ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool, wind East. Worked on the rose garden most all day. After supper I worked in the garden till dark. Gee but the mosquitoes were thick. Thel went out tonight. Milt was here tonight. Stopped in to see Eric tonight, he was eating his supper. We sure need …
August 4 Wednesday, 1943
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and hot, wind So. Saw Walder's Brother this morning. Received a nice long letter from Dave, he is going to move from Yonkers to a location near LeGuardia Field. Finished up weeding on the greens. Chet said that Charles Nickerson is at home from Fort Bragg on a furlow. …
August 3 Tuesday, 1943
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm wind So. Chet worked up around the house all day and I watered. Harold Damond called me up at 5:30 and wanted me to show him where to pick some swamp blueberries so I took him, his wife, and son and a girl up to my pet …
August 2 Monday, 1943
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and hot, wind So. It was so hot tonight we went down to the camp to sleep. I did a lot of casting off the point but didn't get a strike. So Thel rowed Ski and I fished and got nothing. After they went to bed I took the …
August 1 Sunday, 1943
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and hot, wind So. Got to bed at 2 a.m. but not to sleep for some time. 6 a.m. cleaned up our cots, got ready for breakfast. Took a run before breakfast. This morning the two platoons faced each other about ¼ mile apart and advanced by crawling thru …
July 31 Saturday, 1943
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cooler wind East. Saw Mr. Berger on the hill. He is one of the managers of the Boston Bay Club Camp. Pulled up my onions and picked some dried beans. Eleanor took me over to the Armory at 4 PM and we got together and went up to …
July 30 Friday, 1943
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and hot, wind So. Chet and I worked all day trimming and cleaning out dead growth around the green. Stopped in to see Pic and gave her a mess of sweet corn. Eleanor drove me over to the Armory, where I made up my pack for tomorrow. Thel, Ski, …
July 29 Thursday, 1943
ToDay is the Birthday of Showers light, wind west. Chet and I did a lot of cleaning up today. Mrs. H and I took a load of empty bottles to Harry Bradford's. Saw a rabbit on the front drive. Found six more tomato worms. Tonight I rode over to the rier to go fishing and …
July 28 Wednesday, 1943
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm wind So. Chet showed up to work today. Eleanor drove me over to drill, she was on duty at the armory. We went over the back way, picked up corp. Sampson of Stafford St. and we went up to Watsons to look at some blue spruce trees. …
July 27 Tuesday, 1943
ToDay is the Birthday of $9.00 from Thel Fair and hot wind east. Gave Thel $5.00 to buy preserving jars. Chet did not come to work today. Mrs. H went to Boston this afternoon. Stopped in to see Eric on the way home from work, saw Walder and planned to go after blueberries after supper. …
