Went to city with Aunt Maude. She tried road test. Rain & thunder storms in PM. Mrs. Hagan called.
Category Archives: Daily Diary Entry
Diary Entry for 8/18/1948
Threshed here in afternoon. Cora Haley’s birthday. Aunt Maude & I went over to Lila’s. Orv & Angie & family were there for supper. Got letter from Mom. Went to Grange.
Diary Entry for 8/19/1948
Finished threshing. 671 bushel. Only 2 loads to thresh this morning. Uncle Ray was here.
Diary Entry for 8/20/1948
Ironed & baked. Men finished reaping oats across tracks. Uncle Ray was here.
Diary Entry for 8/21/1948
Awfully hot. Men helped thresh for Hardy’s. Went over to Lila’s with Aunt Maude. Drove Uncle Ray’s truck to city.
Diary Entry for 8/22/1948
Took Vernon out home for a visit. Mother & Dad & Ronnie came home with us.
Diary Entry for 8/23/1948
Washed clothes. Lula called to say they were having meeting at church. I went to it. Esther & Jim Hardy have baby boy.
Diary Entry for 8/24/1948
Voted in primaries. Went to city with Vi & Aunt Maude. Aunt Maude tried road test again. Went over to parsonage in evening.
Diary Entry for 8/25/1948
Dot & Dick’s second anniversary. Awfully hot. Went to fair at Sandy Creek. Was down to Dot & Dick’s. Got Vern new bicycle at Sears. $55.50. Got home at 12:00. Uncle Ray threshed at Webb’s in Merrill’s place.
Diary Entry for 8/26/1948
Talked with Aunt Maude, Vi, & Mrs. Kiechle. Another awfully hot day. Jim & I went to city. Got Kessel new electric razor. Got new dress & sweater & cloth for skirts. Men threshed at Rappole’s.
Diary Entry for 8/27/1948
Anniversary party at Vi’s. Had good time but was awfully hot. Alice & Bob F. anniversary
Diary Entry for 8/28/1948
Talked with Leah. Mother called. They have phones now. Terrible hot. Threshed here in PM.
Diary Entry for 8/29/1948
Uncle Ray & Cheryl were here. Leah, Claude & Elmer went with us on picnic to Washington Park. Was up home. Mother called.
Diary Entry for 8/30/1948
Had threshers for dinner. Canned tomatoes & peaches in PM. Talked with Leah. Cooler today.
Diary Entry for 8/31/1948
Washed clothes. Merrill & I went to city in PM. Merrill gave blood for blood bank for Aunt Mildred. Merrill & Uncle Ray drawed wood for grange.
Diary Entry for 9/1/1948
They put in new dial phones. W.S.C.S. meeting at Lodge. Had Stanley Brush demonstration. Sent cards to Mom, radio station. Letter to Angie.
Diary Entry for 9/2/1948
Jim’s 5th birthday. Made him cake & ice cream. He got gun, shoes, pants & suspenders. Got several cards. GLF program in evening but we didn’t’ go.
Diary Entry for 9/3/1948
Baked & cleaned. Talked with Emma, Aunt Maude, Lula, Helen. Men filled silo at Watts.
Diary Entry for 9/4/1948
Orv & Angie & kids were here for dinner. Went to show in evening.
Diary Entry for 9/5/1948
Kessel got through work today. Mother, Dad & Uncle Berle were here for dinner & supper. Went over to Uncle Rays in evening.
Diary Entry for 9/6/1948
Went to Adams to Labor Day program. Huge crowd & awfully warm.
Diary Entry for 9/7/1948
School starts today. Washed clothes. Gave Aunt Maude Toni wave. Aunt Maude & I stayed with Cora Haley all night. Talked with Vi.
Diary Entry for 9/8/1948
Talked with Lula, Irene, Aunt Maude. Went to Lodge in evening. First meeting this fall.
Diary Entry for 9/9/1948
Milk tester came. Merrill filled silo at Webb’s.
Diary Entry for 9/10/1948
Tester left. Merrill helped fill silo at Bacon’s. Talked with Aunt Maude. Mrs. Williams called me.
Diary Entry for 9/11/1948
Called Marg. Sunday School picnic at Buck Creek. Boy & I went. Cold. Not feeling very good.
