Beulah, Baxter, & Marg & Roy were here for dinner & supper. Evelyn & Dorothy were down. Made chocolate ice cream. Merrill got pay.

No school. Merrill got new rubber boots & shirt. Washed clothes. Got car license. 7S50-06

No school. Jimmy, Vernon & I went up to Barkers in PM. Called Mrs. Peck & made appointment for permanent.

Sent letters to Mom & card to Marg. Got letters from Angie’s & Mother T. Received pictures of Jimmy.

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.

Vernon got off the bus at Dad’s. Another grand day. Wrote letter to Loren. Did Jimmy’s wash.

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.

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.

Washed clothes. Dot was down in PM. Terrible icy. Quite cloudy. Red & Blue ration tokens start today.

Not feeling very good today. Merrill went to Lacona with Buster after saw dust.

Awfully cold in evening. Shampooed hair. Mrs. Rawlings, Vernon’s teacher is in hospital.

Jimmy is 6 months old. Weighs 19 pounds. Still cold. Clear. Received letter from Loren.

Received letter from Loren. Dot was down. Sent letter to Mother Tryon & card to Marg. They killed beef steer.

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.

Marg & Roy were up for afternoon & supper. Still quite cold. Made chocolate ice cream.

Grand day in forenoon but windy with sleet in evening. Dot was down. Did washing. Sent cookies to Loren.

Sent letter to Loren. Quite stormy. Made cookies & did ironing.

Still quite stormy. Gave $1.00 to Red Cross Fund. Vernon took oranges, card, & 25 ¢ for Sunshine box for Mrs. Rawlings.

Merrill took car down to Greenley’s for repairs. Got hair cut. Evelyn was down. Got letter from Mother Tryon Cold & stormy yet.

Did Jimmy’s wash & made cookies. Merrill got mortgage from Oren.

Quite cold. Snowed some last night & today. Made pies.

Real warm today. Rained in evening. Made vanilla ice cream.

Washed clothes & did my ironing. Nice day. Madge Stanley Wieder has baby boy.

Dot was down. Brought up some beef. Jimmy & I went up to Edith’s in PM. Got letter from Marg. Luther Gillette is dead.

Finished cleaning clothes closet. Merrill got hen feed. Snowing today. Are getting 4-6 eggs now.

Sent letter to Loren & Marg & order to Wards. Got letter from Mom. Raining & foggy today.

St. Patrick’s Day. Wrote letter to Mom & Mother Tryon.

Dot was down in PM. Quite cold tonight.

Mother & Dad was up in PM. Brought up some pork. Don was up for supper & evening. Milked for Buster.

Washed clothes. Merrill received birthday card from Mother Tryon. GotTrue Story.

Evelyn was down in PM. White frost in morning but a grand day. Watkins man was here.

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.

Received letter from Loren & Gloria. Merrill got card from Gloria. Sent for lamp mantles at Wards.

A Canadian plane crash landed on G. Bilkey’s farm. Real windy. Varnished rugs. Sent letter to Florence Yerdon.

Real spring day. Let the hens out for the first time. Finished cleaning Vernon’s room. Easter vacation starts.

Florence, Earle & kids was over for dinner. Nice day. Made ice cream. Wrote to Loren.

Got lamp mantles. Sent $6.85 to Spiegel. Sent for play yard. Vernon sent birthday card to Louis. Louis is 7 years old today.

Dot & Evelyn was down. Got wall paper & paint.

A terrible windy day. Raining & snowing. Sent letter to Gloria.

Arlene was down. Washed my bedroom curtains. Quite nice today. Buster stopped on way to woods.

Sent letter to Mom & Ration Board. Vernon went up & had birthday supper with Arlene. Varnished bedroom rug & washed woodwork.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Still quite cold. Lonny stopped on way to woods. Finished my ironing. Did bedroom curtains.

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.

Dot, Evelyn & Peggy were here in afternoon. Went to dance at Lorraine. Left Jimmy at Dads.

Arlene & Dot were down. Mother & Dad Tryon’s 38th wedding anniversary. Warm & raining today.

Easter. Went over home for dinner. Aunt Mildred & Uncle Berle were there. Also Angie’s & Grandma’s . Vernon came home. The twins are cute.