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August 21
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AUGUST 21 1936. Signe finished canning peaches and canned 16 qt. tomatoes. I crocheted edge on pair of pillowcases. Hans home all day. 1937. Canned 5 qt. baked apples, 3 qt. apple butter and 1 of juice. Signe canned 4 qt. peaches making 35, after she went to Dubuque with Warton's. Hilda baked cake and cleaned out front room. I had tea at Randall's, called on Wilma Walker Anderson (who had just come from McFarland). 1938. Hans and I rowed on Lake George before we went to breakfast at Uncle Chris'. He and we also rowed across Squash Lake at Clara and Chas. Mangerson's, also Esther and Walter Blondall's. Hans and I drove to Ladysmith, 75 miles, after early supper. 1939. Slept well. Very cool, 56°. Kathy and I went to Middleton and Madison and got home at 3. Had Ford greased and checked. Canned 7 qt. peaches. Dan Hallock and Hilda went to movie in eve. 19
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AUGUST 21 1936. Signe finished canning peaches and canned 16 qt. tomatoes. I crocheted edge on pair of pillowcases. Hans home all day. 1937. Canned 5 qt. baked apples, 3 qt. apple butter and 1 of juice. Signe canned 4 qt. peaches making 35, after she went to Dubuque with Warton's. Hilda baked cake and cleaned out front room. I had tea at Randall's, called on Wilma Walker Anderson (who had just come from McFarland). 1938. Hans and I rowed on Lake George before we went to breakfast at Uncle Chris'. He and we also rowed across Squash Lake at Clara and Chas. Mangerson's, also Esther and Walter Blondall's. Hans and I drove to Ladysmith, 75 miles, after early supper. 1939. Slept well. Very cool, 56°. Kathy and I went to Middleton and Madison and got home at 3. Had Ford greased and checked. Canned 7 qt. peaches. Dan Hallock and Hilda went to movie in eve. 19
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