Got letter from Elmer. Mrs. Rawlings gave Vernon a white rabbit. Evelyn & Hettie were here. Real hot today.

President Roosevelt died at Warm Springs, Georgia at 3:35 PM. age 63. Got letter from Mom. Sent her one.

Sent letter for B gas. Painted living room floor. Listened to radio about President Roosevelt’s death. Vernon got out of school early.

President Roosevelt’s funeral at 4:00 PM. Went to Lacona in evening. Bought sewing machine. $7.00. Vernon got new pants. Jimmy got shirt & overalls.

President Roosevelt buried at Hyde Park. Beulah Baxter, Beverly, Marg were here for dinner. Roy & Marg for supper. Evelyn & Arlene here in PM also.

Still quite cold. Wrote to Aunt Mildred. We listened to President Truman’s first speech at 1:00 PM. Not bad.

Got sewing machine home. Oren & Oren Jr. brought it. Got card from Aunt Mildred. Don Moore is on Okinawa Island.

Washed clothes. Sent order to Sears. Letter to ration board. Went over home in evening. Ken is sick.

Snowing a little. Cold. Dot was down. Got suit & coat $39.96 from Spiegel. Sent letter to Elmer.

Sent letter to Gloria & Annie. Got letter from Marion. Got gas coupons. Watkins man was here.

Snowed about 3 inches. Baked pies & cookies. Merrill went to Lorraine in evening. Popped corn.

Made chocolate ice cream. Still quite cold. Jimmy & I have a cold.

Got 2 slips, girdle, & sewing machine needles. Evelyn was down. Washed clothes. Have terrible backache.

Wrote letter to Mom, card to Marg & sent for dress pattern. Went to Lacona & Mannsville. Dr. Reed sick so didn’t see him. Got feeder, 90¢. Raining.

San Francisco Conference starts.Still raining. Got letter from Angie.

Dot was down in PM. Was here for supper. Went over home in evening. Merrill & Don went to Ellisburg.Got letter form Mom. Sent card to Mother. Ken feeling better.

Edith is sick. Had doctor in the night. Snowing & cold. 4-5 inches by evening. Went to Lacona & saw Dr. Reed. Said I might have tumor starting. Got card from Mom. Started taking iron tablets.

About 7 inches snow this morning. Went up to see Edith in evening. She has jaundice. Merrill & Vernon went to Lorraine. Merrill got hair cut.

Went to Ellisburg. Had new gas pipe line put on 75 ¢. Stopped over home. Aunt Mildred’s & Aunt Myrtle were there. Also Eleanor & McEwen.

Wrote to Mom. Sent card to Marie. Made chocolate ice cream. Cleaned upstairs.

Got letter from Gloria & Beulah, also Mary.Cleaned radio room.

Wrote to Mary. Evelyn was down. Washed clothes. Feeling terrible. Vernon is sick.

Vernon still sick. Temp 102°. Cleaned chicken house. Baked cookies & cake. Turned young stock in lower pasture.

Raining. Vernon is up but didn’t go to school. Throat still sore. Dot was down. Merrill called Cox. Can’t get chicks until 10th.

Did ironing. Got letter from Arlene. Got pattern. Merrill went to Lorraine in evening. Still raining.

Went down to Angie’s. Stopped over home for supper.Merrill came after me. Mom, Ken & Eleanor & Buster were here while we were gone. Oren was here in evening.

Washed clothes. Evelyn was here. Oren & Bill McConnell were here in evening. Oren got us some perch fish. 75 ¢. Many VE celebrations.

VE DAY Tuesday, May 8, 1945. Jimmy & I went up to Barkers. Vernon didn’t have to go to school only about 1/2 hour.

Sent card to Dr. Reed. Letter to Mother T. Merrill helped build fence at Johnny McDonald’s for young stock. Quite cold.

Snowing & cold. Had frost again during night. Got 104 baby chicks from Cox $15.00. Merrill & Jimmy went down to Fred Pitkin’s after them. Set up living room stove again.

Merrill got me box of writing paper. Have 2 inches of snow this morning. Jimmy is sick. Merrill went to Lacona in evening for groceries. Merrill got raise in wages last night. $125.00

Went to Lacona in evening. Got Vernon new shoes $2.75. Got table oilcloth. Sent $26.15 to Spiegel.

Got paper, perfume, book & pin for Mother’s day. Mary Stinson was over for dinner. Lost 3 of my chicks. Raining.

Washed clothes. Dot was down. Rained in afternoon.

Sent letter to Arlene. Had thunderstorms in PM. Our $1.00 alarm clock we have had over 10 years has broke. Has run every day until May 13.

Sent letter to Angie. Sent for play suit pattern. Raining. Went to Lorraine & over home in evening. Lost 1 chick.

Wrote to Lila. Evelyn was down. Raining but warm. Thunder storm.

Still rainy. Jimmy & I went to Oswego with Edith & Dot.

Got letter from Lila. Went to Lacona in evening. Got Jimmy new blue & white wash suit.

Mom & Dad were up for dinner. Vernon & Jimmy went home with them for evening. Merrill & I went to the show. Nice day. Merrill plowed garden.

Turned cows out last night for first. Watkins man was here. Thunder storm in afternoon. Washed clothes. Dad & Uncle Earle got potatoes at Barkers.

Thunder storm in afternoon. Real warm in morning. Dot was down. Sent letter to Beulah. Vernon sent one to Gloria.

Awful cold. Still raining & windy. Sent order to Wards for cloth. Got letter from Marg. Lost a chick. Vernon got report card. 92.7% average.

Wrote to Marg. Ironed clothes. Baked cookies. Not raining today. Cold wind.

Grand day. Started cleaning kitchen. Went to Lacona for groceries in evening. Cut Jimmy’s hair.

Sent cards to ration board (sugar) & Dr. Reed. Bert Pitkin Jr. was over to play with Vernon. Arlene & Dot were here.A grand day. Oren Sr. here also.

Went to church. First time I’ve taken Jimmy to church. Went over home in afternoon. Raining again.

Raining. Washed clothes. Wrote Aunt Mildred. Dot was here.

Cloudy in morning. Got letter from Marg.

Merrill made chicken roasts & fixed tire. Oren Sr. was here. Baked pies & ginger bread. Popped corn. Rainy & cloudy & cold.