October, November, & December of 1946

Day
Date
Entry
REMARKS

Tuesday
10/1/1946
Hair done & some shopping – Helbings & Bursey’s came over for a while.



Wednesday
10/2/1946
Bridge at Barretts, after working all day.



Thursday
10/3/1946
Cleaned house all day.



Friday
10/4/1946
Washed windows & cleaned. Jerre Joan Burks was born today – Jack S. taking piano & voice. Geo taking violin. Oh my. Geo says he’s best speller in room.



Saturday
10/5/1946
Waxed floors. Coffee with Neta.



Sunday
10/6/1946
Cleaned, Cooked, took nap. Ol planted onions. We went to Dr. Helbings in eve. Oma Foley’s sister passed away.



Monday
10/7/1946
Laundry – Tried to get things done, but didn’t. Visited Marjorie Burks in Hospital.



Tuesday
10/8/1946
Worked – Saw Dr. Helbing. He said I was OK. Attended Oma’s sister’s funeral. Dressmaker – Mrs. Bursey’s for flowers. Bought Joan rubber doll.



Wednesday
10/9/1946
Worked all morn. Bridge in afternoon at Mamie Parker’s. I won everything – Worked. Lillian, maid at office helped me.



Thursday
10/10/1946
Lillian again today – Had letter from Ollie. Glen is in Hospital for check up. Looks bad. Must be his lungs. Ol on country funeral. Sis picture show.

Glenn had problems with his lungs resulting from USS IINDIANAPOLIS sinking.

Friday
10/11/1946
Ol goes to Wichita on funeral. Alice M. goes with him & stays alnight with Elsie. I kept Joan. She was just as good as she could be.



Saturday
10/12/1946
Sis comes home. Also gets letter from Geo asking her to come to China for a year. Sis is worried. Birthday was nice – Lunch with Neta, coffee with Ma. Dinner with Horace Carswells.

Parents of Medal of Honor winner that Carswell AFB was named for. According to Short Bio Jr. died Oct. 26,’44.

Sunday
10/13/1946
I worked all day getting ready for 1907 Study Club tomorrow. Burseys to have dinner with us.



Monday
10/14/1946
Study Club here. Ol & I drove over to Weatherford tonight getting miles on ambulance. Jack & Oliver worked all night.



Tuesday
10/15/1946
Town had hair done – rain.



Wednesday
10/16/1946
Night Club at Bursey’s



Thursday
10/17/1946
Garden Club



Friday
10/18/1946
Cleaned pantry
Football game, Ol, Geo & I



Saturday
10/19/1946
Coffee with Neta – Visited Marzelle – Her sister, Cara very low.
Ol went to stag party



Sunday
10/20/1946
Cooked all day. Ol left about 3 P.M. to take Pete Yount to Okla. For burial.



Monday
10/21/1946
Cora Amyette Cooke died early this morn. I helped today with Jack & Marjorie’s little girl while Marzelle was at Cora’s.



Tuesday
10/22/1946
Ol got home late last night. Cora’s funeral today. Sis stayed with Marjorie.



Wednesday
10/23/1946
Bridge Club at Mildred Switzer’s



Thursday
10/24/1946
Attended 1st judging show (flowers) at library. Learned lots.



Friday
10/25/1946
2nd day of school. Interesting – Sis had stork shower in eve for Shirley Moates.



Saturday
10/26/1946
Glen went home today from hosp. Took Velma Vinzant to Antique show – Coffee with Neta – Played bridge with Bursey’s - Geo to Dr. for change of glasses.



Sunday
10/27/1946
Sunday School – Glad to see every one. Ol had to work – I slept all afternoon - picked up pecans late. Sis made cake – We took it to Ma’s – got Joan out of bed.



Monday
10/28/1946
Andy Herring died this morn – Heart attackt. I cleaned all morn. 1907 Study Club – picture show in eve – Ol worked in garden



Tuesday
10/29/1946
Ol & I went to Plano. Ol helped conduct Andy’s funeral – Stopped back by Dallas – Ate dinner at Jay’s Marine Grill.



Wednesday
10/30/1946
Worked all day – Club at Garrison’s in eve. Lillian helped me today – Claire came in – Ol works in garden all week.



Thursday
10/31/1946
Claire & I went to town this morn. She left at 1 P.M. for Cleveland, Ohio Camp fire.
Kids all out for Halloween.



Friday
11/1/1946
Worked in yard – rained some – Geo stayed home from school with asthma – Ol went to foot ball game.



Saturday
11/2/1946
Raining so hard all day, we didn’t go to Neta’s for coffee. Joan gets cuter every day – Ol goes to stag party.



Sunday
11/3/1946
Ol goes to Taylor on Service



Monday
11/4/1946
Rain – Com. meeting for Garden Club at Lellas



Tuesday
11/5/1946
Hair done – Visited Lady Lions – Sure had a good time – Picture show in eve. Got peppers from Mrs. Bursey.



Wednesday
11/6/1946
Sunshine. Laundry, Bridge Club at 12 Noon at Lollie Wyatts. Ma’s for Coffee, Bridge at B. Burks in eve. Sis bought Mahogony chest of drawers $35.00.



Thursday
11/7/1946
Laundry, Beautiful day – took shirts to Becky to iorn. Sent Sis to Dallas to get clay for Marvin. Ollie thinks it will be wonderful for him.



Friday
11/8/1946
Just picked up.



Saturday
11/9/1946
Coffee with Neta – Cleaned house.



Sunday
11/10/1946
Slept late – cooked – Ol Geo & I went riding in truck in country. Had late lunch – Winnie & Mary came by in evening.



Monday
11/11/1946
Laundry – A.M. & Joan slept until 11 - 1907 Study Club – I went by to see about Marzelle, Bradley called – She was sick – Got her settled.



Tuesday
11/12/1946
Town – picture show in evening.



Wednesday
11/13/1946
Round Table Dinner at Colonial – Bridge afterwards.



Thursday
11/14/1946
Town – just about have my Xmas shopping done – Burseys for Bridge in evening.



Friday
11/15/1946
Sis & Joan, Suzanne & Pamela Johnson left early this morn for Zoe’s in Weatherford to stay all day – raining & cold – LONESOME – I make more fruit cake.



Saturday
11/16/1946
Elsie & kids came down for Shrine Circus. A.M. Joan & Geo went with her. Joan’s first circus – the only thing she could see was the Babies around her & the dogs.



Sunday
11/17/1946
Ol Geo. & I went to a picture show.



Monday
11/18/1946
Town – took Joan & Grandma down town in new Chevrolet to see Xmas windows & Santa. She (Joan) still couldn’t see a thing but babies.



Tuesday
11/19/1946
Joan hasn’t slept good for several nights – Too much excitement (s)



Wednesday
11/20/1946
Day Club at Mrs. Bursey’s. Ol went to Childress to take Nora Bishops father – home late.



Thursday
11/21/1946
Twiss took us to Boat Club for dinner. Also Jim McCaul’s. Ol gave me new mix master. Garden Club met today. I’m hostess, also gave the program.



Friday
11/22/1946
Trying to pick up. Lecture Dorthy Biddle Flower Arrangement



Saturday
11/23/1946
Coffee with Neta



Sunday
11/24/1946
Pour tea at Glen Garden for Tea for Winnie – Grand Reo of Arizona –Circus at night. Helbings & Burseys – Took them to dinner – Earnest Jr. went with us – He’s just back from Japan.



Monday
11/25/1946
Dallas flower judging – Mildred *Mones – Staying at Baker Hotel.

*Mones?

Tuesday
11/26/1946
Marzelle operated – Dallas – course was hard but think I passed. It’s cold. Came home found A.M. had burned seat out of new Chevrolet. Wonder the house & everyone wasn’t burned – we’re thankful.

See ref. to “new Chevrolet” TEN days earlier.

Wednesday
11/27/1946
Home Coming at School – dinner – dance



Thursday
11/28/1946
Thanksgiving lunch with Ma – football game – Elsie & Ralph went with us – We took supper – We one over Paschal – Claire Barricks got in for lunch.

Should have been Northside Homecoming game.

Friday
11/29/1946
Picked up – Marvin & Elbertine left for California golf match.



Saturday
11/30/1946
Coffee with Neta & stayed in afternoon with Marzelle who’s in hospital.



Sunday
12/1/1946
Work all day



Monday
12/2/1946
Laundry



Tuesday
12/3/1946
Hair done – Staying over at the house all I can.



Wednesday
12/4/1946
Day Club at Nep’s I won high – Night Club here.



Thursday
12/5/1946
Staying with Ma



Friday
12/6/1946
Went football game in Dallas – lots of fun. Ol, Gene Elder, Francis Jarvis, Martha Anne & Me took Food we won – Jack went with yell leaders.

Playoff game #1

Saturday
12/7/1946
Coffee – Winnie & Mary went to Shreveport yesterday. I took them to train.



Sunday
12/8/1946
Worked all day – Ol had out of town funeral.



Monday
12/9/1946
1907 Study club – Marzelle came home from hospital.



Tuesday
12/10/1946
Sewed all day with Ma most of time – Ol has out of town funeral – stuck in mud 3 times – raining & bad.



Wednesday
12/11/1946
Hair dress – Night Club at Wyatt’s.



Thursday
12/12/1946
Christmas program at Women’s Club



Friday
12/13/1946
Laundry Kiwanis Banquet – nice party



Saturday
12/14/1946
Foot Ball game in Dallas – N.S. & Highland Park – Ol took bunch of girls – I kept Joan & George – Highland Park won.

Playoff game #2

Sunday
12/15/1946
Ol went to Taylor on funeral, came home with terrific headache. Suffered alnight. I went to council fire. I made Georges’ Santa Clause suit – Jack had to milk.



Monday
12/16/1946
Dr. Helbing gave Ol the works – headache better – Joan has bad tonsils – I doctored all day. Jack & I having to milk & we don’t like it.



Tuesday
12/17/1946
Ol better – I addressed Xmas Cards all day – bad weather – These days are sure blue ones for us – wish we could sleep thru Xmas.

Son, Bill died suddenly a year ago at age 15.

Wednesday
12/18/1946
Christmas Day Club at Mrs. Helbings – Mrs. Parker had my name, nice apron – Ol still in bed. I went to school in eve to see George as Santa’s helper – Ollie & Glenn seem ok.



Thursday
12/19/1946
Bad day – I didn’t go to Garden Club or Mattie Jane’s either – Stayed home all day. Ol went to work – Scout or Cub meeting in eve – Jack went with Geo.



Friday
12/20/1946
Mrs. Helbing’s birthday – Beautiful day – Mailed cards – Finished Ma’s bed shoes – Alice M. & girls have their Xmas party – Jack goes to formal dance – Betty Jo Reid.

Is it formal dance or forman dance.

Saturday
12/21/1946
Coffee with Neta – Worked all day – One of the new emergency cars made it’s first runs today – It’s really red – took kids to see Santa – They loved it.



Sunday
12/22/1946
Worked all day Don’t seem to get things done.



Monday
12/23/1946
Worked again all day.



Tuesday
12/24/1946
Took Ma to cemetaries – Jack went with us – It sure was hard to take. Ma did fine – Elsie, Ralph and kids came down late – Winnie stayed alnight .
Bill would have been 16 today.

Must have visited Bill’s grave at Mt Olivet. Bill had died a year earlier on Dec. 27, ’45.

Wednesday
12/25/1946
We had a quiet day – Winnie stayed alnight with us again – dinner at Ma’s – We all talked to Ollie & Glenn in Cambridge Mass.



Thursday
12/26/1946
Every thing makes me think of Bill – Winnie & Mary had Ol & I over for rabbit – they have been wonderful to us & poor Winnie is blue.



Friday
12/27/1946
Can’t do much today – Winnie & Mary came over to dinner – Took us to picture show.



Saturday
12/28/1946
Coffee with Neta – Kept Joan last night – Sis & Geo went to show.



Sunday
12/29/1946
Cooked lunch & just milled around – Ol has to work, Edna Reids’ grandmother died yesterday.



Monday
12/30/1946
Ol works hard all day. Eggnog at Mattie June Muse Farley’s.



Tuesday
12/31/1946
Snow this morn. Everything white – Joan has rash – too much grape fruit.



That is the last entry in the four year diary.

July, August, September 1946

Monday
7/1/1946
Laundry. Still have Mildred first 3 days in week (maid) 3 a day from 9to 5. Sewed some, found dress had been cut wrong.

Probably THE dress she saw in OK.

Tuesday
7/2/1946
lsabelle Lewis flying in today from L.A. C. Arrived at 11:16 P.M.
Hair dress – got remaining crystal for Ollie.



Wednesday
7/3/1946
Alice M. & Isabelle went to town most all day.
We are getting some cute letters from Ollie.



Thursday
7/4/1946
Went to Bandys for swim – Aunt Betty Priddy came by for short visit – Looks good. A.M. & Isabelle & Geo. went to show. I stayed home & kept Joan. Nice quiet 4th.



Friday
7/5/1946
Isabelle leaves at twelve today. A.M. bought new black dress while Isabelle was here. Also bought black suit today. My bills are so large I can’t possibly pay them.



Saturday
7/6/1946
Ol, Geo. & I went to picture show. It was good. A.M. just goes down & charges. This will be another month I can’t get myself anything.



Sunday
7/7/1946
I am doing A.M. an injustice by letting her charge things & when I say something about it she thinks she is abused. You can’t talk to her at all.



Monday
7/8/1946
Ol leaves this morn for Galveston fishing. I have started another diet. If I eat anything at all I gain two lbs.



Tuesday
7/9/1946
Sewed some but feel bad so had a nap. Lost two lbs. on new diet but had to quit it. Will try again soon.



Wednesday
7/10/1946
Ol back from fishing. No luck, I went to town shopping.



Thursday
7/11/1946
Ma’s birthday dinner.



Friday
7/12/1946
Plenty hot today – feel retched.



Saturday
7/13/1946
Coffee with Neta. Ol has out of town funeral – suffers from heat. He’s trying to get his hay bailed & the lots on hyway filled in.

That’s how she spelled highway.

Sunday
7/14/1946
Ol has to work at office. I cooked all day.



Monday
7/15/1946
Laundry – Ol leaves for Eureka Springs to get Mrs. Elder who has had heart attackt. Winnie & I went to show.



Tuesday
7/16/1946
I worked all day long sorting dried peas.



Wednesday
7/17/1946
Hair don, Wed. Bridge starts today with Mrs. Bursey. I didn’t win & it was hot. Sis has back ache. Geo. goes to Bruce’s birthday. Poor Bill always enjoyed it so.



Thursday
7/18/1946
Elsie, Elbertine, Winnie, Mary & I went to Dallas. All they did was drink beer. It was sure hot.



Friday
7/19/1946
Feel terrible – legs hurt – so I tried to stay off them.



Saturday
7/20/1946
Cleaned house – Coffee with Neta – Ol & I went to show – saw Winnie & Mary – Took them with us. Ol had to work afterwards. Jack off.



Sunday
7/21/1946
Winnie goes to hospital tonight. We went by to see her. Too A.M. by botanic Garden to see about her Japanese exhibit she has up. Then Ol & I ate out – He gets mad at the least little thing.



Monday
7/22/1946
Went to hospital to be with Winnie. She really had an operation, bad……



Tuesday
7/23/1946
A.M. had pearls Geo sent her set in ear rings – she had ears pearced, & I just can’t hardly put them in. She & girls are going to Dallas to opera tonight. Infantile Paralysis – 89 for year.
Lila Smith passed away today.



Wednesday
7/24/1946
Hair done – Club Garrisons – Ol & I ate out.



Thursday
7/25/1946
Mrs. Elder died this morning – Lila Smith’s funeral – Winnie feeling fine.



Friday
7/26/1946
Alice M. got box of nice things from Geo.
Mrs. Elder’s funeral
I am going to stay with Winnie from 3:p.M. to 11 today. She doesn’t have a nurse for that time –
It’s hot – around 100°



Saturday
7/27/1946
Coffee with Neta – Butch Roden here.



Sunday
7/28/1946
Cooked nearly all day – Ol & I are sleeping outside. It’s wonderful.



Monday
7/29/1946
Luncheon at Swannie Armstrong’s for Dave Pumphrey’s sisters – Enjoyed it. Ol & I went to Helbings for Barbecue chicken – Have new stove for outside.



Tuesday
7/30/1946
Jack working hard at office – got home for lunch – made them choc. Pie. Neta made cake for dinner – Jack had surprise party at Sargens Fellowship
Butch still here. I let him & Geo. to picture show.

What Fellowship? Couldn’t quite make it out.
This Butch should be Elsie’s son.

Wednesday
7/31/1946
(s)Club at Neps. Mrs. Helbing went with me. I felt numb all over. Alice M. worried about situation in China for Geo. Paper says communist are fighting Marines.



Thursday
8/1/1946
Stayed in bed all day – Sure felt rotten – Fired maid. She wasn’t very good.
Ol still working on filling in lots. Hardly ever goes to office. Hay cost us this time.

Jack: “Filling in lots?”

Friday
8/2/1946
Neta’s birthday. I cooked cake, didn’t do much else but worked all day. Can’t get a thing done. A.M. Heard from Geo. She feels a little better. She’s taking kids to play minature golf. Don & Kay, Geo. & Butch.



Saturday
8/3/1946
Coffee at Elb. For Neta’s birthday.



Sunday
8/4/1946
Cooked – talked to Elsie – She will be down tomorrow – Ol & Jack make country funeral.



Monday
8/5/1946
Ol working filling in lots again.
Worked all day.



Tuesday
8/6/1946
Dreamed all night – Ollie called. She’s a little home sick. Sure glad to talk to her- Said she was just sitting waiting??
Iorned all day.



Wednesday
8/7/1946
Hair do – Bought 2 new dresses, 2 new hats. Getting ready to go see Ollie – We have to pick up Cadallac Amb. in Cincinnati, so just going on up to see the kids. Can’t wait.
Night Club at Reynolds.



Thursday
8/8/1946
Worked all day – Had the Jim McCauls, Geo Mellinas, Chas. Twiss, Carl Shanks, G.A. Chestnuts over for barbecued chicken & beer – fine. Joan got her first hard bump.



Friday
8/9/1946
Getting clothes ready for trip.



Saturday
8/10/1946
Coffee at Netas. Cleaning house. A.M. feels neglected because we are going on trip & she doesn’t get one.



Sunday
8/11/1946
Worked all day.



Monday
8/12/1946
Washed, iorned, had hair done p Marzelle called. Her mother real bad. Sat up with her most all night. Iorned for Marzelle. Claire B. came in today.



Tuesday
8/13/1946
Packed bags – Got ready – Caught the 3:30 limited for Washington. We had drawing room – Slept for 2 ½ hr. after getting cool. It was 106° Ft. Worth



Wednesday
8/14/1946
How nice it is to get cooled off and just eat, sleep & read & ride – We are reading the “Egg & I”. St. Louis this morning raining & cool – Wearing light coat.

Lite coat in August? Was this Washington state or DC?

Thursday
8/15/1946
Mrs. Amyette passed away about 11 A.M. Ollie met us at station about 7:45 A.M. Gee but she looked good – Took in Smithsonian in Maryland – Dinner with Mrs. Keegan & children. She sure looked sad without husband.

Who is Mrs. Amyette?

Friday
8/16/1946
I went straight to bed. Ollie, Glen, Ol & boy talked w= until about 12 midnight – Friday, Glen took day off – We saw sights – Ollie manages beautiful grand dinner – We left for Cincinatti about 6:30 P.M. – raining – cool.



Saturday
8/17/1946
Factory picked us up , took us to factory. The Amb is beautiful Cadillac – Mr. Eisenhardt took us to lunch, then we stayed at Cincinatti Club – Wired kids to call us about going home.

Jack: Ambulance or hearse?

Sunday
8/18/1946
Joan one year old today – Gave her pearls. They couldn’t get off , think they can come a few days later. Left Cin. 7:30 – raining & cool – lovely – drove to Rolla, Missouri first. Night, stayed at Pennault Hotel again – the nicest place on Rd. I ate salad plate – shouldn’t …..

Shouldn’t have?

Monday
8/19/1946
Supper gave me poison. Feel bad – Drove on to Muscogee, Okla. It’s getting hot & dry. I slept nearly all the way today because I feel terrible.



Tuesday
8/20/1946
Feel better – Didn’t eat much – got home about 3:30 – Everything worked out fine, except Elbertine tried to boss the kids while we were gone – Marvin’s birthday.



Wednesday
8/21/1946
Sis received jewels from friend of Georges passing through – Had been with him – just a mo. ago. She had nice day. I washed all day – Ollie trying to call us, didn’t make it. Geo. jumped over beds in back yard. Cut his forhead open to bone.
Had wedding invitation from Dick Cody….good.



Thursday
8/22/1946
Geo jumped over beds in yard and cut a gash to the bone just over the right eye. I thought he was killed. Dr. Bursey took 3 stitches. It’s still hot & dry.

It must have really scared her into a double entry.

Friday
8/23/1946
Picked up and iorned – Ol, Geo & I went to picture show.



Saturday
8/24/1946
Coffee with Neta – Cleaned house – Barretts, I.P. & R.L. here for dinner – brought boys.



Sunday
8/25/1946
Cooked & Ol & Jack didn’t get home for lunch. Went to Elaine McDonald’s wedding reception at Colonial. It was so hot, I was sick.




8/26/1946
Did the laundry – made pear preserves – was so tired I couldn’t sleep. Some tired.



Tuesday
8/27/1946
Shirley & J.B. came over to dinner with Sis. Had hair done, took Geo to town for lunch – Bought him shoes, then Dr. Bursey took stitches out. Ol & I ate out at dinner – Saw the J.B. Pumphrey’s.



Wednesday
8/28/1946
Rain at last. Florence Mae has Wed Club. I go sit & act like a dummy. Why do I go? Sis goes to picture show tonight with Betty Lou.



Thursday
8/29/1946
Pick up – iorn



Friday
8/30/1946
Did laundry again – Had spoon bread – good – Joan has fever caused from vaccination 103.3°. Ol & I went to the Burks to play cards. Sis went to town today with Shirley.



Saturday
8/31/1946
Clean house all day – Coffee with Neta – Claire comes in. Let George have cook out in park. All kids in neighborhood – Jack & Lanelle & Claire – Jack has flat later – I have to take him tire.



Sunday
9/1/1946
Sis is trying to work up case of nerves so Geo can come home & she’s succeeding – Nothing pleases her. She terribly abused – She has never had anything in her whole life.

Woooooo! Munnie sure has her pegged. – M’liss

Monday
9/2/1946
Labor day – raining – I’m picking up laundry – the hardest rain we have had since the flood. Took material for Ollie’s two comforts to be tacked.



Tuesday
9/3/1946
Cleaned house & kept Joan. Sis went to town – More rain. Bought a new cow today – Sold our other one – Sure hated to bus she was getting old.



Wednesday
9/4/1946
New cow gives more milk but it isn’t as rich. Night Club here. Sis went to Rilda to get Joan’s pictures. Jack cleaning off hill side. He quit the office yesterday.



Thursday
9/5/1946
Town Cox opening, bought me a new suit & shoes. Really dressed up. Ol & I age out tonight – Saw everyone at cafateria.

Oliver & Munnie age out of what?

Friday
9/6/1946
Washed, ironed, cleaned - Sis, Shirley & I went to dressmakers – Tried to find Joan some shoes.
Betty Jean Sanders in hospital (Polio)

She spelled it (ironed) right this time.

Saturday
9/7/1946
(s)Worked all day – picture show in eve – Sis, Ol & I. Jack kept Joan. Beautiful day.



Sunday
9/8/1946
Cooking – Found good roast – What an event. Black market starts up again tomorrow



Monday
9/9/1946
Worked all day & seemed to get things shaped up better – A.M. & Shirley gadded all day. I went to town late to check on table cloths Cunam have lost a cut work one for me & they don’t seem to be doing anything about it.

Cunam?

Tuesday
9/10/1946
Jack & Geo start to school – Had wire from Ollie & Glen – They are leaving tomorrow for Boston – U.S.S. Ellington.

USS Ellington? Not on USN website.

Wednesday
9/11/1946
Day Club Mrs. Parker’s (here instead) Mrs. Parker sprained her ankle. A.M. & I went to Bobby Magoffin’s wedding & reception. A.M. Pre Schooled all day. She is better satisfied since she’s busy.



Thursday
9/12/1946
Showers – cooler
Ol has another conflab with Pa – Makes Ol feel pretty Bad. Pa says Ol is grasping & thieving. Who’s kettle is black?



Friday
9/13/1946
Letter today from Ollie – there in Boston. Also have Glen’s card showing change of address – He’s going across – We wired them to phone us.



Saturday
9/14/1946
Betty Lou Schick taking Sis out for dinner & show. Ollie called today – They are looking for apt. – Think they will be there until first of year. Says they are fine. A.M. is cleaning getting things done – Easier for me to keep house – Ol’ having to work at nights – Short of men – they are all in school.



Sunday
9/15/1946
Cooked all morn – Drove out around Azle to see how the farms were looking – Ol & I went to a early show – Had dinner down town. Sis staying alnight with Shirley – J.B.’s gone to N.Y. I’m keeping Joan.



Monday
9/16/1946
Started my fall house cleaning today – cleaned clothes closets. Ol & * went to Mattie Jane Farley’s for chocolate pie.



Tuesday
9/17/1946
Sis received George’s Sea Bag today – Now what does that mean?



Wednesday
9/18/1946
Night Club – A.M. Goes to Pre-School – Lillian came today – Sure helps.



Thursday
9/19/1946
Garden club coffee – enjoyed it very much.



Friday
9/20/1946
Worked some in yard.



Saturday
9/21/1946
Worked hard all day – Trying to catch up coffee with Neta. Geo has hay fever.



Sunday
9/22/1946
Jack & Geo went to Sunday School. Pa & Geo. & Ol had run in – Everyone mad – Pa leaves in car 6:30 – Phone rings – Pa killed in auto accident – Everyone sorry, too late. Oh what temper will do!



Monday
9/23/1946
Ma doing fine – Everyone is – It was such a shock.



Tuesday
9/24/1946
Pa’s funeral 10:30 at Chapel. Dr. Anderson the minister – Bill has someone with him now.



Wednesday
9/25/1946
Ol kinda lost – doesn’t know where to start in, just carrying on – Ma’s is all right. She’s fine.



Thursday
9/26/1946
Working on cards, and staying at the house as much as we can.



Friday
9/27/1946
Went to town to find Glen birthday gift so we can get box off to them so they will get it before they move.



Saturday
9/28/1946
Ol has to work part of day – Lunch, coffee with Neta, coffee & cake at Ma’s in afternoon – He has tie shower – I hid all his old ones. Everyone doing fine.



Sunday
9/29/1946
Today is a hard day on the family – We are all trying to hold our temper and be nice to each other – It has worked so far. Sis & Joan have colds. No word from Geo. Lewis.



Monday
9/30/1946
Sis got a letter from Geo – He is still at the same old place – Thinks he’s going to Peking. Joan & I stayed with Ma while Elbertine goes to Dr.

April, May & June of 1946

Tuesday
4/1/1946
Geo. fine. I washed all day. Canteen closed last Saturday night and am I glad

“Canteen closed” marks the end of the war for Munnie. American Red Cross “Canteen Corps served snacks and meals at docks, airports, railroad stations, military posts, and at Red Cross blood donor centers, childcare centers, and schools, mostly in the United States. Over the course of the war 163 million cups of coffee, 254 million doughnuts, and 121 million meals were served by the Canteen Corps (105,571 volunteers in 1942-43).”

Wednesday
4/2/1946
Geo. sits up – I met with Jerry & Edna to clean Canteen.



Thursday
4/3/1946
Hair done – bought me 2 house dresses.



Friday
4/4/1946
Worked in yard most all day – Visited Foley’s Farm with them then had dinner out.



Saturday
4/5/1946
Edna & I checked food out of Canteen. Alice M. goes to Dallas to spend week end with Jane Webb. I am keeping Joan.



Sunday
4/6/1946
House work & Joan just worked out fine. Lunch with Neta. Geo went too. Enchiladas with Bursey’s



Monday
4/7/1946
Ol watered garden, then makes funeral to Pilot Point. Joan is a honey. I am wrapping wedding gifts (Belated).



Tuesday
4/8/1946
Study Club



Wednesday
4/9/1946
Flower Show Com. Meeting Ft. Worth Club 10:30 – St. Anne’s 1 P.M.



Thursday
4/10/1946
Hair Dress – Night Club here – I had dinner for Club and Helbings – Montgomery – Foley’s



Friday
4/11/1946
Navy Natz. Awards Canteen plaque 10:30 – Reception Women’s Club for Stuckest Jr.

Does somebody have this plaque? Natz.? The navy still give the Nay award for food service.

Saturday
4/12/1946
Earnest Walkers, George, Ol & I left early for Port Aransas fishing.



Sunday
4/13/1946
Fished but no luck. Thelma & I got very, very sea sick.



Monday
4/14/1946
Fished off pier – too rough to go out. We waded in water.



Tuesday
4/15/1946
Still too rough to go out, but boys tried it. Ol landed that TARPON – 6 ft. 2in. - we were all thrilled. He was worn out – took him 1 hr. 39 min.



Wednesday
4/16/1946
Left Port Aransas 8 P.M. – had lunch San Marcos. I stopped over in Austin for State Flower Meeting – had hair done. Read - kids called - Slept



Thursday
4/17/1946
Got up at 7 as usual – breakfast – back to room 0 shopped – read – lunch – read. Waiting for Lella, Mrs. Helbing, Mrs. Emile Lewis, Velma Vinsant. They brought my Car back. They arrived about 3 P.M.



Friday
4/18/1946
Attended morning session, Luncheon at University, Dinner banquet in eve at hotel – Picture show – Sad, we all cried – Clark Gabel – Greer Garson last night – saw another tonight at mid-nite review.

Probably ADVENTURER Middle aged C. Gable returns from sea duty.

Saturday
4/19/1946
Velma had to attend Morn Session the rest of us saw Austin – lunch at Little Mexico. Left Austin 3 P.M. for home – arrived about 8:00



Sunday
4/20/1946
Elbertine & Marvin in Calif. Elsie & kids here, so Sat. coffee was here. Everything up side down. Had to finish Joan’s Easter dress.



Monday
4/21/1946
Kids went to Early Service. Claire came in. I cooked all morn. – rested in afternoon – EASTER SUNDAY.



Tuesday
4/22/1946
Rain – pickled up. 1907 Study Club tea – Lella was my guest – Geo. Magoffrie & Aunt Addie Autrey both died of heart attacks.

M’liss says "There were 12 Artrey kids." A couple of steets in Keller still bear the name.

Wednesday
4/23/1946
Rain – Worked around – Took Geo to dentist – Shopped – Went to Bradley Burks, Mrs. Amyette. No better – Cora Cooke worse.



