DIY History | Transcribe | Iowa Women’s Lives: Letters and Diaries | Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946

Transcribe
Translate

Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946

February 15

FEBRUARY 15
1942 8 1/2 hrs. sleep in a row. 9 in my S.S. class. S.S. gave Dan Hallock a farewell kit. Called on Bruce Smith's mother after church. Called on Nettie Brandt in St. Mary hospital, then on Mary MacKenzie. Stayed for supper & we went to Preaching Mission Jas. Clark
1943 Awake from 5, so had to nap in AM & PM. Baked bread, custards & cake. Shift of snow then sun. Not enough gas to go to Home Ec. Club. Wrote RC
1944. Wrote Hans then did a big washing, only hanging some white things outside. Sunny. Took nap. Frank delivered 225# eb. honey to A & P for $99 cash! Pauline has my good blue blouse finished.
63° 1945. K & I did a big washing. 3 lines fell outside. 2 sores on my hand again or get, so I wore rubber glove. Mailed pkg. candy to Frank and Hans' footlockers key to him. Walked to Alex. & back. Wrote dansk Brev til Hans. Wore spring coat!
67° 1946 Stayed home to sew Hans' 2 gray seersucker nightshirts on Mrs. McIntyre's machine, after shopping for gas & groceries on Mr. Vernon Ave. We shopped in Alex. for several small items then spent evening packing Hans' footlocker and barracks bog. Got 6 letters & telegram for August.

Saving...

FEBRUARY 15 1942 8 1/2 hrs. sleep in a row. 9 in my S.S. class. S.S. gave Dan Hallock a farewell kit. Called on Bruce Smith's mother after church. Called on Nettie Brandt in St. Mary hospital, then on Mary MacKenzie. Stayed for supper & we went to Preaching Mission Jas. Clark 1943 Awake from 5, so had to nap in AM & PM. Baked bread, custards & cake. Shift of snow then sun. Not enough gas to go to Home Ec. Club. Wrote RC 1944. Wrote Hans then did a big washing, only hanging some white things outside. Sunny. Took nap. Frank delivered 225# eb. honey to A & P for $99 cash! Pauline has my good blue blouse finished. 63° 1945. K & I did a big washing. 3 lines fell outside. 2 sores on my hand again or get, so I wore rubber glove. Mailed pkg. candy to Frank and Hans' footlockers key to him. Walked to Alex. & back. Wrote dansk Brev til Hans. Wore spring coat! 67° 1946 Stayed home to sew Hans' 2 gray seersucker nightshirts on Mrs. McIntyre's machine, after shopping for gas & groceries on Mr. Vernon Ave. We shopped in Alex. for several small items then spent evening packing Hans' footlocker and barracks bog. Got 6 letters & telegram for August.