Got lamp mantles. Sent $6.85 to Spiegel. Sent for play yard. Vernon sent birthday card to Louis. Louis is 7 years old today.
Category Archives: Daily Diary Entry
Diary Entry for 03/28/1944
Dot & Evelyn was down. Got wall paper & paint.
Diary Entry for 03/29/1944
A terrible windy day. Raining & snowing.Sent letter to Gloria.
Diary Entry for 03/30/1944
Arlene was down. Washed my bedroom curtains. Quite nice today. Buster stopped on way to woods.
Diary Entry for 03/31/1944
Sent letter to Mom & Ration Board. Vernon went up & had birthday supper with Arlene. Varnished bedroom rug & washed woodwork.
Diary Entry for 04/01/1944
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.
Diary Entry for 04/02/1944
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.
Diary Entry for 04/03/1944
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.
Diary Entry for 04/04/1944
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.
Diary Entry for 04/05/1944
Still quite cold. Lonny stopped on way to woods. Finished my ironing. Did bedroom curtains.
Diary Entry for 04/06/1944
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.
Diary Entry for 04/07/1944
Dot, Evelyn & Peggy were here in afternoon. Went to dance at Lorraine. Left Jimmy at Dads.
Diary Entry for 04/08/1944
Arlene & Dot were down. Mother & Dad Tryon’s 38th wedding anniversary. Warm & raining today.
Diary Entry for 04/09/1944
Easter. Went over home for dinner. Aunt Mildred & Uncle Berle were there. Also Angie’s & Grandma’s . Vernon came home. The twins are cute.
Diary Entry for 04/10/1944
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.
Diary Entry for 04/11/1944
Snowed in PM. finished tearing off paper in dining room. Washed clothes. Got Easter card from Loren.
Diary Entry for 04/12/1944
Raining. Vernon went back to school today. Sent for battery & [sent] letter to Ration Board. Evelyn & Hettie R. were here. Painted dining room.
Diary Entry for 04/13/1944
Sent letter to Marg. Dot helped paper part of dining room. Was here for supper.
Diary Entry for 04/14/1944
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.
Diary Entry for 04/15/1944
Not feeling too good. Have a cold & sore throat. Rainy. Arlene & Dorothy were down.
Diary Entry for 04/16/1944
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.
Diary Entry for 04/17/1944
Washed clothes today. Got radio “A” battery $2.89 C.O.D. Nice day. Throat still sore.
Diary Entry for 04/18/1944
Mother & Don were up in PM. Evelyn was here. Nice day.
Diary Entry for 04/19/1944
Tore paper off of small living room. Sent letter to Loren & Ration Board.
Diary Entry for 04/20/1944
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]
Diary Entry for 04/21/1944
Raining. Got “B” gas coupons (5) Dot was down & helped me paper small living room. Was here for supper.
Diary Entry for 04/22/1944
Dot & I finished papering radio room. Evelyn, Arlene, Oren & Dick were here. Merrill & Vernon went to Lorraine in evening. GotTrue Story & letter from Marg.
Diary Entry for 04/23/1944
We went over to Dad’s in afternoon. Merrill & Dad looked at the Phillip’s farm.
Diary Entry for 04/24/1944
Raining. Sent for dining room rug.
Diary Entry for 04/25/1944
Still raining. Got letter from Angie.Got 15 peck of potatoes at store. 49 ¢.
Diary Entry for 04/26/1944
Got letter from Loren & Florence.Dot, Dick, & Evelyn were here. Started cleaning living room.
Diary Entry for 04/27/1944
Received card from Beulah C. Mom, Marg & Roy was up in evening. Mom took my wash home.
Diary Entry for 04/28/1944
Went to Lacona for groceries in evening. Wrote to Florence.
Diary Entry for 04/29/1944
Arlene was down in morning. Went to Lorraine in evening.Got Merrill a new work shirt.
Diary Entry for 04/30/1944
Went up to Yerdon’s & had wax on snow. Stopped at Barkers. Merrill moved hen house. Dot was down. She gave Jimmy anklets.
Diary Entry for 05/01/1944
Loren’s birthday. Vernon got me dish. Real warm. Painted dining room floor. Went to Lorraine & over home in evening. Wrote to Loren.
Diary Entry for 05/02/1944
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.
Diary Entry for 05/03/1944
Mailman started going by. Painted living room & rug. Vernon didn’t go to school. Was sick. Evelyn & Arlene were here.
Diary Entry for 05/04/1944
Edith, Evelyn, Dot & Buster were here. Started papering large living room. Got letter from Gloria.
Diary Entry for 05/05/1944
Edith, Dot, Evelyn & Arlene were here. Finished papering living room. Merrill got Reclassification from Draft Board. 2-C.
Diary Entry for 05/06/1944
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.
Diary Entry for 05/07/1944
Jimmy’s cold is better. Raining. Harwood went home. Edith & Dot were down. Went over home in afternoon.
Diary Entry for 05/08/1944
Washed clothes. Dot, Evelyn, & Buster were here.Got letter from Loren.
Diary Entry for 05/09/1944
Raining again. Papered my hall. Don was up in evening.
Diary Entry for 05/10/1944
Dot, Evelyn, & Arlene were here. Foggy & rainy in forenoon. Nice in afternoon.
Diary Entry for 05/11/1944
Painted stair steps. Evelyn was here. Nice day.
Diary Entry for 05/12/1944
Evelyn, & Arlene were here. Also Oren Jr. shampooed my hair. Went to Lacona in evening. Vernon got hair cut. Turned young stock out.
Diary Entry for 05/13/1944
Thunder storms all PM. Sent order to Wards.Went to Lacona & Ellisburg in evening. Loren got home on 10 day furlough.
Diary Entry for 05/14/1944
Mother’s Day. Merrill gave me box of candy. Went over home. Merrill plowed garden. Marg & Roy here for supper.
Diary Entry for 05/15/1944
Dorothy, Arlene & Margaret Wise were here. Vernon & I mowed & cleaned yards. Planted flowers. Sent for slip covers.