Thursday
4/24/1946
Hair done – Shopped again – Aunt Addie’s funeral at Birdville – Night Club at Lollie Wyatt’s – Had dinner – I went to sleep. Ol won orchid at Round Table.

Historic old cemetery in Haltom City.

Friday
4/25/1946
Garden Club Tour of Back Yards lunch. Mrs. Cooks. Attended Geo Magoffiries funeral at church – A.M. & took Joan to Dr. about mole. Called on Marzelle, Thelma Baker, Shirley Moats, Ma. Claire Barricks left for N.Y. Jack staying at office at night now.



Saturday
4/26/1946
Worked – Picked up tables



Sunday
4/27/1946
Coffee with Neta – Geo & Joan have temp. Both have colds.



Monday
4/28/1946
Cooked all day – Dr. Helbing says keep them in. Joan seems alright, but Geo.’s fever stays up.



Tuesday
4/29/1946
Joan & Geo. better



Wednesday
4/30/1946
Joan & Geo. alright



Thursday
5/1/1946
Hairdo. Night Club at Wyatt’s – dinner



Friday
5/2/1946
Foley’s & our selves called on Helbings. Had lots of fun – Rained or stormed – Shopped for Ollie Wedding clothes.



Saturday
5/3/1946
Coffee at River Crest for Canteen – Lovely – Edna & I checked out things at Meacham Field.



Sunday
5/4/1946
Coffee at Neta’s



Monday
5/5/1946
Work & cook all day



Tuesday
5/6/1946
Geo goes to dentist



Wednesday
5/7/1946
Oliver left on Shrine trip. I just didn’t feel like it. A hard trip.



Thursday
5/8/1946
Worked all day on City Flower Show.



Friday
5/9/1946
Worked on flower Show again. Ol gets home from trip.



Saturday
5/10/1946
Worked on Flower Show again – Started at 6:30. North Side plot won a Blue Ribbon.



Sunday
5/11/1946
Neta gives Ollie an Announcement party – Nice. Ol leaves 11 P.M. for Alberquerke, N.M. to see funeral home. I finished curtains.

That’s the way she spelled it.

Monday
5/12/1946
Mothers Day – I worked in my room all day – pressed curtains – hung them – Flower Show in eve – rained – Winnie stayed alnight with me.



Tuesday
5/13/1946
Pickled up shrubs, washed in new Bendix washing machine – It’s wonderful.



Wednesday
5/14/1946
Katherine Calkins gave kitchen shower for Ollie (lovely) – Just Camp Fire girls.



Thursday
5/15/1946
Ore School luncheon here – A.M. Hostess



Friday
5/16/1946
Garden Club Tea – Mrs. McElrays at Handley bought berries from Mrs. King



Saturday
5/17/1946
Put berries in locker



Sunday
5/18/1946
Laundry



Monday
5/19/1946
Jack has fellowship here – about 15

1407 was a great place for a spring party the view, the breeze, the sunsets. Does anybody have a picture of the view?

Tuesday
5/20/1946
More Laundry



Wednesday
5/21/1946
Took George’s room to Library and to zoo – fed them cake & ice cream – Dorthy Kraft gave crystal shower for Ollie. A beautiful affair for girls mothers who are out of town.



Thursday
5/22/1946
Shirley Moats & Mother gave miscellaneous shower for Ollie – lots of pretty things – Alice Marie’s friends.



Friday
5/23/1946
Jack forgot to go to dentist.

Jack “forgot” dentist?

Saturday
5/24/1946
Work and don’t get a thing done.



Sunday
5/25/1946
June Kirli gave shower & luncheon for Ollie – N.S. friends – at Albert Tadlock Jr. Nice – Attended tea at Albert Tadlock Sr. for Toy (Tory?) Tadlock – Fancy



Monday
5/26/1946
Louise Farger had breakfast for Ollie & office staff gave her beautiful candle stick – Silver – Mrs. Mix made cinnamon rolls – Nice surprise – We received Bill’s picture – Charcole by Alice Lowden

Charcole = Charcoal Can I get a scan of this? Who has it?

Tuesday
5/27/1946
Camp Fire luncheon – Ft. Worth Club – 1907 Study Club – Ford Bradish. – rain at night.



Wednesday
5/28/1946
Rain – Bursey’s & Mitchell’s came over Wed. 29th
Tues Jack sang with N.S. for Commencement.



Thursday
5/29/1946
Glenn flew in this morn – Ollie is happy – gained a day somewhere. This should have been Thursday 30th – Claire Barricks returned from N.Y.



Friday
5/30/1946
Ollie has last exam. Glenn & I picked her up – Saw art show – I can’t appreciate the art of today – Ollie had lots of entrys – Fri. 31



Saturday
5/31/1946
Glenn staying here – I am finishing up odds & ends – Alice Marie is just hopeless – She just sits around and moaps . . .

Alice Marie's husband George Lewis is still in Japan with 5th Marines as an occupation force.

Sunday
6/1/1946
Everyone up early – We intended to sleep late. Rehearsal at 10 A.M. Lunch with Elbertine – Receive gifts & company all day. Our girls are beautiful. The boys handsome. Jack & Geo acolytes.

Suni: What was Ollie & Glenn anniversary?

Monday
6/2/1946
Sat. Cont. Ollie wore lime green suit – white accessories – white orchid. A.M. wore grey dress, pink hat, pink nosegay carnations. I wore white dress, black accessories. Daddy Blue Suit – Jack two tone grey & brown – Geo White palm black. Glenn wore his greys. He looked good.



Tuesday
6/3/1946
Sat. Cont. Had our family & Glenn’s aunt & cousins came by for punch & cake. Sunday we woke 8p early again – Went to farm had lunch at Massey’s. Ollie & Glen left Sat. nite for Dallas. Sun nite for Washington, D.C.



Wednesday
6/4/1946
Had wire kids arrived on time. I picked up & did laundry.



Thursday
6/5/1946
Processed food for locker.



Friday
6/6/1946
Claire left for Calif. – Did her laundry here. I stayed with her until she left. Had lunch at Blackstone. Mrs. Loomis & someone else. I got ticket for over parking. Went to church social – ate out in eve.



Saturday
6/7/1946
Had cute letter from Ollie. They started right in cleaning apt. soon as they got there – painting & cleaning. Ol kept Joan while Alice M. went to picture show.



Sunday
6/8/1946
Have yard man today. I worked all day putting things away, cleaning clothes closets. Everyone out tonight but George, Joan & my self. Had company come in.



Monday
6/9/1946
Barbecue at Carl Shanks. Oliver told me tonight I have made him most unhappy. I am his biggest disappointment because of my coolness. I have tried harder than anything in this world but I just can’t help it.



Tuesday
6/10/1946
I feel terrible – most unhappy. I pray each night I won’t wake up in the morning. Why does he have to be burdened with me? Leave for Okla. today.



Wednesday
6/11/1946
Canteen picnic – nice Rockwood. Ol & I go to Okla. City to get Mr. Jameson. Geo goes home with Elsie. Alice M. got letter (yesterday) today from Gov. saying Geo cannot get out of Marine Corp. this world is all wrong. Nice trip – Ol feels better – so do I.

Not sure if A.M. got letter on 6-10 or 6-11

Thursday
6/12/1946
Got word yesterday Ollie lost purse with $367.00. Makes me sick – Poor kids. Worked all day – dinner & club at Bursey’s – Hair done, Shopped, looking for dress like I saw in Okla. Didn’t find it. Bought material.



Friday
6/13/1946
Worked all day – Office (forse?) has picnic. Came by here for beer – Everyone enjoyed it – Pa wouldn’t go – He says he wasn’t invited. Ma went.



Saturday
6/14/1946
Worked all day again – Have 2 bushel of black eyed peas to shell – Cant fix but ½ bu. A day I do the other work. Tory Tadlocks wedding – Sure hot.

(is it Toy or Troy Tadlock?)

Sunday
6/15/1946
Shelled peas, washed, iorned, cooked peas to take to Elsie tomorrow. We made Patrol picnic at Bandy’s. Ol got mad at Clarence Kraft & told them about it.



Monday
6/16/1946
Wichita today – Father’s Day – Sure hot & windy – Sleepy from last night – feel terrible. Ma, Pa, A.M. Joan, Ol & I all drove up for George.



Tuesday
6/17/1946
Everything goes wrong. Pa fires Mr. Mac. Don’t know what we’ll do. Hired maid 3 day for three days a week – Mon. Tues. Wed.

Jack: Mr. Mack?

Wednesday
6/18/1946
Mildred, the maid is wonderful. Hope it lasts – We both worked all day. A.M. & Shirley have rented a machine. They are sewing at Shirley’s. I keep Joan – Helbings came by to see Ollie’s gifts.



Thursday
6/19/1946
Maid doesn’t come today. I am peeling peaches – Made preserves – Had hair done – Bought more material to make dress like I saw in Okla. Still not like it. Rained.



Friday
6/20/1946
Just work



Saturday
6/21/1946
More work – We have goats now for Geo. to water. Ol working filling in lots on hay


Looks like hy or hay

Sunday
6/22/1946
Shrine trip to Cisco fine – Played rummy all way both ways – Didn’t sleep a wink – Good barbecue.



Monday
6/23/1946
Home at 6. Geo wakes us up to see if I am going to make hot cakes – Ol has to work – Pa has him go see about hay. We do try so hard to sleep. Went to bed at 7 & did we sleep?



Tuesday
6/24/1946
Laundry, Mildred Iorned all day. I go on a diet - just don’t eat.



Wednesday
6/25/1946
Mildred iornes again all day, but we get caught up.



Thursday
6/26/1946
Cleaned house – R.E. Barretts came out in the eve. They live in Waco now.



Friday
6/27/1946
Toom Irma Barrett to lunch – Tried to buy me some shoes, no luck – Lillian helping me today.

Apparently, Lillian originally worked at the office.

Saturday
6/28/1946
Stork Shower for Margie Burks – A. & I went to Esta Fae Deen’s wedding (University Church) & reception River Crest. Sweet wedding.

*
Fri. June 28 – 1946
Alice Marie Lewis & Thelma Shannon gave a stork shower for Margie Burks (Mrs. Jack Burks).
Work behind – sent Alice Marie to get cakes to serve – They were late, she waited, I finished in kitchen, cleaning her room – Gave bottle to Joan Lewis – I strip getting ready for bath, heard gurgle, gurgle – Joan bit the top off nipple & poured the milk out in her bed & was slushing. I spanked her good. Changed ends with bed. Took my bath, just 30 min. before guests arrive. Lillian, (Maid from Office) saunters in to help. Alice M. comes home, maid feeds Joan – A.M. has to bathe self & Joan. Every one here – Margie is surprised – Start playing game – Mrs. C.C. Cross says, “Thelma, the shower is in the wrong place.” Water was streaming down upon her. Elbertine Shannon & I rushed up stairs found Geo Shannon leisurly singing in the shower in my bathroom with curtain on outside of tub. Wanted to know what he had done & did I tell him. Marzelle had my milk pans catching the water. The shower was just a little miss placed was all.

* From a separate note clipped in to the diary denoting the day of the Stork Shower.
Jack, Or Mary S.: was George known for his leisurely showers?


Sunday
6/29/1946
Worked all day. Ol & I went to B.W. Garrison Jr. Wedding – Quite an affair – Reception at Ft. Worth Club.



Monday
6/30/1946
Laundry – Still have Mildred first 3 days in week ( maid) 3 a day from 9 to 5 – Sewed some – found dress had been cut wrong.

October, November, and December of 1945

Monday
10/1/1945
I have rheumatism in my arm so can’t do much laundry. A.M. takes Joan to Dr. She’s ok but not gaining very fast – just weighs 9 ¼ lbs



Tuesday
10/2/1945
Knife & Fork Club (Chas Winthrop Copp) talks on Japan – Taught there 20 years – He likes it except the military – Some service men didn’t appreciate his talk. Grace Garrison & Edith Boswells birthdays

“likes it except the military” – meaning?

Wednesday
10/3/1945
Jack still feels bad – I went to town – had hair done – got suit out of storage – bought dress shoes & new girdle – first decent one since the war.



Thursday
10/4/1945
Went to Canteen for first time in long time – rained all day – Jack better.

About a two month break ARC Kitchen for Joanie arrival, first granddaughter.

Friday
10/5/1945
Raining again



Saturday
10/6/1945
Coffee with Neta



Sunday
10/7/1945
Worked all day – picture show



Monday
10/8/1945
Rain – Clean up



Tuesday
10/9/1945
Rain



Wednesday
10/10/1945
Hair dress – Sun shines – Night Club at Lollie Wyatt’s – I won cut.



Thursday
10/11/1945
Washed all day. Ol went to San Angelo on amb. call.



Friday
10/12/1945
Ollie served me breakfast in bed. I just loafed all day – Coffee at Ma’s – Lovely gifts – Camp Fire dinner in eve, then to Wm Fullers to see their Mill House – Unique - A.M. got first letter from George since Aug. 19, ’45 – He’s in Sasebo Japan.

5th Marines landed in Sasebo On September 22, 1945, the 5th Marine Division landed at Sasebo, and in June 1946, U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo was formally established. - USN History website

Saturday
10/13/1945
(36 days) (s) – Scrubbed most all day – Coffee with Neta – My birthday breakfast – Fruit salad, hot rolls coffee – Reception for Betty Switzer & Frank Nuss



Sunday
10/14/1945
Feel terrible – A.M. trying to get box ready to send George.



Monday
10/15/1945
Mailed boxes to Geo. – Had letter today saying he thought they would be on way home Xmas – Just picked up today – Still feel bad.



Tuesday
10/16/1945
Visited Mrs. McGees Florist Shop – Bought blue tea pot ($2.50) to match Mama’s demi cups. Found several cute things – bought pansys and bulbs.



Wednesday
10/17/1945
Ollie & I shopped for her a dinner dress for her birthday – Everything is cheap looking, but high – Went to Canteen this morn. Ol & I went to Burks for a while – Mrs. Amyett is worse tonight.



Thursday
10/18/1945
Garden Club at B. Farmer’s – Nice program on “Trees” – Lovely meeting - just the ole gang back – seems good. Joan is 2 mo. today – planted pansies.



Friday
10/19/1945
Ollie has 21st birthday – We didn’t do anything exciting – Kids went to picture show.



Saturday
10/20/1945
Breakfast with Neta.



Sunday
10/21/1945
Lella & I are going to serv3e at Garden Center 4 to 6 – Turned cold. Ol & I went to show.



Monday
10/22/1945
Cleaned but you can’t tell it.



Tuesday
10/23/1945
Dinner with Helbings – lots of fun & gossip.



Wednesday
10/24/1945
Kept Joan while A.M. went to Pre-school – Club at Bursey’s. I won cut.



Thursday
10/25/1945
Hair dresser – Dinner with Frank Armstrongs at Colonial.



Friday
10/26/1945
Com. Meeting with Flossie Kyser – Art Show in March – Drove to Dallas with Ol to take body.



Saturday
10/27/1945
Coffee with Neta. Marvin has 6 convulsions – Terrible – stayed in hospital 2 days.



Sunday
10/28/1945
Sunday cooked all day



Monday
10/29/1945
Flower Judging School – Really enjoyed it. Mrs. Jacobs of Chicago



Tuesday
10/30/1945
Judging School again – Also Army Air Show at Library – Met artist Lt. Col. Chas. Baskerville – Wonderful. A.M. had Joan christened today – Claire Touey God Mother, Pro.Tem for Joan French – A.M. & Claire took her alone, but she knew we were all busy.



Wednesday
10/31/1945
Hair done



Thursday
11/1/1945
Taking Drs. Frank Armstrong, Buck Pumpreys to French Kitchen for dinner. They will come by here for drinks.



Friday
11/2/1945
Everything happens today. A.M. sells bonds at library 10 A.M. – Civic Music, Denver carnival



Saturday
11/3/1945
Coffee with Elbertine - Cleaned my room good, Claire Barricks came by on her way to Dallas – Ollie painting everything in her room – Can’t get in – A.M.’s room, can’t get in.



Sunday
11/4/1945
Ol mad because I don’t have time to pet him – I cooked all morning, cleaned halls – went to Farm… Supper with Wyatt’s – Kids to picture show.

Not sure what Farm is?

Monday
11/5/1945
Worked at Canteen most all day – A.M. washed Joan’s things; she and Bobby Bess went to Isis. I kept Joan.



Tuesday
11/6/1945
24 days (s) – I washed all morning – Ironed



Wednesday
11/7/1945
Didn’t have shampoo today – Teel terrible – just worked around here.



Thursday
11/8/1945
Flower Show – I didn’t do so good – Ruth Martin won Sweepstake – Lots of hard work – Ol had to work until late – We didn’t go to Shrine dance.



Friday
11/9/1945
Worked here all day.



Saturday
11/10/1945
Coffee with Neta. I worked at Canteen this afternoon – People think the war is all over, but we have to get them back – Lots of hospital ships.



Sunday
11/11/1945
Took A.M. & Geo. Shannon to see “Week End at Waldorf Astoria”. Geo. says “That girl is just like the other on in a show he saw last week. She couldn’t cook either.”

Weekend at the Waldorf The story is told by columnist Randy Morton, who lived in the Waldorf Astoria, and started on Friday afternoon, when a young honeymoon couple was agonising over not having a booking. A highly respected businessman named Jessup offered to let them stay in his apartment, as he would be away for the weekend. - IMDB.com

Monday
11/12/1945
Mrs. Ashmore had 1907 Study Club. I kept Joan this morning while A.M. went to town.



Tuesday
11/13/1945
Laundry



Wednesday
11/14/1945
Had hair done – Met Ollie – We saw art exhibit.



Thursday
11/15/1945
Ol, Mr. Ward & his son in law left today for fishing at Port Aransas – Garden club



Friday
11/16/1945
Cut out 3 bed jackets. Mattie Jane Farley & I went to see Mrs. Johnson. She has cancer. A.M. & I took Joan by to see Reynolds & Austins.



Saturday
11/17/1945
Cleaned house all day but don’t seem to get any where. Ol called – wants me to fly down for a few days, but decided I’d meet them in Austin. Had to call him back. Conner has taken his bed for good, I’m afraid.



Sunday
11/18/1945
Did odd & ends all day – Ol to be in tonight. Conner went to hospital.



Monday
11/19/1945
Shrine Circus – Took Charlie & Beth Hamilton to dinner, then picked up John & wife from office – Then to circus – had a good time. Ollie got a job for the holiday at Stripling in Book Dept.



Tuesday
11/20/1945
Dinner with Garrisons & Club – Didn’t get to go. I had acute indigestion. Ol went. The party was for us. They gave us 10 silver dollars for our 25th anniversary.



Wednesday
11/21/1945
Garrisons had lovely dinner for us & Club gave us 10 silver dollars – 25 years tonight. Doesn’t seem so long. Home coming at school. I feel better than I did last night. I am keeping Joan while A.M. takes George, Suzanne & Pamela to Shrine Circus. Ol has to work at Circus tonight.

I’m guessing Shrine work.

Thursday
11/22/1945
Thanksgiving Day dinner with Ma. Dan Lewis Came in from Calif. Had dinner with us – Left for home at midnight.

Lieutenant Commander Daniel H. Lewis, USNR: Alice Marie’s Brother-in-law.

Friday
11/23/1945
Cleaned – felt terrible – A.M. went shopping.



Saturday
11/24/1945
Had folks down for 40 c. coffee – Neta & Rosy went to San Angelo to see his mother.



Sunday
11/25/1945
Worked all day.



Monday
11/26/1945
Canteen – 1907 Study Club



Tuesday
11/27/1945
Canteen – Shopped



Wednesday
11/28/1945
Shopped – Hair done



Thursday
11/29/1945
Lunch Ft. Worth Club – Mrs. Earl Scott – Then we shopped for prizes for Club party. Joan has first cold.



Friday
11/30/1945
Conner worse – has to take oxygen – I stayed all afternoon with Winnie.



Saturday
12/1/1945
Coffee with Neta – Freddy Bursey’s reception – Jack stays home from school with cold – Hired Mrs. Clifton to help me clean house $15 week.



Sunday
12/2/1945
Trying to pick up so Mrs. Clifton won’t think we are pigs.



Monday
12/3/1945
Mrs. Clifton comes & she’s grand. We made 7 fruit cakes. She worked all day. I stayed with Conner all afternoon.



Tuesday
12/4/1945
Cleaned all day long.



Wednesday
12/5/1945
Hair done – shop. Night Club at Reynolds – Wyatt’s made bet N.S. wouldn’t score on Cochier*. Teck semi finals – They razzed us good – Ol won high & I cut.

Probably other way around. O.D. Wyatt was Principal of NSHS! *Coshier HS?

Thursday
12/6/1945
Cleaned again today – Stayed with Conner all afternoon – He’s very low. Joan is a good baby – Laughs all time.



Friday
12/7/1945
Everything went wrong. Conner passed away at 2:30. Winnie is a brick.
N.S. wins semi finals from Coshier*Teck Dallas Lollie lost her $

*Coshier H. S.?

Saturday
12/8/1945
(s)Conner’s funeral 4 P.M. – A beautiful day



Sunday
12/9/1945
Getting cold. Stayed home all day. George comes in with Temp 102.



Monday
12/10/1945
Geo. home from school – 1907 Study Club



Tuesday
12/11/1945
Sewed all day



Wednesday
12/12/1945
Town to finish shopping – Picked up Ollie – Took her to work.



Thursday
12/13/1945
Guest of Velma Vinsant – Woman’s Club – Sunday School party with Elizabeth Loughridyes?”
Geo. high tem – Stayed up most all nite.

Loughridyes?

Friday
12/14/1945
Geo still sick – Giving him penicillin, sulpha
Kiwanis party – Ol & A.M. going.



Saturday
12/15/1945
Jester Dance



Sunday
12/16/1945
Stayed home – kids running in & out.



Monday
12/17/1945
Geo. Still home with flu.



Tuesday
12/18/1945
Hair done.



Wednesday
12/19/1945
Xmas party at Wyatts – It was so cold everyone there for once. Garrisons went home early – He has flu. Ollie went to Drum & Bugle Camp Dance with Bobby Thompson.



Thursday
12/20/1945
Garden Club – I served as Hostess at Ruth Martins – Everyone happy.
Knife & Fork dinner – Ol & I were late – Geo. still sick – I’m keeping him in.



Friday
12/21/1945
Getting ready for Christmas.



Saturday
12/22/1945
Ollie phones home – she’s engaged. I ask “to whom?” – She says there’s only one Glenn Stewart. They seem happy.
Patrol dance – we’re late again – Ol works

CPO Glenn Stewart, USN was previously un-mentioned in the diary. We was home on medical furlough after Indy sinking. Suni said “She remembered his blue eyes from NSHS but needed AM’s help with the name.”

Sunday
12/23/1945
Glenn comes up for lunch 0 We all like him fine – We are proud of our girls for picking such fine sons in law for us. Open house at Dr. A.B. Pumphreys. Kids went to parties.



Monday
12/24/1945
Birthday party for Bill - Had family down for dessert – Bill ate ¾ of lemon pie – his favorite – He got everything he wanted for his Birthday – He’s so timid he would not let them kiss him – he was so thrilled.

Bill’s 15 birthday? Bill is middle child of Oliver & Thelma Shannon.

Tuesday
12/25/1945
Xmas at house – Ma & Pa sick – Open house there all day – Boys didn’t eat dinner, We took them to Jo Moor’s on our way to Bursey’s open house, then picked them up – We went to Cleveland to open house – came home – Bill had cleaned up his room & Clothes closet – put his gifts all away – abut 10 P.M. he came in with chill but wasn’t cold.



Wednesday
12/26/1945
We worked with Bill all night – He was so sick – At 11A.M. his fever went to 106.2 – We rushed him to Hosp. His head hurt terribly, but we kept his fever down. I stayed all night at Hosp. Ol stayed until he was easy & I made him go home.



Thursday
12/27/1945
Ol back at hosp. by 5 A.M. I came home, slept some – they were to do a spinal puncture so I went back – I had terrible dream. Bills temp was normal at noon but he was worried about his eyes. They hurt & so did his head. Ollie, Jack & Glenn stayed at Hosp. some in aft, then Ol came back. Spinal puncture was such a shock to him, fever shot up – took 5 to hold him in bed. Mildred Stewart came on & Dr. Barrett came over. Ol takes me home to tell me how bad he was, but we had barely gotten here when phone rang to come at once. Alice M. didn’t tell us he was gone. He died quietly. Our first loss – and such a fine boy – spinal meningitis.

Suni: Mildred Stewart?

Friday
12/28/1945
(s) Found to be very contagious – Everyone took sulpha , and sent all the friends home. Claire Barricks was here & Glenn Stewart, Marzelle Burks & Mrs. Clifton. Made came from office. They stayed with us. Dr. & Mrs. Helbing came to help. Everyone was wonderful. Ma went to hospital under oxygen tent.



Saturday
12/29/1945
Funeral 10 A.M. – Bill was so fine looking – The chapel had more flowers than had ever been there – 360 people, cards, telegrams, food – Everything possible to show their interest. Glenn & Claire worked all day every day. The Hamms – Harry Pattons & McVeys went to cemetery regardless of contagion.



Sunday
12/30/1945
Ma is real sick. Elsie & Elbertine both down with flu – Their kids not too well – Pa worrying - We’re all right, except Ol – He doesn’t feel too good. Jack goes to church



Monday
12/31/1945
Dr. & Mrs. Helbing came by every eve until bed time. Cards, flowers still coming. Geo can’t go to school for two weeks. Ollie & Jack can go on – Joanie has been grand. Requiem held at church for Bill. Alice M. & Jack go.

January, February, and March of 1946

Tuesday
1/1/1946
Couldn’t do much – Cards & flowers still coming in.



Wednesday
1/2/1946
Had to get my hair done. I had washed it in Lysol. Went to store. Saw everyone. Will try to stay in for a while. Claire left this afternoon for Dallas. Hate to see her go.

“Washed it in Lysol” probably to disinfect after Bill’s spinal meningitis.

Thursday
1/3/1946
Answering flowers& cards. Just a week today seems like forever. Just can’t realize we won’t have Bill coming in.



Friday
1/4/1946
Just cleaning out. Feel terrible. Claire Barricks came over from Dallas.



Saturday
1/5/1946
Worked all day. Can’t get a thing done. So gittery I can’t stand my self. Just went to bed. Claire went back to Dallas.



Sunday
1/6/1946
Ol & I & Geo. went to Burseys farm, then to see Ma. Kids stayed home. We cleaned out boy’s rooms. Put George in – in Bill’s place. Gave Ollie his clothes closet. Glen left tonight for Galveston.



Monday
1/7/1946
Ma still in hospital.



Tuesday
1/8/1946
Just picking up.



Wednesday
1/9/1946
Had hair done. Shopped – Got scarf for Lillian, maid at office. She helped me with Bill – 2 pair nylons for Mildred Stewart – She was with Bill when he passed away – Also Dr. Barrett



Thursday
1/10/1946
Went to see Mary McClure. She lost her brother in Austin.



Friday
1/11/1946
Went to see Ma in hospital. She’s better. Kept Joan today & washed all day. Mr. Wilkinson from J.P. Elder School brought me some pictures of Bill – there grand.



Saturday
1/12/1946
Glenn here for week end. Not much out of Ollie. I ironed & cleaned. Dinner with Bursey’s.



Sunday
1/13/1946
Stayed home all morning. Went to see Ma. She’s better. All the kids are settled except Bill doesn’t come in. Seems like I can’t stand it.



Monday
1/14/1946
Rain, cold. Stayed home & sewed all day. Mrs. Clifton came to work.



Tuesday
1/15/1946
Still raining. Still staying in.



Wednesday
1/16/1946
Hair done. Then bought 2 coats & a hat today. Haven’t had any clothes for so long. Everyone fusses at me but don’t want any. Club at Barretts. Ma comes home today.



Thursday
1/17/1946
Garden Club. Everyone lovely. Lella, Ester Ruth & I rode around lake. Such a ride. Ma coming along alright



Friday
1/18/1946
Ol, Winnie & I went to Meridian to Mrs. McIntyre’s grandmother’s funeral. Winnie comes home with us and stays alnight. We go to see Jack in Gay 90’s. It’s good.



Saturday
1/19/1946
Raining again. Glenn came in Thurs. for few days. Dr. Helbing coming for dinner. Mrs. Helbing out of town.



Sunday
1/20/1946
Just cooked & washed dishes. Listened to radio. Jack president of Fellowship for St. John’s this year.



Monday
1/21/1946
Mrs. Clifton came today. We picked up. Weather is bad. Geo home with cold.



Tuesday
1/22/1946
Mrs. Clifton came again today. Sent laundry out. Geo. went to school. Snowed – Ol & I went to see “Bells of St. Mary’s” in afternoon.



Wednesday
1/23/1946
No Mrs. Clifton. Geo home. I had hair done. Sinus bad, dryer helps. A.M. takes Joan to Helbing. She gets some veg. now.



Thursday
1/24/1946
Geo goes to school. Just pick up & cook. Armstrongs asked us out for dinner at Angelic’s French Kitchen. Food good. They had had too much.



Friday
1/25/1946
Geo home until Monday mid term. Went to meeting for Garden club Show. We are all enthused about meeting place. We’re going to try to get Kiwanis to buy.



Saturday
1/26/1946
Jack & date attended Dance at Colonial. Got in too late. Canteen first time since Xmas Day. Wind blowing & its cold. Jane Webb came last night for week end. I am keeping Joan while they play.

Jack, was this THE Dance?

Sunday
1/27/1946
Glenn’s here also. I cooked all morning & slept all P.M. Ol had country funeral. Pa has bad cold. Ma up some around house.



Monday
1/28/1946
Jack home. Ollie stayed out of school to see Glen off to Washington. Joan has cold. I am going to 1907 Study Club. Elected 1st Vice Pres. Of 1907 Study Club.

Anybody, what was the "1907 Study Club"?

Tuesday
1/29/1946
Work



Wednesday
1/30/1946
Bridge at Bursey’s



Thursday
1/31/1946
Clean



Friday
2/1/1946
Miss Bill more every day. Jane Webb to be married this spring.



Saturday
2/2/1946
Rain



Sunday
2/3/1946
Just cook all Sunday morning



Monday
2/4/1946
Sew – Called on Burks. Ol presented medal for Selective Service at luncheon Texas Hotel with other Draft Board Members.



Tuesday
2/5/1946
Sew



Wednesday
2/6/1946
Hair done



Thursday
2/7/1946
Didn’t go to Sunday School meeting.



Friday
2/8/1946
Worked in yard.



Saturday
2/9/1946
Claire Barricks here for week end. Cold & rainey – picture show.



Sunday
2/10/1946
Jack brings Pat Willingham home for lunch. Bursey’s come over for enchiladas this eve.



