January, February, March of 1945

Monday
1/1/1945
Worked all day – Had black eyed peas



Tuesday
1/2/1945
Canteen



Wednesday
1/3/1945
Night Club at Garrison’s



Thursday
1/4/1945
Hostess Sunday School at Earnest Allen’s. I am War Chairman.



Friday
1/5/1945
Worked all day



Saturday
1/6/1945
Coffee with Neta – Worked at Canteen



Sunday
1/7/1945
Sunday School – Ol had to go after horse for Pa



Monday
1/8/1945
Washed – cleaned



Tuesday
1/9/1945
Cleaned & Ironed



Wednesday
1/10/1945
Worked all day at Canteen – Really cleaned it.



Thursday
1/11/1945
Worked all day



Friday
1/12/1945
Worked all day – Decorated tables for Sr. Class at Woman’s Club – Bridge at Bursey’s



Saturday
1/13/1945
Washed – Coffee with Neta



Sunday
1/14/1945
Sunday School



Monday
1/15/1945
Hair Dress



Tuesday
1/16/1945
Book review at Woman’s Club – Guest of Aunt Ada



Wednesday
1/17/1945
Night Club here – Cleaned all day – Lou Chandler was a guest



Thursday
1/18/1945
Garden Club at Colonial – Had Lella & Marzelle as my guests.



Friday
1/19/1945
Really cleaned & planned for dinner tomorrow night – Talked on phone



Saturday
1/20/1945
Had dinner party – Drs.& Mmes. Frank Armstrong & Pumphrey, they are & sight & Marzelle – Nice dinner – Geo taking cold.

They are & sight & Marzelle – Probably “They are a “sight”.

Sunday
1/21/1945
Geo. Has a little temp & lots of asthma – Didn’t go to S.S. – Did go to Meacham Canteen – Ol lazied around all day. Bursey’s came over in eve.



Monday
1/22/1945
Ambulance wrecked – No one hurt – Kept Geo. Home in bed all day – I did the laundry



Tuesday
1/23/1945
Geo. Home today – I ironed & cleaned – Canteen in afternoon to see about new coffee urn.



Wednesday
1/24/1945
Hair dresser – Bought first things for Alice Marie’s baby. According to the Gov. Babies are not to wear clothes. Can’t even find – More ironing – Geo. To school

Now that is special sacrifice for the war effort – No baby clothes. What‘s a Grammie to do?

Thursday
1/25/1945
Lunch with Marzelle



Friday
1/26/1945
Work



Saturday
1/27/1945
Coffee with Neta – Rained – Ma got sick – Clare was here.



Sunday
1/28/1945
Sunday School – Dinner with Dave Pumphrey – Good time



Monday
1/29/1945
Town



Tuesday
1/30/1945
Canteen Meeting – Ft. Worth Club – Met men at Canteen to plan for enlargement of bldg.

Work started in ten days.

Wednesday
1/31/1945
Night Club at Bennett’s – Town in Morning – Hair Dress



Thursday
2/1/1945
Modern Martha Class Meeting at Church lunch – Bought Ollie gabardine suit.



Friday
2/2/1945
Cleaned house – Fitted for Foundation garment from Mrs. Howell – Knife & Fork Club – Ol couldn’t go – Marzelle went – Heard charming Pollock – good



Saturday
2/3/1945
Washed all day – Coffee with Elbertine – Ma still sick



Sunday
2/4/1945
Sunday School – Home coming dinner in eve with J. Lewis – They have new home in Monticello

J--o. Lewis….J….? She spelled it out, but I couldn’t make it out.

Monday
2/5/1945
Ironed all day – 27 shirts besides other things – but finished – took ham to Canteen



Tuesday
2/6/1945
Doing odds & ends today – Feel terrible – have cold



Wednesday
2/7/1945
(No entry)



Thursday
2/8/1945
Hair dress (Wed.) – Ol went to Dallas – Dinner with Funeral Directors



Friday
2/9/1945
Canteen – Work was started on enlargement of bldg. Boys on base not allowed to come in Canteen now – Letter from kids.

This enlargement finished March 9.

Saturday
2/10/1945
Feel lazy – Doing just what has to be done – Inspection Drill Dance Shrine – Marzelle going with us.



Sunday
2/11/1945
Stayed home from Sunday School. Alice M. & Geo called. We went to see Wyatt’s new home.



Monday
2/12/1945
Mon. – Rained – Stayed home all day – Missed everything because car is in shop – Picture show in eve.



Tuesday
2/13/1945
Worked all day



Wednesday
2/14/1945
Night Club Wyatt’s (She didn’t have it) – Had it at Nep Calloway’s – They (Wyatt’s) are living there while building their new home – Hair dress – Went to hear Grace Moore – Ol gave me orchid.



Thursday
2/15/1945
Garden Club here (Lunch) for 55 – So tired



Friday
2/16/1945
Luncheon with Bess Trimble. Tea at Bernice Heads in afternoon – Ol went to Selective Service meeting.



