Real bad frost last night. Cold all day. Sent for canning sugar. Got letter from Aunt Mildred. Went to Lacona in evening for groceries. Painted rest of kitchen.

I went to the city with Barkers. Vernon & Jimmy stayed at Mother’s. Got Mom a kettle. Got new dishpan. Got Merrill a pipe. Got order from Wards, cloth for dresses.

Merrill mowed lawn. Started my dress.

Vernon didn’t go to school. Sore throat. Dot helped paper kitchen ceiling. Merrill went to Adams. Sent card to Aunt Mildred. Oren & Marie are engaged.Got dress pattern.

Dot & I finished papering kitchen. Wrote Marg. Got graduation invitation from Lila. Still raining.

A grand day at last. Washed clothes. Did up curtains. They started planting potatoes.

Jimmy & I went to Adams on bus. Visited school & Aunt M. Got window shades. Got letter from Angie. Nice day.

Evelyn & Arlene were down. Got pictures. Vernon stayed down at Aunt Mildred’s for weekend. Went to Lacona for groceries. A nice day.

Still another nice day. Third in a row. Edith & Dot were here. Jimmy & I went up to Barkers & called Aunt Mildred. Went to Lorraine & over home in evening. Merrill got hair cut.

Planted garden. Mom & Eleanor were up in PM. Raining in PM & evening. Oren gave Jimmy chocolate bar.

Sent $40.00 to Spiegel. Raining. Started making play suit. Vernon got home from his visit at Adams. Had a grand time.

Grand day. Washed clothes. Edith, Dot & Evelyn were down. Brought me gold bronze paint to use.

Wrote Aunt Mildred. Vernon did too. Planted corn for first time this year. Started cleaning dining room. Vernon planted glads today.Gilbert entered Marines.

Carl enters Navy. Real hot today. Baked pies & cookies.

Rainy & thunderstorms during day. Wrote to Mother T & Ration Board. Dot & Evelyn were here. Gave Dot glads.

Finished cleaning dining room. Vernon walked up to Mary S in PM. Went to Lacona in evening. Mowed lawns.

Mother & Dad were up in PM. We went looking for potatoes. Merrill fixed car. Merrill & Vernon went fishing. Jimmy, Vernon & I got Merrill box of candy for Father’s Day.

Washed clothes. Rainy day. Got blank for tires from Ration Bboard. Wrote Florence. Evelyn started work at drug store again.

Got letter from Marg. Finished making play suit. Went up to Florence’s in evening. Merrill & Earle went to Redfield.

Got letter from Mother T. & card from Aunt Mildred. Evelyn & Arlene were here. Arlene went to Lorraine & over home with us. Merrill got shoes $5.60. Mother T. sent letter about Loren. Wrote to Lila.

Raining. Arlene was here awhile. Wrote Mother T, Marg & card to Mom.

Vernon gets out for vacation. Merton [Merton Pool, bus driver] treated them all to ice cream at Giova’s. Vernon got new pants $3.98. Went to Lacona in evening. Dot & Arlene were here. Sent order to Chicago Mail Order. Shoes.

They planted oats today. 16 acres. Baked, cleaned, waxed rugs. Grand day.

Uncle B, Aunt M, Mom & Dad were up for dinner. Vernon, Jimmy & I went over home for supper. Merrill came over in evening. Dot was down. Gave me flowers.

Washed clothes. Merrill planted more corn. Jimmy, Vernon, & I went up to Barkers in evening. Evelyn had her pocketbook stolen Saturday night.

Grand day. Arlene was here. Barkers gave us some fresh pork. Got letter from Mother T. San Francisco Conference ends tonight. Vernon made cookies.

Barkers gave us liver. Wrote to Mother T. Finished ironing. Arlene Bilkey & Don Moore’s engagement announced. Evelyn & Dot were here.

Got play shoes, white. Got letter from Lila. She’s getting married July 4th. Dot & Arlene were here. Arlene brought down meat.

Carl leaves for Navy training. Real warm. Arlene, Dot & Arlene Bilkey were here. Wrote Angie & card to Mother T.

Dot was here. Brought me petunias. Vernon, Jimmy & I went up to Barkers. Went to Lacona in evening. Got Vernon sweater $2.19.