Adella Grace Scott Scribner Part 8 of 9, 1930s

Adella Grace Scott Scribner ... 1930s

1930

1930 Census, Franklin NH.  This is a different thing, but quite understandable.  Adella is at the same address (listed as 17 East High Street), but with Albert and Gertrude Scribner Manuel as the head.  Another interesting thing is the Schlagel family is renting the same space.  The property may have been a duplex sort of thing?

Anyway, The High Street address is considered a farm.

17 East High Street, Franklin NH
1930 Federal Census

1932 Lindberg Kidnapping 1930s

In other news:  In 1930, Pluto is discovered as our Solar System's 9th planet  In 1931, The second Chinese Japanese War begins (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1933 age

1933-1945 -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt becomes the 32nd President of the United States.

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(FDR Presidential Library & Museum, 2018)

President Franklin Roosevelt Quote:  "Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort" (Roosevelt, 2018).

Historical Insight -- The End of Prohibition

Adella Scott Scribner may have been part of the majority that celebrated in Franklin NH when the 21st Amendment ended national alcohol prohibition on 5 December 1933.

The 21st Amendment left alcohol prohibition for the states to decide,
and Mississippi remained a "dry" state until 1966.
5 December 1933, New York, New York
Credit:  Imagno/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
(Ancestry Historical Insights, 2019)

1933 

Historical Insight -- The Social Impact of the First "New Deal"

The government programs started by the first "New Deal" in 1933 may have assisted Adella Scott Scribner from Franklin NH

The first "New Deal" brought economic relief to many Americans in 1933
through programs that adressed banking, farming, and unemployment.
Credit:  Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
(Ancestry Historical Insights 2018)

By the spring of 1933, working class and rural Americans were tightly in the grip of the Great Depression.  Forty percent of the nation's banks failed between 1929 and 1933, and almost 4-million manufacturing jobs were lost as consumption and production became locked in a downward spiral.  The first "New Deal" created by President Franklin Roosevelt and his cabinet was aimed at providing relief and recovery to those hit hardest by the depressed economy.  A farmer wrote in her diary in 1933 about the impact of the "New Deal" in rural areas:  "Well, the national farm strike ... set for May 13 has been postponed, for which we are all thankful.  They came to that decision after Roosevelt signed the farm bill, which makes it possible for the loan companies to refinance mortgages.  ...  Well, it gives us more courage to go on.  We had about given up ever trying to keep up anymore." (Ancestry Historical Insights, 2018).

1936 dionne quints img089

In other news: In 1933, The Soviet communist party purge happens; Armstrong invents FM modulation, probably starting the formation of Radio Astronomy  In 1934, Longshoreman's Strike held goods hostage as 35,000 went on strike for a whopping 83 days (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1935 age

Residence Franklin NH -- According to the 1940 census, which we will get to next post -- She was living in the same place, 17 East High Street in Franklin.

(The Pantagraph, 1936)

In other news: In 1935, The Dustbowl scours the midwest, caused by poor farming practices.  In 1936, King Edward VIII (Windsor) begins his short reign, followed by King George VI (Windsor) that same year; Spanish Civil War begins; Helicopter is invented  (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1937 age

Residence Franklin NH.  Again, Nephew Chester Scott is a laborer, Don't know who Edward is.  Sister in law Emma is a practical nurse living with Mrs Alice Merrill (who is she?).  Nephew Leon Scott is employed by G.W.G. Company; Nephew Leslie employed by M.T.S. & Sons.  Grandson Bernard works for New York City (Would that be for water or power?).  Son Charles H has a wife S. Mae (is this still Sadie?), and is the chief accountant for S. Mills (Sulloway Mills), his son Bernard lives with him.  Who is Mary E. Scribner?

(The Wilkes-Barre Record, 

Wilkes-Barre PA, 1937)

In other news: Dupont invents Nylon; yet another Chinese-Japanese war breaks out (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1938 age

Historical Insight -- The Great New England Hurricane of 1938

Adella Grace Scott Scribner was likely living in Franklin NH, one of the areas battered in 1938 by a hurricane boasting cyclones with extremely high winds.