Monday
2/11/1946
Claire goes to Dallas. Camp Fire Board meeting at Ft. Worth Club. Noon. 1907 Study Club.
Bess Ross did laundry in morning



Tuesday
2/12/1946
Com. Meeting for properties Flower Show in spring. Lunch with Dave Pumphrey at Ft. Worth Club.



Wednesday
2/13/1946
Hair done, shopped – Club at Grace Garrison’s in eve.



Thursday
2/14/1946
Helped Marzelle. Ol gives me azalea.



Friday
2/15/1946
Washed & iorned & sewed all day.



Saturday
2/16/1946
Michael Bonner gets married. Coffee with Neta for first time since we lost Bill & Ma has been sick. I took her down in car. Worked in yard & sewed. Claire came for week end.



Sunday
2/17/1946
Cooked all morning. Lella & I called on Thelma Brooks Farrell. Mrs. Brooks passed away.
Rain. Ol & I took Geo. to picture show. Girls go in eve. I keep Joan. Jack goes to church.



Monday
2/18/1946
Camp Fire meeting 1:30



Tuesday
2/19/1946
*

*No entry

Wednesday
2/20/1946
Hostess for Sunday School party meet here 11:30 lunch. Meeting with Colver*t – Flower Show Chair 3:30. I am to get printing done.

*Colvert?

Thursday
2/21/1946
Garden Club



Friday
2/22/1946
Work in yard



Saturday
2/23/1946
Ollie & I went shopping. Ol & I went to Patrol party at Ernest Allen’s. We left early. I couldn’t be happy & join in the fun. Our hearts are so heavy. Everyone has been wonderful, but they can’t bring Bill back to us.



Sunday
2/24/1946
Just cook



Monday
2/25/1946
1907 Study Club at Mrs. C. C. Gumm’s



Tuesday
2/26/1946
Hair done, then worked in yard.



Wednesday
2/27/1946
Round Table had dinner. We really enjoyed it. Took Winnie
I made Book Review at 11 A.M. By Rev Sherwood Clayton, at Hoyt Baird’s Girls Service League. I was guest of Fay Allen’s Spaghetti dinner. Worked in yard.



Thursday
2/28/1946
Sewed all day. House is up side down. Ol called & I went to Dallas with him 5:30 for casket.



Friday
3/1/1946
Cleaned house all day. Washed & iorned. Claire Tuoy Spends night with Ollie. Ol goes to Patrol. Joan cuter every day.



Saturday
3/2/1946
Coffee with Neta



Sunday
3/3/1946
Isabelle due this morn. Arrived about 5:15 A.M. She and Joan got acquainted at once. Lester Baker killed in airplane crash in California.

Isabelle is Joan’s other grandmother.

Monday
3/4/1946
Didn’t do much



Tuesday
3/5/1946
We all went to Dallas – met Mrs. Webb & Jane for lunch. Visited shops. Came home. Sam Gilbert Ward passed away with heart attackt.

“attackt” that’s the way she spelled it.

Wednesday
3/6/1946
Had lots to do today.



Thursday
3/7/1946
I am hostess for S.S. party at Mattie Jane Farley’s. Mr. Ward was buried.



Friday
3/8/1946
Just wiggled around.



Saturday
3/9/1946
Isabelle left this morning. We had Joan’s mole removed with radium. It was a nest of red veins in a mass. She has her first tooth also today.



Sunday
3/10/1946
Bursey’s came over. Joan has two teeth.



Monday
3/11/1946
Camp Fire Board meeting Ft. Worth Club luncheon. Hostess at Striplings for district art show for schools.



Tuesday
3/12/1946
Sewed all day



Wednesday
3/13/1946
Bought shrubs for Fain Reynolds new home & Oscar Wyatt new home for Club. Club met with Reynolds tonight.



Thursday
3/14/1946
Ol & I left for Port Aransas. Made it in 9 ½ hrs. Stayed at Tarpon Inn.



Friday
3/15/1946
Weather too bad to fish. I slept & ate.



Saturday
3/16/1946
Sat. Went out early to fish. Caught the first Jack Fish of the season. Ol is having it mounted. We both caught lots of Jacks.



Sunday
3/17/1946
(s) More Jacks today. Saw the first Tarpons. I fish of mornings & sleep in afternoons.



Monday
3/18/1946
More fishing



Tuesday
3/19/1946
Fishing. Met some interesting people.



Wednesday
3/20/1946
Fish first Mackrel of season, but not enough fish.



Thursday
3/21/1946
Came home worn out. Feel terrible.



Friday
3/22/1946
Still feel bad. Lillian, maid from office came up and cleaned house.



Saturday
3/23/1946
Still feel bad.



Sunday
3/24/1946
Feel better. Cleaned house & cooked all day. Picture show in eve.



Monday
3/25/1946
I had 1907 Study Club. Lillian Came up at 4:15 P.M. to help. Girls went to show.



Tuesday
3/26/1946
Hair done. Canteen in morning. Geo. has tummy ache. Little temp all night.



Wednesday
3/27/1946
Geo. goes to hospital has appendix removed 2 P.M. It has ruptured just a little. Dr. put tube in side. Mighty sick little boy. Just 3 mo. to the day since we lost Bill.



Thursday
3/28/1946
Stayed alnight at hospital. Geo. feels fine. Still a little woozy. Mary McClure came last night. Stayed a while.



Friday
3/29/1946
Ol stayed at hospital last night. Nurse came. Geo. better.



Saturday
3/30/1946
Geo. better. He has lots of flowers, 7 boxes of candy, cards, books, games & Grandad brought a cowboy hat. Nurse still comes from 10 P.M. to 7 A.M.

Grandad: I guess is Oliver. First granddaughter is about nine months old at this point.

Sunday
3/31/1946
Tube removed. Brought Geo. home today. He didn’t want to come home. He will miss the nurse. Jack confirmed in Episcopal Church.

July, August, September 1945

Sunday
7/1/1945
Gooney to have lunch with us. He’s just like George. Ol & boys watered garden all day. Ollie called long distance from N.Y. She’s having lots of fun, just a little homesick.

Gooney is Uri S. French Alice Marie’s brother-in-law.

Monday
7/2/1945
Went to see Dr. Helbing. I just feel awful. Gave me some pills. Ol & I went to Dallas to have dinner with Largent Parks, then Saw Blossom Time. Enjoyed it lots. Jack went to work for Daddy.



Tuesday
7/3/1945
Still feel awful. Haven’t done a thing.



Wednesday
7/4/1945
Didn’t do much today. Ol worked all night. Pa saw to it we sold our donkey. Paid $5 to get man to buy it.



Thursday
7/5/1945
Did part of laundry. Got 2 Bu. Beets. Mrs. Whitesils canning again this year on halves.
Went to Canteen. Got letter from Ollie. Marzelle ate dinner with us. Her mother worse.

(Whitesils?)
“On halves” assume means Mrs. W. got half for the canning.

Friday
7/6/1945
A.M. & Geo. S. went to dentist – stayed all morn. – I feel lots better – Ol has to work tonight – Making a few baby clothes. Ironed

Baby clothes fro Munnie’s first grand baby.

Saturday
7/7/1945
We Met Geo. L. at 4:30 A.M. in the train yards. He’s going to W. Coast – Expects furlough before sailing. Ol worked all night.



Sunday
7/8/1945
Worked all day – didn’t leave the place. Marcelle had lunch with us.



Monday
7/9/1945
A.M. & I checked on her hospital Reserv. Then we went by to see Mrs. Amyett – then she bought her red wool Jersey dress for winter. It’s hot & sultry.

Hot & Sultry could apply to the dress.

Tuesday
7/10/1945
Sewed all day making me a Bimberg* crepe night gown. Coffee with folks. It’s rained all day. Kides & I went to see “Tree Grown in Brooklyn”. Poor Ol worries all night about help.

Bimberg is a German town and/or name. Apparently a fabric made in Bimberg or produced by a person named Bimberg

Wednesday
7/11/1945
Hair done. Ma’s birthday dinner at her house. Still raining. Very unusual.



Thursday
7/12/1945
Alice M., Elsie, Elbertine & Winnie went to Dallas. Bill & I washed & peeled peaches. Tired out.



Friday
7/13/1945
Peeled peaches again. Have 14 qts. in locker.



Saturday
7/14/1945
Breakfast or lunch rather with Neta. Beck didn’t come. Worked all day. George L. called tonight. He’s leaving for Hawaii next week.



Sunday
7/15/1945
Worked again all day. I feel terrible. It’s bad to be an old woman. George called again. Poor kid. Sure hates to leave.



Monday
7/16/1945
Cooked all day. Canned pears also.



Tuesday
7/17/1945
Bill bitten by dog – Town & antiques all day – hair done – Bill & Geo. Went to bruce Boswell’s birthday party at Colonial. They sure enjoyed it.



Wednesday
7/18/1945
Canteen meeting – Tea for Francis Smith. A.M. has terrible cold.



Thursday
7/19/1945
Wash day & everything else, including sewing.



Friday
7/20/1945
Sewing some more



Saturday
7/21/1945
Jelly, cleaned, gathered in food. That’s a job now, when there’s no food to buy and a big family to feed. Helbings gave us peaches.



Sunday
7/22/1945
Sunday, made jelly – Alice M. made fig preserves. For lunch we had fried chicken out of our locker, green beans, corn out of our garden, salad & peach cobbler with whipped cream. I’m a good russler.

I’m sure she meant rustler. Meat was still very hard to get.

Monday
7/23/1945
A.M. going to have ring re-set at Geo. Request. She’s very brave on her first anniversary with Geo. on his way to Guam. A.M. & I going to town. It’s sure hot. Infantile Paralysis – 22 cases. City having clean up week.

Marines staged in Guam or Japan Invasion.

Tuesday
7/24/1945
Hat & work



Wednesday
7/25/1945
Town again



Thursday
7/26/1945
Farley funeral



Friday
7/27/1945
Laundry



Saturday
7/28/1945
Coffee at Elbertine’s. Becky’s last day



Sunday
7/29/1945
Made jelly most all day. – cooked



Monday
7/30/1945
Geo had best day of his life, so he said had party – Cake for Jack & Geo. Jack brought his girl down.



Tuesday
7/31/1945
Jack celebrated his birthday at casino. He found out Merlene has to rest & gain weight. It’s a blow to him.

(Huh?)

Wednesday
8/1/1945
Town. Club at Barretts. I won High. I am taking 2 mo. off fro Canteen. Ollie called. She’s coming home the 15th. James is in town. Looks like a wedding.



Thursday
8/2/1945
Laundry – Canned tom. Canteen – Pat throws a good one – takes everyone to calm him down.



Friday
8/3/1945
Pa makes up & is sorry for everything – Ol is worn out – he is only licensed embalmer at office & he’s at it day & night – Conner better, but has to sit.



Saturday
8/4/1945
Coffee with Neta – It’s a shower for Alice M. from family – she has everything a child could want for Butch.

“Butch? Probably a pet name for the baby that became Joanie.

Sunday
8/5/1945
Just cook & wash dishes – My last day on duty for Canteen for 2 mo. - Have lots to do at home.



Monday
8/6/1945
Town with Sis – Day is ruined.



Tuesday
8/7/1945
Laundry – Bill is best helper I’ve every had – Looks like Ollie is serious about wedding – She was disappointed with camp.



Wednesday
8/8/1945
Hair dresser – Having antique lamp fixed up at Marie’s (Griffith) – It’s sure hot – A.M. went to Dr.’s



Thursday
8/9/1945
Iorn, sew – Making (diddy) shirts for Mrs. Thomas’ grandbaby in Brazil – Geo. Lewis in Hawaii – Been there about 3 weeks – Says it’s beautiful.

Waiting invasion battle - called off by “Bomb”

Friday
8/10/1945
Iorn & sew, but don’t get anywhere, just about to bite myself.



Saturday
8/11/1945
Coffee with Neta – finished ironing – cleaned my room bath & dressing room and am I tired. Ol has to work tonight.



Sunday
8/12/1945
Jack makes his first ambulance calls. Marcene Lawson’s (Jack’s girl) brother was drowned tonight. Marcene & mother have to come back from N.M.



Monday
8/13/1945
Jack seems all important with his new family. Bill & I washed most all day – ironed too.



Tuesday
8/14/1945
Finished ironing.
TODAY THE JAPS SURRENDERED! What a day or night – Came thru at 7 P.M.

Announcment from radio Tokyo!

Wednesday
8/15/1945
Jack & Ol went to Gainesville to bury the Lawson boy.
Everyone is celebrating victory – Hair dresser – Club at Bursey’s tonight.



Thursday
8/16/1945
Ollie leaves camp for N.Y. today.



Friday
8/17/1945
Ollie called long distance today – She’s fine – Washed & ironed – Geo. has mumps – now isn’t that something.



Saturday
8/18/1945
Our grandchild arrived today at 10 P.M. – Joan Elizabeth. A.M. woke up at 3:30 A.M. – Hospital 6 A.M. What a day. It was 103°.

Munnie’s first grandbaby. I think previously referred to as “Butch”

Sunday
8/19/1945
Wired everyone about Joan.



Monday
8/20/1945
Every one fine – Geo. Still has mumps.



Tuesday
8/21/1945
A.M. spends birthday in hospital – Ollie arrives from N.Y. this morn – James out of town.



Wednesday
8/22/1945
Busy at home & making two trips a day to hospital – Hair done.



Thursday
8/23/1945
James back in town today – Alive M. & baby doing fine.



Friday
8/24/1945
James has dinner with us – He gave Ollie a beautiful diamond ring.



Saturday
8/25/1945
Coffee with Neta – Cleaned living room good



Sunday
8/26/1945
Cleaned dining room good



Monday
8/27/1945
Laundry – cleaned breakfast rm.



Tuesday
8/28/1945
Iorned & picked up – Dinner with Bursey’s – His birthday.



Wednesday
8/29/1945
Night club here.



Thursday
8/30/1945
Hair done and that about all – Cleaned A.M. room good – Ollie gave James his ring back – He just loves James & that’s all.



Friday
8/31/1945
Alice M. & Joan comes home from hospital – cleaned hall good



Saturday
9/1/1945
Coffee at Netas – Peace terms signed aboard the “Missouri ” – Japs are sullen

BIG day centered on the MIGHTY MO.

Sunday
9/2/1945
Peace – today is V.J. Day

VJ Day

Monday
9/3/1945
Labor Day – Laundry – Cooked big picnic supper – We took boys to Dr. Bursey’s new farm with Club bunch for supper.



Tuesday
9/4/1945
Wash, iorn, cook – Ollie buys herself a cute grey had & dress – A.M. hears from George



Wednesday
9/5/1945
Red Cross calls today to cable Geo. about Joan. A.M. is sure blue. Wash, iorn – Marzelle & I canned 20 qts. peas - honey tonight



Thursday
9/6/1945
(s) – Hair done – Camp Fire Garden Party – Ollie makes talk – I’m in receiving line.

Is Munnie in the Garden Party receiving line, or in receiving line of Ollie’s talk?

Friday
9/7/1945
Just work – Bill goes out for football at N.S.H.S.



Saturday
9/8/1945
Elsie & kids come down – We all go to Neta’s for coffee – Kids go to circus – Ol & I go to bandy’s to Jester party – Came home early.



Sunday
9/9/1945
Bill woke up with mumps – I work all day cleaning his room & cooking – Marzelle had supper with us & we went to picture show.



Monday
9/10/1945
I do laundry, then to go bed with mumps.



Tuesday
9/11/1945
Kids fight it out & Joanie doesn’t sleep at all – Bill & I are marooned together – School starts



Wednesday
9/12/1945
Stayed in bed until about 5 P.M. – Couldn’t take it any longer – swelling all gone, so I’m up.



Thursday
9/13/1945
Rocked Joanie most all night – Jingles in heat
(What next?)



Friday
9/14/1945
Just cleaned.



Saturday
9/15/1945
Didn’t go to Netas for coffee – They might catch mumps



Sunday
9/16/1945
Marzelle & Bradley Came by. He’s out of service. Ollie quit Camp Fire Office – Freelancing in art.



Monday
9/17/1945
I clean some word work in Kitchen every day, but doesn’t help.



Tuesday
9/18/1945
Still feel terrible. My mumps must have been sinus, because they are giving me a fit – It’s hot & dry & dusty



Wednesday
9/19/1945
I kept Joanie while A.M. starts in (Pre-School) She gets along fine (Joanie) – Bill about over Mumps. He doesn’t have any pep at all.



Thursday
9/20/1945
Hair dress (This was done yesterday afternoon.) – shop, brought Oliver’s Birthday gift (a lovely pr of pajamas for me), Then I bought him some too. He doesn’t like my night gown (Garden Club lovely)



Friday
9/21/1945
My first bridge tournament since before the war. Blackstone Hotel for Jr. Women’s Garden Club – Bill Starts to school – A.M. took baby to dr. She has only gained 1 lb.



Saturday
9/22/1945
Coffee at Neta’s – Show tonight – Cooking today to keep from it tomorrow – I have rheumatism in elbows – Still feel B-A-D – Claire Barricks came in.



Sunday
9/23/1945
Claire has sinus so she came back for med – I hadn’t intended doing a think today but instead, I worked all day.



Monday
9/24/1945
Literary club doesn’t meet because of the death of Mr. C.C. Gumm – Jack starts to N.T.A.C.



Tuesday
9/25/1945
Kept baby while A.M. goes to get her allotment & ration books. Meat, cheese & sugar still rationed – also shoes. Jack ate something to upset him



Wednesday
9/26/1945
Hair done today – It’s trying to rain – Everything is sure dry & burned up. Lollie called – She isn’t having Club tonight – She has out of town company.



Thursday
9/27/1945
Worked all day.



Friday
9/28/1945
Ol stays home all day – has nice birthday. I gave him pajamas & also a pair for him to give me. Raining



Saturday
9/29/1945
Jack comes home with mumps – Too bad for school. Raining – Ol goes to stag party.



Sunday
9/30/1945
Jack’s really sick – temp 102.2 – Can keep a thing on his tummy – Cook & clean kitchen all day. Ol sleeps all day.

April, May, & June 1945

Sunday
4/1/1945
Easter Sunday – I attended St. John’s with girls & Georgie. Sis & I had orchids. Ollie went to Services Men’s Center – Rained



Monday
4/2/1945
Picked up & worked



Tuesday
4/3/1945
Worked



Wednesday
4/4/1945
Knickerbocker – Spoke for Knife & Fork Club



Thursday
4/5/1945
S.S. party lunch with Mms. Barnes, Adams, Ollie & Sis & myself – Blackstone – Had hair done.



Friday
4/6/1945
Worked



Saturday
4/7/1945
Worked



Sunday
4/8/1945
Worked all day – We all went to picture show at night



Monday
4/9/1945
Take paper or flower arrangement for 1907 Study Club.



Tuesday
4/10/1945
Ironed



Wednesday
4/11/1945
Club at Reynolds – I won cut – Ol high.



Thursday
4/12/1945
Flower show – I won 5 – 1st – 3 – 2nd – 2 3rd - Not bad, eh. I was sure thrilled – President F.D. Roosevelt died today suddenly – Truman takes office.



Friday
4/13/1945
Camp fire Conference at Texas Hotel – What a job. Had to go to Canteen – They had a mob – Rain



Saturday
4/14/1945
Served 495 boys in morning – everyone about to go crazy – Rain
Ate with Neta.

Most likely on the way to The Pacific Theater. Military was expecting higher causalities than Normandy.

Sunday
4/15/1945
Stayed home all day, except for a few minutes at Canteen – Not so busy – Jingles 8 pups came – Poor thing.



Monday
4/16/1945
Washed all day – Canteen too – Another mob. Knife & Fork meeting – Madam Silver Cross – She was wonderful.



Tuesday
4/17/1945
Pick up – Canteen again
Ol & I took case to Iowa Park

Jack: does “case” mean a vault or a body or what?

Wednesday
4/18/1945
Hair done – Lunch at Blackstone for Mmes. Barretts. Sis & I. A.M about sick with cold.



Thursday
4/19/1945
(s)
Canteen – Garden Club – Tired out.



Friday
4/20/1945
Rain – Jingle has lost 3 pups – Was going to rest today but everyone has hollered all day – Elsie & Ralph down. We bought cow. Sis is sick with cold. Steers Club show at High School



Saturday
4/21/1945
Coffee with Neta



Sunday
4/22/1945
Worked all day.



Monday
4/23/1945
1907 Study Club – Mrs. Adams brought blanked for Charlotte for graduation.



Tuesday
4/24/1945
Senior Day at School – Enjoyed it lots.



Wednesday
4/25/1945
Club at Wyatt’s - Won cut – Ol won cut – Marzells birthday.



Thursday
4/26/1945
A,M furniture came from Cherry Point. Canteen Meeting at Ft. Worth Club 10 A.M. – Garden club show at Mrs. Zandts for Monticello Club – Arranged tables for Father Daughter Banquet Camp Fire



Friday
4/27/1945
Serve Nutrition Class at Meacham – A.M. is packing everything away again.



Saturday
4/28/1945
Coffee with Neta – We packed A.M.’s things all day – Finally got them done – Show at night – Report out, Germany surrenders. False



Sunday
4/29/1945
Dallas with Wards to see Thorntons – Jack worked at plant all day. Boy jumps on him on way home and beat him up, because Ol sent his daddy to army.

Jack: Was this your job at Swift? How difficult was Pres. of Draft Board?

Monday
4/30/1945
Juvenile laws in this town terrible – Washed all day long.



Tuesday
5/1/1945
Started ironing – Had to go to Canteen. Closed it until we could get caught up. Senior play at night.



Wednesday
5/2/1945
Hair done – shopped



Thursday
5/3/1945
Stayed home and worked all day – Dinner with Burseys at Chicken Shack – It’s new – Then played bridge



Friday
5/4/1945
Worked again all day



Saturday
5/5/1945
Coffee with Neta



Sunday
5/6/1945
Worked morn – Slept in eve



Monday
5/7/1945
Germany gives up but President doesn’t confirm it.



Tuesday
5/8/1945
Today is VE Day – Everyone celebrates, so I wash all day. The big conference is on in San Francisco of all big nations. Burned up washing machine.

“International Monetary Conference” (news reel at Youtube) actually in Bretton Woods, NH July 1.
VE Day – Surrender in Europe

Wednesday
5/9/1945
Hair done – Bridge at Reynolds



Thursday
5/10/1945
Worked again all day



Friday
5/11/1945
Decorated Tables for Senior Banquet at Colonial & Triple XXX – Jack graduates this year. Ol & I invited – We enjoyed it - Took Jack & date (Catherine Bourlin) home.



Saturday
5/12/1945
Coffee with Neta – Elsie & Family down for Mother’s Day & Pa’s birthday.



Sunday
5/13/1945
Celebrated Pa’s birthday & Mother’s Day – Had lunch with me – Slept all afternoon – Picture show at night with girls – I received 8 wine glasses, wine decanter, hydrangea, book “Why Mothers Turn Grey”

Elsie & family had lunch with Munnie?

Monday
5/14/1945
Camp Fire lunch of Board at Ft. Worth Club – 1907 Literary Club at Mrs. Bowers – Took hats to be made over – Hottest day in long time – Hard rain at night & turned cold



Tuesday
5/15/1945
Was going to sew, but had to run out to Canteen - Hospital ship comes in – Kept me all afternoon – boys were in bad shape – 15 of them back from the pacific.



Wednesday
5/16/1945
(s)
Hair done – A.M. & I ate lunch down town – Canteen – Came home to rest – Mary McClure, Ola Scott & Marzelle Burk came by – Time to cook – A.M. & I walked over to Marzells



Thursday
5/17/1945
Garden Club at Leon Bandy’s



Friday
5/18/1945
Work – Mrs. Amyette gone to hospital in serious condition

Jack: Mrs. Amyette?

Saturday
5/19/1945
Coffee with Neta



Sunday
5/20/1945
Stayed home & worked – Put up 12 qts plumbs – Made berry pie – Napped in afternoon



Monday
5/21/1945
Rained a little – Picked up



Tuesday
5/22/1945
Neta giving luncheon for Charlotte – A.M. & I going – Dinner in our back yard for the folks. Went to hospital to see Mrs. Amyette & Oma Foley



Wednesday
5/23/1945
Hair done – Having Mary McClure & Mrs. Emma Shannon to lunch at Blackstone – Night Club.



Thursday
5/24/1945
Substitute Chairman for Canteen – Meet here at 10:30 to work out schedules – Jack in May Fete at Marine Park

Is this roots of FW MayFest?

Friday
5/25/1945
(s)
Worked - Having air conditioner put in – Claire Barricks here

Residential A/C was a real novelty in ‘44. 1407 still does not have central AC.

Saturday
5/26/1945
Patrol picnic at Bandy’s – Good time



Sunday
5/27/1945
Had to go to Canteen to find workers & Key – Jack’s Baccalaureate service



Monday
5/28/1945
Study Club – Picture show



Tuesday
5/29/1945
Jack’s Commencement



Wednesday
5/30/1945
Marzelle called at 5:30 A.M. She had acute indigestion – gave her horse liniment & everything – she finally got easy – Worked all day



Thursday
5/31/1945
Air conditioning finished – I washed all day – Jack had picnic at Burger’s Lake. He stayed in water all day – Claire Barricks left for home tonight.



Friday
6/1/1945
Ironed, cleaned house, worked in yard. Air conditioner working fine. Marzelle better – Her mother worse.



Saturday
6/2/1945
Breakfast at Neta’s – Canteen – Ollie in – May Fete – Sold dog to Mrs. Snowden $35.00



Sunday
6/3/1945
Ol worked all day – Conner has been put to bed until he shows quite an improvement – Has enlarged heart – Ol trying to do his work too.



Monday
6/4/1945
Did laundry – Got hams from Armour – We get 2 hams each week for Canteen – Our cost per person is 4 ½ ¢. – Not bad. – Serve sand, coffee or tea, cookies, sliced carrots. Our bill was $869.00 for may.



Tuesday
6/5/1945
Everything washed & ironed for once, but am I tired. We are keeping Claire’s car while she’s gone. – Have to run in (it) about once a week to keep battery up. – Having Henry check it.

Documented proof the laundry can get done.

Wednesday
6/6/1945
Hair done – Ollie is working ½ day at Camp Fire office until she leaves for N.Y.U. – Club tonight at Garrison’s.



Thursday
6/7/1945
A.M. & I went shopping. I had lunch at S.S. picnic Trinity Park. It’s over 100° today. I will stay home from here on out. Boys went swimming.



Friday
6/8/1945
Cleaning my room good



Saturday
6/9/1945
Breakfast with Neta – Cleaned



Sunday
6/10/1945
Canteen hospital ship – cooked dinner – Isis at night



Monday
6/11/1945
Washed some – ironed – sewed – Rained



Tuesday
6/12/1945
Rain – Sew & iron



Wednesday
6/13/1945
Town – Hair done – Bought green shantung dress.



Thursday
6/14/1945
Washed & ironed all day – Walk in eve with A.M.



Friday
6/15/1945
Town – Bought black suit for next winter – Geo. & Bill went to Isis – Ironed, mend.

"Isis" is the New Isis Theater, a movie theater a few doors from Exchange on N. Main, the heart of the Stockyards when it was a very busy place.


Saturday
6/16/1945
Coffee with Neta – Ironed – Brought in Gro.

I’m pretty sure “Gro.” Is “Groceries.” But why? Any ideas?


Sunday
6/17/1945
Father’s Day – Nice day – Roast from Locker – Meat rationing is serious.



Monday
6/18/1945
Did laundry –Went to Canteen – Ironed some.



Tuesday
6/19/1945
Finished Ironing before 10 A.M. – Took Ollie to work – Canteen – Made sleeping bag for Butch – Finished reading “Pastorial”. We shelled 8 qts. of black eyed peas. – Processed 6 qts. for locker. – Went to Marzells.

Sleeping bag for “Butch”?


Wednesday
6/20/1945
Night Club here – Becky came to help me. Boiled out dishtowels – Hair done – Shopped – Geo. Lewis called (Sis gone to show) – Will be leaving for West Coast soon from Camp Lejune, N.C.

I can hear Dad "Geo. Lewis" grumbling "this really eats me up" about shipping out for the invasion of Japan while Mom "Sis" is expecting their first in a couple of months. War IS hell.


Thursday
6/21/1945
Sewed some – Feel terrible – Didn’t do much.



Friday
6/22/1945
Mended everything – Finished up lots of things for Butch – Sure got things done.

Things for "Butch"?


Saturday
6/23/1945
Becky came today. I washed & ironed some – Cut out (slip?) for Butch – Worked all day

Probably shirt for “Butch” Wait ‘till you find out who Butch is!


Sunday
6/24/1945
Cooked most all day – Ol working hard – Took nap in afternoon – Ollie took Bill & Geo. Swimming. Jack took date to DeMoley.

DeMolay – Masonic boys organization.

Monday
6/25/1945
Worked all day getting Ollie off for New York for Ex school & Camp. She’s thrilled. We also shipped puppy to Lt. Christenson in Edwardsville, Ill. Hated to see Ollie leave.



Tuesday
6/26/1945
Jack went to N.T.A.C. to see about school. Geo. Called A.M. from Camp Lejune. I did the laundry with Bill’s help. – Bought 12 fryers for Burseys – Put them in locker.

Jack: N.T.Ag.Coll. – Is that correct? Now UTA?


Wednesday
6/27/1945
Town – Work



Thursday
6/28/1945
Work – Feel terrible – Worked for Canteen – Most all day on phone.



Friday
6/29/1945
Cleaned a little – Euira (Uri) French or Gooney, Alice M.’s brother in law here this eve. He’s on business – Will be around until Mon. afternoon.

“Euria” (Munnie’s spelling) is supposed to be “Uri”


Saturday
6/30/1945
Coffee with Neta – Becky didn’t come – House looks good – I still feel rotton.

January, February, March of 1945

Monday
1/1/1945
Worked all day – Had black eyed peas



Tuesday
1/2/1945
Canteen



Wednesday
1/3/1945
Night Club at Garrison’s



Thursday
1/4/1945
Hostess Sunday School at Earnest Allen’s. I am War Chairman.



Friday
1/5/1945
Worked all day



Saturday
1/6/1945
Coffee with Neta – Worked at Canteen



Sunday
1/7/1945
Sunday School – Ol had to go after horse for Pa



Monday
1/8/1945
Washed – cleaned



Tuesday
1/9/1945
Cleaned & Ironed



Wednesday
1/10/1945
Worked all day at Canteen – Really cleaned it.



Thursday
1/11/1945
Worked all day



Friday
1/12/1945
Worked all day – Decorated tables for Sr. Class at Woman’s Club – Bridge at Bursey’s



Saturday
1/13/1945
Washed – Coffee with Neta



Sunday
1/14/1945
Sunday School



Monday
1/15/1945
Hair Dress



Tuesday
1/16/1945
Book review at Woman’s Club – Guest of Aunt Ada



Wednesday
1/17/1945
Night Club here – Cleaned all day – Lou Chandler was a guest



Thursday
1/18/1945
Garden Club at Colonial – Had Lella & Marzelle as my guests.



