The journey and marriage of Ida Issadore Boughner to John T.R. Ladd continued after their remarriage in 1921. I was given 2 original post cards from a distant cousin named Mary-Jo Arn, a great-granddaughter of Ida. Mary-Jo and I connected over the internet and have shared information. When Mary-Jo's mother died she found a large collections of family memorabilia in her attic and has been going through it over the past few years. Mary-Jo has sent me selected items and photo's that pertain to Ida and her children of which I am very grateful.
Two of the items that she has sent me are 2 post cards. Both of them are from the Put-In Bay area of Ottawa County, Ohio. They were from John and Ida Ladd to Ida's daughter and son-in-law Joe and Mollie Arn, the grandparents of Mary-Jo Arn who gave me these post cards.
The first post card is of "Jolly Quartette at Put-In Bay, O" and depicts 4 bathing beauties. On the others side of the post card there is message from John T.R. Ladd that says "Put-In Bay, I am on wings of love, J.T.R. Ladd". The post card is addressed to Joe Arn, North Jackson, Ohio. The post mark on the card is 15 August 1925.
The second post card is a picture post card and was never written on or mailed. The photo is of John T.R. Ladd and Ida I. Ladd and they look like they are sitting in a boat. I believe that this is actually a prop at a photographers studio or a photographers booth at Put-In Bay. It even says on the boat prop "Put-In Bay". Looking at the faces of John and Ida, they don't look very happy and John certainly doesn't look like he is on "the wings of love" as he mentioned in the other post card.
John and Ida were still living in Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma during this time and I suspect that they decided to vacation at Put-In Bay, Ottawa County, Ohio in 1925. After this trip things must have gone sour because by 1930 Ida would be a divorced woman again. The story continues in my next post.
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