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.
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.
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