Friday
1/19/1945
Really cleaned & planned for dinner tomorrow night – Talked on phone



Saturday
1/20/1945
Had dinner party – Drs.& Mmes. Frank Armstrong & Pumphrey, they are & sight & Marzelle – Nice dinner – Geo taking cold.

They are & sight & Marzelle – Probably “They are a “sight”.

Sunday
1/21/1945
Geo. Has a little temp & lots of asthma – Didn’t go to S.S. – Did go to Meacham Canteen – Ol lazied around all day. Bursey’s came over in eve.



Monday
1/22/1945
Ambulance wrecked – No one hurt – Kept Geo. Home in bed all day – I did the laundry



Tuesday
1/23/1945
Geo. Home today – I ironed & cleaned – Canteen in afternoon to see about new coffee urn.



Wednesday
1/24/1945
Hair dresser – Bought first things for Alice Marie’s baby. According to the Gov. Babies are not to wear clothes. Can’t even find – More ironing – Geo. To school

Now that is special sacrifice for the war effort – No baby clothes. What‘s a Grammie to do?

Thursday
1/25/1945
Lunch with Marzelle



Friday
1/26/1945
Work



Saturday
1/27/1945
Coffee with Neta – Rained – Ma got sick – Clare was here.



Sunday
1/28/1945
Sunday School – Dinner with Dave Pumphrey – Good time



Monday
1/29/1945
Town



Tuesday
1/30/1945
Canteen Meeting – Ft. Worth Club – Met men at Canteen to plan for enlargement of bldg.

Work started in ten days.

Wednesday
1/31/1945
Night Club at Bennett’s – Town in Morning – Hair Dress



Thursday
2/1/1945
Modern Martha Class Meeting at Church lunch – Bought Ollie gabardine suit.



Friday
2/2/1945
Cleaned house – Fitted for Foundation garment from Mrs. Howell – Knife & Fork Club – Ol couldn’t go – Marzelle went – Heard charming Pollock – good



Saturday
2/3/1945
Washed all day – Coffee with Elbertine – Ma still sick



Sunday
2/4/1945
Sunday School – Home coming dinner in eve with J. Lewis – They have new home in Monticello

J--o. Lewis….J….? She spelled it out, but I couldn’t make it out.

Monday
2/5/1945
Ironed all day – 27 shirts besides other things – but finished – took ham to Canteen



Tuesday
2/6/1945
Doing odds & ends today – Feel terrible – have cold



Wednesday
2/7/1945
(No entry)



Thursday
2/8/1945
Hair dress (Wed.) – Ol went to Dallas – Dinner with Funeral Directors



Friday
2/9/1945
Canteen – Work was started on enlargement of bldg. Boys on base not allowed to come in Canteen now – Letter from kids.

This enlargement finished March 9.

Saturday
2/10/1945
Feel lazy – Doing just what has to be done – Inspection Drill Dance Shrine – Marzelle going with us.



Sunday
2/11/1945
Stayed home from Sunday School. Alice M. & Geo called. We went to see Wyatt’s new home.



Monday
2/12/1945
Mon. – Rained – Stayed home all day – Missed everything because car is in shop – Picture show in eve.



Tuesday
2/13/1945
Worked all day



Wednesday
2/14/1945
Night Club Wyatt’s (She didn’t have it) – Had it at Nep Calloway’s – They (Wyatt’s) are living there while building their new home – Hair dress – Went to hear Grace Moore – Ol gave me orchid.



Thursday
2/15/1945
Garden Club here (Lunch) for 55 – So tired



Friday
2/16/1945
Luncheon with Bess Trimble. Tea at Bernice Heads in afternoon – Ol went to Selective Service meeting.



Saturday
2/17/1945
Canteen, Clean house – Had Melinas, Twiss, G.A. Chestnut & McCauls over for eve. Just chatted - Ollie went to school dance with Leslie Helbing – Jack took June.



Sunday
2/18/1945
Ol & I had lunch with Jewel Bomar for National Red Cross, Mrs. Dockery. Enjoyed it a lot. A.M. & Geo Called. They are being transferred to Eagle Mt. We are to pick A.M. up at New Orleans or Little Rock. – Had waffles with Bursey’s.



Monday
2/19/1945
Getting ready to get Sis.



Tuesday
2/20/1945
Working



Wednesday
2/21/1945
Received telegram from Geo. Meet him in New Orleans Thurs. Left home at 5 P.M. today – took Geo. Shannon – Stayed all night in Shreveport.



Thursday
2/22/1945
Arrived in N.O. at 6 P.M. Nice long slow trip. Geo arrived at 9:30. A.M. will arrive tomorrow night.



Friday
2/23/1945
Oleo Whalen took us sight seeing. – Had dinner with them. A.M. arrived at 9 P.M. tired and worn out.



Saturday
2/24/1945
Saw N.O. today – Nell Whalen went with us. – antiques – Daddy & Geo. Rode every thing.



Sunday
2/25/1945
Left N.O. at 9 A.M.

This must be 9 PM.

Monday
2/26/1945
Shreveport – left here at 9 A.M. – Arrived home about 4 P.M. – rain, ice, wind, cold



Tuesday
2/27/1945
Everything covered in ice.



Wednesday
2/28/1945
Canteen – ironed – We took Geo to Base – Wed. Night Club at Garrison’s



Thursday
3/1/1945
This is Thursday the 1st, so it is all day Sunday school party. Feel bad – rain Hair dress



Friday
3/2/1945
Worked all day



Saturday
3/3/1945
Really worked all day, coffee with Neta –Canteen



Sunday
3/4/1945
Finished reading “Forever Amber”. What a book. – Just stayed in bed all afternoon – Ol had to work.



Monday
3/5/1945
Bad cold day – Just picked up.



Tuesday
3/6/1945
Washed all day long.



Wednesday
3/7/1945
Hair done – Shopped – Jack had party here – Canteen



Thursday
3/8/1945
Nom. Com. For Garden Club – Met here – Mrs. Helbing & Switzer & my self.



Friday
3/9/1945
Clean Canteen today – Building finished.

Seventy day construction project.

Saturday
3/10/1945
Coffee with Neta – Canteen – Preston Kell passed away.



Sunday
3/11/1945
Bursey’s had lunch with us.



Monday
3/12/1945
Cleaned, Attended 1907 Study Club – Preston Kelli funeral – Saw Bursey’s for a few min in eve.



Tuesday
3/13/1945
Picked up – I stayed with Mrs. Annetta – Mrs. Bursey & I went to Ireland Hampton’s for Flowers. Had box for Stock Show – Mrs. Bursey went in my place with my family.



Wednesday
3/14/1945
Hair done – I had Bridge Club here. A.M. & I took Nell Whalen out to lunch at Blackstone.


Thursday
3/15/1945
Garden Club – Canteen



Friday
3/16/1945
Western Day at High School – Cutest thin I have seen – Worked in yard all afternoon.

In diary as “thin” or “thing”?

Saturday
3/17/1945
Worked in yard all day – nearly killed me.



Sunday
3/18/1945
Saw jack Burks – Canteen



Monday
3/19/1945
Canteen – Isabelle Lewis Came in from Calif. Hired maid to cook eve. Meal & do dishes $13 week.



Tuesday
3/20/1945
Bought new blue grea formal. Isabelle & A.M. shortened it. Ol & I went to Shrine Dance – had hair done.



Wednesday
3/21/1945
Had a few in for tea.



Thursday
3/22/1945
Shopped – Lunch at Blackstone – Cocktail party in eve. – Bomars, Thomas, Pumphreys, Armstrongs.



Friday
3/23/1945
Worked all day for Camp Fire party tonight – Miss Dinely here.



Saturday
3/24/1945
Becky didn’t come – Shopped – A.M., Isabelle & I had lunch at Ft. Worth Club with Mrs. Bomar & Mother – Ol went to stag party Shrine.

(still can’t decide if it’s Bomar or Boman.)

Sunday
3/25/1945
Kids all went to church – Little boys play in orchard – Maid didn’t show up. I made mistake of paying her off.



Monday
3/26/1945
Isabelle leaves for Buffalo – 1907 Study Club open meeting – Guess I won’t make it. – Geo called late for physical at base – Goes to Cherry Point again in Morn. 7:30



Tuesday
3/27/1945
These boys move quick – Orders last nite – Geo left 7:30 this A.M. doesn’t know what it means.



Wednesday
3/28/1945
I have felt terrible these few days – didn’t have hair done today – We served.



Thursday
3/29/1945
Straightened things up.



Friday
3/30/1945
Canteen – Served



Saturday
3/31/1945
Worked at Canteen – George at Lajune, N.C.

October, November, and December of 1944

Sunday
10/1/1944
Went to Meacham Field Canteen today – for a little while. – Put George back to bed with temp 99°



Monday
10/2/1944
Geo still in bed. – I did some washing & ironing. – Ol & I went to see another show. – Saw Melvin Cooper in news reel.



Tuesday
10/3/1944
Geo still has temp 99° - looks terrible. – got letter from A.M. & Geo. – They didn’t get the apt. – Ironed some more – Sent the kids trunks today.



Wednesday
10/4/1944
Rained last night, - tried to get some thing done. – No luck. – Marzelle & I played gin rummy in eve. – Ol worked.



Thursday
10/5/1944
I still feel terrible. – Tried to clean up again, but don’t get much done. Another pup died. – I shampooed my hair – cut pajama pants & sewed them up.



Friday
10/6/1944
Really cleaned kitchen. – Geo still in bed, but clear of fever. – Looking for Canteen workers. – We served 11,652 men last month. – Ol goes to Patrol or Shrine tonight.



Saturday
10/7/1944
Jack & I did the laundry. – Coffee with Neta – Ironed, went to see another farm at Eagle Mt.



Sunday
10/8/1944
Went to Canteen, - Came home & cooked lunch, - fresh pineapple pie. – Went to Marzelle’ for a while. – Had hot for dinner, - Marzelle came home with me.



Monday
10/9/1944
Geo went to school today. – I went to Canteen again, - Brought Geo home for lunch, - Town & Literary Club.



Tuesday
10/10/1944
Really worked at Canteen this morn. – Left in time to pick u George for lunch. – Marzelle came over & we peeled nearly 2 bu. Of hard pears & preserved half of them.



Wednesday
10/11/1944
Went to Montgomery Wards- Shopped, - Had my hair fixed, - Finished cooking pears, - Bought groc. – Night Club at Barretts. – Marzelle & *I had lunch at Mexican Restaurant.



Thursday
10/12/1944
Nice birthday. Ester Ruth Sharp had. – Lella, Marzelle, Bess Trimble & myself over for lunch – Coffee with Ma & Shrine Circus in eve. – Ol and kids gave me chest for silver.



Friday
10/13/1944
Geo. Is home with worse case of asma he has had. – Pop-corn.



Saturday
10/14/1944
Geo. Is still in bed. – Helbing says he has the flu.



Sunday
10/15/1944
Geo still feels terrible. Bursey’s came over to play bridge. He says he better check Geo. Good Monday. – Coffee with Neta. Sunday, carped all day, stayed home all day.

Carped all day?

Monday
10/16/1944
Took Geo. To Bursey. He examined him for everything. He has been clear of fever 2 days. Had letter from A.M. & Geo. They have nice apt.



Tuesday
10/17/1944
Geo. – no fever again today. – Still out of school. – let him go to Canteen & gro. Store.



Wednesday
10/18/1944
All tests for Geo negative except typhus fever. Shows that was what was wrong when fever was so high 3 weeks ago (Sept. 23). Ol& I found another farm at Saginaw. Made offer.



Thursday
10/19/1944
Ollie has nice birthday, 20th. I attended Garden Club at Petteway’s. Geo goes to school – went yesterday afternoon – Feels fine.



Friday
10/20/1944
Geo to Bursey for cold shot. Did the laundry – took all my old shoes to be repaired.



Saturday
10/21/1944
Becky didn’t come today. Worked all day. Neta’s for coffee. Ol & I chaperoned Ollie’s Club at dance at Texas.

“Texas” I assume is the Texas Hotel. Now it is the F. W. Hilton Crystal Room Where JFK had his last breakfast.

Sunday
10/22/1944
Worked all day.



Monday
10/23/1944
Laundry – 1097 Study Club at Mrs. C.C. Cotton



Tuesday
10/24/1944
Geo to Dr. Bursey for cold shot. Mrs. Bursey came over & we made towels.



Wednesday
10/25/1944
Hair dresser – shop – ironed.



Thursday
10/26/1944
Sewed seat in little boys pants all day – Teen Canteen open house.



Friday
10/27/1944
Laundry – Red Cross Canteen – Antique Show with Marzelle – ironed – football game with Joe Mills.



Saturday
10/28/1944
Geo. To Dr. Bursey’s – Neta’s for breakfast – Played rummy with Marzelle – Ol took Jack & Bill to Football game.



Sunday
10/29/1944
Worked all day – Ol & I had dinner at Triple XXX – Talked to Crosses. – He looks terrible. – Played Bridge at Bursey’s. She made two cute hats for girls.

Triple XXX hamburgers on N. Main.

Monday
10/30/1944
Cleaned house all day – talked on phone & to Ed Clardy. Just another Monday. Clardy putting glass in door.



Tuesday
10/31/1944
Geo woke up with temp 101.1° - Must have a fresh cold. Did laundry & cancelled all engagements. Ol works at office. Tonight cold same



Wednesday
11/1/1944
Geo. Still home with cold. I just clean & iron.



Thursday
11/2/1944
Work all day – Dr. Barrett’s Mother passed away.



Friday
11/3/1944
Had Dr. Helbing & Jo Mills in for supper. Football later.



Saturday
11/4/1944
Neta’s for coffee. Geo to Bursey for cold shots. Dr. Barrett’s mother’s funeral. Canteen.



Sunday
11/5/1944
Worked all day.



Monday
11/6/1944
Laundry – Letter from A.M. & Geo.



Tuesday
11/7/1944
Ol helps hold election – Canteen – Geo. To Dr. Bursey.



Wednesday
11/8/1944
Hair done – Night Club with Bursey’s



Thursday
11/9/1944
Had lunch with Lella, Garden Club show.



Friday
11/10/1944
Dinner with Joe Mills – Lovely, except they received word their son was on his way across – Pilot for B29. Lost football game.



Saturday
11/11/1944
Did laundry – Ollie at Camp again – Lunch with Neta



Sunday
11/12/1944
Cooked all morning – picked up pecans in afternoon.

As of early Dec. ‘07 the pecan orchard, planted by Judge S. D. Shannon, is now a clean level lot of white gravel. Gas well rig should arrive any day. They did leave the perimeter trees.

Monday
11/13/1944
Study Club at Mrs. Ashmores.



Tuesday
11/14/1944
Canteen meeting – New chairman in Mrs. Brown’s place – A. T. Seymore, Jr.



Wednesday
11/15/1944
Hair done – P.T.A Denver – Neta, Elbertine & I made fruit cakes.



Thursday
11/16/1944
Garden Club – Canteen – Served first hospital plane night shift 7 – 10:30. Sure makes you sad.



Friday
11/17/1944
Ol & Ward left for fishing trip in Aransas Pass. I’m going to mend.



Saturday
11/18/1944
Sewed all day. Didn’t even dress – Washed too.



Sunday
11/19/1944
Work



Monday
11/20/1944
Ol came home.



Tuesday
11/21/1944
We had dinner at West Brook Grill with Charley & Anne Twiss. Picture show later – “Arsenic & Old Lace”. Good.

Cary Grant is great in this Cappra film. Compare to J. Stewart in “Harvey”

Wednesday
11/22/1944
Had hair done.



Thursday
11/23/1944
Thanksgiving Dinner at home. Just our family. Had duck. Boys & Ol worked in garden.



Friday
11/24/1944
Thanksgiving – Kids home.



Saturday
11/25/1944
Coffee with Neta.



Sunday
11/26/1944
Work



Monday
11/27/1944
Canteen meeting at Rockwood – Luncheon with Ft. Worth Club. Camp Fire 12:15 – 1907 Study Club – Marie Lawrence



Tuesday
11/28/1944
Canteen – No Laundry



Wednesday
11/29/1944
Clare Barricks



Thursday
11/30/1944
Laundry all day. I’m worn out.



Friday
12/1/1944
Ironed everything.



Saturday
12/2/1944
Cleaned house



Sunday
12/3/1944
Worked all day.



Monday
12/4/1944
Canteen



Tuesday
12/5/1944
Shop – Canteen – Knife & Fork Club. – Took cold.



Wednesday
12/6/1944
Shop – Chili dinner with Fain Reynolds



Thursday
12/7/1944
Sick with cold



Friday
12/8/1944
Sick with cold – Shower for Bud & Andrea – Couldn’t go.



Saturday
12/9/1944
Coffee with Neta – Cleaned house all day.



Sunday
12/10/1944
Awarded honors at Camp Fire Council – Cleaned house all day – Canteen



Monday
12/11/1944
Study Club here.



Tuesday
12/12/1944
Canteen



Wednesday
12/13/1944
Hair dress



Thursday
12/14/1944
Dinner with Dr. & Mrs. Armstrong – Lots of fun.



Friday
12/15/1944
Kiwanis Xmas party nice.



Saturday
12/16/1944
Coffee with Neta – Jester dance - Ol didn’t get to go. I went with Twiss.



Sunday
12/17/1944
Didn’t dress until late. Addressed Xmas cards all day. George said “Munnie, you better look at me. I think I have chicken pox.” He did.



Monday
12/18/1944
Kept George in bed all day. NO fever. Seems to feel fine. Lella’s grandfather, King, passed away.



Tuesday
12/19/1944
Canteen – Worked all day.



Wednesday
12/20/1944
Mr. King’s funeral. Lella’s Grandpa. Conner had what thought was a light stroke. Night Club at Bursey’s.



Thursday
12/21/1944
Garden Club at Mrs. Sellers – Xmas party



Friday
12/22/1944
Canteen



Saturday
12/23/1944
Claire Barricks to spend Xmas with us. Patrol Dinner Dance – Topo, Texas – Nice dance – Silver pencils & favors.

(Topo, Texas?)

Sunday
12/24/1944
Lottie Bursey Smith passed away. Mrs. Baker’s sister passed away – Worked at Canteen. Telegram from Sis & George “News Flash, We ae now potentially 3. Letter follows.”

This the first “Announcement” of 11 from Geo. &AM Lewis

Monday
12/25/1944
Worked at Canteen all morning. Every one happy. Ol gave me Sheffield Tray – Old English. Lots of nice things – dinner with Ma. Griffiths & Anne came over.



Tuesday
12/26/1944
Worked all day – Rain of course, because boys are home.



Wednesday
12/27/1944
Hair dress – 1907 Study Club party at woman’s Club for husbands, a cutepie party. We went with the Ashmores. Bud Frazier & Andrea Blot marries



Thursday
12/28/1944
Work all day – Rain



Friday
12/29/1944
Worked all day



Saturday
12/30/1944
Cocktails at Carmichal’s – their guests at River Crest. Good time, but what a mob. Everyone liked our Xmas Cards.

If someone has a scan of "The Christmas Cards", I’d like to insert them here.

Sunday
12/31/1944
Worked all day. Dance at River Crest with Carmichals’, Armstrong’s, Pumphreys

July, August, September 1944

Saturday
7/1/1944
Coffee with Neta



Sunday
7/2/1944
Ollie came home from Corpus Camp – Is she tired. – I cooked all day. – Ol & I went to Open House at Ferrell Collier – Her birthday & Cal Smith who is home with him. – We went to school with



Monday
7/3/1944
Ollie unpacks trunk – Everything in middle of floor.



Tuesday
7/4/1944
Everything still in floor – A dull 4th, but a happy one. – Peaceful – Ollie & James Lafferty have decided to become engaged.



Wednesday
7/5/1944
Working trying to get girls ready for wedding. – Mrs. Lewis will be down as soon as they know when. – George leaves – Elsie here.



Thursday
7/6/1944
Hair dress – shopping – clean house & do laundry – Cook.



Friday
7/7/1944
A.M., Ollie & I shopped all afternoon. – Bought blue crepe for Ollie’s brides maid dress. – Bill sick with head ache, high fever. Elbertine has same operation I had.



Saturday
7/8/1944
Worked all day



Sunday
7/9/1944
Neta gave announcement party for Alice Marie



Monday
7/10/1944
Worked all day – washed



Tuesday
7/11/1944
Ma’s birthday – We all prepared dinner & carried it over. – James was present. – We let him have it all at once.

Does anybody know who “James” is?}

Wednesday
7/12/1944
Bridge at Burseys. I won high – took nap in afternoon. I am just worn out and the house is still filthy.



Thursday
7/13/1944
Ollie still working on her things. – We are still cleaning. – Hair Dress – James asked Ol for Ollie. She has his wings.



Friday
7/14/1944
Ollie & I went to town to finish up for the wedding. – Having their hats made of horse hair braid. – Ollie left tonight for Tulsa Camp Fire Camp.



Saturday
7/15/1944
Coffee with Neta – Work all time – Went to see Beulah to ask her to help me for wedding – Date set for next Sunday week July 23



Sunday
7/16/1944
Cooked and washed – Woodwork – Ol & boys help on Red Cross feeding of troup train.



Monday
7/17/1944
Have to go to Canteen early – Shirley having shower for A.M. tonight.



Tuesday
7/18/1944
Mrs. Lewis to be here today – boys to go to swimming party for Bruce Boswell – Betty Thomas has shower for A.M. tonight – Get hats today - 104° in shade



Wednesday
7/19/1944
George came in today – Landed at Meacham – Everyone happy.



Thursday
7/20/1944
Hair dresser – Town – Teen Canteen 0 Mrs. J. E. Thomas had us for lunch at Ft. Worth Club.



Friday
7/21/1944
Trying to keep things going – Enjoying Mrs. Lewis or Isabell.



Saturday
7/22/1944
Ollie got home from Tulsa today – Rained – Rehearsal dinner at home – Mrs. Borman had Isabell, Edna R, Mrs. Hanger & Mrs. Brown & myself for lunch at Ft. Worth Club.



Sunday
7/23/1944
Wedding beautiful – Everything went off fine – Kids went to Dallas, then to Brenham, Tx. Camp Fannin Lake.

Wedding: George & Alice Marie Lewis

Monday
7/24/1944
We tried to sleep all day, but didn’t get to sleep at all – Calls & what not – Loads of beautiful gifts.



Tuesday
7/25/1944
108° in shade – Isabell & I did some laundry – Had dinner with Bursey’s at Colonial Club.



Wednesday
7/26/1944
Still hot 108° - Isabell & I went to town – Had lunch at Blackstone – Took Bradley Burks to airport – His last trip home for a while – Feel sorry for Marzell.



Thursday
7/27/1944
Dane Pumphrey had luncheon for us at Colonial – Lila Smith, Isabell, Marzell & myself

[Not sure Dane or Dave?]

Friday
7/28/1944
Coffee at Elbertines – Becky’s last day.



Saturday
7/29/1944
Breakfast at Netas – Democratic Conv. In afternoon – Hottest day I ever saw. – Ollie went to El Tesoro for 3 weeks.



Sunday
7/30/1944
Jack & George had shirt shower for birthday. – George Lewis left on B-24 for Atlanta, then on to Phil. – Isabell left at 3 P.M. it is still hot. – I know they will be glad to go.



Monday
7/31/1944
Worked at Canteen this morn.



Tuesday
8/1/1944
Ol & I went to Dallas as guests of Largent Parks for dinner & Opera Under the Stars.



Wednesday
8/2/1944
Coffee & cake at Ma’s for Neta. – Ol & Boys went to Wichita Falls for body.



Thursday
8/3/1944
Ol went to Okla. on Ambulance call. – I went to field for pictures. – Took ducks to Mrs. Bowman. – Picture show in eve.



Friday
8/4/1944
Just lazing around



Saturday
8/5/1944
Coffee with Neta – Went to Canteen



Sunday
8/6/1944
Worked all day. – Went to Bursey’s in eve.



Monday
8/7/1944
Did part of Laundry – Picture show in eve – A.M. Marzelle, Ol & myself.



Tuesday
8/8/1944
Finished laundry. – Ol went to Tyler on Ambulance call.



Wednesday
8/9/1944
Shampoo – Bridge in eve at Mildred & Fain Reynolds – A.M. stayed all night with Wanda Fae.



Thursday
8/10/1944
Picked up A.M. – Went to Tarrant Field with Marzelle, - Had to go to Meacham to carry supplies. – It’s sure hot. – Ol wants to go to Dallas for the night.



Friday
8/11/1944
Can’t go to Dallas. – Ol has too much work. – He will just have to be content to stay home, cooking. – It’s still hot.



Saturday
8/12/1944
Coffee with Neta. – Ollie came home for week-end.



Sunday
8/13/1944
Worked all morning. – Rested all afternoon. – Andy Harrington & cousin took us out for Barbecue ribs.



Monday
8/14/1944
Took Ollie back to camp this morning. – Willie came to work for me. I did the laundry.



Tuesday
8/15/1944
Marzelle & I canned 44 pts. Pears today off her tree. – Ol took us out for dinner, then to see “Going My Way”. – We sleep in yard. – Have since last of June.

Bing Crosby plays Father Chuck O'Malley, newly arrived at rundown, heavily in debt St. Dominic's Church. a happy-go-lucky priest. Crosby won an Academy Award
– Allmovie.com

Wednesday
8/16/1944
We put up 12 qts. pickled pears this morning. – Cooked a big dinner.



Thursday
8/17/1944
Went to Canteen field this morning. – Talked on phone – cooked lunch – Ol going to Patrol Meeting. I talk on phone 4 to 6 hrs. daily for Red Cross.



Friday
8/18/1944
Canteen – Ol & I looked all afternoon for Farm around Azle. –Went to see Mrs. Gage’s place antique shop(won’t do) – Found something (….?) good.



Saturday
8/19/1944
Becky came this morn for ½ day – Prep and juce from grapes for jelly.



Sunday
8/20/1944
Marzelle called asking us to go see Bradley with her. – He’s still in Jackson, Miss. – I made some jelly today. – We found the farm. Creek & everything.

{Jack did they buy a farm before Greenfiels Acres?}

Monday
8/21/1944
A.M.’s birthday. – We had cream & cake over at Ma’s. – She had nice birthday.



Tuesday
8/22/1944
Ol & I left this morn at 7 P.M. with Marzelle & Onetta Thompson. – Her husband is at camp Shelby. – Left the kids in charge. Arrived in Jackson 5:30 P.M.

[Onetta or Onella?]

Wednesday
8/23/1944
Lazy, sleep, eat. – Air conditioned room is fine. – Saw “White Cliffs of Dover”.



Thursday
8/24/1944
Had hair done this A.M. – Shopped for everyone at home. – Lots of fun. Dinner at Officers food. – The first real steaks we have had since the war. – Wonderful.



Friday
8/25/1944
Rested some more.



Saturday
8/26/1944
Rested some more – What a vacation.



Sunday
8/27/1944
Lt. Roy Olson had dinner party at Officer’s Club for us. – Lovely – More good steaks. – Bridge & favors, all his own doings.



Monday
8/28/1944
Ol & I left Jackson on train at 4:30, So Marzelle could stay over. – Alice Marie leaving for Cherry Point to be with George.



Tuesday
8/29/1944
Doris Fern Harmon having dinner party for Alice Marie tomorrow night. – Ol & I traveled all night – arrived here at 9:30 pullman from Shreveport.



Wednesday
8/30/1944
Party tonight for A.M. at Doris Ferns.



Thursday
8/31/1944
Alice M. leaves at 4:30 for long hard trip. - Sure hate to see her go.



Friday
9/1/1944
Canteen picnic, worked at Meacham Field all afternoon – Picture show in eve – Lella & Ester Ruth birthday.



Saturday
9/2/1944
Coffee at Neta’s



Sunday
9/3/1944
Looked at farm at Eagle Mt. lake.



Monday
9/4/1944
Labor Day. – Ol home – Drive inn picture show. – Ol thinks I am worrying about A.M. leaving, so he is trying to keep me out, but I don’t feel good.



Tuesday
9/5/1944
Fred Bursey shot at 1 A.M. this morn. – Still don’t feel good. – It’s raining. Ollie & I went to town , bought her bed spreads. – she’s taking the frills out of her room since Sis has left.

{Jack do you remember anything about Fred Bursey being shot? Doctor’s son?}

Wednesday
9/6/1944
Fred better. – Audited books for Garden Club – Hair Dresser – Still feel bad.



Thursday
9/7/1944
Stayed home all day. – slept all afternoon – Took some medicine.



Friday
9/8/1944
Feel better. Worked all day packing boxes for Red Cross for boys across. – worn out. – Ol goes to Draft Board meeting.- I play rummy at house.



Saturday
9/9/1944
Worked hard at home & Canteen. – Coffee wit Neta – Funeral at 1 P.M. for Pat Collins. I’m mad at book keeper at office.



Sunday
9/10/1944
Didn’t worry about cooking today. – book keeper didn’t give me money, so I didn’t buy groceries.



Monday
9/11/1944
Bridge at Margaret Petteway’s 10:30 – Had our first letter from A.M. – Seems happy.



Tuesday
9/12/1944
School started today. – Ollie & I cooked dinner for Camp Fire Ex & Nation – Clare’s birthday.

An appropriate B’day for Claire B. – Camp Fire meeting.

Wednesday
9/13/1944
Hair dresser – Bridge Club here – I won high on last hand – I just feel terrible.



Thursday
9/14/1944
Took George to Dr. Garrison. – Worked at Tarrant Field in afternoon – Saw Don Smith from Cherry Point. – We are worried about A.M. & George because of storm.



Friday
9/15/1944
Took Geo. To dentist again – Still worried about kids in storm. – Just don’t hear from them.



Saturday
9/16/1944
Coffee with Neta. – Patrol Party at Bandy’s – did the laundry also.



Sunday
9/17/1944
Bradley got his orders to get ready to leave. – Went to Sunday School for first time in months today. – Marzelle & I went. Came home. – Cooked lunch – Had nap. – Went to Saginaw to look at farm. – Had watermelon. – Drive inn in eve.



Monday
9/18/1944
Straightened up around here. – A.M. rec. her first allotment check today. – Mailed it to her. – We still haven heard from them since storm. – Camp Fire Dinner at Dr. McVeighs.



Tuesday
9/19/1944
Tanking Rebecca to Canteen to clean it. Finally sent wire to A.M. & Geo.



Wednesday
9/20/1944
Hair dresser 10:30 A.M. Marzelle, Lella, Ester Ruth had lunch with me. Finally late we had wire from A.M. & Geo. They are O.K. Bought Ma’s, Jack, Bill’s Xmas presents.

