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
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
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