October, November, and December of 1944
Sunday
10/1/1944
Went to Meacham Field Canteen today – for a little while. – Put George back to bed with temp 99°
Monday
10/2/1944
Geo still in bed. – I did some washing & ironing. – Ol & I went to see another show. – Saw Melvin Cooper in news reel.
Tuesday
10/3/1944
Geo still has temp 99° - looks terrible. – got letter from A.M. & Geo. – They didn’t get the apt. – Ironed some more – Sent the kids trunks today.
Wednesday
10/4/1944
Rained last night, - tried to get some thing done. – No luck. – Marzelle & I played gin rummy in eve. – Ol worked.
Thursday
10/5/1944
I still feel terrible. – Tried to clean up again, but don’t get much done. Another pup died. – I shampooed my hair – cut pajama pants & sewed them up.
Friday
10/6/1944
Really cleaned kitchen. – Geo still in bed, but clear of fever. – Looking for Canteen workers. – We served 11,652 men last month. – Ol goes to Patrol or Shrine tonight.
Saturday
10/7/1944
Jack & I did the laundry. – Coffee with Neta – Ironed, went to see another farm at Eagle Mt.
Sunday
10/8/1944
Went to Canteen, - Came home & cooked lunch, - fresh pineapple pie. – Went to Marzelle’ for a while. – Had hot for dinner, - Marzelle came home with me.
Monday
10/9/1944
Geo went to school today. – I went to Canteen again, - Brought Geo home for lunch, - Town & Literary Club.
Tuesday
10/10/1944
Really worked at Canteen this morn. – Left in time to pick u George for lunch. – Marzelle came over & we peeled nearly 2 bu. Of hard pears & preserved half of them.
Wednesday
10/11/1944
Went to Montgomery Wards- Shopped, - Had my hair fixed, - Finished cooking pears, - Bought groc. – Night Club at Barretts. – Marzelle & *I had lunch at Mexican Restaurant.
Thursday
10/12/1944
Nice birthday. Ester Ruth Sharp had. – Lella, Marzelle, Bess Trimble & myself over for lunch – Coffee with Ma & Shrine Circus in eve. – Ol and kids gave me chest for silver.
Friday
10/13/1944
Geo. Is home with worse case of asma he has had. – Pop-corn.
Saturday
10/14/1944
Geo. Is still in bed. – Helbing says he has the flu.
Sunday
10/15/1944
Geo still feels terrible. Bursey’s came over to play bridge. He says he better check Geo. Good Monday. – Coffee with Neta. Sunday, carped all day, stayed home all day.
Carped all day?
Monday
10/16/1944
Took Geo. To Bursey. He examined him for everything. He has been clear of fever 2 days. Had letter from A.M. & Geo. They have nice apt.
Tuesday
10/17/1944
Geo. – no fever again today. – Still out of school. – let him go to Canteen & gro. Store.
Wednesday
10/18/1944
All tests for Geo negative except typhus fever. Shows that was what was wrong when fever was so high 3 weeks ago (Sept. 23). Ol& I found another farm at Saginaw. Made offer.
Thursday
10/19/1944
Ollie has nice birthday, 20th. I attended Garden Club at Petteway’s. Geo goes to school – went yesterday afternoon – Feels fine.
Friday
10/20/1944
Geo to Bursey for cold shot. Did the laundry – took all my old shoes to be repaired.
Saturday
10/21/1944
Becky didn’t come today. Worked all day. Neta’s for coffee. Ol & I chaperoned Ollie’s Club at dance at Texas.
“Texas” I assume is the Texas Hotel. Now it is the F. W. Hilton Crystal Room Where JFK had his last breakfast.
Sunday
10/22/1944
Worked all day.
Monday
10/23/1944
Laundry – 1097 Study Club at Mrs. C.C. Cotton
Tuesday
10/24/1944
Geo to Dr. Bursey for cold shot. Mrs. Bursey came over & we made towels.
Wednesday
10/25/1944
Hair dresser – shop – ironed.
Thursday
10/26/1944
Sewed seat in little boys pants all day – Teen Canteen open house.
Friday
10/27/1944
Laundry – Red Cross Canteen – Antique Show with Marzelle – ironed – football game with Joe Mills.
Saturday
10/28/1944
Geo. To Dr. Bursey’s – Neta’s for breakfast – Played rummy with Marzelle – Ol took Jack & Bill to Football game.