A full moon and vernal equinox contributed to the storm's power. 
Coastal fishing industries found themselves hardest hit --
the hurricane razed approximately 3,000 vessels and damaged thousands more.
26 September 1938.  Onset, Massachusetts.
Credit:  Boston Globe via Getty Images
(Ancestry Historical Insights, 2018)  

(Dixon Evening Telegraph, Dixon IL, 1938)

In other news:  Germany annexes Austria [not sure they liked it]  (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1939 age

Residence Franklin NH.  Adella living at 19 East High street.  Who is Edward Scott?  Sister in law Emma is a practical nurse living with Mrs. Alice Merrill.  Interesting.  I looked at my Legacy software, and found that Albert Manuel's mother is Laura Merrill.  I am sure, in a small town, everyone knows everyone else, and is probably related to everyone else.

Nephew Leon Scott (wife Rose) employed by GWG Company; Nephew Leslie Scott (wife Ruth) employed at MTS & Sons.  Grandson Bernard (wife Margaret) employed N. Grevior.  Son Charles (wife S. Mae) still chief accountant at S Mills (Sulloway Mills, manufactures hosiery)

In other news:  World War II begins from 1939 until after Adella dies; Aircraft Jet Engine was invented by Ohain; and the Digital Computer is in the news  (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1939 age

Historical Insight -- The Great Depression

During the Great Depression, Adella Scott Scribner likely faced hardships like joblessness and scant resources while living in Franklin NH in 1939

Hudreds of thousands of Americans relied on soup kitchens and
charity for meals during the Great Depression.
February 1931, Chicago Illinois
Credit:  Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
(Ancestry Historical Insights, 2018)

24 October 1929 was one of the darkest days in American history.  On Black Tuesday, the hopeful, prosperity of the Roaring Twenties came to an abrupt end when the stock market crashed.  Suddenly, the United States, and the world with it, was propelled into the Great Depression (Ancestry Historical Insights, 2018)

(The Des Moines Register, Des Moines IA, 1938)

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Resources

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2019). The End of Prohibition. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2018). The Great Depression. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2018). The Great New England Hurricane of 1938. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2018). The Social Impact of the First "New Deal". Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com

Dixon Evening Telegraph, Dixon IL. (1938, August 25). 1938 Clip Art Movies. Retrieved March 21, 2017, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.com

FDR Presidential Library & Museum. (2018). Franklin D. Roosevelt. Retrieved May 28, 2018, from Wikimedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47600299

OurTimelines.com. (2018). TimeLines. (Timelines courtesy of www.ourtimelines.com. Timeline formatting and technology copyright © 2000-2018 ourtimelines.com, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED under the Pan-American Conventions.) Retrieved from OurTimeLines.com: http://ourtimelines.com/

Roosevelt, F. D. (2018). Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes. Retrieved from BrainyQuote: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/franklin_d_roosevelt

The Des Moines Register, Des Moines IA. (1938, July 8). Radio on Bicycle. Retrieved March 21, 2017, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.com

The Pantagraph, B. I. (1936, April 19). When "Black Blizzard" Struck. Retrieved April 4, 2017, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.com

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Dorothy May Scott Part 2

Dorothy Mae Scott, born 1929, died 1996, New Hampshire.  

Part 2, 1930s.

1930 age 1

Here is little Dorothy, not yet able to walk when the census-taker knocks on their door.  Her parents Chester and Cecelia Scott and her older brother Norman Scott (see his first post here).

Census Franklin City, Merrimack County NH
Scott Family starts line 2

Here the same information as I posted when writing about Norman.

Little Norman in his first Census.  He was about 2 years old, and his little sister Dorothy was just a few months old.  I wonder what happened to that first child.  I wrote in the last blog about NFS birth certificate, and that he is the second child born to Cecelia. 

He lives with parents Chester and Cecelia at 538 Central Street, Franklin NH.  This is a rented house.  I looked through the neighbors on this sheet, and I don't see anybody who may be related.  It seems they were on their own, here.

Scott Family on the map, 1930 census
538 Central Street, Franklin NH

Above and below are the map view, from Google Maps 2017, and the streetview image captured November 2015 from Google Maps.  You can see where the house might have been, but it doesn't look like it is there anymore.  Point of research -- see if there are historical photos of this house, and any record of when it was torn down and why.

Google Maps streetview 2017
538 Central Street, Franklin NH

Dorothy is aged 7 months old, born in NH.  Chester was a laborer in the Saw Shop.  Chester has never been in the military.