Munnie’s early Christmas shopping was legendary.

Thursday
9/21/1944
Garden Club meeting at Ruth Martins. – She is sure playing (hob?) with our Garden Club. Politics is the root of all evil.

Interesting proposition: Is Politics the love of money? (hob? Lob?)

Friday
9/22/1944
Ol taking Jack & band to Stephenville for football game. – Hot weather.

[Granddad was a ‘Band Dad’ too. Dan & Pam spent 16 years, ’92 to ’08, chaperoning, hauling equipment and riding "yellow dog" buses.]

Saturday
9/23/1944
Red Cross Nat. Ex. Here to inspect Canteen. We all worked. – Hot weather. – Geo looks bad. – Took temp. 104°. – Pups came today.



Sunday
9/24/1944
Geo has fever. – something he ate, we thought. – cooler weather, high fever & chills. Broke out in puffy welts & red rash. – Turned out to be typhus fever. – sick at tummy a little he’s lucky



Monday
9/25/1944
1907 Literary Club meets at Mrs. Ford Bradish – Can’t go on account of Geo. – Geo temp runs to 104°. – I have to keep it down with aspirin. – Chill, then fever.



Tuesday
9/26/1944
Geo still has fever. – I cleaned out boys clothes today.



Wednesday
9/27/1944
Mended clothes all day. – A.M. & Geo wired for $250.00 for furniture. – Ol sent it but sent a note to sign. – Also night club at Wyatt’s. – Rain



Thursday
9/28/1944
Ol has nice Birthday. – Stayed home in bed until 5 P.M. Waited on Pool family George lots better, but still in …? – Jingles lost one pup.



Friday
9/29/1944
Geo still home from school but lots better. – Mailing pkg. to A.M. – clothes & dishes (not today), - Ol & I went to a show & had dinner out.



Saturday
9/30/1944
Let George out today.

April, May & June of 1944

Saturday
4/1/1944
Coffee with Neta – Voted – A.M, voted for first time



Sunday
4/2/1944
Worked in house all day



Monday
4/3/1944
Ironed – Meeting of Teen Canteen – About to hire maid for ½ day 3 days week



Tuesday
4/4/1944
Luncheon at Ft. Worth Club – Committee selecting manager for Teen Canteen – served



Wednesday
4/5/1944
Sew & iron - Maid hired, and comes today.



Thursday
4/6/1944
Alice M. works all day – Goes to Hospital for appendix operation



Friday
4/7/1944
Alice M. operated at 8 P.M. – I stayed with her until almost 2 P.M. – Ol stayed until 5:30, then I stayed all night – She was sure sick.

I’m sure the 8 was actually AM.

Saturday
4/8/1944
Alice M. better – The appendix was bad – Good thing it is out. Ol was up most of the night with George – has running fever.



Sunday
4/9/1944
Easter Sunday – No Easter finery – Had Dr. Helbing with Geo. – Thinks he has measles. A.M. better – Ollie sang in St. Johns Choir. Jack & Bill went with her.



Monday
4/10/1944
Geo. Has measles – A.M. better – Boys went to dentist.



Tuesday
4/11/1944
Geo.’s temp 104 4/5 last night – Didn’t sleep much – He is solid with measles. Bringing A.M. home NOW – No more Methodist for us. It’s terrible – Wind is high – cool – Daddy busy



Wednesday
4/12/1944
Geo. Still real sick – itches all over – A.M. just fine – Wed. night bridge at Barretts, I won high.



Thursday
4/13/1944
Every one better, lots of company



Friday
4/14/1944
Teen Canteen – We hired a Mrs. Adams as Manager.



Saturday
4/15/1944
Every one better still.



Sunday
4/16/1944
Just work all day



Monday
4/17/1944
A.M. comes down stairs for first time – Folks came down & we worked on Normandy – Yard man works today.

Normandy?

Tuesday
4/18/1944
Just work



Wednesday
4/19/1944
Ol plants garden on White Settlement.



Thursday
4/20/1944
Co-Hostess for Garden Club tonight – bought Iris. – Hair done – Talked to Canteen in eve.



Friday
4/21/1944
A.M. & I went to Dr. Bursey, ate lunch down town



Saturday
4/22/1944
Breakfast with Neta – Gave her birthday gifts



Sunday
4/23/1944
Opened Meacham Field on Sunday – We served 240 flyers.



Monday
4/24/1944
Just worked – picked up,- went to Canteen to take supplies – attended 1907 club at Mrs. Geo. Adams – We found our donkey – Jack rode him home – took 2 hrs.



Tuesday
4/25/1944
Everything wrong today – Washed, ironed & it rained – George said I was ruining the whole effect of his good looks by making him wear a sweater –Shrine dance & I’m dead.



Wednesday
4/26/1944
Ironed – bought Geo. – shoes – Garden looks grand – need rain



Thursday
4/27/1944
Just worked



Friday
4/28/1944
Man treated house for termites – then sprayed powder all over everything for water roaches – didn’t have many but the cure is worse than bugs – have to clean entire house – Maid mad so I fired her.

Another maid? Anybody want to count?

Saturday
4/29/1944
Washed pots, pans dishes all day – cleaned in kitchen – thought I would never get thru & I didn’t. It rained hard. Becky helped me. – Ol, George & I drove ambulance to Elsie’s.



Sunday
4/30/1944
Played poker with Elsie & friends – went to bed at 3 A.M. Sat night – Ate late breakfast, then drove home in rain.

Was this to break in a new engine or a rationing thing? Probably both.

Monday
5/1/1944
Picked up & talked over phone – took dish towels to Canteen, then went back & scrubbed – Jack gave up paper route.

Danny was hired for The Press by Jack’s first manager about 1967- same route.

Tuesday
5/2/1944
Rained again



Wednesday
5/3/1944
Worked & talked over phone – planned Mother Daughter tea for Camp Fire – Sold remainder of White Settlement for $6500.00



Thursday
5/4/1944
N. Ft. Worth Garden Show – Hostess in eve – Have to go to Canteen – Hair dress – Teen Canteen Meeting 4 P.M.



Friday
5/5/1944
Work – Camp Fire Meeting with Miss Dinely - Wash

Dinley?

Saturday
5/6/1944
Went to Dr. Bursey. I am going to hospital soon.



Sunday
5/7/1944
Looked for farm again.



Monday
5/8/1944
1907 Club at Ms. Ashmores – Rained – Interview colored girl – she is to come Thurs. afternoon



Tuesday
5/9/1944
Home Nursing – Coffee Urn at Canteen



Wednesday
5/10/1944
Wed Ironed – Went to Garrisons for Club



Thursday
5/11/1944
Washed – Girl came in afternoon & picked up – Senior Dinner – Dance in eve.



Friday
5/12/1944
Home Nursing – Canteen – Ol went to Home Nursing.



Saturday
5/13/1944
Canteen, Campfire Mother Daughter Tea – Had 600 – Had room for 100 at Texas Hotel – had plenty of food.



Sunday
5/14/1944
Mothers Day – New red & white silk print dress – Mexican Jade bracelet – We will celebrate Pa’s birthday also – picnic in orchid – Elbertine is Mad.

Jack: Were Elbertine & Marvin living with Ma & Pa? Picnic was probably in pecan ORCHARD.

Monday
5/15/1944
Washed all day – went to Garden Coffee on White Settlement



Tuesday
5/16/1944
Home Nursing & ironed



Wednesday
5/17/1944
Bill home with Tummy ache, ate too much – Bridge at Reynolds



Thursday
5/18/1944
Had to go to Canteen – They were out of everything – Home nursing – hair dresser – Garden Club Tea – Teen Canteen Meeting – Bill still in Bed Played Bridge with Burseys in eve.



Friday
5/19/1944
Bill had calomel O.K. but home today- Jack is throwing his route – wash to get everything cleaned up before I go to Hospital – Buffet Supper Dance for Patrol – Cocktails at Sharps at 6.

Calomel? Jack had given up route 5/11.

Saturday
5/20/1944
Coffee with Neta – Wax floors at Canteen – didn’t wax floors – Marzelle & Jack are home for a few days.



Sunday
5/21/1944
Cooked all morning – packed for hospital – went in at 6 P.M.



Monday
5/22/1944
Operated at 8 – Everything lovely, just repair work & hemeroids



Tuesday
5/23/1944
Not sick at all, but oh boy am I sore. Alice Marie running household



Wednesday
5/24/1944
SORE – Jane Webb a house guest Marzelle helping out



Thursday
5/25/1944
The hemeroid nothing to compare with the repair work



Friday
5/26/1944
Loads of beautiful flowers – A.M. had an arrangement made up of Cape Jasmine in an oriental Covered Bowl (crystal) – Received huge calla lily plant.



Saturday
5/27/1944
Beautiful peonies ((V,W, Boswells) magnolias in white container from Mrs. Brown – Canteen & Sunday School sent pot plants – so did the Burseys – Mixed containers from…….



Sunday
5/28/1944
Came home this morning – Winnie, Marzelle, Ester Ruth, Funkhauser, Mildred & Fain. The peonies came from the V.W. Boswells & Eastern Star. Candy & corsage from Mrs. Helbing.



Monday
5/29/1944
What a good bed I have – Got up some yesterday – White Gladiolas from Garrisons



Tuesday
5/30/1944
Feel better – lots of company – Jack sang in chorus for graduation.



Wednesday
5/31/1944
Finished paper on Flower Arrangement to be given next April, nothing slow about me. – Kids doing laundry. O Gee.



Thursday
6/1/1944
Jack goes to work for his Daddy – Bill & A.M. are to help me – Ollie goes to camp El Tesoro, Corpus Christi & Tulsa – George just warts around.



Friday
6/2/1944
Feel better each day – Still taking it easy – A.M. is having a time pleasing Ol. She went to town yesterday to pay bills & she is cleaning Georges room today.



Saturday
6/3/1944
Still in – Ollie left yesterday for El Tesoro.- More flowers today – Nora Bishop, lovely flower B…. from Elsie, Cherries from Mrs. Helbing, Nice leter from Jewel Bomar from N.Y. Kids gone to picture show.

Bomar?

Sunday
6/4/1944
Drug down stairs for 1st time after operation. – Jack is going to have to go to summer school to work off Geometry. – Failed twice under McCune, so won’t take chance again.



Monday
6/5/1944
Ol brought in new maid. – We will see…..I am getting around fine.



Tuesday
6/6/1944
Doing fine – Ollie came home tonight from El Tesoro National training course. – Today is D-Day Invasion of Europe.



Wednesday
6/7/1944
Bridge Club here – Two tables – Reynolds & Garrisons out.



Thursday
6/8/1944
Went to Dr. He says I am O.K. = Hair Dresser – Ollie left at 11 A.M. on bus for Corpus Christie to assist/attend another National Training Course & council there.



Friday
6/9/1944
Worked all day – A.M. doesn’t feel good.



Saturday
6/10/1944
Maid said “House too big, family too large & not enough money,” She worked 8 hrs. 2 days & 4 days. Paid her $11.80

Another maid!

Sunday
6/11/1944
Just cook, cook Sat. – Wash dishes – Clean house – Start all over again.



Monday
6/12/1944
Have to go to Meacham Field to see how everything is getting along.



Tuesday
6/13/1944
Go to Canteen again today.



Wednesday
6/14/1944
Making jelly – Canteen



Thursday
6/15/1944
Hair dresser – Shop



Friday
6/16/1944
Canteen



Saturday
6/17/1944
Coffee with Neta – Did the Laundry



Sunday
6/18/1944
Father’s day – Had chicken livers & Rabbit besides jelly cake & all vegetables out of garden



Monday
6/19/1944
Ol & I left for Big Springs for Funeral Directors Meeting. – Ol is on State Board. – We went by train – Had drawing room traveling. – Not so bad.



Tuesday
6/20/1944
Arrived in Big Springs at 8:30 A.M. – Had breakfast – I rested until noon – had lunch & I rested all afternoon – Barbecue at Country Club in eve.



Wednesday
6/21/1944
Stayed over today to rest but we didn’t. – Visited with Mrs. Ebberly all day. Left at 10:20 – had drawing room home.



Thursday
6/22/1944
Arrived home at 8:50 – Breakfast – Canteen Meeting at 10:30 – Lunch with Lella & Esther Ruth, Shopped – Hair dresser – Then Canteen meeting, home – Bursey’s in eve.



Friday
6/23/1944
Bought more plumbs from Burseys – Prepared the juice – Canteen in afternoon



Saturday
6/24/1944
Breakfast with Neta



Sunday
6/25/1944
Worked all day again – Ol made country trip to take Boys to Scout Camp – Bill stayed – I went to Canteen in afternoon

Jack: What Camp?

Monday
6/26/1944
George L. called – told A.M. to get ready for a wedding within 4 weeks. I am making jelly – Did the laundry.

4 Wk notice for a wedding!

Tuesday
6/27/1944
More jelly, Canteen, ironed – Picture show



Wednesday
6/28/1944
More jelly, Ironed, Club at Wyatt’s – I was high



Thursday
6/29/1944
Cleaned cabinets, hair dresser – Bought white Madonna Crepe for Alice Marie’s wedding dress – Mrs. Ramey will get everything made up.



Friday
6/30/1944
Cleaned some more

January, February, & March of 1944

Saturday
1/1/1944
Cleaned house – Had eggnog at Pa’s – Rained all day. Bradley& Marzell coming to stay alnight with us.



Sunday
1/2/1944
The Burks left early for O’Fallon – Gave them A.M.’s dog, Butch – Am I glad.



Monday
1/3/1944
Washed – beautiful day – Poor Ollie; She isn’t in Love and James is. – She is miserable. – camp Fire Board Meeting 7 P.M.



Tuesday
1/4/1944
Washed & ironed – George is home with sore throat – A.M. still working for Dr. Barnett.



Wednesday
1/5/1944
Vision of Mama – Cam. Meeting for Teen Canteen at 4 – Night Club at Grace Garrison’s

Jack?

Thursday
1/6/1944
Ironed – Canteen Meeting



Friday
1/7/1944
Canteen Chairman meeting Ft. Worth Club 10 A.M. – Ironed – George went to school.



Saturday
1/8/1944
Finished that ironing – Enchelidas at Burseys – First meeting of Teen Canteen – had about 400

400 Teens turn out to feed service men in transit.

Sunday
1/9/1944
Becky back for first time since “Little Wesley” died. – Everything frozen – Snowed but didn’t stay on long. Teen canteen tonight – Not so many…about 200.



Monday
1/10/1944
Rested all day knitting boys some helmets. Edgar Deen gave us some filet steaks – They were grand.



Tuesday
1/11/1944
Washed & Ironed – cut George out some pajamas



Wednesday
1/12/1944
Tea at Mary VanZandts – Hair dresser – Ironed, washed – Civic Music Ballet



Thursday
1/13/1944
Cold, Ice, Snow – Worked for first time at Blood Bank – Really like it – Was appointed chairman of Meacham Field Canteen today.



Friday
1/14/1944
Ironed some – Cleaned house – Alice Marie’s silver came in – just bought 8 of everything for her.



Saturday
1/15/1944
Becky back – She just comes on Saturday morning (sometimes) – Dance at Colonial with Melinas – Lots of fun.



Sunday
1/16/1944
Felt terrible.



Monday
1/17/1944
Did the laundry – made trip to Meacham Field



Tuesday
1/18/1944
Almost finished the ironing – Hair dresser (driving the same car with two tires different)



Wednesday
1/19/1944
Blood Bank Canteen – I am chairman for Wed. Morn. - Wed. Night Club at Burseys – I almost went to sleep – Poor Burseys, their boys both have divorces now. Our time’s coming.



Thursday
1/20/1944
Attended Garden Club luncheon at Colonial – the first time I have attended this year – Shriners Dance at Texas Hotel.



Friday
1/21/1944
Play day at Colonial – I was Leta Greagory (Mrs. Bryan Greagory) guest – We just gossiped & played Black Jack – Ester Ruth & Margaret Petteway – also Jack’s girl, Bobby also there – Had dinner with us.



Saturday
1/22/1944
Billy Chandler in town – Mrs. Trimble has high blood pressure, Billy & I went to town – Her husband is Col. In Army & her son goes in soon. The Lloyd Barrets are in town – We went to Dr. Barretts to see them.



Sunday
1/23/1944
Worked all day – Ol staked off his garden – Stayed home all day.



Monday
1/24/1944
Another ambulance wrecked – Same drive
Raining just so much, I decided to play some – Sending most of laundry out – Was asked to join 1907 Study Club & did. What will I do next? (I don’t have anything to do)



Tuesday
1/25/1944
Work at Santa Fe Canteen 6 A.M. to 12 noon.



Wednesday
1/26/1944
Blood bank Canteen 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. – Rummy at Ma’s. Just took their money.



Thursday
1/27/1944
Meeting with Mrs. Heiser at 11 here – Worked all day on Canteen reports – Dinner with Petteways – found it a (political dinner) for Jesse Martins



Friday
1/28/1944
Took Bill to town to buy rationed shoes – Ol went to Pitsburg, Tex on a funeral – Due home tomorrow



Saturday
1/29/1944
Rained all day, just drizzle – took A.M. to dentist – made appointments for all three boys.



Sunday
1/30/1944
Cleaned house all day



Monday
1/31/1944
Canteen meeting here 10 A.M. – Gave them lunch – Nice meeting.



Tuesday
2/1/1944
Hair Dress



Wednesday
2/2/1944
Blood Bank from 8:45 A.M. till 1 P.M. – Club here at night (Wed. night)



Thursday
2/3/1944
Washed from early morn thru 5:30 P.M. Oh what a day.



Friday
2/4/1944
Picked up – Went to Meacham Field to check eequipment – Men started cutting back our trees – Knife & Fork Club at Paschal Hi. – Took Miss Low to Teen Canteen.



Saturday
2/5/1944
Becky is washing today – coffee with Neta – Worked all day – Didn’t get anywhere



Sunday
2/6/1944
Cleaned house all day – Attended tea for Shirley McQuithen – alice M. was in house party, helped Ol set out onions – Donky threw George off.

McQuithen?

Monday
2/7/1944
Just couldn’t help washing – Everything a mess. Bill has cold – Stayed home. Canteen gave me a surprise lunch – brought food – Gold pin & ear screws – also an orchid – What a lovely surprise. Yard still looks like a forest.



Tuesday
2/8/1944
Attended Dallas Camp Fire District Meeting – Left here at 8 – I gave report on National laws – Rained like a flood. Oliver went to Okla. On amb. call. – I tried one dress at Mrs. Ramey’s.



Wednesday
2/9/1944
Blood Bank – Hair Dresser – Tried on dresses at Mrs. Ramey’s again. – Burseys & Flossey came over in eve.



Thursday
2/10/1944
At home this morn – Pour tea for Elizabeth Laughridge from 4 to 5. – Camp Fire Dinner at Colonial for Miss Allen Nat. E (r?).

E something r?, x?

Friday
2/11/1944
Reception for Miss Allen at Methodist church – Teen Canteen – Boys Apollo Choir - Everything but chorus. That was in Dallas - which shall it be? Poured punch for the reception – Swore I wouldn’t.



Saturday
2/12/1944
Ollie going to school dance in New Black eve dress – What a day – Waxed floors – took Jack to Bobby’s then to Show. I’m glad to fall in bed.



Sunday
2/13/1944
Clean house



Monday
2/14/1944
China shower for Shirley – My first meeting of 1907 (Study) Club



Tuesday
2/15/1944
Knife & fork Club – Meet with Mrs. Brown to make out Meacham Field list at 10 A.M.



Wednesday
2/16/1944
Blood Bank – Bridge in eve – Hair dresser



Thursday
2/17/1944
Civic Music – Didn’t go



Friday
2/18/1944
Worked all day



Saturday
2/19/1944
Breakfast with Neta



Sunday
2/20/1944
Dr. Bursey went to hospital.



Monday
2/21/1944
Mrs. Bursey has dinner with us tomorrow night



Tuesday
2/22/1944
Rain all time – We are working on Meacham Field Canteen to get it ready to open – What a job.



Wednesday
2/23/1944
Blood Bank – getting easier – Hair Dresser



Thursday
2/24/1944
Washed all day long and was I tired.



Friday
2/25/1944
Cleaned at Meacham Field all day – Rains some more



Saturday
2/26/1944
Coffee With Neta – got canteen list ready for Motor Corp – Cooked & cleaned – Melvin Cooper and his bride Charlotte had dinner with us.



Sunday
2/27/1944
A storm – Worked all Sunday – Ollie had a Cadet Laurel – Here for lunch – Attended tea at Cooper for Melvin & Charlotte – Alice Marie served.



Monday
2/28/1944
Monday picking up things for Canteen – Meeting of 1907 Club – Mrs. Ross – Cloudy



Tuesday
2/29/1944
Meacham Field Canteen opens – sure nice, but what a job – 8 women on a shift – 2 2 shifts were snowed – a huge success – Took Boys to Dentist.



Wednesday
3/1/1944
Meacham Field – Cold & raining – I get there at 8 each morn. – Motor Corp brings 4 others at 9 – Picture show at night – caught cold – Signed papers to sell 2 acres of White Settlement $2500.00



Thursday
3/2/1944
Meacham Field – I can’t talk – have bad throat – Taking Sulpher Thysol – Home in bed – Ollie & George stayed home with me.



Friday
3/3/1944
Meacham Field – Still in bed – George is home with me today – better



Saturday
3/4/1944
Meacham Field – went out at 12 – stayed until 5 P.M. – fair crowd – played bridge with Burseys.



Sunday
3/5/1944
Meacham Field – Had to go out for the Captain King who was coming thru. Alice M.’s first day working.

Huh?

Monday
3/6/1944
Monday opened up this morning at Meacham Field – stayed until 2: P.M. Oh what a Job.



Tuesday
3/7/1944
Let the morning shift open – They have already called back – Will go out about 2:30 – Shirley McKithen got married – Lovely wedding.



Wednesday
3/8/1944
Stayed home all day – kept A.M. home too – We tried to stay in bed – After, I ironed some.



Thursday
3/9/1944
Canteen today, ironed too



Friday
3/10/1944
Met both shifts of canteen today



Saturday
3/11/1944
Breakfast at Netas – Met both shifts of Canteen today – Bought gro. – cleaned pantry & went to bed – Burseys came over for bridge – I took Sulphur Thysol all night.



Sunday
3/12/1944
Stayed in bed all day – Sure feel bad – sore throat



Monday
3/13/1944
A.M. stayed home with me today – I still feel bad – stayed in bed



Tuesday
3/14/1944
A.M. stayed home with me again – Can’t get my strength back



Wednesday
3/15/1944
Ollie stayed home with me today to see I didn’t work – Commanding Officer thought Meacham Field Canteen was for him to entertain his friends at night.



Thursday
3/16/1944
Lt. Tuggle sorry for using Canteen – Hair dresser



Friday
3/17/1944
Coffee with Neta – Still feel bad



Saturday
3/18/1944
Worked all day in house



Sunday
3/19/1944
Met with Canteen



Monday
3/20/1944
Just work



Tuesday
3/21/1944
Just work – Beautiful day.



Wednesday
3/22/1944
Hair done & work



Thursday
3/23/1944
Work



Friday
3/24/1944
Iron & house work



Saturday
3/25/1944
Coffee with Neta



Sunday
3/26/1944
Cleaned window & front door



Monday
3/27/1944
1907 Club took Mrs. Helbing as guest



Tuesday
3/28/1944
Work some more



Wednesday
3/29/1944
Night Club at Wyatts – Had hair done – bought silly black hat – Meeting at hotel – to work for School Board election



Thursday
3/30/1944
Went to Meacham Field – Washed all day.



Friday
3/31/1944
Washed again all day – Attended Teen Canteen

October, November, and December 1943

Friday
10/1/1943
Work at Home Nursing Office – Rained – Mrs. Bursey in Hospital.



Saturday
10/2/1943
Coffee with Neta, Alice M. last day at Ration Board – They gave her 4 water goblets to match her set.



Sunday
10/3/1943
Just another Sunday of work.



Monday
10/4/1943
Wash day & Alice M’s first day at home to help me – We really dug in.



Tuesday
10/5/1943
I went to get a shampoo – Left A.M. ironing – She did all right – Burned out a cord.



Wednesday
10/6/1943
Ironed most all day…



Thursday
10/7/1943
Sunday School luncheon – A.M. stayed home and worked.



Friday
10/8/1943
Finished up ironing.



Saturday
10/9/1943
Coffee with Neta.



Sunday
10/10/1943
Sunday School



Monday
10/11/1943
Wash day



Tuesday
10/12/1943
I worked most all day on Birthday – A.M. (ink splotch) made lovely dinner – Uncle Will Cummings ate with us. They gave me green wool robe, white pajamas, carnations, underware, dishes, dish towels, Neta baked cake. Had nice day.



Wednesday
10/13/1943
Night Club here



Thursday
10/14/1943
Getting ready to attend the National Camp Fire council in Nebraska – Omaha



Friday
10/15/1943
Cleaning house & mending



Saturday
10/16/1943
Washed – Coffee / Breakfast with Neta – Victoire received word their son Billy had been killed in service. Elbertine and I cleaned Vic. House.



Sunday
10/17/1943
Left at 8:30 for Omaha with Clarence Kraft, Anna Bell Collier, Miss Lois Jarrell of Waco, Miss Farger & Easter Wilson – Lunch in Okla. City – Stayed all night at Emporium (indiscernible word).



Monday
10/18/1943
Arrived in Omaha about 2:30 P.M. Shopped some.



Tuesday
10/19/1943
Took part in panel on Extension – Had lovely meeting – Attended nice tea.



Wednesday
10/20/1943
Meeting all day – Enjoyed them very much – Have enjoyed being with Easter Wilson.



Thursday
10/21/1943
We visited the Red Cross Home Nursing Dept. – Had dinner at the Plush Horse – The swankiest place.



Friday
10/22/1943
Visited Boys Town – The Josloyn Museum – Left Omaha at 1:30 – Started raining about 3 P.M. – Stayed all night in Burlington, Kans.



Saturday
10/23/1943
Lunch at 1:30 in Tulsa with camp Fire Executives – Got home at 10:30 – Rained all day



Sunday
10/24/1943
Just Lazied around all day



Monday
10/25/1943
Washed all day.



Tuesday
10/26/1943
Ironed and had my hair done



Wednesday
10/27/1943
Bridge party at Wyatt’s Wed. night



Thursday
10/28/1943
Worked at Hotel for Canteen



Friday
10/29/1943
Ironed



Saturday
10/30/1943
Breakfast with Neta – Just jumped from one thing to a dozen



Sunday
10/31/1943
Stayed home & worked all day – Girls went to church



Monday
11/1/1943
Attended Willa Floyd’s father’s funeral 10:30 A.M. – did the laundry in afternoon



Tuesday
11/2/1943
Worked at Rail Way Station for Canteen from 6 A.M. to 1 P.M. – Burseys came over in evening.



Wednesday
11/3/1943
Worked at Red Cross for Home Nursing all day



Thursday
11/4/1943
What a day! – 1st A.M. backed into a car, dented the door – Police Came. They were fine – A.M. & I decided to get driver’s license – took all afternoon – Camp Fire council Meeting – I gave my report.



Friday
11/5/1943
Ironed – George has cold – Kept him home in bed.



Saturday
11/6/1943
Cleaned house - Coffee with Neta – Did marketing – Turned cool



Sunday
11/7/1943
Had ad in paper for Ollie’s (Jingle’s)pups – Every one wants you to give them away – Rosy’s Birthday



Monday
11/8/1943
Rained a little & was cold – didn’t feel good so didn’t wash



Tuesday
11/9/1943
Extension Com. Meeting of Camp Fire – Hair dresser at 3 P.M. – Had a group picture made here at home, then one of me (silly) – Miss R. Smith, the photographer said we were crazy.

[Rilda Smith did many of their family photos.]

Wednesday
11/10/1943
Washed all day – It was a nice warm day & still – Alice M. started training for Camp Fire Guardian – When she gets back from Philadelphia & N.Y.



Thursday
11/11/1943
Ironed all day. Kids home from school except Ollie – A.M. has her bags packed – she can’t wait to see George L. – She is flying, leaves Dallas 11 A.M., reach Philadelphia about 10 P.M.

[Now, that’s a loooonnnng flight!]

Friday
11/12/1943
Shrine Dance – The Petteways & Sharps are going to have dinner with us.



Saturday
11/13/1943
Coffee with Neta – Did the laundry – Bill & I went to dentist.



Sunday
11/14/1943
Worked all day – attended announcement tea at O.D. Wyatt’s for Wanda Fae. Alice Marie in house party – She was suffering an attack of “Penticitis”

[Not sure at all what Penticitis is, unless it’s appendicitis.]

Monday
11/15/1943
Feel terrible – Ironed all day – A.M. getting things ready for trip to Philadelphia & N.Y. to see George & his people.



Tuesday
11/16/1943
Ironed all day again – Just about half thru – called from Air Port telling A.M. some one with priorities had to have her seat on plane tomorrow.



Wednesday
11/17/1943
Alice Marie sure blue. We went to town – had lunch and shopped – We are dead tired. A.M. still thinks maybe she can leave tomorrow – Ol went to Jester stag tonight.



Thursday
11/18/1943
Shower for Wanda Fae at Nep Calloway’s Garden Club – didn’t go to either – A.M. left at 10:40 P.M. for Phil. - Doubts that she will fly further than Nashville – We went to Knife & Fork Club for dinner.



Friday
11/19/1943
Received wire from Alice M. – Flew straight thru to Phil – Said her ears hurt – This was her first flight in a plane. Board Meeting of Camp Fire at 2 P.M.



Saturday
11/20/1943
Coffee with Neta



Sunday
11/21/1943
We had a nice day. – I cooked all day & the Chas Ts’. (?) had dinner with us. Chas. Has his teeth pulled. I fed him soup.

[Chas. Truiss or Fuiss or Quiss? Couldn’t read last name.] Jack any help on who this is?}

Monday
11/22/1943
Walked town over to find gift for Ma & Pa 50th anniversary.



Tuesday
11/23/1943
Camp Fire Council at Girls Service league – I gave another report – Used my bronz Mums received for anniversary from Tuiss’s

[Truiss or Fuiss? Couldn’t read last name.]

Wednesday
11/24/1943
Wed. night club at Barretts



Thursday
11/25/1943
Ma & Pa’s Golden anniversary – All of their relatives had dinner with them – About 50 – I thought they didn’t have any relatives – Jack fell for Bobby Halden.

{Jack Is that Halden or Holden? Can you spin a yarn here?}

Friday
11/26/1943
Elsie & Kids, Marvin & family went Hanyrettas

[Hanyrettas?]

