saturday Evening Post).

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Dolly is back in the hospital in Santa Barbara for a health checkup. 

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