The Little Brown Box

Today the post comes from a little brown box. On the top of what feels like glorified cardboard is a pewter image. There are three pictures tied together with a ribbon that says "Nurnboro". The images appear to be a church, a crest and a castle. Inside you'll find some photographs and news paper clippings. Of the eight photographs I do believe six are from George Rudes' wedding to Marian Bringe. At least that was my guess from the one picture of a woman getting riced within an inch of her life.

The rest of the pictures strike me as the classic wedding poses.

I am assuming the couple on the left are Marian's parents and the woman on the right is Della (Meyer) Rudes. Can anybody confirm Mr. & Mrs. Bringe? Or maybe have names for the maid/matron of honor & best man?

Now, for the mystery part. There were two pictures in the box that I couldn't identify. One was another wedding photograph. On the back I can't make out the first word but the rest is:

Jean
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Bristol England
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15/6/45

The second is a picture of a house. The back says "The Haar House formerly The Druyer Home We just bought." There is a stamp on the back that says it is a Gross Process print from The Gross Photo Supply Co. in Toledo, Ohio.


I assume this box belonged to a member of the Meyer family because the clippings in the box include four obituaries for Augusta R. Meyer, an obituary for George H. Meyer, an obituary for Carole Ann Elwell (age four), a notice in The Ottawa County Exponent announcing Della Rudes selling something to Gailen R. Drummond and a clip announcing Clay Center is dedicating their new street lights. (Maggie Meyer was being honored at the dedication as one of the oldest citizens at 81.)

Timeframe: 1944 and 1945 for the weddings. I assume the house was purchased in the same general time frame.

Where It Fits: George Rudes is the son of Merrill Sr. & Della (Meyer) Rudes. He is the brother of Merrill B. Rudes.