Diary Entries Part 3: Trip to Missouri!

August 1931, Lucille and her family travel to Missouri. Apparently they know a lot of people all over the country. Lucille was very well traveled, probably on account of how wealthy her family was.

She is originally from a town called Hayti, Missouri. After she died, Dad and I traveled to Hayti looking for family records but since she (and my dad's father, her brother) were both adopted, they couldn't give us any information at the courthouse. Lucille was born "Lucille Doris" and after she was adopted, she changed her name to "Lucille Jackson." I am not sure when or why this happened but it makes the family tree a whole lot more confusing. I am also not sure if Lucille and Kos were biological siblings. I think they were.

I'm also not sure whether or not the Jackson family was also from Missouri and later moved to Biloxi, Mississippi with Lucille and Kos, or if they were brought to live there after they were adopted. This is one of the things that I'll probably be able to find out by reading some of the newspaper clippings.

"A Trip to Missouri. Visit Aunt Janie and Teddy in Memphis, then 2 weeks in Hayti."
Larger image here: A Trip to Missouri

I am sorry that the images are so small. I am still not used to blogspot. I don't think I like it, but it's free and I've already started. Click below to read about the rest of her trip. (Far more interesting than the last post.)

Parties almost every day and night: bridge, theater, tennis, dancing, bunking(?) and God knows what else!

Click here for larger image: Partying A lot, Page 13

Going for car rides and more "bunking." I need to look that up. Also, I think she is speaking of her childhood friend "Lucille Johnson." In any case, she is not referring to herself in the 3rd person. 

Larger Image: Riding in the Rumble Seat

Bob Mehrle (sp?) is cute and has a marvelous voice. Not sure if he's a performer or a friend. All the girls "heart" Bob. Then back to Hayti, to the drug store for drinks, and then church.

Larger Image: Everybody Hearts Bob

Went to a show. "Honeymoon Lane." (A comedy movie from 1931.) They see some old friends in town. Somebody named Joe calls her on the phone but she isn't there.

Larger: Honeymoon Lane Picture Show

Drove to C'ville to play tennis. Saw Edwin Long who apparently knows who she is already. He asks if she's married! She sure would like to stay in Missouri. Going to Memphis for a few days, then home.

Larger: The Trip is Almost Over

This is the last part of the entry about her trip to Missouri. There's no larger version of this one. Biloxi must grow on her because she stayed there, right off the oceanfront, for the rest of her life.