Sunday
10/29/1944
Worked all day – Ol & I had dinner at Triple XXX – Talked to Crosses. – He looks terrible. – Played Bridge at Bursey’s. She made two cute hats for girls.
Triple XXX hamburgers on N. Main.
Monday
10/30/1944
Cleaned house all day – talked on phone & to Ed Clardy. Just another Monday. Clardy putting glass in door.
Tuesday
10/31/1944
Geo woke up with temp 101.1° - Must have a fresh cold. Did laundry & cancelled all engagements. Ol works at office. Tonight cold same
Wednesday
11/1/1944
Geo. Still home with cold. I just clean & iron.
Thursday
11/2/1944
Work all day – Dr. Barrett’s Mother passed away.
Friday
11/3/1944
Had Dr. Helbing & Jo Mills in for supper. Football later.
Saturday
11/4/1944
Neta’s for coffee. Geo to Bursey for cold shots. Dr. Barrett’s mother’s funeral. Canteen.
Sunday
11/5/1944
Worked all day.
Monday
11/6/1944
Laundry – Letter from A.M. & Geo.
Tuesday
11/7/1944
Ol helps hold election – Canteen – Geo. To Dr. Bursey.
Wednesday
11/8/1944
Hair done – Night Club with Bursey’s
Thursday
11/9/1944
Had lunch with Lella, Garden Club show.
Friday
11/10/1944
Dinner with Joe Mills – Lovely, except they received word their son was on his way across – Pilot for B29. Lost football game.
Saturday
11/11/1944
Did laundry – Ollie at Camp again – Lunch with Neta
Sunday
11/12/1944
Cooked all morning – picked up pecans in afternoon.
As of early Dec. ‘07 the pecan orchard, planted by Judge S. D. Shannon, is now a clean level lot of white gravel. Gas well rig should arrive any day. They did leave the perimeter trees.
Monday
11/13/1944
Study Club at Mrs. Ashmores.
Tuesday
11/14/1944
Canteen meeting – New chairman in Mrs. Brown’s place – A. T. Seymore, Jr.
Wednesday
11/15/1944
Hair done – P.T.A Denver – Neta, Elbertine & I made fruit cakes.
Thursday
11/16/1944
Garden Club – Canteen – Served first hospital plane night shift 7 – 10:30. Sure makes you sad.
Friday
11/17/1944
Ol & Ward left for fishing trip in Aransas Pass. I’m going to mend.
Saturday
11/18/1944
Sewed all day. Didn’t even dress – Washed too.
Sunday
11/19/1944
Work
Monday
11/20/1944
Ol came home.
Tuesday
11/21/1944
We had dinner at West Brook Grill with Charley & Anne Twiss. Picture show later – “Arsenic & Old Lace”. Good.
Cary Grant is great in this Cappra film. Compare to J. Stewart in “Harvey”
Wednesday
11/22/1944
Had hair done.
Thursday
11/23/1944
Thanksgiving Dinner at home. Just our family. Had duck. Boys & Ol worked in garden.
Friday
11/24/1944
Thanksgiving – Kids home.
Saturday
11/25/1944
Coffee with Neta.
Sunday
11/26/1944
Work
Monday
11/27/1944
Canteen meeting at Rockwood – Luncheon with Ft. Worth Club. Camp Fire 12:15 – 1907 Study Club – Marie Lawrence
Tuesday
11/28/1944
Canteen – No Laundry
Wednesday
11/29/1944
Clare Barricks
Thursday
11/30/1944
Laundry all day. I’m worn out.
Friday
12/1/1944
Ironed everything.
Saturday
12/2/1944
Cleaned house
Sunday
12/3/1944
Worked all day.
Monday
12/4/1944
Canteen
Tuesday
12/5/1944
Shop – Canteen – Knife & Fork Club. – Took cold.
Wednesday
12/6/1944
Shop – Chili dinner with Fain Reynolds
Thursday
12/7/1944
Sick with cold
Friday
12/8/1944
Sick with cold – Shower for Bud & Andrea – Couldn’t go.
Saturday
12/9/1944
Coffee with Neta – Cleaned house all day.
Sunday
12/10/1944
Awarded honors at Camp Fire Council – Cleaned house all day – Canteen
Monday
12/11/1944
Study Club here.
Tuesday
12/12/1944
Canteen
Wednesday
12/13/1944
Hair dress
Thursday
12/14/1944
Dinner with Dr. & Mrs. Armstrong – Lots of fun.
