Went to church. went to Adams to see Hungerfords. Stopped at Aunt M. They went to Washington Park with us for dinner. Roy & Marg were here in evening.
Monthly Archives: July 1945
Diary Entry for 07/02/1945
Canned 6 1/2 quarts berries. Washed & ironed. Cloudy day.
Diary Entry for 07/03/1945
Got Permanent. $6.50. Vernon &Jimmy stayed at Aunt Mildred’s. Got cloth for blouse. Made it in evening.
Diary Entry for 07/04/1945
Went to Ellisburg to 4th Celebration. Stopped over home. Marg & Roy were here in morning. Mowed lawns.
Diary Entry for 07/05/1945
Canned 6 quarts berries. Sent order to Spiegel. Dot was down. Went up to Barkers in evening. Terrible thunder storm.
Diary Entry for 07/06/1945
Started haying. Canned 6 1/2 quarts strawberries. Got letter from Gloria. Went to Lacona in evening. Store closed. Got 2 dozen eggs @.50 from Stones.
Diary Entry for 07/07/1945
Baked. Vernon & Jimmy worked in garden all PM. Went to Lacona in evening. Got pk. potatoes @.80. Grand day.
Diary Entry for 07/08/1945
Merrill cut grass & cultivated potatoes. Went over to Dad’s & Grandma’s. Gib Denny was home on 24 hour pass.
Diary Entry for 07/09/1945
Washed clothes. Canned 5 1/2 quarts berries. Got back letter we sent Loren year ago. Dot was down.
Diary Entry for 07/10/1945
Stormed during night & this morning. Quite cool all day. Dot was down. Arlene was down in evening. Popped corn.
Diary Entry for 07/11/1945
Real cool. Ironed clothes. The piece was in paper about how Loren was killed etc. Sent order to Wards for cloth & Ration Board (sugar).
Diary Entry for 07/12/1945
Got letter from Mother T. Sent letter she got from Loren’s buddy. Ken was up in evening. Brought pork up. Vernon went up to Mary’s in PM.
Diary Entry for 07/13/1945
Wrote Mother T. Got pearls, gloves, & belt form Spiegel. Went to Lacona for groceries in evening. Rained in evening. Oren had heifer killed during last storm.
Diary Entry for 07/14/1945
Got ration for 1 tire. Nigger has 5 kittens under steps. Went to Lorraine in evening. Went over home. Dad’s gave Vernon overalls & Jimmy suit.
Diary Entry for 07/15/1945
Went up to Mary’s in morning. Merrill went over to Reeds for Dad. Went over home in PM. Gib Denny was home this weekend.
Diary Entry for 07/16/1945
Washed clothes. Wrote to Lila & Aunt Maude. Sent letter to Ration Board. Got cloth & pills. Arlene was down in evening.
Diary Entry for 07/17/1945
Sent gas ration blank. Sent for new tire to Sears. Dot was down. I went home with her. Made my dress (Green & white).
Diary Entry for 07/18/1945
Did ironing. Raining & thunder storms in afternoon. Got back 2 “V-Mail” letters we sent Loren a year ago.
Diary Entry for 07/19/1945
Ralph Hogaboom’s have baby boy. Dot & Edith were here. Jimmy & I went up to Mary’s with them. Got letter from Ration Board & Aunt Maude. Sent order to Spiegel for dress.
Diary Entry for 07/20/1945
Wrote to Aunt Maude. Got letter & picture from Angie. Went to Lacona in evening. Real warm. Watkins man was here.
Diary Entry for 07/21/1945
Got winter coat from Spiegel. Got gas B coupon. Card from Sears. Baked. Sent letter to Belleville & Times. Willis Hogaboom has baby boy.
Diary Entry for 07/22/1945
Drove up to Beulah’s but she was away. Stopped at Marg’s for dinner. Vernon ate with Harwood. Went over home. Merrill hilled potatoes.
Diary Entry for 07/23/1945
Got letter from Mother T. Washed clothes. Rained in PM so we went to Adams. Got Jimmy new shoes. Wrote Aunt Maude. Went to Redfield in evening.
Diary Entry for 07/24/1945
Our ad is in paper. Did most of ironing. Got letter from Aunt Maude. Dot was down.
Diary Entry for 07/25/1945
Awfully hot. Had bad thunder storms in evening. Finished ironing.
Diary Entry for 07/26/1945
Sent letter to Carl. Got new tire (ration) from Sears. $12.50. Winston Churchill has resigned.
Diary Entry for 07/27/1945
Got letter from ad from Philadelphia. Sent card to Redfield to Aloan. Went to Lacona in evening. Got No 6 radio battery.
Diary Entry for 07/28/1945
An airplane crashed into the Empire State Building killing at least 15. They put in 11 load hay today.
Diary Entry for 07/29/1945
Went to Henderson etc. Southwicks & over to Dads. Took picnic dinner & ate at Hungerford’s.
Diary Entry for 07/30/1945
They took Beverly to the hospital with convulsions at 3:00 AM. Jimmy got new suit. Dot was down.Washed clothes. Got letter from Carl.
Diary Entry for 07/31/1945
Ironed clothes. Went over & voted in evening with Dot. Sent letter to Mr. Hagan. [Henry “Hank” owner of farm in Philadelphia] Beverly has Quincy