Opened our road about 4 PM. Buster brought mail & groceries. Got card from Marg. Quite cold.
Monthly Archives: February 1945
Diary Entry for 02/02/1945
Vernon didn’t go to school because there was no place for bus to turn around. Wrote Florence Y. Got canner & package from Sears. Vernon got underwear.
Diary Entry for 02/03/1945
Grand day. Baked bread. Merrill has cold. Sent order to Chicago Mail Order.
Diary Entry for 02/04/1945
Made chocolate ice cream. Stormy again. I have a cold.
Diary Entry for 02/05/1945
Got stove grates. $2.97 C.O.D. Washed clothes. Vernon didn’t go to school as roads weren’t plowed in time.
Diary Entry for 02/06/1945
Dot & Evelyn was down. Got letter from Marg. Sent for grate cogs to Wards. Made cookies.
Diary Entry for 02/07/1945
Got letter from Mom. Baked bread. Warren Ridgeway missing in action.
Diary Entry for 02/08/1945
Our road is plugged. Vernon walked out to the corner. Got bed springs for Vernon’s bed $8.45. Express $2.05. Vernon & Jimmy got first Valentines from Hanson kids.
Diary Entry for 02/09/1945
Got letter from Mary Stinson. Vernon walked out to corner again today. Made ice cream.
Diary Entry for 02/10/1945
Went to city with Barkers. Left Vernon & Jimmy with Mom. First Jimmy has stayed away all night alone. Got dress, bag, scarf.
Diary Entry for 02/11/1945
Terrible stormy. Went over home for dinner. Got Vernon & Jimmy. Plow opened our road today. I went up to Barkers this forenoon.
Diary Entry for 02/12/1945
No school. Washed. Got coal. Merrill is ill. Stomach & bowel upset. Got letter from Aunt Mildred. Got back last letter we mailed Loren. Sent Sept. 11.
Diary Entry for 02/13/1945
Mailed Valentines. Sent $2.50 for Journal & Country Gentleman. Got letter from Florence, Beulah & Valentine from Mary S.
Diary Entry for 02/14/1945
Vernon’s Valentine party at school. Ironed clothes. Cut Jimmy’s hair.
Diary Entry for 02/15/1945
Sent letters to Francis, Angie, & Grandma. Jimmy was sick in the night. I’m sick tonight. Had 2 flashes of lightning & thunder in evening. Real sharp.
Diary Entry for 02/16/1945
Awfully windy. Got dress from Chicago Mail Order. Terrible icy. Feeling better today. Finished ironing.
Diary Entry for 02/17/1945
Sent letters to Marg & Mother T. Baked pies & cakes. Dot was down in PM. Merrill & Vernon went to Lorraine in evening & got hair cuts.
Diary Entry for 02/18/1945
Went over home in PM. Don is home. Quite cold today. Wrote a letter to Beulah in evening.
Diary Entry for 02/19/1945
Got letter from Mother T. Elmer has received medical discharge. Washed clothes. Vernon brought home garden seeds.
Diary Entry for 02/20/1945
Elmer sent us his picture. Baked pies & cookies. Ironed clothes. Shampooed my hair. Merrill’s finger is very sore. He hit with hammer yesterday.
Diary Entry for 02/21/1945
Jimmy & I went down to Marg’s on school bus. Called on Mrs. White. Merrill came after us in evening. Grand day but terrible rain froze on road.
Diary Entry for 02/22/1945
Don takes physical at Syracuse. Icy & rainy. Vernon was ill & didn’t go to school. Buster was unable to get home last night. Marie L. & Dot were down.
Diary Entry for 02/23/1945
Vernon didn’t go to school. Watkins man was here. Made ice cream. Awfully stormy in PM.
Diary Entry for 02/24/1945
Baked pies & cakes. Vernon has sore throat. No mail. Roads plugged.
Diary Entry for 02/25/1945
Grand day. Went over home in PM. Vernon has a temperature of 101° tonight. Not feeling very good.
Diary Entry for 02/26/1945
Vernon quite sick. Temperature 101°. Sent order to Chicago Mail Order. Letter to Aunt Mildred. Raining hard.
Diary Entry for 02/27/1945
Snowing & blowing. Vernon feeling better. No roads plowed all day. No mail or milk truck. Started house cleaning.
Diary Entry for 02/28/1945
Did up kitchen curtains. Grand day. Opened roads. Got letter from Mother Tryon. Vernon feeling better. Got dog license. [For PeeWee]