Friday
12/15/1944
Kiwanis Xmas party nice.
Saturday
12/16/1944
Coffee with Neta – Jester dance - Ol didn’t get to go. I went with Twiss.
Sunday
12/17/1944
Didn’t dress until late. Addressed Xmas cards all day. George said “Munnie, you better look at me. I think I have chicken pox.” He did.
Monday
12/18/1944
Kept George in bed all day. NO fever. Seems to feel fine. Lella’s grandfather, King, passed away.
Tuesday
12/19/1944
Canteen – Worked all day.
Wednesday
12/20/1944
Mr. King’s funeral. Lella’s Grandpa. Conner had what thought was a light stroke. Night Club at Bursey’s.
Thursday
12/21/1944
Garden Club at Mrs. Sellers – Xmas party
Friday
12/22/1944
Canteen
Saturday
12/23/1944
Claire Barricks to spend Xmas with us. Patrol Dinner Dance – Topo, Texas – Nice dance – Silver pencils & favors.
(Topo, Texas?)
Sunday
12/24/1944
Lottie Bursey Smith passed away. Mrs. Baker’s sister passed away – Worked at Canteen. Telegram from Sis & George “News Flash, We ae now potentially 3. Letter follows.”
This the first “Announcement” of 11 from Geo. &AM Lewis
Monday
12/25/1944
Worked at Canteen all morning. Every one happy. Ol gave me Sheffield Tray – Old English. Lots of nice things – dinner with Ma. Griffiths & Anne came over.
Tuesday
12/26/1944
Worked all day – Rain of course, because boys are home.
Wednesday
12/27/1944
Hair dress – 1907 Study Club party at woman’s Club for husbands, a cutepie party. We went with the Ashmores. Bud Frazier & Andrea Blot marries
Thursday
12/28/1944
Work all day – Rain
Friday
12/29/1944
Worked all day
Saturday
12/30/1944
Cocktails at Carmichal’s – their guests at River Crest. Good time, but what a mob. Everyone liked our Xmas Cards.
If someone has a scan of "The Christmas Cards", I’d like to insert them here.
Sunday
12/31/1944
Worked all day. Dance at River Crest with Carmichals’, Armstrong’s, Pumphreys
10/1/1944
Went to Meacham Field Canteen today – for a little while. – Put George back to bed with temp 99°
Monday
10/2/1944
Geo still in bed. – I did some washing & ironing. – Ol & I went to see another show. – Saw Melvin Cooper in news reel.
Tuesday
10/3/1944
Geo still has temp 99° - looks terrible. – got letter from A.M. & Geo. – They didn’t get the apt. – Ironed some more – Sent the kids trunks today.
Wednesday
10/4/1944
Rained last night, - tried to get some thing done. – No luck. – Marzelle & I played gin rummy in eve. – Ol worked.
Thursday
10/5/1944
I still feel terrible. – Tried to clean up again, but don’t get much done. Another pup died. – I shampooed my hair – cut pajama pants & sewed them up.
Friday
10/6/1944
Really cleaned kitchen. – Geo still in bed, but clear of fever. – Looking for Canteen workers. – We served 11,652 men last month. – Ol goes to Patrol or Shrine tonight.
Saturday
10/7/1944
Jack & I did the laundry. – Coffee with Neta – Ironed, went to see another farm at Eagle Mt.
Sunday
10/8/1944
Went to Canteen, - Came home & cooked lunch, - fresh pineapple pie. – Went to Marzelle’ for a while. – Had hot for dinner, - Marzelle came home with me.
Monday
10/9/1944
Geo went to school today. – I went to Canteen again, - Brought Geo home for lunch, - Town & Literary Club.
Tuesday
10/10/1944
Really worked at Canteen this morn. – Left in time to pick u George for lunch. – Marzelle came over & we peeled nearly 2 bu. Of hard pears & preserved half of them.
Wednesday
10/11/1944
Went to Montgomery Wards- Shopped, - Had my hair fixed, - Finished cooking pears, - Bought groc. – Night Club at Barretts. – Marzelle & *I had lunch at Mexican Restaurant.
Thursday
10/12/1944
Nice birthday. Ester Ruth Sharp had. – Lella, Marzelle, Bess Trimble & myself over for lunch – Coffee with Ma & Shrine Circus in eve. – Ol and kids gave me chest for silver.
Friday
10/13/1944
Geo. Is home with worse case of asma he has had. – Pop-corn.
