In 1923, Mr. and Mrs. Major Oscar Carroll of Ozark, Alabama went on a 2 1/2 month trip to Europe. Two weeks were spent aboard the
SS Conte Rosso from New York City to Naples, Italy and the
RMS Caronia from Liverpool, England back to New York City. The bulk of their time was spent in at least seven countries and many well-known European cities. The itinerary below and the tour group listing give all the details.
Mr. Major Oscar Carroll was a great-great-uncle of mine (and a namesake), the brother of my great-grandmother, Emma Carroll Espy. On his voyage to Europe, Uncle Oscar and Aunt Mary mailed these postcards to their nephew, J.J. Espy, Jr. (Bud John) and niece Sarah Frances Espy, two of Emma's children.
The Tuscaloosa News
May 20, 1923
The Southern Star
June 13, 1923
RMS Caronia
The Tuscaloosa News
October 17, 1923
George Brownell, Jr.'s obituary
To see how Major Oscar Carroll got his name, click
here.
To learn about the M.O. Carroll Grocery Store in Ozark, go
here.
If you click here, I believe Uncle Oscar is # 9.
Just in case you don't, Uncle Oscar's wife, Mary Tarver Austin Carroll, was a well-recognized woman author of her day. She wrote poems as well as several biographies likely written for young people. I enjoyed the ones I read. I especially recall one about Aaron Burr - The Man Who Would Not Wait, and one about Oglethorpe - The Man Who Dared to Care. There was a third - Keep My Flags Flying (1945). I don't believe I ever read this last book. Aunt Frances took me to meet her once - probably when I was a teen-ager. I think we just chatted briefly at the front door. I don't think we went into her house. I recall she was very pleasant.
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