A daily journal from 76 years ago
260th day- 106 days follow Fair + Cool Thel took me up to work at noon. After supper Thel and I took a ride up [to] South Pond, to deliver some letters to Al. Holman. They had been left at his mother’s. Bill called me up tonight and said his case in Court is to …
259th day- 107 days follow Fair + Cool I missed Jubbie up on the hill today. I stopped in to see Pic and the boys on the way home from work. Pick had just finished painting a picture of some clouds she liked the looks of. While I was there I heard Thel call my …
258th day- 108 days follow Fair + Cool Thel and I rode up to Brockton and met Archie and Cozette at the parkway. Archie and I took a walk downtown and we ran into Jubbie. He stayed with us for about an hour, then he left us as he was leaving with a group of …
257th day- 169 days follow Fair + Hot Jubbie went up to take his physical examination this A.M. and he is in Class A and has to go up to leave for Fort Dix tomorrow A.M. Mrs. H. and Bud’s kids were down in the garden this afternoon. I put D.D.T. on the Bowling Green …
256th day- 110 days follow Fair + Warm This has been one of the finest days I ever saw, and I enjoyed all of it. George came after me early this A.M. We went up to his house and got Eleanor and the two girls. We took the two dogs too, and all went down …
254th day- 111 days follow Partly Cloudy Cooler I saw Priscilla and her two babies up on the hill this morning. After dinner I took a walk over to Walder’s, his brother Howard was up from Washington to take his two daughters back. Walder gave me a ride up to Eleanor’s, while I was there …
254th day- 112 days follow Partly Cloudy Hot Jubbie and I worked on the fire strip all day. Eleanor and the kids were here when I came home from work tonight. Bud did some grading around their house. After supper Bill Whiting came in and spent the evening. It was nice to see him looking …
253rd day- 113 days follow (Lee Hallet) Jubbie and I moved brush all day on the fire belt. Thelma and I took a ride down to the camp for a couple of hours tonight. We fished a little and we caught nothing. I saw the large garter snake twice today. Bud and Ski painted some …
252nd day- 114 days follow Foggy Fair + Warm Jubbie and I worked all day mowing on the fire strip. Thel went out tonight to a party for the help at H. Johnson’s. Ski and Bud painted on their house. After supper I went over to see Pic and Walder and spent the evening. The …
251st day- 115 days follow Fair + Hot Jubbie worked this A.M. and went up to Brockton after dinner to enlist in the Army. Watered all day, everything is drying up. We need rain fierce. Eric and David came over to visit Thel this A.M. It was her day off. After supper Thel land I …
