A daily journal from 76 years ago
145th day - 220 days to follow Temp 70 Fair and warm wind west. Ralph Malaguti was up this morning and he said he would have his man up Mon or Tues to fix the ceiling. I fixed up the old rose garden. After work, Thel, Ski, and I had the store truck and brought …
144th day - 221 days to follow Temp 65 Arrowheads Fair and a trifle cooler. Thel came up on the hill this morning and she had a letter from Dave. Saw a pair of Quail down by the fire belt. Charle Fraser has a lot of stuff for sale out in the yard, lawn chairs …
143rd day - 222 days to follow Temp 70 Fair and warm windy. Bill was up on the hill this AM he had an article he had written on different types of artifacts and I wrote some additions to it and made some corrections. The women were up here today so was the plumber who …
142nd day - 223 days to follow Temp 70 Deer Fair and warmer. When I went to work this morning I tracked a buck deer on the fire belt it apparently came thru the cemetery. Cleaned a lot more stuff out of the celar for clasky. Worked all day top dressing the bowling green. The …
141st day - 224 days to follow Temp 65 Partly cloudy. The plumber, carpenter, and the fellow that laid the linoleum in the new toilet. I saw Percy Finney going bass fishing tonight. Thel and the other two women were up at the hill today. When I got home today, I planted some summer squash, …
140th day - 225 days to follow Temp 65 Marie’s first trip to the Camp This morning I went over to HH plowing and found nothing. When I got home we all went down to the camp, we went the back road and I stopped at the Withingtons and left a copy of the Bulletin. …
139th day - 226 days to follow Temp 45 Cold cloudy and light showers. Saw Mr and Mrs Hornblower, and Mrs H and hunted out a lot of stuff to get rid of. After dinner, I worked a couple of hours on the chicken yard. Claire Driscoll was in here for a few minutes. Archie …
138th day - 227 days to follow Temp 70 Rain and more rain. Fertilized and cultivated in the flower beds. Worked in the house this AM. Rode over to the Armory with Ski, Eleanor, Helen Finney, Barby and Johnny Belevanchi. They all went to the show. All the NonComs had to shoot the 22 rifle …
137th day - 228 days to follow Temp 75-60 Arrowheads Foggy this morning cleared off warm then came in East wind and the glass dropped 12 degrees in an hour. Jubbie didn’t show up today. The carpenter was up today. Bill came down here and I got some sandwiches and a thermos and we went …
136th day - 229 days to follow Temp 55 Foggy and cooler. Cozette and Dot Dunlap are up on the hill today. Put the screens on the back porch. The carpenters are up today. I saw a pair of quail on the front drive. Took the bus over to the Armory and gave a lecture …
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