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.