Merrill not feeling as good. Couldn’t help milk at night. Arlene was down.

Merrill isn’t any better. Sent card to Mom. Got letter from Francis. Merrill didn’t help milk any today.

Still cloudy & rainy. Merrill went up to see Dr. B.[Babcock]. Told him he had blood stream infection. Put him on sulfa drug. Told him to go to bed.

Washed clothes. Baked. Merrill has been in bed all day. Oren was here to see him. Wrote Mother Tryon. Evelyn & Arlene were down.

Mother T, Dad T, Marie, Ronnie, Nancy, Elmer & Paul K. were here. Also dad, Mom & Evelyn. Merrill is feeling better. Dot is sick.

Went over home for dinner. Merrill went to Dr’s. in PM. Stopped at Aunt Mildred’s. Evelyn came home with us.

Merrill has been in bed all day. Wrote Mother Tryon. Edith, Dot, & Arlene were down. Got Gas B book.

Merry S. & Arlene were here. Merrill feeling better. Washed & canned raspberries.

Went to Angie’s in PM. Stopped over home. Got letter from Marg. Got pig feed. Merrill helped milk at night.

Canned greens & berries. Mowed yard. Arlene & Dot were here. Merrill helped milk morning & night.

Wrote to Loren “V-Mail”. Did Jimmy’s wash. Baked. Evelyn was down. Oren Sr. was here in evening. Brought watermelon. Merrill helped milk morning & night. Got Spiegel catalog.

Went to Ellisburg & over home. Vernon stayed over home. Runie & girlfriend was out to Barkers.

Merrill went back to work. Still a little shaky. I’ve been sick all day. Stomach upset. Dot was down. Sent letter to Francis.

Vernon came home from Dads. Feeling better today. Merrill got pipe. Canned raspberries. The men put up hay stack in King lot. Went to Lorraine & over home in evening. Dot, Evelyn & Arlene were down. Voted in primary.

Jimmy is 11 months old. Arlene was down. Men finished hay stack. Rained in PM. Washed clothes. Vernon picked quart of wild raspberries. Canned them.

Canned peas & raspberries. Ironed clothes. Evelyn was down. Got letter from Marg.

Canned dill pickles. Sent “V-Mail” to Loren. Did Jimmy’s wash. Made doughnuts. Evelyn & Arlene was down.

Evelyn & Arlene were down. Went to Lorraine in evening. Baked pies & cakes. Vernon sent for Ouija Board.

Merrill & Vernon picked quart of blackberries. Arlene was down.

Washed clothes. Arlene was down. Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Hogaboom have baby daughter.

Dot & Arlene was down. Canned saccharine pickles.

Finished haying. Sent for canning sugar. Sent letter to Mother Tryon. Dot & Edith were down. Oren gave us 1 quart ice cream.

Pay day. Arlene was here. The men reaped grain for first time this year. Canned peas & beans. Mother & Ken was up in evening.

Arlene was down. Vernon got Ouija board from Spiegel. Dad Jimmy’s wash. Sent $11.37 to Spiegel.

Rained. Baked doughnuts, cakes & pies. Merrill & Vernon went to Lorraine in evening. Arlene & Evelyn were down.

Merrill & Vernon went down & got the folks at Ellisburg. Took them home in PM. They went berrying. Got a bushel of tomatoes at Hills. $1.75. Carl & Elmer [Tryon] have enlisted in Merchant Marines.

Eleanor, Mrs. Hodge, Mom were up in PM. Washed clothes. Canned 22 quarts of tomatoes. Sent order to Spiegels.

Sent to Chicago Mail Order for Jimmy’s birthday present. Sent $1 to Journal.

Dot & Peggy returned from Ilion & Rome tonight. Arlene was down. Canned pickles. Montgomery Ward Catalog came.

Started to thresh but it rained so they had to quit. GotTrue Story. The girls got me an egg beater at Adams. 50¢

Lots colder. Received letter from L.C.Hyde about farms at Clayton. Did Jimmy’s wash. Arlene & Evelyn were down.

Sent letter to Mr. Hastings, Loren, & Mr. Hyde. Dot, Arlene & Jeanette Greenly were here. Evelyn is sick. Went to Lorraine & over home in evening. Got bushel of peaches. $4.50

Canned 7 quarts of peaches. Went berrying & got 20 quarts. Went over home in PM. Stayed for chicken supper.

Threshed today. 170 bags so far. Arlene was down. Evelyn is feeling better. Wrote to Marg & Mother T.

Sandy Creek Fair starts. Finished threshing. 320 bags. Vernon, Jimmy & I went up to Marg’s & Mrs. Whites in PM. Got “V-Mail” letter from Loren in France.

Arlene was down. Sent letter to Spiegel. Lowell Pooler has been wounded in France. Received the Purple Heart.

Sent letter to Angie. Went to Lorraine & over home in evening. Merrill & Vernon got hair cuts. Merrill went berrying. Got 15 quarts. Made jam.

Made rhubarb & orange jam. Got orders from Spiegel & Chicago Mail Order. Did Jimmy’s wash.

Sent airmail letter to Loren. Don & Arlene were here. Last day of fair. Went to Adams & Lorraine in evening. Got 1 gallon of Maytag oil. $1.40. Got first fly sprayer & spray.

Roy & Marg were up for dinner. Arlene was down. Ken & Eleanor were up in evening. Vernon went home with them.

Loren killed in action. [added later] Washed clothes. Canned 21 quarts tomatoes. Dot was down. Got card from Hasting.

Sent order to Spiegel. Raining. Got letter from Times. Dot & Evelyn were here. Don fixed Lonny’s car.

Went over home. Had threshers. Went to Mannsville. Lila came home with us. Stopped at Barkers. Arlene was here. Pigs got out but we got them again.

Went over home again. Went to Adams. Stopped at Aunt Mildred’s. Velma & Cherri was there from Kentucky. Dot, Arlene, Lila & us went to Beulah’s in evening.

Canned beans. Marg, Velma, Cherri & Evelyn were here in PM. Mother, Dad & Lila were up in evening. Our ad is in Times.

Arlene & Dot were down. Made Jimmy birthday cake. Washed & baked. Thunder storm in evening.

Cleaned cellar. Florence, Earle & kids were over. Gave Merrill & Vernon a shampoo.

Labor Day. Went to Fireman’s Day at Adams. Heard today George Moreton has been killed in France. Dad gave Jimmy shoes for his birthday.

School starts. Had an earthquake at 12:35 last night. 5.9 on the Richter scale. Quite bad at Massena. Raining. Vernon got home at noon. Dot & Arlene were here.

Gordon Caulkins & Dorothy Mattend are married. Edith, Dot, Evelyn & Arlene were down. Went to Lorraine & over home. Gave $1.00 for panties with elastic. Got letter from Doc. Overton.