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.
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.
posted by Grandad1219 at 8:14 PM
1 Comments:
Hello,
I'm actually researching all the people that have resided in my apartment/house. I came across Harold Sharp and I was wondering if you're referring to the one that lived in Omaha or who's wife frequently visited Spirit Lake? Let me know where this diary takes place!
Thanks,
C. Kenton
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