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Maria Mercedes Javier Ojeda Hoover
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Maria Mercedes Javier Ojeda Hoover
(1916-1992)
Maria Mercedes Javier Ojeda was the daughter of Pedro Castro Ojeda and Rosalia Garrido Javier. Since she was 17 and prior to leaving Guam she was a teacher.
She was known as Mariquita, and her engagement to Thomas G. Hoover a Radioman 1st Class made local and national news in the late 1936 and early 1937.
Locally, one full page in the January 1937 Guam Recorder was used and captioned with "Of Local Interest: Miss Mariquita Ojeda Wed in Cumberland, Maryland." The local article highlighted the several national news media that caught wind of her engagement and her journey from Guam to Maryland to marry her fiancé.
Nationally, her story was featured in the Chicago Herald and Examiner, Chicago Daily Tribune, Seattle Times and The Seattle Daily Times.
This picture of her on the left comes from the front page of The Seattle Daily Times (1936), where the headline read "Maiden from Lonely Guam Comes to Wed." According to the article she was "Queen of the Fair." This fair was actually known as the Guam Agricultural, Industrial and Education Fair, where Mariquita was Queen of Agana and was the runner up in her bid for overall Queen of the Fair that was won by Josefina Sgambelluri in May of 1936.
Not too long after the Fair, her fiancé, Thomas was reassigned from Guam to Washington D.C.
In reviewing James Shaw's website USMC Present Arms, many old photos of Guam, the Fair and other events can be found. This included a couple photos of Mariquita where they knew her as "Keets."
From previous editions of The Guam Recorder, I found that Mariquita, was the Secretary, Lone Star Association, a literary organization of the junior and senior high school students . (Oct 1935). She was also one of the attendants for Queen Harriet Chance during the 1934 Guam Agricultural, Industrial, and Educational Fair.
In the 1940 Census, she was residing in Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii.
Several years later, Mariquita was listed with her four month old daughter Susan on a 1948 Pan American Airways passenger manifest destined back home to Guam. Her residence at the time was listed as Ebensburg, PA.
Sources:
California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
Census Bureau. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
Guam Recorder. June 1934.
Guam Recorder. October 1935.
Guam Recorder. January 1937.
The Seattle Daily Times. October 1, 1936. Maiden from Lonely Guam Comes to Wed. Seattle, WA.
James Shaw. Present Arms. Retrieved from: http://www.usmcpresentarms.com
This picture of her comes from the front page of The Seattle Daily Times (1936), where the headline read “Maiden from Lonely Guam Comes to Wed.” According to the article she was “Queen of the Fair.” This fair was actually known as the Guam Agricultural, Industrial and Education Fair, where Mariquita was Queen of Agana and was the runner up in her bid for overall Queen of the Fair that was won by Josefina Sgambelluri in May of 1936.
Database Update 10 May 2014
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The database has been updated and has grown from 312,593 to 313,163 names.
Random Guam Notes: February 1937 News of Island Affairs
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As of February 24, 1937 the population of Guam was 22,378. Some reported events from the February 1937 Guam Recorder by village are as follows:
DEDEDO
On February 2, 1937 Jose S. Leon Guerrero became the Principal of San Vitores School in Dededo. His predecessor was Maria Arceo Ulloa.
INARAJAN
- Lucas San Nicolas built a new bar.
- On February 14, 1937 Jose D. Flores held a party in honor of Santa Maria
- Miss Edpidia S. Salas, a teacher from Agana was a visitor for a weekend at the residence of Mr. Enemesio Diego
- Mrs. Vicente Rosario was a visitor for a weekend at the residence of Mr. Vicente Flores.
MERIZO
On February 7, 1937 Mr. Jose M. Flores was a guest speaker at the M.G. Cook School Parent Teachers Association.
PITI
- On February 4, 1937 (a Thursday), Mr. Juan M. Taimanglo, a teacher of Dyer School, Piti married Antonia D. Cruz.
- During the evening of February 9, 1937, members of the Fourth Guam Congress held a meeting in the Dyer School building to discuss the matters of two Guam Delegates who were sent to Washington to represent the native inhabitants of Guam for United States Citizenship. Present were: Edward T. Calvo, Gaily R. Kamminga, Tomas R. Santos, Jose Duenas, Pedro Mendiola, and Jose Eustaquio.
- Rice harvesting in Piti was going rapidly and the following were identified among the principal rice harvestors in Piti: Juan S.N. Quenga, Sebastian C. Quenga, Pedro Martinez, Joaquin Concepcion and Felix Quenga.
SUMAY
- Sumay was identified as the second largest town in Guam, and on February 13, 1937, the Public Market built by the Naval Government of Guam opened for business.
- On February 8, 2014, a meeting was held and was attended by an unusually large audience. Chief Commissioner Suarez talked about: delinquent taxes, civic responsibility, the enlistment of patriotic Chamorros in the Guam Militia, and the Governments interest in the welfare of Guam.
- Mr. Vicente S. Borja, President of the Parent Teacher Association of Maxwell School, led a meeting on February 14, 1937 to discuss the “Spirit of Cooperation” between the school and the community.
UMATAC
- Mr. Joaquin Sanchez lost three fingers from an encounter with a large shark.
- On February 11, 1937 Mr. F. Q. Sanchez, Principal of the Magellan School, was admitted as a patient in the Susana Hospital.
- On February 17, 1937, Mr. Jesus Sanchez Quinata and Miss Joaquina Topasna Quinata were married.
YONA
On February 4, Vicente Manuel Rodriguez (from Yona) and Josefa Manibusan George were married in Agana. The fandango was held in Yona at the home of Manuel Cruz.
1925 - Rosa Taitingfong Siguenza
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The Siguenza family had blessed us with some nurses in Guam’s history. Rosa Taitingfong Siguenza was one of them. It is unfortunate that her fate occurred while she was driving her car and collided with a motorcycle on March 15, 1925.
2014 San Jose Fiesta - WA
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Save the date! This Saturday May 3, 2014 for the San Jose Fiesta in Washington State. I will be there selling the 1920 and 1930 Population Census of Guam books. Funds raised will be used for travel cost to attend and present the Chamorro Roots Genealogy Project at the 2015 Marianas History Conference and other events. Appreciate your support!
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