Saturday
11/27/1943
Coffee at Neta’s – No Becky



Sunday
11/28/1943
Becky couldn’t help me- She had to stay with Ma – so just worked



Monday
11/29/1943
Laundry – Alice M. called long distance – thought we were calling her – She is having a grand time but home sick.



Tuesday
11/30/1943
Laundry



Wednesday
12/1/1943
Listen to Breakfast at Sarties in Hollywood over radio



Thursday
12/2/1943
Cleaned house



Friday
12/3/1943
Laundry again – Football game – Jack has date with Bobby Halden – N.S. lost.



Saturday
12/4/1943
Organized Camp Fire groups at Liberator Villiage



Sunday
12/5/1943
Rained all day – We stayed home – Burseys came over in eve. She’s going to see Flossie.



Monday
12/6/1943
Sewed and cleaned up, making girls pajamas



Tuesday
12/7/1943
Shopped but can’t find a thing to buy – Guess Santa won’t come – Ollie ate at Big Apple. – Had wire from A.M is in Marzelle O’Fallen, Ill. – coming home

There is an O’fallon, Il., but I didn’t find a Marzelle O’fallen, Il. Marsell Burk visited 12/24 ]

Wednesday
12/8/1943
Quite different to last yr. Ol & Pa are getting along fine. – They are farming together – George home with cold. - Our two pups were stolen.



Thursday
12/9/1943
Knife & Fork Club at Colonial Hill – Didn’t go. – Too much flu



Friday
12/10/1943
Sis wired she’s in Okla. City. – Ol had acute indigestion, taking a cold, - George’s cold worse. Dr. Helbing came by but was more concerned over the loss of the dogs than he was George.



Saturday
12/11/1943
Cleaned house. – George better. – Ol comes home & goes to bed. P Becky washed. – A.M. got home at last. – Miby Lt.(?) said he was bringing our dogs home. – Ollie attending school down at Women’s Club

Miby Lt.(?) couldn’t read

Sunday
12/12/1943
Council Fire – worked all day – Ol stayed in bed all day.



Monday
12/13/1943
Ironed – George still in bed. Ol went to work – Jester Dinner Dance at Colonial eve. – Went for a few minutes. Alice M. Went to work for Dr B (ink splotch).

{Jack, is “Jesters” part of Masons or Shrine?}

Tuesday
12/14/1943
Didn’t get a thing done. – Ironed a little, - Cleaned house a little – Worried about George a lot.



Wednesday
12/15/1943
Just wiggling around – Can’t get anywhere



Thursday
12/16/1943
Ol surprised Dr. Helbing with a jacket. – He’s thrilled.



Friday
12/17/1943
Jack home today & yesterday with a cold. – George better. – I went to town. – Missed Garden Club & Sunday School Party.



Saturday
12/18/1943
Coffee with Neta – More work – Patrol Dance - had a nice time – Cocktails at Harold Sharp’s



Sunday
12/19/1943
Worked all day



Monday
12/20/1943
Getting house in shape for Bradley Burks to stay here during holidays.



Tuesday
12/21/1943
Still at it



Wednesday
12/22/1943
Just plugging along. – Neno & Dutch flew down to stay during holidays.



Thursday
12/23/1943
Dutch has quite a bit of Temp.

[Does this mean temper or temperature?]

Friday
12/24/1943
Made cemeteries without Ma this year. – She has rheumatism & it is the coldest day we have had.



Saturday
12/25/1943
We had a nice quiet Xmas. Open House at Pa’s as usual, dinner at 7. – Bradley & Marzelle Burke came tonight to stay a few days with us.



Sunday
12/26/1943
Rain & cold - The bruks visited friends & I cleaned house & cooked.



Monday
12/27/1943
Worked at home today. – Still bad weather.



Tuesday
12/28/1943
Worked at Santa Fe Station today in Canteen. Fed 255 service men in 5 hrs. time. Burks here for dinner but moved to Hotel.



Wednesday
12/29/1943
Washed today. Com. Meeting for Teen Canteen – Club at Stanley Thompsonoffice.



Thursday
12/30/1943
Ironed – dinner at C.C. Cross lovely affair – Sold Poly Funeral Home to Raymond Meissiner. Ol had to really work now.



Friday
12/31/1943
Invited to party at A. B. Pumphreys – Didn’t go. – Too tired. – Ollie took Jack & his girl to midnight show. A.M. stayed all night with Betty Thomas. Bill went to show.

July, August, September 1943

Thursday
7/1/1943
Shampoo, dinner with Earnest Allen’s – A.M. brings in bed spreads & drapes for their room. She can spend more money than 5 people could make.



Friday
7/2/1943
More canning



Saturday
7/3/1943
Coffee with Neta, Elsie is down – Mr. Cooper of the Apollo Boys Chorus from Dallas invited Jack to sing in his chorus, but he has to go to camp for 8 weeks & study. Impossible.



Sunday
7/4/1943
Celebrated by cooking all day, looking for farm in afternoon, drive in picture show in eve

[Independence Day]

Monday
7/5/1943
Celebrated by washing all day. Everything is closing on account of Infantile Paralysis. 29 cases reported with 3 deaths.



Tuesday
7/6/1943
Chairman Canteen meeting, Shampoo – Mr. Cooper called all day trying to get Oliver about Jack going to camp, but nothing doing – To raise children, you should be millionaires



Wednesday
7/7/1943
I’m just sick because we can’t do things for our kids – Wednesday night club at Wyatt’s.
Ollie enjoying camp.



Thursday
7/8/1943
Mr. Cooper lowers rate for Jack again, but I am sure it is best that he not go.



Friday
7/9/1943
Canned Tomatoes



Saturday
7/10/1943
Garden Club picnic at Jesse Martins



Sunday
7/11/1943
Had Ma’s birthday dinner at Neta’s. Alice M. took boys to drive in picture show. Infantile Paralysis is so bad here, the swimming pools are all closed.



Monday
7/12/1943
I did the family wash and canned tomatoes afterwards.



Tuesday
7/13/1943
Ida came and ironed. Gee dried okra; had a fit with sinus

[Gee?]

Wednesday
7/14/1943
Canning more tomatoes, making 41 qts. so far.
Wanda Fae Wyatt quit her job at Rationing Board today. Alice M. wants to, says they do not do right but couldn’t work.



Thursday
7/15/1943
Anywhere for 30 days, Gov. ruling during war – Bill passed last May. First aid attendant must be on every ambulance or $100 fine per day to be enforced in August. Class started at office last night.



Friday
7/16/1943
Bought reptile purse to match my shoes. Worked ½ day getting boxs ready to send Ollie & A.M., Cooper Jr. and wife. Boys to go to picnic at Moores. We go to First Aid



Saturday
7/17/1943
Coffee with Neta



Sunday
7/18/1943
Lazied around, Drove out to Barretts for grapes. She gave me a bushel



Monday
7/19/1943
Did the laundry – Prepared the juice from grapes – Made a Home Nursing report at Red Cross Board meeting 4 P.M. Worth Hotel



Tuesday
7/20/1943
Made some jelly, had hair shanmpooed



Wednesday
7/21/1943
Made jelly (S – one day) and Tom preserves – Drive in picture show

[I’m guessing that the “Tom preserves” are tomato preserves]

Thursday
7/22/1943
Straightened up house. Served in hotel for Canteen



Friday
7/23/1943
Ironed – Infantile Paralysis still bad – 92 cases



Saturday
7/24/1943
Made Ireland Hampton’s funeral with Ol. Temp 106.2° - Rebecca did laundry for me.



Sunday
7/25/1943
Mussolini resigned his place in Italy. Sounds good. Oliver looking every day for farm. Boys bought small lathe.



Monday
7/26/1943
Did more laundry. It is still hot.



Tuesday
7/27/1943
I am sick-a-bed, just getting old, I guess and can’t take it.



Wednesday
7/28/1943
Just picked up and ironed some.



Thursday
7/29/1943
First Aid – ironed some more.



Friday
7/30/1943
Tried to clean up & iron bu didn’t get through – Jack and George’s birthday - Croquet set and money for Defense Stamps & motor.



Saturday
7/31/1943
Becky Came today – I didn’t get much done – still feel terrible – gave the boys motor in little washing machine for their lathe.



Sunday
8/1/1943
Boys cleaned out garage to put motor in - I took juce out of wild plums that Joe Mills gave me.



Monday
8/2/1943
Washed most all day. Ida says she is coming tomorrow. Can’t believe it. Have to write Ollie & tell her there will be no canoe trip for her this year.



Tuesday
8/3/1943
Hair dresser, shop.



Wednesday
8/4/1943
Shower for Mildred Reynolds 10 A.M. Canned Tom. Juce – Night Club at Bruseys. I won 75 ¢



Thursday
8/5/1943
Canned squash all day – put 16 qts. in cold storage. Mildred Cross birthday dinner at her home.



Friday
8/6/1943
Canned Tom, and made wild plum jelly.
Bed early.



Saturday
8/7/1943
Coffee with Neta – Ol said Ollie could go on canoe trip. Those men….. Alice M. & Ol & I went to picture show.



Sunday
8/8/1943
Looked at Plaxco’s 5 acres – don’t know why we are buying it – drive in picture show.



Monday
8/9/1943
Laundry – Ol works at Draft Board tonight.



Tuesday
8/10/1943
Shampoo. Bought me a beautiful green wool suit. Ol works at Draft Board again tonight – it’s 106° today – we are used to it.



Wednesday
8/11/1943
Just worked…..



Thursday
8/12/1943
Ol worked at Draft Board tonight.



Friday
8/13/1943
Ol worked at Draft Board tonight - I went to town today – bought boys winter clothes.



Saturday
8/14/1943
Coffee with Neta – Becky came today – boy was I glad to see her.



Sunday
8/15/1943
Tried to find a cool place – we are sleeping in the yard at night.



Monday
8/16/1943
Did the laundry – temp. was 110°



Tuesday
8/17/1943
Hair dresser – shopped for A.M. birthday present – didn’t find it – Norther today, temp. 98°



Wednesday
8/18/1943
Saw preview of Red Cross picture of nurses on Batan, Conditions were terrible – Club at Barretts – Ol & I won cut – Betty Brock spent the night with A.M.



Thursday
8/19/1943
Today is just work – Ol works at Draft Board



Friday
8/20/1943
Alice M. & I went to Dr. Howard for our sinus – We sure sure feel bad. Marvin’s birthday – Ol works at Draft Board



Saturday
8/21/1943
Gave A.M. her gifts, George L. had me buy his gift for her, a leather hat box – We started her crystal & China. George called her long distance. She was happy on her 21st birthday. Ol and Jack, Oscar Wyatt & Henry Harding left for Don Martin Dam to go fishing. George S. & I went to Dr. Howard – He will have to have glasses & my sinus is giving me a fit.



Sunday
8/22/1943
Alice M., Bill, George S. & myself went to the drive in last night. Slept late today. A.M. went to church, I cooked her Birthday Dinner. She took George S. & Bill to picture show. I am resting.



Monday
8/23/1943
The wash took all day – took my electric iron to be repaired. Ol called home last night – They got to Don Martins Dam at 7:30 P.M. Sunday – drove all night.



Tuesday
8/24/1943
A.M. had to have physical for job – took her to Dr. Bursey. He vaccinated George & gave him Schick Test – then Dr, Howard fitting him for glasses – came home & ironed some.



Wednesday
8/25/1943
Got up at 5:30 – ironed steady until 1:30 – Ollie sent wire 12:30 last night – She had left St. Paul at noon – didn’t sleep any more – received another wire at 12 noon – says she will be in at 12:26 tomorrow. Goody!



Thursday
8/26/1943
Ollie arrived early, tired, sunburned, sleepy, dirty, but happy. We just talked all day.



Friday
8/27/1943
Jack and Ol came home from fishing – lots of fish – We have one large family conflab – Am I glad to get all my family home again

Conflab is convention or professional gathering.

Saturday
8/28/1943
Ol goes to Draft Board – George got his glasses – Ollie went to El Tesoro – We went to the drive in.



Sunday
8/29/1943
A terrigly hot day – played rummie over at the house – Elsie is down – Ollie came in late.



Monday
8/30/1943
Ollie & I washed all day – She thinks it’s bad A.M. gave Mr. Robinson notice she is quitting the 3rd of Oct. to stay home & keep house for me.



Tuesday
8/31/1943
Got my silver out of lay-a-way, just 1 fork & I will have 6 of everything – George’s vaccination made him sick.



Wednesday
9/1/1943
Cleaned house and ironed – My fall house cleaning is getting under way – Night Club at Garrusibs



Thursday
9/2/1943
Cleaned house all day – Ol worked at Draft Board – Had to go to office later. He has a bad cold.



Friday
9/3/1943
Showers – Fish Fry scheduled for office force called off – Boys are all busy – Ol has to go out of town on service. I finished ironing – Girls are doing their ironing now – Sure cuts down on laundry.



Saturday
9/4/1943
And the rains came a regular flood. Ol is having fish fry for Draft Board at Nona’s Café – Coffee with Neta



Sunday
9/5/1943
(S) So cool and nice



Monday
9/6/1943
Camp Fire meeting 3:30



Tuesday
9/7/1943
Getting things done and no results



Wednesday
9/8/1943
Just work all day and don’t seem to accomplish a thing.



Thursday
9/9/1943
School started today. George started out – is crazy about it. He knows it all.



Friday
9/10/1943
George wants to bring his teacher home with him to live with us.



Saturday
9/11/1943
Coffee with Neta, I flew off the beam with Elbertine. I am so mean – I resent other people making all my plans and telling me what I am going to do.



Sunday
9/12/1943
Cooked all Day. Ollie is working in the Camp fire office as Junior Assistant. She is happy.



Monday
9/13/1943
Ol went to LaGrange, Tex. Funeral Directors meeting – left here 6 P.M. – Got there at 2:30 A.M. – Rest and fun, drove over to Kerville.



Tuesday
9/14/1943
Ol in meeting. I slept all day – Chicken Barbecue & dance at night – lovely country, all Germans & Checks.



Wednesday
9/15/1943
Left Lagrange – drove to Kerville, then to Mason to stay all night – Saw where Ol went hunting – Mason is a pretty place, so quiet except the town clock



Thursday
9/16/1943
Drove home by way of Buchanan Lake & Longhorn Cavern – Had lunch at Llano, started raining at Lampasas – It just poured – got home in time to pick up girls from work – Jingles pups came last night.



Friday
9/17/1943
Jingles has 8 black pup. They are cute. Couldn’t get in house. Worked in kitchen all day.



Saturday
9/18/1943
Fish Fry for boys at office – Rebecca helped me. Bill has bad toe – in bed with Epsom salts pack on it.



Sunday
9/19/1943
Cleaned up, then rested – picture show at night A.M. went to Wanda Fays. Ollie went to lake with Warren & brother – Such saps!



Monday
9/20/1943
Bills toe better – Took him to Dr. He didn’t go to school. I washed (ironed some)



Tuesday
9/21/1943
Had hair done – Ironed - Bill went to school.



Wednesday
9/22/1943
Ironed some more – Went to town – bought Ol belt for birthday.



Thursday
9/23/1943
Mrs. Bursey came over – Stayed all afternoon – Taught me how to crochet.



Friday
9/24/1943
Mrs. Bursey went to hospital emergency.



Saturday
9/25/1943
Washed, breakfast with Neta – Bought a bond for George – Last day of Bond drive – Canteen – Worked at Bruners – Sold over $20,000 Bonds.



Sunday
9/26/1943
Worked all day – Picture show in eve – Ollie is signing in St. Johns quire – A.M. went to church with her today.

[She really did spell Choir – quire. Must have had a phonetic day.]

Monday
9/27/1943
Chilli weather, ironing feel terrible.



Tuesday
9/28/1943
Ol’s birthday – We gave him Western belt and buckle.
Camp fire meeting 1 P.M.



Wednesday
9/29/1943
Usual rain



Thursday
9/30/1943


Two very un-discernable words on this page.

April, May, & June 1943

Thursday
April 1, 1943
Sunday School meeting at church didn’t go had lunch downtown with Margret Petteway & Ester Ruth Sharp, shopped & had a flat tire.



Friday
April 2, 1943
Worked in yard.



Saturday
April 3, 1943
Worked in yard coffee with Neta, George L. in for supper, Ol &I went to see “Yankee Doodle Dandy”



Sunday
April 4, 1943
George L in for lunch, Ollie & Boys drove to lake, Oliver worked & I slept all afternoon



Monday
April 5, 1943
George S got his last whooping cough serium



Tuesday
April 6, 1943
Ol & the boys have a fine victory garden, I did the laundry

Victory Gardens were one of the fashionable of patriotic things that people did during WWII.


Wednesday
April 7, 1943




Thursday
April 8, 1943
I worked at home nursing office from 1P.M.



Friday
April 9, 1943
Meeting of Picnic com. From Garden Club here at 1 P.M.



Saturday
April 10, 1943
Painted in Boys Room. Bill has Catarah Jandice.



Sunday
April 11, 1943
Bill is in bed right yellow as a pumpkin



Monday
April 12, 1943
Straighten up, Wyatts came out told us he was about to go into the U.S. A. Service.



Tuesday
April 13, 1943




Wednesday
April 14, 1943
Night Club at O. D. Wyatt’s



Thursday
April 15, 1943
Hostess at Garden Club in Park. Canteen Meeting Gas Bldg.



Friday
April 16, 1943
Knife & Fork Dinner club



Saturday
April 17, 1943
Wanda Fay Wyatt Stays all night, goes to party with A. M. & George



Sunday
April 18, 1943
Let Bill up in house he is fine.
I feel terrible.



Monday
April 19, 1943
Bill back in School I washed all day. Steak fry at Bandy’s grand time



Tuesday
April 20, 1943
Served at Canteen, Santa Fe. Got our first spinach out of the garden.



Wednesday
April 21, 1943
Doing nothing. Wind blowing hard. Jack is trying to caddy for Marvin is he thrilled



Thursday
April 22, 1943
Worked in house & yard



Friday
April 23, 1943
Worked in yard all day, Attended Dinner at Texas, plan for Funeral Directors Convention.



Saturday
April 24, 1943
Worked in yard all morning, celebrated Winnies Birthday (yesterday) Coffee at Neta’s. Melvin’s girl friend, Ruth Upchurch, stays alnight with us. (So does Neno)



Sunday
April 25, 1943
Easter Sunday School, Kids gave me a lovely cosarge of Red Roses, White Kid gloves & George Lewis who is spending his furlough with his mother sent me a boquet of spring flowers & Alice M an orchid. George Shannon certainly got a kick out of Easter more than Xmas.



Monday
April 26, 1943
Did the laundry. The painters started in on the outside of the house George S told the one painting screens, when he had done painted about 1/3 of them “ you need not think you are through, all these windows have screens”



Tuesday
April 27, 1943
Jack to the Dentist at 9:30. I feel Dr. Helbing at 2 P.M. refers me to specialist instead I go to Dr. Bursey



Wednesday
April 28, 1943
Night club at Barretts.



Thursday
April 29, 1943
Went to see Dr. Bursey says I must be operated (repair) will have it done. Sometime in June after the boys are out of school. Jack takes sick food poison.



Friday
April 30, 1943
Canteen feeds soldiers at Farrington Field. George S & I take violently ill from food poisoning.

Why were the soldiers at Farrington field, a fine WPA project?


Saturday
May 1, 1943
In bed all day – Ol waters garden – Girls stay home from work to take care of the sick ones.



Sunday
May 2, 1943
George L. returns from trip home. Is A.M. happy, Spends the rest of furlough with us.
Ol finishes watering garden. Works all day.



Monday
May 3, 1943
Jack has been real sick, better today, George S. & I are better.



Tuesday
May 4, 1943
Jack still can’t keep a thing on stomach. Painters still here. Everything torn up & everyone sick.



Wednesday
May 5, 1943
Just trying to stay out of painters way.



Thursday
May 6, 1943
Jack has Jandice. Must have been the liver we ate.



Friday
May 7, 1943
Jack is really sick. Lost a lot of weight.



Saturday
May 8, 1943
George S. comes in sick, doesn’t want to eat. Gave George L. a Birthday supper. He seems to have enjoyed it. A.M. made cake.



Sunday
May 9, 1943
Mother’s Day – Kids gave me an orchid, Ol a dress & was I dressed up for the John Colliers 25th Anniversary party at River Crest. We ate at Crosses later, then went to show



Monday
May 10, 1943
Canteen meeting of Chairman – Didn’t go because George was so sick.



Tuesday
May 11, 1943
Jack back in school, George really sick. I did the laundry.



Wednesday
May 12, 1943
Flower show, club at Bursey’s. I really dressed up for them tonight. Painters have finished if we can just get the house straight.



Thursday
May 13, 1943
George has Jandice & he is sue sick. Worked in house all day. Ol brought up 1 bu. English Peas. George L. in for dinner.



Friday
May 14, 1943
George S. better. Canteen meeting here at 1 P.M.



Saturday
May 15, 1943
Coffee with Neta.



Sunday
May 16, 1943
Going on funeral with Ol down at Richland Springs. Nice trip, 5 hrs. down, 3 hrs. back.



Monday
May 17, 1943
Did the wash



Tuesday
May 18, 1943
Straightened up the house. Attended tea for Funeral Directors Wives at Colonial Club. *Elb. & I took car. Had lunch at Chicken Shack.

*Elb. is what it looked like

Wednesday
May 19, 1943
Ironed….Colored girls don’t work.



Thursday
May 20, 1943
Garden Club Tea at Petteway’s. Stayed home with George



Friday
May 21, 1943
Dressed Jack up to sing at school. White Palm Beach, brown shoes and brown tie
Shrine dance, cocktail party at Gene Rutledge



Saturday
May 22, 1943
Ol is working hard and so is everyone else.



Sunday
May 23, 1943
Just did as little as possible. Drive in picture show



Monday
May 24, 1943
Alice M. doesn’t feel like going to work. George (L.) had to stay at Base this week end.



Tuesday
May 25, 1943
Alice M. still doesn’t feel good, high temp. She has jaundice also.



Wednesday
May 26, 1943
Wed night club at Garrison’s



Thursday
May 27, 1943
A.M. went to work, had to come home at noon



Friday
May 28, 1943
I am canning a few green carrots & beets out of the garden



Saturday
May 29, 1943
A.M. is really sick.



Sunday
May 30, 1943
Raining
Coffee with Neta – Canning
George Lewis came in to spend the week end with us.



Monday
May 31, 1943
Bacculariate Sermon. Jack sang with chorus
Monday did the laundry.



Tuesday
June 1, 1943
A.M. still sick
Jack sings with quartet



Wednesday
June 2, 1943
Picked berries at Ola’s then put up 16 qts. of green beans out of our garden besides the jelly. Am I tired.
A.M. still sick



Thursday
June 3, 1943
Ida came and worked for a few min.



Friday
June 4, 1943
Gave A.M. Calomel

Culomel? Is this a medicinal something?

Saturday
June 5, 1943
Aunt Daisy died this morn
I did the laundry

Who is Aunt Daisy?


Sunday
June 6, 1943
Cleaned pantry, put up canned goods



Monday
June 7, 1943
Aunt Daisey’s funeral.
Finished laundry



Tuesday
June 8, 1943
Canned 30 qts. koshier dill pickles, 3 pts pickled onions and believe me, I am all in.
Company tonight



Wednesday
June 9, 1943
A.M. went to work today
Night Club here, just two tables
Garrisons are visiting their son B.W. Jr., who has just gone to Camp Walters. Reynolds have co.



Thursday
June 10, 1943
Canned
I am going to remember the maid situation when the war is over, I just hope & pray I am able to do my own work.



Friday
June 11, 1943
Just work all day



Saturday
June 12, 1943
Breakfast (or coffee) with Neta
Work all day. Baked cake.
George L. is in for week end. They ae giving a dinner party at the Den tonight



Sunday
June 13, 1943
Cooked all day vegetable dinner out of our garden. Bought 12 fryers from Dr. Bursey, dressed them for cold storage.



Monday
June 14, 1943
Monday wash day. It rained, everything goes wrong.



Tuesday
June 15, 1943
Hair dresser, worked in Canteen at Santa Fe. Ollie has a foursome in Bridge, George L. here for dinner



Wednesday
June 16, 1943
Ollie lift for El Tesoro to council one week. Jack is studying choire work at Episcopal Church. Father Claytons from 8 to 10. Boys are throwing Star Telegram.



Thursday
June 17, 1943
Getting boys ready for Boy Scout Camp. Just can’t get a thing done.



Friday
June 18, 1943
Alice M. and George L. have dinner out.



Saturday
June 19, 1943
Wash up every thing. Coffee with Neta



Sunday
June 20, 1943
George L. here every night. Expects to be moved any day. Boys left for Scout Camp, to be gone a week. Father’s Day Ollie in from camp.



Monday
June 21, 1943
Washed every thing



Tuesday
June 22, 1943
Canned 17 qts. of corn.



Wednesday
June 23, 1943
Ollie is leaving for camp by bus, Camp Ojiketa Chicago City Minn. Poor kid, a hard trip but her mind is made up. George Lewis also left today for Cherry Point, N. Carolina



Thursday
June 24, 1943
This is certainly a quiet place, just George, Alice M, Ol and myself. Canned corn today.



Friday
June 25, 1943
Can’t seem to get anything done, just wandering around. Received card from Ollie today, written Wed. eve. Durant, Okla.



Saturday
June 26, 1943
Got a wire from Ollie. She made it ok. Coffee with Neta, made pair pajamas for myself.



Sunday
June 27, 1943
What a hot lazy day. Slept most of it. Boys came home from camp, brown as Mexicans.



Monday
June 28, 1943
Canned tomatoes. Tried to buy steak for dinner. No good stk. On market, peaches 5.00 Bu. The heat is still with us.



Tuesday
June 29, 1943
Ida came and cleaned house, it rained hard. I tried to work, had to stop. Tried to keep my appointment with beauty parlor, they had trouble with plumbing, & I had a flat tire. What a day.



Wednesday
June 30, 1943
Washed, canned tomatoes, drive in picture show in eve, just Ol & me. Letter from Ollie, she likes Minnesota.

March '43

Monday
March 1, 1943
Monday Worked all day didn’t get far, George L. here for dinner Oliver worked in garden all day. Burris Mills had another accident first an explosion then scaffold fell. Killed one several others hurt.



Tuesday
March 2, 1943
Jacxk to Dentist, Ida helped me today. Met Ollie, went by Mrs. Ramey’s, took George for whooping cough serium. We heard Fulton Lewis Jr. he was good. George Lewis had dinner with us.



Wednesday
March 3, 1943
Cantte meeting 10AM Ft. Worth Club. Shopped, registered people for Ration Book 2 at Denver. Ave. Club at Fain Reynolds in eve.



Thursday
March 4, 1943
Home, go to Josephine Bailey’s at 4 to have white felt hat made over.



Friday
March 5, 1943
Home nursing meeting 4 P.M., did the laundry today.



Saturday
March 6, 1943
I am to serve at Tarrant Air Base from 12 to 7. Hair dresser from 10 to 11:45, enjoyed the Air Base. Alice M. went to Glider Base to show given by Marines. Ol went to Poker party.



Sunday
March 7, 1943
George Lewis for lunch, I cooked all day. Boys didn’t pick George up hel slept on the Divan all night; that’s Southern Hospitality.



Monday
March 8, 1943
Alice M. received her engagement ring tonight and is she happy.



Tuesday
March 9, 1943
Tarrant Air Base 7:30 A. M. Alice M. is taking the two days Balance of her vacation. George Shannon said he would give up oranges & bread crust for lent, he wouldn’t just drink the juce of oranges & eat the soft part of the bread, he didn’t like the other parts anyway.



Wednesday
March 10, 1943
Patrol Dance at den –Postponed– A.M. & George went to show with Ol & me went to Knife & Fork club but were late. Ol worked in garden all day.
Earnest Bursey Jr. left for Camp Walters today. We are going to Shrine party. The kids are all going to hear Richard Crooks.

The American tenor, Richard (Alexander) Crooks. NY Met ‘33 – ’43. Left rewarding legacy of commercial and radio recordings, some among the finest made by any tenor. - Wikapedia

Thursday
March 11, 1943
Geo. S. has a bad cold, raining the first for some time, fine on our garden everything planted.



Friday
March 12, 1943
George S., said Munnie I see we have pie.” Yes.” “I sure do like pie & I like Biscuits too, even yours” That’s how I rate as a cook.



Saturday
March 13, 1943
Coffee with Neta.



Sunday
March 14, 1943
Ol & George & Bill in bed with cold. We all rested all afternoon.



Monday
March 15, 1943
Canteen collected money for Red cross.



Tuesday
March 16, 1943
I washed all day Patron Dance at Den 6 P.M. Ol was going home early – felt bad. We were the last to leave.



Wednesday
March 17, 1943
Night Club here, and am I sleepy. Served hot ginger Bread and tea everything else rationed.



Thursday
March 18, 1943
Garden Club at Mrs. McGee’s I really enjoyed it first time I had attended in three months. A.M. heard from Mrs. Lewis for the first time.



Friday
March 19, 1943
Ollie’s Camp Fire group gave program at Denver. She is real proud. A.M came home from work early feels bas, so I gave her medi.



Saturday
March 20, 1943
Enchelidas here, Burseys & family& Geo L. I have two of the silliest little hats you ever saw, guess the girls will get them, but they say they wouldn’t wear them.



Sunday
March 21, 1943
Cooked all day still nothing to eat took ride in afternoon with A.M. & George L.



Monday
March 22, 1943
Hair cut Still couldn’t wear that silly hat. Bought another, sttended luncheon Mrs. Reimers Ftr. Worth Club. Made cookies after supper.



Tuesday
March 23, 1943
Canteen works at SantaFe 6A.M. Home Nursing class at 10AM. Jack to dentist 2 PM. Canteen meeting I sure hate to work at SantaFe station. Miss Sidebottom is a CAT

After CAT then there is a smudge that is illegible. 'CAT was in bold print everything else is in cursive, as is most of the manuscript.

Wednesday
March 24, 1943
Work at Air Port with Margret Petteway. Didn’t go. Margret had word her brother in the Navy, had died.

Starting with ‘Didn’t go.” Is written with a different color pen.

Thursday
March 25, 1943
Attended Mother Daughter Luncheon with Ollie at T.W. C. Nice. Bought a pair of reptile shoes with my No. 17 coupon. We attended Jane Walker’s Wedding, Ollie served punch.



Friday
March 26, 1943
Nice rainey day but it has been raining for a week.



Saturday
March 27, 1943
To work at Tarrant Base Canteen. Oliver is very unhappy wanted me to go to Dallas but I had promised to work for Mrs. Tannahill. So he thinks I don’t love him.



Sunday
March 28, 1943
Oliver is really mad, doesn’t have a word to say.



Monday
March 29, 1943
I did the laundry today. Ol is still mad.



Tuesday
March 30, 1943
Ol is over his anger with me. I have spoiled him.



