New Baby Born ~ Gavin John Mann

Jared and Melanie Mann are the proud parents of their second child


Born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Thursday, July 15, 2010 ~ 11:19 p.m. ~ Gavin John Mann weighed in at 8 lb 1.6 oz with lots of dark hair.








Of course, everyone knows Gavin's great grandfather ~ Jean John Phillip ~ 
Grandmother ~ Judy Mann
Brother ~ Keaton

1927 Dodge

This was Grandpa Willie Phillip's car.  Pictured are Jean, Paul, and Ken with the car ready to be in a parade.....probably mid to late 1960s.

Judy thinks Everett Mann paid Grandma $75.00 for the car after Grandpa died (probably in 1953).  Larry and Judy bought it from Wilma in 1994 for $2500.00.  Larry and Judy gifted the car to Jared a few years later.  Everett always said he would never sell this car from his antique collection because of Judy and she really appreciated that.


I remember that when Grandma and Grandpa were visiting our house on Dakota in Alliance, my folks always gave Grandma a ride home.....even though Grandpa was going to the same place.  Only one time do I remember Grandma riding home with Grandpa in the car.  No one can corroborate this story.....but as an "under ten year old" ~ this is what I remember.


I talked with Jean and Maxine to see if I could get more information on this vehicle.  Willie bought the car new in 1927 and drove it until he died in 1953.  He never owned any other car.  They lived in Springview at the time.  Jean remembers all five of them (Willie, Alma, Jean, Bob, Leo) taking a trip to Stuart, NE, for a 4th of July celebration.  They weren't told where they were going, and according to Jean, it took forever to get there....when, in fact, it was only 50 miles.


More from Jean:  Willie had big, wide feet.  Once when he drove the car to the grainery, he intended to hit the brake but instead his big, wide foot hit the accelerator and he ran into a concrete wall breaking the bumper off. 


Willie used to deliver mattresses with the car by putting them over the top of the car and on a rack which was attached to the back of the car.


Maxine remembers riding with Willie one time when he ran up over a curb into someone's yard......she doesn't remember ever riding with him again.


I couldn't find much information about the price of the car originally ~ except that it probably cost between $900 - $1000 in 1927.

Kenneth, 8/11/28, with THE car,  This was a picture in Ken's photo album with his writing on the picture.

The next four pictures were taken in August, 1996.  The first three were taken at the Box Butte County fair parade with Jean and Jared in the car.  The one of Kenneth and Jean was taken in Judy Mann's yard.

Pictures of the 1927 Dodge car as it is today.  The car is now stored on property owned by Cory and Jared Mann.

Wheel cap on the wheel

The roof of the car

1930s

This is a set of pictures that I have gathered from the 1930's ~ I'm not sure about the exact year on most of them.

Bob

Leo, possibly a graduation picture










Bob

Ken, Bob, Leo, Jean

Caption on back of picture written by Ken "Grandpa at Claude Donavan's, Ken on right, Jean at rear"

Ken

Ken, when he taught school at Sparks, Nebraska

Grandpa Willie Walter Phillip










Various pictures of Ken in the 1930s

Elmer Cold and Alma Phillip

Ken and ......is this Jean??

Ken, Jean, Leo

Alma Hamblet Vifquain (Grandma Alma Phillip's mother)

Ken's certificate to teach third grade in Nebraska

This is highway #20, east of Ainsworth,

February, 1936

A "truck that Kenneth drove" according to the caption.

These are pictures from Ken's photo album:

Harold, Kennth, 6/15/30

a page from Ken's photo album, Tornado Scenes, E.V. Vifquains 6/24/30

Leo on horse, 6/18/30

Jean, Robert, 6/15/30

Leo, 6/15/30

Grant Park, 3/22/31, Burton, Prich, Herb, Kenneth, Bosher
3/22/31






Kenneth, Donovan Keyes,  J.M. Jelly (not sure of order of Donovan or J.M., 1931










Ken, Lincoln Park, 4/5/31, Chicago??










Ken, at Navy Pier, in Chicago, 2/15/31










Ken 4/17/31

Ken (bottom) & ?????, 1931











Ken at Chicago Mail Order Company, 1931

Letter to Ken from Steve, 5/24, Spring View, Nebr, 1932









This is a picture I found with Bernadine and Bob's pictures

Bob and Jean with Buster, 1930s










These I found in Jean & Maxine's collection of pictures

Maxine, 1938, decoration day

Jean, 16 years old










Next Phillip blog I post will be the 1940's.....if you have any pictures you would like to include, please email them to me.  Thanks.