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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1948-1952

May 1

MAY 1
1948. A wonderful spring day. I baked whole wheat bread, waxed stairs and hall. K. waxed living room floor. Miss Petersen went back to Cambridge when Hans went to Madison. Eloise helped again at library.
1949. Breakfast on ironing board, as Leon Mitchell had borrowed table. Cloudy. Rainy all AM. Hans and I to Muscoda Methodist Church. Read and napped in PM. In eve to Boscobel, where we put on show for "Congregators"
1950. Mostly sunny - first for more than a week. K. helped me do big washing - there by 9:45! Sig phoned K's date at hospital. Frank took us in, K assigned to room 340, examined by Dr. Larson. I came home 4:10 bus. Planted some peas.
84 degrees 1951. Washed hall and kitchen windows, put up Sig's curtains. Ironed, washed hair (dried it outdoors). Youth program at Woman's Club in P.M. G.S, B.S., 4H and HS. Home Ec (style show). Hot.
1952 Baked bread. Les Huseboe here from about 9 to 2:30. I worked 7 hrs. on the books. McChesney came, with bill for lumber just delivered from Phillips. Frank and Tony D. began piling it in garage in eve. I counted 181 2x10"s. Got check from Bene. Assn. Deone called - To Mel Simonsen's in eve for Homemakers Club. 25 there. Rose with Mrs. M. S [illegible], [Raenisch?], [illegible]

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MAY 1 1948. A wonderful spring day. I baked whole wheat bread, waxed stairs and hall. K. waxed living room floor. Miss Petersen went back to Cambridge when Hans went to Madison. Eloise helped again at library. 1949. Breakfast on ironing board, as Leon Mitchell had borrowed table. Cloudy. Rainy all AM. Hans and I to Muscoda Methodist Church. Read and napped in PM. In eve to Boscobel, where we put on show for "Congregators" 1950. Mostly sunny - first for more than a week. K. helped me do big washing - there by 9:45! Sig phoned K's date at hospital. Frank took us in, K assigned to room 340, examined by Dr. Larson. I came home 4:10 bus. Planted some peas. 84 degrees 1951. Washed hall and kitchen windows, put up Sig's curtains. Ironed, washed hair (dried it outdoors). Youth program at Woman's Club in P.M. G.S, B.S., 4H and HS. Home Ec (style show). Hot. 1952 Baked bread. Les Huseboe here from about 9 to 2:30. I worked 7 hrs. on the books. McChesney came, with bill for lumber just delivered from Phillips. Frank and Tony D. began piling it in garage in eve. I counted 181 2x10"s. Got check from Bene. Assn. Deone called - To Mel Simonsen's in eve for Homemakers Club. 25 there. Rose with Mrs. M. S [illegible], [Raenisch?], [illegible]