Entry from Journal #1: September 8, 1930
I saw the Bear Tooth Mts1 good and Gates of the Mts2. Christ[ie] and Emma, Dad & I. Then we went to “Common Clay”3 play. It was good. Sam Efiesis4 changed his will. Old man at Will‘s house.
- Bear Tooth Mts. The Beartooth Mountains are at least 200 miles southeast of Marysville, just northeast of Yellowstone National Park. Although there are 12,000 ft. peaks in the Beartooth Mountains, it’s hard to imagine she could actually see that far!
Title: “Twin Lakes near the summit of Beartooth Mountains, Billings – Red Lodge – Cooke City Hiway to Yellowstone Park”. Created/Published: Westland Views, Publisher-Distributors, Forsyth, Montana. Date Issued: 1930-1945 (approx.). Collection: The Tichnor Brothers Collection. Location: Boston Public Library. - Gates of the Mts. Gates of the Mountains are about 20 miles northeast of Marysville.
Title: “Gates of the Mountains” on the Missouri River Between Great Falls and Helena, Montana Rockies: 74. Created/Published: The Hafstrom Co., Publishers, Belfield, N. Dak. Date Issued: 1930-1945 (approx.). Collection: The Tichnor Brothers Collection. Location: Boston Public Library. - Common Clay. A 1930 film directed by Victor Fleming starring Constance Bennett and Lew Ayres.
Although it was one of the highest grossing films of 1930, and apparently made Constance Bennett a star, I was unable to find a video clip. From Wikipedia: “The film was about a young servant who is seduced by the master of the house but he won’t have anything to do with her other than sex because of her low status. She ultimately falls pregnant with his child which he doesn’t want and when she tries to gain recognition for the baby, his family treats her as if she was a common blackmailer.” Sounds a little scandalous for 1930! And although the “Hays Code” had been adopted earlier that same year, it was not seriously enforced until about 1933/1934. - Sam Efiesis. I did a little research on this name in Ancestry but was unable to locate any information.