Saturday
10/14/1944
Geo. Is still in bed. – Helbing says he has the flu.
Sunday
10/15/1944
Geo still feels terrible. Bursey’s came over to play bridge. He says he better check Geo. Good Monday. – Coffee with Neta. Sunday, carped all day, stayed home all day.
Carped all day?
Monday
10/16/1944
Took Geo. To Bursey. He examined him for everything. He has been clear of fever 2 days. Had letter from A.M. & Geo. They have nice apt.
Tuesday
10/17/1944
Geo. – no fever again today. – Still out of school. – let him go to Canteen & gro. Store.
Wednesday
10/18/1944
All tests for Geo negative except typhus fever. Shows that was what was wrong when fever was so high 3 weeks ago (Sept. 23). Ol& I found another farm at Saginaw. Made offer.
Thursday
10/19/1944
Ollie has nice birthday, 20th. I attended Garden Club at Petteway’s. Geo goes to school – went yesterday afternoon – Feels fine.
Friday
10/20/1944
Geo to Bursey for cold shot. Did the laundry – took all my old shoes to be repaired.
Saturday
10/21/1944
Becky didn’t come today. Worked all day. Neta’s for coffee. Ol & I chaperoned Ollie’s Club at dance at Texas.
“Texas” I assume is the Texas Hotel. Now it is the F. W. Hilton Crystal Room Where JFK had his last breakfast.
Sunday
10/22/1944
Worked all day.
Monday
10/23/1944
Laundry – 1097 Study Club at Mrs. C.C. Cotton
Tuesday
10/24/1944
Geo to Dr. Bursey for cold shot. Mrs. Bursey came over & we made towels.
Wednesday
10/25/1944
Hair dresser – shop – ironed.
Thursday
10/26/1944
Sewed seat in little boys pants all day – Teen Canteen open house.
Friday
10/27/1944
Laundry – Red Cross Canteen – Antique Show with Marzelle – ironed – football game with Joe Mills.
Saturday
10/28/1944
Geo. To Dr. Bursey’s – Neta’s for breakfast – Played rummy with Marzelle – Ol took Jack & Bill to Football game.
Sunday
10/29/1944
Worked all day – Ol & I had dinner at Triple XXX – Talked to Crosses. – He looks terrible. – Played Bridge at Bursey’s. She made two cute hats for girls.
Triple XXX hamburgers on N. Main.
Monday
10/30/1944
Cleaned house all day – talked on phone & to Ed Clardy. Just another Monday. Clardy putting glass in door.
Tuesday
10/31/1944
Geo woke up with temp 101.1° - Must have a fresh cold. Did laundry & cancelled all engagements. Ol works at office. Tonight cold same
Wednesday
11/1/1944
Geo. Still home with cold. I just clean & iron.
Thursday
11/2/1944
Work all day – Dr. Barrett’s Mother passed away.
Friday
11/3/1944
Had Dr. Helbing & Jo Mills in for supper. Football later.
Saturday
11/4/1944
Neta’s for coffee. Geo to Bursey for cold shots. Dr. Barrett’s mother’s funeral. Canteen.
Sunday
11/5/1944
Worked all day.
Monday
11/6/1944
Laundry – Letter from A.M. & Geo.
Tuesday
11/7/1944
Ol helps hold election – Canteen – Geo. To Dr. Bursey.
Wednesday
11/8/1944
Hair done – Night Club with Bursey’s
Thursday
11/9/1944
Had lunch with Lella, Garden Club show.
Friday
11/10/1944
Dinner with Joe Mills – Lovely, except they received word their son was on his way across – Pilot for B29. Lost football game.
Saturday
11/11/1944
Did laundry – Ollie at Camp again – Lunch with Neta
Sunday
11/12/1944
Cooked all morning – picked up pecans in afternoon.
As of early Dec. ‘07 the pecan orchard, planted by Judge S. D. Shannon, is now a clean level lot of white gravel. Gas well rig should arrive any day. They did leave the perimeter trees.
Monday
11/13/1944
Study Club at Mrs. Ashmores.
Tuesday
11/14/1944
Canteen meeting – New chairman in Mrs. Brown’s place – A. T. Seymore, Jr.
Wednesday
11/15/1944
Hair done – P.T.A Denver – Neta, Elbertine & I made fruit cakes.
Thursday
11/16/1944
Garden Club – Canteen – Served first hospital plane night shift 7 – 10:30. Sure makes you sad.