Saturday
2/17/1945
Canteen, Clean house – Had Melinas, Twiss, G.A. Chestnut & McCauls over for eve. Just chatted - Ollie went to school dance with Leslie Helbing – Jack took June.



Sunday
2/18/1945
Ol & I had lunch with Jewel Bomar for National Red Cross, Mrs. Dockery. Enjoyed it a lot. A.M. & Geo Called. They are being transferred to Eagle Mt. We are to pick A.M. up at New Orleans or Little Rock. – Had waffles with Bursey’s.



Monday
2/19/1945
Getting ready to get Sis.



Tuesday
2/20/1945
Working



Wednesday
2/21/1945
Received telegram from Geo. Meet him in New Orleans Thurs. Left home at 5 P.M. today – took Geo. Shannon – Stayed all night in Shreveport.



Thursday
2/22/1945
Arrived in N.O. at 6 P.M. Nice long slow trip. Geo arrived at 9:30. A.M. will arrive tomorrow night.



Friday
2/23/1945
Oleo Whalen took us sight seeing. – Had dinner with them. A.M. arrived at 9 P.M. tired and worn out.



Saturday
2/24/1945
Saw N.O. today – Nell Whalen went with us. – antiques – Daddy & Geo. Rode every thing.



Sunday
2/25/1945
Left N.O. at 9 A.M.

This must be 9 PM.

Monday
2/26/1945
Shreveport – left here at 9 A.M. – Arrived home about 4 P.M. – rain, ice, wind, cold



Tuesday
2/27/1945
Everything covered in ice.



Wednesday
2/28/1945
Canteen – ironed – We took Geo to Base – Wed. Night Club at Garrison’s



Thursday
3/1/1945
This is Thursday the 1st, so it is all day Sunday school party. Feel bad – rain Hair dress



Friday
3/2/1945
Worked all day



Saturday
3/3/1945
Really worked all day, coffee with Neta –Canteen



Sunday
3/4/1945
Finished reading “Forever Amber”. What a book. – Just stayed in bed all afternoon – Ol had to work.



Monday
3/5/1945
Bad cold day – Just picked up.



Tuesday
3/6/1945
Washed all day long.



Wednesday
3/7/1945
Hair done – Shopped – Jack had party here – Canteen



Thursday
3/8/1945
Nom. Com. For Garden Club – Met here – Mrs. Helbing & Switzer & my self.



Friday
3/9/1945
Clean Canteen today – Building finished.

Seventy day construction project.

Saturday
3/10/1945
Coffee with Neta – Canteen – Preston Kell passed away.



Sunday
3/11/1945
Bursey’s had lunch with us.



Monday
3/12/1945
Cleaned, Attended 1907 Study Club – Preston Kelli funeral – Saw Bursey’s for a few min in eve.



Tuesday
3/13/1945
Picked up – I stayed with Mrs. Annetta – Mrs. Bursey & I went to Ireland Hampton’s for Flowers. Had box for Stock Show – Mrs. Bursey went in my place with my family.



Wednesday
3/14/1945
Hair done – I had Bridge Club here. A.M. & I took Nell Whalen out to lunch at Blackstone.


Thursday
3/15/1945
Garden Club – Canteen



Friday
3/16/1945
Western Day at High School – Cutest thin I have seen – Worked in yard all afternoon.

In diary as “thin” or “thing”?

Saturday
3/17/1945
Worked in yard all day – nearly killed me.



Sunday
3/18/1945
Saw jack Burks – Canteen



Monday
3/19/1945
Canteen – Isabelle Lewis Came in from Calif. Hired maid to cook eve. Meal & do dishes $13 week.



Tuesday
3/20/1945
Bought new blue grea formal. Isabelle & A.M. shortened it. Ol & I went to Shrine Dance – had hair done.



Wednesday
3/21/1945
Had a few in for tea.



Thursday
3/22/1945
Shopped – Lunch at Blackstone – Cocktail party in eve. – Bomars, Thomas, Pumphreys, Armstrongs.



Friday
3/23/1945
Worked all day for Camp Fire party tonight – Miss Dinely here.



Saturday
3/24/1945
Becky didn’t come – Shopped – A.M., Isabelle & I had lunch at Ft. Worth Club with Mrs. Bomar & Mother – Ol went to stag party Shrine.

(still can’t decide if it’s Bomar or Boman.)

Sunday
3/25/1945
Kids all went to church – Little boys play in orchard – Maid didn’t show up. I made mistake of paying her off.



Monday
3/26/1945
Isabelle leaves for Buffalo – 1907 Study Club open meeting – Guess I won’t make it. – Geo called late for physical at base – Goes to Cherry Point again in Morn. 7:30



Tuesday
3/27/1945
These boys move quick – Orders last nite – Geo left 7:30 this A.M. doesn’t know what it means.



Wednesday
3/28/1945
I have felt terrible these few days – didn’t have hair done today – We served.



Thursday
3/29/1945
Straightened things up.



Friday
3/30/1945
Canteen – Served



Saturday
3/31/1945
Worked at Canteen – George at Lajune, N.C.