Took Jimmy down to Dr. Reeds. He has Eczema. Edith, Evelyn, & Dot was here. Paid Oren $30.00 on account. Nice today.
Monthly Archives: October 1943
Diary Entry for 10/02/1943
Jimmy is 1 month old. Merrill worked on water pipes today. He & Vernon took pipe to Sandy Creek to be threaded.
Diary Entry for 10/03/1943
Beulah Baxter, Lila & boy friend was here. Don was here for supper & evening. Wrote letter to mom.
Diary Entry for 10/04/1943
Sent payment on car. $13.00. Dot was down. Oren Sr. came down & helped Merrill put on the pump. Water in the house at last. Sure seems good.
Diary Entry for 10/05/1943
Marg’s birthday. Evelyn & Dot was here. Vernon got new soldier suit. Went over home in evening & saw the puppies. 8 of them.
Diary Entry for 10/06/1943
Wrote letter to mom. Vernon wore new soldier suit to school.
Diary Entry for 10/07/1943
Sent $1.00 to paper. Evelyn was down & took Vernon’s picture. Merrill dug potatoes at Barkers. Not very good.
Diary Entry for 10/08/1943
Dot was down. Jimmy got his first bottle of Cod Liver Oil.
Diary Entry for 10/09/1943
Jimmy took his first Cod Liver Oil. Vernie pulled the vegetables. Lonny got hurt in the silo. Edith, Mary S, Dot, Evelyn & Arlene was here.
Diary Entry for 10/10/1943
The twins birthday. (1 Year) Went over home for dinner. Orv’s, Grandpa, Grandma, Marg & Roy, Mr. McGowan & son was there. Roy gave Jimmy $1.00. Paid $30.00 to Oren.
Diary Entry for 10/11/1943
Lila’s birthday (16 years). Dot & Evelyn was down. Merrill cut corn at Rudd’s all day. Got Jimmy war stamps. Lila got diamond for birthday present.
Diary Entry for 10/12/1943
Merrill helped fill silo at Rudd’s . No school, Columbus Day. Evelyn was down. Betty, Helen & kids was here in afternoon. Jimmy is beginning to smile.
Diary Entry for 10/13/1943
Sent cards to Mom & Aunt Edna. Merrill filled silo at Rudd’s all day. Edith, Dot & Evelyn & Margaret washere to see Jimmy.
Diary Entry for 10/14/1943
Raining today Feeling horrid all day. Got letter from Florence.
Diary Entry for 10/15/1943
Got 1 bushes of apples $2.25. SentJournal to Mom. Rained today.
Diary Entry for 10/16/1943
Rained about all day. Evelyn was down. Went to Lorraine & over home in evening. Shampooed hair.
Diary Entry for 10/17/1943
Kept cows in for first night this fall. Merrill planted some of the tulips. Dot & Evelyn was down. We drove up to Earl Yerdon’s in PM. They were not home so went to Marg’s.
Diary Entry for 10/18/1943
First snow flurries today. Evelyn went to work at the drug store at Adams. Washed clothes.
Diary Entry for 10/19/1943
Evelyn was down.Raining again. Got True Story.
Diary Entry for 10/20/1943
Still rainy. Went down to Dr. Reed for check up. Stopped over home & at Barkers. Merrill got new gas A book. $30.00 to Oren.
Diary Entry for 10/21/1943
Mom & Dad’s 29th wedding anniversary. Received card from Aunt Mildred. Watkins man was here. Evelyn was down.
Diary Entry for 10/22/1943
Dot was here. Baked doughnuts & pies. Raining.
Diary Entry for 10/23/1943
Rained in afternoon.
Diary Entry for 10/24/1943
Went down to Aunt Mildred’s for dinner. Don, Mom & Ken went too. Evelyn & Arlene was down in forenoon. Don was up for supper.
Diary Entry for 10/25/1943
Dot & Evelyn was down. A fox got one of the chickens today butit got away again. Oren Jr. was here.
Diary Entry for 10/26/1943
Rained again today. Vernon has a cold. Wrote letters to Marg, Florence & Viola.
Diary Entry for 10/27/1943
Halloween dance at Boylston. Charlie Haley plays. Merrill got No. 4 Ration Books at Lorraine. The town started new sluice by garden.
Diary Entry for 10/28/1943
Rained all day. Received letter from Angie.
Diary Entry for 10/29/1943
Dorothy was down. Vernon had Halloween party at school. Road men finished sluice.
Diary Entry for 10/30/1943
Washed lace curtains. Jimmy got ration book 3 in mail.
Diary Entry for 10/31/1943
Stanley’s birthday (3 years) Father Tryon’s birthday. Shampooed my hair. Went over home in PM. Stopped at Marg’s for supper. Evelyn was here. Got potatoes. Dad got colts from Uncle Roy.