Mom, Dad, Ken, Don, grandpa, grandma Roy & Marg was here for dinner. Merrill took Gloria home in PM. Beulah is sick in bed again. Swell day.

Month: January 1944
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Diary Entry for 1/3/1944
Real nice day. Did Jimmy’s wash. Buster was here. Ken was here in evening awhile. Sent money to Spiegels
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Diary Entry for 1/4/1944
Evelyn was down. Received letters from Marg & Aunt Edna. Another grand day.
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Diary Entry for 1/5/1944
Sent card to Mary & Ruth P. Wrote letter to Beulah C. Vernon sent letter to Louis. Dot was down in PM.
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Diary Entry for 1/6/1944
Snow plow was over for first time since Shirley took over Commissioner. Vernon was ill in bed all day.
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Diary Entry for 1/7/1944
Vernon is feeling better. Gloria sent him some chalk & eraser. [She] sent card to Jimmy & letter to me. Vernon & I wrote letter to Gloria. Buster stopped on way to woods.
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Diary Entry for 1/9/1944
Dad, Mom, Marg & Roy were up. Marg & Roy stayed for supper. Evelyn was down. Made chocolate ice cream.
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Diary Entry for 1/10/1944
Got 2 “B” batteries. Received card from Loren. Is in Camp Blanding, Florida. Merrill took Vernon to see Dr. Reed. Gave him medicine & pills. Received service flag.
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Diary Entry for 1/11/1944
Sent for “A” Battery. Sent letters to Loren & Mom. Made bread & had grand luck.
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Diary Entry for 1/12/1944
Jimmy had a water bath today. Buster was here. Storming quite hard. Mailman did not go by today.
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Diary Entry for 1/13/1944
Dorothy & Evelyn was down. Got letter from Gloria. They buzzed wood today.
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Diary Entry for 1/15/1944
Baked bread. Evelyn was down. GotTrue Experiences. Merrill & Vernon went to Lorraine & got hair cuts.
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Diary Entry for 1/16/1944
Another grand day. Went over home for dinner. Took a freezer of cream over. Jimmy weighs 17 pounds. Ollie Tolcott died.
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Diary Entry for 1/17/1944
Washed clothes. Dot was down. Received card from Gloria. Wrote to Loren & Ethel. Uncle Berle left for Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Diary Entry for 1/18/1944
Grand day. Jimmy & I went up to Barkers. Wrote letter to Angie. Received letter from Loren & Marg.
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Diary Entry for 1/20/1944
Dot, Arlene, & Evelyn was down. Evelyn made Jimmy a bib-apron. Received letter from Florence. The men finished buzzing wood. Got radio “A” battery from Wards.
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Diary Entry for 1/21/1944
Merrill got new leather top rubbers. (non-rationed) Got picture folder from Loren. Vernon got out of school at noon.
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Diary Entry for 1/22/1944
Made ice cream. Vernon went sliding with Arlene. Drove up to Yerdon’s in evening. They were not home so stopped at Barkers. Merrill got pay.
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Diary Entry for 1/23/1944
Snowing hard. Merrill drawed a load of wood. Dot was down. Harwood [Yerdon] came over in evening to play with Vernon. Wrote to Loren.
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Diary Entry for 1/24/1944
A grand day. Washed clothes. Vernon got letter from Louis. Made pies. Wrote letter to Aunt Edna, Mother Tryon & Gloria.
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Diary Entry for 1/25/1944
Did my ironing. Evelyn was down for supper. Brought Jimmy rompers she made. Brought me 8 glasses. We went to Lorraine & over home in evening.
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Diary Entry for 1/26/1944
Raining & very icy. Oren left for Albany today. Got a letter from Florence.
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Diary Entry for 1/27/1944
Received letter from Loren. Wrote letter to Florence. Real foggy today. Shampooed my hair. Also Merrill’s. Marion & Perry have a new son.
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Diary Entry for 1/28/1944
It has just been revealed today of the brutal torture the Japs are doing to their war prisoners of Corregidor & Bataan. The rats.
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Diary Entry for 1/29/1944
Received letter from Mother Tryon. Dot was down in afternoon. I finished Jimmy’s rompers in evening.
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Diary Entry for 1/30/1944
We went up to Yerdon’s at Redfield for dinner. Took along a freezer of ice cream. Chocolate.
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Diary Entry for 1/31/1944
Snowing hard. Got a Spiegel Spring & Summer Catalog. Washed clothes. Wrote a letter to Loren. Merrill got pay.
