Mother & Dad was up for dinner. Had chicken & ice cream. Edith, Evelyn & Arlene was down in PM. Don & Mother was here for supper.

Month: August 1943
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Diary Entry for 8/2/1943
Sent $13.00 to bank & $1.00 for Times. Bill White came home today on 15 day furlough from Texas. Arlene was down. Aunt Mildred & Aunt Myrtle’s birthday today.
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Diary Entry for 8/3/1943
Raining hard. First day of Sandy Creek Fair. Raymont Stacy was here electioneering. Also Emery Shirley. They are running for Road Commissioner.
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Diary Entry for 8/4/1943
Received [Montgomery] Wards Winter catalog. Dot got home today. Was down in PM. Arlene B. has a Chevrolet 1931 to drive to school. Has rained all day.
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Diary Entry for 8/5/1943
Colder today. Vernon went to fair with Arlene. Stayed for evening. Ken was here in evening. I went up & stayed with Evelyn in evening while Buster went to fair.
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Diary Entry for 8/6/1943
Made a diaper bag today. Sent Journal to Mom. Merrill received new socks. Sold 2 1/2 dozen eggs at 50 ¢ a dozen. Evelyn went to Dr. Ralph & she has jaundice.
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Diary Entry for 8/7/1943
Beulah’s birthday. (20 years) Raining again. Made 3 pumpkin pies. Mom & Dad was up. Vernon went home with them. Arlene was down.
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Diary Entry for 8/8/1943
Last day of fair. Mother & Dad was up for dinner. Merrill, Dad, & Vernon worked on Rudd [neighbors] Barn. Washed clothes. Vernon & I went home with Dad’s & Merrill came over after us in evening. Washing machine broke.
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Diary Entry for 8/10/1943
Received card from Aunt Mildred. Went over & voted in primaries. Raining again. Merrill went over to Town Hall in evening. Arlene was down & stayed with me. Shirley got Road Commissioner.
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Diary Entry for 8/11/1943
Dot, Arlene, & Evelyn was down. Evelyn was about tired out when she got here. Isn’t feeling very good. I made 3 pies, & molasses cookies today. They finished haying today.
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Diary Entry for 8/12/1943
Stormed in the night last night. Had a blackout last night also. Wrote to Florence Y. Evelyn was down. Went over home in evening. Merrill got hair cut at Lorraine.
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Diary Entry for 8/13/1943
Received letter from Alice. Marg was up in afternoon. Stormed & rained today & tonight. Took bath tonight. Got True Story.
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Diary Entry for 8/14/1943
Evelyn, Dot & Arlene was down. Don was here. Came up to milk for Lonny. Bill went back to camp at Texas today. Don brought up cucumbers from Gram.
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Diary Entry for 8/15/1943
Canned pickles, beans & berries. Marg, Roy & Don was here for supper. Merrill mopped floor. Merrill went to Lorraine in morning.
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Diary Entry for 8/17/1943
Wrote to Aunt Mildred. Garth Johnson was flying around with his airplane over our house. Shampooed my hair. Rained. Arlene was down awhile. Sicily captured.
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Diary Entry for 8/18/1943
Received letter from Marg. Made a cake. Edith & Dot was down. Roosevelt & Churchill have met again in Quebec. Canada.
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Diary Entry for 8/19/1943
Vernon Phillips is in England. He has just been made Sergeant. Mother & Marg came up in PM & stayed for supper. Arlene was down, also Evelyn.
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Diary Entry for 8/21/1943
Dick’s birthday. 23 years. Dot was down in afternoon. Also Arlene. Canned 20 quarts of tomatoes. Made pies. Supposed to go to the hospital today.
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Diary Entry for 8/22/1943
Went over home for dinner. Don was up for the supper. Not feeling very good. Stopped at Barkers on way home.
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Diary Entry for 8/25/1943
Wrote letter to Alice. Mrs. Shirley was here taking school census. Oren stopped & gotTimes.
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Diary Entry for 8/26/1943
Cloudy. received letter from Aunt Edna. Evelyn & Arlene was down. Feeling terrible.
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Diary Entry for 8/27/1943
Lonny’s birthday (34 years) Received letters from Florence & Aunt Myrtle. Been lying down all day. Raining again. Oren was down.
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Diary Entry for 8/28/1943
Received letter from Marg. Merrill went blackberrying. I canned 4 quarts of them.
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Diary Entry for 8/29/1943
Merrill went to Lorraine in morning. Mother & Dad was up in PM. Merrill swept & mopped kitchen. Not feeling very peppy. Dot was down in evening & ate lunch with us.
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Diary Entry for 8/31/1943
Went to Sandy Creek & saw Dr. Reed. Said there was a chance I might have twins. Evelyn, Mom & Dad was here in evening.