1930 Historical Insight

The Great Depression

1930 Great Depression
Credit: Dorothea Lange/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
Ancestry.com Historical Insight

The Great Depression was still in it's devastating tour of the nation.

Though the vast majority of the jobs created by President Roosevelt during the Great Depression were for unskilled laborers, he also employed artists to document life across the country. This photograph of a migrant family escaping the Dust Bowl was shot by Dorothea Lange and has become an iconic work from the era. 1936, Nipomo, California.   – Ancestry.com Historical Insight

1931 age 1

Birth of Sister Yvonne

Her sister Yvonne L. Scott was born on 25 April 1931 in Franklin NH when Dorothy Mae was 1 year old.  There is not much information about this little sister, except stories I'd heard throughout my marriage into the family.  We'd heard she'd married a man named "Pugh" and that she'd had nose cancer that disfigured her face and eventually she died of that condition.  If you have any information, contact me.  Information on the Scott side of the family is really scarce, both in anecdotal evidence and stories from family, as well as in actual records and documents.  It's almost as if  --  had I not begun researching them, they would have disappeared from the face of the earth.

1934 age 4

Parents Divorce

1934 Chester & Cecelia Scott Divorce

16 February 1934.  Dorothy's parents Chester and Cecelia divorced.  Chester was the one who filed for divorce on the grounds that Cecelia was adulterous.  Merrimack NH.

I will include things like this because, although they did not happen to her in particular, they had to have influenced Dorothy's life in some way.  I mean, imagine being a little 4 year old girl, with a protective older brother age five and a three year old little sister.  Who did they live with after the divorce?  Is this when the kids were placed into orphanages?  Let's explore this little thought experiment further.

And, remember.  The country is still in slow recovery from the Great Depression.

Four years ago, Chester was a laborer in the Saw Shop (according to the 1930 census).  There is no apparent family nearby for him to call upon.  He seems to have had nobody to watch three young kids.  Since Cecelia -- although she contested the divorce -- there had to have been enough incriminating evidence for the decision of adultery.  Would that automatically exclude the children remaining with the mother?  Or, if Cecelia was awarded the children anyway, What was life like then?  Where was momma living?  Women simply did not just raise children as a single mom in those days.  While Cecelia remarried at least once more, It looks like Chester never did.

1935 age 6

Residence per 1940 census

She's living with someone -- who?  I don't know, but she's living in Concord NH.  Could Dick S. Bell and Mary L. Scott Bell have lived here and taken her in?  I wish I had records!

1938 about age 8

Historical Insight -- The Great New England Hurricane of 1938

Dorothy Mae Scott was likely living in Franklin New Hampshire, one of the areas battered in 1938 by a hurricane boasing cyclones with extremely high winds.

Credit: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

 – Ancestry.com

A hurricane pummeled the northeast with sustained winds of 109 mph on September 21, 1938. In New York City, the sea level rose seven feet in 30 minutes. Some 50,000 homes were damaged or leveled and 2 billion trees snapped like toothpicks in a single day. “It came as a shock and it came suddenly,” one survivor remembered. Conflicting weather reports left locals unprepared, and by the time the tempest subsided, 700 were dead, and 700 more injured.  – Ancestry.com

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Resources

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Census Sunday --- NFS Sr 1930 Census

Little Norman in his first Census.  He was about 2 years old, and his little sister Dorothy was just a few months old.  I wonder what happened to that first child.  I wrote in the last blog about NFS birth certificate, and that he is the second child born to Cecelia.

He lives with parents Chester and Cecelia at 538 Central Street, Franklin NH.  This is a rented house.  I looked through the neighbors on this sheet, and I don't see anybody who may be related.  It seems they were on their own, here.

1930 Census, Franklin, Merrimack NH

Scott Family on the map, 1930 census
538 Central Street, Franklin NH

Above and below are the map view, from Google Maps 2017, and of the streetview image captured November 2015 from Google Maps.  You can see where the house might have been, but it doesn't look like it is there anymore.  Point of research -- see if there are historical photos of this house, and any record of when it was torn down and why.

Google Maps streetview 2017
538 Central Street, Franklin NH

That's about par for the course as far as the Scott family goes.  It seems as if all record gets wiped off the face of the earth.  If we are related, please feel free to contact me, I'd love to chat.  Subscribe to catch every morsel posted.