Wednesday
March 31, 1943
Meeting at NSHS 10:30. Blanche Barrett’s father to be buried at 3 P.M. Night club at Wyatt’s didn’t have it.

February 1943

Monday
February 1, 1943
George still in bed. I worked all day. We went to station with Marzelle and Bradley.



Tuesday
February 2, 1943
Ironed and picked up. George told Oliver come look I have something attractive to show you.



Wednesday
February 3, 1943
Canteen meeting here, new officers & plan to serve at Hotel and Station. Keeping Alice M. in all week ahe has been going too much.



Thursday
February 4, 1943
Cloudy, Shrine Dance tonight, George is still in bed.



Friday
February 5, 1943
Alice M is giving shower for Suzanne DeForest tonight.



Saturday
February 6, 1943
Talked to Mr. Yadon about Surgical dressing room on N.S. George up for first time.



Sunday
February 7, 1943
George Lewis had lunch with us. Ol & kids planted part of garden.



Monday
February 8, 1943
Ol & I took George to Okla City today pay up uncle Charlie’s bills. Ma found out we were going she said she hated for us



Tuesday
February 9, 1943
Called for the George Tylers they took us alaround & we paid up. Ate at the Beverly places fine food we left out at 1:25 PM. Saw Gernty Treece Thornton. Sand storm Caught us (sinus about to get me) Ate dinner Elsie . Got home 9:45 P.M. George had a grand time.



Wednesday
February 10, 1943
Uncle Charlie’s estate consisted of watch chain, diamond stick pen(3 small ones), ring, $20 in cash. We had a 475.00 insurance on him besides burial policy. Represents a life time 56 years. Garrisons have club tonight hope I can make it. I did & won high.



Thursday
February 11, 1943
I have gained a day, Feel Terrible Dust Storm doesn’t help sinus. George started Whooping Cough Serium.

‘Gained a day” in the diary

Friday
February 12, 1943
Feel a little better, will try to dig out. Ollie is going to the Sweetheart Ball at T. W. C. She passed all her subjects, fair.



Saturday
February 13, 1943
Enchilades at Burseys, We took George, all the other kids were out.



Sunday
February 14, 1943
George Lewis came for lunch.

Is there a poem for this Valentine’s Day? A proposal imminent.

Monday
February 15, 1943
Met Mrs. I. H. Burney for instruction for Santa Fe Station.



Tuesday
February 16, 1943
Serve for Canteen at Santa Fe Station to be there at 5:30 A.M. Hard day very un pleasant (caused by Miss Sidebotton) I won’t ask the ladies to serve there again.



Wednesday
February 17, 1943
Talked on phone all day about yesterday. Mrses. Brown & Stripling are for us so that’s all that counts.



Thursday
February 18, 1943
Our Canteen Servers at Hotel Texas for lunch, appointment with photographer to get ladies pictures 11:45. Shower for Mary Beth Hall. George Lewis asked for Alice M. tonight.



Friday
February 19, 1943
We hope A. W. & George will be happy & if all things will be happy together. They are planning to wait until after flight school. About a year.



Saturday
February 20, 1943
Washed all day. When George asked Ol for A.M. he was giving Ol a rub down, Ol had lifted a steel case & had strained his back. Ol said George got him on his tummy with his thumbs in his side so he couldn’t do anything about it then asked for her.

Remember GII’s expression “Let me show you the hold I learned at the Y”

Sunday
February 21, 1943
Picture show with Ol in afternoon. George Lewis came in bearing gifts from the valley where he had stayed all night. The Burseys came over for bridge.



Monday
February 22, 1943
Feel terrible just did what I had to. George Lewis came by for dinner.



Tuesday
February 23, 1943
Canteen meeting at Ft. Worth Club – 10 A.M.



Wednesday
February 24, 1943
Organized Home Nursing Class at Health Center at 1P.M. Fain out of town didn’t have it. Bridge Club in eve. at Reynolds. Ol went to Big Springs to get J. M. Floyd’s sister who was killed in an explosion.



Thursday
February 25, 1943
Had to serve at hotel Mrs. Roark fell down.



Friday
February 26, 1943
Did the laundry, made Camp Fire meeting, got training course from Miss Dively. Ol Bored.

I assume “Ol Bored” means Oliver had a Draft Board meeting; going with the capitalization rather than the spelling.

Saturday
February 27, 1943
Help register people for Book No. 2. Attended J. H. Floyds Sister in-law’s funeral. Ol & I saw “Hitler’s Children” Jane Webb stayed all nioght with A.M. A.M. Ollie & I bought play shoes – not rationed.

What Shoes would not have been rationed? Canvas?

Sunday
February 28, 1943
George L., Jane had lunch with us. Ollie spent her shoe stamp yesterday for sandals (rationed) Couldn’t buy canned goods all past week.

January 1943

Friday
January 1, 1943
Jan.1 found Ol & me at Colonial Club with the McCaul’sMelinas, Grasty S. Chestnuts. We had lots of fun came in at 4. Ollie & James went to the midnight show. Alice M. stayed home kept our kids. Bill went to May’s. Jack went on hike at Lake with scouts he was all in when he returned. The girls had to work today, Ol & I ate breakfast at 12 NOON. We lounged all day. George Lewis came home with A. M. for kidney stew & Black-eyed peas.



Saturday
January 2, 1943
Rebecca came to help today George Lewis is coming again tonight we are having baked beans.



Sunday
January 3, 1943
Attended Sunday School, played bridge with Burseys in evening, I sure felt terrible must be because I am going to dentist tomorrow.



Monday
January 4, 1943
Sam Callaway passed away this morn. Poor Sam he was one of the Best men I ever knew. The tooth is filled. Oliver went to Greenville on a service it sure was cold.



Tuesday
January 5, 1943
Sam’s Service at 4 P.M. today. Sure is cold.



Wednesday
January 6, 1943
Iorned all day we went to picture show in evening.



Thursday
January 7, 1943
Ma, Elbertine, & I went to eat Barbecue Shrimp at noon.



Friday
January 8, 1943
Fri. just the same of cleaning & cooking. Ol retires tonight as president of Shrine Patrol.



Saturday
January 9, 1943
George Lewis had dinner with us again. Patrol Stag.



Sunday
January 10, 1943
Attended Golden wedding anniversary of the Brooks, Thelma Ferrell’s parents. AM had a different Marine out today. Ol & I went to a picture show in evening.



Monday
January 11, 1943
Dentist today to have teeth cleaned.



Tuesday
January 12, 1943
On the phone all morning for Red Cross. Cleaned windows in girls room did family laundry. Ol told George to take a bath, he came to me & said “Mommie is it Saturday night?”



Wednesday
January 13, 1943
Night Club at Bursey’s lorn Alice Marie came home with a sore throat

This could be ‘HOME’ or could be ‘LAWN’ manuscript looks like ‘LORN’

Thursday
January 14, 1943
Alice Marie still home from work. I cleaned slip covers for furniture in living room.



Friday
January 15, 1943
Still just cleaning.



Saturday
January 16, 1943
Attended luncheon at Women’s Club University Women’s Club guest of Miss Anna Lehae. Bought more silver it’s about all gone.



Sunday
January 17, 1943
Sunday School, George said “My family are the slowest people”



Monday
January 18, 1943
George & I went to town early to buy things we had needed for a long while, hair dresseralso. (driving same car & rubber as a year ago)



Tuesday
January 19, 1943
Directors dinner dance (didn’t go) Knife & Fork Club (didn’t go) Don’t feel so god and is it cold everything frozen up. Suzanne DeForest married tonight.



Wednesday
January 20, 1943
Still cold, Oliver has service at Hearne. Marzelle due in Ft. W. today. Alice M. stayed all night with Jane Webb. With Betty Thomas tonight.



Thursday
January 21, 1943
Garden Club – didn’t go no one to leave George with. Pipes began to thaw two busted in Boys Bath & garage. Have to keep Jingle up this place is certainly a mess.



Friday
January 22, 1943
Weather is fine. Ollie was asked to be assistant in Biology for next year. She will be apprentice this next term.



Saturday
January 23, 1943
A beautiful day, I did the laundry.



Sunday
January 24, 1943
No Sunday School today for any or us A.M. had sore throat so we all stayed home, & cleaned the hillside, George Lewis was here for supper.



Monday
January 25, 1943
Made Canteen meeting at Ft. Worth Club, I have been appointed Chairman of #3 again, Bought more silver. George Lewis here again tonight.



Tuesday
January 26, 1943
Dinner for the B. Burks, Joe Mills, C C Cross, Ross Trimbles, a get together for the Captains. Uncle Charlie no better (Passed away tonight)



Wednesday
January 27, 1943
Wed. Night Club at Wyatt’s. Uncle Charlie passed away last night in Okla. City, in hosp. all alone as he lived mostly.



Thursday
January 28, 1943
Services here for Uncle Charlie, Bury him in Mount Olivet, a bad day, snowed a little.



Friday
January 29, 1943
Just answering letters and cards this is a beautiful day, just a little cold. Bill goes to J. P. Elder Junior High School today.



Saturday
January 30, 1943
Becky didn’t come today, she usually helps me on Sat. Morn. So I will just have to dig in. George has cold and a little fever put him to bed.



Sunday
January 31, 1943
Had lunch with the C. C. Crosses their home is lovely. Marzelle & Bradley spent the night with them. George Shannon is still in bed. George Lewis here in afternoon AM & George kept boys for us and we went to show at night.

December 1942

Tuesday
1-Dec-42
George clear of fever.



Wednesday
2-Dec-42
Night Club at Reynolds. George & I went out to see Margaret Pettiway to get a diet and list of exercises.



Thursday
3-Dec-42
Started 9 day diet to day with exercises. I weigh 160 lbs.



Friday
4-Dec-42
Diet OK have plenty to eat. Oliver offers to buy me candy. Oh how he hated diets.



Saturday
5-Dec-42
Alice M. has taken over the Marines. A new one every night. George stuck a tack in his knee. Ol & I went to picture show.



Sunday
6-Dec-42
George cried all night with his knee, took him to Dr. Helbing says it is serious fever high. Uncle Charlie came in with aszma nearly passed out. Worked with Uncle Charlie most all day.



Monday
7-Dec-42
Just a year ago today Pearl Harbor was bombed. Ol & I had a Bomb today. Pa has decided we owe him $14000 says I said’ “if it wasn’t for the old folks we could get along alright.” Well it is an idea. At least we wouldn’t owe $14000.00 Uncle Charlie better, George better.



Tuesday
8-Dec-42
We found we are $4000 overdrawn instead of the 14,000. Pa sure changes fast, I have a little bill to settle with him on my own. Uncle Charlie left tonight to go back to Okla. City, nearly passed out on Oliver guess he couldn’t stand the fussing.



Wednesday
9-Dec-42
Oh what a week George is clear of fever. Did part of my washing today, will try to finish tomorrow. Pa is still raving. What a life. Boys are saving wool.



Thursday
10-Dec-42
Finished washing and most of iorning. George has been a good boy just plays in his bed.



Friday
11-Dec-42
Iorned again & cleaned hours. I don’t feel so good. George is up in the house.



Saturday
12-Dec-42
I baked a cake for AM’s Marines & also one for ourselves.



Sunday
13-Dec-42
Ol has a cold kept him in bed all day.



Monday
14-Dec-42
Ol went with Plaxco to Dehorn cattle. I worked all day washed & iorned



Tuesday
15-Dec-42
Finished iorning, canteen served the Red Cross dinner was sure good.



Wednesday
16-Dec-42
Dr. Helbing’s Birthday. We took the Bryan Greagory’s to hear Upton Close, he sure tells about the Government but doesn’t tell us how to remedy it.

Upton Close (Josef Washington Hall) Upton Close is a pseudonym of Josef Washington Hall, who formerly signed his journalistic dispatches “Up Close.” The author was a well known adventurer, explorer, observer and writer on Asia.


Thursday
17-Dec-42
We had the night club Xmas Party lots of fun the Helbings were guests.



Friday
18-Dec-42
Kiwanas Club Banquet didn’t go Ol was busy. I sewed.



Saturday
19-Dec-42
Beauty Parlor – Bill fell & broke his wrist had him xray’d arm in cast. Shrine Patrol Dance at Texas. Most fun and best music in long time.



Sunday
20-Dec-42
Stayed home all day. Didn’t dress until 6 P.M.



Monday
21-Dec-42
Worked on AM’s comfort finished it went to Roy Montgomery’s wife’s funeral with Ester Ruth Sharp. Everyone gone this evening even to George things get quiet.



Tuesday
22-Dec-42
Finished one comfort & started house cleaning the family attended square dance at Joe Johnson’s al except Ol he went to Draft board.



Wednesday
23-Dec-42
Finished comfort, AM had George Lewis out for dinner when I wasn’t prepared. Baked Fruit Cake Bars tonight Ol made country funeral. Ollie is working at Leonard’s every day during vacation, has a vacation every night she is worn out. The Joe Mills brought ua a 20lb ham. Umm umm

First mention of GL
Leonard Bros. Department Store was a downtown landmark and attraction. Only evidence left is a coffin size historical marker. Even the Leonard’s Farm Store has been razed for TCC campus.


Thursday
24-Dec-42
Xmas Eve again & I’m so tired, going to cemetery & deliver Xmas gifts. Bills Birthday.



Friday
25-Dec-42
Alice M celebrated by having a date with a Marine and coming in at 4A.M. Munnie and Daddy were waiting up to her surprize a lecture went on the rest of the night. Santa was good to us I have a starter of “Silver Plumb” Sterling. Received a telegram from someone about Uncle Charlie. Phoned him, he (in hospital) says he is alright, Dinner at Ma’s.



Saturday
26-Dec-42
The usual open house at Pa’s (for 30yrs) was quieter than usual on account of gasoline rationing, everyone tired, the house is a wreck. Took Jack to Dentist, Bill to have arm dressed; Ol & I took Elsie, Marvin, & Elbertine to eat French Fried Shrimp I played rummy at house later. A.M. had George Lewis for dinner.



Sunday
27-Dec-42
Ol has funeral at Bowie today I intended to go but cold wind blowing. Broadcast tonight telling us of food rationing. Ol returned at 6 we went to the O D Wyatts for supper. Ted (some Marine was here sketching AM’s picture we left the boys with them. Ollie went to camp for a few days it is sure cold.



Monday
28-Dec-42
Received letter from Uncle Charlie he has a bad spell most every day. Alice M. is so miserable she is so in love with love that she loves them all a different one night. She’s still on her vacation, took Bill & George to the picture show it snowed last night, most all melted off, but plenty cold.



Tuesday
29-Dec-42
Lilly came back to work today, she cleaned my kitchen good. I feel like Mrs. Astor.



Wednesday
30-Dec-42
Jester dinner at colonial hair dress & ironed.



Thursday
31-Dec-42
Dance with McCaul’s at Colonial. Lilly didn’t show up, working with the Government. She is sure dumb, I don’t know how they will train her. Dried black eyed peas.

November 1942

Sunday
1-Nov-42
Drove out to Springtown to see farm Ol wants, about our last side until the duration

“duration” is probably rationing which starts Dec. 1.

Monday
2-Nov-42
Clean house. Ol goes to draft board in evening. I play rummy at the house.



Tuesday
3-Nov-42
Dentist 11:30AM. Shower for Horace Carswell Jr. 2PM didn’t go either place no one to leave George with.



Wednesday
4-Nov-42
Night Club Burseys, Ol won high & I won cut. Canned spinach. A.M. Received letter telling her about the WAVES. Sure hope she doesn’t go. Rained all day.



Thursday
5-Nov-42
Canned Green Beans. Dr. Will Durerger to talk to Knife & Fork club. The Jim Floyds will be our guests. Jim is expecting to be called for the Navy real soon.



Friday
6-Nov-42
Dorothy Biddle lecture at Women’s Club.



Saturday
7-Nov-42
The Burseys here for enchiladas. Postponed because Ma had Rosy’s Birthday dinner.



Sunday
8-Nov-42
Nothing else to do so we have the Burseys & Barretts for Enchelidas. Hercules brought beans so we had to can them.



Monday
9-Nov-42
Usual round of housework. Same thing to do each day; never get caught up. Went to Dressmakers in afternoon. Ol went fishing to stay all night.



Tuesday
10-Nov-42
Our first norther blew up last night. Ol returned – no catch. Aubrey (Tex) Lassiter Tonant Field is Alice M’s latest locket picture. Poor Sap.

Does this mean LTF is from Aubrey, TX? “Poor Sap” really?

Wednesday
11-Nov-42
Kids home from school & work all except ollie they can’t be satisfied all night for test. We are due to go to Carswell’s to see Horace’s wedding gifts.



Thursday
12-Nov-42
George said he wasn’t going to school next year because they just read and write and he doesn’t know how.



Friday
13-Nov-42
Everything at home clicked just right, rather enjoying it now. Shrine Dance Fall Ceremonial had a good time.



Saturday
14-Nov-42
Boys were fine to help today. Ollie says she and James Laverty are definitely quits, just can’t take it they danced at Casino ran out of gas.



Sunday
15-Nov-42
Sunday School – cooked lunch put up chow chow. Rested all afternoon. Ol & I went to Isis to see “Mrs. Minerva” again. it’s GooD.



Monday
16-Nov-42
Wind blowing hard and how I do hate the wind. Don has Chicken pox, Becky has mumps wonder what that gives us.



Tuesday
17-Nov-42
Dressmakers – Ollie bought new evening dress for dance tonight. George put on pair of Bills old pajamas & said “He hadn’t grown into them yet”



Wednesday
18-Nov-42
Bridge club at Garrisons Oliver won high (defense stamps) He had to go to graft board first. I did my ironing today.



Thursday
19-Nov-42
Garden Club at Mrs. Helbings. Had mum show. I won second red mums in green pitcher with pepper plant. Not so good.



Friday
20-Nov-42
Boys home from school since Wed. for gasoline rationing teachers registering. Did some xmas shopping. Played rummie with Ma & Pa& the gang.



Saturday
21-Nov-42
Today Ol and I have been married 22 years, sounds like a long timebut it doesn’t seem so long. I had coffee with Neta Ol worked until 1 PM. We listened to TCU game. Alice M. gave Ol & I Mr. & Mrs. Pajamasthey arer cute. We bought war bonds for our anniversary. Had dinner at triple XXX with the Chas. Twiss who celebrate their 20 anniversary tomorrow played rummie here afterwards. George called our anniversary our “University” he takes after his mother.



Sunday
22-Nov-42
Stayed home all day. Ol worked and so did I right here at home. I never get caught up, much less ahead.



Monday
23-Nov-42
Mrs. Woods in the canteen lost her husband, I am going to the office for the service.



Tuesday
24-Nov-42
Camp Fire extention com. 10AM.



Wednesday
25-Nov-42
Sewed all day.



Thursday
26-Nov-42
Alice M. had to work. Ollie went to school. Jack went to N.S. Pascal game. N.S. WONThe Floks & Ol, Bill, George, & I went to Elsie’s for Thanksgiving dinner. Don got sick Elbertine & Marvin brought her home. We left Wichita Falls at 3:45 PM. Got here at 7:10PM. Gasoline rationing kept us down to 35miles.

Alice M. worked a the rationing board at this time. Gas rationing starts in 4 days. W’Falls is now a 2 hr drive.

Friday
27-Nov-42
Just picked up. George said the pigs he saw on his trip to Wichita had knots in their tails.



Saturday
28-Nov-42
Did all my chasing around before gasoline rationing which goes in effect Dec. 1, 1942. Average citizen gets 4 gal. a week.



Sunday
29-Nov-42
Company all day. Ol & I had dinner out (Fried Shrimp) then went to a picture show.



Monday
30-Nov-42
Canteen Meeting, didn’t go George had fever, could be chicken pox or mumps.

Find out next time: Is it Mumps or Chicken pox?

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Munnie's Diary - October '42

Thursday
1-Oct-42
SS meeting Mrs. Plumb’s Didn’t go George still has temp 102 just worked all day. Ol brought in 3 nice fish.



Friday
2-Oct-42
Ol speaks at Kawianis Club on “Selective Service” Shrine meeting tonight looks like this is Ol’s diary. George still feels bad. I call about 12 women every day for Canteen Duty.



Saturday
3-Oct-42
The boys and I started our Cold Seruims. I had to work at Safeway for Canteen in afternoon. Conner & Winnie had Dinner with us. We attended Ola Bell Stephenson’s wedding.



Sunday
4-Oct-42
Cooked all morning. Ol collected scrap metal for defense all afternoon.



Monday
5-Oct-42
Picked up all day. My mother gave me a framed motto picture on my 10th Birthday & as a girl I always had it hanging in my room. She asked that I have it for my motto. “To thine own self be true, thou shalest not be false to any man” Shakespeare. We saw a picture show last night “This Above All” based on that motto Joan Fontaine & Tyrone Power.

“Wartime romance rarely is more attractive than in This Above All, a wonderfully entertaining film, even if it ends up paying little more than lip service to the serious issues it raises. These issues include class consciousness and the morality of war”
- Allmovie.com

Tuesday
6-Oct-42
Canteen Meeting with Mrs. Noyce cold shots at 4.



Wednesday
7-Oct-42
Night Club at Wyatt’s Ol had meeting I went alone, he came later. I won cut.



Thursday
8-Oct-42
Sick with a cold, Ol came in with a cold.



Friday
9-Oct-42
Ol stayed in bed all day.



Saturday
10-Oct-42
Ma had all October birthdays dinner. Ol & Kids gave me a wrist watch imagine me with a new watch. Mama gave me last one in 1925.



Sunday
11-Oct-42
Sunday School first time in ages, Ol stayed in bed all day.



Monday
12-Oct-42
Alice M. took me out for lunch on my Birthday lovely.



Tuesday
13-Oct-42
Ambled around home all day, cold shot in afternoon Dr. examined me for Peutecis

‘Peutecis’ could not make out what this was.

Wednesday
14-Oct-42
Nigger ball game.
Canteen meeting here, we will serve Tarrant Base.



Thursday
15-Oct-42
Garden Club met with Mrs. B. Perkins Cleburne nice time.



Friday
16-Oct-42
Knife and fork meeting tonight letter from Marzelle



Saturday
17-Oct-42
Dinner with Plaxco’s, Draft Board. After 14 months Montgomery Ward’s paid me for an ironer they lost for me.

Plaxco’s in that someone that was on the DB with JOS1?

Sunday
18-Oct-42
Stayed home all day. Ol worked gave the pups away, Bill wanted to know if we haven’t better drain Jingle equals Jacks Bright remark about horse eggs.

Jack said: Re. Horse eggs. I suppose the comment about "horse eggs" was my effort to explain toGeorge ( 5 years old ) about the dog having pups.

Monday
19-Oct-42
Ollie is 18 years old today, Neta sent her a cake, Ol & I went to see the picture show to see Jan Garbo. Alice M. & Ollie had lunch down town.

Couldn’t find ‘Jan Garbo’ Greta G. made "Two-Faced Woman" in 1941. It was her last.

Tuesday
20-Oct-42
We get last cold seriums today, started fall house cleaning.



Wednesday
21-Oct-42
Night Club at Barrett’s. I won high.



Thursday
22-Oct-42
Birthday party for Mary VanZandt at Irene Kurdt’s.



Friday
23-Oct-42
Cleaned housse all day played rummie over at house won. Ol works on draft board 3 nights a week takes the gang to Foot Ball Game afterwards.



Saturday
24-Oct-42
Coffee with Neta, Elsie is down, Ollie works to 10PM. Alice M. going on picnic, Jingle helped gather tomatoes. She eats the ripe ones off the vines.



Sunday
25-Oct-42
Ol going fishing to stay all day. Ollie is going to help Francis Shotts with Camp Fire Group one afternoon month. I don”t know how.



Monday
26-Oct-42
Home Nursing Board Meeting 7P.M.



Tuesday
27-Oct-42
Dinner Party at Colonial Club in honor of Ray Wyatt who is leaving for the Navy 1st Lieutenant. Party given by Bryan Gregory’s (a grand time)

A Navy 1st Lieutenant is in charge of the men that operate naval guns, deck machines, and small boats.

Wednesday
28-Oct-42
Felt terrible



Thursday
29-Oct-42
Antique show at Women’s Club



Friday
30-Oct-42
Just work



Saturday
31-Oct-42
Halloween Dance at Colonial guest of K. K. Smiths, fun.

Munnies Diary - May '42

Friday
1-May-42
Meeting of Canteen Unit here to plan a way to buy our equipment. Marvin & Elbertine going to N.Y. to appear on Hobby Lobby.

Hobby Lobby was a radio show that started as a summer replacement for The Jack Benny Show. Comments on the internet indicate that no recordings are available.

Saturday
2-May-42
Just work.



Sunday
3-May-42
No Sunday School for me.



Monday
4-May-42
Have help looks like she could be blown away. Laundry



Tuesday
5-May-42
Clean house for Tea.



Wednesday
6-May-42
Registered for sugar 2 hrs. N. Ft. Worth Garden Club at Rockwood Golf Course took 1 Second, 3 Thirds, and 1 fourth. Dinner out with OL. Bridge Club at Burseys.



Thursday
7-May-42
Tea for Mr. Armstrong here a lovely affair. Shrine Ball game at night.



Friday
8-May-42
Straightened up house returned what was borrowed had lunch with Ester Ruth Sharp. Bridge in evening at Sam Callaways.



Saturday
9-May-42
Bought gro. & Mothers Day Gifts. Coffee with Neta. Heard Marvin on Hobby Lobby, drove.



Sunday
10-May-42
No Sunday School Mothers Day a lovely day at home. Fellowship with Alice Marie, Ol worked Rummey with Burks.



Monday
11-May-42
The usual Monday morn. Except no washing it is raining. I am to judge at flower show at 2PM for Poly Garden Club.



Tuesday
12-May-42
Transplanted Iris all day. We called on O. D. Wyatts in evening he has been ill, saw Cecil Odon, Lollioos Sister

Is Lollios O. D.s wife?

Wednesday
13-May-42
Installed as Finance Chairman for N.S.H.S P.T.A. late as usual worked with Iris again. Ollie went to Camp Fire Banquet.



Thursday
14-May-42
Town in afternoon to buy George some clothes & me some shoes. Ollie went to dinner party. Alice M. helped Frank on lessons.



Friday
15-May-42
Cleaned utility closed on staris, hairdresser. Gave report of canteen feeding at Canteen meeting. Shower for Edna Callaway. Sent gift didnt go. Boys attended 1B Play. Alice M. at party for Fellowship at Brants.



Saturday
16-May-42
Ollie at El Tesoro for week-end. Had accepted invitation to Dinner Party with Bryan Gregorys at Colonial, and Ma is having Pas Birthday dinner his birthday was yesterday. Cancelled with Gregorys.



Sunday
17-May-42
Sunday School. Picture show in evening Triple xxx later

What did Triple xxx mean in 1942?
Answer: Tripple xxx was a root beer, sandwich, malt etc stand on north main. It was owned by C. C. Cross; a very good friend of Munnie and Grand-dad.
- Jack

Monday
18-May-42
Finished Ollie a dress.



Tuesday
19-May-42
Town to exchange Georges clothes he is almost 5 and wears 7 clothes.



Wednesday
20-May-42
Club at Reynolds.



Thursday
21-May-42
Garden Club tea at Margaret Petteways lovely, all except the singing. Mrs Browse read The White Cliffs of Dover Beautiful.



Friday
22-May-42
Cleaned house all day had cocktail party for Shrine Patrol attended dance later. Margaret Petteway stayed all night with us.



Saturday
23-May-42
Had breakfast with Neta as usual just existed today. Oliver making the Shrine Ceremonial. I played rummie with folks at the house lost as usual.



Sunday
24-May-42
Sunday School. Rested all day.



Monday
25-May-42
Laundry, Town, Program at school. Jack sang Trees real good.



Tuesday
26-May-42
Lazy weather.



Wednesday
27-May-42
Bridge at Bursey



Thursday
28-May-42
Oh such lazy weather trying to sew. Can find more things I would rather do. Billy Chandler stayed all day. Sharps in eve.



Friday
29-May-42
Town. Dinner at Wyatts a surprise for their 25th Anniversary.



Saturday
30-May-42
Lunch or coffee with Neta. Ol went to stag party. I played rummy with the folks.



Sunday
31-May-42
Sunday School. Rested all day went to bed early.

Munnies Diary - September '42

Tuesday
1-Sep-42
Ollie is working a few days in the Defense Bond office. Ol & I went to a picture show tonight.



Wednesday
2-Sep-42
Digging out, sewing.



Thursday
3-Sep-42
Sunday School luncheon at Irene Kundts. Elect them Pres. Then they have to work. I resigned Tribune Chairman too much to do at home.

“A.M.S.” is written in pencil centered a the top of this page. Why?

Friday
4-Sep-42
Canned Peas most all day.



Saturday
5-Sep-42
Breakfast with Neta (didn’t go) Haircut & shampoo. Alice M. had wisdom tooth pulled.



Sunday
6-Sep-42
Visited Puggy Chestnuts at their ranch rode horse back, in wagon & left our car for the Geo Melena’s to bring in it sure rained. Had the best time I have in ages.



Monday
7-Sep-42
Labor Day, Ol worked, I straightened things up, Jingles had puppies all day has 6 black ones.



Tuesday
8-Sep-42
Made 3 trips to town picture show in eve. Have nibble on 12 acres. Ol may go to Army to get things settled.



Wednesday
9-Sep-42
Worked in house. Night Club at Reynold’s. Public Schools started two boys Jack enters N.S.H.S.



Thursday
10-Sep-42
Marzelle & Jack left to go live with Bradley in Chicago sure hated top see them go.



Friday
11-Sep-42
Ollie & Sarah Chlorformed 3 puppies & cut tails off the other 3. I have a deep cold & cough.



Saturday
12-Sep-42
Took George to Dr. for azma waited in office for two hrs. then will have to go back Monday. Dr’s are really busy. A.M. went to dance at Casino – Bill Anthony. Ollie saw a picture show with Sarah.



Sunday
13-Sep-42
Ol took boys down to River to fish. Ollie working in war bond office.



Monday
14-Sep-42
George to Dr. 9 AM.



Tuesday
15-Sep-42
Canteen meeting 2PM Gas Auditorium. George to Dr. at 9AM. Jack & Bill to Dr. (wrong day) Picture show in eve. Jack sings for Mexican Mission.



Wednesday
16-Sep-42
Boys to Dr. Howard, Carrie came to wash. Would love to ship all negros back to Africia, Ollie worked after school. Alice Marie blew off at work.



Thursday
17-Sep-42
Garden Club, I left George with Carrie while she irons, Mrs. Melton has yard & Home that are beautiful but house isn’t used too much it’s perfect. Ollie works after school & at night.



