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

Author: Bea
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Diary Entry for 3/27/1944
Got lamp mantles. Sent $6.85 to Spiegel. Sent for play yard. Vernon sent birthday card to Louis. Louis is 7 years old today.
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Diary Entry for 3/30/1944
Arlene was down. Washed my bedroom curtains. Quite nice today. Buster stopped on way to woods.
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Diary Entry for 3/31/1944
Sent letter to Mom & Ration Board. Vernon went up & had birthday supper with Arlene. Varnished bedroom rug & washed woodwork.
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Diary Entry for 4/1/1944
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.
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Diary Entry for 4/2/1944
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.
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Diary Entry for 4/3/1944
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.
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Diary Entry for 4/4/1944
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.
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Diary Entry for 4/5/1944
Still quite cold. Lonny stopped on way to woods. Finished my ironing. Did bedroom curtains.
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Diary Entry for 4/6/1944
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.
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Diary Entry for 4/7/1944
Dot, Evelyn & Peggy were here in afternoon. Went to dance at Lorraine. Left Jimmy at Dads.
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Diary Entry for 4/8/1944
Arlene & Dot were down. Mother & Dad Tryon’s 38th wedding anniversary. Warm & raining today.
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Diary Entry for 4/9/1944
Easter. Went over home for dinner. Aunt Mildred & Uncle Berle were there. Also Angie’s & Grandma’s . Vernon came home. The twins are cute.
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Diary Entry for 4/10/1944
Cloudy, rainy day. Sent $5.00 toTimes. Went to Lorraine & Marg’s in evening. Sent $11.35 for battery. Sent box to Loren. Fruit cake, sugar cookies.
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Diary Entry for 4/11/1944
Snowed in PM. finished tearing off paper in dining room. Washed clothes. Got Easter card from Loren.
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Diary Entry for 4/12/1944
Raining. Vernon went back to school today. Sent for battery & [sent] letter to Ration Board. Evelyn & Hettie R. were here. Painted dining room.
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Diary Entry for 4/13/1944
Sent letter to Marg. Dot helped paper part of dining room. Was here for supper.
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Diary Entry for 4/14/1944
Got letter from Loren, also Ration Board. Did Jimmy’s wash. Finished papering dining room. Run out of paper. Bill White is home on furlough.
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Diary Entry for 4/15/1944
Not feeling too good. Have a cold & sore throat. Rainy. Arlene & Dorothy were down.
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Diary Entry for 4/16/1944
Went down to Ellisburg in PM. Stopped over home for supper & evening. Dorothy H. has had operation for appendicitis. Sent letter to her with Mom.
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Diary Entry for 4/17/1944
Washed clothes today. Got radio “A” battery $2.89 C.O.D. Nice day. Throat still sore.
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Diary Entry for 4/20/1944
Grand day. Painted radio room. Dorothy, Edith, & Mary Stinson were here. Merrill went with shirt off for first time this year. Watkins man [was here]
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Diary Entry for 4/21/1944
Raining. Got “B” gas coupons (5) Dot was down & helped me paper small living room. Was here for supper.
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Diary Entry for 4/22/1944
Dot & I finished papering radio room. Evelyn, Arlene, Oren & Dick were here. Merrill & Vernon went to Lorraine in evening. GotTrue Story & letter from Marg.
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Diary Entry for 4/23/1944
We went over to Dad’s in afternoon. Merrill & Dad looked at the Phillip’s farm.
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Diary Entry for 4/25/1944
Still raining. Got letter from Angie. Got 15 peck of potatoes at store. 49 ¢.
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Diary Entry for 4/26/1944
Got letter from Loren & Florence. Dot, Dick, & Evelyn were here. Started cleaning living room.
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Diary Entry for 4/27/1944
Received card from Beulah C. Mom, Marg & Roy was up in evening. Mom took my wash home.
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Diary Entry for 4/29/1944
Arlene was down in morning. Went to Lorraine in evening. Got Merrill a new work shirt.
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Diary Entry for 4/30/1944
Went up to Yerdon’s & had wax on snow. Stopped at Barkers. Merrill moved hen house. Dot was down. She gave Jimmy anklets.
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Diary Entry for 5/1/1944
Loren’s birthday. Vernon got me dish. Real warm. Painted dining room floor. Went to Lorraine & over home in evening. Wrote to Loren.
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Diary Entry for 5/2/1944
Sent last payment on car. Sent $1.50 toTrue Story. Card to Mom. Jimmy is 8 months old. Evelyn & Dot were here. Merrill got 1 bushel potatoes.
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Diary Entry for 5/3/1944
Mailman started going by. Painted living room & rug. Vernon didn’t go to school. Was sick. Evelyn & Arlene were here.
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Diary Entry for 5/4/1944
Edith, Evelyn, Dot & Buster were here. Started papering large living room. Got letter from Gloria.
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Diary Entry for 5/5/1944
Edith, Dot, Evelyn & Arlene were here. Finished papering living room. Merrill got Reclassification from Draft Board. 2-C.
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Diary Entry for 5/6/1944
Painted living room floor. Evelyn was down. Harwood [Yerdon] came over to stay all night with Vernon. First time Vernon has had any one stay with him. Went to Lacona in evening.
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Diary Entry for 5/7/1944
Jimmy’s cold is better. Raining. Harwood went home. Edith & Dot were down. Went over home in afternoon.
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Diary Entry for 5/10/1944
Dot, Evelyn, & Arlene were here. Foggy & rainy in forenoon. Nice in afternoon.
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Diary Entry for 5/12/1944
Evelyn, & Arlene were here. Also Oren Jr. shampooed my hair. Went to Lacona in evening. Vernon got hair cut. Turned young stock out.
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Diary Entry for 5/13/1944
Thunder storms all PM. Sent order to Wards. Went to Lacona & Ellisburg in evening. Loren got home on 10 day furlough.
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Diary Entry for 5/14/1944
Mother’s Day. Merrill gave me box of candy. Went over home. Merrill plowed garden. Marg & Roy here for supper.
