Beulah, Baxter, & Marg & Roy were here for dinner & supper. Evelyn & Dorothy were down. Made chocolate ice cream. Merrill got pay.
Yearly Archives: 1944
Diary Entry for 02/21/1944
No school. Merrill got new rubber boots & shirt. Washed clothes. Got car license. 7S50-06
Diary Entry for 02/22/1944
No school. Jimmy, Vernon & I went up to Barkers in PM. Called Mrs. Peck & made appointment for permanent.
Diary Entry for 02/23/1944
Sent letters to Mom & card to Marg.Got letters from Angie’s & Mother T. Received pictures of Jimmy.
Diary Entry for 02/24/1944
Got permanent from Mrs. Peck. Marg & Ella went to Adams with us. Jimmy stayed with girls. Got letter from Aunt Mildred. Also got Ward’s Catalog.
Diary Entry for 02/25/1944
Vernon got off the bus at Dad’s. Another grand day. Wrote letter to Loren. Did Jimmy’s wash.
Diary Entry for 02/26/1944
Carl & Evelyn have baby girl. Sent order to Spiegel. Real windy all day. Rained in PM & evening. Merrill went to Lacona in PM for sawdust with Oren Jr.
Diary Entry for 02/27/1944
Vernon came home from Dad’s. We went over for dinner. Grandpa, Grandma, Viola P, Marg & Roy were there also. Still rainy. Uncle Alf is dead.
Diary Entry for 02/28/1944
Washed clothes. Dot was down in PM. Terrible icy. Quite cloudy.Red & Blue ration tokens start today.
Diary Entry for 02/29/1944
Not feeling very good today. Merrill went to Lacona with Buster after saw dust.
Diary Entry for 03/01/1944
Awfully cold in evening. Shampooed hair. Mrs. Rawlings, Vernon’s teacher is in hospital.
Diary Entry for 03/02/1944
Jimmy is 6 months old. Weighs 19 pounds. Still cold. Clear. Received letter from Loren.
Diary Entry for 03/03/1944
Received letter from Loren. Dot was down. Sent letter to Mother Tryon & card to Marg. They killed beef steer.
Diary Entry for 03/04/1944
Got new black pumps. Vernon & Merrill got jackets. Vernon went up to Barkers for dinner. Edith sent down beefsteak & liver.Made cookies to sent to Loren, sugar cookies with nuts & raisins.
Diary Entry for 03/05/1944
Marg & Roy were up for afternoon & supper. Still quite cold. Made chocolate ice cream.
Diary Entry for 03/06/1944
Grand day in forenoon but windy with sleet in evening. Dot was down. Did washing. Sent cookies to Loren.
Diary Entry for 03/07/1944
Sent letter to Loren. Quite stormy. Made cookies & did ironing.
Diary Entry for 03/08/1944
Still quite stormy. Gave $1.00 to Red Cross Fund. Vernon took oranges, card, & 25 ¢ for Sunshine box for Mrs. Rawlings.
Diary Entry for 03/09/1944
Merrill took car down to Greenley’s for repairs. Got hair cut. Evelyn was down. Got letter from Mother TryonCold & stormy yet.
Diary Entry for 03/10/1944
Did Jimmy’s wash & made cookies. Merrill got mortgage from Oren.
Diary Entry for 03/11/1944
Quite cold. Snowed some last night & today. Made pies.
Diary Entry for 03/12/1944
Real warm today. Rained in evening. Made vanilla ice cream.
Diary Entry for 03/13/1944
Washed clothes & did my ironing. Nice day. Madge Stanley Wieder has baby boy.
Diary Entry for 03/14/1944
Dot was down. Brought up some beef. Jimmy & I went up to Edith’s in PM. Got letter from Marg. Luther Gillette is dead.
Diary Entry for 03/15/1944
Finished cleaning clothes closet. Merrill got hen feed. Snowing today. Are getting 4-6 eggs now.
