The 1930s and ‘40s

Articles from Waterloo and Fredericksburg newspapers during the 1930s & '40s reported on various visits of Landau family (including a July 1931 visit by cousins from Dixon, IL), card parties, birthdays, bridal showers, and weddings. 

Besides those happy times, the family gathered for several sad occasions.  On July 23, 1938, Vera’s eldest son, Glenn, jr., died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.  He was 19 years old.

There was a scare when Jerome’s 18 year old son, Carl, was struck by a speeding car on June 15, 1941.  The Courier reported the next day that he was “dying of injuries.”  However, Carl survived crushed ribs, leg and arm.  Several articles over the next six months reported on his recovery. 

And then tragedy struck again on December 31, 1943, when Everett’s six year old daughter, Ruth, died when struck by a truck in front of their home on Washington St., Waterloo.

DOCUMENTS:

• Waterloo and Fredericksburg newspaper articles.  Contact me for specifics.