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March 23, 1945 (Friday)
The PTA watches a film by Frank Capra.
Mar 222 min read
March 1, 1945 (Thursday)
EDNA TAKES RED CROSS HOME NURSING COURSE March came in like a lamb, nice mild day. I took the day off and visited the Home Nursing Class...
Mar 1, 20242 min read
December 7, 1941 (Sunday)
Edna, Alice, Helen and kiddos are involved in a car accident and the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor (Japs bombed Hawaiian Ils today) Cloudy,...
Dec 7, 20213 min read
July 29, 1941 (Tuesday)
EDNA, LYDIA, AND HATTIE SPEND THE EVENING SITTING ON THE LAWN A nice shower of rain this morning so spoiled the prospects for having...
Jul 29, 20212 min read
July 28, 1941 (Monday)
SVEN ERICKSON, AGED 82, DIES Beautiful day very hot. Temperatures in the 90s — Good shower of rain would be very acceptable. Ironed this...
Jul 27, 20212 min read
February 8, 1941 (Saturday)
HENRY HAD RATHER A BAD DAY Henry had rather a bad day — so sick and nauseated all day. Had a nervous chill this A.M. — sleeping most of...
Feb 8, 20212 min read
Sunday, January 5, 1941
A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR CALLING ON FRIENDS AND FAMILY Another beautiful sunny day. Went to church, then went to Wingeier's for dinner....
Jan 5, 20213 min read
Thursday, December 3, 1936
EDNA LEAVES THE PAGE BLANK Edna did not write it down so we don't know what she did on this day in 1936. A new edition of the Lowell...
Dec 3, 20202 min read
Friday, November 20, 1936
HELEN GETS MARRIED Beautiful Day. Thinking of Helen + Red nearly all day. Suppose they were married to-day some time. Expecting them home...
Nov 20, 20201 min read
Tuesday, November 3, 1936
ELECTION DAY Election Day. The biggest vote ever in the U.S. — Reports over radio to-night all give Roosevelt the lead. It makes me sick...
Nov 3, 20202 min read
Friday, October 30, 1936
A HARD FROST AND A SUPPER Hard frost. Supper at Wingeier's Went to show. Edna didn't have much to say on this day in 1936, but the...
Oct 30, 20201 min read
Saturday, October 24, 1936
ALICE AND HELEN BOTH EARN $9 Very cool. Did usual Sat[urday]s work. Did cleaning up stairs this P.M. — Alice and Stanley here for supper....
Oct 23, 20201 min read
Friday, October 23, 1936
MORSE HAS PLAY PRACTICE AND DIGS POTATOES Cool - Cold wind from North. Made green tomato mince meat to-day. Morse went to Alto to...
Oct 23, 20202 min read
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