Friday
11/17/1944
Ol & Ward left for fishing trip in Aransas Pass. I’m going to mend.
Saturday
11/18/1944
Sewed all day. Didn’t even dress – Washed too.
Sunday
11/19/1944
Work
Monday
11/20/1944
Ol came home.
Tuesday
11/21/1944
We had dinner at West Brook Grill with Charley & Anne Twiss. Picture show later – “Arsenic & Old Lace”. Good.
Cary Grant is great in this Cappra film. Compare to J. Stewart in “Harvey”
Wednesday
11/22/1944
Had hair done.
Thursday
11/23/1944
Thanksgiving Dinner at home. Just our family. Had duck. Boys & Ol worked in garden.
Friday
11/24/1944
Thanksgiving – Kids home.
Saturday
11/25/1944
Coffee with Neta.
Sunday
11/26/1944
Work
Monday
11/27/1944
Canteen meeting at Rockwood – Luncheon with Ft. Worth Club. Camp Fire 12:15 – 1907 Study Club – Marie Lawrence
Tuesday
11/28/1944
Canteen – No Laundry
Wednesday
11/29/1944
Clare Barricks
Thursday
11/30/1944
Laundry all day. I’m worn out.
Friday
12/1/1944
Ironed everything.
Saturday
12/2/1944
Cleaned house
Sunday
12/3/1944
Worked all day.
Monday
12/4/1944
Canteen
Tuesday
12/5/1944
Shop – Canteen – Knife & Fork Club. – Took cold.
Wednesday
12/6/1944
Shop – Chili dinner with Fain Reynolds
Thursday
12/7/1944
Sick with cold
Friday
12/8/1944
Sick with cold – Shower for Bud & Andrea – Couldn’t go.
Saturday
12/9/1944
Coffee with Neta – Cleaned house all day.
Sunday
12/10/1944
Awarded honors at Camp Fire Council – Cleaned house all day – Canteen
Monday
12/11/1944
Study Club here.
Tuesday
12/12/1944
Canteen
Wednesday
12/13/1944
Hair dress
Thursday
12/14/1944
Dinner with Dr. & Mrs. Armstrong – Lots of fun.
Friday
12/15/1944
Kiwanis Xmas party nice.
Saturday
12/16/1944
Coffee with Neta – Jester dance - Ol didn’t get to go. I went with Twiss.
Sunday
12/17/1944
Didn’t dress until late. Addressed Xmas cards all day. George said “Munnie, you better look at me. I think I have chicken pox.” He did.
Monday
12/18/1944
Kept George in bed all day. NO fever. Seems to feel fine. Lella’s grandfather, King, passed away.
Tuesday
12/19/1944
Canteen – Worked all day.
Wednesday
12/20/1944
Mr. King’s funeral. Lella’s Grandpa. Conner had what thought was a light stroke. Night Club at Bursey’s.
Thursday
12/21/1944
Garden Club at Mrs. Sellers – Xmas party
Friday
12/22/1944
Canteen
Saturday
12/23/1944
Claire Barricks to spend Xmas with us. Patrol Dinner Dance – Topo, Texas – Nice dance – Silver pencils & favors.
(Topo, Texas?)
Sunday
12/24/1944
Lottie Bursey Smith passed away. Mrs. Baker’s sister passed away – Worked at Canteen. Telegram from Sis & George “News Flash, We ae now potentially 3. Letter follows.”
This the first “Announcement” of 11 from Geo. &AM Lewis
Monday
12/25/1944
Worked at Canteen all morning. Every one happy. Ol gave me Sheffield Tray – Old English. Lots of nice things – dinner with Ma. Griffiths & Anne came over.
Tuesday
12/26/1944
Worked all day – Rain of course, because boys are home.
Wednesday
12/27/1944
Hair dress – 1907 Study Club party at woman’s Club for husbands, a cutepie party. We went with the Ashmores. Bud Frazier & Andrea Blot marries
Thursday
12/28/1944
Work all day – Rain
Friday
12/29/1944
Worked all day
Saturday
12/30/1944
Cocktails at Carmichal’s – their guests at River Crest. Good time, but what a mob. Everyone liked our Xmas Cards.
If someone has a scan of "The Christmas Cards", I’d like to insert them here.
Sunday
12/31/1944
Worked all day. Dance at River Crest with Carmichals’, Armstrong’s, Pumphreys
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