Merrill got car fixed at Adams. Merrill was up in PM & evening. Aunt Edna was here. Brought me a cute robe for baby. Angie sent me a bonnet. Had my 2 stitches out.
Diary Entry for 09/09/1943
Aunt Mildred, Velma [Hanson], Edith, Dorothy, Arlene & Buster was here in PM. Aunt Myrtle was here in evening. Velma brought me a box of candy & book.
Diary Entry for 09/10/1943
Aunt Myrtle was here in PM. Aunt Maude was here in evening. Brought the baby a sweater & shirt. Jimmy was circumcised.
Diary Entry for 09/11/1943
Ken & Gordon C was here. Aunt Edna & Aunt Cora was here in evening. Received letter from Marg.
Diary Entry for 09/12/1943
Merrill & Vernon came after Jimmy & I. Sure glad to get home. Mom & Dad was up & got the work done. Don was here for supper.
Diary Entry for 09/13/1943
Edith, Dot & Evelyn was down. Oren was in to see Jimmy. Feeling quite tired tonight. GotTrue Experience.
Diary Entry for 09/14/1943
Grandma, Marg & Mom was up & canned 36 quarts of tomatoes for me. Dot was down. Received card from Pools & letter from Angie.
Diary Entry for 09/15/1943
Merrill helped thresh at Ken’s today. Received letter from Lila. Dot was down in forenoon & evening. Arlene was here.
Diary Entry for 09/16/1943
Sent for clothes for Vernon to Chicago Mail Order. Oren was here. Jimmy is 2 weeks old.
Diary Entry for 09/17/1943
Marg & Mom was up & canned 12 quarts of corn for me. Dot & Arlene was down. GotTrue Story. Vernon went to Lorraine with girls to see circus.
Diary Entry for 09/18/1943
They started cutting corn today.
Diary Entry for 09/19/1943
Merrill moved the beds back upstairs, cleaned the rugs, etc. Went over to Grandma H in PM. & got potatoes. Mom, Don, Marg & Roy were here for supper.
Diary Entry for 09/20/1943
Dot was down. Buster was in to see Jimmy. Also Lonny.
Diary Entry for 09/21/1943
Vernon’s birthday (7 years) Dot was down. Vernon got birthday cards from Richard & Kathy & Mom. Threshed here today.
Diary Entry for 09/22/1943
Finished threshing. Dot was down. Wrote letter to Mom. Merrill helped thresh at Rudd’s [neighbors] in PM.
Diary Entry for 09/23/1943
Vernon got Jimmy 2 war stamps today toward a bond. Merrill & Vernon went to Lacona in evening to get groceries. Dot & Evelyn was down.
Diary Entry for 09/24/1943
Dot was down. I’m feeling pretty good today.
Diary Entry for 09/25/1943
Dot, Evelyn, Arlene was down. Went to Adams in evening. Mom went with us. Bill Backus’ barn burned.
Diary Entry for 09/27/1943
Dot & Arlene was here. Received letters from Beulah & Gloria. Got Xmas card from Arlene. Not feeling so good today.
Diary Entry for 09/28/1943
Real warm. Sent order to Sears. Got Jimmy $1.25 War Stamps. Evelyn was down.
Diary Entry for 09/29/1943
Edith, Dot & Evelyn was here. Another nice day. Vernon was ill & couldn’t go to school.
Diary Entry for 09/30/1943
Merrill sent for operators license renewal. Jimmy is 4 weeks old. Had his first orange juice today. Dot & Evelyn was down. Received card from Aunt Myrtle.
Diary Entry for 10/01/1943
Took Jimmy down to Dr. Reeds. He has Eczema. Edith, Evelyn, & Dot was here. Paid Oren $30.00 on account. Nice today.
Diary Entry for 10/02/1943
Jimmy is 1 month old. Merrill worked on water pipes today. He & Vernon took pipe to Sandy Creek to be threaded.