Friday
18-Sep-42
Took George to Luncheon at Colonial for Johnnie Pumphrey he did OK



Saturday
19-Sep-42
Ol sent to Stag Party, I took Sanders wedding gift, Betty Thomas spent weekend with us. A.M. had wisdom tooth out.



Sunday
20-Sep-42
Stayed home all day & cooked. Betty still here.



Monday
21-Sep-42
Canteen meeting took George took Mrs. Walker down town to outfit her for ambulance service.



Tuesday
22-Sep-42
Camp Fire meeting 10:30



Wednesday
23-Sep-42
Have Nursing Com. Meeting. Night Club here. Canteen works in Lovelace’s store giving balanced menues.



Thursday
24-Sep-42
Ol & I saw “Wake Island” had to buy defense Bond’s to get in, good picture, large crowd.

The winner of four Oscar nominations, “Wake Island” was one of the first major Hollywood films to deal with America's forced participation in World War II. – Allmovie.com

Friday
25-Sep-42
hairdresser. Draft Board had dinner with Albert Tadlocks lovely time.



Saturday
26-Sep-42
Dinner with the Arch Parnum he is leaving for job in Austin. Worked this morn. At Lovelace for Canteen.



Sunday
27-Sep-42
Went to Huntsville to take Mrs. McClure’s father who died last night left here at 1:15 PM got in at 11PM

Did Munnie drive this solo? Close to 250 mi RT before I.H. sys was invented.

Monday
28-Sep-42
Ol has 43rd birthday dinner with Ma he had a nice day except for the work. Sold my bed springs & mattress I had when I was a girl have to get rid of a few things.



Tuesday
29-Sep-42
Ol went to Dallas been notified no caskets will be made except the real cheap ones.



Wednesday
30-Sep-42
Ol went fishing, stayed all night. George turned up with fever 101.

Munnies Diary - August '42

Saturday
1-Aug-42
Breakfast with Neta. I cooked her Birthday Cake, rested all afternoon, Ol worked at night.



Sunday
2-Aug-42
Sunday School. Neta’s Birthday dinner in eve.



Monday
3-Aug-42
I am the best maid you ever saw, if I just hold out.



Tuesday
4-Aug-42
Saw Ollie for a few minutes at Radio Station, Camp Fire made a record for community chest program. Ironed until 8 A.M.



Wednesday
5-Aug-42
Usual run of work. Bought pans, cups, forks, etc. for canteen.



Thursday
6-Aug-42
Cut out 2 more Canteen uniforms for me Elbertine. Went to market.



Friday
7-Aug-42
Peach Preserves. To town to buy more canteen equipment. Letter from Ollie begging to go to college what a shame.



Saturday
8-Aug-42
Coffee with Neta.



Sunday
9-Aug-42
Accute indigistion nearly passed out. A.M’s report is finished hurrah.



Monday
10-Aug-42
Still feel bad. Alice M. bought box springs & mattress delivered. I had to pay the initial payment $16.00 she never has any money. She pays back.

“She pays back.” Is in a different pen. Probably a late entry.

Tuesday
11-Aug-42
Just wiggling around.



Wednesday
12-Aug-42
Club night at the Garrison’s. I won the Defense Stamps again. Jesse here to do laundry. Wanda Fay here to stay all night.



Thursday
13-Aug-42
Jesse Came back today to iron. Alice Marie stayed all night with Wanda Fay.



Friday
14-Aug-42
Sewing.



Saturday
15-Aug-42
Coffee at Neta’s, Finished six blouses for girls & George. Ol went fishing.



Sunday
16-Aug-42
Went after Ollie from Camp; glad to have them all home. Alice M. brings a soldier & two other guests home for lunch, Jane stayed all night.



Monday
17-Aug-42
Made Water Melon Preserves. Conner & Winnie here for Dinner to eat fish Ol caught.



Tuesday
18-Aug-42
Ollie home but on the go all the time or having company.



Wednesday
19-Aug-42
Ol & I drove an ambulance Wichita Falls to get mileage has supper with Elsie & Ralph lots of fun.



Thursday
20-Aug-42
Cub meeting nothing much. Marvin’s Birthday.



Friday
21-Aug-42
Alice Marie is 20 today. Had dinner at the house, played rummie afterwards.



Saturday
22-Aug-42
Tried to hire a housekeeper promised she would come Breakfast with Neta But didn’t



Sunday
23-Aug-42
Served breakfast to Boys at U.S.O. with Margaret Petteway. Alice M. & Jane Webb. Jack left for Camp at 2:30. Slept all afternoon.



Monday
24-Aug-42
Housekeeper didn’t come or call, raining. Miss Dot Gibson spent the night with Ollie. Ol went to Marshall Tex. For body. Marzelle Burk, Bill, &I went to see picture Mrs. Minerva, wonderful.

Mrs. Minerva Winston Churchill was moved to comment that its propaganda value was worth a dozen battleships. – Allmovie.com

Tuesday
25-Aug-42
Didn’t do much of anything. Called Canteen list, sewed, cooked. No help available at office all are of draft age.



Wednesday
26-Aug-42
Night Club at Bursey’s. Bill working for Johnson Cleaning up yard making !.00 say he is proud

Who is ‘Johnson’? Was M.B.S. 3 named for him?

Thursday
27-Aug-42
Ollie is going to college at T.W.C. if she can borrow enough on her insurance policy, A.M. doesn’t want to quit work.

What was A.M. doing 8/27/42 that she did NOT want to quit?

Friday
28-Aug-42
Luncheon at Texas Hotel Garden Club meeting State



Saturday
29-Aug-42
Cleaned house had coffee with Neta.



Sunday
30-Aug-42
Jack back from Scout camp, feel terrible, Ol brings home Conner & Winnie for lunch, I rested all afternoon, played rummie in evening.



Monday
31-Aug-42
Marzeolle has decides to go to Chicago to live with Bradley who is stationed at the Stephens Hotel.

Munnie's Diary July '42

Wednesday
1-Jul-42
Night Club here. Alice Marie started working for rationing board today.



Thursday
2-Jul-42
Cubs meet here, made plumb jelly, consume, and water melon rhine preserves, canned pineapple.



Friday
3-Jul-42
Another full day of work at home. Bought some of canteen equipment.



Saturday
4-Jul-42
Going to celebrate by just loafing.



Sunday
5-Jul-42
Going to see Ollie at camp, had a nice trip. She looks grand.



Monday
6-Jul-42
Ol & Oscar Wyatt went fishing today at Possum Kingdom Dam, to be back Friday. Alice Marie informed me tonight in a kidding way if I didn’t quit Warting her she would get a room downtown. She would love to so she could just read & go all time. Suits me.

Warting – has to do with “worry warts” one of Ol’s favorite expressions?

Tuesday
7-Jul-42
Socks paid Jingle a visit now we will have Collie Pups, I am so mad I could die – just wrote Ollie.

Jingle was Ollie’s dog. Who has the tapestry that mom needled for Munnie that shows Ollie dragging Jingle home.

Wednesday
8-Jul-42
Canned little irish potatoes this morning. Town in afternoon to see about A.M. glasses ordered two pair. First day I have really rested in a month, feel better too.



Thursday
9-Jul-42
Just more work played rummie with the folks



Friday
10-Jul-42
Ol came home from fishing they had a good time & brought home lots of fish



Saturday
11-Jul-42
Ma’s Birthday, Beauty Parlor. Patrol picnic at Ernest Allen’s Ol played poker afterwards.



Sunday
12-Jul-42
Celebrated Ma’s Birthday dinner, Ol& I went to sa party at Pumphrey’s also.



Monday
13-Jul-42
Home Nursing Com. Didn’t make it. Talked on phone all morning. Bought canteen equipment.



Tuesday
14-Jul-42
Dave & Jonnie Pumphrey, Margaret Petteway & Ester Ruth Sharp had lunch with me, we played bridge later.



Wednesday
15-Jul-42
Ol took Pa fishing at Eagle Mt. Club at Wyatt’s tonight. Set up canteen.



Thursday
16-Jul-42
Canteen meeting show our equipment



Friday
17-Jul-42
Picnic for N. Ft. Worth Garden Club at Jesse Martin’s. Ol didn’t go he had to work.



Saturday
18-Jul-42
Breakfast with Neta.



Sunday
19-Jul-42
Worked all morning no Sunday School



Monday
20-Jul-42
No maid that is a Serious Subject they are too independent won’t work and demand high wages.



Tuesday
21-Jul-42
Iorned all day.



Wednesday
22-Jul-42
Nothing new



Thursday
23-Jul-42
Same



Friday
24-Jul-42
Sure is hot weather. War looks bad.



Saturday
25-Jul-42
Breakfast with Neta- worked all day. Ollie came in late for the weekend. We were glad to see her.



Sunday
26-Jul-42
No Sunday School, Ollie & I went to picture show in afternoon. I was sleepy all day.



Monday
27-Jul-42
Shower for Morison Ringler at Lovelaces at 9PM. Alice M. went I took Ollie back to Camp.



Tuesday
28-Jul-42
Finished up with my teeth got glasses $46.00. Gee guess I better not try to see.



Wednesday
29-Jul-42
Club at Barretts. I won the stamps.



Thursday
30-Jul-42
Jack & Georges Birthday Ice cream & cake for kids in neighborhood they had a good time. Ol & I had dinner with Helbings. Canned corn.



Friday
31-Jul-42
Worked all day. Cub picnic in park. Just had 7 little boys. Sleeping in my back yard.

Is this why the patio was built?

Munnie's Diary - June '42

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Monday
1-Jun-42
Laundry, Luncheon at school for teachers didn’t go Sewed Ol has really been busy



Tuesday
2-Jun-42
Sewing to get Ollie off to camp. School is out (this is bad) Lost my sugar cards for preserving. I’m about to bite myself.



Wednesday
3-Jun-42
Cann Young Berries $2.00 crate.



Thursday
4-Jun-42
Canteen meeting 10:30, Sunday School luncheon at noon, picture for canteen at 3, cubs meet here at 4.

Who may have the canteen pic? Is this BSA Cubs for George?

Friday
5-Jun-42
Luncheon at Sunday School meeting gave me food poison in bed all day.



Saturday
6-Jun-42
Coffee with Neta. Tried to sew. Talked on phone ALL DAY.



Sunday
7-Jun-42
Ol went to camp for Ollie.



Monday
8-Jun-42
Took Ollie to bus station. She is to be a counselor at Cleaburn for one week for Camp Fire.



Tuesday
9-Jun-42
Canteen Square Dance cleared $200. $120 Donated, sure had a good time. Canned potatoes all day

Square dance may be in newspaper.

Wednesday
10-Jun-42
Deposited check for Canteen. Patrol



Thursday
11-Jun-42
Canned more potatoes. Washed and had cub meeting. Stag Party for shrine.



Friday
12-Jun-42
Com. Meeting for Home Nursing Board 10AM Kiwanis Picnic at Rockwood In evening (didn’t go) Ol wrnt to Dallas I played rummie.



Saturday
13-Jun-42
Ol went to Waco with Divan on Shrine Ceremonial, I worked played rummie at house.



Sunday
14-Jun-42
Ollie will have her hands full this Summer; Neno, Dutch, Markey, Charlotte, several other Blue Birds are in camp with Ollie. I thought it was Father’s Day, cooked cake had to prepare for 25 for fellowship. A.M. always busy with Some. Ollie goes to El Tosoro Miss Dot picked her up in Cleburne. Alice Marie has fellowship here.

“Some” may be “Son” Cooper

Monday
15-Jun-42
Raining, no help.



Tuesday
16-Jun-42
Introduced teacher for Home Nursing Class at Denver, See Divilian Defense picture afterward.

Denver was Denver avenue Elementary School and now is Brusiro Mendoza Elementary School.

Wednesday
17-Jun-42
Canned 6 qts. Of Green Beans. Night Club at Garrison’s



Thursday
18-Jun-42
Canteen meeting 9 AM. Had nice meeting club meeting, Kids are not responding. Played rummie at house.



Friday
19-Jun-42
Cleaned house canned 10 pts. Of pineapple. First Christian Church had fellowship in our back yard. Went to Leroy Stewart’s afterwards.



Saturday
20-Jun-42
Coffee with Neta, gathered my vegetables out of my yard.



Sunday
21-Jun-42
This is Father’s Day sure enough.



Monday
22-Jun-42
I really accomplished a lot today but am I tired.



Tuesday
23-Jun-42
Ol went fishing at Possum Kingdom with Lawrence and Horace Carswell.



Wednesday
24-Jun-42
I sold tickets today for Base Ball game for Red Cross, I mean I sat in the Continental Nat. Bank - no sale. Ol came home with 12 fish.



Thursday
25-Jun-42
Cub meeting here had the family of 19 down for fish, Elsie & children stayed over.



Friday
26-Jun-42
Cub picnic in park we enjoyed it very much. Boys are better after our having had attended.



Saturday
27-Jun-42
Sold tickets this morning for same Ball Game sold two. Missed coffee with Neta. Watered yard took nearly all day.



Sunday
28-Jun-42
Sunday School with Marzell. She is sure lonesome without Bradley who is in the Army now. Ol took Jack & Bill fishing.



Monday
29-Jun-42
Worked all day at home how do things get in such a shape. Visited Wyatts in eve. They brought me a large bottle from Georgia.



Tuesday
30-Jun-42
Surgical dressing personal has changer in the dept. (didn’t go) it hasn’t changed enough. Worked at home again. Home Nursing Luncheon.

Does this refer to "“Mink Coat Brigade takes charge " See: Jan. 20 entry.

Munnie's Diary - April '42

Wednesday
1-Apr-42
Had my hair cut for the first time in years had my first permanent. No one noticed it but Alice Marie was I burned up. She cried.



Thursday
2-Apr-42
Worked in yard. Sunday School meeting at church. Sew for Red Cross.



Friday
3-Apr-42
Worked in yard.



Saturday
4-Apr-42
Worked in yard – looks pretty good after all the work.



Sunday
5-Apr-42
S. School



Monday
6-Apr-42
Worked in yard and sewed.



Tuesday
7-Apr-42
Rained Worked in yard and sewed on curtains for Camp Walters mess hall



Wednesday
8-Apr-42
Night Club with Wyatts – not so good.

O. D. W. jr died Jan 2.

Thursday
9-Apr-42
Sewed all day.



Friday
10-Apr-42
Canteen Class meets at Pascal High - Flop. I am Chairman for N.S. district 3 Mildred (JR) Switzer Co-Chairman. Dinner at church

She corrected the spelling of 'canteen' here.

Saturday
11-Apr-42
Fired Dixie Mae, she left George at Magoffin’s the ironing board was on fire- no one here. Drove to lake with OL.



Sunday
12-Apr-42
Stayed home & cooked all day. Picture show in evening.

What was showing? 4/12/42

Monday
13-Apr-42
Worked all day. Alice Marie started working Western Auto Supply after school. Likes it works from 5 to 7



Tuesday
14-Apr-42
Dug out where Dixie mae had failed to reach. Cut out Ollie a dress.



Wednesday
15-Apr-42
Trying out a new girl – Lois. Alice Marie gets Social Security Card Ice Capades in eve.



Thursday
16-Apr-42
Garden Club meets in Park. Centeen meeting Gas Auditorium 2 to 5.



Friday
17-Apr-42
Worked in house and yard all day. Played rummy at Burks’ in eve.



Saturday
18-Apr-42
Played chauffeur all morning; did get down to Netas for sat. morn. coffee. Worked all afternoon let Lois go, worse than nothing.



Sunday
19-Apr-42
Sunday School, picture show at night. I am my maid they can’t beat me if I can just hold out. 2 Floods on Marine Creek ruined business dist.



Monday
20-Apr-42
Go to church for Concretation Day. Canteen called out to feed negroes and workmen worked all day and night.

Concentration (sp) Day: what is this?

Tuesday
21-Apr-42
Fed breakfast in Shilo Church for Negros – lunch closed down after lunch everyone dead. Still no help at home, children were grand.

Was Shilo Church a Negreo church wiped out by flood on Apr. 19?

Wednesday
22-Apr-42
Laundried uniform, called out at noon to issue food tickets, made appointment at hair dresser. Bridge Club in evening.



Thursday
23-Apr-42
Jessie supposed to come to work but they are not working after the flood. Attended last flood meeting at Poly High gave report.

Was “they” the Negroes that were flooded out 4/19?

Friday
24-Apr-42
Worked all day attended canteen. Had another flood. Fed lunch, supper and used truck on yards.



Saturday
25-Apr-42
Fed negros breakfast and lunch then closed down. Still no help at home. Dance at Temple with Ol was I dead.

When was Temple built at Henderson & Lancaster?

Sunday
26-Apr-42
Stayed home from Sunday S. and worked.



Monday
27-Apr-42
Worked at home.



Tuesday
28-Apr-42
Worked at home.



Wednesday
29-Apr-42
Bought wool for A.M. & Ollie three piece suits light weight grey for me a dress $.80 for wool & linings.



Thursday
30-Apr-42
Cleaning house for Tea today week preserving canned goods because of sugar rationing.

What the connection between “week”, “preserving”, & “sugar”?

Munnie's Diary - March '42

Sunday
1-Mar-42
Snowed last night and most of today. Ol in bed with cold, everyone stayed home today, Everyone lazied around but me. I am nurse. (No company for lunch)



Monday
2-Mar-42
Still cold everyone out in school or work, George still playing & asking questions, sewing & working on A.M.
Normandy.

Normandy invasion wasn't until June 6 '44. Why does this entry end with 'Normandy'?

Tuesday
3-Mar-42
Camp Fire executive meeting here at 4PM. Jack home with a cold main reason he was promoted to sergeant in Cadets & didn’t have stripes. So I went after them.



Wednesday
4-Mar-42
Nutrition Class. Town all morning with Elbertine, rained



Thursday
5-Mar-42
S.S. all day meeting at church didn’t go my eyes were killing me. Stayed in bed. Ollies Blue Birds danced at Glen Garden at meeting for Nat. Pres. Bill filled in for girl sick.

Why was there an all day S. S. (Sunday School?) meeting on Friday?



Nutrition Class. Go to town to return what I bought Wed.

Some how the days get confused here.

Friday
6-Mar-42
We let A.M. know she wasn’t getting by with smoking we knew it. She is very dissatisfies with her work wants to change. Always something, Ol goes to Shrine tonight.



Saturday
7-Mar-42
The children just run me crazy about the car. They can’t walk one block and cant think of more places to go. Melain in town.

Melain?

Sunday
8-Mar-42
Sunday School A.M. stood Dick up, he shows up at Fellowship, courtship over (good sign) We saw picture show in afternoon, played bridge at Bursey’s in evening.



Monday
9-Mar-42
Lecture at women’s Club (Nutrition) Served all morning. George has Asma. Uncle Charlie came in.



Tuesday
10-Mar-42
Cooking School learning lots. Pa came down and read the riot act to us all, over the Government. Wants OL to give up Draft Board.



Wednesday
11-Mar-42
Uncle Charlie left. Cooking School. I had Wed. night club here Petteways played in Bursey’s place, Flossie & family moved back from Canada.

Petteways?
Flossie & family?

Thursday
12-Mar-42
Tried on dress at Mrs. Ramey’s. Worked in Yard, Cooking School, went to bed at 7P.M. Ol went to the Shrine meeting.



Friday
13-Mar-42
Had to take A.M. to school (work) as I do every day (disgusted). Cooking School.



Saturday
14-Mar-42
Ol goes to stag party Shrine, Ol attended Funeral Directors meeting in Dallas. Both girls went to town on Bus for the first time. I am working on odds & ends.



Sunday
15-Mar-42
’43 Ol stayed home till noon. I worked all day.

Skipped 2/15/42 extra entry for 3/15/43

Monday
16-Mar-42


Skipped 3/16

Tuesday
17-Mar-42
Town & Nutrition Class



Wednesday
18-Mar-42


Skipped 3/18

Thursday
19-Mar-42
Nutrition Class. Garden Club at Mrs. Baker’s



Friday
20-Mar-42


Skipped 3/20

Saturday
21-Mar-42


Skipped 3/21

Sunday
22-Mar-42
The Chairman of the Cantine fed the home guard at Santa Fe Parade grounds gave them coffee later in the park there was 275.

Is this the same home guard as has become Texas Guard?

Monday
23-Mar-42


Skipped 3/23

Tuesday
24-Mar-42
Nutrition



Wednesday
25-Mar-42
Nutrition review at class room on Samuel Ave.



Thursday
26-Mar-42
Nutrition review at Denver



Friday
27-Mar-42
Nutrition exam made 96 glad that’s over.

Was this training for canteen work?

Saturday
28-Mar-42


Skipped 2/28

Sunday
29-Mar-42
Easter Sunday



Monday
30-Mar-42
Worked in yard.



Tuesday
31-Mar-42
Worked in yard.

Munnie's Diary February '42

Sunday
1-Feb-42
Ollie had Camp fire apprentices here for Dinner. I had to go to dentist, shopped all morning, took Home Nursing Books to Miss Erickson at NSHS.



Monday
2-Feb-42
First Aid at Mrs. Ernest Allen’s, just 8 miles out and 8 miles back; my tires will soon be gone. Wyatts came over for the evening, they are better.

OD Wyatt Jr. died in action Jan 2.

Tuesday
3-Feb-42
Morning Bridge, the very first since the 16th of Dec. Meeting Home Nursing Class at N.S.H.S. Met with nursing Comm. At Women’s Club at 4:15. Dead in Evening.



Wednesday
4-Feb-42
Sunday school Luncheon Ruth Martins First Aid at 1:30 until 5. Bridge at Jerry Fits in eve. No luck.



Thursday
5-Feb-42
Home so far. Oliver goes to Shrine meeting (dinner) tonight. I shall retire. Sam Callaway’s Anniversary first we have missed in years. (but Ol’s meeting)



Friday
6-Feb-42
Lost a Day Should have been Sat.




Saturday
7-Feb-42
Shrine Dance made the rounds picked up the Chas. Twiss and the Harold Sharps. I had more fun.



Sunday
8-Feb-42
No Sunday Schoool. Dick Cody and another soldier here for lunch. Be back next Sunday, Missed very few since Alice met him in Oct. Running with Burks



Monday
9-Feb-42
Stayed home didn’t get a thing done. Day light saving time started and I got up one hour earlier not much help.



Tuesday
10-Feb-42
Dentist 10:30 First Aid 1:30. Ollie and James Lafferty are getting very serious. Bought material for three new dresses.



Wednesday
11-Feb-42
Dallas with Mrs. Bursey. Bridge at Garrisons in eve. Dinner. The Red Cross in Dallas are really organized we enjoyed our trip very much. Dr. ill.



Thursday
12-Feb-42
First Aid 1:30
Oliver attended Shrine dinner and meeting.



Friday
13-Feb-42
Home again today. Alice Marie and Abney Cooper are entertaining Fellowship here tonight with party and dance.




13-Feb-42
Ol bought himself a bicycle, but my car is still on the go all time.

Duplicate day (?)

Saturday
14-Feb-42
Rained. Ol & I saw “the Great Dictator” My Valentine Gift was a big box of Red Tulips growing



Sunday
15-Feb-42
Sunday School Dick Cody for lunch. We rested all day and evening getting ready for registration tomorrow.



Monday
16-Feb-42
Ol and Alice M. started registering men for the third Draft 20 to 44 early they had a grand rush Ol had to register himself I served all day.



Tuesday
17-Feb-42
First Aid. The earnest Allens had dinner with us.



Wednesday
18-Feb-42
Day Club my last meeting. Knife and Fork Club in eve. Speaker Dr. Gerald Wendt. Won the money in the Day Club. Now I have Wed. free.



Thursday
19-Feb-42
Garden Club Mrs. John Bourland. First Aid exam made 99 on exam.



Friday
20-Feb-42
Civic Music (Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo) Didn’t go saw a picture show instead and forgot an engagement with Wyatts. Started Nutrition Class.



Saturday
21-Feb-42
Worked in yard. George has a cold; played Rummie with the Burks. Alice Marie moved her room into the middle bed room.



Sunday
22-Feb-42
Sunday School – Dick C. was in town but didn’t eat with us. A.M. is a cross as an old bear.



Monday
23-Feb-42
Monday George still has cold – settled in ear. All children are cross and at each other’s throats, what a lovely time I am having.



Tuesday
24-Feb-42
Sewed, cleaned house just went from one thing to another.

Not sure about ‘Sewed’ the cursive ‘S’ in manuscript looks like a ‘Q’. Matches ‘S’ in beginning of Feb 29 though.

Wednesday
25-Feb-42
George still has cold, Nutrition class, dinner with Fain Reynolds’ for night club. Call all schools on N.S. about Children’s Ent. Beirer Plays.

Beirer – cannot make out this word.

Thursday
26-Feb-42
Ollie has Blue Birds here. Alice M. and George both in bed with colds. George plays Dr. all day. They both have the “WANTS” & I don’t loose a lb.

Loose a lb. may refer to Nutrition class

Friday
27-Feb-42
Nutrition class, found out just how much total which isn’t much. A.M. & George still in bed. He played School today.



Saturday
28-Feb-42
Bought groceries all day seems like nothing to eat either. Boys helped throw papers. Jacks bicycle came after 3 weeks. War gets worse.

January 1942

FORWARD + Jan42

War Years Diary
Of
"Munnie"
January 1, 1942
To
December 31, 1946

This book is a gift to me from my daughters on my 41st Birthday. They firmly believe "Life Begins at Forty." I wish I had kept a diary from the day Alice Marie was born, so I could let my children read of the happiness and worries they have given me. Being an only child myself, I hardly know what to do with five very active Americans.

From your moderator:
I intend to post a month of this diary every Friday. The Day, Date, and Entry are as close to the manuscript as I can keep them. I left the spelling as it is in the manuscript. Some common abbreviations are: "Ol" for Oliver. "A.M." is Alice Marie. "Canteen" was an organization of American Red Cross that feed air crews at Meacham Field. My comments and questions, if any, are below the entry. If you have ideas or answers I would very much appreciate it if you will post your response preceded by the date or month that you are responding to.

JANUARY 1942

Thursday
1-Jan-42
Starting the New Year right stayed home all day, picture show in the evening. Answered all letters and started the after Xmas clean up.



Friday
2-Jan-42
Stayed Home again. OL went to Patrol meeting, he was elected president. He is reading “Five Acres & Independence” – Guess we will soon be farmers.



Saturday
3-Jan-42
Coffee with Neta, remainder of day at home. Ol attended Patrol Stag party got in about 3:30 AM.



Sunday
4-Jan-42
Stayed home all day “Sure enough” haven’t even dressed, knitted for Red Cross, Ol worked part of the day.



Monday
5-Jan-42
Organized Home Nursing Class at Girls Service League 10 AM. Made 3 pair of mittens for Red Cross since 1st.



Tuesday
6-Jan-42
Surgical Dressing op. Sinus flared up from the cotton pads we made, Oliver went to San Antonio Business, Ollie went to Denton with Miss Farger decides she needs to get to college quick.



Wednesday
7-Jan-42
Home in bed with Sinus. Oliver returned about 6PM had to go back to office and work until about 10 P.M. took our car down, forgot it, had someone bring him home.



Thursday
8-Jan-42
Sunday School Lunch



Friday
9-Jan-42
Finished Bill’s gloves knitted.



Saturday
10-Jan-42
Wyatts received telegram O. D. Jr. had been killed in action on Jan 2. Stayed over there most all day never saw many people. They are about crazy.

This is Wanda Fay’s brother. Convertible story: O.D.Jr left a red Convertible for Wanda Fay to take care of. Wanda Fay told the story of getting a six pack and she and A.M. would go cruise the TCU campus. I think she called it going on a picnic.

Sunday
11-Jan-42
Sunday School, attended wedding of Martha Saunders, lovely wedding.



Monday
12-Jan-42
Worked all morning, Home Nursing Com. Meeting 4:30, started Jack’s mittens.



Tuesday
13-Jan-42
Oliver, Bradley Burks, & myself attended funeral of Elsa Williams at Bowie. Burseys came over played bridge in eve.



Wednesday
14-Jan-42
Shopped for Home Nursing class.



Thursday
15-Jan-42
Garden Club Luncheon at Brooks Morris, gift shop. Ol has cold, A. M. sore throat, my throat sore, Sending Dixie Mae home to get rested. I’ll have lots of fun.



Friday
16-Jan-42
George asked Miss farmer if she had a little boy biscuit, she had just given him a dog biscuit to feed the dog.



Saturday
17-Jan-42
George is sorry we gave Daddy a lounging chair for Xmas he sleeps too much & George has to be quiet.

Geo. age?

Sunday
18-Jan-42
Looks like we won’t have to fight to get the car, we can’t buy tires (defense) and my car will soon have tires worn out then we will all walk.



Monday
19-Jan-42
Dixie Mae is back, feels worse has a terrible cold does laundry tho. Mrs. Lawson buried by Guardian.

Was Guardian another funeral home? Who was Mrs. Lawson?

Tuesday
20-Jan-42
Surgical Dressings and did they work us over the “Mink Coat Brigade” takes charge so I guess we will rest for a while.



Wednesday
21-Jan-42
Round Table Dinner Dance at the Den. Mrs. Don Weaver informs me she makes over all of Tuesdays dressings {Red Cross} she has a job, no workers, on Tues. is biggest day of week.

What is “the Den”

Thursday
22-Jan-42
Mrs. Bursey resigns as chairman of Tues. at Surgical Dressing. Mrs. Helbing & I attend lecture on day lilies at Mrs. Julian Meekers. Daddy Kept Kids.

Is this last entry of “Surgical Dressing”

Friday
23-Jan-42
My car is in the drive about 5 min. then someone has to run somewhere, then everyone else is mad because they didn’t think of it 1st.



Saturday
24-Jan-42
Enchiladas and Bridge at Bursey’s in Eve. Attended Mildred Reynold’s grandmother’s funeral at Lucas. Mr. Farmer died.



Sunday
25-Jan-42
We didn’t even bury our neighbors. (Farmers)

Is this Miss Farmer’s father?

Monday
26-Jan-42
Mrs. Maurer called Mrs. Bursey to see why 20 of the Red Cross workers weren’t there & she told her. Blanche Banett & Mildred took over. I started first aid at Mrs. Ernest Allen’s.

Is this the result of 22-Jan-42 entry?

Tuesday
27-Jan-42
Wed. night club at Bursey’s. I won cut.



Wednesday
28-Jan-42
First Aid
I also made skirt and blouse this week. Chili Supper for all family at Poly Eastern Star. A.M. didn’t go. Neither did Jack.



Thursday
29-Jan-42
Chanter dinner dance at Colonial. Had a fare time.



Friday
30-Jan-42
Alice M. bought a bicycle, I hope she rides it. Ollie & Claire gave a luncheon for here for Piggy Faght-Catey



Saturday
31-Jan-42
Jane Webb, Son Cooper, James Laverty had lunch with, Dick Cody couldn’t stay over Sunday. Love affair has been serious A.M. & Dick