Elizabeth as a young lady

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Elizabeth's class of 1933, Toulon Township High School

Toulon, Illinois

 Pauline M. Addis — Kathryn E. Burcham — Virginia L. Burkey         

Elizabeth G. Caverly — A. Pauline Crow — Gladys L. Dennis

Helen L. Dillon — John B. Durbin — Darline Fickling

Audrey B. Fuller — Iona E. Geach — Bertha L. Gerard

Mary E. Hackwith — Marvin Hollars — William A. Humphrey

Rena B. Large — Agnes K. Malone — Isabelle M. Mehl

Jean W. Montooth — Lester H. Morrell — Elizabeth P. Newton

Martha E. Packer — Francis D. Peterson — Vera F. Price

Helen Roark — Cecil B. Seckman — Virginia M. Slygh

Clyde St. John — Raymond E. Swiger — Dorothy E. Talbert

Virgie Mae Thompson — Cecil W. Whittaker — Dorothy M. Wilkinson

James L. Winn

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"The Aunt With A Million," was presented by The Senior Class of 1933, Toulon Township High School.  Performances were scheduled for Friday and Saturday Evenings, May 12-13, and the play was produced and directed in five days by Miss Olive Kackley of Chicago. 

Elizabeth Newton's role was that of The "Only" Girl.

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Four pounds of bananas — 19 cents

  Forty-eight pound sack of flour — $1.55

Ten pounds of potatoes — 22 cents

  A pound of tomatoes — 10 cents

A Kroger's grocery ad from 1933

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"Grandmother loved word-search and crossword puzzles, and taught us how to play Jotto, a word game we played whenever we visited with her.  We always tried to find new words to stump her."

Elizabeth with her granddaughters,

Sandi and Nancy

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Hi Bob,

 

Thank you so much for meeting with Nancy and getting the scrapbook to her.  She will be sending it to me via UPS.  One of my bosses said he is going to take a picture of me with the UPS guy when he delivers.  They too are amazed at this whole thing.  My husband Brian and I will be driving it up to Rockford on Sunday, the 19th.  I will definitely let you know what happens.  We will videotape the event and take photos. 

 

Sandi

Sandi accepting delivery of the scrapbook from UPS

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"Grandmother loved writing poetry and teaching children.  When my sisters and I were young, she would send us poetry she'd typed and mounted in lovely shapes on colored construction paper."

Elizabeth's granddaughters,

 Sandi and Nancy

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"Grandmother used to collect flowers and press them in books and then make bookmarks or pictures out of them.  Sometimes she would write poems on the flowers she mounted into cards or bookmarks.  She never dated or remarried, as she never got over the death of her husband." 

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"We had a great visit with Grandma today.  She remembered the scrapbook but was really surprised to learn of the years it had been lost.  I went through the pages with her and showed her the card, the playbill, and the commencement announcement.  She remembered those a little bit.  Then we talked for a while and I brought out the book again.

 

"She looked at the commencement announcement and showed me the names of her girlfriends.  She looked at the name William Humphries on the playbill and said, "Oh, we called him Billy.  His parents owned a restaurant in town."

 

"The more she looked at the book the more she remembered.  She said all of the poems meant something to her and to her life, which is why she'd cut them out and saved them.  We explained the scrapbook's travels.  She was amazed and hopes she will remember how she lost it, but right now she doesn't."

 

Elizabeth Placida Newton:

A remarkable woman who dedicated her lifetime to helping others. 

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