NICKNAMES

"Jiggs"

As a toddler, Edward Eugene Weston loved to "help" his mother with her canning. One day, when he "helped" so much that Bertha spent more time cleaning and less time canning, his mother told him, "You are just a little 'Jiggs'!" The name stuck!
"Jiggs" was one of the main characters (who always was in one type of mischief or another) in the comic strip, "Bringing Up Father", by George McManus. It ran in the newspaper from 1913 through 2000.
"Jiggs" was always grateful for the memory of that day with his mom. Bertha Irene Wiley Weston died when he was only three years old.

"Doodles"

Christine Pearl Aldred was a lovely young woman with many friends. She was known for her beautiful soprano singing voice, her dimpled smile, and her dreamy eyes. She earned the nickname "Doodles" from her friends and cousins because of her habit of daydreaming and doodling in her high school classes when she was supposed to be taking notes!

"Slick"

Gary Andrew Weston was born with "personality"! He could charm and entertain from an early age. When Gary was in high school, he would use that personality to get out of mischief and out of class as often as he could!
When he gave his science teacher, Lawrence Schnieder, the reason for missing science class, the teacher said, "Weston you are slick!" Many of his friends and classmates called him "Slick" from that time forward.

I hope you enjoyed these stories and that they have helped you know our family a little better.
If any of you have nickname stories that you would like to share, please e-mail me at msw8769@yahoo.com.