Diary Entry for 03/16/1944
Sent letter to Loren & Marg & order to Wards. Got letter from Mom. Raining & foggy today.
Diary Entry for 03/17/1944
St. Patrick’s Day. Wrote letter to Mom & Mother Tryon.
Diary Entry for 03/18/1944
Dot was down in PM. Quite cold tonight.
Diary Entry for 03/19/1944
Mother & Dad was up in PM. Brought up some pork. Don was up for supper & evening.Milked for Buster.
Diary Entry for 03/20/1944
Washed clothes. Merrill received birthday card from Mother Tryon. GotTrue Story.
Diary Entry for 03/21/1944
Evelyn was down in PM. White frost in morning but a grand day. Watkins man was here.
Diary Entry for 03/22/1944
Merrill got birthday cards from Marg & Aunt Mildred. Got letter from Aunt Mildred, Marg & Mother Tryon. Dot & Arlene was down for supper. Made chocolate ice cream & birthday cake. Vernon gave Merrill 2 cigars.
Diary Entry for 03/23/1944
Received letter from Loren & Gloria. Merrill got card from Gloria. Sent for lamp mantles at Wards.
Diary Entry for 03/24/1944
A Canadian plane crash landed on G. Bilkey’s farm. Real windy. Varnished rugs. Sent letter to Florence Yerdon.
Diary Entry for 03/25/1944
Real spring day. Let the hens out for the first time. Finished cleaning Vernon’s room. Easter vacation starts.
Diary Entry for 03/26/1944
Florence, Earle & kids was over for dinner. Nice day. Made ice cream. Wrote to Loren.
Diary Entry for 03/27/1944
Got lamp mantles. Sent $6.85 to Spiegel. Sent for play yard. Vernon sent birthday card to Louis. Louis is 7 years old today.
Diary Entry for 03/28/1944
Dot & Evelyn was down. Got wall paper & paint.
Diary Entry for 03/29/1944
A terrible windy day. Raining & snowing.Sent letter to Gloria.
Diary Entry for 03/30/1944
Arlene was down. Washed my bedroom curtains. Quite nice today. Buster stopped on way to woods.
Diary Entry for 03/31/1944
Sent letter to Mom & Ration Board. Vernon went up & had birthday supper with Arlene. Varnished bedroom rug & washed woodwork.
Diary Entry for 04/01/1944
April Fools Day. Velma & Cherri, Marg were here for dinner. We went after car at garage in evening. ($22.35) Stopped at Aunt Mildred’s. Lonny took us down.
Diary Entry for 04/02/1944
Jimmy is 7 months old today. Went over home for dinner. Stopped at Barkers on way home. Sally Kastler has scarlet fever. Ken gave me a picture of himself.
Diary Entry for 04/03/1944
Loraine’s birthday (3 years) Jimmy got new play pen. Sent $13.27 to bank. Buster & Lonny were here. Merrill saw Allen Ramsey. Is home on furlough.
Diary Entry for 04/04/1944
Received letter from Angie. Oren stopped on way to woods. Went to Lorraine in evening. Ran out of gas. Took Vernon over home. Mom has new couch.
Diary Entry for 04/05/1944
Still quite cold. Lonny stopped on way to woods. Finished my ironing. Did bedroom curtains.
Diary Entry for 04/06/1944
Sent letters to Francis, [Hamblin, friend of Oren Jr.] Loren, Aunt Edna, Mother Tryon. I have a cold. Sent a “V-Mail” letter to Francis. First one I ever sent.
Diary Entry for 04/07/1944
Dot, Evelyn & Peggy were here in afternoon. Went to dance at Lorraine. Left Jimmy at Dads.
Diary Entry for 04/08/1944
Arlene & Dot were down. Mother & Dad Tryon’s 38th wedding anniversary. Warm & raining today.
Diary Entry for 04/09/1944
Easter. Went over home for dinner. Aunt Mildred & Uncle Berle were there. Also Angie’s & Grandma’s . Vernon came home. The twins are cute.