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
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
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