Diary Entry for 9/12/1948
Nice day. Boys went to Sunday School. Talked with Marguerite.
Diary Entry for 9/13/1948
Washed clothes. Aunt Maude gave me Toni wave. Talked with Beulah, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Palms, & Helen.
Diary Entry for 9/14/1948
Went out with Mrs. Williams selling magazines for the church. Went with Emma collecting for church. paint fund. Arthur Haggerty was in accident Saturday night, Sept. 11.
Diary Entry for 9/15/1948
First frost this fall. Grange. We didn’t go. Canned tomatoes & ironed. Talked with Mrs. Williams, Myrtle, Zelda & Beulah.
Diary Entry for 9/16/1948
Stanley Party at Vi’s. Real hard frost last night. Wrote Mom & sent letter to Sears. Merrill helped fill silo at Bechard’s.
Diary Entry for 9/17/1948
Lodge doings at Watertown. I went with Nita Junne. Very good turkey dinner. $1.75. Merrill filled silo at Bechard’s.
Diary Entry for 9/18/1948
Merrill went over to see doctor about his finger. Gave him penicillin shot. Canned plums, mincemeat & pickles. Uncle Ray helped milk.
Diary Entry for 9/19/1948
Uncle Berle helped milk this morning. Merrill went to doctor again. Went out home for dinner. Stopped at Adams & Marg’s. Howard & Ceil’s Anniversary.
Diary Entry for 9/20/1948
Canned 11 pints corn & 4 pints chili sauce. Aunt Maude gave me corn. Merrill went to doctor in PM for shot of penicillin.
Diary Entry for 9/21/1948
Vernon’s birthday (12 years) Canned 6 pints corn. Baked bread. Washed clothes. Made Vernon birthday cake. He got several cards.
Diary Entry for 9/22/1948
Lodge. Ironed clothes. Went to Lodge in evening. Election of officers. I was elected secretary. They are painting church & parsonage.
Diary Entry for 9/23/1948
I went out all day with Mrs. Williams selling magazines. Merrill dug ditches with scraper. Jim Hardy helped.
Diary Entry for 9/24/1948
Wrote Mom letter about birds. Aunt Maude & I went to city. Was in to see Sears new store that opened yesterday.
Diary Entry for 9/25/1948
Party at Flaherty’s for Howard & Ceil, & Leah & Claude. Good turn out & good time. I made anniversary cake. Sent my watch to Sears.
Diary Entry for 9/26/1948
Cora Haley died at 10:30 today. Leah & Claude’s 12th anniversary. We all went to church. The church looks so nice with new coat of paint. We went for ride in PM.
Diary Entry for 9/27/1948
Took calf to sale. Merrill got new vice. Leah’s birthday. Talked with Leah, Helen & Aunt Maude. Boys, Aunt Maude & I went to show. Merrill went to Lodge. Washed clothes.
Diary Entry for 9/28/1948
Nice day. Real warm. Got letter from Mom. Cora Haley’s funeral. I went. Rebekah’s had service at grave.Dad sent Merrill new water heater. Vernon went to first Boy Scout meeting.
Diary Entry for 9/29/1948
Aunt Maude was over & made Cheryl’s dress. Went over town in morning selling Jello [?] cards & collecting $1.00
Diary Entry for 9/30/1948
Aunt Maude & I went to city. Got Jim new clothes. Vernon sneakers for school. We all went to free show in evening. Ozark Mountain Boys. Power was off in evening.
Diary Entry for 10/1/1948
Cheryl’s 2nd birthday. Canned pears & crabapple conserve. Rainy. First rain in weeks.
Diary Entry for 10/2/1948
Cleaned kitchen floor. Sent for curtain stretchers. Also Xmas cards.
Diary Entry for 10/3/1948
We went to church. Went for a ride in PM.
Diary Entry for 10/4/1948
Washed & ironed. Aunt Maude & Pearl were over in evening. Merrill went to Lodge. I went over town in PM collecting on slips, cards. etc.
Diary Entry for 10/5/1948
Vernon went to Boy Scout meeting. Marg’s birthday. W.S.C.S meeting at Leah’s. Mrs. Waful was there on behalf of W.S.C.S. Went to Evans Mills to installation in evening.