Monthly Archives: July 1943

Diary Entry for 07/07/1943

Wrote letters to Mom & Aunt Mildred. Merrill sent for gas A book for car. Ruth Bostwich Piper was buried (age 27) Edith & Dot was down & fixed my window boxes. Got cards from Gloria & Marilyn.

Diary Entry for 07/18/1943

Arlene was down. We all went on picnic on C.C.C. [Civilian Conservation Corps] Road. Went over to Grandma Haggerty’s in PM. Took Aunt Mildred & Aunt Myrtle over to Dad’s in evening. Mom came up for supper.

Diary Entry for 07/20/1943

Watkins man was here. Sent cards to Grandpa H & Aunt Mildred & Myrtle. [Mildred & Myrtle are twins.] Got new Chicago Mail Order catalog for fall & winter. Dot went to Lorraine with us. We stopped at Marg’s on way home.

Diary Entry for 07/22/1943

Vernon got a Cincinnati Ohio folder from Uncle Berle. Sent order to Chicago Mail Order. Sent card to Kenneth Weal who is in the hospital from burns. Rained about all day. First rain in sometime. Not feeling very good today.

Diary Entry for 07/25/1943

Went over home today for dinner. Had chicken dinner. Uncle Roy’s was there. Stopped at Dex Pitkin’s on way home. Don came up to milk for Lonny. Here for supper. Italy’s Mussolini has resigned.