Diary Entry for 10/03/1943
Beulah Baxter, Lila & boy friend was here. Don was here for supper & evening. Wrote letter to mom.
Diary Entry for 10/04/1943
Sent payment on car. $13.00. Dot was down. Oren Sr. came down & helped Merrill put on the pump. Water in the house at last. Sure seems good.
Diary Entry for 10/05/1943
Marg’s birthday. Evelyn & Dot was here. Vernon got new soldier suit. Went over home in evening & saw the puppies. 8 of them.
Diary Entry for 10/06/1943
Wrote letter to mom. Vernon wore new soldier suit to school.
Diary Entry for 10/07/1943
Sent $1.00 to paper. Evelyn was down & took Vernon’s picture. Merrill dug potatoes at Barkers. Not very good.
Diary Entry for 10/08/1943
Dot was down. Jimmy got his first bottle of Cod Liver Oil.
Diary Entry for 10/09/1943
Jimmy took his first Cod Liver Oil. Vernie pulled the vegetables. Lonny got hurt in the silo. Edith, Mary S, Dot, Evelyn & Arlene was here.
Diary Entry for 10/10/1943
The twins birthday. (1 Year) Went over home for dinner. Orv’s, Grandpa, Grandma, Marg & Roy, Mr. McGowan & son was there. Roy gave Jimmy $1.00. Paid $30.00 to Oren.
Diary Entry for 10/11/1943
Lila’s birthday (16 years). Dot & Evelyn was down. Merrill cut corn at Rudd’s all day. Got Jimmy war stamps. Lila got diamond for birthday present.
Diary Entry for 10/12/1943
Merrill helped fill silo at Rudd’s . No school, Columbus Day. Evelyn was down. Betty, Helen & kids was here in afternoon. Jimmy is beginning to smile.
Diary Entry for 10/13/1943
Sent cards to Mom & Aunt Edna. Merrill filled silo at Rudd’s all day. Edith, Dot & Evelyn & Margaret washere to see Jimmy.
Diary Entry for 10/14/1943
Raining today Feeling horrid all day. Got letter from Florence.
Diary Entry for 10/15/1943
Got 1 bushes of apples $2.25. SentJournal to Mom. Rained today.
Diary Entry for 10/16/1943
Rained about all day. Evelyn was down. Went to Lorraine & over home in evening. Shampooed hair.
Diary Entry for 10/17/1943
Kept cows in for first night this fall. Merrill planted some of the tulips. Dot & Evelyn was down. We drove up to Earl Yerdon’s in PM. They were not home so went to Marg’s.
Diary Entry for 10/18/1943
First snow flurries today. Evelyn went to work at the drug store at Adams. Washed clothes.
Diary Entry for 10/19/1943
Evelyn was down.Raining again. Got True Story.
Diary Entry for 10/20/1943
Still rainy. Went down to Dr. Reed for check up. Stopped over home & at Barkers. Merrill got new gas A book. $30.00 to Oren.
Diary Entry for 10/21/1943
Mom & Dad’s 29th wedding anniversary. Received card from Aunt Mildred. Watkins man was here. Evelyn was down.
Diary Entry for 10/22/1943
Dot was here. Baked doughnuts & pies. Raining.
Diary Entry for 10/23/1943
Rained in afternoon.
Diary Entry for 10/24/1943
Went down to Aunt Mildred’s for dinner. Don, Mom & Ken went too. Evelyn & Arlene was down in forenoon. Don was up for supper.
Diary Entry for 10/25/1943
Dot & Evelyn was down. A fox got one of the chickens today butit got away again. Oren Jr. was here.
Diary Entry for 10/26/1943
Rained again today. Vernon has a cold. Wrote letters to Marg, Florence & Viola.
Diary Entry for 10/27/1943
Halloween dance at Boylston. Charlie Haley plays. Merrill got No. 4 Ration Books at Lorraine. The town started new sluice by garden.
Diary Entry for 10/28/1943
Rained all day. Received letter from Angie.